Extracting caffeine from caffeine pills

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  • @kottonkandy0962
    @kottonkandy0962 4 роки тому +4893

    I like how he describes the entire process as if we’re all gonna follow along with him at home

    • @ArchibaldClumpy
      @ArchibaldClumpy 3 роки тому +141

      "Here's one I prepared earlier."

    • @レゴシ-r4f
      @レゴシ-r4f 3 роки тому +145

      I mean, if I had that kind of machinery, i would totally follow his instructions

    • @3OHT.
      @3OHT. 3 роки тому +38

      hot plates are cheap, and great for camping
      I'd say that's the only "machinery" here

    • @okboomerbutitsacat8050
      @okboomerbutitsacat8050 3 роки тому +16

      @@3OHT. hot plates cost like 60 dollars here that isn't cheap.

    • @НААТ
      @НААТ 3 роки тому +77

      @@okboomerbutitsacat8050 stop being broke

  • @kaysothisisit
    @kaysothisisit 5 років тому +18120

    Alternatively you could just ask the caffeine nicely to come out of the pills

    • @Jonathan-ol9si
      @Jonathan-ol9si 5 років тому +664

      They never listen

    • @sammym2511
      @sammym2511 4 роки тому +613

      You aren't being nice enough

    • @WangleLine
      @WangleLine 4 роки тому +109

      @@sammym2511 :(

    • @Smoke_Weed_Everyday_
      @Smoke_Weed_Everyday_ 4 роки тому +43

      it doesn't work like that it's science smh my head 🤦🤦😐😐

    • @tyrstone3539
      @tyrstone3539 4 роки тому +118

      Smoke Weed Everyday r wooosh

  • @Peasant_of_Pontus
    @Peasant_of_Pontus 3 роки тому +82

    2016 NileRed: Caffeine made out of Caffeine
    2021 NileRed: Grape Soda made out of plastic gloves

  • @krystian3797
    @krystian3797 4 роки тому +8090

    Me: "So I snort this white powder and I will be awake and highly energetic"
    Nile: "yes"
    Me: "is it cocaine or caffeine"
    Nile: "yes"

    • @chaz2985
      @chaz2985 4 роки тому +315

      Cocaine is illegal therefore saying this substance that looks like cocaine is funny.

    • @erick9348
      @erick9348 4 роки тому +190

      @Heroin Bob With enough caffeine you also achieve an euphoric effect. It's not as intense as cocaine though

    • @kandy5129
      @kandy5129 4 роки тому +25

      Eric K snort 5 tonnes

    • @Fedico7000
      @Fedico7000 4 роки тому +21

      chaz
      Thanks. 😂

    • @levigutter7856
      @levigutter7856 4 роки тому +33

      @@erick9348 and get a heart attack tho hahaha

  • @ItsGamein
    @ItsGamein 4 роки тому +1942

    Re pill it and when you eat them it’ll give a permanent +50 to your bpm stat

    • @timmulm
      @timmulm 4 роки тому +64

      Actually it's not that potent than everybody claims. When I had my finals I took about 500-700mg at some days and it basically just made me tired as soon as the push you gain from it started to decrease 😂

    • @kandy5129
      @kandy5129 4 роки тому +108

      Tim Mulm if you drink so much your body gets used to it, therefore it works less better. Caffeine is potent, you’re just too addicted to realise it

    • @timmulm
      @timmulm 4 роки тому +8

      @@kandy5129 yes you get used to it but now I drink like one coffee a week, so it seems like im not that much addicted

    • @pando4379
      @pando4379 4 роки тому +10

      @bree walden; womanizer +10 to death stat

    • @xander_gamingx1190
      @xander_gamingx1190 4 роки тому +9

      @@kandy5129 caffeine only has an effect on me when I'm off it

  • @dpearson80808
    @dpearson80808 3 роки тому +251

    Nilered: *doesn’t own a coffee grinder*
    Also Nilered: “I need some caffeine… hmmm….”

    • @wbwbc89
      @wbwbc89 3 місяці тому +1

      thats why he needed the caffeine lol

  • @verdatum
    @verdatum 9 років тому +4521

    But if you grind up the pills in your coffee grinder, you risk getting caffeine into your....oh...wait...nevermind. Great job on this one!

    • @HentaiNat
      @HentaiNat 9 років тому +71

      lol.

    • @erosagos2206
      @erosagos2206 9 років тому +30

      +verdatum Tell me O' Mighty One! What happens!

    • @Mazaroth
      @Mazaroth 8 років тому +236

      Thine coffee mayeth contain more caffeine!
      OH THEE HORROR!

