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Marty Jopson kicked off our Body Tricks week by looking at the weird and wonderful things we can - and can't - do with our bodies. First up, he looked at why we find it so difficult doing two different things at once. Watch his film here.

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To see if it really is as hard as it looks, the One Show production teamÌýhad a go at Marty's Right Foot and Six Trick. Watch the results above.ÌýCan you do better? Tell us how you got on.

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To try the trick for yourself, this is what you have to do:

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While sitting cross your right leg over your left.

Make clockwise circles with your right foot.

Now, while doing this, draw the number '6' in the air with your right hand.

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Can you do this? Are you co-ordinated? Is this something that you find really hard?ÌýTell us how you got on.

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Extra body tricks

Here's a few more to try at home. Please be careful -Ìýand remember these tricks are only theories -Ìýtell us if they work for you...

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1 Experience supersonic hearing

If you're at a party or in a noisy bar and you're finding it hard to hear what the person next to you is saying, lean in with your right ear. You're right is better than your left at following the rapid rhythms of speech. If however, you're in a lift and can't quite make out what music is playing, turn your left ear towards the sound. The left ear is better at picking up music.

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2 Cure toothache without opening your mouth

If your tooth is hurting, just rub ice on the back of your hand on the V-shaped webbed bit between your thumb and index finger. According to a Canadian study, the nerve pathways at the base of the V stimulate an area of the brain that blocks pain signals from the pain and hands.

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3) Don't get stuck with a stitch

When most people run, they exhale or breathe out as their right foot hits the ground. This puts a downward pressure on your liver (which lives on your right side), which then tugs at your diaphragm and creates a stitch. So the best way to make sure you doesn't get a stitch? Breathe out as your left foot hits the ground.

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Update: Some have you have been asking on the blogs about the trick Marty spoke of on the show (16/02/09) for clearing a blocked nose. Well here it is if you missed it.

An easy, quick and cheap way to relieve sinus pressure is to alternate between tapping your forehead, between your eyes, with one finger and then pushing your tongue against the roof of your mouth for about 20 seconds. This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passges to the mouth to rock back and forth. This motion loosens congestion.

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Watch all our Body Tricks videos here.

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Tell us how you got on with the Right Foot and Six Trick. And do you know any body tricks? Add your comment.

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