10 Simple Physics Experiments With Everyday Materials

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4. Root Beer Float

Materials Needed: A can of root beer, a can of diet root beer, a large container of water and a deep sink or a bathtub.

This experiment number four on our list of simple physics experiments with everyday materials is pretty simple, the first step is to take the cans in your hands, one in the right and one in the left hand and set both of them in the large container of water. When you do that, you will notice that one of them will sink and one of them will float. If you wondered why one sank and one floated, it is due to the relative densities of materials.

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