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How to Tell if Your Oven is a Liar - Chemistry Life Hacks

Season 2 Episode 57

Reactions turns up the heat on science. We're looking at a chemistry life hack to tell if your oven is accurately reading its temperature. Have you ever felt suspicious about whether or not your oven is actually reaching the same temperature as the dial is set to? Well this chemistry life hack is for those you out there who yearn for the truth, but don't have a thermometer to do so.

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