If you're keen for more details on the chemistry steps, my channel here is my second channel, where I have these related videos: Making the cobalt carbonato complex: ua-cam.com/video/sWPdP2LyaLo/v-deo.html& Making copper and nickel carbonato complexes: ua-cam.com/video/mr_7xtxJ_9c/v-deo.html& Officially ranking all the elements (stream): ua-cam.com/video/qIvJ9LA8Ib8/v-deo.html& Making nitrotetrazole: ua-cam.com/video/pB-FAWOb590/v-deo.html&
Extractions&Ire i have only just realised that we are both crackhead Aussies named Tom who are both into chemistry and both agree on the fact that yellow is ABSOLUTE DOG SHIT
Extractions&Ire That purple Copper one looked like TACN. Which also turns light blue when you add extra stuff to it. To my understanding it can be made with Copper metal, Ammonium nitrate, and Generic Ammonium cleaner, then you basically just mix them together and aerate it. I did it in plastic cups, but I would love to see someone like you who actually knows what they are doing attempt it.
Copper is the evilest element, most people don't expect to have copper chem fail on them because of the pretty colors, but that's where it gets ya. it lures in unsuspecting chemists with its pretty colors and uses and when you least expect it, the copper strikes. you'll have copper stains everywhere, the yields are shit, you don't know what's going on and you just wanna go home and forget about all the problems with copper, but then you return because its soo pretty like continuing to text your abusive ex. i consider copper the most insidious element in the periodic table.
I love how you can just take the properties you want, find some molecules that have it, slap any metal you like the name of on there and bam you get exactly what you wanted. That's SO cool!
That's chemistry science. He's describing the reaction from point of view of reverse engineering. He's a well-educated guy, better than my chemistry given I dropped out before graduation. However I see what he's doing once he mentioned it isn't his invention but from the nineties.
Chemists are the most frightening of all engineers. It doesn't matter how structurally sound or how well grounded your project is, a chemist can blow it the fuck up or dissolve it with a beakerfull of something he synthesized in his garage
what i love most about chemistry videos is that even though I've seen them before i retain very little information each viewing and its always a pleasure to watch again
the way you describe chemistry sounds like the insane babbling of drunk on the street corner and I understand about as much of it. i love it, its great, never change
Glad to see you're still alive. Whilst NileRed's Chemvideos are cool and all, your "Ghetto-esque" Chemistry is far more fascinating, and the meme game is straight up fire. Yellow Chem Bad.
They may both be chem youtubers, but they satisfy entirely different niches. Wouldn't even consider them comparable when Tom makes his tight and concise videos, while Nile just goes full lost in the rabbit hole on whatever he has stepped into, making a forty minute video from it.
@@vomErsten You say that, but I tried to make some homemade rocket fuel for a high school Chem class. It was literally a pipe bomb. And yes, I did have the proper paperwork.
"These crystals are so big and so good I could probably stick them in my braces and get a solvable diffraction pattern the next time I go to my next dental checkup" I need to remember that one! LOL
I had dreams about the cobalt classes in my chemistry labs. The colors! This was during the 70s and there were really fine drugs going around. But I transgress, I agree, cobalt is the bestest of elements, and it's nice to have such an expert such as yourself enforce it's standing. Cobalt #1!
I love the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde nature of this channel and Extraction and Ire. One is explosions and shouting and the other is distilling stuff to Aphex Twin.
Always fun coming back to old episodes "Don't say octanitro cubane. I can't make octanitro cubane. Stop suggesting it. The synthesis is too hard. " Two months later on extractions&Ire Project plan: Cubane sysnthesis is released. The internet successfully peer pressured a physics PHD into making a highly complex chemical, in a shed in australia, using chemicals from pool supply and hardware stores, and a weird box with LEDs from Amazon. Will he succeed? Maybe, but not before using the last of his sanity as the final ingredient in what is increasingly appearing like the life's work of a deranged 14th century alchemist. I don't know where you're going, but godspeed and good luck you magnificent chemist.
