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Science toys. Easy to make Railguns and other science toys.

  • 10-02-2008 8:46pm
    #1
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    http://sci-toys.com/index.html - Perfect for the budding evil genius bent on world domination.

    Magnetism:
    Magnetorheological fluids
    A magnet in mid-air
    Pyrolytic graphite in mid-air
    The Gauss Rifle: A Magnetic Linear Accelerator
    A Curie-effect heat engine
    A Magnetic Ring Launcher

    Electromagnetism:
    An electric motor in 10 minutes
    Fun with High Voltage
    A 10 minute railgun
    A 30 second motor

    Electrochemistry:
    A plastic hydrogen bomb
    Building your own solar battery.
    Building a Hydrogen Fuel Cell.

    Radio:
    A quick and simple radio
    Building a radio in 10 minutes
    Build a portable crystal radio
    A radio out of household items
    A simple AM transmitter
    The Three-Penny Radio

    Thermodynamics:
    Simple heat engines
    World's simplest steam boat
    A simple rocket engine
    A Film Can Cannon
    A metal that melts in hot water
    A room temperature liquid metal alloy
    A simple solar powered heat engine
    Homemade Ice Cream

    Aerodynamics:
    A Bernoulli levitation ball
    A Homemade Vacuum Pump
    A Classic Propellor Toy

    Light and optics:
    Simple laser communicator
    Make a spectroscope from a CD.
    Making permanent rainbows.
    The impossible kaleidoscope
    Make your own 3D pictures
    Make a solar hotdog cooker
    A solar powered marshmallow roaster

    Biology:
    Photography through the microscope
    Video through the microscope
    Listening to Electric Fish
    Using a video camera as a microscope

    Mathematics:
    Kaleidocycles
    A Geodesic Dome

    Computers and Electronics:
    A Computer Controlled Transmitter
    A Free Space Laser Data Transmitter
    Fun with Solderless Breadboards
    A Digital Thermometer
    A Simple 1 Watt Amplifier


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