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How To: Make a jet engine out of a bottle
Learn how to make a sort of jet engine out of a plastic bottle, hairspray, and a lighter. The bottle will blast away from you like a jet engine.
How To: Make a ball of plasma in a microwave
There are about fifteen states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, plasma, et cetera. Plasma is commonly found in stars, and is a rare natural phenomenon here on Earth. In this video, I show you how to make artificial plasma in your microwave.
How To: Fold a model rocket parachute
Lots of newbies ask about this. Don't know why, but okay, here's how to do it -- folding a parachute for a model rocket.
How To: Do this quick foot experiment to trick your brain
This week's experiment has made the rounds through the Internet as a strange trick, but there is science here too. We are going to use the science of complex systems to confuse your body. To try this, you will need:
How To: Make a liquid barometer
This video will show you how to construct a barometer using isopropyl alcohol.
How To: Make a light board
Looking for a great idea for a science project? In this video series you'll learn how to build a battery-run light board which can test the electrical conductivity of various objects. You can find these supplies easily at your local hardware store.
How To: Make Your Own Salt Crystal
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How To: Make Edible Slime
A cool experiment for kids and parents that allows you to make edible Kool-Aid slime. The video attached gives the step-by-step process and shows how fun it is to create the final product.
News: Red Hot Nickel Ball vs Wheat - RHNB
Video: . It turns out you can make something that is pretty cool, Red Hot Nickel Ball RHNB-Wheat
How To: Clean Copper Coins in One Minute
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How To: Make Oobleck
Oobleck is a cool substance that is not quite liquid or solid. Don't believe me, then try for yourself!! All you need is a couple of household ingredients!!
News: Magnus Effect - Just Awesome !!!
In 1997 Roberto Carlos scored a majestic goal against France by bending a ball through the air in a majestic way, so majestic the France goalkeepers stopped to watch !
News: Gyroscopes = Dark Sorcery ?
A gyroscope goes into a bar, the bartender asks if he's drunk.
News: Fun Physics for All !!!
Science is not boring, not with Integza... THIS IS INTEGZA !!!
How To: Transform MnO2 into Mn2O3
In this experiment, we're going to get Mn2O3 (manganese(III) oxide) from MnO2 (manganese(IV) dioxide). Mn2O3 forms brightly red or a dark red colored crystal. It is used in Li-ion batteries, since (in a form of a crystal) it conducts electricity (much like MnO2).
How To: Heavy Water & Light Ice Experiment
Heavy Water & Light Ice Experiment. What happens? Ice floating over vegetable oil but it decreases in baby oil.
News: The Silver Egg Illusion
This requires a dry hen's egg at room temperature. Hold an egg near a candle flame to cover it with soot. It will need to be completely covered. This is tricky, because if the egg is a tiny bit damp the soot will easily flake off on to your fingers as you turn the egg. Once the egg has a nice black sooty coating, gently immerse it in a bowl of water.
News: Coca Cola vs Coca Cola Zero - Sugar Test
Just how much "zero" is Zero? What happens if you boil these popular drink for 20 minutes or so? Watch this video and you'll be surprised by what you get after the water evaporates.
How To: Make Slimy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Ooze at Home
It's been a minute since Michael Bay released his tragedy of a remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As a huge fan of the cartoon and the movies from the '90s, I have made it a point to not watch the latest this franchise has to offer—I'm certainly not in the business of ruining my childhood. But the awfulness of the remake aside, the TMNT resurgence means I'm celebrating the comeback of everybody's favorite teenage reptiles. Thankfully, Todd's Kitchen has a tutorial for mutant ooze that's ...
How To: Make a Fire with a Magnifying Glass
Here is a video that shows 90 seconds that could save your life. How to actually MAKE A FIRE with a lens, rather than just burning a hole in a leaf. (Or frying ants, which seems to be the other thing that kids like to do with magnifying glasses.)
News: Amazing Rooftop Illusion
These are my favorite illusions. From one angle everything looks perfectly normally until you see the balls rolling uphill. When you change the angle
How To: Separate Batteries, Good from Bad
A simple method to test any alkaline battery in seconds! Works on AA, AAA, C, D batteries. You can separate good from bad.