Been watching this channel for around a year now and just wanted to say it's helped to inspire me pursue a masters in chemistry, as I've recently received an offer from York University I'm obviously doing something right, so thanks for the fun and inspiration keep uploading the great content :)
I'll never not be impressed by how all of this stuff is conducted alone. So much damn work and time, and hurdle after hurdle on top of that. You really have to not only love what you do, but you have to love it when it's pissing you off as well. Mad respect.
I stumbled onto your channel a few weeks ago, and while I'm completely chemistry illiterate, I am enthusiastic about all forms of science. And you make these entertaining enough that even when you lose me scientifically (immediately) I'm still laughing and love watching the chemistry. Keep it up man!
2021 Tom: "The synthesis [of octanitrocubane is...too hard] 2023 Tom: "Please give me ideas to distract from my unfinished PhD" 🫠 Edit: "Do you remember the 90s? No. See, no one does." *ad roll* 🫠🫠🫠
Congrats on the 100k dude, you deserve it. You made chemistry interesting for me and I keep rewatching your videos. Your presentation is hundo p the best in category
Haha I love how in the octonitrocubane paper it says that they discovered that cubane acyl azides are a primary explosive and then in parenthesis say "fortunately without serious incident." So I'm just picturing a bunch of fancy scientist scratching the explosive with a knife and after seeing the explosion just having that oh shit look on their faces as they turn to the 100 gram pile they have laying there. Also I know that's not what really happened... damn at least I hope lol.
Scientists are, in my university experience, more silly than fancy when they can get away with it, so even if I can't read whatever you're trying to say, maybe you're right.
Explosions&Fire: Does complex chemistry using sophisticated terms whit the end goal being to create a powerful explosive compound. Me: Oh look colours! So cool!
"The patreons are forcing me to do it at a gunpoint" Azide fox with 7 dollars and a gun in hand: "You draw my fucking fursona on the chalkboard right now"
Lol I have no idea what he's talking about, but I can't stop watching these. Maybe I'll pick up the lingo, but right now I'm here for the fantastic visual comedy.
Lost my shit at 7:34. I wish you existed when I was in high school. I always had a interest in science, especially chemistry and astronomy, and if your channel existed back when I was in high school no doubt I'd have gone to college for chemistry. Informative, entertaining, and hilarious videos. Love u
One dude really loves his copper chemistry. Jokes aside, I love how you explained the construction process of the molecule so that even chemistry-curious fuckers like me can follow along-kinda.
One of the reasons I love your vids so much is hearing The Presidents at the start of every one! They were one of my fav bands when I was a young lad in the 90s. That very album is still among the ones I love the most in its entirety Edit: lmao I remember the 90s
Explosions&Fire How about you make something simpler... tetranitropentaerythritol ? You can mix petroleum jelly, ammonium perchlorate and PETN in 1:3:2 proportion to make a plastic explosive.
@@ExplosionsAndFire Can you make this thing ? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Dimethylaminophenylpentazole (Can an electron withdrawing pentazole on the pther hand even be made?)
“I’m seeing one or two people agree with me and everbody else say no. So yes I’m glad I’ve reached this consensus where I’m correct.” *takes big sip from beer
I really like this video, because he goes through a lot more of the chemisty and process this time (at least it seems that way, I haven't been watching for very long).
The highest Chem I took was 202 in college, for a civil engineering degree. And I understand the words he’s saying, but the sentences may as well be Attic Greek.
Regarding the beautiful and entirely reasonable abbreviation for Cu-Nitrotetrazole that the paper authors strangely decided against, this just reminds me of another beautiful paper about COPPER NANOTUBES... and yes, in that one, they DID use the expected correct abbreviation. Truly inspirational.
