We could watch acetone devour styrofoam all. Day. Long. Although, technically speaking, the acetone isn’t devouring anything. Styrofoam is made of up countless interconnected styrene molecules that ...

Acetone is a solvent that breaks down Styrofoam, which results in the Styrofoam dissolving in Acetone similar to how sugar does in water. Styrofoam is a polystyrene that has been pumped with air.

(via American Chemical Society) Have you ever seen a foam cup appear to melt away in acetone? Foam cups, bowls and containers are made of a lightweight but strong material – expanded polystyrene. How ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scary powers of acetone, commonly found in nail polish remover, were put on full display with a YouTube video that went up on ...

This cute little styrofoam cup is meeting its gruesome end with a brave face. Seriously though, the way acetone eats through styrofoam cups is mind-boggling, both in how fast it works, and because the ...

Have you ever wondered what else acetone can do besides remove your nail polish? Well, this video just taught us that it can melt an entire styrofoam cup in a matter of seconds. The recording was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [Noooooooooo/YouTube/LET’S MELT THIS] All it takes it a quick whiff of nail polish remover to ...

We've always been aware that acetone nail polish remover isn't exactly the gentlest and kindest of beauty products—there's the fact that it's the one solvent that can soak off even the most ...

As you may know, I’m into both chemistry and magic. I often make the point that chemistry can appear to be magical until an explanation makes the magic vanish and replaces it with science. A typical ...