So a quick update regarding my strike: I was able to successully appeal the strike and youtube restored the video. Like i said before, we shouldn't worry too much as this is the sort of games youtube and I play. Then they striked another video! (this time one on distilling sulfuric acid) LOL, the game continues. I'm fairly certain this will be successfully appealed as well though, so no worries.
Just in case, you should start archiving any videos that you've previously deleted the file for after having uploaded. Even if you channel sticks around as a whole, we don't want to lose even a single video! Especially ones as useful as the ones about extracting products otherwise difficult to obtain for amateurs from consumer products, which I can't help but imagine are the ones youtube is most likely to have a problem with. That way you can upload them to somewhere else, BitChute maybe, if youtube doesn't let them come back.
I agree. But I would still prefer having the videos in pairs. One video presenting the goal/finished product, so we get invested and it still is a good resource for amateur chemists. And a second video showing us all the chemical bumbles and shenanigans that led to it. so we get a better feel for the reasoning beyond just the math and the long names.
The progress reports are very useful and interesting. So posting one whenever he has enough to tell us would be great, even if it´s not all about the same topic. Then, when a project is finished, a separate video that recaps everything needed in the end is useful for anyone trying to do this later on.
UA-cam is really shooting itself in the foot by trying to destroy these popular science channels. Also, @fabricated, do you watch NileRed and styropyro? I think you would enjoy them as well. There is also Keystone Science.
Used to work in PTFE manufacturing environments. It's very common to etch PTFE and other fluoropolymers with a Sodium Naphthalene solution so that when you overmold onto the PTFE, it'll have a better chance of adhesion. :)
I defenitely prefer this sort of video since it outlines te way to the solution of a problem. I can see how actual chemists may prefer a step to step tutorial on doing these reactions, however for entertainment this video format seems alot better to me. Thank you alot for making all of these videos! It does not matter what format you use it is always quite interesting to me!
NASA, "Failure is not an option." This is only true in the vacuum of space. Here on ol' Terra, failure is progress. Your willingness to openly try and fail is a boon to the human race. Any progress is good progress. Thank you for sharing your videos
"Despite it´s name baby oil is not made out of babies" i love your humor nerd. you got mew laughing after what we germans call a used day. A day whwere everything that possibly can go wrong does. Like coming late to work despite already leaving an hour earlier and gettig home at the same time as usual despite being send home 2h earlier. (i´m paid by the hour. 23 bucks gone.) and keep us on your findings with the experiments. OFC we want to see the whole process not just the seemingly perfect result
Thanks for mentioning the importance of the learnings in the failed experiments . With out those experiments we do not know what the path is to success and students need to understand that success in something new often requires many attempts and that there is learnings from all experiments !
The extensive video was most welcome. It's not quite uninformative to just present the final working reaction, but showing the actual route with dead ends is so encouraging when stuff doesn't work for us.
It is great to see the process taken to develop a new reaction. So often, chemical demonstrations are labeled "experiments" when they are no such thing. The practice of exploring the unknown is one that is being lost in today's world. Even with many failures, It is inspiring to demonstrate what can be accomplished without a pre-written set of instructions. Thanks for showing this.
It's nice to see the progress report, even if there are nothing but failures (which obviously wasn't the case here). I'm not a chemist and have not dealt with it for over 20 years, but I see individuals giving up way too quickly on their first failed attempt. Your videos teach others to be patient and to keep on trying, so this is applicable for everyone.
This is beautiful! It's videos like this which will cultivate the next generation of chemists. Not to mention how cool the process is to all of us existing hobbyists. I feel like it comes from all of us when I say thank you for doing real science on UA-cam, despite their algorithm's apparent aversion toward it.
LOVE IT! Obviously some Schlenk flasks and a vaccine setup would allow you to reduce the carbonate problem, it would also allow you to reduce the temperature for sodium hydroxide reactions, maybe protecting glass. Although these are not good DIY chemist solutions, they may be good for you to trouble shoot confounding factors. For the reactivity of sodium hydroxide, you may need to choose a different container material and use a different kind of stir bar. Such as PVC-1, Titanium, propylene, Ceramagnet A or epoxy. These are just names for materials that have low reactivity to 80% NaOH. The challenge is knowing what is resistant at high temps at 80% and above
@antconny, I think Zipo214 was contemplating boiling under reduced pressure. It might not be any improvement to the recovery as the boiling is not the required reaction, the goal is to reduce the sodium ions at the expense of the reactive magnesium metal. It might save a bit on glassware if you are happy to wait longer. Operating at a higher temperature under elevated pressure might get the reaction to move faster but would be a huge risk with even faster glass erosion and likelihood of rupture.
