Aluminum and Mercury

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  • Опубліковано 12 сер 2017
  • When mercury is added to aluminum, it forms an amalgam (a mercury alloy). Aluminum is normally protected by a thick oxide layer, but the formation of the amalgam disrupts it. It allows fresh aluminum to react with air to form white aluminum oxide. As the oxide grows, it forms as these cool white fibers.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 22 тис.

  • @NileRed
    @NileRed  6 років тому +6744

    Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/NileRed2

    • @Falcobird01
      @Falcobird01 6 років тому +33

      Hey NileRed, mind if I ask a question? The Aluminum Oxide at 3:35 to me looks like a piece of fabric, but what I want to know is if that waste from the reaction still toxic?

    • @sormu16
      @sormu16 6 років тому +16

      I also saw this first on Facebook.

    • @claudekim7876
      @claudekim7876 6 років тому +31

      hey nile, lad bible is using your content without giving credit or anything..

    • @Felitaur
      @Felitaur 6 років тому +9

      Here's another using a clip from your video ua-cam.com/video/A0vDdwhuSik/v-deo.html and looks like they're trying to do an anti-vaxing thing with it.

    • @HaniMador
      @HaniMador 6 років тому +1

      facebook.com/UNILADTech/videos/2006919449585766/?hc_ref=ARR9yDQfr1CslMUN8YgbYnm8Ng0vN78Dh8OSvEW_4yxVSBzIMIsNiityDm9NCiJoPZs

  • @pokemonenthusiast2477
    @pokemonenthusiast2477 3 роки тому +7913

    Step 1: Cover your bald head in aluminum
    Step 2: Pour Mercury over it
    Step 3: H A I R

  • @imacg5
    @imacg5 3 роки тому +13414

    Now I understand why alchemists thought mercury was magical.

    • @Crazytesseract
      @Crazytesseract 3 роки тому +242

      Mercury (AtNo 80) can be indeed used to convert bell metal (Copper (50) plus tin (29) ) to gold (79). The only problem is that alchemists of the past and today's scientists don't know the exact process. However ancient yogis (inside and outside of the subcontinent) were able to use mercury to convert bronze/copper into gold. (WARNING: requires long yogic practice and penance else you will die. I don't want anyone to try the method, so deleted it. Practically nobody in the present age can do it.)

    • @SufferDYT
      @SufferDYT 3 роки тому +1007

      @@Crazytesseract Yeah, that's not true.

    • @redwingchronicle7974
      @redwingchronicle7974 3 роки тому +126

      @@SufferDYT it’s true, they were my distant ancestors

    • @Crazytesseract
      @Crazytesseract 3 роки тому +58

      @@SufferDYT It is true, but i won't be disappointed if you don't believe it. It is a very subtle science.

    • @SufferDYT
      @SufferDYT 3 роки тому +589

      @@Crazytesseract It's not science at all, in fact.

  • @LittlestHoboKatie
    @LittlestHoboKatie 8 місяців тому +138

    I think its really cool that you are this generations 'science guy'... I only found you recently but you have a certain effortless way of teaching and your curiosity makes it all the better. Well done and keep going!

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 6 місяців тому +1

      For a project of mine, i wanna specifically
      know 'Knowledge the Ancient-People WISHED they knew". Whetever its through Rebirth or Time-Travel, i wanna explore what pure Knowledge can theoretically do in a Bronze-Age-Setting!
      ANYONE got lifehacks or pro-advice that isnt Soap?

    • @noone-os5pj
      @noone-os5pj 4 місяці тому +3

      Bill Nile the science guy

    • @SomeOne-qu4ss
      @SomeOne-qu4ss 2 місяці тому

      @@noone-os5pj😂

  • @petercozzaglio6070
    @petercozzaglio6070 Рік тому +415

    I bet Nile’s parents are really proud of him and his efforts. If he was my son, I certainly would be.

    • @flawsmoon
      @flawsmoon Рік тому

      @@gameblock9853 the podcast is really that name ...?

    • @lontongtepungroti2777
      @lontongtepungroti2777 Рік тому +22

      im his dad and im very proud of him

    • @flawsmoon
      @flawsmoon Рік тому

      @@lontongtepungroti2777 mengtiber nampak HAHAH

    • @bsherman8236
      @bsherman8236 3 місяці тому +2

      I live close to his house and i'm concerned with the amount of glowing green barrels that go inside his lab

  • @chevyrupleix
    @chevyrupleix 3 роки тому +44778

    Welcome to another episode of: _I don't understand anything but this is cool._

    • @sushantbhat1576
      @sushantbhat1576 3 роки тому +223

      Hahaaaa

    • @antilogis6204
      @antilogis6204 3 роки тому +152

      you won't instead of i don't but yeah

    • @chevyrupleix
      @chevyrupleix 3 роки тому +599

      @@antilogis6204 Saying "I won't" means that I will not try to learn, so I'll just watch it. Whereas, "I don't" means I do not understand today, so maybe research for it tomorrow. Both are grammatically correct.

    • @antilogis6204
      @antilogis6204 3 роки тому +55

      @@chevyrupleix i clearly didnt write "I wont" but "you wont", saying that you, as a viewer, wont understand anything, since you're not presenting the episode i dont see the point in arrogating to yourself the title. If it isnt clear enough
      Welcome to another episode of: You won't understand anything but this is cool. wouldve been neater imho. Peace.

    • @chevyrupleix
      @chevyrupleix 3 роки тому +248

      @@antilogis6204 Oh, I see. I was referring in first-person POV though. Referring as "I" so the viewers read it as themselves, making myself out of the picture. The reason why the text is in Italic is because it emphasizes that it is a passing thought to whoever reads it rather than a person telling them that "they won't understand it".

  • @tired1923
    @tired1923 3 роки тому +9988

    image being a medieval alchemist and accidentally dropping some mercury on an aluminum piece only to see a fibrous ghost thing literally rising up from nothing while you eat your daily single piece of stale bread . I’d start to believe in magic too.

