Children's Museum of Houston

Wanderful Bubbles

Wanderful Bubbles Even though most commercially available bubble solutions come with plastic wands, I feel there is a certain bit of fun in trying to engineer your own. There are any number ... more»

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Satisfying Slime

Satisfying Slime So in prior O Wow Moment episodes from the Children's Museum of Houston like A Slime by Any Other Name and Guar Gum Slime, I've provided recipes on how to ... more»

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Candy Chemistry

Candy Chemistry Well, it looks like my assistants had a great time trick-or-treating. Alas, they seem to have overindulged in their candy and are suffering the consequences on the floor of the ... more»

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The Way the Cookie Crumbles

The Way the Cookie Crumbles Meet Back Jower, special investigator for CTU (the Cookie Theft Unit) and no relation at all to any Fox-related programs like 24 nor its characters. He's hot on the trail ... more»

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I Got No Stains On Me

I Got No Stains On Me Dr. Blot, the evil supervillian determined to make all clothing as stained as his evil soul, has captured two of Mr. O's lab assistants and sealed them inside the Children's ... more»

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Multicolor Milk

Multicolor Milk Ah, Kitchen Chemistry. Nothing better than recognizing the complex chemistry that exists in what is seemingly the simplest of substances that we take for granted. And this time we set ... more»

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Molecular Gastronomy

Molecular Gastronomy Don't let the name freak you out - Molecular Gastronomy is just the scientific exploration of food preparation. It isn't just about cooking, but using science to create some fairly ... more»

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Guar Gum Slime

Guar Gum Slime (Sorry for the late post on this one. It was supposed to go up back on Halloween, but I made a mistake on the scheduler for it. Better late than ... more»

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Tallest Soda Geyser World Record Attempt – Soda Geyser Series #7

Tallest Soda Geyser World Record Attempt – Soda Geyser Series #7 Spoiler Alert! - if you haven't watched our other episodes and had a chance to do the experiments yourself, we're about to release our results. So, you may want to ... more»

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Temperature vs. Height – Soda Geyser Series #6

Temperature vs. Height – Soda Geyser Series #6 To recap: In Episode 1, we discussed how to make a soda geyser generator In Episode 2, we discussed carbonation, the "fuel" for a soda geyser In Episode 3, we discussed nucleation, the ... more»

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