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USING MOVIES TO HELP TEACH CHEMISTRY. Elmer-Rico E. Mojica Institute of Chemistry University of the Philippines Los Baños. THE SHOPWORN ANGEL (1938) sugar. DR EHRLICHS MAGIC BULLET (1940) syphilis. MORTAL STORM (1940) RBC separation experiment physical composition of blood
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USING MOVIES TO HELP TEACH CHEMISTRY Elmer-Rico E. Mojica Institute of Chemistry University of the Philippines Los Baños
THE SHOPWORN ANGEL (1938) sugar DR EHRLICHS MAGIC BULLET (1940) syphilis MORTAL STORM (1940) RBC separation experiment physical composition of blood difficulty in breathing in climbing mountain
SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940) bicarbonate soda IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) ‘taste test’ plastic from soybean IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING (1949) wood bat repelling compound
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (1951) inventor creates an indestructible fabric that never gets dirty or wears old DR NO (1962) cyanide in cigarette bauxite mine in Crab Key Island use of Geiger counter radioactivity
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) chloral hydrate
GOLDFINGER (1964) irradiation of gold by cobalt-iodine atomic device gold stacked in Fort Knox THUNDERBALL (1965) waterproof watch acting as a Geiger counter underwater camera with an infra-red film "harmless" radioactive pill underwater rebreather that provides about 4 minutes of air.
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) phosgene monosodium glutamate ascorbic acid THE GRADUATE (1967) plastics LIVE AND LET DIE (1972) cyanide pill
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974) absolute zero THE SPY WHO LOVD ME (1977) cigarette that emits a knock out gas FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE (1978) penicillin
MOONRAKER (1979) nerve gas glass industry FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981) mixture of helium and oxygen as a breathing gas for divers RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) gold statue
OCTOPUSSY (1983) a Mont-Blanc fountain pen that dispenses a mix of nitric and hyrdrochloric acid that dissolves all metals INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) poison A VIEW TO A KILL (1985) microchip controlled steroids silicon from sand
GOONIES (1985) bullet shot igniting gasoline YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (1986) root extracts causing hallucination paraffin LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987) milk exploding bottles ring key emitting stun gas
INDIANA JONES AND THE LEAST CRUSADE (1989) petroleum hot air balloon LICENSE TO KILL (1989) genetically engineered fish technique for dissolving cocaine in petroleum DIE HARD 2 (1990) flammability of liquid jet fuel trail
AWAKENINGS (1990) extraction of myelin from earthworm encephalitis L-DOPA effect of acid in orange juice on action of L-DOPA periodic table TERMINATOR 2 (1991) liquid nitrogen
FOREVER YOUNG (1992) cryogenics MEDICINE MAN (1992) gas chromatograph PELICAN BRIEF (1993) DDT
LORENZO’S OIL (1993) adrenoleukodystrophy VLCSFA (very long saturated fatty acids) competitive inhibition oleic acid and erucic acid fractional distillation LEGENDS OF THE FALL (1994) poisonous gas
JURASSIC PARK (1993) genetic engineering lysine deficient liquid nitrogen STARGATE (1994) carbon dating
BLOWN AWAY (1994) mercury DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE (1995) gold weight JOHNNY MNEMONIC (1995) silicon chip cryogenics
CONGO (1995) diamond in communication technology JUDGE DREDD (1995) bullet tag with DNA WATERWORLD (1995) distillation apparatus to change urine to drinkable water
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1996) benadril testosterone serum reducing body fat formulation: 20% PEG, 20% SSPE, 20% SDS, 40% dH2O PEG - polyethylene glycol SSPE - subacute sclerosing panencephalitis SDS - sodium dodecyl sulfate ERASER (1996) magnetic aluminum
THE ROCK (1996) VX nerve gas (sarin) atropine
CHAIN REACTION (1996) Sonoluminescence THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) -5000 degrees THE FULL MONTY (1997) acetylene welding.
GATTACA (1997) DNA sensors for blood, saliva and urine THE SAINT (1997) cold fusion BATMAN AND ROBIN (1997) chlorophyll diamond as thermal conductors
DANTE’S PEAK (1997) acidity of lake water (pH= 3.48) enough CO2 coming from the soil smell like sulfur sulfur dioxide metal boat reacting with acidic lake water THE LOST WORLD (1997) neurotoxin
GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) NMR spectrum DESPERATE MEASURES (1998) liquid propane BLADE (1998) EDTA LETHAL WEAPON 4 (1998) laughing gas
TRUE CRIME (1999) sodium thiopental pancuronium bromide potassium chloride - Na+
Br pancuronium bromide Br
JURASSIC PARK (1993) SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) MORPHINE
FIGHT CLUB (1999) saponification of soap lye nitroglycerine THE SIXTH SENSE (1999) pesticide poisoning PHANTOM MENACE (1999) dioxygen gas "midichlorians"
GALAXY QUEST (1999) beryllium sphere THE INSIDER (1999) nicotine THE MUMMY (1999) acid salt SLEEPY HALLOW (1999) forensic chemistry
6TH DAY (2000) cloning liquid oxygen WHAT LIES BENEATH (2000) halothane ERIN BROCKOVICH (2000) hexavalent chromium
CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON (2000) GLADIATOR (2000) poison THE WHOLE NINE YARDS (2000) HCl fumes HOLLOW MAN (2000) nitroglycerine