The short video describes why books smell and what you can do to prevent it

Bringing ripe bananas to the market is not so easy, and what happens in the fruit during ripening?

The video shows what happens during fireworks and how chemistry is involved

What happens chemically when a candle is burned?

The video shows how the smell is created and what influences it

Where do the autumn colors in leaves come from? Why do the leaves fall from the tree? Why do leaves turn brown?

Why does a match burn? Why does it ignite only on the friction surface of the matchbox?

The video looks at the chemistry involved when urinating in a chlorinated pool

The unpleasant side-effect of enjoying asparagus which is seldomly talked about sounds like exciting chemistry

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