Mini Projects

These are short-term projects lasting 2-3 weeks.  During this time, students set up their projects, take and retake photographs until they're satisfied with the results, and create the websites shown here to display their work. 

Some of these projects use equipment that could be dangerous if used improperly. For example, the Orange Crushers used liquid nitrogen, the Pyromaniacs (who were by no means maniacal) exploded hydrogen-filled balloons, and the Sharp Shooters shot eggs and Jello cubes with pellets. All of the projects were carried out under safe conditions. Such projects shouldn't be undertaken without responsible adult supervision.

high-speed pellets striking coins

Christian Estes, Dylan Selinger, and Daniel Beyer

a surface splash study

Heather Faircloth

shattering food

Carl Schissler, Donovan Patterson, and Trevor Shannon

if at first you don't sneeze, try wet balloons

Chelsea Nielsen and Cayla Noble

shattering ice plates with BBs

William Demilio, Vishwan Pamarthi, and Jason Pridgen

gummy bears go up in flames

Blake Bommelje and Brittany Spencer

what to do with unwanted CDs

Logan Couce, Aaron Forsyth, and Alia Whitney-Johnson

splashes on a rotating surface

Patrick Moore

shooting food with pellets

Stew Lowry and Paul Walczak

popping air balloons in a tank of water

Claire Bateman and Dexter Myrick

shattering light bulbs

Aakash Barodia, Alex Crouch, and Esther Hong

splitting water balloons with high-speed pellets

Timothy Reibold

smashing soda cans

Jordan Lofton and Gabrielle Scronce

Goooz ball collisions in milk

Brandon Winterling and Timothy Reibold

collisions on collisions by

Anne Fabricius and Shauna Jin

various materials split with high-speed pellets

Dan Christie and Andrew Frazier

senior project of Southeast  Raleigh HS student, Bryan Blythe

truly unusual balloon bursts by

Dimple Patel, Sharon Roberson, and Elizabeth Whitlock

collisions of liquid streams by

Steven Butcher and Hans Choe

shattering of frozen fruits by

Alex Crouse and David Currin

hydrogen balloon explosions by

Scott Butson, Stuart Pratt, and Robert Watts

shooting of eggs and Jello by

Amit Aravapalli, Corey Hadley, and Rohit Prakash