capn_midnight Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 have you ever setup a science experiment at home, only to have it blow up in your face, sometimes literally? I did once. I was reading a chemistry book that detailed how to split hydrogen and oxygen from water. So I set it up, let it go for a few hours, came back and had a mayonnaise jar full of hydrogen gas. I decided "okay, I'm done" and went to turn the jar over to let the gases escape. The wires from the experiment crossed, sparking the hydrogen, and causing a very loud, though fortunately harmless explosion. After about an hour, when I could finally hear again, I turned the page in the chemistry book to see a large warning box stating: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!! Arguing with an engineer is like mud wrestling a pig. After a few hours, you realize they both like it.
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ZR440 Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 I have experiments growing in my fridge. Need to clean it out some day soon. It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
SBN Doug Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 I am a Chemist, so as soon as I saw the title of the experiment I was already worried for your safety. Most of our experiments have been with physical science. Lighting a match and dropping into a milk bottle, letting it suck a hard boiled egg in, etc. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
SaiFightsMS Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 I did the split water into hydrogen and oxygen many years ago - sans the explosion. We had a really great chemistry teacher. Our favorite "prank" was to do things involving sulpher and its burning. The odor would waft out or door enter the air circulation of the building go down two stairwells and into the main office. Home ec down the hallway always seemed to get credit for the rotten egg smell.
Fenris-wolf Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 I am a Chemist, so as soon as I saw the title of the experiment I was already worried for your safety. I haven't done Chemistry for a little while but even I was a little disturbed when I saw the title! Oh well, whatever floats your boat. Let Us Turn The Jump Rope In Accord With Socialist Principles!
SaiFightsMS Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 What didn't you ever have a chemistry set. I loved mine.
Aamorn KSW Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 My scholastic bowl coach (he was a chem teacher) used to collect hydrogen in 2L bottles and shoot them across the room. Aamorn - KSW Chuhng Di
hobz Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 My favorite expirement is tossing the gummy bear in with... can't remember what :\ but it makes it go all over the place and completly wreck a test tube. Its wicked! Rule #1: Play the game to the limit. Damn the consequences.
capn_midnight Posted June 27, 2003 Author Posted June 27, 2003 Potato cannons are always fun. For those of you who have never heard of a potato cannon, allow me to describe one. With two length of PVC pipe, of two different diameters, you connect them with a PVC connector. You cover the large end with a removable cap, and shave the small end so that it is sharp around the rim (to cut potatoes). From there, you drill a hole in the middle of the large end, and insert a spark plug, connected to a grill starter switch. Find a potato larger than the small end, shove it over the opening to shave off the side, and push it down the thin barrel, giving a nice, tight fit. Open the back end, spray hairspray, close the end, and click the starter. The resulting spark from the plug will ignite the hairspray and launch the potato. Depending on how much hairspray you use, and how tight of a fit you had for your potato, you could launch the potato at least 200 yards. Arguing with an engineer is like mud wrestling a pig. After a few hours, you realize they both like it.
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