Making superconductors

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  • Опубліковано 31 лип 2020
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    A few years ago, I saw a video about superconductors and it looked like anti-gravity magic. So, I decided to try and make some superconductors myself and to see if I could re-create the effect myself. In particular, I'll be making a YBCO superconductor, which is one of the few practical high-temperature superconductors.
    Procedures:
    1) One with potential problem: bit.ly/3fjdX70
    2) One I followed: bit.ly/2DaNEmb
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  • @tomgidden
    @tomgidden 3 роки тому +4853

    “I wasn’t sure how much to use, so I ended up just putting in all of it.” So, the standard NileRed procedure then.

  • @juliocalandrin5633
    @juliocalandrin5633 3 роки тому +770

    13:13 "I actually started thinking that I would have to start over but it turned out that I successfully summoned my desired demon"

    • @ksp-crafter5907
      @ksp-crafter5907 3 роки тому +41

      haha true, i also thought he opened a gate to hell! 😄

    • @WubwubDJ
      @WubwubDJ 3 роки тому +18

      I thought the same exact thing. "pleasant surprise" and "cool" lol

    • @srenkoch6127
      @srenkoch6127 3 роки тому +12

      I guess I'm a minority though, because I immediately guessed he was doing the nitrate-citrate synthesis.
      I was actually a bit worried when he did it in an open beaker, as I have personally seen the synthesis done in a chimney apparatus, as some materials when made this way kind of impersonates a rocket in reverse...
      (Our labs are no longer allowed to do it that way as it creates way too much nano-particles which are kind of bad for yo if you inhale them, and even doing it in a fume hood is not enough in some cases....)
      So yes, that synthesis can be described as 'opening the gates to hell' The hell just only shows up 20 years later in the form of lung cancer :-(

    • @_zander1025
      @_zander1025 3 роки тому +1

      Søren Koch bro it was a just a fun little joke

    • @MrDragonorp
      @MrDragonorp 3 роки тому

      @@srenkoch6127 truez my grandfather may he rest in peace was in charge of the electronic section in the chemistry department at a Uni and he also got cancer, presumably from soldering for so long, plus who knows what was in the devices he fixed. Always need to wear protective equipment when dealing with carriable particles/fume and alike.

  • @cabwaylingo_
    @cabwaylingo_ 11 місяців тому +1195

    i love that the random tube furnace company not only responded but actually helped you out and annotated your own picture of the damaged board

    • @tchotchonyt2442
      @tchotchonyt2442 9 місяців тому +76

      They normally do that if possible. You're still a potential customer for spare parts, consumables, ... Only stands to reason they'd like to help get it working.

    • @MyDude199
      @MyDude199 8 місяців тому +48

      cause of this video they probably got quite a few sales.

    • @Leander_2000
      @Leander_2000 8 місяців тому +35

      all the alibaba customer support ive gotten so far was always way better than any other like amazon etc

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 5 місяців тому +5

      @@MyDude199 rly? Nile didn't even mention the name of the company

    • @ananteshesha5788
      @ananteshesha5788 5 місяців тому +37

      ​@@Leander_2000fr tho dude, i ordered borosilicate glass from china, and the when some of it arrived shattered, they not only sent me new ones, but they even payed for the shipping too

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    @nicosnonsense Рік тому +3567

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      @gamtax Рік тому +80

      "If in doubt, flat it out."
      I forgot who said that.

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      @HandleNotFoundException Рік тому +42

      "Then on top of it, I added a metal spacer thing..."

    • @WhatAHandleThisIs_
      @WhatAHandleThisIs_ Рік тому +11

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      @agustinmalebran8416 Рік тому +7

      @@gamtax i think it was colin mcrae who said that

  • @user-elliseuji
    @user-elliseuji 3 роки тому +19194

    nile: [does something] i then realized that this was a terrible, terrible mistake and would ruin the whole project, except i got lucky and everything was actually fine

    • @fireboltball
      @fireboltball 3 роки тому +405

      Omg this made me laugh so hard. Love it.

    • @zipityzap7675
      @zipityzap7675 3 роки тому +50

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    • @Solarianv3
      @Solarianv3 3 роки тому +41

      me: hah you idiot

    • @zipityzap7675
      @zipityzap7675 3 роки тому +32

      grape god lol what’s happening

    • @AsbestosMuffins
      @AsbestosMuffins 3 роки тому +70

      happened quite often when I worked in r&d

  • @lololllololololol
    @lololllololololol 3 роки тому +8186

    "It was just so gross, that I honestly thought I had messed something up... Turned out I was just being impatient."
    [SUMMONS DEMON]

  • @matt25675
    @matt25675 Рік тому +426

    I actually almost got teary-eyed at the company actually being helpful and giving detailed support.
    And just seeing two people far more brilliant than me in the realm of technology interacting was beautiful

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      @GoldenBreEze Рік тому

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    • @danielcz6882
      @danielcz6882 5 місяців тому +14

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      They better be helpful if I paid 2k for it

  • @kurtbecker3827
    @kurtbecker3827 Рік тому +248

    The most important lesson of this video is:
    The author is not afraid attempting something he has initially no idea if he will succeed or not. This is the most important attribute of a true engineer.
    If you fail, try something else, repeat until you succeed.

    • @asmacdonful
      @asmacdonful Рік тому +9

      The most important lesson of this video for me: Subscribe to NileRed. Second place lesson: No I can't just make a bunch of superconductoring magnets on the cheap.

    • @fleshypotato4307
      @fleshypotato4307 Рік тому

      3rd lesson : me dum dum, so I just like watching his videos and going "damn that's easy" but never actually doing it myself because I KNOW I'll mess it up

    • @tacotaquero1680
      @tacotaquero1680 Рік тому

      4th lesson: if it fails, it was probably the oxidation

    • @nameless......................
      @nameless...................... 4 місяці тому

      engineer gaming

    • @smithsmith6402
      @smithsmith6402 15 днів тому

      Instructions unclear. I am now destitute and turning tricks to fund my potato battery project.