    • @demonsty
      @demonsty 3 роки тому +771

      dude for real. stuff like this must have really seemed magical to alchemists. i really dig this channel.

    • @ali.e7860
      @ali.e7860 3 роки тому +188

      did they have pure aluminium back then?

    • @demonsty
      @demonsty 3 роки тому +276

      @@ali.e7860 prolly not you're right. but something would have happened.

    • @tyler1107
      @tyler1107 3 роки тому +397

      @@ali.e7860 Not really no. There’s a famous story about how Napoleon would give his normal guest at feasts golden goblets, but for his exceptionally special guests, he would give them aluminum ones. Aluminum was much, much, much rarer than gold in the 1800s, I can’t even imagine it really being used in alchemy during the Middle Ages.

    • @pauljaeger8235
      @pauljaeger8235 3 роки тому +62

      Sadly they did not have aluminum back in the Medieval ages. But it would be cool huh?

  • @practicalduck
    @practicalduck Рік тому +41

    I finished my chem class, and now I actually understand what's happening and the reactions that take place. Its nice to re-watch your videos when I understand what's happening : )

  • @luke11119
    @luke11119 Рік тому +118

    me watching this half asleep: "i like your funny words magic man"

  • @aratanaenor
    @aratanaenor 4 роки тому +48514

    Things I learned today: Do not use an aluminum boat to cross a lake of mercury.

    • @raffaeledivora9517
      @raffaeledivora9517 4 роки тому +5125

      You can, just don't hit anything while you do it, and make sure the lake also hasn't got small puddles of acid on top

    • @vaszgul736
      @vaszgul736 4 роки тому +2105

      @@raffaeledivora9517 that would only happen in the wet season so it's all good

    • @hairyputter5363
      @hairyputter5363 4 роки тому +1548

      If you do you can rise, you can rise above the clouds, higher than stratosphere.

    • @lukepollard1327
      @lukepollard1327 4 роки тому +610

      Aratan Aenor too late. I am now one with the boat tendrils

    • @lorengarms9836
      @lorengarms9836 4 роки тому +327

      If you have to... make it quick

  • @katemichelle32
    @katemichelle32 4 роки тому +9602

    “Anyway, when I poke at it....” Spoken like a true scientist.

    • @thegrimreaper8153
      @thegrimreaper8153 3 роки тому +186

      “You can see that it’s not structurally very strong.

    • @leviphilippines5588
      @leviphilippines5588 3 роки тому +22

      @Mark English, I hope you speak it, Good sir.

    • @ElectricGun100
      @ElectricGun100 3 роки тому +10

      @Mark r/engrish

    • @tungstenwhizard4361
      @tungstenwhizard4361 3 роки тому +213

      Our chem teachers: you must write absolutely 100% in a formal matter or you lose points.
      Scientists all the time: oooh shiny shiny pokey pokey.

    • @ElectricGun100
      @ElectricGun100 3 роки тому +100

      @@tungstenwhizard4361 the more professional you are, the less professional you get. That makes sense 💯

  • @caitlyn7310
    @caitlyn7310 Рік тому +26

    I’ve watched this and other NileRed videos so many times, and it never gets boring

  • @Hup.
    @Hup. Рік тому +11

    The magic of chemistry is how the "magic" isn't made mundane by explanation, only more awesome.

  • @yepezoj
    @yepezoj 5 років тому +5259

    I have a PhD in chemistry and +30 years of lab experience. I am having fun watching things I would have never though to do. This video particularly demonstrates a problem called amalgam corrosion. This is a nightmare for service facilities. Thank you!

    • @brilianfifarsyah1780
      @brilianfifarsyah1780 5 років тому +57

      Is this problem can be prevented sir?

    • @TheFilipFonky
      @TheFilipFonky 4 роки тому +516

      @@brilianfifarsyah1780 ye dont go around carrying mercury

    • @sjoshi1363
      @sjoshi1363 4 роки тому +75

      @@brilianfifarsyah1780 keep putting mercury in safe hands.

    • @ws3157
      @ws3157 4 роки тому +77

      Imagine vaccine contain aluminium and mercury and is injected to baby body

    • @cassualtea2040
      @cassualtea2040 4 роки тому +453

      @@ws3157 imagine your baby dying from smallpox

  • @bobograndman
    @bobograndman 3 роки тому +8703

    I like how he just casually drops "this process is also used in the production of MDMA" at the end there

    • @OP-1000
      @OP-1000 3 роки тому +327

      To my credit; I had to look that up.

    • @inspirednamehere6166
      @inspirednamehere6166 3 роки тому +500

      Car battery acid is used in the processing of cocaine

    • @dryraincoat3161
      @dryraincoat3161 3 роки тому +354

      Methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine...say that 10 times fast

    • @hyyhenthusiast07
      @hyyhenthusiast07 3 роки тому +463

      @@dryraincoat3161 i can't even say it once

    • @orion9k
      @orion9k 3 роки тому +239

      Any videos on how to produce MDMA?

  • @breakfastpancake7463
    @breakfastpancake7463 Рік тому +7

    I just sent this to my chemistry teacher from 10th grade. You do some amazing work dude!

  • @freedomthroughspirit
    @freedomthroughspirit Рік тому +90

    Watching this just thinking of how heavy metals react upon meeting each other in our bodies (nano level). Creepy there, but cool here in your video. Thank you

    • @ronrico2620
      @ronrico2620 Рік тому +1

      You mean like how aluminum and mercury are in the covid vaccines?

    • @freedomthroughspirit
      @freedomthroughspirit Рік тому

      @@ronrico2620 That and more... unfortunately we get exposed to heavy metals regularly - aluminum foil, car exhaust, canned food, medications, paints, pesticides, etc.

    • @ronrico2620
      @ronrico2620 Рік тому +3

      @@freedomthroughspirit I'm pretty far away from that stuff. I do as much as possible to grow my own food. When I can't I buy from a local farm. Threw out all my Teflon pans and got cast iron and stainless. Can food myself

    • @freedomthroughspirit
      @freedomthroughspirit Рік тому

      @@ronrico2620 Awesome, that's the way! Reducing exposure. Homegrown food, etc. 🌱🌱🌱🙏

    • @ashleyguerrero4573
      @ashleyguerrero4573 Рік тому +1

      I revisited this video for the same reason. Heavy metals are in vaccines too.

