Making glow toys from scratch

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  • čas přidán 30. 05. 2020
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    Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by things that glow in the dark. I had a few glow toys that I really liked, but I either lost them or gave them away. I could've just bought some new ones, but I thought it would be a lot more fun to make my own from scratch.
    Note: In my equation for ZnS + O2, please ignore my explanation below it. It doesn't make sense.
    References:
    • Gyzmodium: • Zinc Sulfate - for ZnS...
    • Hydrogen, Time: • Making ZnS:Cu, a green...
    • myst32YT: • Make Glow in the Dark ...
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  • @IstasPumaNevada
    @IstasPumaNevada Před 4 lety +6789

    "My only issue was that the baby wasn't as creepy as I thought it would be."
    Quote of the year.

  • @vikramkrishnan6414
    @vikramkrishnan6414 Před 4 lety +23527

    "My mom threw away my glowing dinosaur, so I became a chemist and made my own" is a better villain origin story than 90% of the ones out there

    • @twothreebravo
      @twothreebravo Před 3 lety +557

      Probably the only Marvel movie I'd watch.

    • @NPCSN
      @NPCSN Před 3 lety +52

      😂🤣😂👍🏻

    • @chronon8782
      @chronon8782 Před 3 lety +377

      it all started long ago in the town of druselstein

    • @cyborgshark8079
      @cyborgshark8079 Před 3 lety +438

      @@chronon8782 doofenshmirtz became evil because of a toy train

    • @cyborgshark8079
      @cyborgshark8079 Před 3 lety +68

      The evil alternate version anyway

  • @a_true_generic_gamer1104
    @a_true_generic_gamer1104 Před 2 lety +495

    Nile: "Hey mom, you seen my glow in the dark dinosaur?"
    His mom: "Think we gave those away honey."
    Nile: "And so I started crafting."

  • @GenericDouchebag
    @GenericDouchebag Před 2 lety +201

    It would be very interesting to see Nile do the Strontium Aluminate. Just as a side by side, glowing baby next to an equally creepy, brighter glowing, baby.

  • @therainbowwillow4453
    @therainbowwillow4453 Před 4 lety +3943

    This is the best channel on CZcams. I love how this entire video is just “my mom threw out my glow dinosaur so I did chemistry and made my own”

    • @carlyk210
      @carlyk210 Před 4 lety +188

      "And I recreated them in the form of creepy glowing babies"

    • @iaml2348
      @iaml2348 Před 4 lety +124

      @@carlyk210 "and the baby somehow has a beard"

    • @cheerdiver
      @cheerdiver Před 4 lety +15

      @@iaml2348 That was a glow jogger.

    • @HaXD1209
      @HaXD1209 Před 4 lety +13

      Madlad

    • @erich.5326
      @erich.5326 Před 4 lety +3

      Best comment I've read all week

  • @shyasaturtle
    @shyasaturtle Před 4 lety +6917

    I like how he didn't even change his tone when talking about how sad he was when his mom threw his toys out.

    • @dallaszzz
      @dallaszzz Před 4 lety +42

      you have the same icon as my steam and discord profile lol

    • @superjoeyman1
      @superjoeyman1 Před 4 lety +321

      @@ahmadayazamin3313 his voice sounds like the voice in my head when I read scientific papers

    • @franksijbenga3724
      @franksijbenga3724 Před 4 lety +533

      The sadness was added to a beaker, and washed with about 750 ml of carbonated 5% ethanol solution that was sourced by fermenting grains. The ethanol solution was added in stages, and at each step the sadness dissolved more, eventually becoming hardly detectable in the solution. This was not a permanent solution however, as the clean up process the next morning turned out not to be easy. A large part of the sadness seemed to have precipitated on the couch, and after several attempts at removing the solid components with various solvents, I had no choice but to discard the couch in my waste container and buying a new one from Amazon.

    • @architakumar2579
      @architakumar2579 Před 4 lety +57

      @@franksijbenga3724 U made my day with this comment. Thank you.

    • @SangheiliSpecOp
      @SangheiliSpecOp Před 4 lety +16

      @@ahmadayazamin3313 my mom threw away all my star wars vehicle toys (jedi starfighter, slave 1, republic gunship) and sold my Nintendo 64 at a garage sale lol

  • @Xianthus
    @Xianthus Před rokem +365

    NileRed: “I had to be very careful. This is because the toxicity of hydrogen sulfide gas… is comparable to cyanide.”
    NileRed, 4 or 5 videos later: “Does cyanide really smell like almonds?” [thumbnail of his nose very close to what is presumably a container full of cyanide]
    // Timestamp: 18:28

    • @TornadoPro2712
      @TornadoPro2712 Před rokem +1

      92 likes and no reply? lemme fix that

    • @tikiparrot3437
      @tikiparrot3437 Před rokem +1

      99 likes and only 1 reply? Let me fix that.

    • @epicblue00
      @epicblue00 Před rokem

      The chain is fucking stupid just admit you have nothing to add

    • @tikiparrot3437
      @tikiparrot3437 Před rokem

      @@epicblue00 Why are you so angry? Obviously someone didnt take their psych meds today..

