Apparently in the US, August 30th is 'National Toasted Marshmallow Day'.
I also remember covering 'National Doughnut Week' when I was a cub reporter
- that was a tough assignment. Lots of research :)
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Sent: 06 March 2007 16:30
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Speed of light demonstration
There's a Marshmallow week?! Mmmmmm!
On 3/6/07, Jo Brodie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I think the manufacturers of burnable / meltable products
> could make a bit more of this and either try and co-opt
> themselves onto National Science Week or add a bit more
> science to National Cheese / Chocolate / Marshmallow week.
>
> Unwise Microwave Oven Experiments
> http://amasci.com/weird/microwave/voltage1.html
>
> Jo
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 06 March 2007 16:15
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> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Speed of light demonstration
>
>
> Yet another alternative method is with cheese on toast. Remove the
> turntable (the microwave we used was too old to have one!), line the
> base of the microwave with bread/toast, cover in slices of cheese and
> nuke away, then measure the distance between the melted patches.
>
> Cheers
> Sarah
>
> On 3/6/07, Kat Arney <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I've seen this done with a big slab of Dairy Milk as well :) Kat
>
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