#Stem experiments

[scikidsstemschool]

🌈 Can You Create a Rainbow with Water? | Fun Science Experiments for Kids! 🌈

Have you ever wondered how rainbows are made? 🌈✨ Is it magic or science? In this exciting episode, Guha and Nadia dive into the world of light and color to discover how rainbows form—and guess what? You can make your own rainbow at home!

Get ready for a fun-filled adventure packed with DIY experiments that explain the science of light refraction, dispersion, and color mixing. 💡🔬

[rajansmoorthy]

Sonic Resonance: Unlocking the Speed of Sound with Air Column Magic!

Experiment using Resonance Air column Using the principle of resonance, the resonance air column equipment measures the sound velocity in room temperature air. Resonance happens at particular air column lengths when a tuning fork with a known frequency is struck and held above the air column. The velocity of sound in air can be computed by measuring these lengths. Speed of sound: Resonance air…

[laurellala-comics]

Fun fact! This was the real tipping point that made Edgeworth run away after AA1, they just couldn't show it on screen because they didn't have the rights to Chappell Roan's music <3

(A spiritual successor to my "Hot to Go" joke from this post. Image description under the cut below)

[Image ID: a four page black and white comic of characters from ace attorney.

The Judge stands solemnly at his podium holding a gavel "Mr. Miles Edgeworth, you are on trial for the murder of blah blah blah..."

A cheerful Maya Fey leans over to Miles Edgeworth, who is staring straight ahead and looking very concerned

Maya: "Psst! Mr. Edgeworth! If you win your trial, can I show you Chappell Roan?

Miles: "What the hell, sure." Internally he thinks "Oh God I am going to jail"

A box saying "later" in the top corner of the next panel marks the passage of time.

The Judge smiles as he says "I declare you... Not Guilty!"

We see a full body shot of Maya dancing excitedly while Miles looks on, emotionless

Maya: YIPPEE omg you're going to LOVE this

Miles internally thinks "oh no, the consequences of my actions.

We see Miles standing in between Phoenix Wright and Maya looking apprehensive. Maya beams in excitement, while Nick puts a reassuring hand on Miles' shoulder

Miles: Alright, so what is this exactly?

Nick: She's a pop musician Maya really likes

Maya: You promised you'd let me show you, and it's legally binding because you said it in a court room!

Miles: That is not how the law works Ms. Fey

Maya: Shh just listen!

We see a panel of Miles' pensive face concentrating as he listens to "Hot to Go". He thinks to himself "hm".

Another panel zoomed in more. His pensive expression has grown more tense/confused as he listens to "Red Wine Supernova". he again thinks to himself "Hm" in a larger thought bubble.

We zoom out again to see Nick, Miles, and Maya standing together again. Miles stares forward blankly, eyebrows raised. Maya excitedly leans in.

Maya: Ok, that's her whole discography. So! What did you think?

Nick looks at him, waiting for his response

We get a panel of Miles, looking bewildered. He starts to speak "I..."

We cut again to see the three of them standing together.

Miles: I... don't think I like women?

Miles looks shocked and confused. Nick is bent over laughing, using a hand on Miles's shoulder to support himself. Maya looks outraged and appalled!

Maya: MR. EDGEWORTH! Just because you don' like her musi it doesn't give you an excuse to be sexist!

We see a panel of Miles looking stressed and confused. He leans his head on one of his hands, which messes up his hair, showing how he isn't his normal put together self.

Miles: I should rephrase that. What I mean is, Ms. Roan is clearly VERY assured in her feelings towards women. I was... unaware that anyone felt that strongly. I thought we all viewed these things with a vague sense of distaste and unease but collectively ignored it. Like how we do with climate change.

We zoom out again to see the three of them. Miles stands in the middle looking deeply uncomfortable and lost in thought, vibrating with unease. Nick and Maya exchange deeply concerned glances across from him.

With lingering unease, Miles begins to walk away.

Miles: Well, I should be going then. Goodnight.

Nick hesitantly raises a finger to point out an inaccuracy in that statement

Nick: It's four in the afternoon-

he gets interrupted by Miles who repeats firmly: I said Goodnight

Nick looks in the direction Miles walked off in.

Nick: ...He'll be ok, right?

Maya reassures him: Of cours Nick! I mean, what's the worst that can happen?

