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You say engineering, electronics, high voltage, and pyrotechnics; we say, the one and only Prince of Play, John Cohn. There isn’t much this IBM Fellow hasn’t dabbled in in the names of Science and Play. Take “Floorish,” the interactive floor he created for Burlington’s Firehouse Gallery in Vermont. By using Kinects, it lights-up in response to gallery visitors’ foot movements. It also lets you control the lights from your mobile device or desktop (have a play here). Other creations that have earned him nerd cred the world over: a gigantic pneumatic Pumpkin Robot, a humongous Mobile Art Car for Burning Man, a giant ‘touch sensitive’ keyboard for Phish bass player Mike Gordon.

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The PLAY Experiments | No. 5 A funny thing about Play is it can bring out the latent energy from your work, research or home activities. Kind of like how a gummy bear fires up the joint with a strong oxidizer like molten potassium chlorate. (Kids,...
The PLAY Experiments | No. 5 A funny thing about Play is it can bring out the latent energy from your work, research or home activities. Kind of like how a gummy bear fires up the joint with a strong oxidizer like molten potassium chlorate. (Kids,...
The PLAY Experiments | No. 5 A funny thing about Play is it can bring out the latent energy from your work, research or home activities. Kind of like how a gummy bear fires up the joint with a strong oxidizer like molten potassium chlorate. (Kids,...
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The PLAY Experiments | No. 5

A funny thing about Play is it can bring out the latent energy from your work, research or home activities. Kind of like how a gummy bear fires up the joint with a strong oxidizer like molten potassium chlorate.

(Kids, don’t even think about trying this at home.)

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The PLAY Experiments | No. 3 Nothing charges up a stale brainstorm like a little Play. Much like when you add your favorite breakfast cereal to a Van der Graaf generator.
The PLAY Experiments | No. 3 Nothing charges up a stale brainstorm like a little Play. Much like when you add your favorite breakfast cereal to a Van der Graaf generator.
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The PLAY Experiments | No. 3

Nothing charges up a stale brainstorm like a little Play. Much like when you add your favorite breakfast cereal to a Van der Graaf generator. 

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The PLAY Experiments | No. 2 In the workplace or the research lab, adding a little Play to the mix often yields surprising results. The same can be said inside this Erlenmeyer flask. Here we have some ordinary dish soap, hydrogen peroxide and food...
The PLAY Experiments | No. 2 In the workplace or the research lab, adding a little Play to the mix often yields surprising results. The same can be said inside this Erlenmeyer flask. Here we have some ordinary dish soap, hydrogen peroxide and food...
The PLAY Experiments | No. 2 In the workplace or the research lab, adding a little Play to the mix often yields surprising results. The same can be said inside this Erlenmeyer flask. Here we have some ordinary dish soap, hydrogen peroxide and food...
The PLAY Experiments | No. 2 In the workplace or the research lab, adding a little Play to the mix often yields surprising results. The same can be said inside this Erlenmeyer flask. Here we have some ordinary dish soap, hydrogen peroxide and food...
The PLAY Experiments | No. 2 In the workplace or the research lab, adding a little Play to the mix often yields surprising results. The same can be said inside this Erlenmeyer flask. Here we have some ordinary dish soap, hydrogen peroxide and food...
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The PLAY Experiments | No. 2

In the workplace or the research lab, adding a little Play to the mix often yields surprising results. The same can be said inside this Erlenmeyer flask. Here we have some ordinary dish soap, hydrogen peroxide and food coloring. But add a touch of potassium iodine, and a dash of play, and presto— Elephant toothpaste. Time to brush!

Explore more experiments and our live webcam PLAY Machine →       
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The PLAY Experiments | No. 1 Play gets your inventive juices flowing. Helping even old dogs learn new tricks. Like Mr. Pickle here. With the help of some Play and 130 volts of electricity, it just learned to act like a lamp. Discover more science...
The PLAY Experiments | No. 1 Play gets your inventive juices flowing. Helping even old dogs learn new tricks. Like Mr. Pickle here. With the help of some Play and 130 volts of electricity, it just learned to act like a lamp. Discover more science...
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The PLAY Experiments | No. 1

Play gets your inventive juices flowing. Helping even old dogs learn new tricks. Like Mr. Pickle here. With the help of some Play and 130 volts of electricity, it just learned to act like a lamp. 

Discover more science experiments, GIFs and the PLAY Machine → 
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