Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
These fog ring launchers are drum-shaped with a circular hole on one end. Air is forced out through the hole and travels in a vortex, a spinning doughnut of air. It’s like a little tornado that has wrapped around in a circle. Air in a vortex travels a surprisingly long distance in a straight line. We filled our vortex canon with fog from a smoke machine, to see the vortex move!
This was from our August 2023 Show Me Some Science event with the Amplify Learning Community at Colorado State University.
These fog ring launchers are drum-shaped with a circular hole on one end. Air is forced out through the hole and travels in a vortex, a spinning doughnut of air. It’s like a little tornado that has wrapped around in a circle. Air in a vortex travels a surprisingly long distance in a straight line. We filled our vortex canon with fog from a smoke machine, to see the vortex move!
This was from our August 2023 Show Me Some Science event with the Amplify Learning Community at Colorado State University.
