Paper Towel Strength

Problem- I am trying to figure out what paper towel is the strongest. I am tested this by getting wetting different brands of paper towel and placing as many pennies as I could on the paper towel before it ripped.

Hypothesis - In my project, I believe Bounty will be the strongest paper towel brand . I believe Bounty will win because I have used it a lot and I know it doesn’t tear easily. I also know that Bounty is good at absorbing an abundance of water.

Procedure:

1. Get a measuring bowl and put the same amount of water in it to wet the paper towel.

2. Place as many pennies on the wet paper towel until it starts tears

3. repeat 5 times for each different paper towel

4. When the paper towel rips count the pennies that were on the paper towel.

Conclusion- After experimenting the strongest paper towel was Bounty. The first time I experimented on bounty I got 230 pennies. The second time I experimented I got 215 pennies. The third time Bounty held 225 pennies.

Abstract- I am testing which paper towel brand is the best out of Bounty, Viva, Signature Home, and Sparkle. I believe Bounty will be the strongest because I have used it before and it didn’t rip or tear. I choose this topic because it’s important to have paper towels that don’t rip while you are cleaning the kitchen for just washing your hands.

While experimenting I first got a paper towel and soaked it in water. I used a measuring cup to make sure I have the same amount of water in each paper towel. Then, I placed as many pennies on the wet paper towel and lifted it when I added every time I added few more pennies. Once the paper towel ripped I counted how many pennies were on the paper towel when it broke.

For Bounty my average was 220 pennies. For Signature Home my average was 180 pennies. For Viva my average was 185 pennies. For Sparkle my average was 170 pennies. The average amount of pennies a paper towel can hold is about 200 pennies.

In the project I learned bounty is the best paper towel brand. My hypothesis was correct because I said bounty and it held the pennies and stayed strong the longest. I think my experiment was accurate because I didn’t use anything that could make something go wrong in my experiment. I think if I had something to hold up the paper towel while I was putting pennies down it would have made it a lot easier.

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