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Kitchen science! We seem to be back into fruit-fly season. We usually get 'em under control with an apple-cider vinegar trap. Just a jar covered in plastic with a few holes.

But I thought I'd see if there are more effective liquids to attract them. So I've surrounded the counter-top compost w six choices. Updates pending.

1. Apple cider vinegar
2. Chinese dumpling vinegar
3. White wine
4. Japanese sweet Mirin
5. Balsamic vinegar
6. Maple syrup in white vinegar

#homeScience #fruitFlies

Kitchen science! We seem to be back into fruit-fly season. We usually get 'em under control with an apple-cider vinegar trap. Just a jar covered in plastic with a few holes.

But I thought I'd see if there are more effective liquids to attract them. So I've surrounded the counter-top compost w six choices. Updates pending.

1. Apple cider vinegar
2. Chinese dumpling vinegar
3. White wine
4. Japanese sweet Mirin
5. Balsamic vinegar
6. Maple syrup in white vinegar

#homeScience #fruitFlies

Kitchen science! We seem to be back into fruit-fly season. We usually get 'em under control with an apple-cider vinegar trap. Just a jar covered in plastic with a few holes.

But I thought I'd see if there are more effective liquids to attract them. So I've surrounded the counter-top compost w six choices. Updates pending.

1. Apple cider vinegar
2. Chinese dumpling vinegar
3. White wine
4. Japanese sweet Mirin
5. Balsamic vinegar
6. Maple syrup in white vinegar

#homeScience #fruitFlies

Kitchen science! We seem to be back into fruit-fly season. We usually get 'em under control with an apple-cider vinegar trap. Just a jar covered in plastic with a few holes.

But I thought I'd see if there are more effective liquids to attract them. So I've surrounded the counter-top compost w six choices. Updates pending.

1. Apple cider vinegar
2. Chinese dumpling vinegar
3. White wine
4. Japanese sweet Mirin
5. Balsamic vinegar
6. Maple syrup in white vinegar

#homeScience #fruitFlies

Kitchen science! We seem to be back into fruit-fly season. We usually get 'em under control with an apple-cider vinegar trap. Just a jar covered in plastic with a few holes.

But I thought I'd see if there are more effective liquids to attract them. So I've surrounded the counter-top compost w six choices. Updates pending.

1. Apple cider vinegar
2. Chinese dumpling vinegar
3. White wine
4. Japanese sweet Mirin
5. Balsamic vinegar
6. Maple syrup in white vinegar

#homeScience #fruitFlies

small update:

compared to the "official" local radiation measurement by Deutscher Wetterdienst my device showed slightly higher values.

@nocci found out that the conversion rate for the #J315 tube inside the #GeigerCounter housing had to be re-evaluated and fixed.

Now I am using 0.0065 and my values are down to the values the official station is recording.

🎉

#HomeScience #PublicScience #Radiation

Experimenting with Interference on Thin Layers https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/experimenting-with-interference-on-thin-layers/ #interferencepatterns #interference #homescience #lightwaves #substrate #thinfilm #Science #light

Experimenting with Interference on Thin Layers - [Stoppi] has taken on a fascinating project involving the interference of thin lay... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/experimenting-with-interference-on-thin-layers/ #interferencepatterns #interference #homescience #lightwaves #substrate #thinfilm #science #light

If you got one of these for the child in your life this #Christmas, and they're disappointed with the performance of the vinegar and bicarb volcano, my advice is don't shake it.

Whilst the result is impressive, I'm now cleaning up the dining room and trying to get rid of the smell of vinegar 🌋🤦🏻‍♂️

#HomeScience #science #volcano #mess

You Can Make Ferrofluid On The Cheap With VHS Tapes - Ferrofluid is a wonderous substance. It’s a liquid goop that responds to magnetic ... - https://hackaday.com/2022/12/22/you-can-make-ferrofluid-on-the-cheap-with-vhs-tapes/ #homescience #diyscience #ferrofluid #science