Life Savers become aspirin in Reactions' candy chemistry experiment

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Channel: Reactions Story of November 4, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

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The candy changes careers. In Reactions' "making aspirin from lifesavers," oil of wintergreen extracted from mint candies becomes the starting material for a chemistry demonstration, not something to take for a headache.

The presenter works through salicylic acid to acetylsalicylic acid, better known as aspirin, then compares his crystals with commercial aspirin and pure salicylic acid in a color test. There is a qualification behind the reveal: full confirmation would require laboratory equipment he doesn't have. His final instruction is considerably simpler than the synthesis: don't eat the science.

Posted in August, the experiment has reached about 2.1 million views and is the channel's busiest video right now. Its description supplies a lovely bit of laboratory frustration: the presenter had spent months trying to make aspirin from willow bark and found the candy route much easier.

Reactions posted nothing new this week. More recent experiments, "biodiesel from bacon fat redemption" and "they have so many ways to destroy concrete," are also drawing views, though on a much smaller daily scale than the Life Savers demonstration.

The channel added subscribers, but its weekly growth was gentler than its month-long pace, and daily viewing is currently roughly half its usual level. Among nearby science channels, Applied Science had a similar weekly views gain, while Konstantin - trendsetter had a much larger week. For Reactions, the most active experiment is the one that turns a familiar candy ingredient into an unfamiliar set of crystals.

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The videos drawing views on Reactions right now

biodiesel from bacon fat redemption32,791 views they have so many ways to destroy concrete28,873 views

The numbers

Here is how Reactions' week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Konstantin - trendsetter

21,941,417

Cosmoknowledge

879,513

Simon Clark

733,072

WeatherAdam

609,239

EEVblog

502,873

Applied Science

402,419

Reactions

393,797

Just Have a Think

229,830

Fun Science

172,610

subscribers

888,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

228,887,458

views per day

49,993

typical day: 95,278

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

EEVblog

1,010,000

Applied Science

891,000

Reactions

888,000

Konstantin - trendsetter

848,000

WeatherAdam

835,000

Cosmoknowledge

827,000

Fun Science

825,000

Simon Clark

750,000

Just Have a Think

747,000

As of November 4, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.