Well I’m here learning as an adult from a childhood hero. It’s crazy it’s been so many years. Since I watched this video again, I might as well leave a comment for his Legacy. Love you man.
You should cook the solution in glassware only and start with dionized or distilled water to avoid chemical contamination of the crystals (chlorine, floride, minerals in tap water)
Hey grant, could you do more D.I.Y projects? those old ones were amazing and you're one of the only youtubers who genuinely put effort into their content. My person favourite was the laser assisted blow pipe
I made a version of the blow pipe using a 40" / 16 mm OD aluminium tube and 3D printed mouth piece and laser housing. It's awesome. That was one of my favourite projects also. I'm waiting for my sand and a metal pail the right size to start my forge.
Well, if you enjoyed the look of those colorless crystals, you may also enjoy copper sulfate, which forms beautiful, deep-blue rhombic crystals. They grow fast from hot supersaturated solutions but tend to form policrystals (which are also nice). To grow single monocrystal the best is to vapor the solution slowly. Similar to flowers growing in the garden, this can became a hobby quickly, because grown crystals look beautiful!
Awesome! I've missed you, Grant! I hope your family is doing well, and I hope your studies are going well too!! As someone who loves science, you have done so many experiments that I wished I could do. Congrats on your 500th video!! Can't wait for 500 more!
Your knowledge, teachings and energetic qualities will forever remain for many generations to admire and understand. Your wisdom will never diminish. The King made Chemistry cool again!!
In addition to that, he should have let the solvent evaporate more, so he gets a MUCH more saturated solution, which should mean that the crystals should be more clearly defined.
The slower the cooldown, the larger the crystals, when you put the one in the fridge the outside formed many tiny crystals and the center took longer to cool so had larger crystals.
You are *thrilled* with crystals bro! your enthusiasm is contagious. I'm guessing that it would probably be a little difficult for you but if you were patient and waited til the crystal totally dried then zoom your camera. Next level awesome dude
The problem with OTC potassium nitrate is that they comes with insoluble impurity, in order to get big clear crystals, it is best to run it through a simple gravity filtration, as those particles interfere with the crystal formation, and make the crystals somewhat cloudy.
Also for really pure chrystals you should use destilled water and not tap water as tap water contains a whole bunch of other minerals that interfere. And while you're there maybe use a glass container for heating as well as it is as unreactive as it gets. I'm not sure but I think its possible that metal pots can dissolve (not much but probably a tiny bit) into your salt solution.
Fun fact: Since being bought out in the 90's, pyrex bakewear changed from being made of borosilicate glass to tempered soda lime glass and is now much more susceptible to exploding from thermal shock So be careful recreating this experiment
Grant, the reason you get long perfect crystals in the second batch you made is that you let it cool slowly, which forms beautiful crystals. But if you cool the solution quickly, like by putting it in the fridge, then amorphous solids(solids without defined geometric shapes) form. That is why the first batch resulted in that way. Just to mention that the amount of solute(the solid that dissolves in water or any other solvent) doesn't matter in the formation of crystals(it is recommended to use maximum of the solid).
This would not be likely to work as the crystal does not form when impurities are added. You could cast a reverse of the pure crystals and then make a cast from that.
Mix the Potassium Nitrate (SaltPeter) with Icing Sugar and light it on fire and watch how it burns it is truly unique. Also it burns at such a high temp it will eat through metal like a hot knife through butter.
Oh... So that's what they've been cutting it with and explains the wet and fragile consistency. I could've just been making it myself this whole time. Cool science vid bro!
Chetan Vora Potassium nitrate is an oxidizer which means when mixed with a flammable substance the substance will no long need air contact to burn since the oxygen is already mixed in.
A double boiler would have been perfect when making the supersaturated solution as well as letting it cool off SLOWLY . Thank you so the entertaining videos.
Actually the reason your second batch had longer crystals is due to the slow coold-down. If you rush the cool-down process by sticking it into a freezer or whatever you will get short crystalls. For best results, allow it to cool to room temp. and then stick it in the refrigerator, followed by the freezer. Don't let the water freeze, and you will maximize your recovery.
