I was an Inventor
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
I Was an Inventor
A Poem by Science Junkies
I was an inventor - A genius by trade
Ten thousand amazing devices I’ve made
My Scrub-Vac-O-Mopper replaces the broom,
The mop and the bucket, the Hoover Vacuum
To finish your schoolwork at maximum speed,
The Homework-A-Nator’s the gadget you need!
Who’d offer to cook their own bowl of spaghetti,
When a Noodle-O-Matic stands poised […]
Is there an “S”?
Friday, March 21st, 2008Today is the first day of spring break so I need to keep my little ones entertained. Maybe we’ll make ourselves a volcano! I’ll skip the writing today and give you another fun science game instead - “Element Hangman”
Science and the Urban Legend
Thursday, March 20th, 2008The following are actual science related urban legends that have been circulated as truth - some of them for decades. All have been busted by various sources but as urban legends are wont to do, stubbornly persist to this day. Here are five particularly long-lived legends and the reasons they are BUSTED!
The Legend […]
Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - 2008)
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Sad news yesterday - Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction visionary, and collaborator with Stanley Kubrick on the iconic movie 2001 A Space Odyssey, has passed away at the age of 90. He leaves behind a prolific record of accomplishment, with more than 70 novels, short story collections, and nonfiction books, as well as a science fiction award […]
Recombinant DNA?
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Yesterday’s post, Sci-Fi Movie Survival Tips, touches on a recurrent theme in sci-fi movies; the manipulation of genetic materials. In the realm of science fiction, tinkering with nature inevitably leads to disaster. Africanized “Killer” Bees demonstrate that this is sometimes true in the real world as well.
Some of the genetic combinations proposed in science fiction movies seem quite absurd indeed. One fails […]
Sci-Fi Movie Survival Tips
Monday, March 17th, 2008My 10-year-old and I love to watch science fiction movies together. Sunday is Sci-Fi Channel day at our house. Just lately we’ve been playing a game where within the first 5 minutes he guesses which characters are going to survive until the end of the movie. I would guess his predictions are […]
Science Word of the Week
Sunday, March 16th, 2008This week’s science related news stories didn’t really turn up any words or phrases to define so I looked around and found this really cool Scrambled Science Words game. Pay attention to the clues given!
Totally One-sided
Saturday, March 15th, 2008Here’s a quick trick to play on your friends and some pretty cool science to know. Cut a 2″ wide strip off the side of a standard letter size sheet of paper so that you have a strip of paper that is 2″ wide and 11″ long. Now ask someone if they can draw a continuous […]
Meet Dexter
Friday, March 14th, 2008Science Junkies now has an official mascot! His name is Dexter and he is our Mad Scientist in residence. Dexter’s (and Science Junkie’s) motto is “Science is Sweet!”
Dexter first turned up on a birthday cake created for us by Susie G’s for our recent Science Party. We had also wanted some cool science-themed cookies for […]
The Horror Must Be Stopped!
Friday, March 14th, 2008Fact: A junior high school student won a science fair by reporting on the dangers of “Dihydrogen Monoxide”.
Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide!
The Invisible Killer
Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. […]
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