The Mad Science Fair

Calling all mad scientists! Come forth from your secret lairs. This is your moment to scheme in the sun (and wince uncomfortably in the sunlight).

Bring out all of your devious scientific experiments for your chance to win a complete pet jellyfish kit from Jellyfish Art or a Celestron USB microscope. We are looking for all home-made, fringe, or just plain weird science projects, regardless of scientific field. Simply submit an Instructable, Photo, or Video and then cackle maniacally. Your chance to win will be coming soon

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Multiple entries are accepted, but each entrant can only win one prize. Contest is open to entries from US, Canada (excluding Quebec), UK, Australia. Contest closes for entries at 11:59pm PT, January 2, 2012.

The The Mad Science Fair is closed.

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Grand Prize

WINNERS

Winners Finalists All Entries

First Prize (3)

Build a Lab Quality (ish) Distillation Apparatus. by laserjocky in Science

315K

Asymmetrical Capacitor Thrusters: the Biefeld-Brown Effect by Mr. Apol in Science

62K

DNAquiri: the Delicious DNA Extraction by biobonnie in Science

38K

Runner Up Prize (10)

Using an RGB LED to Detect Colours by fjordcarver in Sensors

264K

Plastic Milk by sunshiine in Science

38K

Pavlovian Device - Dog Biscuit Chucker by iminthebathroom in Pets

12K

The 72 Plant Vertical Garden by EcoMotive in Hydroponics

219K

Make Luminol From Domestically Available Chemicals by NurdRage in Science

25K

Wireless Power Charger! by Inducktion in Wireless

407K

USB Biofeedback Game Controller by Advancer Technologies in Science

118K

Great Astrophotography: a How-To Guide by BunniTech in Backyard

170K

Bacon Dippin Dots- Ice Cream of the Future by lmnopeas in Bacon

14K

LED Ring Light for Microscopes and Loupes by balline in Gadgets

8.8K

14 PRIZES

Grand Prize (1)

One Grand Prize winner will receive a Jellyfish Tank and Jellyfish from Jellyfish Art, along with an Instructables prize pack.

First Prize (3)

Three First Place prize winners will receive a Celestron 44340 LCD Digital Biological Microscope, along with an Instructables prize pack.

Runner Up Prize (10)

Ten Second Place prize winners will receive an Instructables Prize Pack.

HOW IT WORKS

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Oct 11, 2011 and Jan 2, 2012 (11:59pm PT).

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Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select The Mad Science Fair. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.