Sunday, June 26, 2022
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This week was really fun! Last wednesday we had a get together with all the interns for a small "picnic" sort of thing. It was really nice chill event for us to have after working on a long wednesday. The picnic was also the best place for me to show everyone my prototype for my research: Maja Blanca! Maja Blanca is a filipino pudding that is made of coconut milk, cow milk. and corn kernels. Its a great way to show how non-newtonian fluids can both be cool and yummy for people who want to learn about rheology and fluid gastronomy!
Yesterday, Janessa, our SOCK intern, scheduled for us to help out in the "Astronomy at the Mall" event where we teach kids about different parts about astronomy and physics. Astronomy at the Mall was so fun to attend and teach in! All the kids were so fun to talk to and the scientists walking around telling stories about their research and their organization were so interesting. Towards the end, BILL NYE came by after his talk! I'm not much of a Bill Nye fan (More of a Neil De Grasse Tyson fan myself) but I could not miss the chance to meet him and take a picture with him. He said he liked my shirt and pants, but I was too shocked and tired to respond so I just laughed and nodded.
I would definitely do an event like Astronomy at the mall again because teaching kids, and sometimes parents, about physics is so fun especially if theyre super interested in learning more about physics!
Justin Andre Avendaño