Series 1, Episode 04: STICK

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In this episode, Steve gets repeatedly stuck, Helen tries to find out why certain things stick in her daughter’s head and Matt ties himself in knots. Stick knots, to be specific:

00:45 – Helen’s bit
10:15 – Matt’s bit
22:05 – Steve’s bit

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Corrections and clarifications:

• none, so far…

Here’s a heap of unnecessary detail from this episode:

• Classic Nanette Newman advert for Fairy Liquid on YouTube.
• The best chalk lines from Walter Lewin, MIT lecturer in Classical Mechanics class.
• Violin string bowed in slow motion.
• More “stick slip” effect with Steve’s Chinese Spouting Bowl video.
• Subitising skills in children.
• Jo Van Herwegen’s research into Number Sense development.
• Want to improve your pre-schooler’s number foundations? Jo’s research can help.
• A song to get yousoo-bi-tize-ing like a pro (albeit with upsettingly fake guitar-playing).
• The Ashley Book Of Knots.
• The International Guild Of Knot Tyers, as sent in by listener Randy Cox.
• What is a trefoil knot?
• Can Matt help tie a knot in the London Underground?
• Tying a Tube Knot: behind the scenes.

And to help you visualise what on earth Matt was up to…

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