Eight-year-old Windrem Smith enjoyed learning how to make slime, handle tarantulas and eat liquid nitrogen ice cream almost as much as his costume inspiration, Albert Einstein, enjoyed proving that E=MC squared.
“It’s pretty good. I like it,” said the miniature scientist about the Chemistry Club’s annual Halloween Mad Scientist Event. “But cross that out: I love it!”
Colorado State University’s Chemistry Club hosted a science-filled Halloween event last Friday.
“It’s a safe, free, and educational trick-or-treat environment for students,” said Robin Ward, who organized the event.
Candy and chemistry experiments were in abundance throughout the event, which featured activity booths for the many princesses, ghouls and Transformers milling about the Chemistry Building’s main lobby.
The children had their faces painted, colored masks of famous scientists, looked at a variety of insects, observed glowing chemicals, made slime, ate ice cream made with liquid nitrogen and sipped Kool-Aid cooled with dry ice.
“Kids love things that are messy, the parents — not so much,” said Emily Tully, who helped children make the two-parts Elmer’s Glue, one-part Borax slime concoction. “But some were interested. Almost everybody came to the slime booth and got some slime.”
The event also included the Mad Scientist Chemistry Show and the Science Toy Magic Show.
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