Screaming Gummy Worms – Cool Science Demo

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You probably enjoy eating these chewy treats, but you won’t believe how much energy is hidden in a Gummy Worm. Steve Spangler joins us from the backyard with safety glasses and a fire extinguisher. AboutSteve Spangler Science… Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1000 related YouTube videos. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. Check out his pool filled with 2500 boxes of cornstarch! Cool Science Toys – www.SteveSpanglerScience.com Sign up for the Experiment of the Week – http Watch Spangler’s Science Videos – www.stevespanglerscience.com Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – www.stevespanglerscience.com Visit Spangler’s YouTube Channel – www.youtube.com Join the conversation on Steve Spangler’s blog – www.SteveSpangler.com Additional Information On the education side, Spangler started his career as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School district for 12 years. Today, Steve travels extensively

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25 Responses to Screaming Gummy Worms – Cool Science Demo

  1. poor gummy beers

    TadashiHD
    December 22, 2012 at 10:25 pm
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  2. That’s because when you burn these types of fuels with high sugar content you get a resulting residues which sticks to the surface it was burned on and is hard to take off and would be extremely difficult to engineer into a non-clogging working engine.

    skippytushy
    December 22, 2012 at 10:26 pm
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  3. MUST

    STOP

    WATCHING!!

    Trinity alara johnston
    December 22, 2012 at 11:07 pm
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  4. Because of 1:50. It leaves behind so much residue that it would gum up pistons.

    TheeAltster
    December 22, 2012 at 11:10 pm
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  5. WOW chemistry student step back

    killerquakeshake atom
    December 22, 2012 at 11:23 pm
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  6. Speaking of jet propulsion, you should do the Glass Jar Pulse Jet

    RussianAmericanArms
    December 23, 2012 at 12:01 am
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  7. 2:00 HOLY MACKEREL LOL’D SO HARD

    Dino Alickovic
    December 23, 2012 at 12:29 am
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  8. isn’t that amayzing?

    Kenneth Tay
    December 23, 2012 at 12:38 am
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  9. My chemistry teacher showed us this first day of school… he didn’t explain what happened and it just looked like a gummy bear put into water , i was afraid of gummy bears for a while there

    hothot624
    December 23, 2012 at 12:50 am
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  10. You’re such a rebel!

    RawrTokima
    December 23, 2012 at 1:42 am
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  11. because this science expirement is actually called ”Screaming gummy worms”.

    michu123213
    December 23, 2012 at 2:41 am
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  12. O_O

    ihartcamron
    December 23, 2012 at 2:58 am
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  13. O_O

    ihartcamron
    December 23, 2012 at 3:09 am
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  14. I was thinking exactly the same! I talked to my chemistry teacher and he agreed to make a little car that is propulsed by gummy bears and potasium Chloride! when we get it done I’m totally uploading it to youtube

    Rockgsr10
    December 23, 2012 at 3:43 am
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  15. Those poor gummy bares! =(

    April Dark
    December 23, 2012 at 3:56 am
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  16. Chemistry student here, just because it gives off a lot of energy it doesn’t mean it is the most effective. Also the whole thing about methanol, algae and everything else is because they are a lot more effective than this reaction. Also the whole thing about making corn and algae is because there are litterally TONS of celuloid wasted every year that could be used to make energy, basically it’s about optimizing our wastage. Any questions, send me a pm.

    MiniDonbeE
    December 23, 2012 at 4:05 am
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  17. Because it’s no better than burning oil. In fact, it’s worse- it produces CO2 and has less energy than oil. There is also a ton of other chemicals in there that gunk up the car (or whatever you’re trying to run), and it produces a lot of other byproducts in the smoke (depending what organic matter you use).

    PBDPBD
    December 23, 2012 at 5:03 am
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  18. Too much bi-product off of this reaction.

    Komalaso
    December 23, 2012 at 5:22 am
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  19. My science class totally did this my freshman year

    iswearshes18
    December 23, 2012 at 5:31 am
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  20. sometimes people say “regular ol'” but sometime they added something to it

    devilxx001
    December 23, 2012 at 5:51 am
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  21. do this times 100 and make a rocket. 😀

    awesomeness2595
    December 23, 2012 at 6:12 am
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  22. I love your videos. I watch them every day that i can. Keep em comin.

    achalorocks
    December 23, 2012 at 6:49 am
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  23. *eating gummy bears while watching this vid* *looks at gummy bear* ‘you can actually do that?’ ‘why didn’t you tell me!’

    puppy2509
    December 23, 2012 at 7:43 am
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  24. Alternate energy is easily found. It is the cost of it that is the restricting factor.

    The cost to dig oil out of a well is a lot less than farming for ethanol, or biodiesel.

    cr9527
    December 23, 2012 at 7:48 am
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  25. What is the energy output compared to the same amount of a combustable such a gasoline? You said the smoke “was no big deal” assuming it caused little pollution. If a process like this can be used with the same(or similar) output as modern fuels with less harmful pollutants why isn’t a process created in the same matter for combustion engines? Or with the postasium does that leave alot of harmful residue?

    Colby Spradlin
    December 23, 2012 at 8:43 am
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