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  • Опубліковано 31 бер 2010
  • We celebrate Easter in the lab with a light-hearted look at Cadbury Creme Eggs.
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  • @teagansmith3326
    @teagansmith3326 8 років тому +1469

    NEIL IS THE UNSUNG HERO THAT CHEMISTRY NEEDS
    THANK YOU NEIL YOU ARE INDISPENSABLE AND ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL

    • @marinamartinez9667
      @marinamartinez9667 8 років тому +46

      +Teagan Smith
      Every chemist has a Neil.

    • @teagansmith3326
      @teagansmith3326 8 років тому +108

      THIS IS MY NEIL
      THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT, BUT THIS ONE IS MINE
      WITHOUT ME THIS NEIL IS NOTHING
      WITHOUT MY NEIL I AM NOTHING

    • @jacksyrett3132
      @jacksyrett3132 8 років тому +2

      Legend.

    • @DJMBredonk
      @DJMBredonk 8 років тому +40

      +Teagan Smith I would like to image Neil never talks. He is a perfectionist and a genius, but does not waste his energy speaking or meddling in useless social formalities.
      A true unsung hero.

    • @texasdeeslinglead2401
      @texasdeeslinglead2401 8 років тому +23

      Neil is the parental order to their entropy

  • @MrSauceman09
    @MrSauceman09 9 років тому +882

    Whens Neil appreciation day?

    • @RTSmaster787
      @RTSmaster787 9 років тому +69

      MrSauceman09 Neil Revenge Day*

    • @UmmadikTas
      @UmmadikTas 9 років тому +32

      He's a soviet assassin he just doesn't want to give his accent in

    • @frtard
      @frtard 9 років тому +37

      Mert İndibi Some say that his breath smells of magnesium, and that he's scared of bells... all we know is, he's called Neil.

    • @UmmadikTas
      @UmmadikTas 9 років тому +2

      frtard dude it sounds like you just made that up lol

    • @GraveUypo
      @GraveUypo 9 років тому +7

      Mert İndibi top gear reference.

  • @Sean_Coyne
    @Sean_Coyne 8 років тому +270

    So Neil tossed and turned that night, dreaming of freezing chemists in liquid nitrogen and whacking them with a giant hammer... ;-)

    • @Temp0raryName
      @Temp0raryName 3 роки тому +1

      Sometimes I dream of having a x 10 thumbs up button!

  • @EmpereurNapoleonex
    @EmpereurNapoleonex 8 років тому +308

    This video should have been titled "Neil's Cleaning Checklist" or something like that

  • @mattiasdevlin1363
    @mattiasdevlin1363 9 років тому +104

    What ever you lot are paying Neil, it will never be enough! The man deserves a knighthood for his patience.

    • @glenrothwell6608
      @glenrothwell6608 6 років тому +6

      That's even more funny cause Martin was knighted

  • @TheNecromancer6666
    @TheNecromancer6666 9 років тому +138

    Poor Neil
    you should make a video to celebrate him

  • @oldnotweak
    @oldnotweak 9 років тому +521

    Neils gonna shank you guys one of these days

    • @DeseveMaple
      @DeseveMaple 9 років тому +1

      +oldnotweak true

    • @MrGamerman001
      @MrGamerman001 8 років тому +3

      +oldnotweak Only if they take his swingline stapler.

    • @karrachr000
      @karrachr000 8 років тому +28

      +oldnotweak I would like to think that he would do something a little more fitting... like trap them in a giant bell jar and then evacuate the oxygen...

    • @texasdeeslinglead2401
      @texasdeeslinglead2401 8 років тому

      +karrachr000 haha!

    • @Justin-sl3sb
      @Justin-sl3sb 6 років тому

      Neil scares me sometimes.

  • @ricksanchez694
    @ricksanchez694 8 років тому +117

    i like neil :) he is like if Heisenberg and agent 47 had a baby or something, cool as ice

  • @Vixikats
    @Vixikats 9 років тому +49

    Is anyone else really craving some Cadbury Cream Eggs right now?

