Why you should never mix alkali metals with water

This video clip (from the Sky One TV show Brainiac, featuring the ever wonderful Richard Hammond and the splendidly clever and down-to-earth Jon Tickle) is what the internet is all about: it’s educational, informative and fun. Oh and it also shows common household objects being (safely) blown up, which is always a bonus.

(Spotted on Digg.com today.)

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One Response to Why you should never mix alkali metals with water

  1. Ricky says:

    I love Brainiac. Top quality entertainment. And things blowing up. Shame they only blew up baths there, they usually go for caravans…

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