http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/vacuum-bazooka/ Making sense of science Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:14:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/vacuum-bazooka/#comment-3411 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:09:20 +0000 http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/?p=3171#comment-3411 It’s good to see projects that teach science and physics in a fun way. As a child I always enjoyed math and science. Now as a father I’m trying to bring that same joy to my 8 year old.

]]> http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/vacuum-bazooka/#comment-2843 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:28:58 +0000 http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/?p=3171#comment-2843 [...] earlier this month. The experiment is described by Michael de Podesta in his blog posting here: http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/vacuum-bazooka/  With summer vacations upon us why not get out into your yard for some Downie inspired science [...]

]]> http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/vacuum-bazooka/#comment-2822 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:35:27 +0000 http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/?p=3171#comment-2822 You can see Neil’s original version of the vacuum bazooka in his book “Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly and 27 other saturday science projects” (2001). The version in “Ultimate …” has already been further developed following firing trials at the local street party for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

]]> http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/vacuum-bazooka/#comment-2795 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:15:34 +0000 http://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/?p=3171#comment-2795 I won a Christmas lectures competition at Cardiff Uni with this exact thing! The loose connection was that I could fire carrots to airborne reindeer. I also had a go at slicing the carrots by firing them at a grid, with limited success.

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