Sure, you could eat it, but what else could you do with that fruitcake? The Science Museum is on a mission to find out. Does it float? What happens if you burn it? Can you conduct electricity with it? The Science Museum of Virginia is celebrating 5 years of fruit cake experiments and they’re bringing back their favorites for a special fruitcake celebration!

Don’t find these things out at home check it out at the Science Museum of Virginia with these 4 passes!

Fruitcake Science at SMV
Friday, December 26 – Tuesday, December 30
Fruitcake Science is included with exhibit admission.
Tickets are $11 with $1 discounts for ages 4-12 and 60+.
Learn more about Fruitcake Science here.

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Bring on the fruitcake!

The Science Museum of Virginia is celebrating a special anniversary this holiday season – the 5th year of Fruitcake Science. During this quirky, annual holiday event, the Museum will conduct unconventional experiments on everyone’s least favorite holiday treat, the fruitcake.

The maligned pastry, which was once outlawed for being sinfully sweet, will undergo the rigors of scientific testing from December 26 – 30. Find out what happens to a fruitcake when Museum scientists drop it down to -321°F with liquid Nitrogen and use a blowtorch to reach temperatures over 3,000°F.

“After five years and over 5,000,000 calories tested, we’re bringing back our best fruitcake experiments,” explains Richard Conti, Chief Wonder Officer, Science Museum of Virginia. “Guests will see action-packed live science demonstrations, including fan favorites from years past, and enjoy a few new surprises as well.”

Guests are invited to share their hypothesis, observe the results and those who are brave enough can put their taste buds to the test by sampling fruitcakes in the Museum’s Boost! kitchen. Other special activities include a testing a fruitcake-themed Newton’s cradle and dropping a fruitcake from a 5-story stairwell.

We’re giving away a family 4-pack to the Science Museum of Virginia!
Click here to win tickets to see Fruitcake Science.

Fruitcake Science at SMV
Friday, December 26 – Tuesday, December 30
Fruitcake Science is included with exhibit admission.
Tickets are $11 with $1 discounts for ages 4-12 and 60+.
For more information visit smv.org.

Fruitcake photos by Sean Dewitt Photography

The Science Museum of Virginia is a sponsor of Richmondmom.com

Sure, you could eat it, but what else could you do with that fruitcake? The Science Museum is on a mission to find out. Does it float? What happens if you burn it? Can you conduct electricity with it? Don’t find these things out at home check it out at the Science Museum of Virginia with these 4 passes!

Fruitcake Science
December 26, 2013 to December 30, 2013
9:30am to 5:00pm

Here’s how to enter:

-Enter your name and email address on the “Polar Express” 
tab on our facebook page or by following this link
- Get additional entries to this contest by sharing your link with your facebook friends and twitter followers (no need for a twitter account to enter the contest)
-Check Richmondmom.com for the winner on Friday, December 20th at 3PM to see if you are the lucky winner!

Congratulations Ginger Good Henley!!!

Have a great time!!

One entry per email address. Enter by 11:59pm, 12-19-13. Winner announced 12-20-13 on our website.

Thursday, December 26, 2013-Monday, December 30, 2013

‘Tis the season for fruitcake and a perfect chance to test its ability to burn, float, conduct electricity and react to gravity and dry ice. Join us for this entertaining and inspiring time of discovery! Included with exhibit admission, free for members.

Source: http://www.smv.org

Don’t you just love the Science Museum of Virginia? And now they’re giving you more to love with 50% off for members on gift memberships. So if you’re a member of the Science Museum, it’s a great time to give a gift of membership to your grown kids, friends, teachers, colleagues, or anyone who loves having fun when they’re learning. And with so much to see and do at the Science Museum, this will be the gift that keeps giving all year long!

As we move through November and into December, there are lots of fun events to explore too. Don’t miss:

• Comet ISON on November 15, 2013 at LiveSky.
• Members-Only Contest: Fruitcake Science
• Model Railroad Show during Thanksgiving weekend
• Fantastic films like Rocky Mountain Express, Polar Express, Flight of the Butterflies, and more in the majestic IMAX Dome!

Enjoy all the Science Museum has to offer and share the fun for 50% off on gift memberships – but hurry. This offer is only good until December 13, 2013.

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