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  • Опубликовано: 29 мар 2020
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    It has taken many months, but I was finally able to make a decent aerogel!
    Procedure resources: www.aerogel.org and bit.ly/g4gsf2s
    Video References:
    • Veritasium video: • World's Lightest Solid!
    • Applied Science video: • Making silica aerogel ...
    NileBlue pressure chamber video: • Going supercritical.
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Комментарии • 26 тыс.

  • @micheek9708
    @micheek9708 3 года назад +29982

    i love how he casually just said that the best part is how it gets trapped in your eyelids and causes permanent blindness

    • @uncannyvalley2350
      @uncannyvalley2350 3 года назад +1432

      I tried it and died

    • @Shep01
      @Shep01 3 года назад +788

      Fear can keep you focused and safe.

    • @spaghettiopizza8686
      @spaghettiopizza8686 3 года назад +626

      @@uncannyvalley2350 ah, how was it?

    • @uncannyvalley2350
      @uncannyvalley2350 3 года назад +591

      Twas not the bestest thing ever

    • @wynndye
      @wynndye 3 года назад +373

      @@uncannyvalley2350 damn, rip. mustve hurt.

  • @eskimoof4804
    @eskimoof4804 4 года назад +69591

    Aerogel: I’m 99% air
    Chip bags: *pathetic*

  • @eduardoalvara2
    @eduardoalvara2 10 месяцев назад +1628

    I felt the joy with you when at the end the aerogel finally had no cracks! I watched the whole 40m and feel fresh after it, learned a lot and it was super entertaining! Thank you!

    • @DiamondPlays901
      @DiamondPlays901 9 месяцев назад +38

      How much is that into usd? I’m upset you only got 10 likes.

    • @Mrinaalhere
      @Mrinaalhere 9 месяцев назад +62

      It's Chilean peso,it's approximately 3 dollars

    • @DiamondPlays901
      @DiamondPlays901 9 месяцев назад +7

      @@Mrinaalhere ohh ok thank your 🙏

    • @nuages8915
      @nuages8915 8 месяцев назад +11

      ​@DiamondPeepOfficial why would you be upset over it not getting likes ??

    • @DiamondPlays901
      @DiamondPlays901 8 месяцев назад

      @@nuages8915 more than upset is that when someone donates, the RUclipsr should give more recognition. I'm more upset for the donator.

  • @RICX_OFFICIXL_Channel
    @RICX_OFFICIXL_Channel 11 месяцев назад +306

    NileRed: TMOS
    Subtitles: tea moss
    NileRed: **Shredding The Wax**
    Subtitles: [Music]

    • @Corner_twisted
      @Corner_twisted 2 месяца назад +21

      Don't know what's wrong with your subtitles, mine said tree frogs perfectly fine

    • @MissMyah37
      @MissMyah37 2 месяца назад +1

      Lol

    • @K3GNX58
      @K3GNX58 2 месяца назад +7

      If you're wondering about the second one, it's probably because youtube listened to Clutterfunk

    • @Thesnakerox
      @Thesnakerox Месяц назад +2

      Shredding...in more ways than one.

    • @kgratia4748
      @kgratia4748 Месяц назад +2

      @@K3GNX58 clutterfunk

  • @tomc.5704
    @tomc.5704 4 года назад +5074

    "My favorite thing about it is that it reacts with water and turns back into silica, and it can do this in both your lungs and your eyes. The best part too, is that the particles form in the eyes under the surface, and they're way too small to remove so it can lead to permanent blindness."
    Oh yeah, that's what I love about it too

    • @andrelin4345
      @andrelin4345 4 года назад +256

      Tom C. It’s like smashing a shot glass into someone’s face except at a microscopic level

    • @cherry27
      @cherry27 4 года назад +131

      I have never heard anything more horrifying! I actually shuddered!

    • @mikhailmikhailov8781
      @mikhailmikhailov8781 4 года назад +101

      Chemists

    • @Kay_Sea251
      @Kay_Sea251 4 года назад +81

      My favorite things and your favorite things don't really overlap...

    • @WolfLykaios
      @WolfLykaios 4 года назад +59

      *This guy is a mad scientist for sure...*
      Love it though.

  • @thagumber
    @thagumber 2 года назад +12583

    Aerogel: is 99% air
    Lays: Look at what they need to mimic a fraction of our power.

  • @nicholasspring
    @nicholasspring Год назад +127

    that frustrated "MMM" at 12:03 was priceless

  • @Stuntman707
    @Stuntman707 Год назад +105

    Can we just appreciate how labour intensive this is to make and how Nile actually came up with some great solutions even improving on the instructions he was following. Aerogel is like unobtainium, almost impossible to make. It's a material that literally can not exist without supercritial drying, yet here's a full video on RUclips showing exactly how it can be made. Amazing.

  • @hahanamegobrrr6667
    @hahanamegobrrr6667 4 года назад +7346

    you know you've have reached peak chemistry when you grate some candle as a mold base to make aerogel

    • @purplebrick7263
      @purplebrick7263 4 года назад +37

      Wow first comment after a month Ü I feel special

    • @Darth_Maroon
      @Darth_Maroon 4 года назад +8

      Lol

    • @DeepBlacknessRoblox
      @DeepBlacknessRoblox 4 года назад +2

      Astigmatisme IM THE 1,000TH LIKER! And lol

    • @Wakingdead14
      @Wakingdead14 4 года назад

      @@DeepBlacknessRoblox mmmmm pop rocks

    • @GMOlester
      @GMOlester 4 года назад +6

      Imagine using ur grandmas old smoking voice just to tell her to say this in the voice to text because u can’t say it.

