Archive for 'Experiments'
Your Face Will Stay Like That
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Did your mother ever tell you that when you made a face, it would freeze like that forever? I never believed my mom…until today!
Caution: Kids, don’t try this at home. Mothers, please don’t watch.
Posted: September 11th, 2008 under Experiments.
Comments: 42
Paper Clip Rocket
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Learn how you can make your very own paper clip rocket! It was harder than expected. Any suggestions on how to get a better blast?
btw…my mom did the two paintings featured in the background.
Posted: July 11th, 2008 under Um...Hmm..., Experiments.
Comments: 43
Tray Sliding!
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My friends, Jana and Jane, went with me to slide down the hill behind Central Market on the trays from the cafe. Our professor had tipped us off that her sons love to do it, so we were itching to give it a try! It started off a bit rocky, but […]
Posted: June 6th, 2008 under Um...Hmm..., Experiments.
Comments: 23
Laugh Track
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For my Curriculum History & Development class, we had to do an Inquiry Mapping Activity where we picked a topic, learned as much as we could about it, and mapped the process that we went through to do so. I chose to study laughter! Ma ha ha! This video gives […]
Posted: February 10th, 2008 under Guest Video, Experiments.
Comments: 28
All Downhill from Here
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My cousin and sister and I dared to speed down the hill across from my grandparents’ house over Christmas. It was a lot more slippery than last year when we went sledding without snow. Check out this picture of snowless sledding:
Featuring “Winter Dreams” by The EQuinox and “Winter” by Ripperz
Posted: January 7th, 2008 under Holidays, Experiments.
Comments: 27
Explosion Day
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Last January, I celebrated my birthday all week long. On Day 3, my roommate, Kathleen, and I decided to make something explode. This was just as the Diet Coke and Mentos thing was starting to get big, so we tried that. We called my friend, Darren, who has a Ph.D. […]
Posted: December 9th, 2007 under Experiments.
Comments: 28
Turning My Pants Inside Out Without Taking Them Off
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Is it possible to turn your pants inside out without taking them off? I heard that Dr. Michael Starbird, a math professor at UT, can do it, so I tried to figure out how. Using principles of topology (Shouldn’t topology be the study of tops?…But then I would have to reverse […]
Posted: November 11th, 2007 under Experiments.
Comments: 31
PumpkinHead
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When my aunt and uncle got me a giant pumpkin for Halloween, it was only natural to carve it and try to stick it on my head (think Friends - Joey - Turkey). Hopefully, this jack-o-lantern turned pumpkin-head will help you celebrate Halloween!
Featuring “Pumpkin Eater” by The Propheteers and “Headless” […]
Posted: October 27th, 2007 under Holidays, Experiments.
Comments: 30
Walking on Eggshells
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How strong is an eggshell? Can a person literally walk on eggshells? Do I have the guts to try (in other words, which comes first, being chicken or eggshells)? Watch as I carefully a-poach this problem and scramble my way through. Will it be over-easy? Eb-dee eb-dee eb-dee, […]
Posted: October 6th, 2007 under Experiments.
Comments: 30
World Champion Golf Ball Stacker
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Guiness Book of World Records, here I come! Watch me break the golf ball stacking world record.
Background art by my mom!
Posted: September 17th, 2007 under Experiments.
Comments: 34