Avalon Run thank you. this is my first video from this channel. He shall now be hence forth known as Science Thor and I am subscribing because of this. *AND FOR FKKKIN SCIENCE!!!!*
For the record, pure sulphuric acid has a PH of -12, and anything with a lower PH is known as a superacid. Any PH below 0 is measured by an equation that simulates what its PH would be, because it doesn't necessarily mean the number of hydrogen ions compared to the rest of the molecules.
Just a note, but in the book 'Alien' the creature doesn't have actual blood of acid. It has a double exoskeleton structure with a layer of pressurized acid in-between the layers. It is pressurized so that any puncture of the outer skin causes the acid to spray over whatever caused the wound. Didn't know if y'all were aware of that. Oh, and great video, Kyle. Much thanks. =)
Hmmm, so the acid is a defense mechanism. Question then is if you successfully stab the alien, the acid would have a chance to leak into potentially non protected parts of the alien's body. In short, it is a really really good thing these things do not really exist.
On the subject of the post-script about the mouth of a Moray Eel being like that of the Xenomorph, the Face-hugger/Chest-burster combo also has a real-life counterpart; the Tarantula Hawk Wasp. When a female wasp is finding a place to lay eggs, it will often use the still-living bodies of tarantulas, by stinging said tarantula with its paralyzing venom, then laying eggs in the wound. Once the eggs have fully gestated, the larvae hatch out and eat their way out of the tarantula. Also, it should be noted that Eric Schmidt went on a quest to test out various bug venoms to find out which one was the most painful, and the Tarantula Hawk Wasp's neuro-toxin was rated by Schmidt as being so painful, you won't even be able to think about anything else for the next 24 hours, and it tied for first place on his list with the Bullet Ant (the name being derived from its venom, the pain of which has been likened to being shot). You'll thank me for the nightmares later...
one problem with this though... in the newer movies the xenomorphs blood is actually used to scar their killers as trophy signs. the predators within the pyramid movie had numerous scars using the aliens blood, they also marked the chick with the same symbol and she felt pain meaning that it cant be the same acid you describe.
The blood doesn't have to be caustic/corrosive because of acid, it can be due to enzymes in the blood. Those enzymes catalyze chemical breakdown, and can be denatured by a change in temperature and pH. Xenomorph biology can have protective barriers against those enzymes, the same way stomach mucus protects against the acid and enzymes that break down food.
Fuck off Naruto - you're a disgrace to ninjas everywhere... Plus, your shitty anime has more plot holes than the entire Aliens franchise combined; so, you needn't talk!
You word this weirdly, as if the strongest acid we know is unable to eat through metal, and that no others can. Hydroflouric(possibly, as the host says) eats through metal, and hydrochloric acid is well known for eating through metal too. But yeah, I agree, he didn't answer the question posed in the title of the video, he only says the PH level of a few acids including Hydrofluoric and Fluroantimonic acid.
Adam Colon(this is to the best of my knowledge don't quote me) It is not incredibly well understood how HF reacts in water, but one of the proposed mechanisms is that after the HF dissociates in water, and undergoes the usual acid reaction, the incredibly high electronegativity of the atoms in the anion [negative ion] (which is normally part of what makes an acid stronger) means that there is a strong attraction between the [F-] and [H3O+] ions in solution, greatly reducing the amount of "free" [H3O+], thereby making it a weak acid. It should be noted that this mechanism is disputed by some. Some people think it has to do with thermodynamics, but I don't know too much about that or which one is better or worse.
+Mike Gregor Electronegativity is the attraction of an atom towards Electrons, not protons. The attraction of H+ and F- is equally strong as H+ and Cl- or any other single negative ion. It is the attraction of one positive charge and one negative charge. It is actually due to electronegativity that the bond between the H and the F is so easily broken, and the reason why it is such a strong acid.
Ben Sommen I am aware what electronegativity is. Generally, a higher electronegativity in the anion means a stronger acid, however hydrofluoric acid isn't classified as a strong acid in terms of chemistry and that is one of the mechanisms proposed by my fairly current university chemistry textbook discusses.
