How UVM Chemistry Celebrates Halloween
Channel: University of Vermont
Date: 31/10/2019

Exploding pumpkins? Disappearing beakers? Color-changing solutions? Watch some magical reactions from the chemistry world, conjured by the University of Vermont’s Travis Varret.

Do not attempt any of these experiments at home. In order of appearance:
Self carving pumpkins using calcium carbide
Hot ice
Melting styrofoam with acetone
Refraction properties of mineral oil
Reaction of sodium in water
“Elephant’s Toothpaste”
Flamethrower pumpkin using moss spores