Skip to main content

Up Next

What's In Dog Food?

What's In Dog Food?

Season 5 Episode 56
5:37
Are We Running Out of Helium?

Are We Running Out of Helium?

Season 5 Episode 57
4:35
Why Are Birds Different Colors?

Why Are Birds Different Colors?

Season 5 Episode 59
4:13
Why Do Clothes Shrink in the Wash?

Why Do Clothes Shrink in the Wash?

Season 5 Episode 61
4:15
How to Get Rid of Skunk Smell

How to Get Rid of Skunk Smell

Season 5 Episode 62
3:40
How Does Pepper Spray Work?

How Does Pepper Spray Work?

Season 5 Episode 63
3:41
How Do Pregnancy Tests Work?

How Do Pregnancy Tests Work?

Season 5 Episode 64
3:16
What Causes Auroras?

What Causes Auroras?

Season 5 Episode 67
4:34
Back to Show
Reactions

Can Mixing Cleaning Chemicals Kill You?

Season 5 Episode 54

When things start looking grimy in the bathroom, and it’s time to whip out yellow gloves, the only thing that matters is getting the job done as soon as possible. So you open the cabinet, see a bunch of bottles and think “Hey, this cleans and that cleans, why not mix them all together? That’ll kill dirt and grime faster!” Think again - your all purpose cleaning cocktail could kill you.

Sign up now for inspiring and thought-provoking media delivered straight to your inbox.
Support Provided By
Season
How Does Sunscreen Work?
7:38
Can it actually stop us from getting wrinkles or skin cancer? We find out!
How Carbon Capture Works
7:39
Removing CO2 from our atmosphere can mean big business.
How Lead (Maybe?) Caused the Downfall of the Roman Empire
5:55
We unwrap the possibility that lead caused the Roman Empire’s collapse.
Pub Chemistry Trivia to Help You Interact With Humans
5:33
Get back out in the world with Pub Trivia!
Does Sugar Cause Diabetes?
5:50
We explore if eating a lot of sugar can actually cause diabetes.
We Burned Food to Figure Out How Many Calories It Has
7:56
Calories are complicated.
Can Science Make Less Addictive Opioids?
5:34
Will we ever have painkillers as good as opioids, but without the risk of addiction?
Catalytic Converter Stolen? Here's Why.
5:11
Catalytic converter theft is on the rise, and that’s partly because of their chemistry.
Forever Chemicals
4:24
Forever chemicals are used in everything from rain jackets to jet fuel.
Dog's Nose vs. Electronic Explosives Detector, Who Would Win
8:22
Is a dog or chemical detector better at finding a bomb? We find out!
The Science of How Life Started
8:08
We explore how are we using what we know to look for it throughout the galaxy.
COVID, One Year Later: What Do We Know Now?
8:08
We’re catching up with experts we talked to at the start of the pandemic.
Active loading indicator