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Science Fair Projects: Expectations Vs Reality

In grade school, we all had really high hopes that our science fair projects would be outstanding. But sometimes we had to turn in work that was vastly different from our originally awesome vision. Check out some of the ways science fair projects have let us down over the years, and to see how another crazy project is coming along, click here.

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1. Making Volcanoes

EXPECTATION
Lonely Planet Images Dallas Stribley / Getty Images

EXPECTATION

REALITY
Eric / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: ejk

REALITY

2. Growing Crystals

EXPECTATION
Kelly Cookson / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: mscaprikell

EXPECTATION

REALITY
Rae du Soleil / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: orthia_turan

REALITY

3. Re-Creating Tornadoes

EXPECTATION
Jason Persoff St / Getty Images

EXPECTATION

REALITY
A Yee / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: 57412095@N05

REALITY

4. Growing Household Bacteria

EXPECTATION
Ikon Images Ian Cuming / Getty Images

EXPECTATION

REALITY
Vincent Diamante / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: sklathill

REALITY

5. Building A Rocket

EXPECTATION
Stockbyte / Getty Images

EXPECTATION

REALITY
Steve Jurvetson / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: jurvetson

REALITY

6. Building A Fully-Functioning Guitar

EXPECTATION
doryfour / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: 28738704@N07

EXPECTATION

Mike Dunning / Getty Images

7. Re-Creating The Solar System

EXPECTATION
Baris Simsek / Getty Images

EXPECTATION

REALITY

REALITY

8. Building A Robot

EXPECTATION
Peter Cade / Getty Images

EXPECTATION

REALITY
daniel.baker / CC BY-ND http://2.0 / Flickr: theadventuresofdan

REALITY

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