Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Discovering Science 6

Fill a plastic bag 2/3 full with water. Hold the bag tightly closed at the top. Stick a sharp pencil straight through the bag and leave it there. What will happen??


Answer:
Not a single drop of water will leak out. Why?
The polyethylene film molecules pull together to form a seal around whatever is puncturing the film.

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