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Do you eat eggs in the morning? A lot of people do. Fried, boiled or poached, they love them. But you have to be careful because if you drop a raw egg, you know what will happen. Yup, it will splatter all over the place. Have you ever wanted to bounce an egg? Wouldn’t it be cool? Well, you can!

For this simple experiment all you’ll need is a jar with a lid, some vinegar and a hard-boiled egg. Make sure to ask your mom for this.

Here’s what you do:

Fill the jar with the vinegar (enough to cover the egg) and place the hard-boiled egg inside of the jar. Put the lid on the jar and loosely tighten it. Leave the jar in a place where it will not be disturbed; especially away from the little brother’s hands. You’ll notice that many small bubbles will form on the eggshell as soon as you place the egg in the vinegar. If you watch the egg for a while, you’ll see that some of the bubbles will grow larger and rise to the surface of the vinegar. Sometimes, large bubbles will form on the bottom of the egg. The egg will move around because the egg and the vinegar are denser, or heavier, than the bubbles. The egg will float as soon as enough bubbles are attached to it. The bubbles will cause it to move so that it looks like it’s alive!The vinegar will completely decompose the shell of the egg in about one or two days. When the shell is gone, take the egg out of the jar and wash it and allow it to dry. It will feel leathery. After it’s dry,try to bounce it. It will bounce like a ball!

Here’s what happened:

Several things happened to the eggshell while it was soaking in the vinegar. The vinegar is an acid and it caused the shell material to breakdown into two different materials. One is carbon dioxide bubbles that were released into the air. The other material is lime. The lime remains in the solution. Also, the appearance of the shell changes asa result of this chemical reaction. This is a fairly common process.It happens in nature a lot, creating limestone caves. This chemical reaction also attacks your teeth. Yuck! Makes you want to go brush your teeth!