Yellowstone Steaming Acid Pools of Death
Thanks! Share it with your friends!
Description
TAKE THE PBS DIGITAL SURVEY! https://to.pbs.org/2018YTSurvey
Yellowstone National Park’s hot springs have incredible geochemistry thanks to being part of an actual volcano. But why are they so different, and why are some more dangerous than others?
Find us on all these places:
Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions
Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions
Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions
Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/acsreactions/
Tumblr! http://acsreactions.tumblr.com/
You might also like:
How Much Water Can Kill You?
https://youtu.be/TvcbIXvWl_k
Why This Town Has Been On Fire For 50 Years
https://youtu.be/fsgqy5FYP2c
What's That After-Rain Smell Made Of?
https://youtu.be/2txpbrjnLiY
Credits:
Producer: Elaine Seward, Sean Parsons
Writer: Alexa Billow
Scientific Consultant: Jacob Lowenstern, Ph. D.
Photos courtesy of Jacob Lowenstern, USGS
Michelle Boucher, PhD
Executive Producer: George Zaidan
Fact Checker: Alison Le
Music:
"Apero Hour," by Kevin MacLeod
Sources:
http://time.com/4574226/man-dissolved-yellowstone-park/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/17/man-who-dissolved-in-boiling-yellowstone-hot-spring-slipped-while-checking-temperature-to-take-bath/?utm_term=.021073b38092
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19532321/man-dies-in-yellowstone-hot-spring/
https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/cautionary-tale
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1316/pdf/OFR%2020041316.pdf
https://www.nps.gov/hosp/learn/nature/upload/In-Hot-Water12_newJuly.pdf
https://www.nps.gov/hosp/planyourvisit/faq_using_hotsprings.htm
https://www.cpsc.gov/content/cpsc-warns-of-hot-tub-temperatures
http://time.com/4575511/yellowstone-hot-spring-science/
https://www.livescience.com/18813-yellowstone-hot-water-source.html
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2011GC003835
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/
https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/can-acid-dissolve-a-body/3007496.article
https://rootsrated.com/stories/hot-springs-around-yellowstone-where-to-legally-take-dip
Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day.
Produced by the American Chemical Society.