Not all scientific experiments require multimillion-dollar lab equipment and a doctoral degree. A fascinating experiment can also be quick and simple, completed with objects found in your kitchen. When an ordinary raw egg is submerged into distilled white vinegar, the vinegar transforms the egg's thin shell and viscous insides into a novelty -- a rubbery solid that is far more resilient and far less edible. With a few common tools, you can practice scientific sorcery, transforming a would-be chick into a rubber toy.
- Jar, bowl or glass
- Raw egg
- Distilled white vinegar
- Water
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Instructions
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Gently place the egg into the container.
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Add enough vinegar to the container to cover the egg.
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Wait 2 days, then empty the glass and refill the container with fresh vinegar.
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Wait an additional 7 days, then empty the vinegar from the jar.
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Carefully rinse the vinegar off the transformed egg.