"You learn more from failure than success"... Prime example in action. I'm all for seeing more content like this that leads up to the "ok, so here's how we do it without all the failures" video...
I love the detailed progress report style video that goes into all the things that you tried and found not to work. Having a list of things people have tried is really helpful if you end up needing to modify a procedure and want to have an idea if someone has already tried the modification and found that it would cause failure. Thanks!!!
This was super fascinating. Not an amateur chemist, just an interested observer, and seeing the process was way more interesting than I thought it would be. I honestly prefer this to the how-to videos.
The view into your investigative process is incredibly valuable. I've learned at least as much from your failures as your successes, if not more. This format is awesome. Please continue.
I think it is important to share what works and what does not work so that fellow researchers and yourself can brainstorm ideas to create successful experiments. This helped my significantly with my experiments in the physics lab. I really enjoyed this video!
I love these types of videos! I always have questions as to why chemists use certain chemicals to synthesize others despite there being many ways to get the job done. This trial and error type video really helps me grasp chemistry more by showing me why things don't work instead of just telling me what does work. Great vid man and please make more!
Yes. More of this. I am not a chemist by training, im an Electrical Engineer. I have only basic chem knowledge, and tbh, i dont really watch these because i plan on making Cyanide in my basement. Although, I will admit the prospect of easily attainable Sodium is exciting. I watch these videos because i enjoy the Science. It is much more interesting to see the whole process of the research in one go, than to just see the finished product. The actual process of scientific research is the "Fun" part, as frustrating as it can be, and I would much prefer videos that incorporate that process. To put it as simply as i can, this is easily my favorite video youve done on the channel, and I have seen all of them, usually several times.
The format of this video is very good. Its very educational to see the overall process of your work and not only the streamlined conclusion. A true gem! Thank you.
Nurdrage, I wanted to personally thank you for being such an inspiration for me. Finding your videos online has invigorated a passion inside of my that I didn't know how to direct, until now. Your experiments and contributions to the scientific community are invaluable and have inspired me to pursue a high level chemistry education. Keep up the great work! If you're ever interested in providing apprenticeship in the future, I'd love to study under your guidance. Hope this message reached you well and I look forward to further updates and videos from you.
Have to say I do like the progress report format. Understanding what works or doesn't work gives a much better understanding of the actual mechanisms of the reaction.
I absolutely love the "progress report" style! Encouraging the "publishing" of negative results and the discovery process is super important and awesome!
These progress reports are actually pretty nice to watch. Getting all the extra details gives you a better picture of the process as a whole. It's also nice to see the creative process, as it were (like a comedian working out a new bit, in a way).
I think it's fascinating that you were so close to solve the glassware destruction problem by jumpstarting with sodium this early. An excellent example of how complex it can get when different problems interact.
I like the progress reports. I said the same thing to Cody, but I feel like the main videos are for the people who want to see the results, but these formatted ones are for fans of you and fans of the science behind the process.
I really appreciate the progression reports. They are the most interesting and important videos of yours, you really should keep them up. If I was a chem teacher I'd specifically ask you if I could use, or pay you directly to use, your videos in order to teach my students the importance of this process and everything that needs to be considered. I'm glad you are sharing us this perspective, because for almost everyone who is not themselves in research, they will never see that part of the process. Seeing what works and what doesn't, weighing the results even when it works if it is even worth it, and if yes how much? And specifying what the losses are, what problems need to be adressed etc... its SO fascinating and detailed. I love the fact that I get to see what exactly needs to be considered at every point and perspective, thanks for that. Please keep up with these progression reports. They are very valuable.
I really enjoyed this video. Showing that you have had failures and set backs as well as showing that there was progress being made, even from the failures, is super inspiring!
Great video! I wish I could support you in other ways, but I am a poor college student. You would make such a great teacher, all my teachers just read their powerpoints word for word. You actually seem like you know what you're talking about.
The progress report format is awesome! We know you’re just human, and have shown some “bloopers” before, but seeing just a “here’s where I am, and what it took to get here” with relatively unfiltered content is very refreshing. It also provides a good stop gap to make sure your channel is “active” in the algorithms and keeps you in the forefront of all of our minds. Thanks for all the great content you produce!
