Floating Bowling Balls - Cool Science Experiment

About Steve Spangler Science...




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On the education side, Spangler started his career as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School district for 12 years. Today, Steve travels extensively training teachers in ways to make learning more engaging and fun. His hands-on science boot camps and summer institutes for teachers inspire and teach teachers how to prepare a new generation for an ever-changing work force. Over the last 15 years, he has also made more than 500 television appearances as an authority on hands-on science and inquiry-based learning.




His recent appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show have taught viewers how to blow up their food, shock their friends, create mountains of foam, play on a bed of nails, vanish in a cloud of smoke and how to turn 2,500 boxes of cornstarch and a garden hose into a swimming pool of fun.

[PMeursault]

if you get something the exact density of water it will neither float nor sink just stay where you place it, the 12 pounder seemed to have a slight buoyancy

[ethood]

I wish my science teacher did experiments/showed us cool stuff like this...

[Bestphyle]

Lunch? More like it's 2:30 AM and I need sleep steve!!!!

[jameshank]

it floated because there is a hole in the bowling ball and the watter goes into the holes and make it float :\

[Inunah]

So when I go bowling on the dock, just use an 8-pound bowling ball?

[FURIOUSGEORGE]

I have been watching your videos for over 9 hours now

[alexdance]

When something has the same density as water and kind of bobs between floating and sinking its considered flinking!

[demonsparkx]

the black ball didnt really "float" is was more buoyant. very cool! never knew that bowling balls float

[Lizzycomm]

I cant stop watching these too I know its almost 1 am

[ThePizzaDeliveryBoy]

So... if she weighs... the same as a bowling ball... SHE'S A WITCH!!!

[PiNkBuBbLeGuM]

Lets all play with bowling balls in the tub... ._.

[JoshGilfoy]

0:34

"All bowling balls are exactly the same size... Did you know that?"

"No I di..."

"SO!"

[JBwave]

I found a bowling ball in my towns lake once!!

[ALargeBowlofSoup]

but water in water doesnt float PS that will make it sink :/

[thekingzeroni]

Like to see you find a bowl of water and test that theory. ; )

[donkiee]

LMAO WHAT A TROLL "its water"

[Nevistrix]

Next time I forget a flotation device, I'll just tie on a few bowling balls!

[CarpeMetus]

"Even when the air came out of the holes!" Seriously... go away.

[xYesVirginiax]

Yeah...that was a USBC regulation which actually governs the PBA.

THE MORE YOU KNOW

[Director]

"Cool Science Experiment"? We did stuff like this in fifth grade...