Making laughing gas

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  • čas přidán 27. 10. 2017
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    For this video, I am going to be making some laughing gas, aka nitrous oxide. Then, I'll be using it to carry out the classic Barking Dog experiment. To make it, I'll be using the safer method, which uses sodium nitrite and hydroxylamine hydrochloride. The typical industrial process, using ammonium nitrate, can be quite dangerous.
    This video has been a long time coming and I am glad that I could finally release it. I have been promising people this forever!
    References & Clip Sources:
    • Periodic Videos #1: • Barking Dog Chemical R...
    • Periodic Videos #2: • Barking Dog (slow moti...
    • Thoisoi2: • Barking Dog Chemical E...
    • DoktorKlawonn: • Ammoniumnitrat Verhalt...
    • BBC News: • Tianjin explosion vide...
    • KTBC Fox 7 Austin: • West TX plant explosio...
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  • @mabelpines1533
    @mabelpines1533 Před 4 lety +19787

    Other dogs: “bark bark!!”
    Chemists’ dogs: *sound of interdimensional spaceship warming up*

  • @Dudesheff416
    @Dudesheff416 Před 4 lety +2350

    1:55: bark
    2:00:BYÖRK

  • @bdawg1118
    @bdawg1118 Před 2 lety +1059

    I love how the only thing stopping him from producing a mass explosion is the legality of it

    • @jopo4851
      @jopo4851 Před rokem +40

      Is that not what stops everyone from making an explosion?

    • @bdawg1118
      @bdawg1118 Před rokem +30

      @@jopo4851 no.. morals as well. However some people don’t give af and create explosions anyways

    • @rennrad0815
      @rennrad0815 Před 11 měsíci +13

      @@jopo4851 and funds

    • @mick001
      @mick001 Před 11 měsíci +19

      @@bdawg1118 what morals, explosions are cool

    • @janbruhovsky7247
      @janbruhovsky7247 Před 11 měsíci +11

      ​@@bdawg1118its because explosions are fucking amazing

  • @planetless_moon2407
    @planetless_moon2407 Před 2 lety +19

    WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT HOW CUTE THE “BARK” AT 9:15 WAS???
    The others were like “Bark.” Or “BŸÖRK” and this one was just a little puppy “YIP” AWWWW

  • @masugetz
    @masugetz Před 6 lety +3435

    2:01 when you fart in class vs
    9:16 when you fart alone

  • @MrAndriuxin
    @MrAndriuxin Před 4 lety +5156

    "gets its name from the "cool" sound it makes"
    **grad cylinder proceeds to open a portal to hell, releasing the screams of billions of souls encapsulated for all eternity**

  • @HenriNotHenry
    @HenriNotHenry Před rokem +94

    I had spinal surgery for my scoliosis recently, and they used laughing gas to put me under. It was probably the closest to recreational drugs I’ve ever come. Like I turned my head to the right, then back to face forward, and the left half of my field of vision didn’t come back. Then every started to warp and before I knew it the surgery was over. 10/10 can totally see why people use it recreationally

    • @nakoriakiyama9417
      @nakoriakiyama9417 Před 5 měsíci +2

      I use it recreationally. Sadly it only lasts for about a few minutes but it’s nice

    • @coler154
      @coler154 Před 3 měsíci

      @@nakoriakiyama9417 where do you get it? the little whippits or a big canister?

    • @jamessikorski4219
      @jamessikorski4219 Před 2 měsíci

      Hope your back’s doing alright now!

    • @AfkBxndit
      @AfkBxndit Před měsícem

      @@s133p3r0does it do brain damage?

    • @OnyxMoneyDrops
      @OnyxMoneyDrops Před měsícem

      @@AfkBxndityes

  • @buzzbuzzluke
    @buzzbuzzluke Před 2 lety +43

    3:30 "Probably wouldn't" but I'm still waiting on the 800 ton scale version

  • @pissfrog
    @pissfrog Před 3 lety +8569

    Finally, this is going to be so much cheaper than bribing my dentist

    • @locxle
      @locxle Před 3 lety +440

      Buy 800 tons of it and you can basically threaten anyone to give you stuff for free

    • @flarfschnikelman6780
      @flarfschnikelman6780 Před 3 lety +151

      @@locxle take even a little bit of it to Beirut and you are basically a god.

