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Common sense tells you that it's impossible to boil water in a paper bag, but this is our favorite trick. The real difficultly in performing this effect is making it look harder than it is! As you might imagine, the secret lies in yet another amazing property of water - it's ability to conduct heat. Instead of using a paper bag, this modern day version of the demonstration uses an ordinary balloon, some water and a candle. It's a combination that's guaranteed to make people stand back.

Amuse the neighbors for hours as you make objects floating in mid-air. Believe it or not, the secret to this mystery of levitation is right in front of your nose.

Monster Foam Elephant's Toothpaste- Cool Science Experiment

You won't believe your eyes when you see what happens to ordinary packing peanuts when they come in contact with a solvent called acetone. They seem to magically "disappear." In fact, the Styrofoam reacts with the solvent to reveal the fact that Styrofoam is made up of long strands of styrene molecules with lots of air pockets. This demonstration also reminds us about the importance of reducing our use of Styrofoam and replacing it with more Earth-friendly packing materials.

You've heard of bad breath... how about acid breath? Steve Spangler shares some chemical magic you can whip up in your own kitchen