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How To Bend Light Using Just Your Finger

Season 6 Episode 8 | 8m 10s

The other day I got bored and noticed this weird thing happened when I held my finger up to my eye, so I had to science it and figure it out! Let me know if you try these light-bending experiments too, especially that last one that I can’t quite explain yet…

Aired: 04/02/18
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