    • @epicblue00
      @epicblue00 Před rokem +3

      @@tikiparrot3437 maybe it's the fact that this type of chain unlike most of the others does nothing with the main comment other chains at least have a remote connection to the original post but this one just states that they are adding a comment it has no substance if you wanted to comment make it something original or interesting for example your response at least it actually adds something

  • @BartyTheParty
    @BartyTheParty Před 4 měsíci +7

    These are the kinds of videos that make me shiver every time I ask myself, "What does the industrialized process look like?" I could not fathom making this shit in a factory setting.

  • @germywermy
    @germywermy Před 4 lety +14427

    3 year old Nile: “wow look at all that stored light energy”

  • @coda56
    @coda56 Před 3 lety +3320

    "Demented chemist spends weeks in his basement creating glowing babies"

  • @xLungz
    @xLungz Před 7 měsíci +26

    I watched this entire video from start to finish just because I know how much time you put in. The amount of times I hear you say “I let it sit overnight” just tells you how much time one step in the process takes. This stuff is fascinating and I love your work.

    • @tani.q
      @tani.q Před měsícem +1

      totally! his patience is so commendable

  • @blast6127
    @blast6127 Před rokem +31

    The fact that he showed his failures while trying to make something glow just shows how humble he is.

  • @Robo-xk4jm
    @Robo-xk4jm Před 3 lety +2633

    "Making something that glows seemed almost impossible" ok mr homemade glowsticks and uranium glass

  • @thebirchwoodtree
    @thebirchwoodtree Před 3 lety +3604

    "and sadly, it wasn't glowing"
    :O
    "But it's what I expected"
    :D

    • @rizcore
      @rizcore Před 3 lety +30

      Aw mah gawd

    • @kurumi394
      @kurumi394 Před 3 lety +24

      ö

    • @flatcoke69
      @flatcoke69 Před 3 lety +48

      "Top 10 Anime Plot Twists"

    • @ChaplainDaveSparks
      @ChaplainDaveSparks Před 3 lety +16

      That's what I'd expect, too. As Flip Wilson said, "Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed". 😁

    • @HansBjorgman
      @HansBjorgman Před 3 lety +8

      @@ChaplainDaveSparks Dewey: "I expect nothing, and I'm still let down." czcams.com/video/0Ftdu8yrKOw/video.html

  • @zeyadashraf6396
    @zeyadashraf6396 Před 2 lety +115

    Nigel's mother: "I'm so proud of my son who's a chemist educating millions of people on the wonders of chemistry"
    Meanwhile Nigel: GLoWinG BAbiEs!

    • @dbseamz
      @dbseamz Před rokem +9

      Hey, if she ever wants grandkids...he's just made one

  • @themostpointlessvideos
    @themostpointlessvideos Před rokem +87

    if i had a dollar for every time nilered said "to do this" i would be a millionaire

    • @Ashbakhaaz
      @Ashbakhaaz Před měsícem +2

      also "I was very happy to see that..."

    • @thematulaaklives7
      @thematulaaklives7 Před měsícem +2

      "this is because" also up there

    • @Ashbakhaaz
      @Ashbakhaaz Před měsícem +1

      "I was very happy with what I saw..."

    • @tani.q
      @tani.q Před měsícem

      "I felt that it was good enough"

  • @Dinnye01
    @Dinnye01 Před 4 lety +2992

    "But it didn't fix the major problem: that this method sucked."
    Nile has a penchant for quoting the obvious in the most funny ways.

  • @_root65
    @_root65 Před 3 lety +3600

    "poisonous gas comparable to cyanide" a small price to pay for glow in the dark dinosaur

  • @OfflineGSC
    @OfflineGSC Před 2 lety +35

    Nile's Brain: Hey Mr. Nile, How much chemistry knowledge do you need?
    Nile: Yes

  • @aturmomsdoor
    @aturmomsdoor Před 2 lety +8

    Nile: Well, glass didn't work. Neither did metal, so the only resolve is a BLOWTORCH!

  • @seawibs
    @seawibs Před 3 lety +3545

    "It turns out, it can be surprisingly simple"
    *40 minute video*

  • @andrewfoy.
    @andrewfoy. Před 4 lety +15831

    Evolution of NileRed:
    -Separating gold from tech scraps
    -making transparent wood
    -G L O W I N G B A B Y

    • @slimeypiston574
      @slimeypiston574 Před 3 lety +92

      Oh hey Andrew Foy didn't expect you to be here!

    • @LarryFish3rman
      @LarryFish3rman Před 3 lety +76

      What a weird place to find a new CZcams music channel to subscribe to. Thanks Andrew.

    • @nij5517
      @nij5517 Před 3 lety +27

      Glowing baby rat

    • @ThatSwiggityGuy
      @ThatSwiggityGuy Před 3 lety +4

      Can't wait for Nile to make a powder that makes you day "Fuck J Cole"

    • @elizabethphilley4029
      @elizabethphilley4029 Před 3 lety +8

      Hey, science is fun, my dude XD

  • @Tonyy7440
    @Tonyy7440 Před 2 lety +4

    This channel is the best because it's sponsors is just told like "this video is sponsored by brilliant " its a simple sentence

  • @runninggag
    @runninggag Před rokem +6

    I Like how he never changes his tone wether his lab catches on fire or he did something good

  • @Nashyj495
    @Nashyj495 Před 3 lety +1311

    "Didn't fix the big problem, that this method sucked"
    Ah yes, spoken like a true chemist

    • @jeremoralorel
      @jeremoralorel Před 3 lety +22

      Lmao I found that so funny, I don't even know why.