But it doesn't make sense. How can electronegativity cause attraction to protons? The only thing attracting protons in this case is the negative charge of the electron. Maybe it has something to do with the small atom radius of Fluoride ions compared to other halogens, which increases the attraction between the 2 charges because they can get closer to eachother. (F = (Ke*q1*q2)/r². As r gets smaller, F gets larger)
So if fluroantimonic acid "explodes" when in contact with water, then the best and most efficient way to defeat a xenomorph would be to somehow introduce water into it's circulatory system. Given that it's carapace is generally impenetrable that takes injectable darts out of the question. I think the most efficient way to weaponize water for this effect would be to use a hydraulic cutting jet similar to that already used in industry. A device like this would both cut into the xenomotph's circulatory system (possibly taking a limb or seriously injuring it at the same time) and introducing large quantities of water to explosively react with the fluroantimonic acid.
I'm curious as to the math they used to get an estimated pH of -31. The p in pH stands for -log and the H is the concentration of H+ ions. A logarithm is the inverse of an exponential function, and has a domain of (0,∞). By taking the limit as x approaches 0 from the positive side of log(x) (assuming a typical x, y plane) we approach -∞. This means that with a small enough number, any number less than infinity can be reached. [on mobile, I'll update this with my estimate]
+Ulrican414 Here's the thing about this meme though: steel fails before it melts. A steel beam will fail -- deform under almost any force -- long before it melts. So, no, rocket fuel might not be able to melt steel beams, but it certainty can make them fail. There, go post this in all those Facebook threads. -- KH
+Nerdist but the buildings were hit near the top, say the fuel deformed the steel and buckled under pressure near the top, is the collapsing weight enough to completely reduce both towers to rubble, in their own footprints? sure they wouldn't have deformed the steel a couple of stories down... to completely deform every level systematically? fire and heat don't just randomly deform systematically for such a perfect collapse.. and WHAT ABOUT building 7? no plane hit it so no jet fuel.. only debris from the towers. yet it was reduced to rubble in its footprint the same as the towers. check out the architects and engineers for 9/11 truth..
The needed years for the evolution it would take for something's body to have such specific vein setups to have such acidic blood... Man I bet I can't even find a number for that
I think in the first Alien film, Ash mentions that the facehugger, and presumably the full alien, has a polysilicate body. I need to do a bit more chemistry to find out if there are any silicon compounds that can shrug off its acid blood.
The bigest problem I have with the acid blood from the Alien franchise is that as an acid splits and recombines with the solvent material, it is 'used up' by the bonding. The tiny squirt of blood goes way too far in the movie and destroys way too much metal for the volume and mass of the liquid. Thankfully, they mostly ignore this effect later on but it is still a sticky point with me.
I know that this is somewhat off topic from the video but I have a question/theory. Stomach acid doesn't affect us because of the special layer on the inside of our stomachs (if I remember correct) that protects us. So what if the Xenos are immune to their own acidic blood because of that slimy mucus-like layer that coats their entire body? Would it be possible having a mucus-like layer that protects even their insides?
You can't compare two acids by pH, that's merely the concentration of protons in solution Acids are compared by their pKa which is an intrinsic property of the compound at a given set of conditions (temp/pressure) .
Hydrofluoric Acid? Every general chemistry student knows that HF is actually a weak acid since Florine is too electronegative, and thus the dissociation is too little. Flouroantimonic acid is however, created with HF, so props for that?
Carpet cleaners use hydrofluoric acid to remove rust from fabric... One guy I knew was cleaning an old couch with nearly a hundred metal buttons on it, all with rust stains. Lacking common sense, this guy applied hydrofluoric acid to each button, and rubbed each one in with his bare finger, no glove nothing. He was unconscious before he could finish, and dead within the day. It absorbed into his blood through his finger, and it was enough to kill him. Luckily, we have slightly safer chemicals to use for rust nowadays.
I think in the Xenomorph body the blood is not acidic, however when it leaves the body and is introduce to an atmosphere then, the blood reacts changing it's properties and becomes acidic!
Am I the only one that could imagine a better explanation to the acid effect? There it goes: it is acidic but its also blood, so it has some kind of blood cells in it an some kind of defense cell too, like some kind of weaponised super intense enzymatic catalysed digestor leukocytes or something... it makes sense with the xenomorph dynamic, it annoys me how every one just looks at inorganic acids to compare...
