This week's question is about drinking straws. Have you ever put your straw in a drink, held your thumb on the top of the straw, and pulled it out of the drink? What keeps the liquid inside the straw? Why doesn't it fall out? Does this mean the liquid is defying gravity? Join us for this week's lesson to find out. It's never too late to learn about the world around you.
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Resources from this episode: 
<a href="https://www.howitworksdaily.com/if-i-seal-a-straw-with-my-finger-the-liquid-stays-inside-why/ " target="_blank">If I seal a straw with my finger, the liquid stays inside. Why?</a> 
<a href="https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/pressures-and-forces-on-water-contained-in-a-straw-when-your-finger-seals-the-top.1005779/" target="_blank">Pressures and forces on water contained in a straw when your finger seals the top</a> 
<a href="http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2132#:~:text=What%27s%20going%20on%20is%20that,will%20stay%20in%20the%20straw." target="_blank">UCSB Science Line</a> 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUmZrtiXDik" target="_blank">World's Longest Straw</a>
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Lesson 56 - Why do heaters smell bad when turned on?

Have you ever felt like you slept through science when you were in school, but now wish you could understand the world around you better? Then this podcast is for you! Each week Cheryl asks a science question and Ryan, a science teacher, does his best to answer. From boiling water to shooting stars and everything in between, listen along and learn about the science you encounter every day.