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Settling snow
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Eureka!


We recreate Archimedes' experiment to find out whether what claims to be gold is really gold, using some fairly basic equipment.

Crisp Packet Fireworks


If you like Kitchen Science then you'll love Crisp Packet Fireworks, our new book of home experiments, complete with illustrations and explanations. Find out More

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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.
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Weightless Water


Make a cup and their contents weightless and find out what it has got to do with space stations.
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Make a Rubber Fridge


In this extremely simple experiment, you can discover a surprising property of a rubber band, and why rubber is so stretchy.
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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.
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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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Lighting bulbs without wires


Find out how to light a light bulb with no wire in sight using just a balloon and a little hair.
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Sucking an egg into a bottle


With the power of air pressure, force an egg into a bottle, and then try to work out how to get it out again.
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Fizzy Yeast


Find out what makes bread rise and champagne fizzy in this simple kitchen science.

Vacuum Powered Bazooka


Build a vacuum cleaner powered bazooka and launch projectiles across your garden.
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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.
 

Harmonic Knives


Make more sounds out of a humble kitchen knife than you thought possible, by the power of harmonics.
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Blowing on bottles


Discover the musical properties of a few old bottles...
 

Squashing Bottles


What happens to the note a bottle makes when you squash it? What would happen if you then put it underwater? Find out in this kitchen science.
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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.

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