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Science Makes for Frightful Fun at Physics Department's Annual Demonstration |
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Written by Staff Report
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10/26/2009 |
OXFORD, Miss. - Frights, food and fun are the order of the evening
when the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy
presents "Spooky Physics Demonstrations" from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday (Oct.
30) at 7 p.m. in Lewis Hall.
Scheduled demonstrations include freezing objects in liquid nitrogen
(at minus 300 degrees), generating sound waves with Bunsen burners and
tubes, observing cosmic rays with a cloud chamber, levitating magnets
with superconductors and launching bottle rockets. Other fun
presentations include optical illusions with mirrors, a Van de Graaff
generator (a literally 'hair-raising' electrical device), a bed of
nails and other contraptions.
Physics department personnel
also will prepare ice cream with liquid nitrogen and award prizes for
the most original, scariest and cutest costumes to kids 14 and under.
"A lot of people usually come to the astronomy nights and some
of them asked us if we were going to do more public events," said Marco
Cavaglia, professor of physics and coordinator of the evening's
activities. "We thought that Halloween could be a good opportunity to
do some 'spooky' demos. Our graduate and undergraduate physics students
are really enthusiastic about participating."
For more information or for assistance related to a disability,
call the Department of Physics and Astronomy at 662-915-5325.
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