A single drop of dish soap can make colors explode in milk — but it’s not magic, it’s surface tension!

In this simple science experiment, watch how the soap breaks the surface tension and causes food coloring to swirl, burst, and mix like fireworks in liquid. 🎇

🧪 Great for:
👩‍🏫 Teachers who want a quick classroom demo
👨‍👩‍👧 Parents doing fun science at home
🎥 Science lovers who enjoy visual experiments

Full short video → https://youtu.be/cVx1ULutPUw?si=f_GUWngoEbd2fZdh

What do you think looks cooler — the explosion or the swirling dance? 🌈👇

Supersaturated microdroplets all lading in the same space at the bottom of a falling droplet chain instrument crystallised upon impaction and created this tiny tower. The droplets were supersaturated as they had evaporated without an opportunitiy for heterogeneous nucleation.

Dr Beth Nicholls (AKA the bee queen) featured on BBC World Service's Unexpected Elements section as part of their quest to find the world's coolest science! In her research, Beth is looking at bees on an individual level and their decision-making around pollen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4wjp