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This is a neat trick! Ask friends how many quarters can go in a completely full
glass of water before it overflows. The answer will generally be one or two. Then
follow the steps below to prove them wrong.
Needed materials:
10 to 12 Quarters
Possible Variant: Perform this experiment with identical glasses, but use
different types of coins in each glass. Use the results of how many can go in to
determine a ratio of the volumes of different coins.
Floating Needle
Another nice surface tension trick, this one makes it so that a needle will float on
the surface of a glass of water. There are two variants of this trick, both
impressive in their own right.
Needed materials:
fork (variant 1)
sewing needle
soaked with water and sink to the bottom of the glass, leaving the needle floating
on the surface.
lit candle (NOTE: Do not play with matches without parental approval and
supervision!)
funnel
piece of paper
scissors
Once you have your Paper Fish pattern cut out, place it on the water container so
it floats on the surface. Put a drop of the oil or detergent in the hole in the middle
of the fish.
The detergent or oil will cause the surface tension in that hole to drop. This will
cause the fish to propel forward, leaving a trail of the oil as it moves across the
water, not stopping until the oil has lowered the surface tension of the entire
bowl.