  • @manitoba-op4jx
    @manitoba-op4jx 4 года назад +19944

    "i used a dollar store cheese grater to shred one whole dollar store candle."
    ah, yes. chemistry

    • @noahcarlton4625
      @noahcarlton4625 4 года назад +172

      An the macro scale

    • @tomkandy
      @tomkandy 4 года назад +523

      Was all he could afford after dropping a few grand at McMaster-Carr

    • @manan-543
      @manan-543 4 года назад +175

      @@tomkandy gotta save money somewhere

    • @ohg4338
      @ohg4338 4 года назад +49

      he is kemissed

    • @aboveezsalt6671
      @aboveezsalt6671 4 года назад +40

      Comestry

  • @mattrobinson5099
    @mattrobinson5099 5 месяцев назад +28

    Watching the liquid reach supercritical was super cool. The way the reflection from the bottom of the surface transitioned to refraction and then to transparent was awesome and ithe border between the two phases disappeared was awesome.

  • @Cleetus-808
    @Cleetus-808 7 месяцев назад +13

    I thought all you needed was a gel sack and a Ruby.

    • @cameron12477
      @cameron12477 14 дней назад +2

      Ifykyk this is an elite comment

  • @kadancook2105
    @kadancook2105 3 года назад +3080

    The entire video
    "the instructions said to do this but instead, I did that"

    • @rizcore
      @rizcore 3 года назад +30

      He "winging it" ;p (taken from mulan two)

    • @shyeskyeskyeksye
      @shyeskyeskyeksye 3 года назад +71

      "And it ended up working."

    • @darkmaitri
      @darkmaitri 3 года назад +5

      Tsk!! It's because my nephew a genius! You no laugh at him!

    • @sceplecture2382
      @sceplecture2382 3 года назад +4

      the instructions said to do that but instead, I did this

    • @CowboyBeansss
      @CowboyBeansss 3 года назад +2

      @@darkmaitri huh

  • @tetsuoumezawa5833
    @tetsuoumezawa5833 4 года назад +36629

    If you are a person who has successfully created and shaped aerogel, does that make you an Aerosmith?

    • @fakehesap1731
      @fakehesap1731 4 года назад +1562

      Dude looks like a wizard

    • @porkdumpring
      @porkdumpring 4 года назад +557

      Vola vola?

    • @flabbergabber
      @flabbergabber 4 года назад +460

      @@porkdumpring volare via?? 🤔

    • @swwetsour7697
      @swwetsour7697 4 года назад +537

      Is that a motherfucking JoJo's references???

    • @brianfeddersen8124
      @brianfeddersen8124 4 года назад +241

      @@swwetsour7697 Welcome to youtube comments :P

  • @iankelly6931
    @iankelly6931 7 месяцев назад +22

    Just watched the Veritasium video on aerogel. He went to the Aerogel Technologies in Boston and when they showed the super critical drying process I noticed something that would have made your process much smoother. It appears they poured the gel into small molds and did not remove the gel from the mold until AFTER the super critical drying process was complete, doing so gave the smooth perfect appearance you were looking for.

  • @SnickerSkye
    @SnickerSkye 5 месяцев назад +20

    >Me reminiscing over his old video budgets after he just spent over $8,000 (mostly on pure gold) in his latest video (late December, 2023) about making purple gold.
    Our Red-Boi's come a long way over the years! Here's to more success and growth in 2024!

    • @dogebread69
      @dogebread69 17 дней назад +1

      He also made like a 3000$ cookie

  • @prismabsurd
    @prismabsurd 4 года назад +4009

    "I had never done anything like this before, but I had faith that I could do it."
    What a life motto.

    • @manan-543
      @manan-543 4 года назад +66

      That's him before pretty must every project. And at the end, the result is great. So just shows he has got a lot of experience and the power of the motto

    • @crayonberry2123
      @crayonberry2123 4 года назад +9

      Me when I see something without a pattern

    • @crayonberry2123
      @crayonberry2123 4 года назад +4

      Yeah I meant sew, but it put see

    • @spartan108
      @spartan108 4 года назад +2

      Not original but ok

    • @vincentwidjaja688
      @vincentwidjaja688 4 года назад +1

      Make it a shirt

  • @nihilvt
    @nihilvt 4 года назад +5970

    FBI: He HAS to be making Meth this time.
    NileRed: *making bone-in air*

    • @SoggyWaffles1984
      @SoggyWaffles1984 4 года назад +76

      This time? There has been more?

    • @JasonBlack66
      @JasonBlack66 4 года назад +60

      i make a bone in the air almost every day. whats new?

    • @JasonBlack66
      @JasonBlack66 4 года назад +43

      U.S. Law = Kick his door in anyway just we can see what this fricker is doing

    • @h20cozmic84
      @h20cozmic84 4 года назад +30

      nice

    • @lewisho8114
      @lewisho8114 3 года назад +19

      *meth* anol

  • @tomdaboss2885
    @tomdaboss2885 Год назад +418

    “My favorite part about this chemical is that the fumes turn your eyes and lungs into literal quartz and cause permanent blindness”
    Thank you NileRed, very cool.

    • @captainp.2721
      @captainp.2721 7 месяцев назад +1

      Good parrot. You repeated what he said.

    • @tomdaboss2885
      @tomdaboss2885 7 месяцев назад +26

      @@captainp.2721 great observation

    • @I-Am-Creative-Coops
      @I-Am-Creative-Coops 7 месяцев назад +2

      People who like science can often be secretly very violent people.

    • @heshewumbo
      @heshewumbo 6 месяцев назад

      @@captainp.2721you really enjoy being a judgemental loser dont you

    • @gneu1527
      @gneu1527 4 месяца назад

      ​@@I-Am-Creative-CoopsSame I never show it but sometimes I say something like that with a neutral face

  • @BinglesP
    @BinglesP 3 месяца назад +9

    Even if you can't see the aerogel at 23:34's shooting, like Nile wanted, the scene still looks really pretty to me in an abstract way. Something about the lighting around the chamber walls and the liquid CO₂, and the straight-on perspective, is such a visually-appealing shot to me. I don't know.

    • @PolarBear084
      @PolarBear084 15 дней назад

      Agreed. Looks like a scene from towards the end of a Sci Fi movie where the Protagonist and Antagonist meet to talk

  • @commentaryclone7889
    @commentaryclone7889 4 года назад +5132

    The noise he made when he dropped the gel, “U N H H H”

    • @jakeob5884
      @jakeob5884 4 года назад +155

      Commentary Clone probably my favorite part of the video

    • @anonymous-fm2bg
      @anonymous-fm2bg 4 года назад +325

      When scientists drop things: it eez what it eez
      When this dude drops things: *orgasm* it isn't HARD enough

    • @1david1r47
      @1david1r47 4 года назад +185

      I could feel the angry energy from my screen.

