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I am an engineering student as well as a home brew scientist. Through my blog, I hope to share some of my knowledge!
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2018-11-16 21:38
Firecracker in a vacuum
In this short video, I determine that firecrackers can be ignited and will explode in a vacuum. An interesting side effect of being in a vacuum is the essential elimination of noise from the explosion.
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2018-11-04 01:28
New toy! Scanning Electron Microscope!!!
Figure 1. Hitachi S-570 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) As the title suggests, I have recently been fortunate enough to purchase an old, non-functioning (for now) scanning electron microscope (SEM)
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2018-09-27 02:27
Aluminothermic Reduction of Iron Ore
In this experiment I smelt iron ore using a modern aluminothermic reduction reaction (also known as thermite). Although this is the same kind of reaction as thermite, thermite uses man-made (or at least
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2018-08-25 15:09
Smelting Iron Ore
Today I will be talking about my first furnace run, what the results were, and changes I will be making to my next run. I apologize for the lack of good images from during the actual run. I was constantly
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2018-05-18 22:27
Making Iron From Scratch: Processing the ore and building the furnace
Most know my blog for my high tech plasma experiments and very modern hobbies. In addition to the modern hobbies, I also enjoy doing things old school from time to time, such as blacksmithing. This article
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2018-04-27 04:47
Capturing Plasma in Magnetic Fields & Updated Hardware
Ever wonder what happens when you mix electricity and magnets? They go hand in hand so something interesting is bound to happen! I wondered these same things when I was younger and after gaining much more
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2018-01-27 03:09
Plasma Thruster!
In this article I will be detailing one of the coolest experiments I have done thus far with my vacuum system. Through some very simple observations of plasma, I was able to create a mini thruster which
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2018-01-21 01:21
Vacuum chamber upgrade!
In this post I will display my new vacuum chamber & setup as well as some cool plasma photos! If you are not interested in the science and just want to see some cool pictures, skip to the "First
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2017-11-16 05:12
Design & Test Firing of a 4kJ Railgun
Project Overview Many people are aware of the infamous railgun, yet very few have ever built one or know how they work. In this blog I will showcase the 4kJ railgun that I constructed for fun. If you are
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introduceyourself
2017-11-12 00:44
Introduction & Plasma Torus Project!
Hello steemit! After becoming involved in the crypto world, I found this place and am excited to be here! I have read many great articles/posts on here already, and cannot wait to learn more! I will be
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