At Glastonbury in the kidz field we happened upon The Silly Scientists who were a fine example of low-budget stealth education in silly wigs. They showed how air pressure is stronger than gravity. There was an awkward moment when they asked “what is gravity” and I had visions of Joel coming out with a lengthy and proper explanation “Everything has gravity, we just think only the earth has gravity because it’s the biggest thing we’re aware of in our immediate environment”. I heaved a sigh of relief – he kept his hand down and they were able to keep it simple. Their finale was mentoes in cola. It made a BIG impression on our two, so much so that they wanted to recreate the moment at home.

Here the on-screen talent is waiting for her crew to be ready.

And as she waits, her able assistant can be seen demonstrating the equipment ready to roll.

I didn’t catch a still of the actual event, although Steve has vowed to put it on YouTube. However, after the fountain, we of course had to check how the ingredients were affected.

And, frankly, waste not, want not…

It tasted slightly minty, but otherwise still pretty cola-like.

p.s. I’m loving my hipstamatic app, but it *does* take a while to take photos so you can move on to the next one…