Saturday, March 15, 2014

Engineering Open House 2014

UIUC AVS had a booth "Peeps in Spaaaaace" at Engineering Open House on Mar. 14-15, 2014.

Vacuums are more than your trusty Hoover! They are used in a wide variety of industries and can be used to illustrate many important physical concepts, such as pressure, phase changes, and acoustics. Have you ever wondered what would happen to a balloon in a vacuum? Could you hear an explosion in space? What happens to fire in the vacuum of space? Can you get a fireball in space? How can you get ice to crystallize at room temperature? What happens when you put Peeps and shaving cream in a vacuum?

Thank you to all who helped to man the booth!