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Floating Balls & Flying Toilet Paper Instructional VideoFloating Balls & Flying Toilet Paper Instructional Video
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Floating Balls & Flying Toilet Paper

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A blow dryer and ping pong balls are all you need to demonstrate the amazing properties of air flow. In this demonstration, Spangler has a little boy as his assistant. Together, they make ping pong balls, a beach ball, and a roll of toilet paper do amazing things. An excellent way to get little kids thinking about science.

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air pressure, air, bernoulli's principle

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air flow, air pressure, bernoulli's principle, science

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