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Floating Rice Bottles Trick

One bottle of rice is lighter than a seemingly identical bottle of rice.


Steve grew up in a house full of magicians and loves showing his magic side. This trick, dating back thousands of years, uses two identical bottles of rice and chopsticks. One bottle appears to be lighter than the other and floats up. In this trick, Friction is the magician.

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