Have you ever wanted to control the elements? This experiment looks like a movie special effect, but it’s actually a cool physics trick you can do right in your kitchen! When you sprinkle that glitter on the water, it floats perfectly like a sheet of frozen ice. But the second the soap touches it... BOOM! The ice shatters to the edges of the bowl faster than you can blink.surface tension It’s all thanks to something called surface tension. Water molecules are like a big team of friends holding hands super tight at the surface. This creates a layer that holds the glitter up. When you put a tiny drop of dish soap on your finger, the soap acts like a "wedge" that pushes between the water molecules, breaking their grip. As the water "skin" snaps back to the edges of the bowl, it carries the glitter with it, making it look like the ice is cracking! #ScienceFun #LearnThroughPlay #BreakTheIce #ScienceFriday #ChildrensMuseumNH - @childrensmuseumnh