Shooting Watermelons with 'Exploding' Sodium Bullets!

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    Thanks to my friend Travis for being awesome and letting me use his property to film. Honestly this dude is awesome, ever time I go over there the lawn just gets destroyed, things catch fire that aren't supposed to, and hes just a generally cool guy, thanks Travis!
    This is part 2 from my liquid metal bullets experiment! Last week we tested how these bullets preform by shooting them into a tank of water, this week we got to have some fun! We shot watermelons, cinderblocks, starting fluid, and a bunch more. Its a long video, but totally worth staying till the end because you get to see me choke on a bug haha.
    The first test was shooting bullets at a watermelon. We shot Sodium, Potassium, and a special alloy of sodium & potassium thats a liquid! Its basically the closest thing to shooting mercury out of a gun!
    These bullets are insane!
    For this video I bought 150g of potassium for $325 , and 500g of sodium for $150. Each bullet holds 1g of metal. I also had to buy regular .45 hollowpoint ammo to modify ~.50c/bullet. At these prices, each potassium bullet costs $2.50 Each sodium bullet cost .80c. The liquid alloy is 25% sodium, 75% potassium.
    These bullets must be stored under dried and degassed solvent, blanketed in a dry, and inert atmosphere. Storing the bullets in regular oil or other hydrocarbon solvent will quickly destroy the entire bullet and casing in less than a week. Common oils and solvents are slightly permeable to oxygen and moisture which will react with the alkali metals to form corrosive hydroxides which will etch the zinc in the brass casing. Oil will enter the casing and inactivate the smokeless powder. After 1 week 1/10 of the bullets stored under oil did not fire.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 7 тис.

  • @TheBackyardScientist
    @TheBackyardScientist  8 років тому +542

    I totally missed the opportunity to call these "explodium bullets"!

    • @jxxhnn
      @jxxhnn 8 років тому

      Mhm

    • @jabielcabana2374
      @jabielcabana2374 8 років тому +2

      +TheBackyardScientist- lol. to really see which bullet was the best you should have shot 4 individual cinder blocks.

    • @sirsnicket8303
      @sirsnicket8303 8 років тому +4

      You know, this sounds really strange but if you
      fire one of the sodium/potassium bullets at a person, then wouldn't there be an explosion?

    • @marxman-wb2yt
      @marxman-wb2yt 8 років тому

      +TheBackyardScientist I see what you did there...

    • @Heyello
      @Heyello 8 років тому +1

      +TheBackyardScientist You're a pretty good shot there. I wonder if hollow point rifle rounds would make a bigger boom.

  • @catellite2076
    @catellite2076 3 роки тому +726

    Backyard scientist adding things to the “war crimes” chart

    • @bobfels5343
      @bobfels5343 3 роки тому +17

      Wouldnt it already be on the list, it might be considered a chemical weapon

    • @RollingxBigshot
      @RollingxBigshot 3 роки тому +22

      @@bobfels5343 probably not chemical since it’s metal, but probably in the same category of inhuman weapons like flame throwers

    • @sairabanokazmi1150
      @sairabanokazmi1150 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah, explosive bullets are warcrimes.

    • @Project_VideoGame
      @Project_VideoGame 3 роки тому +6

      Highly Explosive Shells exist

    • @4.12L3
      @4.12L3 3 роки тому +2

      @@Project_VideoGame a tank and warships not 50 cal explosion bullets

  • @dnknoester
    @dnknoester 4 роки тому +1343

    Missed opportunity:
    Shoot into ballistic gel, since its mostly water, and see what kind of fireworks result.

    • @praxisarms103
      @praxisarms103 4 роки тому +65

      True hydrostatic shock

    • @richardhanck972
      @richardhanck972 4 роки тому +83

      Why am I seeing visions of a Backyard Scientist, Thunderf00t, and Taofledermaus triple collab, involving jacketed cesium-potassium-sodium shotgun slugs?

    • @ChickentNug
      @ChickentNug 4 роки тому +23

      @@richardhanck972 that would be sick

    • @mtyquinn6
      @mtyquinn6 4 роки тому +14

      put a couple layers of jeans in front of teh ballistic gel also - just to see if that makes a difference...

    • @Make-Asylums-Great-Again
      @Make-Asylums-Great-Again 4 роки тому +6

      Oh my gosh that would be epppppic.

  • @noahm6261
    @noahm6261 4 роки тому +259

    Imagine robbing someone's house and getting shot, blown up and caught on fire at the same time

    • @somecallmetim4490
      @somecallmetim4490 3 роки тому +35

      Those elemental weapons are intense.

    • @jamesestrella5911
      @jamesestrella5911 3 роки тому +24

      @@somecallmetim4490 Literal elements in this case.

    • @noahway13
      @noahway13 3 роки тому +6

      You gave all the NRA members a boner.

    • @alextaratsas9515
      @alextaratsas9515 2 роки тому

      Get sent straight to hell

    • @adammartin703
      @adammartin703 Рік тому +3

      I asked for a Pb and j and I got a sandwich full of lead. (Go to 6:56 to understand)

  • @rolfgrell4783
    @rolfgrell4783 6 років тому +2308

    So here is the conclusion:
    Against hard targets use lead.
    Against water filled soft targets (like humans) use sodium potassium bullets.

    • @fishfossils8858
      @fishfossils8858 6 років тому +108

      Diana Grell only if they’re not wearing body armor and you have every intent to kill that person

    • @TsukimuraMidori
      @TsukimuraMidori 6 років тому +176

      @@fishfossils8858 Then what's the point of shooting at them?

    • @jonathanswavely7259
      @jonathanswavely7259 6 років тому +32

      @@TsukimuraMidori
      You might just want to wound them

    • @covans1255
      @covans1255 5 років тому +57

      @gavin love you can never wound someone with a taser or pepper spray, they're for stunning not wounding, guns can be used defensively, it's not a guaranteed that someone using a gun is trying to kill you

    • @gmodiscool14
      @gmodiscool14 5 років тому +8

      blow their entire shoulder off!!! hahahahahah!!!

  • @bennywolf1991
    @bennywolf1991 7 років тому +625

    In gaming context: Sodium, Potassium and Na/P alloy deals magic damage.
    Cinderblock: Immune to magic.

