A cool video has emerged from Australia of a father customising his kids' Christmas presents.

In the video, self-proclaimed "mad scientist" Jacob Strickling turbo charges all sorts of off-the-shelf toys, making them far more exciting, if occasionally a little dangerous.

Viewers should remember that Jacob Strickling is a professional science teacher and science performer and should not try to replicate his experiments at home.

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Video has emerged of a passionate Science Teacher from Australia who inspires his children and student's by turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Jacob Strickling, self proclaimed 'Mad Scientist' from Australia is an enthusiastic Science Teacher and YouTuber (Make Science Fun). Using his creativity and love of fun he regularly takes other peoples trash and turns it into fun Science projects for his children to play with.
In this video, Jacob:
i) Turbo's up a toy ball blower by re-powering it with a jumping castle fan and a gas bottle!
ii) Converts a discarded golf trolley into an electric go-kart.
iii) Transforms a pink girlies bike into an awesome (but dangerous) batmobile
iv) Turbo's up a soft toy dragon into a kid chasing, wing flapping, remote controlled, smoke breathing, fire shooting dragon!
v) Soups up a boring slow Wiggles electric toy car into a speedy, water shooting, music pumping machine.


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