Oh. Well my question was "does mixing lye and water great up by itself", so I find the video very helpful. If what you say it's true, I think the video should at least be edited! And yes i also watched it till the end.
@@TheBoringVoice They didn't state the obvious though. The ending said nothing about the order to do it in or that it could explode. That definitely isn't the obvious/ someone wouldn't innately know that. Saying you normally don't want to mix them at all isn't quite right though, because apparently adding lye to the water is okay and done all the time for soap making just not the reverse. Of course you still need goggles and gloves and such and to handle it with care as it gets hot.
RULES!!!!!!! WEAR gloves, mask and eye protection PUT lye to water not water to lye, if you add water to lye it has a chance to explode rather than putting lye to water STAY AWAY from the mixture because fumes are produced after mixture!!!
This is why this experiment adds WATER to LYE to show everyone to ALWAYS add the Lye to standing water. DON'T DO THIS EXPERIMENT AT HOME in an UNCONTROLLED experiment.
This must be done in a fume cupboard because the reaction often releases obnoxious gases. Also, it is safer to add lye to water instead of water to lye. And lastly, it is advisable to always wear a hand glove when dissolving lye.
i wonder if this was ever used in a war situation. Like say a beach landing.. In preperation of a beach landing you would Have thousands of tons of lye ready to be dumped onto the beach.. Would this work i wonder?
So does it run out of heat? I hear this stuff is reactive. t's also used in soap making I think. But that is made on a stove. Would the heat of the stove do anything to the lye?
I have a question on soap making hence thought of asking you as you seem to be the expert. While making the soap, we usually add sodium hydroxide or pottasium hydroxide as lye..Does it have a bad smell or can it affect our lungs in any way? Actually I am trying to learn how to make soaps andI have low tolerance for smell. Just happened to cross your profile so thought of asking you as you look like an expert
Our group is making this for a project. we are going to mix KOH with water and hopefully we can get electricity from it. Any ideas on what container we could use? should we use a traditional glass or a metal? thanks
The chemical name of lye used for baking is Potassium Carbonate while the soap lye is Sodium Hydroxide. They are two different things. Sodium Hydroxide is highly caustic and can irritate your skin upon touching it while food lye doesn't.
@@hampus4609 lye is sodium hydroxide, which is caustic, it is very alkaline. Acid is below 7 ph and alkaline is above 7 ph. So this solution would be very high ph and can dissolve aluminum
Also, you're not supposed to use the thermometer as a stir stick, it may tamper with the results. At least that's according to my high school Chem teacher... lol
@Guodlca I have a question on soap making hence thought of asking you as you seem to be the expert. While making the soap, we usually add sodium hydroxide or pottasium hydroxide as lye..Does it have a bad smell or can it affect our lungs in any way? Actually I am trying to learn how to make soaps andI have low tolerance for smell. Just happened to cross your profile so thought of asking you as you look like an expert
I am sickened by this video. How irresponsible and stupid are you to show a beginner how to add water to the lye. Yes, it is very explosive, and this video is going to put a new soap beginner at risk. This man is no expert because if he was this video would never have been made. Please people NEVER ADD THE WATER TO THE LYE, and ALWAYS WEAR HEAVY DUTY GLOVES, WRAP AROUND EYE MASK, and a GOOD QUALITY NOSE MASK.
Not wearing gloves, maybe not even a mask. And adding the lye first.
Don't be like this guy.
Or eye protection I bet.
@@noeditbookreviews Wellll, I guess that the ENTIRE VID is about HOW NOT to conduct A DANGEROUS experiment???
Lunacy - one mistake and it's potentially serious!
made pretzels the other day with a 4% lye bath and got some in my eye and thought I was gonna go blind
@@dancindan4846
What does lye do for the pretzels?
NEVER ADD WATER TO NaOH COUDL EXPLODE
ALWAYS ADD NaOH TO WATER
My thanks for stating the obvious. You may be the only person to actually have watched the whole video.
