Graphite (ft. Declan Burke)

This episode, Kate and Matt are once again joined by the Chemical Cowboy Declan Burke. This time he is here to chat all about graphite. Which, believe it or not, is more exciting than just pencils! We learn all about some of graphite’s incredible physical properties, the difference between natural and synthetic graphite, and some of the wildly cool uses for this amazing material! All this, and so much more. We also have a listener question about that dangly thing at the back of our throats… what is it for? The Slow Mo Guys video referenced in the episode: https://youtu.be/HWgfFYCAsX8 If you liked Declan had to say and want to find more of him, you can find him on Instagram (@mf_goon_). And, as always, you can find us @curiosityrat on twitter, instagram, and facebook, and send your listener questions in to curiosityrat@gmail.com We also now have a Patreon! If you love our content and want to support us you can jump on to https://www.patreon.com/curiosityrat and become a patron. There is absolutely ZERO pressure but if you have as little as $1/month you can chuck it our way to help us out and show you appreciate all the time and effort that goes into making this show. Listener Q References: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1408233/ https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/what-is-the-uvula-and-what-does-it-do.html https://www.etymonline.com/word/uvula https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00886.x https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00016489950180685 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2782743/