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

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2. Growing Crystals

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

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

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3. Re-Creating Tornadoes

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

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4. Growing Household Bacteria

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Ikon Images Ian Cuming / Getty Images

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

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5. Building A Rocket

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

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6. Building A Fully-Functioning Guitar

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

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Mike Dunning / Getty Images

7. Re-Creating The Solar System

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Baris Simsek / Getty Images

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8. Building A Robot

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Peter Cade / Getty Images

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

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