Author Archives: Dineth Senanayake

Do batteries work better in colder environments? The Plan: My family has a habit of keeping our batteries in cold environments, or at the least keeping them out of warm areas. Their reasoning for this is that the batteries will last longer in cold environments than in room temperature, and that batteries will work significantlyContinue reading “Do Batteries Work Better in Bad, Blistering Cold?”

What substance in a house is the dirtiest (has the most bacteria)? The Experiment: My parents advise me to use a paper towel when handling the toilet seat. That made me wonder. Why so much care with a toilet seat, but not as much with other possibly dirtier substances like door knobs or sponges? IContinue reading “Testing Tainted Tables”

We have all heard of the 5 second rule. The Experiment: Once, I was eating dinner with my family. As the meal wrapped up, we began eating dessert, a bowl of cookies. My  father reaches out to grab one, but accidentally spilled one out onto the floor. With speed, he snatched it from the groundContinue reading “5 Second Spaghetti Spoil”

The Agar: We bought a petri dish set for these exact types of experiments. The box contained 20 petri dishes, sterile cotton swabs, and agar solution. Agar is a jello-like nutrient mixture that bacteria easily grow on. This agar was dehydrated in the package so we had to mix it with distilled water. The reasonContinue reading “5 Second Spaghetti Spoil & Testing Tainted Tables- The Prequel”

Which shuffling method is the most effective? Experiment: My dad and I often play games of cards such as “Go Fish”, and “Spoons”, but when we play he uses the common overhand shuffle. He insists that this is the best way to shuffle cards efficiently. However, me and my sister almost exclusively uses riffle shufflingContinue reading “Arranging Aces”

Does someone with a blindfold on, travel in circles? Planning: I wanted to test the comment that my mother made jokingly while I was washing the same dish over and over again trying to get the smudges off.  “You’re doing that so badly it’s like you have a blindfold on. You’re going round and roundContinue reading “Blindly Bumbling in Continuous Circles”

Can people match parents to their respective children? Experiment: When my parents meet relatives that have recently had children, they often make the same kind-spirited remark: “Oh, you look just like them!” To me, babies look nothing like their parents, until they grow older and grow more defined facial features. My hypothesis is that peopleContinue reading “Baby Bonanza”