There are two kinds of people in this world, those who love science and those that can Latinum, Etherium, Adamantuim, Vanadium, Etherium.
That spells “leave” for those of us who are a little less fluent in chemistry.
Okay so today were gonna learn some super irrelevant science experiments that wont help you accomplish anything or be useful at all. I could teach you how to charge your phone with a lemon or turn salt water into drinking water so you can survive in the ocean. But that would be no fun. This article is all about releasing your inner child, and children shouldn’t have phones to charge.
But first, a joke.
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Come on you guys laugh, that joke was gold.
Anyway, I have never met a chemistry, bio, or physics lab I didn’t like, unless it involved vinegar. In that case you could find me screaming and running as far away from the smell as possible. So, In order to avoid using my gag reflex, were going to talk about delightful things, like making glowing water with a black light (how useful!), or make a liquid that’s a solid and a solid that’s a liquid (IS THAT POSSIBLE!?!?!?).
How to make glowing water with a black light.
Okay, so maybe you got a black light tattoo, or you’re really germaphobic.
Either way, you probably own a black light, and here is how to use it in yet another way thats irrelevant.
You’ll need a black light, tonic water, a highlighter, and a dark room. And maybe a child or a big science nerd so you don’t feel weird thinking this is super cool.
Step1. Break open the highlighter pen, take off the felt and soak it in water for a couple of minutes.
Step 2. Find a dark place and shine the black light on it.
Step 3. Be amazed and learn science!
Okay so why is this cool, and how does it deal with science? Well everything deals with science but:
Simple explanation:
The ultra violet light coming from your black light lamp excites things called phosphors. Tonic water and the dye from highlighter pens contain phosphors that turn UV light (light we can’t see) into visible light That’s why your water glows in the dark when you shine a black light on it.
Goo!
This one is messy, but its super sciencey and you can make it like magnetic or anything you want it to be really. Its super cool! Now I used potatoes, and like did a lot of extra steps just to extract the starch out of them, but I’m just gonna teach you how to do the easier one.
Step 1. Pour about one quarter of the box of cornstarch into a bowl.
Step 2. Slowly add ½ cups of water
Step 3. keep adding water and cornstarch until you get a honey like consistency.
You’ll end up with about a whole box of cornstarch and about 1-2 cups of water.
Step 4. Learn! Pick up the liquid, move it around. Notice that the faster you try to move it the thicker and more solid-like it becomes. This is actually quick sand ya’ll. You probably don’t even remember traveling to {place with quicksand}.
Now if you’re advanced, try adding some kind of metal flakes or coins and use a magnet to move it.
So now its your turn to try them!
I hope you all find your inner toddler, your inner Bill Nye, and your inner love for science. And I hope we all see a therapist because we just established we have multiple personality disorder!
