Chemistry sets today aren’t what they once were. With the old ones, you could mix dangerous chemicals together and explode things right on mom’s kitchen table. Now, kids aren’t so lucky.

The first chemistry sets for children included things as dangerous as uranium dust and sodium cyanide. Now they're safer and a bit less fun. ... "You are letting a 12-year-old blow glass, ...

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