Love the inclusion of the clip of NileRed smashing his beakers because he didn't know which ones were compromised from plasma testing after he accidentally mixed them back into the general pool of his glassware
Lol!! I love this!! Just got recommended this channel and am binge watching for more insights into my own job as a lab technician in the chemistry manufacturing industry
As a Physicist I did a double-take at you first mentioning cobalt and spent way too long trying to figure out if you were joking. Turns out I've spent too much time in the Nuclear lab lately, as I had completely forgotten that there are also _other_ kinds of Cobalt than Cobalt-60. How marvelous is that? Here I was thinking you're upgrading to salted bombs. I need a better lab-life-balance.
chemistry is the one science I just could not wrap my head around and seeing someone who loves it is just remarkable. Now I know how people see me as I talk enthusiastically about linear algebra and calculus...
I know this is a long time past when this video originally went up, but I somehow only JUST found it even though I try to watch literally everything you make. I remember the 90s xD
Well, probably the most fun I've had watching fulminates in decades. I really enjoy the cans, they demonstrate velocity as I've only seen on a far larger scale, from ten miles or so away. "Shatters the back of the can". Cobalt, number one, humm, might be something to that. Thanks.
this video helped me realize that the largest contributor to your channel is your drinking problem - providing you with all those cans to blow up, what would you do without it?
If you're keen for more details on the chemistry steps, my channel here is my second channel, where I have these related videos: Making the cobalt carbonato complex: ua-cam.com/video/sWPdP2LyaLo/v-deo.html&
Making copper and nickel carbonato complexes: ua-cam.com/video/mr_7xtxJ_9c/v-deo.html&
Officially ranking all the elements (stream): ua-cam.com/video/qIvJ9LA8Ib8/v-deo.html&
Making nitrotetrazole: ua-cam.com/video/pB-FAWOb590/v-deo.html&
Extractions&Ire i have only just realised that we are both crackhead Aussies named Tom who are both into chemistry and both agree on the fact that yellow is ABSOLUTE DOG SHIT
I love you man
Hey mate.. baught some sulfuric acid yesterday from mtr10 mofo stuff and it is 100% clear 😁
The mofo is clear now???? Wow we really are living in strange times
Extractions&Ire That purple Copper one looked like TACN. Which also turns light blue when you add extra stuff to it.
To my understanding it can be made with Copper metal, Ammonium nitrate, and Generic Ammonium cleaner, then you basically just mix them together and aerate it.
I did it in plastic cups, but I would love to see someone like you who actually knows what they are doing attempt it.
Copper is the evilest element, most people don't expect to have copper chem fail on them because of the pretty colors, but that's where it gets ya. it lures in unsuspecting chemists with its pretty colors and uses and when you least expect it, the copper strikes. you'll have copper stains everywhere, the yields are shit, you don't know what's going on and you just wanna go home and forget about all the problems with copper, but then you return because its soo pretty like continuing to text your abusive ex. i consider copper the most insidious element in the periodic table.
but its so pretty
Like a moth to a flame.
samonie67 too true
Copper is a wonderful element as long as you're only doing electrochemistry
@@ConstantlyDamaged Do you have Lämp Bröther?
8:48 The chemist making an abbreviation for copper nitrotetrazole must have been having a hell of a day
He was doing copper chemistry. That was a perfectly acceptable response.
I'm bribing him with 1$ a month to perform dangerous experiments for my personal amusement.
Sounds a lot more sinister if you phrase it like that.
hahahah!!!
If he was my professor I'd pay attention at least, due to american tuition taking everything else.
$1 dance monkey dance, I command you.
then dont think about it that way
My plans are all falling into place.
Muahahaha.
Etc.
I love how you can just take the properties you want, find some molecules that have it, slap any metal you like the name of on there and bam you get exactly what you wanted.
That's SO cool!
Welcome to chemistry, the science that's most like magic.
That's chemistry science. He's describing the reaction from point of view of reverse engineering. He's a well-educated guy, better than my chemistry given I dropped out before graduation. However I see what he's doing once he mentioned it isn't his invention but from the nineties.
