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#164



Something some common and useful in our everyday lives, from gloves to toy balls, what even is rubber? What makes it rubber, and what makes it different and unique from other substances? Also, where does it come from? Let's find out.

References from this episode

  1. https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/rubber/3005929.article
  2. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stretch-it-how-does-temperature-affect-a-rubber-band/
  3. https://youtu.be/n2zOdsxC_eo
  4. https://youtu.be/54-rMC_67TM
  5. https://youtu.be/qnAhsioaHug
  6. https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/latex.shtml
  7. https://www.jacionline.org/action/showPdf?pii=S0091-6749%2802%2900098-2

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