Dave Roos

from the uranium in one of these sets equaled about a day of UV exposure from the sun. So it's not the most dangerous thing in the world, but it is pretty funny that it came with actual uranium.

from the uranium in one of these sets equaled about a day of UV exposure from the sun. So it's not the most dangerous thing in the world, but it is pretty funny that it came with actual uranium.

Yeah, and it's exposure, but like, what if it's on your skin or gets in your body somehow?

Yeah, and it's exposure, but like, what if it's on your skin or gets in your body somehow?

Yeah, and it's exposure, but like, what if it's on your skin or gets in your body somehow?

It can't be good.

It can't be good.

It can't be good.

Yeah. And here's the thing. It was just kind of fun. We won't read through all these quotes, but a lot of, you know, legit Nobel winning chemistry chemists over the years got their start in chemistry sets. I imagine a lot of real deal scientists and chemists had these things when they were kids. And we'll read one from Oliver Sacks.

Yeah. And here's the thing. It was just kind of fun. We won't read through all these quotes, but a lot of, you know, legit Nobel winning chemistry chemists over the years got their start in chemistry sets. I imagine a lot of real deal scientists and chemists had these things when they were kids. And we'll read one from Oliver Sacks.

Yeah. And here's the thing. It was just kind of fun. We won't read through all these quotes, but a lot of, you know, legit Nobel winning chemistry chemists over the years got their start in chemistry sets. I imagine a lot of real deal scientists and chemists had these things when they were kids. And we'll read one from Oliver Sacks.

Uh, the neurologist and author said, I do not think there can be any adequate substitute for having a chemistry set or a little chemistry lab and doing experiments oneself, uh, thinking them out, taking responsibility for them and occasionally facing risks too. So Oliver Sacks talking about risk was one of the big sort of cells of chemistry sets for kids, like a little bit of danger involved, uh,

Uh, the neurologist and author said, I do not think there can be any adequate substitute for having a chemistry set or a little chemistry lab and doing experiments oneself, uh, thinking them out, taking responsibility for them and occasionally facing risks too. So Oliver Sacks talking about risk was one of the big sort of cells of chemistry sets for kids, like a little bit of danger involved, uh,

Uh, the neurologist and author said, I do not think there can be any adequate substitute for having a chemistry set or a little chemistry lab and doing experiments oneself, uh, thinking them out, taking responsibility for them and occasionally facing risks too. So Oliver Sacks talking about risk was one of the big sort of cells of chemistry sets for kids, like a little bit of danger involved, uh,

And they were fun and all, but I think it was that little bit of like, you are making fire, you are making things go boom or smoke. That was one of the things that appealed to kids and probably still does.

And they were fun and all, but I think it was that little bit of like, you are making fire, you are making things go boom or smoke. That was one of the things that appealed to kids and probably still does.

And they were fun and all, but I think it was that little bit of like, you are making fire, you are making things go boom or smoke. That was one of the things that appealed to kids and probably still does.

Yeah, for sure. In 66, Congress passed the Child Protection Act, which, you know, all of a sudden you could ban a toy that had something dangerous or hazardous in there. A couple of years later, the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, they estimated that toys, just all toys, cost about $700,000.

Yeah, for sure. In 66, Congress passed the Child Protection Act, which, you know, all of a sudden you could ban a toy that had something dangerous or hazardous in there. A couple of years later, the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, they estimated that toys, just all toys, cost about $700,000.

Yeah, for sure. In 66, Congress passed the Child Protection Act, which, you know, all of a sudden you could ban a toy that had something dangerous or hazardous in there. A couple of years later, the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, they estimated that toys, just all toys, cost about $700,000.