Dissolving a pure gold bar in acid

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  • Опубліковано 10 гру 2021
  • What I have here is 100g of pure gold, and at around $57 US per gram, it's worth about $5700. It's one of the most expensive, and precious things that I own, but I think I'm just gonna destroy it using acid.
    WARNING: Aqua Regia is an extremely corrosive mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid. It was handled in a controlled environment and it's very dangerous if used improperly.
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  • @b3z3jm3nny
    @b3z3jm3nny 2 роки тому +45850

    Fun fact, when Germany invaded Denmark in 1940, George de Hevesy dissolved the gold Nobel Prizes of Max von Laue and James Franck to prevent the Nazis from taking them. He just left it in a bottle on a shelf hoping it would remain undisturbed, and then after the war, he got the gold out of the acid, and the Nobel Society recast Franck and von Laue's awards from the original gold.

    • @fukpoeslaw3613
      @fukpoeslaw3613 2 роки тому +815

      Could have just bury it. Was he a chemist or something?

    • @TJStellmach
      @TJStellmach 2 роки тому +3932

      @@fukpoeslaw3613 He got a Nobel prize in chemistry of his own in 1943.

    • @PaiSAMSEN
      @PaiSAMSEN 2 роки тому +1242

      Did he dropped it too?

    • @Scipiworld
      @Scipiworld 2 роки тому +3152

      @@PaiSAMSEN no, but in 1941, English chemist Alfred Maddock spilt the entire United Kingdom's plutonium supply (10mg at the time) on a wooden table. He chopped up the table, burned it, then used wet chemistry to recover 9.5mg.

    • @thedownwardmachine
      @thedownwardmachine 2 роки тому +810

      My wife: “That’s smart, I guess got that Nobel prize for a reason.”

  • @stupidpeoplepodcast1545
    @stupidpeoplepodcast1545 2 роки тому +9913

    Imagine being a crime lord, dissolving millions and millions of dollars worth of gold into a solution like this to hide it from the cops, just to then drop it while transporting it

    • @ian2
      @ian2 2 роки тому +401

      George de Hevesy actually did this to hide his Nobel Prizes from the Nazis. He was able to get them recast with the same gold.

    • @kinfongyeung5400
      @kinfongyeung5400 2 роки тому +196

      @@ian2 pretty sure he dissolve Bohr's medal, not his medal

    • @ian2
      @ian2 2 роки тому +122

      @@kinfongyeung5400 Ah yeah my mistake, they weren’t his. Pretty cool either way though.

    • @zblacky2031
      @zblacky2031 2 роки тому +21

      You gave me an idea

    • @egg4792
      @egg4792 2 роки тому +17

      aight I will see u next time thx for da tip dud

  • @Ace-jz6op
    @Ace-jz6op 5 місяців тому +253

    So that's when the purple gold experiment started
    And this video is 2 years old, NileRed is really impressive for going on with this for so long

    • @bensoncheung2801
      @bensoncheung2801 5 місяців тому +2

      Ye

    • @AMTunLimited
      @AMTunLimited 5 місяців тому +17

      This is why we get random spats of videos, because it's impossible to tell whether or not an idea will take a month or two years. Damn good videos tho...

    • @pliktl
      @pliktl 5 місяців тому +1

      I dont mind it. I didnt catch him back then, so I am thankful it sparked more popularity

    • @Chleosl
      @Chleosl 2 місяці тому

      He is one flow of the strong man.

  • @mnhttn_
    @mnhttn_ 5 місяців тому +57

    Turned into purple gold after two years

  • @piyushmishra1423
    @piyushmishra1423 2 роки тому +4945

    Destroying expensive things with acid is the most Nilered thing.

    • @copykat6508
      @copykat6508 2 роки тому +9

      Your comment is spot's on

    • @charmJL
      @charmJL 2 роки тому +3

      AMEN 👏👏

    • @tappajavittu
      @tappajavittu 2 роки тому +31

      Nah, the most NileRed thing is to make edible things from non edible things.

    • @drix4275
      @drix4275 2 роки тому +5

      Destroying expensive things with acid is tight! :D

    • @firstnamelastname8865
      @firstnamelastname8865 2 роки тому +7

      I destroyed my marriage with acid

  • @SmileytheSmile
    @SmileytheSmile 2 роки тому +13672

    I expected the ending to happen, and yet I audibly cried out anyway.

    • @shekharr2227
      @shekharr2227 2 роки тому +343

      Like you could have faked that. You didn't have to lose 6 grand for a fucking joke 😭

    • @SmileytheSmile
      @SmileytheSmile 2 роки тому +735

      @@shekharr2227
      Well, he probably did. It would be easy to do that with that cutaway and how much the liquid looks like apple juice.
      But all that precious apple juice... Such tragedy...

    • @D00000T
      @D00000T 2 роки тому +277

      @@shekharr2227 I highly doubt he would destroy the actual thing for just a joke especially when it’s for a short and not one of his full length videos

    • @Frozendude19
      @Frozendude19 2 роки тому +96

      @@SmileytheSmile PLEASE GOD NOT THE APPLE JUICE

    • @squelchedotter
      @squelchedotter 2 роки тому +262

      The real reason he wouldn't do that is because aqua regia is extremely corrosive and toxic

  • @Anabias_Collection
    @Anabias_Collection Рік тому +549

    Fun fact: It doesn't turned yellow when it cool down its just that he couldn't find the matching dye like the acid and gold solution 😂

    • @reeva_vlogss
      @reeva_vlogss 10 місяців тому +15

      No no it does turn to light color

    • @shifterzx
      @shifterzx 10 місяців тому +26

      You can see the solution in the beaker that breaks is much more transparent. I still LOL'ed though

    • @Niagaranobs
      @Niagaranobs 9 місяців тому +9

      *sigh of relief*

    • @devendersingh2
      @devendersingh2 9 місяців тому +5

      Bro bunked chemistry lectures

    • @noraduong8755
      @noraduong8755 8 місяців тому +21

      fairly sure he saved money on food dye and just used his piss

  • @ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb
    @ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb 5 місяців тому +35

