Floating Ping Pong Ball Catch
A hair dryer suspends a ping pong ball mid-air while the kid tries to catch it with chopsticks or tongs. Strange and oddly addictive.
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How to do it
- 1
Point a hair dryer upward and turn it on a low setting.
- 2
Place a ping pong ball on top of the airflow until it floats steadily.
- 3
Hand the kid tongs or chopsticks and have them try to grab the floating ball.
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