I still can't believe that Epsom Salt is mostly water

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  • @deaconblue-aja4864
    @deaconblue-aja4864 4 роки тому +6399

    It's hilarious to me, when he's explaining these projects, just about every other sentence he used feels like it's implying something bad will happen next sentence, then he just continues on like nothing. I'm constantly on edge lol

    • @aceusa1957
      @aceusa1957 4 роки тому +311

      even at the beginning, when he told me about audible his tone made it seem like he was going to contradict that🤣

    • @Power-Wiesel
      @Power-Wiesel 4 роки тому +104

      Good to hear I wasn't the only one thinking that :D

    • @DrkStrSkt
      @DrkStrSkt 4 роки тому +30

      It's super annoying tbh, love some science but I can't stand the way he talks

    • @literally.297
      @literally.297 4 роки тому +13

      I thought something was wrong with me 😂

    • @0zz1k5
      @0zz1k5 4 роки тому +127

      he puts the suspense in science

  • @fredhasopinions
    @fredhasopinions 4 роки тому +2820

    It's crazy how when you do the chemistry with just a voiceover you sound like some old super sophisticated scientist (which I've no doubt you are) and then in the camera clips you look like a super excited high school kid saying things like "this might be ancient water!!" it's the perfect combination and i love it

    • @KnowledgePerformance7
      @KnowledgePerformance7 4 роки тому +234

      Some real golden retriever energy

    • @Pironesia
      @Pironesia 4 роки тому +34

      @@KnowledgePerformance7 Why is this so accurate 😂

    • @hiffahyphae6707
      @hiffahyphae6707 4 роки тому +9

      @@KnowledgePerformance7 lmao true tho

    • @TheDonorak
      @TheDonorak 4 роки тому +11

      This is simply someone who loves chemistry all the time.

    • @stevenhu5601
      @stevenhu5601 4 роки тому +15

      I mean, Nigel did get his Bachelor's degree like 7 years ago, so an excited high school kid? Maybe not lol

  • @SpicyMapping
    @SpicyMapping 3 роки тому +5247

    i love how nile can create death juice or spike liquid without real questioning it yet is physically unable to comprehend epsom salt

    • @jazberrybear
      @jazberrybear 3 роки тому +42

      Ikr ;-;

    • @sasdagr8
      @sasdagr8 3 роки тому +287

      You probably get desensitised to making death juices pretty early on as a chemist

    • @cypherusuh
      @cypherusuh 3 роки тому +175

      Tbh most of chemical stuff are pretty deadly. But pulling water out of salt is pretty dandy. It's kinda weird that it's more strange to do that compared to pulling water literally out of thin air.

    • @deyesed
      @deyesed 3 роки тому +62

      It's like blood from stone. Just like how in physics the further the theory goes the more counterintuitive it gets.

    • @iRunfastXC
      @iRunfastXC 3 роки тому +35

      @@sasdagr8 So used to death juices that pulling a relatively inert liquid out of a calming bath powder is bewildering.

  • @JulianBoilen
    @JulianBoilen Рік тому +619

    So he's now made all the ingredients for soda: water (Epsom Salt), CO2 (diamonds), sugar (cotton), and flavor (paint thinner). Turns out this whole channel is a project to make diamond-salt-cotton-paint-thinner drink.

    • @superasax3245
      @superasax3245 10 місяців тому +5

      uh oh

    • @Metal_Master_YT
      @Metal_Master_YT 10 місяців тому +55

      I've heard of "processed foods" but _that,_ that's taking it too far...

    • @N1ghtStalkerNL
      @N1ghtStalkerNL 6 місяців тому +30

      @@Metal_Master_YT Bro heard the term "ultra processed foods" and was like hold my beer

    • @otterwesen
      @otterwesen Місяць тому +1

      with purple gold flakes suspended in it?

    • @saisarathchandraganti9691
      @saisarathchandraganti9691 Місяць тому

      crazy bro

  • @TiredTal
    @TiredTal 4 роки тому +2842

    ‘It seemed as if nothing was happening, and that’s because it wasn’t’
    -Nile Red

    • @typicalchad3747
      @typicalchad3747 3 роки тому +13

      Ah yes 284 likes but no comments

    • @TiredTal
      @TiredTal 3 роки тому +18

      @@typicalchad3747 *how dare you*

    • @bodaciousdoggo8971
      @bodaciousdoggo8971 3 роки тому +9

      @@typicalchad3747 *how dare you*

    • @tomboddaert2298
      @tomboddaert2298 3 роки тому +8

      Why did I imagine that in Jeremy Clarkson's voice??

    • @jojop6387
      @jojop6387 3 роки тому +9

      When you’re trying to meet the word count in an essay

  • @pixeldemon6173
    @pixeldemon6173 4 роки тому +9526

    2019: Gamer girl bath water
    2020: Nilered bath salt water

    • @d3m0n4dayz
      @d3m0n4dayz 4 роки тому +54

      Heck yeah

    • @Dogman415
      @Dogman415 4 роки тому +180

      Man, I want some Science guy bath (salt) water.

    • @yalllouu1094
      @yalllouu1094 4 роки тому +29

      lol, I made this joke too. great minds think alike

    • @Louisus
      @Louisus 4 роки тому +4

      You should take a teaspoon of it!

    • @myrmatta1
      @myrmatta1 4 роки тому +8

      Frick. You stole my comment!

  • @ac0rps32
    @ac0rps32 4 роки тому +7179

    his voice is always making me feel like he's gonna say "however...."

    • @madwlad799
      @madwlad799 4 роки тому +168

      don't make a drinking game out of it or you will be dead in a few minutes in ;D

    • @Kascaded
      @Kascaded 4 роки тому +266

      i feel you i was expecting that things will never go the way he wants

    • @skylersummerwhisper4448
      @skylersummerwhisper4448 4 роки тому +21

      Me too!

    • @analias6843
      @analias6843 4 роки тому +192

      the edging is insane 🥵✨

    • @Fedico7000
      @Fedico7000 4 роки тому +40

      _however_

  • @Lieutenant_Dude
    @Lieutenant_Dude 2 роки тому +172

    What you made is sort of like how lime is made in a lime kiln. They cook sea shells and chalk (CaCO3) until it becomes CaO. Similarly, it reacts readily with water, creates tones of heat, and forms a hard brick when the reaction is done. It's also highly caustic.

    • @Acidfunkish
      @Acidfunkish Рік тому +17

      Apparently, this is partly how ancient self-repairing concrete was made. 👍🏻

    • @TimTimTomTom
      @TimTimTomTom 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Acidfunkish Sort of...

    • @paullangford8179
      @paullangford8179 День тому

      @@Acidfunkish From volcanic ash.

  • @Theamsice
    @Theamsice 4 роки тому +4767

    "I spent five hours smashing pipes together"
    Ah, yes, the pinnacle of chemistry

  • @SudonimYT
    @SudonimYT 4 роки тому +5447

    Finally, we can now have diamond-carbonated latex-grape flavored bath salt water soda.

  • @nodros1
    @nodros1 2 роки тому +6334

    how is no one calling out that this man got us to watch water boil for 27 minutes

    • @maricruzguerra5071
      @maricruzguerra5071 2 роки тому +102

      Addictive 😅

    • @TheEtoileNoire
      @TheEtoileNoire 2 роки тому +231

      Now I am worried I’ll be duped in the next video where somehow he will get me to watch paint dry.

    • @BigHotSauceBoss69
      @BigHotSauceBoss69 2 роки тому

      to be fair we also got to watch him smash a solid rock of magnesium sulfate with a hammer and try to blend it in a blender

    • @aaronmarley3349
      @aaronmarley3349 2 роки тому +39

      I... uh....... don’t know.... this dude should do physiology

    • @remanjecarter2787
      @remanjecarter2787 2 роки тому +67

      Vsauce Micheal also got us to watch water boil for almost an hour, i think it's just a stage that has to be crossed at least once for a youtuber

  • @dooffff
    @dooffff 10 місяців тому +9

    Thank you so much for adding variation to your tonal patterns it feels so much more natural

  • @arctic_void
    @arctic_void 4 роки тому +6185

    NileRed: Owns a hydraulic press.
    Also NileRed: Tries to break rock with kitchen appliances.