    • @saamyohalder
      @saamyohalder Před 3 lety +15

      @@jeremoralorel ikr it absolutely cracked me up just hearing him say "this method sucked"

    • @kimyxines
      @kimyxines Před 3 lety +2

      @@saamyohalder ya same idek why

    • @lyzz
      @lyzz Před 3 lety +2

      Story of my life

  • @firesparkles18
    @firesparkles18 Před 4 lety +1379

    "It turns out that at least chemically, it can be surprisingly simple."
    *proceeds to make a 39 minute video on the topic*

    • @platypusdreamtime
      @platypusdreamtime Před 3 lety +21

      A 39-minute video that's so interesting that it seems more like 5!

    • @nomasan
      @nomasan Před 3 lety +2

      It's like one of my comments ... they always start small and simple... and then the length explodes

    • @EchoSaintEco
      @EchoSaintEco Před 3 lety +3

      Ceave?

    • @bowenhunter2558
      @bowenhunter2558 Před 3 lety

      Jesus christ I didnt noticed it was 39 minutes until just now

    • @antonioarroyas7662
      @antonioarroyas7662 Před 3 lety

      It feels like only a year ago that I subscribed to his channel. So nice to see his dedication pay off with sponsorship and support from his fans. He really deserves all the success that got him to this point. That 39 min flew by and I was kinda sad when it was over.

  • @TheTheninjagummybear
    @TheTheninjagummybear Před 6 měsíci +3

    14:43 I have no idea why, but the fork coming in was absolutely hilarious to me.

  • @sandrastreifel6452
    @sandrastreifel6452 Před rokem +6

    “It’s a lot more difficult, than mixing some things together, and setting them on fire!” Who knew?

  • @akirinau6932
    @akirinau6932 Před 3 lety +3310

    *Everything fails and everyone dies*
    Nile: As expected

    • @lemon4004
      @lemon4004 Před 3 lety +115

      Genocide is all part of the plan

    • @yume.329
      @yume.329 Před 3 lety +65

      "Its all part of the plan we can fix it 🤓"

    • @A.Singularity
      @A.Singularity Před 3 lety +11

      *Wips out 20 cm roosters and gets mate* I wanna see what monster of comments I create

    • @aalbertosoto6994
      @aalbertosoto6994 Před 3 lety +7

      "Form when I tried to make transparent wood years ago" so I've been here for years...

    • @localsatanist
      @localsatanist Před 3 lety

      if no one died it'd be pretty jam-packed up in here

  • @sattesail9762
    @sattesail9762 Před 3 lety +5611

    “This is actually pretty simple”
    *casually brings out an entire Minecraft potion brewing system*

  • @clayton4349
    @clayton4349 Před 2 lety +9

    17:00
    Forbidden milk

  • @mogusisfunny
    @mogusisfunny Před 11 měsíci +5

    mom the baby is glowing again

  • @vsaucenou323
    @vsaucenou323 Před 4 lety +1585

    “Today students, we will make something amazing”
    “What, professor”
    “ *Glowing babies* “

    • @thefakeslimshady8881
      @thefakeslimshady8881 Před 4 lety +40

      I don’t think the fact that the babies being made in science class were glowing was the problem

    • @joel.759
      @joel.759 Před 4 lety +10

      *glowing babies*
      O boi

    • @kiwibean6
      @kiwibean6 Před 4 lety +7

      @@thefakeslimshady8881
      Yea...but noooo

    • @meme__supreme3373
      @meme__supreme3373 Před 4 lety +26

      So don't bring condoms on the feild trip to Chernobyl?

    • @raiderguard5777
      @raiderguard5777 Před 4 lety

      do we need to use protection or...

  • @emil5153
    @emil5153 Před 4 lety +397

    Normal kids: "wow look stick glowing!! wow!!!"
    Nile when he was a kid: "It blew my mind that simple plastic toys and stickers could collect and store light energy."

    • @scienceteam9254
      @scienceteam9254 Před 3 lety +16

      he describes it in a way to fit the minimum words for his essay

  • @subarnashyamroy1396
    @subarnashyamroy1396 Před 2 lety +7

    This video deserves a lot more views because of all the hard work and dedication put in it

  • @jonelalexiscaroc7495
    @jonelalexiscaroc7495 Před rokem +14

    little did he know, he made that phosphorescent infant-like toy sentient and was yet to become the one that will make the revolutionary step for at-home amateur chemistry.

  • @TeBiDoWil
    @TeBiDoWil Před 2 lety +3010

    “It only turns brown when it’s being degraded”. I’ve been slinging every insult I know at my potassium permanganate for an hour now and it’s still purple.