I have a few questions though... is the potassium nitrate more pure/use-able afterward? Is there loss? Do you intend on trying to make gun powder (as referenced in the description) using both the manufactured powder vs the prepared crystals?
Nice video - loved it! Did want to just caution you about something: Potassium nitrate is of low toxicity as you point out - however, heating above 550ºC decomposes it to potassium nitrite, which is almost as toxic as potassium cyanide... I only say that because you might want to avoid tasting the material that splattered onto the stove top. Maybe recommend that those spatters are just cleaned up and disposed of? Probably being a bit of an old lady worry wart, and overly cautious, but if the spattered material was heated by the flame directly, you could have some nitrite formed (and you really don't need very much at all to make you sick...) The stuff that was always in water should be OK... Thanks for spreading your learning and making science fun. I'm really enjoying your videos. Jason
550 C is about 1/10 the temperature of the Hiroshima blast. If you manage to heat it up to that point without burning down your house, you had to be trying to get that poison.
I do recrystallization of Rochelle salts all the time to see how large piezoelectric Crystal I can get I'm not sure if you know what that is but they got me crystallizing a bunch of different things including potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate potassium chloride on and on and they are very beautiful.! I ended up taking pictures closeup under various lighting conditions and using them as computer and tablet backgrounds! They look very very cool
i feel ya, i made my own grapevine charcoal, bought what i THOUGHT were pure PN and sulfur but keep getting really slow burn and white residue, i susect the purity of my PN and sulfur, crystalizing the PN today, and tommorow ill be picking up some xylene to purify the sulfur. deinately gotta watch the xylene tho, really toxic fumes..
Most likely because he can just do his experiment without an administration breathing down his neck, and without a class full of butt heads that don't want to be there. XD
corgidog maybe if it is in direct focus. Maybe adjust the height of the lens to allow a larger area of focus, distributing the heat throughout a large area.
@2:43 WWI U.S troops know all about Potassium Nitrate in the form of salt peter on all the rations, likely many WWII troops do as well, even Korea and Vietnam troops
pattern welded steel is a major pain to make, you don't make it in a foundry, you make it in a forge by welding together smaller pieces of metal, forge welding is a skill that requires much practice
I recognize those crystals they were the dendrites from a reactor vessel I designed to produce electricity .. the vessel filled up very quickly however it produces a lot of electricity very quickly as well but it fills up the reactor to the point that it will short out the electrodes. All that needs to be done is to filter the dendrites from the reactor while it continues to produce electricity . A percentage of the chemical components in the electrolyte will have to be calculated to continue the increase in amperes to further the production process so that the chemical makeup of the electrolyte can be maintained with an optimal level of uniterupted electrical output having potassium nitrate as a biproduct is a very attractive feature to the process ....
It'd be cool if you tried this again and tried to figure out how to create the thickest and strongest and longest crystals as possible. For starters, we could try and figure out why the crystals that remained in the pot were so much thicker and stronger than those in the glass bowls. :) Loving your videos. Thank you for this.
The thicker the metal pot the longer it takes to cool down just like a gun barrel after ten rounds shot thru it takes longer in a thick barrel than a shot gun barrel thus forming larger crystals.
Really sad that one of my childhood heros lost his life so tragically and at such a young age. One of my favorite hobbies is chemistry because of his videos I saw as a kid.
One of the tricks of crystals is that the slower you go the bigger the crystals. If you want some really big crystals then wrap the dish in foil and let it cool over night.
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Well I’m here learning as an adult from a childhood hero. It’s crazy it’s been so many years.
Since I watched this video again, I might as well leave a comment for his Legacy. Love you man.
same bro..
@@jackfrost6268 me three
RIP you will always be remembered ❤❤❤😥😥😥
It's so sad, he quit youtube to be with his family and now... hes gone
And so many people are being rude about it
@@jocelyncrosby9724 who?
@@stephengeorgejaocb6326 Rinoa Super Genius, she did a video, but then she deleated it
Yes
RIP man, you were the best.
Yeah 😞
He dead?
@@brammarkwat3135 ya, you didn't know?
Oliver Ullrich nop..
