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Dancing coin trick
 
You'll need:
  • an empty glass juice bottle
    with cap removed
  • a coin that just fits over the
    opening of the bottle
  • some water
  • warm hands
1 Wet the coin by letting water drip from a tap onto the coin.
2 Stand the bottle on a desk or table and put the wet side of the coin over the opening of the juice bottle.
3 Carefully hold the bottle firmly with both hands and watch the coin.
4 What do you see happening to the coin?
5 Try to explain why your hands make the coin do what you saw.