Perhaps you could show the PI videos of Michael Jackson's noted Pepsi
commercial.

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:21 PM, McGrath Edward J
<Edward.McGrath**At_Symbol_Here**redclay.k12.de.us> wrote:
> If this person is presenting as an instructor, he is modeling extremely poor
> practice.  Regarding the beard, I don't see how it differs from working with
> shoulder length hair around an open flame (I have had the experience of a
> student with shoulder length hair singeing it as she reached over a Bunsen
> burner flame-fortunately, without injury-just a foul odor.)  You are
> absolutely correct in telling him this demonstration as he describes it is
> inappropriate.
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> Every so often, I get a science teacher (usually chemistry) whose
> instructional purpose seems to be to dazzle and terrify the students.  My
> response is to request a listing of instructional objectives as tied to the
> state standards.
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> Edward J. McGrath
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> Science Supervisor
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> Red Clay Consolidated School District
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> 1502 Spruce Avenue
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> Wilmington, DE  19805
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> (302) 552-3768
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> "Fortune favors the prepared mind."  Louis Pasteur
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> From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Samuella B. Sigmann
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 3:09 PM
> To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
> Subject: [DCHAS-L] Facial hair and fire?
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> All - Please let me know if anyone out there has had any any experience with
> this situation.
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> I have a PI who has a full beard (we are talking ZZ Top style beard here).
> He is insistent on doing demos with flames - including fire eating.  Don't
> ask me what chemical principal that is demonstrating.  Yesterday he asked me
> what I thought about doing the classic "money burning" demo where you dip a
> dollar in a 50/50 isopropanol/water mixture that shows how evaporation cools
> the money and prevents the alcohol from burning it,  only he wants to use
> his beard instead of the money.  I am not sure if he was serious or just
> trying to get a response out of me.
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> Anyone have any suggestions on how to prevent this fellow from burning his
> face off?  In general, I would like to tell him that if the beard stays, he
> cannot work with flames.  Is that an option?  It is so long that he can
> actually tie it up and fold it in on itself, but it is still hanging pretty
> low and could easily catch on fire with a Bunsen burner.
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> Sammye
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