She'll teach me

[wayfaringwordhack]

The other day, Sprout and I set up a crystal growing experiment.* After the water evaporated from a shallow dish with Epsom salts, we observed the bits of string, wood, rock, cement, etc. to see which materials the crystals grew on the best.

Sprout: The crystals didn't like this metallic pipe cleaner.
Me: Yeah, they seem to prefer natural materials over synthetic ones, man-made things.
Sprout: Human-made, Mom. You don't know if a man or a woman made them.

Right you are, Sprout. :P

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We set up three different solutions: 1) Borax 2) Epsom salts, and 3) Borax and Epsom salts.  Both 1 and 2 grew crystals, but the mix of Borax and Epsom salt, tested both hot and cold, didn't "grow" anything and nothing has formed upon evaporation.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

How interesting that two things that grow crystals on their own, when mixed together, produce something that won't grow crystals.

And good for Sprout. She's right!

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

How interesting that two things that grow crystals on their own, when mixed together, produce something that won't grow crystals.

I know! I was really surprised.

And, yes; Sprout's a sharp one. :P

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