\nMarshmallow Experiment
\nPurpose<\/strong> – To see what happens to a marshmallow at 100,000 feet elevation.
\nHypothesis<\/strong> – The marshmallow will expand in the near vacuum that is found in near space. There is some debate whether the very cold temperature (up to -60\u00b0F ) will freeze the marshmallow and stop the expansion due to low pressure.
\nProcedure<\/strong> – Attach a marshmallow to the onto the top of the capsule and use a GoPro video camera (also on top of the cooler) to video what happens during the flight.
\nScientists<\/strong> – Je Ella Bennet, Dakota Wolf, Stefano Gonzagui.
\nResult<\/strong> – Watch the video<\/a> to see for yourself \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Experiment 002 – San Marcos High<\/strong> (Santa Barbara, CA) Experiment 003<\/strong>
\nTwinkie Experiment
\nPurpose<\/strong> – To see what happens to a Twinkie in a near vacuum at almost 20 miles above the earth.
\nHypothesis<\/strong> – Time has no impact on a Twinkie and neither will low pressure.
\nProcedure<\/strong> – Attach a Twinkie to the onto the top of the HAPPy capsule and use a GoPro video camera (also on top of the cooler) to video what happens during the flight.
\nScientists<\/strong> – Daniel Mendez, Byron Elton.
\nResult<\/strong> – Watch the video<\/a> to see for yourself \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
\nTemperature Experiment
\nPurpose<\/strong> – To determine whether a lack of air impacts heat dissipation.
\nHypothesis<\/strong> – Devices that generate their own temperature get hotter in a near vacuum because the heat does not have a medium to disperse into.
\nProcedure<\/strong> – Measure the temperature of the Canon G9 CCD sensor every 15 seconds using CHDK and log the info to a file. Also measure the temperature of the environment outside the capsule. Compare these two to see if there is a marked differential.
\nScientists<\/strong> – Greg Lawler and Geoff Parker.
\nResult<\/strong> – Take a look at the graph of temperature and altitude over time…<\/a><\/p>\n
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