Re: Lawyers gone wild in the grade school science fair

I remember about 50 years ago, in the elementary school library
where I went, they had "the boys first book of radio and electricity"
or some title like that (there was also a second and third book).
In it, they showed the plans for connecting an old Model A?
spark coil to a vacuum tube wrapped with aluminum foil to generate
your own X-Rays (and how to x-ray your hand etc onto film).

eeeeek !!

mikey

"Paul K. Dickman" <pkdickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
>
> I thought you guys would get a chuckle out of this.
>
> I am helping my neice with her science fair project and among the
standard
> forms required to be pasted on the front of your display is this:
>
>
>
> SAFETY ***
>
> The Illinois Junior Academy of Science
>
> Directions: The student is asked to read this introduction carefully,
fill
> out the bottom of this ***, and sign it. The science teacher and/or
> advisor must sign in the indicated space.
>
> SAFETY AND THE STUDENT: Experimentation or research may involve an
element
> of risk or injury to the student and to others. Recognition of such
hazards
> and provision for adequate control measures are joint responsibilities
of
> the student and the sponsor. Some of the more common risks encountered
in
> research are those of electrical shock, infection from pathogenic
organisms,
> uncontrolled reactions of incompatible chemicals, eye injury from
materials
> or procedures, and fire in apparatus or work area. Countering these
hazards
> and others with suitable controls is an integral part of good
scientific
> research.
>
> In the space below, list the principal hazards associated with your
project,
> if any, and what specific precautions you have used as safeguards. Be
sure
> to read the entire section in the Policy and Procedure Manual of the
> Illinois Junior Academy of Science entitled "SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR
> EXPERIMENTATION" before completing this form.
>
>
>
> I first saw this with last years project, and I sent it in with about
20
> pages of MSDS sheets for things like vinegar and baking soda.
>
> This year I noticed that they have two more forms (required if
applicable).
>
> The "Humans as test subjects endorsement" and the "Non-human
vertebrate
> endorsement"
>
> Apparantly it's open season for invertebrates.
>
>
>
> Paul K. Dickman
>
>

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