Monday, May 22, 2006

Make Your Own Dung Jars



Looking for a fun home science experiment? Make your own dung jar!

Watch as Pilobolus, a beautiful, jewel-like fungus develops in a few days on lumps of horse manure.

Be sure to keep a record of your dung jar.

e.g. Day One: I began my dung jar using a "horse apple" fresh from the horse today. I placed it in a pint jar on some paper towel with just enough water to wet the towel. Manure is green-black.

11 comments:

  1. I am FIRST !!
    I think this is a wonderful thing for my boys and I to do over their summer holiday! thank you for such a great idea!

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  2. (P.S. Holla! Thank you for adding me to your blogroll thingy! ) I can imagine I will be updating mine some time today!

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  3. ~d: You're representing New Orleans on Infomaniac. My favourite city. It's a pleasure having you here.

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  4. Has Harold got any emails from do-it-yourself vegans?

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  5. I just 'told' some fellow blog buddy that I need to update my "who I visit" links.

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  6. Ah the beauty of nature. I think I'll put several dung jars in the window facing my nosy neighbors house. That will really give her something to talk about!

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  7. I wonder if we'll ever see Martha Stewart make a dung jar?

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  8. Lets see some pics!

    I grew some magic mushrooms once, now illegal in this country since last summer.

    Bastards

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  9. Wah! your pic doesn't show up on my computer.

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  10. "This experiment carries very limited risk of infection or injury unless you fall out of a tree..."

    Too funny, just too funny!

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  11. Frobi: What pic are you talking about? Are you high on shrooms again?
    Awaiting: Good catch. That line is priceless.

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