experiments

Fun with metronomes

How to synchronize five metronomes with two soda cans and a board. Synchronisation [via]

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Deconstructing the lotus root

Deconstructing the lotus root

Windell, over at EMS Labs, takes a break from experimenting with hardware to play with his food, geeking out over the strange and cool properties of the Nelumbo Nucifera, also known as the Sacred Lotus (amongst other names): Any plant fiber running down the length of the rhizome would be trimmed down to an inch […]

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Gummi Bear goes ballistic

Put a Gummi Bear into molten potassium chlorate and the results are impressively violent (e.g. candy bear screaming is involved). And you thought microwaving Peeps was fun. Gummy Bear in molten potassium chlorate – [via] Link

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