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WesFest, Spring 2015 

  • Sarah Briggs '16 ignites a large pile of "gun cotton," or nitrated cellulose
  • Jacques Bazile '16 ignites bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen, assisted by Lexie Malico '16, Sarah Briggs '16, and Professor Westmoreland
  • Mackenzie Schlosser '16 and Jake Katofsky '16 demonstrating ability of human blood to maintain a stable pH
  • Lexie Malico '16 uses molten potassium permanganate to rapidly oxidize the sugar in a gummy bear
  • Jesse Mangiardi '15 and Mackenzie Schlosser '16 using a color-changing ammonia fountain to demonstrate gas laws and gas solubility
  • Jacques Bazile '16 and Sarah Briggs '16 use liquid oxygen to burn the sugar in a cookie
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