    • @adewilliam9047
      @adewilliam9047 4 роки тому +333

      Also thought "why not just use the hydraulic press"

    • @LaughingOrange
      @LaughingOrange 4 роки тому +131

      @@adewilliam9047 bits would fly everywhere.

    • @aresppl
      @aresppl 4 роки тому +590

      @@LaughingOrange as if they didn't with a hammer

    • @justadude78
      @justadude78 4 роки тому +323

      Using the hydraulic press with the pipe method would have worked just fine

    • @RagingShrimp67
      @RagingShrimp67 4 роки тому +256

      Actually the right tool for this job is a ball mill. A press is way too slow, small, requires an operator, and is very crude.

  • @Nighthawk20000
    @Nighthawk20000 4 роки тому +2563

    CodysLab: "I'm going to use this 80 year old tool that's been in my family for generations, it'll work just fine for my purposes."
    NileRed: *Buys a brand new appliance and immediately breaks it*

    • @TheBigWizzard
      @TheBigWizzard 4 роки тому +132

      I was thinking that Cody's Ball Mill would make short work of that rock :D

    • @sealpiercing8476
      @sealpiercing8476 4 роки тому +115

      @@TheBigWizzard Yeah a ball mill would've been a good choice here. And the notion of a collab with Cody's Lab has merit. Put the sample in an airtight can, ship it to Cody. Cody does a short, easy video of grinding the sample, maybe monologues a bit about magnesium sulphate cement, and ships it back. Minimal muss and fuss on either end, and they share a bit of their respective audiences.

    • @yaykruser
      @yaykruser 4 роки тому +16

      Nighthawk Thats the difference between inheriting and having to do everything by yourselfe.

    • @smittenthekitteninmittens2679
      @smittenthekitteninmittens2679 4 роки тому +13

      Cody is such a messy worker...it makes his videos unwatchable to me tbh

    • @SwapPartLLC
      @SwapPartLLC 4 роки тому +10

      I was thinking about Cody's rock crusher when he was trying to crush it.

  • @Baddie-Sludge
    @Baddie-Sludge 4 роки тому +2081

    Famous last chemistry quote, " I just had to know what it tastes like".

    • @sadmac356
      @sadmac356 4 роки тому +60

      I swear, do chemists just have no self-preservation?

    • @lred1383
      @lred1383 4 роки тому +93

      @@sadmac356 I mean to be fair, there's nothing dangerous about this water. It's impure, but it's very sterile and [R E L A T I V E L Y] clean, humans drank way, way worse things throughout history. And he drank a very small amount, even eating the actual bath salts wouldn't do anything with such small amounts.

    • @Baddie-Sludge
      @Baddie-Sludge 4 роки тому +14

      @@lred1383 but that is also how many have died.

    • @lred1383
      @lred1383 4 роки тому +51

      @@Baddie-Sludge It's true that many have died from drinking bad water, however the overwhelming majority of those deaths were from waterborne bacteria, not poisoning. And there was way too little magnesium sulphate there to do anything, since this compound is used as medicine, usually injected, and the minimum dose that's considered unhealthy is 40 g... daily. And I'm not sure there was even that much water in that beaker/cup thing

    • @PotionsMaster666
      @PotionsMaster666 4 роки тому +24

      @@sadmac356 To be a Chemist, you have to be half Chrazy first.

  • @DesmondHolt
    @DesmondHolt 3 місяці тому +19

    @ 24:49 Diddy was super unexpected 😮😅. He's out of pocket for being in people's ear at night. Cold work 😫 🏌🏿‍♂️

  • @jovi_al
    @jovi_al 4 роки тому +2552

    "For a long time now, I've been kind of fascinated by bath salts."
    -NR 2020

    • @Jyukenmaster95
      @Jyukenmaster95 4 роки тому +75

      Me, 5 seconds in the video: "Oh no, NileBlue's gone off the Deep End"

    • @blackscreen6862
      @blackscreen6862 4 роки тому +3

      Do u just watch for fun and not understand
      Or u no what he talking about

    • @cerwe8861
      @cerwe8861 4 роки тому +6

      Cool profile picture

    • @rjpena4258
      @rjpena4258 4 роки тому +3

      I was gonna comment this im so glad someone else noticed too

    • @Flamus_12_
      @Flamus_12_ 4 роки тому +2

      Im old enough I understand some things but not most I mainly just watch because of the commentary and cool shit

  • @adrianv.v.4445
    @adrianv.v.4445 4 роки тому +2314

    Alternative title: "Mad scientist gets a whopping 1,6L of water out ok 4 kilos of salt but descends in a downward spiral trying to get the remaining 400mL"

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 4 роки тому +80

      He wasn't patient enough. There was still bubbling going on when he stopped the distillation. It is almost certain that he did not get down to the anhydrous salt.

    • @6oJ6e
      @6oJ6e 4 роки тому +4

      LOL yeah kinda

    • @Cybornut
      @Cybornut 4 роки тому +2

      Wished he’d distill the whole batch

    • @KertaDrake
      @KertaDrake 4 роки тому +24

      You know it's mad science when you're drinking the product of your experiment.

    • @Evan_Case
      @Evan_Case 4 роки тому +11

      @@KertaDrake As a person that's distilled a lot of alcohol, can relate

  • @amondhawes-khalifa1949
    @amondhawes-khalifa1949 3 роки тому +3321

    I've started listening to these videos like chemistry audiobooks when going to bed, and it's shockingly effective.

    • @LawrenceOakheart
      @LawrenceOakheart 3 роки тому +122

      Action Lab is also good. At least for me. I play videos every night when going to bed because depression.

    • @physicsisawesome696
      @physicsisawesome696 3 роки тому +46

      @LukiConfefi "wow, so cool."

    • @gtshub3707
      @gtshub3707 3 роки тому +15

      BRO you aint the only one

    • @KarinaMilne
      @KarinaMilne 3 роки тому +13

      Same habit here, love it

    • @tweakerkid
      @tweakerkid 3 роки тому +10

      Indeed, same here

  • @erikaz1590
    @erikaz1590 Рік тому +290

    One thing I take away from this channel is that chemistry involves a hammer more often than I think

    • @julie-18
      @julie-18 16 днів тому

      and blenders or food processors to try and file down several chunks of chemicals

  • @mr.mercury4247
    @mr.mercury4247 4 роки тому +4967

    "I wonder where the 100 mils water went"
    Me: *sees dust flying all over the place and on the floor* huh yeah idk either man.

    • @psygn0sis
      @psygn0sis 4 роки тому +11

      It's "I" not "Me".
      Idiot.

    • @FemmyFoxxo
      @FemmyFoxxo 4 роки тому +784

      @@psygn0sis
      If you are going to call someone an idiot at least make sure that you are actually right. As in this case you really are far from correct

    • @Zagnex
      @Zagnex 4 роки тому +132

      I am too stupid for these replies

    • @themilesplaysgames7641
      @themilesplaysgames7641 4 роки тому +11

      @@Zagnex me too

    • @alexanderzangal4125
      @alexanderzangal4125 4 роки тому +112

      the MilesPlaysGames or as @psygn0sis would say, “I too” 😂

  • @kuba.504
    @kuba.504 3 роки тому +2768

    "It was hard as a rock, so I decided to use an automatic cheesegrater"

    • @Hawkborat
      @Hawkborat 3 роки тому +99

      He then proceeded to drink it.

    • @williambenton9042
      @williambenton9042 3 роки тому +131

      Ah yes, the cheesegrater, a staple of geologic equipment

    • @gallium-gonzollium
      @gallium-gonzollium 3 роки тому +12

      @@williambenton9042 ah yes, *the floor, a staple of referencing itself*

    • @Drikeslite
      @Drikeslite 3 роки тому +2

      Bot

    • @Sand1146
      @Sand1146 3 роки тому +3

      Why didn't he use a coffee grinder or food processor?

