There were explosions, color changing liquids and plumes of fire at the Vienna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday.
“Don’t do this at home, do this at your friend’s home,” joked Jen Young, educational program coordinator for the World of Wonders Science Museum before lighting a pile of soapy suds in his assistant’s hand on fire. “No, don’t do this at anyone’s home.”
Senior residents, staff and children of staff were gathered for the 2nd annual Backpack to School event with a special performance by the WOW Museum followed by ice cream sundaes.
Experiments included a lesson on the Bernoulli principle, where a teen from the audience was called to see if he could inflate a large garbage bag all in one blow.
The trick: Blowing into the bag at a distance rather than blowing it up like a balloon.
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