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You can arrange a theater in which electrified paper dancers will dance. Only the comb for this theater is too weak. Take a piece of window glass 40 cm long and 25 cm wide. Dry this glass thoroughly by the stove or radiator. It must be completely dry. Put the dried glass between the pages of two thick books. Let it lie above the table at a height of about 3 cm.

From thin tissue paper, cut out figures of dancers 1,5-2,0 cm high. Stick a pin in the leg of each dancer so that it does not “fly up” and stick to the glass. Put these figurines on the table under the glass.

In order to electrify the glass, rub it harder with a woolen or better with a silk rag. It must also be completely dry. Soon, the figures, attracted by electricity, will begin to stand up and bounce.

If the experiment does not succeed immediately, dry the glass and rag again. Every even the slightest trace of dampness is the enemy of this experience.

But with organic glass, the experience will turn out great. A sheet of plexiglass is perfectly electrified if you rub it with a wad of paper or even just with a dry palm. It attracts dancers so much that you can make them not from tissue paper, but from plain paper. You can cut out figures of different colors, different types. Clowns and frogs, graceful ballerinas and elephants will dance equally briskly!

By the way, you can use the "electric dance hall" for another fun experience. Make dice out of elderberry pulp or styrofoam and put them under glass instead of dancers. The three glass cubes will jump, turn and show a different score each time!

Author: Galpershtein L.Ya.

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