I went to a BBQ on Saturday, naturally it rained! As a result we had the BBQ in the carport, along the roof of this carport there were strings with clothes pegs clipped too them, obviously for drying clothes on days like these. As an experiment I clipped a cooked chicken wing to one of […]
Good old Mythbusters, even the old shows are great to watch repeatedly. I saw the Archimedes mirrors episode again and it set me to thinking on its possibilities. A theory for consideration springs to mind (well at the least sluggishly flows) : The translation or the telling of the deed may have been slightly off and the mirrors (shields) […]
Last night I was reading a sample chapter of “The Boy Scientist” that I found while tidying documents on the computer. It gave an insight into how things have changed over the years and how things are changing for the umm better? The book suggested that science equipment , being so cheap and easy to […]
Articles like this appearing at http://www.country-wide.co.nz/article/3738.html are not only disappointing, but are unthinkingly damaging to many Amateurs who are diligent and put in time and effort on research, often being ignored by established scientists and not having access to the resources of the govt-uni funded. Independent soil scientist Dr Doug Edmeades is warning farmers to […]
It seems that no matter where you go in the world you seem to find certain people. It may be racism, stereo-typing or coincidence but there always seems to be a Indian family running a store, a Asian running a food joint, some street or monument named after a Scotsman and a Irishman is somewhere in the mix. […]
the CAMLABZ website is currently unavailable as it gets a revamp, should be ready for business some time in ??? Dang prices and items keep changing – fast as it is changed…sigh…computer savvy i’m not! – am a Southlander, short arms – deep pockets, but looks like I am going to have to hire someone […]
I not only run CAMLABZ but am also an amateur scientist. I have many interests from personal theories on the formation of the universe – Don’t we all? – right down to simple Microscopy, Carnivorous plants, bugs, Peoples behaviour and much more – my interests tend to jump around considerably. Science Equipment for Trade If you […]