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How to Create an Antigravity Science Experiment

Antigravity is when an object is free from the force of gravity. Antigravity is not caused by a force counteracting the gravitational pull of gravity, but rather when there is a complete absence of gravity. When teaching science and physics or learning about Newton's law of universal gravitation, it's helpful to show what the area with no gravity would look like. Among the many antigravity experiments that you could perform, the Bayer's Everyday Science antigravity experiment is one of the quickest and simplest.

Things You'll Need

  • Clear drinking straw
  • Red food coloring
  • Baby food jar or small glass jar
  • Marble-sized piece of clay
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Instructions

    • 1

      Press the clay down into the bottom of the jar with your thumb. Cover most of the bottom of the jar with the clay by smushing it around, making sure that it slightly sticks to the glass.

    • 2

      Fill the jar half-way with cold tap water and then add at least 3 drops of the red food coloring into the water. Stir the food coloring and water until the water is thoroughly mixed and becomes light red in color.

    • 3

      Place the straw into the jar, sticking the bottom end of the straw into the clay. Make sure the straw can stand up after being stuck in the clay.

    • 4

      Pour out the water in the jar by completely turning over the jar face down over a sink. After a couple of seconds, turn the jar back right side up and place it on a table.

    • 5

      Try and look for any remaining liquid. There should be colored liquid in the straw filled up half-way as the water in the jar was. This is due to the water molecules being attracted to one another when reacting to the air in the straw pushing the water up. Thus, an antigravitational force is created in the straw.

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