  • @alkyr8808
    @alkyr8808 3 роки тому +2385

    1:22
    "So I took out all the mercury"
    That one drop: "SEE YA"

    • @TheNamesAllison
      @TheNamesAllison 3 роки тому +91

      Yesss!!! I was scrolling through hoping someone else saw it too & made a comment. Mercury is extremely toxic, I was just praying that this area is controlled & he was able to see the little drop that dipped out.

    • @alkyr8808
      @alkyr8808 3 роки тому +43

      @@TheNamesAllison well it looks like he is rushing to catch it right away.

    • @BARZOOSRS
      @BARZOOSRS 3 роки тому +5

      LMAO

    • @BARZOOSRS
      @BARZOOSRS 3 роки тому +5

      Lmao im still laughing hahahah i must have rewatched it 5 times

    • @biscuitmixx
      @biscuitmixx 2 роки тому +8

      "I'm FREEEEEEE!"

  • @iunderstoodthatreference3347
    @iunderstoodthatreference3347 3 роки тому +5794

    “Because Mercury is super annoying.”
    “So it kind of does nothing.”
    Priceless😂

  • @fayprivate7975
    @fayprivate7975 10 місяців тому +2

    I am not a chemist nor anything even remotely scientific, (English grammar, gardening, art…) but I really enjoy seeing what people like Nile Red and the Veritassium scientist do. It’s vastly interesting.

  • @user-mm9jq6xz8l
    @user-mm9jq6xz8l 2 місяці тому

    One of the first experiments we did at school chemistry was to weigh a piece of Al foil, then rub it with mercury. This left a molecule thick film of Hg on the Al and it started reacting. We left it for a week, by which time all the Al had turned into a grey powder. Weighed it again and noted the increase in mass.
    Really practising using the balance and making observations.
    Bowls of mercury, in an open lab, no safety kit. Still it was about 1960. Chris

  • @thebigg8454
    @thebigg8454 3 роки тому +2565

    Alchemist 400 years ago : So then i added these 2 things together.
    Villagers: BURN THE WITCH!!

    • @geoplane3799
      @geoplane3799 3 роки тому +103

      Thats actually pretty accurate

    • @petscopkid
      @petscopkid 3 роки тому +23

      Underrated comment

    • @wisteriakitsune5220
      @wisteriakitsune5220 3 роки тому +8

      But that wasn't at the time of the salem witch trials which were in the 1900s something something and that wasn't 400 years ago

    • @DerHund1
      @DerHund1 3 роки тому +5

      Why is this so true...

    • @iwaffle727
      @iwaffle727 3 роки тому +43

      Arctiix Muun Pheoniix n-no??? the salem witch trials took place in the late 1600s. which is 400 years ago.

  • @shelleydean6755
    @shelleydean6755 3 роки тому +2945

    Students: This is how chemistry should be taught in class.
    Also students : didn't understand a single thing.

    • @king-yn3le
      @king-yn3le 3 роки тому +19

      Yea

    • @charleyclark5506
      @charleyclark5506 3 роки тому +28

      i feel the same in biology and physics

    • @fatalbert2055
      @fatalbert2055 3 роки тому +9

      Pretty much.

    • @tartagliussy529
      @tartagliussy529 3 роки тому +17

      That’s why they need to teach it

    • @axeonee
      @axeonee 3 роки тому +49

      Even if some didn't understand it caught they attention and they still got some information of it and maybe some interest for chemistry. Even if its small its a lot more than what they get in class since in class its just boring theory and no practical part wich is the most important part in chemistry since even if you know the exact terms and stuff in practice you won't know how to do a thing. Also just teaching boring theory won't get students interest but make them hate it and never want to have anything to do with chemistry ever again.
      PS: In my country we don't get teached practical chemistry only theory and i don't know how it is in other countries.

  • @andrewvarcoe4741
    @andrewvarcoe4741 5 місяців тому +1

    This is wicked to watch, nifty to learn about the oxide layer on alluminum.
    This was really cool to see, makes you wonder what his process could be used for.
    Imagine this used in a movie, color the aluminum or dye it and have something look like it is growing, a little cgi and edits and it could be something nifty or freaky.

  • @OtterMunchy
    @OtterMunchy 8 місяців тому +1

    Would it be possible to treat the fibrous strands with something to make them a bit sturdier? I would love to see what it would look like woven together, or braided...

  • @Rafael-nq2ob
    @Rafael-nq2ob 4 роки тому +5275

    “then i quickly add some mercury and...”
    *spawns lovecraftian creature in his lab*

    • @bovrar2nd861
      @bovrar2nd861 4 роки тому +128

      A'mallgamash-teyion that comes from planet Mahr'curaiy

    • @moved.7019
      @moved.7019 4 роки тому +63

      ph'nglui mglw'nafh cthulhu r'lyeh

    • @esotoire
      @esotoire 4 роки тому +21

      @@toastfan23 ok nick

    • @toastfan23
      @toastfan23 4 роки тому +4

      @@esotoire ok boomer

    • @bastette5475
      @bastette5475 4 роки тому +10

      @@toastfan23 ??? How do you know twilightsoulja's age?

  • @compilerrun5516
    @compilerrun5516 3 роки тому +3333

    This is how the chemistry should be taught in schools.

    • @DarkOceanShark
      @DarkOceanShark 3 роки тому +21

      Yes!

    • @piuxalmario9591
      @piuxalmario9591 3 роки тому +81

      It would actually be fun to listen to.

    • @EdElectra
      @EdElectra 3 роки тому +13

      Facts this needs more likes

    • @deanwang6399
      @deanwang6399 3 роки тому +92

      But if one person accidentally smellled or smelt the mercury they would die

    • @Ariadne4
      @Ariadne4 3 роки тому +23

      @@deanwang6399 yh so we need to take the necessary precautions too

  • @charissahollingsworth5972
    @charissahollingsworth5972 Рік тому +6

    I was just imagining gem fusions... like, mercury and aluminum are fighting together, but when the battle gets tough, they fuse to form amalgam! But they argue too much, so it’s a short lived fusion.