  • @cornecoetzee4222
    @cornecoetzee4222 3 роки тому +3673

    Ben from applied science: *Literally does anything*
    NileRed: " Its kinda ugly"

    • @Wertsir
      @Wertsir 3 роки тому +72

      He’s negging the scientific method itself.

    • @OrangeC7
      @OrangeC7 3 роки тому +135

      @@Wertsir "Is it actually good science if it isn't pretty when all's said and done?"

    • @wandynlya
      @wandynlya 3 роки тому +63

      13:22 look like the portal of hell was
      opening up

    • @ajruiz963
      @ajruiz963 3 роки тому +29

      13:26 NileRed successfully summon unknown entity.

    • @BothHands1
      @BothHands1 3 роки тому +21

      ben is the best thing to happen to science on youtube. nurdrage was def up there too until he basically stopped posting. but applied science is just amazing every time. until he starts coding on that one piece of hardware whose name completely slips my mind, but they can be pieced together to run all sorts of low power, things that don't need much computing power, like scoreboards or whatever. they can be used to do basically anything tho, and it's driving me crazy that i can't remember the name. but anyway, yeah, the coding stuff is all over my head, but everything else is amazing and i love his channel so much

  • @moongazer06
    @moongazer06 3 роки тому +917

    "turns out I was just being impatient."
    *gate to hell opens*

    • @lordfrostdraken
      @lordfrostdraken 3 роки тому +20

      Doom Guy requests your location

    • @jurjenbos228
      @jurjenbos228 3 роки тому +32

      Yes, that was the moment I got genuinely scared

    • @leafyclass
      @leafyclass 3 роки тому +6

      LMAOO ybco wants to know your location

    • @Bee-df8vx
      @Bee-df8vx 3 роки тому +2

      It looks like sumn out of resident evil 7

    • @polarispulsar
      @polarispulsar 3 роки тому +1

      It's like a snake firework

  • @WildRapier
    @WildRapier Рік тому +662

    @38:50 I knew a guy who, after doing calculations "lost" about 500g of nitroglycerin. They found it after doing the math 3x. It had gotten entrained in filter media in a purification setup. Good thing it was still kept cool! You don't want to "vaporize" 500 mg of nitroglycerin in a lab setting! Impressive superconductor synthesis! And it worked!!!

    • @nikkiofthevalley
      @nikkiofthevalley Рік тому +69

      500 milligrams of nitroglycerin or 500 grams of nitroglycerin? If it's the latter, I have to wonder why anyone would be making that much in a lab setting.

    • @johnnyjoestar9821
      @johnnyjoestar9821 Рік тому +5

      Nerd

    • @aleisterlavey9716
      @aleisterlavey9716 Рік тому +9

      @@nikkiofthevalley for recreational purpose. XD 😆

    • @TheBluePhoenix008
      @TheBluePhoenix008 Рік тому +6

      The lab go boom boom

    • @Steelerebecca92
      @Steelerebecca92 Рік тому +4

      @@nikkiofthevalley to "fix" a very big mistake, clearly.

  • @NeroCM
    @NeroCM Рік тому +144

    The explanation for superconductors in this video finally made me realise why the "Unobtanium" from Avatar was so sought after: it's described as a "high temperature superconductor" meaning it can do what superconductors do, except it does it always, even at ambient temperature.

    • @maxwellwellman
      @maxwellwellman 6 місяців тому +28

      that's also why the islands on Pandora float: they are magnetic

    • @NeroCM
      @NeroCM 6 місяців тому +18

      @@maxwellwellmanyes... I know... it was very clearly explained.
      What I didn't get is why a "high temperature superconductor" was something important. And now instead I do. That's all.

    • @rorriccarlson1108
      @rorriccarlson1108 4 місяці тому +4

      Even at high temperature

  • @amir_hamzah
    @amir_hamzah 3 роки тому +1467

    As a chemist I found 100’s of journal articles with dumb calculations that led no where and the methodology seemed so illogical this is so relatable

    • @blendyboi5023
      @blendyboi5023 3 роки тому +96

      As a dumb person i have no idea whats going on

    • @amir_hamzah
      @amir_hamzah 3 роки тому +226

      @@blendyboi5023 your not dumb lol just chose a different career path I’m probably incapable at whatever you do

    • @entitypolyhedron
      @entitypolyhedron 3 роки тому +20

      Just a curious random im just watching for interesting facts and brain cells.

    • @raphaelklaussen1951
      @raphaelklaussen1951 3 роки тому +38

      I wonder why that is. Typically, a journal which publishes rubbish calculations pays a serious price in lost reputation.

    • @blendyboi5023
      @blendyboi5023 3 роки тому +13

      @@amir_hamzah oh ok ty

  • @SubsonicNoise
    @SubsonicNoise 3 роки тому +869

    "Turns out I was just a little impatient"
    *portal to hell opens and releases an eldritch horror without any warning or acknowledgement*

  • @arinrudenko2745
    @arinrudenko2745 Рік тому +118

    I just love the roller coaster between "I found a detailed instruction" and "I had no idea what I was doing"; also, "I have to make it right" and "I just decided to roll with what I had" 😅😅 he's that rare kind of people who can easily educate and entertain ❤

  • @Alex-fc6xj
    @Alex-fc6xj Рік тому +87

    Rest in peace K. Alex Müller who discovered the first high-temperature superconductor together with Georg Bednorz back in 1986. He passed away last month.

  • @koreboredom4302
    @koreboredom4302 3 роки тому +497

    "Canadian sorcerer summons black snake from a hell portal, beats it until it turns to dust and makes shit levitate with said demon snake ashes"

  • @ghostboyalt6239
    @ghostboyalt6239 3 роки тому +681

    “Turns out I was just being impatient”
    *opens a portal to hell*

    • @sometimesChris01
      @sometimesChris01 3 роки тому +20

      This is the comment i was looking for

    • @jacktheredd7735
      @jacktheredd7735 3 роки тому +16

      yea looks like a worm from THE UNDERWORLD coming out to eat this guy's soul

    • @deadaccountlol340
      @deadaccountlol340 3 роки тому +12

      13:14

    • @alexganz2582
      @alexganz2582 3 роки тому +16

      "So while I had access to hell, I thought it would be a great opportunity to stock up on sulfur for future experiments..."

