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Vortex Bottle

By Janice VanCleave

In the world around us there are many examples of vortexes: tornadoes, whirlpools in a sink or tub, swirling vortexes in rivers and oceans and, of course, hurricanes. You can make your own vortex to do experiments with. For this you will need two empty plastic soda bottles (with the labels removed), duct tape, and […]

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