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_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Crystals on a piece of wool Make some strange crystals on a piece of string with things you would find at home.	_{Part 1} _{Part 2} How you could drink your own urine safely? If you were trapped on a desert island with nothing to drink what would you do? We show you how to purify various unappetising liquids...
_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Fizzy Yeast Find out what makes bread rise and champagne fizzy in this simple kitchen science.	_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Balloons on a Tube Find out why it is so hard to start blowing up a balloon and what it has to do with bubble bath.
_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Lemon-Powered iPod There have been various spoof films showing how to charge your ipod using fruit and vegetables. But is it actually possible? Find this out along with how a battery works.	Which is Diet? If you are ever in a foreign country and don't know which can of drink is the sugary one, here is a way to find out.
Which is Diet? If you are ever in a foreign country and don't know which can of drink is the sugary one, here is a way to find out.	_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Butter Side Down Are you the sort of person who finds that whenever you knock some toast off the table it ends up butter side down. Find out if the toast gods are unhappy with you, or if there is something more scientific going on.
_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Why Does Bubble Bath Change Colour We were asked why it is that Mr Matey bubble bath changes colour when you mix it with water. We did an experiment to find out, and you could find out too!	_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Floating a Needle Float steel on water with nothing more sophisticated than a piece of toilet paper.
Raising Raisins Why do raisins always rise to the top of a box of muesli?	Coke Can Eruption Does tapping the top of a can keep you safe from a fizz eruption?
Magnetic Cereal Find out about one of the things that make up your breakfast cereal using a magnet.	Jamming Rice Find out how to pick up a jar of rice without touching the jar, and what it has to do with holes in the road.
Red Cabbage Litmus Make some cabbage juice and find out it's unexpectedly colourful properties.	Red Cabbage Litmus Make some cabbage juice and find out it's unexpectedly colourful properties.

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