So can acid actually function as blood in the first place? Like, could the xenomorph's acid blood actually perform all the tasks a human's blood or insect's hemolymph can? Or would their acid "blood" simply be a defensive mechanism? And whatever they use as blood is something totally separate from the acid?
I think it would make more sense, scientifically speaking, if rather than acidic, the xenomorph blood contained some kind of symbiotic fast acting super bacteria that worked as both an immune system and defense mechanism.
Fluoroantiomonic acid may be very strong, but is it a polyprotic acid? How long until that little bit of acid blood neutralized itself on the spaceship floor? To be truly dangerous, it would need to have loads of very low pKa (to use the example, something like 1x10^-20 or something) protons on each molecule, that way it doesn't just fizzle after straight out ripping apart the first 4-5 mm of space ship decking.
The value for the "pH" you guys use for Fluorantimonic acid is actually a Hammett acidity function. (Measuring acidity in concentrated acids) pH is only a useful term in for acids in aqueous solution. The Hammett acidity function of HF is closer to -15. Still showing your point about Fluorantimonic, but atleast nuancing it a bit.
But how would aliens touch anything? And how would Ripley's blood be acidic? The Water would make go kaboom? Wouldn't chest bursting instantly kill them?
yes they do, that's why it's hard to kill them with just fire alone, they can withstand heat easily, but if exposed, say, to Nitrogen it'll weaken the silicon layer and leave the surface weak to shattering and damage. A flame thrower will hurt it but it's not enough to kill it, not even lava can hurt it silicon can withstand HIGH temps, the polarized silicon will also strengthen against the high temps and adapt to it, but Nitrogen temp gets to 300+ degrees Fahrenheit, military grade flame throwers are 1000 degrees, but! The Xeno and the face huggers have a polarized silicon layer of SLIME! Slime/Liquids are more susceptible to freezing but are more resistant to burning silicon or not the slime/liquid factor weakens it (duh.) So In order for one to kill a Xeno it needs liquid nitrogen constantly pouring on it till it is weakened, I believe I read some where that it becomes extremely weak to very sudden changes in temp, so blasting with a flame thrower then showering it in nitrogen could do better than nitrogen alone.
Who gave a science book to Thor?
ikr
+Joyde XD I thought the same thing
Who gave Nigel Brown the balls the question Thornton?
+TheTrojanToaster *Thor
Science + Fabio = Kyle
Thanks Science Thor.
Avalon Run hahahaha
Avalon Run thank you.
this is my first video from this channel. He shall now be hence forth known as Science Thor and I am subscribing because of this.
*AND FOR FKKKIN SCIENCE!!!!*
Any person who watches these videos, should they prove worthy, shall wield the power of Science Thor...
Avalon Run LMAO
Wow, that "Xeno pH" joke was really clever
Xenomor pH*
It really wasn't.
Stfu god, you're not even real.
Tyler Peters finally someone who is smart
Brian Lau Xenomo Ph
Thor is actually pretty smart
wad the fuk r u talkin bout
@@anoncrazynonevilgooddecent7631 he means that Kyle looks like thor
@MagnibusNANI?!?
I didn't know there was something whose acidity went WAY BELOW ZERO.. Thanks for the info, Kyle.. I learned something new
its not ph
For the record, pure sulphuric acid has a PH of -12, and anything with a lower PH is known as a superacid. Any PH below 0 is measured by an equation that simulates what its PH would be, because it doesn't necessarily mean the number of hydrogen ions compared to the rest of the molecules.
Just a note, but in the book 'Alien' the creature doesn't have actual blood of acid. It has a double exoskeleton structure with a layer of pressurized acid in-between the layers. It is pressurized so that any puncture of the outer skin causes the acid to spray over whatever caused the wound.
Didn't know if y'all were aware of that.
Oh, and great video, Kyle. Much thanks. =)
+Katherine StIves That's too complicated for a typical movie audience to follow. The other way all they have to say is "acid for blood" and move on.
+Thane36425 Because people can be stupid
Hmmm, so the acid is a defense mechanism. Question then is if you successfully stab the alien, the acid would have a chance to leak into potentially non protected parts of the alien's body. In short, it is a really really good thing these things do not really exist.
So What would the pH be of xenomorph blood?
