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Science Magic: Lifting Coin

By Janice VanCleave

Bernoulli Coin Lift

Challenge : Using only your breath, make a coin sitting near but not over the edge of a table rise and flip without touching it. FYI: I have been successful with a penny. Yes, it can be done and it doesn’t take a hurricane wind. The secret is to blow a fast horizontal stream of […]

Filed Under: Physics Tagged With: Bernoulli's Principle, magic

Science Magic: Floating Ball

By Janice VanCleave

Bernoulli Principle

Science has a magical appeal for children. While they are entertained by science demonstrations, nothing is as captivating as something they can do themselves. The young man in the picture attended a GRANDMA SCIENCE PRESENTATION. As part of the program the boy was asked to hold a hairdryer so that the air blew upward.  He […]

Filed Under: Physics Tagged With: Bernoulli's Principle

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