How to Create the Perfect Floating Ball Illusion - The Science Behind Jeff Koons' Art

No wizardry or sleights of hand are involved in creating this illusion of a perfectly balanced basketball floating in pure water.
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Fran's has been a science presenter for the BBC and Channel 4, as well as a pyrotechnician and now the Science Content Producer at the Royal Institution. A neuroscientist by education but an engineer at heart, Fran uses her knowledge to entertain and excite audiences of stage and screen, using high impact demonstrations to prove her scientific point.

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