What is rubber?

Published: July 6, 2023, 8:22 a.m.

b"#164 Something some common and useful in our everyday lives, from gloves to toy balls, what even is rubber? What makes it rubber, and what makes it different and unique from other substances? Also, where does it come from? Let's find out.References from this episodehttps://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/rubber/3005929.articlehttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stretch-it-how-does-temperature-affect-a-rubber-band/https://youtu.be/n2zOdsxC_eohttps://youtu.be/54-rMC_67TMhttps://youtu.be/qnAhsioaHughttps://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/latex.shtmlhttps://www.jacionline.org/action/showPdf?pii=S0091-6749%2802%2900098-2Thanks to our monthly supporters\\n\\n Ciara Linville\\n J0HNTR0Y\\n Jeannette Napoleon\\n Cullyn R\\n Erica Bee\\n Elizabeth P\\n Sarah Moar\\n Rachel Reina\\n Letila\\n Katrina Barnum-Huckins\\n Suzanne Phillips\\n Nelly Silva\\n Venus Rebholz\\n Lyn Stubblefield\\n Jacob Taber\\n Brian Kimball\\n Emerson Woodhall\\n Kristina Gotfredsen\\n Timothy Parker\\n Steven Boyles\\n Chris Skupien\\n Chelsea B\\n Bri McAllister\\n Avishai Barnoy\\n Hunter Reardon\\n\\n \\u2605 Support this podcast on Patreon \\u2605\\nCheck out our website at chemforyourlife.comWatch our episodes on YouTubeFind us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife.Want to start your own podcast? Use Transistor and you'll have the best podcast platform available. We use it and we are totally in love with it."