  • @Amosyahu
    @Amosyahu Рік тому +4

    Can we have another mercury video, please? I'm interested to see if there's an Iron or Iron oxide amalgam. I was reading recently that mercury reacts differently during amalgamation when in a vacuum and may combine with things that normally float.

  • @commiellama
    @commiellama 2 роки тому +1649

    Today I learned that besides being toxic and liquid at room temperature, the properties of mercury also include being "super annoying"

    • @DustofMeltedssnowflake
      @DustofMeltedssnowflake 10 місяців тому +15

      I’m told it’s super obnoxious but it expands when you do this which I bet is fun to sit and watch

    • @brandonsnider5871
      @brandonsnider5871 7 місяців тому

      Annoying isn't the right word... working with Mercury for fun is the scientific equivalent of free climbing an overhang under a cliff face known for rock slides.
      Mercury absorbs easily into the skin and bloodstream, and a small amount can be fatal.
      Just because this is on UA-cam doesn't mean just anyone should play with it.
      There are stories of scientists with even four layers of protection getting small amounts of Mercury in their system and dying.
      Very cool element. Very bad for living systems. 😅 It's only annoying to work with if you value your life 😏

    • @kusumkumawat7168
      @kusumkumawat7168 5 місяців тому +1

      😂😂

    • @davidz2690
      @davidz2690 3 місяці тому +1

      it's so mad to think we used to play with mercury as kids lmao...

  • @x9810
    @x9810 5 років тому +4584

    So we're just going to ignore the fact that he's growing string demons and calling it chemistry, ok

  • @winhas
    @winhas Рік тому

    It is just so cool how the amalgamation just apears

  • @jefflewis2096
    @jefflewis2096 Рік тому +1

    That structure would look awesome encased in resin and lighted from the bottom

  • @user-nj9nm1xw2t
    @user-nj9nm1xw2t 3 роки тому +1743

    "The silver stuff you see."
    Everything's silver.

  • @Flynn94
    @Flynn94 3 роки тому +2742

    So that’s what “hair metal” is.

  • @JasonfromMinnesota
    @JasonfromMinnesota Рік тому

    Just subbed great work and presentation and communication!!!

  • @8BitDeadlift
    @8BitDeadlift 8 місяців тому +1

    Bro summoned cthulhu with science

  • @j22man
    @j22man 4 роки тому +2355

    1:23 "So I took out all the mercury"
    * ONE DROP FLIES OFF TABLE *
    *PANIC ENSUES*

  • @thad1296
    @thad1296 2 роки тому +3505

    3:56 "which is the silver stuff you see"
    He says in a frame where literally *everything* is silver

    • @CensoredGlamour
      @CensoredGlamour 2 роки тому +105

      I literally said out loud “….but everything’s silver…”

    • @TerryJandu_official
      @TerryJandu_official 2 роки тому +23

      Pal...look at the side of the plate on the right side, there is some silver stuff and ya that's what he was talking about

    • @nicetoes9388
      @nicetoes9388 2 роки тому +63

      @@TerryJandu_official no need to be so condescending

    • @randomgon1929
      @randomgon1929 2 роки тому +2

      *ok*

    • @iuvdisuhb-ld3ou
      @iuvdisuhb-ld3ou 2 роки тому +10

      i think everything was grey and the corners were silver.

  • @mahsanafisi7478
    @mahsanafisi7478 27 днів тому

    Very cool video!
    When you were touching surfaces that had mercury on them I couldn’t help but think about mercury’s neurotoxicity and Dr. Wetterhahn’s story. I would add some warnings and tips on how to handle mercury itself and the waste if anyone happens to want to try it.

  • @aiaioioi
    @aiaioioi Рік тому

    2:00 IT'S SO CUTE FOR NO REASON, THE REFLECTIONNNN

  • @MattressGuy
    @MattressGuy 3 роки тому +2089

    This is nightmare fuel, this is the coolest and creepiest amalgamation I've ever seen.

    • @monikat6535
      @monikat6535 3 роки тому +2

      I so agree!!

    • @Emiltism
      @Emiltism 3 роки тому +8

      What is nerd bird bitch boy doing in NileRed’s comments

    • @itbepooh
      @itbepooh 3 роки тому +8

      These replies 😭🤚🏾

    • @MattressGuy
      @MattressGuy 3 роки тому +4

      These replies 😭🤚🏾

    • @ButterflyScarlet
      @ButterflyScarlet 3 роки тому +14

      @Urn Turn damn what the hell? Either you're talking to the person, in which case that's a real human fucking chill? Or you're talking to the cartoon character, which.......fucking chill?? Lmao

  • @theEddzilla
    @theEddzilla 3 роки тому +191

    “Anyway, when I poke at it”
    Glad to see the scientific method alive and thriving.

    • @extrm161
      @extrm161 2 роки тому

      👍🏿 ua-cam.com/video/zvTu5OPwx7A/v-deo.html .

  • @skrachamaniacs3878
    @skrachamaniacs3878 9 місяців тому +1

    This seems like it would be useful for generating a large quantity of aluminum oxide for things like thermite and other aluminum oxide-based applications.

  • @pranavdhumal437
    @pranavdhumal437 9 місяців тому

    I love watching these experiments satisfying 😁

  • @rosiek1370
    @rosiek1370 4 роки тому +4033

    imagine showing this chemical reaction to a medieval peasant

    • @Reimael
      @Reimael 4 роки тому +647

      "WITCH!"

    • @danangheloiu1499
      @danangheloiu1499 4 роки тому +511

      You'd probably end up on a burning stake

    • @user-vv1do1wg1j
      @user-vv1do1wg1j 4 роки тому +35

      @Humphrey Hoganwhat? This is the weirdest troll ive seen (oh and bloodletting does work, it can cure most illnesses but it makes you very vulnerable and weak in your immune system and your muscles)

    • @theyoten1613
      @theyoten1613 4 роки тому +86

      Good luck finding metallic Aluminum. If you could you'd become the richest guy.

