MadScience, and John Baumgardner

Well, as it turns out, I was unable to attend John Baumgardner's talk in Whitewater. These days, I'm working for MadScience, doing science demonstrations for kids, and there was a schedule conflict. Lucky for him, since I don't think he has an adequate response for my question about why he didn't use quartz crystal as a control for his R.A.T.E. experiment.