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_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Straw Oboe Can a drinking straw be a musical instrument? Here is how to make a very simple if annoying oboe.	_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Levitating plastic bags Amaze your friends by making a piece of plastic levitate using nothing more sophisticated than a party balloon.
_{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.	Flying Tubes Make an old kitchen,or toilet, roll tube fly and find out what it has to do with David Beckham's free kicks.
Stopping fogging We show you how to stop your mirrors, glasses windows etc. from fogging up in one easy step.	_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Magnets and TVs In a 'only do at home if you don't like your TV' experiment find out what a TV has in common with a particle physics experiment.
_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Waterproof Hanky A handkerchief is not something you think of as very waterproof. Find out how waterproof a hanky can be and how this helps make coats waterproof yet breathable.	Make your own Electromagnet Make yourself an electromagnet powered by a small battery and find out some of the mysteries of magnetism.
_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Separating Books Using nothing but a tiny bit of friction stick two books together so you can't pull them apart.	Warping Wineglasses Amaze your friends at a party by making some really strange sounds from a wineglass.
_{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} Raising Raisins Why do raisins always rise to the top of a box of muesli?
_{Part 1} _{Part 2} Cup Fountain Make a fountain, and some fascinating patterns with a polystyrene cup and a piece of carpet.	_{Part 1} _{Part 2} 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.
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.

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