Chemists are the most frightening of all engineers. It doesn't matter how structurally sound or how well grounded your project is, a chemist can blow it the fuck up or dissolve it with a beakerfull of something he synthesized in his garage
Can't wait for the next channel: Nukes&Radiation
Truly the next step up
o no
Only way to get a functioning Orion drive, since nobody else is crazy enough to do it.
@@ExplosionsAndFire oh yeah!
ua-cam.com/video/C982jd8WXaY/v-deo.html
Cody’s Lab tried that once. The authorities ended it pretty fast.
Fission and Geiger fits a bit better.
what i love most about chemistry videos is that even though I've seen them before i retain very little information each viewing and its always a pleasure to watch again
That's why I studied ligand field theory and the Jahn-Teller effect. To understand a 5 second bit on a crackhead video at 7:36.
Totally worth it.
A few years ago I had a choice to either study chemistry or computer science. I almost made a huge mistake then
LFT is bae
@@caesarcch3879 Im studying Physics and I could have chosen to take chemistry as minor subject, glad I didn't
Nah inorganic chemistry is just disgusting. Wanted to end my life all throughout that semester.
That bit was fucking hilarious in the video though
@@lambdabaryon electric chair
the way you describe chemistry sounds like the insane babbling of drunk on the street corner and I understand about as much of it. i love it, its great, never change
I can't believe we, the subscribers to Explosions & Fire, invented this new chemical. Great job, everyone!
Go team!!
Yes communism
Our chemical
Our chem
I shall hereby patent is for the lot of us, me et al.
"I don't even remember what smooth teeth taste like."
Past me waiting at the ortho felt that.
Glad to see you're still alive.
Whilst NileRed's Chemvideos are cool and all, your "Ghetto-esque" Chemistry is far more fascinating, and the meme game is straight up fire.
Yellow Chem Bad.
You just have yellow derangement syndrome.
@Evi1M4chine and styropyro quit chemistry altogether for the zap-zap
Yellow Chem Bad, Orange Chem Good, Blue Chem "huhn??????????"
They may both be chem youtubers, but they satisfy entirely different niches. Wouldn't even consider them comparable when Tom makes his tight and concise videos, while Nile just goes full lost in the rabbit hole on whatever he has stepped into, making a forty minute video from it.
Ex&F used a Nile Red meme in this xd
When it comes to hitting stuff with a hammer - did you ever consider attaching it to the head of the hammer instead of just trying to hit it?
Dammit Jim, he's a chemist, not an engineer.
@@markfergerson2145 I’m ashamed I didn’t think of this. I would’ve just put it in the bottom of a tube and dropped a weight.
@@jamesharding3459 Nothing like an impromptu pipe bomb in the morning!
@@vomErsten You say that, but I tried to make some homemade rocket fuel for a high school Chem class. It was literally a pipe bomb.
And yes, I did have the proper paperwork.
Or using an anvil/metal slab instead of an axe head? But that's not what this channel is about ;)
"These crystals are so big and so good I could probably stick them in my braces and get a solvable diffraction pattern the next time I go to my next dental checkup" I need to remember that one! LOL
I had dreams about the cobalt classes in my chemistry labs. The colors! This was during the 70s and there were really fine drugs going around. But I transgress, I agree, cobalt is the bestest of elements, and it's nice to have such an expert such as yourself enforce it's standing. Cobalt #1!
Transition metal chem makes me glad I'm not colourblind.
Can't have yellow chem if you see it as green!
Interresting fact.. I AM in fact, red-green colourblind.. 😔
@@Scorpionclaw1984 no car for you
hold up this vid is released 1hour ago how is this comment 1day old?
Chem makes me glad I’m not blind.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't hiding in a toilet at work so I can watch this video
Hindsight is 20/20.
(Not 20#s n 20 min.s....)
Never estimate the value of bluetooth.
I should have told the girl at the bar I was going home to watch weird chemistry videos and maybe she would have liked me
Just make Octanitrocubane
Haha kidding kidding...... unless...?
@@ExplosionsAndFire or, you know, just make hexanitrohexaazaisowurzitane, but then again you don't like secondaries
@cas curse My guy, I'm broke as all hell.