    • @m3talhe4d72
      @m3talhe4d72 Před 2 lety +93

      this shouldn't be so funny to me, and yet 😂

    • @TeBiDoWil
      @TeBiDoWil Před 2 lety +55

      @@m3talhe4d72 it’s the simple things in life sometimes 😆

    • @AmazingMezmer
      @AmazingMezmer Před 2 lety +38

      This is such a subtle joke yet it's still funny

    • @orbital-can
      @orbital-can Před 2 lety

      Calling my potassium permanganate a slut because it needs to be degraded

    • @user-bm7oj5gg1o
      @user-bm7oj5gg1o Před 2 lety +5

      But don't they first have to be brown for the degrading process to start properly?

  • @Mei-lo8zt
    @Mei-lo8zt Před 4 lety +531

    My favorite genre of CZcams is “very smart people use their power to fuel their shower thoughts” your channel falls under this genre. I have no choice but to stan

    • @freezEware
      @freezEware Před 4 lety +17

      is there a way for me to explore that list and maybe follow some of those channels?

    • @atlaskelman7414
      @atlaskelman7414 Před 4 lety +12

      is mark rober another?

    • @ribs2050
      @ribs2050 Před 4 lety +5

      Mei hand over the youtubers pls, I need more for science (literally)

    • @demanding_leo
      @demanding_leo Před 4 lety +29

      Ok I got you sis
      1) Mark Rober
      2) Michael Reeves
      3) John Fish
      Enjoy

    • @demanding_leo
      @demanding_leo Před 4 lety +1

      @@ribs2050 I got you 😤😩😤👌

  • @fiddlemyfoddle6374
    @fiddlemyfoddle6374 Před rokem +2

    16:29 Sounds like a dinner at a family reunion with some of my extended family...

  • @citruskeys
    @citruskeys Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you nilered for introducing me to important chemistry equipment such as coffee filter, fork, and small blender

  • @kartikeyashukla7499
    @kartikeyashukla7499 Před 3 lety +8449

    I think future Nile would be like -"Now I could buy the zinc powder but I wanted to make my zinc from scratch...so I went on an expedition to dig rocks first.."

    • @amyfarrel4374
      @amyfarrel4374 Před 2 lety +101

      Lmao .. all the comments are just crushing him! I wonder how he must be feeling while reading all these comments

    • @mastershooter64
      @mastershooter64 Před 2 lety +324

      ​@@amyfarrel4374 he has a sense of humor, so I'm pretty sure he's finding them funny and laughing and smiling at them

    • @amyfarrel4374
      @amyfarrel4374 Před 2 lety +58

      @@mastershooter64 i think so too! He laughs so less in his videos I would be more than happy to see his reaction to the comments haha😂
      I mean yes there is no reason to laugh in his videos ..

    • @Robospy1
      @Robospy1 Před 2 lety +42

      @@amyfarrel4374 have you ever seen nileblue?

    • @amyfarrel4374
      @amyfarrel4374 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Robospy1 i may have seen one or two vds but I don't remember .. I guess I thought I saw those vdos on nilered itself

  • @cindygrape
    @cindygrape Před 4 lety +958

    Nilered: "I'm trying if it does the thing"
    *doesn't do the thing*
    Also Nilered: "As I expected, it doesn't do the thing"

    • @JRockySchmidt
      @JRockySchmidt Před 4 lety +6

      Should have gotten a Zhu Li

    • @-danR
      @-danR Před 4 lety +37

      I love how he comments on his (almost recursive) thought-processes.
      I sorta felt that it didn't turn out as interesting as I thought it would be, but I decided that I kinda wanted to keep it because I thought it could...

    • @manan-543
      @manan-543 Před 4 lety +21

      It shows you how a person with a science background approaches problems. It's intriguing to see his thought process and also something to learn from. It's includes creative and out of the box thinking like the how he decided to try out the doping on a small amount since he wasn't sure if the copper sulphate was 100% pure. Also includes some trial and error and if you fail you gotta have ways to fix the problem. Another great thing was how he treated time as a resource and went for the quicker and arguably better methods than the long winded ones.

    • @bloo2506
      @bloo2506 Před 4 lety +1

      A true scientist

    • @monad_tcp
      @monad_tcp Před 4 lety

      @@manan-543 divide and conquer

  • @kzookid2051
    @kzookid2051 Před 2 lety +4

    This may not have turned out like you first wanted, but hey! Glow-in-the-dark anything is just plain cool. And to make it yourself adds a whole new level of wonder and coolness to it.

  • @Houaha
    @Houaha Před 2 lety +1

    I work in a tshirt print shop and we use Zinc Formaldehyde Sulfoxylate for discharge printing with water-based screen print ink. We mix it into a clear ink that when printed on a shirt is invisible. When dried down our dryer or with a lighter flame it bleaches out the dyed color of the shirt so we can print light colors on dark shirts.. But also once its dried we can use a uv blacklight to see where that layer is to know if we need to align it more.

  • @KingSLayerr
    @KingSLayerr Před 3 lety +5994

    Nile : “I couldn’t find any nuclear bombs online”
    Also Nile : “However , i found a website which was selling them for really cheap”

  • @sageh.5228
    @sageh.5228 Před 4 lety +1131

    I love the professional, matter of fact tone he used when saying how sad he is that his mom threw out his toys. King.

