Anyone Remember This Guy?

[cabinetman]

He was one of my favorites.
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[bigstick509]

That guy looks familiar, but all I can come up with is Mr. Wizard.

[Uncle Cracker]

Yes, that is Mr. Wizard (Don Herbert). Passed away earlier this year. Inspired me to waste my youth blowing up stuff with my chemistry set.

[atgcpaul]

Mr Wizard (aka Don Herbert) comes to mind immediately. I watched him on
Nickelodian every chance I got. I didn't realize he died this year, too.

http://mrwizardstudios.com/

[crokett]

Inspired me to waste my youth blowing up stuff with my chemistry set.

Funny thing - me too.

[cabinetman]

One of his demonstrations kinda stuck with me all these years. Out of all the ones I saw, this one is the only one I really remember. It's the one that you take a full glass of water and sprinkle pepper all over the top. Then stick a corner of a bar of soap into the water, and see what happens...anybody remember?

Can anyone remember any others? For each one you remember, you get 5 forum attaboys.
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[skipwill]

Me too.

When I was in the 4th grade. I got a kids chemistry set for Christmas. Checked some chemistry books out of the library and didn't have all of the stuff for the expirements. We had a part time maid at the time and I somehow convinced her to buy me some hydrochloric and sulphuric acid that I needed at the local pharmacy (they sold stuff like that at the time...)

My parents were REAL upset when they finally found out<g>

Skip

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[Crash2510]

One of his demonstrations kinda stuck with me all these years. Out of all the ones I saw, this one is the only one I really remember. It's the one that you take a full glass of water and sprinkle pepper all over the top. Then stick a corner of a bar of soap into the water, and see what happens...anybody remember?

Can anyone remember any others? For each one you remember, you get 5 forum attaboys.
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The old scare the pepper trick

neat and simple chemistry

[dkerfoot]

I remember a "Fun Experiments for Teens" book (not exactly the right title, but close. It had a plan for punching a hole near the bottom of a coffee can, pouring a "small" amount of gasoline into the can, covering it with a pot lid, lighting a match and sticking it in the hole to watch the lid "bump" off.

Oh, be sure to have parental supervision kids...

It reminds me to stop and consider that lawyers and lawsuits aren't ALL bad.

[pierhogunn]

I remember as a young teen sitting in the presence of a chemist, who as a older teen got to "play" with all sorts of stuff that I couldn't get near with a 10' pole, phosphorus, powdered metals, ya know the good stuff.

[germdoc]

I have vague memories of Mr. Wizard. Coincidentally, he was born in Minnesota and went to high school and college in La Crosse. (He graduated from Central HS, the same school all my kids have gone to.) After graduation his acting and broadcasting career was cut short by WW2, and he became a decorated B24 bomber pilot.

Here's his bio on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Herbert

Here's another link:

http://www.mrwizardstudios.com/bioandtimeline.htm

Neat guy, too bad I never got to meet him.

[gwyneth]

Mr. Wizard was always a hero of Bill Nye the Science Guy (who was in my high school chemistry class.)

[Kristofor]

I remember a "Fun Experiments for Teens" book (not exactly the right title, but close. It had a plan for punching a hole near the bottom of a coffee can, pouring a "small" amount of gasoline into the can, covering it with a pot lid, lighting a match and sticking it in the hole to watch the lid "bump" off.

Oh, be sure to have parental supervision kids...

It reminds me to stop and consider that lawyers and lawsuits aren't ALL bad.

Hmmm, I'd look at that the other way... Inquisitive kids willing to read and try new and arguably educational things without hand-holding by authority types seems like it would foster innovation and unconventional thought processes. The occasional maiming seems like a small price to pay.