Watch heat turn into motion with a Hand Boiler! This fascinating glass physics demonstration uses the warmth of your hand to create a bubbling, boiling effect—no batteries, electricity, or flame required.
Hold the lower chamber in your hand and watch as your body heat transfers energy to the liquid inside. As the liquid warms, it vaporizes and expands, pushing through the connected glass tubes toward the upper chamber. When the liquid reaches the top, it creates a mesmerizing bubbling effect that makes the invisible process of heat and energy transfer easy to see.
Release the Hand Boiler and watch the process reverse. As the liquid cools, it condenses and flows back into the lower chamber, ready for another experiment.
This hands-on physics toy and science demonstration is a fun way to explore heat transfer, temperature, pressure, vaporization, condensation, and energy. It’s an engaging addition to science classrooms, STEM activities, home science experiments, and curious collections.
Hold it. Warm it. Watch the physics happen right before your eyes!