    • @havilavi472
      @havilavi472 Před 3 lety +16

      @@locxle lmao 😂

    • @havilavi472
      @havilavi472 Před 3 lety +17

      @@flarfschnikelman6780 bruhh Don't 😂😂😂y'all so funny

    • @cody6102
      @cody6102 Před 2 lety +74

      Or you can cheaply buy food grade nitrous, lol.

  • @ariefrifqymjn
    @ariefrifqymjn Před 3 lety +8575

    "Ammonium nitrate is the cause of really bad industrial explosions"
    That's more relevant than ever now

    • @hexgaming4788
      @hexgaming4788 Před 3 lety +248

      Yup, thought the same thing when he mentioned it

    • @lukegn
      @lukegn Před 3 lety +183

      Same here my dude that was one hell of an explosion

    • @sumranms
      @sumranms Před 3 lety +23

      @@hexgaming4788 Same here man

    • @Shenaniganizer620
      @Shenaniganizer620 Před 3 lety +29

      I don’t get it

    • @sumranms
      @sumranms Před 3 lety +495

      @@Shenaniganizer620 Lebanon explosion a few weeks ago was due to Ammonium Nitrate.

  • @mihalis1010
    @mihalis1010 Před 2 lety +50

    I have a couple online friends I play games with and it's always interesting to listen to them do whipits because of the density of the gas. They always end up sounding like the Wish version of Darth Vader.

  • @revdanimal1523
    @revdanimal1523 Před rokem +44

    I’m a chemist and love watching Nile explain reactions. He does it very thoroughly. The downside of being a chemist is that non-chemists ask 1 of 2 questions. Can I make illicit substances and/or can I make booms. Those are dumb questions that get old after years so I just tell them I’m not that good of a chemist.

    • @snakex555
      @snakex555 Před 11 měsíci +6

      That's lame, there's so many fun reactions like the one in this video or the ones with the color changing liquids, I'd be more interested in those

    • @StarJackerSRL
      @StarJackerSRL Před 4 měsíci +2

      In the good old days, good chemists made it their doctorate to synthesise mescaline for example, you must be very stuck up. :))

  • @absolutezeroist11
    @absolutezeroist11 Před 4 lety +1510

    Video: Shows deadly explosion at 2:58
    CZcams Captions: [Music]

    • @9voltproductions556
      @9voltproductions556 Před 4 lety +75

      Wait, it's not normal to listen to the pleasing music of explosions to fall asleep?

    • @daichi6357
      @daichi6357 Před 3 lety +106

      lo-fi nuclear-like explosion sounds for sleeping

    • @dogboss4269
      @dogboss4269 Před 3 lety +43

      no its not a deadly explosion the beat just dropped

    • @joemomumbo
      @joemomumbo Před 3 lety

      @life’s not fair 100 seggs

    • @MusicSounds
      @MusicSounds Před 3 lety +5

      why am i here after the lebanon explosion

  • @GodOfPizza
    @GodOfPizza Před 4 lety +300

    1:59 what kind of dog do you own? A fuccin' hell hound?!

  • @StikyIckie
    @StikyIckie Před 9 měsíci +3

    Good for Niles to point out it's much cheaper and safer to just go buy it of you're looking to use n2o for recreational purposes. Probably saved a few life's and limbs with that mention.
    Bravo.

  • @jtfen86
    @jtfen86 Před 2 lety +29

    I'd love to see you create a video all about endothermic reactions! These seem to be way less common than exothermic ones!

  • @KcTries
    @KcTries Před 5 lety +2623

    NO2 make your car go vroom vroom
    too much nos make your car go boom boom

  • @Lucksterns
    @Lucksterns Před 2 lety +2781

    “I was luckily able to buy some locally from a friend”. That sounds so sus, especially since we’re talking about a highly toxic compound 😂

  • @Thailandian
    @Thailandian Před 2 lety +10

    0:19 some people really like this feeling so its often used recreationally.
    funny way of saying getting high lol

  • @synthmage00
    @synthmage00 Před 2 lety +7

    The whistles go (10:39)

  • @jedricbarlow3940
    @jedricbarlow3940 Před 3 lety +823

    2:54 “God almighty damn” that is the most Texas thing I have ever heard.