I enjoyed the video focusing on your methods of finding a workable procedure. The failures with analysis of why they failed is almost more interesting than a straight-forward "how-to" video.
I DEFINITELY love this progress report format you've been doing recently with this sodium production experiment. It's a highly constructive and objective means of discussing failures of technique as well as alternative techniques that result in higher experimental yields or in acceptable yields within a given range of initial investment. It's also a really great way to make additional content for your viewers out of what you previously, formerly considered to be wastes of time and investment and reprehensible failures on your part. The failures that come before the success is what makes the science. We don't learn just the one way to do something right; we learn the thousand ways to do it wrong before that. These kinds of videos clearly show what *not* to do, so that the amateur chemist on the tightest of personal budgets who needs to make the absolute most out of their limited investment capability, won't make those same mistakes themselves. :)
Yes I like the trial and error, failure and success model. There are many advantages to seeing this, ranging from patients, to problem solving, too learning to think outside the box
I prefer the trail and error format. In my opinion every experiment is a success. The result might not be what you want, but even then, one can always learn from it. Keep up the good work!
I would love to dive into amateur chemistry in the future, and simply enjoy watching these videos to scratch that itch while it's not feasible any other way. With my extremely limited understanding of these processes and science. Deeper dives into success AND failure will most certainly get my views. Because I feel my understanding and learning is actually better helped by watching failures. Any result can teach, and we'd all do well to listen to what they have to say. Furthermore, I'd imagine more videos would assist somewhat in your funding. Thank you for the great content, you're succeeding even in "failure" sir. That in itself is an accomplishment! Please continue to share both sides!
Everyone knows fish oil isn't made from fish. It is a speciality oil meant to keep our fish from squeaking. Obviously baby oil cures squeaking babies. I really don't understand the confusion.
Have you considered adding a chemical water scavenger like CaO to the mineral oil / NaOH / Mg reaction mix? I recently acquired 1200g of CaO for $14 so it's not terribly expensive, and I originally bought it for use as an additive in molten NaOH electrolysis sodium production, but this reaction seems like a good one to try CaO with as well. I've got Mg on hand so may give this a try!
thank you, even though this isnt a how to it incorporates something i find just as valuable: the how not to and the reasons why. im still in the early stages of learning chemistry and find everything in this video a need to know, thanks for showing the degradation on the stir bar and glass. keep up the progress i look forward to the how to and any more videos like this one.
Hello Mr. Rage. I highly enjoy your content and as someone who has always enjoyed chemistry but has never practiced it at your level I would very much appreciate it if you made more videos discussing your ideas, your experiments, your observations, and your conclusions even if the overall result of an experiment is a mundane failure. I'm not here for the spectacle of chemistry so much as to understand the science more, and for this your general thought process and highly-educated perspective is much more valuable than a how-to leading to simple success.
The progress report format is great to get a glimpse at behind the curtain. In the other hand a final video that concludes your researches and just described the process would be great as well.
Definitely like the videos about the research, discovery, and refinement of the process. I love a good guide to a procedure that I'm interested in, but understanding how one arrives there is incredibly valuable and will help inspire new experimentation.
The faliures are just as interesting as the successes. You made the vidieo interesting to watch so if you have progress reports like this ill still watch them.
LOVE THE FORMAT. NR, you making more videos is good. I like your approach to the subject, and am not here just for the final product of it. It is enthusing seeing the whole process take place with additional thought. Keep it up and i'll keep coming back to learn something new.
I'm not that good at chemistry other than having done the few mandatory beginner level chemistry courses in university, but I love science and really enjoyed this report style that showed the methods and experimentation that you do.
I like these videos much more than your tutorials. Not to hate on your tutorials (they are great) but these conversations over theory are far more interesting.
Awesome job, yes i like the process that you show and discuss the setbacks, which lead to the thought processes that help achieve the goal. I learn more from my setbacks or failed ideas then i do from simple successful task. My setbacks or failed ideas sometimes will help me with future task, and actually the failed part becomes a success in a different endeavor.
