Turning pennies gold

From NileRed. For this video, I’m gonna try turning this penny into gold, which is something that I’ve always wanted to do. Procedure: 1) Wash penny with vinegar and salt 2) Drop it into 3M NaOH (12g NaOH in 100mL water) + zinc metal 3) Dry it, put it on a hot plate, and turn…

This flame looks fake but is real

From NileRed. What I think is cool, is what happens when I burn nitromethane. I get a flame that has almost no color. There’s a slight hint of yellow, but besides that it almost looks like it’s in black and white. In my opinion it kind of looks fake, and I think this is better…

This is the world’s smokiest ball

From NileRed. A few weeks ago, I bought some titanium tetrachloride which, I heard is one of the most obnoxious chemicals. When exposed to air, almost immediately, a bunch of white smoke starts pouring out. This is a mixture of hydrochloric acid and titanium oxides, which form as the titanium tetrachloride reacts with the oxygen…

Vaporizing a hot dog in acid

From NileRed. Okay so today, I’ve decided to dissolve my wiener in acid. I’m not just going to be using any acid though, and I’m going to be using something special, called piranha solution. It’s a hot and angry mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide, and I basically just have to drop it in.…

Bromine vs aluminum is insane!

From NileRed. A while ago, I made all of this scary bromine in my parent’s garage, and now I’ve decided that I want to throw some aluminum into it. This is one of my favorite reactions, and the last time that I did it, was probably over 6 years ago. WARNING: Bromine is very toxic…

This metal is too bouncy

From NileRed. A little while ago I made something called an atomic trampoline, and I think it’s pretty cool. This is because when you drop something on it like a ball bearing, it just keeps on bouncing like it’s never going to stop. What I’ve been really wanting to do though is take two of…

Making an atomic trampoline

From NileRed. 💻 Thanks to Opera for sponsoring this video! Get a browser that’s literally better at everything, download Opera today: https://opr.as/08-Opera-browser-nilered ——————————————————————————- Almost 2 years ago, I saw a video that Steve Mould made about something called an atomic trampoline and the moment that I saw it, I really wanted to one. The only…

Rice Krispie vs The Bottom of The Ocean

From NileRed. Today, we’re going to see what happens if this Rice Krispy sank to the bottom of the ocean. To do this, we’ll be using this machine called an isostatic press, that can hydraulically press things equally from all angles. #shorts

Plants have blood?

From NileRed. Chlorophyll for plants are like red blood cells for people, so when extracted into a liquid, it’s sometimes called plant blood (mostly on the internet). #shorts

I must destroy this silicon

From NileRed. A while ago I tried to destroy silicon with magnesium and oxygen, but it completely failed. Since then though I’ve upgraded my set up with an arc furnace! #shorts

Making purple gold

From NileRed. 💻Thanks to Opera for sponsoring this video! Get a browser that’s literally better at everything, download Opera today: https://opr.as/12-Opera-Browser-NileRed A few years ago I stumbled onto something called purple gold and I really wanted to buy a pure purple gold ring. However, I was devastated when I found out that it didn’t exist…so…

I accidentally killed this magnet

From NileRed. I blasted this neodymium magnet with a blow torch, and I accidentally killed it because it completely lost it magnetism. However, I want to see if I can revive it with this really expensive, and kind of scary machine. I bought this magnet machine (along with many other machines) for my magnet project.…