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One of our TV anchors baked cookies in a hot car this week -  not sure 
how thoroughly baked they were but it does make the point about not 
keeping pets, small children and other living things you might care 
about locked up in there for any length of time.

Lynn Baum
Senior Content Developer
Jan Crocker Museum Associates
www.jc-ma.biz


On 7/25/11 4:34 PM, Stephanie Kazmierzak - Esler wrote:
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> I would melt crayons, chocolate or wax. People have often heard the phrase 'Hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk', (or something like that). Why not explore how hot it has to be in order to melt other solids? Or how long different substances take to melt?
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> Stephanie Kazmierzak-Esler
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> Melting dry ice is sublime (one good pun deserves more)
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> Eric Meyer
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> Explora
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> Good afternoon all.   I'm so grateful for this group of museum
> colleagues in hot spots all over the country.
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> Next week, as part of a Cool Science Festival here at the museum, we are
> hosting a little "event" called Afternoon Melt-Down, where we literally
> invite guests to watch stuff melt on the front steps of the Museum.
> Popsicles, salty water pops and ice balloons are all obvious
> contestants, but I wanted to poll the network group to see if there are
> other things I need to consider that melt in interesting ways.
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> Thanks in advance for your help and stay cool!
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> Anne
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> Anne Herndon
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