Jump cut to a closeup of Nick's hand holding Miles' letter which reads Miles Edgeworth chooses death in all caps. Then, below in smaller font, it says Also femininomenon was really good, thanks.

We see a panel of Nick glaring wordlessly at Maya as he holds the letter in his hand. Maya leans against the wall and looks away, whistling, trying to look innocent to avoid blame.

As a bonus, we also have a page that takes place a year later. Miles and Nick stand talking. Miles looks calmer now, and Nick smiles encouragingly.

Miles: In my time in Europe, I've been examining myself and my approach to law. Ultimately, the most important focus must be justice. We owe it to ourselves and to the people we serve

Nick: Wow, that's really inspiring Edgeworth. And, uh, hows the... the other thing going?

We get a zoomed in panel of Miles glaring menacingly at a suddenly nervous Nick

Jumping out again, Miles turns his back to Nick as he continues to talk

Miles: So as I was saying, justice is truly so important...

Nick nervously rubs the back of his neck wearing an awkward expression as he sweats nervously. He thinks to himself internally "Ooookay then, clearly still working through some things there"

/.End ID]

[hivemindscape]

im a big fan of esper powers slipping loose in harmless ways when they're happy

[nasa]

Student Experiments Soar!

Have you ever wondered what it takes to get a technology ready for space? The NASA TechRise Student Challenge gives middle and high school students a chance to do just that – team up with their classmates to design an original science or technology project and bring that idea to life as a payload on a suborbital vehicle.

Since March 2021, with the help of teachers and technical advisors, students across the country have dreamed up experiments with the potential to impact space exploration and collect data about our planet.

So far, more than 180 TechRise experiments have flown on suborbital vehicles that expose them to the conditions of space. Flight testing is a big step along the path of space technology development and scientific discovery.

The 2023-2024 TechRise Challenge flight tests took place this summer, with 60 student teams selected to fly their experiments on one of two commercial suborbital flight platforms: a high-altitude balloon operated by World View, or the Xodiac rocket-powered lander operated by Astrobotic. Xodiac flew over the company’s Lunar Surface Proving Ground — a test field designed to simulate the Moon’s surface — in Mojave, California, while World View’s high-altitude balloon launched out of Page, Arizona.

Here are four innovative TechRise experiments built by students and tested aboard NASA-supported flights this summer:

1. Oobleck Reaches the Skies

Oobleck, which gets its name from Dr. Seuss, is a mixture of cornstarch and water that behaves as both a liquid and a solid. Inspired by in-class science experiments, high school students at Colegio Otoqui in Bayomón, Puerto Rico, tested how Oobleck’s properties at 80,000 feet aboard a high-altitude balloon are different from those on Earth’s surface. Using sensors and the organic elements to create Oobleck, students aimed to collect data on the fluid under different conditions to determine if it could be used as a system for impact absorption.

2. Terrestrial Magnetic Field

Middle school students at Phillips Academy International Baccalaureate School in Birmingham, Alabama, tested the Earth’s magnetic field strength during the ascent, float, and descent of the high-altitude balloon. The team hypothesized the magnetic field strength decreases as the distance from Earth’s surface increases.

3. Rocket Lander Flame Experiment

To understand the impact of dust, rocks, and other materials kicked up by a rocket plume when landing on the Moon, middle school students at Cliff Valley School in Atlanta, Georgia, tested the vibrations of the Xodiac rocket-powered lander using CO2 and vibration sensors. The team also used infrared (thermal) and visual light cameras to attempt to detect the hazards produced by the rocket plume on the simulated lunar surface, which is important to ensure a safe landing.

4. Rocket Navigation

Middle and high school students at Tiospaye Topa School in LaPlant, South Dakota, developed an experiment to track motion data with the help of a GPS tracker and magnetic radar. Using data from the rocket-powered lander flight, the team will create a map of the flight path as well as the magnetic field of the terrain. The students plan to use their map to explore developing their own rocket navigation system.

The 2024-2025 TechRise Challenge is now accepting proposals for technology and science to be tested on a high-altitude balloon! Not only does TechRise offer hands-on experience in a live testing scenario, but it also provides an opportunity to learn about teamwork, project management, and other real-world skills.