    • @romajimamulo
      @romajimamulo Před 4 lety +85

      My favorite is the way he said "it didn't fix the primary issue: this method sucked"

    • @kiwibean6
      @kiwibean6 Před 4 lety +4

      Idk why..but i am laughing
      I am sorry

    • @craigstephenson7676
      @craigstephenson7676 Před 4 lety +27

      And also saying that he didn’t think the baby was creepy enough in that tone

    • @Str1k3r1
      @Str1k3r1 Před 4 lety +14

      Such an easy channel to listen to right? "Mother destroyed my glowy toys..... Moving on to mixing chemicals now."

    • @WangleLine
      @WangleLine Před 4 lety +1

      :

  • @Melissa0774
    @Melissa0774 Před 2 lety +1

    There used to be a small local toy store in my area that had a little glow in the dark room in the back. It was a little stockroom that the owner used to display all the glow in the dark and UV stuff. Of course, it was kept dark with only UV lights to see by. And they sold a lot of cool stuff in there. I used to love going in there when I was a kid. I wish that store was still in business. It was called Cracker Jacks and it was in the Montgomery Shopping Center in Princeton NJ.

  • @kolymogaming
    @kolymogaming Před 2 lety +1

    Props to you for making all these dangerous experiments everytime.. i hope nothing bad happens someday i love your videos!!

  • @trollshamanpwnage
    @trollshamanpwnage Před 3 lety +3307

    Asking parents how babies are made: when a man and a woman love each other very much...
    Asking NileRed how babies are made:

    • @pilgrimonthelongroad2875
      @pilgrimonthelongroad2875 Před 3 lety +284

      "The sperm must come into contact with the egg. To do this..."

    • @yurigouveawagner9432
      @yurigouveawagner9432 Před 3 lety +407

      you see when a man loves a woman he takes his zinc sulfide...

    • @yelenauhuy
      @yelenauhuy Před 3 lety +63

      @@yurigouveawagner9432 i love your comment so much

    • @levihackerman8670
      @levihackerman8670 Před 3 lety +47

      The problem with what parents say is that most of the time babies don’t come from mommies and daddies

    • @finzix15ri83
      @finzix15ri83 Před 3 lety +7

      Perfection

  • @ITSBROWNZIE
    @ITSBROWNZIE Před 3 lety +4530

    You could buy a cake
    You could make a cake
    This guy makes a whole farm to produce the ingredients he needs and makes the cake

    • @designdesign7728
      @designdesign7728 Před 3 lety +43

      Next video idea

    • @miinziiiiiii
      @miinziiiiiii Před 3 lety +45

      It gives one more satisfaction

    • @NotThatUser
      @NotThatUser Před 3 lety +34

      Nah that’s the cooking channel, Binging with Babish

    • @CreativeDan521
      @CreativeDan521 Před 2 lety +56

      Nono no… he makes the cellular structure of the animals to make it

    • @Sad.Jupiter
      @Sad.Jupiter Před 2 lety +13

      Buddy, you're talking about Minecraft

  • @bathbomb277
    @bathbomb277 Před 11 měsíci +1

    So many glow-in-the-dark things I really love them and I’ve always took my friends into the cupboard with my glow-in-the-dark toys, and they will get freaks out

  • @lilyHussey
    @lilyHussey Před 2 měsíci

    I think your the coolest most interesting, and fun guy I've ever seen. I also was so curious about that as a wee lady and I think this is so cool. Your mind and the way you push through and just do it yourself, doing the math, doing the mixing and just playing around with science simply because it's cool is so admirable and awesome. I love your channel and content and really love the chemical mix, the explaining and metal using videos the most 👌

  • @selbyplays4625
    @selbyplays4625 Před 3 lety +455

    buying glow toys for a dollar:😕
    spending probably 50 dollars to make your own:😌

    • @myacole1272
      @myacole1272 Před 3 lety +21

      Way over 50

    • @bennettdotgov
      @bennettdotgov Před 3 lety +24

      probably a couple hundred dollars, i would say upwards of 500, also the many many hours he put into this

    • @wonderwang1585
      @wonderwang1585 Před 3 lety +4

      Learning something from MIT CHEM LAB COST YOU WAY MORE

    • @Lethalogica
      @Lethalogica Před 3 lety +8

      glow in the dark toys are inferior to glow in the dark baby

    • @bloop9074
      @bloop9074 Před 3 lety +4

      Paying for da experience

  • @plpGTR
    @plpGTR Před 3 lety +1197

    Next time: "But to me that was almost the same thing as just buying the pre-made zinc powder." -- "So I went to a mine and mined my own zinc."

    • @duckyducktm9197
      @duckyducktm9197 Před 3 lety +69

      *sO WE BACK IN THE MINE--*

    • @dalmaronthefirst2237
      @dalmaronthefirst2237 Před 3 lety +44

      No thats Cody's Lab

    • @itsKreen
      @itsKreen Před 3 lety +11

      Mine reveal????

    • @redalpha333
      @redalpha333 Před 3 lety +39

      Time after next "But to me that was almost the same thing as just buying the pre-made zinc powder." So I purchased a mine and dug out iron by hand which I then smelted to make an pickax which should let me get more zinc faster

    • @abyssal_phoenix
      @abyssal_phoenix Před 3 lety +10

      Minecraft live

  • @RFC3514
    @RFC3514 Před 6 měsíci +1

    1:31 - "To make glow powder from scratch, you must first invent the universe." - Carl Sagan (?)

