Penguins can’t swim!

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Solveig

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16/09/2015

Now, you are looking at this and shaking your head. Penguins can swim! But mine are different, they could probably swim but I cannot make them swim. So: Penguins can’t swim!

My friend Nerd in the Brain is hosting the Go Play! Challenge which I hope you have joined by now. And every two weeks she hosts a Go Play! Go Learn Challenge! This time it’s called Splish Splash meaning we have to play with water!

I went down the science route for this one, and took my little Penguins out of their box. I wanted them to swim like penguins do. Ok these Penguins are paperclips, so what do paperclips do in water? Exactly! They sink. But I had once come across the floating paperclip experiment. And thought why not try it with my little fellows?

Penguins can't swim! — Meet the Penguins!

So I tried filling a bowl and then a glass up so that there would be a nice dome of water, just like I remembered form the video. And then I tried to let them swim, and they just sunk to the bottom of the sea.

I will have to try this experiment again one day. Maybe it will work then.

At least my Penguins were able to enjoy a little dive.

8 responses to “Penguins can’t swim!”

nerdinthebrain

16/09/2015

I love this! Surface tension and water and penguins….squeee! 😀

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1. Solveig
  
  16/09/2015
  
  But I couldn’t make it work. Will have to try it again some day.
  I figured that you’d love the Penguins 😉
  
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  1. nerdinthebrain
    
    16/09/2015
    
    I just love that you tried. 😀
    
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    1. Solveig
      
      16/09/2015
      
      You encouraged me to try.
      Oh I’ll be traveling a bit over the next few days and will hopefully complete various challenges that way.
      
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Alex Hurst

16/09/2015

Super cute! I wonder if they would go “swimming” if paper was pinned under their wings… (also, please tell me you have way too much stationary in your house… I have a serious problem!!) 😀

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1. Solveig
  
  16/09/2015
  
  I guess they could. Or maybe in a little paper boat 🙂
  I never have enough pens but for the rest I think I am well equipped but it’s definitely not too much.
  
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Robin Rivera

17/09/2015

Such adorable paper clips. I will have to look for those in the store. Sorry they didn’t swim for you. Maybe next time. : )

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1. Solveig
  
  17/09/2015
  
  They were a birthday gift years ago. One of my professors loved that I used it to attach my papers for a seminar so I found him some crocodiles as there were no more penguins in the store. Good luck with finding them 🙂
  Next time it shall work 🙂
  
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