What makes paint stick?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Paint goes on wet, then it dries — and it’s stuck there. But how does it stick? We’re going to zoom way in to find out. We’ll visit a forensic chemist, a painter who makes his own paint and a party happening at the molecular level.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Brains On, where we're serious about being curious.
0:04.2	Brains On is supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
0:13.1	That paint on your wall or on a fire truck or a park bench, it's stuck there.
0:17.7	You could get it off, but it wouldn't be that easy.
0:20.4	Today we're asking how.
0:22.0	How does paint stick?
0:23.4	We'll find out right now.
0:25.2	Keep listening.
0:30.8	You're listening to Brains On from American Public Media.
0:39.6	I'm Molly Bloom and my co-host today is 11-year-old Aiden Bay from Los Angeles.
0:43.8	Hi Aiden.
0:44.5	Hi Molly.
0:45.4	Aiden, you are a painter.
0:47.3	And what kind of paint do you like to use?
0:49.6	Crilix water-based paints.
0:51.9	And how long have you been painting for?
0:54.1	As far as I can remember, I think since preschool, which is like four or five,
0:59.7	maybe even younger.
1:01.0	And what kind of subjects do you like to paint?
1:03.6	I like sports.
1:04.8	I do sports players, like baseball players and football players.
1:08.5	But then I also like doing things like robots, because I think they're really cool looking.
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