Something Destructive!

The Idaho State University Society of Physics Students (ISU SPS) chapter did “Something Destructive” on Wednesday of this week (03-05-08). A legacy activity of the club that we decided to revive this year started off by soaking various things in liquid oxygen and then lighting them on fire!

I happened to have my Powershot A620 handy, so I took some footage. Check it out!

Here it is, edited down to the length of a Singing Science Records song “What is Chemical Energy?”:

Footage cut down to just before Dr. Steve lit something up (no music):

The uncut footage (several lulls/slightly boring parts between soaking something and lighting it):

My personal favorite is the unsuspecting care bear that went up in flames in about 0.2 seconds… ;)

~ by David on 2008 March 7, Friday.