Word of the Day
Robust (adj., row-BUST)
Full of health and strength! Think Gaston or the Jolly Green Giant, or what every male from 3 to 43 thinks they are.
Gif of the Day
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Link of the Day
Chemical Reactions Twitter feed
A Twitter account brilliantly called @holdmybeaker posts videos of chemical reactions. Some are explosive, but a lot of them are things you wouldn't expect to see. Here's a sampling:
Copper sulfate egg geode pic.twitter.com/yf1rwBflef
— Chemical Reactions (@HoIdMyBeaker) December 28, 2018
Mercury and aluminium pic.twitter.com/VrzVGdTtJt
— Chemical Reactions (@HoIdMyBeaker) January 21, 2019
Reversibility of fluid motion in glycerine pic.twitter.com/gRpGCsfl5J
— Chemical Reactions (@HoIdMyBeaker) December 22, 2018
Metal Spoon eaten by very strong acid pic.twitter.com/envoFK5pdj
— Chemical Reactions (@HoIdMyBeaker) January 26, 2019
Ink vs Alcohol + Hydrocarbons pic.twitter.com/X2EFDzt86F
— Chemical Reactions (@HoIdMyBeaker) January 3, 2019
"Elephant Toothpaste" With Potassium Permanganate and Hydrogen Peroxide pic.twitter.com/d5KKl2GG5Z
— Chemical Reactions (@HoIdMyBeaker) January 26, 2019
Boric Acid Lightsaber pic.twitter.com/V1WPsfynL7
— Chemical Reactions (@HoIdMyBeaker) January 14, 2019
You can see more of these at @holdmybeaker. It is worth noting that there's some odd clickbait articles posted every so often on the feed. If you can dodge them, the rest of the content is good.
ScienceChemistryI did not expect thatSo you knowWhy yes, I have some gadmium lying around my houseDon't drink the beaker?