@@oliverullrich2313 I didn't know either. What happened?
The king of random taught me more than my schools ever did
Michael Stanford jr. no it didnt
@@arekthekingsecondaryaccoun4208 it did though. I learned nothing of value in school.
RIP
@@912fast2furious trust me, if you learn at southeast asia, you most likely become a doctor or anything that takes intelligence to become one.
I know.His videos taught me how to dispose of bodies effectively.
You should cook the solution in glassware only and start with dionized or distilled water to avoid chemical contamination of the crystals (chlorine, floride, minerals in tap water)
No longer the king of random. He is the Master
Legend
He is all of them
Flying Heavy was*
And here I thought the praise could not get higher.
*ghost emporer
This video was just recommended to me. I got happy and then sad.
Headtrix 1652 he’s dead
Rest in Peace absolute king
What happened to him? Hes so young
@@slewfoot6608 Pretty sure it was a paragliding accident.
Hey grant, could you do more D.I.Y projects? those old ones were amazing and you're one of the only youtubers who genuinely put effort into their content. My person favourite was the laser assisted blow pipe
I made a version of the blow pipe using a 40" / 16 mm OD aluminium tube and 3D printed mouth piece and laser housing. It's awesome. That was one of my favourite projects also. I'm waiting for my sand and a metal pail the right size to start my forge.
I made one longer and with compressed air
Awesome to see Nate in the videos. I am excited to see what both of you will create.
Who is he?
Specific Love Creations his brother
He basically ends up taking over the show
Rest in peace, this makes me sad to see because he has died...
@@kadenwhiteaker same 😔
Well, if you enjoyed the look of those colorless crystals, you may also enjoy copper sulfate, which forms beautiful, deep-blue rhombic crystals. They grow fast from hot supersaturated solutions but tend to form policrystals (which are also nice). To grow single monocrystal the best is to vapor the solution slowly. Similar to flowers growing in the garden, this can became a hobby quickly, because grown crystals look beautiful!
You really had fun doing this video and we had fun watching your very exciting experiment, thanks for taking us in this worth while journey
Awesome! I've missed you, Grant! I hope your family is doing well, and I hope your studies are going well too!! As someone who loves science, you have done so many experiments that I wished I could do. Congrats on your 500th video!! Can't wait for 500 more!
If you knew this man personally. I am sorry for your loss. He seemed like a really nice person in his videos.
On the second test you could put blue LEDs underneath the bowl to make an awesome effect of the clear crystals with a blue backlight
Heavy Crown it'd look like Walter white style crystal meth
haha, didn't think about that. nice one
Barry Allard that may work, but the idea I was going for is there will be clear crystals backlit by the blue leds
RRainerss yeah I did.
I also liked my own comment because I didn't think anyone would reply nor get a like from the king of random so yay!
Love the science you guys put into your videos keep up the great work!
Your knowledge, teachings and energetic qualities will forever remain for many generations to admire and understand. Your wisdom will never diminish. The King made Chemistry cool again!!
You should add food coloring to the solution and see if the crystals change color when they cool off.
He should do a subtle blue..
Issei Gremory. dude I think the dye will make it impure and it won't crystallize, please explain if I'm wrong.
It should be ok as long as you don't add a ton. I wouldn't add coloring to the initial crystal but later as you're growing it.
Michael Lawler thanks, I'm gonna try it with green dye... So it kinda looks like kryptonite
In addition to that, he should have let the solvent evaporate more, so he gets a MUCH more saturated solution, which should mean that the crystals should be more clearly defined.
He's back, and back with a sick experiment 😀😀
Muhammad Rahman 😂
The slower the cooldown, the larger the crystals, when you put the one in the fridge the outside formed many tiny crystals and the center took longer to cool so had larger crystals.
And that’s why it looked, as he said, like a geode.
You are *thrilled* with crystals bro! your enthusiasm is contagious. I'm guessing that it would probably be a little difficult for you but if you were patient and waited til the crystal totally dried then zoom your camera. Next level awesome dude
Since you're in the making crystalline structures phase, you should make a video of making bismuth crystals. They look like alien computer circuits.