    • @avi8aviate
      @avi8aviate 5 років тому +18

      Fire damage would be more accurate.

    • @lordfelidae4505
      @lordfelidae4505 5 років тому +19

      No. Fire/chemical damage. In general, environment is immune to chemical damage, and Stone is immune to fire damage.

    • @rpmchaos8651
      @rpmchaos8651 5 років тому +25

      Na/k

    • @marioghioneto1275
      @marioghioneto1275 5 років тому +4

      BotGamer actually Na/K because P stands for Phosphorus

    • @valikoest7981
      @valikoest7981 4 роки тому +1

      energy vs. ballistic damage

  • @TheBackyardScientist
    @TheBackyardScientist  8 років тому +305

    Lets have a poll. If you think I should wear safety glasses complain below. If you believe my safety practices on private property are none of your business, leave a like!

    • @BeatupMckillyoustein
      @BeatupMckillyoustein 8 років тому +17

      +TheBackyardScientist You probably should wear safety glasses :^)

    • @ANF_94
      @ANF_94 8 років тому +13

      leaving my complaint. glasses seems smart to wear. Hell you're wearing hearing pro why not eye pro too.

    • @ETCSssMcCrackin
      @ETCSssMcCrackin 8 років тому +36

      +TheBackyardScientist You're grown, so if you want to risk your eyesight for no real reason, that's your business, however, there were a couple instances in the video of you turning with the weapon in your hand and subsequently pointing at the house, in the direction of your friends. Cool video, but for your own safety, your friends safety, and the image of gun owners everywhere, please consider some safer practices.

    • @321tryagain
      @321tryagain 8 років тому +5

      +TheBackyardScientist You really, really need to be wearing safety glasses. Totally up to you whether you want to or not but there is a good reason that most of us wear them for stuff like this. America may have loose gun laws but they make up for it with expensive healthcare laws.

    • @aluminumfoilman
      @aluminumfoilman 8 років тому +16

      +TheBackyardScientist At the time I'm writing this comment, your video has over half a million views. What fraction of your demographic is under 15 years old? You have the right to not care about your own safety, but consider the responsibility you have as a role model.

  • @chrisvandergriff504
    @chrisvandergriff504 4 роки тому +113

    I love how he has to specify that these are ineffective against armour, but GREAT for anti-personnel.

    • @S8tan7
      @S8tan7 2 роки тому +1

      They're also a war crime! Woo!

    • @allangibson8494
      @allangibson8494 2 роки тому

      @@S8tan7 Full metal jacket would be legal…
      The lead hollow point would be just as illegal…

    • @syncringe1885
      @syncringe1885 9 місяців тому

      @@allangibson8494 I think it falls under liquid metal bullets similar to mercury bullets.

  • @ljlk8583
    @ljlk8583 4 роки тому +539

    I love how he stands further back with the hollow point than he does with the explosive round...

    • @Dominus_Umbrae
      @Dominus_Umbrae 4 роки тому +41

      Looks to me like the explosive rounds weren’t as stable and he had to get closer to hit the target consistently

    • @arnulfobeltran3089
      @arnulfobeltran3089 4 роки тому +22

      @@Dominus_Umbrae you could be right and you most likely are. I started wondering about why the military wouldn't use them, but Leads stability at farther ranges and kinetic energy is the obvious winner.

    • @ijemand5672
      @ijemand5672 4 роки тому

      than*

    • @dashboardfacts3965
      @dashboardfacts3965 4 роки тому +8

      @@arnulfobeltran3089 because there are world wide rules if it comes to what kind of weapons and munition are allowed to use. And my guess, this kind of munition is totally not acceptable.

    • @arnulfobeltran3089
      @arnulfobeltran3089 4 роки тому +9

      @@dashboardfacts3965 I think you might be placing too much faith in established rules which satisfy only the human ego.
      While true that mitigations in forms of rules exist, the reality is that all is fair in war.

  • @SeniorMoostacho
    @SeniorMoostacho 4 роки тому +36

    at 1:16 I find more interesting on how the watermelon splits apart. As an avid gardener this is cool. It seems to split along the lines of the melon perfectly along the lines of the fruit, which on a musk melon or cantaloupe are more present and obvious.

  • @durrmoment291
    @durrmoment291 4 роки тому +346

    People are always looking for a deadly round that won't go through walls and do damage to unintended victims...

    • @koreyhayden1368
      @koreyhayden1368 3 роки тому +32

      That was pretty much my exact comment on the original video of him making these haha...perfect for civilian combat zones

    • @ne0nn3on
      @ne0nn3on 3 роки тому +55

      @@koreyhayden1368 Yes, they look like they will be very effective against the civilians! :)

    • @ThePigeon5734
      @ThePigeon5734 3 роки тому +4

      people also buy Hollow Points because they don't want to fill them in again.

    • @jamiewarren2307
      @jamiewarren2307 3 роки тому +10

      I'm a bit concerned about the catching things on fire but they definitely seem to dissipate their energy very fast.

    • @NoSubsWithContent
      @NoSubsWithContent 2 роки тому

      It becomes a bomb the second it hits water, snipers could use this to literally disarm hostage holders in such a way that nobody dies

  • @unturned1529
    @unturned1529 3 роки тому +43

    So ideally, if you could somehow encapsulate the metals into the lead core instead of having them in the nose, there might be enough weight to produce some penetrating power while keeping the payload intact.

  • @bobbyhill4118
    @bobbyhill4118 7 років тому +2035

    Tip: don't try to rob this guys house.

    • @scenicdriveee
      @scenicdriveee 5 років тому +197

      Rob a regular guy's house with a gun: gets shot and dies
      Rob his house: gets shot and explode

    • @girtime6095
      @girtime6095 5 років тому +33

      well then again he has multiple (weapons)

    • @robertpejhovsky2669
      @robertpejhovsky2669 5 років тому +28

      *gets lazered

    • @USER_S4V4NT
      @USER_S4V4NT 5 років тому +23

      unless you want ruptured and liquified organs

    • @lordfelidae4505
      @lordfelidae4505 5 років тому +15

      This isn’t why. He has enough crazy weapons that this is only the top of the iceberg.

  • @yitzchakepstein2142
    @yitzchakepstein2142 8 років тому +469

    "Excuse me sir... Would you like some sodium?" "Na..."

