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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] another "safe" demo
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 6:28:10 PM
Author: Shay Carter <scarter**At_Symbol_Here**NORTHWESTMS.EDU> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] another "safe" demo
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 19:07:29 -0400
Author: Ernest Lippert

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From: McGrath Edward J <Edward.McGrath**At_Symbol_Here**REDCLAY.K12.DE.US>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] Re: [DCHAS-L] another "safe" demo
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 23:00:08 +0000
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If you're right,  it's not only unsafe; it's extra messy, as in sooty. 

As a school administrator,  I want to know WHY.  I've never heard of a teacher contract that requires a teacher to entertain the students.   And don't try the whole, "well,  it engages the students " argument.   Student engagement means that the students are working on a meaningful task.  

Eddie McGrath 


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Date: 10/5/19 6:52 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: [External] Re: [DCHAS-L] another "safe" demo

My money is on calcium carbide because he said "starting to generate that flammable gas".  Pour water on the calcium carbide and it makes acetylene; the basis for old miner's lamps.

Rob Toreki

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On Oct 5, 2019, at 6:13 PM, Patricia Redden <predden**At_Symbol_Here**SAINTPETERS.EDU> wrote:

Here's a new one on me.  Science teacher uses "explosives," according to the title, or "flammable gas" according to his narrative, to carve a pumpkin.  I'm guessing methanol, based on the video?  No shields, lots of flame.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BplBmF4FbGl/?igshid=1336981534453&fbclid=IwAR2mtqhmgyRQ0D4M--ATdsri96b3suC68S2RtbJu2AhJc0LfJ3rVfpIDAD0

Pat Redden
St. Peter's University
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