Friday, January 9, 2026

Ping Pong ball and hair dryer

This one is a classic but needs to be mentioned. Keeping a Ping Pong ball "float" on a stream of air given by a hair dryer or blower. 

The video bellow that I found on YouTube shows this effect and explains how it works.

 

If you'd like to see some tricks and other variations of this effect, check out this YouTube video: 

 

Tumbling wing

Nothing more than a piece of paper surfing the air, but with a mesmerizing motion and fun and easy to try. Let's go! 

It's a paper glider that rotates around its horizontal axis. If left from a height, it "tumbles" down slowly, however once you use a piece of cardboard and move forward after it, at the right speed, the tumbling wing will start surfing the air wave that you are creating and keeps its height. You can steer it to, with some practice. 

Check out the videos bellow (not my video): 

 

 

By the way, check out ThePaperAirplaneGuy YouTube channel for other great projects like this.

A beaufiful world

Hello, 

There are things that makes us wonder, that makes us be more curious and eager to better understand the world around us and discover new things. In this blog, I'll share some ideas, experiments and concepts that are engaging and easy to try at home. Have fun.

Ping Pong ball and hair dryer

This one is a classic but needs to be mentioned. Keeping a Ping Pong ball "float" on a stream of air given by a hair dryer or blow...