    • @IMakrTypos
      @IMakrTypos 8 років тому +91

      like adding crack to coke '---' It'S TOO MUCH

    • @dr_spwewps
      @dr_spwewps 7 років тому +5

      IMakrTypos crake to coke whate coke like the soda or the drug

  • @lyricsronen
    @lyricsronen 5 років тому +2561

    "Using only my weak chemist arms" lol

    • @funnyyylock
      @funnyyylock 4 роки тому +21

      Damn it i was looking to see if someone beat me to it but dang that was funny.

    • @Diabolicallaughter-
      @Diabolicallaughter- 4 роки тому +17

      Idk but my chemist arms are strong, the stirring motor is very heavy..

    • @norgepalm7315
      @norgepalm7315 4 роки тому +14

      @@Diabolicallaughter- sure thing

    • @paintedlyric
      @paintedlyric 4 роки тому +5

      That sentence instantly got this video a like 😂

    • @jamescomo3063
      @jamescomo3063 4 роки тому +2

      Hahaha had me cracking up!

  • @zegermanscientist2667
    @zegermanscientist2667 3 роки тому +39

    You could also run it through a silica column after slight acidification. Practically all food colorings are retained, and the caffeine should move through.

  • @patuszodi7532
    @patuszodi7532 8 років тому +744

    Didn't know caffeine sublimates. Didn't know caffeine crystals are fluffy. That's amazing

    • @Keshaire
      @Keshaire 5 років тому +44

      I was so mad when he crushed them down into powder they were beautiful.

    • @FlareSnare
      @FlareSnare 4 роки тому +17

      Yes, you can also smoke caffeine that way aswell.

    • @NightAndDay238
      @NightAndDay238 4 роки тому +3

      @@FlareSnare woah really? Do you know what the effects would be like?

    • @justinrambongga2520
      @justinrambongga2520 4 роки тому +5

      @Swampy then why do u need hot water for you coffee instead of cold? 🤔

    • @NaomiOop
      @NaomiOop 4 роки тому +32

      @@justinrambongga2520 You actually don't. Cold brew exists. Hot water is just faster

  • @CKOD
    @CKOD 8 років тому +1334

    Seeing the title, I halfway expected it to be you smashing a capsule open, and then pointing at the grains falling out. "TADA!"

    • @aw9389
      @aw9389 5 років тому +44

      I dont think they sell a pill like that. It would be too easy to over dose on with pure caffeine. It almost always has filler or something mixed in.

    • @dingo-gorditas
      @dingo-gorditas 5 років тому +15

      @@aw9389 r/woooosh

    • @Yikeo
      @Yikeo 5 років тому +79

      @@dingo-gorditas cringe

    • @SC-xw5zl
      @SC-xw5zl 5 років тому +17

      DEAD, NOT UPLOADING this wasnt a joke, so there is no wooosh about it.. nice try..

    • @MrMiddleWick
      @MrMiddleWick 5 років тому +8

      @@dingo-gorditas There was nothing even to wooosh about, Mr. Ihave R. Eddit

  • @Adamtherealboss
    @Adamtherealboss 2 роки тому +67

    One time I bought caffeine anhydrous powder and that was the closest I’ve ever been to caffeine poisoning. Headache, anxiety, and crazy heart palpitations. Stay safe.

    • @michmich2371
      @michmich2371 2 роки тому +4

      Same, bought anhydrous pills and took 400mg on a hot day without drinking enough. Wouldnt recommend

    • @who_cares848
      @who_cares848 2 роки тому +9

      I snorted 1000mg of caffiene pills once. I had a panic attack and went to the hospital where they gave me klonopin to calm my spastic ass down lol

    • @sebastianriz4703
      @sebastianriz4703 2 роки тому

      @@who_cares848 why did you do that tho???

    • @phelan8385
      @phelan8385 Рік тому

      ​@@who_cares848at least you're self aware about the spasticity

  • @crazydog7064
    @crazydog7064 4 роки тому +3331

    Can you show us how to make “blue caffeine crystals “ ?

    • @nota15xx89
      @nota15xx89 4 роки тому +230

      Do you mean 'meth'

    • @vempor129
      @vempor129 4 роки тому +101

      Breaking Bad...

    • @chrisj403
      @chrisj403 4 роки тому +253

      @@nota15xx89 Nooo, he's clearly referring to some tasty caffeinated rock candy 😋

    • @tuesdaywithanh
      @tuesdaywithanh 4 роки тому +67

      @@vempor129 no no no, making bread

    • @nuclease-freeman5611
      @nuclease-freeman5611 4 роки тому +5

      Sarah with an H good one

  • @samuelmassicotte9645
    @samuelmassicotte9645 4 роки тому +2325

    "Now that all the caffeine is all pure, I can store it for later use"
    *Closes camera*
    *Makes a coke line and sniffs it*

    • @user-uf4lf2bp8t
      @user-uf4lf2bp8t 4 роки тому +49

      A full caffeine line would kill you.

