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The Prisoner and the Marbles

Posted on 26. Feb, 2009 by Jake.

You are a prisoner sentenced to death. The Emperor offers you a chance to live by playing a simple game.
He gives you 50 black marbles, 50 white marbles and 2 empty bowls. He then says, “Divide these 100 marbles into these 2 bowls. You can divide them any way you like as long as you [...]

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The Aerodynamics of a Ping Pong Ball

Posted on 26. Feb, 2009 by Jake.

If you’ve ever wanted to make a ping pong ball levitate in mid air – this kitchen science is for you.
This week Derek and Hugh Hunt are with Nick and Christian from Norwich School trying to investigate how we can make something levitate without using dodgy magic tricks!
What you need?

A ping pong ball
A bendy straw [...]

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Impaling Potatoes

Posted on 25. Feb, 2009 by Jake.

If you have ever wondered how to impale a potato with a straw?
Then this experiment is for you…
What do you need?
        
A potato and a plastic drinking straw (doesn’t have to be a bendy one) 
What to Do?
Try pushing the straw into the potato slowly – does it work? 
Now hold the straw gently and stab it [...]

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