@@linuxtuxvolds5917did u not watch the video
It's as strong as the plot needs it to be.
yep. thays why Xenomorphs and their fans are stupid
Alien movies don't have plots...
Aaron Garcia Yes they do, you plebian.
@@ventomario3251 what u said doesnt even make sense
Stupid Xenomorphs!
On the subject of the post-script about the mouth of a Moray Eel being like that of the Xenomorph, the Face-hugger/Chest-burster combo also has a real-life counterpart; the Tarantula Hawk Wasp. When a female wasp is finding a place to lay eggs, it will often use the still-living bodies of tarantulas, by stinging said tarantula with its paralyzing venom, then laying eggs in the wound. Once the eggs have fully gestated, the larvae hatch out and eat their way out of the tarantula.
Also, it should be noted that Eric Schmidt went on a quest to test out various bug venoms to find out which one was the most painful, and the Tarantula Hawk Wasp's neuro-toxin was rated by Schmidt as being so painful, you won't even be able to think about anything else for the next 24 hours, and it tied for first place on his list with the Bullet Ant (the name being derived from its venom, the pain of which has been likened to being shot).
You'll thank me for the nightmares later...
5:35 Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) is carbon and fluorine in a long chain.
Just nitpicking, but good job.
My God, I wish this guy was my chemistry teacher back in school days! Within these 6 minutes, I learned more than in a year of the pathetic school.
we ll he forgot to mention the most important fact of the pH scale. It is logarithmic.
"game over man, game over" nice touch hahahaha
moral of the story:
if you want to de-atomize someone, you'd better get to creating Fluorine-based weaponry
one problem with this though... in the newer movies the xenomorphs blood is actually used to scar their killers as trophy signs. the predators within the pyramid movie had numerous scars using the aliens blood, they also marked the chick with the same symbol and she felt pain meaning that it cant be the same acid you describe.
The blood doesn't have to be caustic/corrosive because of acid, it can be due to enzymes in the blood. Those enzymes catalyze chemical breakdown, and can be denatured by a change in temperature and pH. Xenomorph biology can have protective barriers against those enzymes, the same way stomach mucus protects against the acid and enzymes that break down food.
However acidic the plot needs it to be. The end.
Fuck off Naruto - you're a disgrace to ninjas everywhere... Plus, your shitty anime has more plot holes than the entire Aliens franchise combined; so, you needn't talk!
PeteTheGrouch There is no need to be upset.
+PeteTheGrouch *Alien
Naruto Uzumaki he is right thoe
People who say shit like that are no fun and are clearly missing the point
You never answered the question of the title though.
Yes he did, the acidity is 31.3 on the pH scale.
GamingMeerkat -31.3
+Generic Gamer Right you are, I do apologise for my mistake. Well spotted :)
so did they use acetone on styrofoam for the vfx in the original film?
You word this weirdly, as if the strongest acid we know is unable to eat through metal, and that no others can. Hydroflouric(possibly, as the host says) eats through metal, and hydrochloric acid is well known for eating through metal too. But yeah, I agree, he didn't answer the question posed in the title of the video, he only says the PH level of a few acids including Hydrofluoric and Fluroantimonic acid.
Jump scare 1:59 lol, almost had a heart attack lol
When he explained the effects of Hf and ended with " and you'd be straight up dead! * chuckles * ", right there, I did die.
The problem with Hydrofluoric acid is that it is essentially so strong that it makes itself weak again.
+Don't Even Bother what?
Adam Colon(this is to the best of my knowledge don't quote me)
It is not incredibly well understood how HF reacts in water, but one of the proposed mechanisms is that after the HF dissociates in water, and undergoes the usual acid reaction, the incredibly high electronegativity of the atoms in the anion [negative ion] (which is normally part of what makes an acid stronger) means that there is a strong attraction between the [F-] and [H3O+] ions in solution, greatly reducing the amount of "free" [H3O+], thereby making it a weak acid.
It should be noted that this mechanism is disputed by some. Some people think it has to do with thermodynamics, but I don't know too much about that or which one is better or worse.
+Mike Gregor Electronegativity is the attraction of an atom towards Electrons, not protons. The attraction of H+ and F- is equally strong as H+ and Cl- or any other single negative ion. It is the attraction of one positive charge and one negative charge. It is actually due to electronegativity that the bond between the H and the F is so easily broken, and the reason why it is such a strong acid.
