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B. de Corbin
28 Oct 2011, 05:42
Thoreau once wrote "Shall we forever resign the pleasure of construction to the carpenter?"

I get the same feeling about science.

If you want to play with science right in your own home, here's a place to find some interesting experiments you can do. This would be fun to do with kids, but let's not leave all the fun to them either...

http://phlebotomytechnicianschools.com/52-totally-awesome-science-experiments-you-can-do-at-home


47. Make Your Own Moonshine : Not to be outdone, go the other way and make your very own moonshine. Anne Marie Hemenstine is the chemistry expert at About.com and gives instructions for making this old time drink. All you need is ethanol, three to ten days, and a few other things.
48. Homemade Rocket : It sounds innocent enough, but the use of a condom for the rocket makes it an adult science experiment. Mentos and Diet Coke are also required. For extra laughs, the project in this video doesn’t go well.


As added bonus is that some of these experiments involve fire...

perzephone
28 Oct 2011, 07:04
That's why I love my PopSci subscription so much. Lots of DIY stuff there, along w/bleeding-edge technology. And you don't have to be a math whiz to enjoy it.

Tylluan Penry
28 Oct 2011, 23:47
Fire??? Then I'll keep it all away from Mr Penry who doesn't need any excuse to build a bonfire of massive proportions....

That said, I would love to play with science. Unfortunately science does not play fair with me. Even in school I used to have test tubes explode and once burnt the sleeve off my science overalls with acid....

B. de Corbin
29 Oct 2011, 03:21
Well, things don't always go right in science, Tylluan.

Click on the link I gave you, and watch the video of the condom rocket. That doesn't go quite right either, but it's still fun...

Tylluan Penry
29 Oct 2011, 09:39
Shall do!
Sometimes things go wrong in science deliberately too.... one of my uncles blew up his classroom after a particularly boring lessing by filling the china inkwells with gunpowder!

Dark Dragon
30 Oct 2011, 17:34
I was always interested in Chemistry, and how thing's work, and how to create . It's amazing how you can create or do thing's with the simplest everyday items.

B. de Corbin
31 Oct 2011, 05:27
LOL - yup - pour some vinegar into warm milk and watch it turn into plastic...

Amelia-Mary
07 Nov 2011, 08:37
I'm a science whizz 8D Chemistry especially :D