Teflon – Roy Plunkett The next time you make a frustration-free omelette, thank chemist Roy Plunkett, whose experienced immense frustration while inadvertently inventing Teflon in 1938. Plunkett had hoped to create a new variety of chlorofluorocarbons (better known as universally-despised CFCs), when he came back to check on his experiment in a refrigeration chamber. When […]
Cole recently found himself in hot water following the release of his latest album, Might Delete Later, which included a controversial diss track aimed at fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar. During his performance at Raleigh’s Dreamville Festival, Cole publicly addressed the issue and expressed regret over his actions. In videos circulating on social media, Cole, 39, […]
The team at periodicvideos.com has made it a point to bring the wonders of chemistry to a wider audience, creating an accompanying video about each element on the periodic table. One of their most recent videos however, crosses the mountainous barrier that separate hard science from pure common sense. Here is the concept: what happens when you dissolve a McDonald’s Cheeseburger […]
