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Head Rush: Cool Jobs in Science: Reed Timmer
Reed Timmer, Storm Chaser, talks about how his mom instilled an early love of science and meteorology -- and now he gets to drive right into the face of tornadoes for a living!
Added: Oct 6, 2010
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Runtime: 01:00
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