Discrepant event: 2)Rainbow in a jar

Rainbow in a Jar

Somebody tell the Double Rainbow guy that science is the key to his eternal happiness. You can make a rainbow (or two) right in your own kitchen.

What you'll need:

• Large mason jar
• Light corn syrup
• Olive oil
• Blue dish soap
• Water
• Food coloring (red and green)
• Small mason jars (or other containers for mixing)

Prepare each layer of the rainbow in separate jars. Use equal amounts of each material (two cups of each will give you nice thick color bands).

• Add red food coloring to the corn syrup
• Add green food coloring to the water
• Olive oil is already yellow.
• The dish soap is already blue.

Pour the liquids one by one into the large mason jar in this order:

1. Red corn syrup
2. Blue dish soap
3. Green water
4. Yellow olive oil

The liquids won't mix together. Instead, you'll get separate bands of each color. This experiment works because each liquid has a different density, and certain liquids (like oil and water) refuse to mix.