Comments on: Nature Experiment – Make Your Own Rain Bowl http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/nature-experiment-make-your-own-rain-bowl/ Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeanne http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/nature-experiment-make-your-own-rain-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-2824 Jeanne Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:57:15 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/nature-experiment-make-your-own-rain-bowl/#comment-2824 Hey! This sounds like something I'd love to try with my kiddies. Hey! This sounds like something I’d love to try with my kiddies.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/nature-experiment-make-your-own-rain-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-3335 Jennifer Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:36:54 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/nature-experiment-make-your-own-rain-bowl/#comment-3335 I'm thinking that if you left the rain bowl sitting for days and days that the water in the glass would evaporate - maybe (?) I've never tried leaving it be for a long while. Maybe the plastic would keep it from evaporating, from what I understand, the plastic traps heat (like a greenhouse) but because it's heated (the water and air) the water vapors rise, hitting the cooler plastic, which turns the vapor to water again. That's my nonscientific explanation. I'm not a scientist though so :) I’m thinking that if you left the rain bowl sitting for days and days that the water in the glass would evaporate – maybe (?) I’ve never tried leaving it be for a long while.

Maybe the plastic would keep it from evaporating, from what I understand, the plastic traps heat (like a greenhouse) but because it’s heated (the water and air) the water vapors rise, hitting the cooler plastic, which turns the vapor to water again.

That’s my nonscientific explanation. I’m not a scientist though so :)

]]> By: Randy http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/nature-experiment-make-your-own-rain-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-3336 Randy Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:32:19 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/nature-experiment-make-your-own-rain-bowl/#comment-3336 Hey, nice idea, but would it work? I understand the physics of it, but wouldn't the water in the glass also evaporate? Cheers, Randy Hey, nice idea, but would it work?
I understand the physics of it, but wouldn’t the water in the glass also evaporate?

Cheers,
Randy

]]> By: Hil http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/nature-experiment-make-your-own-rain-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-3279 Hil Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:38:03 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/nature-experiment-make-your-own-rain-bowl/#comment-3279 This is a really neat experiment, Jennifer, thanks! This is a really neat experiment, Jennifer, thanks!

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