Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Unusual Sunday in the Country


Local village science teacher recreates early man's process of making iron from iron oxide and sand using heaps of his own home-made charcoal and advice and support from family, friends and colleagues. For more photos of the spectacle, go to:

http://picasaweb.google.com/juliad.mill/ToddCreatesIron#

I was tempted to toss a hot dog into the boiling inferno at the end but the thought of hot fat erupting onto bystanders squelched the impulse. Viviann did entertain the crowd with her Jiffy Pop.

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