Science is Magic

64

CHOPSTICK

CHALLENGE

Hidden forces

are at work in this fun

challenge. Ask a friend

to pick up a bottle of rice

with a chopstick. They

won’t be able to do it,

but you will...

YOU WILL NEED

Rice

Funnel

Two empty bottles

Chopsticks

1

To prepare this trick,

first fill two empty

bottles with rice

using a funnel.

Tap one of the bottles a few

times on a hard surface. The

rice will become more tightly

packed and space will appear

at the top of the bottle.

2

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V

E

G^

O

T

T^

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E

P^

O

W

E

R

!

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