    • @wigoow1206
      @wigoow1206 4 роки тому +37

      @@user-uf4lf2bp8t No. Snorting more than half a gram of caffeine at once is almost impossible. That's just way to much powder. The lethal dose is around then times as much.

    • @user-uf4lf2bp8t
      @user-uf4lf2bp8t 4 роки тому +4

      @@wigoow1206 ok sorry it wouldn't kill you but half a gram would make you very sick with no tolerance.

    • @wigoow1206
      @wigoow1206 4 роки тому +5

      @@user-uf4lf2bp8t Very sick or quite high. Depedens on your viewpoint.

    • @user-uf4lf2bp8t
      @user-uf4lf2bp8t 4 роки тому +52

      @@wigoow1206 No caffeine isn't like other stims where more gets you higher. With caffeine there is an optimum dose for every person, any more than that optimum dose gives you nausea, heart palpitations, jitteryness and anxiety.

  • @Abdcwyxz
    @Abdcwyxz 2 роки тому +11

    Little trick to filter really fine particles is vaccum filtration in a funnel with coton and celite. It prevents the filter from clogging up

  • @logantc.1353
    @logantc.1353 4 роки тому +641

    Re capsulate the powder and put “x-tra strength” on the container

  • @mastriel7253
    @mastriel7253 4 роки тому +5912

    Ah yes, "caffeine". Nice way to stay monetized.

  • @georgel3657
    @georgel3657 4 роки тому +27

    *public safety announcement*
    Please be careful with caffeine intake, my friends and I used to take silly doses before workouts, my friend overdosed and died at home a few years back.
    We were buying pure caffeine powder and making our own pre workout drinks

  • @PXL1K
    @PXL1K 4 роки тому +271

    In the span of 4 years, fame hasn't changed this man a bit. I love this about him.

    • @Davidpromaster
      @Davidpromaster 2 роки тому +2

      Fame? This guy is not a public figure.

    • @prestonboord4873
      @prestonboord4873 2 роки тому +4

      @@Davidpromaster you can be surprised on what changes people

    • @jocelynndotson7273
      @jocelynndotson7273 Рік тому +2

      As someone from 2023, I can confirm that Nigel is still the insane chemist we knew at the time this video was made

    • @PXL1K
      @PXL1K Рік тому

      @@Davidpromaster You mean millions upon millions of fans don't count as fame?💀

    • @Mangaoreader
      @Mangaoreader Рік тому

      He has now

  • @averyforoughi2117
    @averyforoughi2117 4 роки тому +437

    Me knowing nothing about chemistry and failing my science class:
    “yes yes, I see now of course.”

  • @darkiv4747
    @darkiv4747 2 роки тому +2

    this is the most pure stuff Jesse

  • @WonkieNJ
    @WonkieNJ 4 роки тому +439

    What kind of life does UA-cam think I'm living to recommend me this

  • @lunchtimebong6178
    @lunchtimebong6178 4 роки тому +546

    college students:
    yes yes ok
    *taking notes

    • @clanka5509
      @clanka5509 4 роки тому +1

      @@iuunito3991 nice

    • @catpriest
      @catpriest 4 роки тому

      @@iuunito3991 ppl can end up having a stroke or heart attack. don't do it if u r not sure

    • @waltervanbrunchem2462
      @waltervanbrunchem2462 4 роки тому +1

      Noted.

  • @tunamayo21
    @tunamayo21 2 роки тому +5

    Don’t crush the pills using coffee grinder! Use pestle and mortar, it gives more flavour.

    • @SakhalinTiger-00108
      @SakhalinTiger-00108 2 роки тому +1

      Uncle Roger Approves , Do the right way not the White way

  • @deadshxll
    @deadshxll 4 роки тому +1288

    Extracts caffeine from pills
    Makes coffee out of it
    Ends up dying
    “I’m a scientist”

  • @xTFFxVengeance
    @xTFFxVengeance 4 роки тому +459

    "I had to struggle through this using my weak chemist arms." Me too man, me too 😔

    • @deepikanarayan6515
      @deepikanarayan6515 4 роки тому +1

      Ha ha ha lollollollololololol x 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

    • @terryenby2304
      @terryenby2304 3 роки тому +5

      This moment made me laugh and feel sad for his poor arms!

