I have two pods left,, that kinda worked out.
alright then! Lemme take this to the table so we can sit down. *he shuts off the water and takes the half-filled pot out of the kitchen*
Do you need me to look out again?
Yeah – just lemme know if I got the bottom of the pot over the edge of the table, yeah?
Alright.
*he heads for one of the tables.* Okay, here we are… tell me where I am, Max.
Lift it a little more and you should be good.
Alright *lifts the pot higher and slides it onto the table.* Okay – awesome!
*max put the pods on the table and stood on the bench to look in the pot* you got the timer?
*Carlos pulls out his phone and pulls up the app again* Yep – got it. Ready?
*he grabed one of the pods* yep.
Okay – Pop it in!
Cool. *max put the pod into the pot*
*Carlos starts the timer* So… hypothesis time. What do you think will happen with this? This is the control, but it’s still good to come up with a hypothesis.
I think it’ll probably pop faster since this is clean water.
Hmmm… interesting theory. We’ll just have to wait and see then, won’t we? *he smiles at Max*
*max nods looking in the pot* I,,, think it popped?
Huh? *peers into the pot* What, really? Huh… I coulda sworn it would have taken longer… *he picks up the other pod and gently pokes at the membrane, trying to gauge how thick it is*
Yeah I’m pretty sure some soap shit is comin’ out.
And yeah… it’s coming out. Wanna wait a second before we drop in the second one?
Yeah. What’s the time?
Oh! Um… nearly a minute. About… about fifty-three seconds. The water isn’t particularly hot, is it? *he touches it* Oh – it’s warm. Damn… I should have used cold, like the lake water. Oh well.
We could get ice. Make it colder.
Yeah, sure. We still have one pod left, so let’s get it done right. I’ll go grab a bucket of ice. *he stands up to head back to the kitchen*
Alright, cool.
*carlos rummaged around in the kitchen a bit before coming back out with a pitcher full of ice.* Here we go.
Don’t put all of it in at once.
Yeah… I think i’ll start with maybe half of it, or a third… see where the temperature is after that.
Start with a small amount. We can’t make it warmer without starting over.
*smiles at Max* Okay – how about you decide how much to put in, then. *he sets the pitcher on the table for Max*
*max takes a small handful of ice and puts it in the the pot* let’s try that first. Hey maybe we could get some salt and try another thing.
Uh…. what sort of thing, Max?
Like holding salt and ice togeather, that sorta thing. Neil says it sucks and I kinda wanna try it.
No – NO! Absolutely not – you’re not going to do that! *clears his throat* Um, I mean…. don’t. Don’t do that. At all. Never do that, Max. I cannot stress my meaning when I say don’t do that ever.
You’re no fun.
Neither are third-degree burns, Max. Please, just… trust me on this one.
I thought Neil was the other Science Camp kid – why the hell did he do something like that? Er, heck. I meant heck.
*max shrugged* kid’s do stupid shit, man. I don’t make the rules.
Ugh… *though he couldn’t argue with that.* How is Neil? Did he end up okay?
Yeah, he’s fine.
That’s good to hear. I guess I gotta talk to Angie about not doing that sort of stuff, since I’m thinking about it… *he picks up his phone to make a note on it*
There’s another thing I thought of but I forgot so,,
Another thing? What do you mean, Max?
I dunno. I forgot what it was.
Then… why did you mention it if you forgot? Is it along the lines of the salt and ice thing?
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