Chemical Curiosities: Surprising Science and Dramatic Demonstrations

Professor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, leads us through a spectacular tour of the curious, and sometimes surprising, world of chemistry.

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[Kevin Charles Garcia]

Yo Mr. White! Are we cookin or what?!

[morgan freeman]

im surprised he managed to talk about all these reactions with out going into electron pairing or even mention electron

[HeavyProfessor]

I think sodium is stored under butane.

[je2555]

Couldn't help but sing The 2nd Law: Unsustainable during his section on entropy... 51:36

[AresExodus]

Imagine throwing a bunch of those instant-black chemicals into a swimming pool.

[conversed16]

He tried making it as simple as possible. You really think he's going to explain electron pairings with a bunch of kids and old geezers that have no idea what an atom is?

[Caique Martins]

have you seen his audience?

[Grejegando]

Now we're going to set a kid on fire, and for that I need a volunteer!

Where did all the keenness go?

[MrNoBody114]

Breaking bad. Google it

[harry hewitt]

Wright

[harry hewitt]

@Etoile2012 it is right not

[Etoile2012]

thank you...it is indeed a very fun way to learn chemistry !