  • @michaelrunde9545
    @michaelrunde9545 8 років тому +308

    What about using those on ballistics gel?

    • @gaminginc-lj3wt
      @gaminginc-lj3wt 8 років тому +9

      Michael Runde wouldn't work that well because ballistic gelatin wouldn't create a reaction with the sodium or potassium

    • @TRak598
      @TRak598 8 років тому +62

      Just as gaming.inc said, ballistic gel is a good substitute for flesh because of its physic properties, not chemical ones.
      Shooting a piece of raw meat would be interesting, tho.

    • @victorcoleman949
      @victorcoleman949 7 років тому +4

      Michael Runde What about using them for the death penalty, head shots?

    • @datguy8805
      @datguy8805 7 років тому +2

      João Serafim its only a good flesh substitute for bullet, with blades its either too easy to cut or too difficult

    • @dashingapothecary7118
      @dashingapothecary7118 7 років тому

      i was thinking that too it'd be super cool to see

  • @bead69
    @bead69 2 роки тому +8

    After this video, 5 years from now on FBI shows at his doorstep 🤣

    • @Jaxxy
      @Jaxxy 2 роки тому +1

      no he said the fbi came when this was his latest video

    • @DarkIceifer
      @DarkIceifer 2 роки тому +1

      @@Jaxxy didnt expect to see you here lol

  • @experimentboyTV
    @experimentboyTV 8 років тому +43

    You're right, there's actually something with blowing up watermelons among UA-camrs... ;)
    *whistles*

    • @atronach3140
      @atronach3140 8 років тому

      +Experimentboy Coucou si j'ai bien compris la vidéo la balle de "Sodium Potassium" inflige plus de dégats sur les cibles contenant de l'eau alors comme dans le corp humain il y a plein d'eau elle devrait être plus efficace pour les guerres ? :o

    • @Zyrdrakyll
      @Zyrdrakyll 8 років тому

      +Célestin Da Silva (Atronach) Ouais

    • @bwehhhh
      @bwehhhh 8 років тому +1

      +Célestin Da Silva (Atronach) a la guerre les soldats portent du kevlar et autre en protection, cela reclame du pouvoir pénétrant de la part (de ma b*te) des projectiles.
      donc nope ^^"
      par contre il me semble que il existe des balles spéciales (les safety slugs) qui sont conçus pour se répandre dans la chair et réduire en lambeaux les tissus organiques (bref, ça chatouille.)

    • @omnirath
      @omnirath 8 років тому

      ahah Nice to see you in the comment !

  • @carlosalicea5915
    @carlosalicea5915 8 років тому +162

    Shoots explosive materials at watermelon 8 feet away, doesn't wear safety glasses

    • @flacotaco8743
      @flacotaco8743 8 років тому +17

      But he's got ear muffs ;)

    • @flacotaco8743
      @flacotaco8743 8 років тому +3

      casey escobar I'm so sorry, I can imagine how dumb I sound, but I'll leave it just for the joke of it...

    • @mertcuhac7781
      @mertcuhac7781 8 років тому

      because he doesn't know how to aim lol

    • @ImperatorElite
      @ImperatorElite 8 років тому +6

      "I too...like to live dangerously"

    • @jakefarnsworth3698
      @jakefarnsworth3698 8 років тому

      don't lesson to that person

  • @marktopman1487
    @marktopman1487 8 років тому +917

    It's amazing how fast this channel has exploded in popularity

  • @williamhenry0834
    @williamhenry0834 3 роки тому +13

    Bazooka was made with a lot of materials
    This guy : Pistol and some sodium

  • @EmperorAndr3w
    @EmperorAndr3w 4 роки тому +778

    Seriously missed the chance to call them, “explodium,” bullets.

    • @heloisaElfe
      @heloisaElfe 4 роки тому +19

      Sounds like the first half of a Harry Potter spell

    • @charlinejoseph997
      @charlinejoseph997 4 роки тому +3

      I saw this comment a fewHours earlier now it has a reply

    • @EmperorAndr3w
      @EmperorAndr3w 4 роки тому +18

      @@heloisaElfe Explodium de Pistolium!

    • @elite-ws1fl
      @elite-ws1fl 4 роки тому +4

      @@EmperorAndr3w ha nice one

    • @spectreshepard1
      @spectreshepard1 4 роки тому +1

      Lennox André ikr

  • @shaftroff8138
    @shaftroff8138 5 років тому +420

    Data:
    -Reactive to water
    -Hardly any kinetic energy
    -Can't eject themselves
    Conclusions:
    -Target people
    -Bring 2 types of ammo
    -Use a revolver

    • @mistamemewide
      @mistamemewide 5 років тому +39

      Russian Roulette with potassium bullets

    • @Haru.Kaneyashi
      @Haru.Kaneyashi 5 років тому +31

      @@mistamemewide this sounds like a party with balloons filled with blood.

    • @bryantb3391
      @bryantb3391 4 роки тому +4

      Lighten up buffering spring better bullet design and bam explosive super hollow point

    • @madkirk7431
      @madkirk7431 4 роки тому +1

      @@Haru.Kaneyashi that's because it is

    • @Preacher_Actual
      @Preacher_Actual 4 роки тому +10

      @@AR-GuidesAndMore I'm pretty sure Kevin was shooting a 1911 in the video, which is a recoil operated gun, and doesn't really have a gas system to help it cycle, instead relying on the power of the cartridge itself to cycle. Like the original commenter said, since they can't reliably cycle a semi-auto it would probably be best to use these in something like a revolver.
      That being said, I want to see a remake of Dirty Harry where Clint Eastwood has a Model 29 loaded with sodium-potassium hollow points.

  • @bailey125
    @bailey125 8 років тому +32

    6:44 "So, I'll just lu-"

  • @ST3W1010
    @ST3W1010 4 роки тому +31

    Backyard scientist: “These bullets are effective at shooting soft targets”
    Me: home defense to the next level

  • @scooch01
    @scooch01 8 років тому +36

    1:10 you can hear the child in the background like "WOAAAH"

  • @anthonylizzio6006
    @anthonylizzio6006 6 років тому +101

    >testing using 1911
    >immediately stovepipes with a regular round 2:26

    • @Didymus-vz6uy
      @Didymus-vz6uy 4 роки тому +8

      The 1911 wasn't designed to use hollow points. It will function with some, but not all of them unless it is a modernized version or a redesign

    • @PewLand
      @PewLand 4 роки тому +4

      @@Didymus-vz6uy hollow point rounds would only fail to feed, this was a failure to eject stovepipe, completely different.