@@ExplosionsAndFire octonitrotetrazol
To hell with that, I'd say make N60. It would probably be easier. (bucky balls with Nitrogen instead of Carbon)
I have to say, I hope you never stop making videos, educating and entertaining. Your content is real fun man. Much love to you. Keep on keeping on.
I love the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde nature of this channel and Extraction and Ire. One is explosions and shouting and the other is distilling stuff to Aphex Twin.
Always fun coming back to old episodes "Don't say octanitro cubane. I can't make octanitro cubane. Stop suggesting it. The synthesis is too hard. " Two months later on extractions&Ire Project plan: Cubane sysnthesis is released. The internet successfully peer pressured a physics PHD into making a highly complex chemical, in a shed in australia, using chemicals from pool supply and hardware stores, and a weird box with LEDs from Amazon. Will he succeed? Maybe, but not before using the last of his sanity as the final ingredient in what is increasingly appearing like the life's work of a deranged 14th century alchemist. I don't know where you're going, but godspeed and good luck you magnificent chemist.
We need to start a "Replace the Axe Head With an Anvil" fund for this man of science.
Been watching this channel for around a year now and just wanted to say it's helped to inspire me pursue a masters in chemistry, as I've recently received an offer from York University I'm obviously doing something right, so thanks for the fun and inspiration keep uploading the great content :)
I'll never not be impressed by how all of this stuff is conducted alone. So much damn work and time, and hurdle after hurdle on top of that. You really have to not only love what you do, but you have to love it when it's pissing you off as well.
Mad respect.
“The molecule doesn’t want to exist in its current form.” Just @ me next time
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Your wit, timing and intelligence all make for GREAT COMEDY. You should be seen by more people.
I started my master's thesis in organic chemistry 3 weeks ago. Everything I make is fucking yellow
learn to use the toilet my advice
That's shit. Hope it gets better, and you get to blow some shit up.
But transition metal chemistry is pretty to watch.
Drink more water
Or yellow mixed with tar...
Stop pissing in you chemistry set.
I'd never thought I'd say this but the personality really makes the non-yellow chemistry even more exciting.
Thanks for the upload, this is easily my favorite channel on UA-cam. I wish you the best and hope you take good care of your fingers and lungs.
thanks mate! take care of yourself too
"Lets just chuck a whole lot of amonia in there" - Beirut 2020
"Hey, whats with all these seized fireworks?"
-a bored dockworker, probably...
I stumbled onto your channel a few weeks ago, and while I'm completely chemistry illiterate, I am enthusiastic about all forms of science. And you make these entertaining enough that even when you lose me scientifically (immediately) I'm still laughing and love watching the chemistry. Keep it up man!
2021 Tom: "The synthesis [of octanitrocubane is...too hard]
2023 Tom: "Please give me ideas to distract from my unfinished PhD" 🫠
Edit: "Do you remember the 90s? No. See, no one does." *ad roll* 🫠🫠🫠
@ 0:44
Perhaps, but you did it anyway!
Cubane 2023, bay beeee!
Congrats on the 100k dude, you deserve it. You made chemistry interesting for me and I keep rewatching your videos. Your presentation is hundo p the best in category
Evi1M4chine and aussie
ex&f: don't ask me to make octonitrocubane, it's too hard
ex&f: hauld may beeeah
Haha I love how in the octonitrocubane paper it says that they discovered that cubane acyl azides are a primary explosive and then in parenthesis say "fortunately without serious incident." So I'm just picturing a bunch of fancy scientist scratching the explosive with a knife and after seeing the explosion just having that oh shit look on their faces as they turn to the 100 gram pile they have laying there.
Also I know that's not what really happened... damn at least I hope lol.
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@@Maharani1991 ....
Scientists are, in my university experience, more silly than fancy when they can get away with it, so even if I can't read whatever you're trying to say, maybe you're right.
"...and get a solvable diffraction pattern during my next dental check up" okay. I legit laughed out loud. Best wishes, a protein crystallographer.