Ben Sommen I am aware what electronegativity is. Generally, a higher electronegativity in the anion means a stronger acid, however hydrofluoric acid isn't classified as a strong acid in terms of chemistry and that is one of the mechanisms proposed by my fairly current university chemistry textbook discusses.
But it doesn't make sense. How can electronegativity cause attraction to protons? The only thing attracting protons in this case is the negative charge of the electron.
Maybe it has something to do with the small atom radius of Fluoride ions compared to other halogens, which increases the attraction between the 2 charges because they can get closer to eachother. (F = (Ke*q1*q2)/r². As r gets smaller, F gets larger)
So if fluroantimonic acid "explodes" when in contact with water, then the best and most efficient way to defeat a xenomorph would be to somehow introduce water into it's circulatory system. Given that it's carapace is generally impenetrable that takes injectable darts out of the question. I think the most efficient way to weaponize water for this effect would be to use a hydraulic cutting jet similar to that already used in industry. A device like this would both cut into the xenomotph's circulatory system (possibly taking a limb or seriously injuring it at the same time) and introducing large quantities of water to explosively react with the fluroantimonic acid.
I'm curious as to the math they used to get an estimated pH of -31. The p in pH stands for -log and the H is the concentration of H+ ions. A logarithm is the inverse of an exponential function, and has a domain of (0,∞). By taking the limit as x approaches 0 from the positive side of log(x) (assuming a typical x, y plane) we approach -∞. This means that with a small enough number, any number less than infinity can be reached. [on mobile, I'll update this with my estimate]
But can it melt steel beams? (I know it can, but it had to be asked).
Jet fuel can though
+Ulrican414 Here's the thing about this meme though: steel fails before it melts. A steel beam will fail -- deform under almost any force -- long before it melts. So, no, rocket fuel might not be able to melt steel beams, but it certainty can make them fail. There, go post this in all those Facebook threads. -- KH
+Nerdist But... But... Illuminati ._.
+Nerdist Thank you Kyle, i'll make sure to use this knowledge for evil.
+Nerdist but the buildings were hit near the top, say the fuel deformed the steel and buckled under pressure near the top, is the collapsing weight enough to completely reduce both towers to rubble, in their own footprints? sure they wouldn't have deformed the steel a couple of stories down... to completely deform every level systematically? fire and heat don't just randomly deform systematically for such a perfect collapse.. and WHAT ABOUT building 7? no plane hit it so no jet fuel.. only debris from the towers. yet it was reduced to rubble in its footprint the same as the towers. check out the architects and engineers for 9/11 truth..
The needed years for the evolution it would take for something's body to have such specific vein setups to have such acidic blood...
Man I bet I can't even find a number for that
I think in the first Alien film, Ash mentions that the facehugger, and presumably the full alien, has a polysilicate body. I need to do a bit more chemistry to find out if there are any silicon compounds that can shrug off its acid blood.
i work around HF at work. It's definitely worth it's respect. always wear ur PPE
What about the science behind 1987's predator and it's iconic plasma caster, or it's glowing green blood?
Fun fact: This video taught me more about human blood than lessons at school
The bigest problem I have with the acid blood from the Alien franchise is that as an acid splits and recombines with the solvent material, it is 'used up' by the bonding. The tiny squirt of blood goes way too far in the movie and destroys way too much metal for the volume and mass of the liquid. Thankfully, they mostly ignore this effect later on but it is still a sticky point with me.
So... Wouldn't that mean that injecting a Xenomorph with water would make it explode?
yah but then we would have acid splatter everywere. So it is probably not a good idea to do it close to you or in a space ship
+Foxy Snipez true but If the ship has a hole in it, everyone dies
+Foxy Snipez it basically becomes a suicide mission
+Foxy Snipez clever. let's just hope you're on a planet and not a space ship
Wouldnt freezing it be better, drop some liquid nitrogen on him and there shouldnt be any problem.
I wonder how many stoners got into a fight over this today and came here looking for answers? XD
1:37 StarCraft 1 Hydralisk's sound XD
the acid test torture test is really scary to think of
I know that this is somewhat off topic from the video but I have a question/theory. Stomach acid doesn't affect us because of the special layer on the inside of our stomachs (if I remember correct) that protects us. So what if the Xenos are immune to their own acidic blood because of that slimy mucus-like layer that coats their entire body? Would it be possible having a mucus-like layer that protects even their insides?
