Editing Bed Of Nails (section)

== Demonstration ==
Preparation: Set out ''at least'' 30 paper cups in a square, and place one of the black wood boards on top of the cups. Both presenters during this performance must wear goggles or safety glasses the entire time.

# Ask for two volunteers, and try to get one young student and either a second, older student, or a teacher. Have the young student try to stand on a single cup without breaking it. Inevitably, it will break. Now have the older student or teacher stand on the wood board on top of the paper cups, making sure to step into the center. The cups will hold them up!
# Explain to the audience why the cups could hold up the volunteer, and let the volunteers return to their seat. Have a co-presenter pick up the bed of nails and show it to the audience, and state that you will be lying on it.
# Set up the Bed: Put the bed of nails on top of the tarp, and place the support boards down on either side of the bed. Although not required, it is recommended that you put on the Science Theatre sweater before lying on the bed, so to make it more comfortable. Have your co-presenter give you the gloves to wear. ''Make sure you are wearing goggles or safety glasses!'' Then, your co-presenter places the blanket of nails on top of you.
# Have your co-presenter place the wooden boards across your legs, then the bucket over your head, with the edge on the blanket of nails. Then, have them place the blast shield(s) in front of the bed of nails, between the demonstration and the audience.
# Co-Presenter: Show the audience the cinder block. place the metal bars on top of the blanket of nails, and rest to cinder block across the bars, making sure the bars are not underneath the holes in the cinder block. Then, show the audience the sledgehammer, and state that you will be smashing that cinder block with the sledge hammer. Have the audience give you a countdown, and at the end of the countdown swing the sledgehammer down onto the cinder block.
#* You do not need to hit the block hard; letting the hammer drop from a close to vertical point will give it enough energy to break the cinder block. Make sure it hits the cinder block either between the two bars or on either side of them, otherwise it might not break, and you will have to do a second swing.
# After the cinder block is broken, clear any debris off of the blanket of nails and help the presenter get up. Have the presenter show the audience that they are uninjured by spinning slowly to show no holes or injuries. They can now remove the sweater if it was worn.