61 Funky Physics Experiments

You will need: Permanent rare earthmagnets (known asneodymium disc magnets) AAA battery Copper wire withoutouter coating Create a functional motor at home, using three simple materials. The design of your motor doesn’t have to be simple though. You can get creative with the designs. INSTRUCTIONS Take your AAA battery and attach the small neodymium disc […]

You will need: Large wine glass with along stem Water Ping-pong ball Soap Conduct this experiment as a neat party trick and surprise all your friends. Watch the ping-pong ball dance about. But do practise before-hand for the experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Take a large wine glass and dry it completely. Wash your hands with soap and

You will need: Empty 1-litre thickglass bottle Matchsticks Small bell Tape Ribbon Do you know that sound cannot travel in space? Conduct this simple experiment to find out whether sound can actually be heard in vacuum. INSTRUCTIONS Take the small bell and attach a ribbon to it. Attach the other side of the ribbon to

You will need: Cardboard or plastic cylindrical box which isopen on one end Scissors Tape Plastic or plastic bag Even though this experiment seems simple, it explains yet another amazing phenomenon in physics known as toroid vortex which is a result of fluid dynamics. INSTRUCTIONS Firstly, cut a small round hole in the centre of

You will need: A broad glass jar, with awide mouth Hot water (near boilingpoint) Ice cubes Small plate We all enjoy watching the rains. So, why not try and harness the powers of Mother Nature and experiment with the rains indoors? INSTRUCTIONS Half fill a glass jar with hot water and cover it with a

You will need: Ping-pong balls Hair dryer Turn an experiment into a competition between your friends to find out who can float ping-pong balls in the air the longest. INSTRUCTIONS With the help of your friends, switch on the hair dryer to the maximum level and point the air-flow upwards. Carefully place a ping-pong ball

You will need: A needle Wax or butter paper Scissors Glass bowl Water Magnet Indelible marker pen Compasses are intriguing objects. How exactlydo they function? Find out how a compass worksby making your very own compass at home. INSTRUCTIONS Take a glass bowl and fill it with water. Next, take the wax or butter paper

You will need: Balloon Woollen material (sockor sweater) Energy-saving light bulb Challenge your friends to try and light a bulb, even for a second, but without using any wires. When they all admit defeat, perform this simple trick in physics. INSTRUCTIONS Wait until it is completely dark. Take your balloon and rub it for a

You will need: A glass 2 forks A toothpick Matchsticks Cork Amaze your friends with these gravity defying forks! By the way, they aren’t floating and nor it is a magic trick. It’s just physics. But you might have to practise a little beforeactually performing for an audience. INSTRUCTIONS Take 2 forks and insert themon

You will need: Comb or an inflatedballoon Salt Pepper Woollen material (like asock or sweater) Take the help of static electricity to prove to your mother that you can do the impossible, that is mixing up salt and pepper only to separate them again very easily. INSTRUCTIONS On a flat surface, like a tray, mix

You will need: A sheet or strong thickcardboard or plywood 6 thread reels A small cardboard box String (use good-qualitystring, so it doesn’t break) 6 nails A small weight, like a keyor heavy screw We all have travelled in an elevator or as we liketo call it-lift–at some point of time or the other. So,why

You will need: Styrofoam plate (use-and-throw type) Aluminium pie plate Small piece of woollenfabric (like a sock oryour sweater’s sleeve) Pencil with a brand neweraser at the top Board pin (the type youput on a school board) Thunder and lightning never seize to amaze us. Those bright jagged bars to light shooting towards the earth

You will need: 2 tall glasses (of the sameheight) A long needle Ruler Thin long candle Knife or scissors Pliers Matchstick Newspaper or any sheetof paper Create a beautiful flaming see-saw with this simple trick. All you have to do is apply Newton’s laws to make magic. INSTRUCTIONS Even though this trick looks like a

You will need: Matchsticks Paper clip (with norubber coating) Pin Small squares ofaluminium foil Rockets are fun to play with, so why not make your very own rocket out of simple matchsticks? Create a tiny rocket of matchsticks and see Newton’s Laws of motion in action. INSTRUCTIONS Take a matchstick and cover the head very

You will need: Coin Transparent glass Water We all have seen tricks where coins appear out of ears, noses and even from thin air! What if you could make a coin disappear in thin air? INSTRUCTIONS Take a coin and place it on the table. Place a transparent glass over the coin. If you look