    • @Krispykleenex
      @Krispykleenex Před 2 lety +44

      As a texas boy I approve

    • @13_cmi
      @13_cmi Před 2 lety +13

      Yup. Almost everyone in the south is like that. Unless they're from further up north in their state.

    • @Nehauon
      @Nehauon Před 2 lety +12

      I am a dallas person, you will be surprised to hear that not many people have a southern accent

    • @downhill2k013
      @downhill2k013 Před 2 lety +20

      @@Nehauon you said it yourself. you’re a city slicker

    • @rawhidelamp
      @rawhidelamp Před 2 lety +6

      @@Nehauon city boy

  • @gkiferonhs
    @gkiferonhs Před 2 lety +3

    I had a student do a research project wherein he determined the ratio of hydrogen:oxygen based on the sound of the explosion. He used a FFT to analyze the sound and got good results.

  • @TallowTheQuoll
    @TallowTheQuoll Před rokem +6

    Ordering any amount of ammonium nitrate when not in an occupation that requires it, will almost certainly end someone up on a watch list.

  • @Felixkeeg
    @Felixkeeg Před 6 lety +294

    3:16 "I think we are dea-"

  • @barnabasnagy7185
    @barnabasnagy7185 Před 6 lety +3037

    When you watch a NileRed video and you are smart for 20 minutes but you forget it all.

  • @marcadroverpons3624
    @marcadroverpons3624 Před rokem +2

    The girl at 3:02 souded very amused for being so close to that giant explosion 😅

  • @NeonRelaxationCorner
    @NeonRelaxationCorner Před 9 měsíci +1

    West Texas Fertilizer Company 2013: 30 tons of ammonium nitrate
    ~
    Tianjin, China 2015: 800 tons of ammonium nitrate
    ~
    Beirut, Lebanon 2020: 2.750 tons of ammonium nitrate

  • @jhyland87
    @jhyland87 Před 5 lety +486

    10:20 that experiment is called "the confused dog"
    (thats the sound my dog makes when hes confused, coupled with the slight head tilt)

  • @SteveMelissaMcAdams
    @SteveMelissaMcAdams Před 3 lety +605

    Lmao I love the impression he gives on the “I probably wouldn’t do it on 800 ton scale.” Like there’s something that would make him do it

  • @beans9647
    @beans9647 Před rokem +6

    You've just brought together car guys, chemists, and people who want to get high. Nicely done!!

  • @Lucian_Andries
    @Lucian_Andries Před rokem +1

    Wow, that explosion was waaaay better than CGI!!!!!!!!

  • @Lambda_Ovine
    @Lambda_Ovine Před 4 lety +656

    NileRed: Makes the sound of a dog barking
    1:58 The sound of the the seven horns announcing the apocalypse.

  • @DaVeganZombie
    @DaVeganZombie Před 3 lety +386

    Also 3:15 you can hear both sheer terror and excitement in this girl’s voice. She doesn’t know how to react to the horror. That’s actually really scary.

  • @tomlongworth5387
    @tomlongworth5387 Před měsícem

    The slow mo of the oscillating tube is amazing

  • @aadamhameed9725
    @aadamhameed9725 Před 2 lety +3

    5:14 Nile: it might look complicated but it’s actually quite simple. Me:😔

  • @apex_plague1924
    @apex_plague1924 Před 3 lety +1751

    This man is like mumbo jumbo in the real world he’s like:it’s actually quite simple then gives a 10 min speech on how to make it

    • @exec2705
      @exec2705 Před 3 lety +39

      Lmao if he only works with redstone.

