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How strong is your hair?

You will need:

❏ A long hair (if you don, t have long hair, ask a friend for one)

❏ A pencil

❏ Two boxes

❏ A plastic bag

❏ Fishhook

❏ Several coins

1. Tape one end of the hair firmly to a pencil with sticky tape.2. Balance the pencil across two boxes with3. Fasten a small plastic bag to the other end of the hair with a fishhook.4. Slowly add one coin at a time to the plastic bag. 4. How many coins can the hair hold without breaking?

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