Fun With Physics

The other day the boys were running amok outside, fighting over every single little thing available. Then we discovered that the buckeyes were ripe. This was all well and good for awhile... shaking down buckeyes, opening them up, putting them into a bucket. Of course it eventually became just one more thing for them to fight over. Sigh. A little quick thinking sent me to the garage on a mission. I was planning on building a "buckeye slide" out of cardboard on the steps. Then I found this great plastic tube! Perfect tunnel slide!!

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We set it up on the stairs at a high angle and then moved it down to a wider angle and compared the speed of the buckeyes, and discussed our results: the higher the tube, the faster they fall. We got some matchbox cars out to send down the slide as well. Josh and I were able to chat and enjoy an entire glass of cold coffee without any bickering from the boys. Hooray! They've been playing with them for 3 days now, still enthralled. Ahhhhhh... thank you, physics ;) And here's Brennan passed out on the couch before lunch. Completely unrelated, but worth mentioning!

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Comments

Babs Haake said…
I found your very last statement very funny for some reason. LOL...I just looked at that sleeping lump and chuckled out loud.
10/07/2010 2:40 PM
Anonymous said…
Hello,

I have a question for the webmaster/admin here at blogunta.blogspot.com.

May I use some of the information from your post right above if I give a link back to this site?

Thanks,
Thomas
10/16/2010 10:49 AM
Allison said…
Hey Thomas,

I imagine this is for some type of "science for kids" site? I would be perfectly fine with that and appreciate the link-back. Let me know where it ends up by linking me here as well please, would love to check it out! :)
10/16/2010 12:34 PM
Haley Elizabeth said…
Allie, what a great idea! As for missing home, I would feel the same way. I missed home when we lived in SC and VA. I can't imagine how you feel. Is there anyway you guys will be able to move back?
10/17/2010 3:12 AM
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