Gardens, Butter, & Making Medieval Napalm (three different ways)

Well, it appears you stumbled back to Science Goes Boom for more questionably appropriate science projects.

With that in mind, riddle me this: Can a ping pong ball be used as a bullet? Leave it to the science Jedi Masters, Adam and Jamie, to find out:

Challenging the airplane battle royale with wings:

Making homemade butter (with the aid of electricity). He references his grandmother’s traditional churning method, and if you’d like to see that mechanism in use, here’s a fun (slightly cheesy, but beautifully shot) video of the Victorian era process. Otherwise, Kitchen Aid it:

Pretty much a commercial for the expensive dad-gifts we used to find at Hammacher Schlemmer in the mall circa 1987. Cool stuff, though:

Who’s ready to make some Medieval napalm! Yup, it was a thing:
[Parent’s Note, there’s a commercial at the 5:00 minute timestamp for a mental health app that helps you locate a good therapist. Nothing inappropriate, but you may want skip this if your kids are confused. Of course, if you’ve got kids who like to make Medieval napalm, perhaps a little therapy for mom and dad might be useful.]

Mousetrap car production on the cheap:

Since it’s the height of summer, let’s take a stroll around the globe and enjoy some of the world’s awesome gardens. Way to represent, Pennsylvania!

Speaking of things that grow, if you’ve got sassafras trees, count your blessings:

And finally, an examination of how submersibles go boom:

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