2011

V for Vaccinations

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Is it worth getting your children vaccinated if it risked them becoming autistic? In this video I give a short demonstration of why I personally believe that even if there was a risk of my child becoming autistic (AND THERE IS NOT!) I would still get them ...

FWS – How to Make a Laser Microscope

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Using a £10 laser and a syringe you can magnify a water sample 1000s of times over at home.  Using this method you will be able to projected on your wall single cell creatures, modketos lave, microscopic worms, etc. This experiment is easy to set up and perform at home and is perfect for a school science projects. The picture below is a 5mm mosquito larvae projected to be 3m long using this ...

FWS – Growing Manchester Bacteria

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For fun myself and Laura my housemate went around Manchester swabbing it. We then grew our samples on agar to see what disgusting things we could get to grow and who was more disgusting out of the two of us. I filmed this mid thesis writing and you can really see how tired and fat I ...

FWS – DNA Extraction in Your Kitchen

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In this experiment I extract DNA from the cells of strawberries using a home made extraction kit. The experiment is perfect for any young scientist and introduces the concept of DNA extraction with in-depth explanation of the hands-on scientific procedure. All materials and equipment are inexpensive, easy to find and safe to use at home.   Introduction to DNA In 1953, using x-ray diffraction ...

Proving Homeopathy Wrong in Your Kitchen

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Another vid on homeopathy with home experiments proving that there is nothing in it. In this vid I show how nitric acid reacts with copper metal and forms copper (II) nitrate solution and nitrogen dioxide and how to make a simple pH indicator. Music (Adventures in your Sleep by dummeh) BREAST CANCER and ...

FWS – Doing SCIENCE! With Ferrofluid

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One of the most fun experiments that can be performed at home! Ferrofluid is a magnetic liquid that takes the shape of the magnetic field applied to it and can be used to visualize magnetic fields. This experimental explains how a ferrofluid can be made multiple ways by using simple household items. Introduction to Ferrofluid It is generally difficult to make a magnetic liquid because once you ...

Myles Vs Katharine Hamnett – Nuclear Power

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If you would like to make a donation to help the victims of the tsunami you can do so by clicking the link below. http://www.redcross.org.uk/Donate-Now/Make-a-single-donation/Japan-Tsunami-Ap… In this vid I give a very basic explanation of how nucler power station works and problems they have had in the past to try and balance out what this Katharine Hamnett is saying. I do believe that ...