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Sometimes you just want to be invisible to everyone. And here's a perfect activity for just such an occasion!

What you'll need:

  • lemon juice
  • water
  • cotton swabs
  • note paper

What to do:

  1. Mix a tablespoon of water with a tablespoon of lemon juice.
  2. Dip a cotton swab into the water-juice mixture (they will serve as your "pen" and "ink"). Then use the swab to write your message on the paper.
  3. With a regular pen, write a simple instruction on how to "decode" your message. Tell your friend to hold the note near a lit light bulb. As the lemon juice heats up, your message will appear like magic!

What happens:

Lemon juice contains carbon compounds. As the juice heats up next to the bulb, the compounds breaks down to form carbon, a black substance. Then your secret message is revealed and no longer a secret!



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