Mr. Wizard's World

Potassium Nitrate, Wood into Paper, Snow Melts, Telescopes, Surface Tension, Balancing and more (3x12)

Air date: Sep 18, 1986

Potassium Nitrate, Wood Into Paper, Snow Melt, Telescopes, Surface Tension Tricks, Hospital for Statues. He holds up a jar of white powder and asks her to identify the elements listed on the label: carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. He identifies the powder as table sugar and places a teaspoon of it onto the lid of a jar.