Re: SOT: Mr. Wizard has left the lab

In article <0001HW.C296B09E00013ECDF0182648@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
George Graves <gmgraves2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:59:35 -0700, Jim wrote
(in article <jpolaski-9201C2.00593514062007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

http://www.mrwizardstudios.com/

A man who lit the fires of curiosity for a lot of kids.

Thanks for the link . Sorry to hear about his passing. I grew-up watching his
original show "Watch Mr. Wizard" back in the 50's.

IF it weren't for Don Herbert, I wouldn't have the degree I hold as he's
the one who lit the fire of being inquisitive. I remember one show so
clearly where he did a particular demonstration. He took two colorless
liquids and combined them. Then perhaps 10 or so seconds later they
turned black, really a very, very dark blue which you couldn't see on
the then black & white TV. I was fascinated and had to find out what was
in those solutions. Not knowing it's real name(Lambert) made it a bit
hard to find considering. Later it became easy and there is even a
further demonstration with three solutions which when mixed first turn
orange and then that dark blue. The "Old Nassau Reaction". It's a class
of reactions called clock reactions and dependent on concentration and
temperature.

Try this,

http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/delights/texts/expt_10.html

Then there was the paint can with boiling water when closed and doused
with cold water, crushed. Great Demo.

A Mr. Wizard Spoof site.

http://www.profzounds.com/wiz.html

Here's the guy where I'm sure Don Herbert found a lot of demonstrations
in Alyea's classic volume.

http://mattson.creighton.edu/Alyea.html
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