Episode 12 Epic Quick Blast

Welcome to the world of Epic,

the place where you can become a master at everything on the planet!

No matter what it is, this programme shows you how to do it.

So sit back, strap yourself in

and get ready to become epic at everything!

Welcome to your quick blast of epicness.

First up, it's maths and it's epic.

Hi, I'm Rachel Riley

and I'm going to teach you

how to be epic at your 11 times table.

Erm, yay?

Everybody knows that 1 x 11 is 11, 2 x 11 is 22, 3 x 11 is 33

and so on but how about 54 x 11?

Easy. 469.

-594.

-Oh.

I'm going to teach you how to work out your 11 times table all

the way up to 99 x 11 without even hurting your brain

and, with a little bit of practice, all in your head.

Erm, yay?

To multiply a two-digit number by 11, for example, 54,

first, split apart the 5 and the 4 with a gap in the middle.

Next, add its digits together.

-So, for this example, 5 + 4, which equals 9.

-I knew that.

Now put this number in the gap so we have 5-9-4, and that's your answer!

-594.

-I was just about to say that!

But does this work for all two-digit numbers? Let's try 75 x 11.

Yes, let's.

Just like the last time,

first, split the 7 and the 5 with a gap in the middle.

Next, add its digits together. So in this case, 7 + 5...

-14!

-..which makes 12.

-Oh.

Now put this number in the gap so you have 7-12-5.

My brain hurts.

So does 75 x 11 = 7,125?

Yes, it is!

-No, it isn't.

-Oh...

If the digits add to 10 or greater, you have to carry the 1 over

into the next column so you end up with 8-2-5...

..and there's your answer!

Genius! Thanks, Rachel.

Now for something different.

Hello, there! My name is Max Byrne! SIZZLING

And I'm going to show you how to snap an apple in half

with your bare hands.

Now, I only have human ones, so I guess I'm going to use them!

Sounds really cool but why?

Sold. Show me how.

First, you need an apple. You're going to remove the stalk.

She loves me... She loves me not...

You're going to make that hole point outwards away from you.

Now, press upwards with your bottom fingers

and then press down and out with your thumbs.

Wow! Epic!

And that's how you snap an apple in half with your bare hands.

I found that very a-peel-ing!

Get out of here!

Thought that was epic?

Wait till you get a load of this.

Hi, I'm Susie and I'm going to show you how to be epic at speed knitting.

Yeah! That's fast.

The first step to speed knitting is to learn how to knit.

Got my needles. Got my yarn. Let's knit!

MUSIC: 5 Minutes Alone by Pantera

-Tie a slipknot.

-Slipknot!

-And place it over the needle

that you're going to hold in your left hand.

This is your first stitch.

-Pros call this casting on.

-We take the needle in our right hand

and we push it through the stitch that is on the left needle.

You then wrap the yarn around the needle in your right hand,

take it under the first stitch, pull it through

and then place that loop on the left needle.

-You've now made stitch number two!

-Rewind!

So, slot your right needle through your first stitch.

Loop your yarn around the right needle

and poke it through the loop on the left needle.

Then put your left needle through the new loop on your right needle.

Confused? Don't worry, you'll get there.

Keep casting on till you've got a row of stitches. Next stage!

Now you've cast on, you're ready to knit. This is the knit stitch.

You take your needle in your right hand,

push the point into the first stitch as you've done before with

casting on, wrap the yarn around, making a loop on the right needle.

Pull the loop through underneath the needle on the left hand

and this time, you want to pull off the stitch on the left needle.

So it's the same as casting on,

but you're sliding your stitch off the needle.

You want to repeat this, then, for the rest of your stitches.

So you put your needle through, wrap it around, bring it under

and pull it off. And that is how to knit.

You'll be a little bit slow at first but, with practice,

you'll be able to speed knit like this.

Let's take it...extreme knitting!

And that's how to be epic at speed knitting!

So, there you have it. Your quick blast of epicness.

Now go forth and be epic at everything!