Just some feedback from a relative newcomer to your channel - I absolutely *love* this progress report video format. How To videos are awesome for sure and certainly a valuable resource, but watching a video like this where you discuss your various attempts, explain what worked and what didn't, and elaborate on your hypotheses (about everything from why things failed, what you might try in the future, why you think things work, etc) is genuinely fascinating and I really hope this is something you continue doing in the future. Like I said, How To videos are great and I don't mean to imply that you should stop making them, but these types of videos really do complement the instructionals. I think a lot of people tend to get discouraged when they try things and fail, they watch a video and see someone such as yourself go through and successfully complete it in (what appears to be) one go and conclude that they must be bad and gradually lose their inspiration to continue. So to actually see the processes that you go through, to see how much "failure" there is, and perhaps more importantly how *useful* those failures actually are to you due to the information you're able to glean is truly a wondrous thing for any aspiring chemist (or any field, for that matter - this type of video format would be amazing in so many areas) as it reassures them that they are not failures and that science isn't done in a day. It helps to provide confidence, reinforcing the view that not succeeding on your first try is not only perfectly okay, but is to be expected - each failure is an arrow that points you in the direction you need to go next, if you're willing to take the time to discern it. Overall, I really think this is a remarkable video. Endlessly fascinating not only for the techniques you show and the results you produce, but also a genuine demonstration of how science actually works. Keep up the awesome work, this is tremendous.
showing failures and progress is awesome because its more "real" than showing a bunch successes and not even talking about the actual work and failures that go into things. aside from that alot can be learned from failures. Honestly the only thing that makes a failure a failure is not learning from it.
This video was fascinating! I love learning about what works and doesn't work, as well as the thought process that was behind your experiments. Definitely keep doing this format if you like doing it!
So a quick update regarding my strike: I was able to successully appeal the strike and youtube restored the video. Like i said before, we shouldn't worry too much as this is the sort of games youtube and I play. Then they striked another video! (this time one on distilling sulfuric acid) LOL, the game continues. I'm fairly certain this will be successfully appealed as well though, so no worries.
Just in case, you should start archiving any videos that you've previously deleted the file for after having uploaded. Even if you channel sticks around as a whole, we don't want to lose even a single video! Especially ones as useful as the ones about extracting products otherwise difficult to obtain for amateurs from consumer products, which I can't help but imagine are the ones youtube is most likely to have a problem with. That way you can upload them to somewhere else, BitChute maybe, if youtube doesn't let them come back.
Glad to hear youtube actually made a decent decision for once. But then quickly negate it by just striking another video.
Can you eventually adapt this to other alkali metals like lithium?
SAVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS IN SOME PLACE PLEASEE....
"Knowledge is power...Do not let them learn"... UA-cam, you're number 1! 🖕😉
I think I prefer this progress report format over just seeing the more polished process.
I agree.
But I would still prefer having the videos in pairs.
One video presenting the goal/finished product, so we get invested and it still is a good resource for amateur chemists.
And a second video showing us all the chemical bumbles and shenanigans that led to it.
so we get a better feel for the reasoning beyond just the math and the long names.
nah no need for pairs
I agree. these videos are interesting.
I fully agree. Learning from failures is important.
The progress reports are very useful and interesting. So posting one whenever he has enough to tell us would be great, even if it´s not all about the same topic.
Then, when a project is finished, a separate video that recaps everything needed in the end is useful for anyone trying to do this later on.
Love the progress report video format... Learning through failure is what makes science
Me too! Keep it on Nurd! :D
I hate your profile pic
Awesome stuff man!
Hey man cant we make Na or K with simple chemical reactions??
@@marvinpatel294 yeah,I also want to know.
"Despite what the name suggests, baby oil is not actually made from babies" haha
Now I wonder what olive oil might be made from.
He has weird friends.
Shouldn’t have done that he’s just a boy. He he he
I was shocked!
Everyone knows it is made FROM babies. Not FOR babies.
It's nice to see the progress in this research!
I'm not a chemist, but I like watching your videos. I find these exploratory experiments actually more interesting than the how-to videos.
Nick Horvath same - fascinating
I really really hope UA-cam doesn't keep trying to terminate your channel, I really enjoy your videos, same with Cody's Lab.
UA-cam is really shooting itself in the foot by trying to destroy these popular science channels. Also, @fabricated, do you watch NileRed and styropyro? I think you would enjoy them as well. There is also Keystone Science.
I like Cody but he’s a huge nerd.
Is the dead spider at 3:46 needed for the reaction too haha
James Fulcher just as a catalyst.
Looks like there's a bug with the experiment.