    Knowing where this actually came from is amazing

    • @izzaaay
      @izzaaay 5 місяців тому +2

      quite a few of his projects take years to make

  • @stdesy
    @stdesy 2 роки тому +7865

    “This is probably the most expensive thing I own so naturally I’m going to dissolve it in acid.” Is the most Nile statement in the world

    • @ridha...
      @ridha... 2 роки тому +1

      Bot

    • @tf2spyclass09
      @tf2spyclass09 2 роки тому +7

      @yahiko💫 pls stop

    • @skoopdewoop
      @skoopdewoop 2 роки тому

      @yahiko💫 yahiNO

    • @cachalotreal
      @cachalotreal 2 роки тому +9

      Hey guys today we're going to put a baby in a microwave and see what happens

    • @furretman3741
      @furretman3741 2 роки тому +4

      @@cachalotreal that's the cheapest thing he would have tho, only need reproductive cells and 9 months

  • @NikTek
    @NikTek 2 роки тому +7805

    Why did my brain say “Drink it!” when I saw that gold solution

    • @archonwarrior9146
      @archonwarrior9146 2 роки тому +209

      You could tell everyone that you just drank gold... if you survived

    • @0DRONZER
      @0DRONZER 2 роки тому +7

      @Cristina💦 i agree

    • @DeReKaeSe
      @DeReKaeSe 2 роки тому +236

      Forbidden Apple Juice

    • @austintillman8297
      @austintillman8297 2 роки тому +42

      My brain did the same

    • @MathMagicMoments
      @MathMagicMoments 2 роки тому +13

      Coz you are afraid of death and want to be immortal,idk what I am telling nothing making sense but take the reply

  • @cheesebreeze2
    @cheesebreeze2 5 місяців тому +28

    Have you been working on the purple gold video for over 2 years, or is this a different time you melted a 100g of gold with Acid and made the same joke about dropping it?

    • @pirate1619
      @pirate1619 5 місяців тому +3

      Time Traveler! I Also Was Stunned Watching This!

    • @anomaly3215
      @anomaly3215 5 місяців тому +3

      is it not obvious that it's the same? do you have eyes? the frames are the same with different audio tracks

    • @cheesebreeze2
      @cheesebreeze2 5 місяців тому +1

      @@anomaly3215 Yes, I could tell it is the same, the second part of the question was a joke.

  • @Aditya-wg3lp
    @Aditya-wg3lp Рік тому +7

    He slipped on his block of tungsten if you caught that💀

  • @adrianvr2837
    @adrianvr2837 2 роки тому +8898

    Nile: Drops a 5000$ worth gold solution
    Also Nile: "Oh no"

    • @DavidMGiles
      @DavidMGiles 2 роки тому +141

      Pure acid gold

    • @ErenYILDIZ_01
      @ErenYILDIZ_01 2 роки тому +45

      Nile red i know you are reading this comment Pls send video to nile red channel (not nile red short)

    • @bensamule3252
      @bensamule3252 2 роки тому +7

      lol

    • @ogge9296
      @ogge9296 2 роки тому +43

      because he's joking. do you know what a joke is?

    • @erictremblay6867
      @erictremblay6867 2 роки тому +29

      His name is Nigel Braun. NileRed is the channel. That was some good acting for a chemist. :)

  • @dangerouscolors
    @dangerouscolors 2 роки тому +2474

    i knew it was coming and it still hurt my soul watching that beaker shatter. god bless this man carving out a niche in the most scream inducing way possible

    • @starsandsus3725
      @starsandsus3725 2 роки тому +58

      Girls: I can't believe he didn't cry at titanic
      Boys:

    • @TheLukemcdaniel
      @TheLukemcdaniel 2 роки тому +68

      I'm still kinda hoping it's a prank...

    • @xirris3299
      @xirris3299 2 роки тому +79

      @@TheLukemcdaniel probably dropped lead iodide. He did a video on it and it looks near identical

    • @masterimbecile
      @masterimbecile 2 роки тому +123

      Most likely just some orange-colored water. A self-respecting chemist ain't gonna spill ACID like that.

    • @slimeball4l540
      @slimeball4l540 2 роки тому +9

      @@masterimbecile i would

  • @MoonlightMirage
    @MoonlightMirage 5 місяців тому +30

    Oh if anyone happens to be here after he made purple gold:
    To watch him bring the gold back, he had a project a while back on extracting gold from jewelry, and that also shows how he turned the liquid gold into a solid :)

  • @ManWhoIsSus
    @ManWhoIsSus 5 місяців тому +5

    So now you know this a part of purple gold project.

  • @FTotox
    @FTotox 2 роки тому +6896

    Even though this was staged the fact that you tripped with the tungsten cube makes it funny af. And I sure want to see the reaction bringing that cute gold back.

    • @revenevan11
      @revenevan11 2 роки тому +165

      Omg I didn't even notice the cube!!🤣

    • @comforth3898
      @comforth3898 2 роки тому +9

      Me too

    • @HyperVanilo
      @HyperVanilo 2 роки тому +154

      As soon as I saw the cube I know what will happen next

    • @generalsociety9607
      @generalsociety9607 2 роки тому +55

      He's already made a video on his main channel on extracting gold from jewellery. Extracting it from Chloroauric acid is one of the later steps.

    • @FTotox
      @FTotox 2 роки тому +8

      @@generalsociety9607 I've seen the video but didn't remember the process was in it thx :)

  • @9072997
    @9072997 2 роки тому +11374

    I'm sure that was food dye, but my brain was panicking more because you spilled acid than because you spilled $5,000

    • @iambad7523
      @iambad7523 2 роки тому +185

      some acid is safe

    • @9072997
      @9072997 2 роки тому +419

      @@iambad7523 I remember one of the PCB etchants is absurdly dangerous because it vaporizes at room temperature, and deadens nerves so you don't notice it. I want to say that was hydrochloric acid, but I might be remembering that wrong. I recognize that there are some safe acids (like vinegar).

