Colorado Rockies Science Day Sets RecordFriday, 08 May 2009 | stevespangler.com |
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Steve Spangler Science, in conjunction with 9News and the Colorado Rockies, were awarded a Guinness World Record May 7, 2009 for the Largest Physics Lesson.
As part of the First Annual 9News Weather & Science Day, Steve Spangler Science was awarded the Guinness World Record for the Largest Physics Lesson, with 5,401 participants over a span of 51 minutes. Danny Girton, official adjudicator for Guinness World Records, was on hand to verify the record-breaking event and presented Steve Spangler and his team with an official Guinness World Record certificate at the close of the presentation.
Steve Spangler and Kathy Sabine, meteorologist from 9News (KUSA-TV in Denver), were hosts for the day’s activities. Each participant (5,401 in all) participated in a hands-on science demonstration as part of the event and took home one of Spangler’s Mentos® Geyser Test Tube experiments to surprise their friends.
“It was really great to see so many kids getting excited about science, and I’m pretty sure they learned a thing or two along the way,” said Sabine after the event where she was soaked in both diet soda and a liquid nitrogen cloud – all in the name of science.
Read more about the event here and stay tuned for news about the 2011 event! |