Science Toys

Make toys at home with common household materials, often in only a few minutes, that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles.

Levitating pyrolytic graphite
                      Levitating pyrolytic graphite
Franklin's Bells
                                 Franklin's Bells
Rotary High Voltage Motor
                        Rotary High Voltage Motor
Curie engine
                                    Curie-effect heat engine
Levitating magnet
        Diamagneticly stabilized magnetic levitation
Gauss Rifle
                                   The Gauss Rifle -- A Magnetic Linear Accelerator
High Voltage Motor
                              High Voltage Motor
A Railgun in 10 minutes
                                              A Railgun in 10 minutes
Homopolar Motor
                   Homopolar Motor
A metal that melts in hot water
                  A metal that melts in hot water
Classic Propeller Toy
                                    Classic Propeller Toy