@xenon255 that's not a bug, it's a feature.
This is becoming a meme among amateur UA-cam chemists, I think nilered had a video of a reaction with a spider too, not too sure
i guess that spider was a prop for 《Macbeth 》 drama rehearsal... XD
Beautiful. Thanks for your continued work on this.
thanks man :)
Used to work in PTFE manufacturing environments. It's very common to etch PTFE and other fluoropolymers with a Sodium Naphthalene solution so that when you overmold onto the PTFE, it'll have a better chance of adhesion. :)
I don't know why this amazes me so much but your comment was very informative and interesting, which is super rare on youtube somehow. Thank you!
I always wondered how they got PTFE parts to stick to each other. That's elegantly simple.
I defenitely prefer this sort of video since it outlines te way to the solution of a problem. I can see how actual chemists may prefer a step to step tutorial on doing these reactions, however for entertainment this video format seems alot better to me. Thank you alot for making all of these videos! It does not matter what format you use it is always quite interesting to me!
NASA, "Failure is not an option."
This is only true in the vacuum of space. Here on ol' Terra, failure is progress.
Your willingness to openly try and fail is a boon to the human race.
Any progress is good progress.
Thank you for sharing your videos
"Despite it´s name baby oil is not made out of babies" i love your humor nerd. you got mew laughing after what we germans call a used day. A day whwere everything that possibly can go wrong does. Like coming late to work despite already leaving an hour earlier and gettig home at the same time as usual despite being send home 2h earlier. (i´m paid by the hour. 23 bucks gone.) and keep us on your findings with the experiments. OFC we want to see the whole process not just the seemingly perfect result
I like the format that looks at failures and lists why they failed along with the thought process going forward.
Thanks for mentioning the importance of the learnings in the failed experiments . With out those experiments we do not know what the path is to success and students need to understand that success in something new often requires many attempts and that there is learnings from all experiments !
Electron Proton Neutron Mouron - Do you think current students can handle the frustration of an experiment failing?
This video shows how many failures scientists have to work through before they find a successful product or process. We should encourage such videos!
The extensive video was most welcome. It's not quite uninformative to just present the final working reaction, but showing the actual route with dead ends is so encouraging when stuff doesn't work for us.
I'm a computational chemist and I really love your videos. They're like comfort food.
It is great to see the process taken to develop a new reaction. So often, chemical demonstrations are labeled "experiments" when they are no such thing. The practice of exploring the unknown is one that is being lost in today's world. Even with many failures, It is inspiring to demonstrate what can be accomplished without a pre-written set of instructions. Thanks for showing this.
I love the format - showing us the actual science, warts and all, and not just the pretty results at the end of the line.
It's nice to see the progress report, even if there are nothing but failures (which obviously wasn't the case here). I'm not a chemist and have not dealt with it for over 20 years, but I see individuals giving up way too quickly on their first failed attempt. Your videos teach others to be patient and to keep on trying, so this is applicable for everyone.
This is beautiful! It's videos like this which will cultivate the next generation of chemists. Not to mention how cool the process is to all of us existing hobbyists. I feel like it comes from all of us when I say thank you for doing real science on UA-cam, despite their algorithm's apparent aversion toward it.
LOVE IT! Obviously some Schlenk flasks and a vaccine setup would allow you to reduce the carbonate problem, it would also allow you to reduce the temperature for sodium hydroxide reactions, maybe protecting glass. Although these are not good DIY chemist solutions, they may be good for you to trouble shoot confounding factors.
For the reactivity of sodium hydroxide, you may need to choose a different container material and use a different kind of stir bar. Such as PVC-1, Titanium, propylene, Ceramagnet A or epoxy. These are just names for materials that have low reactivity to 80% NaOH. The challenge is knowing what is resistant at high temps at 80% and above
Maybe flood the flask with an inert gas?
@antconny, I think Zipo214 was contemplating boiling under reduced pressure. It might not be any improvement to the recovery as the boiling is not the required reaction, the goal is to reduce the sodium ions at the expense of the reactive magnesium metal. It might save a bit on glassware if you are happy to wait longer. Operating at a higher temperature under elevated pressure might get the reaction to move faster but would be a huge risk with even faster glass erosion and likelihood of rupture.
These types of videos are far more valuable than the typical how-to videos for people trying to learn. Please keep them coming.
Knowing what doesn’t work or doesn’t work well is just as if not more valuable than what will work. Awesome video/series. Keep up the hard work.
