Spoon Science!

[tkingdoll]

A fair few of us Brits were at The Amaz!ng Meeting in Las Vegas this year. One or two of you were kind enough to help me with the crrrraaazy event that was the World Record Spoon Bend.

For those who don't know, we had 816 people simultaneously perform a spoon bend trick as part of Richard Wiseman's talk :cheesy:

There's now a video of the event, a video of the science behind metal bending, and further info at www.spoonscience.com

This weekend I will also be working on some merchandise so those who were part of it can boast of the 'bender' status in t-shirt or mug form.

The site currently just features the spoon video, but it's my intention to develop it into a resource for videos featuring science done with household objects, for use by teachers, parents and anyone who likes that sort of thing. Any input, suggestions, links would be most welcome.

[vbloke]

I'm a proud bender...

[brodski]

I'm a proud bender...

I slapped, held and wiggled until I dropped...

[Graham Lappin]

A fair few of us Brits were at The Amaz!ng Meeting in Las Vegas this year.

I want you to know that I am emerald green with envy


The site currently just features the spoon video, but it's my intention to develop it into a resource for videos featuring science done with household objects, for use by teachers, parents and anyone who likes that sort of thing. Any input, suggestions, links would be most welcome.

This is a great idea. I assume we are talking real science - demonstration of scientific principles using everyday objects as examples? If so I will certainly have a trawl around and see what I can come up with.

Now be honest - did you experiment with the statistics at roulette or Black Jack whilst in Vegas?

[Graham Lappin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1TMZASCR-I

You will be aware of this one?

A demonstration of Synchronous Lateral Excitation - what caused the Millennium Bridge to wobble, before it was fixed.

[tkingdoll]

This is a great idea. I assume we are talking real science - demonstration of scientific principles using everyday objects as examples? If so I will certainly have a trawl around and see what I can come up with.


yes, that's the idea. But not boring videos, I'm only going to include those that I'd actually want to sit through myself (I'm using me as the yardstick as I have the mental age of a child :cheesy:). But please do give me all and any links you can come up with. There's a lot of work to do to make this a viable site!

Yes, a group of us had a 30 minute discussion about how to best stake $40 at the roulette table, and promptly lost the lot. It was very funny.

[tkingdoll]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1TMZASCR-I

You will be aware of this one?

A demonstration of Synchronous Lateral Excitation - what caused the Millennium Bridge to wobble, before it was fixed.

Perfect! Thank you :)

*adds to list*

[Loomer]

I had a great time bending spoons with everyone...;D

Keep us updated on developments on the site.O0




Rgds

Jon

[vbloke]

How about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0zUGwv-6Ok
how to make your own ghostly orb video / photo?

[brettdbass]

Nomination for the Mascot:-

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/lml/comics/pages/images/tick-graphic.jpg

[Mulder]

How about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0zUGwv-6Ok
how to make your own ghostly orb video / photo?

Aargh! I want those 4 minutes of my life back!!!!

[ohp]

How about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0zUGwv-6Ok
how to make your own ghostly orb video / photo?


That video could have been edited down to under 30 seconds long. Well within the attention span of a teek.

[ohp]

The site currently just features the spoon video, but it's my intention to develop it into a resource for videos featuring science done with household objects, for use by teachers, parents and anyone who likes that sort of thing. Any input, suggestions, links would be most welcome.

This does bring to mind the custard experiment from braniac.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIzSCadHph0

Braniac also did a lot of stuff with a microwave, alas, not the kind of thing you could do in a classroom.

[Graham Lappin]

This does bring to mind the custard experiment from braniac.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIzSCadHph0

Braniac also did a lot of stuff with a microwave, alas, not the kind of thing you could do in a classroom.

I don't think you could do the custard experiment in the classroom either >:D

However, you may have hit upon a good example of everyday science. Tomato sauce is thixotrophic - it's flow is inhibited under low shear stress but then the inhibition rapidly fails as the sauces starts to flow. That's why you can't get the stuff out of the bottle but as soon as it starts to move, you suddenly smother your chips in it.

[Cuddles]

This website is clearly a fraud. Everyone knows that there is no spoon.

[sadluxation]

I have a few ideas. Brb.