Self-Directed Science Study

...and family support and supervision. While researching targets for knife-throwing, Charles came across a recipe for making a cork explosive. Between just these two activities, I believe that our lives would be more complicated in a less understanding, less compassionate neighborhood. So, here is the family, out to watch as, after a whole day of reading, diagramming and assembling, my son:

and we: (clearly expecting the worst)

And then:

We learn, first-hand, about failure, believing everything you see on Youtube, perseverance and the need for further study. No boom.