Sunday, March 2, 2008

Popping Lab

Lately in school we've been doing a lot of experiments in science. The most creative experiment we've done is our most current one, the Popping Fun Lab. In this lab, you had to shoot a cork at a window from the opposite side of the classroom. In order to do this, you had to combine two substances [baking soda and vinegar] to make carbon dioxide. The who chemicals reacted pretty quickly, so you had to put the cork on pretty quick.
After many times of trying to hit the window, we successfully hit the window three times consecutively. Not every group accomplished this task, but we were one of the lucky few who did.
Doing this lab made me realize, science isn't easy. You have to retry things to make them turn out the way you want them to. This also relates to how life in general works. If you don't accomplish a goal in life, try again until you acclmplish that goal. Like the experiment, if you dont persevere, you'll never get to where you want to go in life.

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