  • @arkscrew
    @arkscrew Před rokem +6

    I don't think I can sit through most 40 minute videos without skipping but Nile red is different. I don't notice time when I watch nike red videos

  • @kimyxines
    @kimyxines Před 3 lety +2818

    "I don't even know how it's possible, but it's somehow worse than before"
    2020 in a nutshell

  • @Dread0-0
    @Dread0-0 Před 4 lety +604

    "When i tried making transparent wood years ago"
    anyone else was like: Wait, YEARS ago?

    • @tubewoodycool
      @tubewoodycool Před 4 lety +4

      Why?

    • @alienworm1999
      @alienworm1999 Před 4 lety +86

      @@tubewoodycool I never realised I've been following NileRed for so long

    • @mamupelu565
      @mamupelu565 Před 4 lety +27

      looks like 4 months ago... damn!

    • @grn1
      @grn1 Před 4 lety +8

      I just recently started watching NileRed and saw that video maybe a month ago but I've certainly been around long enough to know that feeling.

    • @Livestreamlurker
      @Livestreamlurker Před 4 lety +31

      About 1.75 years ago now. I could have sworn that was like a few months ago.

  • @lunaandmore982
    @lunaandmore982 Před rokem +1

    Me sleep deprived watching this at 1 AM: I like your funny words, magic man.

  • @xboxisgay23
    @xboxisgay23 Před 3 měsíci

    I like your diffused downstem! using bong parts for chemistry!

  • @TheOriginalAce
    @TheOriginalAce Před 3 lety +326

    This dude playin on creative mode irl

  • @ramiromorales5006
    @ramiromorales5006 Před 4 lety +514

    Bag of zinc sulfate: “handle with care”
    NileRed: *slams on desk*

    • @dan3a
      @dan3a Před 4 lety +13

      Squish that -cat- bag

    • @luisp.3788
      @luisp.3788 Před 4 lety +5

      Good joke, but in actuality, they must have written that on there because it's a bit corrosive and murders your eyes. Not like it's a shock-sensitive explosive.

  • @sparten9999
    @sparten9999 Před 3 měsíci

    all of these videos are way over my head. but its fascinating to watch and go along the journey with

  • @thedescendedangel
    @thedescendedangel Před 2 lety +5

    14:56 ah yes the most scientific of all lab equipment. THE FORK

  • @mcarr3492
    @mcarr3492 Před 3 lety +732

    *It did absolutely nothing*
    Oh no!
    *But that’s about what I expected*
    Stop playing with my feelings science man.

  • @DeDraconis
    @DeDraconis Před 4 lety +552

    "Paint me like one of your French glow-in-the-dark babies."

    • @magistercat4126
      @magistercat4126 Před 4 lety +3

      Why did I like this comment???

    • @joroc
      @joroc Před 4 lety +5

      Make me hot like your paint can forge! Oooh!

    • @Locke3OOO
      @Locke3OOO Před 4 lety +2

      Why’d he make that baby so fuckin sexy man tf

    • @GeeseAreJustBastardizedSwans
      @GeeseAreJustBastardizedSwans Před 3 lety

      @@Locke3OOO woah why are you sexualizing a baby. Sounds pretty noncey

  • @dCircusb
    @dCircusb Před 7 dny +1

    NielRed will go through an entire quest line just to get a toy glow in the dark dinosaur

  • @user-kf5le6gi3n
    @user-kf5le6gi3n Před měsícem

    That metal reaction is incredible😍

  • @Sp00kq
    @Sp00kq Před 4 lety +378

    Noooo you can't just mix chemicals and burn them that's dangerous!
    NileRed: haha fire go woooooooooooossshhhhhh

  • @charlesflamand4147
    @charlesflamand4147 Před 4 lety +544

    The whole experiment fails
    Nobody:
    Nile: “but that’s pretty much what I expected”

  • @aidanfarnan4683
    @aidanfarnan4683 Před 3 dny

    "I was exited about it as i could make some creepy glowing babies."
    Madlad.

  • @antaresyoung9614
    @antaresyoung9614 Před 2 lety

    I think it's really cool that when the zinc / sulfur mixture the initial ignition almost has the exact same color as green glow in the dark powder.

  • @acer8123
    @acer8123 Před 3 lety +481

    Me: That baby is creepy
    Nilered: "It's not creepy enough"
    Me: ....

