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.
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.
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Ironically, right before seeing your entry I was reading about Louis Pasteur and crystals of tartaric acid, their chirality and optical activity.
(And I remember making salt crystals as a kid)
Funny you should say that since we are constantly questioning ourselves given her lack of "common courtesy and manners." We know a lot of it is age and it will come, but our parenting choices, like the unschooling, just seem to draw extra criticism and scrutiny.
*erases a bunch of ranty stuff*
And good for Sprout. She's right!
I know! I was really surprised.
And, yes; Sprout's a sharp one. :P
ETA: Just fixed the missing bracket on the html code
Edited at 2016-05-05 07:28 am (UTC)
We are set on a girl's name but still very waffly for a boy. Drat the problems created when trying to find a name that works well in French AND English.