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        Fortunately, nothing's gone wrong.  It's one of those times when the
zany science demonstrators need to justify their standard practices more
fully.

        We had a concerned parent phone call, so the question of how safe
this practice is rose to higher visibility.  Our insurance is
        getting much stricter since 9-11, so our safety officer wants more
documentation and hopefully more precedent to refer to.

        thanks!

        Beth

> Beth Amsbary
> Floor Presentations Supervisor
> Pacific Science Center
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> From:         Kerry Sautner
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> Sent:         Tuesday, October 7, 2003 3:00 PM
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> Subject:      Re: LN2 Graham Crackers
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> Hi,
> Just for us who do not do this on a daily basis can you let us know what
> has gone wrong?
> Thank you,
> Kerry Sautner
> Training and Program Development Manager
> The Franklin Institute
> 215-448-1374
>
> Beth Amsbary wrote:
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> >We've done a demo for many years where we dip a graham cracker in LN2,
> then
> >eat it.  Gas billows out the nose & silliness ensues.  Sometimes we let
> our
> >visitors do it too -- with clear instructions to swallow their saliva
> first.
> >We've done it for at least 10 years with no problems.
> >
> >Recently some safety concerns have surfaced.  I'd appreciate feedback
> from
> >other groups who do this kind of trick:
> >
> >1)  What protocols do you observe to assure visitor safety?
> >2)  Have you had issues come up with insurance coverage?
> >3)  Any incidents you can report?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> >>Beth Amsbary
> >>Floor Presentations Supervisor
> >>Pacific Science Center
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