    • @ithewho6603
      @ithewho6603 3 роки тому +5

      @@terryenby2304 I wonder if that's some chemist inside joke? Because he said he does rock climbing (or did) and seems to keep quite fit. I can't always tell when he is joking tho.

    • @terryenby2304
      @terryenby2304 3 роки тому +3

      @@ithewho6603 I wouldn’t be surprised! However I think even when fit, grinding things in a pestle and mortar is hard!

    • @PublicAtLarge
      @PublicAtLarge 2 роки тому

      He roasted himself 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @adambartone9193
    @adambartone9193 2 роки тому +2

    Hi Nile,
    I am a chemical engineer and I'm really enjoying watching your videos! Thanks for the great content!

  • @stevzky
    @stevzky 4 роки тому +210

    "I could use a coffee grinder, but I don't own one."
    You don't seem to have the need for one tbh

  • @tooreal2994
    @tooreal2994 4 роки тому +1876

    UA-cam: Wanna know how to make some drugs?
    Me: Not really-
    UA-cam:What about _legal_ drugs?
    Me:
    _aight._

    • @tyleryoung7882
      @tyleryoung7882 4 роки тому +8

      @thatguy 00 get these mother fucking snakes off this mother fucking plane

    • @kosmonstellar
      @kosmonstellar 4 роки тому +1

      @thatguy 00 bruh you dumb

    • @tooreal2994
      @tooreal2994 4 роки тому +7

      Everybody knows videos on making illegal drugs because they're interesting and I like em too. But a video on making a legal drug from some pills? Sheeeiiiiiiii I'm down.

    • @kyzor-sosay6087
      @kyzor-sosay6087 4 роки тому

      Too Real dark web,man,dark web.

    • @Bri-gq3lx
      @Bri-gq3lx 4 роки тому

      Me: "I'm listening..." 👀👀👀

  • @SammyT690
    @SammyT690 2 роки тому +5

    Great video ! You've just described most of what I do for a job as a Chemical Process Operator

    • @guyperson1784
      @guyperson1784 2 роки тому

      I want your job

    • @SammyT690
      @SammyT690 2 роки тому +1

      @@guyperson1784 lol it's not all mai tai's and chilling but it's not bad profession for sure

    • @guyperson1784
      @guyperson1784 2 роки тому

      @@SammyT690 what is it you do, exactly?

  • @HairyBushPilot
    @HairyBushPilot 8 років тому +1540

    Next up: synthesizing THC

    • @scitwi9164
      @scitwi9164 8 років тому +97

      It would probably be much more cheaper to let the Mother Nature do it for you :q

    • @monolyth421
      @monolyth421 8 років тому +201

      Extracting DMT

    • @AClown
      @AClown 8 років тому

      John Fuller tmz

    • @guikirsch9758
      @guikirsch9758 8 років тому +73

      Extracting psilocybin

    • @Artraa23
      @Artraa23 7 років тому +44

      extracting Dextromethorphan

  • @Fannerable
    @Fannerable 9 років тому +26

    Thank you for the two videos! Very interesting as usual.
    I also have to laud you for continously raising your Video quality.

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  9 років тому +3

      +Fannerable thank you :)

    • @pjeut023
      @pjeut023 8 років тому

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  • @ohyouknowellie
    @ohyouknowellie 3 роки тому +1

    Seeing this now after just finding you this month, and it’s cool to see how far you’ve come from this video!

  • @neala5157
    @neala5157 4 роки тому +381

    *See you 10 year's later at 3 in the morning when this get's recommended again*

    • @justinharrington7842
      @justinharrington7842 4 роки тому +4

      Or 3 days later. That works too

    • @johndeerdrew
      @johndeerdrew 4 роки тому +2

      I mean why not?

    • @let716
      @let716 4 роки тому +1

      you don't need to add apostrophes over there

    • @neobuddy2010
      @neobuddy2010 4 роки тому

      Almost 5 years after release at this point

    • @7olkan
      @7olkan 4 роки тому

      It's scary how well you predicted that

  • @saunakdey1559
    @saunakdey1559 9 років тому +127

    The videos are great. I find them so relevant to my chemistry syllabus. These help a lot in gaining practical ideas about chemistry. Looking forward to more good videos

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  9 років тому +30

      +Saunak Dey I am glad you like them!

    • @yomrwhite9434
      @yomrwhite9434 8 років тому +1

      +NileRed Crushing pills! Pill powder ! 😅. Mint

    • @kurkbanks1270
      @kurkbanks1270 8 років тому +1

      Yo! show the extraction of resiniferatoxin from that cactus thingy!