    • @locus1222
      @locus1222 Před 2 lety +24

      When i read mumbo jumbo i thought of the Sam O'nella video about mumbo jumbo and was so confused

    • @XKloosyvv
      @XKloosyvv Před 2 lety +47

      I bet he'd kill it in education edition

    • @C0L0URBLND
      @C0L0URBLND Před 2 lety

      @@XKloosyvv y y y y y y e e e e e e s s s s s s

    • @gabrielbennett8239
      @gabrielbennett8239 Před 2 lety +2

      @@locus1222 beat mah wife :0

  • @PrinceDenkichu
    @PrinceDenkichu Před 3 lety +554

    Casually wanted Nile to inhale the gas just to hear him have a good laugh

    • @Handlessuck1
      @Handlessuck1 Před 2 lety +33

      This is what content is.

    • @joshuasalem5022
      @joshuasalem5022 Před 8 měsíci +11

      Around 7:05 he says you shouldn’t inhale what’s made here because it might contain some toxic nitrogen dioxide.

    • @disliked1390
      @disliked1390 Před 8 měsíci

      I eat Mc Donalds, My body is ok with a bit of toxic.
      Anyway if i die i'll be laughing from the gas so it wont be that bad of an experience. @@joshuasalem5022

    • @nakoriakiyama9417
      @nakoriakiyama9417 Před 5 měsíci +1

      It doesnt really make you laugh tho. Its a dissociative and psychedelic experience

    • @orvinal2883
      @orvinal2883 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@nakoriakiyama9417 Ive had it. It made me laugh harder than I ever laughed before lol

  • @TheStarMachine2000
    @TheStarMachine2000 Před rokem +1

    I had some at the dentist, and I am still getting some tripped up dreams

  • @rubidot
    @rubidot Před 2 lety

    +1 for linking Periodic Videos in the description

  • @myxstery_
    @myxstery_ Před 3 lety +1248

    Imagine getting hit with laughing gas right before a funeral and your walking around laughing at a flickering light.

  • @ilicythings
    @ilicythings Před 3 lety +430

    2:43 I just realised that the explosion in Beirut was caused by ammonium nitrate.

  • @nonamesorry7135
    @nonamesorry7135 Před rokem +1

    The real life disaster videos were absolutely terrifying, just watching this through a screen makes me want to cry

  • @agj2310
    @agj2310 Před rokem +1

    I'm starting to think he's getting ready for war.

  • @violetchew824
    @violetchew824 Před 6 lety +269

    I like how you took the time to add in footage of opening a shaken-up soda bottle

  • @britishneko3906
    @britishneko3906 Před 2 lety +83

    "I probably wouldn't do it on an 800 ton scale"
    excuse me... "Probably"?

  • @JustAGlitchFL
    @JustAGlitchFL Před 2 lety +1

    So that's why whipped cream makes you so happy

  • @SeabornNomad
    @SeabornNomad Před rokem +3

    Also please do more barking dog when you have time 😁 love your content, nile!

  • @nicolevickyhades
    @nicolevickyhades Před 3 lety +491

    Sometimes I get concerned for his safety. And my brain tries to tell me "He's a chemist. He knows what he's doing" but I'm just concerned man.

    • @gabrielbennett8239
      @gabrielbennett8239 Před 2 lety +14

      Watch the video where he hits a potential bomb with a hammer to see what would happen

    • @ziblackingbestww444
      @ziblackingbestww444 Před 2 lety +36

      bruh this mans is literally a child with a lab. been watching him for years and thats what ive came up with

    • @peanutsans6780
      @peanutsans6780 Před 2 lety +1

      @@gabrielbennett8239 WHAT HOW MANY YEATS AGO

    • @trananbinhjerry6438
      @trananbinhjerry6438 Před 2 lety +3

      He sniffed cyanide like a dozen of time he is fine don't worry

    • @bbonggie273
      @bbonggie273 Před 2 lety +1

      @@peanutsans6780 5 i think ~

  • @DrRubyMD
    @DrRubyMD Před 4 lety +488

    3:25
    "I *Probably* wouldn't do it on an 800 ton scale"

    • @DapperestDave
      @DapperestDave Před 4 lety +88

      * _2 million subscriber special_ *

    • @charliebrown1134
      @charliebrown1134 Před 3 lety +11

      Abomination 999 FULL SEND MAN, JUST LIGHT IT AND RUUUUUN!!!

