by Captain Skellett | Apr 12, 2011 | Just for Fun, Science at Home
Having a party over the Easter break? Add some science with these party tricks. Sure to astound and amaze! My favourite is combining vinegar and bicarb, and pouring the resultant carbon dioxide over candles to extinguish them. I’m doing THAT at my next birthday...
by Captain Skellett | Mar 16, 2011 | Just for Fun
Enjoy what happens when a gummi bear is dropped into potassium chlorate. Cool. Why did I never do this in chem class when potassium chlorate was available to me? How does it work, I hear you ask? (And where can I get this stuff?) Potassium chlorate is KClO3, and...
by Captain Skellett | Sep 4, 2010 | Just for Fun
Happy World Beard Day. Yes we have one, and yes it’s today (4th September, add it to your diaries and tattoo it to yer chest.) In honour of this most wonderful of holidays, I present to you the following viewing pleasure. Okay, I admit it’s not the noble...
