Silver Egg Illusion

Edited by David Collins, Eng, Inukshuk

Materials

  • Glass of water
  • Lighter
  • Tongs
  • 1 Egg
  • Candle

Adult supervision is required for this experiment

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Steps

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    Fill your clear glass with some water
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    Make sure that you have adult supervision for this experiment since we will be using a lighter and candle
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    Light the candle using your lighter
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    Use your tongs to pick up the egg, then pass it through the flame
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    You want to coat the entire outside layer of the egg in soot from the candle
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    You know you have correctly covered the egg when the shell is dark black all the way around.
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    Pick up your egg using the tongs and place it in your cup underwater
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    If you try this experiment and the egg is not as shiny as you would like it to be, give it a second pass through the candle's flame
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Video: Silver Egg Illusion

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Recent edits by: Eng, David Collins

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