    • @creeperking1068
      @creeperking1068 3 роки тому +2

      IKR

  • @chrissynen
    @chrissynen Рік тому +24

    41:23 that cube spin was simply *chefs kiss

  • @frustratedalien666
    @frustratedalien666 Рік тому +9

    That seller on Alibaba was exceptionally helpful. They already had your money and none of what happened was their fault so they could have ignored you but they really walked you through how to fix it. I am impressed.

    • @elhurricane1706
      @elhurricane1706 Рік тому +2

      In a way...I suspect he's not the first person to make that mistake.

    • @johannesgutsmiedl366
      @johannesgutsmiedl366 Рік тому +2

      @@elhurricane1706 honestly I don't think so, it's a fairly specific mistake to make (most countries have either 110V or 230V mains and you'd never even think about speccing it wrong, Canada must be kinda unique in this and I doubt they get many orders from there). Just seems like it's a very custom product and so they're fine to invest in customer support.

  • @heliumfreak5364
    @heliumfreak5364 3 роки тому +3435

    There arent many youtubers that can make me sit and watch a 45 min video without getting bored especially when i know nothing about chemistry.

    • @creeperhi7656
      @creeperhi7656 3 роки тому +44

      AND WATCH ALL HELL BREAK LOOSE

    • @user-uc5yc2ch4g
      @user-uc5yc2ch4g 3 роки тому +58

      exactly! i literally just finished watching the video and holy fuck it's 4am 💀 this was such a good project

    • @Steven0612
      @Steven0612 3 роки тому +34

      Wow, the moment I read your comment I realized this video was 45 minutes long, felt more like 15 or so

    • @blazer6248
      @blazer6248 3 роки тому +19

      Chemistry is the kicker here. I'll watch plenty of 45 minute vids on my favorite channels but I doubt any other channel could keep my attention on chemistry like he does. Well, there's 1 other guy. I forget his name but he made the holograms.
      Edit: the Thought Emporium, I think. And I guess he isn't exactly chemistry but more biology and stuff. It's still super science-y and he makes it easy to watch and understand.

    • @samanthakim5035
      @samanthakim5035 3 роки тому

      True

  • @Ghostly3011
    @Ghostly3011 3 роки тому +1819

    “But it turned out that I was just being impatient.”
    *Portal to hell opens and demonic mass emerges*

    • @satan9830
      @satan9830 3 роки тому +80

      That's John, he's a bit deranged but he's got the spirit.

    • @MiguelAngel-go4ck
      @MiguelAngel-go4ck 3 роки тому +14

      It looks cool

    • @braideasegoat8284
      @braideasegoat8284 3 роки тому +3

      Portal to hell or ignited origin point? Jw details, ya know 😏

    • @srs6128
      @srs6128 3 роки тому +1

      ...

    • @srs6128
      @srs6128 3 роки тому

      @@braideasegoat8284 the 2nd

  • @cossinsu
    @cossinsu Рік тому +65

    Damn I got so relieved when you ended up putting ferrofluid on the magnet. I had been thinking about this for the past 20 minutes

  • @gamebustonaut3171
    @gamebustonaut3171 7 місяців тому +16

    i loved the part where the capacitor said "its capacitin time" and then it capatited all over the board above it

  • @oompalumpus699
    @oompalumpus699 3 роки тому +1921

    This man just summoned ugly little bonsai trees from hell.

  • @lefr33man
    @lefr33man 3 роки тому +420

    13:23 when you're trying to do some cool magnets stuff and you accidentally summon a demon from Hell

  • @marangui78bs30
    @marangui78bs30 Рік тому +5

    13:17 "turned out I was just being impatient" *opens the gate to hell*

  • @GroupNebula563
    @GroupNebula563 Рік тому +22

    I don’t know what any of the stuff you’re saying means, but I like watching funny things turn funny colors so 10/10

  • @somerandomguybody6514
    @somerandomguybody6514 3 роки тому +443

    “I was just being impatient” *gate to hell opens up*

  • @anotherkoogleboy
    @anotherkoogleboy 3 роки тому +2867

    The fact that there was no reviews yet the company was there to help him with any issues is great....he should give them 10 stars

    • @Joe-Mama978
      @Joe-Mama978 3 роки тому +49

      He wasted days trying to troubleshoot the issue and they badly packaged it. 1 star

    • @austinhoang1814
      @austinhoang1814 3 роки тому +342

      @@Joe-Mama978 The issue was operator error, so it's not their fault. The bad packaging is though.

    • @drhades4240
      @drhades4240 2 роки тому +19

      @@austinhoang1814 true so at least 3-3.5 stars

    • @kevinpham3093
      @kevinpham3093 2 роки тому +59

      @@drhades4240 Honestly I’d give an honest 4

    • @GadgetBoy
      @GadgetBoy 2 роки тому +48

      That is an odd thing with folks that make the *good* knockoff products. They have great support. Sometimes.

  • @gregorgoodman
    @gregorgoodman 9 місяців тому +6

    Coming back to this after the discovery of room temperature superconductors

  • @gwenturo9550
    @gwenturo9550 8 місяців тому +14

    This is a video I keep coming back to. It's comforting.
    Nigel, your channel in general has allowed me to keep holding on when I was at a low point in my life, and I didn't feel like I was worthy or smart or determined enough to pursue the education and career in science that I wanted.
    You never let me let go of learning more about the world around me, so thank you. I'm getting my degree in physics now!
    Your sense of humor and sheer enjoyment of chemistry keeps me coming back to watch you do these experiments over and over again.

    • @sophiemitchell4554
      @sophiemitchell4554 2 місяці тому +2

      just put this video on to go to sleep after watching it atleast 20 times already because its just so comforting :)

    • @gwenturo9550
      @gwenturo9550 2 місяці тому

      @@sophiemitchell4554 seriously this one alone I can't even count how many times I've slept to it, probably 50+

  • @ventiyumyum5748
    @ventiyumyum5748 3 роки тому +765

    “So I kinda procrastinated for the next year and a half” this guy just became 10x more relatable

    • @gonun69
      @gonun69 3 роки тому +50

      Yeah, but while "procrastinating" he made his own aerogel, ferrofluid, and uranium glass, just to name a few...

