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If you were able to make a substance change colour, or turn from a solid to a liquid, would that be magic? Andrew Szydlo leads us through a world of magical molecules and enchanting elements in this Ri event from Wednesday 23 April 2014. From a liquid that boils at room temperature to gases that are heavier than air, this family event is full of practical demonstrations of the magic of chemistry.
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Enchanting, entertaining and educational. Bravo Sir. Your are better than Hollywood. Thank you!
I had the most boring chemistry teacher in high school and lost all interest. If all students had teachers like this, entertaining and full of energy, school would be very, very different.
He reminds me of the professor in Futurama
This lesson should be made mandatory for all science teachers. The passion and enthusiasm is superb. Thank you.
That CO2 demonstration at the end was crazy, I did not expect that to happen
Great presentation thank you. I am hoping you can answer a question for me. A couple of years ago I saw a very "religious" woman in a chapel full of people going on and on about spiritual healing, casting out demons and such. She then claimed that God would make gold grow from her Bible. She started praying or chanting and moving her hands around the bible and laying her hands on it and sure enough something that "looked" like gold started growing from her bible. First iI thought this is not God it isn't spiritual nor is it magic it is chemistry however I haven't been able to find out how she did it can you shed any light on it. Thank You.
This guy is an amazing teacher, indeed.
acid buuuurrnnnnn
Bravo, very very nitric
for a scientist doing science he has a very good sequences of very entertaining experiments often more entertaining than a performer and i tip my imaginary hat to him.
I was enjoying that until the end when he said "thank you very much children". I'm 56!
I love this guy. He doesn't want applause unless he does something to earn it. Millenials are so used to getting praise for merely showing up with a pulse.
LOL he was such a well behaved kid!
I'm amazed that he still has eyebrows.
Lol. It's funny when he stops people from clapping. Especially when watching at 2x speed.
watching this on 2x speed is exhilarating
No gloves, lab coat, safety glasses?!
Simply wonderful to watch on so many levels. Impressive, complete respect!
The violin reaction was SUPER cool! Never seen that before! And I LOVE his humbleness!
This makes the fictional story of Adam and Eve look idiotic.
Excellent. We need more scientists! Thanks for posting.
And there are ppl still watching things like "Desperate Housewifes"!
I still can't tell whether he was serious about his condition, whether he was just the highest degree of British, or if he was using the tea kettle as part of his demonstration on purpose. But it was inspiring to watch this!
Both adorable and amazing. The only thing better than science is a passionate science educator.
What is the reaction that he triggered with the violin? Or was it just an iodide clock reaction?
Love his enthusiasm
You can tell he is a chemist. Those elbows don't drift too far from his side. He has spilled a thing or two 🙂