PASSIONATELY CURIOUS - Sebastian Martin, PhD » Summerinstitute http://apps.exploratorium.edu/blogs/sebastianm My hands-on science at the Exploratorium, San Francisco. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:09:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Lava Lamp http://apps.exploratorium.edu/blogs/sebastianm/2007/07/10/lava-lamp/ http://apps.exploratorium.edu/blogs/sebastianm/2007/07/10/lava-lamp/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:10:00 +0000 Sebastian Martin http://apps.exploratorium.edu/blogs/sebastianm/2007/07/10/lava-lamp/
It looks so cool and it’s so easy to make: The Alca Seltzer Lava Lamp.
It’s got science in it, too! Read more about the Alca Seltzer Lava Lamp

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There is also a FLICKR PICTURE GALLERY

Video of backward spinning wheel with two LEDs

wheel

Thanks for experimenting with us!

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Does gravity pull equally on heavy and light objects? – A free fall experiment done with only a camera and a pulsed LED light. How to…
Find more light traces in this gallery:

Exploratorium exhibit1

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