"You learn more from failure than success"... Prime example in action. I'm all for seeing more content like this that leads up to the "ok, so here's how we do it without all the failures" video...
I love the detailed progress report style video that goes into all the things that you tried and found not to work. Having a list of things people have tried is really helpful if you end up needing to modify a procedure and want to have an idea if someone has already tried the modification and found that it would cause failure. Thanks!!!
This was super fascinating. Not an amateur chemist, just an interested observer, and seeing the process was way more interesting than I thought it would be. I honestly prefer this to the how-to videos.
Keep the progress reports coming! Knowing what doesn't work and why is just as important as what did work.
i LOVE process and failure videos. They're so important to those of us who are still learning.
The view into your investigative process is incredibly valuable. I've learned at least as much from your failures as your successes, if not more. This format is awesome. Please continue.
I think it is important to share what works and what does not work so that fellow researchers and yourself can brainstorm ideas to create successful experiments. This helped my significantly with my experiments in the physics lab. I really enjoyed this video!
I love these types of videos! I always have questions as to why chemists use certain chemicals to synthesize others despite there being many ways to get the job done. This trial and error type video really helps me grasp chemistry more by showing me why things don't work instead of just telling me what does work. Great vid man and please make more!
Love this progress report! Shows everyone that not every attempt is perfect and curiosity is a key to great science. Thank you.
Yes. More of this. I am not a chemist by training, im an Electrical Engineer. I have only basic chem knowledge, and tbh, i dont really watch these because i plan on making Cyanide in my basement. Although, I will admit the prospect of easily attainable Sodium is exciting.
I watch these videos because i enjoy the Science. It is much more interesting to see the whole process of the research in one go, than to just see the finished product. The actual process of scientific research is the "Fun" part, as frustrating as it can be, and I would much prefer videos that incorporate that process. To put it as simply as i can, this is easily my favorite video youve done on the channel, and I have seen all of them, usually several times.
The format of this video is very good. Its very educational to see the overall process of your work and not only the streamlined conclusion. A true gem! Thank you.
This format is great IMO.
We all love the progress format! Makes us feel like part of the process rather than just passive recipients.
I love to see the progress. It really show how to apply the scientific method in progress and not just a fancy end result.
Nurdrage, I wanted to personally thank you for being such an inspiration for me. Finding your videos online has invigorated a passion inside of my that I didn't know how to direct, until now. Your experiments and contributions to the scientific community are invaluable and have inspired me to pursue a high level chemistry education. Keep up the great work! If you're ever interested in providing apprenticeship in the future, I'd love to study under your guidance. Hope this message reached you well and I look forward to further updates and videos from you.
Have to say I do like the progress report format. Understanding what works or doesn't work gives a much better understanding of the actual mechanisms of the reaction.
I absolutely love the "progress report" style! Encouraging the "publishing" of negative results and the discovery process is super important and awesome!
These progress reports are actually pretty nice to watch. Getting all the extra details gives you a better picture of the process as a whole. It's also nice to see the creative process, as it were (like a comedian working out a new bit, in a way).
Very much enjoy the progress videos. So long as these don't take too much time away from your other production and video work, they are very welcome.
I think it's fascinating that you were so close to solve the glassware destruction problem by jumpstarting with sodium this early. An excellent example of how complex it can get when different problems interact.
I like the progress reports. I said the same thing to Cody, but I feel like the main videos are for the people who want to see the results, but these formatted ones are for fans of you and fans of the science behind the process.
I love this instead of a how to, you actually give notes and failures! Keep it up
I really appreciate the progression reports. They are the most interesting and important videos of yours, you really should keep them up.
If I was a chem teacher I'd specifically ask you if I could use, or pay you directly to use, your videos in order to teach my students the importance of this process and everything that needs to be considered.
I'm glad you are sharing us this perspective, because for almost everyone who is not themselves in research, they will never see that part of the process.
Seeing what works and what doesn't, weighing the results even when it works if it is even worth it, and if yes how much? And specifying what the losses are, what problems need to be adressed etc... its SO fascinating and detailed.
I love the fact that I get to see what exactly needs to be considered at every point and perspective, thanks for that.
Please keep up with these progression reports. They are very valuable.
I really enjoyed this video. Showing that you have had failures and set backs as well as showing that there was progress being made, even from the failures, is super inspiring!
