Defy Gravity! Upside Down Ping Pong Ball

PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
ZOOM fluid dynamics Bernoulli's principle pressure velocity gravity Daniel Bernoulli
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Defy Gravity! Upside Down Ping Pong Ball

Two ZOOM cast members prevent a ping pong ball in an upside down funnel from falling out without touching the ball. How do they do it? They blow down through the funnel onto the ball. Bernoulli's principle, a fundamental principle of fluid dynamics, explains why this gravity-defying -- and logic-defying -- demonstration works.

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PBS Learning Media

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