screaming jelly babies

noun

A classroom chemistry demonstration, using potassium chlorate to rapidly oxidize the sugar in jelly babies so that they burst into flame and emit gases with a screaming sound.

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nounscreaming jelly babies pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA classroom chemistry demonstration, using potassium chlorate to rapidly oxidize the sugar in jelly babies so that they burst into flame and emit gases with a screaming sound.
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