    • @brain5853
      @brain5853 4 года назад +7

      Oof

    • @CowyC
      @CowyC 4 года назад +146

      Here guys 12:01

  • @Ender-jl8dd
    @Ender-jl8dd 3 года назад +6320

    Aerogel: the most confusing substance:
    Sounds like a brick
    Breaks like ceramic
    Looks like jello
    Weighs like a paper clip
    And takes heat like a boss

    • @moonagaming6068
      @moonagaming6068 2 года назад +100

      exactly
      can't believe just made an chain

    • @Wgrid93
      @Wgrid93 2 года назад +24

      @@moonagaming6068 Exactly
      Edit: his name was something on ''E''

    • @theguywhoasked8163
      @theguywhoasked8163 2 года назад +18

      @@Wgrid93 exactly

    • @Wgrid93
      @Wgrid93 2 года назад +18

      @@theguywhoasked8163 Exactly

    • @SoapOfTheMactavish
      @SoapOfTheMactavish 2 года назад +73

      Hotels like a Trivago

  • @BoehserOnkel1989
    @BoehserOnkel1989 11 месяцев назад +12

    Addressing the orange light in the chamber: CO2 not only absorbs in the IR area of the EM-Spectrum but also in the VIS area at about 430 nm (blue to violet), resulting in the light passing it to be orange (complementary color).

  • @dylanryan1762
    @dylanryan1762 11 месяцев назад +11

    Watching this as a chemical engineering student genuinely about 500 million more times more interesting than the stuff we do in lectures and labs fair play

  • @isana_smh
    @isana_smh 4 года назад +2553

    ''I came up with a *very scientific method* to figure this out...
    where I would occasionally *just punch the table* and see how it shook.''

    • @isabelfranqui3504
      @isabelfranqui3504 4 года назад +42

      That common sense.

    • @haroldsaxon1075
      @haroldsaxon1075 4 года назад +53

      This is about as scientific as it gets.
      Form hypothesis, make observations, adjust hypothesis, more tests and repeat.

    • @mikhaitzacuceritorul0074
      @mikhaitzacuceritorul0074 4 года назад +28

      He lied about getting rid of bubbles it's just to release the stress

    • @ilyamosin3090
      @ilyamosin3090 4 года назад +31

      "Its good to punch the table in general"
      NileRed 2020

    • @equaius893
      @equaius893 4 года назад +3

      @@ilyamosin3090 scientific or not

  • @isaiahwray4328
    @isaiahwray4328 3 года назад +4047

    It amazes me that I can watch a full 43 minute video about aerogel but yet cannot watch my videos for school

    • @andreafalealili5345
      @andreafalealili5345 3 года назад +140

      THIS RIGHT HERE

    • @amrali1380
      @amrali1380 3 года назад +43

      @@andreafalealili5345 SHUT UP STOP YELLING OMG

    • @gallium-gonzollium
      @gallium-gonzollium 3 года назад +98

      @@amrali1380 Erm... you cant talk since youre yelling as well

    • @mangomations
      @mangomations 3 года назад +15

      Damn true

    • @confs4loona696
      @confs4loona696 3 года назад +61

      literally watching nine of these while procrastinating watching a nine hour long video

  • @namanpaul2821
    @namanpaul2821 9 месяцев назад +11

    Thanks for all your hard work.❤❤

  • @ethancarr4111
    @ethancarr4111 4 месяца назад +1

    I love how he takes his time and tries to make the best product he can. He doesn't half ass it and I love it.

  • @abrahampkenmore3848
    @abrahampkenmore3848 4 года назад +7419

    Me: “I’m not going to watch 45 minutes about aerogel” *45 minutes later* “well, that was fascinating”

    • @djspeed5569
      @djspeed5569 4 года назад +229

      Yo I had no idea that was 45 minutes. I just watched the whole thing and it felt like 15.

    • @masacatior
      @masacatior 4 года назад +23

      Same

    • @JonnyGuns
      @JonnyGuns 4 года назад +111

      Read this comment and said, "Surely I won't as well...43 minutes later - I wonder what mass production of this stuff looks like.."

    • @Pythonian7
      @Pythonian7 4 года назад +19

      A video worth watching for sure

    • @FieryCoal
      @FieryCoal 4 года назад +21

      Holy shoot! I thought it was twenty, no wonder why it’s so dark outside

  • @justintr4888
    @justintr4888 3 года назад +3223

    "I found that it was good to punch the table in general." - NileRed, anger management therapist

  • @simonmccaffrey6388
    @simonmccaffrey6388 5 месяцев назад +6

    You take practical approaches to making chemical products that bewilder the public. You’re a genius for blending your passions, content and eduction like this.

  • @nicg8878
    @nicg8878 3 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for going to this much effort, Nigel. Although quite soul destroying and tedious, you accomplished something truly amazing. If i ever find a spare month I too shall attempt this.

  • @danemp4727
    @danemp4727 3 года назад +2935

    792 dollars for some little windows, so the dude could get some "cool shots" for us. what a legend.

