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There are only TWO things that ALL combustion reactions have in common...
Combustion chemical reactions are reactions that burn a fuel. The fuel that is burned is a hydrocarbon and we all know that oxygen is needed for something to burn. So all combustion reactions will have the reactants of a hydrocarbon and...
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Exploring the Universe: Asteroids, Comets, and More!
In this video, children learn about various celestial objects in space, including asteroids, comets, meteors, and constellations. They also learn a fun mnemonic to remember the order of the planets in our solar system. The video...
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Only In Cuba 13 - Cuba's First Short-lived Art Festival
Cuba's First Short-lived Art Festival:Cuba's first short-lived art festival lasts barely an hour and a half as the works of art melt, go up in flames, or are eaten by children.
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What are a Burndown Chart, a Burnup Chart, and Velocity?
In this video, I want to answer the question, What is a Burndown Chart and a Burnup Chart? And What is Velocity? A Burndown chart is a way to visualize progress. It plots outstanding work against time. So, as you make progress, the work...
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Switzerland: From Chocolate Exporter to Alpine Adventures
Graubünden, Switzerland:To close, we will discover The Canton of Graubünden, one of the most attractive places in Europe and which every year becomes the ideal destination for thousands and thousands of tourists. We will make a tour...
Weird History
The Shockingly Dark History of Chippendales
When the first Chippendales male revue opened in 1979, it was an instant hit. But the male strip show hid a dark secret: its founders were murderers who treated the business like an organized crime syndicate. How did Chippendales start?...
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Edible Marshmallow Slime
Join the delicious fun as Dr. Boyd makes Edible Marshmallow Slime!
0:00 – Introduction
0:42 – What you need
1:00 – Safety
1:23 – Making Edible Marshmallow Slime
4:35 – Dr. Boyd eats the Marshmallow Slime
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Edible Gummy Worm Slime
Gummy Worms make great slime. Follow along with Dr. Boyd so you can make some of your own!!!
0:00 – Introduction
0:42 – What you need
1:07 – Safety
1:36 – Making Gummy Worm Slime
4:59 – Dr. Boyd eats the Gummy Worm Slime
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Do You Remember McDonald's Hot Coffee Lawsuit From the 90s?
Weird History Food is taking you back to the 90s for McDonald's Hot Coffee Lawsuit. Over the years, the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit has become heavily associated with the supposed epidemic of frivolous lawsuits in the United States....
Science ABC
What Happens (Chemically) When Wood Burns?
When wood comes in contact with fire, it undergoes thermal degradation, or pyrolysis. The pyrolysis of wood leads to the release of certain volatile gases and the formation of char, which eventually undergoes flaming and glowing...
Science ABC
RAM vs ROM: What Is The Difference Between Them?
If youre not an alien reading this from a galaxy far, far away, then you have probably heard these terms countless timesRAM and ROM. That being said, RAM is more commonly encountered by the common person. Yet a fair amount of the...
Science ABC
Why Doesn’t Water Burn, Despite Being Made Of Combustible Substances (Hydrogen And Oxygen)?
Water is formed as a result of the combustion of hydrogen. In simple words, water is what you get when you burn hydrogen. So, water doesn’t burn because, in a way, it has already burned. You get ashes when you burn paper; but when you’re...
Science ABC
What Would Happen If The Amount Of Oxygen On Earth Doubled?
If we had twice the amount of oxygen, we have now, several significant changes would occur. Animals would grow larger as the increased oxygen supply would support their growth. Neutrophils, specialized white blood cells, would exhibit an...
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Star
A massive ball of extremely hot gases, held together by its own gravity. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Nuclear fusion
A nuclear reaction in which two atomic nuclei fuse to form a larger one. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Deforestation
Discover how the destruction of the rainforest impacts ecosystems, and begins a cycle that contributes to global warming. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Forests are home to 70% of Earth's land animals and plants....
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Why is Fat So Hard to Shift?
Discover why fat is important to our bodies, how and why it is stored - and why getting rid of excess body fat is so much more difficult than gaining it in the first place. Biology - Healthy Living - Fat is stored by the body when you...
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How Do Fireworks Work?
Fireworks combine chemical processes, from combustion to spectroscopy, to create spectacular displays. Discover what happens when the fuse is lit. Chemistry - Reactions - Learning Points. Fireworks involve combustion and exothermic...
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Clearing Oil Spills
We investigate the effectiveness of different methods to clear oil spills from water. First, we try to burn the oil in a sample of water using a gas lighter but there is no effect. Next, we break the oil up using detergent but this does...
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Flame Test
We use a Bunsen burner to burn different chemical salts to see how the flame colour changes. This shows that sodium burns with a yellow flame, lithium burns with a red flame, barium burns with a yellow-green flame and copper burns with a...
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Burning Bubbles
We investigate the properties of two types of gas bubbles: methane gas bubbles and bubbles of the gas we breathe out. The air-filled bubbles sink and we are unable to set them alight, while the methane bubbles float upwards and are...
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Dry Ice and Magnesium
We use magnesium and blocks of dry ice to show how a redox reaction occurs. A cavity in a block of dry ice is filled with coils of magnesium ribbon, which are set alight. A second block is then placed on top, but instead of this putting...
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Biofuels
Can biofuels become the sustainable fuels of the future? Or does the energy used for their production, and impact on biodiversity mean they do more harm than good? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Biofuel is cheap to...