{"id":178369,"date":"2026-04-28T16:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/178369\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:44:08","slug":"dont-try-this-at-home-day-returns-to-the-franklin-institute-with-explosive-science-demos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/178369\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Don\u2019t Try This at Home Day\u2019 returns to the Franklin Institute with explosive science demos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-end=\"595\" data-start=\"377\">The Franklin Institute will host \u201cDon\u2019t Try This at Home Day\u201d on Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., bringing a full lineup of high-energy science demonstrations to the museum for one day only.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"758\" data-start=\"597\">The event is built around large-scale experiments that push familiar concepts to the extreme, with trained presenters performing them safely for a live audience.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1047\" data-start=\"760\">Highlights include a 500-ball blast powered by liquid nitrogen, a hydrogen-fueled balloon explosion and large cloud formations created on the spot. The \u201cPeriodic Chef\u201d show adds a playful twist, using everyday ingredients in short, fast-paced demonstrations inspired by cooking programs.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1297\" data-start=\"1049\">Around the museum, attendees can take part in hands-on activities, explore a fire truck with the Philadelphia Fire Department and meet Crazy Aaron, creator of Thinking Putty, while learning about polymers and how they work.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1383\" data-start=\"1299\">\u201cDon\u2019t Try This at Home Day\u201d is included with general museum admission.<\/p>\n<p><a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fi.edu\/en\/events-calendar\/20260516\/dont-try-home-day\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t Try This at Home Day&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, May 16 | 11 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m.<br \/>The Franklin Institute<br \/>222 N 20th St.<br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19103<br \/>Included with general admission<\/p>\n<p>This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the\u00a0newsroom staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Franklin Institute will host \u201cDon\u2019t Try This at Home Day\u201d on Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178370,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[11644,69,71,70,8039,20036],"class_list":["post-178369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-family-friendly","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-science","tag-the-franklin-institute"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}