Apparently the microwavable pad housed a chemical substance (manufactured by ADEKA) not quite stable enough to handle the heat, sparking a lengthy list of of cases where the liquid erupted from its container and provided an uncomfortable surprise to the poor soul embracing the creature's volcanic warmth.

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For instance, Merck and Pfizer spent years trying to develop drugs that worked on a mysterious brain chemical called substance P.

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This can turn a non-toxic substance called 5-fluorocytosine into a nasty chemical called 5-fluorouracil that kills all cells, normal and malignant.

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Whereas alcohol and substance abuse has a chemical addiction, the buzz from gambling is a mental state of mind which is desirable.

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That's when researchers at Rocket Chemical Co. were trying to develop a petroleum-based substance to protect missile skins from moisture.

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Very little has changed since the early 1950s, when researchers at Rocket Chemical Co. were trying to develop a petroleum-based substance to protect missile skins from moisture.

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"Additional documentation indicates he refused to submit to a chemical analysis to determine alcohol concentration or presence of an impairing substance at the time of the citation, " the company said.

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This substance is a neurotransmitter one of several dozen chemical messengers that carry signals from one nerve cell to another.

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The company is the second largest producer of commercial silica, which is a sand-like substance used in fracking as well as glass making and chemical manufacturing.

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