This science experiment will show you how to turn a penny into gold with common chemicals. This video tutorial will demonstrate turning the copper penny into a silver penny and into a gold cent. All you need to make gold pennies is sodium hydroxide (also known as lye), zinc powder, a small glass beaker with some distilled water in it, a clean copper penny, a couple of measuring spoons, and a glass stirring rod.
Science is most marvelous when it's creating an explosion, even at the tiniest of proportions. In the video below, Daniel Rosenberg from ...
A couple months ago, the world was supposed to end. It didn't. But that didn't stop the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from ...
It's best known as a children's toy, but kids aren't the only ones who can appreciate the unique and marvelous properties of Silly Putty. It's an ...
They've been at it for a few years now, but the crazy group of amateur rocket scientists who call themselves Copenhagen Suborbitals have ...
Transverse wave motion is the beautiful rippling effect that occurs when a moving wave causes oscillations that travel perpendicular to the ...
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Matin John asked a new question in the FarmVille World Forum: Home Decor? 46 seconds ago
Hello friends,What's a couple good websites for home decor. My style is like stuff you see at pier one. I tried Linens and Things, Bed Bath and Beyond and can't find anything. Looking for pillows...more
Micah commented on Best Recipe App for Ipad/iPhone 19 minutes ago
I've heard Paprika is great. I think Epicurious has some handy feature too. I don't cook by recipe too often. Normally I find some ingredients I like and just try to make it work. So I haven't had ...more
Ray W Theiling posted a corkboard link to the It's about, food World Corkboard, about Best Recipe App for Ipad/iPhone 47 minutes ago
So when I first got my iPad, the first thing I thought of is "Wow, I could use this in the kitchen!!!!" While everyone else was out slinging Birds at Pigs, Jumping Ninjas into Flying Squirels, and ...more
Bird andBear commented on Feds arrest several in connection to Drugs on Tor networks 'Silk Road' 51 minutes ago
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Ray W Theiling posted to the corkboard to the It's about, food World Corkboard, about Memorial Day Weekend - Any BBQ Plans???? 1 hour ago
I am here...I have joined, but I do not have anything I can share yet! But Memorial Day is just around the corner! Its time to head to the market and pick out some pork ribs...Cut them down, break ...more
Wesley Frost commented on Verticalize Your Minecraft Creations by Transmitting Redstone Power Up and Down 1 hour ago
I'm new to this site, but loves these little tutorials. They add so much to the towns my wife and I make on the 360.
Cheese Burgerman commented on Make These Sonic Distance Sensors for the Bad Driver in Your Life 2 hours ago
I was just typing the same thing. I would like to use this concept for a driveway alarm and making it water tight is a must.
Michael Isaacson commented on Make These Sonic Distance Sensors for the Bad Driver in Your Life 2 hours ago
What would be a good way to weatherproof the sensors? Am I correct in thinking that sealing them in a plastic box would negate their ability to ping?