  • @jalexoneschanel1356
    @jalexoneschanel1356 4 роки тому +3788

    Alternate title: NileRed uses everything but a morter and pestle to do the job of a morter and pestle

    • @starstarr3739
      @starstarr3739 4 роки тому +19

      100th like

    • @andrewjarvis5814
      @andrewjarvis5814 4 роки тому +69

      Rotary tumbler

    • @osanixian1499
      @osanixian1499 4 роки тому +101

      Pretty sure he made a pipe pestil pipe moarter pipe pick pipe pall

    • @LeeLee-dingus
      @LeeLee-dingus 4 роки тому +12

      @@garbageyoutubechannel310 you

    • @doge_is_life5083
      @doge_is_life5083 4 роки тому +14

      @@garbageyoutubechannel310 you obviously cared enough to comment about it

  • @RangyJoe
    @RangyJoe 2 роки тому +21

    A common trick when welding and brazing cast iron is to cover the piece with fire resistant blankets to make it cool down at a slower rate to avoid cracking, and I'm thinking that it might work for the glassware in the heating mantle as well. Of course it wouldn't work here because of the huge rock you made, but maybe it's worth trying in another experiment. You should be able to find the blankets relatively cheap just as a fire blanket that you can have at home to put out fires and 350C shouldn't be any trouble at all for a blanket like that.

  • @staratmidnight7
    @staratmidnight7 4 роки тому +1986

    NileRed: "I don't have time to read books"
    Also NileRed: Spends five hours crushing bath salts

    • @anqelhyuka
      @anqelhyuka 4 роки тому +210

      that's why he doesn't have time to read books

    • @extrastuff9463
      @extrastuff9463 4 роки тому +81

      But while crushing those rocks he could listen to an audiobook!

    • @extrastuff9463
      @extrastuff9463 4 роки тому +5

      @@snowstarsparkle Oh I could, if I wanted to find some bath salts to boil down and turn into a rock. But it wouldn't support the channel I'm afraid, been using their service since about 2014 I think and happily on the silver plan (1 credit per 2 months) for the last 5 years.
      To be honest I'm always a bit surprised to still find audible advertising so much in podcasts and on youtube today. They tend to do it for quite a long period with every advertising place as well.
      Especially with podcasts I'm pretty sure there have been a few that I listened to with audible for at least 6 months if not longer than a year consistently as main sponsor. I would have expected the effectiveness of their advertising to drop off a bit by now due to having converted those that are interested in their product already but apparently it must still generate enough new signups.

    • @lambybunny7173
      @lambybunny7173 4 роки тому +9

      While idk anything about NileRed, as a person with ADHD I relate to that heavily. I hate reading books because if I don’t hyperfixate on it I skip paragraphs and get super bored which makes me upset, but doing something I enjoy and find fun, despite how tedious it can be, makes it seem like it doesn’t take that long. The more you know :)

    • @blu0065
      @blu0065 4 роки тому +3

      @@lambybunny7173 same
      I look at the time and I'm surprised how slowly it passes while I'm reading...

  • @tyneadik5288
    @tyneadik5288 4 роки тому +51913

    Finally he’s selling his bath water🥵

    • @polarknight5376
      @polarknight5376 4 роки тому +1777

      😍😻😍😻😍😻😍😻

    • @safaa9654
      @safaa9654 4 роки тому +1347

      Thats what i thought about when i read the title xD

    • @D45Z
      @D45Z 4 роки тому +622

      SIMP

    • @Odima16
      @Odima16 4 роки тому +1513

      lol I love the idea that this entire project was just to make that joke

    • @nat-fs3ms
      @nat-fs3ms 4 роки тому +1433

      simping for nilered is acceptable

  • @PhHerman
    @PhHerman 4 роки тому +552

    Him saying , “I ended up spending the past five hours smashing rocks between two pipes” was quite possibly the saddest yet funniest part of any video of his I have ever watched

    • @TheNewRavager
      @TheNewRavager 4 роки тому +23

      There was one where he stated a really long chemical name, followed by something like "and no that wasn't me attempting to rap"
      Had me cracking up for a few minutes haha

    • @mylifeisaparty
      @mylifeisaparty 4 роки тому +2

      TheNewRavager do you know what video that was

    • @StormTheSquid
      @StormTheSquid 4 роки тому

      @@TheNewRavager what video?

    • @btdtagain
      @btdtagain 4 роки тому

      ive in the past have spent five hours smoking rocks in a pipe

    • @TheNewRavager
      @TheNewRavager 4 роки тому

      @@mylifeisaparty I'm looking for it, but it's tough to find haha

  • @maxoyew2965
    @maxoyew2965 2 роки тому +69

    14:08 “I then just tried it with one piece..”
    *Proceeds to throw in the biggest chunk so far*

    • @____chill____
      @____chill____ 5 місяців тому +1

      ONE PIECE MENTIONED

    • @noshway22
      @noshway22 2 місяці тому +1

      @@____chill____ was looking for this comment lol

    • @____chill____
      @____chill____ 2 місяці тому

      @@noshway22 I was too, I'm surprised I'm the only one that said it lol :)

  • @chrissss696
    @chrissss696 4 роки тому +960

    NileRed: *struggles to break the monohydrate with a hammer*
    Also NileRed: "i think a cheese grater will do the job just fine"

    • @Sleepless_Sam
      @Sleepless_Sam 4 роки тому +74

      He's a science boy not a common sense boy

    • @nottsoserious
      @nottsoserious 4 роки тому +5

      A Mac Pro would do it well

    • @williamchamberlain2263
      @williamchamberlain2263 4 роки тому +5

      Can imagine needing to use an angle grinder before your bath doesn't make it very relaxing

    • @sinformant
      @sinformant 4 роки тому

      @@Sleepless_Sam yeah it always fascinates me when I come across someone like this. They perform chemistry and mathematical equations like it is easy and basic human knowledge, but have no mechanical or real life understanding about every day type things. They could stare at a tire iron,jack, and a flat tire on their car and cant comprehend what the tire iron or jack would be used for.

    • @marios1861
      @marios1861 4 роки тому +14

      @@sinformant that's just a stereotype.

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 4 роки тому +5317

    Water saturated molecules are handy as a component in fire resistant intumescent coatings because they suck so much heat. It sets a hard limit on the temperature that can be transmitted through the coating until the water content is totally depleted, by which time there should be a thick protective carbon foam.

    • @developerxyz
      @developerxyz 4 роки тому +21

      NightHawkInLight I love ur videos. By the way, are you suggesting using this as a flame retardant.

    • @decidiousrex
      @decidiousrex 4 роки тому +174

      Interesting. Makes sense though, it's basically powdered water, and you take advantage of water's specific heat plus the heat required to break the molecule. I wonder how it'd do putting out fires that "normal" water typically struggles with, namely grease, gasoline, and alcohol.

    • @RyanPrescott
      @RyanPrescott 4 роки тому +27

      Hey! Love your videos! Is this why gypsum is used in sheetrock?

    • @laerin7931
      @laerin7931 4 роки тому +54

      @@decidiousrex They actually do use powders to take out fires(there are even powder-based fire extinguishers), though from what I understand, it works by cutting fire from oxygen.

    • @tigertoxins584
      @tigertoxins584 4 роки тому +9

      The only reason I have any idea what you mean is because I’m apprenticing in carpentry. That’s interesting though, good to know the science behind the technology.

  • @rosimartin8091
    @rosimartin8091 3 роки тому +4249

    Him: "Never taste anything that you make in the lab."
    Also him: * tastes everything that he makes in the lab *

    • @TheMonarchofGold
      @TheMonarchofGold 3 роки тому +341

      To be fair, he's the guy with the chemistry degree and is working for himself, so he's allowed to absorb liability for his own decisions. The rest of us aren't, so the liability would be with our employer or school.

    • @bearr8390
      @bearr8390 3 роки тому +30

      @@TheMonarchofGold r/woooooosh

    • @ryantab
      @ryantab 3 роки тому +70

      You know, I always think about that. Like who is actually more reliable/knows about their subject more. Someone who has gone and gotten a degree in a subject, and has job in it, but doesn't care about it and knows enough to just have their job. Versus someone that's so passionate in their subject, and spends every moment the can learning about it, but doesn't have a job in their particular field/subject.

    • @froghopper2409
      @froghopper2409 3 роки тому +58

      @@ryantab he has a bachelor's and graduate degree, he also worked as a lab technician for at least few years

    • @ineedabetterpfp2485
      @ineedabetterpfp2485 3 роки тому +106

      @@bearr8390 Dude seriously?

