Disclaimer: this historic film contains footage of animal experiments which may upset some viewers.
This educational film covers Earth’s own axis and the orbiting of the Sun. By experimenting on different animals and plant life, research discovers how cycles of seasons and daylight effects the life of different species on planet Earth. Some of this is presented using innovative time lapse photography and other techniques. The film is presented by CCM Films Inc. No conclusive information was found as to when the film was created, although it is estimated to be from around 1970.
”The Rhythm of Life” title banner (00:16). A graphic of Earth orbiting the sun (00:26). A graphic of the Earth spinning on its own axis (01:24). Videos of flowers and animals adjusting to the earth orbiting the sun and the seasons changing (01:54). An illustration portraying Earth’s axis and 24-hour cycle (02:22). Videos of flowers and animals adjusting to 24-hour cycle (02:37). A 24-hour monitoring experiment on a nocturnal mouse (03:05). The equivalent experiment performed on the diurnal dingo (03:55), followed by nocturnal rats (04:30), and a nocturnal rabbit (05:00). A bean stalk with leaves moving at the pace of daylight (05:36). A hen, which adjusts easily to changes in day and nighttime (06:15). Her egg-production was doubled at the falsified increase in time-speed (07:10). Two chicks’ different growth patterns; one on a 24-hour cycle and one on a 12-hour day cycle (07:16). An experiment of a reverse 24-hour cycle on a young chimpanzee (08:03), and varying hours of daylight versus night (09:41). Tomato plants under simulated constant daylight (11:02). The tomato plants perish after many days of constant daylight (11:46). Rats are tested under constant daylight as they gradually become more hostile (11:54). An electric power plants providing humans with light during darkness (12:48). Streetlamps, lights in buildings, and glowing bar signs light up (13:03). Illustrative carvings of cave people’s history on a rock (13:40). A model built of peace of land with a boat in water, a train on a railroad, and a N-X-211 plane in the sky (14:03). A model of a jet aircraft and an airport (14:45). The plane flies opposite of Earth’s rotation, and therefor flies back in time (15:05). The model plane lands in a model of Los Angeles Airport (15:29). A rocket is launched into space (15:54). “The end” (17:00).
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