Jump to content


Photo

tea chemistry


  • Please log in to reply
7 replies to this topic

#1 dr thrust

dr thrust

    Pyro Forum Top Trump

  • General Public Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 1,408 posts

Posted 12 February 2009 - 08:20 PM

quite an in depth video on tea chemistry, not funny, but the professors Barnett is :lol: press hear

#2 phildunford

phildunford

    Member

  • General Public Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,299 posts

Posted 12 February 2009 - 09:12 PM

quite an in depth video on tea chemistry, not funny, but the professors Barnett is :lol: press hear

The prof rocks! - I'm getting a hair cut like that!
Teaching moft plainly, and withall moft exactly, the composing of all manner of fire-works for tryumph and recreation (John Bate 1635)
Posted Imagethegreenman

#3 Potassium chlorate

Potassium chlorate

    Pyro Forum Regular

  • General Public Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 596 posts

Posted 13 February 2009 - 01:44 PM

You Brits... Though I must admit that Darjeeling First Flush and some other teas are very good. ;)
"This salt, formerly called hyperoxymuriate of potassa, is
used for sundry preparations, and especially for experimental
fire-works."

Dr. James Cutbush

#4 Richard H

Richard H

    Pyro Forum Veteran

  • Admin
  • 2,706 posts

Posted 14 February 2009 - 09:23 PM

That site is so engaging, informative and entertaining, that I've put a link to it from the UKPS links page on our website.

#5 Vic

Vic

    Pyro Forum Top Trump

  • General Public Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 1,144 posts

Posted 14 February 2009 - 10:55 PM

Brilliant link,

How can you say science is boring with a teacher like that but it must be very difficult for a secondary school teacher to do anything like that with all the restraints there are,

But it would surely encourage more students into the sciences which we need
Freud. Artists, in this view, are people who may avoid neurosis and perversion by sublimating their impulses in their work.

#6 phildunford

phildunford

    Member

  • General Public Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,299 posts

Posted 15 February 2009 - 09:29 PM

It depends a lot on the teacher - they have more choice than you think.

At the last school where I worked, the head of chem would take fireworks to bits for the kids in the lead up to Nov 5th and teach them Chemistry in the process. They are not all like that though...
Teaching moft plainly, and withall moft exactly, the composing of all manner of fire-works for tryumph and recreation (John Bate 1635)
Posted Imagethegreenman

#7 dr thrust

dr thrust

    Pyro Forum Top Trump

  • General Public Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 1,408 posts

Posted 16 February 2009 - 12:14 AM

yes its a great site very informative and it makes learning fun :) i found the group of videos by accident , whist trying the find information on zirconium ( id seen it used in a rocket motor video to give nice bluely white sparks).
yeah the prof rocks have you seen his latest video? were you can learn the secrets of the after-eight mint pressy pressy

Edited by chris m, 16 February 2009 - 12:17 AM.


#8 kcnkickthecat

kcnkickthecat

    Member

  • General Public Members
  • PipPip
  • 19 posts

Posted 16 February 2009 - 04:52 PM

There was a chemistry professor at my school (many years ago now!) that looked a lot like this one. He managed to put 4 kids in hospital by dropping a lump of white phosphorus that he was talking about, which then filled the class with P2O5 fumes. He never gave practical demonstrations after that, strange. Lol
"If at first you don't succeed...

...You haven't used enough black powder!!!"




1 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users