Great video! I wish I could support you in other ways, but I am a poor college student. You would make such a great teacher, all my teachers just read their powerpoints word for word. You actually seem like you know what you're talking about.
YES, I absolutely like this format! Our interest here is in exploring the science!
This format is much better than your normal one.
The progress report format is awesome! We know you’re just human, and have shown some “bloopers” before, but seeing just a “here’s where I am, and what it took to get here” with relatively unfiltered content is very refreshing.
It also provides a good stop gap to make sure your channel is “active” in the algorithms and keeps you in the forefront of all of our minds.
Thanks for all the great content you produce!
The how-to videos are most useful but the progress-report videos are most interesting.
Both formats are great.
I enjoyed the video focusing on your methods of finding a workable procedure. The failures with analysis of why they failed is almost more interesting than a straight-forward "how-to" video.
Love the approach of sharing the failures! Much more valuable than just sharing what worked.
I DEFINITELY love this progress report format you've been doing recently with this sodium production experiment. It's a highly constructive and objective means of discussing failures of technique as well as alternative techniques that result in higher experimental yields or in acceptable yields within a given range of initial investment.
It's also a really great way to make additional content for your viewers out of what you previously, formerly considered to be wastes of time and investment and reprehensible failures on your part. The failures that come before the success is what makes the science. We don't learn just the one way to do something right; we learn the thousand ways to do it wrong before that. These kinds of videos clearly show what *not* to do, so that the amateur chemist on the tightest of personal budgets who needs to make the absolute most out of their limited investment capability, won't make those same mistakes themselves. :)
Yes I like the trial and error, failure and success model. There are many advantages to seeing this, ranging from patients, to problem solving, too learning to think outside the box
Wow. You were so excited, u even smashed a flask. That shows how proud of your hard work
I really like this format. As a fellow experimenter, I like to see your method and the value of both successes and failures
Good to see that you still exist on youtube! Hopefully youtube stops harassing you.
GODDAMN BRILLIANT !!! I am loving seeing this evolution of sodium series man, L.O.V.I.N.G. IT !
I do like this format! Successes, failures, conclusions... this is actual science being done! :D
I prefer the trail and error format. In my opinion every experiment is a success. The result might not be what you want, but even then, one can always learn from it. Keep up the good work!
The progress report is much appreciated, it helps armature chemists see the true process of research like yours
There's a fat chance I'm ever going to actually go after this but it's crazy fascinating to see all this.
Great format man
I would love to dive into amateur chemistry in the future, and simply enjoy watching these videos to scratch that itch while it's not feasible any other way. With my extremely limited understanding of these processes and science. Deeper dives into success AND failure will most certainly get my views. Because I feel my understanding and learning is actually better helped by watching failures. Any result can teach, and we'd all do well to listen to what they have to say. Furthermore, I'd imagine more videos would assist somewhat in your funding. Thank you for the great content, you're succeeding even in "failure" sir. That in itself is an accomplishment! Please continue to share both sides!
Please continue with the progress reports. Very informative and it is nice to see the process. Keep up the great work.
I like this format! This is what being a chemist is really like. Also, it’s really satisfying when you figure it out after all these trials.
You are amazing! I really enjoyed this progress report and method. Well done!
Today I learned that baby oil is not actually made from babies.
Everyone knows fish oil isn't made from fish. It is a speciality oil meant to keep our fish from squeaking. Obviously baby oil cures squeaking babies. I really don't understand the confusion.
Yuup, aaand WD40 is totally a lubricant too.
Likewise for Girl Scout cookies.
@@thewolfsfang8206 WD-40 is actually made partially from fish
Coconut oil, walnut oil, olive oil... It's an easy mistake to make.
Have you considered adding a chemical water scavenger like CaO to the mineral oil / NaOH / Mg reaction mix? I recently acquired 1200g of CaO for $14 so it's not terribly expensive, and I originally bought it for use as an additive in molten NaOH electrolysis sodium production, but this reaction seems like a good one to try CaO with as well. I've got Mg on hand so may give this a try!
thank you, even though this isnt a how to it incorporates something i find just as valuable: the how not to and the reasons why. im still in the early stages of learning chemistry and find everything in this video a need to know, thanks for showing the degradation on the stir bar and glass. keep up the progress i look forward to the how to and any more videos like this one.
