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Can You Take Expired Drugs?

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How Plastic Recycling Actually Works

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Will This Pop a Balloon?

Season 5 Episode 29

Have you ever popped a balloon with just an orange peel? This chemistry party trick is a classic demo of how solvents work. Learn about the science of why like dissolves like!

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