SimkinC42. Love bismuth crystals!
Too bad: This guy is obsessed with energetic materials , like me. Not going to happen.
Hello
He can extract DMT ;)
I love bismuth crystals. He should definately try it!
Yes, I waited so much for your video because your video quality is CRYSTAL clear . I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS
The puns :)
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Crystallisation is so fascinating!. Strange how nature produces these amazing objects.
Wow, so the first Nate video! And those crystals looked amazing!
The problem with OTC potassium nitrate is that they comes with insoluble impurity, in order to get big clear crystals, it is best to run it through a simple gravity filtration, as those particles interfere with the crystal formation, and make the crystals somewhat cloudy.
I heard it contains a lot of silicon dioxide.
Aussie Chemist like this one up.
I don't understand a single word of what you just said.
Aussie Chemist I did
Also for really pure chrystals you should use destilled water and not tap water as tap water contains a whole bunch of other minerals that interfere. And while you're there maybe use a glass container for heating as well as it is as unreactive as it gets. I'm not sure but I think its possible that metal pots can dissolve (not much but probably a tiny bit) into your salt solution.
Admire your completly wonderful way of exploring these things!
Fun fact:
Since being bought out in the 90's, pyrex bakewear changed from being made of borosilicate glass to tempered soda lime glass and is now much more susceptible to exploding from thermal shock
So be careful recreating this experiment
Grant, the reason you get long perfect crystals in the second batch you made is that you let it cool slowly, which forms beautiful crystals. But if you cool the solution quickly, like by putting it in the fridge, then amorphous solids(solids without defined geometric shapes) form. That is why the first batch resulted in that way. Just to mention that the amount of solute(the solid that dissolves in water or any other solvent) doesn't matter in the formation of crystals(it is recommended to use maximum of the solid).
Just had an idea to maybe add clear or tinted epoxy resin to the bowl of crystals to make a more permanent geode.
Michael Volpe how did it work out?
This would not be likely to work as the crystal does not form when impurities are added. You could cast a reverse of the pure crystals and then make a cast from that.
You might want to be very careful adding a polyester resin to a very reactive oxidizer
Lol, you would make a nice rocket engine fuel. Organic material + oxidizer. like PVC + KNO3 or Sugar + KNO3
Congratulations on your 500th video!
RIP 😭😭😭 thanks for all the videos that you made, you'll be forever remembered man.
Yay at least we know now that he isn't dead, by the way congrats on your 500th video!!!!
I thought he was on vacation,
"You want it to cool as slow as possible". Then puts it in the fridge.... "To speed it up"
nathaniel watson OMG LOL
nathaniel watson that was so the crystals don't start forming right away on the bowl.
It's all elementary my dear Watson.
????
nathaniel watson rofl, right!
Oh man we miss you bro, loved this one.
this is the perfect science project thank you
Cant believe he passed away😢😭
What happen to him?
He quit youtube
@@masajusp6934 Paragliding accident.
he was killed.
Mix the Potassium Nitrate (SaltPeter) with Icing Sugar and light it on fire and watch how it burns it is truly unique. Also it burns at such a high temp it will eat through metal like a hot knife through butter.
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Oh... So that's what they've been cutting it with and explains the wet and fragile consistency. I could've just been making it myself this whole time. Cool science vid bro!
Lol I get it.
When you put it in the clear bowl stick an ice cube in the middle and see what happens.
Giggle Fish what??
Crystals will cool faster and be shorter, even more mushier
Giggle Fish that acually how y9u get crack cocain to precipitate in ammonia
madscientistshusta how would you know🤔
science bruh
do these crystals also fire like you burned pottasium nitrate before?
What happens when you ignite them?
great idea chetan vora
You have to mix them with sugar
Chetan Vora potassium nitrate is not flamable
Sugar is
Chetan Vora Potassium nitrate is an oxidizer which means when mixed with a flammable substance the substance will no long need air contact to burn since the oxygen is already mixed in.
It is in 400 degrees
Wow you converted potassium nitrate to potassium nitrate!
