When it comes to practical chemistry demonstrations designed to provoke the senses, Bruce Gibb suggests that we should follow our noses rather than it all being about bangs and flashes.
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Gibb, B. Bouquets, whiffs and pongs. Nature Chem 5, 805–806 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1759
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