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Blow Between Light Bulbs

Two light bulbs hanging from a rod
PIRA: 2C20.47

This experiment demonstrates the Bernoulli Effect.  Two light bulbs can be pushed together by decreasing the pressure of the atmosphere between them, that is, by blowing a stream of air between them.  These bulbs are hung from two strings of equal length attached to a horizontal rod about 10-11 cm apart.