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title: "Two paper cups are suspended by strings and hung near each other. They are separated by about \\( 10 \\) \\( \\text{cm} \\). When you blow air between them, the cups are attracted to one another. Explain why this occurs."
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# Two paper cups are suspended by strings and hung near each other. They are separated by about \( 10 \) \( \text{cm} \). When you blow air between them, the cups are attracted to one another. Explain why this occurs.

Two paper cups are suspended by strings and hung near each other. They are separated by about \( 10 \) \( \text{cm} \). Explain what happens to the cups when you blow air between them. Hint: Do they remain still, moves away from each other or move towards each other?

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