Post by Claire Hampel

Members of the COSI On Wheels team have a little fun with a playground that’s a little small…

Some random photos from recent road adventures (and mis-adventures)…

Post by Chris Husmann

Principal Betty Moore took this picture of me teaching her students about energy using a tower of dominos housing potential energy and the Segway crashing through it creating kinetic energy. Also the best Time magazine cover ever made.

COSI's Segway unleashing potential energy.

Is this the best "Time" magazine cover ever?

Did you know COW blood is compatible with human blood?

Give blood any chance you get!

COSI's Chris Husmann making a difference.

COSI was present during the 7th Annual National Night Out Festival at South Ogden Avenue in Columbus, Ohio.

National Night Out is a nationwide event that invites residents to stand with community leaders and local police to give crime a “going away party.” There are over 10,000 communities that participate in this event.

For the community on South Ogden Avenue, it was a way to bring the community closer together. And what’s a better way than to have COSI On Wheels’ Science Spot bring some enjoyable hands-on science? COSI On Wheels was able to teach science, bring COSI closer to their community, and let all of the South Ogden community have fun at the same time.

I know for me, events like these make COSI On Wheels a little more special.

COSI On Wheels' Science Spot at the National Night Out on South Ogden Avenue in Columbus.

Pat and Joe from the COSI On Wheels team unpack a critical accesory for our newest science education outreach program, “Astounding Astronomy,” set to debut in September 2011.

By placing liquid nitrogen into a 20oz (or 591.4mL) soda bottle and then allowing the liquid nitrogen to warm up to room temperature, the air pressure builds up and launches the bottle up into the sky. The picture were taken by the Eiffel Tower for Math and Science Days at Kings Island.

Blast Off!

We all get bumps and bruises. A paper cut at the office, a nick from a kitchen knife. With this job you tend to get more injuries than the average person. Last week I fell off the truck ramp. I won’t go into too much detail, suffice to say it was my fault and I am an idiot. I knew even then that this mark would be different than any other I’ve received thus far in this job.

Over the weekend I’ve been watching it change colors and many of my friends/co-workers have started telling me what shapes or animals they are seeing.

So far I have gotten:

• Pinwheel
• Lion
• Black hole
• Turkey vulture head
• Galaxy
• Four-leaf clover

What do you see?