    • @JimBobe
      @JimBobe 6 років тому +1

      Fkin Kangaroo wheres the vid?

    • @cezarcatalin1406
      @cezarcatalin1406 2 роки тому +1

      @@NileRed When are you going to try the caffeine synthesis ?

  • @GreenGod
    @GreenGod 2 роки тому +1

    Casually pulls out the biggest bong bowl that causes a near death experience to funnel the pills into the beaker

  • @Tiznado
    @Tiznado 4 роки тому +143

    is that what they call it nowadays? "caffeine powder"

  • @stormdodunski2386
    @stormdodunski2386 4 роки тому +95

    this dude would make the meanest research chems.

  • @8ej3iekrfkrrkekkeo
    @8ej3iekrfkrrkekkeo Рік тому +1

    I never knew you were obsessed with caffeine I thought it was a Mrgreen parody.

  • @griffinstopani9486
    @griffinstopani9486 5 років тому +46

    Finally I get to start my day right with a rail of caffeine

  • @tyhod123
    @tyhod123 8 років тому +428

    What would happen if you were to inhale the caffeine vapor at 6:20? would you get an instant caffeine rush or would you mess yourself up?

    • @zacowen3260
      @zacowen3260 8 років тому +56

      yea thats a good question

    • @hosedragger-204
      @hosedragger-204 8 років тому +8

      Zac Owen yep

    • @rbeeson12
      @rbeeson12 8 років тому +59

      i mean probably both it would go into your blood stream and what not so im assuming it would fuck you up but you will probably mess yourself up pretty bad lol

    • @hosedragger-204
      @hosedragger-204 8 років тому +8

      Communist Cat if not make you choke. It might kill me since I have asthma

    • @SafetySkull
      @SafetySkull 8 років тому +107

      Well it'd be around 200C so it might hurt a lot...

  • @AlpakaAntifa
    @AlpakaAntifa 3 роки тому

    The pink fluid looks wonderful!

  • @LucasIsHereYT
    @LucasIsHereYT 4 роки тому +122

    Imagine selling this during a drug deal, twice the effort, twice the chance of death.

    • @lakynpayne6476
      @lakynpayne6476 4 роки тому +9

      And more legality

    • @marc-andreservant201
      @marc-andreservant201 3 роки тому +18

      @@lakynpayne6476 Offering to sell illegal substances is illegal even if you don't actually have any product in your possession. If you admit that your intent was to sell fake product then you just confessed to fraud which is also illegal. Those are just the legal consequences, and you also have to worry about the buyer putting several holes in your chest. 0/10 would not recommend.

    • @scottpilgrim8164
      @scottpilgrim8164 3 роки тому +4

      It is already used as adulterant

  • @therealshrimpfr
    @therealshrimpfr 4 роки тому +39

    I can imagine this dude's chemistry presentation starting with "WHO WANTS TO GET CRANKED?!"

  • @MugCt
    @MugCt 2 роки тому +1

    "but cop this isn't any type of cocaine it is pure caffeine extracted from coffee pills"

  • @5ccme798
    @5ccme798 5 років тому +286

    6:55 wait, that's illegal

    • @opvcky
      @opvcky 4 роки тому +2

      No?

    • @t-9075
      @t-9075 4 роки тому +15

      @@opvcky its a joke bruh

    • @opvcky
      @opvcky 4 роки тому +10

      @@t-9075 ok sorry :(

    • @DevilWearsAdidas
      @DevilWearsAdidas 4 роки тому +1

      @@opvcky dont be sorry the joke sucked lol

  • @sidekickghost
    @sidekickghost 5 років тому +68

    "weak chemist arms"
    you're *ripped*

  • @TheRandomizerYT
    @TheRandomizerYT 2 роки тому +1

    I like how i just watched a NileGreen video about this same thing, and now here is the actual one

  • @ryanamberger
    @ryanamberger 9 років тому +4

    This is so cool. Starting back to school in the fall to start a bachelor in chemistry. It's just so interesting. Glad I found you.

    • @cbrazy2263
      @cbrazy2263 9 років тому +1

      Congratulations dude 😁

  • @_mels_
    @_mels_ 9 років тому +68

    I found this channel... like, only yesterday, but I've already watched almost 30 videos (approximately, I stopped counting at about 10). Studying chemistry myself, I really love your videos because I've never really wondered what can I do with ordinary things such as bleach or coffee pills. Thank you for your amazing videos!
    Also I'd like to see a video abour luminol. All this chemoluminescence is so facinating :-)

    • @justADeni
      @justADeni 5 років тому

      he did a video about luminol didnt he?

