14 DAY TRIAL // A few months ago, YouTube announced a very interesting competition challenging budding scientists to come up with experiments that could be tested aboard the International Space Station. The winners would get their experiments actually performed in space.
YouTube is now announcing that it has selected the finalists, 60 of them, and is giving anyone a chance to vote on the experiments they'd most like to see.
"Coming up with a suitable idea required huge imagination, passion and scientific curiosity, which is why we were thrilled with your response—we received a total of 2,000 video submissions from students in more than 80 countries!," YouTube wrote.
"Expert scientists helped us check and rank all of the entries, and today we are very proud to announce the sixty finalists," it announced.
Google is now running several competitions that encourage kids to prove themselves and spur scientific curiosity. Google's Science Fair, now at its second edition, has already proven itself by attracting some very interesting and complex experiments and research, all done by kids under 18.
The YouTube Space Lab competition is fairly similar, though the ultimate prize is not. It's no surprise that YouTube has managed to attract a large number of submissions. From the 60 entries that have been picked, there will be six regional winners.
"All of their submissions can now be viewed on the YouTube.com/SpaceLab Channel, and from January 17–24, you can vote for the ones you want to win. We need your help selecting the six regional winners, and ultimately the two global winners that will have their experiments performed 250 miles above Earth and live streamed on YouTube," the video site explained.
You have a week to vote on your favorite projects before the first finalists are chosen. In the last phase, the winners, whose experiments will actually be performed in space, will be picked.