    • @333panda
      @333panda Před 3 lety +5

      *probably*

    • @brandonmorgan8016
      @brandonmorgan8016 Před 3 lety +9

      @@charliebrown1134 just make sure you use a long fuse. For example, if the experiment is in Beirut, you'd want your fuse to reach at least to Cypress

    • @zenosol234
      @zenosol234 Před 3 lety +2

      @@brandonmorgan8016 nah, thats only for 2750 tonnes, you wouldnt need a fuse that long for only 800 tonnes

  • @pat-a-rattat8094
    @pat-a-rattat8094 Před 5 měsíci

    Great video man love to see this experiment while feeling like I’m going along with you as well

  • @Gamer-mr5sl
    @Gamer-mr5sl Před rokem

    thanks for the tutorial, will be coming in handy!

  • @PianoRootsMusic
    @PianoRootsMusic Před 6 lety +282

    1:02 Great, now I badly want strawberries with whipped cream

  • @job3rg
    @job3rg Před 3 lety +305

    2:10 Hey. I can do this my self.
    2:50 NopeNopeNopeNopeNope

    • @patricksarama4963
      @patricksarama4963 Před 3 lety +25

      Don’t let some tiny explosion discourage you

    • @locxle
      @locxle Před 3 lety +14

      Great stuff comes with small sacrifices

    • @rami-succar7356
      @rami-succar7356 Před 3 lety +5

      you dont progress without cracking eggs

    • @gabej5687
      @gabej5687 Před 3 lety +2

      Wait you don't want to make a fertilizer bomb

    • @yeetogami2575
      @yeetogami2575 Před 3 lety +2

      @@gabej5687 you do ;)

  • @user-MaxwellDesign
    @user-MaxwellDesign Před 10 měsíci

    the sound of the second and third attempt were awesome

  • @MrFlop001
    @MrFlop001 Před rokem

    i like how u explain it like a simple tutorial on youtube like we could actually do this as a "home-made" kids experiment

  • @whynotanyting
    @whynotanyting Před 6 lety +493

    "Hey! wanna try some marijuana?"
    "Naw, I'll stick with laughing gas for now."

    • @calebsherman886
      @calebsherman886 Před 6 lety +4

      i want marijunaners

    • @muddskipper
      @muddskipper Před 6 lety

      That's very true.

    • @solidloafer3767
      @solidloafer3767 Před 6 lety +6

      Xryzer XGold the fuck is your problem

    • @OdinzEinherjar
      @OdinzEinherjar Před 6 lety +29

      HydraLord1221 I wish people like you would fuck up with your weed is safe broken record.
      Not always,depends on who you are,it can make you fucking schizophrenic or have drug induced psychosis, so no, its not simply safe.

    • @samuelguzman9143
      @samuelguzman9143 Před 6 lety +14

      VIKINGODIN he said safer.

  • @victr7487
    @victr7487 Před 6 lety +72

    10:18 that sound was freaking hilarious XD

  • @blooo_blooo
    @blooo_blooo Před rokem

    Wow that threw me back, I live in west and that explosion was loud AF

  • @darkskinnedlightskin1541

    You have balls of tungsten for this my man. After seeing those explosions I don't even want to go near that stuff.

  • @dawsontaylor9161
    @dawsontaylor9161 Před 6 lety +1062

    Bruh. I literally said you were lowkey instructing us how to make drugs last month. And now you are. I'm dead XD

    • @Galaidon
      @Galaidon Před 4 lety +91

      to be fair, you can just buy it on amazon

    • @mftripz8445
      @mftripz8445 Před 4 lety +15

      Levantin ++ One would feel like extreme shit after prolonged use

    • @NickC_222
      @NickC_222 Před 4 lety +17

      Mf Tripz Nitrous oxide abuse is notorious for causing vitamin B12 deficiency.

    • @kishiosakai2649
      @kishiosakai2649 Před 4 lety +15

      @@NickC_222 only if you take it too often.
      Also you could use supplements to avoid it.

    • @thallan
      @thallan Před 4 lety +13

      @@NickC_222 I have way over the recommended intake of b12, bite me banana man. (140% or 240% of the DRI. I fucking love milk)

  • @heroinmom153
    @heroinmom153 Před 3 lety +666

    When he went to test the Nitrous yield, I half expected him to take a little huff from the balloon, smile, and say, "Yup. It's good."

