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Set-Up Demonstration #3: Weightlessness Using Ruberbands

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1. Materials needed 

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4. Insert the paperclipand attach
one of the nuts using a rubber band. 

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2. Make a hole in the center of the
cup with a nail

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5. Attach the 2nd nut using the
other rubber band. Bend the clip
to form a looop

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3. Straighten the larger loop
of the paperclip.

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6. Place the nuts over the edge 
of the cup.