  • @psun256
    @psun256 Před 4 lety +300

    "But I was still really happy to see this"
    20 seconds later
    "But this was unacceptably bad"

    • @toast7150
      @toast7150 Před 4 lety +1

      Why did you even comment this

    • @psun256
      @psun256 Před 4 lety +1

      @@toast7150 I don't know why

    • @GeeseAreJustBastardizedSwans
      @GeeseAreJustBastardizedSwans Před 3 lety +3

      Me when I get a D

    • @DeVoidLij
      @DeVoidLij Před 3 lety +7

      I was actually smiling and when he said it was unacceptably bad I went like "oh"

    • @ulaai
      @ulaai Před 3 lety

      I read this exactly when he said it 😂

  • @bluerabbit4010
    @bluerabbit4010 Před rokem +1

    2:56 He came to make glow toys, and in turn made solid gold 😂

  • @LinkTheFusky
    @LinkTheFusky Před rokem +4

    8:03 forbidden tea

  • @auryn2190
    @auryn2190 Před 3 lety +529

    14:42 "I used this fork.."
    Nah fam thats a threek

    • @Solaris_Kou
      @Solaris_Kou Před 2 lety +2

      Lol

    • @giornobananax5426
      @giornobananax5426 Před 2 lety +3

      Lmao

    • @NovicetechGames
      @NovicetechGames Před 2 lety +6

      Stupid dessert forks 😠

    • @mr_pigman1013
      @mr_pigman1013 Před 2 lety +23

      Not to be that one guy but in theory it’d be a threk instead threek because in four to fork, one vowel is lost, so it would carry over
      Did i really just examine some made up word for why it would be incorrect? Yes. Yes i did.

    • @foxooverlord
      @foxooverlord Před 2 lety +14

      nah that's a trident

  • @Tonatsi
    @Tonatsi Před 3 lety +1147

    "It was still fun to do, so I did it a few more times."
    scientist: haha kemicl go fizz

    • @peterawesomeness1
      @peterawesomeness1 Před 3 lety +21

      Nile describes all.

    • @rosannairis8171
      @rosannairis8171 Před 3 lety +2

      Tonatsi STOPHCGRSWAR

    • @armscythe8843
      @armscythe8843 Před 3 lety +2

      rosanna vb do you also say LMAOSODHSHSHHA

    • @MichaelDavis-cg8uj
      @MichaelDavis-cg8uj Před 3 lety +1

      Does anyone else's sound not work properly on his videos. There is about a 1-2 second audio pause before he speaks each time during the voice overs. So I miss first 1 to 2 words he is saying each sentence. No other youtube channels do this to me but this one.

    • @alberich8261
      @alberich8261 Před 3 lety +2

      Michael Davis it does not happen for me but there may be something wrong with what your watching on,if you play games with sounds or voiceovers,does it affect it too?

  • @annesophieg-n
    @annesophieg-n Před rokem

    this unearthed a memory of a glow t rex i had as a kid and now i too really want it back 😔 this was such a cool video, thank you!

  • @cameliajasminrose7814
    @cameliajasminrose7814 Před 2 lety +1

    Watching his long chemical vids are weirdly comfortable 😆and relaxing.some how it helps me to sleep too😆
    I can watch his vids all day without getting bored.i remember yesterday i saw his videos for 4 hours straight 😆

  • @simmerke1111
    @simmerke1111 Před 3 lety +597

    "It's actually surprisingly easy"
    -> Proceeds to spend a month working on it

  • @cvspvr
    @cvspvr Před 4 lety +157

    "my mom threw away my toys so i synthesized a better mom"

    • @joel.759
      @joel.759 Před 4 lety +4

      They had us in the first part not gonna lie

    • @namibjDerEchte
      @namibjDerEchte Před 4 lety +1

      That'd be the thought emporium with some gene-editing.

  • @zeening
    @zeening Před 2 lety

    this was super cool, swear you are an actual genius lol one of the few people who can make this stuff interesting

  • @elchavelo2267
    @elchavelo2267 Před 2 lety

    Dude we need more videos from you!

  • @NotiloUs1172
    @NotiloUs1172 Před 4 lety +356

    NileRed
    : Making glow toys from scratch
    Me : *AH YES THE URANIUM TOY*

    • @gizmop0ny
      @gizmop0ny Před 3 lety +10

      Me the first time I saw glowing baby

    • @ThisisRabi
      @ThisisRabi Před 3 lety

      Ah yes.

    • @KuraIthys
      @KuraIthys Před 3 lety +1

      lol. It's funny to think that they used to put Radium on watches to make the dials glow in the dark...

    • @AVerySexuallyDeviantOrange
      @AVerySexuallyDeviantOrange Před 3 lety

      KuraIthys I mean... Strontium/aluminum compounds are used now, and strontium is a pretty big lad

  • @lucasAA927
    @lucasAA927 Před 3 lety +765

    Me: Can't even watch 30 minutes of a class
    Also me: Watching a 39 minutes of a guy making a glow in the dark baby...

    • @demenobody1099
      @demenobody1099 Před 3 lety +29

      Girls can do it in 9 months with a nearby nuclear power plant

    • @palooza6064
      @palooza6064 Před 3 lety +1

      TEL_02 kinda sus g

    • @3ghin5
      @3ghin5 Před 3 lety

      @@palooza6064 LMAO

    • @LilThomas2010
      @LilThomas2010 Před 3 lety

      also also me: watching a 45 min video of a superconductor

    • @aminapieters7411
      @aminapieters7411 Před 3 lety

      @@demenobody1099 this got me dead

  • @narniadici1976
    @narniadici1976 Před 2 lety

    The fire looks so cool

  • @Filippa1.1.
    @Filippa1.1. Před 2 lety +4

    Came to see glowing baby stayed to learn the entire periodic table

  • @BaconIover69
    @BaconIover69 Před 4 lety +637

    After watching for 2 min:
    OK I could do this myself.
    After 5 min:
    OK nevermind.

