Like many folks, I want to do my part in trying to save the planet by recycling the various things that I use, and over the years, I have collected a few things…
Recycling 2011
Recycling 2005
Sometimes it is not easy to know what to do with a collection, and things like eBay, are not the best or easiest solution, so…
So I have put together a Post on where to Recycle eWaste in the Downingtown, Chester County PA area, for those that might be experiencing a similar situation.
If know of any other ways to locally recycle eWaste, please let me know!
Borough of Downingtown
The Borough of Downingtown also maintains a website for Recycling, which include such things as:
Trash & Recycling on Tuesdays
Bulk Trash on the LAST Tuesday of the Month
Tree Limb Chipping on the 2nd Monday of the Month (Appointment Only)
On 7 a.m. on Monday, the 16 year-old mixed some common household chemicals in a small 8 oz water bottle on the grounds of Bartow High School in Bartow, Florida.
The reaction caused a small explosion that caused the top to pop up and produced some smoke. No one was hurt and no damage was caused.- miaminewtimes.com
and in further reading, it does suggest that the girl, Kiera Wilmont, did make some bad decisions, but at the same time: Where was the Teacher? Adviser? Adult?
What were the chemicals involved?
“Common household chemicals“?
If the chemicals were that volatile, in a room full of people, where was the oversight?
Kiera was lead away in “handcuffs and expelled from school” for her little experiment, and should complete her diploma through the expulsion program while in juvenile detention.
Basically, her life has been ruined…
Back when I was in grade school science class, there was always ‘talk’ of someone doing the classic ‘baking soda & vinegar’ (acid-base reaction) with food coloring volcanoes…
with todays equivalent being a substitution of ‘mentos and diet coke’ (nucleation)…
But they were Banned from my school…
Not because they exploded, as everyone knew they would, but because they had been done too many times before, as in boring!
Explosions and Science are not new friends!
One does have to wonder what we are saying to kids if you have an accident in science class, you might go to jail.
Then there is the possibility, that the ‘mentos volcanoes’ will disappear from the classroom, altogether and generations of future kids will no longer understand the fun as seen in the old movies.
Maybe, if we wish to be safe, maybe we can just do all science with thought experiments (Gedankenexperiment)!
Here is one I just came up with!
A company located in western Texas, stores several thousands of tons of unreported chemicals at their place of business, and it explodes, killing several people in the area.
Who goes to jail this time?
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Updates
[5/17/2013 15:35 – Added]
No… what… wait a second…
She imitated something she had seen on the internet, knowing it would explode…
On school grounds…
and she is getting a scholarship to Space camp?
[5/17/2013 15:34 – Added]
This is VERY, VERY Cool!
“Homer Hickam — the writer and former NASA engineer whose memoir is the basis of the movie October Sky — started a Crowdtilt campaign to send Wilmot and her twin sister Kayla to the Advanced Space Academy program at the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala.”
I am into physics, and still like to watch things go boom!
Arresting her and being taken to jail… a little much…
Bring her into the Headmaster/Principals Office and having a LONG conversation with the Parents and Child… Priceless and would have caused allot less of an issue…
During the past several CCPaPhoto meetups, one of the more common questions has been –
Where is it legal for Astronomy and Photography types allowed to group during the night?
I finally sent an email to “PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources” asking…
A couple of days later, I got the following back –
“The park manager said that basically any approved parking lot can be used at night – the Dorlan Mill lot, the west side lot, or the Chalfant Rd. lot. Just make sure that no one is parking on the grass, or blocking a gate!”
which is great news, especially with the Summer months coming up!
