

Here, our two plungers are held together with just the air around them - there's no glue at all!
When you push the plungers together you squash them a little and this squeezes out the air that's between them. When you let go they return to the larger size they started at. This means that the small amount of air that is inside them has to spread out more to fill this space. All of this means that this air inside the plungers is at a lower pressure than the air on the outside of the plungers.
So, now the air on the outside can then push against the plungers keeping them together.
Make sure when you try to pull the plungers apart that you do this in a clear space away from any other objects. And be careful, as we don't want you falling over when they do finally pop apart!
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