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What you need:
Glass, water, and printed arrows.
How to:
Simply pour the water in the glass in front of the arrows and watch it magically flip.
Science:
Light refracts or bends when it passes from one material to another. It also acts like a magnifying glass, bending the
light towards the center.
2. The Pepper Trick
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What you need:
Water, pepper, bowl, and soap.
How to:
ill the bowl with water and sprinkle the pepper on top. !otice when you touch it with your finger nothing happens.
"ut some soap on your finger, touch it again, and watch the pepper spread like magic.
Science:
#ue to surface tension, the pepper floats on top. $he soap interferes with the hydrogen bond between water
molecules, breaking the surface tension. !aturally, water molecules are strongly attracted to each other. So when the
surface tension breaks, the water spreads out. It%s attracted to the outside water molecules, making it spread out and
taking the pepper particles with it.
3. Water And Jack
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What you need:
Water, & shot glasses, whiskey and a card.
How to:
ill one glass with water and one with the alcohol. "lace the card on the glass filled with water. lip it carefully using
the card to pre'ent it from spilling. "lace it on top of the glass with alcohol and mo'e the card slightly to create a
small gap. Wait about () min. and watch the water switch places with the alcohol.
Science:
Li*uids ha'e different densities. $he +ack simply floats up because it%s lighter than the water.
4. The Fireproof Balloon
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What you need:
Water, candle, lighter, and balloons.
How to:
ill a balloon with water. Light the candle. Slowly place it on the candle. ,ma-ingly enough it doesn%t pop. /ut lea'e it
too long and it will.
Science:
Water ob'iously absorbs heat well. $he water inside the balloon absorbs the heat from the flame, cooling the rubber
down and pre'enting it from breaking.
5. The Laser Trick
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What you need:
Water, plastic bottle and laser.
How to:
"lace a small hole on the lower part of the bottle. ill it up with water, make sure to hold the hold so it doesn%t spill.
"oint the laser directly on the hole. Let the water stream out and hold your hand below it. $he laser is now reflected
on your hand.
Science:
In this case, the light does not completely bend. $he water stream acts like a fiber optic, carrying the light. When the
laser hits the stream, it is reflected inside the stream, gi'ing the illusion of bending light.
6. Glowing Tonic Water
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What you need:
$onic water and 01 light.
How to:
Simply turn of the lights and shine the 01 light onto the tonic water.
Science:
$onic water contains 2phosphors3, like in the dye from highlighter pens. "hosphors turns 01 light into 'isible light,
making your tonic water glow.
7. Water Suspension
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What you need:
Water, glass bottle, plastic mesh or wire screen, rubber band, and toothpicks.
How to:
4ut a small s*uare piece of the screen, place it on the mouth of the bottle and secure it with the rubber band. ill it up
completely with water through the mesh. 4o'er the mouth of the bottle and flip it, don%t worry it won%t spill. !ow push
the toothpicks through the screen and it still doesn%t spill.
Science:
4ohesi'e properties of water cause it to form a bond in small openings of the screen, creating a 2membrane3 that
essentially seals the mouth of the bottle. $he outside air pressure is also greater than the pressure of the air pockets
inside, holding the water up.
When the toothpick is pushed, the water wraps itself around the toothpick due to it%s cohesi'e property. 5nce the
toothpick is through, the water releases it and floats up since it%s less dense than the water.
8. The Instant Freeze
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What you need:
"urified water and a free-er.
How to:
"lace the purified water in the free-er. Get it to about 6&7, you can monitor it with a thermometer. 8ou can also do
guess work by placing multiple water bottles and testing them out e'ery 6) min. or us, it took about ( hour in the
free-er. 4arefully take them out, or they might transform ice crystals already. $ransform the water by hitting the
bottle. 8ou can also pour the water on ice or anything that%s cold. 8ou now created an instant slushy. 9this may also
work on sodas or beers:
Science:
Water normally free-es below 6&7 or )74 forming ice crystals. Impurities in the water can acti'ate the crystalli-ation.
$he absence of these impurities in purified water keeps it in a li*uid state below free-ing point. Hitting it or touching
the ice acti'ates the crystalli-ation, since it%s already at free-ing point, instantly turning the water into ice.