03-12-2007, 10:18 PM
I had two. One a british guy at Tech, Glanville I think, I took an honors chem class from him my first year I think. He was always interesting to listen to, and his in-class demos sure kept us awake. I didn't really like chem, but from this guy, it was worthwhile. The four I can think of right off hand:
1) Turned up a bottle of liquid oxygen (it's only like -180 deg C), breathed/drank it in, and smoked a whole cig in one breath.
2) Had a bunch of balloons full of different explosive gasses suspended from the ceiling that he shot arrows at.
3) Another liquid oxygen one, poured it over two crumbled up ritz crackers and lit it up like a damn rocket engine.
4) Bloopers reel: filled up a flask with acid and baking soda or something like that, had a balloon attached to the top, but I guess he used a little too much and it exploded all over the people in the front.
The other is also at VT:
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He is essentially the Nutty Professor. "Learning" differential equations and vector geometry from him was ludicrous. He would always be late and come stumbling in with his huge box of papers. He would usually catch his breath by the end of class, it was really a sight. And he was ANIMATED. He got really excited about this stuff. Could reverse solve huge matrices in his head, I think that was fun for him. Sadly he didn't see how us non-savants couldn't get it. :evileye:
1) Turned up a bottle of liquid oxygen (it's only like -180 deg C), breathed/drank it in, and smoked a whole cig in one breath.
2) Had a bunch of balloons full of different explosive gasses suspended from the ceiling that he shot arrows at.
3) Another liquid oxygen one, poured it over two crumbled up ritz crackers and lit it up like a damn rocket engine.
4) Bloopers reel: filled up a flask with acid and baking soda or something like that, had a balloon attached to the top, but I guess he used a little too much and it exploded all over the people in the front.
The other is also at VT:
He is essentially the Nutty Professor. "Learning" differential equations and vector geometry from him was ludicrous. He would always be late and come stumbling in with his huge box of papers. He would usually catch his breath by the end of class, it was really a sight. And he was ANIMATED. He got really excited about this stuff. Could reverse solve huge matrices in his head, I think that was fun for him. Sadly he didn't see how us non-savants couldn't get it. :evileye:
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