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Christmas chemistry, the science of holly

Green and red, classic Christmas colours, adorn the spiky holly shrub. A sprig may garnish puddings, but garnish nibblers like me must hold back on holly for it is poisonous in large doses – though some leaves can make a tasty beverage! Holly includes about 400...

Gummi bear explosion (and other experiments)

Enjoy what happens when a gummi bear is dropped into potassium chlorate. Cool. Why did I never do this in chem class when potassium chlorate was available to me? How does it work, I hear you ask? (And where can I get this stuff?) Potassium chlorate is KClO3, and...

A Gingerbread Laboratory

Thought I’d share some pictures of this awesome gingerbread laboratory my dad made me for Christmas. It’s a science and research lab. Unfortunately some of the roof caved in during transit. The lab comes complete with helipad. You can see some of the...