    • @owenmcquarrie586
      @owenmcquarrie586 8 років тому

      I lived very near to Canada as a kid in the U.S. and I remember Cadbury Creme Eggs illegal to cross back into the U.S. with.

    • @christopherender8164
      @christopherender8164 5 років тому

      Yes Kinder eggs are illegal but cream eggs are not

  • @professionallyclueless2395
    @professionallyclueless2395 8 років тому +28

    I don't know how i got to this channel, but I'm happy I arrived.

  • @MichaelHazell
    @MichaelHazell 7 років тому +8

    I wish Neil spoke more often! He's like an unsung hero in Periodic Videos and needs to have an interview!

  • @LCdrDerrick
    @LCdrDerrick 9 років тому +40

    Neil has this second job, where also might be some fellows around, making their jokes at his costs. You know he's the reticent guy with the hard biceps but the soft heart. But there he can hide his face under his white helmet and he can put on the white racing suit and he is allowed to let off all the steam, which built up at the campus during the week.

    • @mordekaihorowitz
      @mordekaihorowitz 9 років тому

      you watch too many movies....although that's not totally implausible

    • @EssJay1095
      @EssJay1095 9 років тому +3

      LCdrDerrick Are you saying Neil is... our tame racing driver?

    • @joeandjoe2
      @joeandjoe2 9 років тому

      Is this Neil? Even if you clean streets for a living at least your earning a living

    • @george77772moons
      @george77772moons 8 років тому +1

      +LCdrDerrick Neil confirmed for The Stig

  • @ExzoSSG
    @ExzoSSG 7 років тому +335

    The next day Neil came to work with an automatic rifle to "clean up".

    • @ExzoSSG
      @ExzoSSG 7 років тому +2

      "Wood" comes from trees.

    • @Kotih
      @Kotih 6 років тому +1

      and arousel

    • @CHEVYCAMARO4GEN
      @CHEVYCAMARO4GEN 5 років тому +1

      They are not in America

  • @tron-8140
    @tron-8140 10 років тому +107

    One day Neil has to do a nice big messy experiment, and everyone else has to clean it hehe. Loving the video's. Going to watch them all. >:D

  • @Zanodia
    @Zanodia 7 років тому +31

    Neil looks so sad, you guys should throw him a party.

  • @izzyG710
    @izzyG710 9 років тому +26

    I'm sure Neil's plotting silently for revenge.

  • @Riiyan
    @Riiyan 9 років тому +16

    I'm glad you guys and gals appreciate how much we love Neil, HAHA he's my favorite! Defiantly the strong silent type.

  • @statingthe_obvious6309
    @statingthe_obvious6309 9 років тому +9

    cadbury's cremé egg, how do you eat your?: with a huge pair of tongs and a welding glove.

  • @MoriturHostis
    @MoriturHostis 8 років тому +10

    Lol, Neil is always like "What are you idiots doing again" :D

  • @Waterbottles711
    @Waterbottles711 10 років тому +97

    Poor Neil! hahaha

  • @ryanaldridge1682
    @ryanaldridge1682 8 років тому +46

    Poor Neil.

  • @LunarFurorGames
    @LunarFurorGames 10 років тому +113

    poor neil

  • @TDH12
    @TDH12 8 років тому +44

    Did anyone hear Niel's voice for the first time???

  • @mohammedalzahrani6376
    @mohammedalzahrani6376 8 років тому +13

    1:35 i have a feeling that You might be that next clean up job for Neil.

  • @AmatuerAstronomer2014
    @AmatuerAstronomer2014 9 років тому +11

    "The rare Neil in his natural habitat"
    6:38

  • @optimus2200
    @optimus2200 9 років тому +110

    poor Neil

  • @Kurix5011
    @Kurix5011 9 років тому +14

    Neil be like: "Fuck this shit. I'm out."

  • @strika2000
    @strika2000 9 років тому +2

    I love how these people spend their time not lecturing / researching on screwing around with eggs (and other equally ridiculous experiments). Best lecturer to have...

  • @nathanehrlich2621
    @nathanehrlich2621 9 років тому +31

    Poor Neil! There is always some mess that they are making that he has to clean up.

