The mysterious property of the radish. Fun physical experience at home

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Cut off the bottom half of the radish, the one with the root. Carefully make a small indentation in the white pulp. Just do not touch the edges, the red skin should remain intact. Now firmly press this half with a cut to a plate. To be sure, move it around the plate a little to get used to it better.

The mysterious property of the radish

Ready? Now boldly take the radish by the spine and lift it up. The plate rises with it! What's the matter here? Maybe the radish contains some kind of special glue? But no, this experience works great with turnips, radishes, beets, carrots. There would be a spine to grab onto!

Right there, without leaving the kitchen, you can do a similar experiment with a milk bottle. Lightly grease the edges of its neck with any fat and hold the bottle upside down over boiling water. (It is better to hold it obliquely, and wrap your hand with a kitchen towel so as not to burn yourself with steam.)

When the bottle warms up well, press it with the neck to the middle of the plate and hold it until it cools down. After that, you can safely lift the bottle by the plate or the plate by the bottle, as you like. They seem to stick together too!

The mysterious property of the radish

It will not be so easy to tear off the bottle. And when you tear it off, you will hear a characteristic smacking sound. It was like someone was sucking in air with their lips! The same smacking, only weaker, was also heard when you tore off a radish or other root crop from a plate.

Author: Galpershtein L.Ya.

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