Yesterday 4/12/13 we went to Science Museum of Virginia. Out side of the museum, they have a giant marble ball on top of a stand, using water to spin it. Inside they had three whole floors of awesomeness! The first thing we went to was a liquid nitrogen demonstration. [ Zephyn would have loved it] Let's just say when I have enough money I am buying gallons of that stuff! The person demonstrated how when most things get cold they get brittle. To prove his point he shattered one of the older pennies, which are made completely copper. The newer ones wouldn't have shattered, because now they're made of zinc coated with copper. Since Zinc is a flexible it would have just bent. Then he showed us some of the metal NASA invented. Since space doesn't have an atmosphere it's extremely cold. So they had to make a special metal. They created a metal that s light and actually gets stronger when cooled. He demonstrated this by pouring liquid nitrogen on it then hitting it with a hammer. He also made fairly instant ice by taking ice in a container and pouring liquid nitrogen on top. then I dragged every one up two flights of stairs and before you ask I didn't force my grandma she didn't want to use the elevator. We walked into a theater with a basketball court for like four inch people. I'll give you a chance to guess what the courts for.................................................... Answer time! Rats!! [This is in honor of Mia if she's reading. Can we train your rat's to do this? Please! Maybe Jem and Will? they said the girls are easier to train so not Tessa.] here are the rules. First you are not penalized for traveling and second you have to jump through the hoop wile holding the ball in you teeth to get a treat. That's it. I'll try to post the videos it just not working now.
Phela what do you think I should read next? Leviathan? (I brought the whole series ;) )
Mia guess what When we visited my other grandma I stole a specific book from her. guess
Answer The HOST!
Who's writing this?
No. Not me. :)
You: (o_0)
FINE! me.
You again: (0_0)
Do I really have to get that descriptive?
You: *nods*
geese! Zoe now you happy?
You: :) *Nods again looking very happy of yourself*
Sorry You'll get random conversations in between me and you!
Thanks for posting so much auntie Eve
PLEASE POST EVERYONE!!!!!!!
Do they put the loosing team of basketball rats in the liquid nitrogen and then hit them with hammers? I would pay to watch that!
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ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed this. I'm learning so much from you! It's nice to be an arm chair traveler like me and learn so much from real travelers like you guys. What is The Host about? Oh, don't tell me -- something science fiction-y.
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What an awesome sounding museum of AWESOMENESS! We should talk to Hummingbird when you guys get home and get a buying party together to order some liquid nitrogen in bulk. I'm all of of banana hammers around here. NASA is so clever. Glad you're learning their secrets!
ReplyDeleteU are reading the host!? I totally think u should read leviathan! It's a no-brainer! My grandmas likes the host
ReplyDeleteThe museum of awesomeness... Well it sounds awesome!
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