Re: Gummi bear doom.

Unread post by **Inzema** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 6:54 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkRCIPSsjM

Ryanica · Unread post by **Ryanica** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:34 pm

Ahhhh, the wonders of chemistry!

Unread post by **Pincus** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:47 pm

Ahh, a strong oxidizer + sugar = FUN.

But cesium is far, far more entertaining: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixxJtJPVXk

Wait until 2:15 minutes in...

Unread post by **Greebo** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:05 pm

Those guys spent the big bucks on that test tube.

Gint · Unread post by **Gint** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:00 pm

The poor bear... why do something like this to something so delicious!

Immermnemion Dawnbringer · Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:55 pm

It's like people mutilating marshmallow peeps. The have a special spot in the candy factory below...

Unread post by **Pincus** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:44 am

I've done this reaction before. The resulting tube is a mass of sticky black charcoal....

...but what YouTube doesn't capture is the smell. The sweet, sweet smell of burning sugar.

See, it was because of things like this...I am the person I am today. That, and places like this.

Unread post by **Inzema** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:00 am

Pincus wrote: Ahh, a strong oxidizer + sugar = FUN.

But cesium is far, far more entertaining: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixxJtJPVXk

Wait until 2:15 minutes in...

Boom! Muahaha!