Even if you flunked out of science or chemistry class in school, you probably loved lab days when you got to mess around with chemical reactions.
It was always awesome to combine different chemicals and compounds – you never knew what could happen! While you might be familiar with the chemical reaction that takes place when you add vinegar to baking soda, that”s a relatively benign reaction compared to the ones below.
Prepare to be wowed.
1. What happens when you tap nitrogen triiodide.
2. A matchstick at the moment it”s lit.
3. Two pieces of metal fused by friction.
4. Isocyanate mixed with polyol.
5. Ink dropped into kerosene.
6. Electricity being run through a pencil.
7. Burning mercury (II) thiocynanate.
8. Melting a piece of metal with magnets.
9. 1,500 ping pong balls + liquid nitrogen = a whole lot of fun.
10. How steel wool reacts to fire.
11. A CD in the microwave.
12. High voltage electricity running through a coin.
(via The Roosevelts)
Now that I”ve seen these reactions, I kind of want to go back to school. Even if I don”t know exactly what”s going on in some of these GIFs, I can still appreciate how cool they look!