    • @Scrat335
      @Scrat335 4 роки тому +7

      Probably get you burned at the stake.

  • @elchucofried5683
    @elchucofried5683 3 роки тому +2464

    Science:
    My mind: Lets shoot an aluminum rocket into the planet mercury.

    • @Chlosephene
      @Chlosephene 3 роки тому +43

      My mind:it looks like it could make some cool smoke,let’s boil it

    • @dhruvavikas1632
      @dhruvavikas1632 3 роки тому +44

      Ur brain is on an atomic level

    • @presidentofallfoodnice8113
      @presidentofallfoodnice8113 3 роки тому +9

      I thought it looks like tasty banana.

    • @shaf_yga768
      @shaf_yga768 3 роки тому +2

      Lol 😂 😂 😂

    • @bopperwopper2746
      @bopperwopper2746 3 роки тому +14

      @Jordon Rosen you stole that from one of the top comments but ok

  • @liliowen2132
    @liliowen2132 11 місяців тому

    It's like reverse 3D printing (dierction-wise, 3D printers build from the top up but this is pushing it upwards, I think). I love it

  • @verntoews6937
    @verntoews6937 7 місяців тому

    You would think that a freshly drilled hole would be clean and free of oxidation for at least a while?

  • @folieadeux0531
    @folieadeux0531 3 роки тому +4797

    I found it funny that this video just simply grabs my attention more then how school tries to explain themselves

    • @jondough930
      @jondough930 3 роки тому +57

      than

    • @mylilfamily
      @mylilfamily 3 роки тому +18

      @Crab In German Correct

    • @bluedotsrelaxingmusic2831
      @bluedotsrelaxingmusic2831 3 роки тому +18

      You should watch grammar videos too

    • @lSnakell
      @lSnakell 3 роки тому +15

      I learn more on this channel in 30min than I did in my whole chem class all year.

    • @artrisk1304
      @artrisk1304 3 роки тому +24

      @@bluedotsrelaxingmusic2831 stfu everyone does not have English as their native language. Oh and btw, u didn't put a full stop in the end so just shut up.

  • @tormenmashi_
    @tormenmashi_ 4 роки тому +2118

    "one highly illegal use of this is production of MDMA. Anyways i'll end the video here" if he continued he'll probably show us how to make mdma

    • @AlexW-
      @AlexW- 4 роки тому +103

      I can show u

    • @MrAppie9090
      @MrAppie9090 4 роки тому +134

      You just know there's some idiot somewhere chugging thermometers because he thinks it'll get him buzzed.

    • @apack8730
      @apack8730 4 роки тому +7

      @Alex Wilmes Show me 🤝?

    • @AlexW-
      @AlexW- 4 роки тому +6

      @@apack8730 sure

    • @apack8730
      @apack8730 4 роки тому +4

      Alex Wilmes Write me an email👍

  • @Santiago-vy2ij
    @Santiago-vy2ij Рік тому

    Bruno gud visión broder seguí así q llegaras lejos

  • @2dragonfire514
    @2dragonfire514 Рік тому

    This would be a good way to get aluminum oxide for use in metal-oxide semiconductors!

  • @k.raghuramchakravorthy6047
    @k.raghuramchakravorthy6047 4 роки тому +2376

    If chemistry was presented this way in school, I would never forget any reaction taught, ever in my life.

    • @aaronstone6183
      @aaronstone6183 4 роки тому +86

      not every reaction involves making a tower of metal oxide.. you'll forget it anyway

    • @boltez6507
      @boltez6507 4 роки тому +48

      @@aaronstone6183 bro he means by an experiment

    • @TenCoJeCool
      @TenCoJeCool 4 роки тому +18

      Most reactions are pretty boring...

    • @mcbean8493
      @mcbean8493 4 роки тому +25

      teaching us how to make drugs, I wouldn't forget

    • @taheseenquadri1718
      @taheseenquadri1718 4 роки тому

      TELL ME ABOUT IT

  • @someone862
    @someone862 4 роки тому +1146

    The thumbnail was actually a part of the video and not clickbait.

  • @rachnasachan557
    @rachnasachan557 2 місяці тому

    I love nile was so calm earlier

  • @Servantproto
    @Servantproto 8 місяців тому +1

    Forbidden silver noodles

  • @Raz.C
    @Raz.C 2 роки тому +5068

    I'd love to see this performed in zero-g!!!
    Imagine the structures that could form if the amalgam didn't have to fight against gravity.

    • @Sabamonster
      @Sabamonster 2 роки тому +353

      That's a really insightful statement. I would also like to see that now, lol.

    • @Raz.C
      @Raz.C 2 роки тому +164

      @@Sabamonster
      I dunno about insightful, rather, it seemed to me to be the logical continuation of this kind of experiment.

    • @thatzombiesguyyy2076
      @thatzombiesguyyy2076 2 роки тому +69

      Stick it to the ceiling

    • @Misha-dr9rh
      @Misha-dr9rh 2 роки тому +16

      @@thatzombiesguyyy2076 ...what

    • @oxybrightdark8765
      @oxybrightdark8765 2 роки тому +81

      @@thatzombiesguyyy2076 the mercury would fall off

  • @Nate-gi7no
    @Nate-gi7no 3 роки тому +1403

    That camera angle made me believe that tree was several feet high, then I saw ur hand come into frame and realized it was about as big as it 😂

    • @mrdeathgaming8667
      @mrdeathgaming8667 3 роки тому +15

      Me to

    • @fliptail6016
      @fliptail6016 3 роки тому +24

      Yeah, Camera angles really make a difference.

    • @l.erin200
      @l.erin200 3 роки тому +7

      same haha, i thought it was like almost as high as the ceiling and it was almost about to give me major anxiety bc i have megalophobia but right as i almost clicked off the vid their hand came into frame lolol

    • @vatsalchhabra8875
      @vatsalchhabra8875 3 роки тому +1

      Same here

    • @kenkaneki3999
      @kenkaneki3999 3 роки тому

      Lol Same 🤣

  • @donjoel6754
    @donjoel6754 Рік тому +6

    This was so cool.

