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<\/p>\nThe Science Of It: Explosive Fun From The Orlando Science Center<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWE\u2019RE HERE PAST THE HALFWAY POINT OF ASTRONOMY MONTH AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. AND THIS MORNING WE ARE DIVING INTO MORE EXPLOSIVE FUN. WESH TWO METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA BRINGS US THE SCIENCE OF IT. WHAT\u2019S HAPPENING YOU GUYS? AND WELCOME BACK TO THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. I\u2019M JOINED BY ZACH ONCE AGAIN. AND ZACH. I\u2019LL TELL YOU EVERY TIME I GET HANDED A PAIR OF GOGGLES HERE AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, I START TO GET EXCITED BECAUSE THERE\u2019S A GOOD CHANCE OF US BLOWING SOMETHING UP, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT\u2019S EXACTLY WHAT WE\u2019RE GONNA DO TODAY. WE\u2019RE GOING TO BLOW UP SOME BALLOONS. NOW, THE BALLOONS DON\u2019T HAVE YOUR TYPICAL GAS LIKE HELIUM. OR MAYBE YOUR EXHALED BREATH. TODAY WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE FILLING UP OUR BALLOONS WITH HYDROGEN GAS. HYDROGEN GAS IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. IT\u2019S ACTUALLY THE STUFF THAT\u2019S USED IN ROCKET SHIPS AS ROCKET FUEL IN ITS LIQUID FORM, WE HAVE GASEOUS HYDROGEN A LITTLE MORE SAFE THAN ROCKET FUEL, BUT JUST AS EXPLOSIVE. AND WE\u2019RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BLOW IT UP IN OUR BALLOON. THIS IS GOING TO CREATE A BIG FIREBALL. SO I AM ALSO GOING TO ASK YOU TO STEP BACK A LITTLE BIT. WE\u2019LL GO AHEAD AND COMBINE OUR FIRE TRIANGLE OF HEAT FUEL AND OXYGEN IN THE ROOM FOR KABOOM IN THREE, TWO, ONE. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS COVERED YOUR EARS FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS A LOUD ONE. A MASSIVE BOOM RIGHT THERE. YES, BUT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO A TON MORE BECAUSE OF THAT CHEMICAL REACTION. WE CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE FIRE. IF YOU GO BACK THERE AND GRAB ME A GREEN BALLOON AND BRING IT OVER TO THE STAND, OUR GREEN BALLOON ISN\u2019T JUST FULL OF HYDROGEN GAS, BUT IS ALSO CONTAINING A CHEMICAL SALT CALLED COPPER CHLORIDE. GO AHEAD AND PUT IT IN OUR COPPER CHLORIDE. WHEN BURNED, BURNS A BRIGHT GREEN COLOR. IT\u2019S USED IN FIREWORKS TO GET THAT GREEN LIKE, ALMOST MAGICAL FEELING FIRE. AND SO WHEN YOU PUT IT IN A HYDROGEN GAS BALLOON, WE SHOULD HAVE A GREEN FIREBALL. I THOUGHT MAGICIANS NEVER REVEAL THEIR TRICKS. WELL, I AM A SCIENTIST HERE AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, SO WE\u2019RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND REVEAL OUR TRICKS TODAY ONCE AGAIN WITH OUR FIRE TRIANGLE OF FUEL, HEAT AND OXYGEN LIGHTING UP OUR GREEN BALLOON IN THREE, TWO, ONE. YEAH, THAT ONE WAS A LOT, A LOT COOLER. YEAH, VERY LIKE WIZARD OF OZ ESQUE WITH THIS GREEN FIRE. BUT THERE IS ONE MORE TRICK UP MY SLEEVE. OH, YOU ALREADY GOT A ROLLED UP EXPERIMENT. IF YOU GO AHEAD AND GRAB ME A CLEAR BALLOON FROM OUR BACK OVER THERE. THIS CLEAR BALLOON DOESN\u2019T HAVE A CHEMICAL SALT, BUT ACTUALLY HAS A SPECIAL METAL POWDER CALLED MAGNESIUM POWDER. MAGNESIUM POWDER IS THE STUFF USED ON SPARKLERS, USUALLY USED ON THE 4TH OF JULY OR DURING LIKE NEW YEAR\u2019S EVE. IT\u2019S ALSO USED IN FIREWORKS TO MAKE THOSE FIREWORKS HAVE THAT RAZZLE DAZZLE EFFECT. AND THAT\u2019S EXACTLY WHAT WE\u2019RE GOING TO SEE RIGHT HERE FOR OUR FINAL EXPLOSION. ONCE AGAIN, USING OUR FIRE TRIANGLE OF HEAT, FUEL AND OXYGEN WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SPARKLE IN THREE, TWO, ONE. THEY JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. THAT\u2019S REALLY COOL. PRETTY COOL STUFF THAT WE CAN DO HERE WITH THE POWER OF CHEMISTRY AND FIRE. AWESOME. WELL, THAT WAS REALLY COOL. AND A DISPLAY LIKE THIS, HOW OFTEN CAN PEOPLE SEE IT AT THE ORLANDO? OH, THEY CAN SEE THAT HERE ALL THE TIME AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. THAT\u2019S PART OF OUR KABOOM SHOW THAT HAPPENS RIGHT HERE IN OUR DIGITAL ADVENTURE THEATER. IT HAPPENS MOST WEEKEND DAYS AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. YOU GUYS CAN SEE THESE EXPLOSIONS AND LEARN SO MUCH MORE ABOUT ASTRONOMY, BECAUSE IT\u2019S ALSO ASTRONOMY MONTH, RIGHT? THAT\u2019S EXACTLY CORRECT. WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE HAVING A LOT OF AWESOME ACTIVITIES RELATING TO SPACE, LEARNING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR HYDROGEN FUEL IN SO MANY MORE ASPECTS OF SPACE TRAVEL. SWEET. WELL, I HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS HERE COMING UP THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. IF YOU\u2019D LIKE TO SEE WHAT OTHER COOL STUFF IS HAPPENING AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. IT\u2019S OPE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The Science Of It: Explosive Fun From The Orlando Science Center<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 2:00 PM EST Nov 19, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n