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Burning Ice from the Ocean Floor

Burning Ice from the Ocean Floor

Season 5 Episode 14
3:44
How Do Airbags Work?

How Do Airbags Work?

Season 5 Episode 15
3:11
Does Melatonin Do Anything?

Does Melatonin Do Anything?

Season 5 Episode 16
4:22
How Milk Becomes Cheese

How Milk Becomes Cheese

Season 5 Episode 17
6:44
How Seashells Are Made

How Seashells Are Made

Season 5 Episode 20
3:43
Are We Breathing Caesar's Last Breath

Are We Breathing Caesar's Last Breath

Season 5 Episode 21
5:24
How Do Hydrangeas Change Colors?

How Do Hydrangeas Change Colors?

Season 5 Episode 22
5:05
Hydrangeas and the Science of Do-Overs

Hydrangeas and the Science of Do-Overs

Season 5 Episode 24
4:10
Why Does Stinky Cheese Stink?

Why Does Stinky Cheese Stink?

Season 5 Episode 25
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Small Bottle, HUGE Fireball (How Flame Jetting Works)

Season 5 Episode 13

Pouring gasoline, alcohol, or other fuel over a flame can cause a ten-foot fireball to shoot out and engulf an unsuspecting victim. This week on Reactions, we’re explaining the science of flame jetting and why it happens.

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Science Doesn't Understand How Ice Forms
10:31
WARNING: this video contains incredible macro footage of supercooled water droplets nucleating ice.
Is There a Quick Fix for Ocean Acidification?
13:12
Let’s dive into the science behind ocean alkalinization!
I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink
16:56
Discover why curdled milk is the key to the best cocktail you’ll ever taste.
We Are Made of Star Stuff
10:13
Scientists are finding the building blocks of carbon ring structures… out in space!
Does Toyota Know Something That We Don’t?
12:00
George becomes a pyromaniac to figure out if ammonia is the fuel of the future.
The Antibiotic Resistance War
13:06
Why Alex is terrified of antibiotic resistance, and what chemists are doing about it
Are Vanadium Flow Batteries Worth the Hype?
9:01
Are liquid, virtually fireproof, recyclable batteries the future of grid-scale storage?
An Antidote for Deadly Mushrooms?
11:39
Join George as he hunts for an antidote to deadly mushrooms.
Why You Can't Recycle Your Pants (Until Now)
12:15
George tests a newly discovered technique that could solve a recycling problem.
How is Ceviche "Cooked?"
11:46
How does lime juice turn raw fish into delicious ceviche? We explain with biochemistry!
Burning Forever Chemicals With Water
10:31
Forever Chemicals last… forever. Can a new technology finally send them to their doom?
The Bioconcrete Revolution (maybe)
8:21
Reducing the carbon footprint of concrete and cement by relying on biology.
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