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Staff Spotlight on Randy in Production

Q: Tell us a little about who you are…

A:  I am a Denver boy who’s tried his hand on the east coast, west coast, Japan and Texas and have found no greater place to be than Denver.  I have a band called Total Ghost that I spend a lot of time outside of work in and I love to snowboard in the winter and ride bikes and longboard when in the summer.  Also I hope to one day own and run a beer brewery.

Q: What do you do at Steve Spangler Science?

A:  I work in Production which is an awesome team that assembles and organizes the products we have to offer.

Q: What do you like best about what you do?
A:  I love the fact that I basically get to play with toys for most of the day.  My team is super close-knit so it is really nice to work with a group of people who can make you laugh while getting the job done.

Q:  What is your favorite Steve Spangler Science moment?
A:  When I was in Orlando for NAEYC, I
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Lie Detection with the Classic Iodine Clock Reaction

Clay and Nick from Lenski Elementary joined me on 9News this week to test the honesty of 9News anchor Mark Koebrich.

Two clear liquids are mixed together and a question is asked. A truthful answer, and the liquid will remain clear. An untruthful answer will cause the liquid to change color. Mr. Koebrich told a lie, and BAM! the liquid turned to black ink.

Okay, maybe a lie detector is going a little too far. It’s really a chemical reaction that is causing the clear liquid to change to black. The Iodine Clock Reaction is one of the most startling chemical demonstrations you’ll ever see.

This reaction is referred to as the Landolt Clock Reaction. There are three steps in the process that cause this amazing reaction. When you prepare the Solutions A, B, and C, the chemicals begin to mix and form new chemical compounds.
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