tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759800831417547362.post2543403485351903509..comments2023-10-20T09:08:56.889-04:00Comments on Hurricane Maine: Popcorn on the flyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544468563054087057noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759800831417547362.post-82480320644022197622008-08-01T13:42:00.000-04:002008-08-01T13:42:00.000-04:00That video was very disturbing. We tried it in my...That video was very disturbing. We tried it in my graduate school technology class and it did not work. One person in the class heard that people were dismantling their microwaves and putting them under the table. But, it was still a fun experiment.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936788126480396837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759800831417547362.post-48344922346233706832008-07-28T22:20:00.000-04:002008-07-28T22:20:00.000-04:00Louise,I like your suggestion of using this as a c...Louise,<BR/>I like your suggestion of using this as a critical thinking exercise for science students. The 'wow, that's cool' aspect of the video clip sure bowled me over at first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759800831417547362.post-54217015390552042132008-07-27T18:09:00.000-04:002008-07-27T18:09:00.000-04:00Claire, Thanks for the information. I should have ...Claire, Thanks for the information. I should have searched before posting (or tried the experiment myself) but tied it into a post I was working on about cell phones and our health rather quickly.<BR/><BR/>The link to the article is great. Would love to see how they did that. <BR/><BR/>We could use it with science students as a critical thinking activity and even have them try it and find out why it doesn't work. <BR/><BR/>I used to have students theorize why popcorn pops and justify their work (masses before and after, etc.).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544468563054087057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759800831417547362.post-32973396272977167772008-07-26T21:58:00.000-04:002008-07-26T21:58:00.000-04:00Louise, I saw this clip a little while ago and it ...Louise, I saw this clip a little while ago and it sure got me thinking. I did a bit of searching though, and it appears that a series of videos from different countries showing the same basic scenario (3 Russians in one video, 4 Japanese in another etc)were all released to YouTube on the same day. <A HREF="http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/cellphones-cant.html" REL="nofollow">This article</A> debunks cell phones to pop popcorn. I wonder how I could use this with my science students, hmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com