I did it.
I am officially a nerd!
Four eyes, suspenders, the smarts, and the talk. I got it all down baby.
Alright, excuse that little blip.
I made it to NATIONALS! For science fair! Who would have thought?
If anybody would have asked me 5 years ago, 2 years ago, 6 months ago even, if I would even think about doing a science fair project, I probably would have fallen on the floor from laughing so hard. And yet, here I am, geek to the exactness!
Osmotic Priming lowdown for normal people: osmotic priming is soaking a seed in a primer (certain chemical) and that will make it have a much better germination rate in adverse conditions! Corn, barley, oats, grass, they all grow better primed!
So why is that even cool you might ask?
Well... besides the fact that I got an $80,000 scholarship, $50 check to pocket, and 2 wicked cool trophies... Nationals?! How many people can say they've done that, eh?
I would just like to thank my father for yelling at me daily when my seeds were all over the counter, Kyle for helping me label them, and Spencer and Mike for letting it go every time I made a mistake AKA every day or time we worked on our project!
So look out Nationals... here we come!
Sweet - two science geeks in the family :) Seriously - I don't count Car, she's just in it for the A :) Thanks for setting such a fabulous example for your younger sibs and showing us that science fair projects really CAN pay off and not just be a pain in the hiney!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on all your awards and payoff for all that hard work (and stupid seeds all over the kitchen - maybe it was the bad vibes that made it so they didn't grow as well as everyone elses ;)