Cyclone Tube Tornado in a Bottle ~ Incredible Science

Create your own tornado in a bottle! Attach the 2" Cyclone Tube to two 1 or 2 liter bottles, give it a whirl and watch it create a spinning vortex of water or any other liquid. Place food coloring in the water to give it a special effect. Great for weather lessons, air-water flow, and as a vortex demonstration. This hands-on science lesson is great for studying kinetic and potential energy as well as atmospheric conditions for a tornado vortex. Watch the swirling vortex form as one bottle drains into the other. Have fun and experiment by adding food coloring, lamp oil, little pieces of paper or confetti.

Incredible Science Fun Learning Ideas:

Learn all about the relationship between air pressure and water flow. As water flows down, air must flow up.
Discuss kinetic and potential energy and discuss density and air pressure.
Weather related lessons including the vortex of a tornado and what causes the twisting spiraling action. Can be used to learn about whirlpools as well.

[j.p.k.]

I used this for my presentation. It is so nice. I loved this. It changed my life...

[ari_wastaken]

like, one is it's own vortex in the water in the water, and the bubbles go through, not a column of air, so cool

[IncredibleScience]

the point of adding the colored oil was so that the "tornado" funnel would be more visible...=success :)

[ArnoldsDesign]

I had one of these tubes when I was a kid. I'll have to see if I still have it.

[Akasadory]

I used to love these videos where did the time go

[ezekiel]

this is what you can achieve even if you're doing a subject a lot of peeps hate
your experiments are crazy awesome. XD

[maddycassell]

it is cool how these people can make a tornado in a bottle I think it is awsome and amazing

[SapphireABCDEFG]

Im watching this in 2020 and bring back the tornado maker and the pet tornado and the cyclone tube and all the tornado stuff that I could find on website. Thanks

[thanycolorado]

I would really like to do that but I dont have that thing to hold the bottles together

[jenifferramirez]

I have to do a science project for this. Does anybody know where can I get those tubes they put in the middle of the two bottles?

[deshannaidoo]

HOW TO MAKE THE CONNECTOR @ HOME: Use two bottle caps and drill a whole in the center of both, and tape the two together. Enjoy

[tywilson]

When u shake the bottle and start an EF5

[GavinDoesObjectShows]

If you all are wondering that is lamp oil coloring

[soumiasoussou]

please can you tell me the difference between the three bottles

[mxtsy]

I made these in fourth grade. They are amazing and great for decoration

[zerogenic]

You can do it (but only 1 bottle) just take a cap out of a bottle, and get water to fill it until 90& of the bottle, shake it in, like, 20 secs. then VIOLA!
*be sure to cover the hole with your finger, not the cap.

[whiskeyandagyro]

is it possible to fashion some kind of a return so the water goes back to the top. maeking it in effect never ending?

[DiegoGarcia-sdqr]

me encanta:).Lo usare para mi proyecto

[peytonsizemore]

Did it ever say what ed exactly you needed and when and where to put it in?

[jenifferramirez]

And do we have to use just normal oil or those it have to be a specific kind of oil.