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18. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab

18. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab

18. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab

18. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab

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18. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab

Fake. Not true. No, this does **not** really happen like that. The video is a popular fake "physics" trick that's been circulating on TikTok and other platforms for years. ### Why it's fake: - It's created by **reversing the video footage**. The real process is: Someone manually stirs or swirls the water in the glass to create a vortex (using a spoon, finger, or electric whisk). Then they film themselves carefully removing the stirring object and placing the batteries against the glass. When the video is played in reverse, it looks like the batteries magically cause the water to start spinning and form a whirlpool. - There is **no scientific mechanism** that would allow ordinary AA batteries (which produce a weak electric field and no significant magnetic field) to induce rotation in a glass of plain water through the glass wall. Water isn't ferromagnetic, and the electromagnetic forces involved are far too weak to create visible motion like this. - Pure water is a poor conductor, so even electrolysis (splitting water into gases) wouldn't happen noticeably without direct contact, salt, or much higher voltage—and that produces tiny bubbles, not a spinning vortex. ### Evidence it's debunked: - Fact-checking sites and science creators (e.g., YouTurn, TheDadLab, and various YouTube debunk videos) have exposed this exact trick as a reverse-video illusion. - Similar videos from accounts like @satisfying_ual on TikTok are known for these staged "satisfying" fakes. - In the replies to the X post you linked, multiple people report trying it at home and confirming it doesn't work (e.g., "I just tried the battery thing... and it didn’t work" and "this is bs"). These kinds of misleading clips spread because they look impressive, but they're just clever editing. Real physics is cool too—just not this one! If you're interested in actual battery-water experiments, try electrolysis with saltwater and electrodes directly in the water to see bubbles form.

12. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab

12. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab

Marthy would be ecstatic with this

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Grok: The video in that X post is a compilation of "physics tricks" that are mostly fake, created using video editing techniques like reversing footage or digital effects to make impossible phenomena appear real. Here's a breakdown of the main segments based on the video content: - **Water vortex with batteries**: This shows batteries placed on the sides of a glass of water, supposedly creating a swirling vortex. It's fake—batteries in water can cause electrolysis (bubbling from chemical reactions), but they don't generate magnetic fields or forces strong enough to form a vortex like that. Debunkings confirm it's typically done by reversing video of stirred water settling down. - **Coin "levitation" or spinning with spoons/forks and batteries**: A coin is placed in the center of a square formed by spoons or forks with batteries attached, and it appears to levitate or spin. This is also fake. The setup doesn't create a functional electromagnetic circuit for levitation or rotation—it's usually reversed footage of the coin being dropped or spun manually. Multiple sources, including experiments recreating it, show it doesn't work in reality. - **Spinning candle balanced between glasses**: A candle is placed horizontally between two glasses, lit on both ends, and it starts rocking or spinning. This one is actually real! As the candle burns, wax melts unevenly, shifting the center of mass and creating a seesaw effect due to gravity and torque. It's a classic demonstration of physics principles like balance and thermal effects, and it can be replicated at home (with caution around fire). Videos like this often circulate on social media as "mind-blowing science," but they're designed to go viral by mixing real demos with edited fakes. The replies to the X post also point this out, with users noting they've tried and failed to replicate most of it, or calling it reversed footage. If you're curious, search for debunking channels like TheDadLab or ElectroBOOM for more hands-on tests.

12. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab

18. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab

18. TheDadLab Experimenting with the coolest science activities, fun educational toys, building sets, wooden toys, activity books and creative paper crafts. youtube.com/@TheDadLab