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  Did your mom pack raisins for dessert AGAIN? Don't trade away your tired old meal. You'll be the life of the lunch table when you make those brown-bagged babies bounce!

What you'll need:
  • A small box of raisins
  • A bottle of seltzer or club soda
What to do:

  Put a few of the raisins into the bottle of soda and watch them rise and shimmy like they've come to life!

Why this happens:

  The irregular surfaces of raisins hold some carbon dioxide from the carbonation in the soda, and when enough bubbles accumulate, they lift the wrinkly little critters to the surface.



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