Name: Ben
Test Tube Stand with Test Tubes, Mid-19th Century (Inv. 34639)
Age: 15
From: Newcastle, UK
Occupation: Student
Object: Chemistry Kit
Story: When I was five my grandparents bought me a large chemistry set. Doing the proper experiments was boring, so I just mixed everything together in a flask and pushed a cork into the top. After a minute or so the cork blew off the flask and sprayed the contents all over the ceiling of my bedroom.