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Q: What kind of plates do they use on Venus? A: Flying saucers! Like if you get it!

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- Easy at-home science experiment! - This week, we will Bend Water With Static Electricity! Here’s what you will need: A dry plastic comb... An indoor faucet A head full of clean dry hair. How to: 1. Turn on the faucet and slowly turn down the water until you have a VERY thin stream of water flowing. 2. Take the plastic comb and brush it through your hair ten times. 3. Now slowly bring the comb close the the flowing water, (without actually touching the water) If all goes well, the stream of water should bend towards the comb! Magic you ask? Not really. Explanation: When you brushed that comb through your hair, tiny parts of the atoms in your hair, called ELECTRONS, collected on the comb. These electrons have a NEGATIVE charge. Remember that, it's important. Now that the comb has a negative charge, it is attracted to things that have a POSITIVE charge. It is similar to the way some magnets are attracted to certain metals. When you bring the negatively charged comb near the faucet it is attracted to the POSITIVE force of the water. The attraction is strong enough to actually pull the water towards the comb as it is flowing! If you want to try another experiment with your comb, tear up pieces of tissue until they are as small as you can get themI mean really small! Then charge your comb again by brushing it through your hair, and bring it close to the tiny pieces of tissue. If the pieces are small enough they will jump off the table to the comb the same way that the water was pulled to the comb. It is all thanks to the wonders of static electricity. Now it's your turn, give this little experiment a try and comment your results. We would love to see!

Q: Why is 2+2=5 like your left foot? A: It’s not right. Like if you get it!