Glow Sticks, Treebots, and Three Kinds Of Exploding Metal

Welcome back to Science Goes Boom. You may have noticed a little less boom the past two weeks so this time we’ve got exploding oxygen tanks and dangerous metals. But that will come later.

First up, a little discussion on air currents and international flights:

Farm problems, farm solutions. Sorry not sorry if there are any PETA fly apologists out there:

When oxygen goes boom. Also, what happens when Edwin forgets to bring the rifle’s magazine. Oops:

Ever wonder what those numbers on the runways mean?

If you’ve ever played the game Lego Worldbuilder, you’ll be glad to know that Treebots are an actual thing now:

Why woodland firefighters ought to give high-fives to beavers:

Shout out to this young man (he’s not actually young anymore) for inventing a homemade Nerf grenade. And yes, you parents will probably have them popping off around the house by bedtime:

Do not break open glow sticks and taste the fluid inside. But this guy does… for science, of course:

Can a Ford Ranger run on nothing but Vodka? Yes and no. The more impressive feat is how far a Ranger can drive on an “empty” tank:
[Note: a quick use of the term “empty as hell” at the 2:24 timestamp.]

A short experiment pitting sodium metal against a waterjet:

What is potash, and how is it related to potassium? Get ready for some more explosions:

And that’s all for this week. Stay curious, and DON’T blow anything up…let your dad do it.

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