  • @goldkobold6496
    @goldkobold6496 4 місяці тому +4

    I love how this is a 30 minute video of essentially heating up water but yet it’s still so interesting to watch lol

  • @SquaredSmith
    @SquaredSmith 4 роки тому +1777

    "And now remove the flask from the magnesium sulfate"
    "don't you mean remove the magnesium sulfate from the flask?"
    "no"

    • @kevycatminecraftmore7721
      @kevycatminecraftmore7721 4 роки тому +8

      oh.... ha

    • @TheReaverOfDarkness
      @TheReaverOfDarkness 4 роки тому +162

      A real chemist knows when to remove the experiment from the flask, and when to remove the flask from the experiment.

    • @TheExplosiveGuy
      @TheExplosiveGuy 4 роки тому +6

      @@TheReaverOfDarkness lmao...

    • @autumn2675
      @autumn2675 4 роки тому +18

      Hold up, I haven’t even started watching the video yet, and I read this.
      So it’s gonna be one of *those* videos isn’t it?

    • @SquaredSmith
      @SquaredSmith 4 роки тому +18

      @@autumn2675 a surprising amount happens for what is essentially just heating some Epsom salts and distilling off the water

  • @demoninpink7848
    @demoninpink7848 4 роки тому +702

    This guy's e-bay history has probably put him on every government watchlist.

    • @kingjames4886
      @kingjames4886 4 роки тому +16

      don't think they have watch lists for epsom salts and flasks... breta filters... a pipe!!

    • @llammb
      @llammb 4 роки тому +16

      king james488 I’m thinking more of his poison cabinet

    • @raghavkashyap324
      @raghavkashyap324 4 роки тому +1

      Ya

    • @jaxx4040
      @jaxx4040 9 місяців тому

      The uranium glass appears to

  • @TNTThemes
    @TNTThemes 3 роки тому +1911

    I'm a chemical engineer, and I actually make anhydrous Mag Sulf at my work. It's a real PITA to work with for multiple reasons, one of which is shown briefly in the video. If you look at the final anhydrous salt, it has a sort of grey discoloration to it, which I bet is metal contamination from the blender blades. MgSulf is really abrasive, so we need to use pretty specialized hardened equipment to process it.

    • @edsmith6131
      @edsmith6131 3 роки тому +33

      pls. take a few minutes to explain the real process to yeald

    • @rivenblaze7776
      @rivenblaze7776 3 роки тому +41

      @@edsmith6131 man got aired

    • @whyisblue923taken
      @whyisblue923taken 3 роки тому +8

      DIAMONDO BUREIDO!

    • @noobulon4334
      @noobulon4334 3 роки тому +5

      I was thinking that he should have put it through a tumbler to break things down, how close was I?

    • @_alish
      @_alish 3 роки тому +10

      Please tell me you main engineer in TF2

  • @E-N-A-R-D-L-A-V
    @E-N-A-R-D-L-A-V 2 роки тому +112

    I have dyshidrotic eczema, it's basically a rare form of eczema that causes small blisters on you hands and feet. I often get infections from it, given my line of work. This type of eczema can last months at a time. It's actually a big part of my VA disability, since I started to get it when I was active duty. Anyways, back on topic. When I have break outs, I take epsom salt baths to help with infections and to sooth my skin. Since epsom salt is also an astringent, it helps cure the infections, and it helps with my very irritated skin.
    I love epsom salt. Now it's nice to know that in a pinch I can just heat some up and stay hydrated, lol, you know in the event there is an apocalypse.

    • @lmercuryw
      @lmercuryw 5 місяців тому +1

      knew someone with severe eczema who bathed with a small amount of bleach in his bath water because it somehow soothed his skin. very interesting to hear about how people treat their eczema. i hope you are in good health :)

  • @ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641
    @ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 3 роки тому +4096

    Chalk: Crumbles in your hand
    Magnesium Sulfate: Too tough to break with a hammer
    Nigel: Seems similar to me.

  • @BlazingShadowSword
    @BlazingShadowSword 4 роки тому +2056

    "I used the water to cool the water to obtain the water."
    -NileRed

    • @lewisho8114
      @lewisho8114 4 роки тому +29

      Congratulations, you played yourself.

    • @Mr.SisterFisster
      @Mr.SisterFisster 4 роки тому +6

      @@lewisho8114 every day...

    • @loturzelrestaurant
      @loturzelrestaurant 4 роки тому +2

      @@lewisho8114 Hi and Hello.
      I gather people for a good cause:
      I wanna provide people with Links leading to bad or toxic people.
      Mobber, Racists, Sexists, Bullies, more. I got the Links and i
      need help with reporting them.
      UA-cam is in a bad state and i think you heard of that.
      Many complain about it, its strike-system and its CEO: Susan.
      But... I mean... complaining about the State of the world is nice
      and dandy, but... how about acting? Doing something?
      So i made a Wiki where i store Links for all to use. Yeah, unorthodox, i
      know, but whatever. Its my Try to help.
      You can at least pre-emptive 'block user' regarding the
      Racists and all those, but you can also
      do one thing more and report them.
      I know this was random and also overly summarized, but
      think about it and consider. You can make a difference.
      I tried to explain it as good as possible, but the Wiki will tell and show
      you more, i guess.
      What do you think about all this? I mean, its a good cause,
      improving the internet and the world, and it costs no money, just time.
      Nice or not?

    • @Ghoosteny
      @Ghoosteny 4 роки тому +3

      @@loturzelrestaurant What the heck

    • @RhoGamingYT
      @RhoGamingYT 4 роки тому

      LOL

  • @4shotpastas
    @4shotpastas 2 роки тому +1955

    I wanna see him make an episode of a cooking show, the narration would be great. "I tried baking the bread, but as it turns out, I didn't knead the dough properly, so it ended up going flat. Which meant, I unfortunately had to start over."

    • @abby-me17016
      @abby-me17016 2 роки тому +86

      Ask his Nileblue channel that suggestion, its a good idea

    • @MaruskaStarshaya
      @MaruskaStarshaya Рік тому +18

      sounds like a torture show :D

    • @dripthanos5595
      @dripthanos5595 Рік тому +130

      @@MaruskaStarshaya "I came back the next day, but to my surprise... the victim wasn't in his chair. Which meant, I fortunately had an excuse to torture them harder."

    • @parknich081
      @parknich081 Рік тому +9

      ​@@dripthanos5595 LMAO

    • @aodigital9421
      @aodigital9421 Рік тому +42

      You got your wish, he just made a video on making the purest cookie.

  • @reddblackjack
    @reddblackjack 3 місяці тому

    Man! I love this type of science! Where someone just tries something, using everything they know, not caring about anything but the potential information gained, and just getting it done. Definitely of the more entertaining videos you've made too. I especially like the part where you were cracking that flask like an egg! Nice axe BTW! I'm one of those guys that feels good learning something every day, but you're doing stuff I've never considered. So, I'm learning about things I'd never do. Your scientific process is always sound and it's really impressive how you go about it.
    Top notch!

  • @anikahill7364
    @anikahill7364 4 роки тому +3017

    I’m sorry but the line “50% of it is water , that’s about half the container” reminds me of “every 60 seconds in Africa is a minute “

    • @Knightyme
      @Knightyme 4 роки тому +169

      Thinking about it, solid crystals will take up more space than a liquid simply because of the air gaps between crystals. So 'about' half the container would be accurate.

    • @leopimentel3909
      @leopimentel3909 4 роки тому +4

      .

    • @dierandomdie
      @dierandomdie 4 роки тому +46

      53% of it is water. Half the container it is not. It was properly worded.

    • @tuttiflooti
      @tuttiflooti 4 роки тому +27

      Ah yes the floor here is made of floor

    • @glytchd
      @glytchd 4 роки тому +15

      Given a) 53% Of the CRYTALINE STRUCTURE is water & b) Airgaps Between crystals(thus inefficiency)
      Thus, that 3% is going to 'go up in smoke'
      Aergo "More than half of this is water" isn't a good presumption unless this was 1 solid crystal block. - it'd only be accurate to say "Approximately half the container is water; as The crystaline-compound compound is techincally 53% water"
      And then just drop the 53% instead of saying "more than half of this is water"
      For someone who clings to that 3% so much, he certainly didn't make any effort to actually like, MEASURE whaat he put into the beaker, by weight and then compare the evaporated->Condensated water.
      1kg would be plenty to show the proof.