How To: Make Glowing Oobleck from Potatoes & Tonic Water
This magical, glowing mixture is very strange, with an equally strange name (Oobleck), because it feels like moldable pizza dough in your hands one second, and like liquified goo the next.
How To: Make Quicksand at Home Using Cornstarch & Water
Creating awesomely messy slops of DIY slime and curdled fake blood isn't something new—we even have guides on making Dr. Seuss-friendly Oobleck and the radioactive green ooze that created my childhood favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (minus the radioactive part, of course).
How To: Make an Alternative Way to Cook Food
There is always an easier way to do something whether you want to clean, organize, freshen the smell, get water into a bucket that won't fit in your sink. The same principle applies when cooking. Sure you could cook food in an oven, microwave it, boil it, fry it, cook it with a solar cooker, but there is an easier and inexpensive method.
How To: Create a Water Vacuum
Water is such an essential substance for so many facets of life. Why not experiment with it? This experiment will teach you how to create a water display like those Japanese water falls.
How To: Make Ocean in a Bottle - Super Cool Science Experiment
Cool Science Experiment with water and Cooking Oil.
News: Before Toilet Paper
Ever wonder what people used before toilet paper? Humans have been living on the earth for about 200,000 years. But toilet paper wasn't created until 1880. So what did we use before?
How To: The 5 Best Dry Ice Party Tricks & Pranks
There's no reason to wait for Halloween to play with dry ice. It definitely creates a creepy fog-like effect when you add a little water to it, but there are some other really cool things you can do wit dry ice. Here are just 5 non-Halloween ways to use dry ice for tricks or pranks.
How To: Make Copper Glow Red Hot with Acetone
In this video, I will show you how to make copper glow red hot with the catalytic oxidation of acetone. For this science experiment, we'll just need some acetone, copper wire, and a flame source to initially heat the copper coil we'll make.
How To: Make Pancake Syrup Turn Blue When You Shake It with This Color Changing Experiment
In this video, I will show you how to perform the color-changing, blue bottle experiment with common household products.
How To: Make Black Snake Fireworks With & Without Fire
In this video, I'll be showing you how classic black snakes work and how to make them at home. There are actually two methods covered in the video — one that uses fire and one that does not. So just choose the one that fits best for your situation.
How To: Make an Iodine Clock Reaction at Home
In this video, I'll be demonstrating how anyone can make their own iodine clock reaction with simple over-the-counter chemicals.
How To: Make Green Fire from Laundry Booster
In this guide, you'll learn how to make your own boric acid from borax and other common chemicals to produce a green flame when mixed with methanol.
How To: Create Toxic-Free Green Slime (Makes a Perfect Kid Toy)
This slime is toxic-free and can be used as either a kid toy or to make a great prank. This slime can be made in just a few minutes and doesn't require much for materials. Our video explains in detail how to accomplish this project with step-by-step instructions.
How To: Instantly Ice Soda into a Frozen Slushy
In this Quick Clip, I'll be showing you how a supercooled soda is transformed into a slushy "slurpee" in under 4 seconds. I was inspired to do this little soda trick by The Super Effect's video on YouTube from a few years ago.
Make Slime Without Borax: 5 Easy Recipes for Gooey Homemade Ooze
One of the only things I remember from watching Nickelodeon as a kid is the epic green slime. Looking back, I don't know what was so great about it, but every kid my age thought that being drenched in slime would be the coolest thing on earth.
How To: Instant Ice! How to Waterbend in Real Life
In one of my previous articles, I showed off how to make water freeze into ice instantaneously. In this article, I'd like to elaborate on this, and show how a glass of water can turn to ice instantly on command. What exactly is this supernatural power? Discover the secrets to ice-bending—in real life.
How To: Make Magic Sand
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How To: Make Your Own Homemade Glow Sticks
Glow sticks, a popular favor at parties and outdoor events, and a must-have on Halloween, can be traced back to the United States Navy in the mid-1960s. The military desired improved visibility during night operations, and glow sticks, with their small-size portability and lack of batteries, were a perfect tactical solution.