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PHOTO BY TARO FUJIMOTO

Friday 25th July, 04:00 PM JST

Children make rockets using baking soda at a science workshop held at the Tobacco & Salt Museum in Shibuya. The museum is currently holding a special summer exhibition, “Science and Salt – Virtual Children’s Zoo,” where children can learn the importance of salt for animals and humans and participate in several workshops related to salt. Admission is 100 yen for high school students and 50 yen for children in grades 4-9. The exhibition and workshops will run through Aug 31.

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bamboohat at 04:14 PM JST - 25th July

Tobacco and Salt?
Wottock_Hunt at 04:22 PM JST - 25th July

Baking soda to teach the importance of salt?
PrinceskaNo1 at 04:56 PM JST - 25th July

NaHCO3 is a salt chemically speaking.
cleo at 06:05 PM JST - 25th July

The sign at the back says clearly 塩 (salt, sodium chloride, the stuff you put on your dinner), not sodium bicarbonate.

They should have called it 'Science and Bicarb'.
gogogo at 06:08 PM JST - 25th July

They should not allow children into the Tobacco Museum. I've been there it is just a big propaganda machine about smoking though the ages.
PrinceskaNo1 at 06:14 PM JST - 25th July

Cleo, NaHCO3はナトリウムの炭酸水素塩である。 I think usage of kanji 塩 is correct. Maybe the kids experimented with different salts.
cleo at 07:20 PM JST - 25th July

So it's en not shio? Ok.

Thanks.
hikikomori08 at 10:16 PM JST - 25th July

Children make rockets using baking soda at a science workshop

Looks like Japan has had a change of heart on it's anti-terrorism stance.

That or it's another one of those please watch us/pay the entry fee but don't try this at home deals.
mechadamuramu at 11:01 PM JST - 25th July

how are tobacco and salt related? Also, why would anyone want to go to a salt museum anyways?
OhioDonna at 11:07 PM JST - 25th July

Is there a website for this museum? I am also curious about the relationship of salt and tobacco.
Sarge at 11:13 PM JST - 25th July

OhioDonna - Ask and ye shall receive:

www.jti.co.jp/Culture/museum
thepro at 11:24 PM JST - 25th July

ive always wanted to know more about salt and tobacco
usaexpat at 11:28 PM JST - 25th July

The only connection I see between them is I enjoy both and neither are particularily good for you. Anyway, it looks like the kids are having fun so whatever.
PrinceskaNo1 at 11:54 PM JST - 25th July

As long as the photos are not of some obscure talentos in miniskirts, I enjoy them. This is a very good photo.
cleo at 12:13 AM JST - 26th July

it's another one of those please watch us/pay the entry fee but don't try this at home deals.

'Water rockets' have been around a long, long time. A lot longer than all this terrorism folderol. I remember buying my son one when he was in elementary school. Literally, kids stuff.