  • @goose.f.matthews
    @goose.f.matthews 4 роки тому +462

    Everyone is saying name it “science man bath water” and stuff like that but really you should name it “The Nile”

  • @IAMTHORTHEMIGHTY
    @IAMTHORTHEMIGHTY 3 роки тому +2286

    I guess you could call those bottles “Water from the Nile”

    • @showalk
      @showalk 3 роки тому +57

      Heh. What a novel idea.

    • @shiibiimoon
      @shiibiimoon 3 роки тому +28

      Oh a good reference indeed

    • @SolTheBeast
      @SolTheBeast 3 роки тому +23

      What fine people of culture

    • @markchinguz4401
      @markchinguz4401 3 роки тому +12

      Water from the nile

    • @joe-nb4li
      @joe-nb4li 3 роки тому +29

      there seems to be a large correspondence in the veiwership of NileRed and Grand Illusions, wonder why that is

  • @martinwulf8253
    @martinwulf8253 6 місяців тому +6

    “Are there any rules a chemist should follow?”
    Nile: “no”

  • @yalllouu1094
    @yalllouu1094 4 роки тому +17577

    Gamer girl water? More like, "Chemist Boy Water."

    • @susanita5211
      @susanita5211 4 роки тому +900

      Nerdy boy bath water

    • @privatetaxcollector1957
      @privatetaxcollector1957 4 роки тому +207

      Yea, the container from the thumbnail is simmilar to gamer girl bath water one

    • @a_llama
      @a_llama 4 роки тому +49

      first thought lol

    • @Sohlstyce
      @Sohlstyce 4 роки тому +6

      xD yeahhhh

    • @butsgalore
      @butsgalore 4 роки тому +107

      "There was a huge crack down the back of it" 9:53
      Adds up so far..

  • @zedbags
    @zedbags 3 роки тому +303

    "For a long time now, I've been kind of fascinated by bath salts"
    What a great start

    • @Rapture-Asuka
      @Rapture-Asuka 3 роки тому +1

      I was half listening, and that took me back to reality in a snap.

  • @PenitentHollow
    @PenitentHollow 4 роки тому +934

    I can see the chubbyemu video now:
    "A UA-camr drank water distilled from bath-salts. This is what happened to his kidneys."

    • @p_rry
      @p_rry 4 роки тому +116

      Penitent Hollow NR is a 29-year-old presenting to the emergency room with headaches and internal bleeding. On examination, (where we are now) there seems to be nothing wrong with him, but several clues point to bathsaltwateremia, bathsaltwater meaning water distilled from bath salts, and emia meaning presence in blood.

    • @ralanham76
      @ralanham76 4 роки тому +33

      -emia means present in blood

    • @underscoredfrisk
      @underscoredfrisk 4 роки тому +7

      lmao
      (but it's just like bad tasting water, and he drank a very small amount)

    • @jenbooob
      @jenbooob 4 роки тому +10

      @@p_rry hypermagnesemia

    • @CringeFesttt
      @CringeFesttt 4 роки тому +10

      Someone tag him 😭

  • @laymandigitization2598
    @laymandigitization2598 Рік тому +45

    To pull the water from Epsom salt, nilered had to wash 24 pieces of glassware
    *or 30, depending
    2x Flask (RIP Flask #1 🙏)
    5x Funnels
    4x stoppers
    2x short path condensers
    7x Beakers *(or 13, depending on if he used a fresh beaker for each 3x filtering)
    3x glass stir rods
    1x tasting glass (ew)
    He also used 16 pieces of Misc. Equipment
    2x thermometers
    1x heating mantle
    2x metal spatulas
    1x fiskars wrecking bar
    1x electric food grinder (RIP 🙏)
    1x blender (RIP ?)
    2x Pipe Caps
    2x Pipes
    2x Storage Containers
    2x ph papers
    **this is counted manually, so I probably made mistakes **

    • @OfficialDK0124
      @OfficialDK0124 9 місяців тому +1

      Why-

    • @Maja-cw2fr
      @Maja-cw2fr 7 місяців тому +5

      That is actually satisfying to know, I don't know why

    • @SullySadface
      @SullySadface 6 місяців тому +1

      This comment is appropriate for this channel.

    • @Sovietonion-1312
      @Sovietonion-1312 5 місяців тому

      @@OfficialDK0124why not?

    • @stephensteele2844
      @stephensteele2844 Місяць тому

      This is the level of fandom we appreciate

  • @thatcookieguy9019
    @thatcookieguy9019 3 роки тому +745

    "When I started this, I knew the flask would die, and I was willing to sacrifice it. But I didn't want it to die until I was done with it."
    ok then

    • @samuelmullins271
      @samuelmullins271 3 роки тому +3

      Haha and I know his Moma spank him too

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 3 роки тому +3

      Lol yeah it doesn't do that when you're not worried about catching the water... Thin layers "puff up" into a firebrick like material... But break easily after enough heat.
      He basically fast forwarded how geology forms rock... Put a bunch of mineral in one spot and crank up the heat 🤣

    • @dumptercat
      @dumptercat 3 роки тому +14

      @@jomoloho5056 have jesus buy rtx 3090

    • @tjarkschweizer
      @tjarkschweizer 3 роки тому +12

      @@jomoloho5056 Get out of here with your filthy propaganda!

    • @rahulkulkarni3238
      @rahulkulkarni3238 3 роки тому

      Sounds like a couple about to divorce

  • @peppycorn
    @peppycorn 4 роки тому +1331

    next video title: "i still cant believe im 60% made of water"
    and then he proceeds to extract all the water from his body for science

    • @Nachty1777
      @Nachty1777 4 роки тому +103

      However, i'm now dehydrated and i fucking died

    • @clintflippo917
      @clintflippo917 4 роки тому +4

      Best comment ever.

    • @camazotzz
      @camazotzz 4 роки тому +1

      he's not a Trisolaran

    • @AgentA1cr
      @AgentA1cr 4 роки тому +1

      @@camazotzz I see you also are a man of culture.

    • @leopimentel3909
      @leopimentel3909 4 роки тому +1

      .

  • @thearvie
    @thearvie 4 роки тому +336

    6:44
    "I tried jamming it in, and it didn't work at all, and for a second, I was worried that I messed it up. [...] After that, I was easily able to shove in everything, and there was still a bunch of space left. So, I decided to just keep adding more. I forced in as much as I could, and when it was completely full again, I waited about 15 minutes. Even after this, it was still barely over half full, and it definitely seem like it was possible to add everything. It took a bit of effort and like five minutes of mixing things around, but I was eventually able to completely [...]"
    - Nile Red, 2020

    • @ignisgecko4565
      @ignisgecko4565 4 роки тому +29

      Nile red out of context

    • @assidiq178
      @assidiq178 4 роки тому +10

      Lewd

    • @undecidedmajor1664
      @undecidedmajor1664 4 роки тому +59

      "and there was a huge crack in the back of it. I wanted to take it all apart, and to take a closer look at it, but it was still way to hot to touch"

    • @kirstilipphardt4713
      @kirstilipphardt4713 4 роки тому +1

      This needs al the likes 🤣

    • @johnapple6646
      @johnapple6646 4 роки тому +18

      "cleaned up all that nasty stuff"

  • @lazyplumber1616
    @lazyplumber1616 Рік тому +6

    From now on and forever I will call the claw side of the hammer the "Sharp End". Thank you for that quote!

  • @i_i_isaac_i_i8778
    @i_i_isaac_i_i8778 4 роки тому +742

    I'm literally in constant fear that he's gonna reveal that everything went wrong.

    • @swat1003
      @swat1003 4 роки тому +18

      Same

    • @brokenspade3212
      @brokenspade3212 4 роки тому +31

      Its the way he talks

    • @MatthewRorke
      @MatthewRorke 4 роки тому +25

      Just waiting for the "but" xD
      I've always appreciated that he's not afraid to show his mistakes.

    • @Zealand808-v2o
      @Zealand808-v2o 4 роки тому +22

      Lol same. He always says stuff like "I thought this would work" or "This seemed like it was going okay" or "I tried to do this". The way he talks just makes me so anxious😂

    • @jjortiz7504
      @jjortiz7504 4 роки тому +4

      It's very interesting because it keeps you watching and interested.

