The "Screaming Gummy Bear" chemistry demonstration involves dropping a gummy bear into a test tube of molten potassium chlorate (KClO₃), where the sugar reacts violently with the released oxygen producing bursts of flame and gas.
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The "Screaming Gummy Bear" chemistry demonstration involves dropping a gummy bear into a test tube of molten potassium chlorate (KClO₃), where the sugar reacts violently with the released oxygen producing bursts of flame and gas.
️: DoktorKlawonn | CC BY 3.0@wonderofscience I’ve seen this in pod racing, they gotta open the side vents and pump the ignition a couple more times
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The "Screaming Gummy Bear" chemistry demonstration involves dropping a gummy bear into a test tube of molten potassium chlorate (KClO₃), where the sugar reacts violently with the released oxygen producing bursts of flame and gas.
️: DoktorKlawonn | CC BY 3.0@wonderofscience Who needs oil, we got gummy bears!
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The "Screaming Gummy Bear" chemistry demonstration involves dropping a gummy bear into a test tube of molten potassium chlorate (KClO₃), where the sugar reacts violently with the released oxygen producing bursts of flame and gas.
️: DoktorKlawonn | CC BY 3.0When I was a kid, I melted a glass ashtray doing something similar with potassium nitrate and sugar.
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The "Screaming Gummy Bear" chemistry demonstration involves dropping a gummy bear into a test tube of molten potassium chlorate (KClO₃), where the sugar reacts violently with the released oxygen producing bursts of flame and gas.
️: DoktorKlawonn | CC BY 3.0@wonderofscience Final proof that gummy bears are Evil
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The "Screaming Gummy Bear" chemistry demonstration involves dropping a gummy bear into a test tube of molten potassium chlorate (KClO₃), where the sugar reacts violently with the released oxygen producing bursts of flame and gas.
️: DoktorKlawonn | CC BY 3.0@wonderofscience Once, our chemistry class stank out the English class with sulphur dioxide and we had to go and apologise.
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The "Screaming Gummy Bear" chemistry demonstration involves dropping a gummy bear into a test tube of molten potassium chlorate (KClO₃), where the sugar reacts violently with the released oxygen producing bursts of flame and gas.
️: DoktorKlawonn | CC BY 3.0@wonderofscience I'm thinking.. gummy bear fueled rockets.
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@wonderofscience Bonus fact: this is the exact principle of a rocket engine.
I wonder what the thrust here would be. Probably not much but also probably measurable?
@renardboy @wonderofscience depends on the pressure build up you allow.
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The "Screaming Gummy Bear" chemistry demonstration involves dropping a gummy bear into a test tube of molten potassium chlorate (KClO₃), where the sugar reacts violently with the released oxygen producing bursts of flame and gas.
️: DoktorKlawonn | CC BY 3.0@wonderofscience my heart goes out to the poor soul who’s tasked with cleaning your glassware
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@starraven @wonderofscience
Former chem lab check out person here.
That's nothing a little time in the base bath won't take care of.As long as the test tube wasn't destroyed, that is
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The "Screaming Gummy Bear" chemistry demonstration involves dropping a gummy bear into a test tube of molten potassium chlorate (KClO₃), where the sugar reacts violently with the released oxygen producing bursts of flame and gas.
️: DoktorKlawonn | CC BY 3.0@wonderofscience I think there is some redox going on there.