  • @kingcheetah6060
    @kingcheetah6060 Рік тому +1

    This also happens with the metal gallium with water and aluminum 5:43

  • @chaisoma
    @chaisoma 2 роки тому +3598

    imagine if this happened on a colossal scale, like a giant tower appearing out of nowhere

    • @4ezha
      @4ezha 2 роки тому +285

      It would probably blow over really quickly

    • @omnitrixsalamander1254
      @omnitrixsalamander1254 2 роки тому +10

      Haha

    • @endmybuffering
      @endmybuffering 2 роки тому +137

      scp material right there

    • @franciscodetonne4797
      @franciscodetonne4797 2 роки тому +127

      It would be... really slow though? In the video, the reaction footage is sped up like 200 times.

    • @spaceguyreal
      @spaceguyreal 2 роки тому +124

      The tower of do-
      *tower falls over*
      JOE I TOLD YOU NOT TO USE MERCURY AND ALUMINUM

  • @kcars409
    @kcars409 5 років тому +4295

    Yeah I can see how this might bring down an airplane.

    • @IndianFootballUltrasTV
      @IndianFootballUltrasTV 5 років тому +45

      That's Savage!

    • @kelfhwhjhdjwh5422
      @kelfhwhjhdjwh5422 5 років тому +96

      @@IndianFootballUltrasTV bruh

    • @Flying_Viking
      @Flying_Viking 5 років тому +310

      Yeah, I work as a aircraft mechanic, and mercury is (besides from a health danger) a metal that do not need to be heated up to fuse with other metals. Luckily, I haven't seen it while on the job. But (most of the time) it is almost impossible to know if it has fused together. Mercury creates an intercrystalline corrosion, which is only visible through x-rays or Ultrasound tests.

    • @Flying_Viking
      @Flying_Viking 5 років тому +11

      @Logan Adams 👍🏼👍🏼

    • @SuperMusicBook
      @SuperMusicBook 5 років тому +2

      This 1st what I was think 🤔

  • @ExcedereInInfinitum
    @ExcedereInInfinitum 4 місяці тому +1

    SO YOU CAN COOK METH WITH THAT? WE NEED MORE OF THOSE

  • @EshwenAudanal
    @EshwenAudanal Рік тому +2

    Something about these videos is oddly captivating to me. I think it’s the minimal sound. Some channels think they gotta add music, and sometimes even sound effects, here, it’s dead air between narration, and it’s kinda all I need.

  • @ThanhCongTC
    @ThanhCongTC 3 роки тому +2024

    Me at school: sleep during Chemistry class
    Also me at home: stay late and spend hours watching Chemistry videos 🙁

    • @Weltte
      @Weltte 3 роки тому +6

      Same!!!

    • @a.plant_0
      @a.plant_0 3 роки тому +5

      Same 😂😂

    • @omnical6135
      @omnical6135 3 роки тому +23

      the videos are actually interesting

    • @biowiener7825
      @biowiener7825 3 роки тому +13

      same, my interest in chemistry started in university when i had actual experiements and not stuck with a class at the same reaction after 4 weeks

    • @ksfishchannel
      @ksfishchannel 3 роки тому +17

      Just goes to show how shitty our education systems are

  • @hanulu1
    @hanulu1 3 роки тому +2309

    Imagine doing this on a larger scale.

    • @KabeeshS
      @KabeeshS 2 роки тому +48

      It'll get oxidised

    • @alegitnolife
      @alegitnolife 2 роки тому +41

      itd be cool if the structure could hold it up properly
      id like to see that

    • @the_nautillus9176
      @the_nautillus9176 2 роки тому +33

      @Cosmic Gaming Redditors are a plague in modern society, if they existed during the middle ages, they would be burned.

    • @re-blitz
      @re-blitz 2 роки тому +3

      @@the_nautillus9176 I bet that guy doesn’t even use reddit

    • @the_nautillus9176
      @the_nautillus9176 2 роки тому +3

      @@re-blitz Probably.

  • @leeoconnor123
    @leeoconnor123 9 місяців тому

    I played with mercury all the time as a child, my stash got bigger and smaller depending on whether i found a new glass themometer to break or if i lost some when playing around with it.

  • @ophthojooeileyecirclehisha4917
    @ophthojooeileyecirclehisha4917 11 місяців тому

    thank you so much

  • @cymbabrzmiacy7561
    @cymbabrzmiacy7561 3 роки тому +1629

    1:23 Lmao, that one mercury ball was like "Bye."

  • @jessie_writes
    @jessie_writes 3 роки тому +515

    Bruh I dont have a bad chemistry teacher but this made me like 100 times more interested in chem then I have been all year-

    • @zachweyrauch2988
      @zachweyrauch2988 3 роки тому +24

      School never tells you that the folks who cut steel into wildly specific shapes for machines are also doing chemisty and geometry.
      Its not your fault education doesnt know why its valuable anymore.

    • @jessie_writes
      @jessie_writes 3 роки тому +10

      @@zachweyrauch2988 You are also the first person to tell me exactly why geometry is useful so thank you

    • @s7e6p19
      @s7e6p19 3 роки тому

      Pool - geometry & physics 😁

    • @brilyman
      @brilyman 3 роки тому +4

      @@zachweyrauch2988 do you really think the folks cutting steel and operating those machines know all the science behind it? No lmfao, they press button, machine go brrrrr. No one on the ground floor operating machines know how or why they work, they just know how to turn it on and use it, someone smarter who knows science built it for them lmfao

    • @milk-pk4xk
      @milk-pk4xk 3 роки тому

      I guess you also weren’t interested in english

  • @2dragonfire514
    @2dragonfire514 Рік тому

    2:24 - me when I see satisfying reactions in NileRed videos

  • @CoyoteTheCanine
    @CoyoteTheCanine 7 місяців тому +1

    I wanna see what happens when you amalgamate bismuth or something like that. 😊❤ love the content Nile keep it going!

