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How To: Make sodium silicate from drain cleaner and gel beads
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to make sodium silicate from drain cleaner and gel beads with Dr. Lithium.
How To: Lower electrical resistance with liquid nitrogen
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to lower electrical resistance with liquid nitrogen with Dr. Lithium.
How To: Make charcoal (carbon) by the dehydration of sugar
C For Chemistry delves into the chemistry of science experiments. This chemist knows what he's talking about. These chemistry experiments are not only fun, but very educational for all of those interested in scientific chemical reactions and properties.
How To: Make fireballs you can hold in your hand
This flame you CAN hold, without burning your skin off. Learn to make fireballs you can hold in your hand. This amazing video tutorial shows you how to do it. All you'll need for this little science experiment or fiery weapon is 100% cotton cloth, scissors, lighter fuel, cotton string, and a needle. Be careful to follow the directions in this how-to video carefully otherwise you'll really be playing with fire.
How To: Make nitric acid
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to make nitric acid. They show three ways to make nitric acid based on two different chemical approaches, both of which can be done using easily accessible materials.
How To: Make TCPO (for making glow sticks)
How to make TCPO or bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) oxalate, used in glow stick reactions. WARNING: This procedure should only be performed by, or under the direct supervision of, an experienced chemist. Please refer to the material safety data sheets of all chemicals for their hazards. Synthesis must be performed in a fumehood.
How To: Test if a fertilizer has nitrates in it
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to test if a fertilizer has nitrates rather than urea or ammonia as its nitrogen source.
How To: Make silver different colors by anodizing
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to make silver different colors by electrochemical anodizing. Without using paint, you can give a silver surface various colors by anodizing it.
News: Make a tomato glow in the dark
Gather all Mad Scientists. Science doesn't have to be all about hitting the books and memorizing formulas. Sometimes it's closer to Frankenstein or Dr.Jekyll than you can imagine. It's time to turn tomatoes into glow in the dark orbs.
How To: Make instant flying condoms
Learn how to make a self inflating, flying condom! We should you how to make an instant flying condom using a few household items. Fantastic and fun science experiment! You will need one condom, one bag of hydrogen peroxide and dishwasher limescale remover.
How To: Separate by Pipette Drawing in the Chemistry Lab
Find out how everything in a chemistry lab works, from pipettes to burners to recrystallization to storage. You'll get precise instructions on how to work and perform certain scientific duties in the chem lab, whether it's chemical or just ordinary high school science.
How To: Do Hot Filtration & Recrystallization in the Chem Lab
Find out how everything in a chemistry lab works, from pipettes to burners to recrystallization to storage. You'll get precise instructions on how to work and perform certain scientific duties in the chem lab, whether it's chemical or just ordinary high school science.
How To: Make a homemade magnetic compass
Take a look at this science how-to video to see how to make a homemade compass. It's very easy to build your own DIY compass and is a great science project for the kids.
How To: Turn a Shelled Egg into a Bouncing Translucent Ball
Turn your kitchen into a science lab with this egg-tastic science experiment, which turns a shelled raw egg into a bouncing translucent ball. It's one of the simplest tricks of all time, and all you need is a raw shelled egg and some vinegar.
News: Light Fires with Toothpaste
The WonderHowTo Awards winners are in. The votes have been tallied. Despite all of these devastating wild fires, pyromania thrives!!
How To: Crush a soda can with heat and cold water
Want to find out how you can squash a can of Coke with a little science? Just watch this video tutorial to see how to crush a soda can with heat and cold water. You will need to get an empty can of Coke (or Pepsi if you prefer) with a little water inside, something to hold the soon-to-be-hot can with, a bowl, ice, water and salt. You can impress your friends with this trick, all without using your own force... a little chemical and temperature change goes a long way.
How To: Start and organize a fossil collection
Have you ever wanted to collect fossils, but just couldn't find them? Well, don't give up, keep trying, and when you do finally find a fossil, it will be followed by more and more as you get used to where and what to look for.
