Two random links:

[conuly]

First, a chemistry set for kids with no chemicals. Well, not officially, anyway - no comments from the peanut gallery about how everything is made of chemicals, you know perfectly well what I mean!

And secondly, a post on hobo nickels. I feel I've posted that before....

Comments

[ncp.livejournal.com]

Um... Chemistry without chemicals is just physics, isn't it? Fluid dynamics, surface tension, density, phases of matter... OK fine, maybe it's chemistry, but you can't make anything blow up.