Chemistry Magic Tricks
Remember how you felt when you were a little kid and you saw a magician perform some tricks for the first time right in front of your eyes? Wow--what a show; and everyone was amazed and stunned that someone could do things like that sometimes out of thin air. But did you also know that some of those amazing tricks you saw performed were chemistry magic tricks? In other words, they used chemistry reactions to pull the trick off, and who would have thought that chemistry could be so entertaining.
It may seem like a stretch of the imagination for the average person to think that these tricks could be based in chemistry, that is exactly the case. Chemistry magic tricks employ the sound theories of chemistry and make the tricks have a life of their own and really impress the viewing audience. They are a good means not only for the budding magician to impress friends and family, but also a good way to learn more about chemistry in the world around us.
There are lots of people who will not have anything to do with chemistry, no matter what; and this usually is the result of school and chemistry classes where the basics of chemistry were hammered into their heads and the subject seemed dry and disgusting, so they became chemistry haters. But once they see chemistry in action as in the case of these chemistry magic tricks, their long held animosity toward chemistry begins to crack a little.
The secret is to spring the chemistry magic tricks on people so they don't expect that chemistry is involved at all, and then after the fact, they are amazed and their thinking is altered somewhat toward chemistry as a whole. And another wonderful use for chemistry magic tricks is in the classroom itself. What better way to show students just how entertaining and exciting chemistry can be, and chemistry magic tricks are a wonderful way of conveying this fact. Almost everyone likes a good magic trick that catches your attention and makes you think, almost as much as they like to see how the trick was done.
Chemistry magic tricks are a good way to get the students' attention and drill home just how much chemistry plays a part in our lives and how important it is without ramming the facts down their throats and making the subject distasteful. School should be a fun learning experience while teaching a lesson, and it is a proven fact that more will be learned and retained by the students if they enjoy the way the material is presented and really get into it.
Chemistry magic tricks are not only a good way to bring home the wonders of chemistry and the thrill of magic, but they are also some of the easier tricks to learn because a lot of the action is done by the ingredients themselves, and provide a window to the onlookers at the power of chemistry.
These tricks are good for the newbie just starting out, and with some modifications can be an asset to the more seasoned magician. Most magic tricks do rely on some form of math or science to pull them off, and chemistry magic tricks are just one more type of magic trick that relies on science to mystify and entertain people.