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by okket 3696 days ago
> The instructions given in the above-displayed meme don't create a glow stick, but it will create an explosion. Mixing chlorine and isopropyl alcohol creates a violent chemical reaction, which — when it is confined to a sealed container — has dramatic, potentially dangerous results. A video posted by the Backyard Scientist in 2013 demonstrated the phenomenon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgWDMPfvXSg

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Also from the Snopes site -- what actually happens if you close the container tightly and confine it to a bottle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H13dLQnLFfI