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funny putty! funny putty!
Grab:
  • 1/4 cup white glue
  • 1 teaspoon household borax
  • 1 cup water
  • wooden stirrer
how?
  1. Dissolve the borax in the cup of water.
  2. Pour the glue into the mixing bowl.
  3. Add 1/4 cup of the borax water to the glue, and stir really well.
  4. The glue turns into a blob! Go ahead and pick it up with your hands, and start stretching it. How far can you stretch the blob without breaking it?
what happened?
try the experiment, tell us what happens and watch dftv for your results! How far did you stretch your funny putty without breaking it?




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