The Science Behind Stun Guns
Stun guns have always interested me and I think it’s amazing that you can have a huge amount of voltage run through your body and still be unharmed. In this video, I test out a stun gun first hand and … Continued
Cooking Steak In A Bag (Sous Vide Science)
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Why Do Rockets Have Fins?
I’ve always been really interested in model rockets but I never really thought about how fins keep a rocket stable. In this video, we go into the science behind these rocket fins as we look at center of pressure, center … Continued
Extracting Caffeine From Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew has been my favorite drink for a very long time and I thought it would be interesting to try to extract the caffeine from it. This video documents the process of extracting the caffeine using methylene chloride and … Continued
Calculating The Circumference of The Earth
I read about how Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth and I knew that I had to try it myself. By just holding up a yardstick at solar noon in two states I was able to get a fairly … Continued
The Science Behind Airbags
I’ve always been really curious how airbags work. They are extremely powerful and dangerous, but also save lives. So when an airbag popped up on eBay for cheap I had to order it and learn the chemistry and physics inside … Continued
Burning Lichtenberg Figures Into Wood
In this video made for the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, I explore the science of dielectrics and the cool things that happen as insulators become conductors. In the process, we make some awesome Lichtenberg wood burnings. Thank you so much for … Continued
Sending a TESLA to the Edge of SPACE
For our engineering yearlong project, my friends and I were able to get a grant to send a weather balloon the edge of space. In honor of SpaceX’s launch of a Tesla Roadster with Starman, we decided to launch our … Continued