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Compare the amounts of nutrients in various types of cereals
Read moreToday, 52% of people in western societies start their day with a bowl of cereal. Cereal manufacturers often promise a lot of nutritional goodness per serving, but which one is the best? Find out in the following science experiment.
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Fool your eyes with this science experiment
Read moreSome objects trick your eyes so that objects appear to move when they are actually still, and you see objects that are not really there at all! With this science experiment, find out how a confusing background changes the...
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Test your friends reflexes with the knee-reflex test
Read moreA reflex is thus our bodies' way to protect us against possible dangers that we might not even be aware of. A familiar reflex movement that is easy to study is the knee-reflex test.
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Find out which of your two eyes are more dominant
Read moreNot many people are aware that similar to right or left-handedness, one of our eyes is also dominant or stronger than the other. With the following simple science experiment you can determine which one of your eyes is the...
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Find the ‘blind spot’ in your eye with this simple experiment
Read moreDid you know that in every human's eye there is a certain 'blind spot'? This area of the eye is not able to observe light. This little 'blind spot' is however not in your direct field of vision of...
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Learn how the pulse rates of different individuals vary
Read moreThe pulse rate of human beings can vary quite significantly from each other. Many factors can influence a persons' pulse rate such as level of exercise, age and gender. In the following science experiment study the pulse rates of...
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Test if your eyes can get tired of seeing only one colour
Read moreSome objects or colours can trick your eyes so that objects appear differently than how they actually are. With this science experiment, find out how too much of one colour can make your eyes tired.
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Confuse your brain with this science experiment
Read moreAn 'optical illusion' an image that is visually deceptive or misleading. The image information we see is gathered by our eyes and then processed in our brains but, sometimes the images we see does not tally with the physical...
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Do you taste better with your nose or mouth?
Read moreHave you ever wondered why you cannot taste your food properly when you have a cold? Usually when you have a cold, your food is tasteless or you may not feel like eating. This phenomenon can be easily investigated...
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Subjective testing hot & cold water
Read moreHeat is a form of energy. Ambient heat can be measured by a thermometer and this measurement is called temperature. The normal temperature of human beings is 37.4 °C and is always kept constant by our bodies, no matter...