A Colorful Magic Trick with Acids and Bases

Let me show you a

magic

trick

. It may look like a normal teapot, but it is a

magic

teapot and it is magical because it will pour any color you ask it to. Oh, you don't believe me. Look at this. Pink. Hey, it's not bad. Okay, blue. Red. Well, how about green? No, no, I mean yellow and that's fine, and then green, so there we go, a rainbow of colors. I bet you're wondering how I did it. It's not magic, but it is a very interesting science. My name is Tyler and me. I am a student at MIT and I will teach you the science behind this magic

trick

and show you how you can do it yourself at home, but first we have to go to the lab and learn a little about some chemicals called

acids

and some chemicals called

bases

So let's go