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You Don't Understand Water (and Neither Does Anyone Else)

Season 8 Episode 5

Water is weird… really weird. We’re gonna dive into the controversial chemistry and heated debates around the science of what gives water it’s super unusual properties, and maybe bust a popular water myth along the way.

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