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Phun with Physics at the State Fair 2025

August 8, 2025

Phun with Physics at the State Fair 2025

Christine Jackson blowing up a balloon

We are wrapping up another successful year for the "Phun with Physics" booth at the Ohio State Fair.

Thank you to Harold Whitt, Christine Jackson, the machine shop team, undergraduate and graduate student volunteers, and everyone else who worked so hard to pull off these events!

Please enjoy the photos below from this year's booth.

Alex, the governor, and Harold Whitt
The Governor and his wife trying one of the physics experiments
Harold talking to the Governor and his wife

Among those pictured are the Governor and his wife, who visited the Physics booth at the State Fair after the last show on August 31st.

Alex on the bed of nails
A person stands on Alex while he lays on the bed of nails

The student in the blue shirt and grey shorts is Alex Frye. Alex is a senior Physics undergrad and volunteered to come out and help on multiple days this year. This day, he demonstrated the bed of nails to the Governor and First lady of Ohio.

Christine Jackson blowing up a balloon
Kids and fair attendees looking on at an experiment

Above, Christine Jackson blowing up a balloon for one of the physics experiments.

 

 

Many thanks to all the undergrads, grad students, staff and faculty who have come out and helped and thanks to the people from the department who have come out to visit!