Explosions&Fire: Does complex chemistry using sophisticated terms whit the end goal being to create a powerful explosive compound.
Me: Oh look colours! So cool!
"The patreons are forcing me to do it at a gunpoint"
Azide fox with 7 dollars and a gun in hand: "You draw my fucking fursona on the chalkboard right now"
The accuracy of this hurts
I love the SCP and NileRed refferences
What SCP reference?
@@andrewfleenor7459 [redacted]
@@andrewfleenor7459 Also the blinking indicator
All this patreon support and this man still beats a reaction out of his compounds on a rusty old axe head. His Strongbow habit is out of control
I like the axe head !
8:15 F O R B I D D E N Energy drink
The spiciest gatorade
angery kool ayyd
When you want your Energy drink to be even deadlier than it already is.
@Evi1M4chine and cobalt!
high energy gfuel
33% Science, 33% Explosions, 33% Memes and 1% Maybe getting monetized
*lol*
Great to see success! Was a great experiment and beautiful little crystals.
And highly energetic to boot.
Hey, thanks for the help with it by making your videos! You're always one step ahead mate. Hope you've been well
Lol I have no idea what he's talking about, but I can't stop watching these. Maybe I'll pick up the lingo, but right now I'm here for the fantastic visual comedy.
Thanks for the explanation of the fragmentation analysis on the cans.
Lost my shit at 7:34. I wish you existed when I was in high school. I always had a interest in science, especially chemistry and astronomy, and if your channel existed back when I was in high school no doubt I'd have gone to college for chemistry. Informative, entertaining, and hilarious videos. Love u
By now i'm convinced he is getting more crazy with every video. Nice editing again mate :)
Damn. He said "it feels long" and "too hard" in the first 60 seconds of the video. This is gonna be a good one.
One dude really loves his copper chemistry.
Jokes aside, I love how you explained the construction process of the molecule so that even chemistry-curious fuckers like me can follow along-kinda.
"JUST RAM IT".
- Tom, 2020
Precisely what I wanted from a channel named Explosions&Fire. 10/10 would recommend.
3:15 made me question my entire aesthetic. Gee, thanks, Tom
I Love how you say "So is BNCP the best explosive of all time... Well nothing is perfect, but I reckon it pretty fucking alright!"
4:48 Scene from NileRed video it seems...
One of the reasons I love your vids so much is hearing The Presidents at the start of every one! They were one of my fav bands when I was a young lad in the 90s. That very album is still among the ones I love the most in its entirety
Edit: lmao I remember the 90s
3:15 do you remember the 90’s . No
*Balkans: we don’t talk about that*
"They're forcing me... at gun point."
Says ol' mate with a shed full of high explosives.
As usual, subtitles are on point
0:14 - 'Hot tape noises'
Ah yes, Australian and Chemistry. Two things I have no understanding of but continue to be fascinated by.
I need to take a chemistry class so I know wtf is going on
Just google the words he uses and read the paper he mentions
Can go boom
Mix stuff and stuff go boom
Nitrogen go bomb, or weird molecule shapes go boom.
"I don't even remember what smooth teeth tastes like"
I can relate
The next step would probably be making pentazoles
Look, the progress that the field of pentazole chemistry keeps making.... It might actually be possible soon
Explosions&Fire
How about you make something simpler... tetranitropentaerythritol ?
You can mix petroleum jelly, ammonium perchlorate and PETN in 1:3:2 proportion to make a plastic explosive.
@@cezarcatalin1406 he alread did, check out his old stuff on vimeo n00b 😛
@@ExplosionsAndFire Can you make this thing ? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Dimethylaminophenylpentazole (Can an electron withdrawing pentazole on the pther hand even be made?)
@@ShouldOfStudiedForTheTest +
“I’m seeing one or two people agree with me and everbody else say no. So yes I’m glad I’ve reached this consensus where I’m correct.”
