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Proposed Q&A site for people interested in doing science at home. Physics, chemistry, and everything that can be done safely without expensive equipment.
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26 Example Questions (1 closed)

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How can I get chemicals to perform interesting chemistry experiments without a SWAT team coming in claiming I'm making meth or a bomb?
added by Renan Aug 26 '12 at 21:54
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How can I [get/build] a cheap [high-speed camera]?
added by Renan Aug 26 '12 at 21:55
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How can I test the amount of caffeine in a cup of coffee/tea/soda/beverage?
added by Renan Aug 27 '12 at 16:45
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This would be better phrased as "How can I...". Great question though. – Highly Irregular Sep 9 '12 at 9:12
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How can I test the pH of a substance with a device without expendable supplies(pH paper)?
added by ObsessiveSSOℲ Aug 31 '12 at 13:37
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How can I build a simple water pump out of readily available cheap materials?
added by Highly Irregular Sep 9 '12 at 9:09
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What principles do I need to consider to build a simple kiln out of earth or bricks for firing small pottery items? Which fuels would be suitable?
added by Highly Irregular Sep 9 '12 at 9:24
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When making a parabolic-dish reflector for focusing sunlight, how can I get the parabola shape right?
added by Highly Irregular Sep 21 '12 at 11:12
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Can one build a tiny nuclear power plant with materials legally available?
added by Renan Aug 26 '12 at 21:55
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How can I safely observe sunspots with binoculars?
added by Renan Sep 14 '12 at 2:05
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How can I demonstrate water surface tension to a ten year old?
added by Jonathan Sep 19 '12 at 11:21
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How can you measure the proportion of water in milk at home?
added by Ram S, edited by Highly Irregular Jan 26 at 8:31
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How can I safely melt aluminium in a fire for casting into a mold?
added by Highly Irregular Sep 21 '12 at 11:14
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How do I build a simple(?) cloud chamber from everyday materials?
added by BenjiWiebe Jan 22 at 4:01
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Are there any good / fun / useful (board, video) games available to help introduce scientific concepts?
added by JoshDM Feb 18 at 22:01
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Compounded : Better Gaming Through Chemistry - kickstarter.com/projects/dicehateme/… – JoshDM Feb 18 at 22:03
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What kind of "everyday" lenses can I use to build my own microscope ?
added by bendaizer Mar 8 at 10:17
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What is a very simple but dramatic way to demonstrate the result of mixing diet-coke and mentos?
added by Highly Irregular Sep 21 '12 at 11:16
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How can I copper metal objects like (stainless) steel?
added by Federico Russo Jan 15 at 19:34
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How can I make a simple magnetic stirrer with heating function?
added by Thanasis Papoutsidakis Oct 8 '12 at 18:59
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How can I [produce/cultivate] yeast for making cheese?
added by Thanasis Papoutsidakis Oct 8 '12 at 19:31
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How can I measure the amount of lactose in dairy products?
added by BenjiWiebe Feb 6 at 3:42
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How can I make a half transmitting/half reflecting material (for Michelson Morley type experiment) ?
added by bendaizer Mar 8 at 10:24
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Are there any phenomena in [field] that can be demonstrated at home? [closed]
added by Ondřej Černotík Apr 6 at 21:13
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closed as not a real question by Robert Cartaino♦ May 4 at 3:48

It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form.
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Are there any health/safety risks when working with [chemical/instrument]?
added by Ondřej Černotík Apr 10 at 14:11
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What tools, utilities and safety equipment should be available in a hobbyists lab?
added by sarahm Apr 10 at 19:13
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How to measure g without any special equipment?
added by sashkello Apr 12 at 0:00
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I'm about to demonstrate acceleration due to gravity by jumping off a moving van. Are there any safety issues I should be aware of?
added by Jonathan Sep 19 '12 at 12:48
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