Episode 587: Persona Non Carta

Animal: Coelacanth (SEE-la-can-th) (A fish once thought to be extinct but then found alive off the coast of Madagascar) / Present Inside: Industrial Endoscope / Niece’s Age: Seven

Animal: Armadillo / Present Inside: Nuclear Spinthariscope (A small piece of nuclear radioactive material enclosed in a viewing chamber to view the radiation). The Spinthariscope was shipped directly to Steven’s mother for her to put inside the armadillo and then give to Steven’s niece. Within minutes of Steven’s mother receiving it she dropped it on the ground and broke it. She then called Steven in a panic about having broken her granddaughter’s gift and in-so-doing potentially exposed herself to nuclear radiation. / Niece’s Age: Eleven

Animals: Reindeer / Present Inside: One niece got a bottle of 12% hydrogen peroxide another got a bottle of sodium iodide (both commercial grade chemicals that have to be special ordered). They also each got half of the pieces of puzzle that contained instructions on how to combine the chemicals together to make a fun reaction. / Nieces’ Ages: Ten and Seven

Animal: Giraffe (About 8’ tall) / Present Inside: Just a book / Niece’s Age: Six

“Animal”: Mold Spores / Present Inside: Petri Dishes / Niece’s Age: Ten

Arctic Terns

Tardigrade

Lady Bugs

Wooly Mammoth

Frog

Polar Bears

Jellyfish

Turtles