Episode 4 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 epicness.

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

First up,

here's an epic trick that will win you loads of playground points.

I'm Ben, I'm a magician and I'm going to show you a cool magic trick

-on how to make a coin disappear.

-Sounds good, magic man.

Shazam!

I'm going to try and make this coin disappear.

Check this out, look.

If I rub on my elbow, it should disappear. Look.

Oh, that didn't work. Let's give it another go. Watch.

Nice start, Ben(!) Awk-ward!

It goes.

Er, it's in your other hand.

-What, there?

-Yeah.

-No, that's gone as well.

-Ooh, now, that is pretty impressive stuff.

OK, Johnny Magic Pants, tell us how it's done.

You're going to take the coin and you're going to rub it up against

your elbow with your fingers covering it.

And you're going to let go...

Awkward, again.

The coin will fall on the table, but that's OK.

-That's a deliberate fail.

-Yeah, we knew that.

The next bit is sneaky and it's where the trick happens.

As I go to put this coin into this hand,

I keep it in this hand.

-And then I close this hand as if it's got the coin in.

-Smooth.

Finally, you need to make this coin disappear.

As I pretend to rub it on the elbow,

the hand with the coin in

puts it down your shirt.

Whoa. Next-level stuff.

Nobody will ever see you do it,

because they're too busy watching this hand.

Then, slowly, let go.

People will be amazed because the coin's gone,

and some people will start to question this hand that is closed.

This is when you've really got 'em,

because you can open it and show them they're wrong.

Love it!

And that is how to do a cool coin trick.

Right, next up on our epic journey is something completely different.

If you like grooming and horses, then you're in luck.

Hi, I'm Gemma. This is Dillis.

I'm going to show you how to groom a horse.

Now, always work heel-to-toe in a downwards motion.

This you can be quite firm with because he doesn't have feeling here,

but this V-shape, called the frog, you have to be rather sensitive with.

I always turn the hoof pick around and use the brush.

Next, we're going to brush him.

You start behind the horse's ears, in a downward motion,

in the same direction as the coat. You can use this brush down his legs,

and under his belly.

This area is quite ticklish, normally, for them.

To brush the horse's mane,

you can use a wide-tooth metal or plastic mane comb,

and it's just like brushing your own hair, really.

You can start at the top and just work your way down.

You can also do his forelock with the same comb.

Right, it's important when you're doing the tail

to always stand at the side, in case

he jumps and accidentally treads on you or, worse, kicks you.

OK, so it's just like brushing your own hair.

I always hold quite a big chunk in my left hand and then just

let a little bit out, little bit more...until you're all done.

And that's how you groom a horse.

Unfortunately, we've only got time for one last dose of epicness,

but for this we've got you a world champion from a very unlikely sport.

I'm Dougie Isaacs

and I'm going to shake you how to skim stones like a world champion.

Dougie, you're my new hero.

The main thing about stone-skimming

is to get a nice round, flat stone,

-or it just won't skim properly.

-That is a flat stone.

Grip the stone with your thumb and your forefinger,

so you get extra spin when you throw it.

I like to use a stone with a little ridge on it,

so as you're throwing it, you get

a little bit of extra spin off your finger.

When you're throwing the stone into the water you have to get it

as flat as you possibly can, and I think about knee-height is best.

So when you put all your little tips together, it should go like this.

Dougie, that's gone miles! You are cooler than the river around you.

And that's how you skim a stone like a world champion.

So, there you have it - your quick blast of epicness.

Now go forth and be epic at everything!

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