Can You Resist A Marshmallow?

 So I saw this interesting and a bit funny article online so just for fun I thought I could write about it. I hope you like it :)

Have you ever tried a marshmallow, of course you have who hasn’t? Which means you all know how tempting it is to eat one, so for how long can you stand firm and not eat one? A conclusion has been made by University of Stanford scientist Walter Mische who is the creator of the “Stanford Marshmallow Test”

The actual test was performed between 1968-1970 however the actual results came in this year. So children from 4 to 6 were placed in a room which had only one marshmallow on a plate. The only instructions the children were given is to wait until someone comes back without eating the marshmallow. If they don’t eat it they get an extra one and if they do eat it the just get that single one that is on the plate. The scientists would then go outside and watch how the kids react to the marshmallow. Their observations were exactly what they hoped for and thought. All the older children could resist the power of the marshmallow. However one surprising fact is that not many grabbed the marshmallow right away they tried but got possessed by the powerful marshmallow.

However the experiment doesn’t end there. After many years they contacted the same group that took the test and saw results. The ones who didn’t eat the marshmallow are more knowledgeable. They also found out that the ones who could control themselves have a much healthier weight.

I really like this article because i thought it was fun. I wanted to start of the year with an exiting current event, which is why i picked this one. I thought this would be something interesting for someone to read when their day wasn't as much fun or interesting. The best part about this event where the end products, the ones made a couple years after. 

"How Long Can You Resist a Marshmallow?" Dogo News. N.p., 20 Aug. 2012. Web. 29
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Titanium :D

Do you know the periodic table? One of the elements on the table is Titanium. It is one of the most brilliant and bright elements. It is quite common to humans however it is the only metal that can burn up completely in air as well as in nitrogen. Titanium is resistant to many other materials. For example chloride solutions, hydrochloric acid, damp chlorine gas and most organic acid. Titanium is part of other bigger things in the solar system like the sun and meteorites. 

_{Titanium reacts to different materials in different ways. For example it will form into titanium dioxide}, TiO₂ and titanium nitride, TiN while burning in air forming a remarkable white flame. Or maybe even titanium with acids.HF (Dilute aqueous hydrofluoric acid), with titanium forms [TiF₆]^3- (anion). Titanium reacts differently to many other elements like water, halogens and many more. I think its time to throw in some fun facts in here. Something about titanium that you did not know is that it is so beautiful and magnificent in fireworks. When you start painting remember that titanium is used in in pain since it covers up different materials really well. Some people might loose a hip or other joints well titanium is used to replace joints.  Lastly which is probably the most interesting to all of you is that titanium is one of the main elements used to make the

Apple Titanium G4 Laptop.

_{Here is some basic information about Titanium}

• Name: Titanium
• Symbol: Ti
• Group in periodic table: 4
• Group name: (none)
• Period in periodic table: 4
• Block in periodic table: d-block
• Standard state: solid at 298 K
• CAS Registry ID: 7440-32-6
• Colour: silvery metallic
• Classification: Metallic
• Atomic number: 22
• Atomic weight: 47.867 (1)

For those of you who are interested in the history behind this beautiful element here it is. The element wasn't originally named Titanium, at first it was called Gregorite. Discovered in 1792 by a British chemist named Reverend William Gregor. However it was named titanium later on when it was refunded by M.H. Klaproth. He decided to name it Titanium because of the titans in Greek myths.

http://www.mccsc.edu/~nrapp/elementquest/students/titanium/interesting.html

http://www.webelements.com/titanium/chemistry.html

http://www.webelements.com/titanium/history.html
http://www.supraalloys.com/history.php 

http://www.webelements.com/titanium/

GRADE 8

Heeeeey its been a long time since I posted. Guess what this is my first blog post in 8th grade!!!
Yes thats right me and my pears are in GRADE 8 now and I cant wait for you to see my awesome, cool and fun blog posts i do this year. It will be even more amazing, interesting and w whole lot of fun!!!