02: Light, Sound and Electricity Special | Horrible Science

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Big Danny and Big Manny find science shocking, Da Vinci does a sound experiment, Newton rides again, Queen Vic shows off, and Dr Big Brain doesn’t see the attraction of electromagnets!

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