Chemistry
From Reactions. Still waiting to hear back from Advil… #ibuprofen #medicine #macro Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2025 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From NileRed. Ok so we just finished panning for gold using a bunch that Reggie bought off the internet, and by some miracle, we were actually able to get some gold. That being said, I don’t know why, but I’ve always assumed that gold is pure (24k) when found in nature, but that might not…
From Periodic Videos. We discuss a serious fire at the ion accelerator at GSI, and its various implications for the science community. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ See our full playlist of videos from GSI: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9eEsN9D48mcE6ElMkQcG28EE2EPbJWXI The GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research: https://www.gsi.de/en/start/news FAIR: https://www.gsi.de/en/researchaccelerators/fair Video report on the fire…
From Reactions. my liquid marble obsession continues #liquidmarbles #hydrophobic #chemistry Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2025 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
From NileRed. A while ago we tried to use our XRF gun to figure out if there was any gold in pay dirt that Reggie got off the internet. Unfortunately the XRF gun said that there’s little to no gold in the dirt, however in the comments, there were mentions about panning it instead. #shorts
From Reactions. Our last video about Mexican Coke made a bold claim: that Mexican Coke has no (unhydrolyzed) sugar in it. Two chemistry professors called us on that claim, so George visited them to run definitive tests on their expensive instruments… and he accidentally discovered that Coke is doing something they haven’t told ANYONE about.…
From Periodic Videos. This is the full interview with Professor Ariel Anbar from the main video we posted at https://youtu.be/g4BH4rIBqsc — he was a co-author of a paper about Arsenic Life which was later retracted by Science. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Professor Anbar: https://search.asu.edu/profile/703187 The paper in question (now retracted by…
From Periodic Videos. See the full range of links listed below ↓↓↓ Learn to play Jane Street’s Figgie game and get started at: https://jane-st.co/figgie-periodicvideos (episode sponsor) Full length interview with co-author Ariel Anbar: https://youtu.be/g4BH4rIBqsc Our first video on Arsenic Life 15 years ago: https://youtu.be/rQ8jHM8QhU8 This video features Professor Martyn Poliakoff discussing the issue, with some…
From NileRed. Ok so we just finished blasting a wiener with this really powerful laser, and it was honestly kind of horrific. It got me thinking though, and I’ve been wondering if it’s possible to instead cook a wiener with the laser. #shorts
From Reactions. I thought the internet was wrong, so I tested the internet. The internet was wrong. #exothermic #superglue #experiment
From NileRed. For a while now, I’ve wanted to test the power of hydrofluoric acid, and see if it can really dissolve glass. #shorts
From Reactions. You’d do it too. #absinthe #louche #trans-anethole
From NileRed. A little while ago I got a really powerful laser welder from China, and I’m just really curious to see what would happen if I were using it, and I were to accidentally pass it over my finger or something. #shorts
From Reactions. How? How did this happen? #tea #milk #lemon
From Periodic Videos. Nearly 10 years after dropping Lithium into 7 Up, we dig out the same batch of Li and try it with the "Zero Sugar" version of 7 Up. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Bonus content from this video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147557664 Previous Lithium in 7 Up video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofNN1b7xzFw Information about studying…
From NileRed. A little while ago we were successfully able to make an apple taste like just about anything. However, some of the flavors absorbed into the apples much better than others. So, to give the weaker flavors a better chance, we’ve decided to soak the apples for a full 24h. #shorts
From Reactions. While it looks easy on paper to make citric acid at home, Chem Thug runs into some pitfalls trying to extract it from some citrus fruit and mold broth. Even though we discovered getting it out of lemons more than 200 years ago, it’s still tricky chemistry to pull off. Watch him struggle…