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The egg in a jar experiment

How can you get an egg inside a jar that has an opening smaller than the diameter of the egg? Find out in this weeks Imagine It! video.

 

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Carl Nelson is the Chief Scientist and Exhibits Director at Imagination Station in Toledo, Ohio. He has a Masters Degree in Experimental Physics from Michigan State University and over 18 years experience working in science centers.

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2 Responses to “The egg in a jar experiment”
  1. Katelyn says:
    July 24, 2012 at 2:01 am

    How do you attach the candles to the egg? Is this just a raw egg with a shell?

  2. Carl says:
    July 24, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    The candles are just shoved into the hard-boiled egg. Try to keep them close together so they fit inside the mouth of the bottle.

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