CD Hovercraft - Sick Science!

Check out the experiment at http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/cd-hovercraft-sick-science We used to think that building our own hovercraft was going to take a couple of trips to NASA. We quickly realized that it was a little iffy having jet engines and ultra-lightweight material anywhere near Steve. We had to develop our own design using everyday materials, and that's exactly what we did. Using a CD, a balloon, and a few other household items you can create a working hovercraft, too!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• CD
• Hovercraft
• Compact
• Disc
• Sick
• Science
• Cool
• Experiment
• Hover
• Steve
• Spangler

[biohazarduss]

what happens is... when you waste a CD in such a way, this angers Satan. So what he does is he releases his hate into you, and in turn, you proceed to hallucinate that the CD is moving around while the balloon inflates. Oh, and also the air going under the CD makes it move.

[tiffiny303]

I thought he would make it fly

[lollipopsRcandy]

Hey, we can play air hockey with this!

[40kchaoslord]

@tiffiny303 HOVERcraft, hover being the key word, means that it just barely lifts off the surface of the ground.... if it were going to fly, it would just be a plane or flying saucer

[darkbaron1000]

good song, for the name "Sick Science"

[DAWNVIV]

Maybe because the air is coming out the back of the balloon, and the CD is so light that the air lifts it up

[lovablitz89]

this would be really useful for air hockey!

[CyanPartyhat]

0:08 i thought it said 'a sports car' :D

[jkgrd]

@Goliath002 CD stands for compact disk....

[thecreativewebshow]

@Goliath002 this is a joke right

[Goliath002]

thats not a CD he is using a DVD

[foryouonly12890]

@biohazarduss while the balloon deflates*