Educational Annotations

Some of the comics have (more or less) informative annotations on a variety of topics. This is a list of the more educational ones, sorted by subject tags. Some annotations are listed under multiple subjects.

Comics tagged: chemistry

• 520 - Hydrogen combustion; German language; zeppelin safety
• 983 - Pineapple; gelatin; the enzyme bromelain
• 1136 - Monosodium glutamate; umami; flavour
• 1821 - Dynamite; nitroglycerin; Alfred Nobel; Nobel prizes
• 1842 - Gunpowder; sulphur; charcoal; saltpetre
• 2052 - Palladium; William Wollaston; Wollaston prisms; Wollastonite
• 2108 - Chlorine; oxygen; oxidation; chlorine breathing
• 2247 - Lead into gold; Antoine Lavoisier; Henri Becquerel; J. J. Thomson
• 2466 - Peroxide
• 2810 - Antoine Lavoisier; conservation of mass
• 2854 - Opium; heroin
• 2861 - Deliquescence
• 3121 - Salinity of blood and sea water
• 3204 - Molecules; other compounds of elements
• 3208 - The periodic table
• 3232 - Acids and bases
• 3256 - Osmosis; second law of thermodynamics; honey
• 3276 - Carbon; organic chemistry
• 3303 - Metals; metallic bonding; alloys
• 3305 - Beer; brewing
• 3311 - Ice
• 3319 - Fireworks; chemical colours
• 3332 - Greatest discoveries of science
• 3344 - Wine appreciation; making wine
• 3361 - Glass; glass art
• 3378 - Helium
• 3488 - Density of alcohol; layered drinks; types of alcohol; formic acid and ants
• 3569 - The history of zinc
• 3643 - Decay of wooden objects in archaeology
• 3655 - Peat; visibility of water in Loch Ness
• 3838 - Mercury usage in hatmaking
• 3998 - Natron; preserving mummies
• 4435 - Metabolism of alcohol

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