Hoorah for the good folk at the University of Cambridge!
I so want one of these.
If, however, I were a parent giving this to a little kid for a science project, I think the "build a fire extinguisher" line would scare the crap out of me, especially as it comes AFTER "demonstrate various eruptions."
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To me the photo looks less like a volcano and more like a moulded cherry jello flambée. I would like to know how to make a lava lamp though! Unless that needs a fire extinguisher.
Hmmmm yes. Good point there Dive.
Katie: A moulded cherry jello flambée? Eww! Do you have a recipe for that?
Yay for lava lamps! I still adore my vintage 'Space Rocket' lava lamp; it's better than TV.
Mme: Scary, huh?
I love that the kit apparently includes instructions to build a fire extinguisher. Safety first!
I'm not sure about the 'build your own' part of it, Todd. I think I'd want a proper and fully functional fire extinguisher (and maybe a bevy of firemen, too) before I let any kid loose with a volcano in my house.
Hey we got the kids one of the volcanoes a couple of Christmases ago. We set it off on New Year's day. We didn't have the right food coloring, though, so we used green. It looked like a big sneeze. Happy New Year, indeed.
Too bad we didn't have the lava lamp option. Nothing like a booger-looking lava lamp to complete the front room decor.
Ha, Katherine! Great description of the green side of volcanoes; can you imagine what yellow would have looked like? Especially after "various eruptions."
If only it was made out of chocolate...
Ha ha it reminded me of the bad taste party and the dark jelly that was made remember our tongues?
Hope you managed a good night, and are not to tired today.
Katherine: Hee hee hee hee hee! That is too funny (and gloriously gross).
Ms.M: Eww and hee hee! I sure am glad I'm reading these comments a long way from dinnertime.
Vanda: NOW you're talking!
Mum: Yes, Andy's jelly stained all our gums blue for days. Icky! The best thing about that bad taste party was the music: Russian dancing to Mary Hopkins' 'Those Were The Days', plus the joys of Rolf Harris, Cindy Meets The Dollybeats and 'They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Ha. Sheesh! The seventies truly was the decade taste forgot.
Yet another picture to add to my image of the erudition one finds at the grand institution at Cambridge.
More applause for Katherine here, and for Vanda too. For everyone! WTF Monday draws a good crowd.
--takes a deep bow with pride for her gross family traditions--
Yum. Elementary science fairs are amazing. Every other child makes a volcano!
Coincidence? Daughter A was looking at Mars volcanoes on the interwebs tonight! They looked like giant zits!
too funny! reminded me of the science experiments performed on our patio when the coconut krewe were young. let's just say, the firemen knew my house well! xoxoxo
Hi ! Brr that does look a tad scary, in anyone's hands! Hope you're all well :) - well, some of you I see anyway but good to see the others! I haven't blogged for a while.
Oh. My comment didn't work. Ah well just to say hi and yes that little kit looks a bit dangerous! Hope you're all well, those I don't see elsewhere, that is. :D
Ha! How about that. It did work, only... rather late! I think I'll leave all three comments for WTF Monday ;)
Dive, maybe this volcano went out of control and shut down Heathrow!
Would you let us know how the air quality is affecting people there (besides the horrendous effects on air travel)? And perhaps with your broad knowledge of other languages, you could tell us how to pronounce the name of this Icelandic volcano. We tried to listen on Wiki, but alas, we couldn't grasp it.
Here's an NPR link to how to pronounce the Icelandic volcano:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/04/iceland_volcano_eyjafjallajoku.html
Good luck!
How did you know that there would be a volcanic eruption the week you posted that picture? You're just toooo much. Very prescient. Scary in fact. I'm sure the people in Iceland looked up and said WTF??
Oh. Cynthia. I hadn't thought of that. Dive, you're amazing!
A friend of mine who lives in Pasadena went home to Cambridge to visit her grandchild and is now "stuck" there. She emailed that springtime is beautiful, the flowers are in bloom, she's having a lovely time with her grandson and it's simply awful that she's forced to stay.
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