tornado tube

Bottle whirlpool maker

A tornado tube is a plastic connector that joins two soda bottles at their mouths, allowing water to flow between them while creating a spinning vortex that resembles a tornado.

Popular in science classrooms to demonstrate fluid dynamics and centripetal force: The kids watched the water spiral through the tornado tube.

Related

spinning vortex · swirl · twister · water · soda bottle · bottle · experiment · science fair · science · hands on · spiral · rotation · suction · drain · kitchen sink · plastic · connector · demonstration

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Opposites
educational demonstration method

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Mounted informational display

lecture · diorama · flashcards

relationship to actual phenomena

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Motion-sensing weather instrument

weather station · anemometer · barometer

physical demonstration type

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Pendulum collision demonstration device

pulley system · prism · inclined plane · balance scale

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G