Contents

article title
rainbow -- get bright color from sunlight
eye's blind spot -- what's in front of you that you don't see
straws & string -- one way to make shapes
big bounce -- boost the bounce
needle through coin -- shape, size and hardness does it
surface tension circle -- because water molecules pull
glow tube -- light from static electricity
leaf blower -- air holds up a ball
push pull -- when pushing away pulls something nearer
electro pendulum -- electricity swings a pendulum
tv flashes -- a steady glow that's not steady
needle compass -- a compass made from two needles
ice boils water -- yep, it can happen
sound lens -- a balloon makes a sound louder
spool stunt -- rolling a spool can be interesting
make coin visible -- seeing around a corner
drawing board -- making lines in interesting patterns
Bernoulli's law -- when faster moving air pushes less
pass it along -- something held firmly moves anyway
floaters -- stuff that floats inside your eye
egg test -- hard boiled or raw test
how many points -- the sense of touch can be fooled
cube bubbles -- soap film on wire frames
Magnus effect -- spinning changes the flight path of a cone
butterfly -- a caterpillar changes to a butterfly
life saver flash -- a flash is seen when the candy breaks
edge then center -- where something floats in a glass of water
right back -- light bounces back from where it came
sound guide -- sound follows some paths more than others
pinhole glasses -- a pinhole can be used to help you see
start stop pendulum -- a pendulum that starts, stops and starts
momentum transfer -- when marbles collide
sticky balloon -- static electricity does it
smoke rings -- how to make smoke rings
grow crystals -- how to grow crystals
stuck -- suction
spherical oil drop -- an almost perfectly round drop of oil
swing and roll -- like an out of balance clothes dryer
global day/night -- understanding what causes day and night
make a cloud -- a little cloud in a jar
Cartesian diver -- it float and sinks in a bottle of water
cantilever books -- a leaning stack of books
rings in water -- like smoke rings in the air
crystal sim -- what are crystals
message -- seeing the magic