  • @johnster02
    @johnster02 3 роки тому +401

    7:30 “is in the production of mdma.......... anyway... i think that’s about it for this video.” JUST GONNA DROP THAT STATEMENT LOL

    • @Inevitabledreamss
      @Inevitabledreamss 3 роки тому +47

      Next video: How to make MDMA

    • @ethericbliss23
      @ethericbliss23 3 роки тому +15

      And he wasn't/isn't joking, either!!!

    • @antonioarroyas7662
      @antonioarroyas7662 3 роки тому +23

      If you Google this reaction all the results are for MDMA. Researching this video was probably a nightmare.

    • @alcyonae
      @alcyonae 3 роки тому

      What’s that?

    • @flo47
      @flo47 3 роки тому +4

      @@alcyonae thats great!

  • @TeaLurker
    @TeaLurker 3 роки тому +393

    "It didn't do much damage"
    My guy is making Pokemons from elements now.

    • @nityaagarwal2408
      @nityaagarwal2408 3 роки тому

      Haha!😂
      I thought the same!

    • @RainbowKidTeeHee
      @RainbowKidTeeHee 3 роки тому

      I caught a Zekrom in Pokémon GO when I read this OMG

    • @nityaagarwal2408
      @nityaagarwal2408 3 роки тому

      @@RainbowKidTeeHee cool!
      Wait...Zekrom is released in Pokémon GO?!

    • @Stk3r
      @Stk3r 3 роки тому

      Dehydrated water

  • @2dragonfire514
    @2dragonfire514 Рік тому +1

    6:10 - since it looked cooler when the surface was damp, how about trying it in a humid environment? Would it create cooler structures like this one?

  • @cycy2425
    @cycy2425 Рік тому

    Very fun. Feel like I'm in chemistry lab again!! Thnx

  • @jamaicanfish7747
    @jamaicanfish7747 2 роки тому +584

    4:42
    Discord: Hey… I like that shape. Do we still need a logo?

    • @_s_5713
      @_s_5713 2 роки тому +6

      I don’t get it? Unless it’s not a joke

    • @thewatcher8657
      @thewatcher8657 2 роки тому +46

      @@_s_5713 He's saying ( I think) that the structure formed at 4:42 is kinda like discord and he is saying on the behalf of Microsoft, do we really need a logo, when we can just make a 2d version of it (like at 4:42) (encouraging the "don't turn me into an oversimplified logo meme)

    • @jamaicanfish7747
      @jamaicanfish7747 2 роки тому +18

      @@thewatcher8657 Wow excellent work good sir

    • @kittamitz
      @kittamitz 2 роки тому +8

      archelogist with a metal thing scrapes off some random hair and discovers discord's ancient ancestor

    • @Anonymous-zc9mf
      @Anonymous-zc9mf 2 роки тому +1

      😀

  • @sofielalice8317
    @sofielalice8317 3 роки тому +1136

    Me: *don't understand a single thing*
    Also me: *still watching cause it looks interesting*

    • @DerHund1
      @DerHund1 3 роки тому +5

      My dad said if I wanted to be smart go watch some videos and I thought about this and it was in my reccemondation

    • @thatstuff7833
      @thatstuff7833 3 роки тому

      My brain hurt

    • @eton5541
      @eton5541 3 роки тому

      Bruh some of the chemical equations shown were similar to the exam i took today

    • @robertcapostagno2082
      @robertcapostagno2082 3 роки тому +1

      @@eton5541 it will only get crazier haha

    • @robertcapostagno2082
      @robertcapostagno2082 3 роки тому +2

      @@flynncarter229 if you dont understand it, learn stuff until you do. Understanding chemistry is useful.

  • @behi5119
    @behi5119 7 місяців тому

    i love how he says that word malgum 😅

  • @frosty_shiba4311
    @frosty_shiba4311 Рік тому +1

    number 1 way to build a skyscraper

  • @DarkFactory
    @DarkFactory 2 роки тому +2873

    Nile is like the fun version of Walter White

    • @thomaselwood12
      @thomaselwood12 Рік тому +95

      Walter White produced some stuff which was also fun.

    • @kassyrobinson190
      @kassyrobinson190 Рік тому +29

      He's the 2020's version of Bill Nye! For you younger generations that was a scientist that showed cool things about science. Lol

    • @dhans9662
      @dhans9662 Рік тому +58

      Jesse, we need to make fun chemistry videos

    • @yourfellowpancake6335
      @yourfellowpancake6335 Рік тому +37

      Jesse, I created a particle accelerator in a garage.

    • @Manay_
      @Manay_ Рік тому +35

      Jesse, we need to burn a gummy bear

  • @shpenkyobo
    @shpenkyobo 3 роки тому +844

    you just randomly appeared in my raccomended, im not disappointed. this is really cool!

    • @beekind6267
      @beekind6267 3 роки тому

      Same here

    • @shpenkyobo
      @shpenkyobo 3 роки тому +24

      @I SugaMuda l sorry dude, im italian and the word is "raccomandazioni" so i spelled it wrong. no need to be passive aggressive

    • @BeeboCertified
      @BeeboCertified 3 роки тому +2

      WHY DID I ONLY GET THIS RECOMMENDED TODAY!? It’s pretty cool

    • @leart78
      @leart78 3 роки тому +2

      wow. what do you expect from youtube, empty feed?
      stop this bullshit of recommended

    • @jazzyb525
      @jazzyb525 3 роки тому +4

      @@leart78 language

  • @barbarahowell5438
    @barbarahowell5438 Рік тому

    Fascinating stuff!

