• Question: what's the most fun and dangerous experiment you have ever done in you career

    Asked by been485nun on 29 Jun 2023.
    • Photo: John Grasmeder

      John Grasmeder answered on 29 Jun 2023:

      When I was a lab demonstrator I used to do the thermite reaction which mixes aluminium powder with iron oxide and heats them up to make molten iron.

    • Photo: Alexander De Bruin

      Alexander De Bruin answered on 29 Jun 2023:

      I got to use a massive machine that us also used to mix rubber for car tyres, but we were making a fancy catalyst clay. The machine was huge and it was great to see it working

    • Photo: Amy Stockwell

      Amy Stockwell answered on 30 Jun 2023:

      At my place of work safety was extremely important. We would always design our experiments so that they wouldn’t be dangerous.
      When I worked in coffee, we would sometimes roast the beans too hot or too long and they would often set fire. It was very smelly, but not dangerous becuase we had the right safety procedures in place.

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