    • @Didymus-vz6uy
      @Didymus-vz6uy 4 роки тому +2

      @@PewLand didn't think about that, good catch.

  • @brcc508
    @brcc508 8 років тому +87

    That sodium bullet was like Na dude

  • @stickshaker101
    @stickshaker101 4 роки тому +88

    6:10 I think you need to review your gun safety protocol, you often appear to forget there's a gun in your hand after the shot.

    • @KimoKimochii
      @KimoKimochii 4 роки тому +15

      no safety glasses too

    • @deeznutz388
      @deeznutz388 4 роки тому +10

      Dam booger hook on the bang bang switch constantly too

    • @TheSoapyJew
      @TheSoapyJew 4 роки тому +1

      I'm happy to watch this goof put himself in danger. Im removing him from suggestions because he's putting other in danger now. Later.

    • @nintetoo
      @nintetoo 4 роки тому +8

      He's a "Florida Man" what do you expect

    • @Danilows
      @Danilows 4 роки тому +5

      There was only one bullet in the clip

  • @hunter.1
    @hunter.1 5 років тому +306

    PLZ....PLZZZZ....test the sodium potasium bullet on pig or cow meat.
    The Science and my curiosity thanks!
    Greetings from Brazil

    • @ManiSiva-qy8ur
      @ManiSiva-qy8ur 5 років тому +1

      Poda kena punda

    • @epicles1214
      @epicles1214 5 років тому +3

      All he has to do is just grab some meat from his fridge and say that the animal was already murdered(not by him of course)

    • @ditisdurk6498
      @ditisdurk6498 5 років тому +1

      Yes just to see what would happen if we would use it irl

    • @thatnentendogamer3611
      @thatnentendogamer3611 4 роки тому +1

      *The FBI would like to know your location*

    • @theadmiral7217
      @theadmiral7217 4 роки тому +2

      @@thatnentendogamer3611 wouldn’t be fbi, it would be the BATF

  • @Jimmy_Jazz
    @Jimmy_Jazz 8 років тому +68

    Now I wonder what this would do to a human

    • @randommobilezone-growtopia1626
      @randommobilezone-growtopia1626 8 років тому

      Same

    • @mikecondo
      @mikecondo 8 років тому +14

      +Joshua Smith I imagine there might be a follow up to this where he gets ballistic gel and makes a human target like mythbusters

    • @Jimmy_Jazz
      @Jimmy_Jazz 8 років тому

      ***** I sure hope so, that would be sick

    • @deadly_golem
      @deadly_golem 8 років тому +1

      I think if you shot someone‘s head a something simular to what happened to the watermelon would happen. plz don't hate if you don't think I am correct.

    • @rissamateo7769
      @rissamateo7769 8 років тому +1

      A human has blahblah% water so and a watermelon has %idk water so um if it's faster it would be deadly

  • @samseidel9917
    @samseidel9917 7 років тому +289

    Today on The Backyard Scientist: violating The Hague Convention.

    • @goonish_riffs
      @goonish_riffs 7 років тому +49

      Sam Seidel doesn't apply to civilians. Only uniformed combatants (i.e. military members)

    • @hunter.1
      @hunter.1 5 років тому +2

      Corey haha xD

    • @blksubiesti
      @blksubiesti 5 років тому +17

      Corey #WatermelonLivesMatter

    • @restoretheearth2829
      @restoretheearth2829 5 років тому +5

      @@blksubiesti +++ Wasting food matters. Go check out the Ice Age Farmer channel.

    • @cqlewis3810
      @cqlewis3810 5 років тому +1

      @@goonish_riffs r/woooosh

  • @DSzaks
    @DSzaks 2 роки тому +4

    Wow this was really cool. The liquid metal alloy in particular gave me really strong 40k Bolter vibes. I wonder if a bigger or different shaped bullet could allow for a larger charge to increase velocity and/or provide more penetration prior to detonation.

  • @archmagetyler
    @archmagetyler 8 років тому +55

    i wish you could redo this with demolition ranch.

    • @erlandjohansen7195
      @erlandjohansen7195 7 років тому +2

      archmagetyler Matt even visited a few weeks back, when he did the molten metal squirt gun video (you can see it on Mat's vlog channel). Either we're in for an amazing demo ranch episode, or these two just wasted a huge potential for awesome...

  • @KingOfAllAnimals
    @KingOfAllAnimals 7 років тому +36

    I am going to correct you right here... The reason why the filled bullets failed was they explode on the surface on a cinder block. The bullets are fragmented and it is not a matter of the fill metal being softer. It is a matter of the bullet shedding mass too soon when it chooses to fragment. The normal lead bullet, even the hollow point doesn't fragment correctly under normal circumstances hitting a cinder block.
    This is sort of the reason why Reactive Armor works the way it does. The exploding bullet on a "Hard" target works against you if the bullet explodes too soon.
    Now considering Chemistry and what you get when you mix Sodium or Potassium with water especially under those stresses you actually are making the water in a body itself explode. While against Vests and Jackets these rounds would be sort of questionable in effectiveness you make any "wet" hits and the target will be suffering amputations. There are secondary legal implications behind ammo like this. There is something you can try to control the burn of the round... epoxy coating the tip to form a shatter on impact plug. Also you can try putting a ball bearing glued into the tip as a seal and anvil too. This might get you into a cinder block before the explosion spoils the penetration.

    • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
      @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 2 роки тому

      An idea would be to make the explosive fill material out of cesium. It would not explode on hard targets but explode upon moisture (soft targets).

    • @KingOfAllAnimals
      @KingOfAllAnimals 2 роки тому +1

      @@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive Cesium is a bad choice. I would opt for a metal with a low melting point instead of trying for a chemical reaction. Mercury would be a great choice followed by Gallium but both would need to be encapsulated since both react with other metals and would have a short if not dramatically short shelf life. Also there is a huge draw back to the fact both metals would leave a toxic residue behind. Cesium and Sodium are also WAY too reactive to be safe to handle unless you want to make these in a sealed chamber using inert gas to not set off either metal in its pure state to handle them.

