Eric.C Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 We have a school science fair, and we a re all forced to participate... any good ideas for me? it's due in late march. im interested in something related to computers, but not too hard and does not invlove programming. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpc47 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 history of computer technology;P or science of computer technology Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-310040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregano Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 ant farm? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-310102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 build your own processor, or something on electrical conductivity. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-310152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_4e Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 This has nothing to do with computers but a simple project is to test the pH level of various water sources. It was neat seeing how neearby roads and such could affect the contamination. I also did a long long report on bacteria/germs which was really neat. I went around testing the amount of germs on various spots. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-310157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 a Hackintosh !!!!! Show off your laptop/desktop running OSX. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-310260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 heres actually a really good one i remember. Test the "diffusion" of air out of different types of materials, aka Plastic Bag, Balloon, etc. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-310428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric.C Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 i like all of ur ideas, i'll just have to choose one that's the easiest and most creative a Hackintosh !!!!! Show off your laptop/desktop running OSX. do u know how to hack a version of the OS? because using someone else's product is cheating Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-310756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramm Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 You could install Linux in front of the Judges...it would only be like an hour Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-310872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric.C Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 well, um, i like all of these ideas, but none of them really require me to do anything other that installing. what i could do is explain how a hacked version of Mac OS X works, but i dont know how it works, does anyone know? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-311063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 how bout you say this: "Um, this is my illegal hacked version of mac osx. it runs on my _______________ perfectly. A guy named JaS was the one who actually hack the mac os, but i had to do a lot of editing of kexts, plst etc. Um, the reason it works, is becuase the os has been emulated to run on bios, and not efi, which is what apple uses." then talk about what efi and bios are for another 5 mins, and will work like a charm Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-311119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 not just jas cracked it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-311194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Have you considered something as simple as dismantling/building a PC with a full explanation of how all the parts work toghether, with explanations of buses, frequencies, etc?.. I used to do technophobia workshops & this was alway popular.. ripping a machine apart, understanding what does what & what goes where, then putting it all together & showing that it works once more.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-311201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 i know that jas isn't the only hacker of osx, but i just put that out there! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-311203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james2mart Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I got to 2nd place at state with this one: http://designwizardry.com/lifters/ That was so much fun. Check the link at the bottom for the demonstration unit. That's what we showed everyone with. This is lots of work though. I'm just putting it here to brag. To put it simply, you pass high voltage to the top wire, ground the bottom foil, and the particles that come off of the top wire ionize the air around them and thrust it downward on their way to the foil. This is levitation at its finest. Floating with NO MECHANICAL PARTS. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-312363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Have you considered something as simple as dismantling/building a PC with a full explanation of how all the parts work toghether, with explanations of buses, frequencies, etc?.. I used to do technophobia workshops & this was alway popular.. ripping a machine apart, understanding what does what & what goes where, then putting it all together & showing that it works once more.. that is a good idea. maybe just getting the parts and asembaling it in front of them Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-312873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Make a baking soda and vinegar volcano. That will guarantee you first prize for sure. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-312882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Potato clocks always get first place Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-312886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jak08 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 It might be to late for you to get new ideas. I think that something along the lines of "The art of programing" could be an intresting project. and not ony talk about programing in general but explain that it does do the comand and how. explain the compiler and how it functions. I think there is a lot of content and then you could make up a short fun program using all the elements you showed them and run it in front of them. Not sure if it is something that intrests you but I would certainly enjoy it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-315467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac-mini Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Make a baking soda and vinegar volcano. That will guarantee you first prize for sure. ROFL don't forget the diet coke and mentos Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-315530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 One word. Thermite Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-316406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProMacUser Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I'm going to be a physics some day, so you'd better make a generator using some magnetic rings and a metalic centre inside, then connect it to the "e-chain", then rotate the rings with magnets, so you'll ged a Mechanic power to Electric power generator, I know you didn't understand anything that I wrote up here, because I'm used to think about physics in Russian. But I made a scheme for you right now, maybe it'll tell you some more info, it's attached!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43326-school-science-fair/#findComment-334760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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