Up Next
Back to Show
Reactions
EU’s Ban On Tattoo Ink: Breaking Down the Chemistry
Season 9
Episode 5
Recently, a handful of tattoo inks have been banned by the European Union for safety reasons. Blue 15:3 and Green 7 made its way onto the banned list and tattoo artists are having a difficult time finding replacements for these two colors. Here’s what chemistry has to say about these precarious pigments.
Support Provided By
4:00
Sam and George experiment with this tea to play with its spectacular colors.
3:54
We break down the Mars-like haze and how climate change is involved.
3:47
We explore why margaritas have such an effect on the body when making it.
12:31
We get into how this tiny molecule holds up so much of our modern world.
14:13
We break down what a battery is and how they’re actually all around us.
12:24
We talk about how this can affect us all the way down here on Earth.
12:11
We explore how we might keep ourselves and our food cool without overheating the earth.
13:33
We explore meteors and asteroids, and why they should matter to us.
11:28
We investigate how a lake could explode and shoot out a gigantic wave of deadly CO2.
11:39
We dive into the science behind this somewhat terrifying, sometimes glowing phenomenon.
12:52
We get into the science behind what created that 25 foot wave!
14:37
We explain the science behind this tragic, avoidable accident.