    • @askhowiknow5527
      @askhowiknow5527 2 роки тому +9

      xD

    • @askhowiknow5527
      @askhowiknow5527 2 роки тому +240

      @@9072997 hydrochloric acid is in my stomach right now so I doubt it

    • @9072997
      @9072997 2 роки тому +257

      @@askhowiknow5527 I was thinking of Hydrofluoric acid. My bad.

  • @beingcreative2254
    @beingcreative2254 Рік тому +8

    1:10 Le normal guy : Water worth 5700 dollars I am going to drink with some added flavors

  • @angelicdream708
    @angelicdream708 Рік тому +2

    "Tell me your rich without telling me your rich"
    "I dissolve gold and spill it on the floor..."

  • @skyuwerelart2403
    @skyuwerelart2403 2 роки тому +12853

    Nile: "This the most expensive thing that i own."
    Also Nile: "Lets destroy it."

    • @goku445
      @goku445 2 роки тому +20

      you got that?

    • @MarcellusJasonClay
      @MarcellusJasonClay 2 роки тому +39

      Why did i read this in gremlin language

    • @C.C.N
      @C.C.N 2 роки тому +10

      @@pushies5 /r woosh

    • @santinodemaria2818
      @santinodemaria2818 2 роки тому +9

      @@pushies5 r/woooosh

    • @Nick-dx2pt
      @Nick-dx2pt 2 роки тому +9

      @@pushies5 umm what???? What does your comment have to do with anything????

  • @MrFastFox666
    @MrFastFox666 2 роки тому +6931

    Me: "wow that's some expensive liquid, imagine tossing it down the drain or dropping it"
    Nile: "say no more"

    • @TheWorldMostCrispiestFry
      @TheWorldMostCrispiestFry 2 роки тому +36

      Say goodbye

    • @MrFastFox666
      @MrFastFox666 2 роки тому +106

      @@redseven4040 yeah, but the thought is still there. Imagine if he actually spilled the acid by accident.

    • @archive8080
      @archive8080 2 роки тому +42

      He gives no indication that this was staged but it's easy to infer.

    • @tf2spyclass09
      @tf2spyclass09 2 роки тому +5

      @@TheWorldMostCrispiestFry you know the rules and so do i

    • @tf2spyclass09
      @tf2spyclass09 2 роки тому +2

      @yahiko💫 pls stop plsssss

  • @cheeseboogar
    @cheeseboogar 5 місяців тому +4

    Lmao after 2 years i would've given up the project and forget about it

  • @chtechindustries4174
    @chtechindustries4174 8 місяців тому +3

    “Most expensive thing I own”
    “Well, time to dissolve it!”

  • @PrateekSrivastava789
    @PrateekSrivastava789 2 роки тому +9861

    Nile to his best friend: "I treasure our friendship. You're so precious to me"
    Best friend: 🏃🏃🏃🏃

    • @ripjawsquad
      @ripjawsquad 2 роки тому +285

      "you're more precious to me than my 5700 dollar gold bar!"

    • @hornstein12
      @hornstein12 2 роки тому +16

      :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

    • @AmazingErrChannel
      @AmazingErrChannel 2 роки тому +372

      @@ripjawsquad “Dissolving my best friend in piranha solution”

    • @kimpavfx
      @kimpavfx 2 роки тому +7

      curry

    • @aiwwakk7152
      @aiwwakk7152 2 роки тому +4

      Pajeeth Curry!!

  • @Igor-ui6rv
    @Igor-ui6rv 2 роки тому +2265

    I love how spending 5400 dollars gets him 250k views but putting an egg in a microwave got him 3 million

    • @duovigintillongaming3779
      @duovigintillongaming3779 2 роки тому +14

      Lol

    • @mhmkeku
      @mhmkeku 2 роки тому +70

      a random person here 13 days after this comment was posted,
      the egg video now has 6.1 million but this only has 679k

    • @AmandaNavarro
      @AmandaNavarro 2 роки тому +13

      UA-cam didn't even send me the notification on my phone for this one 😭 I had to find out it was posted 2 weeks ago from my home screen. Which is weird because I have it set to send me all notifications.

    • @yuncloud6484
      @yuncloud6484 2 роки тому +1

      not even a thousand dollars yet.

    • @ryulanda9399
      @ryulanda9399 2 роки тому +1

      Not even 500

  • @expilectakunai
    @expilectakunai Рік тому +2

    My college debt could have used a gold bar like that lmaooo

  • @mannygutierrez7654
    @mannygutierrez7654 2 роки тому +4555

    I was literally thinking "he's gonna drop it to shock me"
    He does it
    *AND I STILL GASPED*

    • @vincentjenei
      @vincentjenei Рік тому +16

      The world doesnt revolve around you.

    • @Soarfloh
      @Soarfloh Рік тому +162

      @@vincentjenei chicken sandwich

    • @M3TR01DFANBOY
      @M3TR01DFANBOY Рік тому

      @@Soarfloh I don't want a fucking chicken sandwich you fucking gooback!

    • @callmeshaggy5166
      @callmeshaggy5166 Рік тому +34

      I even saw the block he was going to "trip" over

    • @hoogreen
      @hoogreen Рік тому +41

      @@vincentjenei chicken sandwich

  • @laz4rd215
    @laz4rd215 2 роки тому +821

    Gold be “what did I do tho”?

    • @heroic8322
      @heroic8322 2 роки тому +4

      Not much

    • @dondon5791
      @dondon5791 2 роки тому +14

      @@LUNA-rr8zo No thanks, I like my Donut churros dry with a hot cup of coffee

    • @ErenYILDIZ_01
      @ErenYILDIZ_01 2 роки тому +2

      Nile red i know you are reading this comment Pls send video to nile red channel (not nile red short)

    • @SHACOBES123
      @SHACOBES123 2 роки тому +5

      Gold be like "what the dog doin"

    • @kkkkkk5905
      @kkkkkk5905 2 роки тому +3

      Its better when you gifted to someone who Need it, to mě fór example.😡😡😡😡😡😡

  • @sparshsingh3991
    @sparshsingh3991 Рік тому +2

    fun detail. the tungsten block placed there to trip him, has almost exactly the same density as the gold he dropped.