    • @alt8791
      @alt8791 Před 4 lety +38

      Welcome to all NileRed videos

    • @PinheadLarrysGaming
      @PinheadLarrysGaming Před 4 lety +8

      I mean you could do the less complicated thing he mentioned at the start and just buy the zinc sulfide and some epoxy and throw it into weird molds. Less rewarding but it could still be a fun easy project

    • @mohitrahaman
      @mohitrahaman Před 4 lety +2

      After wathcing for 30min, I felt I could make a time machine

    • @jibcot8541
      @jibcot8541 Před 4 lety

      Yeah you really don't want to be playing with Hydrogen Sulfide gas in your kitchen :)

  • @yttrium7646
    @yttrium7646 Před 3 lety +568

    As a person who hasn't ever taken a chemistry class, I'm about 92% sure this is alchemy and witchcraft.

    • @janskeet1382
      @janskeet1382 Před 3 lety +40

      I’ve done a lot of alchemy and witchcraft. This is mostly chemistry. However, the Shotgun approach was alchemy and the precognition about his results was witchcraft. Go well and Blessed Be, 🧙🏻‍♂️

    • @withloveelli8920
      @withloveelli8920 Před 3 lety +14

      as someone who took to many chem classes this is too much chemistry

    • @Anonymous-eo2er
      @Anonymous-eo2er Před 3 lety +7

      I took one (mandatory) chemistry class in 10th grade and I’m very much lost. I’m not sure how I ended up here or why I stayed

    • @eskimberly7424
      @eskimberly7424 Před 3 lety +1

      I loved my college intro to chemistry class but a) it has been decades since I studied chemistry, and b) this seems way, way more advanced than basic chem. I still try to understand what he’s talking about. Usually end up clueless. I like his enthusiasm and creativity.

    • @deephorizon1365
      @deephorizon1365 Před 3 lety

      @@Anonymous-eo2er Hahahaha were in the same boat

  • @meg2444
    @meg2444 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I think my favorite thing about these videos is the way he makes these processes sound so simple and obvious. Like of course, why buy a simple pre-made powder when you can just do complex alchemical transformations for weeks on end and make your own? Love these vids tho

  • @stuartbaker666
    @stuartbaker666 Před 17 dny

    You are brilliant, great material.

  • @AFrogInTheStars
    @AFrogInTheStars Před 4 lety +320

    “....For making that plastic wood stuff a few years ago.”
    _A few years ago_
    I remember watching it when it came out.

  • @ino4987
    @ino4987 Před 3 lety +635

    “It was breaking down again the moment it was formed”
    a metaphor of my life

    • @withloveelli8920
      @withloveelli8920 Před 3 lety +4

      same but are u good ?

    • @arcanehornet
      @arcanehornet Před 3 lety +1

      bro are u okay?

    • @Zinfiny
      @Zinfiny Před 3 lety +5

      That part of the video played at the same time I read this comment r/whataretheodds

    • @ino4987
      @ino4987 Před 3 lety +4

      guys 🥺 thank you for the kind responses >< I’m okay and I hope you all are too!

    • @arcanehornet
      @arcanehornet Před 3 lety +7

      祈り / ino really nice to hear man. Remember if you ever feel like you need to talk to someone, your friends and family are always there for you. And the CZcams comment community too.

  • @ansarsiddiqui312
    @ansarsiddiqui312 Před rokem +1

    Welcome to another episode of I have no idea what he’s talking about but it keeps me entertained!

  • @shinylugiagames270
    @shinylugiagames270 Před měsícem

    i think something thats very underrated, is that in the beginning when he was reacting the zinc and sulfur he says "it can be ignited with a hot glass rod" and it does nothing, and then he says the same exact thing again for the iron and sulfur so it makes u think it wont work but it actually does

  • @AntAntares
    @AntAntares Před 4 lety +857

    Moms: omg my baby is adorable
    Nile reds baby: * stares deep into your soul seeing your darkest memories *

    • @WangleLine
      @WangleLine Před 4 lety +13

      The Glowing Baby

    • @nunyabisnass1141
      @nunyabisnass1141 Před 4 lety +30

      The instructions/review for the mold sound like a really messed up abortion technique. "Hard to remove baby even after freezing legs."

    • @grn1
      @grn1 Před 4 lety

      I thought it looked kinda cute.

    • @arcannite6152
      @arcannite6152 Před 4 lety +7

      *N I L E R E D B A B Y*

    • @jimfuelig3561
      @jimfuelig3561 Před 4 lety

      While it was slowly fading away at the end of the vid it really did remind me of SCPs...

  • @JavaTP
    @JavaTP Před 4 lety +223

    "so I had to go back to burning things" You say that as if burning things isn't your absolute favourite chemistry thing

  • @SourojitBhattacharya
    @SourojitBhattacharya Před 10 měsíci

    Beautiful!

  • @studio107bgallery4
    @studio107bgallery4 Před 2 lety

    Wow this process is much easier than I thought! When I become a genius in my next life, I will be sure to make some glow in the dark toys