Sink or swim – experiments using tin foil
A pet peeve of mine are books on handcrafts or experiments or any kind of activity that come with drawings instead of pictures, because I always suspect that it was…
Tag: Archimedes
Thank you, Archimedes!
I really like hydrostatics. Of course I like moving water even better, but even static water is great. And there are so many things to explore! If I was to…
Ship lift Scharnebeck
Today I’m going to share a long movie with you, but I’m planning to talk about ship lifts in more detail soon. But just how awesome is it that they…
When diet coke cans don’t float better than regular coke cans
This is why you should always test an experiment before you run it… On recent travels, when I saw that they were serving drinks out of tiny cans, I asked…
More on density
Extremely simple experiment to illustrate the effect of density differences. At room temperature, will coke cans float or sink in freshwater? And how about coke light? Btw, this experiment is…