How Pee Helped Win the Revolutionary War (Maybe...) - July 4th Special Episode

Old school gunpowder is really called “black powder,” and it was so crucial to the Revolutionary War effort that we went to great (and gross) lengths to try and make it. This week on Reactions, find out what exactly those lengths were. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook!   / acsreactions   Twitter!   / acsreactions   Instagram!   / acsreactions   You might also like: How Do Sparklers Work?    • How Do Sparklers Work?   Why is the Statue of Liberty Green?    • Why is the Statue of Liberty Green?   What Does the Moon Smell Like?    • What Does the Moon Smell Like?   How Does Double Acting Baking Powder... Doubly Act?    • How Does Double Acting Baking Powder... Do...   The Dawn of Chemical Warfare    • The Dawn of Chemical Warfare   Credits: Producer: Elaine Seward Writer: Samantha Jones, PhD Scientific Consultants: Jimmie Oxley, PhD Jack Kelly Executive Producer: George Zaidan Production Manager: Hilary Hudson Music: Boston Patriots - Kelly Brent Bryarly Sam Leopard - Cool Ivory Sources: https://books.google.co.uk/books/abou... https://www.livescience.com/7476-gunp... https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/888... https://phys.org/news/2017-07-chemist... https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/07/... http://time.com/4828701/first-firewor... https://www.nap.edu/read/6289/chapter/1 https://allthingsliberty.com/2013/09/... https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scienc... http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.ph... https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com... https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/... https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/histor... https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a... https://www.nobelprize.org/alfred-nob... https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/onlin... https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publication... https://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/leconte... http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/b... https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art... Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day. Produced by the American Chemical Society. Join the American Chemical Society! http://bit.ly/Join_acsmembership