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How do you hold an upside down glass of water?

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Asked by: Jennifer Saiz

First, pour water into the glass, filling it to the top. Next, cover the mouth of the cup with the paper. Thereafter, while keeping your hand on the card, turn the cup upside down. Lastly, slowly take your hand away and the paper will stay in place, as well as the water.

How does the upside down glass of water trick work?

When you flip the water glass over in this experiment, the water in the glass is pulled down by gravity. But, the force of the water pushing down is lower than the force of atmospheric pressure, which is pushing up on the card. That’s why the water stays in the glass. Water molecules like to stick together.

How do you flip a cup full of water upside down?

Fill your cup with water (try different levels each time!). Gently place a dry card on top of the cup, making sure there is good contact over the cup rim. Carefully turn the cup upside down, keeping upward pressure on the card with your hand. When the cup is upside down, let go of the card.

How do you make water stay in a jar upside down?

Good. And now because there's air pushing all around. And specifically right underneath that water if you're very careful you can let go and the card will stay there it should stay. There.

What happened when you remove your hand from the inverted glass?

The air inside the glass was originally at one atmosphere of pressure when you put the card over it, but when you inverted the glass and removed your hand, the water moved downward a very slight amount (perhaps making the card sag ever so slightly), thereby increasing the volume allotted to the air.

How do you make water defy gravity?

Follow these steps…

  1. Fill the glass with water.
  2. Place the card on top.
  3. Turn the glass over, while holding onto the card and making sure the card always stays flat. Do this over the plastic tray.
  4. When the glass is upside down let go of the card… and it should stay where it is!


How do you do the water cup magic trick?

Type so shake it out and I'll show you it looks like alright. So this is basically it it was water and now it's slush. But that's it that's the trick. So this gets jammed in the cup.

What will happen if you put a bottle with an upside down lid into hot water?

What is this? The air pressure inside the bottle decreased to the point where it was less than the air pressure outside the bottle. Therefore, the air pressure pushing in was greater than the air pressure pushing out, causing the bottle to be crushed!

Why does water not enter the bottle when it is pushed in an inverted position?

If we assume the bottle is in its usual position, that opening is from the upper end. When we pour the water inside it, the air inside the bottle comes out eventually and makes a room for the water. If the bottle is in the inverted position, the air has nowhere to go and it will oppose the water.

Why can water get into the inverted tumbler only when it is tilted slightly?

when we invert the tumbler in water slightly tilted some of the air of tumbler get displaced by water and water get inside the tumbler. But when tumbler is completely inverted the water is not able to make its way because of air pressure inside the tumbler prevents it.