Happy Halloween!
We celebrated Halloween doing some science with our next door neighbors down at the lake by our house. First, we filled our jack-o'-lantern with elephant toothpaste, and then we made…
Public Science – Downtown Houston Mentos Geysers!
Today, I took the Yuck Mobile on the road and did a science demonstration in a park near downtown Houston with a sweet family and a very nice man visiting…
Elephant Toothpaste!
Check out this "explosion" from the new Yuck Science show! Do you see the steam coming off the foam? This is an exothermic reaction, which means it gives off heat!…
Levitating Balls with Bernoulli’s Principle!
This video shows examples of Bernoulli's Principle at work! You can try the same thing at home if you have a hair dryer and any small, hollow ball! Or try…
Girl Slimed in Slow Motion! [video]
Watch this girl as she gets covered in goo, first at fulls speed and then in slow motion! She was a great sport to be a part of the show! …
Student Art
Occasionally, students share drawings inspired by the show. Here is one of a girl getting covered in slime! If you would like to submit a photo of your drawing to…
25 People Pied in Two Minutes! [Video]
This is a favorite video of mine, compiled from clips from the 27 shows we did at Odessa's Permian Basin Fair in 2009. 25 people get pies in the face,…
A Whole Lotta Pies in the Face! [Video]
There's no question that people getting pies in the face is a highlight of the show. The video above is a compilation of clips from a series of shows we…
How to Make Slime
The number one question kids ask at the end of each show is what’s in the slime! There are many, many different recipes for making slime. The one I use,…
“Someone’s Having a Bad Hair Day!”
Morgan drew this picture of students' hair standing up from the Van der Graaf generator's static charge during the show.
Chocolate Nose
Alex drew this picture of a game I don't do as often, where kids write words using chocolate syrup on their noses.
Souvenir Merchandise
[caption id="attachment_189" align="alignnone" width="350"] Merchandise available at Cafe Press for the Yuck Game Show[/caption] Yuck t-shirts and other merchandise are available through Cafe Press.