    • @sweebow5288
      @sweebow5288 3 роки тому +5

      BROTHER

    • @panickedhispanic5933
      @panickedhispanic5933 3 роки тому +5

      @@r0ug374 what's the point of being an asshole

    • @enderredacted112
      @enderredacted112 3 роки тому +1

      @@r0ug374 I did now shut up.

    • @MrSkme
      @MrSkme 3 роки тому +1

      @@panickedhispanic5933 I think mainly to scapegoat. To place your own faults on others so you don't have to feel so less bad about them.

  • @ecliptic6911
    @ecliptic6911 3 роки тому +2220

    "So i kinda procrastinated for the next year and a half"
    We all felt that

    • @johnnydept8975
      @johnnydept8975 3 роки тому +4

      What does procrastination mean

    • @johnnydept8975
      @johnnydept8975 3 роки тому +5

      Rude not to answer

    • @johnnydept8975
      @johnnydept8975 3 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @ecliptic6911
      @ecliptic6911 3 роки тому +43

      @@johnnydept8975 dude i was literally asleep when you commented

    • @josephdavison4189
      @josephdavison4189 3 роки тому +21

      @@johnnydept8975 it means to basically just be lazy and not do something you need to do for a while

  • @ironsword7
    @ironsword7 9 місяців тому +12

    Waiting for NileRed to make LK-99

  • @evansste
    @evansste Рік тому +17

    This is an extraordinary video! Not only do you show what problems you ran into, but you explain your solutions, and show that they work. This is HIGHLY valuable for any DIYer.
    As a hobbyist, thanks, so much, for your helpful contribution!

  • @packediceisthebestminecraf9007
    @packediceisthebestminecraf9007 3 роки тому +240

    "Everything on that site was wrong, the calculations were useless and the ratios were incorrect. This isn't to blast them or anything..."

    • @packediceisthebestminecraf9007
      @packediceisthebestminecraf9007 3 роки тому +9

      @Evi1M4chine He does exactly the same, except he doesn't say he's not blasting anybody.

    • @jblps
      @jblps 3 роки тому +5

      @@packediceisthebestminecraf9007 sort of like the old... "[Highly offensive comment], no offense."

  • @zander_9764
    @zander_9764 3 роки тому +390

    “What I had at this point should’ve been the final YBCO”
    *15 minutes left*
    Me: oh no

    • @inabothwick6353
      @inabothwick6353 3 роки тому

      Hahaha best comment here

    • @philip1382
      @philip1382 3 роки тому +15

      What gets me is that his inflection is so consistent describing both success and failure that if you aren't looking at the video time remaining you don't know if he's about to describe what went wrong or if the next line is going to be, "...and it was."

  • @shApYT
    @shApYT 9 місяців тому +7

    Time for part 2. Room Temp boogaloo.

  • @jc8153
    @jc8153 9 місяців тому +7

    Nilered, now you gotta peer review LK 99 manufacturing

  • @jacobrevier53
    @jacobrevier53 3 роки тому +472

    When he talks, he sounds like he’s giving an explanation that leads to a question but the question never comes.

    • @WillTFB
      @WillTFB 3 роки тому +20

      Bro why does this make sense?

    • @tsugu9146
      @tsugu9146 3 роки тому +6

      Holy shit i never noticed

    • @memelofi4470
      @memelofi4470 3 роки тому +19

      Inverse vsauce

    • @derekbigpowers1993
      @derekbigpowers1993 3 роки тому +26

      To me it always sounds like after every pause he’s going to say something bad happened

    • @parkrangerpk
      @parkrangerpk 3 роки тому +9

      @@derekbigpowers1993 same actually. I wait for the dreaded "but, unfortunately..."

  • @deepakpm22
    @deepakpm22 Місяць тому +3

    15:25 the grip reaper summoned

  • @CalifornianCuttlefish
    @CalifornianCuttlefish 11 місяців тому +12

    Nile is one of those people who will make a saw trap one day and make cute plastic glove soda the next day.

  • @draa0gon
    @draa0gon 3 роки тому +139

    13:17
    Imagine you're in medieval europe and you find weird bubbling tar, then the flaming arm of Satan himself reaches from the tar to pull you back to hell while you hear the screams of damned souls erupting from the hell portal.

    • @OrangeC7
      @OrangeC7 3 роки тому +6

      If any alchemists found this, it definitely would have been quite interesting lol

    • @terr1592
      @terr1592 3 роки тому

      then - as stolen from another comment - a man from a strange land on the other side of the ocean with glass over his eyes that magically corrects his vision proceeds to beat the arm until it turns into ashes, then makes strange metal levitate with it

  • @finkalo
    @finkalo 3 роки тому +3413

    i aint gonna lie the guy on the phone sounds like somebody who just dropped a big crate on the ground

    • @tanszism
      @tanszism 3 роки тому +332

      maybe, but you never know. i have a singular friend who works in the national postal service (so, this is completely anecdotal) and most of the destroyed shit actually come like that. you never actually find out who broke it because it just passes hands and EVERYONE acts like that. from the shipyard handler, truck driver to the mortal postalman.

    • @Discotekh_Dynasty
      @Discotekh_Dynasty 3 роки тому +151

      Poor guy, he must have been shitting bricks

    • @Silver-Rexy
      @Silver-Rexy 3 роки тому +176

      @@tanszism Does this imply that shipyard handlers and truck drivers are _immortal?_

    • @plsdonttttt
      @plsdonttttt 3 роки тому +35

      "somehow" it came apart

    • @tik-tac-toe7864
      @tik-tac-toe7864 3 роки тому +2

      didn't he though...👍

  • @clintonmekwunye2010
    @clintonmekwunye2010 6 місяців тому +2

    I really enjoyed watching this video!! It's my second time completing it. As a material engineering undergrad who has been fascinated by superconductors for over a year now, this video is a gem and a motivation. Thank you

  • @withanamelikefrances7916
    @withanamelikefrances7916 3 роки тому +4872

    Nile after making the aerogel video: I want to stick to lower scale projects
    Nile like 3 videos later: anyway so here's this 45 minute video of me making an antigravity floating witch device

    • @skelemon5975
      @skelemon5975 3 роки тому +18

      oh my f**king god

    • @skelemon5975
      @skelemon5975 3 роки тому +8

      u still watching??
      lol

    • @ChrisTuttle
      @ChrisTuttle 3 роки тому +67

      HyperGamingMinecraft no words have better summed up my thoughts.
      This presentation and documentation of the process reignites my passion for superconductors and their chemistry.
      Excellent use of your time Nile. Thank you!

