Breaking news...A young scientist discovers a new and exciting pastime for a special household pet. Base-jumping/sky-diving for hamsters is suddenly all the rage! Every pet hamster in the world will be vying for the thrill of trying this spectacular new sport...Or maybe NOT! :-) The scientist still has to work out a few kinks. But he is definitely on to something!
***No Hamsters were harmed during this experiment***
The "hamster" was sewn and stuffed with beans, his name is Brownie. Brownie held up very well considering that he withstood repeated drops from a height of 195" and 135" while helping us test several different diameter parachutes. August learned that a parachute had to be 33 inches in diameter to save a hamster at that height!
This was primarily a father/son experiment, but I photographed the event and helped August work the stopwatch and record the data. He won a first place ribbon at the school science fair! Yay!
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