3 Egg-cellently Weird Science Experiments

This week Reactions is walking you through the chemistry behind protein denaturing, making an egg bounce, and creating your own green eggs (minus the ham--that's all on you).

0:24 - "Cook" an Egg without Heat
1:53 - Make an Egg Bounce
2:48 - Green Eggs and Ham

Today we're coming at you with three kitchen egg demos that will bounce, denature, and colorize you into total chemical bewilderment!

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Writer:
Alexa Billow
Producer:
Kirk Zamieroski

Executive Producer:
Adam Dylewski

Scientific consultants:
Matt Hartings, Ph.D.
Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D.
Kyle Nackers

SOURCES

http://extension.psu.edu/animals/poultry/topics/general-educational-material/the-egg/the-parts-of-the-egg

http://www.scienceofcooking.com/eggs/anatomy_chicken_egg.htm

https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/naked-egg

https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/naked-egg-experiment/

https://www.thoughtco.com/cook-an-egg-with-alcohol-607469

https://www.thoughtco.com/fried-green-egg-food-science-project-605969

https://www.homesciencetools.com/a/green-eggs-and-ham

http://www.aeb.org/food-manufacturers/eggs-product-overview/functional-properties/39-functional-properties/219-ph-stability

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed3007346

http://kitchenscience.sci-toys.com/protein

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/29/how-does-chick-breathe-in-egg-allantois proteins chemistry weird strange

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