  • @deveshchauhan2338
    @deveshchauhan2338 Рік тому +1

    the last reaction had almost having the same vibe at which you broke a costly thing of your parents 😂🤣
    for me too, because it's happened with me 🤐

  • @elgusaniiiodeljuego6823
    @elgusaniiiodeljuego6823 2 роки тому +9570

    This video is a metaphor on how you can waste your riches and wealth on acid.
    Stay safe youngsters.

    • @rubyrules
      @rubyrules 2 роки тому +281

      Dude, I ate these wierd looking mushrooms and suddenly I'm in a shack in the middle of nowhere, my $690k Bugatti and all of my jerky is gone

    • @lonewretch
      @lonewretch 2 роки тому +38

      @@rubyrules sounds more like Amanita muscaria!

    • @Bruce-Leroy
      @Bruce-Leroy 2 роки тому +20

      @@rubyrules been there.

    • @discobecky9179
      @discobecky9179 2 роки тому +21

      funny paper is p cheap tbh

    • @Daiceto
      @Daiceto 2 роки тому +19

      Drugs are bad, m'kay?

  • @rileyf.838
    @rileyf.838 2 роки тому +1642

    let’s be honest, the second we saw him walking with it we all knew

    • @mikesmith7620
      @mikesmith7620 2 роки тому +5

      😂😂😂😂

    • @satansbarman
      @satansbarman 2 роки тому +46

      Yeah holding the beaker from the top was a dead giveaway 🤣

    • @divyasoni3834
      @divyasoni3834 2 роки тому +4

      Absolutely 😂😂

    • @thulium_3169
      @thulium_3169 2 роки тому

      @Honey same

    • @randomalt9617
      @randomalt9617 2 роки тому +22

      Thankfully it wasn’t the actual solution of chloroauric acid

  • @stevenhines5550
    @stevenhines5550 Рік тому +3

    What a great idea. I don't know why I never thought of dissolving gold bars in acid.

  • @david.greene
    @david.greene 2 роки тому +4385

    That reaction at the end was pure-gold!

    • @cobalt_ink6114
      @cobalt_ink6114 2 роки тому +61

      👏

    • @fruitbouquet5479
      @fruitbouquet5479 2 роки тому +100

      I see what you did there 👀

    • @skyefossey179
      @skyefossey179 2 роки тому +7

      Brh

    • @orphicyan826
      @orphicyan826 2 роки тому +6

      ye literally

    • @holyassbutts
      @holyassbutts 2 роки тому +92

      Akchually **snorts** it was a combination of gold, hydrochloric acid, and nitric acid **farts** try to get your facts right next time, nerd **adjusts glasses**

  • @boat378
    @boat378 2 роки тому +4557

    After watching this channel for a while, I've learned that nothing is ever really destroyed, it's just changed into something else at the chemical level.

    • @kroneexe
      @kroneexe 2 роки тому +175

      everyone knew that already. It's quite intuitive.

    • @nikkimoon1533
      @nikkimoon1533 2 роки тому +101

      itsnt that some law of conservation?

    • @seniorgamer1495
      @seniorgamer1495 2 роки тому +179

      @@nikkimoon1533 law of conservation of mass

    • @casper64
      @casper64 2 роки тому +67

      R/iam14andthisisdeep

    • @organicleaf
      @organicleaf 2 роки тому +47

      @@casper64 i mean, what do you expect from someone with an underaged girl as their profilepic

  • @whatdoinamethischannel9749
    @whatdoinamethischannel9749 5 місяців тому

    The editing at the end was almost flawless

  • @williamrobinson7328
    @williamrobinson7328 5 місяців тому +1

    Cool to see the full video on this

  • @AdamEmond
    @AdamEmond 2 роки тому +2679

    I mean, I got some outstanding medical bills if you're looking to throw another 5grand on the floor.

    • @tornadolugia4519
      @tornadolugia4519 2 роки тому +13

      Baby don't cry

    • @TheRisingTide89
      @TheRisingTide89 2 роки тому +40

      It's youtube bud theres kids throwing 15K in the ocean and ppl destroying 1 million dollar cars for the views😭 go find a youtuber wasting significant cash

    • @TheRisingTide89
      @TheRisingTide89 2 роки тому +20

      @@tornadolugia4519 dude cryin cuz he broke like its the video makers fault😭😂

    • @AdamEmond
      @AdamEmond 2 роки тому +74

      Oops, forgot to show emotion again. Pretend I said this in a light-hearted way. And pretend that I used these emojis: 😂🙃

    • @BroSig-mu4pb
      @BroSig-mu4pb 2 роки тому +39

      You really think that was the real beaker? 🤨

  • @loho1125
    @loho1125 2 роки тому +1778

    I need to know: Did he really drop the 5000$ liquid or did he swap it for something else?????

    • @evanf111og
      @evanf111og 2 роки тому +844

      id like to think something else but i wouldn't put it past him

    • @AhmadBakdash07
      @AhmadBakdash07 2 роки тому +58

      🤔 nice question

    • @Shimo_28
      @Shimo_28 2 роки тому +248

      @@LUNA-rr8zo this bot shit is for now the worst thing that I have experienced on youtube

    • @frostjune6072
      @frostjune6072 2 роки тому +535

      almost guarantee he swapped it, he captured it too perfectly

    • @Zzudwa
      @Zzudwa 2 роки тому +158

      Initially he said it's 5700 dollars. So we may assume that he managed to collect from the floor and restore only $5000 worth of liquid

  • @newhorizon4470
    @newhorizon4470 Рік тому +2

    Pure gold bar turns into poor gold bar.

  • @flaminguprise
    @flaminguprise Рік тому +2

    You finally found a use for that Cube.

  • @maxwhite4732
    @maxwhite4732 2 роки тому +325

    This was a major turning point in the great metal war when the tungsten nation deployed its infamous tungsten cube to intercept the gold empires logistics, this allowed the tungsten forces to take advantage of the golds weakened state during transportation.

