How to Make a Glitter Tornado in a Bottle

Wear some rubber gloves., Place funnel on the empty bottle. , Slowly pour water into funnel, filling the bottle to the black fill line., Add a pinch of glitter into bottle of water., Add two squirts of liquid dish soap to the bottle of water...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Wear some rubber gloves.

    These are to protect your hands from the liquid substances during this experiment.
  2. Step 2: Place funnel on the empty bottle.

    , Be careful to hold the bottom of the water bottle while pouring water into it to prevent it from tipping over. , Choose any color as you please. , The squirts is pretty much leaning the dish soap bottle over to the water bottle, and squeezing twice. , Be sure cap it secured correctly, or water may spill or leak from cap. , Rotate or stir bottle in a circular motion, at about medium speed for 5-10 seconds.

    It is crucial that you rotate/stir the bottle in a circular motion, because if you do side-to-side, it will just shake the water up.

    It has to be a good circle rotation. , Re-open your bottle, and add one drop of food coloring to the water.

    Be sure to pick a light color so that you will be able to see the tornado, , Be sure to tightly secure cap on water bottle.

    Overturn the bottle, and rotate the bottle in a circular motion, at about medium speed for 5-10 seconds. , You have successfully made an exciting glittered and colored tornado in a bottle!
  3. Step 3: Slowly pour water into funnel

  4. Step 4: filling the bottle to the black fill line.

  5. Step 5: Add a pinch of glitter into bottle of water.

  6. Step 6: Add two squirts of liquid dish soap to the bottle of water.

  7. Step 7: Secure and tighten cap.

  8. Step 8: Overturn bottle

  9. Step 9: and hold it upright.

  10. Step 10: Add food coloring.

  11. Step 11: Make another tornado.

  12. Step 12: Congratulations!

Detailed Guide

These are to protect your hands from the liquid substances during this experiment.

, Be careful to hold the bottom of the water bottle while pouring water into it to prevent it from tipping over. , Choose any color as you please. , The squirts is pretty much leaning the dish soap bottle over to the water bottle, and squeezing twice. , Be sure cap it secured correctly, or water may spill or leak from cap. , Rotate or stir bottle in a circular motion, at about medium speed for 5-10 seconds.

It is crucial that you rotate/stir the bottle in a circular motion, because if you do side-to-side, it will just shake the water up.

It has to be a good circle rotation. , Re-open your bottle, and add one drop of food coloring to the water.

Be sure to pick a light color so that you will be able to see the tornado, , Be sure to tightly secure cap on water bottle.

Overturn the bottle, and rotate the bottle in a circular motion, at about medium speed for 5-10 seconds. , You have successfully made an exciting glittered and colored tornado in a bottle!

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