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Maggie Koerth-Baker on November 21, 2009 5:09 AM

Saturday Morning Science Experiment: Microwave Lava

Parents, romantic partners and roommates of America: I am not encouraging your child, partner or person you share living space with to do this. At least, not in your good microwave. They should buy their own for this sort of thing. And for the love of Pete, they should wear protective eye covering.

I am so very serious about the protective eye coverings.

(Thanks, Greg Laden!)

Maggie Koerth-Baker on November 7, 2009 6:40 AM

Saturday Morning Science Experiment: Surgery On a Beating Heart

And Now, Some Ripped-From-the-Headlines Context.....

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Maggie Koerth-Baker on October 17, 2009 4:00 AM

Saturday Morning Science Experiment: Meat Stick Blowtorch

UPDATE: Apparently, I missed that Xeni and BoingBoing Video had done this already back in April. You can check out that video, and get more information on the experiment, as performed by Popular Science columnist Theo Gray.

Saturday Morning Science Experiment continues on the vague food theme from last week, this time with a video demonstrating the energy (i.e. calories) stored in gas station-quality snack sausages. Naturally, eye protection is needed.

Tip of the hat to Ian Simmons, of the UK's Life Science Center, for suggesting this video! If you've got suggestions for upcoming Saturday Morning Science Experiment videos, send them my way!

Thumbnail photo courtesy Flickr user stallio, via CC. My apologies to readers outside the US, who may or may not get the reference.

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smonkey

Video: Lady Gaga before she became famous
"Course, if you catch his BBC show on how he helps reform dying restaurants he's reasonably strict, because some of these people just don't have quite the right idea. He's much more civil there. ..."
AsteriskCGY

Owner of trendy Manhattan restaurant Paradou plumbs new dept
"My cooking idol was the late, great James Barber, who used two knives (one big, one small) and wine bottles instead of rolling pins. anyone who needs this best stay away from my kitchen...."
Baldhead

EZ Cracker egg cracker
"Depending on how you do the math a British citizen has at least 6 times the power through their vote then an American does. Although congress members can (and are) pressured to vote a certain way in the US, MPs can be (and are) forced to vote with their party on many issues in the UK. So, no...."
Antinous / Moderator

Traffic cameras used to harass and limit movement of peacefu
"Informal opinion pieces can be valuable. A few psychology theories really DO have to come out of nowhere, and then be proven by further research. If all psychological theories were just parroting other people's research, where would the original breakthrough brilliant ideas come from? This particular "paper" however, could benefit from some more backup. It sounds like she's basing her theory/opinion solely on her personal observations in a non-controlled environment, and on anecdote. How many people did she..."
misterjuju

Heroes and sociopaths: behavioral twins?
"You may be making this public - but this is a way of conducting business for us (Project Engineers)and yes, you complete more work this way..."
ben_peru@yahoo.com

Getting meaningful things done using "fixed-schedule product
"Likewise. The article is not convincing. I also reject the notion that being "healthy" means that you don't stick your neck out for anyone. ..."
ackpht

Heroes and sociopaths: behavioral twins?
"Anyone else getting a Mathew Barney vibe from the second video? ..."
akamarkman

Video: Lady Gaga before she became famous
"I personally believe that we don't always give ourselves the proper downtime to relax and reflect. The goal shouldn't be getting as much done as possible in the least amount of time, but to focus on the quality of what you are doing...quality vs quantity. Likewise, we are already overwhelmed and overextended with our lives here in the US, and unlike many of our European friends, our work schedules are absurd and unrealistic. Work too hard and you'll be missing the wonderful things that make life enjoyable. ..."
Anonymous

Getting meaningful things done using "fixed-schedule product
"That certainly is a striking difference! I also have a newfound appreciation for Lady Gaga now that I've seen her as more than a weird-but-hot blonde singer who dances around in her underwear. Seeing her as a singer-songwriter-girl-with-piano made me think about Tori Amos, and how much her style (and especially her performance style!) has changed over the years. Not too long ago, I listened to one of her really old albums (Under the Pink, I think) back to back with American Doll Posse. A person could be f..."
jackie31337

Video: Lady Gaga before she became famous

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