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Can You Catch Coins Off of Your Elbow?
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Here's a tricky experiment with gravity!
First, balance one or more coins in a stack on your elbow.
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Then straighten your arm and try to catch the coins!
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Comb Kazoo
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Here's an experiment with sound.
To make a kazoo, get a small plastic comb and tear off a piece of waxed paper which is just big enough to be folded over the comb.
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Fold the waxed paper over the top of the comb, then hold the comb against your mouth with your lips open.
Make a loud "HUMMMM" sound, and you should hear the kazoo noise as the waxed paper vibrates.
Don't just blow onto the comb, it's important to use your vocal cords and make a humming sound.
When you get the hang of it then you can make music on your new instrument by humming different tunes!
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Can You Balance an Egg?
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Hold a hard-boiled egg carefully on one end and try to balance it.
Ask someone if he can make it stand up on its end.
Let him try a few times, but he can't do it!
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Here's the secret!
Hold the egg so that the narrow end is pointing up.
Now hit the egg onto the table hard enough to break the shell.
Now it is standing on one end!
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Can You Catch Two Dice in a Cup?
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Hold a small plastic cup, and place two dice between the cup and your thumb.
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Lift the cup up into the air and release one of the dice.
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Can you catch the die in the cup?
Now comes the tricky part!
Can you lift the cup up into the air and release the
other
die and catch it so that
both
dice are in the cup?
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Can You Drop a Card onto a Piece of Paper?
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Place a piece of paper on the floor, then try to drop a playing card onto the paper.
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It's not easy to do!
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Hold the card like this, and ask someone if he can drop the card onto the paper.
Don't tell him how to hold the card, just let him
assume
that he is supposed to hold it this way!
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When he can't do it,
you
will be able to do it because you know the trick!
The trick is to hold the card as
flat
as possible, as in this picture.
Give it a try!
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Consider visiting some of my other websites!
You'll find a Christian ministry with dozens and dozens of articles and answers to many questions that I have received over the years (please feel free to send me your questions and prayer requests!); plus a collection of some of the best self-working card tricks around (no sleight-of-hand required!); plus instructions and pictures which show you how to tie dozens of the most useful rope knots; plus a bunch of amazing/funny/fascinating/interesting videos from around the Web which are all clean and family-friendly; plus lots of reviews of numerous fun and educational (and free!) computer games that you can download, and more!
For a complete list, go to
http://www.Layhands.com/DavesWebsites.htm.
Hope you like 'em!
"Cool Science Tricks"
URL: http://www.Layhands.com/ScienceTricks/Page9.htm
Modification History
| 02/12/2007: |
Added a link to my new page called "Dave's Websites." |
| 10/02/2006: |
New page. |
Dave Root
Houston, TX, USA
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