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For some reason, probably ignorance or lucky sampling, I get more fanboy rush from small-scale chemistry than astronomy. Any other excuse that I came up with just now got trumped with, “Nebulae do it way bigger with unparalled whiz-bang.”
 
No wait, “On small scales, the physics can be tinkered with.” *teehee*
 
I’ll start and end this linkdump with Theodore Gray, the persona MacGyver could’ve been if the producers didn’t mind lawsuits.
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My chem background is really weak, but now and then, videos on the net turn up that are cool regardless. I’ve dumped links below the fold.
 
Aside: Hmm, I don’t recall any chemistry documentaries from PBS/BBC/Discovery/etc. Not exactly a shortage of material: polymers, explosives, acids, chirality, bonds, crystals, cell receptors, molecular modelling… C’mon, it could be dramatic and explody like Mythbusters. Or a cooking show. Just explain how the reactions work. : )
 
Edit (2010-01-31): Added BBC – Chemistry, A Volatile History #2
 
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