Popular YouTuber and streamer iShowSpeed, whose real name is Darren Jason Watkins, had to be treated by paramedics after an experiment during a livestream went wrong. The 18-year-old, who is known to ...

The latest experiment from Rick Crosslin, MSD Wayne Township Scientist in Residence, appears to be toothpaste fit for an elephant, but in reality, it’s a giant foaming reaction using chemical elements ...

Color-changing breath, chemical goo, elephant toothpaste. Color-changing breath, chemical goo and elephant toothpaste? Explore chemical reactions and discover how hydrogen molecules break and fuse to ...

MEREDITH: WELCOME BACK. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE BRUSHING YOUR TEETH AND THE TOOTHPASTE BECOMES REALLY FOAMY IN YOUR MOUTH? THAT’S BECAUSE OF A CHEMICAL REACTION AND IN THIS WEEK’S SCIENCE OF IT, WE ARE ...

It probably introduces some intermediate step that allows the reaction to happen more easily. I'm really not a chemist, but that's what I'd look for.