Both butter and oil bring a moist, bouncy texture to cakes and baked goods. If you want to split hairs, vegetable oil is pure fat, while butter contains a small fraction of water.

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One project teaches you how to make a lava lamp using vegetable oil, food coloring, Alka-Seltzer tablets, and a flashlight. The tablets release CO2 bubbles, which rise because they are lighter ...