A surprising number of Nobel Prize winners credit their childhood chemistry set for sparking their interest in science. But most kids just used them to make stuff explode. Compared to the originals, today’s versions are super safe, pale shadows.

<p>A surprising number of Nobel Prize winners credit their childhood chemistry set for sparking their interest in science. But most kids just used them to make stuff explode. Compared to the originals, today’s versions are super safe, pale shadows.</p>

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

Stuff You Should Know

Kids' Chemistry Sets: KABOOM!

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/75ab96c4-7329-4bb6-abf9-b21a0143ef2c/transcript

Advertisement