  • @brianbrown3153
    @brianbrown3153 8 років тому +95

    my inner black man is crying cause of the waste of watermelon ._.

  • @Daddy53751
    @Daddy53751 3 роки тому +13

    I’m hoping you recreate this experiment but with ballistics jell with clothing on it.
    (Maybe, with half lead half liquid to add weight?)
    It would be really interesting to find out how it works with a more “realistic”
    Scenario.

  • @davecrupel2817
    @davecrupel2817 7 років тому +21

    2:00
    "its so moist! Im covered in it"
    ;)

  • @doeball2763
    @doeball2763 8 років тому +54

    That watermelon got potassium-oxided
    Get it....
    KO

    • @darshilbagadia
      @darshilbagadia 6 років тому +4

      I dunno who you are...
      I dunno where you are...
      But Imma find you...
      And buy you a beer!
      (Had me cracking😂)

    • @bluedott8177
      @bluedott8177 6 років тому +2

      K²O. Oops

  • @aleclogelin8568
    @aleclogelin8568 8 років тому +303

    this is incredibly fake. I have been watermelon hunting for 3 years and have never seen one that big.

    • @justole4978
      @justole4978 8 років тому

      WTF

    • @hugbearsx4
      @hugbearsx4 8 років тому +30

      +Alec Logelin You won't get them big like this in the wild, they're slimmer from all the running around after prey. These are obviously farm watermelons raised in tiny boxes just for slaughter. So - not fake.

    • @jacksonharkins3247
      @jacksonharkins3247 8 років тому +25

      +hugbearsx4 it's pretty messed up what they do to these elegant creatures but I've never gone watermelon hunting, I've heard they're rabid and so maybe they deserve it.

    • @Ghostbuster-xg4sy
      @Ghostbuster-xg4sy 8 років тому +1

      He is a frog in the well

    • @prodspence4747
      @prodspence4747 8 років тому

      This is a classic comment omg

  • @sambrandt4755
    @sambrandt4755 4 роки тому +109

    This dude's absolute disregard for safety is both hilarious and cringe worthy.

    • @JoseGarcia-jp8gs
      @JoseGarcia-jp8gs 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah lol had a friend slice half his face after he blew up a pressurized can

    • @LockenJohny101
      @LockenJohny101 4 роки тому +4

      why? what could have happend?
      The "rocket" hitting him? just a scratch at best

    • @mmgvmmgv1
      @mmgvmmgv1 4 роки тому +22

      @@LockenJohny101 poor weapon handling, no protection... Big no no

    • @lipingguo6
      @lipingguo6 4 роки тому +1

      cringearious? 😂

    • @LeatherandLight
      @LeatherandLight 4 роки тому +12

      Muzzled himself a few times. Paying more attention to the camera than the firearm. Trying to look cool instead of safe.

  • @Yabberfrat
    @Yabberfrat 6 років тому +77

    Eye-pro
    Srsly.
    The guys standing BEHIND YOU had eye-pro on. And I KNOW you know about ricochets: I watch your stuff..... 😎

    • @christopherschissler1675
      @christopherschissler1675 4 роки тому +1

      After getting sprayed by the exploding melon with residual sodium, you would think something would have clicked

  • @aimeel1990
    @aimeel1990 8 років тому +7

    Why on earth aren't you wearing safety goggles?!? That's Science 101!

  • @ethancntower8850
    @ethancntower8850 8 років тому +58

    call it the liquid metal exploding tracer incendiary science bullet of death.

  • @knighthawk3759
    @knighthawk3759 2 роки тому +18

    You should have tried it against like a large rump roast or other large piece of meat to see what it would do to an actual body

  • @densoncamp9786
    @densoncamp9786 8 років тому +31

    Imagine if this thing blew up in the gun
    No more backyard scientist

  • @usonumabeach300
    @usonumabeach300 8 років тому +43

    wonder what these would do vs flesh since there's a lot of water in it? Shoot a ham hock or steak?

    • @jacobp7037
      @jacobp7037 8 років тому +12

      USonuMabeaCh it would be very very bad. as in over 100 years ago an international ban was put on weapons like these in warfare

    • @MasDipoS
      @MasDipoS 7 років тому

      who are you going to kill? 😂😂

    • @glenndoncaster8303
      @glenndoncaster8303 7 років тому +3

      If they came into contact with any blood the reaction could be especially violent, since blood plasma is about 80% water.
      And USonuMabeaCh, I'm with you on wanting to see a test on some meat - particularly ham as it reacts to impacts and explosions very much like human flesh. After all, pigs hearts are almost identical to ours - to the point where they can be transplanted into humans.

    • @Deuce-xj2xl
      @Deuce-xj2xl 6 років тому

      Yes

    • @JAllen01
      @JAllen01 5 років тому

      Unlike the melon flesh should stay intact longer giving the metals more time to react makeing the explosion more pronouced and distinguishing it from the rounds energy on high speed. Definatly worth exploring

  • @dorgodorato
    @dorgodorato 8 років тому +62

    Do cesium bullets!

    • @nou9786
      @nou9786 8 років тому +16

      How about Francium?

    • @IslandVibes_
      @IslandVibes_ 8 років тому +15

      HOW ABOUT URANIUM-238!!!

    • @IslandVibes_
      @IslandVibes_ 8 років тому +11

      *cue fallout 4 music*

    • @Ebi1074
      @Ebi1074 8 років тому +1

      343Gaming that would cause global radiation...

    • @LiamTolentino
      @LiamTolentino 7 років тому +7

      343Gaming
      Actually, Uranium is already used in armour-piercing rounds. The uranium used is called depleted uranium which is the remaining U-235 that's left after being processed for fission bombs.

  • @Idk-nr7gf
    @Idk-nr7gf 2 роки тому +11

    He really didn’t change much even after 6 years

  • @dumkunt6869
    @dumkunt6869 8 років тому +397

    Imagine this bullets being mass produced for the military use

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  8 років тому +42

      +DATSanimation 101 I wish i patented it in that place.

