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Hey /sci. so im babysitting my young brother and im trying to get him interested in science. we already did the obligatory baking soda-vinegar volcano. what are some other fun, easy, and safe household experiments i could do to introduce him to some basic scientific principles?

>> No.3581963

make some pretty crystals with bleach and copper

>> No.3581964

rock candy is science and delicious

>> No.3581965

Non-newtonian fluids, a.k.a. custard and corn starch.

Seriously, kids love it.

>> No.3581959

have him make some of those crystals

do you want the guide if you dont know how to

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>>3581963
>>3581959
>he still thinks people fall for that shit

>> No.3581978

Mix cornflour and water, makes a non-Newtonian fluid - it becomes firm under pressure, but is otherwise liquid. Add water to the cornflour, not the other way around, and add it slowly otherwise you dilute too far.

Sodium acetate is an interesting one, you've already done half of it, but it's slightly awkward to prepare in the kitchen alone.

>> No.3581989

OP do that one where you get a spoon and wrap duct tape around it then get a lighter and get the spoon really hot then you put it in really cold water

it gets kids interested in science

>> No.3581990

interesting..is that non newtonian fluid like the flubber stuff kids make at various science camos?

>> No.3581991

Delete system32. You will obtain a scholarship to MIT because deleting it unlocks a h4x program to alter MIT databases.

>> No.3581999

>>3581978
Wow harriet, you still go to these boards?

>> No.3582000

>>3581970
ah it's funny, worth a try.

>> No.3582003

>>3581959
>>3581963
>>3581989
Don't.
>>3581990
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zoTKXXNQIU
Hornet explained it.

>> No.3582004

Have him take a can of room temperature soda and put it in an ice salt and water solution, and one in the freezer. Let them sit for for minutes and have him pick which one he thinks will be colder. Then you can explain how heat travels more efficiently through liquid than air.

>> No.3582019

>>3581970
im missing something...whats up with this...does it not work? or is it dangerous?

>> No.3582023

Make your own radio and talk to someone on the other side of the world, you can probably do it with a razor blade, some pencil lead, a car battery, and some coat hangers.

>> No.3582030

>>3582019
You make mustard gas.

>> No.3582034

If you take starch and water and microwave it in a container you can make a home made flesh light

>> No.3582043

>>3582030
>>3582003
>>3581970

ITT: Retards who hate having fun

>> No.3582044

double-slit experiment

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=178383

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>>3582030
Weeeeeeell shit.

>> No.3582063

>>3582003
wow that's a pussy ass subwoofer
i have a subwoofer that can take 1500 watts RMS

>> No.3582086

>>3581989
what does this do? explode or something?

>> No.3582108

>>3582086
havent you ever seen alien 3?!

>> No.3582114

>>3582086
Yes! Fun, huh?

>> No.3582124

>people try tricking OP and almost get him to do something hilarious
>retards come and tell him not to do it

yeah i hate having fun!

>> No.3582173

>>3582124
>shredded hands
>fun

>> No.3582208

>>3582124
>trying to have someone make mustard gas
>fun

what's the matter with you?

>> No.3582226

>>3582173
>>3582208
Fun for us not him

>> No.3582244

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Measure-the-Speed-of-Light-Using-Chocola/

>> No.3582245

>>3582173
>>3582208
Yeah... if OPs brother did it and he posted on here it would have been fucking hilarious

dont get why you are so against it, would be hilarious