  • @barnabydixon
    @barnabydixon 11 років тому +10

    Yeah Neil might have to do a messy experiment of his own :D

  • @U014B
    @U014B 8 років тому +3

    3:40 I love Neil's reaction. "Yeah, your friend. Sure."

  • @maxlorge2285
    @maxlorge2285 9 років тому +1

    "Look mom, I'm a scientist!"
    *Smashes Creme Egg with a Mallet*
    "Okay sweetie."

  • @Fritzbedeek
    @Fritzbedeek 10 років тому +10

    I vote Neil watches them clean up the next mess

  • @svspen7701
    @svspen7701 8 років тому +8

    I'm just saying the guys who are paying Neil should start paying him double 'cause you never know when that dude's temp is going to go on high and burst just like Mr.Cream Egg did,except he would burst through the door that's closest to him!

  • @MikeGtrMan
    @MikeGtrMan 10 років тому +5

    I think there should be a special video for Neal! A day in the life of Neal or something :P

  • @stephenbrookes7268
    @stephenbrookes7268 10 років тому +15

    Neil should get a pay increase!

  • @NATESOR
    @NATESOR 9 років тому +10

    Anyone else notice Neil is essentially Ser Ilyn Payne?

  • @Autom_te
    @Autom_te 9 років тому +17

    Still one of the most horrible and disgustingly sweet things to eat

    • @kennethh3790
      @kennethh3790 8 років тому +12

      +Ninos FL and for Neil to clean...

    • @BenjaminGoose
      @BenjaminGoose 8 років тому +2

      +Ninos FL You mean yummy and lovely.

    • @sundewfundew
      @sundewfundew 8 років тому

      They taste like a unicorn made entirely of sugar is having a bad case of diarrhea in your mouth.

  • @wheetcracker
    @wheetcracker 13 років тому +1

    "Show us a smile!"
    "Yeah right..."
    Poor Neil lol

  • @iTsStEpHyyyy
    @iTsStEpHyyyy 11 років тому

    seriously instructors like this should be paid like crazy to teach, knowledge like this is priceless!

  • @killpidone
    @killpidone 8 років тому +4

    That windows xp wallpaper with thousands of icons on the desktop

  • @cmd2tuts
    @cmd2tuts 9 років тому +9

    Science was made to figure out what the heck the cooks where up to.

  • @Freakreader
    @Freakreader 9 років тому +2

    i would love to work and laugh at the same time like these guys

  • @WickedKatze
    @WickedKatze 13 років тому +1

    "Let's see what happens when I hit this with my mallet!" Science at its finest.

  • @blindandwatching
    @blindandwatching 8 років тому +4

    Neil should get a CBE since the Doc has been Knighted.

  • @johnjackson4511
    @johnjackson4511 9 років тому +4

    Poor Neil, I do feel sorry for the fella.

  • @joshgreen2164
    @joshgreen2164 4 роки тому

    Some of your vids reaffirm the "mad scientist" stereotypes. Love it

  • @adamflyshotmail
    @adamflyshotmail 4 роки тому

    Neil doesn't even react to the explosion, he just laughs when everybody else screams at it.

  • @yishaqdavid2029
    @yishaqdavid2029 9 років тому +4

    Why does he have so many short cuts on his desktop omg. That would drive me nuts. 1:41

  • @TehKhronicler
    @TehKhronicler 10 років тому +9

    The pity level for Neil in these comments is impressive.

  • @SanyaSagar
    @SanyaSagar 13 років тому

    so good to see people having so much fun in the workplace

  • @PatrickOyarzun
    @PatrickOyarzun 13 років тому

    This was the first video from Nottingham I saw. Now I'm subscribed to all of your channels! Thanks for adding quality science to youtube.

  • @seirramoon388
    @seirramoon388 7 років тому +10

    moral of this channel: Science is fun XD

    • @Geolaminar
      @Geolaminar 6 років тому

      Also, that Neil doesn't get enough respect.