*takes big sip from beer
Too hard? Sounds like a long-term project goal! Can't wait to eventually see a video on octonitrocubane, I'd watch a feature length struggle
"Do you remember the 90s?"
No because I wasn't alive then
I know nothing about chemistry I just watch these videos for that soft Australian accent
“It’s not yellow” that’s basically victory right there. Kudos’
The most chemistry I have ever done was in high school.
I still love these videos.
I really like this video, because he goes through a lot more of the chemisty and process this time (at least it seems that way, I haven't been watching for very long).
The highest Chem I took was 202 in college, for a civil engineering degree. And I understand the words he’s saying, but the sentences may as well be Attic Greek.
OCTANITROCUBANE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cmon this vid is 4 yrs old, surely your synthesis skills have grown in the past 4 yrs....
Can we all appreciate how much danger his phone is always in?
If NileRed had a degree in “Fuck Around and Find Out”
Wish I could thumbs up more than once. You're hilarious
Regarding the beautiful and entirely reasonable abbreviation for Cu-Nitrotetrazole that the paper authors strangely decided against, this just reminds me of another beautiful paper about COPPER NANOTUBES... and yes, in that one, they DID use the expected correct abbreviation. Truly inspirational.
Love the inclusion of the clip of NileRed smashing his beakers because he didn't know which ones were compromised from plasma testing after he accidentally mixed them back into the general pool of his glassware
That : " i dont even rember what smooth teeth taste like" hit me really hard mate... i feel you...
Weird question but could you make an explosive glass? Like a pane you and see through but could explode when heat is added. Love the channel btw
I guess you could make an explosive polymer that resembles plexiglass.
@@CrazyNerdInventor I feel like we have just been added to a list 🧐
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@@philipdmiller He has a polyvinyl nitrate video but it isn't made transparent IIRC lol
Lol!! I love this!! Just got recommended this channel and am binge watching for more insights into my own job as a lab technician in the chemistry manufacturing industry
2:35 Nylon, my favorite element
As a Physicist I did a double-take at you first mentioning cobalt and spent way too long trying to figure out if you were joking. Turns out I've spent too much time in the Nuclear lab lately, as I had completely forgotten that there are also _other_ kinds of Cobalt than Cobalt-60. How marvelous is that? Here I was thinking you're upgrading to salted bombs.
I need a better lab-life-balance.
Should’ve made octanitrocubane
I'm glad that I'm able to understand so much of these videos, very clear.
If cobalt is so great, why isn’t there a sequel?
Do you mean Cobalt(II)?
chemistry is the one science I just could not wrap my head around and seeing someone who loves it is just remarkable. Now I know how people see me as I talk enthusiastically about linear algebra and calculus...
I should be writing papers and projects but I'm in the gym at 1 a.m. looking at this. Life's good and I am aware about it .
Him: do you remember the 90's? NO
Me (born in 97): fair point m8
This channel could become the Michael Reeves of high explosives and I, for one, am here for that.
Your joke about copper literally made me spit out my beer lol
I just found your channel yesterday fkn love it m8 been binge watching and gaining big brainus
Holy shit I didn’t think taking chem 2 in college would help but I actually understood this video. Money well spent
you're on my top 10 people i don't wanna be around when apocalypse happens
I know this is a long time past when this video originally went up, but I somehow only JUST found it even though I try to watch literally everything you make. I remember the 90s xD
The copper being a blue solution and the cobalt ending up orange is a bit of a mindfuck
Well, probably the most fun I've had watching fulminates in decades. I really enjoy the cans, they demonstrate velocity as I've only seen on a far larger scale, from ten miles or so away. "Shatters the back of the can". Cobalt, number one, humm, might be something to that. Thanks.
Love your strongbow hole-can collection, very important, very scientifiic
You blow me away with all that chem talk. Love it
this video helped me realize that the largest contributor to your channel is your drinking problem - providing you with all those cans to blow up, what would you do without it?
2:35 Fluorine appears to be misspelled
this concludes my hourly mandatory tax-audit levels of pedantry