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter 3 роки тому +49

      @@Svetty00 It looked like a demonic morel fungus entering our reality through a portal from Hell, rather than the standard Pharaoh's serpent.

    • @thoomdoom5503
      @thoomdoom5503 3 роки тому +1

      Pat The Plant lol

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 роки тому +1083

    This guy definitely knows how to get away with murder too

    • @zuza_fu
      @zuza_fu 3 роки тому +78

      and then make the body float

    • @hgt_sr7034
      @hgt_sr7034 3 роки тому +26

      Just Some Guy without a Mustache I see you everywhere

    • @dcmotorcreations2802
      @dcmotorcreations2802 3 роки тому +12

      So you are now searching for Sci-Fi Anime Plots?

    • @unworthy.potato
      @unworthy.potato 3 роки тому +10

      Just Some Guy without a Mustache step one: kidnapp murder step two: run away with murder in the boot of a car step three:.... success

    • @justsomeguywithahandlebarm2456
      @justsomeguywithahandlebarm2456 3 роки тому +11

      ah i see you are a fellow weeb of science as well

  • @TheCinderDude
    @TheCinderDude 5 місяців тому

    Seeing the ferrofluid on the edges move at the end was crazy! Really helps to visualize what was going on in the magnetic fields

  • @elijahsbear
    @elijahsbear Рік тому +7

    Nile please upload more I love all your content and watched all the videos a couple times

  • @moos5221
    @moos5221 3 роки тому +295

    44:28 only at this point I realized that this video in fact has been going on for almost 45 minutes...felt like 10 minutes, very entertaining, interesting and educational. 5 out of 5 stars, I'll be back to see you do the magnet for sure! Have a nice day everyone!

    • @Pcat0
      @Pcat0 3 роки тому +9

      Holly shit your right. I'm at work right now and decided to watch a quick video as a break. I just finished the video thinking it was probably 10-20 mins long only to read your comment and realize it is 45 mins long.

    • @whacker9265
      @whacker9265 3 роки тому +1

      Lol, what! I assumed not much time had passed, damn. This is good content

    • @liyifenn
      @liyifenn 3 роки тому +1

      I would happily watch extended uncut versions of Nile's videos.

    • @4433671025
      @4433671025 3 роки тому

      Dude l just realized too haha

    • @whacker9265
      @whacker9265 3 роки тому

      @Steve Owen the football player?

  • @sheauwn6974
    @sheauwn6974 3 роки тому +2911

    Nile: They used a number that was blatantly just wrong
    Also Nile: Not to blast them or anything
    Also Nile again: *Shoves report off table*

    • @NPCSN
      @NPCSN 3 роки тому +13

      😂🤣🤣

    • @MrJayPuff
      @MrJayPuff 3 роки тому +3

      Sheauwn that part was hillrioua

    • @yeetdosis39
      @yeetdosis39 3 роки тому +15

      He yeeted the paper enough

    • @weaselman24
      @weaselman24 3 роки тому +10

      DID THE MATH!

    • @sweetseremine
      @sweetseremine 3 роки тому +63

      Nile: They used a number that was blatantly just wrong
      Also Nile: I dont know how much oxygen i need, so im just gonna use a blatantly wrong ammount

  • @andres_pq
    @andres_pq 9 місяців тому +11

    Please make LK-99!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @advanceringnewholder
    @advanceringnewholder 9 місяців тому +4

    I come back to this video after the LK-99 thing and hoping that maybe our youtube chemist here would replicate, or at least see a comment talking about it

  • @phake961
    @phake961 3 роки тому +839

    NileRed's intonation makes me expect a "But it failed miserably..." after every sentence

    • @Aqua_Bargus
      @Aqua_Bargus 3 роки тому +11

      My thoughts exactly.

    • @joshuaosei5628
      @joshuaosei5628 3 роки тому +7

      Literally bro, I get all nervous

    • @jjortiz7504
      @jjortiz7504 3 роки тому +7

      @@joshuaosei5628 That's how good the narration was. Because same.

    • @octosaurinvasion
      @octosaurinvasion 3 роки тому +6

      Exactly. Most of all is at 36:17 where he says "When it was done, they all looked good, and I was pretty excited that I now had 5 nice superconductors."
      Edit: it's because he does say something along those lines LOL

    • @magusperde365
      @magusperde365 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah, I need him to narate my life

  • @deathbymischief9106
    @deathbymischief9106 3 роки тому +243

    "The $5000 furnaces were just way too expensive"
    > buys a $2000 furnace from alibaba with no guarantee that it'll even work
    > runs it on higher voltage than it's designed for
    > leaves it overnight without supervision
    > it still works

    • @sliced4736
      @sliced4736 3 роки тому +11

      the more expensive ones are just the same with some certificates :)

    • @guicky_
      @guicky_ 3 роки тому +16

      @@sliced4736 and instruction manuals

    • @Morgan_The_Dude
      @Morgan_The_Dude 3 роки тому +12

      alibaba is where a lot of real functional products are that just dont have the big name or certs.. some companies actually just get the fabed things from ali and call it theirs with a hefty mark up. its a bit different from aliexpress if thats what your thinking about.

