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Reactions
How to Tell if Your Oven is a Liar - Chemistry Life Hacks
We look at a chemistry life hack to tell if your oven is accurately reading its temp.
Why This Town Has Been On Fire For 50 Years
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.
Why This Town Has Been On Fire For 50 Years
Season 2 Episode 33 | 3m 50s
In 1962, an underground fire started in the coal-mining town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. Fifty-three years later, that fire still burns. In this week’s episode of Reactions, we explain the history and science behind the Centralia mine fire. Does anyone still live there? How could the fire keep burning for so long, and why hasn’t it been extinguished?
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