Responding+with+wonderment+and+awe

I have found that science is a subject that fascinates the eager. Its different from other sciences because its a more hands on science that allows for discovery. In recent labs we have been working with titrations. We have been explained to and have found that even one drop can make a difference. To find the concentration of a certain acid or base you have to carefully add small amounts of either acid or base depending what is in your conical flask or your unknown solute. There is one moment in this process that makes my partners and I laugh. While we are carefully dropping the solute into the flask we find that it takes a very long time to get any obvious result. Because of this, we tend to try and the soute faster by opening up the valve. This sometimes works and we are able to add a small amount before deciding to close it off and refer back to our previous methods. However sometimes we keep it open for too long and the base and acid even out to become neutral. In these cases we start to laugh because we know that our anxiety has gotten the better of us. However, the other half are disappointed and are annoyed that we have to start the whole process over again. Furthermore, I have come to respect the idea that every little bit counts. It amazes me every time when we add the last drop and the the liquid in the flask changes color. I cannot get over the fact that the smallest of dropps can make or break a test.