ABC
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PhenomenonScientific PrinciplesName
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Balloon bursting underwaterPressure
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Balloon popping underwaterPressure
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Bouncing a basketball on the courtElasticity
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Bouncing basketballElasticity
Ryan Murphy but for energy
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Breaking a dry spaghetti stickBending, fracturing
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Breaking a glass under waterRefraction
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Breaking a pencilMaterial strength
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Breaking a rubber ballElasticity
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Breaking glassFracture mechanics
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Breaking spaghetti in waterCapillary action
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Bubble formation and collapseGas dynamics
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Bullet impactEnergy transfer
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Bursting a water balloonElasticity
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Bursting a water bottle capPressure release
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Bursting bubble on skinElasticity
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Bursting bubble wrapPopping pressure
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Bursting soap bubble in reverseElastic recoil
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Bursting soap bubblesSurface tension
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Bursting water balloon in reverseElastic recoil
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Bursting water balloon underwaterPressure release
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Bursting water pipeFluid dynamics
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Bursting watermelonElasticity
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Coffee swirling in a cupVortex formation
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Cracking ice in a drinkPhase transitions
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Crushing a canPressure
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Crushing a soda canPressure
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Diving into a body of waterBuoyancy
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Droplets from a waterfallFluid dynamics
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Dropping a feather and a coinAir resistance
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Dropping a slinkyElasticityCorey
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Dry ice sublimationPhase transition
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Elastic collisionsNewton's laws
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Falling leavesAir resistance
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Falling rain on a car windshieldGravity
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Falling raindrop ripplesWave motion
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Falling raindropsAir resistance
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Falling sand in an hourglassGranular flow
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Falling snowflakesCrystal formation
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Filling a glass with liquidSurface tension
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Filling a water balloonSurface tension
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Flour falling on a surfaceGranular flowCorey
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Flying paper airplaneAerodynamics
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Glass shattering underwaterFracture mechanics
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Golf ball striking clubEnergy transfer
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High dive into a poolBuoyancy
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High-speed train passingDoppler effect
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Ice cubes floating in a glassBuoyancy
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Ink spreading in waterDiffusion
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Jumping into a poolBuoyancy
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Jumping on a trampolineElasticity
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Liquid nitrogen droplet evaporationHeat transfer
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Liquid nitrogen experimentsCryogenics
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Melting and solidifying metalPhase transitions
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Melting chocolate on a hot surfaceHeat transfer
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Melting icePhase transitions
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Milk swirling in coffeeVortex formation
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Popcorn poppingHeat transfer
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Popping balloonsGas expansion
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Popping kernels in popcornPressure buildup
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Pouring chocolate syrup on ice cream
Viscosity
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Pouring syrup on pancakesViscosity
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Raindrop impact on soilErosion, splash
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Ripples in a glass of waterSurface waves
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Rippling water surfaceWave propagation
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Salt crystal growthCrystal formation
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Sand falling in an hourglassGranular flow
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Shattering a mirrorFracture mechanics
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Skimming stones on waterBuoyancy
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Skipping a stone on waterBuoyancy
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Slow motion car crashImpact forces
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Slow motion lightning ballElectric discharges
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Slow-motion lightningElectric discharge
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Soap bubble fragmentationSurface tension
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Soap bubble interference patternThin-film interference
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Soap bubble liftoffSurface tension
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Soap bubble mergingSurface tension
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Soap bubble oscillationsSurface tension
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Soap bubble popping on objectSurface tension
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Soap bubble splittingSurface tension
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Soap foam structureSurface tension
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Spinning a topAngular momentum
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Spinning top precessionAngular momentum
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Splashing a spoon in soupFluid dynamics
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Splashing in a puddleCollisions
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Splashing paint on canvasFluid dynamics
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Spreading ripples in a pondWave motion
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Stirring honey in teaViscosity
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Stirring milk in coffeeTurbulence
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Stretching a rubber bandElastic behavior
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Stretching and snapping a rubber band
Elasticity
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Surface waves in waterWave propagation
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Swinging a bat in baseballAngular momentum
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Swinging a pendulumPeriodic motion
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Tearing a tissueMaterial strength
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Tennis ball hitting racketEnergy transfer
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Throwing a frisbeeAerodynamics
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Throwing darts at a dartboardProjectile motion
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Twisting a towelTorque, deformation
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Twisting an Oreo cookieBending strength