• Question: what is your favourite experiment

    Asked by kevinsunil to Callum, Gina, Katie, Michelle, Sam on 14 Nov 2012.
    • Photo: Sam Godfrey

      Sam Godfrey answered on 14 Nov 2012:

      I really like one that I demonstrate in schools. You get some hydrogen peroxide and some potassium iodide and add them together with soap. It’s really cool. Here is a video of it, but not done by me.

    • Photo: Callum Johnston

      Callum Johnston answered on 14 Nov 2012:

      One of my favourite neuroscience experiments is one you can try for yourself called the McGurk effect, and it shows how your brain has to try and put together all the information that is coming in from around us to make sense of it. You can see and try it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lN8vWm3m0

    • Photo: Michelle Linterman

      Michelle Linterman answered on 15 Nov 2012:

      Hi Kevin,

      My favourite experiment is one that works! Sometimes, through not fault of our own, experiments just don’t work. It can feel a little frustrating at times.

      Michelle

    • Photo: Katie Howe

      Katie Howe answered on 15 Nov 2012:

      Another fun experiment that you could try at home (actually better outside as its very messy!) is to put some mints (mentoes work well) into a bottle of diet coke.

      Then step back quickly as it will fizz up and explode! This happens because the mints cause the carbon dioxide gas to be released from the coke.

      check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM

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