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_{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} Make a camera from a lemonade bottle Build a camera or if you prefer a magnifying glass, out of some old rubbish and a little water
_{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?
Cup Fountain Make a fountain, and some fascinating patterns with a polystyrene cup and a piece of carpet.	Coke Can Eruption Does tapping the top of a can keep you safe from a fizz eruption?
How fat would you have to be to stop a bullet? Have you ever wondered how fat you would have to be to stop a bullet with your belly? We went to the Cavendish Laboratory to find out...	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.
Measuring the Speed of Light Measure the highest speed possible in this universe, just using objects you could find in your kitchen.	Crisp Packet Fireworks Produce fireworks in your kitchen, using nothing more than a crisp packet and a humble microwave.
Cloud in a bottle Build your very own weather system in a bottle, and find out how the same principle can make it rain.	How to tell if your egg is raw Find out whether your egg is raw or not without having to break it open.
Make an Egg Stand on End. Could you make an egg lift up on it's end and stay there? Find out how in this experiment.	Making a Mess with Milk Make something really quite unpleasant out of milk and find out what it has to do with cheese.

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