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Do you believe in magic? After seeing these incredible science experiments, you just might. These crazy science experiments are fun ways to explore how magical science really is. These tricks are sure to make a science lover even out of the most reluctant student.
Check out these magical science tricks and see if you can come up with new ideas for putting some of these principles into action.
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1. Science cocktail
In what is arguably one of the best ways to mess with your friends, this reaction (called iodine clock) changes the color of a solution from clear to red in an instant. Adding different concentrations of ingredients will affect how long it takes for the reaction to occur.
2. Bouncing bubble
Blowing bubble is a lot of fun, but trying to catch one most always results in shattered dreams (and broken bubbles.) You can change that just by slipping on a pair of gloves will allow you to bounce the bubble. The reason is that your gloves are free of oil. When you touch a bubble with your skin, the oils in your body cause the bubble to pop.
3. Magnetic slime (h/t Frugal fun for Boys and Girls)
Most people don't think of goo (in any form) as magnetic, but you can change that. Adding iron oxide into your slime mixture will allow you to move it around with a strong magnet.
4. Stick a straw through a potato
It might seem impossible that you could put something as flimsy as a drinking straw through a potato. But, with a little bit of scientific know-how, you can impress your friends. When you cover the hole at the end of the straw, there's nowhere for the air inside to go, so it has to go through the apple.
5. Disappearing water
Using a special ingredient (sodium polyacrylate), this scientist seemingly makes water vanish. But, what happens is the liquid is absorbed by the polyacrylate and held inside so that when you flip the cup over, it doesn't come out. The sodium polyacrylate is the same material used in a diaper.
6. Suck an egg into a bottle
When you put heat inside a glass bottle, the flame (from the paper) heated the air inside the bottle. This created a slight expansion. When the fire goes out, the air cools and contracts. This change in pressure pulled the egg into the jar.
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