Hello Mr. Rage. I highly enjoy your content and as someone who has always enjoyed chemistry but has never practiced it at your level I would very much appreciate it if you made more videos discussing your ideas, your experiments, your observations, and your conclusions even if the overall result of an experiment is a mundane failure. I'm not here for the spectacle of chemistry so much as to understand the science more, and for this your general thought process and highly-educated perspective is much more valuable than a how-to leading to simple success.
I like this format. Watching the progress report them the video of what works next feels like im seeing the whole picture.
This video was super interesting! I like to see failures and progress reports. It actually shows how science works
The progress report format is great to get a glimpse at behind the curtain. In the other hand a final video that concludes your researches and just described the process would be great as well.
Definitely like the videos about the research, discovery, and refinement of the process. I love a good guide to a procedure that I'm interested in, but understanding how one arrives there is incredibly valuable and will help inspire new experimentation.
The faliures are just as interesting as the successes. You made the vidieo interesting to watch so if you have progress reports like this ill still watch them.
LOVE THE FORMAT. NR, you making more videos is good. I like your approach to the subject, and am not here just for the final product of it. It is enthusing seeing the whole process take place with additional thought. Keep it up and i'll keep coming back to learn something new.
Keep the progress report videos coming.
I'm not that good at chemistry other than having done the few mandatory beginner level chemistry courses in university, but I love science and really enjoyed this report style that showed the methods and experimentation that you do.
I like these videos much more than your tutorials. Not to hate on your tutorials (they are great) but these conversations over theory are far more interesting.
love these progress reports. it's more about the journey than the destination. also a lot can be learned from failures
Awesome job, yes i like the process that you show and discuss the setbacks, which lead to the thought processes that help achieve the goal. I learn more from my setbacks or failed ideas then i do from simple successful task.
My setbacks or failed ideas sometimes will help me with future task, and actually the failed part becomes a success in a different endeavor.
Just some feedback from a relative newcomer to your channel - I absolutely *love* this progress report video format. How To videos are awesome for sure and certainly a valuable resource, but watching a video like this where you discuss your various attempts, explain what worked and what didn't, and elaborate on your hypotheses (about everything from why things failed, what you might try in the future, why you think things work, etc) is genuinely fascinating and I really hope this is something you continue doing in the future.
Like I said, How To videos are great and I don't mean to imply that you should stop making them, but these types of videos really do complement the instructionals. I think a lot of people tend to get discouraged when they try things and fail, they watch a video and see someone such as yourself go through and successfully complete it in (what appears to be) one go and conclude that they must be bad and gradually lose their inspiration to continue.
So to actually see the processes that you go through, to see how much "failure" there is, and perhaps more importantly how *useful* those failures actually are to you due to the information you're able to glean is truly a wondrous thing for any aspiring chemist (or any field, for that matter - this type of video format would be amazing in so many areas) as it reassures them that they are not failures and that science isn't done in a day. It helps to provide confidence, reinforcing the view that not succeeding on your first try is not only perfectly okay, but is to be expected - each failure is an arrow that points you in the direction you need to go next, if you're willing to take the time to discern it.
Overall, I really think this is a remarkable video. Endlessly fascinating not only for the techniques you show and the results you produce, but also a genuine demonstration of how science actually works.
Keep up the awesome work, this is tremendous.
I love the meta analysis ("how to on the how to") maybe even more than the actual syntheses. A+++ NurdRage
I do like progress reports they give more encouragement to ppl who want to give up when experiments don't work
Greetings I've been watching for years, thank you. The new format is much better please continue with it
i like seeing what doesn't work, its as interesting as what does work!
showing failures and progress is awesome because its more "real" than showing a bunch successes and not even talking about the actual work and failures that go into things. aside from that alot can be learned from failures. Honestly the only thing that makes a failure a failure is not learning from it.
Very interesting. I love the part where you describe the thought process which leads you to the solution!
Great progress report. It's wonderful hearing the processes discussed.
Nice to know what's behind the scenes and experiments. I'm very excited about this new method! great work!
Высшая Неорганическая химия! Реальный отличный способ получения! Супер!
Soo, what you're saying is... You took all the fun out of it. Thanks.
I watch these videos out of pure interest, so seeing the failures explained more to me
This video was fascinating! I love learning about what works and doesn't work, as well as the thought process that was behind your experiments. Definitely keep doing this format if you like doing it!
make more of these! this kind of video teaches me much more than a simple how to, and i would much rather watch this