Scientific entertainment keeps children on the edge of their seats

Sharjah24: “An angry gas is a loud gas,” warned the pair of ‘scientists’ called Brainiacs who experimented with flammable gases, ice and balloons while giving a series of science presentations to primary school children during the 15th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF ) runs until May 12 at Expo Center Sharjah.

“An angry gas is a loud gas,” warned the pair of ‘scientists’ called Brainiacs who experimented with flammable gases, ice and balloons while giving a series of science presentations to primary school children during the 15th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) underway until May 12 at Expo Center Sharjah. Based on the popular TV show of the same name, the live show “Brainiac Remixed” on SCRF was a bilingual treat and prepared the young audience for science that surprised them with its magic. The great entertainers in lab coats first tested the strength of materials such as cling film or polyethylene, plasterboard and mesh by running into them – making a large hole in the former; breaking the second and falling over the third, bringing down the pole and making the children roar with laughter.

The liquid nitrogen experiments, which the Brainiacs explained is ten times colder than a freezer at -196 degrees Celsius, involved placing a balloon in a container of liquid nitrogen and allowing the balloon to shrink as the air inside the balloon decreased in volume upon very strong cooling. fast.

A quirky Brainiac mesmerized the children by spinning wildly in an office chair powered by a fire extinguisher that spewed volumes of compressed carbon dioxide into the air. The public was invited to take part in the Airzooka Challenge, which involved catching rings of gas blown through barrels, like blowing soap bubbles, through hoops. The Brainiacs explained that the Airzooka, invented by U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Brian Johnson, uses the difference in air pressure to make fun toys.

In between the science tricks, a few ‘brain burners’ were thrown at the children – if they could turn their right foot clockwise and simultaneously write the number 6 in the air with their right hand; and discover a lion, gorilla, birds and a tree hidden in a silhouette.

Watching from the safety of their seats, often with their ears covered, expecting an explosion, the schoolchildren learned science in a fun way during the hour of scientific mischief in typical Brainiac style.

SCRF, the largest celebration of knowledge, creativity, art and innovation of its kind in the region, carries the slogan ‘Once Upon a Hero’. More than 1,500 cultural, artistic and educational activities by 190 guests from 25 countries set the stage for limitless exploration and creative expression, along with 470 participating publishers from 75 countries.