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This simple toy can balance on a table edge or a fingertip. So get your craft on and have some physics fun!

Here’s a balancing game, but with a bit of practice you will always win! Why? Because you’ve set up a clever trick.

You probably know that half of 12 is six. But the other day, I caught a glimpse of a clock peeking between buildings. At that moment, I noticed that sometimes, half of 12 is seven. How is this possible?

In this trick, you’ll wrap a shoelace around a pencil and a strip of cardboard. The string seems to pass straight through both, tearing the cardboard, but leaving the pencil untouched!

Let’s look at a few interesting patterns you can get by dividing. Some of these patterns need a lot of digits, so get the best calculator you can find.

It takes years of practice to get really good at pool or snooker. But with a bit of practice and a bit of maths, you should be able to pull off these pool trick shots no problem! Note: If you don’t know how to use a pool cue to hit balls, ask someone to teach […]

Challenge your friend to bounce a ball across a table. With this one simple trick, you can get it to bounce back! Written by Justin McGuire You will need Bouncy ball, with rubber on the outside Table Tray or other flat object Glass of water Another person What to do Have a person stand at […]