Why Doesn't Glue Get Hard In The Plastic Bottle?
Chemistry / Chemical Reactions
Glue, in its many different forms, is a very simple-to-apply sort of thing that represents a surprisingly complex amount of chemistry and physics. On the face of it, what could be simpler? Put on the continue reading this fact
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Ice That Burns
Chemistry / Elements and Compounds
What looks like regular water ice but hisses and jumps around like water on a hot plate when you put it on a room-temperature surface and bursts into flame when you light it up? It is a rare and fasci continue reading this fact
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Take Two And Call Me In The Morning
Chemistry / Medicine
Aspirin has been used for hundreds of years to relieve pain and reduce inflammation. It belongs to a group of chemicals called salicylates and was originally derived from the bark of the willow tree. continue reading this fact
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