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STEVE SPANGLER: Ping
pong balls.
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There's just something fun at
the sound of a ping pong ball.
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I want to find a way to
be able to make a
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ping pong ball fly.
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And not just like this--
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I want to find a way to be able
to make a ping pong ball
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And you can't just have
one ping pong ball.
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It's better if you have dozens
and dozens and dozens of ping
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I want to find a way
to launch them.
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I think I have some
really cool ideas.
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I'm Steve Spangler, and I'm all
about making science fun.
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For the last 20 years, I've
been teaching ways to turn
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ordinary science experiments
into unforgettable learning
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I have an amazing team who will
do whatever it takes to
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affect the way people
think about science.
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And do that, I live
by one motto--
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make it big, do it right,
give it class.
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As a kid, I remember this ping
pong ball popper that was
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It was just this kind
of rubber device
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that had air inside.
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You would just kind of push this
inside and squeeze it.
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It wasn't terribly exciting,
but it was a
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ping pong ball launcher.
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And then I saw this
at the auto store.
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It's a battery filler.
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This might be perfect
for the first part.
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Now, I'm not advocating
that you tear this
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apart at the store.
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You're going to have
to buy it first.
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But that's the piece that you
want-- this to the wayside.
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So here's what happens is the
ping pong ball fits perfectly
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inside here like this.
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It's just got enough pressure
around it, like that.
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And when you squeeze
it-- here, watch.
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This is a pretty good.
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What if there was an explosion
inside, firing the ball out?
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That would be even better.
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And to do that, we've got to
go to the camping aisle.
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Well, this is what you're
looking for.
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It's a lantern spark igniter.
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So when you twist it,
the flint inside
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