The Quest for the Perfect Cotton Candy Gun

🌬️The Venturi effect, which creates a suction that pulls materials along, can be used to make a cotton candy gun.

🔥Melting sugar and trying to suck it up a tube didn't work as expected, but it resulted in a sugar flamethrower.

💨Using compressed air and multiple streams of molten sugar produces a cloud of cotton candy.

👥Backyard Scientist collaborates with Allen Pan to experiment with different techniques and nozzles for making cotton candy.

🍬Traditional cotton candy machines, such as the CNC cotton candy machine, use a spinning mechanism to create cotton candy.

What is the Venturi effect?

—The Venturi effect is a phenomenon where the expansion of air out of a nozzle creates a suction that pulls materials along with it.

Is it possible to make cotton candy with compressed air?

—Yes, by pouring molten sugar into a stream of compressed air, it is possible to create cotton candy.

What are the different techniques tried to make a cotton candy gun?

—The Backyard Scientist tried using the Venturi effect, a sugar flamethrower, and various nozzle designs to make a cotton candy gun.

Did any of the experiments successfully produce cotton candy?

—Pouring molten sugar into a stream of air produced the best results and successfully created cotton candy.

Are there other methods or machines used to make cotton candy?

—Yes, traditional cotton candy machines, such as the CNC cotton candy machine, use a spinning mechanism to create cotton candy.

00:00The Backyard Scientist attempts to create a cotton candy gun for the first time.

00:10The Venturi effect, which creates a suction, is explained as a potential method for making a cotton candy gun.

01:09The Backyard Scientist's first attempt at making a cotton candy gun results in a sugar flamethrower instead.

02:46Various experiments and nozzle designs are attempted to make a cotton candy gun.

08:48Pouring molten sugar into a stream of air is discovered to be the most effective method for creating cotton candy.