Materials: 1. Funnel 2. Baking Soda 3. 1/2 Cup Of Vinegar 4. Small Balloon 5. Empty Plastic Bottle Steps:

Alexander Graham Bell. Tetrahedral Kite Experiments, 1902-1908.

A red hot ball of Nickel placed on a block of ice.

Under our skin.

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This bizarre-looking creature, which lurks off the coast of Chile and Peru, is part of a family of sea-dwelling marine invertebrates known as sea squirts. Despite the fact that they resemble rocks so much that they are nearly indistinguishable when surrounded by them, they contain a mass of organs surrounded by layers of blood, skin, and muscle, and will bleed when sliced or cut in half, just like any other animal. Referred to as ‘Piure’ in Spanish, they are considered a delicacy in South American countries, even though locals describe them as having a flavor that is bitter, soapy, and iodine-like. 

Mysteriously, sea squirts contains nearly ten million times the normal concentration of the rare element vanadium in their blood, and nobody knows why. It is thought to be used as a chemical deterrent against predation, but this is currently an unproven theory.

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GIF Tip: Build a Potential Energy Vehicle 

Create a vehicle that stores potential energy, then converts it to kinetic energy. A fundamental law of Physics is that energy is never created or destroyed, only changed from one form to another.

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The new class of NASA astronauts if finally gender-balanced: 50% are women. What’s more — this class might be the one that gets to fly to Mars. (📷: @glamourmag)

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DIY Crystal Geode Eggs

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Physicist Andreas Wahl uses Extreme Experiments to Prove Physical Concepts.

In this edition, Wahl is attempting to show that “It’s harder to create movement in water than in air, because water molecules are closer together than air molecules”. 

To prove this he puts himself in front of a gun submerged under water, which shows the strange reaction of the bullet in a denser medium.

(Andreas Wahl)

How To Make A Rocket For Less Than A Dollar

You can use sugar and kitty litter to make a rocket that shoots up over 2,300 feet (700 meters). And it cost less than $0.50 to make. Learn how: http://bit.ly/1G0hn8O

More about George Washington Carver:

Carver was born into slavery

Carver attempted to enroll at Highland College in Kansas but was rejected because of his skin colour

Carver saved money and enrolled at Simpson College in Iowa where he excelled in academic subjects and impressed many.

Carver was a talented artist.

Etta Budd was the name of his art teacher. She encouraged Carver to study Botany at Iowa State Agricultural College in Ames.

Carver was the first black student at that institution.

Carver impressed his professors and encouraged him to remain as a graduate student.

Carver obtained his Master of Agriculture degree in 1896.

Carver believed that he could use his training as an agricultural chemist to help improve the lives of poor Southern farmers.

The products Carver derived from peanuts range from cosmetics to dyes. 

Carver also developed products from other plant products.

George Washington Carver: artist, chemist, botanist, educator, and inventor.

(American Chemical Society Page about George Washington Carver)