Ellen Show – Spangler Science Take 9 – It's Raining Ping Pong Balls!
We're back from the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California with lots of fun stories from our latest appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. When I say 'we'... I mean 'we' because there's no way I could pull these segments off by myself.…
Best of Spangler Science 2009
It's been quite a year for us at Steve Spangler Science... in fact, when the year starts out with 50 off your closest friends helping you wish Ellen DeGeneres a Happy Birthday, you know big things are in store. Whether we were letting fans…
Evolution of Dance Guy Mysteriously Vanishes in an Explosion
... and when the smoke cleared Judson Laipply was gone.
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Oh, you want the rest of the story? I first met Judson over the summer while we were both booked…
Customer Captures Amazing Moon Pictures with Reflector Telescope
I love getting feedback from our customers on the products that they have purchased from us and the experiments that they have tried. I love it even more when our customers use the materials we have provided and take them to an entirely new…
4th of July Cool Science Experiment – Colored Smoke Rings
I'll have to admit that my Trash Can Smoke Rings routine is not only a signature staple in my stage show, but it's become one of my all-time favorite science demos to perform. After presenting my smoke ring routine on the Ellen Show, I received…
Even Science People Practice for the Big Game – Colorado Rockies Science Day
Professional athletes practice before the big game day... and so should the visiting science team. We're honored to be invited by the Colorado Rockies baseball organization and NBC affiliate 9News to kick-off their first annual Science Day at…
Liquid Nitrogen Explosions – Flying Trash Cans Prompt Visitors
They say practice makes perfect. So, we were practicing for an upcoming live performance by setting off liquid nitrogen trash can explosions in our parking lot... and a few visitors showed up. We might have upset our neighbors.
Let's start…
New Widget for Your Blog! Experiment of the Week
We now have over 100,000 subscribers who receive our Science Experiment of the Week in their inbox each Wednesday morning. We've had requests to create a widget (especially from teachers who blog), and we finally did it using Widgetbox. The…
Twist in Time – One of the Coolest Science Demos I've Ever Seen
It's a demonstration that almost has to be seen in person to believe. Otherwise, you're likely to say, "It's fake... there's no way that could happen!" As you're watching the video below, please remember that there is absolutely no trick photography.…
Dom DeLuise Does the Great Egg Drop Trick on Johnny Carson
I'll file this under the "Teaching Moments" category because it's one of the greatest comedy teaching moments of all time with Johnny Carson and Dom DeLuise. The trick is great... but Johnny Carson's reaction and the surprise ending is probably…
