A Chemical Story About Our Day

by Deb on April 22, 2010

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Alice Audrey April 22, 2010 at 3:25 pm

You’d think with bleach in the toothpaste my teeth would the whiter.
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Chris April 22, 2010 at 4:20 pm

Water! Most things shrink when you make them colder, but water gets bigger!
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Deb April 22, 2010 at 10:41 pm

How could I not mention water!

Lyndsey Martin April 22, 2010 at 8:21 pm

Just wanted to add that you can put crushed tinned pineapple in jelly if you squeeze all the juice out through a colander first. The jelly will set but not as firmly as normal. It actually gives you a really soft textured jelly and my kids love it!

Deb April 22, 2010 at 9:06 pm

Yes, the enzymes change slightly during the canning process. I haven’t been game to try it, glad to know it works because my girls both like pineapple.

CountryDew April 22, 2010 at 9:10 pm

There are so many chemicals in things it is hard to know what to use and what not to anymore. I sometimes brush my teeth with baking soda but I suspect that might be harsh on young teeth.
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Deb April 22, 2010 at 9:43 pm

That’s a chemical too. There’s no general rule that natural is good and synthetic is bad – they are all just chemicals. Natural chemicals could be good or bad, synthetic chemicals could be good or bad. We need chemicals to live 🙂 I didn’t realise I had so many natural ones in there!

Adesi April 22, 2010 at 9:14 pm

yogurt – the word is making my mouth water!

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Janet April 22, 2010 at 9:29 pm

what a unique T13! I loved reading this, so creative 🙂 I’m oiling my bike chain today and hope to get some riding in this weekend!

Staci @ teaching money to kids April 22, 2010 at 11:42 pm

I was also thinking of water, and hand soap. We also use vinegar for cleaning.

Deb April 23, 2010 at 7:18 am

Soap’s a good one. I once learnt that solid soap is generally made with sodium hydroxide, liquid soap is made with potassium hydroxide. They’re very similar chemically, I think it’s interesting they have a difference like that.

Deb April 24, 2010 at 12:15 pm

And we use bicarb and vinegar for cleaning as well, it works well.

Harriet April 23, 2010 at 12:12 am
sandy April 23, 2010 at 12:54 am

wondrous list makes one think sandy
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Kristine April 26, 2010 at 9:50 pm

I was thinking about this blog when I put the washing on. I don’t (but should)disolve my powder but I do when I put ozygen bleach (you know the brand starting with N) on stains. It makes all the difference. I also have noticed it heats up when you dissolve it in water. Very interesting.

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