Science - The Best of Instructables Volume 1

Projects from the fourth chapter of The Best of Instructables Volume 1.

It's surprising how much good science you can do with a few simple tools and an open mind - measure forces, bottle electricity, map the sensitivity of your skin. On Instructables we have measured the speed of sound with lumps of wood, and the speed of light with a bar of chocolate. We have made a spectro- scope from an old DVD and modeled the structure of plant cells in cake. There are even schemes floating around for recreating Sputnik! In this guide are projects encompassing all branches of science, from the gloopy biology of growing phosphorescent algae, to the mysteries of magnetism. It's only a taste of what anybody can achieve when they try. See you in orbit...

- Kiteman

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Lightbulb "green"house by LinuxH4x0r

Grow Your Own Bioluminescent Algae by ScaryBunnyMan

How To Measure the Speed of Light... Using Chocolate! by bradpowers

3D Magnetic Field Viewer by botronics

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Mar 17, 2009. 4:54 PM

kelseymh says:

Using the Science chapter from the book is a great starting point, but there have since been a number of really good science I'bles created. I think it would serve the community well to filter through the new ones and extend this list, if you have the time and interest.

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Mar 18, 2009. 1:31 PM

StumpChunkman (author) says:

Yeah, I agree it'd be nice to have something a bit more in depth on the Science projects contained within instructables, and it is something I hope to do when I have some time. For now, I've retitled this Guide in hopes that it doesn't lead anyone else astray, or give them any kind of false hope about what it contains. I hope this helps.

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Mar 17, 2009. 2:11 PMgrey House says:

You think you can summarize science in four instructables? come on bud, maybe a different name would be more appropriate.

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Mar 17, 2009. 3:05 PM

StumpChunkman (author) says:

I completely understand and fully agree with you. These represent all of the projects that made up the Science chapter in the instructables book. Unfortunately there have been a ton of other great projects in this field, but a book is very limited in space. The objective of the book, was to help people see some of the projects they could do on their own, and hopefully inspire them to look for more. While this is a very, very limited number of science instructables, and more examples would broaden this field nicely, I'm trying to keep as true to the book as I possibly can.

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Mar 17, 2009. 12:20 PM

Kiteman says:

That text seems vaguely familiar...

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Mar 17, 2009. 1:11 PM

StumpChunkman (author) says:

Hah! Thanks for saving me from trying to come up with something on my own.

I figure it was done pretty spot on the first time, no need to reinvent the wheel!

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Mar 17, 2009. 1:15 PM

Kiteman says:

:-)

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