    • @SCP-up4ot
      @SCP-up4ot 3 роки тому +3

      power of alibaba and nice china people

    • @Morgan_The_Dude
      @Morgan_The_Dude 3 роки тому +3

      SCP 173 yup it’s also what happens when they are a developing country that is a manufacturer for the world and prices for labor is very poor. It just cheaper to give alibaba the specs of what you want and the money they want for x units and they make it and boom now mark up 100000% from the cost of $1 or $10 to $49.99 or $99.99 and profit. stonks

  • @AbsurdChimp
    @AbsurdChimp 9 місяців тому +8

    Today, just may be the day.

  • @samanthapateman8054
    @samanthapateman8054 4 місяці тому +1

    The level of problem-solving Nile does with chemistry is like magic.

  • @dhruv6973
    @dhruv6973 3 роки тому +544

    I love how he gives us directions like I can make this

    • @Snaking_Gamer
      @Snaking_Gamer 3 роки тому +7

      Your profile rickrolled me

    • @dhruv6973
      @dhruv6973 3 роки тому +8

      Lol

    • @emilhinchliff
      @emilhinchliff 3 роки тому +6

      I mean, no we can’t... due to budget and skill... but in theory! I wish I could lmao

    • @uglymofo
      @uglymofo 3 роки тому +1

      He's rickrolling us.

    • @jdmlover9918
      @jdmlover9918 3 роки тому +1

      I made it 124 like😳

  • @thepaleohunter7115
    @thepaleohunter7115 3 роки тому +693

    The chemical reaction that occurs at 13:21 seriously looks like some kind of hellish alien devil plant sprouting. Legit the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.

    • @peanutbutter9778
      @peanutbutter9778 3 роки тому +2

      @@srs6128 r/wooosh

    • @srs6128
      @srs6128 3 роки тому +1

      @@peanutbutter9778 no it's not

    • @hypnothechimera8357
      @hypnothechimera8357 3 роки тому +6

      @@srs6128 you're not getting the joke.

    • @OeshenNix
      @OeshenNix 3 роки тому +2

      It looks like a demon tree sprouting

    • @alanrichard9092
      @alanrichard9092 3 роки тому +5

      @@srs6128 you removed the first comment. Shame!

  • @SL-wt8fm
    @SL-wt8fm Рік тому +5

    This is truly awe inspiring chemistry. I was completely invested the 45 minutes. Thank you

  • @QberryShortcake
    @QberryShortcake 9 місяців тому +5

    Anyone else watching in 2023 chomping at the bit for him to replicate LK99?

  • @Lukemccarthy2011
    @Lukemccarthy2011 3 роки тому +652

    "So I procrastinated for a year and a half"
    Nice.

  • @joshuaparque5486
    @joshuaparque5486 3 роки тому +222

    Sometimes when watching I’ll notice that things seem too good around the 12 minute mark when it’s a 45 minute video and just start waiting for “that’s when I realized I messed up”

    • @Jaqen-HGhar
      @Jaqen-HGhar 3 роки тому +2

      Hey now this isn't Gourmet Makes!

    • @TheJunnutin
      @TheJunnutin 3 роки тому +1

      I try not to look at the video length to keep my suspension =p
      edit. I also do that with Gourmet Makes 😅

  • @southeastcoastalphotography
    @southeastcoastalphotography 13 днів тому

    I love the commitment to the procrastination - “So I kinda procrastinated for the next year and a half” that’s high quality, pure procrastination kinda like his ultra pure cookie. That’s my kinda of procrastination.

  • @BlackGryph0n
    @BlackGryph0n 3 роки тому +5653

    13:21 - casually summons demon.

    • @rayinthewired7466
      @rayinthewired7466 3 роки тому +112

      Didn't expect to see someone famous in this comment section 😳

    • @russiandog1593
      @russiandog1593 3 роки тому +49

      Bleep bleep I'm a dipsh*t...

    • @rumlord1967
      @rumlord1967 3 роки тому +8

      Hello

    • @Eclipsein
      @Eclipsein 3 роки тому +7

      Oh hey

    • @quill7889
      @quill7889 3 роки тому +49

      Lmao I had honestly thought it was editing at first cause that's literally what it looked like.

  • @zarbworld
    @zarbworld 3 роки тому +496

    “I honestly thought I would have to start over”
    he says as when suddenly the gates of hell open inside of the beaker

    • @MarinesMalevolentRule69
      @MarinesMalevolentRule69 3 роки тому +2

      O o f

    • @nathandabb8703
      @nathandabb8703 3 роки тому +10

      That’s exactly what I thought when I saw it.

    • @hoffmannflavio4278
      @hoffmannflavio4278 3 роки тому +7

      Yes exactly i was like..
      Summoning demons are we

    • @BrainSlugs83
      @BrainSlugs83 3 роки тому +7

      Right? It looked like a portal to hell opened up and a demon was shitting out of it from the other side.

    • @isotonicc
      @isotonicc 3 роки тому

      when?

  • @JinKee
    @JinKee 9 місяців тому +9

    who is here because of the Room Temperature Superconductor LK-99?

    • @Canetoady
      @Canetoady 7 місяців тому

      Still waiting for him to say or show us something about the room temperature superconductor

  • @andromedarobinson777
    @andromedarobinson777 Рік тому +1

    A great chemistry channel would be one thing, but this kid is absolutely hilarious and I love watching him fumble and learn.

  • @The_Horizon
    @The_Horizon 3 роки тому +2969

    13:21 this looks like a demonic ritual wtf

    • @justinlocke2475
      @justinlocke2475 3 роки тому +91

      It looks really cool tho

    • @Dougy
      @Dougy 3 роки тому +43

      Dang you got a checkmark but I didn't 😔

    • @vwashyy
      @vwashyy 3 роки тому +9

      true

    • @mechbeast4809
      @mechbeast4809 3 роки тому +29

      I never expected you to like chemistry

    • @CosmoSimpDragon
      @CosmoSimpDragon 3 роки тому +18

      The Horizon Gang still rises

  • @stspy212
    @stspy212 3 роки тому +925

    "It turns out that I was just being impatient, and I simply needed to wait longer for our Dark Lord to emerge from the portal I had created in my beaker."

  • @benhongh
    @benhongh 9 місяців тому +6

    Now do LK-99

  • @elizabethwolf8656
    @elizabethwolf8656 11 місяців тому +6

    It’s so crazy to see some I really look up to doing an experiment I did I one of my undergrad chemistry class. And that he ran into some of the same problems we did! Of course he got an amazingly better result but they only gave us two afternoons.

