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            1. Two small drinking straws (each about
              6cm long). Alternatively you could cut a longer straw in half.  
              2. One longer drinking straw (about 10cm long).  
              3. Two wooden dowels or rods (about 2m long, and 5mm in diameter).
              Dowel is a special type of wood that is round, like a pencil. You
              can buy dowel cheaply from any 'Do-it-yourself' store.  
              4. Four plastic bottle tops, a balloon, two elastic bands,
              some sticky tape, a hammer and a small nail. 
              5. A cassette player. 
             
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