Ben Krasnow

I made some whipped chocolate by melting standard semi-sweet morsels, and applying nitrous oxide at 250 psi. I then dispensed the melted, ga...

A cloud chamber shows alpha particles being emitted from americium sources. The chamber works by creating a layer of supersaturated alcoh...

Here's an interesting reaction where lithium metal is dissolved in anhydrous ammonia. I placed a couple small pieces of lithium in a ...

I found some interesting materials at a local fleamarket ( http://www.electronicsfleamarket.com /): a canister of lithium sheet metal, and a...

Here I show how I made gassified candy (eg Pop Rocks) in my home shop. The basic procedure is to heat sugar water up to 280*F, carbonate it ...