  • @iyrnray
    @iyrnray 3 роки тому +1415

    “It’s actually damaged, like severely damaged, they shipped it in a crate and the crate has completely come apart” -fedex guy 2020

    • @knockers5943
      @knockers5943 3 роки тому +88

      “Huh”

    • @r6clipsclutches503
      @r6clipsclutches503 3 роки тому +10

      See what had happened was i was messing around and it fell and now im going to lie

    • @Arkamin94
      @Arkamin94 3 роки тому +57

      Yeah I work at fedex and I can tell you why. Crates are what what we call incompletables so the building can't sort them so they are manually sorted. This means it is dragged out of the truck by one person, dragged to a conveyor belt by another, pulled off that belt by another, and finally loaded into a truck by a last person. This happens in every building it goes through. Unless the crate is well made it is going to break open. I see at least one or two broken crates in QA every night.

    • @SecSeePanda
      @SecSeePanda 3 роки тому

      Dolly Parker be rerrrr rn b. Rn. Hey b. R rebrbe b the bapp b. R be ba b. Be Hey eve bb r bI

    • @leopimentel3909
      @leopimentel3909 3 роки тому

      .

  • @ihorvoronchak8191
    @ihorvoronchak8191 3 роки тому +463

    “I was just impatient”
    Literal Satan emerging from hell

    • @polarispulsar
      @polarispulsar 3 роки тому +9

      It's like a snake firework

    • @jmitterii2
      @jmitterii2 3 роки тому +9

      When it started burning and doing the snake firework thing, I thought, oh... I guess it's supposed to do that.... because I would have thought at the moment something was messed up.
      I expected a goo like substance (not seeing anyone else make this material).
      I wonder what the original experimenters thought...
      hmm looks like we made the snake firework or C NA and sugar or aluminum and mercury reaction...
      Hey, let's take that fluffy stuff and cook it in an O2 saturation and see what magnetic properties it has!
      Doesn't seem like anything special.
      Now pour some liquid nitrogen on it!
      Wow!

    • @nikkiofthevalley
      @nikkiofthevalley 3 роки тому

      @@jmitterii2 They probably predicted the properties using computer simulations, the only thing that would've suprised them is the thing doing the fluffy snake thing

  • @Lunarcreeper
    @Lunarcreeper 11 місяців тому +1

    13:20
    "but it turned out that i was just being impatient"
    opens the fucking gate to hell

  • @winehat
    @winehat Місяць тому +2

    Nile thought $5000 was too expensive, now buys $6500 candy machine

  • @ilyaholt8607
    @ilyaholt8607 3 роки тому +255

    I'm glad that we live in a time when people can make these cool reactions and not be burned at the stake for practising witchcraft.

    • @knownas2017
      @knownas2017 3 роки тому +12

      *Starts raising skeletons*

    • @confusedpotato7045
      @confusedpotato7045 3 роки тому +2

      **Manufacturers tons of instruments and equips the skeletons**

    • @samiraperi467
      @samiraperi467 3 роки тому

      @@knownas2017 Necromancy only challenge

  • @InedibleMuffin
    @InedibleMuffin Рік тому +1445

    32:45
    Seeing the meissner effect happen is like seeing an object appear in-game before it's fully loaded, then it suddenly pops to life. That was surreal.

    • @frostune641
      @frostune641 Рік тому +10

      Lol

    • @diamonial
      @diamonial Рік тому +7

      what’s your genshin uid?

    • @InedibleMuffin
      @InedibleMuffin Рік тому +16

      @@diamonial lol how do you know I'm on genshin and why are you asking here

    • @diamonial
      @diamonial Рік тому +7

      @@InedibleMuffin haha, i saw your miku profile, and thinking we would be good friends because of our shared interest in vocaloid i looked at your profile. so i found you like genshin. what server are you on?

    • @InedibleMuffin
      @InedibleMuffin Рік тому +26

      @@diamonial oh lol people liking Miku isn't rare at all though. I'm on the Asia server

  • @darkbladey5844
    @darkbladey5844 Рік тому +11

    at 13:35 demogorgons entering hawkins belike:

  • @protocol.5981
    @protocol.5981 Рік тому +3

    I wish there was a NileDad channel that talks about how to fix broken electronics, like the furnace

  • @gamenyte
    @gamenyte 3 роки тому +341

    Every time He Says "Hoped," I Get So Tense, Im Like "NOOOOO HE USED PAST TENSE IT DIDNT WORK!" And Then It Works...

    • @lawnmowerdude
      @lawnmowerdude 3 роки тому +2

      But then I remember it’s this channel so who knows lol. Makes it more suspenseful.

    • @gamenyte
      @gamenyte 3 роки тому +1

      @@lawnmowerdude Yeah, Watched A Couple Of His Videos, Including The Aerogel one. He has an awesome channel and amazing projects to watch.

  • @Nesisorator
    @Nesisorator 3 роки тому +489

    Nile: *buys furnace* - *turns it on* - *smells something burning*
    Nile: "how could this happen"

    • @eletroniklaure
      @eletroniklaure 3 роки тому +14

      to me.
      I made my mistakes.

    • @TheJunnutin
      @TheJunnutin 3 роки тому +15

      You're burning it wrong!

    • @cheetahkid
      @cheetahkid 3 роки тому +5

      remember 110V is best do it first before 230V not the other way round, make a note of this.

    • @dashingdave2665
      @dashingdave2665 3 роки тому

      Australian plug on there: 240v AC @ 50 Hz

    • @iadtag1853
      @iadtag1853 3 роки тому +1

      * reads it in Nile Red narration voice *

  • @Robyphus
    @Robyphus 9 місяців тому +3

    hope he does another video about these after the LK99 discovery

  • @HedgeHogMan650
    @HedgeHogMan650 6 місяців тому +1

    props to you dude its probably becuz of you and a great chem teacher that im doing chem in uni. thanks so much

  • @insertname5009
    @insertname5009 2 роки тому +4739

    Props to this guy so much, He spends thousands of dollars and weeks just to make a small magnetic pellet to make metal float and spin

    • @RaiderOfTheLost
      @RaiderOfTheLost 2 роки тому +13

      he*

    • @fibsh7453
      @fibsh7453 2 роки тому +116

      @@RaiderOfTheLost No one cares.

