Make a glowstick!
Distilled Water, 2 L
Hydrogen Peroxide (3% Concentration), 50 mL
Luminol, 0.2 g
Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash), 4 g
Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate, 0.4 g
Ammonium Carbonate, 0.5 g
Add hydrogen peroxide to 1 L of distilled water to one bowl. In another bowl dissolve luminol, sodium carbonate, copper sulfate, and ammonium carbonate in 1 L of distilled water.
Use sealable clear containers and pour equal measures of each solution into the container. The hydrogen peroxide solution oxidizes the luminol producing 3-aminophthalic acid. As electrons drop to a lower quantum state, a photon is emitted at wavelengths between 430 and 470 nm or a purplish blue.
New Yorker
About every 4th issue the New Yorker has articles in which I read practically every one. This one had its usual wide spectrum of topics...
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome - Awful genetic disorder but amazing how one genetic defect causes a protein to not function and result in a phenotype where the individual (only males) have a predisposition of causing physical harm to themselves among other things.
CIA Black Sites - Horrendous article about torture but interesting in that they used SERE techniques as there starting point for how to torture. Having gone through SERE myself I can comment that just spending 3 days in a "camp" can begin to make things go weird. The droning music, the dark closet, the "discussions", and stress positions was an interesting simulation.
Olive Oil - You might be getting hazelnut oil!
Joe Kittinger - OK if you think Chuck Yeager was a stud or Scott Crossfield...check out what Joe Kittinger is famous for! On August 16, 1960 he made the final jump from the Excelsior III at 102,800 feet (19.5 miles!). Towing a small drogue chute for stabilization, he fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph (1,149 km/h) before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet. The journey took about 14 minutes. The picture says it all...I mean that's high.
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