    • @helper_bot
      @helper_bot 2 роки тому +26

      i'd tell you your comment is gold, but Nigel already dropped the joke

    • @Weelki
      @Weelki 2 роки тому +15

      "Tungsten. Gold. Platinum. Silver. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when NileRed kept balance between the Silver Tribes, Gold Kingdom, Tungsten Nation, and Platinum Nomads. But that all changed when the Tungsten Nation attacked..."

    • @pramodpoddar1015
      @pramodpoddar1015 2 роки тому +5

      Fun fact
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down

    • @sohaibal-hadheri5998
      @sohaibal-hadheri5998 2 роки тому +2

      @@pramodpoddar1015 never gonna run around and..... wait dammit I fell for it again.

    • @Zed9659
      @Zed9659 2 роки тому

      Gg

  • @mayurchavhan8590
    @mayurchavhan8590 2 роки тому +456

    He took "liquidating gold" asset meaning literally .

  • @MilkAndCerealYTP
    @MilkAndCerealYTP Рік тому +1

    "It's one of the most expensive and precious things I own"
    "Anyway I think I'm just gonna destroy it using acid"

  • @David_Vitek
    @David_Vitek 10 місяців тому +2

    Did you intentionally trip over the tungsten cube, which has a very similar density to gold?

  • @elljorgo
    @elljorgo 2 роки тому +2222

    That wasn't the real solution. It was cleverly swapped by a solution of potassium dichromate which is virtually indistinguishable in color. And a lot, lot, lot less expensive.

    • @everettbruckerhoff6029
      @everettbruckerhoff6029 2 роки тому +704

      Yes Officer, He's the guy who ruined the joke!

    • @alifizharulhaq3370
      @alifizharulhaq3370 2 роки тому +408

      @@everettbruckerhoff6029 I mean... I would like to know what he swapped it with

    • @radolfshitter8694
      @radolfshitter8694 2 роки тому +256

      @@everettbruckerhoff6029 I least he helped a lot of people who tought this were real

    • @addysaurus_gayii
      @addysaurus_gayii 2 роки тому +48

      I knew from that start that it wasn’t the real solution, but I still really want to believe that it was.

    • @mcmystix
      @mcmystix 2 роки тому +129

      @@everettbruckerhoff6029 it wasnt that big of a secret cuz dropping aqua regia on the floor is definitely not a good idea

  • @nathantang9964
    @nathantang9964 2 роки тому +788

    I love how he purposely left a tungsten block on the ground just to make the drop more believable lmaoo

    • @Jetsonn
      @Jetsonn 2 роки тому +41

      Yeah😂😂😂 ope, forgot that block of tungsten right there

  • @pintokiller821
    @pintokiller821 Рік тому +1

    I love you, your content and your account, thank you so much for everything, hug from Portugal ❤

  • @arjuns.2831
    @arjuns.2831 Рік тому +1

    it’s because when you mix conc. hcl with conc. hno3 in the 3:1 ratio that’s aqua regia(royal water in latin) and that mixture is able to dissolve gold when non of the acids can do alone it’s those few acids that can also fuck up the platinum.
    hope that helped

  • @catto9207
    @catto9207 2 роки тому +42

    Pls tell me that that is just colored water

  • @sadia_zinia
    @sadia_zinia 2 роки тому +35

    1:21 I had a mini heart attack 🙂..

  • @UniverseUA
    @UniverseUA Рік тому +1

    Unnoticed fact: the thing he tripped on at the end is his massive tungsten cube

  • @emmanuelthesasuke4688
    @emmanuelthesasuke4688 Рік тому +1

    This solution is called aqua regia, it is one of the only few reagents which can dissolve gold ajd silver

  • @roleyluck
    @roleyluck 2 роки тому +796

    Nile: “it’s one of the most precious things that I own”
    Also Nile: I’m just gonna destroy it using acid

    • @roleyluck
      @roleyluck 2 роки тому

      @@boanerge5885 maybe

    • @loho1125
      @loho1125 2 роки тому +4

      Well, he can get the gold back completely by just dropping some other metal in the solution. But that stuff needs to be melted and put into a mould to become a bar again

    • @Straumnes
      @Straumnes 2 роки тому +9

      Yes, that's what he said. Congratulations on... quoting the video I guess?

    • @ErenYILDIZ_01
      @ErenYILDIZ_01 2 роки тому

      Nile red i know you are reading this comment Pls send video to nile red channel (not nile red short)

    • @burpbot7555
      @burpbot7555 2 роки тому

      @S O F I A If he's a regular person in the US, that's not one of the most expensive things he owns, tho.

  • @flozon5240
    @flozon5240 Рік тому +490

    The tungsten cube strikes again

    • @TheBluePhoenix008
      @TheBluePhoenix008 Рік тому +9

      I'm not the only one that remembers it!

    • @RandomGS
      @RandomGS Рік тому +12

      Tungsten cube likes seeing gold in liquid form being spilled.

    • @Estazhe
      @Estazhe Рік тому +3

      Nilered lore??

    • @TheBluePhoenix008
      @TheBluePhoenix008 Рік тому +2

      @@Estazhe yes indeed. It's a video called tungsten cube lmao

    • @tomikun8057
      @tomikun8057 Рік тому

      reminds me of ua-cam.com/video/C7EocA1hsCU/v-deo.html

  • @plasma555cathode7
    @plasma555cathode7 5 місяців тому +4

    Seeing the new purple gold video made me unclench my butt

  • @Anonymous_MC
    @Anonymous_MC Рік тому +1

    you know stuff gets dire when you see the block of brick on the ground

  • @py8554
    @py8554 11 місяців тому +1

    Chloroauric acid is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H[AuCl4]. It forms hydrates H[AuCl4]·nH2O. Both the trihydrate and tetrahydrate are known. Both are orange-yellow solids consisting of the planar [AuCl4]− anion. Often chloroauric acid is handled as a solution, such as those obtained by dissolution of gold in aqua regia. These solutions can be converted to other gold complexes or reduced to metallic gold or gold nanoparticles.
    Chloroauric acid is produced by dissolving gold in aqua regia (a mixture of concentrated nitric and hydrochloric acids) followed by careful evaporation of the solution:
    Au(s) + HNO3(aq) + 4 HCl(aq) → H[AuCl4](aq) + NO(g) + 2 H2O(l)
    - Wikipedia

  • @innovationtalk3734
    @innovationtalk3734 2 роки тому +307

    *and it’s one of the most expensive, precious things I own. But any way, I think I’m just gonna destroy it using acid.*
    Classic Nilered

    • @Eugenekrabs8988
      @Eugenekrabs8988 2 роки тому +1

      He could extract that gold out of that solution that he dissolved it in, and make it into sold gold again. The gold didn't just disappear it is in the solution.