  • @TheDirtyShaman
    @TheDirtyShaman 4 роки тому +463

    Probably a great acquisition for you would be a ball-mill. They are designed for crushing rocks and metals into powders, which likely will be useful for many future projects.

    • @somanyfnbananas2774
      @somanyfnbananas2774 4 роки тому +12

      Would glass balls make sense to prevent any metals mixing in or would they not work? I imagine it wouldn't do much but worth a try?

    • @xNiDrOx
      @xNiDrOx 4 роки тому +5

      Didnt nile eaven use a ballmill a few years back

    • @micahphilson
      @micahphilson 4 роки тому +22

      The only problem is they can contaminate it with small amounts of whatever metal the ball is made of, that just wouldn't have been an issue in this case since the powder was just being heated and the water was the real focus of the experiment. If he were working with metals, iron contamination might cause issues.

    • @EddSjo
      @EddSjo 4 роки тому +13

      @@micahphilson the blender most certainly contaminated the sample more than a ball mill would

    • @micahphilson
      @micahphilson 4 роки тому +4

      @@EddSjo like I said, it's not a concern here, but it could be a small one in other projects he might use it for.

  • @CzarownicaMarta
    @CzarownicaMarta 4 роки тому +534

    NurdRage: "Good thing about beakers is that you won't confuse them with drinking glasses and possibly pioson yourself."
    NileRed: "Lemme just take a sip from this beaker..."

    • @yingxiawei821
      @yingxiawei821 4 роки тому +3

      Evi1M4chine r/woooosh

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 4 роки тому +3

      "...this beaker that is a branded NileRed product."

    • @solchapeau6343
      @solchapeau6343 4 роки тому +11

      @@yingxiawei821 This is not reddit. Making a comment that has a letter, then slash, then a barely offensive term, does not work. It just makes you look stupid.

    • @nnooooooooooooo
      @nnooooooooooooo 4 роки тому

      @@yingxiawei821 r/ihavereddit

    • @alba2162
      @alba2162 4 роки тому

      Come on it's just water

  • @silpheedTandy
    @silpheedTandy 2 місяці тому +2

    12:38 at this point in the video, i can't help but think of how determined Wile E Coyote aways was when running into all sorts of unexpected obstacles

  • @kendelion
    @kendelion 4 роки тому +1568

    Next: I still can't believe that Humans are mostly water

    • @d.lakecastle1999
      @d.lakecastle1999 4 роки тому +15

      Underated comment

    • @anderpanders6210
      @anderpanders6210 4 роки тому +124

      Cue NileRed boiling people and smashing the dried remains with pipes. Oh my god

    • @Hypercube9
      @Hypercube9 4 роки тому +126

      "I spent the next five hours beating the man with a pipe to make him fit in the beaker..."

    • @ayporos
      @ayporos 4 роки тому +14

      @@Hypercube9 hahahaha you fuckers crack me up! Epic

    • @TheLifeFruit
      @TheLifeFruit 4 роки тому +4

      @@Hypercube9 Made my day. Ty

  • @ApotheosisTK117
    @ApotheosisTK117 4 роки тому +253

    "Okay so it's unfortunately time to taste it."
    I like how this is becoming a "necessary" part of Nile Red's videos lol

    • @dudesqr
      @dudesqr 4 роки тому +13

      "So the other day I was thinking, 'what if a superacid could taste like a Cherry Coke?' and today I've done it"

    • @KertaDrake
      @KertaDrake 4 роки тому

      I bet he could make a fortune if he started a bottling company and labeled it "Dinosaur Water"

    • @LegalStolenAMVs
      @LegalStolenAMVs 4 роки тому

      Yes❤️🔥😂

    • @auscaliber1
      @auscaliber1 4 роки тому

      @@KertaDrake most of the water on earth is recycled, you drink the same water as the dinosaurs did already

    • @KertaDrake
      @KertaDrake 4 роки тому

      @@auscaliber1 Of course, but marketing gimmicks are how you make the big bucks!

  • @yurigouveawagner9432
    @yurigouveawagner9432 4 роки тому +182

    nigel: chemist with years of experience making things in his garage and now on his personal lab.
    also nigel: tries using cheese grater to break down what he described as similar to a block of concrete.

  • @UntiltedName
    @UntiltedName Рік тому +1

    When we're doing sensory analysis for wine, we disregard the first taste outright. After your mouth and sinus has acclimated, the second taste is a better representation. I'm sure it is the same for other food science industries.

  • @joshuagavaghan224
    @joshuagavaghan224 4 роки тому +1225

    The reality of a real hardcore chemist: “I spent 5 hours smashing 2 pipes together.”

  • @theprogrammer32
    @theprogrammer32 4 роки тому +680

    man he's gonna bust his top when he hears about Ice

  • @willowarkan2263
    @willowarkan2263 4 роки тому +709

    Chemistry: Where appliances go to die.

  • @christofferredfielfd1758
    @christofferredfielfd1758 Рік тому +2

    I learn a lot from these videos, and usually not what he was planning on teaching.
    The "dry ice" we always wanted but didn't know we had.
    Had the right idea with the pipe, you want a pulley with heavy weight behind that center pipe and you can really hand that thing.

  • @SometimesSomethingProductions
    @SometimesSomethingProductions 4 роки тому +1706

    THIS WAS ALL FOR THE JOKE OF BUYING NILE REDS BATH WATER.

  • @schniebster
    @schniebster 4 роки тому +843

    Dry crystals that are actually wet and smashing rocks for 5 hours. Chemistry.

    • @amicloud_yt
      @amicloud_yt 4 роки тому +16

      Squeezing water out of rocks. Chemistry.

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter 4 роки тому +3

      @@amicloud_yt Blood might have been easier.

    • @inferno7181
      @inferno7181 4 роки тому +4

      @@amicloud_yt Holy shit he's literally moses lmao

    • @anunayy
      @anunayy 4 роки тому +3

      @@amicloud_yt and then grinding the rock in a blender

  • @XZenon
    @XZenon 4 роки тому +506

    "Kinda like chalk" he said, after failing to crush it even with a hammer
    Haven't seen chalk in a while, Mr. Red? :D

    • @nasanerd2009
      @nasanerd2009 4 роки тому +32

      This triggered me so bad as a geology major. Babies can break chalk with their bare hands, easy.

    • @australiananarchist480
      @australiananarchist480 4 роки тому +17

      nasanerd2009 chalk is literally used because it breaks so easily

    • @thecwd8919
      @thecwd8919 4 роки тому +17

      Kinda like chalk
      Because its white and powdery?
      It isn't really much more similar than that.

    • @australiananarchist480
      @australiananarchist480 4 роки тому +10

      @@thecwd8919 except its not powdery lol. The only similarity is the colour. If you changed the colour to brown, it would be a literal brick

    • @leopimentel3909
      @leopimentel3909 4 роки тому

      .

  • @barbaraheusser8291
    @barbaraheusser8291 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you for explaining chemical processes and informing me about Epsom Salts.

  • @johnw.lennon1366
    @johnw.lennon1366 3 роки тому +3682

    Fun Story: My mum bought epsom salt for something which I can’t exactly remember and she keep it in the kitchen (It was on the table in a plastic bag).
    The next day, when I was making coffee, I noticed that we had run out of sugar and I saw the epsom salt next to me and mistook as sugar (It looked very similar and both come in blue plastic bags with no labels)
    So I added it into my coffee and the sugar container. I didn’t notice it tasted different because I had Covid at the time couldn’t taste anything.
    Needless to say, I took a lot of dumps that day.
    EDIT: for everyone asking me why I was putting sugar in my coffee when I couldn’t taste it, it’s called “force of habit”.

    • @notanalien9041
      @notanalien9041 3 роки тому +481

      This is suprisingly funny. I'm sorry to hear that you're sick. Hope you're fine rn.

    • @notahuman7676
      @notahuman7676 3 роки тому +229

      Then what’s the point for the sugar
      Energy?

    • @alibahar244
      @alibahar244 3 роки тому +54

      Then if you couldn’t taste put some dye in some water and ad caffeine from the coffee even is it would take a long time or just don’t eat it with sugar if you can’t taste it.

