From the brains behind brains on, this is The Moment of Um.

Moment of Um comes to you from APM Studios. I'm Mark Sanchez.

Um.

Hi, I'm here with an important message.

You might think bubbles are cool. Bubbles are fun, but what if I let you know

bubbles can be dangerous? Especially if you don't use the right ones. For example, I was trying to

fill my bubble machine, you know, one of those plastic toys that uses a fan to blow tons and tons of

magical bubbles. Well, I ran out of that

soapy liquid you use, so I tried bubble gum. Bad move. Now my bubble machine's parts are stuck

and coated in pink sludge. See? Dangerous. And the other day, I wanted some bubbly water,

you know, a carbonated beverage?

But all I had was plain water.

So I tried putting some bubble bath liquid in it.

No.

Dangerous.

That was a one-way ticket to Yuck City with a pit stop in achy tummyville.

But if bubbles and carbonated beverages don't come from soap, how do they get there?

What makes some drink sparkly and fizzy anyway?

Listener Dot wanted to know this too.

Where does the carbonation and soda come from?

So if we're talking about sodas and other manufactured beverages like this, carbonation is going to be kind of manmade.

Hi, I'm Adam Johnson. I'm a product developer and a food scientist. I studied chemistry and food science to get here.

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