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"Stop chewing the Uranium, Timmy" But seriously, this might actually be something worth revisiting with plenty of adult supervision. I saw a cloud chamber demo when I was around 10, I think. It was the first time I actually thought seriously about science in general 7 comments
 TBH I can kind of understand why chemistry sets got made safer as even in my youth two rival Christian factions were still fighting in my country with improvised explosives and multiple casualties; and drugs culture was slowly rising - science needs to be taught alongside ethics and today there are a lot of unpleasant rabbitholes a young person with a /little/ knowledge could end up going down if they end up being falling into the wrong crowd (both online and IRL..) @darius I wish project kits would make a comeback. Building something functional and educational would cover so much of the experience of learning Maybe some like this Braun Lectron receiver kit  @darius that is so cool they still make some similar kits! I'm going to have to grab some for my kids! https://www.eio.com/products/elenco-mx-907-200-in-1-electronic-project-lab?variant=15323795587138&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk53-BRD0ARIsAJuNhpuq1sDLHZrkyCDiPY49o3lTUf8j2OYRJubDXN1MRToBiTjqJt2tLJ0aAuK3EALw_wcB
@barrett oh I love that it has like a consumer electronics interface on the front, that goes a long way towards making something feel "real" for a kid |
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@cypnk I wanted stuff like that soooo badly as a kid but I was coming of age just as science kits were getting safer/defanged. My equivalent was this 150 in 1 kit from Radio Shack