    • @throin1
      @throin1 Před 2 lety +42

      Ok, Heroin Mom

    • @heroinmom153
      @heroinmom153 Před 2 lety +6

      @@throin1 Somebody's brain is too smooth to understand a joke YT name. It's you. You're the one with the smooth, silly little brain. I'm neither a mom, a woman, nor do I do heroin, sweet boi 😉

    • @heroinmom153
      @heroinmom153 Před 2 lety +7

      @@throin1 Joke, meet smooth brained boi. Smooth brained boi, meet joke. I suppose you're quite used to concepts going over your head.

    • @godcomplex1929
      @godcomplex1929 Před 2 lety +16

      I can already imagine him doing that...WITH A SMILE

    • @heroinmom153
      @heroinmom153 Před 2 lety +6

      @Me actually, saying "What an odd thing to say" is an odd thing to say, especially when it confirms that a joke went over your head.

  • @mdnoostay
    @mdnoostay Před 11 měsíci

    i’ve never had a panic attack but the 800 ton explosion in person would give me one

  • @torchese9847
    @torchese9847 Před 2 lety

    just the way he says "anyways" gives major "oh no, anyways" vibes

  • @godfreypoon5148
    @godfreypoon5148 Před 6 lety +840

    Barking dog? Sounds more like a very angry fart.

    • @carlthecoworker5596
      @carlthecoworker5596 Před 6 lety

      lol

    • @deepakrajendra8019
      @deepakrajendra8019 Před 6 lety +6

      Godfrey Poon It sounds better when done in a longer, larger tube.

    • @godfreypoon5148
      @godfreypoon5148 Před 6 lety +18

      +Deepak Rajendra I tried it, but the people on the other end of the tube complained about the smell.

    • @sketchydolphin8979
      @sketchydolphin8979 Před 6 lety +1

      For real XD

    • @celtgunn9775
      @celtgunn9775 Před 5 lety +5

      So damn hard not to burst out laughing. Do you know how hard it is to laugh and not wake my husband? 🤣😆 My husband farts louder than this 'barking dog' experiment. So hilarious!

  • @coryman125
    @coryman125 Před 4 lety +36

    I've seen this reaction a number of times, but 10:17 has got to be the funniest result from it I've ever seen/heard. No wonder they call it laughing gas

  • @robozunamegacharge5646

    the sound it makes is so cool.

  • @local.gay.writer
    @local.gay.writer Před rokem +1

    The fact he said he PROBABLY won't do it on an 800 ton scale is what scares me.

  • @GamerSmacks
    @GamerSmacks Před 6 lety +135

    2:51 That's not that bad...
    2:53 Oh...

    • @iodinegd2915
      @iodinegd2915 Před 6 lety +7

      GamerSmack 3:15

    • @Cemhta
      @Cemhta Před 4 lety +1

      Haha i thought the same... At first i was like, ok that's not that bad, just a controlled fi...OMAGOSH that explosion was huge!

    • @foxooverlord
      @foxooverlord Před 3 lety

      @@Cemhta no
      thats jschlatts dog

  • @deathscreton
    @deathscreton Před 4 lety +177

    NileRed: "It's much cheaper and easier to just buy some directly instead."
    CZcams: "excuse me"

  • @alexanderlevy158
    @alexanderlevy158 Před rokem +1

    The way you talked while introducing squarespace at the beginning of the video made it sound like this was a NileGreen video, but I don't think NileGreen was even a channel yet when this video came out. I'm glad you've erm.. 'come out of your shell' a little more over the years. I'm surprised I haven't seen thia video before I thought it was new.

  • @wupme
    @wupme Před 6 měsíci

    N2O in cars is not as much used as an oxidizer, but to cool down the air fuel mixture hard, which gives move air in the mix. The increase in oxygen through the larger amount of air makes it possible to use more fuel and give more power. It would work with anything that cools down the mixture to the same levels, and doesn't kill the flame.

