Science Experiments

Nefarious · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:30

It's a friend's birthday and I'm planning to put together a few fun science experiments for the party. He'll be 34, but being massively geeky will find these sorts of thing fun.

So far my list includes:

Superheated & supercooled fluids
Pressure collapsing of an aluminium can
Sucking an egg into a milk bottle
Mixing aluminum foil with KOH and setting fire to the gas (or just letting the bottle explode)
Making a cardboard boat powered by a tea light
Cornflour and water on a speaker
A Gaussian rifle
Model of lungs using a balloon and rubber diaphragm
Homemade sparklers (using barium nitrate)
Also considering Nitrogen Triiodide formation from iodine and ammonia

Any more suggestions?

edscdk · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:36

super heated water..

you will get a free trip to hospital as well

Nefarious · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:42

I have safety goggles

Danthus · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:45

Have you considered beer and strippers?

Fob · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:47

Iron filings for extra effect sparklers?

Nefarious · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:48

OldCoals said:
Have you considered beer and strippers?

He has a boyfriend, I don't think either of them are into strippers, but I'll certainly be having some beer

tomparker95 · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:49

OldCoals said:
Have you considered beer and strippers?

AHarvey · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:50

I have some massively geeky friends ....they still prefer a beer and women at parties! Or in your case, male stripper!

Nefarious · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:52

AHarvey said:
I have some massively geeky friends ....they still prefer a beer and women at parties! Or in your case, male stripper!

I wouldn't be comfortable with having a male stripper in the house, if he wants to do that on his own time, that's his business, but for now I'll stick with the science experiments.

Cosimo · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:55

Sodium in a bucket of water
Lighting a magnesium strip

All guaranteed to get the party going but may result in injury/fire so best just make sure you invite a lot of loose women and have plenty of booze.

Malt_Vinegar · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:58

Edited *nm*

Efour · 3 Sep 2013 at 15:59

jesus wept

Fire_fly · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:08

Supercooled beers

Some of the others sound a little dangerous when combined with alcohol.

Mucky_Pup · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:11

Make homemade thermite and burn through his bathroom floor into his living room.

Father Ted · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:12

Get liquid nitrogen, pour all over your todger, hit it with a hammer, hilarity ensues...

areksnumbr1sxylady · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:14

Father Ted said:
Get liquid nitrogen, pour all over your todger, hit it with a hammer, hilarity ensues...

upload the video, become famous.

tom_e · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:21

Father Ted said:
Get liquid nitrogen, pour all over your todger

Do this.

Then thaw it out with this.

Mucky_Pup said:
Make homemade thermite and burn through his bathroom floor into his living room.

tom_nieto · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:26

Only ever managed to freeze a beer once upon opening. Pretty cool effect!

anjs · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:41

Vinegar and Baking Powder

Kevin Clark · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:45

Superheated liquids are hugely dangerous and explosive so I wouldn't recommend that at all. The smallest agitation and they go off very rapidly.

What about dry ice in a glass of water with washing up liquid in. You get a nice foamy volcano. You can also push metal in to dry ice and it squeals like crazy. Can also put it inside a rubber glove/balloon and tie it so it inflates itself.

Or just put 'cool science experiments' in to youtube. There are tons of things you can do with household stuff instead of trying to get hold of properly dangerous chemicals.