Physics teacher Phil Moon (left) watches Jordan Ranous
demonstrate the effects of liquid nitrogen on small objects like
pencils, flowers and apples. Within seconds, the objects were
frozen to such a degree that when dropped they would shatter.
Physics teacher Phil Moon (left) uses a used plastic television
screen to demonstrate to MPHS science students Wednesday the
properties of a lens. If the right kind of lens is focused on an
exact spot with continuous sunlight, Moon and students were able
to set ablaze everything from a board (above) to old shoes to
soda cans to even a penny. MPHS physics students Destiny
Ackerman (left) and Chelsea Huddleston look through a used
plastic television screen that was used in a science experiment
to demonstrate the properties of a lens. Physics teacher Phil
Moon looks through a used plastic television screen Wednesday
while a student provides the MPHS teacher with a set of rabbit
ears. Moon was teaching MPHS science students how a lens can set
ablaze everything from a old sh