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  1. Homebrew Musical Instruments?

    Ask · Music · · posted by Cliff · from the forming-a-real-garage-band dept. · 78 comments
    Josh Booth asks: "Has anyone ever built a musical instrument? I recently built two, a SSPACaRTD (Single String Plucked Air Compression and Rarifaction Tunable Device), and a full size string bass for the NJ State Science Olympiad. I played the bass and, since we did the required duet, my friend played an End Struck Plosive Aerophone, or a set rather, like what the Blue Man Group plays. We placed fifth out of 20+ schools. My bass is similar to those that Dennis Havlena made and used weedwhacker line for strings. I was wondering whether anyone else tried to build an instrument. How did you do it, what did it sound like, and how weird was it?"

  2. Uncle Science Olympiad Needs You

    Science · Education · · posted by timothy · from the uncle-with-the-chem-lab dept. · 41 comments
    Devlin-du-GEnie writes "I'll be judging an event for Florida's state Science Olympiad this coming weekend. It's kind of like a track meet of science and engineering. The participants are middle- and high-school students from all over Florida. (There are also two elementary school divisions.) I judged an event last year. It was incredibly rewarding to see kids fiercely competitive and engaged with problem solving. It's chock-full of geekly joy." Read on for some more details, including how you can get involved in the program.

    The menu of events includes:

    • Bottle Rocket
    • Cell Biology
    • Chemistry Lab
    • Designer Genes
    • Disease Detectives
    • Dynamic Planet
    • Experimental Design
    • Robot Ramble
    • Storm the Castle (catapaults!)
    • Naked Egg Drop
    Regional and state olympiads take place around the country. They always need volunteers to judge and help out. Check out the national Olympiad site and see what you can do to help. Their 20th anniversary national event is this May about 90 miles west of Harrisburg, PA."

  3. Uncle Science Olympiad Needs You

    Science · Education · · posted by timothy · from the uncle-with-the-chem-lab dept. · 41 comments
    Devlin-du-GEnie writes "I'll be judging an event for Florida's state Science Olympiad this coming weekend. It's kind of like a track meet of science and engineering. The participants are middle- and high-school students from all over Florida. (There are also two elementary school divisions.) I judged an event last year. It was incredibly rewarding to see kids fiercely competitive and engaged with problem solving. It's chock-full of geekly joy." Read on for some more details, including how you can get involved in the program.

    The menu of events includes:

    • Bottle Rocket
    • Cell Biology
    • Chemistry Lab
    • Designer Genes
    • Disease Detectives
    • Dynamic Planet
    • Experimental Design
    • Robot Ramble
    • Storm the Castle (catapaults!)
    • Naked Egg Drop
    Regional and state olympiads take place around the country. They always need volunteers to judge and help out. Check out the national Olympiad site and see what you can do to help. Their 20th anniversary national event is this May about 90 miles west of Harrisburg, PA."