“The TechRise Challenge was a truly remarkable journey for our team,” said Roshni Ismail, the team lead and educator at Cliff Valley School. “Watching them transform through the discovery of new skills, problem-solving together while being driven by the chance of flying their creation on a [rocket-powered lander] with NASA has been exhilarating. They challenged themselves to learn through trial and error and worked long hours to overcome every obstacle. We are very grateful for this opportunity.”

Are you ready to bring your experiment design to the launchpad? If you are a sixth to 12th grade student, you can make a team under the guidance of an educator and submit your experiment ideas by November 1. Get ready to create!

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[izzystizzys]

sam young, jaded triggerman, utter tragedy of a human being, gifting his best friend‘s children he‘s never met fucking nerf guns for christmas is the funniest possible way black doves could have ended. how even. did he walk into that toy shop and it was just the first thing he saw he could relate to? i like guns, this is guns for children? or is he simply the funniest bitch around? either way, what an absolute piss-take. god i love him

[yourlocalmissingtexture]

Unhinged “trust me, I’m a doctor” scientist & their partner whom they perform questionable experiments on is my favorite dynamic

[ratbastardacademic]

hey babygirl, want to come back to my place and I'll inject you with this totally safe, definitely not toxic, chemical substance?

[fakesorbet]

Adding him to my school notes so I can lock in

School notes below . cuz why not

[copepods]

you know its kind of crazy that the standard college experience is to expect to be driven insane with work and experience breakdowns regularly and develop a dependence on caffeine or some other worse drug and its just like, normal. kind of weird if you ask me

[ghcstao3]

where normal people play i-spy or some other harmless game to pass time while on a roadtrip or while just wandering about after all other conversation has expired, ghost and soap like to play “how many ways could you kill a person using xyz” while making up increasingly drastic scenarios to see what they come up with both for jokes and using their actual combat knowledge

one of them will point at something random and say “name all the ways you could use that” and whoever lists the most wins that round and it just continues like that

[bambiraptorx]

[I.D. Digital drawing using ROTTMNT Draxum and TMNT 2003 Stockman in a crossover AU. Draxum is yelling at Stockman, crouching somewhat to be closer to his eye level, and with his hair poofing out like an angry cats'. He yells "what do you mean you've been teaching yourself magic?? do you have *any* idea what dangers you're playing with?!" Stockman is wearing a sweater and jeans, and leans back defensively with his arms crossed and shoulders hitched. He says "I don't see why you're making such a big deal out of this." End I.D.]

Baron "I work with dangerous and illegal substances without even covering my damn eyeballs" Draxum is one to talk here

[weezerlvr228]

i love this photo sm they’re so cutie

[starry-bi-sky]

okay so i was thinking of a joke earlier about how in DPDC Amity Park's slogan "a great place to live" is not only city propaganda but also the city lording it over the rest of America for being normal. But then I remembered that, despite how many DCU Cities with heroes in it there are, the amount of cities in America without heroes still far outnumber the amount of cities in America WITH heroes.

So I did a little digging so the joke would still land. Something most heroes have in common is that they operate in major cities. What makes a major city? I found that the general consensus is that the population is roughly over or around a million. THEN I looked up the populations of cities in the DCU that I thought of off the top of my head. So Gotham, Metropolis, Starling City, Central City, Jump City. All of them ranked up to millions in population (most of them were in the tens of millions).

Amity Park's wikipedia describes it as being similar to specifically Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco.

Philadelphia's Population: 1.576 million as of 2021 Chicago's Population: 2.697 million as of 2021 San Francisco: 815,201 as of 2021

Whiiich means that Amity Park if we take that from canon, is probably a major city. There are approximately 19,000 cities in America with probably less than a hundred that are major cities. Adding the DCU major cities wouldn't skew the data too much.

Which MEANS that I can make the joke that Amity Park's "great place to live" is not only just typical city propaganda, but also its Amity Park lording it over the other major cities for being one of the only major cities that doesn't have problems bad enough to warrant a superhero or a vigilante. Cue stage left the Fentons and Phantom :)

Amity Parkers were probably SO proud that they didn't need a superhero. They didn't have to worry about things like 'world ending threats' and 'super-powered individuals' and 'staggering property damage'. And then enter Fentons.

It also could be used as an excuse for why nobody took notice to Amity Park getting ghosts if folks like me aren't huge fans of the notion of a media blackout via Tucker, Technus, or the US Government. Or if you want to keep Amity Park as its urban city self. Amity Park's news on ghosts gets drowned out in a week because there's news on more popular, well-known cities going on every other day. The shit going on in Amity Park is every other major city's regular Tuesday and it gets filtered as such.

