Experiment

The Grand Prix Magnets

  • 14 Jun, 2011
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Magnets! Racing cars! Zoom!
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The Speed of Light

  • 06 Jun, 2011
  • views 1687
  • ★ 3.7
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Measuring the speed of light using a microwave oven. Or: a monumental waste of perfectly good chocolate. Depends on your point of view.
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The Camouflage of Worms

  • 01 Nov, 2010
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Using dyed spaghetti to explore camouflage and natural selection.
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Chemical Reactions Game Show

  • 01 Nov, 2010
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Bicarbonate of soda and vinegar do their thing. Also: a fried egg.
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The Eggsperimenters

  • 01 Nov, 2010
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The classic egg-in-bottle trick, demonstrated by the eggs themselves.
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The Bubbly Explosion

  • 01 Nov, 2010
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  • ★ 3.5
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Taking over the world, one coke-and-mentos reaction at a time.
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Spooky Siphoning

  • 18 Jul, 2010
  • views 1463
  • ★ 4.5
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Siphoning, with added horror.
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The Squeaky Pop Test

  • 23 Jun, 2010
  • views 2102
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The hydrogen test, with a twist.
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Exploding Bubble Volcano

  • 23 Jun, 2010
  • views 689
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The baking powder and vinegar classic.
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Let’s Talk Winglets

  • 23 May, 2010
  • views 971
  • ★ 5
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Documentary about aircraft wing design.
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Boat Bother

  • 15 Jul, 2009
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A demonstration gone wrong? How can this be? Can the superhero scientists solve the calamity?
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Keeping Healthy

  • 08 May, 2009
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Exercise, fitness, and their effect on heart rate.
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Absolute Absorbency or Not?

  • 01 Apr, 2009
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Testing which clothing would be most suitable to wear on a rainy day.
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EMP Launcher v2

  • 25 Mar, 2009
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An explosive tour into the fascinating world of capacitors with an electrifying finale.
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Magic or Science

  • 25 Mar, 2009
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A magic trick, or… chemistry?
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Professor Hartley’s Science Lesson (1)

  • 10 Feb, 2009
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A stern schoolmaster shows his class a violent reaction. With predictably raucous results.
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Building Bridges

  • 08 Feb, 2009
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Investigating bridge structures using cardboard and test weights.
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Ghost Gravity

  • 29 Jan, 2009
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Using a levitating magnetic top to measure the effect of the moon’s gravity.
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Slime Time!

  • 07 Feb, 2008
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Cornflour and water mix to produce a liquid. Solid. No, liquid. No, wait…
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The Human Ruler

  • 06 Feb, 2008
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Estimating the speed of traffic using people as measurement markers.
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