    • @Punkini
      @Punkini 3 роки тому +61

      Thank you for sharing, John lennon

    • @johnw.lennon1366
      @johnw.lennon1366 3 роки тому +363

      @@skaravos I don’t know, I do a lot of these simple things subconsciously… as you can probably tell

  • @duck1sgood
    @duck1sgood 3 роки тому +2365

    I feel like we arent appreciating enough that Nile made this whole video for one "Selling bathwater" joke at the end

    • @lisanneschop7317
      @lisanneschop7317 3 роки тому +36

      Oh we are

    • @starsandsus3725
      @starsandsus3725 3 роки тому +9

      Ok it's a spoilers

    • @duck1sgood
      @duck1sgood 3 роки тому +95

      @@starsandsus3725 bruh heres a life advice for ya.
      Do. Not. Read. Comments. If. You. Dont. Want. Spoilers.
      Its like you go on a movie review page and get mad because they are talking about the movie

    • @kanjakan
      @kanjakan 3 роки тому +29

      @@starsandsus3725 Bruh it's a comment section

    • @reginaldfrankly9135
      @reginaldfrankly9135 2 роки тому +3

      My exact thoughts! 😂

  • @enigmabloom
    @enigmabloom 4 роки тому +317

    "I tried jamming it in, and it didn't work at all, and for a second, I was worried that I had messed up."
    - NileRed, 09/26/2020

    • @andyking894
      @andyking894 4 роки тому +40

      "...and I spent the next 5 hours smashing two pipes together."

    • @jakeoshay
      @jakeoshay 4 роки тому +9

      All for just a cup of water.

    • @waltervanbrunchem2462
      @waltervanbrunchem2462 4 роки тому +5

      Oh god

    • @MD-bf2ce
      @MD-bf2ce 4 роки тому +6

      @@andyking894 we've all been there right? ...Right guys?

    • @OllyAv89
      @OllyAv89 4 роки тому +2

      Is it just me or that sounds like something else

  • @theduchyofmilanball3157
    @theduchyofmilanball3157 Рік тому +7

    *Nile Gets A Blender*
    My Brain: Will it blend?

    • @VioletVivianite
      @VioletVivianite Рік тому

      This was definitely a missed opportunity for a BlendTec sponsorship 😭😭😭

    • @Caffeinated_Firefly
      @Caffeinated_Firefly 11 місяців тому

      IKR?!?! same

    • @teknofreak2387
      @teknofreak2387 5 місяців тому +1

      Potassium chlorate and red phosphorus: will it blend?

  • @nohpoepleashepl3715
    @nohpoepleashepl3715 4 роки тому +469

    “I only wanted it to die when I was done with it”- Nile red

  • @communismwithgiggles2515
    @communismwithgiggles2515 4 роки тому +334

    NileRed: "I still can't believe that Epsom Salt is mostly water".
    NileBlue: "Taking a Bath".

    • @yalllouu1094
      @yalllouu1094 4 роки тому

      this comment deserves more likes

  • @erickadish1097
    @erickadish1097 3 роки тому +154

    The whole rock crushing part was so extensive I forgot what the video was about in the first place and was just enthralled in how he would pulverize it lol

  • @Google_Does_Evil_Now
    @Google_Does_Evil_Now 17 днів тому +1

    I learned in Chemistry class that there's water molecules within other chemical compound structures. The structure we were looking at had 10 water molecules.
    Clothing has water molecules between the fibres. If you were to remove the water molecules then the clothing would be ruined.

    • @yoloboogie3674
      @yoloboogie3674 17 днів тому +1

      usually you can’t just take stuff out of compounds lol

  • @ItsMikeTheIke
    @ItsMikeTheIke 4 роки тому +116

    Recently, my highschool has been using your channel for science class, and it's very entertaining and very informational. Thanks NileRed!

  • @ZOCCOK
    @ZOCCOK 4 роки тому +7658

    Wait till he realizes that Humans are 70% water

    • @comradecrusade7417
      @comradecrusade7417 4 роки тому +944

      "Today let's extract water from this person. I hope we can get all of the water"

    • @jeffreyyoung4104
      @jeffreyyoung4104 4 роки тому +127

      @@comradecrusade7417 watch dune, that's how they reclaimed your water if you died.

    • @Nphen
      @Nphen 4 роки тому +215

      @@kunwarjeetutorial9738 You took the first hard step and started creating. Maybe having actual visual content in your videos would be a good start. Then use landscape profile instead of portrait. Then practice reading your scripts a few times before you record. Best of luck.

    • @user-zv8di4be6l
      @user-zv8di4be6l 4 роки тому +6

      Hmm

    • @AstraeNya
      @AstraeNya 4 роки тому +14

      I volunteer as tribute to be apart of his testing😂

  • @tntkit
    @tntkit 4 роки тому +366

    NileRed: "and the science behind it appear to be relatively simple"
    Also NileRed: _shows 12 reaction equations that go around eachother_

    • @BHopia
      @BHopia 4 роки тому +20

      The chemistry behind it is introductory inorganic chemistry level, so it really is quite easy.

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin 4 роки тому +22

      @@BHopia
      Anything that has the phrase 'organic chemistry' in front of it is automatically not easy. It's rocket surgery for life.

    • @sflm9277
      @sflm9277 4 роки тому +10

      The "scheme of squares" he shows is unrelated - just trying to impress you with hocus pocus...

    • @pinecrustjuise
      @pinecrustjuise 4 роки тому +5

      @@kindlin it really isn't, organic chemistry is far easier than many other chemical topics

    • @Kumar-oe9jm
      @Kumar-oe9jm 4 роки тому +3

      @@kindlin also it its inorganic chemistry*, not organic

  • @yorurumi
    @yorurumi Рік тому +2

    Every time I'm watching a video from this channel, I'm glad that the fact that the video exists with a voiceover means Nile survived whatever he got up to during said video

  • @gizylla_
    @gizylla_ 4 роки тому +291

    "Maybe this is ancient water" as he smiles contagiously. He is thinking about how cool it would be if it were ancient water. So wholesome.

    • @karozans
      @karozans 4 роки тому +28

      I'm not a chemist, but I am pretty sure that all water on planet earth is the exact same age. About 5 billion years old. Water is simply evaporated and recycled and purified a trillion times.

    • @christianlewis2008
      @christianlewis2008 4 роки тому +8

      @@karozans Well it's likely older than the earth, most of it probably formed after the death of a star.

    • @KaitouKaiju
      @KaitouKaiju 4 роки тому +5

      @@karozans Aren't water molecules split and reformed regularly by electric forces?

    • @karozans
      @karozans 4 роки тому

      ​@@KaitouKaiju Right, but is that really "new"? They are the same atoms as before.

    • @wottusay3247
      @wottusay3247 4 роки тому +3

      @@karozans Water is also not synonymous with H20, "Water" (Not just H2O) is actually An equilibrium solution of OH- H20 H3O+ always in flux. This is why "water" is the fix for a human who is exposed to acids *and or* bases.

  • @cowtheslice
    @cowtheslice 4 роки тому +575

    Diamond carbonated epsom salt distilled toilet paper moonshine with a tad of “no” caffeine red bull...
    A reply also said to add strawberry DNA.
    D O I T

    • @bipitybop_
      @bipitybop_ 4 роки тому +35

      Diamond carbonated epsom pee sugar salt distilled toilet paper moonshine with "no" caffeine redbull

    • @GothicCucumber
      @GothicCucumber 4 роки тому +11

      ​@@bipitybop_ @NileRed This HAS to happen

    • @ryujijackson8584
      @ryujijackson8584 4 роки тому +3

      fck yes

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 4 роки тому +15

      Bottle it as a drink and make wild health claims about it. Other science channels get shut down by nuclear authorities or bomb squads, time for Nile to do it Canadian style and get raided by Health Canada.

    • @bluefrenk1750
      @bluefrenk1750 4 роки тому +5

      And a Martini for the lady, please

  • @rougenaxela
    @rougenaxela 4 роки тому +603

    Alternative Title: Sacrificing glassware and appliances to regenerate a desiccant.

