Natural products
What is beeswax? What are candles made of?
What are egg shells made of?
What is cellulose?
Pesticides and poisons
Where can I find information about a substance's toxicity?
Photography and light
How do light sticks work?
How does photographer's hypo work?
What common substances glow when placed under a black light?
Soda pop chemistry
Antinausea syrup and soda pop have many of the same ingredients- what's the difference?
How is Coca Cola(TM) made?
Why do Mentos mints foam when you drop them into soda pop?
Can I simulate soda's effect on the stomach by pouring soda on bacon?
What are soda cans made of?
Why is phosphoric acid in soda pop?
Water treatment
Is adding fluorine to water supplies ethical?
Fuels and explosives
Why is nitroglycerin explosive?