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Tornado Tube with Bottles

Create a tornado in a bottle with the famous Tornado Tube.

  • Tornado Tube with Soda Bottles
    Item #: WTUB-525

    $3.99 In Stock

Usually ships out the next day.

Create a tornado in a bottle! With this colorful plastic tube, learn about the science of vortex energy, the swirling, twisting and spiraling action that can be found everywhere in nature. This version comes with two brand new 1-liter soda bottles.

What's included?

You'll get the world famous Tornado Tube ® along with two brand new 1-liter soda bottles.

How does it work?

Fill one of the 1-liter bottles with water. Connect the empty bottle to the first with the Tornado Tube, so it looks like an hourglass. Tip this "hourglass" upside down, swirl the bottles, and in seconds a beautiful "tornado" appears.

Product FAQ

  • What colors do they come in?
    Like most of the products at Steve Spangler, they come in the 3 primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. However, don’t be surprised if a different color gets throw into the mix.

Warning - Choking Hazard

Good way to teach displacement / air pressure

Aaron    -  December 27, 2011

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This user gave 4/5 stars


Work well did not leak if screwed tightly.

Good

Christopher    -  November 19, 2011

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This user gave 3/5 stars


i liked it but the promblem was that it leaks and goes down pretty fast

Lots more fun than we expected!

JunebugTN    -  June 20, 2010

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This user gave 5/5 stars


I added this item to my order, because the price was so great. I didn't think the kids would be too impressed. I was wrong!

The little tornado was fun to make, and even littler kids could pick up the technique prettyquickly. This was a favorite for grownups and kids alike!

glow powder

Amanda Loughmiller brazil,in   -  January 7, 2010

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This user gave 5/5 stars


loved the tornado tube & bottles. added the glow powder kids loved it.