Why is it when you blow over a piece of paper it rises? 1 When you blow over the

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Why is it when you blow over a piece of paper it rises? 1 When you blow over the top of the paperthe paper becomes charged and rises much in the same way that thehair on a person's head rises when it becomes charged.When you blow over the top of the paper itbecomes gravitationally repulsive and hence itrises.The air above the paper is moving whilethe air below the paper isn't moving. Thus, the pressure above thepaper is lower than the pressure below the paper. Hence, the paperrises. When you blow over the top of the paperyou increase the buoyancy of the paper and as a result itrises. 1

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"The air above the paper is moving while the air below thepaper isn't moving" is the correct answer. Check Bernoulli'sprinciple.

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