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Alkali Metal Explosions: the
Brainiac version is quite entertaining, but...
- It turns out that they faked it! Theodore Gray notes the news releases claiming they admitted this, and he was unable to reproduce these dramatic effects.
- On the other hand, another video, Alkali Metals: Explosive Reactions, does demonstrate the increasing reactivity -- using small quantities of the elements -- and a pretty spectacular explosion with Cesium. There are other good videos on the YouTube site as well: Alkali Metals in Water, Rubidium and Cesium in Water; Cesium in Water, approx. 1.5 gram; (but pay no attention to the Francium Bomb Test in Water -- how ignorant do they think viewers are?).
- And the Disposal of Sodium, 1947 -- before EPA and OSHA -- is pretty impressive.
- Chemistree Carols - I'm dreaming of a white precipitate...?
- Chemistry Songs - Grignard the Beautiful and other all-time favorites!
- Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal - critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims.
- Diet Coke + Mentos - 101 two-liter bottles of Diet Coke + 523 Mentos.
- Electromagnetic Spectrum - want to know the frequency of Superman's heat vision or the wavelength of the Death Star laser?
- The Elements Song - Tom Lehrer's classic with a cute animation.
- Improbable Research - research that makes people laugh and then think.
- Matchstick Rockets - 4...3...2...1...ignition!
- Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names - Caution! Parental discretion advised.
- Musical Chemistry - Organic oratorios, copper complex karaoke and nucleic acid knees-ups …or something like that.
- Ole Olestra! - not for the weak
stomach!
- The Facts About Olestra - the straight poop (pun intended) from the Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Periodic Table According to Organic Chemists - makes it easier!
- Science Frontiers - the unusual & unexplained...
- Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches - do NOT try this at home!
- The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project - now here's an example of good lab reports!
- Weird Science - free energy, antigravity, telepathy, and so on.
(Please email me if any of these links don't work.)
