A quote I like

“Wanna make a monster? Take the parts of yourself that make you uncomfortable — your weaknesses, bad thoughts, vanities, and hungers — and pretend they’re across the room. It’s too ugly to be human. It’s too ugly to be you. Children are afraid of the dark because they have nothing real to work with. Adults are afraid of themselves.”

—	Black Telephone (Richard Siken)

Rapid Color Changing Chemistry!

Rapid Color Changing Chemistry!

Sometimes it’s hard to tell SCIENCE from MAGIC - and this little demonstration is a great example of that. In this experiment you will watch an almost clear liquid suddenly turn dark blue in a flash. It takes a bit of preparation, and probably a trip to the pharmacy for materials, but we think it’s worth it. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: This experiment should only be done with the help of an adult. Iodine will stain just about anything it touches and it can be hazardous. Hydrogen peroxide can cause eye and skin irritation - safety goggles are needed throughout the experiment. Be sure your helpful adult reads the caution labels on each container. 3 clear plastic cups 4 ounces or larger A 1000 mg Vitamin C tablet from the pharmacy (you can also use two 500mg) Tincture of iodine (2%) also from the pharmacy Hydrogen peroxide (3%) yep, also from the pharmacy Liquid laundry starch (see below for alternatives) Safety goggles Measuring spoons Measuring cup An adult helper Put on those safety goggles and mash the 1000 mg Vitamin C tablet by placing it into a plastic bag and crushing it with a rolling pin or the back of a large spoon. Get it into as much of a fine powder as possible. Then put all the powder in the first cup and add 2 ounces (60 ml) of warm water. Stir for at least 30 seconds. (The water may be a little cloudy) Let’s call this “LIQUID A” Now put 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of your LIQUID A into a new cup and add to it: 2 oz (60 ml) of warm water and 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of the iodine. Notice the brown iodine turned clear! Let’s call this “LIQUID B.” By the way, you’re done with LIQUID A - you can put it aside. In the last cup, mix 2 oz of warm water, 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) of the hydrogen peroxide and 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) of the liquid starch. This is, you guessed it, “LIQUID C” Okay, that was a lot of preparation, on to the fun part. Gather the friends and family and pour all of LIQUID B into LIQUID C. Then pour them back and fourth between the 2 cups a few times. Place the cup down and observe….be patient....somewhere between a few seconds and a few minutes, the liquid will suddenly turn dark blue! This is an example of the chemical reaction know as the IODINECLOCK REACTION. It is called a clock reaction because you can change the amount if time it takes for the liquids to turn blue. (see experiments below) The chemistry of the demonstration gets a bit complicated, but basically it is a battle of chemistry between the starch which is trying to turn the iodine blue, and the Vitamin C which is keeping it from turning blue. Eventually the Vitamin C loses and, bam! - you get instant blueness. Note: If you do not have liquid starch, you can also use 1/2 teaspoon of corn starch or potato starch. The liquids will be more cloudy and the reaction will happen a bit more slowly, but it’s still impressive. Clean up: Carefully pour all liquids down the drain with plenty of water and wash your hands. Recycle the cups or dispose of them in the trash. The project above is a DEMONSTRATION. To make it a true experiment, you can try to answer these questions: 1. Does the temperature of the water affect how quickly the liquids turn blue? 2. Does the amount of Vitamin C added (Liquid A) affect how fast the liquid turns blue? 3. Does stirring the liquids more affect how fast the liquids turn blue?

Nerdaoke

I was just being silly with some of my friends on google+ and singing karaoke. I don't think I did that good, but a couple of my friends think I did. So here is the video

~Notti by Nature

Atlantic City, glad I went.

The Boardwalk in Atlantic City, just a couple months ago. I ended up going on a road trip to NYC and since I was all the way up there I decided to stop in Atlantic City, NJ. I'm really glad that I did now. Half of the stuff I ended up taking pictures of isn't even there anymore. 

I haven't seen any pictures from this part. Or if I did then maybe it looks so different that I just didn't recognize it anymore. 

It really was a beautiful day at the beach. 

I'm not sure what church that is, but it was really interesting looking.

I just really liked the bright colors on this building. 

I saw some pictures that showed all of this fencing in a totally different area of town. 

Kind of wondering if this place is still intact. I haven't seen any pictures of this building. Its right next to the beach, so it might be gone. I know one place I had lunch at before I left was wiped out.

This is a split aerial before and after in atlantic city. 

that boardwalk was ripped up like toothpicks and it was strong enough for cars to drive on. 

It's kind of nice to see that not everything near the beach was destroyed. 

There was and still is tons of sand in the streets. 

part of the boardwalk. 

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"Even if you hate me, I won't love you any less." ~Notti A friend of mine said that seemed to be a little depressing. When I asked her why she said because she didn't want to imagine anyone hating me. It really wasn't meant to seem depressing in any way. It was more of a statement of where I stand. If every I care for you or love you there isn't anything that will change the way I feel. My love is unconditional, no matter what form.

Are we human, or are we dance? 

This line as most would know it as a line from a song by The Killers. It was taken from a journalist by the name of Hunter S. Thompson.
In this song, dancer is used as a metaphor for an orchestrated, rehearsed act. Something without individuality. Without emotion and in a sense a hollow act. A dancer has no room for individuality when in groups, like a person in society, they have to follow an exact pattern that everyone else does. If you have ever seen a dancer make a mistake it is very noticeable.
So when he says are we human or are we dancer, he is comparing someone who is human. Not as a species or living being, but as a quality. Human meaning emotional and individual, with the ability to think for oneself. Then the word dance is also used as a quality, not as a noun. Which is why there is no   's' at the end. Because he does not mean a bunch or group of dancers, but rather he is asking if the world is full of people with the quality of a dancer. Are we individual or are we all following an exact pattern that everyone else does in society?
For the majority I think we are dancer, but there are a rare few who chose to be free thinkers and keep their individuality. I am human. 

This is my Roxy Roo. 

~Notti by Nature

The creepiest shack in the North Caroline country side. This is scary movie old. 

Its all full of crap empty chemical bottles or some sort. Didn't bother looking to closely. I was afraid to touch most of the stuff on the floor. That and I was a little afraid to fall through the floor. I think a large portion of what is on the floor is part of the wall that fell in and some of the ceiling. 

I kind of wonder if this was always outside or if it was in the building at any point in time. Its the country so it wouldn't surprise me if whoever lived in this building whenever it didn't look like this bathed outsdie. 

Trash, branches, parts of the building. 

The creepy hay rooms window were boarded up. Why would the creepy room full of hay be the one that was boarded up? This is not a place you want to end up with a stranger. 

There was this wall in the hay room that was boarded up with wood that didn't match the rest of the wall. Behind the wall was this ubber creepy brick wall coar. If you were there you could tell at some point there were bricks where the opening in the brick wall is. Scary. 

Lets not think about that creepy building anymore. Lets see some graffiti. Yes, that says ninja! 

~Notti by Nature

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Tucker Lake

Just thought I'd post the video from my visit to Tucker Lake. One of the best lake visits ever.

~Notti by Nature.