When you buy a gallon of bleach at the grocery store, what are you actually purchasing? Check out this HowStuffWorks podcast to learn more about bleach, chlorine and the chemical reactions behind these products.
Oct 19
Why Are Brown Recluse Spiders Not All That Scary?
Brown recluse spiders rarely bite humans, and when they do, it only causes a reaction in about 10 percent of cases. Learn how to identify brown recluses and what their bites do in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/br ... Show More
11m 14s
Oct 16
How Do You Grow a 3,000-Pound Pumpkin?
The largest pumpkins in the world now weigh well over a ton, and the record gets broken just about every year. But how (and why) would you go about growing one? Learn how competitive gourd growing works in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://home.howstuf ... Show More
11m 56s
Aug 2025
Ask a Chemist: What would be worse, drinking bleach or gasoline? (and other questions)
<p>Melissa and Jam dive into a variety of listener-submitted questions. They discuss the science behind fluffy shave ice versus mainland shaved ice, the effectiveness and safety of ozone treatments for smoke smells, and the potential impact of glyphosate on human health. They als ... Show More
48m 53s
Aug 2019
How does soap get things clean?
<p>Today Melissa and Jam talk about the chemistry of soap, and how it does its magical work.</p>
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32m 25s
<p><strong>Question and Response #60</strong></p>
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