Journal #6595
Posted 14 years ago2010-06-09 15:49:12 UTC
Well, holidays are officially here. Today was the last day of school. Friday will be the ending festivity, then 3 months of so-called freedom comes.
I say "so-called" because, strangely, even though I can't wait for the holidays, I know I only have 2 years of school left. Then the stress of exams will come, going to a college, not being sure of having a job in the future... ahh. It's becoming really hard to enjoy the moment and not think of tomorrow.
I borrowed some books from the school library over the holidays:Big Bang(it's actually a history of the understanding of the universe) and The elegant Universe about the theory of strings(because it has always been a mystery to me, and I want to understand them at least a bit).
Holidays also open the opportunity of experiments to me :D. I'm currently researching some ways of producing good rocket fuel with materials around the house. The current combination I'm trying is the substance from the match heads with sugar. I only tried it once, but I want to try some more, to see what proportions are good. I also think I should use powdered sugar.
Of course, it would be cool if I had some potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate. But that's hard to find these days
(because of the terrorists, we who have good-intended hobbies have to suffer...).
[EDIT] Oh btw, remember this journal entry a bit of time ago?
"My desk is covered with maths formulas and types of exercises and math exercises papers... I'm tired. I hope I get at least 8 out of 10.
The semester test is tomorrow.
Wish me luck! :D"
I got 8 eventually :)).
I say "so-called" because, strangely, even though I can't wait for the holidays, I know I only have 2 years of school left. Then the stress of exams will come, going to a college, not being sure of having a job in the future... ahh. It's becoming really hard to enjoy the moment and not think of tomorrow.
I borrowed some books from the school library over the holidays:Big Bang(it's actually a history of the understanding of the universe) and The elegant Universe about the theory of strings(because it has always been a mystery to me, and I want to understand them at least a bit).
Holidays also open the opportunity of experiments to me :D. I'm currently researching some ways of producing good rocket fuel with materials around the house. The current combination I'm trying is the substance from the match heads with sugar. I only tried it once, but I want to try some more, to see what proportions are good. I also think I should use powdered sugar.
Of course, it would be cool if I had some potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate. But that's hard to find these days
(because of the terrorists, we who have good-intended hobbies have to suffer...).[EDIT] Oh btw, remember this journal entry a bit of time ago?
"My desk is covered with maths formulas and types of exercises and math exercises papers... I'm tired. I hope I get at least 8 out of 10.
The semester test is tomorrow.
Wish me luck! :D"
I got 8 eventually :)).
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Seriously.
Rocket fuel? You can always try magnesium. Or car fuel, which is easy to find - in your car. Just suck it out with a hose into a bottle.
I lol'd.
I made match rockets before and they're very fun, but it doesn't give me the... feeling of how a true mini-rocket could be built.