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The forces involved in some magic tricks
A teacher demonstrates how science and magic are linked by pulling a tablecloth off a table without breaking the plate on it.
Students try out the trick for themselves by using a plate of beans on toast, a table, a tablecloth and their knowledge of how gravity, force and friction work.
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