Dear Humans,

We stirred salt into water and it disappeared. But we know it’s still there, just in pieces to small to see. We know because we measured the mass, and the mass of the solution was more than the mass of the water.

We expect science to give us the “Wow!” moment with big explosions and beautiful colors and ideas that melt our minds, but it’s actually a lot simpler than that. But also a lot more profound.

Because science is a pair of magical goggles that lets us see what’s not there. With tools and investigations we see things that our normal, feeble human senses just can’t pick up. Science extends our senses and lets us experience the world that exists beyond.

I’ll take that over simple explosions.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck