wonky experiment

[WonkyWasp]

experiment

[Neils]

Nope didn't work.

Beware the grammar fiends on here - you should start with a Capital!! 

[NellyWellyWaspy]

I opened this expecting the post to explode, just like back in school.

[BG]

mintos and fizzy drink experiment?

[Neils]

mintos and fizzy drink experiment?

With a litre bottle of coke - yes!!

[St Bruno]

I recall an experiment with phenolphthaline at school. Turns out it's a pretty instant laxative!
Sorry Rob if you're reading this!

[Heathen]

Making explosives in the Chemistry lessons is much more fun

[NellyWellyWaspy]

For those Old Boys of Leamington College, do you remember Mr Randall? We called him 'Twink' (he liked the younger boys). He did an experiment, which he took out in to the playground (we stayed in the classroom looking at through the windows). It involved a glass cylinder of Oxygen and one of Hydrogen. We spent most of the lesson sweeping up glass, after a fantastic explosion, watched from some considerable distance.

It it didn't involve an explosion, huge flames, or lots of smoke, what would have been the point?

[RogerE]

In the sixth form we did an experiment to produce ether, and it involved  venting it out the window using rubber tubing. Unfortunately I used too much tubing and it ended up venting into the Biology lab on the floor below. Also, unfortunately, it was whilst the biology lab wasn't being used, and someone had left a bunsen burner on.

The explosion was spectacular, and resulted in the school being evacuated, even though the main damage was broken glass (windows etc)

The biology mistress didn't like me before the incident - she hated me after  . She tried to get me expelled, but failed as it was pointed out that it wouldn't have happened if the bunsen had not been left turned on.

She got her revenge though - I was the only person to get an A in A level biology(there were no A*s back then), but that was the only year there was no school Biology prize awarded!

[Brandnewtorugby]

My mate nearly got suspended for setting fire to a magnesium pencil sharpener with a Bunsen burner. The teacher threw a damp rag over it and it showered sparks all over the place. It burnt through the asbestos mat leaving a burnt hole in the bench.

[Heathen]

Making explosives in the Chemistry lessons is much more fun

We were making copper acetylide - bubbling acetylene gas through copper sulpate and forming a precipitate. Our chemistry master then demonstrated what happens when you take the precipitate and heat it on a gauze over a Bunsen burner. When it exploded, the gauze hit the ceiling at high velocity. A group of us were very impressed. He then said that silver acetylide was even more unstable. The following week we were back in the lab and acetylene and silver nitrate were at hand. Needless to say, we made some silver acetylide and pasted some around the 6th form common room door frame. We were hoping that some unsuspecting arty type would be the first one to open the door with the associated effects. Unfortunately, it was the deputy head!!! 4 of us hauled before the head and in no uncertain terms, told that we were very close to be expelled.

[Rossm]

Nitrogen Tri-iodide crystals on the chem lab floor. Oh what fun.

[Vespula Vulgaris]

My chemistry teacher was attempting to cut a small sliver of potassium to drop into a large glass container of water and accidentally dropped the whole thing in.

Broken glass and water all over the lab. Luckily no one was hurt.

He was the same teacher who managed to set fire to a large cylinder of hydrogen in class.

I don't think teaching was his true vocation.

[Heathen]

Not school related, but in the late 60's I worked for a pharmaceuitical company in HW. In the manufacturing plant, they used potassium in one of the manufacturing processes. It was supplied in oil in 5 gallon drums. Some bright 'spark' decided to throw what they thought, was an empty drum into an effluent pit. Little did they know that there was still a stick of potassium inside it. Making waves was a very mild description of what happened next!

[Old Geezer]

Sharing a car with my mate after he has had a curry tops the lot!!!!