Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Aiding and abetting my junior scientist

My husband thought I was completely nuts when I allowed this:


Yes, we literally played with fire. For the record, we learned that paper and toothpicks are flammable, but grapes and spoons are not.

Refrigerator update below.

12 comments:

  1. Anonymous3:41 PM

    Really? You can't set fire to a grape? Who'd have thought...:)

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  2. We tried a fire experiment, too, but I insisted we do it inside the fireplace. Then I forgot to open the flue and set off the fire alarms. Oops.

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  3. You are a brave woman.

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  4. You are teh fun mom.

    My kid is currently obsessed with fireworks, thanks to her father.

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  5. The Flaming Grapes would be an interesting name for a band.

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  6. I LOVE THAT. you rock

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  7. You are quite brave. What fun!

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  8. Of course you're nuts. You're a mom. Great experiment. How cool that you let him do it.

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  9. Where's that great quote I read recently about how eliminating risk stifles curiousity?

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  10. Anonymous2:02 PM

    Way to introduce the scientific method! Now, on to The Late Show for Letterman's new segment, "Will it Burn?" I love it.

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  11. Anonymous8:54 PM

    That's awesome! If your spoon had caught fire, I'd have been a bit worried. ;-)

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  12. Anonymous1:16 PM

    You are a wonderful mother. I was a girl scout leader for years and their fave thing ALWAYS was learning how to properly light matches and then a fire. It's ingrained, best to teach them than have them experiment for themselves!

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