Episode 13 Epic Quick Blast

Welcome to the world of epic.

Sit back,

strap yourself in and get ready to become epic at everything!

Welcome to your quick blast of epic-ness.

So, what are we waiting for? Let's do this!

First up, if you have three mates and aren't afraid of heights,

then watch this.

Hi, we're UA Manchester Cheer

-and we're going to show you how to do a double-base thigh stand.

-A what?!

Oh, OK, double-base thigh stand, that looks impressive.

First you need to get three friends together...

two of which will be the side bases.

They're going to create a platform for the flyer,

who goes up in the air performing the stunt and the back spot, who

stands behind the flyer, protecting the head, neck and shoulders.

The two bases are going to take a nice deep lunge, overlapping their

feet, making sure they create a nice platform for their flyer to step on.

The flyer's going to place her right foot into the pocket of

one of the bases. The pocket is where the hip meets the leg.

It's where you keep your change, silly!

Be careful, if you put your foot in the wrong spot,

it could be a bit painful.

The flyer is going to step up strongly onto her right foot,

locking out her leg.

She will then place her other foot into the pocket of the other base.

The bases hug tightly around the leg

and the back spot holds on at the flyer's waist.

Hope you've got a good grip!

To top it all off, the flyer's going to put her arms up in a V.

The side bases will then do the same.

And there you have it, a double-base thigh stand.

And that's how you do an epic cheerleading stunt.

Right, that's our first hit of epic-ness done and dusted.

But don't worry, our journey continues.

Now, here's a little tip for that annoying thing you

get from time to time.

I'm talking about hiccups, not your younger brother!

To save you from this noisy nightmare,

we have Dr Chris Van Tulleken to show you how.

I'm Dr Chris and I'm going to tell you how to get rid of hiccups.

-Hurrah!

-Hiccups occur when a muscle between your chest

and your abdomen called your diaphragm goes into spasm

and causes the sound at the top of the windpipe.

-It's catching!

-Hiccups are a bit like the opposite of a burp.

Burp!

-Rude.

-Hiccups are not serious, they usually only last a few minutes

and everyone gets them from time to time.

Here are a few things you can try which may help you stop your hiccups.

Drink water from the far side of the glass.

Surely, there is something easier than that.

-Not that!

-You can bite on a lemon.

Put some pressure on your nose while swallowing.

Or try some good old-fashioned gargling.

Truth is, hiccups only last a short while, so if you did nothing,

you'd look a bit less silly.

Try having a nap - when you wake up, they'll be gone.

There you have it, how to get rid of hiccups.

On we go.

If you thought that was good,

this next one will send your epic-ometer off the scale.

Here's a cool coin trick that will totally wow your mates!

My name is Ben Hanlin, I'm a magician and this is how to roll a coin.

A-ha! The high-speed coin roll, bring it on.

First of all, take the coin and place it between your thumb

and your index finger, like so.

Then tilt your hand about 30 or 40 degrees.

This will allow gravity to pull the coin downwards, like that.

Now, as it falls onto the next finger,

move your middle finger downwards and your index finger upwards.

Then when it hits your ring finger, do exactly the same.

That goes down and your middle finger goes up.

Then when it reaches your last finger,

-let it fall into your other hand.

-One finger down, one finger up.

OK, Magic Boy, I think we've just about got that. What next?

To be extra cool, when it gets to the bottom, reverse the steps

so it comes back up, like that.

Stick it all together and this is what you've got.

And that's how to do a coin roll.

Nice one.

So there you have it -

your quick blast of epic-ness.

Now go forth and be epic... at everything...

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