Chemistry Thought Of The Day: Holiday Fun – Dry Ice

DIY:  Creepy Fog TOOLS: CO2 fire extinguisher or CO2 canister from a bottling plant (beer / soda distributor) NOTE:  CO2 Fire Extinguishers are explicitly marked.  If it doesn’t say CO2, it won’t work Mesh Cloth (not a solid bag as you need to let the gas escape) Heavy Gloves Tape (optional) PROCEDURE: Put on gloves […]

Biology Thought Of The Day: Around Here Somewhere…

DIY:  Finding Your Body TOOLS: None PROCEDURE: Close Your Eyes Stand On One Leg Try The Following: Touch your index finger to your: Earlobe Nose Elbow With your elbows bent, touch your two index fingers together. WHAT’S UP? The experiment that you just tried is a lesson in proprioception, coming from the Latin meaning one’s […]

Biology Thought Of The Day: World Cup Bonus!

So there is a World Cup story about a Brazilian family who has 12 fingers (6 on each hand) spreading cheer, bringing luck, etc… The title of many articles about it read something like “odd” and “rare genetic order”.However, I am not sure why we consider it this way. Polydactylism is actually a genetically dominant […]