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Cool story. But you're talking about an official-, adult-, teacher-sanctioned event. Big difference. And to my main point: children literally don't have the neu
by gavinlynch 13y ago
Cool story. But you're talking about an official-, adult-, teacher-sanctioned event. Big difference. And to my main point: children literally don't have the neural capacity to make the judgement of when it is, and is not, appropriate to mix ingredients together that will make a blast of potentially concussive force :p
This much seems obvious to me.
- nitrogen 13y agoI think people are mostly mentioning the "sanctioned" stories to avoid the potential for incriminating anyone. Besides, a mild rebellious streak might be a good thing for a scientist, kids are smarter than people give them credit, and excessive deference to authority is probably more harmful than a little curiosity gone awry. I think smart kids need to do more without asking, especially if they come from a restrictive environment that wouldn't give permission anyway.