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>>ANCHOR: Well, it's going to be what you might call a techie's playground at the Rochester
Institute of Technology tomorrow as the college prepares for it's Imagine RIT event.
>>Yeah, the annual festival showcases some of the amazing and really cool work being
done by students and staff over there. Again some of what you're about to see is done by
students. Norma Holland is at RIT getting a sneak peak at some of the innovations and
exhibitions.
>>REPORTER: This festival gets together some of the greatest minds here at RIT to show
off some of their creativity, which is what this festival is all about. It's Saturday
from 10 to 5. It's all day, rain or shine. And we've been showing you some of the things
you're going to see. This is really cool. Callie Babbitt joins us now. Callie, how are
you?
>>CALLIE BABBITT: Great, thank you.
>>REPORTER: Your exhibit is about sustainability, how to make eco-friendly products. People
are going to get a chance to see what you do and then walk away with a recipe book of
their own.
>>CALLIE BABBITT: That's right. Sustainability is about people, prosperity and planet, and
that's exactly what we're doing here, how to save money, be more friendly to the environment
and have a lot of fun with your family by doing things in your home instead of buying
them in the store.
>>REPORTER: Okay, one of the things I love, and this is so fun if you've got kids is this
face painting idea, which you're doing right now, using of all things - and I would have
never thought this - Crisco. Right, which you find in any supermarket or you have it
already in your pantry.
>>CALLIE BABBITT: If there's a little be left at home, you certainly can use that, some
green food coloring and a little bit of corn starch, and it goes on easy, wipes off easy,
easy to clean, easy to do and a lot of fun for the family.
>>REPORTER: And the kids love it, so it's a really simple recipe, which is really kind
of fun. Corn starch, food coloring and the actual Crisco itself.
>>CALLIE BABBITT: That's right. And our recipe books will have the exact formula to mix up
in your own home.
>>REPORTER: I love that. And the kids really seem to like that. They look like they're
having fun, right?
>>CALLIE BABBITT: We've got a tiger paw and a cupcake in progress.
>>REPORTER: I think those are fine things to paint, the cupcake especially, especially
when you're hungry in the morning. This is a really cool idea, Callie, if you can come
over here and explain this one for us. This is, okay, you know when you have kids all
the crayon pieces you have left behind, you know, you tend to throw them out. Don't throw
them out. You can still use them, right? What's your name?
>>My name is Erin Ryan.
>>REPORTER: Okay, Erin, and what do you do with these castoff pieces of crayon.
>>ERIN RYAN: Well, what we do is we break them off into pieces. You can shave them or
even big chucks, whatever you have. And you stick them in a really fun mold. This is a
little person or a teddy bear. And you put in the oven at 250 degrees for about 8 to
10 minutes, and once it all melts you take it out of the oven and you let it cool.
>>REPORTER: And you have these awesome crayons. They're more fun than the original ones.
>>ERIN RYAN: Can you pop?
>>REPORTER: They just pop right out. I love that. A great way to use what you have lying
around because a lot of time you did getting these little pieces, and you just tend to
toss them.
>>ERIN ROBERTS: And you can make your own fun designs, and the kids can do it.
>>REPORTER: And you have the recipe. Again, you'll be giving away the recipe to people
who will be watching. This is this last exhibit here the eco-cleaning products, which we hear
so much about. What's your name, sir?
>>Mark Krystofik.
>>REPORTER: Okay, Marc, what are you showing us here?
>>MARK KRYSTOFIK: So these are, you basically start with a base of water, and you mix a
teaspoon of baking soda and some soap, and then you can add some scents - some orange
or lavendar.
>>REPORTER: Potential oils to give it a nice scent.
>>MARK KRYSTOFIK: Right, and then titrate as a disinfectant, titrate oil.
>>REPORTER: How does it work?
>>MARK: Exactly, you have some stains on there.
>>REPORTER: You've got chocolate, grease.
>>MARK: Coffee stains , yep. And you just wipe it off.
>>REPORTER: And you can just make it yourself. Look at that, it really does clean.
>>MARK: It leaves a nice scent.
>>REPORTER: Oh, it does smell nice. Wow, that smells a lot better than the stuff I have
at home. And you can make it for a fraction of the cost too.
>>MARK: Exactly. And you know what's in it. It's all very friendly.
>>REPORTER: Sure. You're kids won't get sick if they're around it, which is nice. All of
these are being presented on Saturday, and people will get a chance to walk away with
a little recipe booklet too. But that's what this festival is all about, showing the community
what is being done here, the ideas. These are big ideas brought down to a level that
people can understand.
>>CALLIE BABBITT: That's right. And we'll be there all day in the Green Zone. In addition
to these exhibits, we'll also be showing how to make bio-diesel from waste cooking oil.
They'll actually me melting these crayons using a solar cooker. So there's a lot of
green technology that's going to be demonstrated in the Green Zone. I'm very excited.
>>REPORTER: Imagine RIT, Saturday 10 to 5. Back to you.