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Season 4
Episode 29
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Fact-Checking this Viral Bottle Trick
Season 4
Episode 28
Breaking the bottom out of a glass bottle by hitting the top is a challenging trick, but involves a ton of physics. The explanation is related to cavitation - a process seen in the Mantis Shrimp attack, head injuries and pouring honey!
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Try to sing up the scale of notes into a pipe, certain notes are impossible to sing!
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Don’t try this at home! We did it for you – and for science!
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Three tricky riddles! See if you can solve the 2s riddle!
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Can you solve the next two riddles? (1) the silent round riddle (2) the broom riddle
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See if you can solve (1) the bucket riddle (2) the clock puzzle (3) the bowl riddle!
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Why do you see a blur of color when looking away from a projector screen?