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Real magic flowers3/26/2023 Straws with very narrow bores are absolutely useless for drinking milk shakes but superb for studying capillary action. But 'capillary' can also mean a tiny tube, like a straw with a teeny-weeny tiny bore. The capillaries in your body are the minute blood vessels between the end of your arteries and the beginning of your veins. When paper gets wet, it swells which causes the folded petals of your Magic Flower to open up.Īs the name suggests, capillary action happens inside capillaries and it takes a little explaining. Thanks to capillary action, paper absorbs water very rapidly. Your Magic Flower is powered by a groovy scientific phenomenon called 'capillary action'. And if that doesn’t get you a smile, nothing will. The flower will completely open in around thirty seconds (it varies depending on the paper you used). Soon, the petals untangle and reveal the smiley face (or the lovey-dovey message you wrote) inside.Ĩ. Pop the Magic Flower into the water in your saucer and the petals immediately begin to open up. Pour a teaspoon of water into a saucer.Ħ. Your Magic Flower should now look like this (lame!).ĥ. Fold the petals over one by one (the flower will open up differently depending on the order you fold the petals.Ĥ. Carefully cut the flower out (the neater the better).ģ. You can even write a lovey-dovey secret admirer message instead of the smiley face.Ģ. You can download and print these flowers or design your own. Draw a flower on plain white paper and colour it in with coloured pencils or crayons (felt pens will run). They’re great for get well or birthday cards too!ġ. Pop this magic little science trick in your Valentine’s Day cards and your special someone is guaranteed to smile.
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