Reactions breaks things down to the molecular level to show you the chemical reactions that shape our world. And we don’t stop until we’re satisfied … or someone almost sets their basement on fire.
The Reactions team is Alex Dainis, Anne Hylden, Chem Thug, Kerri Jansen, Matthew Radcliff, Elaine Seward, Andrew Sobey, Janali Thompson, Darren Weaver, and George Zaidan.
From Reactions. Scientists found collagen preserved in dinosaur bones that are millions of years old, which shouldn’t be possible since peptide bonds have a half-life of around 500 years. So naturally Alex goes on a journey to stabilize collagen herself. With eggs. Like you do. Earth Month from PBS Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1F8ofFm4H9UTrHxqU8zngK4 PBS North Carolina’s video…
From Reactions. Move over baking soda and vinegar, we have Japanese candy #volcano #mars #experiment Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. Which one are you using to clean up oil spills? #coffeebots #experiment #earthmonth Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. I’ll keep doing this until I’m dead, or bored, or I break something important and am legally forced to stop. #chemistry #experiment #ice Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. you ever get lost staring into a test tube? #chemistry #experiment #macro Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. Alex "I’m Not a Painter" Dainis, PhD, makes a homemade paint that DaVinci likely also used in some of his paintings. #milkpaint #tempera #experiment Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. I’m going to figure this out eventually. #candymaking #foodscience #chemistry Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. Want me to test fruit ripeness with iodine? #cornsyrup #fraud #exerpiment Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. we weren’t doing this just to get this one shot, but we’ll explain that later in another video #lithium #macro #chemistry Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. Still waiting to hear back from Advil… #ibuprofen #medicine #macro Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2025 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. my liquid marble obsession continues #liquidmarbles #hydrophobic #chemistry Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2025 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. Our last video about Mexican Coke made a bold claim: that Mexican Coke has no (unhydrolyzed) sugar in it. Two chemistry professors called us on that claim, so George visited them to run definitive tests on their expensive instruments… and he accidentally discovered that Coke is doing something they haven’t told ANYONE about.…
From Reactions. I thought the internet was wrong, so I tested the internet. The internet was wrong. #exothermic #superglue #experiment Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. You’d do it too. #absinthe #louche #trans-anethole Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. How? How did this happen? #tea #milk #lemon Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2026 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. While it looks easy on paper to make citric acid at home, Chem Thug runs into some pitfalls trying to extract it from some citrus fruit and mold broth. Even though we discovered getting it out of lemons more than 200 years ago, it’s still tricky chemistry to pull off. Watch him struggle…
From Reactions. if anyone needs me I’m going to be staring at these for the next 3–4 days #macro #marangoni #chemistry Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2025 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. I mean, I don’t even read the comments that much, really #eutectic #experiment #chemistry Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2025 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From Reactions. Primary source: Evidence for the Formation of Benzacridine Derivatives in Alkaline-Treated Sunflower Meal and Model Solutions https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/1/91 #fooddyes #foodscience #chemistry Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2025 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.