Inside the microwave there's a quickly-changing electric field. Water molecules are slightly charged at both ends, and want to...

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Light of certain wavelengths excites different types of cell in your eyes so you see these inputs as colours. As the CD spins...

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The attraction isn’t strong enough to lift large flakes, as each contains only a few magnetic particles. In crushed cereal the...

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Water overcomes gravity and rises up the arches as it is attracted to the cellulose in them and to the water already absorbed...

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The chair, person and cans together have something called angular momentum, which depends on how fast they're spinning and how...

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Though the paperclip should be heavy enough to sink, the surface tension of the water holds it up. When the washing-up liquid...

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When the broom hits the plate, the plate and toilet roll are knocked away and the egg falls into the glass, because it is not...

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When you blow directly into the bag, the only air flowing into the bag is from your lungs. When you blow from a short distance...

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Slinkies make sound because they vibrate when they stretch out. When they vibrate, they make the air around them vibrate. Both...

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The forks can hang off the side because all the forces are balanced

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One piece of foil will sink and the other will float. The piece of foil scrunched above water traps some of the air, which...

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As you put your finger in the water, the water tries to push up and float your finger. Because of this the finger pushes down...

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