  • @cuntdork
    @cuntdork Před 3 lety +40

    I like how he put in the disclosure for people just wanting to "whip-it"out at 4:08.
    ("Whip-it(s)" is a slang term for recreational use of nitrous oxide, in case you were wondering.)

  • @kinghrath
    @kinghrath Před 2 lety +91

    I love the whole, "if you really want some, just buy it," comment.
    Don't blow yourself up trying to get high lmao

  • @human2384
    @human2384 Před 2 lety +1

    every time nile paused while explaining how dangerous ammonium nitrate was
    i was positive he was about to explode

  • @backyardianboi6789
    @backyardianboi6789 Před 2 lety

    5:38 my brother saw the three necked flask and said "is that a bong or something"
    nice.

  • @jonnevitu4979
    @jonnevitu4979 Před 4 lety +93

    3:17 a really big bark btw

  • @MokiMaro
    @MokiMaro Před 3 lety +40

    "it has to be heated carefully" Hmm... That's a blowtorch.

  • @M1551NGN0
    @M1551NGN0 Před rokem +1

    The name is enough to stimulate laughs all around me.....

  • @Zerschnetzler
    @Zerschnetzler Před 2 lety

    "this is just fro fun, and exploring the science"
    10 seconds earlier
    *HUGE EXPLOSIONS*

  • @ppdestroyer9794
    @ppdestroyer9794 Před 5 lety +87

    3:17 i think we are dead

  • @twocvbloke
    @twocvbloke Před 6 lety +258

    Produces a nice bright blue-white flame, and a funny noise too... :P

  • @hgu
    @hgu Před 2 lety

    >first example barks normally
    >second one unleashes Cthulhu

  • @tillersokuu4638
    @tillersokuu4638 Před 2 lety +1

    9:15 the tube: "BOO"
    me: "AH!"

  • @rasmusthielsen970
    @rasmusthielsen970 Před 3 lety +229

    Watching him talk about the dangers of ammonium nitrate right after the Beirut explosion is quite nerve wrecking

    • @jacvic0790
      @jacvic0790 Před 3 lety +1

      *wracking

    • @DraconicMaker
      @DraconicMaker Před 3 lety +7

      @@jacvic0790 technically the same

    • @shim64
      @shim64 Před rokem +1

      isnt it

    • @shim64
      @shim64 Před rokem +2

      @@jacvic0790 racking*

    • @iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013
      @iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013 Před rokem +1

      It's dangerous stuff, to be sure, but the reason Beirut was such a disaster is them having an absolutely absurd amount of it. Even when someone's building a relatively small car bomb, we're talking about like a hundred pounds.

  • @ShiningDev
    @ShiningDev Před 6 lety +1939

    The roblox death sound experiment

  • @alllove1754
    @alllove1754 Před 2 lety

    Big thanks back to you for the acknowledgment of the oscillation

  • @goosehonk6715
    @goosehonk6715 Před 2 lety

    oh great
    nile is gonna make it so if we watch his videos, laughing gas will fill our room

  • @jadenschalck8640
    @jadenschalck8640 Před 3 lety +50

    "It's actually quite simple" me getting flashbacks to mumbo jumbo.

  • @theepicgamer4578
    @theepicgamer4578 Před 4 lety +139

    3:25 He said "probably" does that mean there's a chance that he might do it?

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 Před 3 lety +5

      That's what I'm hoping, I mean he didn't rule it out.

    • @ShreyashUSA
      @ShreyashUSA Před 3 lety

      He didn't do it , but it happen anyways

    • @dadguy8415
      @dadguy8415 Před 3 lety +2

      @@johnladuke6475 he did, beirut, this was before the incident.
      Yeah I'm joking
      Ok stop scrolling
      STOP
      Never gonna give you up

  • @purplealice
    @purplealice Před 2 lety

    I can see why it's called laughing gas - the weird noise it made in the tube cracked me up!

