I'm trying to suck an egg into a bottle

[LifeisaGarden]

This is a science experiment my kid is trying to do for her 4-h project. Her project is on Tornadoes. We have tried and tried to suck an egg into a bottle and we cant seem to make it happen.

:confused5:

we have a long necked bottle a little smaller in diameter than the boiled peeled egg. Plenty of matches. Strike 3 matches, throw in the bottle & quickly put the egg on top. It's supposed to suck into the bottle but all it does is either get stuck halfway, break in half or nothing at all.

Suggestions?

[Tyler Durden]

suck harder

[Tyler Durden]

but really, more matches might do the trick

[dimbee]

Might also try setting the bottle in steaming hot water. Once the bottle is good and hot, take it out, put the matches in, egg on top and place in ice water. That will multiply the suction significantly.

[bleys]

I've heard of this before... except it was sucking chrome off a trailer hitch..

[dimbee]

Wear a glove, btw :lol:

[LifeisaGarden]

I've lit like 10 matches all at once & put in the bottle and it still didn't work. I'm wondering if the neck is too long or maybe if I light twisted paper instead of matches or maybe the neck is too small. I just don't know.

[bleys]

for some reason chrome and a trailer hitch come to mind....

[dimbee]

Are you using a tall neck bottle? Use a short neck bottle, I'd think.

[LifeisaGarden]

Might also try setting the bottle in steaming hot water. Once the bottle is good and hot, take it out, put the matches in, egg on top and place in ice water. That will multiply the suction significantly.

Possibly shattering it as well. :D

She might just have to have her tornado in a bottle as the only demonstration. 2 2liter bottles taped together at the opening with one bottle filled 3/4 with water. Turn upside down and swirl to make the tornado in a bottle.

[Tyler Durden]

yeah the shorter the distance the better... those flames want oxygen but wont work that hard... kinda like me

[LifeisaGarden]

Are you using a tall neck bottle? Use a short neck bottle, I'd think.

It's a vase so it's hourglass shaped. I really need an old glass milk container, that is ideal from what I've read.

I guess I'll go to a thrift store tomorrow and bring home several different kinds of bottles.

[zebrainz]

Pam in the bottleneck and around the mouth lightly, was my first thought. Don't ask.

Went here and confirmed.

[LifeisaGarden]

Pam in the bottleneck and around the mouth lightly, was my first thought. Don't ask.

Went here and confirmed.

We did that too. lol