How To: View the universe on a Meade DS-2000 Series Telescope
All you science and astronomy nuts out there, pay attention, this detailed video tutorial series will tell you everything you need to know about using the Meade DS-2000 Series Telescope to ogle the universe.
How To: Make a hand-powered fan
To build your own hand-powered fan, you'll need the following: 1 peanut butter jar lid
How To: Illustrate a reflected image and plot its location
For both reflection and refraction scenarios, ray diagrams have been a valuable tool for determining the path of light from an object to our eyes.
How To: Do the Weissenberg effect science experiment
When a rod mounted in a hand drill is dipped into a liquid and rotated, for certain non-Newtonian fluids the liquid will climb the rod - sometimes to quite spectacular heights.
How To: Dissect the head of a pig
Are you in a biology class? Well, if not, that doesn't mean you can't learn what biology has to teach. Just watch this educational video series on how to dissect a pigs head.
How To: Make a ball of plasma in a microwave
There are about fifteen states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, plasma, et cetera. Plasma is commonly found in stars, and is a rare natural phenomenon here on Earth. In this video, I show you how to make artificial plasma in your microwave.
How To: Perform electrolysis with pencil lead
See how to do electrolysis of water with graphite (lead from a pencil). The positive side has oxygen bubble, and the negative side has hydrogen bubble. Just get a 9V dry cell battery.
How To: Do a demonstration of the Doppler effect
This video is an excellent example of how to demonstrate the doppler effect in the classroom.
How To: Rip a Penny in Half
No, we're not lying. But before you try and tear a plain old penny in half, you should probably watch this video first or you may hurt your fingers. While ordinary pennies are very, very difficult to rip, if you get rid of the zinc core you are left with only the thin copper shell, which is itself very easy to tear apart.
How To: Make a liquid barometer
This video will show you how to construct a barometer using isopropyl alcohol.
How To: Make Your Own Salt Crystal
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How To: Make Edible Slime
A cool experiment for kids and parents that allows you to make edible Kool-Aid slime. The video attached gives the step-by-step process and shows how fun it is to create the final product.
News: Red Hot Nickel Ball vs Wheat - RHNB
Video: . It turns out you can make something that is pretty cool, Red Hot Nickel Ball RHNB-Wheat
How To: Clean Copper Coins in One Minute
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How To: Make Oobleck
Oobleck is a cool substance that is not quite liquid or solid. Don't believe me, then try for yourself!! All you need is a couple of household ingredients!!
News: What Happens When Lightning Hits Sand
Is this what happens when lightning hits sand? It turns out that when lightning hits sand, it makes little holes in it. Sadly, this picture was part of an internet hoax that circulated in 2013.
News: Magnus Effect - Just Awesome !!!
In 1997 Roberto Carlos scored a majestic goal against France by bending a ball through the air in a majestic way, so majestic the France goalkeepers stopped to watch !
News: Gyroscopes = Dark Sorcery ?
A gyroscope goes into a bar, the bartender asks if he's drunk.
News: Fun Physics for All !!!
Science is not boring, not with Integza... THIS IS INTEGZA !!!
How To: Transform MnO2 into Mn2O3
In this experiment, we're going to get Mn2O3 (manganese(III) oxide) from MnO2 (manganese(IV) dioxide). Mn2O3 forms brightly red or a dark red colored crystal. It is used in Li-ion batteries, since (in a form of a crystal) it conducts electricity (much like MnO2).
How To: Heavy Water & Light Ice Experiment
Heavy Water & Light Ice Experiment. What happens? Ice floating over vegetable oil but it decreases in baby oil.
News: The Silver Egg Illusion
This requires a dry hen's egg at room temperature. Hold an egg near a candle flame to cover it with soot. It will need to be completely covered. This is tricky, because if the egg is a tiny bit damp the soot will easily flake off on to your fingers as you turn the egg. Once the egg has a nice black sooty coating, gently immerse it in a bowl of water.
News: Coca Cola vs Coca Cola Zero - Sugar Test
Just how much "zero" is Zero? What happens if you boil these popular drink for 20 minutes or so? Watch this video and you'll be surprised by what you get after the water evaporates.