On December 4th 2012, Dr Simon Foster from the Physics Department at Imperial College London, took part in the final Science show off of 2012.
Science show off is an open mic night run in a pub in central London, where scientists are given 9 minutes to present science in an exciting and engaging manner to the general public. It is hoped that the event will help the public to engage with scientists in neutral environments as well as tapping into people’s natural love and wonder for science.
Simon presented sections from his new show ‘When science attacks’ which looks at the consequences of science going wrong. Simon discussed the event where the Pokémon Pikachu caused more than 12,000 photo epileptic seizures, what happened to the man who put his head in a particle accelerator, and the reasons why you should never get Hydrogen and Helium confused, as happened at a political rally in Armenia with disastrous consequences!