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People always seem to find the breathing of helium and getting a Donald Duck voice terribly funny. It can be used to demonstrate some interesting physics too, of course. People tend to think that the effect happens because "it does something to the throat" but it can be shown that using helium instead of wind changes the pitch of wind instruments. >===== Original Message From "psci-com: on the public understanding of science" <[log in to unmask]> ===== >Hi Jamie, >How about creating brightly glowing bacteria with a jellyfish gene? We did >this recently on BBC TVs Blue Peter and they loved it. If that is too >labby what about people getting their own DNA from cheek cells and making >a necklace with it? These are both practicals we have developed to be safe >enough for school use - and they have been carried out with the public in >many many places. > >I would be happy to discuss further and will post you more info. >Best wishes >Dominic >=== >Dr Dominic Delaney >Bio-Rad Laboratories Ltd >Maylands Avenue >Hemel Hempstead >Herts HP2 7TD > >p: 020 8328 2245 >f: 020 8328 2550 >e: [log in to unmask] >www.explorer.bio-rad.com > > > > > >Jamie Lochhead <[log in to unmask]> >Sent by: "psci-com: on the public understanding of science" ><[log in to unmask]> >05/06/03 01:43 PM >Please respond to "psci-com: on the public understanding of science" > > > To: [log in to unmask] > cc: > Subject: [PSCI-COM] funny, magical or just plain amazing > > >I'm currently doing some background research into the possibility of a >'science stunts' series for Discovery - sort of 'How 2' meets 'Trigger >Happy >TV'. At this stage I'm simply looking for the best visual and entertaining >demonstrations of everyday science. > >In order to convince Discovery that there are visual and entertaining >experiments that can be done on the street (i.e. outside of the lab) I'm >hunting for people's favourite science demos. > >What's the most entertaining/fascinating demo/experiment you've ever seen >or >used? > - funny, magical or just plain amazing. > >I'm hoping to have a short list of 10 'stunts' that cover physics, >biology, >chemistry and psychology by Thursday afternoon! > >Any suggestions for the top ten or of good places to find dramatic >experiments really would be greatly appreciated. > >Many thanks, > >Jamie Lochhead. > >Tiger Aspect Productions >5 Soho Square >London W1D 3QA >www.tigeraspect.co.uk >[log in to unmask] > > > >****** >Congratulations to Julie Walters on winning a BAFTA for Best Actress for >her performance in the BBC drama Murder. >****** >---------------------------------------------- >Don't miss the latest Tiger Aspect productions >---------------------------------------------- > >OUR HOUSE - Winner of Best New Musical at this years Olivier Awards, also >starring Suggs until the 14th June. 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