    • @innovationtalk3734
      @innovationtalk3734 2 роки тому

      @@Eugenekrabs8988 you might want to watch the whole video (1:21)

    • @Eugenekrabs8988
      @Eugenekrabs8988 2 роки тому

      @@innovationtalk3734 Someone replyed to me that the solution was highly corrosive and was like "you think he is dumb enough to do that". I don't know if he did or not but shoot lol.

    • @NeoAemaeth
      @NeoAemaeth 2 роки тому +1

      @@Eugenekrabs8988 If it was the actual solution, the floor and wall would start to sizzle and the aqua regia would immediately start reacting with everything, releasing toxic fumes. It would look quite different.

    • @innovationtalk3734
      @innovationtalk3734 10 місяців тому +1

      @NeoAemaeth Dude aqua regia can only dissolve some of the noble metals. Its not some super science fiction liquid

  • @sutripanchaudhuri2246
    @sutripanchaudhuri2246 Рік тому +346

    For people who don't know about this thing .. A combination of HCl(Hydrochloric acid) and H2NO3 (nitric acid) is called aqua regia that is used to dissolve gold. Its a common practice Ong gold Smiths who shaped pure gold into ornaments and wearables:)

    • @sheev9852
      @sheev9852 Рік тому +39

      Nitric acid is HNO3 not H2NO3, the latter is nitrooxonium

    • @EIevenBytes
      @EIevenBytes Рік тому +2

      🤓

    • @Anti_Septikum
      @Anti_Septikum 11 місяців тому +8

      It's royal water

    • @Astromath
      @Astromath 11 місяців тому +15

      ​@@Anti_Septikum"aqua regia" = royal water

    • @Anti_Septikum
      @Anti_Septikum 11 місяців тому +3

      @@Astromath no shit Sherlock

  • @MTailorTheChad
    @MTailorTheChad Рік тому +4

    0:40 I don't feel so good...

  • @ranjitrathod3463
    @ranjitrathod3463 Рік тому +1

    It was aqua regia 3 parts of conc. HCL and 1 part of conc. Nitric acid which can dissolve royal metals

  • @RCT3Crashes100
    @RCT3Crashes100 2 роки тому +894

    As an additional fun fact, the traditional and common name for the mix of Hydrochloric and Nitric acid used to turn the gold into Chloroauric acid is referred to as ‘aqua regia’, or literally ‘royal water’. Aqua regia can also react with other precious metals such as silver and platinum, but curiously, silver doesn’t dissolve as well as the other metals, in part because it forms a protective layer of silver chloride during the reaction which blocks more of the aqua regia from reaching the metal underneath.

    • @luiseduardolima1223
      @luiseduardolima1223 2 роки тому +2

      Interesting. I heard about the aqua regia (here we call of água régia) and the interaction with the gold. But with the silver I've never expecting it. Could this reaction, which occurred in the aqua regia + nitric acid, have some kind of anti-corrosive mechanism such as passivation?

    • @AdityaTiwari-es3lq
      @AdityaTiwari-es3lq 2 роки тому +11

      Pff we were taught that in 9th grade 😏

    • @synthesizer8026
      @synthesizer8026 2 роки тому +5

      However silver can also be dissolved in other acids, including plain HCl(aq) (hydrochloric acid) as silver oxidizes rather easy, gold on the other had needs an oxidizing acid such as nitric acid added.

    • @synthesizer8026
      @synthesizer8026 2 роки тому +2

      I forgot to add, as you mentioned with the aqua regia, in HCl you need to remove the layer of AgCl in order to keep the reaction going.

    • @Greentogreener
      @Greentogreener 2 роки тому

      Wow 🤩

  • @Atzee
    @Atzee 2 роки тому +639

    Nilered : drops a solution having 6grand worth gold.
    Everyone : ah shit, here we go again.

    • @FrozenBusChannel
      @FrozenBusChannel 2 роки тому +22

      Here we *gold* again

    • @matguimond92
      @matguimond92 2 роки тому +1

      it looks like orange drink

    • @Atzee
      @Atzee 2 роки тому +4

      @@candylover6419 tbh it could be anything, even water with added colours maybe..

    • @nggodplayer9383
      @nggodplayer9383 2 роки тому

      @@candylover6419 he replaced it with something almost exactly that color called potassium dichromate

    • @octoquetra9198
      @octoquetra9198 2 роки тому

      57 grand

  • @jalen2222
    @jalen2222 9 місяців тому +2

    I ain’t gone lie you pissed me off with this one

  • @alexmatt4012
    @alexmatt4012 3 місяці тому +1

    This was slower than money burning in a stock market crash.

  • @TheKrighter
    @TheKrighter 2 роки тому +345

    I worked in a factory many years ago where a guy did this same thing. The gold bar was mean to to be in the acid for about an hour, but he forgot about it until the next day, when he discovered that it was gone. Oopsy.

    • @Nik-6675
      @Nik-6675 2 роки тому +13

      Oh uh over 5k down the drain, no big deal.

    • @hgu
      @hgu 2 роки тому +16

      It’s not gone it can be recovered

    • @williammielenz3752
      @williammielenz3752 2 роки тому +16

      Did he leave work with
      His Thermos full?

    • @TheKrighter
      @TheKrighter 2 роки тому +9

      @@rsh650 Not sure, I was in Production Control, but if I remember correctly they were just trying to clean it up before putting it through some sort of process. The company made electrical connectors, including the ones that went on the Apollo spacecraft., which by the way were made of gold, as was all of the wiring in the moon lander, etc.