That's why I was VERY shocked that it didn't do anything. That was his lucky day. 😄
@@TheBoringVoice I watched the whole video too! :) So how come when you added the water to lye and not the other way around, nothing happened?
Oh. Well my question was "does mixing lye and water great up by itself", so I find the video very helpful. If what you say it's true, I think the video should at least be edited! And yes i also watched it till the end.
@@TheBoringVoice They didn't state the obvious though. The ending said nothing about the order to do it in or that it could explode. That definitely isn't the obvious/ someone wouldn't innately know that. Saying you normally don't want to mix them at all isn't quite right though, because apparently adding lye to the water is okay and done all the time for soap making just not the reverse. Of course you still need goggles and gloves and such and to handle it with care as it gets hot.
At the beginning of the video you state it's important to wear proper safety gear, yet didn't wear gloves.
+calmly resting his naked hand on the glass of chemicals :D
"Do as i say not as i do." Are you batman? Cos youre parents were obvioualy absent if you never heard this
Also you should always add the lye to the water. Not water to lye
You’re good until it’s way over boil point
He is a professional
RULES!!!!!!!
WEAR gloves, mask and eye protection
PUT lye to water not water to lye, if you add water to lye it has a chance to explode rather than putting lye to water
STAY AWAY from the mixture because fumes are produced after mixture!!!
This is why this experiment adds WATER to LYE to show everyone to ALWAYS add the Lye to standing water. DON'T DO THIS EXPERIMENT AT HOME in an UNCONTROLLED experiment.
I am Joe's boiling point.
You are not your job
So if you used BOILING water - the reaction would heat it even more giving you a ridiculous temperture
That would be dangerous as the reaction would proceed very quickly and the solution would splatter.
This must be done in a fume cupboard because the reaction often releases obnoxious gases. Also, it is safer to add lye to water instead of water to lye. And lastly, it is advisable to always wear a hand glove when dissolving lye.
What is an "obnoxious gas?" Using the term "often" is also unhelpful as the result of this reaction is known as any chemical reaction can be known
@TheBoringVoice Adding water to lye can cause caustic volcano with the release of mist of aqueous sodium hydroxide which can be harmful well inhaled.
I was going to say that too.About how he shouldn't add water to lye !ALWAYS lye to water....Much safer.
Lye and water can dissolve a body. Just letting everyone know
It does take a little while and you need a large amount.
i wonder if this was ever used in a war situation. Like say a beach landing.. In preperation of a beach landing you would Have thousands of tons of lye ready to be dumped onto the beach.. Would this work i wonder?
The key is that thousands of tons would be required. Not exactly something you could hide.
It would be astrocious, leaving many people deformed for life, it would fuck their lifes forever, ugh, i don't even want to think about it.
Isnt drain cleaner lye and water too.
A soap making guide I'm reading said adding water to lye instead of the opposite would make it explode and shoot boiling water everywhere.
Those are common instructions.
That did help, thanks bud
id think for the sake of the video, i know your a professional, but gloves!!! maybe add an annotation for the idiots out there :) love the video btw
Thanks. Yes, gloves should be worn. Maybe I was counting on people not noticing (which never happens in the UA-cam comment section).
you should add the lye to the water, not water to lye.
There would be no point to the UA-cam video, we came here for the action
So does it run out of heat? I hear this stuff is reactive.
t's also used in soap making I think. But that is made on a stove.
Would the heat of the stove do anything to the lye?
It would increase the rate of the reaction. It would be unadvisable.
I have a question on soap making hence thought of asking you as you seem to be the expert. While making the soap, we usually add sodium hydroxide or pottasium hydroxide as lye..Does it have a bad smell or can it affect our lungs in any way? Actually I am trying to learn how to make soaps andI have low tolerance for smell. Just happened to cross your profile so thought of asking you as you look like an expert
Yeah only experts add water to lye without wearing gloves.