So true tho, i was thinkin the same thing
@@badhorse1640 yeah he said he was trying to "purify" it when in the beginning he said it was 100% potassium nitrate lol
*Haha, it's funny because it's true! BURN!*
Check out the big brains here. Am I one of the few that understands what he actually done?
@@chrisdacosta8266 OK do tell. Why convert the granulated potassium nitrate to crystal form?
This video was made by a legend!
A double boiler would have been perfect when making the supersaturated solution as well as letting it cool off SLOWLY .
Thank you so the entertaining videos.
Actually the reason your second batch had longer crystals is due to the slow coold-down. If you rush the cool-down process by sticking it into a freezer or whatever you will get short crystalls. For best results, allow it to cool to room temp. and then stick it in the refrigerator, followed by the freezer. Don't let the water freeze, and you will maximize your recovery.
I will be preserving these videos.
Really enjoy your videos. Well explained
You should try to make copper II chloride crystals (the blue salt that turns fire turquoise)
This was just recommended to me from CZcams and almost cried
Used to love growing crystals when I was a kid. We used to use Epsom salts.
Congratulations on 10 million :)
I will forever miss you... 😭
Not you....... we will.....
Not just u bruh
I have a few questions though... is the potassium nitrate more pure/use-able afterward? Is there loss? Do you intend on trying to make gun powder (as referenced in the description) using both the manufactured powder vs the prepared crystals?
These are also my questions, thank you for asking them.
CZcams content creator:
I demand you reply!
loved that time lap
And the time LAPSE too.
Absolutely gorgeous!!
Nice video - loved it! Did want to just caution you about something: Potassium nitrate is of low toxicity as you point out - however, heating above 550ºC decomposes it to potassium nitrite, which is almost as toxic as potassium cyanide... I only say that because you might want to avoid tasting the material that splattered onto the stove top. Maybe recommend that those spatters are just cleaned up and disposed of? Probably being a bit of an old lady worry wart, and overly cautious, but if the spattered material was heated by the flame directly, you could have some nitrite formed (and you really don't need very much at all to make you sick...) The stuff that was always in water should be OK... Thanks for spreading your learning and making science fun. I'm really enjoying your videos. Jason
550 C is about 1/10 the temperature of the Hiroshima blast. If you manage to heat it up to that point without burning down your house, you had to be trying to get that poison.
Wheres the link to the hidden cam video of your wife finding the end result of messing up the kitchen???
She is filming it
@@sasquatch6ft9 r/whoosh
he said it cleans up with a damp cloth.
Get a bigger pot!
Wish science was this interesting when I was at school!👍
An absolute legend!
anyone else stay up all night and end up watching this?
Ninjacus NoVA yes it 9.17 pm in Australia.
Luke Stefani I'm assuming you're close to new zealand than me... probably brisbane or smth
Heartfelt, heartbreaking to hear that you are gone.. RIP
i do miss the old videos....... love you man.....
Every time I rewatch these older videos it hurts my heart alittle
🤔 Should have used the pots' crystals to seed the glass container. Frequently used practice where a super saturated solution is heated then cooled.
I think you should make a rubber mould over the crystals and make chocolate crystals
It's more to watch here
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yeah i would love to see that
tentacruel_jaykk // ToXiC FeVeR6 yes
tentacruel_jaykk // ToXiC FeVeR6 yeah great idea
one word YES
I do recrystallization of Rochelle salts all the time to see how large piezoelectric Crystal I can get I'm not sure if you know what that is but they got me crystallizing a bunch of different things including potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate potassium chloride on and on and they are very beautiful.! I ended up taking pictures closeup under various lighting conditions and using them as computer and tablet backgrounds! They look very very cool
It's so mesmerizing to see potassium nitrate boiling up in a pot.
This man opened my eyes to how you can do things very simply. May he rest in peace.
How did he die?
@@burntrubberballs paragliding accident
Rest in peace brother. your chemistry vids were the best!
👍That was Awesome👍
I find you today.nice explation.I like your products and explane.Thank you King of Random.