    • @loojawmanandhar9808
      @loojawmanandhar9808 2 роки тому +4

      Then he discovered that his job was gone.

  • @ykpoff
    @ykpoff 2 роки тому +467

    Nile: “it’s one of the most precious things that I own”
    Also Nile: I’m just gonna destroy it using acid
    And Then Nile: I will recover it since I am chemist.

    • @thecyberrabbit1440
      @thecyberrabbit1440 2 роки тому +53

      But actually also Nile: oh no

    • @thenemesis7114
      @thenemesis7114 2 роки тому +14

      @@thecyberrabbit1440 actually it was staged, you can see the really hevay metal cube in the gound and he tripped on it so he changed the becker within the cut and then just fake tripped on the cube

    • @FallSkyX
      @FallSkyX 2 роки тому +13

      @@thenemesis7114 ok, he does all of this on purpose.

    • @thenemesis7114
      @thenemesis7114 2 роки тому +2

      @@FallSkyX for a moment i fell for that too btw

    • @1brytol
      @1brytol 2 роки тому +1

      And then Nile: well i won't because i'm clumsy af

  • @zek-csgo680
    @zek-csgo680 Рік тому +2

    He actually did that on purpose and I don't think he spilled the gold , changed it with some other liquid

  • @stephenpinto9584
    @stephenpinto9584 Рік тому +1

    Girl: Tell me you’re rich without telling me you’re rich
    NileRed: hold my beaker

  • @hosseinsalehi8821
    @hosseinsalehi8821 Рік тому +857

    The one that broke was not the same solution. Its volume was around 400 ml, while the Au-containing solution was about 425 ml. Colors are also slightly different ;)

    • @Mis7erSeven
      @Mis7erSeven Рік тому +82

      Wow, you must be so smart for noticing what thousands of people already wrote in the comments...

    • @camulodunon
      @camulodunon Рік тому +59

      @@Mis7erSeven not those specifically, the other comments just knew that logically he didn't actually drop the gold acid.

    • @ramunasstulga8264
      @ramunasstulga8264 Рік тому +4

      Do you not notice the illumination is not the same?

    • @kallmekaveen6060
      @kallmekaveen6060 Рік тому +36

      @@Mis7erSeven someone is jealous that they didn't get to it first lmao

    • @sssbattleaxe
      @sssbattleaxe Рік тому +1

      Stop spreading false information

  • @cyberspacesupersoldier
    @cyberspacesupersoldier Рік тому +2

    I'm really hoping that NR makes a follow-up video to this one in the near future, where he tells us what chemicals were actually used in the beaker that he dropped, broke and spilled everywhere, and where he shows us how he's supposed to get the gold back out of the acid and oxidizer solution.

    • @MoonlightMirage
      @MoonlightMirage 5 місяців тому

      Hey, he finally revealed what happened after tripping over the Tungsten cube and breaking the beaker
      The good news is he spilled water with coloring so his health's still fine
      The bad news is that beaker has now been long gone... :(

  • @RylTheValstrax
    @RylTheValstrax 2 роки тому +643

    After the soysauce bromine, I saw that coming! XD - Pity that the soysauce couldnt easily be made to give off brown fumes (safely at least), so it was harder to convincingly reproduce than the chloroauric acid, which was probably reproduced with just the right amount of food coloring for the drop shot.
    Looking forward to seeing the extraction of the gold back out of the solution, growing metal crystals from a solution is always fun.

    • @kumarjoshi66
      @kumarjoshi66 2 роки тому +8

      Probably needs a bit of electrochemistry to get it back.

    • @a.j.miller872
      @a.j.miller872 2 роки тому +6

      In his other gold extraction video I think he just used a single replacement reaction to reform the gold metal

    • @neelo420
      @neelo420 2 роки тому +4

      wouldn't just adding some base work?

    • @kumarjoshi66
      @kumarjoshi66 2 роки тому +2

      @@neelo420 Yeah a base could be added, once a hydroxide is obtained it can be heated and baked and metal gold could be obtained.

    • @alolanstarboy
      @alolanstarboy 2 роки тому

      What bromine video are you talking about though

  • @classy_rupesh
    @classy_rupesh Рік тому +1

    Mom : where is my gold bar?
    Him : My pet acid ate it

  • @Vignesh2297
    @Vignesh2297 Рік тому +1

    The gold is there but the extraction is expensive than gold bar itself, involving costlier chemicals and tubes. But you still won't get the same amount of gold. After all the slag you will remain a droplet of gold

  • @prismagaming832
    @prismagaming832 2 роки тому +403

    I’m starting to love these accidental shorts now lol first I love the fake soy sauce bromine thing and now gold spill xD

    • @d.a.r.n1869
      @d.a.r.n1869 2 роки тому +1

      lmao, the replies here

    • @mutantgeralt
      @mutantgeralt 2 роки тому +1

      Fake soy sauce bromine thing? Fill us in on this dude

    • @Alphax36
      @Alphax36 2 роки тому

      @@mutantgeralt watch his short on bromine

    • @moosedoug
      @moosedoug 2 роки тому

      @@Alphax36 I just watched that short, I'm not sure I understand

    • @Ninjaeule97
      @Ninjaeule97 2 роки тому

      @@mutantgeralt watch the short of him making the deadliest popcicle.

  • @mwiz100
    @mwiz100 2 роки тому +261

    I fully predicted a (staged) drop coming and I still jumped when it happened. Also the timing on the "oh no" is utterly perfect.

    • @spicybook
      @spicybook 2 роки тому +1

      @yahiko💫 i clicked on the link and this windows defender thing came up on my laptop and it says there is a trojan what is it pls tell 😭😭😭

    • @FunniBloop
      @FunniBloop 2 роки тому +12

      @@spicybook don’t click on random links strangers send, also pretty sure it’s like a 18+ link cuz it says 18

    • @HypnosisBear
      @HypnosisBear 2 роки тому +12

      @@spicybook Don't click on random links, those are just scams. Please take my advice seriously.

