Water Vapor Experiment
00:00 - 02:32
2m 32s
Beakman uses a bowl of dirt and water to simulate a puddle with a lamp acting as the sun. He uses plastic wrap to represent water vapor that forms a cloud and then turns back in to rain again.

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