Acetone is a solvent that breaks down Styrofoam, which results in the Styrofoam dissolving in Acetone similar to how sugar does in water. Styrofoam is a polystyrene that has been pumped with air.

We could watch acetone devour styrofoam all. Day. Long. Although, technically speaking, the acetone isn’t devouring anything. Styrofoam is made of up countless interconnected styrene molecules that ...

(via American Chemical Society) Have you ever seen a foam cup appear to melt away in acetone? Foam cups, bowls and containers are made of a lightweight but strong material – expanded polystyrene. How ...

This cute little styrofoam cup is meeting its gruesome end with a brave face. Seriously though, the way acetone eats through styrofoam cups is mind-boggling, both in how fast it works, and because the ...

Have you ever wondered what else acetone can do besides remove your nail polish? Well, this video just taught us that it can melt an entire styrofoam cup in a matter of seconds. The recording was ...

image: Have you ever seen a foam cup appear to melt away in acetone? Foam cups, bowls and containers are made of a lightweight but strong material -- expanded polystyrene. How then does acetone reduce ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scary powers of acetone, commonly found in nail polish remover, were put on full display with a YouTube video that went up on ...

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Even though the kiddos are heading back to school, there’s always time to expand their learning at Science Central. Executive director of the science museum, Martin Fisher, ...

We've always been aware that acetone nail polish remover isn't exactly the gentlest and kindest of beauty products—there's the fact that it's the one solvent that can soak off even the most ...