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Dropping Oobleck off a building + Shooting Oobleck! - SMS#5
If you think shooting Oobleck with a BB gun is cool..
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Molten Aluminum vs Bullets
From my experience, molten aluminum, and bullets look really cool in slow motion so i decided to combine them in what might have been the dumbest/craziest thing i've done. See you at the darwin awards!<b<b<b<br/>r/>r/>r/>
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1000 degree Red Hot Rocket Knife
You knew it was coming! Back at it again with the Rocket Knife, but this time i'm going full sellout! 1000 degree, 150mph knife vs Coke, Silly-String, Bread, Wood, Bricks, and Lighters!
You all gave me so many good ideas last...
You all gave me so many good ideas last...
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Breathe Fire and make Giant Fireballs with Cornstarch!
In this video I team up the The Proper People to make blow huge fireballs and spin steel wool in an abandoned mine!
All you need to make these fireballs is cornstarch. Just grab a hand full and blow it onto a flame. This...
All you need to make these fireballs is cornstarch. Just grab a hand full and blow it onto a flame. This...
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Ammonia Sulfate Mistake!
OOPS I forgot to dilute my solutions when making a video on how to grow my favorite crystals!! No mad scientists were hurt in the process. I did not publish this earlier for obvious reasons, but Ive gotten a lot of subscribers recently...
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Sending a GoPro to SPACE with the Cub-Scouts (High Altitude Balloon)
My friend Joe and Coyt invited me to come hangout and watch the cub scouts launch a high altitude balloon for their engineering pin. Greg, one of the pack leaders, designed a GPS receiver that transmits data over amateur radio...
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Is Molten Aluminum Bulletproof?
I was curious if molten aluminum is bulletproof, and now you are too!
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Aluminum Vs Melons = Hand Grenade?!
Pouring molten aluminum in a watermelon turned out to be really popular, So I poured aluminum in two more melons, honeydew and cantaloupe. It turned out really cool, giving a perfect cast of the inside of a melon. It looked just like a...
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Blacksmith Myth - Will a drop of Water on the Anvil make it explode?
I read a myth (below) that said striking a drop of water with a hot iron and hammer will send the hammer flying. luckily I just met a local Blacksmith!
Why do blacksmiths ring the
ir anvils?
WELL THEN,...
Why do blacksmiths ring the
ir anvils?
WELL THEN,...
Virtually Passed
Reactions Example 1
Pin supports prevent movement in the x and y directions. This is why there are forces acting on the pin in the horizontal and vertical directions.
Roller supports allow movement along one axis which is why there is only 1...
Roller supports allow movement along one axis which is why there is only 1...
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Can a Person escape a human-sized Glue Trap?
After struggling with my mega-microwave I decided to have some fun. I got 4 gallons of bulk glue for mouse traps because I was curious if a person could escape from a human-sized glue trap.
I never saw anybody try it before so I...
I never saw anybody try it before so I...
Curated Video
Optimum Conditions for the Haber Process: Yield vs Production Rate and Cost Trade-off
This video discusses the Haber process used to manufacture ammonia, which can be used to produce nitrogen-based fertilizers as well as nitric acid. It explains the reaction between hydrogen from natural gas and nitrogen from the air to...
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Potato cannon powered glider!
My friend & I collaborated in Dropbox Paper to build a collapsible glider for a potato cannon!
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Catalysis
It explains the process of catalysis. It describes the homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. It discusses the adsorption theory of heterogeneous catalysis.
Curated Video
The Contact Process: Producing Sulfuric Acid
This video is a lecture presentation on the contact process, which explains the chemical processes involved in the production of sulfuric acid and the physical conditions required to make those processes as efficient as possible. The...
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DIY MEGA Microwave! - Microwaving a Microwave
DIY MEGA Microwave! - Microwaving a Microwave
Catalyst University
Biotin Biosynthesis in Bacteria
In this video, we will discuss the bacterial biosynthesis of vitamin B7, biotin.
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Pouring Molten Aluminum In a Watermelon. Awesome Surprise!
So today I decided I was going to pour molten aluminum on something. I just finished a new propane powered furnace and I wanted to put it to the test!
I don't know why my brain jumped to watermelon, but I'm glad it did....
I don't know why my brain jumped to watermelon, but I'm glad it did....
The March of Time
1953: FILMING ROCKET FLIGHT: 60 Miles above Earth rocket begins to spin, VS Spinning space & land, FREEZE FRAME at 76 miles above Earth. (NASA uses 76 as space begins, actullay begins at 73)
MOT 1953: FILMING ROCKET FLIGHT: 60 Miles above Earth rocket begins to spin, VS Spinning space & land, FREEZE FRAME at 76 miles above Earth. (NASA uses 76 as space begins, actullay begins at 73)
Catalyst University
Photosystem II Function: The P680 Reaction Center
Photosystem II Function: The P680 Reaction Center