- How can you Stand on a Paper Cup without Breaking it?
It’s very unlikely you can stand on a single paper cup without breaking it. The cup would either have to be extremely strong in it’s structure, or you would have to be extremely light! However, you can stand…
- Why does Orange Peel Pop a Balloon?
Yes, crazy as it sounds you can pop a balloon by peeling an orange near it. But Why? When you peel the orange an oil, called limonene, squirts out from the orange peel onto the balloon and dissolves…
- How does the color-changing milk experiment work?
There are heaps of videos on the internet showing the movement of food coloring on top of milk when detergent is added. It is a wonderfully simple, colorful and fascinating experiment to do at home. But…how does it…
- Why Does a Comb Bend Water? Plus more static electricity experiments to try
I showed this to my daughter for the first time and she said “Wow, that’s so cool!” Such a simple thing to do, put a comb through their hair (I don’t have enough hair to do it on…