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THE HOMEMADE LAVA LAMP
Windows AVI (790 KB) Mac Quicktime (1.04 MB) |
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THE EXPLODING GUMMI BEAR
Windows AVI (1.1 MB) Mac Quicktime (980 KB) |
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THE GLOWING PICKLE
Windows AVI (326 KB) Mac Quicktime (263 KB) |
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SUBLIMATION OF FERROCENE
Windows AVI (776 KB) Mac Quicktime (547 KB) |
You
too can make your very own lavalamp. Simply purchase a bottle of the soft
drink Orbitz, and place it inverted, as shown above, on some mild heat
source such as a heat plate on its lowest setting or a coffee warmer.
Warning: it is very important that the heat source is set to mild temperatures,
otherwise the bottle may explode! To download the full movie of the homemade
lavalamp, proceed to the appropriate link below...
In
the movie, an innocent gummi bear was placed in molten potassium chlorate,
a strong oxidizing agent, with explosively luminous results. The energy
evolved from this is a good illustration of the caloric content or the
energy housed in a single gummi bear. To download the full movie of this
dramatic reaction, proceed to the appropriate link below... 
Running
the current from a standard power outlet through a pickle can transform
it into a light source -- perhaps luminous enough to read by in a pinch.
Warning: When power is coursing through the pickle, do not touch it,
else severe electrical shock may result! To view the full version of
the glowing pickle movie, proceed to the appropriate link below... 
In the
adjacent film clip, crystals of ferrocene were sublimed onto a glass dish.
The ferrocene was synthesized by the students of Chemistry 1B and sublimed
for purification. Proceed to the appropriate link below to view the full
movie...