Xmas Experimentation - Part 2

Experiment 2: Creating Quicksand

After the giant worm moved into a neighbours garden we began our next project - creating quicksand.

We were surprised to learn that quicksand is a mixture of various molecules (none of which is sand) consisting mainly of H²O and Cf⁵ (A.K.A. cornflour).

Unfortunately my poor skills in the kitchen translated to an inability to mix the cornflour and water which resulted in a consistency of, well, water. :(

So after completely exhausting the cornflour supplied with the kit we raided the kitchen cupboard for more raw materials.

After adding several spoons of cornflour and finally achieving the ideal consistency we were ready to test our creation. Fortunately the science kit comes with a willing test subject: an innocent and naive miniature giraffe.

 

Much to our disappointment the giraffe survived the quicksand...so we intervened and decided to study the effects of a giant wooden spoon beating down on his vulnerable giraffe body...in the name of science of-course...mwwoohaahaaahaahaaaaa!

 

Unfortunately, due to a miscalculation in quicksand & spoon dynamics, the giraffe DNA combined with the corn flour molecules to create a fire-breathing super giraffe!