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    1. Which Will Float, Regular or Diet?
    2. Wimshurst Machine
    3. Wimshurst Machine; charged bells
    4. Wimshurst Machine; hail storm
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Which Will Float, Regular or Diet?
Sugar is a lot more dense than nutrisweet. Thus, a regular soda is more dense than a diet soda. When placed in water, the regular soda, being more dense than water, will sink. The diet, being less dense than water, will float.

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Wimshurst Machine
Static charge buildup can be seen as sparks between the two knobs.

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Wimshurst Machine; charged bells
Static charge buildup on the bells attracts small metal balls, making them ring.

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Wimshurst Machine; hail storm
Static charge buildup on the bottom plate repels small balls, making them jump.

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