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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.
1. Making Volcanoes

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EXPECTATION

Eric / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: ejk
REALITY
2. Growing Crystals

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

Rae du Soleil / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: orthia_turan
REALITY
3. Re-Creating Tornadoes

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EXPECTATION

A Yee / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: 57412095@N05
REALITY
4. Growing Household Bacteria

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EXPECTATION

Vincent Diamante / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: sklathill
REALITY
5. Building A Rocket

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EXPECTATION

Steve Jurvetson / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: jurvetson
REALITY
6. Building A Fully-Functioning Guitar

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

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7. Re-Creating The Solar System

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EXPECTATION

REALITY
8. Building A Robot

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EXPECTATION

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