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By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide to Chemistry since 2001

Rubber Egg & Chicken Bones

Friday June 27, 2008
A mad scientist can do much more with an egg than just eat it.
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My daughter's favorite science project is making rubber eggs. I have a preference for projects that involve fire, but sometimes those are complicated or require special chemicals, plus there is that whole risk-of-fire problem. If I'm working and my daughter asks if she can make green fire, my answer will be "no" or "yeah, when I'm done." If she wants to make a rubber egg, the answer is probably going to be a simple "yes." You only need two ingredients for the rubber egg project, both from your kitchen. The project is safe enough for young kids and doesn't make a mess, plus the resulting egg can be used as a bouncy ball. Try it out...

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July 2, 2008 at 3:05 pm
(1) Karla says:

I found your site when I was looking (unsuccessfully) to see if anyone has gone the other way round with the rubber chicken bone demo — treating the chicken bone with a protease (e.g. calpain, papain, trypsin) to leave the hydroxyapatite matrix. Do you know if anyone has tried this?

January 25, 2009 at 7:16 pm
(2) Suzin Boulet says:

We are thinking of doing the rubber chicken bone and adding a calcium tablet to the vinegar to see what effect it has.

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