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Separating Books
(c) Dave Ansell
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Does a mint make your mouth cold?


Does a mint actually make your mouth cold? And for that matter does chilli make it hot? We try and find out.
(c) Dave Ansell
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Grape Plasmas


Create plasmas from a humble grape in your microwave.
(c) Dave Ansell
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Fizzes from peroxide


Use the power of catalysis to create oxygen and relight a piece of wood, and we give the same reaction a more explosive twist.
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Impaling Potatoes


If you have ever wondered how to impale a potato with a straw? Then this experiment is for you...
(c) Dave Ansell
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How useless is a Chocolate Teapot?


You have heard the saying, but it is meaningless unless you know exactly how useful a chocolate teapot actually is. We try to find out how thick the walls of a chocolate teapot would have to be to let you brew tea...
(c) Mila Zinkova
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Going loopy for bubbles


We discover a surprising feature of bubbles using only bubble mix, wool and a coat hanger!
(c) Dave Ansell
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Getting water from a candle


Extract water from a candle using nothing more complex than a pint glass.
(c) Dave Ansell
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Psychedelic Milk


Make beautiful moving psychedelic patterns in a bowl of milk with just some food colouring and washing up liquid.
(c) Dave Ansell
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Crystals on a piece of wool


Make some strange crystals on a piece of string with things you would find at home.
(c) Dave Ansell
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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...
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Fizzy Yeast


Find out what makes bread rise and champagne fizzy in this simple kitchen science.
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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.
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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.
(c) Dave Ansell

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.
(c) Dave Ansell
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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.

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