6:40 You made a Pyrex nitrate geode, thumbs up
I don't know why I'm watching this, because I do it. Cuz it's "The King of Random"
I'm DD2 you sud make of robots
Thank you for the help. It’s been a difficult process trying to figure out black powder
i feel ya, i made my own grapevine charcoal, bought what i THOUGHT were pure PN and sulfur but keep getting really slow burn and white residue, i susect the purity of my PN and sulfur, crystalizing the PN today, and tommorow ill be picking up some xylene to purify the sulfur. deinately gotta watch the xylene tho, really toxic fumes..
Wooa Fantastic!
This mans better than my science teacher
Most likely because he can just do his experiment without an administration breathing down his neck, and without a class full of butt heads that don't want to be there. XD
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Great video as always! Question: would this accept color of some sort somewhere during the process so to incorporate that into the crystal?
Not really, crystallisation pushes out all impurities, including dyes. But there are many cool and interesting coloured salts you can get.
Wow this was interesting. Watched the whole thing lol
Freezing and boiling at the same time now that is badass
Where've you been?
EvanChrispie Some people said that he quit but luckily he didnt
if he would quit he would probably upload a video saying he would
EvanChrispie didn't he say previously that he was looking for some kind of protegé and that he would take some time to train him?
Blitzmister GMD yeah becuase he said it on Twitter .But maybe he just had a bad day and so was feeling low on spirit.
Glad he's back
EvanChrispie it looks like he was at a different house. Did he get a divorce or move or something
OMG they look so cool could you do this again but with adding food coloring to get some different effects
You rock g man I'm subscribing
Those crystals are beautiful
Try to pop popcorn with the solar scorcher.
Legos Mc it will burn.
corgidog maybe if it is in direct focus. Maybe adjust the height of the lens to allow a larger area of focus, distributing the heat throughout a large area.
"Need to cool it down as slow as possible" *puts it in the fridge* lmao
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@2:43 WWI U.S troops know all about Potassium Nitrate in the form of salt peter on all the rations, likely many WWII troops do as well, even Korea and Vietnam troops
Soft Peter?
Let's see if you can make pattern welded damascus steel with your metal foundry.
this isn't Forged in Fire
Yeah, and do a collab with Alec Steele. He does a lot of damascus steel work too!
Braden Clark That's not how Damascus works.
pattern welded steel is a major pain to make, you don't make it in a foundry, you make it in a forge by welding together smaller pieces of metal, forge welding is a skill that requires much practice
Benjamin Estell yeah that's not happening lol
I recognize those crystals they were the dendrites from a reactor vessel I designed to produce electricity .. the vessel filled up very quickly however it produces a lot of electricity very quickly as well but it fills up the reactor to the point that it will short out the electrodes. All that needs to be done is to filter the dendrites from the reactor while it continues to produce electricity . A percentage of the chemical components in the electrolyte will have to be calculated to continue the increase in amperes to further the production process so that the chemical makeup of the electrolyte can be maintained with an optimal level of uniterupted electrical output having potassium nitrate as a biproduct is a very attractive feature to the process ....
Thanks sir for knowledge 👍
It'd be cool if you tried this again and tried to figure out how to create the thickest and strongest and longest crystals as possible. For starters, we could try and figure out why the crystals that remained in the pot were so much thicker and stronger than those in the glass bowls. :) Loving your videos. Thank you for this.
The thicker the metal pot the longer it takes to cool down just like a gun barrel after ten rounds shot thru it takes longer in a thick barrel than a shot gun barrel thus forming larger crystals.
What would happen if you add some food coloring or even paint to the water?
Would the crystals be coloured?
No because the crystals are pure nitrate the food coloring would work in it
Max Bongers it would still work with food couloir get but probably not the paint 🎨
change colour via different chemical. eg copper sulfate produce blue
Neither would work, both paint and food coloring are soluble in cool water
Really sad that one of my childhood heros lost his life so tragically and at such a young age. One of my favorite hobbies is chemistry because of his videos I saw as a kid.
Very cool!
One of the tricks of crystals is that the slower you go the bigger the crystals. If you want some really big crystals then wrap the dish in foil and let it cool over night.
Next use the KNO3 to make gun powder with sulfur and charcoal. Should be interesting and simple.
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