Mysterious Floating Water Science Experiment

Fill the glass jar with water and cover it with a card. As you turn the whole thing upside down, the audience can hardly contain themselves. The room quiets down as you precariously position the inverted jar and card a few feet above someone’s head. And yes, I love the look of terror on my “helper’s” face when I take the card out from under the jar. Watch the video below and read the experiment for a lesson on how to make some science magic.

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  1. Jeff
    Jeff says:

    Hey Steve just wanted to say thanks for all of the awesome fun experiments that you demonstrate. So many kids and teachers make good use of them. I Did the floating water with my kids and taught them all about air pressure while having some good old fashion science fun. Apprecaite it greatly!

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