There aren’t many surveys about paper clips, but one done by Lloyd’s Bank of London revealed an interesting bit of knowledge. Researchers discovered that, of 100,000 paper clips, only 20,000 of them were used on papers. This leads a person to ask, “So what are people doing with the other 80,000?” Paper clips come in ...
Plasma orbs are incredible little ‘toys’ of science. Essentially, every plasma orb is a Tesla Coil enclosed inside a gas-filled glass container. Depending on the gas contained in the orb, you may experience a wide range of colors. Electricity passes through the gas, exciting it and ionizing it, which makes it plasma. When you touch ...
Ever since inventor William D. Middlebrook received a patent for paper clips (the ones we use now) in 1899, they have become a household word. There were other ideas for bent metal fasteners, but Middlebrook’s invention was the one that held on. Other than fastening papers together or making great thin metal chains, here are ...
Paper clips aren’t usually something that cause a lot of controversy in offices, that is, unless they are being flung at people. They are one of the many unsung heroes that go unnoticed in day to day life but have you ever stopped to think about who invented them? The United States Patent Office states ...
These three simple science experiments are all about molecules. They are easy to do and would make great science fair projects. Be prepared to be amazed! According to extension.org, a molecule is a particle of matter composed of two or more atoms held together in a particular arrangement by strong chemical bonds. Examples of molecules ...