>> THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER IS SHOWING US HOW TO MAKE PAPER.
HERE’S ALEX ALECCI.
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME BACK TO THE ORLANDO SCIENCE
CENTER.
WE ARE NEAR FOR ANOTHER EDITION OF THE SCIENCE OF IT.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY?
>> MAKE PAPER.
>> AWESOME.
COOL.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
>> THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS MAKE PULP.
WE HAVE SOME PAPER THAT’S BEEN RIPPED UP.
THAT HELPS TO LOOSEN THE FIBERS.
THEN WE ARE GOING TO BLEND IT.
READY?
>> ANY SPECIFIC PAPER?
>> RECYCLED.
YOU COULD USE FABRIC.
EVEN BETTER THAN THIS.
>> ANY OLD PAPER, JUNK MAIL.
>> YES.
>> PERFECT.
>> AS LONG IT DOESN’T -- AS LONG AS IT DOESN’T HAVE PLASTIC
WINDOWS.
>> PERFECT.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> MASHING THE PAPER IN THE WATER.
>> EXACTLY.
WE WANT IT TO ALL BE PAPER DUST.
>> IF SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF BLENDER, CAN USE A
NORMAL BLENDER?
>> YES.
>> AND HOW FINE DO YOU NEED THE PAPER TO BE?
>> ABOUT THIS CHECK -- TEXTURE, BUT I WANT TO GET SOME
OF THESE CHUNKS OUT.
>> GOT TO.
THIS LOOKS LIKE THE FUN KIND OF MESS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IF YOU CANNOT TELL, THIS IS A MESSY EXPERIMENT.
ALL RIGHT.
THEN WHAT WE WILL DO IS ADD SOME OF THIS PULP, NOT ALL OF IT, TO
OUR TANK OF WATER HERE.
>> OK.
A BIG OLD THING OF WATER.
>> BIG OLD CUP OF WATER.
YOU WANTED TO BE LARGE AND SHALLOW SO YOU CAN PLACE YOUR
PAPERMAKING TOOLS INSIDE.
>> GOT IT.
>> LET’S SEE.
>> AND HOW CLOSELY DOES THIS RESEMBLE ACTUAL PAPERMAKING?
>> QUITE CLOSELY.
THIS IS A VERY TRADITIONAL METHOD OF MAKING PAPER.
ALL RIGHT.
LET’S SEE.
THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
YOU WANTED TO LOOK LIKE REALLY GROSS SERIAL WATER.
-- YOU WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE REALLY GROSS CEREAL WATER.
>> IT DOES.
>> WE HAVE GOTTEN IT GROSS.
YOU NEED YOUR MOLD AND DECALS.
>> OK.
>> OUR ABSORBENT SURFACE HERE.
>> OK.
>> SO WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IS PLACE THIS YEAR.
>> IT IS CALLED A MOLDING DECAL.
>> CORRECT.
>> OK.
>> HOLD.
YOU SEE I HAVE A FLOATING SLURRY OF PAPER WATER HERE.
LET IT DRAIN A LITTLE BIT.
GET THAT EXTRA MOISTURE OFF.
>> OK.
>> THIS PART, ACTUALLY, WILL FORM A SHAPE OF YOUR PAPER.
>> OH.
>> THEN I WILL HAVE YOU DO THAT NOW.
>> I WILL GIVE IT A SHOT.
STRAINING THE PULLED THROUGH THIS MOLD INTO DECAL.
>> SO YOU HAVE A NICE, EVEN LAYER.
GOOD.
LIFT IT.
LET IT DRAIN.
>> NICE.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> THEN WE JUST SPLIT IT APART?
>> YUP.
TAKE THE TOP OFF.
PLACE THAT TO THE SIDE HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THEN WE WILL TURN THIS OVER ONTO OUR ABSORBENT SURFACE.
WE HAVE CHAMOIS RATE HERE.
-- WE HAVE CHAMOIS RIGHT HERE.