  • @thesambongodragon1057
    @thesambongodragon1057 Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @jeanlevon500
    @jeanlevon500 3 роки тому +729

    this is more interesting than everything i learned this school year

    • @Lordofpsychoticrat
      @Lordofpsychoticrat 3 роки тому +6

      Same

    • @moth8775
      @moth8775 3 роки тому +21

      @@ryucartel351 you must've been homeschooled

    • @user-cl3od7ey3m
      @user-cl3od7ey3m 2 роки тому +3

      Yup

    • @paulotan4338
      @paulotan4338 2 роки тому +8

      Idk man, the powerhouse of the cell is a great competitor

    • @ryanbonner25
      @ryanbonner25 2 роки тому +2

      Follow your heart and focus on parts of science that get you excited and read lots about it.

  • @kundansinghbora2070
    @kundansinghbora2070 2 роки тому +2168

    This is how chemistry should be taught

    • @raerohan4241
      @raerohan4241 2 роки тому +103

      Unfortunately most schools are underfunded. And most funds end up going to stuff like electronics, IT, wages, etc.

    • @derp195
      @derp195 2 роки тому +56

      @@raerohan4241 which are also very important things.
      "Unfortinately, a large portion of school funding goes toward paying the teachers."

    • @takeshikovach5165
      @takeshikovach5165 2 роки тому +40

      @@derp195 teachers are already underpaid. You need better teachers, you need to pay more salaries.

    • @derp195
      @derp195 2 роки тому +16

      @@takeshikovach5165 sorry, I wasn't clear. I was trying to rephrase what the other person said to point out how stupid it was. I agree, if you don't pay teachers well, you won't be able to keep anyone who is any good.

    • @Gamer3427
      @Gamer3427 2 роки тому +11

      @@raerohan4241 Depending on the school, (particularly high schools), a significant portion of the funding goes towards the sports programs such as football and basketball, even though often those programs don't even lead to scholarships for the players and it's rare that the players do anything related to the sport after finishing school.
      I know when I was in high school, our basketball court got completely redone despite being in fairly good shape, all while our text books for most classes were five to ten years old and falling apart. This is also a school where basketball was the secondary sport compared to football. In addition, the gym where that was done wasn't the one used for PE classes, (we had a much older secondary gym for that), and for a year or so after they did it they didn't even like for people other than the basketball team to walk across that gym floor.

  • @gmg325
    @gmg325 Рік тому

    The structure is flexible and resilient. Maybe not against storms like hurricanes, for earth quakes it may be a good structure. That second one looked organic the way it appeared to grow. I wonder the mathematics for only a functional understanding at a base level, for the specific mathematics are currently beyond me but I'm wondering if it's fractal and if other things like the octagonal columns on the flat top mountains in Utah and the octagonal stones named the Giants causeway in Ireland. How likely is that specific shape given the base materials and other variables; temp pressure etc. That is a lot to postulate with that many factors but I'd like to better understand.

  • @sirjohnmara
    @sirjohnmara Рік тому +2

    Store clerk: "What's the Aluminium for?" - Nile: "Hours and hours of FUN!"

  • @PolinaLee94
    @PolinaLee94 3 роки тому +663

    Ahh, so that is how we are gonna make string cheese for our terminator-overlords

  • @madisonmccauley6637
    @madisonmccauley6637 3 роки тому +964

    LMAO- I THOUGHT IT WAS THIS HUGE THING THEN HIS HAND CAME IN I- 😂😂😂

    • @umusty619
      @umusty619 3 роки тому +60

      SJJSJSJSJSJSJ I THOUGHT IT WAS A MOUNTAIN

    • @madisonmccauley6637
      @madisonmccauley6637 3 роки тому +13

      @Anomaly RIGHT 😂

    • @Ok-fj7xx
      @Ok-fj7xx 3 роки тому +30

      SAME I thought it was like 6ft tall

    • @Jie_Da197
      @Jie_Da197 3 роки тому +23

      finish your damn sentence

    • @Ok-fj7xx
      @Ok-fj7xx 3 роки тому +6

      @@Jie_Da197 Ikr you type out your comment there’s no need to act surprised and leave it there

  • @tuckerjennings1816
    @tuckerjennings1816 Рік тому

    Do a nootropics series PLEASE!!! phenylpiracetam phenethylamine ect much cool stuff to be learned

  • @angus4202
    @angus4202 4 місяці тому +1

    the urge to eat the deadly metal cotton candy grows

  • @AMAR0.
    @AMAR0. 3 роки тому +1193

    brain: Eat it

  • @rooditooti4388
    @rooditooti4388 5 років тому +1392

    "yeah and you can also do something illegal with this....aaaaanyways, gotta go!"

    • @skatterpro
      @skatterpro 5 років тому +164

      He's produced substances classified by the DEA before, I don't really know how he gets away with it to be honest..
      I'm definitely not complaining though, 'forbidden science' is ALWAYS the best.

    • @JohnSmith-xm4dk
      @JohnSmith-xm4dk 4 роки тому +88

      @@skatterpro he's Canadian

    • @yixnorb5971
      @yixnorb5971 4 роки тому +32

      @@JohnSmith-xm4dk That explains it.

    • @JohnSmith-xm4dk
      @JohnSmith-xm4dk 4 роки тому +46

      @@yixnorb5971 Yes it's always been know that Canadians get away with any and every illegal activity. Police stop you for having illegal firearms in your possession? Show him your Canadian ID and you'll be on your merry way. The policeman may even guide you.

    • @KEVBOYMUSIC
      @KEVBOYMUSIC 4 роки тому +107

      @@JohnSmith-xm4dk Yeah it's almost like different countries have different laws or something

  • @robertlambert604
    @robertlambert604 4 місяці тому

    Vaya! Esto podría funcionar como arte conceptual...

  • @OleandyrTheGreatDragonGod
    @OleandyrTheGreatDragonGod 4 місяці тому +1

    Idea for new D&D Monster: *"Quicksilver Ooze"*, a slime monster that does poison damage to any creature that touches it but can't touch certain surfaces without producing crazy reactions like this.

  • @sugarfrostbread
    @sugarfrostbread 3 роки тому +847

    The thumbnail legit looked like a silver wig

  • @cam5970
    @cam5970 3 роки тому +854

    This is how elsa built her castle of ice.

  • @bozo790
    @bozo790 Рік тому +2

    you make chemistry actually interesting