    • @imareactor
      @imareactor 2 роки тому

      Meth

  • @MayorJerryy
    @MayorJerryy 3 роки тому +1

    6:08 Nile: caffeine is one of those special molecules that doesn't really have a liquid phase
    Me looking at my coffee: *WHAT ARE YOU???*

    • @maestro9765
      @maestro9765 Рік тому

      It's dissolved. Dissolved is not the same as liquid state.

  • @Le30perc
    @Le30perc 4 роки тому +48

    “Trynna do a line of caffeine bro?”

  • @GhaziSarhan
    @GhaziSarhan 9 років тому +295

    How about a video in how to extract nicotine from tobacco?

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  9 років тому +145

      +Ghazi Sarhan I plan to do it eventually. I just need to buy a bunch of tobacco first.

    • @erikawanner7355
      @erikawanner7355 6 років тому +27

      My physical chemistry partner and I did this in lab. 😊 was a pain in the butt and highly toxic as you have to use perchloric acid (we had to borrow another prof’s lab for the special fume hood)

    • @vikramkrishnan6414
      @vikramkrishnan6414 6 років тому +4

      @@NileRed Just buy some pipe tobacco or some really cheap cigars

    • @brocksdaddy081910
      @brocksdaddy081910 6 років тому +6

      Erika Wanner the nicotine is highly toxic as well as the acid though lol

    • @KnakuanaRka
      @KnakuanaRka 6 років тому +2

      NileRed Don’t people already make enough jokes about you making meth? And don’t you get in enough trouble with authorities?

  • @GavinCoverdale-e3d
    @GavinCoverdale-e3d 4 місяці тому

    Barking dogs and screaming toddlers have the unique ability to turn friendly neighbors into cranky enemies.

  • @kotapippen
    @kotapippen 8 років тому +130

    Step 1: Crush pills.
    Step 2: Enjoy your caffeine.

    • @TrusttheY
      @TrusttheY 4 роки тому

      Step 3. Enjoy by snorting.

  • @MrKarol1ukaz
    @MrKarol1ukaz 9 років тому +5

    As a person who is starting to like chemistry, willing to learn more about it and maybe study it, i really enjoy your videos, thank you.

  • @harveyscottz
    @harveyscottz 2 роки тому +2

    _"Caffeine is highly addictive"_
    Seeing it turns into a white powder
    Cocaine: illegal
    Caffeine: legal
    Drug Cartels: _Ok boys, looks like we have a new product to share to our customers. Another day, another dollar_

  • @arandomdoggo6837
    @arandomdoggo6837 5 років тому +62

    “Decently satisfying”
    -NileRed 2019

  • @philip3375
    @philip3375 4 роки тому +22

    Next video: "snorting my extracted caffeine for fun"

  • @fisherwasheretoo
    @fisherwasheretoo Рік тому +3

    Imagine inhaling some of the caffeine gas... +200 bpm to your heart rate

    • @DejaStacy
      @DejaStacy Рік тому

      I got my stuff delivered discreetly by this mycologist whose get lsd, dmt, mushrooms and more

    • @DejaStacy
      @DejaStacy Рік тому

      Dude is on telegram and Instagram

    • @DejaStacy
      @DejaStacy Рік тому

      @pham_smart1

  • @zx_style
    @zx_style 4 роки тому +19

    I feel like my fbi agent is about to raid my house for all this talk about white powder 🤣

  • @GriffXJ
    @GriffXJ 4 роки тому +4

    Funny you mentioned the coffee grinder. I work for a large pharmaceutical company and test OTC products, we actually use Krups coffee grinders to powder some of our products 😂

  • @numbum9394
    @numbum9394 2 роки тому +1

    "I had to struggle through this using only my weak chemist arms." I LOLed a lot, thanks for laughs!

  • @richardstienen6759
    @richardstienen6759 4 роки тому +8

    This series might be my new favourite at 3 in the night

  • @blazingdrake9764
    @blazingdrake9764 4 роки тому +6

    "Weak chemist arms" I felt that

  • @smitposting
    @smitposting 2 роки тому +1

    I had no idea this guy existed on UA-cam 6 years ago

  • @tuskiomisham
    @tuskiomisham 6 років тому +26

    6:15 caffeine vape?

  • @overengineer7691
    @overengineer7691 9 років тому +40

    As funny as it is watching you grind things in a mortar, if you want a coffee grinder I'll gladly order you one on amazon.

    • @steventhedog94
      @steventhedog94 5 років тому +4

      Can you order me one?

    • @KorOsion
      @KorOsion 5 років тому +3

      Using coffee grinder in order to get some caffeine would have been quite consistent.

