Magdeburg Hemispheres (2B30.30)
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Two small hemispheres with handles are pressed together and evacuated; they cannot be separated by hand due to the unbalanced pressure on the outside. Good for student participation.
1) Otto von Guericke invented the first vacuum pump in 1650 and conducted many experiments with vacuums. [Wikipedia]