    • @ThePickles69
      @ThePickles69 3 года назад +16

      You’re broke

    • @xenodefined
      @xenodefined 3 года назад +111

      @@ThePickles69 I doubt you're better

    • @majikss
      @majikss 3 года назад +87

      @@ThePickles69 your last names Epstein lmao

    • @Joe-gv4zn
      @Joe-gv4zn 3 года назад +68

      Kevin Epstein that’s coming out of the dudes own money if your gonna be a little bitch about it then just don’t say anything at all

    • @tartaloof
      @tartaloof 3 года назад +15

      I am mad pufferfish @Kevin Epstein you are big mean you cheese it

  • @unprankable666
    @unprankable666 3 года назад +3300

    Hexagon gel: breaks just slightly
    Nile: audible pain

  • @facillogistica
    @facillogistica 4 месяца назад

    Congratulations on your persistence!!! The result was fantastic! Hugs from Brazil

  • @jesse638
    @jesse638 8 месяцев назад

    Excellent description of your method, three years later and you're as thorough as you are now. Love your content dude

  • @Bilagtas
    @Bilagtas 4 года назад +1590

    What I want to learn: How to make aerogel
    What I learned: A very scientific way to determine when the aerogel is ready is to punch the table

  • @valic3634
    @valic3634 3 года назад +4592

    He’s definitely on like seven different fbi watch lists with how much pure chemicals he buys

    • @rogue6827
      @rogue6827 3 года назад +172

      Yeah. He does buy some sketchy things

    • @robertpoff8442
      @robertpoff8442 3 года назад +345

      Funniest part is that if he ever got raided every cop would see his lab and be certain he’s making drugs

    • @flappyjay_gaming
      @flappyjay_gaming 3 года назад +274

      *Breaking Red*

    • @juliaf_
      @juliaf_ 3 года назад +157

      Nah he's Canadian. CSIS is probably watching though

    • @JimmyHey
      @JimmyHey 3 года назад +26

      @@flappyjay_gaming I love that comment, gave me a good chuckle :')

  • @TheHappyhorus
    @TheHappyhorus 5 месяцев назад +1

    I’m just amazed at this guys work ethic and genius. Thanks for brightening the world dude.

  • @yuvanroopnarian8547
    @yuvanroopnarian8547 9 месяцев назад +3

    wow this is very helpful I always wanted to know how to make aerogel and thank for all the effort and time it took for this i really appreciate it keep up the good work

  • @spicyumbrella6668
    @spicyumbrella6668 4 года назад +3032

    “I came up with a very scientific solution”
    Proceeds to punch table

    • @bskcj1149
      @bskcj1149 4 года назад +27

      You don’t do that?

    • @lordelliott42
      @lordelliott42 4 года назад +27

      It's percussive maintenance.

    • @jasonkeith2832
      @jasonkeith2832 4 года назад +10

      Often some of the best results can come from technically simple means. One example is how one of the nationally approved methods of obtaining unit weights of fine aggregates (small rocks of fairly consistent size) and sands is by filling and slightly tipping a calibrated, flat based bowl and then letting it fall flat, repeated 50 times.

    • @fishcultist9513
      @fishcultist9513 4 года назад +14

      yeah, that was the joke.

    • @tdf_worldkey6666
      @tdf_worldkey6666 4 года назад +2

      Lol

  • @danielwgk
    @danielwgk 4 года назад +2672

    "On a personal note, projects like these...kind of destroy my soul."

    • @jackcallahan1848
      @jackcallahan1848 4 года назад +30

      Danielwgk what, was your mom an airogel or something?

    • @jackcallahan1848
      @jackcallahan1848 4 года назад +70

      Oh wait that’s a quote. WHOOPSIE

    • @o0ooo0
      @o0ooo0 4 года назад +5

      Yea lmao

    • @OhLookItsDavid
      @OhLookItsDavid 4 года назад +16

      Reminds me of grad school...

    • @carlosrendo4970
      @carlosrendo4970 4 года назад +9

      Months of work, some gratifying replies- but yes, that was doozy of a project was rewarding to us... thanks!

  • @jacobverner321
    @jacobverner321 4 месяца назад +1

    Very cool, thank you for showing us incredible chemistry behind all this

  • @LtnFlashLifts
    @LtnFlashLifts 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for the rundown of a simple high pressure CO2 setup; we've made this setup in our lab for experiments (with modifications ofc)

  • @jacksonharris460
    @jacksonharris460 3 года назад +3683

    Aerogel: 99.98% air
    Everyone: wow that’s so cool
    Air: wtf, I’m 100% air

    • @dorpg26
      @dorpg26 3 года назад +246

      Lays: *pathetic*

    • @krishc.8980
      @krishc.8980 3 года назад +68

      @@dorpg26 copied from the chip bag comment

    • @JuanPablo-nb3om
      @JuanPablo-nb3om 3 года назад +36

      bro that was so funny I almost forgot to laugh O_O_O_O_O

    • @luey0822
      @luey0822 3 года назад +2

      LOL

    • @kesaya3806
      @kesaya3806 3 года назад +8

      SueDeNoob bro I didn’t ask O-o

  • @tomotime9284
    @tomotime9284 3 года назад +2596

    "I found a very scientific way of seeing if theyre dry"
    *Proceeds to destroy his table*

  • @suntzu8642
    @suntzu8642 11 месяцев назад

    I am literally speechless. You are amazing man kudos to you 🙌🏽

  • @ELIMENT-
    @ELIMENT- Год назад +1

    It was way more difficult to make than I was thought....i appreciate the hardwork ❤

  • @joeass2399
    @joeass2399 2 года назад +5460

    "The best part is that it can lead to permanent blindness"
    This guy is literally the definition of mad scientist

  • @piratekit3941
    @piratekit3941 2 года назад +6848

    My favorite part was the most random, when using tongs to pull out the aerogel on the hex shape, you clicked the tongs a few time - just like a dad about to grill something. Proving it is impossible to use tongs at all, in any way, without clicking them.

    • @oceanbreeze6455
      @oceanbreeze6455 2 года назад +227

      Yep, I'm starting chem in college and I checked out the lab last week, the teacher had us look in our individual drawers to make sure everything was there and I immediately saw beaker tongs, took them out and clicked them
      (We're supposed to take everything out of the drawers to make sure we have everything we need for the labs in the future)

    • @gamingmoyai3950
      @gamingmoyai3950 2 года назад +165

      @@oceanbreeze6455 I was grilling chicken, i have to click them, it’s impossible not to, then I chase my dogs around the house with them.

    • @coreygolphenee9633
      @coreygolphenee9633 2 года назад +135

      How else would I know if they are working

    • @undeadluciel
      @undeadluciel 2 года назад +203

      the crab instinct

    • @boxyk9
      @boxyk9 2 года назад +120

      @@undeadluciel reject modernarity, return to crab

  • @id104335409
    @id104335409 7 месяцев назад

    Thats true dedication and persistence!

