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Pop Rocks are just sugar and high-pressure CO2, but making them at home is way harder than it looks. In this video, we use three different methods to try and capture carbon dioxide in sugar: a middle-school chemical reaction, a state transition, and biological production!
Pop Rocks® is a registered trademark of Zeta Espacial S.A.; ACS is not affiliated with Zeta Espacial S.A. To learn more about Pop Rocks®, visit www.pop-rocks.com.
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Credits:
Executive Producers:
George Zaidan
Hilary Hudson
Producers:
Elaine Seward
Andrew Sobey
Darren Weaver
Writer/Host:
Alex Dainis, PhD
Scientific consultants:
Michelle Boucher, PhD
Leila Duman, PhD
Richard Hartel, PhD
Sources:
How much pressure is inside a pop rock:
mentalfloss.com/article/525313/what-makes-pop-rocks-pop
allsensors.com/blog/tag/champagne/#:~:text=Depending%20on%20the%20wine%20and,proper%20precautions%20are%20not%20taken.
Pop rocks were originally invented to be an instant soda:
youtube.com/watch?v=Fo8QwdhrIv4
Enzymes on your tongue convert CO2 into protons:
scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/carbonation-has-a-taste-09-10-16/; ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC3654389
Your tongue detects CO2 as sour:
wired.com/2009/10/your-tongue-the-carbon-dioxide-sensor
Why do we like carbonated foods?
popsci.com/science/article/2013-07/fyi-carbonated-water-addictive
Claire Saffitz Makes Pop Rocks
bonappetit.com/video/watch/gourmet-makes-pastry-chef-attempts-to-make-gourmet-pop-rocks
Citric Acid and Baking Soda Reaction:
acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/outreach/kidschemistry/chemical-reaction-kids-and-chemistry-kit-teacher-guide.pdf
Fizzy Fruit recipe:
youtube.com/watch?v=So4ZrzBkJsA
Yeast produce CO2
scientificamerican.com/article/single-celled-science-yeasty-beasties/#:~:text=When%20yeasts%20eat%20sugar%20and,process%20is%20known%20as%20fermentation.&text=When%20salt%2C%20baking%20soda%20or,when%20only%20sugar%20was%20used.
What temperature kills yeast?
google.com/search?q=what+temp+kills+yeast&oq=what+temp+kills+yeast&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l9.3979j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#:~:text=Yeast%20Kill%20%7C%20Baking,processes%20%E2%80%BA%20yeast-kill
Take the 2023 PBS Survey: to.pbs.org/pbssurvey2023o
Pop Rocks are just sugar and high-pressure CO2, but making them at home is way harder than it looks. In this video, we use three different methods to try and capture carbon dioxide in sugar: a middle-school chemical reaction, a state transition, and biological production!
Pop Rocks® is a registered trademark of Zeta Espacial S.A.; ACS is not affiliated with Zeta Espacial S.A. To learn more about Pop Rocks®, visit www.pop-rocks.com.
You might also like:
I Created an Oil Spill in My House:
youtu.be/n2761go6OYg
Extracting Gold from Seawater:
youtu.be/j5eomDz4Z0E
Catalytic Converter Stolen? Here's Why:
youtube.com/watch?v=I1YLPfSuNXY
Science of Concrete & the Surfside Condo Collapse:
youtu.be/4Nr3w1BQE18
Better Pizza Through Chemistry:
youtu.be/m30YnuF9vUc
Credits:
Executive Producers:
George Zaidan
Hilary Hudson
Producers:
Elaine Seward
Andrew Sobey
Darren Weaver
Writer/Host:
Alex Dainis, PhD
Scientific consultants:
Michelle Boucher, PhD
Leila Duman, PhD
Richard Hartel, PhD
Sources:
How much pressure is inside a pop rock:
mentalfloss.com/article/525313/what-makes-pop-rocks-pop
allsensors.com/blog/tag/champagne/#:~:text=Depending%20on%20the%20wine%20and,proper%20precautions%20are%20not%20taken.
Pop rocks were originally invented to be an instant soda:
youtube.com/watch?v=Fo8QwdhrIv4
Enzymes on your tongue convert CO2 into protons:
scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/carbonation-has-a-taste-09-10-16/; ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC3654389
Your tongue detects CO2 as sour:
wired.com/2009/10/your-tongue-the-carbon-dioxide-sensor
Why do we like carbonated foods?
popsci.com/science/article/2013-07/fyi-carbonated-water-addictive
Claire Saffitz Makes Pop Rocks
bonappetit.com/video/watch/gourmet-makes-pastry-chef-attempts-to-make-gourmet-pop-rocks
Citric Acid and Baking Soda Reaction:
acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/outreach/kidschemistry/chemical-reaction-kids-and-chemistry-kit-teacher-guide.pdf
Fizzy Fruit recipe:
youtube.com/watch?v=So4ZrzBkJsA
Yeast produce CO2
scientificamerican.com/article/single-celled-science-yeasty-beasties/#:~:text=When%20yeasts%20eat%20sugar%20and,process%20is%20known%20as%20fermentation.&text=When%20salt%2C%20baking%20soda%20or,when%20only%20sugar%20was%20used.
What temperature kills yeast?
google.com/search?q=what+temp+kills+yeast&oq=what+temp+kills+yeast&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l9.3979j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#:~:text=Yeast%20Kill%20%7C%20Baking,processes%20%E2%80%BA%20yeast-kill
