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The Surprising Wet Finger

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Materials

Glass water pepper liquid detergent

Instructions

1. Fill a glass with water and sprinkle some pepper in it.

2. Dip a finger into liquid detergent and then stick the finger in the middle of the glass. What happens? (The pepper shoots away.)3. Explain that water behaves as if it has a clear elastic skin on it. The soap breaks the "skin," which pulls the pepper away.

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