  • @theGothicTopic
    @theGothicTopic 4 месяца назад

    Well done! Subscribed! Makes you wonder how they ever figured out how to make it to begin with without any instructions..crazy! Love this channel ..cheers

  • @mika-tu6ld
    @mika-tu6ld 4 года назад +2836

    “and I ideally wanted mine to be crack-free”
    don’t we all nile... don’t we all

    • @elbowsbuns1896
      @elbowsbuns1896 4 года назад +93

      *SNORTS* IM SORRY WHAT

    • @GrandWiziy101
      @GrandWiziy101 4 года назад +191

      "One of the biggest factors in making crack-free aerogel is using speed"

    • @RVPNK161
      @RVPNK161 4 года назад +36

      @@GrandWiziy101 you won the internet for tonight.

    • @Uhette
      @Uhette 4 года назад +7

      At the end looks like h wasn’t successful. Got that SPOON

    • @Stonewulf
      @Stonewulf 4 года назад +1

      @@RVPNK161 Nah, the guy that commented the same thing 30 minutes before him already did.

  • @CuteSkyler
    @CuteSkyler 3 года назад +1869

    "I used a dollar store grater"
    "I bought a 2000$ chamber"

    • @butteredbuns3491
      @butteredbuns3491 3 года назад +90

      gotta save money somewhere

    • @peanutbutterclams7798
      @peanutbutterclams7798 3 года назад +3

      @Pawel Puchalski lol

    • @ian59
      @ian59 3 года назад +7

      That was $2K before the additional 2 $400 windows...

    • @AndrewVII
      @AndrewVII 3 года назад +15

      I agree, he should have bought a 2000$ grater.
      Very disappointed with this video because of this.

    • @atkindabell
      @atkindabell 3 года назад +4

      The dollar or cent symbol is before the number

  • @whocareseh1
    @whocareseh1 3 месяца назад

    Excellent application. I really appreciate the effort and determination to resolve issues in a practical way, to get results!

  • @MeIsdum-le6sn
    @MeIsdum-le6sn 4 месяца назад +3

    How this guy is not dead amazes me

  • @thesovietkevin7275
    @thesovietkevin7275 4 года назад +1408

    2:08 "the best part..."
    *proceeds to talk about how silica can cause permanent blindness*

    • @ThisIsTaco1
      @ThisIsTaco1 4 года назад +146

      As a chemist, the most fun part of any substance to work with is their hazards. Oh, it destroys my nervous system *AND* is pyrophoric? _n i c e_

    • @smallsthetimelord4066
      @smallsthetimelord4066 4 года назад +13

      I mean that's pretty dang cool though.

    • @cooledicecubes2805
      @cooledicecubes2805 4 года назад +22

      Put it in a water balloon and throw it at your friend’s face

    • @Kyle-gw6qp
      @Kyle-gw6qp 4 года назад +3

      @@ThisIsTaco1 what does pyrophoric mean?

    • @Tw3akst3r
      @Tw3akst3r 4 года назад +11

      @@Kyle-gw6qp
      1. Spontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state
      2. Producing sparks, especially by friction
      3. (fire investigation) Able to oxidize with exposure to atmospheric oxygen at normal temperatures.

  • @bmitchem457
    @bmitchem457 2 года назад +2885

    I'm convinced that "A Local Hardware Store" is just the name of a chemical supply company in Canada

    • @CraftQueenJr
      @CraftQueenJr 2 года назад +79

      Eh. Everyhting he mentions getting there are pretty standard household chemicals you can find at the majority of hardware and quite a few grocery stores.

    • @laughinggoat9343
      @laughinggoat9343 2 года назад +44

      He’s probably a local customer

    • @tobiaskrchnak1347
      @tobiaskrchnak1347 2 года назад +22

      @@CraftQueenJr You didn't get the joke?

    • @xx_duck_xx9319
      @xx_duck_xx9319 2 года назад +24

      na its just your normal canadian tire

    • @kylerivera3470
      @kylerivera3470 2 года назад +26

      Nah, it's a local hardware store, but it's also the cover for the secret society of mad scientists that NileRed is a part of.

  • @haroldwhitney6130
    @haroldwhitney6130 8 месяцев назад

    Fantastic. Just a great project and video. Very well done.

  • @Spikuru
    @Spikuru Год назад +5

    love the content, been a fan for a while, when assembling use Hercules 'Mega Tape' (the gray stuff with the knight holding a shield) and 'Leak Lock' blue joint sealing compound, put the tape on (at least 3 wraps, then paint the leak lock on the tape that's on the threads in an even layer (going with the tape/threads, not against it so you don't unravel your tape!), then crank it down. never back a fitting out to straighten it up, you'll get a leak, if you have to go backwards more than ~1/16th of a turn then your best bet is to take that fitting out, retape and dope it, then do it again. the worst thing you can do on pipe fittings is back them out for any reason once you've started tightening.
    -Friendly steam boiler tech :)
    -edit 'Leak Lock' is produced by highside chemicals. get the 4oz bottles as the larger ones the brush is unwieldy on stuff smaller than 2" pipe thread, and you won't use the larger bottles before they start hardening. if you have a smaller bottle that hardens, get some carburetor cleaner or brake cleaner from o'reilly's auto parts and give it a generous squirt, shake it/stir it and it should fix it right up.

  • @zisaletter4602
    @zisaletter4602 3 года назад +1414

    "- it can form in both your lungs and your eyes"
    oh

  • @madeleinefield8016
    @madeleinefield8016 4 года назад +2332

    Me: maybe I should make aerogel
    Nile: this will cause permanent blindness if it gets in your eyes
    Me: nvm

    • @monroespoja3039
      @monroespoja3039 4 года назад +43

      why was this the exact same time when I said nah 😂

    • @gorlakthegreat4885
      @gorlakthegreat4885 3 года назад +4

      bruv u'v gotten 420 likes

    • @hahanerd8153
      @hahanerd8153 3 года назад +6

      i should still make aerogel

    • @bink5242
      @bink5242 3 года назад +3

      madeleine field just don’t get it in your eyes

    • @bink5242
      @bink5242 3 года назад +3

      It isn’t the aerogel it’s the chemical

  • @hassandilbar0075
    @hassandilbar0075 5 месяцев назад +1

    Your story telling ability is amazing i would rate it above your expertise in science.
    I started watching you i know i am not a scientist i would never try this at home but I love the way you explain it and it looks no less than billions of dollars budgeted tv Documentary NAT GEO etc
    I am in love with your show.