This man explained basic chemistry to me better than my advanced chem teacher could all year.
nature, you scary!
O_O'
+Erevos
Ever heard of natures scariest weapon? Spider rain and Banana Spiders.
+Dat Guy have you been to film theory?
first: do you know what a banana spider is?
second: yes
Dat Guy Yes, I know what that demon is... SPIDER RAIN!
*Damn David you're scary
;)
I remeber using phenothaline when testing the solubility of ammonia
that hydrofluric acid stuff seems fun
Do one on how the Halo Gravity Hammer works creating the massive shock slam!
You can't compare two acids by pH, that's merely the concentration of protons in solution Acids are compared by their pKa which is an intrinsic property of the compound at a given set of conditions (temp/pressure) .
You sir are quote "Science-ing the shit out of this" :D
Hydrofluoric Acid? Every general chemistry student knows that HF is actually a weak acid since Florine is too electronegative, and thus the dissociation is too little. Flouroantimonic acid is however, created with HF, so props for that?
Wouldn't goblin sharks be a better reference point for "real life xeno mouths"?
I have a question can the thing from movie "The Thing" turn into xenomorph
3:02 ever used HF ? It is dangerous, but it needs time to disolve things.
Same for every other acid.
They need time.
2:10 is also illuminates bleach, plant material and a whole host of other things.
Im sure someone beat me to it but this man is THOR: KING OF ASGARD
This makes the fact that they chose Giger to design the monster and it being biomechanical make even more sense.
I laughed so hard at that "so basic" impression XD
dragonfly larva also have the second mouth. thanks for the video it was awesome and entertaining.
Can you also do science behind the Zerg race in Starcraft!.!. Please
My inner chemist geeked out for this one!
Carpet cleaners use hydrofluoric acid to remove rust from fabric... One guy I knew was cleaning an old couch with nearly a hundred metal buttons on it, all with rust stains. Lacking common sense, this guy applied hydrofluoric acid to each button, and rubbed each one in with his bare finger, no glove nothing. He was unconscious before he could finish, and dead within the day. It absorbed into his blood through his finger, and it was enough to kill him.
Luckily, we have slightly safer chemicals to use for rust nowadays.
I personally hypothesize that xenomorph blood is chlorine triflouride, since it looks and reacts similarly to what we see in the movies.
I always thought its dissolving properties were from Xenomorph cells, like instead of stomach acid, it was the bacteria used in digestion.
the moment when it's alien lore that the veins and skin are made of a fluorine compound
hell yes! I was hoping there was a xenomorph episode of this shoe.
show*
Quick incinerate your shoes!!!
I think in the Xenomorph body the blood is not acidic, however when it leaves the body and is introduce to an atmosphere then, the blood reacts changing it's properties and becomes acidic!
Would love some sort of update to this if that’s possible based on the new film Romulus
the dragonfly larvae mouth is xenomorph like as well
This guy is really good at writing backwards
Am I the only one that could imagine a better explanation to the acid effect? There it goes: it is acidic but its also blood, so it has some kind of blood cells in it an some kind of defense cell too, like some kind of weaponised super intense enzymatic catalysed digestor leukocytes or something... it makes sense with the xenomorph dynamic, it annoys me how every one just looks at inorganic acids to compare...
In Norway we say Fenoloftalein for Phenolphtalein
lol i work in a chemical milling plant and i work around HF all day. Pretty cool stuff.
question, where did acid come from? and no im not talking about the drugs, im talking about the liquid stuff that eats threw things.
did I miss something or did we stop at "would melt, but not as quickly"? is there no substance that we know of that would melt metal+ that fast?
you know what kyle you put me in a good mood bruh dont know why either
So can acid actually function as blood in the first place? Like, could the xenomorph's acid blood actually perform all the tasks a human's blood or insect's hemolymph can? Or would their acid "blood" simply be a defensive mechanism? And whatever they use as blood is something totally separate from the acid?
No wonder Walter Sullivan was able to do the ritual of the 21 Sacraments, he knows all about science!
This is the perfect video for school science.
