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About Dan Fink
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Expertise
Though my experience is mostly in the fields of electricity, magnetism, and physics, I have a broad science background. My career is in the field of alternative power sources -- solar, wind, water and battery power. But any questions about electricity, magnetism, energy conservation, power generation, electric motors, and even general physics are very welcome--especially from kids. They ask the best questions of all! I pride myself in answering science questions accurately, with ideas for SAFE, easy experiments that kids can perform by themselves--and that let them prove the answers to their own satisfaction. I think science should be fun, and available to everyone, regardless of age.

Experience
I have volunteered in our local public schools for 5 years. I currently make presentations at our schools about electricity and magnetism, with a focus on solar, wind, water and other alternative power sources. I try to demonstrate at our schools how easy it is to make electricity, with simple devices using spinning magnets and coils of wire--powered by wind, water, bicycles, gerbils...etc. And of course solar panels! I am the webmaster of Otherpower.com, an alternative energy website. I have lived 10 miles from the nearest power pole for 11 years--I make all my own electricity from scratch with sun, wind and water.

Publications
Otherpower.com
Wondermagnet.com
Co author of the book "Homebrew Wind Power" ISBN 978-0-9819201-0-8
My articles appear regularly in such magazines as Home Power and Back Home
Education/Credentials
BA Technical Journalism


   

