Episode 2 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, acting is an epic skill that can seriously help you out.

And to show you how to do it,

we've got a top Hollywood actor and everything.

I'm David Harewood, and I'm going to show you three techniques

-that will help you act your way out of anything.

-Awesome!

-Picture this.

-You've broken your mum's best vase, she's just come home.

-Oh-oh!

-You need a straight face. Give nothing away.

-Good plan, David.

Now you do this by clearing your mind and staring straight ahead like this.

He knows nothing. Look at him.

-Then your mum asks you right out, "Did you break my vase?"

-Yes.

Now at this point you need to master the innocent look.

Well, how do I do that?

You need to keep your nose, your mouth and your brow perfectly still,

but you have to open your eyes wide like this.

Eyes wide open, got it!

"No, Mum. Maybe the dog did it."

He's definitely innocent.

At this point, your mum reminds you that the dog is at the vet's.

You need to look confused.

Fast! Now furrow your brow and squint your eyes,

as if you're thinking really hard about something.

I'm thinking I probably shouldn't have

smashed that vase in the first place.

And if that doesn't work, well, you should just come clean and 'fess up.

And that is how to act your way out of a tricky situation.

Thanks, David. Now for something different.

Guten tag. My name is Max Byrne. Tss!

And I'm going to show you how to slice a banana

without even peeling it.

-Impossible.

-The secret to this trick is a needle and thread.

-Of course(!)

-OK, so, you need to get your needle,

and you see the ridges all over the banana?

You're going to place your needle into that first ridge there

and bring it out as close as possible to the next ridge on the banana.

And then you're going to place the needle as close as possible to that

hole, bringing it out the next ridge, and you're going to keep going

around the banana till you get to the very last hole.

And you're going to bring the needle

out of the exact same hole you started on.

Then grab the two pieces of thread...

..and pull like that.

Continue to do that alongside the banana about 1 centimetre apart

and you've got yourself one sliced banana.

Let's see what we got!

And that's how you slice a banana without peeling it.

Now split!

OK, time for one last blast of Epicness.

We're going to show you how to make a cloud.

Hi, I'm Fran Scott,

-and I'm going to show you how to make the perfect cloud.

-Yes, please!

You'll need a fizzy drinks bottle, a foot pump,

some nail varnish remover, some scissors, an old inner tube...

-Classic.

-..and something to cover your eyes.

-Safety first!

Take your bicycle inner tube,

and you want the valve from your inner tube, so just snip it out

like that, cos what you want to do is

put your valve through your bottle top.

Now make sure that it fits nice and snugly in your lid because when

this lid is on your bottle you want it to be as airtight as possible.

Got it! What's next?

What we're going to do is pour a little bit of nail varnish remover

into the bottle.

Pop your lid on, and...

shake your bottle.

This is evaporating the nail varnish remover, turning it into a gas.

Put your pump on the bottle and then you're going to pump air into it.

Now, get an adult to help you with this bit

cos it can be pretty dangerous.

Mum!

Oh, it gets more and more difficult as you go on!

Then you want to take your lid off your bottle, like...

-Whoa!

-And that is how to make a cloud in a bottle.

Now we're going to make a massive rain cloud.

To make this happen, I'm going to need a friend.

-Meet Dr Nate.

-Hi!

-Hi, Nate!

-And his liquid nitrogen.

-Hi, liquid nitrogen.

And to that we're going to add some really hot water.

And when the hot water hits the liquid nitrogen,

that's when you'll see a cloud. And this is going to be really Epic!

-Ooh, I can't wait.

-Are you ready, Nate?

-I'm ready.

-Three, two, one, go!

Epic!

Thanks, Fran.

So, there you have it, your Quick Blast of Epicness.

Now go forth and Be Epic At Everything!