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Do hot objects fall through water faster? Leidenfrost Effect!
Today I put the Leidenfrost effect to the test! Im trying out a great question from somebody on my facebook page. He wanted to know if a hot object will fall faster than a cold object through water. I set up my fishtank and dropped...
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Molten Aluminum Vs. Lava Lamp
Ever wonder what would happen If you poured molten aluminum into a lava lamp? Me neither. Well, you voted, I listened! Some of my viewers on my Facebook, and G+ pages suggested that I pour molten aluminum into a Lava Lamp. That sounded...
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Rocket Powered Fidget Spinner
Ok thats it, Fidget Spinner trend is over, cause this is the best one ever!! ;) I built a custom fidget spinner out of 1/4in aluminum plate and strapped 3 E sized rocket engines. Really, I just wanted to do this. I saw Stephens video and...
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Steel Wool on a DRONE
You have probably heard of steel wool before. You can burn it and swing it around to create amazing sparks and effects. I thought it would be fun to attach steel wool to a drone and fly it around a beach at night. It turned our really...
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Molten Aluminum Vs 'Spitballs' - SO COOL!! (water balz)
I packed a fishtank completely full of water balls (water beads, water balz, orbeez, spitballs...). Im guessing there are over 10,000 in there!
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Understanding Chemical Reactions: Collision Theory and Catalysts
This video discusses collision theory and how it applies to chemical reactions. The concept of activation energy and how it relates to the rate of a chemical reaction is explained. The video goes on to explore three ways that the rate of...
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Pouring Molten salt into Water - Explosion!
Pouring Molten salt into Water - Explosion!
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Ping Pong ball filled with Propane spins and EXPLODES
What happens when you fill a ping pong ball with extremely flammable propane, then light it on fire? Does it spin really fast, or make a cool noise, or explode? The answer is yes! Last video, I made a mistake. I forgot to set one of...
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Dropping a red-hot bolt in liquid nitrogen!
Using a 200w induction heater to heat a bolt, then dropping it into liquid nitrogen. The liquid nitrogen starts leaking and science quickly devolves into shenanigans :)
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6 Dangerous Ways to Cook an Egg
In this video I explore some crazy ways to cook an egg, and kind of go into the science behind it. Plus, its a great excuse to break out the flamethrower! Making a squirt gun flamethrower is very dangerous. I get a lot of emails asking...
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Molten Aluminum Vs. 15 gallons of Sprite
In this video I wanted to see what happens if I poured molten aluminum into a carbonated liquid. Would it fall faster, or slower? Would it explode?! Then I poured molten tin into water to watch it explode in super slow motion.
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Chlorobutanol Synthesis
Recrystallize in enough methanol to dissolve, then place in refrigerator for large crystals (4 days) OR freezer for smaller (4-8 hours). do multiple smaller pulls. 90ml acetone 10ml chloroform 1-2gm NaOH Yield~ 4gm Please note this is...
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Bouncy Liquid Metal
I saw this video online, and wanted to try it out for myself. Hope you enjoy!
Catalyst University
Heme Catabolism (1/2): Eukaryotic Reactions of Heme to Bilirubin
Heme Catabolism (1/2): Eukaryotic Reactions of Heme to Bilirubin
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Understanding Rates of Reaction: Measuring, Calculating, and Interpreting Reaction Graphs
The video is a lecture presentation on rates of reaction. The speaker explains what is meant by rates of reaction and the different ways to measure it. They give examples of experiments to measure the rate of a reaction. The speaker also...
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Sulfur Volcano
Blowing through a mound of sulfur powder creating a finely dispersed cloud which is then ignited. This is an analogue to the classic lycopodium powder experiment. Blowing through the dust will make a huge flame creating sulfur dioxide,...
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Molten Aluminum Vs. Oobleck (Non-Newtonian Fluid)
The first Molten Aluminum video in a long time! After last weeks Oobleck video, many of you suggested for me to pour molten aluminum into Oobleck. It sounded like a fun experiment so I gave it a go!
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150 mph Rocket Knife
I recreated my favorite MythBusters experiment and tried to chop a car in half with a Rocket Knife. I also tried to chop a chicken, steak, and fruits in half!
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We Made A Toilet Paper Drone!
We made a drone to toilet paper peoples houses!
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Fire Vortex Cannon
Pretty cool huh? The fire rings are amazing! How do you guys like the new style of video? In this video I show how easy it is to make a vortex shooter out of an old paint bucket. All you need to make the vortex ring cannon is an old...