Hagerman's Extreme Science Show visits Holcomb School

Science is something that we experience day in and day out without even realizing it.

Hagerman’s Extreme Science show was invited to come and entertain the students at Holcomb elementary school and middle school and perform his great Extreme Science magic tricks.

Hagerman interacts with students at Holcomb Elementary and Middle School Tuesday, as he demonstrates how static electricity works.

Hagerman, who resides in Branson, Mo., has spent more than two decades perfecting his mysterious talent at theaters, theme parks, and schools all over the country. From bikers to CEOs, to school children, this polished artist elegantly entertains most anyone, at most any age, at the same time!

Hagerman travels the country and is truly one of the nation’s best kept secrets.

Hagerman was born and raised in Missouri.

His interest in magic was sparked when his father went to a library, to learn magic to perform at one of his birthday parties. Then one day Hagerman saw an episode of the Brady Bunch where Peter went to a magic shop and became a magician. He was inspired; so he asked his mother to take him to a magic shop for his ninth birthday. The rest is history.

Hagerman interacted with the fourth through eighth grade students at Holcomb, discussing how any time you see magic, you are seeing science being used as well.

The first act performed consisted of pulling a student from the audience, who was given a black ball to bounce onto the gymnasium floor.

“Watch as I bounce this ball and catch it into my pocket,” he said. “Now you try it,” he said, as he handed a black ball to the student. Of course, the student’s ball wouldn’t bounce. It hit the floor and stayed in place.

A short time later, Hagerman reveals he had swapped out the balls, as he began discussing gravity.

Another illustration, Hagerman used a circular object which was spinning on an axis and performed the trick, placing it onto a string as it continued to spin.

But what seemed to be a huge hit with the children was the static electricity. Three students were asked to join Hagerman to demonstarte the power of static electricity. The student touched the round sphere which was fed an elctrical charge and as they touched the sphere, their hairs began to stand upright.

Of course, the students fond that to be extremely funny.

Other things Hagerman discussed was:

• Demonstrating various instruments of fun, Hagerman investigates the science behind many things we take for granted in our everyday lives.

• Using in-line skates, Hagerman learns the laws of motion

• Armed with a giant bungee cord slingshot, the audience witnesses potential and kinetic energy

• Gyroscopes explain a curious balancing act

• Slime oozes from polymers

• Crystals cause water to “vanish”

• See the worlds largest ball made of recycled Styrofoam cups

• Electricity is utilized for a shocking experience