Jimmy Kimmel Live – Exploding Pumpkins

March 15, 2015 | 0 Comments

Carving pumpkins is fun, but exploding pumpkins is even funner! While there are lots of ways to explode a single pumpkin, getting many to explode in unison was challenging. This demonstration uses chemicals that create a flammable (acetylene) gas.  After much experimenting, I was able to use one exploding pumpkin to trigger the one next […]

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Halloween Science Experiments & Ideas!

September 26, 2009 | 34 Comments

Like this post? Please “Pin It” on Pinterest! GLOWING DRINKABLE BEVERAGES Did you know that tonic water will glow under a blacklight? We didn’t either. The quinine in the tonic water glows a very cool looking blue color that we really like. If you’re not crazy about the taste of tonic water, try making ice […]

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