Recreating the chemical traffic light reaction

In this video, I'll be recreating the popular demonstration called the Chemical Traffic Light Reaction.

Note: I made a mistake in the video. I said the carbonate solution would have a pH around 8-9, but it would actually be closer to 11-12. I was thinking of sodium bicarbonate when I said that.

References:
• Blue bottle demo: The Blue Bottle Experiment
• Indigo Carmine prep: Making the dye in jeans edible
• Belousov-Zhabotinsky: Recreating one of the weirdest reactions
• Briggs-Rauscher: Recreating the Briggs-Rauscher oscill...

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