  • @crazychicken2005
    @crazychicken2005 Месяц назад +1

    This whole video was so entertaining that it felt like 10 minutes. Keep up the good work!

  • @CadenceCube
    @CadenceCube 3 года назад +2765

    the idea of “sand forming inside your eyes” is going to become my awful intrusive thought of the day. Great

    • @misguidedsaint3693
      @misguidedsaint3693 3 года назад +41

      Yeah not very pleasant

    • @M5ive87
      @M5ive87 3 года назад +12

      Lol on the money with the comments

    • @Ur_fokin_nan
      @Ur_fokin_nan 3 года назад +36

      I find it funny how he talks about it like a good thing

    • @hippieduck
      @hippieduck 3 года назад +3

      @@Ur_fokin_nan right? 😅

    • @isaacdufour
      @isaacdufour 3 года назад

      @@misguidedsaint3693 tête et

  • @ajmercer6691
    @ajmercer6691 3 года назад +2408

    "Best part is the particles get stuck in your eyes and cause blindness", he says in the most cheery tone like a psychopath

    • @reesespuffs335
      @reesespuffs335 2 года назад +47

      he's a total phyco- look how much effort he put into making aerogel
      man also probably knows how to make meth

    • @evanbarnes2484
      @evanbarnes2484 2 года назад +91

      @@reesespuffs335 Meth is easy, you don't need to go to university to learn how to make it.
      Also, most chemists (while taking safety extremely seriously) joke about the terrible things their chemicals can do.

    • @zezus001
      @zezus001 2 года назад +23

      @@reesespuffs335 People still don’t know how to spell psycho, huh?

    • @reesespuffs335
      @reesespuffs335 2 года назад +11

      @@zezus001 no i think it's just the dyslexia

    • @Hari-wm3yc
      @Hari-wm3yc 2 года назад

      @@reesespuffs335 I think here is a serious conversation

  • @heatheryarbrough5255
    @heatheryarbrough5255 4 месяца назад

    I love all the science. Thanks for making such great videos

  • @FBarbarian
    @FBarbarian 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for all the cool videos. You're awesome dude

  • @SibinSaseendran
    @SibinSaseendran 4 года назад +657

    The yellow discoloration in the hexagonal specimen could have been from the thicker teflon tape that was dyed orange. The dye could have diffused in to the CO2 solvent during the supercritical operation at some point during the heat up in the water bath (which caused the momentary change in color of the solvent that you observed in the mobile footage at 36:56) and then subsequently got "mopped up" like a sponge by the aerogel, which in turn caused the solvent to clear up. You can observe some evidence of discoloration of the Teflon tape at 33:36. I am no expert, just my two cents on the matter.

    • @MicDrg
      @MicDrg 4 года назад +34

      Sibin Saseendran never noticed 33:36, good catch!

    • @user-hu6pk3zs3i
      @user-hu6pk3zs3i 4 года назад +17

      dang i literally thought the same exact thing

    • @DFPercush
      @DFPercush 4 года назад +7

      Seems legit. Good eye!

    • @Frost-bv2ue
      @Frost-bv2ue 4 года назад +10

      yeah.. yeah, thats right! s c i e n c e

    • @brassko5839
      @brassko5839 4 года назад +1

      Ah yesss 🧠🧠🧠

  • @salamiflavoredlacroix9284
    @salamiflavoredlacroix9284 3 года назад +13965

    eventually he's going to snap and teach us how to make meth.

    • @Zastava-Kalashnikov
      @Zastava-Kalashnikov 3 года назад +274

      That blew my mind

    • @rockyroad5682
      @rockyroad5682 3 года назад +823

      I feel like he’s gonna turn into some chemist version of michael reeves soon

    • @guystokesable
      @guystokesable 3 года назад +188

      Its far cheaper to buy anyway

    • @SolidBased
      @SolidBased 3 года назад +80

      Lol nah there’s already all kinds of videos on that shit!!!

    • @narcleptik
      @narcleptik 3 года назад +22

      😂😂😂😂

  • @tipntricksstuffnthings449
    @tipntricksstuffnthings449 2 месяца назад

    I think it goes without saying you did a really good job putting this together guy! Really enjoyed watching the whole damn thing and I learnt so much! Much appreciated!

  • @user-or4zp9ep3f
    @user-or4zp9ep3f 27 дней назад

    Que genio , porque no conocí este canal antes !!

  • @jackiehopson8334
    @jackiehopson8334 3 года назад +5619

    His goals for aerogel are the same I have for my kids. Keeping it crack free.

  • @angusmacdougall9732
    @angusmacdougall9732 4 года назад +744

    NileRed: The Aerogel is really fragile, so I'll need to make a tiny pizza spatula to carefully load it in to the container.
    Also Nile: *Shakes the container*

    • @mackado
      @mackado 4 года назад +14

      NileRed: spends thousands on setup
      Also NileRed: can't get bucket for souvide to cover setup

    • @helpicantchangemypfp9832
      @helpicantchangemypfp9832 4 года назад +8

      Mr. Lucca lmao imagine having Murderous intent because you saw a comment

    • @GordyBro
      @GordyBro 4 года назад +6

      @Mr. Lucca imagine being as cringy and as much of a try hard psycho as you are

    • @pyrrehraus6571
      @pyrrehraus6571 4 года назад +3

      @Mr. Lucca
      Me: "I hate unoriginal formats"
      also me: *insert unoriginal dead humor format here*

  • @JensM-jc5dt
    @JensM-jc5dt 11 месяцев назад +1

    Honestly I would love to see you retruning to this. It's such a fascinating topic and it also feels easy enough to understand as a layman.
    The sous vide cooker was ingenious. would a taller basin help mitigate heat loss?
    Also would vibration during the curing help mitigate the bubbles?

