Episode 127
21 April 2026Owain and Tilly discover how to turn bad beats into good vibrations, learn some top tricks guaranteed to give yourself goosebumps,and meet Sammy -the spectacular, swimming squid!
The connection between buoyancy force and surface; a card-based illusion that tricks the brain's perception of length.
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Owain and Tilly discover how to turn bad beats into good vibrations, learn some top tricks guaranteed to give yourself goosebumps,and meet Sammy -the spectacular, swimming squid!
Find out how GPS tracking uses microwave signals to give information on location and speed and how to detect lies using body signals.
Let's try filming a homemade horror movie and find out how to use inertia in a magic trick.
Extracting casein protein from milk to make plastic; exploring human facial symmetry with mirrors.
Exploring some chemical reactions that create pressure-based propulsion; trying some new tricks.
Let's find out more about transferring sound through vibration across surfaces and how sight can affect our sense of taste.
Let's try a classic card trick that relies on memory and explore the elastic properties of a rubber band ball.
The kids explore an optical illusion the brain can't keep up with and make an easy DIY speaker to amplify a phone's sound.
The kids explore how sensory deprivation affects the human body and why acrobats rely on their center of gravity.
The kids master experiments and learn about heart rate, how gravity can affect blood pressure and the phenomenon of afterimages.
The kids experiment with creating a disco ball out of a dodecahedron and turning a smartphone into a hologram projector.
The kids try different experiments, from the basics of forensic evidence collection to photography ideas to fake a vacation.
The kids experiment with using air pressure to create propulsion in rockets and explore tricky ways to fold paper into mind-bending shapes.
Static electricity with everyday household objects; magic tricks that use atmospheric pressure and adhesive force.
Exploring how simultaneous contrast can be used to create illusions, and why sugar content affects cola density, causing it to sink or float.
The kids take on experiments using the center of gravity to create the illusion of an object rolling uphill.
Exploring why humans evolved opposable thumbs; experimenting with movie effects using the illusion of forced perspective.
The kids explore how objects move from areas of high air pressure to areas of low air pressure and how space suits protect astronauts.
Let's explore how soap molecules bond to form bubbles and try a vanishing trick using a box of crayons.
Find out how GPS tracking uses microwave signals to give information on location and speed and how to detect lies using body signals.
The connection between buoyancy force and surface; a card-based illusion that tricks the brain's perception of length.
A look at how telescopes use lenses to focus light and periscopes use mirrors to bounce light.
Let's explore how soap molecules bond to form bubbles and try a vanishing trick using a box of crayons.
Exploring why humans evolved opposable thumbs; experimenting with movie effects using the illusion of forced perspective.
The kids explore how objects move from areas of high air pressure to areas of low air pressure and how space suits protect astronauts.