I.
I. >>>
I. >>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TOM.
>> GET YOUR GLASSES ON.
>> I'M WORRIED.
>> STEVE SPANGLER IS HERE.
WEDNESDAY IS THE BIG WEATHER
AND SCIENCE DAY AT COORS FIELD.
>> TENTH ANNUAL WEATHER AND
SCIENCE DAY.
SCIENCE DAY. WE HAD RAIN ONE YEAR.
SNOW ONE YEAR.
AND, CAPTAIN, WHY ARE YOU HERE?
>> WELL, WE HEARD YOU WERE
GOING TO BE HERE.
AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER
911.
911.
911. SO,
911. SO, THEY SENT ME WITH A FIRE
EXTINGUISHER JUST TO KEEP
THINGS SAFE.
THINGS SAFE. >> NOT ACTUALLY TRUE.
HE'S BRILLIANT.
HE'S BRILLIANT. AND YOU AND I WILL CLOSE
WEATHER AND SCIENCE DAY WITH
SOME COOL THINGS ABOUT FIRE.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> AND, DENVER.
WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE SCIENCE OF FIRE.
IT IS NOT JUST A TIKI TORCH
THOUGH IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
LOOK AT THE FLAME.
DOESN'T THAT LOOK GREAT?
FOUR THINGS WE REALLY NEED FOR
FIRE.
FIRE.
FIRE. >>
FIRE. >> YOU BEING A TEACHER LIKE I
WAS, WE REALLY WANT KIDS TO
UNDERSTAND HOW FIRE WORKS.
AND, YOU HAVE TO HAVE FUEL.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE OXYGEN.
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE OXYGEN.
BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THOSE
THREE THINGS?
THREE THINGS? >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. HEAT, FUEL, OXYGEN.
AND THEN, A CHEMICAL CHAIN
REACTION THAT PUTS ALL OF THAT
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THAT GIVES US THE WARMTH IN THE
FIREPLACES, IN THE CAMPFIRE.
AND THAT IS HOW FIRE WORKS.
>> LET'S PUT SOME STUFF IN THE
FIRE.
FIRE.
FIRE. >>
FIRE. >> SO WATCH THIS.
SO, WE WILL TAKE SALT.
SO, WHEN I SAY SALT LIKE, FOR
EXAMPLE, HERE IS A CHEMICAL
CALLED COPPER SULFATE.
FIREFIGHTERS KNOW IF YOU SPRAY
OR IF THEY SEE A COLOR, SO, SEE
THE COLOR CHANGE?
THAT IS THE PRESENCE OF
LITHIUM.
LITHIUM.
LITHIUM. SO YOU WOULD KNOW FROM A FLAME
TEST, WE WILL MAKE IT A LITTLE
BIT BIGGER.
BIT BIGGER. SO LITHIUM IS THERE.
AND HERE, TRY THIS.
THIS IS BORIC ACID.
WE MIGHT GET SOME GREEN ON
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. YOU
THIS. YOU MIGHT GET A LITTLE GREEN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. A
THERE. A LITTLE TINY BIT.
>> IT IS ALSO ANIMATING THE
FLAME A BIT.
>> YELLOW.
>> YELLOW. THIS IS SODIUM.
SEW THAT REAL YELLOW LOOK?
YEP.
YEP.
YEP. AND,
YEP. AND, WHAT IS THIS?
OH, COPPER SULFATE.
>> OH LOOK AT THAT GREEN.
FAINTLY CARCINAGENIC.
FAINTLY CARCINAGENIC. BUT DON'T WORRY.
>> THIS IS MY FAVORITE.
SO GREG HAD THE BRILLIANT IDEA.
HE SAID FIREWORKS ARE LIKE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> OH.
>> OH.
>> OH. >>
>> OH. >> THESE ARE THE CHEMICALS THEY
USE IN FIREWORKS.
SO WHY DON'T WE CLOSE WITH
FIREWORKS?
FIREWORKS? SO, WE HAVE SIMON FROM ZAMBELLI
WILL COME AND DO A HUGE
FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY. >> NOT RIGHT HERE.
>> DO YOUR FIRE THING.
WOULD YOU DO THAT?
>> SO, WITH CARBON DIOXIDE, WE
EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO HIT YOU.
>> THAT'S PERFECT.
>> YAY.
>> YAY.
>> YAY. >> COULD I PUT A CALL OUT TO
EVERYBODY?
EVERYBODY? SO I LOOK RIGHT IN THE CAMERA.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE
NEWS ROOM.
NEWS ROOM. IF YOU HAVE GONE TO WEATHER AND
SCIENCE DAY THE LAST 12 YEARS,
AND, YOU HAVE A SON OR A
DAUGHTER OR A STUDENT WHO WENT
ONTO BECOME A SCIENTIST, WOULD
YOU LET US KNOW?
WE WILL PUT MY E-MAIL AT THE
BOTTOM THERE.
BOTTOM THERE. YOU LET US KNOW.
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HAS THIS
HAD AN IMPACT ON KIDS?
HAVE KIDS GONE ON FROM
SOMETHING LIKE JUST SEEING IT
TO MAYBE BEING INSPIRED AN
GOING ONTO A STEM CAREER?
>> THOUSANDS OF KIDS TURN OUT
EVERY YEAR.
EVERY YEAR. >> 15,000 THIS YEAR.
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY, LET US
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. STEVE.SPANGLER@9NEWS.COM.
STEVE.SPANGLER@9NEWS.COM. >> IT IS ALWAYS A GREAT DAY.
AND YOU'LL HAVE GREAT WEATHER.
>> THAT'S WHAT KYLIE BEARSE
SAYS.
SAYS.
SAYS. >>
SAYS. >> THAT WAS CLEVER.
THAT WAS CLEVER.
>> THAT WAS PLEASANT LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
GENTLEMEN. >> THAT WAS ENJOYABLE.
>> I LIKED THE COLORS.
>> GREG, THANKS FOR COMING OUT.
GOOD TO SEE