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DIY SCI - TASTE SCIENCE
DIY SCI host Steve Spangler demonstrates how much smell can effect the way food tastes!
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DIY SCI - BALL IN THE POPCORN KERNEL TRICK
DIY SCI host Steve Spangler demonstrates how you can trick your friends into thinking you can turn a steel ball into a ping pong ball using popcorn kernels!
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DIY SCI - GENIE IN A BOTTLE TRICK
DIY SCI host Steve Spangler demonstrates how you can fool your friends with the genie in a bottle trick!
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DIY SCI - OPTICAL ILLUSION
DIY SCI host Steve Spangler demonstrates how you can make a simple optical illusion using two pieces of cardboard!
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DIY SCI - RICE MYSTERY TRICK
DIY SCI host Steve Spangler demonstrates another way to fool your friends with the rice mystery trick!
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The Complete History of Alcohol
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