  • @donevans1884
    @donevans1884 5 месяцев назад

    What a brilliant video , please keep them coming .

  • @cmdrreggit
    @cmdrreggit 4 года назад +1325

    "I've got 5 minutes to spare - lets watch a quick RUclips video!"
    ..........................................................................
    43 minutes later, I'm still here!
    So fascinating to watch! Good stuff Nile!

    • @RaptorNX01
      @RaptorNX01 4 года назад +16

      yeah. youtube lied to me, too. said it was only 15m on the thumbnail. still ended up watching it all.

    • @jeejiahui1644
      @jeejiahui1644 4 года назад +19

      Didn’t realised it was such a long video. The best 43 minutes spent. Although it will not be apply to my daily life.

  • @aamr7434
    @aamr7434 4 года назад +2004

    One of the reasons Nile is so relaxing to watch is because his voice sounds like how a lab report looks.

    • @lexscarlet
      @lexscarlet 4 года назад +95

      You must have read some pretty good lab reports

    • @-danR
      @-danR 4 года назад +41

      His lab looks like a lab though
      I'd rather he replaced the ceiling lighting with low-intensity raking blue-white illumination.
      Because movie lab.

    • @grishwhanted
      @grishwhanted 4 года назад +19

      How is this so accurate

    • @vbgvbg1133
      @vbgvbg1133 4 года назад +8

      why does this just work

    • @dalfifran7572
      @dalfifran7572 4 года назад +8

      Well. Originally he made the early video for a lab report stuff though.
      I guess it took it forms from there and grew on us ;)

  • @joshferris2049
    @joshferris2049 4 месяца назад +1

    I love your new content as well. You are amazing. I feel like you are in the level of veratasium

  • @trevorgwelch7412
    @trevorgwelch7412 3 месяца назад +5

    Let's build an AeroGel Drone

  • @danielh.8765
    @danielh.8765 4 года назад +672

    I wonder what living with him would be
    "Hey I just bought two little windows for 800 dollars"

    • @giin97
      @giin97 4 года назад +7

      Yeah, I was thinking that too, lol

    • @shimpscampy
      @shimpscampy 4 года назад +27

      Yeah but u would also maybe get some of the aerogel... as a treat

    • @outside8312
      @outside8312 4 года назад +7

      For science...

    • @shogun3866
      @shogun3866 4 года назад +1

      Bill Gates: "Interesting"

    • @FayezButts
      @FayezButts 4 года назад

      @@shimpscampy lmao

  • @hatandcaneproductions4877
    @hatandcaneproductions4877 4 года назад +773

    NileRed: *spends thousands of dollars on a pressure system to make a very delicate material*
    Also NileRed: "Shakey shakey eggs and bacy."

    • @KuraIthys
      @KuraIthys 4 года назад +28

      @20Ian Jury He didn't SAY it.
      But he did appear to shake the chamber rather violently partway through...

    • @no1caresanymore
      @no1caresanymore 4 года назад +12

      I imagined him trying to put a baby to sleep by aggressively rocking it and now I can't get it out of my head

    • @Vikesh7896
      @Vikesh7896 4 года назад +2

      @@no1caresanymore more like building a mechanical rocker to do the deed

    • @angelemmanuelperezmuniz1474
      @angelemmanuelperezmuniz1474 4 года назад +2

      He turned full Daddy Yankee mode for a moment.

    • @imthemistermaster
      @imthemistermaster 4 года назад

      He went on McMaster Carr though, I doubt it was thousands. I haven't actually looked but that's just steel fittings. The window was almost certainly the most expensive part.

  • @STA-3
    @STA-3 Год назад +1

    25:06 This looks like some sci-fi type black hole. That view is amazing.

  • @chandanmeher2897
    @chandanmeher2897 8 месяцев назад +1

    That patience and consistency man....

  • @nataliacam3811
    @nataliacam3811 4 года назад +730

    Nile red: relatively easy
    Also Nile red: has an almost 44 minute long video
    Also Nile red 2x: 12:03

    • @legionjames1822
      @legionjames1822 4 года назад +22

      44 min video. 4 months of sporadic effort. 2 weeks constant.

    • @8ce1
      @8ce1 4 года назад +1

      That's fucking funny 😂😂😂

    • @xander1052
      @xander1052 4 года назад +9

      I didn't even notice it was 44 minutes long lol

    • @dELTA13579111315
      @dELTA13579111315 4 года назад

      @@xander1052 same lol

    • @Jmjholden
      @Jmjholden 4 года назад +4

      I scrolled down to see if this was a comment

  • @blanket_2835
    @blanket_2835 4 года назад +593

    "I apparently squeezed a bit too hard on it, and it broke, and fell back into the methanol. . ."
    " _bLoNk_ , *mmMMGH* "
    11:57

    • @aleksszukovskis2074
      @aleksszukovskis2074 4 года назад +9

      Funniest scene!

    • @yeetuscleetus3833
      @yeetuscleetus3833 4 года назад +10

      close your eyes and listen to it again

    • @bigpolack
      @bigpolack 4 года назад +3

      MMMGHH

    • @kelpfaced
      @kelpfaced 4 года назад

      Underated

    • @brianfeddersen8124
      @brianfeddersen8124 4 года назад +1

      @@kelpfaced IKR! Science at its best and one of many reasons why NileRed has always been my go to for informative yet relaxed science videos.

  • @rafiqkatana
    @rafiqkatana 5 месяцев назад

    I think the most impressive part was the camera capable chamber you made and how you lit it. I'm betting others are using that technique now.

  • @paraglidingprospector
    @paraglidingprospector 11 месяцев назад

    Oooh those windows were a great addition! Smart thinking all around!

  • @malvonos
    @malvonos 4 года назад +1759

    "that I took out of my IKEA display cabinet"
    ah yes, professionalism.