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vanilla in hydroponic system5/30/2004Amy
  Q: I live in india and found in a paper that its possible to grow plants in water.?? I am currently ...
  A: I'm not a botany expert but there is someone at All Experts who may be able to help you. Try ...
Electric shocks5/29/2004Dan Fink
  Q: I'm only a kid at heart,but your profile seemed to best fit my question or problem. I do hope you ...
  A: Perhaps it's your 'electric' personality -- or maybe you could find an orchestra and get into ...
geography5/28/2004Dan Fink
  Q: good morning sir, i have doubt in fundamental physics. my doubt is how scientists found the ...
  A: Weight depends on the acceleration of gravity. So it's a better question to ask "how did scientists ...
earths magnetic field5/26/2004Dan Fink
  Q: What is the earths magnetic field
  A: (parts of this answer are copied from one of my answers from a couple weeks ago) The source of the ...
Science Experiment ideas5/24/2004Dan Fink
  Q: I'm an eigth grader and I have to do a science inquiry lab. I need a lab idea that I can do in a ...
  A: Well, it's a hard question to answer, because I don't know what your interests are. Biology, ...
science5/22/2004Dan
  Q: how does sound travel through AIR
  A: Sound uses a medium and air is a medium. Sound cannot travel in outer space. Sound sounds different ...
physiscs5/22/2004Dan Fink
  Q: how does sound move through air? this is for my research. Please Answer A.S.A.P
  A: Sound moves through air as a series of pressure waves. For example, watch a loudspeaker while it is ...
biosphere5/12/2004Dan Fink
  Q: can you list three things that make up the biosphere
  A: You bet. Did you know that the term "biosphere" was invented in 1929 by a Russian scientist? He ...
Matter and animal5/10/2004Amy
  Q: 1.Are wind and electricity belong to matter? Why 2. What is the ant life span? 3. What is the ant ...
  A: this is a very unusual set of questions! I'm going to need more information to help you out on some ...
Freezing water5/9/2004Dan
  Q: Does cold water freeze faster than warm water?
  A: I have heard both sides. If I recall someone told me it would freeze faster with warm water and ...
Science Fair5/6/2004Dan Fink
  Q: I am trying drop an egg from a second story building onto concrete without breaking the egg. I have ...
  A: The egg drop is a classic and very fun experiment (I think I did it 3 times while I was in ...
physics (my mom thinks)5/5/2004Dan Fink
  Q: I'm 4 and last week I asked my mom, why does a hill look small when you are far away from it and ...
  A: That's a great question, and the answer is really weird: It's all in your brain. This is probably a ...
Earth's magnetic field4/25/2004Dan Fink
  Q: What is the main function of the Earth's magnetic field? Is it like a shield of sorts? Thanks. :)
  A: You are right, the Earth's magnetic field helps to shield us from charged particles from space -- ...
Weather4/15/2004Dan
  Q: This question is to help my daughter study for her science test. Here I go... Why does weather ...
  A: This is a great question but sad to say it, yet it is very complex. This is why I am sending you a ...
plants4/15/2004Dan
  Q: what is the importance of photosynthesis and resperation of a plant?and how would it affect the ...
  A: For most plants, photosynthesis makes the food for the plant. Please read this website. ...
Reproductive system4/5/2004Amy
  Q: Do you know of a good website about the female and male reproductive system and the develpmeant of a ...
  A: for good basic science information on the web you can't get better than www.howstuffworks.com ...
hello...how can you prevent...4/4/2004Dan
  Q: ..how can you prevent air and water pollution? thanks
  A: Great question. Lots of ways. Personally I do not even know where to start. I am a Sierra Club ...
hello...how can you prevent...4/4/2004Dan Fink
  Q: ..how can you prevent air and water pollution? thanks
  A: I'd say there's two important things to remember for preventing pollution -- the things that you ...
Chemical safety3/29/2004Amy
  Q: I'm doing a report at school on careers, I am interested in being a chemist. How do you protect ...
  A: There's heaps of ways to protect yourself around chemicals. The basics are a labcoat (to protect ...
Balance3/27/2004Dan Fink
  Q: If you could design a tail to be worn by a human so they could run with a lower center of balance by ...
  A: Wow, what an interesting question! To really get a detailed answer I think you'd have to do some ...
Cancer3/27/2004Amy
  Q: we are teachers in jordan (world links groub ) we send this message ,to know some information about ...
  A: Short answer is sometimes. Some people are more likely to develop cancer because of their genetic ...
teaching science for kids3/27/2004Dan Fink
  Q: how can we teach chemical formulas for kids their age are 10 years?
  A: I think it would depend on how detailed you want to get. Do you want to teach about atoms, molecules ...
Electromagnets3/25/2004Amy
  Q: I am 13 years old and I have a Science Project on Electromagnets. I have to design an experiment ...
  A: Great question. Physics isn't normally my strong point but I've found a really good experiment that ...
My granddaughter is preparing her Science fair project.3/23/2004Dan
  Q: We found instructions to build a project using fruit as a power source.We followed the information ...
  A: I remember I have a book that takes about this project. The thing is it recommended lemon or lime. I ...
I do not like physis ,but I want to be a pediatric ian3/22/2004Amy
  Q: I love taking good care of children even love staying near them . But I do not know physics and it ...
  A: I need more details of your educational background and know where you live to be able to help you ...
plants3/18/2004Amy
  Q: If i placed 3 pots, which are watered every other day with 240 m of water, under different colored ...
  A: is this a homework question? If so, I don't normally answer them. In this case, however, I can give ...
Harris Hawk3/17/2004Dan Fink
  Q: 1.What senses do Harris Hawks have? 2.How do Harris Hawks protect themselves?
  A: Google is your friend ;-) Some things are hard to find there, but in this case a search on "harris ...
FRICTION3/17/2004Dan Fink
  Q: HOW DOES FRICTION CHANGE THE ENERGY IN A MACHINE?
  A: Friction takes some kinetic energy out of any mechanical system and turns it into heat. Usually this ...
Experiment3/1/2004Dan
  Q: While doing an experiment why is it important to do many trials instead of just doing it once? ...
  A: I don't do many experiments anymore, yet if you do it once and it does one thing and they do it ...
help...Science Project - Marble Clock3/1/2004Dan Fink
  Q: my son is in the 5th grade...science project due on Wednesday-Friday....not real sure what the ...
  A: I still need more details to be able to help -- I don't quite understand the project. The only thing ...
Why some crayons work better than others?2/28/2004Dan Fink
  Q: I am doing a science fair project about why some crayon brands work better than others and what ...
  A: Normally, your best bet is to contact the manufacturer directly by phone or email. Crayola is great ...
science project2/25/2004Amy
  Q: hello this is a science project for my son marc i seen on tv about a 20oz plastic bottle make a hole ...
  A: I've normally seen plastic bottles and baking soda used in rockets that shoot up into the air! I ...
Making Slime from household products2/25/2004Amy
  Q: I would like to know if you can make slime from regular laundry detergent other than Borax. My ...
  A: slime is one of my specialties, I did a slime show for the Australian National Science and ...
Science Fair2/23/2004Dan Fink
  Q: For my science fair project I am creating a tornado simulator. according to the scientific method, i ...
  A: I answered this same question twice recently, so here's a copy of it. DAN Subject: Science FairWhat ...
help...Science Project - Marble Clock2/23/2004Dan Fink
  Q: my son is in the 5th grade...science project due on Wednesday-Friday....not real sure what the ...
  A: sorry for the delay. I couldn't find anything about this as a common science experiment on the web. ...
sound2/16/2004Jack D Papin
  Q: What would be a good way (experiments or other) to get children interested in learning about sound ...
  A: :) I would use tuning forks!:) They are fun! There is a 'singing rod' that can be found at ...
biology2/16/2004Amy
  Q: In the winter how do sea animals keep warm?
  A: different types of sea animals keep warm in different ways. I wasn't quite sure what grade you are ...
Money2/15/2004Dan
  Q: How come when you wash a dollar bill in the washing machine nothing happens to it? I thought it was ...
  A: Good question. Part of the answer is it's made of special cloth, I think cloth paper. And it uses ...
The science behind stain removal2/15/2004Dan Fink
  Q: I am doing a science fair project on whether generic or name brand laundry detergent works best on ...
  A: Soaps and detergents are surfactants, which lower the surface tension of water. This allows them to ...
good idea for a Science Project2/13/2004Dan Fink
  Q: I found out the fair is not on Monday, but on Wednesday, that gives me a little more time to fix ...
  A: The speaker magnets will be ceramic and not powerful enough for levitation. Hard disk drives do have ...

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