So.. such an acid would explode with water on contact like our friend Kyle said. Wouldn't their greatest weakness be high pressured water guns?
I think it would make more sense, scientifically speaking, if rather than acidic, the xenomorph blood contained some kind of symbiotic fast acting super bacteria that worked as both an immune system and defense mechanism.
Where does one acquire antimony?
Nice sound effect from Starcraft you put in, that's a Hydralisk hiss not a Xenomorph hiss
1:01 - bases, come on. Also the typical model is that bases “mop up” the H+ ions, some even stealing them from the water molecules.
3:30 - BS. HF is weaker than HCl, which is weaker than HBr, which is weaker than HI (that’s an I for Iodine).
Fluoroantiomonic acid may be very strong, but is it a polyprotic acid? How long until that little bit of acid blood neutralized itself on the spaceship floor? To be truly dangerous, it would need to have loads of very low pKa (to use the example, something like 1x10^-20 or something) protons on each molecule, that way it doesn't just fizzle after straight out ripping apart the first 4-5 mm of space ship decking.
How do they (the xenomorphs) contain the acidic blood in their own bodies if it is THAT acidic to go through anything?
Xenomor pH... thanks a lot, that is DEFINITELY going on my chemistry class next semester!!!
How fast would Fluroantimonic Acid burn through something? Any video of a demonstration anywhere?
hydralisk broodwar sound 3:39
wonder where 'dead' is on the scale between 'not dead' and 'straight up dead' lol
I like this guy. This channel has a new subscriber.
What would happen if the strongest acid combined with the most basic thing on the pH scale
+Daedric 36 It would be explosive, such a mixing of such extremes would be a very nasty combination!
IF THE XENOMORPH BLOOD IS ACIDIC WHY ISN'T IT MELTING
1:36 that's the hydralisk from Starcraft, not a xenomorph
wow I learn something today I through that PH 1 was the highest acidic PH level
Extremely high water pressure hose can pierce through Xeno morphs and make them explode?
Amazing video Kyle instant subscribe
The value for the "pH" you guys use for Fluorantimonic acid is actually a Hammett acidity function. (Measuring acidity in concentrated acids) pH is only a useful term in for acids in aqueous solution. The Hammett acidity function of HF is closer to -15. Still showing your point about Fluorantimonic, but atleast nuancing it a bit.
I use hydrofluoric acid to make pretty glassware.
But how would aliens touch anything? And how would Ripley's blood be acidic? The Water would make go kaboom? Wouldn't chest bursting instantly kill them?
Wasn't it stated in the first movie that they have silicon for skin?
yes they do, that's why it's hard to kill them with just fire alone, they can withstand heat easily, but if exposed, say, to Nitrogen it'll weaken the silicon layer and leave the surface weak to shattering and damage.
A flame thrower will hurt it but it's not enough to kill it, not even lava can hurt it silicon can withstand HIGH temps, the polarized silicon will also strengthen against the high temps and adapt to it, but Nitrogen temp gets to 300+ degrees Fahrenheit, military grade flame throwers are 1000 degrees, but! The Xeno and the face huggers have a polarized silicon layer of SLIME! Slime/Liquids are more susceptible to freezing but are more resistant to burning silicon or not the slime/liquid factor weakens it (duh.)
So In order for one to kill a Xeno it needs liquid nitrogen constantly pouring on it till it is weakened, I believe I read some where that it becomes extremely weak to very sudden changes in temp, so blasting with a flame thrower then showering it in nitrogen could do better than nitrogen alone.
Good guide! thank you!
the moment when I typed hy, and fl youtobe knew exactly what I was looking for.... that way more scary than those freaking acids
How does the blood/acid stay in the Xenomorph though? As in, what is it's flesh made of in order to contain such acidic substance?
But would their blood still eat through things with that speed, or would it be slow, like the research examples?
Once I've heard a theory that Aliens blood becomes an Acid only when it reacts with Oxygen (ie is not INSIDE the Alien itself) - what about this?
So what dictates how “fast” an acid reacts? And what is the fastest reacting acid known?
it's really weird getting real awesome science from a guy with a mullet.
Rich Evans clones can counteract the Xenomorph with their Tums infested blood.
This is my first time watching nerdist.
And you look like Thor.
And this is now my channel.
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