Powerful Pumps
Build your own working air and water pumps, then blow up balloons and make a car wash!
Explore:
- Fluids & Pressure
- Pumps
- Balloon Faces
Fun Facts:
In pools like this one, pumps clean the water so you can splash around in style! Photo by Raj Rana via Unsplash
- Did you know? From squirty water toys to cleaning the swimming pool, displacement with pumps helps make for some splashy summer fun!
- A man in the UK set a world record by pumping up a bike tire in just 20.5 seconds.
- The average human heart pumps about 2,000 gallons (7,571 L) of blood a day. That’s about 45 bathtubs’ worth!
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