    • @LegendsDEMON386
      @LegendsDEMON386 4 роки тому +1

      Coffee grinders are cheap as dirt in Canada I use it to bust up "green" all the time they go for like $6 at a department store

  • @lexian2348
    @lexian2348 4 роки тому

    Old NileRed videos sound like those old videos your chemistry teacher shows you in class

  • @scitwi9164
    @scitwi9164 8 років тому +37

    The actual lab work, like purification, procedures, safety precautions, you know, the _practical stuff_, is what really interests me. It's way more useful than just writing down chemical equations on a blackboard.
    Oh BTW: where did you get that DCM or how did you make it?

    • @weirdo3116
      @weirdo3116 4 роки тому +12

      From my understanding you need those equations inorder to know what you're doing.

  • @tinsoldier314
    @tinsoldier314 9 років тому +15

    The sass is strong this episode.

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  9 років тому +7

      +Tinsoldier I am the king of sass

    • @oscill8ocelot
      @oscill8ocelot 9 років тому +1

      +Nile Red The Sassmaster!

    • @TheToemeister
      @TheToemeister 9 років тому +1

      +Nile Red Sass as in sassafras? Make some MDMA then.

    • @gettyimages3010
      @gettyimages3010 9 років тому +1

      +TheToemeister Or MDA!

    • @NPC-fb7xh
      @NPC-fb7xh 8 років тому +3

      Teach us how to make mda or mdma out of sassafrass

  • @tennysonmathew7019
    @tennysonmathew7019 2 роки тому +14

    "If you judge a fish by its ability to make caffeine, it'll live its entire life in caffeine. Because caffeine caffeine and Caffeine"
    -Albert Einstein

  • @edwardwhite8253
    @edwardwhite8253 5 років тому +13

    Great, now i can snort my caffeine instead. Thanks internet

  • @jonathanstupidcheesespaghetti
    @jonathanstupidcheesespaghetti 3 роки тому +3

    'Extracting caffeine from caffeine pills'
    Step 1: *open the capsule*
    Done.

  • @HelioPopTart
    @HelioPopTart 2 роки тому +1

    Exactly like a laboratory class explained very nicely.

  • @JeffandJake
    @JeffandJake 9 років тому +8

    Woohoo! Looking forward to the synthesis from scratch :D

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  9 років тому +3

      +Jake Bender Itll happen... eventually, haha.

    • @scitwi9164
      @scitwi9164 8 років тому

      Is it somehow related to uric acid? Their structures look quite similar.

    • @AlldaylongRock
      @AlldaylongRock 7 років тому

      Uric acid is a metabolite of xantines, and well, caffeine is a xantine :)

  • @Deathptbr
    @Deathptbr 8 років тому +45

    I'm sorry for asking, but how do you know all these methods for obtaining/synthesizing chemicals? I mean, do you look for them somewhere or you have some idea on how to do so?

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  8 років тому +70

      It really depends on what but it usually entails a lot of google searching. For some things there are procedures online, but for other things I have to almost totally make it up.

    • @Deathptbr
      @Deathptbr 8 років тому +2

      NileRed​ Oh, I see, thanks for the answer!

    • @iuriSalvador
      @iuriSalvador 8 років тому +8

      Can i sniff it?

    • @ericfeldman4374
      @ericfeldman4374 5 років тому +1

      @@NileRed aren't you a chemistry student or college highschool?

  • @weekendguy100
    @weekendguy100 2 роки тому

    I just love the look of pure fluffy caffeine

  • @Anonymous-eo2er
    @Anonymous-eo2er 4 роки тому +18

    My friend walked by and was like “wtf are you watching someone making cocaine”

  • @emberlite
    @emberlite 4 роки тому +101

    Why the hell couldn't my organic chemistry labs have been taught like this?

    • @BlackStallion-86
      @BlackStallion-86 4 роки тому

      Right!!!

    • @hoobaguy
      @hoobaguy 4 роки тому +6

      Honestly, you're not really learning anything. Everyone knows dcm is used in caffeine extraction. He literally washed the caffeine out of caffeine pills.

    • @tjcogger1974
      @tjcogger1974 4 роки тому +2

      This process isn't really relevant to an o-chem class. I'm not sure what you would really learn from this.

    • @hoobaguy
      @hoobaguy 3 роки тому

      @@googlexd7294 Or maybe your school's standards are extremely low. Or maybe your just full of shit since there is no o-chem lesson to be learned from a caffeine scrub.

