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fandomhigh2011-03-08 12:41 pm
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Science is Awesome!!!, Class #9, Period 3, March 1st
Class was meeting in the danger shop this week, although the danger shop looked exactly like the classroom they normally met in. Rikku just wanted that extra layer of protection in case anybody didn't follow safety protocols.
She was standing in front of the room when they filled in, and she was using a Bunsen burner to heat a test tube filled with a white substance. The test tube was set at a tilted 45-degree angle.
"This is molten potassium chlorate," she said, by way of starting the class. "Remember how I said last week that some elements get grabby? Potassium chlorate gets grabby. Especially when you introduce it to something like sugar. It's a redox equation -- reduction and oxidation -- and those are kind of difficult, but wow, the payoff is pretty sweet."
She set the Bunsen burner down and used tongs to pick up a gummy bear. "Sugar," she said. "Which has all kinds of yummy bonds for potassium chlorate to nom on. So let's see what happens."
She dropped the gummy bear in, making sure to stand out of the way of the raging tube of fire that quickly began spitting out flames and black chunks of what had once been a gummy bear. (LINK IS TO A VIDEO)
"I bet I have your attention now," Rikku grinned. "So! Today's class is all about fun and interesting reactions. You guys want to try?"
She was standing in front of the room when they filled in, and she was using a Bunsen burner to heat a test tube filled with a white substance. The test tube was set at a tilted 45-degree angle.
"This is molten potassium chlorate," she said, by way of starting the class. "Remember how I said last week that some elements get grabby? Potassium chlorate gets grabby. Especially when you introduce it to something like sugar. It's a redox equation -- reduction and oxidation -- and those are kind of difficult, but wow, the payoff is pretty sweet."
She set the Bunsen burner down and used tongs to pick up a gummy bear. "Sugar," she said. "Which has all kinds of yummy bonds for potassium chlorate to nom on. So let's see what happens."
She dropped the gummy bear in, making sure to stand out of the way of the raging tube of fire that quickly began spitting out flames and black chunks of what had once been a gummy bear. (LINK IS TO A VIDEO)
"I bet I have your attention now," Rikku grinned. "So! Today's class is all about fun and interesting reactions. You guys want to try?"
During the Lecture - SCI09
(Okay, you can take notes, too.)
Re: During the Lecture - SCI09
...And then he started to wibble. "But did you hafta kill the poor little gummi bear?"
Re: During the Lecture - SCI09