With Halloween just around the corner, we’re talking all things glow sticks!
What makes glow sticks glow, and what does it have to do with ocean bacteria?
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It all stems from chemical reactions between substances in your glow stick tube. Join Ellen Phiddian on this episode of Huh? Science Explained to learn more about the process of chemiluminescence.
Huh? Science Explained is a LiSTNR production.
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Originally published by Cosmos as How do glow sticks work?
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