Testing the purity of gold from dirt

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…

Testing the purity of gold from dirt

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…

Testing the purity of gold from dirt

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…

Finding gold in dirt

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

Infusing apples with different flavors

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

Blasting my new powerful laser

From NileRed. Even though it is meant for normal things like welding, cutting and derusting, I still don’t think you should be able to just buy this super powerful laser with absolutely no questions asked #shorts

Potassium metal is like weird butter

From NileRed. I have this little tube, that been been sitting on my desk for over a month. What’s inside is potassium metal, that looks gross and dirty because it’s so reactive, and it’s soft like weird butter. #shorts

The clear ice myth

From NileRed. A while ago I made some perfectly clear ice using a cooler, and I thought it was pretty cool. There were a lot of comments though, that said I could have saved a lot of time and effort, by just boiling the water, so I’ve decided to test that out. #shorts

Liquefying nails is crazy

From NileRed. This is just a bunch of regular nails and I really want to try and liquefy them. Normally this would be pretty difficult, but I bought this little induction heater on eBay, which should be able to do it. #shorts

Mixing sodium and potassium is crazy

From NileRed. For a while now, I’ve been wanting to make an explosive liquid metal, and all I need is some sodium and some potassium. And after mixing them together, I eventually had a perfect liquid metal ball. Finally, I pulled some of it out with a syringe, because there’s just one thing I have…

This is what gallium does to aluminum

From NileRed. Gallium looks a lot like mercury, except unlike mercury, it really likes sticking to glass. It also has a very different and unique reaction, when it’s added to aluminum. I’ve actually never tried this myself, and I think I’ll test it out on this aluminum bat. #shorts

Making bulletproof-er wood

From NileRed. A while ago I was able to turn some generic hardware store wood into extremely dense wood, where only 3 layers of it was able to stop a 9mm bullet. Since then though I started thinking that I could make it even better, by using thinner pieces of wood and Kevlar. #shorts