Show NEEDLE FLOATING ON WATER Simplest Way Is to Lay Tiny Piece of Steel on Tissue e Paper Paper Latter Latter Will Soon SIn Sink There are several w ways ys of making a needle float on the surface of f the wat l. l The simplest way ay is to place u i piece of tissue paper on the water and lay the needle on It the paper i soon becomes soaked with water and sinks cs to the bottom while the needle needles Is s lel ier on the top Another method is Js to hang the needle In two slings made of threads which must be carefully drawn away I as soon as the needle floats I If you magnetize a sewing needle by rubbing It on a fairly strong magnet and float it on the water It will make malee an extremely sensitive compass and If tf you place two needles on the water at nt the same time you will see them slowly approach each other until they float side by side that 1 is If they do donot donot donot not strike together so heavily as to cause ause them to sink |