Silver Egg Illusion

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

Adult supervision is required for this experiment

1. 1
   Fill your clear glass with some water

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2. 2
   Make sure that you have adult supervision for this experiment since we will be using a lighter and candle

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3. 3
   Light the candle using your lighter

   

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4. 4
   Use your tongs to pick up the egg, then pass it through the flame

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5. 5
   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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6. 6
   Pick up your egg using the tongs and place it in your cup underwater

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7. 7
   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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