    • @lx3ct-538
      @lx3ct-538 4 года назад +17

      @Jasmina Sygitowicz *what*

    • @ade7746
      @ade7746 4 года назад +4

      @Jasmina Sygitowicz yes, Jimin's

    • @ade7746
      @ade7746 4 года назад +7

      @Genocide is fun no, it's just that this specific member is known for having chubbier lips than the rest of the members. of course you don't know, but many fans in the bts fandom complain about his lips being covered by makeup artists. anyways, just wanted to let you know that. have a great day!

    • @grassfield5177
      @grassfield5177 4 года назад +8

      @Genocide is fun... it's easy to differentiate dude. You could do it to just about anyone. You can differentiate earlobes too. Everyone has different lips and earlobes. But i do think it's weird when people obsess over peoples faces.

    • @ade7746
      @ade7746 4 года назад +2

      @Genocide is fun that's okay :)!!

  • @nathania8724
    @nathania8724 3 года назад +4445

    Let's all appreciate how he literally spent over $1000 and months just to tell us what aerogel is and how to make it

    • @ColinFlowers
      @ColinFlowers 3 года назад +131

      It was a good investment as 9M views (and counting) has already made him roughly $9,000.

    • @nathania8724
      @nathania8724 3 года назад +139

      @Alex Kalinin it took months my guy
      I mean i woulda given up like a quarter into it and just left it there
      I was just tryna be appreciative smh

    • @zynix3698
      @zynix3698 3 года назад +74

      Time was probably the biggest investment.

    • @tommi7904
      @tommi7904 3 года назад +12

      @@ColinFlowers i heard that bigger channels, (+1mil subs) make a bit more than 1k per million views

    • @thatguy6715
      @thatguy6715 3 года назад +14

      @@ColinFlowers including sponsor they have paid they a lot

  • @spencerthomas2052
    @spencerthomas2052 Год назад +1

    Man this guy is too brilliant. Love it

  • @amarnathvarma3852
    @amarnathvarma3852 2 месяца назад

    These kind of videos from you and dr stone are one of the main reasons why i took science majors

  • @Paulito-ym4qc
    @Paulito-ym4qc 4 года назад +4623

    ah yes the "i swear i'm no drug fabricant, just a chemist" channel is back on track.

    • @Paulito-ym4qc
      @Paulito-ym4qc 4 года назад +240

      this has similar energy to: "i swear im no serial killer, just a writer"

    • @FORGETYOURMIND
      @FORGETYOURMIND 4 года назад +227

      @@Paulito-ym4qc I'm not a mass killer I'm just a reject art student

    • @briandoolittle3422
      @briandoolittle3422 4 года назад +154

      This youtube channel is definitely just a screen for his methlab, so that when the Feds look at his purchase history, they just assume its for this channel. lol

    • @gamemeister27
      @gamemeister27 4 года назад +81

      He got me into amateur chemistry. Doing that in rural Minnesota really does look an awful like you're running a meth lab

    • @JonathanRockway
      @JonathanRockway 4 года назад +30

      A RUclips channel with 1.4M subscribers is probably more profitable than drugs.

  • @travismurtland3257
    @travismurtland3257 3 года назад +436

    *Scientifically punches table*
    "Yeah I think the aerogel is done"

    • @Concerned_Custodian
      @Concerned_Custodian 3 года назад +6

      I CAST F- Wait... Science isn't magic... Damn it.

    • @philsharpe4315
      @philsharpe4315 3 года назад +1

      @@Concerned_Custodian if you understand magic, it's science. If you don't understand science, it's magic

  • @Andrewltfanai
    @Andrewltfanai 6 месяцев назад +1

    The yellowing 39:04 is likely due to Rayleigh scattering. It is observed when you have bright light behind the gel as seen when you put it on top of the bright white paper. Also it has a bluish tint when illuminated from the side. I have observed similar in my silica xerogel samples.

  • @spicywater7041
    @spicywater7041 3 года назад +1787

    NileRed: "A very scientific method"
    Also NileRed: "Occasionally punch the table"
    THis one had me laughing so hard 😭

    • @Hyrule-Postman
      @Hyrule-Postman 3 года назад +11

      Same, my friends on discord even ask me to send them what made me laugh like that. then we alll laugh together

    • @petlop412
      @petlop412 3 года назад +6

      Its physics.
      sorta

    • @malbogia8003
      @malbogia8003 3 года назад +5

      Punches are VERY SCIENCE

    • @devinskelton6457
      @devinskelton6457 2 года назад

      lmao same. hahaha

    • @stinkypoo7109
      @stinkypoo7109 2 года назад

      How can water be spicy 😭🤣

  • @stephenotondi4313
    @stephenotondi4313 3 года назад +1688

    "Here are all these chemicals that can solidify my lungs... anyway the first step is to-"

    • @yesitsmojo24
      @yesitsmojo24 3 года назад +84

      Oh no. Anyway...

    • @jakecarson2653
      @jakecarson2653 3 года назад +79

      @@yesitsmojo24 every chemist who discovered something by tasting a potentially dangerous chemical

    • @mecool6822
      @mecool6822 3 года назад +2

      Him g

  • @shadowpotatoe9482
    @shadowpotatoe9482 7 месяцев назад

    I have no idea how you manage it, I wish I had time to play with chemistry like that in my off time haha. Such interesting stuff

  • @bradbrandon2506
    @bradbrandon2506 4 месяца назад

    That was awesome!!!

  • @erikaivanov8439
    @erikaivanov8439 4 года назад +829

    let's just take a moment to appreciate all the pain this man has gone through to make a good youtube video

    • @lyubomirmirchev1121
      @lyubomirmirchev1121 4 года назад +18

      And all of his frustration, to finding the perfect method to prevent cracks

    • @jadenisbased3508
      @jadenisbased3508 4 года назад +3

      69th like, *nice*

    • @herrscherofdomination
      @herrscherofdomination 4 года назад +3

      And all the money

    • @lyubomirmirchev1121
      @lyubomirmirchev1121 4 года назад

      @princesspumpkinpanty well its his job duh , no one works for free

    • @-danR
      @-danR 4 года назад

      @Holden Hess-Wilson
      Yes; he's hired a production assistant. They have to eat.