    • @michaelmerritt7406
      @michaelmerritt7406 4 роки тому +19

      Sigma-Aldrich is charging a premium these days. Gotta save your pennies

  • @rosetheblackcat
    @rosetheblackcat Рік тому +2

    your dedication to the 2 liters is commendable

  • @cadetcarrot8914
    @cadetcarrot8914 4 роки тому +174

    Him saying that he just had to taste the bath water in his typical Nile-red cadence made me laugh really hard 😂

  • @slickback5100
    @slickback5100 3 роки тому +1623

    Finally, someone found the secret recipe for the tapwater in Mississippi.

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 3 роки тому +23

      You have bad tap water back there ?

    • @erner_wisal
      @erner_wisal 3 роки тому +8

      @@psirvent8 possibly

    • @oliverchilders8695
      @oliverchilders8695 3 роки тому +1

      @@psirvent8 depends on the part. I have good water

    • @zukoHD
      @zukoHD 3 роки тому +16

      *Michigan

    • @col0342
      @col0342 3 роки тому +4

      Nah, the vintage of those bath salts was mediocre.

  • @aaronpieper3978
    @aaronpieper3978 4 роки тому +41

    I love the suspense whenever he says something like "At first, water started coming over at a decent rate and all was looking well"... You're just waiting for the inevitable "however" to signal the part when it all goes south.

  • @medwedscreepytrash6020
    @medwedscreepytrash6020 4 місяці тому

    Still one of my favorite videos. I've used Epsom salts for years as a caregiver and just in my own home. I never realized what kind of composition it was or that it kind of served as a great example of why some things we use in our daily life are as processed as they are.
    I don't subscribe to the belief that more or less processed are markedly better, but the tidbit at the end illustrating why ease of use and even safety might be why epsom salts are sold this way really takes away some of the edge on "evil misinformed scams in a bottle" that can clump around most household items.

  • @EQuisby
    @EQuisby 4 роки тому +1624

    "maybe this is ancient water"
    I mean... Isnt all water ancient?

    • @irisashxe1205
      @irisashxe1205 4 роки тому +28

      I was looking for this comment 😂

    • @wyvern4588
      @wyvern4588 4 роки тому +131

      I get what you are saying, but real talk- old water is water that hasn't been precipitated or purified for a very long time.

    • @stefanwl3788
      @stefanwl3788 4 роки тому +70

      @勇樹 THEN The kid was old enough sir

    • @dombr5653
      @dombr5653 4 роки тому +35

      You could make water from oxygen and hydrogen that didn't originate from water. That would be brand new water

    • @dombr5653
      @dombr5653 4 роки тому +15

      @@EVPointMaster how do you create hydrogen by fusion?:) It's element number 1, what do you fuse it from?

  • @sir9integra9jr
    @sir9integra9jr 4 роки тому +433

    alternate title: "Nigel getting bullied by magnesium sulfate for 27 minutes"

  • @sorayaya3080
    @sorayaya3080 4 роки тому +175

    "To get it, is pretty simple though. I just need to heat it and then distill off the water"
    Video: 27 minutes
    Loved the video tho, I ain't complaining

  • @Hhoferitza
    @Hhoferitza Рік тому +4

    Love how he says ancient water like as if most water hasn’t been water for an absurd amount time XD

  • @hdbtfeeftg
    @hdbtfeeftg 2 роки тому +3093

    Teacher : do not directly smell the chemicals guys
    NileRed channel: time to taste it

    • @starfr1ght
      @starfr1ght 2 роки тому +183

      nileblue: DO NOT TASTE ANYTHING YOU MAKE IN THE LAB
      nilered: uhhhhhhh

    • @dvk578
      @dvk578 2 роки тому +38

      I am pretty sure this guy could put a lot of chemistry teachers to shame...

    • @kangalio
      @kangalio Рік тому +24

      And he even swallowed it lol

    • @Arrzarrina
      @Arrzarrina Рік тому +71

      Little Johnny was a Chemist.
      Little Johnny is no more,
      For what he thought was H20
      Was really H2SO4.

    • @NerdlabsSci
      @NerdlabsSci Рік тому +29

      @@Arrzarrina that is the best dark chemistry humor ever, I will tell my chemistry teacher that poem, it's hilarious

  • @ridhvikg
    @ridhvikg 4 роки тому +632

    NileBlue: "making test tube rockets on Bath Salts" lolol

    • @tomsullivan5663
      @tomsullivan5663 4 роки тому +5

      I’d watch it

    • @Superdooperpooperrs
      @Superdooperpooperrs 4 роки тому +3

      I’d watch it

    • @Snaperkid
      @Snaperkid 4 роки тому +4

      It’s just him making decorating test tubes to look like rockets while standing on a few jugs of ensombrece salt.

    • @DoctorDeadMoth
      @DoctorDeadMoth 4 роки тому +3

      @@Snaperkid ensomberence salt? Tf are you taking about

  • @galliumgames3962
    @galliumgames3962 4 роки тому +517

    Hydrates are nature’s equivalent of filling the chip bag with air.

    • @theimperfectgod7140
      @theimperfectgod7140 4 роки тому +6

      Genius 😂👌

    • @bluesap7318
      @bluesap7318 4 роки тому +2

      The dumb consumers still buy it

    • @cezarcatalin1406
      @cezarcatalin1406 4 роки тому +1

      Blue Sap
      Yeah, pringles are smarter... but it’s not potato chips... potato chips are sold with too much air... but they are potato chips

    • @emilpersidski
      @emilpersidski 4 роки тому +1

      Just look at the *weight* instead of the size of the bag when shopping for chips

    • @ANTSEMUT1
      @ANTSEMUT1 4 роки тому +3

      It's actually Nitrogen in chip bags to keep it fresher for longer.

  • @TheLomsor
    @TheLomsor 2 місяці тому

    Nice to see this process. There's almost no video content of processing any form of salt hydrates and there are dozens of combinations.
    I actually found the brick forming really interesting. I figured it would happen just going off the chemistry and papers but seeing how hard it is and how it surpasses water ice in its durability is interesting.

  • @Bisqwit
    @Bisqwit 4 роки тому +968

    12:40 You should have used a Blendtec blender. They’re kind of designed for that kind of challenges.

    • @Bluscream
      @Bluscream 4 роки тому +46

      They also sponsor youtubers (TKOR)

    • @petitebaguette
      @petitebaguette 4 роки тому +126

      "Epsom salt smoke; don't breathe this!"

    • @firespindash
      @firespindash 4 роки тому +20

      That's nice to see you here, I thought I was the only programmer who watch these videos sometimes.

    • @Bisqwit
      @Bisqwit 4 роки тому +55

      I have enjoyed NileRed’s videos for a long time. Along with Cody'sLab and some others. I have a fair number of subscriptions :) As an aside, I think UA-cam is putting checkmark comments near the top nowadays…

    • @firespindash
      @firespindash 4 роки тому +2

      @@Bisqwit yes, I know, I watch your channel a lot actually haha. I doesn't know the Cody's Channel, I'll take a look later, thanks :)

  • @marity4567
    @marity4567 3 роки тому +758

    science teacher: put you glasses when boiling water
    nile red: hehe today we are going to drink water that smells like fireworks

    • @hydr_oxide
      @hydr_oxide 3 роки тому +34

      Put you glasses when boiling water.
      Ah yes, my favorite thing my teacher said.

    • @mariadevilliers2126
      @mariadevilliers2126 3 роки тому +3

      @@hydr_oxide BAHA I had no idea what they were on about lol

    • @wildyeights2.091
      @wildyeights2.091 3 роки тому +8

      @@hydr_oxide my teacher made us put goggles on to cut paper😂

    • @PurplexEdits
      @PurplexEdits 3 роки тому

      @CrippledAvacado yeah

    • @RonJohn63
      @RonJohn63 3 роки тому

      @@wildyeights2.091 some idiot parents sued some county school board for something vaguely similar, and now they're all chickenshit.

  • @deemcgann1695
    @deemcgann1695 3 роки тому +629

    “For a long time now I’ve been kinda fascinated by bath salts”
    Nice out of context

  • @jesspalko2622
    @jesspalko2622 5 місяців тому

    Hey there! I'm a chemist too -- love love love your videos!
    The second you described your procedure, I said "Niiiile it's gonna decompose at that temp!" And I was totally shocked to find the heptahydrate didn't show any signs of decomp 🤯
    I suppose because you used a mantle instead of a more intense heat source. Either way, super neat experiment