We’re rocket fans. Particularly, of SpaceX- but in general too. When in the mood to launch our own, we have a good number of options: Easy- we just print some cardstock graphics (falcon/Saturn V/etc), roll them up and add a […]
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So this comedy of errors was thrown together in a big hurry. Foreshadowing: It didn’t work (well, the eclipse did), but it’s a rare opportunity to see a total eclipse so conveniently nearby! We traveled to Greenville to view with […]
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Delilah loves our trampoline(s). Every day is leg day. It’s one of the best investments we’ve made (particularly the mesh safety surround). One thing that helped us learn more about planetary (among other) physics is use of orbits around the […]
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This is where we learn about how hydraulics work. We started off by ordering this universally handy pack of syringes off Amazon. Obviously, these get used for tons of other experiments and tasks as well, but in this case we […]
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This one’s pretty straightforward, really. Just your average zipline- find two secure things, and run a line between them. This is best done with a steel cable- I happen to have one lying around from an old winch. You can […]
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We have a cheap illuminated globe that’s actually pretty nice. It has glossy finish and so we seized that opportunity to pick up some flexible vinyl sheet and iron on custom art. This actually was a little harder than I […]
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Classic newton’s cradle is a good way to illustrate conservation of energy. We’re not doing too much different here but scaling things up so they can be a bit more interactive, and using some pool balls we already had available. […]
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Sure, you’ve seen zombies, but have you seen a zombie with a pipe sticking through their head. You can see through this one using that classic magician’s mirror set trick.
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**From April 21st- 2020 Just as I was wrapping up the Supacar project, and looking forward to a well deserved break, I found myself taking out the trash at 1:30am- completed that task and accidentally glanced across the street to […]
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This is a big one- I’ll have to finish later, but basically I participated in 3 consecutive years of battlebots in various capacities. I was understaffed, underbudgeted, and my robot was over-complicated but I did it anyway, and it was […]
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