“I Lit My First Flame in the Lab — Now I Light Curiosity Everywhere.”

By Maahir Zaveri | Creator, Dude_Chemistry

It started with a bang.

Not on a cricket pitch — though I’ve played enough morning matches to know the rush of a clean shot — but in a Chemistry lab. I was studying Chemistry for the first time. Most students were scared of the subject, but I was hooked. Not just by the theory, but by the practicality and the why. Why did chemicals fume like that? Why that colour? Why that smell?

That spark stayed with me.

Years later, Dude_Chemistry was born—not just as a social media page, but as a movement to show the world that chemistry isn’t boring, intimidating, or locked up in textbooks. It’s alive. It’s dramatic. And it’s happening every single day in our homes, our kitchens, and even in our chewing gum.

That thrill of transformation, of cause-and-effect you could see, stayed with me. It felt like I had just discovered my Batcave — not in a dark alley, but in a beaker.

🧪 What is Dude_Chemistry?

Think of it as a science lab that escaped the four walls of school and collided with curiosity, creativity, and content. I recreate wild chemical reactions—yes, including elephant toothpaste and the famous iodine clock—but with a deeper purpose: to explain the “wow.”

Every reel, every podcast, every YouTube video is crafted to take science from “Huh?” to “Aha!” Whether I’m turning fire green using boric acid or showing starch extraction from potatoes, I want people to feel something—excitement, wonder, surprise.

We’ve grown from basic titration tricks to full-scale social experiments.

 For example, I extracted sugar from chewing gum to show just how much hidden sweetener we were chewing on. Or when I demonstrated how canned foods may be lined with microplastic. These aren’t just cool visuals—they’re revelations.

I even run hands-on workshops for kids and schools, making chemistry less about grades and more about curiosity. Imagine a classroom erupting in Elephant Toothpaste or kids figuring out how indicators work using red cabbage juice. That’s what I live for.

🏏 Cricket by Morning, Chemistry by Day

Before the lab coat goes on, the pads and gloves do.

I’ve been playing professional-level cricket since I was a kid. It grounds me. Teaches rhythm, timing, grit — the same traits I bring to my experiments. I train early mornings, then jump straight into scripts, shoots, or workshops. My day swings between bouncers and beakers.

🎙️ Beyond the Lab: Podcasts & Platforms

I also host a podcast called The Food Chemistry Show where I explore how chemistry shapes cooking—talking to chefs, mixologists, and food scientists. It’s a quieter side of the brand, where we sit down and geek out over everything from sous-vide to spherification.

I have another Podcast, God In Terms of Physics, which explores the concept of God through a perspective of Physics!

🔥 What Kind of Experiments?

People often ask, “What do you actually do on Dude_Chemistry?”

Let me give you a taste:

The Chameleon Reaction – A dramatic colour shift caused by oxidation-reduction reactions. It looks like magic. It's just manganese doing its thing.

Cold Green Fire – Using boric acid esters, I create green flames that look straight out of a sci-fi movie.

Iodine Clock Reaction – A delayed colour change that suddenly turns deep black. Chemistry with tension—perfect for content.

Real-World Chemistry – From extracting phenol in antiseptics to testing vitamin C levels in packaged juices, I show how we’re surrounded by daily reactions.

🌍 Why I Do It

Because there’s a kid out there right now thinking science is too hard. Or too dry. Or not “for them.”

I want to change that.

I want to be the guy who made them pause mid-scroll and go, “Wait... that’s chemistry? That’s insane!”

So whether I’m lighting up a flame, extracting pigments from beetroot, or just explaining how your shampoo works—I’m doing it with one goal in mind:

To make people feel like science belongs to them.

Because it does.

I'm not here to make you memorise reactions.

I'm here to make you feel them.

Because science isn’t just in the lab — it’s in our breath, in our games, in the fire we light inside ourselves.

And Dude_Chemistry? It’s not just a handle. It’s a revolution.