[scarletwritesshit]

🦕 Anaxa x Aglaea 🦕 Wire Monkey Theorem

Aglaea always thought that Anaxa’s obsession with the dromases was rather frivolous. In fact, it was almost comical to her. Dromas figures, dromas plushies, dromas pajamas…dromas nicknames, even.

Despite a scoff here and there from Aglaea, it never bothered her, truthfully. A love for such creatures, though common and utilitarian, inflicted no harm. There were far more pressing matters for her to pick fights with him over, such as, literally everything. Everything, they conflicted over, until the very end.

A short-lasting resolution, only for her beloved Anaxagoras to be the next to fall victim to the hands of fate. Though she was the one to set the stones in place on Anaxa’s path to the final destination, it was not done so without hesitation. So many words were left unsaid, and though they had managed to find a common ground and stand upon it together, lingering grudges cannot be settled as fast as one may wish.

Anaxa had not even a gravesite for Aglaea to visit in memoriam. Only one of many constellations in the Amphoreus sky was reminiscent of his legacy, and her only present option was to speak to these very stars and pray that he could hear.

“Anaxa, my dear Anaxa, your silence pains me so. Your sharp tongue has grown dull; humor me with one final witty remark, won’t you please?”

No response.

It was to be expected, as stars don’t have a voice of their own. Nevertheless, Aglaea felt uneasy with the lack of retribution. Never would her threads tremor at the jab of an insult under his breath, or catch a glimpse of him walking amongst the streets of Okhema.

The illuminated constellation would still be there to gaze upon her from the sky.

Aglaea wouldn’t be able to see his guiding light.

Remnants of his studies still lay scattered about the Grove of Epiphany.

Aglaea could not read the calligraphy for how it was written by him.

All she had left to cling onto were the memories of his voice slowly fading from what remained of her mind and the sensation of when their hands would accidentally brush amidst their scuffles. The one man who had managed to make her feel almost human again would be there to prod her no longer. If she claimed to have felt empty before, then at the present moment, she was nothing more than a shell of a former human being.

Anaxa was the only person Aglaea felt as if she could cling onto, regardless of her willingness to admit such. What little that was left of him was just enough to patch up the void within her heart. She forced herself to turn away from the stars that she could neither see nor embrace in her arms.

What living love of Anaxa’s that did remain, however, were the dromases. The creatures very much served their purpose of transportation, and thus Aglaea thought positively of them alone, but she had never bothered to interact with them much for herself.

On the contrary, Anaxa was obsessed with them. She had seen his obsession as childish, and a complete waste of time, though now the dromases were perhaps her only way of connecting with him at least one final time.

The dromases were not an uncommon occurrence within the city walls, a partial factor as to why she could not understand his fascination with them. Or perhaps, their commonness was indeed a factor as to why he was so obsessed with them.

Aglaea wished that she had asked him why. Just once.

Too late.

She had nothing left.

Just what he had left.

⋆｡°✩

She ran the palm of her hand down the side of the dromas's thick leg. Its scales were smooth and radiated a warmth existent only due to the ever-present sun.

In a way, it reminded her of Anaxa.

Everything was reminding her of Anaxa.

The massive creature kept its leg still, careful as to not accidentally crush her. Aglaea was prepared to duck out of the way in the event of a sudden movement, but the beast was surprisingly mindful of her smaller size. As she was gently stroking its leg, she felt the creature sniff her gently, then groaned out of curiosity.

"You still smell remnants of your beloved Anaxagoras on me, don’t you?"

The dromas growled gently and quietly. She had never bothered to communicate with them so closely, but already she could feel the sense of a mutual understanding. It nudged her very gently with its nose, as if to say yes to her question.

"You’re such an adorable thing. I would almost hate to say these words to you myself, though it’s not like you can understand me."

The dromas shook its head as if to say, Of course I can understand you, my lady! Aglaea smiled, then rested her head against its leg.

"Oh, you poor beast. Anaxa has regretfully departed from this world. He couldn’t even say his final farewell to any of you.”

The dromas growled, lifted up its head, and shook it no in disbelief. Aglaea could feel through her golden threads that the dromas was quite upset. It clearly did not want to believe her, but it was hard to dispute the integrity of her words when her body held such strong traces of his scent. She hadn’t enough experience with the dromases to be able to personally comfort them, let alone the single one she was leaned against.

