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Hollow Flame - looking inside a candle flameLook inside a candle using nothing more sophisticated than a sieve, and find out how the same principle saved thousands of lives. |  Blowing out a candleAs I was playing with candles this week and had a high speed camera I thought it would be interesting to watch one being blown out in slow motion... |
Dissolving eggs - the power of enzymesDissolve some eggs and find out the difference between Biological and non-Biological washing powders, and that not all washing powders are the same. | |
 Rubens' Tube - waves of fireOne of the most beautiful and impressive physics demos is Rubens' tube, producing waves of fire that dance to the sound coming from a loudspeaker. | 
Mysterious Movements - Surface Tension and a BallCan you make a ball float in the centre of a glass? It is harder than you would think. A nice little experiment you can use to challenge your friends... |
DIY Rainbow - how a rainbow formsMake your own rainbow with this simple kitchen science, though you will have to provide your own pot of gold. | 
Chlorophyll ChromatographyFind out some of the pigments in a leaf using some easy household materials. |
Flame Tornado - A Spinning Column of FireThis is one of the most beautiful science demos out there and always makes a big impression, creating a pillar of spinning flame and explaining how a hurricane is formed. | 
DIY Photovoltaic Solar cellFind out how to build your own solar cell, it may not solve the world's energy problem, but it is made from recycled components. |
Dancing RaisinsMake raisins dance in front of your eyes using nothing more sophisticated than some fizz. | 
Fun with filtersOne of the most basic ways of cleaning water is to use a filter. If you fancy getting a little dirty, why not have a go? |
Pepper's GhostConfuse your friends with ghostly candles, and find out how these are related to Victorian theater and fighter aircraft | 
Exploding Film CanistersFind out how to make a mini-explosion using a film canister, and find out how your explosion relates to real explosives, such as gunpowder. |
Melting Ice with SaltWe were asked why councils don't use seawater to melt ice on the roads. Why not find out the answer with an experiment? | 
Swapping SoundsCompletely confuse your sense of direction using a couple of hose pipes and some funnels... |
How fast is a sneeze?This time of year coughs and sneezes are a common complaint, but just how fast is a sneeze. | 
Cycle CentrifugeUse a bike and some salad dressing to find out how blood is separated and how nuclear fuel is made. |
Build your own airbrush - Applying BernoulliFind out how to build an airbrush to produce beautifully smooth paint finishes, and what this has to do with a car engine. | 
Margarine PlanetsUse a tub of ordinary margarine to model how a planet forms, and to explain why we get different types of meteorite. |
Build your own helicopterBuild your own helicopter using just a piece of card, some tape, and a few pencils. | |
Lard Mountains - IsostacyBuild some mountains out of lard, and find out why mountains are like icebergs, and what this has to do with England sinking. | 
Root vegetable cannon - DIY potato gunBuild yourself a root vegetable based cannon using just a biro, a hacksaw and a potato. |
EcholocationBuild your own primitive sonar with a computer and a microphone, and find out how this relates to medical ultrasound. |
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