Can An Egg Bounce? |

We were challenged to see if we could make an egg bounce!
The BBC are launching #TerrificScientific DIY, which is trying to encourages families to try out some DIY experiments over the Easter holidays. These can be simple super fun ones with items that are already in the cupboard, so won't break the bank trying to keep them amused!
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1 raw egg
White vinegar
A bowl
Golden syrup
Food dye
Kitchen roll
Scales
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO;
Place the egg in a bowl and pour the vinegar in until the egg is fully submerged
72 hours later, carefully empty the vinegar and gently rinse the egg with tap water so that all the shell is removed.
If there are patches of shell, do not scratch them off as it may puncture the egg. Try gently rubbing and rinsing it off. If it won't come off, place back in the bowl with fresh vinegar and leave for another 24 hours.
Dry your egg carefully on a piece of kitchen roll - then you're ready to start experimenting!
Drop the egg from a height of around 20cm onto a flat surface and hopefully it will bounce. After dropping it, weight the egg and record its weight.
Next, place the egg in a bowl and completely cover it with golden syrup. Leave this for six hours. When you take it out, the skin is wrinkly and the egg soft. Dry and weigh the egg - hopefully it will be lighter than before
Next, place the lighter, wrinkled egg into a bowl of water with a few drops of food dye. After around 6 hours, take the egg out and you should notice the egg is firm again and bouncy. After drying it, weigh it again - it should be heavier again! If you look closely, you should be able to see that the egg is now the colour of the food dye. The egg should bounce better than it originally did, but don't drop it from too great height as it will burst everywhere!
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