Wet Experiments

Fizzes from peroxide

Use the power of catalysis to create oxygen and relight a piece of wood, and we give the same reaction a more explosive twist.

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Water Rockets

Launch lemonade bottle rockets and see what happened when we tried launching a camera on the top of ours.

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Going loopy for bubbles

We discover a surprising feature of bubbles using only bubble mix, wool and a coat hanger!

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Getting water from a candle

Extract water from a candle using nothing more complex than a pint glass.

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Flour Volcano

Build a model of some of the largest volcanoes on the planet, using some flour and a balloon.

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Psychedelic Milk

Make beautiful moving psychedelic patterns in a bowl of milk with just some food colouring and washing up liquid.

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Crystals on a piece of wool

Make some strange crystals on a piece of string with things you would find at home.

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How you could drink your own urine safely?

If you were trapped on a desert island with nothing to drink what would you do? We show you how to purify various unappetising liquids...

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Stopping fogging

We show you how to stop your mirrors, glasses windows etc. from fogging up in one easy step.

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Why Does Bubble Bath Change Colour

We were asked why it is that Mr Matey bubble bath changes colour when you mix it with water. We did an experiment to find out, and you could find out too!

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Floating a Needle

Float steel on water with nothing more sophisticated than a piece of toilet paper.

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Cup Fountain

Make a fountain, and some fascinating patterns with a polystyrene cup and a piece of carpet.

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Coke Can Eruption

Does tapping the top of a can keep you safe from a fizz eruption?

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Cloud in a bottle

Build your very own weather system in a bottle, and find out how the same principle can make it rain.

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Water Fibre Optics

Use a bottle of water and a torch to bend light around corners, and find out what this has to do with the internet.

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