The ones in the pen cried out once the realizations had struck them. Those who were strolling by stalled their travels in equal disbelief. Aglaea was being deafened by their grief vibrating throughout her strings. And she had no way of knowing how to silence it, thanks to her negligence.

It really seemed as if the dromases were more than just a strange fascination to Anaxa. The creatures viewed him as one of their own, and the love he held for them was all the equal.

Aglaea felt alive, but only alive with guilt.

Though unable to communicate in the same tongue, the dromas that Aglaea had clung onto had offered its condolences.

"I should be offering you my apologizes," she said, "for I was ignorant of just how much he cared for your kind."

The dromas seemed to understand that there was no harm nor foul intended by her actions. It nudged her as if to say it accepted and understood her apology. The threads that bound their communication together remained motionless. Could they even serve as a reliable indicator of a creature’s thoughts? She hadn’t bothered to question such prior. Aglaea would have to hope that the treads that bound the city were as reliable as always, upholding the same values of truth between Chrysos Heir and dromas alike.

It seemed to have accepted her rather quickly. Perhaps knowing of Anaxa’s scent helped her gain its trust. Aglaea let go of the dromas, and it protested by nudging its leg towards her. It seemed to be wanting her to act as a stand in for Anaxa.

She couldn’t do it. She didn’t even have a fraction of the knowledge as he did.

She had nothing left.

Not even her own humanity left.

Aglaea wasn’t even sure how much longer she was going to be physically around herself.

"I must leave now," she said, gently nudging the dromas away with the palm of her hand, "my duty calls, and the prophecy waits for no one.”

Unable to look back, Aglaea left the dromas pen. The dromas stomped its foot and bellowed for her return, but ultimately gave up and turned away.

During a rare moment of downtime, Aglaea once more paid a visit to the dromases. The gentle roar from the creature signified that it was delighted for her return.

"I know nothing, yet you are still delighted to see me?"

The dromas groaned in agreement.

"You are most aware that I cannot substitute as him, correct?" she said, lifting her hand up.

The dromas nudged her hand gently with its nose. It had grown quite fond of her touch rather quickly. A most curious behavior as her hands hardly felt the same as his, her body hardly had the same chill as his, and her body would no longer carry remnants of that scent of his.

It must be terribly lonely, Aglaea thought.

The others were eyeing her up with longing as well, and she could sense a void within their hearts that felt all too familiar. Sliding her hand off of the dromas’s nose, she walked over to the other ones within the enclosure, who looked at her with immense curiosity. They took turns investigating her, and all it took was a single sniff for them to accept her.

Anaxa’s presence must have provided them with a man and beast friendship that only he could bring, and they must have been under the assumption that Aglaea was capable of doing the same.

They were quiet.

They were gentle.

It wouldn’t wear away at her to spend even just a little extra time with the dromases.

"...I can at least come and visit you, should time allot to it."

The dromases stared at her in anticipation.

"Though, do be aware that I cannot serve as a true replacement for our beloved Anaxagoras."

Despite the dromases not being satisfied with her answer, they still retained a mellow tone. No true protests, nothing. Aglaea was starting to understand why he was so greatly fond of those creatures.

Though there was a mutual respect between Chrysos Heir and creature, something still felt...missing from their bond. The scales of the dromases naturally felt cool and smooth like Anaxa’s shell of a body, but they didn’t quite feel like him. Remnants of Anaxa were still present on Aglaea, but even the dromases weren’t blind to the fact that she wasn’t him.

All in all, it was a temporary solution. A bandaid laid upon shattered pottery. Even when such a realization fell upon Aglaea, she still continued to selfishly dedicate her time to the dromases, as a stand in for the comfort of Anaxa’s presence. As time carried on, despite Aglaea and the dromases having each other, it only seemed as if they all grew lonelier and emptier. She didn’t allow herself consciously to acknowledge that.

"It’s just as how Anaxa would have carried on," Aglaea claimed.

The strings in Okhema vibrated.

[totallynotobsessedwithfandoms]

alright transfemme jay truthers cause his voice gets higher when he’s with his family/comfortable i see you and i raise you transmasc jay who overcompensates by making his voice super low when uncomfortable and only lets his voice be in its original register when with his family/comfortable