    • @UnknownedYt
      @UnknownedYt 2 роки тому +35

      @@RaiderOfTheLost you you are ziy/zoy

    • @xebek
      @xebek 2 роки тому +26

      Doubting your assertion about thousands of weeks..

    • @xXkirkhammetXx
      @xXkirkhammetXx 2 роки тому +11

      Tube furnaces are incredibly useful -- you can have a reaction up to 960°C in the presence of any gas which is awesome

  • @JaWs_BH
    @JaWs_BH 3 роки тому +2753

    he buys chemicals on ebay like hes buying groceries

    • @levimillerfandom
      @levimillerfandom 3 роки тому +15

      😂😂

    • @theinteldude
      @theinteldude 3 роки тому +129

      This kid has got to be on some watchlists by now.

    • @JaWs_BH
      @JaWs_BH 3 роки тому +24

      @@theinteldude yes i think hes on the us watchlist already lolol not really

    • @levimillerfandom
      @levimillerfandom 3 роки тому +6

      @@JaWs_BH 😊😊

    • @JaWs_BH
      @JaWs_BH 3 роки тому +2

      @@levimillerfandom thx

  • @arthurmoitas6482
    @arthurmoitas6482 8 місяців тому +5

    10:51 me in breaking bad

  • @dylandreisbach1986
    @dylandreisbach1986 9 місяців тому +4

    Nile should try to make LK-99.

  • @shitonabrik13times
    @shitonabrik13times 2 роки тому +3786

    Nile has gone from neat flashy science videos to how chemistry is the precursor to summoning horrors from another dimension.

    • @izumixfam
      @izumixfam Рік тому +20

      Yeah fr

    • @merkbromerkington3215
      @merkbromerkington3215 Рік тому +125

      my mouth was just hanging open! lol "I was a little worried about the alien life form growing in my beaker"

    • @akepamusic
      @akepamusic Рік тому +14

      So creepy!!

    • @AutitsicDysexlia
      @AutitsicDysexlia Рік тому +13

      He's stepping on some toes here for sure.

    • @luladrgn9155
      @luladrgn9155 Рік тому +3

      999 likes? um, no thanks

  • @Logan.Winter
    @Logan.Winter 2 роки тому +2209

    The thing I love about nilered is that he could easily not tell us about how he had to look stuff up or when he's not entirely sure what's going to happen, but instead the learning process is a large part of his videos, it makes him seem so much more human than a lot of other science UA-camrs.

    • @bhargavivonguru6304
      @bhargavivonguru6304 Рік тому +12

      True

    • @CellRus
      @CellRus Рік тому +53

      yeah, that's exactly how science works. There is no way you can just do something without learning from others, it's impossible because science is literally building from one generation to the next.

    • @gabby_5820
      @gabby_5820 Рік тому +3

      @@CellRus True on that

    • @KG-wv9sg
      @KG-wv9sg Рік тому +18

      Absolutely, his mistakes are just as entertaining and interesting as his successes.

    • @cnidarianglow1041
      @cnidarianglow1041 Рік тому +13

      That’s by far the best part of his videos, I think. He doesn’t just make chemistry tutorials, he tells stories.

  • @hadlock
    @hadlock 9 місяців тому +2

    In before every researcher on twitter watches this as a cook book for how to bake LK-99

  • @matthewe3813
    @matthewe3813 9 місяців тому +4

    You need to make a part 2 for this with lk99

  • @kevinwetherell1748
    @kevinwetherell1748 3 роки тому +555

    13:16
    Breaking news, Chemist accidentally opens portal to hell while trying to make a supercunductor

    • @Combatllamaa
      @Combatllamaa 3 роки тому +21

      True, true giant snake turd appears out of portal

    • @aarontooth
      @aarontooth 3 роки тому +22

      This is exactly what happened in Doom.

    • @compwiz00
      @compwiz00 3 роки тому +8

      Well where else are you supposed to find superconductor precursors?

    • @Twlzzyy
      @Twlzzyy 3 роки тому +2

      No cap thats cool

    • @leopimentel3909
      @leopimentel3909 3 роки тому +1

      .

  • @rafakliber9147
    @rafakliber9147 3 роки тому +163

    "It was kind of fun, like running YBCO factory" = "a demon summoning factory"

    • @LeafseasonMagbag
      @LeafseasonMagbag 3 роки тому +3

      They look like H.R.Giger drawings

    • @Reynsoon
      @Reynsoon 3 роки тому +2

      It's always the nerdy kid that ends up summoning demons.

  • @cachi-7878
    @cachi-7878 3 місяці тому

    Your videos are so well made and very appealing and informative. The esthetics are a big part of what makes your videos riveting. Well done!

  • @Techience
    @Techience 3 роки тому +24863

    NileRed’s videos are getting closer and closer to movies 😂

    • @buttslave3152
      @buttslave3152 3 роки тому +3412

      Man’s production quality is gonna pass Disney

    • @sl1pz369
      @sl1pz369 3 роки тому +1556

      if NileRed was in theatres, i'd be a huge cinephile

    • @polymerasiecondens6857
      @polymerasiecondens6857 3 роки тому +1295

      Most viewed video:
      "How to make cocain"

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  3 роки тому +8555

      Lol the next few will be shorter. These longer ones have taken my soul to make

    • @yelloq6666
      @yelloq6666 3 роки тому +1860

      @@NileRed its all chill. We love your videos

  • @mrfashionguy1
    @mrfashionguy1 8 місяців тому +6

    So when is the LK99 video coming Nigel? 👀

  • @sassafrassanid5718
    @sassafrassanid5718 3 роки тому +390

    >tosses the powder all over the table
    “How’d I lose 4 grams?”

  • @Smucklz
    @Smucklz Рік тому +1

    Man's just summoned hell in a beaker