Remember Mr Wizard?.........

[icemeister]

Do you remember the show on TV called "Watch Mr Wizard"? I saw some reruns on the Science Channel this weekend.

They had him doing a commentary between shows.......he's still around.......87 years old. Check these out:
http://science.discovery.com/
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/...watchmrwiz.htm

[R12rules]

Originally posted by icemeister
Do you remember the show on TV called "Watch Mr Wizard"? I saw some reruns on the Science Channel this weekend.

They had him doing a commentary between shows.......he's still around.......87 years old. Check these out:
http://science.discovery.com/
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/...watchmrwiz.htm

Yes, I remember watching Mr. Wizard.

That is what television was supposed to be about.

[a\c don]

Its scary to think I've been around long enough to remember Mr. Wizard.

Golly gee, dropping dry ice into water to make fog.

My god, help, I'm getting old!!!!!

Or is that better?

[bootlen]

Originally posted by a\c don
Its scary to think I've been around long enough to remember Mr. Wizard.

Golly gee, dropping dry ice into water to make fog.

My god, help, I'm getting old!!!!!

Or is that better?

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Well...beats the alternative!

[Diceman]

I was watching it the other night too, pretty funny.
Yeah, I remember that show.
Good to know geeks are nothing new, them kids are too much.

[Chad711]

Hell Im 29 and I remember watching him. Good show!

[icemeister]

Originally posted by Diceman
I was watching it the other night too, pretty funny.
Yeah, I remember that show.
Good to know geeks are nothing new, them kids are too much.

I really enjoyed Mr Wizard's commentary in between episodes. He explained how the kids he used on the show were all professional actors. they rehearsed each show once at his office in New York and a second time before the cameras in the studio before they did a taping. He said the kids were instructed to remember their first reactions so they could act them out during taping.

It's no wonder those kids appeared to be so smart......they'ed already seen all that stuff twice before!

[midhvac]

This is *really* an old farts thread

Jeez, if I hang around here, I'll start to remember "twang your magic twanger Froggie!"

[bmf]

i remeber that show i think i even did one of his experiments in science class once

[Diceman]

Don't tell me, you made a volcano out of baking soda?

[bmf]

Originally posted by Diceman
Don't tell me, you made a volcano out of baking soda?

HAHA no i took a clear glass jug and a water baloon just a little bigger then the opening lite a few pieces of paper

on fire and dropped them in the jug set the baloon over the opening and it creates a vaccum and sucks the baloon in

i was in advanced science class and the teacher said it was ok to use the fire in school

i cant remeber the principals behind it but it works