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Re: oobleck run through
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Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:32:19 -0400
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Yes, we have done exactly that.  I will forward your inquiry to the people who actually did it.

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On Jul 13, 2011, at 12:27 PM, Fournier, Kathy wrote:

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> Hey everyone:
> We are planning on doing a large scale trough of oobleck for an outdoor event. Right now we are thing about a trough 2ft in width and 6 ft in length. Has anyone done this before? I have seen it on YouTube but that's all. Any idea on how deep the amount of oobleck should be for the best performance. We want visitors to be able to run across it and not sink in or go slow and sink in.
> 
> Any suggestions? Success stories? Things not to do?
> 
> Thanks, Kathy
> 
> Kathy Fournier
> Associate Vice President of Education
> McWane Science Center
> 200 19th Street North
> Birmingham, AL 35203
> 205-714-8254
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ralph Katz
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:06 PM
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> Subject: Re: Amateur Radio on International Space Station
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> Anita,
> 
> I was not involved but was a spectator at an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the 
> International Space Station) ham radio contact at the Ann Arbor Hands On 
> Museum on December 27, 2008.  These events last 11 minutes, and 
> typically take 3 years to set up.  They require experienced radio 
> operators with a sophisticated skill set and specific equipment that 
> most hams will not have (such as, automated satellite-tracking 
> antennas.)  The people who did it here came up from Ohio and were just 
> great.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ralph
> 
> On 7/12/2011 12:13 PM, Sohus, Anita M (1850) wrote:
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>> NASA cooperates with the Amateur Radio Relay League forAmateur Radio on
>> the International Space Station:
>>  http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station
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>> Anita Sohus
>> NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>> Pasadena, CA
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>> On 7/11/11 9:01 PM, "ISEN-ASTC-L automatic digest system"
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