Expert in stupidity.
You need a fume cupboard to do the mixing safely.
Nice try, Tyler Durden.
Our group is making this for a project. we are going to mix KOH with water and hopefully we can get electricity from it. Any ideas on what container we could use? should we use a traditional glass or a metal? thanks
Heat resistant glass would be best. Don't use metal if you doing an experiment with electricity.
What is the difference between lye water use in food production and lye for soap production .. I am just curious....thanks in advance
The purity is the difference. Food grade has the lowest concentration of heavy metals.
cleanairfilms thanks for the reply....🤗
The chemical name of lye used for baking is Potassium Carbonate while the soap lye is Sodium Hydroxide. They are two different things. Sodium Hydroxide is highly caustic and can irritate your skin upon touching it while food lye doesn't.
Um, aren’t you supposed to add the lye to the water? 🤦🏾♀️
At the end of the video does he neutralize the release of energy? If so, what does he use to stop the release of energy?
The release ends when all the reactants have reacted.
@@TheBoringVoice Hi ive got a quick question, When u mix lye and water does the solution recieve a higher pH or a lower one?
@@hampus4609 lye is sodium hydroxide, which is caustic, it is very alkaline. Acid is below 7 ph and alkaline is above 7 ph. So this solution would be very high ph and can dissolve aluminum
Everyone states you should add lye to water and not the other way around 🤷♀️
That why I tested the opposite way. Science.
@@TheBoringVoice surely the science has already been tested over the years, hence why its safer to do it the other way around 🤷♀️
*brain explosion* Where's your gloves? Safety first!
It's about time somebody noticed. And, its legal safety.
Also, you're not supposed to use the thermometer as a stir stick, it may tamper with the results. At least that's according to my high school Chem teacher... lol
Woah woah woah ALWAYS MIX LYE INTO WATER BOY YOU COULD'VE MADE A LYE EXPLOSION!!! You're lucky!
put that on your hands :)
My granny once did this and threw it in a man's face 🤣😂🤣
Remove this video and redo the procedure correctly adding water to lye is really dangerous and some people will do the same and not be as lucky.
I have to wear safety gear to even watch the video?!, this is gonna be sick!.
Made me LOL, even ROFL, I NEEDED that comment. You ROCK.
Thanks for the video, know i know to use a glass container for mixing lye and water for soap making 😊
When I make soap, I do not use glass because I have seen glass crack, I use stainless steel. But whatever works...
You should ALWAYS pour lye INTO water not the other way around
I did it this way to challenge that assertion.
Fight club brought me here
Fail. Not wearing gloves and adding Water to Lye. Two big NO NOs
You’re doing this with no gloves. Lol ok
Is it giving off hydrogen??
It will if aluminum is present.
What is the gas produced? That's what I'm here for.
I think H2
@Guodlca I have a question on soap making hence thought of asking you as you seem to be the expert. While making the soap, we usually add sodium hydroxide or pottasium hydroxide as lye..Does it have a bad smell or can it affect our lungs in any way? Actually I am trying to learn how to make soaps andI have low tolerance for smell. Just happened to cross your profile so thought of asking you as you look like an expert
Anyone here from justified?
IS IT HARMFUL TO SKIN
If it's concentrated
Cool gloves
This is what happens when you do the opposite: ua-cam.com/video/KpP_EtWsJfw/v-deo.html
LMBO and to think I'm ferried to make my first batch of soap all this time. I laughed so hard
You should wear gloves..poor safety measurements
I am sickened by this video. How irresponsible and stupid are you to show a beginner how to add water to the lye. Yes, it is very explosive, and this video is going to put a new soap beginner at risk. This man is no expert because if he was this video would never have been made. Please people NEVER ADD THE WATER TO THE LYE, and ALWAYS WEAR HEAVY DUTY GLOVES, WRAP AROUND EYE MASK, and a GOOD QUALITY NOSE MASK.
OMG