Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Selection, Slanting, and Charged Language

A 10 year old girl, teenage gamer, science professor observing diet coke & Mentos reaction
The 10 year old girl would be super fascinated. She would tell about how the bottle sprayed the pop everywhere and how it looked like a fountain. A teenage gamer might describe the event similar to the girl but then take it further. The mess it makes would be noted and plans for trying that at home and in larger quantities could also be made. Both the girl and the teenager would enjoy the reaction. However, the science professor would have seen a reaction like this before. Instead of describing what was seen, he could be describing the molecular interactions and how the event occurs in more scientific terms. He would also not be as excited as the other two people.

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