DIY Help
Honest guidance for the handy homeowner. I respect a guy who wants to work on his own house, so I’ll show you what you can safely tackle yourself—and exactly where the line is before things get dangerous.
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Dad Science: Rust Removal Electrolysis
Dad Science: Rust Removal Electrolysis Try this 5-minute science experiment with your kids this weekend. It’s fun, educational, and teaches real electrical principles.
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Dad Science: The Van de Graaff Hair
Why does static make hair stand up? It’s not magic, it’s electron repulsion. Here is how to replicate the famous “Museum Hair” trick using a simple PVC pipe.
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Dad Science: Visualizing Sound
Sound is just invisible movement. Here is how to use a laser pointer and a balloon to project your voice onto the living room wall.
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Dad Science: The Leyden Jar
Before the battery, there was the Leyden Jar. Here is how to use a plastic cup and some foil to trap static electricity and release it with a real spark.
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Dad Science: Conductive Dough
Turn your kitchen into a circuit lab. How to make “Conductive Dough” using flour and salt to teach your kids about resistance, insulators, and electricity.
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Dad Science: The Faraday Shake Light
The Faraday Shake Light. No battery. No plug. Just physics.
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Dad Science: Eddy Current Drop
Eddy Current Drop Try this 5-minute science experiment with your kids this weekend.
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Dad Science: The Coin Battery Stack
THE COIN BATTERY STACK You have a high-voltage battery in your pocket. You just need to build it.
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Dad Science: Homemade Speaker
Dad Science: Homemade Speaker .Your expensive headphones are lying to you. They are just magnets and wire.
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Dad Science: Static Balloon Wall
Dad Science: Static Balloon Wall Try this 5-minute science experiment with your kids. Gravity is strong. Electrons are stronger.
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Dad Science: The Human Battery
Grab a multimeter and prove to your kids that they are electric. A simple 30-second experiment that turns the human body into a science lesson.
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Dad Science: Series vs Parallel Lights
Ever wonder why one burnt-out bulb kills the whole strand of Christmas lights? It’s called a Series Circuit, and it’s the exact opposite of how we wire your home.
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Dad Science: The Potato Clock
It’s not magic, it’s chemistry. Stop thinking the power comes from the potato—it comes from the metals. Here is how the classic science fair experiment actually works.
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Dad Science: The Graphite Circuit
Did you know you can light up an LED using nothing but a drawing on a piece of paper? Stop explaining voltage to your kids and let them feel it (safely). This is the ‘Graphite Circuit’—hands-on science that actually sticks.
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Dad Science: The Electromagnet
Stop buying plastic toys that break; teach your kids how the world around them actually works. With a nail, a battery, and some wire, we’re building an electromagnet—the exact same engine that powers everything from your drill to your Tesla. This is real engineering, simplified.
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Dad Science: Bending Water
Turn your bathroom sink into a physics lab. How to use a simple plastic comb to bend a stream of water and teach your kids about molecular polarity.
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Dad Science: The Needle Compass
Dad Science: How to turn a standard sewing needle into a working compass using nothing but friction and a bowl of water.
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Dad Science: The Homopolar Motor
Turn a drywall screw and a battery into a high-speed engine. The “Homopolar Motor” is the simplest way to teach your kids how electricity creates motion.