Cut out the circles. You should have six foil circles ... Unfold one end of a paper clip and tape it to one side of the cup so that the rest stands up above the cup. Unfold the other paper clip ...

Try the activity and see how strong the surface of water can be! Try placing a paper clip on the water as shown. Does it sink or stay up? Unbend a paper clip into a “U” shape. This is your "grabber." ...

Have you ever thought about the power of a paper clip? If you could convert the mass of a paper clip entirely to energy, how big a punch would it pack? Einstein's most famous equation, E = mc 2 ...