WE WILL GRAB A SPONGE.
THIS IS CALLED KUCHING.
>> GETTING THE MOISTURE OUT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> YOU CAN USE DIFFERENT COLORS OF PAPER, RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WOULD THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE --
>> YES.
WE USE PAPER THAT HAS BEEN PRINTED ON, SOME LEFTOVER STUFF,
BECAUSE WE ARE FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY IN THIS SPACE.
WE WANT TO USE AS MUCH RECYCLED MATERIAL AS POSSIBLE.
>> OK.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> OK.
>> GENTLY LIFT THIS UP TO THE SIDE.
>> NICE.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF PAPER.
>> YUP.
IT JUST A LITTLE FOGGY.
>> NOW YOU WILL MAKE A SANDWICH -- NOW YOU WILL MAKE A SANDWICH.
>> A LITTLE SANDWICH.
>> WE WILL STACK THEM ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
>> OK.
>> THEN WE HAVE OUR PAPER PRESS.
>> SO, NOW, IF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THIS FANCY LOOKING PRESS AT
HOME, IS THERE STILL A WAY THEY CAN DO THIS AT HOME?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THEY CAN USE PIECES OF WOOD WRAPPED IN SARAN WRAP.
THEY CAN ALSO PUT A BUNCH OF HEAVY BOOKS ON TOP OF IT, BUT
BECAUSE IT IS WET, MAKE SURE YOU WRAP IT IN SARAN WRAP.
>> ANYTHING THEY CAN APPLY EVEN PRESSURE, IT IS GOOD TO GO, AND
CAN TAKE SOME WATER.
>> YES.
>> OK.
>> SO WE WILL PUT THIS IN, AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO --
>> NOW, WHAT IS THIS DOING WHEN YOU PRESS IT LIKE THIS?
>> IT IS SQUEEZING OUT A LOT OF THE WATER THAT IS IN THE PAPER
SHEET RIGHT NOW, SO WE WANT TO LET IT GET AS MUCH WATER OUT AS
POSSIBLE.
IT IS STILL GOING TO NEED TEAR DRIVER SEVERAL HOURS AFTERWARDS,
BUT THIS SPEEDS UP -- TO NEED TO AIR DRY FOR SEVERAL HOURS
AFTERWARDS, BUT THIS SPEEDS UP THE PROCESS A LOT.
>> OK.
AND YOU GUYS DO STUFF LIKE THIS AT THE SCIENCE CENTER?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE ACTIVITIES.
>> NICE.
OK.
NOW WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN HOMEMADE PIECES OF PAPER.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YOU WANT TO PEEL IT UP, GENTLY, AND THEN PLACE IT ON A FLAT
SURFACE TO DRY.
>> VERY COOL.
SO NOW, ONCE THAT DRIES, IT IS LIKE A REGULAR PIECE OF PAPER.
YOU CAN DRAW ON IT.
>> YEAH.
IT CAN GO IN A TYPEWRITER EVEN.
>> COOL.
LAUREN, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US HOW TO MAKE A PIECE OF PAPER.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
WE WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
SHELDON: HOLD ON.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SCIENCE CENTER STUFF HERE AND IF YOU
WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT OTHER COOL STUFF HAPPENING AT THE
SCIENCE CENTER, IT IS OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 10:00 TO 5:00.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT PAPER TODAY, BUT IT IS STILL TIMELY
BECAUSE OF EASTER -- OH, ERIC.
HI.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RABBITS AND BUNNIES.
ERIC: A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, YOU DID A SCIENCE OF IT TALKING
ABOUT RABBITS -- SHELDON: BUNNIES.
ERIC: GO AHEAD.
SHELDON: I THOUGHT THEY WERE DIFFERENT, BUT ERIC THINKS THEY
MIGHT BE THE SAME.
I HAVE BEEN CHECKING GOOGLE AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TO FIGURE
THAT OUT.
ANYWAY -- ERIC: A