by Captain Skellett | Mar 16, 2011 | Just for Fun
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...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 18, 2010 | Drugs, How Things Work, Recent Research, Science Communication
While waiting for inspiration to strike a solid introduction into my head, my computer screen went blank. Good ol’ MacBook conserving energy! But letting your computer go idle doesn’t mean you have to waste its processing power. Why not cure cancer with...