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How Does Moisturizer Work?

How Does Moisturizer Work?

Season 2 Episode 4
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How Do Pheromones Work?

How Do Pheromones Work?

Season 2 Episode 6
2:59
Why Do Roses Smell So Sweet?

Why Do Roses Smell So Sweet?

Season 2 Episode 7
3:06
How Do Jeans Get Blue?

How Do Jeans Get Blue?

Season 2 Episode 9
3:06
Why is Carbon Monoxide So Deadly?

Why is Carbon Monoxide So Deadly?

Season 2 Episode 10
3:13
Is Vaping Safer Than Cigarettes?

Is Vaping Safer Than Cigarettes?

Season 2 Episode 11
3:08
The Chemistry of Poison Ivy

The Chemistry of Poison Ivy

Season 2 Episode 12
3:23
Craft Beer Chemistry

Craft Beer Chemistry

Season 2 Episode 13
3:06
Chemistry Jokes! (Round 2)

Chemistry Jokes! (Round 2)

Season 2 Episode 15
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Chemistry Life Hacks for Winter Survival (CLH Vol. 5)

Season 2 Episode 3

With temperatures falling along with snow, we’re smack in the middle of winter. While you wait out the winter months, we’ve got advice on keeping your windshield fog-free, getting unstuck from the snow and even how to make your own hand warmer. It’s all in the latest installment of our Chemistry Life Hacks series.

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Trying to Make Unbreakable Ice (Even Better Pykrete)
13:34
I tried to improve pykrete for months, then tossed it off a building.
I Made Leather Out of Eggs Because of Dinosaurs
9:21
Inspired by dinosaurs, Alex goes on a journey to stabilize collagen and create leather...with eggs.
Making Citric Acid at Home is Easy (EMOTIONAL DAMAGE)
16:29
While it looks easy on paper to make citric acid at home, Chem Thug runs into some pitfalls.
I Used DNA to Fireproof Fabrics
8:34
We test if DNA from strawberries and salmon can really make fabric flame resistant.
Didn't Believe There Were Microplastics in Gum So I Tested My Spit
15:15
Are there really microplastics in chewing gum? George tries to find out.
Is Water Magnetic?
8:46
Is water bending real?
Liquid Marbles are the Coolest Scientific Breakthrough I've Made (So Far)
11:15
George tries to make a new discovery in a huge field of science... and he might have.
Exposing Fake Honey Using Carbon-13
12:00
This week Alex takes to the lab and investigates the stable isotopes in 20 different honeys.
George Figures Out Static Electricity
20:29
Rubbing two balloons together leads George to a shocking discovery.
The Performance Enhancing Drug They Can't Ban
11:25
Is baking soda a legal, performance enhancing drug?
Why Norway's Osmosis Power Plant Failed
8:10
George tries to make electricity using dialysis tubing, toilet parts, and a baby turbine.
Hot Water Freezes Either Faster or Slower Than Cold Water
13:59
Alex wonders what happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water?
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