This Blog's History
Starting several years ago, every Friday I link back to a previous post I wrote. Why? I may be biased, but I think there's quite a bit of good, exciting science I post on this blog, and I like to revisit these old posts. Plus it is a way for new readers to see many of the cool science experiments I've done with my kids in the past without reading the blog from day one, which was over 1,000 posts ago!
Measuring the Wavelength of a Microwave
One of the more interesting science demos I've done with my kids is measuring the speed of light using a microwave. It's not so much that this demo is cool and flashy, but that you can actually measure the speed of light using a microwave through a very simple task! You'll have to read the original post, linked below, to see the procedure, but it worked out very well! We were off by less than 9%!!! Although this won't award us a Nobel prize in physics, it does show you can get decent results through a crude measurement method.
Where do I go?
For the original post, click the link below. This links to the original post I wrote a couple of years ago.
Measuring the Speed of Light Using a Microwave
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