The Crazy Expanding Marshmallow! - Breakthrough Junior Challenge 2016

2016-10-03

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In which, Alex talks about the electromagnetic spectrum, microwaves, magnetic fields, molecules, heat & heat transferring, and Charles' Law. And I do the chubby bunny challenge. Because why not have some fun?

I'm psyched to be participating in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge for 2 years in a row now!

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Apparently, if you put soap in the microwave, something cool also happens. To find out more, check out this Scientific American article: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-homes-soap-microwave/

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I used Derek Muller's Snatoms. They're super cool! Check out a video of me unboxing Snatoms on my second channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH_87PTdZ5M

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"Good Starts" by Jungle Punks.

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SOURCES:

As my main source, I would like to particularly thank my Chemistry teachers, Brian Ravizza and Michaela Danek. They were the ones who first taught me the stuff in this video, and they have been an invaluable resource along the way. Thank you so much!

Additional Resources:

George State's University's Website on Heat: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/heat.html#c1

Exploratorium's The Science of Cooking: Monster Marshmallow: https://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/candy/activity-mallows.html

Tinkerlab's Microwave Marshmallow Experiment: http://tinkerlab.com/microwave-marshmallow-experiment/

Socratic's What electromagnetic waves are dangerous for humans?: https://socratic.org/questions/what-electromagnetic-waves-are-dangerous-for-humans

Wikipedia's Entry on Charles' Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%27s_law

Wikipedia's Entry on Boyle's Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle%27s_law

Rong Wang's How do Cell Phones Work?: http://www.pongcase.com/blog/cell-phones-work/#sthash.CWkDBe4E.7gp2WemN.dpbs

Real or Not?: Health Scams and Beauty Fallacies Exposed: https://books.google.com/books?id=v-TICgAAQBAJ&pg=PA221&lpg=PA221&dq=electromagnetic+waves+2.45+billion+times+a+seconds&source=bl&ots=T98wfebG3W&sig=mgepFsHDznUDT2ffkPtNXoIyEqA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibzaru1rjPAhVBRmMKHb8xB-8Q6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=electromagnetic%20waves%202.45%20billion%20times%20a%20seconds&f=false

PICTURE CITATIONS (in order of appearance):

Wikimedia's Electromagnetic Spectrum: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg/2000px-EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg.png

Pixabay's Green Arrow: https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2013/07/12/12/29/arrow-145786_960_720.png

Kate Ter Haar's Picture of a Marshmallow: https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/5000710747

Wikimedia's Wavelength: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Visible_EM_modes.png

Wikimedia's Green Circle: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Small-dark-green-circle.svg/2000px-Small-dark-green-circle.svg.png

Pixabay's Black Dots: https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2012/04/10/17/03/pattern-26436_960_720.png

Wikimedia's Music Note: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Musical_note_nicu_bucule_01.svg/2000px-Musical_note_nicu_bucule_01.svg.png

Arturo Pardavila III's Picture of Joe Lo Truglio: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apardavila/22398539837/in/photolist-zQSPWH-8r6BVU-8p49rm-A8hnxk-8r6BWQ-8r3v4F-bQ6Fo6-6T73z2-8p4b1A-8p4beC-8oZZrc-8p11n8-8p47VJ-8oZZ8P-8p47c5-8oZYA2-8oZXMZ-8p119k-8p47Dh-8p48cC-8p49eU-8p47p5-8oZYpz-8oZXzR

Wikimedia's Charles' Law GIF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Charles_and_Gay-Lussac's_Law_animated.gif/300px-Charles_and_Gay-Lussac's_Law_animated.gif

Publicdomainpictures.net's Water Background: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/pictures/140000/velka/cool-calm-blue-water-background.jpg

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