Zapped Pickle
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009In case you were wondering what happens if you run household current through a pickle via an extension cord wired to 2 dinner forks that have been insterted into either end of the pickle - Well, here you go…
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One question, though: Just what did the pickle do to deserve this?
Oh, and needless to say, this is a [...]
Instant Ice
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008Here is another great YouTube video, this one demontrating how to make “Instant Ice”.
If you’ve ever used an instant hand warmer or a reusable heat pack, you’ve already seen and felt the same chemical process at work.
What’s going on?
Sodium acetate trihydrate crystals have a melting point of 58°C (136°F). When they are placed in water [...]
10 Science Gifts Under $10
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Here are 10 great sciency gift ideas all under $10 PLUS a coupon code that will save you another 15% AND FREE standard shipping on orders over $49 if you order by midnight on 11/25/08. To shop, click on any item below and remember to enter code “WC97483″ during check out.
Alien Slime 9.99 Bug [...]
A Sea of Nothingness?
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008I ran across this YouTube video the other day and thought is was really cool. Take a look at this amazing demonstration of “invisible water”. What do you think is going on here?
As you probably guessed, there is no water in the tank. It is filled instead with a colorless, odorless (and non-toxic) gas [...]
What’s the Matter?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Most of the matter you see every day comes in one of three phases (forms) - Solid, Liquid or Gas. There is also a fourth phase of matter called Plasma (a high energy electrically charged mixture of ions and electrons). Although plasma is the most abundant phase of matter in the universe (it’s what stars [...]
Insectile Thermometers?
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Kooky as it seems, there really is some truth to the fact that one can pretty accurately determine the outdoor temperature by counting cricket chirps!
Although a variety of “cricket chirp thermometer” formulas exist, it seems that the Farmer’s Almanac has perfected the most accurate and reliable.
To convert cricket chirps to degrees Fahrenheit, count number of [...]
The Great Butter vs. Margarine “Rot-off”
Friday, June 20th, 2008
On 5/13/08 Science Junkies embarked on it’s first ever original clinical study!
We were inspired by two sources;
1. An experiment that illustrated what happens to Cool Whip (as opposed to natural whipped cream) when it is left out at room temperature for 12 days. To see that experiment CLICK HERE
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Blue Food
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
George Carlin had a comedy bit about blue food.
“Why is there no blue food? I can’t find blue food — I can’t find the flavor of blue! I mean, green is lime; yellow is lemon; orange is orange; red is cherry; what’s blue? There’s no blue! Oh, they say, “Blueberries!” Uh-uh; blue on the vine, [...]
Horrifying 12-Day Cool Whip Experiment
Thursday, April 10th, 2008This experiment answers that age old question; “What happens to Cool Whip if I leave it out on the counter for 12 days?”
I particularly liked the “drawing-a-smiley-face-on-it study”.
To see the study and accompanying photos CLICK HERE
So, do you want to see what happens to butter and margarine if you leave them out for a really really [...]
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 [...]
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