Isn't it lovely that everything has a chemical make-up?  And when you find out that when you submerse graphite into water and add a positive and negative charge it makes hydrogen, you're having fun.  Also fun because hydrogen has 100 x the explosive power of gasoline.  Warning: Do not mess with this stuff unless you are professionaly trained or a maniac like me who has life insurance.

So what do you do with this find?  Hook it up to your Suburban of course.  Be mindful of MAP Sensors, Oxygen Sensors, Knock Sensors, etc... cuz those guys don't like you to add things to your fuel.  Also, you will need to learn about electronics, potentiometers, capacitors, resistors, circuit boards, and regulators.  Also, you get to use a soldering iron.  Don't touch the hot part.  Owies will occur.

Make sure your husband looks at you like you're crazy and if you bust the Suburban, you're in trouble.  Oh come on, we only use it as our toy hauler, it's all good. 

Then hook it up and tell your friends to check out your flux capacitor.  Make sure you don't hit 85 mph with a big hanger on the top of your vehicle during a lightning storm.  Also watch out for Lithuanians.

Then go to the gas pump and see that you've increased your gas mileage by 8 mpg.  And you're happy until that stupid light comes on.  Check Engine Light.  And you realize, the only way this will work is if you reprogram your vehicles software to accept the changes.  But by that time you think, I'm bored with this and go and change the plugs and wires on the truck.

Moral of the story: Science projects are fun.  And when you're older you can use cooler tools than the liquids in your bathroom to make potions. 

Writing application:  Experts used to be ignorant.  Get your hands dirty with new plots, characters, settings, or writing genres.


P.S. I think a homeland security vehicle just drove by my house.