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The science of macaroni salad: What's in a mixture? - Josh Kurz

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What’s in macaroni salad? Break down the pasta, mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, vegetables, etc., and you’re left with a bunch of molecules. Josh Kurz uses a delicious recipe to exemplify three types of mixtures (solution, colloid and suspension), while reminding us that we’re all made of the same stuff.

What are examples of other mixtures that you can break down physically?

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  • Animator Josh Kurz, Shane Winter
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