I’m a science maniac that loves building huge lasers and playing with electricity and chemicals.
Officially I am a chemist, but I get my hands dirty in all aspects of mad science. When it comes to building stuff, I’m certainly an “old school” kind of maker as I’d rather use a hacksaw and soldering iron than design 3D parts on a computer.
I started this channel in 2006 and handle all of the building, filming, and editing by myself. This means you’ll never get a set upload schedule. :D What I lack in video editing skills I try to make up with crazy and original content!
Need help with a project? Or do you just want to chat about science projects with other tinkerers? If so, join my Discord server! There are TONS of knowledgeable members there, so if I can’t help with a question, they can! It really is an amazing community. https://discord.gg/styropyro
From styro_drake. it’s always tornado season in illinois! this is a quick cut of one of the tornadoes near Bible Grove, IL on 2-19-26. i’m fairly certain there was a cyclonic tornado from this storm immediately before this one, but i don’t have good footage of it.
From styropyro. If you have ideas for ridiculous science experiments that you’d like me or another youtuber to try, submit them at http://anydesk.com/science . The ideas that are brought to reality will win cool prizes and lead to the creation of epic videos. links: discord: https://discord.gg/styropyro second channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styropyroshorts storm chasing channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styro_drake instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/…
From styropyro. laser ruby merch!: http://styropyro.com/ruby Photonicinduction’s video on a 20,000 watt light bulb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT5_-A0m8_U links: discord: https://discord.gg/styropyro second channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styropyroshorts storm chasing channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styro_drake instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/styropyro twitter: https://twitter.com/styropyro_
From styro_drake. Outbreak of silly little tornadoes near home in central Illinois
From styropyro. Download Opera for free: https://opr.as/05-Opera-browser-styropyro links: laser ruby merch: http://styropyro.com/ruby second channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styropyroshorts storm chasing channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styro_drake instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/styropyro twitter: https://twitter.com/styropyro_ discord: https://discord.gg/styropyro 0:00 intro 3:36 building the laser 6:07 powering it up 7:35 first burning tests 9:58 melting a penny 12:11 opening a bottle 13:38 the Gillette test 15:10 welding…
From styropyro. links: storm chasing channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styro_drake shorts channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styropyroshorts instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/styropyro twitter: https://twitter.com/styropyro_ discord: https://discord.gg/styropyro 0:00 introduction 2:52 building the 20kW microwave oven 4:51 first experiments 9:11 flash cooking food 12:15 melting metals 17:13 melting tungsten 19:17 colorful microwave plasmas 28:44 ionization explanation 31:50 health updates
From styro_drake. My full chase experience in the April 26, 2024 historic tornado outbreak. This video includes the monster Treynor, Iowa tornado as well as the infamous Minden – Harlan Iowa mile-wide wedge tornado. The first tornadoes in the video are near Ulysses and Dwight, Nebraska.
From styropyro. my crazy tornado hunting adventure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR4p6knJuus links: storm chasing channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styro_drake shorts channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styropyroshorts instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/styropyro twitter: https://twitter.com/styropyro_ discord: https://discord.gg/styropyro
From styro_drake. Chasing a rare February tornado near my home. February 8, 2024 tornado in Marshall and Putnam counties, Illinois.
From styropyro. I converted a laser welder into a long range directed energy turret! Watch the Backyard Scientist’s video that gave me the idea to use a 2kW fiber laser welder for this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXeeRgEY2UE song at 23:39 is "Chicken Reel/Turkey in the Straw medley" performed by the United States Air Force Band Muh links:…
From styropyro. Download AnyDesk now at https://anydesk.com/styro In this video, I wire 100 car batteries in parallel to generate more electric current than a lightning bolt! thanks to @TheBackyardScientist and @allenpan for help with the experiments! new side channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styro_drake shorts channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styropyroshorts instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/styropyro twitter: https://twitter.com/styropyro_ discord: https://discord.gg/styropyro Spanish Este video ha…
From styro_drake. This was my most wild tornado chase yet. I intercepted this powerful tornado from the north shore of Sangchris Lake as it begun its destructive journey across central Illinois on August 6th, 2023. I had been planning on chasing this day for nearly a week prior as there was a strong signal for…
From styropyro. storm chasing channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styro_drake shorts channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styropyroshorts instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/styropyro backup channel and b-side videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-3epzOdIyu-aXdeUaVP1A discord: https://discord.gg/styropyro In this video I test even more crazy recipes from the notorious 1933 chemical formulary. 0:00 intro 0:55 cancer sticks 2:50 lab top stain 5:32 coloring coal 7:16 cyanide ant killer 7:40 artificial fog…
From styropyro. new side channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styro_drake shorts channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styropyroshorts instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/styropyro backup channel and b-side videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-3epzOdIyu-aXdeUaVP1A discord: https://discord.gg/styropyro In this video, I address the age old question: Is it the volts or amps that kill? I originally covered this topic in a short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wx6-ysokJU However, my explanation there seemed to generate…
From styro_drake. NoT FoR rEbRoAdCaSt Extremely rare and beautiful January tornadoes in Illinois. 0:00 introduction 1:32 first storms fire 2:54 tornado warning and first tornadoes 4:40 under the mesocyclone 6:24 new tornado 8:11 close range of tornado hitting Maroa, IL 10:27 anticyclonic funnel cloud I’ve been waiting for years for a good cold core tornado…
From styropyro. I built the biggest and brightest laser pointer ever! shorts channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styropyroshorts new side channel: https://www.youtube.com/@styro_drake instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/styropyro backup channel and b-side videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-3epzOdIyu-aXdeUaVP1A discord: https://discord.gg/hVZMcWT
From styropyro. shorts channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/styropyroshorts instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styro.drake/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/styropyro discord: https://discord.gg/styropyro This is my most requested video of all time! In this video I test a bunch more crazy recipes from the notorious 1933 chemical formulary. Uranium crayons, cold fire, and much more insanity in this one! 0:00 intro 1:20 uranium crayons 3:04 sore throat…