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  8 років тому +30

      +TheBackyardScientist case*

    • @MysteryBlokHed
      @MysteryBlokHed 8 років тому +2

      ***** lol

    • @joegaylord87
      @joegaylord87 8 років тому +56

      They'd be banned under international law, sorry to ruin your day. The Hague Convention of 1898 bans bullets that deform in the body, and various treaties ban incendiary rounds for use against personnel.

    • @admiralspire8867
      @admiralspire8867 8 років тому +14

      +Joe Gaylord Shouldn't disturb much if we use modified bullets against ISIs pigs

  • @imagecko2499
    @imagecko2499 8 років тому +484

    Francium bullet, anyone with me

    • @benproctor7826
      @benproctor7826 8 років тому +6

      IM A GECKO yassssss

    • @nanodash3748
      @nanodash3748 8 років тому +8

      IM A GECKO he'll yeah

    • @kentronator
      @kentronator 8 років тому +35

      I think Francium is highly radioactive, so storing them would be very difficult due to their short half-life.

    • @wavelengthrenegadereef9143
      @wavelengthrenegadereef9143 8 років тому +4

      Correct. That's kind of a TLDR version of the pointlessly-verbose thing that I said.
      But yes, half-life of only 22 minutes isn't the best for a bullet.

    • @benjaminhobbs8042
      @benjaminhobbs8042 8 років тому +18

      Opt for Cesium ... Fr's abundance in the natural world is amazingly low and is only "easily" observed when held in check by laser beams in a magnetic field. You better be in a 0% humidity scenario or it'll burn you up before it ever makes it into the casing.

  • @charlieb8741
    @charlieb8741 7 років тому +5

    2:10 "it's so moist, I'm covered in it" that's what she said😂

  • @billnatan536
    @billnatan536 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks for the videos, you make science exciting. UA-cam would be nothing without great guys like you.

  • @aidanbeattie8341
    @aidanbeattie8341 8 років тому +70

    Wouldn't the bullets be made "Explodium"?

  • @edswings6343
    @edswings6343 8 років тому +8

    If this guy has a lot of these NA and K mixture bullets, he survives a zombie apocalypse

  • @Tilden777
    @Tilden777 3 роки тому +38

    You should always use eye protection when shooting a firearm, and even more so when screwing around with modified rounds. Plucking out a piece of ignited sodium from your eyeball would not be very fun, but would get you tons of views as a UA-cam safety fail video.

    • @Andrew-13579
      @Andrew-13579 2 роки тому +1

      This is a good point. He didn't demonstrate very good firearms safety in this video.

    • @jadedandbitter
      @jadedandbitter 2 роки тому

      Yeah I was like where is the eye protection. Just madness

    • @Chaser-ql2ce
      @Chaser-ql2ce Рік тому +1

      he made exploding bullets i doubt he rly cared about safety by that point

  • @QuyuJason0157
    @QuyuJason0157 Рік тому +1

    Sodium Bullet : explodes your fleshes
    Potassium Bullet : explodes you

  • @loganbrewer7569
    @loganbrewer7569 8 років тому +71

    Try sodium bird shot out of a shot gun.

    • @jjs7650
      @jjs7650 8 років тому +3

      Logan Brewer that would be amazing

    • @TheTeeDay
      @TheTeeDay 8 років тому +2

      Sodium or potassium pellets in a .410 pistol !

    • @iangraber-stiehl461
      @iangraber-stiehl461 6 років тому

      Probably wouldn't penetrate the rind

  • @AdInfitum
    @AdInfitum 2 роки тому +6

    Surprised the FBI didn’t take this down.

  • @Jack-ux6dj
    @Jack-ux6dj 8 років тому +169

    What if someone got shot with one of these, yikes

  • @draco1803
    @draco1803 2 роки тому +2

    Well no wonder the FBI visited your house after you made this video…. You took ordinary hollow point ammunition and made it into something with obvious military applications with just a little extra metal

  • @KartiacKID
    @KartiacKID 5 років тому +60

    What kind of scientist forgets to wear their protective eyewear?
    Is this even sciences?

    • @ehop6314
      @ehop6314 5 років тому +11

      WHY IS HE SQUINTING INSTEAD OF WEARING GOGGLES!?!?!
      "Hi Guys. I know this is going to explode bits of very reactive metals, and pieces of high-velocity fruit. But I'll just close my eyelids part way. It'll probably be fine."

    • @moritamikamikara3879
      @moritamikamikara3879 5 років тому +4

      This is not science in the slightest lol.
      I haven't seen the rest of this guys videos but I have not seen a single application of the scientific method

    • @KartiacKID
      @KartiacKID 5 років тому +6

      @@moritamikamikara3879 your right, we need to see his notebook on the planning and scientific method with the formulated hypothesis in order to be a proper mad scientist

    • @prfm_setya95
      @prfm_setya95 4 роки тому +1

      _It's not exactly scientific approach but it's pretty common benchmark used by other UA-cam channels_

    • @TruthNerds
      @TruthNerds 4 роки тому

      He even says that there are little bits of sodium lying around after each shot, it's amazing. And I thought Edwin Sarkissian was crazy…

  • @UserBeenBanned
    @UserBeenBanned 4 роки тому +6

    "Its so moist, im covered in it" is something ive said before, while doing something unrelated.

    • @Speed001
      @Speed001 3 роки тому +1

      Username checks out

  • @juliuscaesar810
    @juliuscaesar810 3 роки тому +4

    Sodium (NA) has the most powerful aftermath (due to the after-flame). But the metal alloy has a bigger impact

  • @Jaybee_GM
    @Jaybee_GM 2 роки тому +1

    My grandad used to hunt crocodiles with a group of Indigenous Australian’s and they would cut the tip off the bullet so that when it entered the crocs skull instead of passing through cleanly which the crocs could survive it would sort of explode and kill the crocodile.

  • @jamesking6655
    @jamesking6655 2 роки тому +5

    Imagine getting shot in your palm then your elbow dissapers

  • @zraiarz9301
    @zraiarz9301 8 років тому +6

    sodium bullets new instruments of war

    • @fishypig525
      @fishypig525 8 років тому

      ZRAIARZ Denizen People would Explode

  • @scottstreeter9123
    @scottstreeter9123 5 років тому +6

    love your channel, I do have to add though, those weren't the worlds first liquid metal filled bullets 😉 us old folk learned that one from JAWS back in the 70s 😀 - the sodium bullets are awesome!

