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How Pee Helped Win the Revolutionary War (Maybe...)

Reactions is a show that uncovers the chemistry all around us. We answer the burning questions you’ve always wanted to ask, blending the worlds of science and every-day life.

How Pee Helped Win the Revolutionary War (Maybe...)

Season 5 Episode 71 | 5m 9s

Old school gunpowder is really called “black powder,” and it was so crucial to the Revolutionary War effort that we went to great (and gross) lengths to try and make it. This week on Reactions, find out what exactly those lengths were.

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