the final event of the first day of the fresh science national competition was a science in the pub
event. each of us "freshies" had to stand in front of the audience and
describe our research in the time it takes for a sparkler to burn -
about one minute. the surprise twist was that we couldnt use any of
the words in the title of our project. this was especially tricky for
me because i couldnt use the word "galaxy!" it was
tough. great challenge!
the other surprise part of the event was the poetic challenge. we each had to come up with a haiku or limerick about our research, with some help from audience members sitting at our table. i wrote a limerick (as opposed to writing and singing a song) that i thought i'd share here. technical details aside, i think it's pretty fun :)
The universe was once made of gas.
Stars formed due to gravity and mass.
Galaxies are collections of these suns,
I found 50 new ones!
but there are billions, as the universe is unfathomably vast.
the other surprise part of the event was the poetic challenge. we each had to come up with a haiku or limerick about our research, with some help from audience members sitting at our table. i wrote a limerick (as opposed to writing and singing a song) that i thought i'd share here. technical details aside, i think it's pretty fun :)
The universe was once made of gas.
Stars formed due to gravity and mass.
Galaxies are collections of these suns,
I found 50 new ones!
but there are billions, as the universe is unfathomably vast.
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