  • @JoshLeo13
    @JoshLeo13 7 років тому +4

    neil is da real mvp

  • @AleK0451
    @AleK0451 2 роки тому

    this video is a landmark on this channel because you can actually hear neil speak

  • @Jeffrey_Wong
    @Jeffrey_Wong 11 років тому

    I love the camera shake when the mallet comes down. :)

  • @lacombar
    @lacombar 10 років тому +3

    For some reason I was expecting some vapor phase chromatography of the egg :-(

  • @vutroslavgandic
    @vutroslavgandic 9 років тому +9

    1:50 the desktop ugggh so nasty...

    • @niko1even
      @niko1even 6 років тому

      Jaka Korosec professors have a lot of files...

  • @starked1
    @starked1 11 років тому

    I love Neil's sideways glance. Sort of a "just you wait til later Mate"

  • @skweeky12345
    @skweeky12345 11 років тому

    Pete is a giant child. "Go! More heat! I want the goo out." Thanks to all of you for all the cool videos.

  • @maffhunt
    @maffhunt 10 років тому +26

    These chemists are just big kids really...

    • @aaabbb-gd8no
      @aaabbb-gd8no 9 років тому +6

      Thats why I want to be one !

    • @HeisenTwerk
      @HeisenTwerk 9 років тому +16

      all scientists are big kids, that's why science is so damn awesome :D

    • @mordekaihorowitz
      @mordekaihorowitz 9 років тому

      HeisenTwerk affirmative, sir. *snicker* _I said affirmative_ *snicker*

    • @Hugh.Manatee
      @Hugh.Manatee 9 років тому +1

      maffhunt Any adult who can't ever act like a big kid is doing something wrong with their life.

    • @soudippandit9965
      @soudippandit9965 5 років тому

      maffhun

  • @gamerphile7060
    @gamerphile7060 10 років тому +3

    Poor Neil...

  • @rebeccam2
    @rebeccam2 11 років тому

    I love how they just have so much fun as scientists.

  • @ognog3489
    @ognog3489 11 років тому

    I LOVE THESE VIDEOS!!!!
    Thank you everyone in these videos

  • @MAFiA303
    @MAFiA303 9 років тому +6

    DO MARSHMALLOWS

  • @agent475816
    @agent475816 8 років тому +3

    Is Neil a janitor or something? or an assistant?

    • @ToastiLP
      @ToastiLP 8 років тому +8

      He's the technician...so basically a janitor

    • @texasdeeslinglead2401
      @texasdeeslinglead2401 8 років тому +1

      +red toasti and the parental balance who doesn't go bat shi* over a graphite block, lol. ;)

  • @psychedelicpython
    @psychedelicpython 7 років тому +1

    These guys (and gal) are funny! I knew the chocolate cream egg would just break into small pieces before it was hit by a mallet. Fun video. I love the periodic videos!

  • @BokBarber
    @BokBarber 9 років тому

    Neil hears your cackling in his sleep every night. His nightmares wake him up screaming the only words he will be able to utter forevermore.
    "The eggs... the EGGS!!!!"

  • @Riiyan
    @Riiyan 9 років тому +3

    Clean up, aisle Neil!!!

  • @TeamAnbu65
    @TeamAnbu65 7 років тому +30

    Neil....hmmm? Its more like Mr. Clean.

    • @emilyrln
      @emilyrln 6 років тому +1

      Dang it; now I can't get that image out of my head! (Mr. Clean has always struck me as a bit ominous, like you don't wanna mess with that guy or he'll clean you off the face of the earth or something. Adding Neal to that mix just seems... incredibly dangerous and foolhardy...)

  • @jameymueller2328
    @jameymueller2328 8 років тому

    I want to see an episode on poor neil !!!! He needs his moment in the sun for all his hard work!!!

  • @andrewrobertson444
    @andrewrobertson444 11 років тому

    Cadbury's Creme Eggs and cackling chemists - a perfect combination.

  • @Aassymcass
    @Aassymcass 12 років тому

    5:36 was a BEAUTIFUL hit! Really spot on!

  • @Palisade5810
    @Palisade5810 7 років тому +2

    3:37 *recks fumehood* -I'm gonna go give a lecture now

  • @ZeikHunter
    @ZeikHunter 11 років тому

    Neil's an excellent sport to play the straight man in all these shenanigans. I enjoy watching you fellows make science accessible to a wider audience.