    • @spwicks1980
      @spwicks1980 3 роки тому +3

      @@hoobaguy Pretty much every chemist did the caffeine from.... experiment in my day. Its great to teach undergrads the basics and get everyone to the same level before you learn more complex stuff. I did caffeine from tea. My yield was terrible as i made a crap cup of tea back then and was a terrible organic chemist :P

  • @1212holden
    @1212holden Рік тому

    Of all the cool stuff the happens in these videos why am I always most impressed by the magical doing device

  • @dimitriisov1262
    @dimitriisov1262 7 років тому +6

    6:59 actually thought it was going to be a rolled up dollar bill

  • @technimechanical
    @technimechanical 4 роки тому +7

    Wow... This channel is incredibly useful! Y'know... For all those times I'll need to use these skills to isolate certain chemicals come the end of the world post-covid19

  • @artjoms5194
    @artjoms5194 2 роки тому

    I have no idea why youtube showed me this in my watch list, but I really enjoyed that guy :D

  • @SteveMelissaMcAdams
    @SteveMelissaMcAdams 4 роки тому +14

    “My weak chemist arms”

  • @thyden2k
    @thyden2k 4 роки тому +5

    0:20 yeah. caffeine powder..

  • @davidcarrubba7391
    @davidcarrubba7391 2 роки тому +1

    It’d be really cool to see the visual of how much of the caffein is considered the supplemental dose vs how much is considered lethal

  • @MustafaBirsoz
    @MustafaBirsoz 3 роки тому +5

    00:40 my procedure? I laugh at this hard. He assumes we watch this so that we can extract our own caffein

    • @Sukhmeet001
      @Sukhmeet001 2 роки тому +1

      A lot of chemists watch nile red.

  • @bluey_heeler
    @bluey_heeler 4 роки тому +4

    Off camera, NileRed snorts the caffeine

  • @shakingitoff
    @shakingitoff 2 роки тому

    getting urself a centrifuge might be a big upgrade over vacuum filtering many times over. helps eliminate solid precipitates was quicker

  • @redstonethunder9846
    @redstonethunder9846 5 років тому +11

    1:42 using only my weak chemist arms 🤣

  • @abcrtzyn
    @abcrtzyn 6 років тому +27

    “Weak chemistry arms.” Ah, such a good joke.

  • @rocketg4360
    @rocketg4360 2 роки тому +1

    Hearing NR repeatedly say "crushing pills" really took me back to my 20's.

  • @jhyland87
    @jhyland87 5 років тому +4

    Synthesize caffeine from scratch?? THAT id love to see. Love that kinda stuff.

  • @laserfloyd
    @laserfloyd 9 років тому +8

    Top notch stuff as usual. Now hop yourself up on all that caffeine and make a bajillion videos in one day. ;)

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  9 років тому +4

      +laserfloyd haha, I am doing my best

  • @AliensForTheWin
    @AliensForTheWin 3 роки тому +2

    Fun fact: it's the same basic principles on extraction of Sudafed!
    Mom: What did you learn today Timmy?
    Timmy: How to make meth! I mean.. caffeine!

  • @Anbun
    @Anbun 6 років тому +4

    Finally I can directly inject myself with life xD

  • @chucknorris6256
    @chucknorris6256 4 роки тому +154

    Nobody:
    Comment sections on this video: drug addicts everywhere

    • @jacktaylor6690
      @jacktaylor6690 4 роки тому +6

      Chuck Norris is a rat

    • @johnglick9256
      @johnglick9256 4 роки тому +12

      Fuck you and your nobody memes

    • @joey19xx73
      @joey19xx73 4 роки тому +10

      Using "nobody" is so pointless and makes no sense whatsoever. You look and sound like a moron. Or a 12 year old. Same difference though

    • @attentiondeficit6284
      @attentiondeficit6284 4 роки тому +8

      drugs addicts are not inherently bad people

    • @Graciashauf
      @Graciashauf 4 роки тому

      If you only knew how much effort it took to to type this on shrooms. BRB🚀

  • @NorkotahYT
    @NorkotahYT Рік тому +1

    I can't believe all that work goes into 8.5g of caffeine powder when Amazon used to sell 1kg bags of pure caffeine for like $30.

  • @VidzMisc
    @VidzMisc 9 років тому +8

    any books you recommend on understanding chemistry for a novice? your videos are great but i would enjoy them more if i understood them

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  9 років тому +1

      +yolol I honestly don't really know of any. I honestly never really read any!

    • @VidzMisc
      @VidzMisc 9 років тому +1

      +Steve Johnson i currently self educate with great proficiency in the domain of language & history. you are right, i have been learning some basic chemistry for the past few days and am certainly fond of some of the people here on youtube. cheers

    • @andromada5373
      @andromada5373 2 роки тому

      @@NileRed steve