  • @LiborTinka
    @LiborTinka Před 4 měsíci

    This is an excellent reaction to demonstrate the complex and perplexing redox chemistry of nitrogen compounds. Note that decomposition of ammonium nitrate is thermodynamically favoured, but not kinetically favoured, because measurably decomposes only with strong heating, but the exothermy shows the reaction is spontaneous. This is also due to mild acidity and reducing properties of ammonium. Sodium nitrate does not decompose like that. Instead in only partially and reversibly decomposes to nitrite, yet nitrites are more reactive than nitrates (ammonium nitrite notably decomposes at room temperature and explodes even on mild heating). While nitrates form nitric acid, nitrites don't even exist in acidic solution except as the unstable and reactive nitrous acid (compare with sulfurous and carbonic acids), which cannot be isolated and can be kept only for a while in cold solution.
    So contrary to popular belief, inorganic nitrates are fairly inert and both the reduction potential and reaction rate depend on pH, which both also depend on temperature.
    I guess the cooling is needed not only to avoid thermal runaway, but also to keep the unstable intermediates in solution (hydroxylamine, hydrazine, dinitrogen trioxide etc.).
    Note that nitrogen itself is relatively strong oxidizing agent (E0 = ~1 V) yet it is normally so inert it can often replace argon in lab experiments (and so is nitrous oxide - this is why it's used as a propulsion gas for whipped cream in place of carbon dioxide, which is acidic and thus too reactive toward fats).
    It would be great to demonstrate the redox couples and potentials involved in this reaction as well as conditions (namely pH) required to obtain nitrous oxide as a product (rather than nitrogen or its higher oxides).
    The rich chemistry of nitrogen is utilized by bacteria and this is why nitrates and nitrites occur in nature (see nitrification, nitritation, denitrification, annamox, connamox). Some bacteria oxidize ammonia to nitrogen in presence of nitrate - the oxidation of ammonia takes energy, but the reduction of nitrate produces even more energy, making the whole process net positive. Although the final product is nitrogen, it is believed that hydroxylamine is an intermediate in such metabolic process.

  • @eyeofminati2653
    @eyeofminati2653 Před 4 lety +180

    Teacher : N2O
    Class : Laughing gas
    Me : NOS

  • @bryanallayban2502
    @bryanallayban2502 Před 4 lety +13

    10:53 Jumping in an 80s-90s cartoon

  • @adriandelgado8709
    @adriandelgado8709 Před 11 měsíci

    Just the “probably wouldn’t do it in a 800 ton scale” cracked me up real good

  • @robbpatterson6796
    @robbpatterson6796 Před 7 měsíci

    "I probably wouldn't do it on an 800 ton scale" is probably the funniest thing I've ever read!

  • @HenriqueGuerraOficial
    @HenriqueGuerraOficial Před 3 lety +20

    9:15 it REALLY sounds like you made a "BOOP!" with your voice

  • @johnathansams4924
    @johnathansams4924 Před 6 lety +58

    2:01 sounds just like my little Shitzu

  • @DarknessBlade808
    @DarknessBlade808 Před 2 měsíci

    9:16 Boop! hehe!
    Oh hey look! You made me laugh! It means it works! You're a good chemist NileRed!

  • @baseddoge8870
    @baseddoge8870 Před rokem +1

    u sir ur a great educational chemist,Love from Brazil ❤️🇧🇷.

  • @DrakkarCalethiel
    @DrakkarCalethiel Před 6 lety +202

    Tianjin was hell on that day... Didn't even know about that accident!

    • @Rhodanide
      @Rhodanide Před 6 lety +35

      Drakkar Calethiel The explosion looked so hot... It's just yellow, and red... Gives me the chills, in a bad way. Absolutely terrible.

    • @VoidFish
      @VoidFish Před 6 lety +45

      A lot of people died in that explosion....theres a couple vids of people essentially filming there own deaths

    • @DrakkarCalethiel
      @DrakkarCalethiel Před 6 lety +23

      BlackFish I've watched a couple of videos from the explosion. The first one was bad but the second one is just hell on earth.
      People literally filmed their last seconds, if you think about it, just terrible!

    • @pbpbpbpbpbpbpbpbpb
      @pbpbpbpbpbpbpbpbpb Před 6 lety +25

      Agreed. Some of the footage is unsettlingly close to ground zero.

    • @Jaqen-HGhar
      @Jaqen-HGhar Před 6 lety +14

      it actually had a literal mushroom cloud in some of the other footage from the second explosion.