  • @forensix78
    @forensix78 2 роки тому

    The way Neil lights that match at 2:22 is just so damn cool. 😎

  • @fazerman
    @fazerman 4 роки тому

    Neil, you are the real poor guy and thus also the hero in this series.

  • @scarymonsterfilms
    @scarymonsterfilms 12 років тому

    Its almost easter and those eggs are in stok everywhere!!!!! best time of the year!!!!!!

  • @svspen7701
    @svspen7701 8 років тому +2

    I'm guessing that Neil in other words means get on the ground and clean this up!After I watched this video I vow to never eat another cream egg for the rest of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!I loved the video so much!!!!!!!!!

  • @h.g.damptmeijer7039
    @h.g.damptmeijer7039 8 років тому

    3:52 neil is just standing there thinking. why did i let him near the fumer again.

  • @Dj992Music
    @Dj992Music 11 років тому

    the guy giggling at the end made him sound like a little kid haha. still made me laugh

  • @MarceloDezem
    @MarceloDezem 8 років тому

    NEIL is the true hero who makes everything possible. Thank you Neil!!!

  • @spirit6001
    @spirit6001 8 років тому

    What temperature is purple flame ranged at 2,000 to 2,500 or less because I now orange-ish red-ish is around 150 to 850 or 750

  • @hotaru8309
    @hotaru8309 6 років тому

    I always eat them frozen from a regular freezer. It makes the center well basically the texture of a glue stick which, as you eat the outer shell, melts into a slime that is just cold enough the stick to itself in one blob.

  • @gasser5001
    @gasser5001 8 років тому

    can we get a blue card salute for Neil, the real chemistry hero.

  • @Neo_to
    @Neo_to 12 років тому

    I did this experiment with the potassium chlorate (but with other candy) once in front of some elementary-school kids. actually made some of them cry.

  • @xj9779
    @xj9779 5 років тому

    That look when he said, " Aggain i managed to make a mess in my friends fumer" 😂😂😂

  • @benjaminlehman3221
    @benjaminlehman3221 9 років тому

    Shouldn't the chocolate keeps seal or is the pump too strong?

  • @PhantomHoover
    @PhantomHoover 13 років тому

    That thing about the crystal structure of chocolate is really interesting. I'm totally doing my chemistry project on that.

  • @RanaKamikaze
    @RanaKamikaze 7 років тому

    6:12 Bringing a whole new meaning to Frozen Mallet

  • @steamer1
    @steamer1 3 роки тому +1

    3:45 Neil speaks "thanks, mate"

  • @Rowendeln
    @Rowendeln 12 років тому

    The computer has SO MANY ICONS!

  • @tieck4408
    @tieck4408 3 роки тому

    Do ice crystals get smaller as the temp goes down?
    I feel pretty confident you could freeze the egg in such a way that it would hold up a bit against the mallet... from my experiences with ice almost 200 degrees hotter.

  • @mdlvc
    @mdlvc 8 років тому

    As a chem work study student poor Neil. I know what is like to have those fun messes to clean up.

  • @endlessoul
    @endlessoul 13 років тому

    Science meets Easter and candy. Brilliant!

  • @DrummingSpain
    @DrummingSpain 11 років тому

    Still, it was good to see them finally coming out of their shells!

  • @Guineh76
    @Guineh76 12 років тому +1

    It's nice to see scientists having some good fun. Poor Neil. :)

  • @rbdoppler7841
    @rbdoppler7841 8 років тому

    NEIL SMILED! We must celebrate.

  • @pfreddyp
    @pfreddyp 9 років тому

    So, I would like to know more about what Neil does to clean up those messes and prepare the apparatus for the next use. Like, that's a lot of surface to sterilize after smashing that frozen egg all over the place all of which is going to melt before you find it all. Keeping your lab clean is more than half the battle, IMO. I may be wrong but an unexpected result would more often than not mean something unexpected in the environment.

  • @fatbloke26
    @fatbloke26 10 років тому

    I can't believe you destroyed Neil's workshop! I was a lab tech there 16 years ago and enjoyed working with him. He hasn't aged a single day.