    • @lolpop2118
      @lolpop2118 2 роки тому

      @@spicybook Dont click random links they could contain malware, virus, and they can collect your IP address to know your location which could get in the hands of the wrong people

    • @lolpop2118
      @lolpop2118 2 роки тому

      @@spicybook Trojan is a virus or some malicious stuff

  • @py8554
    @py8554 11 місяців тому

    The solution used, aqua regia, react in air quickly, resulting in its decomposition into nitrogen oxides and chlorine. Aqua regia quickly loses its effectiveness (yet remains a strong acid), so its components are usually only mixed immediately before use.

  • @SilverBullet93GT
    @SilverBullet93GT Рік тому +2

    next time, give us the bar, we will dispose of it for you at no charge, meanwhile, allow us to provide a free spill cleanup service :)

  • @MachoMan_Vert
    @MachoMan_Vert 2 роки тому +118

    "Oh wait he probably can extract the gold from it"
    **Carries the beaker slowly with one hand**
    "He's going to waste the solution isn't he?"
    **Drops it**
    "Instant classic"

  • @hallowacko
    @hallowacko 2 роки тому +317

    No way that Nile dropped that, that has to be a stunt with some other yellow liquid.

  • @Just1MoreYear
    @Just1MoreYear 9 місяців тому +1

    That’s cool and all but do you have enough acid to dissolve something around 170 lbs?

  • @davidsimpkins8639
    @davidsimpkins8639 Рік тому

    Ending was nice.👍

  • @mrgw98
    @mrgw98 2 роки тому +34

    Incase anyone is wondering, he swapped the fluid for something less expensive. He posted a video on Twitter a while back of him purposefully stumbling into that block he "tripped" on.

  • @waavhal
    @waavhal 2 роки тому +347

    The solution which dissolves the gold is called 'Aqua regia', a mixture of HCl and HNO3. This was in our textbook for 9th or 10th grade to make us a bit aware I suppose. This is the method which goldsmiths use to steal a little bit of gold every time someone came to polish their jewelry.

    • @Pratyush2124
      @Pratyush2124 2 роки тому +65

      Correct, my grandmother told me about an incident when someone came to polish her jewelry where he dipped her gold chain in that mixture and gave her back. She told that the weight of the chain decreased by half but after that she made him throw that solution away 😂

    • @waavhal
      @waavhal 2 роки тому +40

      @@Pratyush2124 Sad. Your grammy is a genius though😂

    • @Pratyush2124
      @Pratyush2124 2 роки тому

      @@waavhal 😅😂

    • @shinchan4216
      @shinchan4216 2 роки тому +6

      10th grade

    • @geraldwallsjr8380
      @geraldwallsjr8380 2 роки тому +18

      Ahhhhh so that how some jewelry stores stay in business for soo long

  • @cteckerman
    @cteckerman 9 місяців тому +2

    kind of sad that a few in the comments dont seem to get that dissolving it in acid doesnt ruin it, and that the last part is a joke.

  • @Hi-ll5dg
    @Hi-ll5dg 11 місяців тому +1

    damn, the budget for these videos is amazing

  • @FarhanKhan-ye2ve
    @FarhanKhan-ye2ve 2 роки тому +346

    Me: “Bro imagine if someone had a gold solution”
    Nile:backs away nervously

  • @Leo-qt9hg
    @Leo-qt9hg 2 роки тому +79

    It's aqua regia solution that is formed by mixing HCl and HNo3 in the ratio of 3:1. It is a highly corrosive solution that has the power to dissolve any metal, including gold and platinum,

    • @BuyOrBuyNot123
      @BuyOrBuyNot123 2 роки тому +2

      Can it dissolve carbon?

    • @jamesgoble7066
      @jamesgoble7066 2 роки тому +4

      @@BuyOrBuyNot123 Elemental carbon isnt dissolvable in any acids, but it will have different reactions with it depending on what acid is used

    • @schwarzesfleisch5809
      @schwarzesfleisch5809 2 роки тому +2

      @@jamesgoble7066 well, it's half of true, carbon can react with concentrated sulfuric acid forming CO2, SO2 and water

    • @whatelseison8970
      @whatelseison8970 2 роки тому +7

      @@BuyOrBuyNot123 Strongly oxidizing acids like peroxymonosulfuric acid, (generated in situ in piranha solution) can react with amorphous carbon directly, but the carbon itself ends up as CO2 gas, not in the solution.

    • @95rav
      @95rav 2 роки тому +1

      Check out dissolving diamond (pure carbon) in acid.

  • @n1xcamic
    @n1xcamic Рік тому +1

    I'm actually interested in how you precipitate it out, is there a video on it?

  • @tacticalnukegaming8979
    @tacticalnukegaming8979 Рік тому +1

    "Oh no" NileRed said calmly.

  • @dredddizzah9705
    @dredddizzah9705 2 роки тому +69

    "Did you drop it?"
    "Yes."
    "What did it cost?"
    "5,700 dollars."

  • @Cocaine4kids69s
    @Cocaine4kids69s 2 роки тому +13

    0:52 disappeared like my dad

  • @jguacaran94
    @jguacaran94 10 місяців тому

    Epic ending!!!
    Awesome 🔥🔥🔥

  • @chloethesatisfyinggirl3413
    @chloethesatisfyinggirl3413 2 роки тому +49

    I love how he said “this is the most valuable thing i own. But let’s destroy it!

    • @Yora21
      @Yora21 2 роки тому

      Let's *transform* it!

  • @the_rising_phoenix7019
    @the_rising_phoenix7019 2 роки тому +65

    nile in future
    *my baby is the most precious person i hv...*
    *also nile: proceeds to make it a test subject of anti gravitation*

  • @nast1180
    @nast1180 Рік тому

    Now i want to see how to make that acid become pure gold again

  • @TheLunarLegend
    @TheLunarLegend 9 місяців тому

    The fact they actually show what he trips on is a nice touch instead of just 'oops i dropped it for no reason'

  • @AmoghA
    @AmoghA 2 роки тому +45

    I was having a fear of Nile dropping the beaker right when he held it. Classis Nile.

    • @jhyland87
      @jhyland87 2 роки тому

      Yeah, obviously fake... hope so anyways.