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ots.Audio: BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does a pocket warmer work?

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Ludwigshafen (ots)

Surely you know of those practical plastic pouches which heat-up 
as soon as you bend the metal platelet inside. A good thing to have 
during winter: warm fingers are just a pants pocket away. But how 
does it work without fire or a battery? Another secret that can be 
revealed through chemistry. In entertaining weekly episodes our 
Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners on 
Chemistry in our everyday life.
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