  • @vfl2627
    @vfl2627 Рік тому +1

    The zombies In a
    apocalypse slowly backs away

    • @golem401
      @golem401 Рік тому

      I was just thinking that.
      Watching The Last of Us after seeing this video made me think about how these would be super effective on Zombies who wouldn't go hiding behind barriers

  • @jamesgibbs6716
    @jamesgibbs6716 5 років тому +9

    And thus, he became known as "Mister Torgue Flexington".

  • @AirDyran
    @AirDyran 8 років тому +6

    dear other gun channels, I wanna see sodium-potassium bullets being shot from an automatic rifle.

    • @CaptainHeadcrab
      @CaptainHeadcrab 8 років тому

      +AirplaneRandy
      OH GOD YES

    • @thegoldencaulk2742
      @thegoldencaulk2742 8 років тому +1

      +Felix600 There's a strong chance he'd do something like this. Also, Iraqveteran8888 might since he's big into reloading his own ammo

    • @zaca211
      @zaca211 8 років тому

      +AirplaneRandy He said in th end that it doesnt eject the round :( so i dont think automatic fire would work

  • @fahadshahid1696
    @fahadshahid1696 8 років тому +7

    It'll never penetrate a cinder block, it's a hollow point

  • @smellslikechicken6622
    @smellslikechicken6622 3 роки тому +2

    Humans are 70% water, you know what that means

  • @DandifiedStar
    @DandifiedStar 8 років тому +8

    i just want to ask but would you approve of me being the front yard scientist

  • @MajesticPie
    @MajesticPie 8 років тому +11

    It's so moist I'm covered in it
    Lol

  • @theanubisway4655
    @theanubisway4655 5 років тому +10

    The heat from the reaction with the air probably damaged the integrity of the bullet while it burns in the air, so it starts to melt the bullet. Now think of the watermelon as flesh. We are mostly water which potassium and sodium are volatile in. This would be devastating to flesh and organs but would be against rules of engagement because if it was not a kill shot it would be a torturous death considering the poisoning of the blood stream on top of burns and damage to the tissue. Thanks for the video. Now I don't have to worry about testing it out to know wut will happen. Skip trials lol

    • @thatdudnum67potatoe45
      @thatdudnum67potatoe45 4 роки тому +1

      I mean isn't that why Germany wanted to ban shotguns in trench warfare?

  • @mlodylube
    @mlodylube 2 роки тому +1

    That NaK bullet was badass. DID ANYBODY SAY EXPLOSIONS?! Mr. Torgue would be proud!

    • @GameGoon2906
      @GameGoon2906 2 роки тому

      was looking for a bl2 reference

    • @lublinswidnik
      @lublinswidnik 2 роки тому

      @@GameGoon2906 well you found it.

  • @anke8402
    @anke8402 6 років тому +16

    What you could have said before you shoot the gun:
    "Enjoy death, son of a gun!"

  • @bersalgado
    @bersalgado 3 роки тому +4

    It would be interesting to see in the dark the sodium-potassium alloy bullet shot up in the air, obviously in like an empty desert for safety reasons.

  • @nquach88
    @nquach88 8 років тому +7

    You should try a pork shoulder to see if tissue has enough moisture to have the same effect.

  • @HelpfulRebelsTV
    @HelpfulRebelsTV 4 роки тому

    As I am watching this you have 4.6 million subscribers, the video has 4.6 million views, and the video has 6.4 thousand comments! INTERESTING! Congratulations mate!

  • @mellinghedd267
    @mellinghedd267 8 років тому +5

    If we're going to be honest; I'm pretty sure those potassium bullets could be lethal beyond imagination just because of the metal. I mean, the reason most youtubers use a watermelon is because it matches the consistency and (loosely,) composition of a human head. If it made a melon EXPLODE, just imagine the horror it could do to someone if they're shot with it. If you're shot in the shoulder: you lose an arm. If you're shot ANYWHERE in the torso, you've basically died. I'd like to see how this works in ballistics gel.

    • @DEP717
      @DEP717 8 років тому

      +Mellon Head Similar in concept to the Glaser type round, but the reactivity of the metal adds a whole other dimension. Pretty darn cool, very well done!

    • @sinisterthoughts2896
      @sinisterthoughts2896 8 років тому

      +Mellon Head the human skull is far tougher than a melon rind. people use water melons for targets because they are relatively easy to hit, readily available, make a big showy mess with about any center fire bullet you shoot them with.

  • @inershark
    @inershark 8 років тому +16

    You have pretty good aim!

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  8 років тому

      +Huskki thanks! It takes some getting used to. I would always flinch at first and miss but after a few magazines I was way more comfortable.

    • @inershark
      @inershark 8 років тому

      Haha! Nice! I'm bad with any gun :(.

    • @flacotaco8743
      @flacotaco8743 8 років тому

      +Huskki Naw man/woman, if you're smart with your gun (Knowing how to operate, hold, use safely) then you're fine. So there's no reason to flinch. In this case knowledge wins.

    • @inershark
      @inershark 8 років тому

      Garrett Copeland Wow... I Was Just Being Nice. 1) Your Grammar Is Off 2) Lets See You Shoot A Gun 3) Why Are You Being Mean? Just Because I Said Something Nice Doesn't Mean You Need To Step In.

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  8 років тому +2

      +Huskki don't listen to him, he sounds like a loser

  • @fluffypinkpandas
    @fluffypinkpandas 2 роки тому +9

    imagine how much liquid metal you can fit into a BMG

    • @micaiahwolfe
      @micaiahwolfe 2 роки тому +1

      A 50 BMG?

    • @fluffypinkpandas
      @fluffypinkpandas 2 роки тому

      @@micaiahwolfe yes. the bullet has more grainage than action express. heavier. more space inside of a copper jacket to fill with NaK. Especially in subsonic .50 BMG which would have to have even MORE projectile mass and LESS powder.
      thiss means rather than overpenning a target, it would just dead stop regardless and dump all its "muh stopping power"
      and now on top of this hollow point flowering out
      a hot spicy payload of NaK is dumped into the impact cavity.... full of... wet meat.

    • @Wilma5532
      @Wilma5532 2 роки тому

      Even something like a .308

    • @fluffypinkpandas
      @fluffypinkpandas 2 роки тому +1

      @@Wilma5532 well im going for payload here, not velocity.
      so uh
      lets say
      8 gauge subsonic slug jacket filled with NaK
      or a 40mm grenade but with a pointy tip

  • @SpaceFlamingo07
    @SpaceFlamingo07 2 роки тому +1

    The FBI didn’t take it down. This is good.

  • @pavelkushchuk912
    @pavelkushchuk912 2 роки тому +3

    Damn now I know the FBI paid him a visit😂

  • @Ad_Hominem
    @Ad_Hominem 6 років тому +11

    "now lets try the potassium bulle-"
    *computer crashes*

  • @fredsiegele3609
    @fredsiegele3609 5 років тому +20

    i would've told a joke about chemistry but it would have no reaction

    • @dodobird679
      @dodobird679 5 років тому +1

      Underrated comment right here

    • @idkwhattocallmyselfsothiswilld
      @idkwhattocallmyselfsothiswilld 4 роки тому +1

      I'd say that sodium potassium bullet has a real NaK for exploding

    • @Ry_TSG
      @Ry_TSG 4 роки тому +2

      Idkwhattocallmyselfsothiswilldo That was pretty good ngl

  • @skatatataatje
    @skatatataatje 4 роки тому +2

    Nobody show this to kentucky ballistics!

  • @painkillerjones6232
    @painkillerjones6232 5 років тому +13

    For some strange reason, the "elevator music" seems to fit.

  • @unholyhate380
    @unholyhate380 8 років тому +44

    For the love of god man, PLEASE wear some eye protection!

    • @xaderalert
      @xaderalert 8 років тому

      +Unholy Warip This!

    • @jimzeez
      @jimzeez 8 років тому +1

      And stop waving the muzzle around in the air too.

    • @exvapid4667
      @exvapid4667 8 років тому

      Yeah, the amount of ricochets was unreal, just lucky no one got hurt

  • @bertkilborne6464
    @bertkilborne6464 4 роки тому +3

    When I do that sort of fun stuff, people tell me I'm crazy

  • @Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88
    @Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 4 роки тому

    scrolling through looking for some blow chill easy-going video that I can watch while I'm going to bed so this is my hell yeah backyard scientist groovy groovy science experiments always a good thing to learn!

  • @scaredofghosts6813
    @scaredofghosts6813 3 роки тому +20

    Wish he did it with meat..he said this was a novelty but not over penetrating is actually sought after by police and security companies

    • @rossgoosen7269
      @rossgoosen7269 3 роки тому +1

      then they should use hollow points, because this would cause… complications

    • @specificorb3
      @specificorb3 3 роки тому +2

      @@rossgoosen7269 this bullet can easily be considered inhumane because if you got shot with it you would literally have a small internal explosion its too cruel to be legal, honestly im pretty sure he would get charged for using this in self defense even.

    • @JoeKurr5
      @JoeKurr5 3 роки тому +2

      @@specificorb3 that’s literally why hollow points where invented, to inflict more pain by making the wound canal multiple times bigger by the slug expanding, if hollow points aren’t considered cruel, these won’t be.

    • @specificorb3
      @specificorb3 3 роки тому

      @@JoeKurr5 there's a difference between shrapnel and a literal chemical based explosion that produces not only a shockwave but releases enough thermal energy to start a fire holopoints are much more humane than literally cauterizing someone's insides with a small explosion that isn't guaranteed an instant kill, hollow points don't incite an exothermic chemical reaction.

    • @specificorb3
      @specificorb3 3 роки тому

      @@JoeKurr5 picture getting shot, it explodes inside you, simultaneously cauterizing it you don't immediately die from the wound or bleeding out but as the cavity slowly bleeds in the remaining unreacted bits of, potassium/sodium get exposed to more blood which causes them to continue reacting and burning you from inside. holopoints just break up into bits. one is much much worse. sodium is a very very soft metal you can break it up with your fingernails it can and most likely will break into pieces just like a holopoint when it enters your body and likely will have dispersed too much energy to exit my guy.

  • @shodanxx
    @shodanxx 8 років тому +6

    Next time on TheBlindScientist !

    • @PeterOekvist
      @PeterOekvist 8 років тому

      Yeah. Imagine one of dem bullits hitting him in da eye.

  • @starminecraft1
    @starminecraft1 8 років тому +19

    So the human body has a lot of water in it, if you shoot sodium potassium at a human, will he explode?

    • @Majora96
      @Majora96 8 років тому +2

      +Toad Probably

    • @ThomasWeitgraven
      @ThomasWeitgraven 8 років тому +5

      I asked it last video he said he'll arange some flesh like a cow or something

    • @Sebasades
      @Sebasades 8 років тому

      it wont explode, but it will burn you inside out... a sure death!

    • @howardkurtus7069
      @howardkurtus7069 8 років тому +4

      +Toad well he wouldn't explode, on the other hand if she is wet enough she will

    • @beadsman209
      @beadsman209 8 років тому

      +Howard Kurtus lol

  • @thepprasitbuawiang5239
    @thepprasitbuawiang5239 7 місяців тому +1

    bro this bullet is op

  • @dookmann
    @dookmann 4 роки тому +4

    Eyes, and ears? Especially when you are doing something like this.

  • @TotallyNotJoe_
    @TotallyNotJoe_ 8 років тому +18

    Ooblik + Liquid Nitrogen or Molten Metals?

  • @Weaseliestweasel
    @Weaseliestweasel 4 роки тому +60

    Love how UA-cam demonetizes tons of channels for gun safety issues but this guy turns around with a handgun towards his camera guy after every shot...

    • @ifaa5755
      @ifaa5755 3 роки тому +5

      Because according to gun safety, there's no reason to have a full magazine loaded if you plan on shooting ONE bullet. He is literally loading one bullet.

    • @Weaseliestweasel
      @Weaseliestweasel 3 роки тому +14

      @@ifaa5755 look up the rules to gun safety troll

    • @thelieutenant7732
      @thelieutenant7732 3 роки тому

      I mean Official Duck Studios exists

    • @joes46985
      @joes46985 2 роки тому +1

      Lol

  • @yeoss
    @yeoss 2 роки тому +1

    So basically you just made DIY Hollow Points...