"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
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
Im convinced that NileRed is just a modern day sorcerer. This guy just whips up earth shattering concepts because one molecule vaguely resembles another, so he breaks them down and rebuilds them at his whim. He could use his power to rule the world, but instead uses it to make toilet paper moonshine and aerogel in his garage. What an absolute unit.
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.
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)
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.
As "soul destroying" as this project has been for you, congratulations on a successful, albeit discolored, final product! Many have attempted and failed in countless ways. But you did it! And it is the first time i've seen a crackless aerogel that wasn't a square or circle. I've seen some others attempt it, but they would all crack and shatter. Thanks for all the trouble you go through and effort you put in to share your projects with us! We all truly appreciate and are in constant awe of your dedication, knowledge, and skill.
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.
I was told at a trade show by a manufacturer of this stuff that they use it to insulate the cup holders on the c7 corvette because the exhaust pipes run directly under it
This guy is so dedicated. Doubt he'll read this but I'm seriously impressed with his work and how far he goes for results that might not turn out as planned. This dude is on another level
i just realised that i watched a 44 minute long video about a guy creating a - for me - unknown substance with a cool name. And i only realised that at the 41 minute mark. THIS is a prime example of a video that keeps people focussed on your stuff, even when they don't have much clue, what you're doing exactly. Very good explanations and easy to understand for people that don't have a chemistry major. Very well done!
>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!
@@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.
I absolutely LOVE your videos! I’m a retired RN and instructor of both critical care RNs and physician residents who specialize in critical care. I have a very strong science background but you make the science understandable to persons without a strong science background. And it is very interesting how you explain your experiments . Definitely keeps our attention. And they are just neat to watch. Thank you!
For the first time in my life my 7 year old son enjoyed something as much as me. We binged watched 3 of your videos and he fell asleep on my shoulder. I thank you brother, core memory.
The best part about your channel is that I willingly watch 40 min long videos nonstop without being even slightly bored. And that it's educational just adds to it.
This is SO true. I can watch my favorite tv shows and play games in my phone or do other stuff while I watch/listen. However these videos phone is down and My mind is clear any 100% engaged with the science 🙌🏼
@@Bluemilk92 In his about section, he mentions these are for teaching with a purpose so it won’t be boring like how it usually is in school, as in teaching about chemical reactions or equations so yes it’s educational
Exactly…watching his much longer videos feel like only 20 minutes went by, in the best possible way. He makes chemistry and science extremely fun and entertaining
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.
I love how the spending range for the materials uses was so extreme. He was like "I spent 100 bucks on this bottle of chemicals" but also "I got this stuff from the dollarstore."
Yeah it's nice not to have to suffer idiots to get good science content. As in I really don't like people who are all like OMG THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST WOW YAY!
i watched this at night for 43 mins (including sponsor and outro) i made my own now i gave it to my brother, he loved it. without you i couldnt have been happier, Nile! and also now my brother and oldersister watch you for science, hope you live as a legend!
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.
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.
It reminds me of a rainy day on a canal with bridges going under it. Makes you feel like you're in a boat when the liquid is low and when it starts getting high it's like you're wearing one of those old school diving helmets and your suit/gear has sprung a leak and you're peacefully drowning 😂
NileRed: 2:01 _"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 cause permanent blindness."_
Have you seen the video where he describes his concentrated pee as "delicious" and in general talking about it as if it was some sort of drink lol. I love it ahahahahaha
Me: Stares at bottle Also Me: _"Oh, that sounds like cool stuff."_ Me 20 secs later: Pictures the feeling of sand forming *in* my eyeballs.... And drowning in sand formed *in* my lungs.
Nile: The aerogel looks blue/orange due to Rayleigh scattering. Rayligh scattering is also the explanation for the blue haze and the orange light in the chamber. When the particles are less than 1/10th of a micron, they scatter blue light more than the other wavelengths. Therefore it looks blue when the light comes from the side. But when you shine light through it, it looks orange. I'd love to see you shine white light through the aerogel - I'm certain the light which comes through will be orange. On your second video you can see a flash of blue haze (particles less than 1/10th of a micron) which quickly turns into 'white clouds' (particles larger than 0.5 microns) which are in the Mie scattering domain. Once you understand what's happening, it's breathtakingly beautiful! It's like a bit of sky in a jar.
"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!
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.
My favorite part is at 38:40 when he's trying to shake or jostle it off of the little pizza paddle, as you would do with just about any physical object lightly stuck to a surface, before realizing that it has basically no momentum, and just taking it off with his finger.
8:09 "I also found that it was just good to punch the table in general, because even early on, it helped release some of the pent-up anger at this project"
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*
" my favorite part is that when combined with water can turn into silica including in your lungs and 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" amazing nilered, just beautiful
biochem teacher at my school comes in, does a whole day of experiments for his birthday, ignores all his students, goes home. every year for his birthday, he plans out different reactions and experiments to do. absolute gigachad
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.
@@ariaa-s5180 Teachers are hilariously underpaid, treated poorly by the higher ups, and are unappreciated when they do teach well. It is no surprise that so many people have had terrible experiences in both math and science due to teachers who have lost their will to provide knowledge.
Seeing the veil between liquid CO2 and gaseous CO2 casually just fade away instead of rising or lowering was super cool. Supercritical matter is amazing to comprehend.
Can we all just think about all of the hard work this dude has done just to create some material and how he never gave up when he had some fail attempts?
@@dashwolf8057 millions is an over statement he probably only makes 10s of thousands since this video's ad rev only gives around 14k without the patreon or sponsership
@@dashwolf8057 He does not make millions and chemistry videos are some of the most expensive you could make, some of his equipment costs tens of thousands of dollars. That said his skills mean he should always be able to make money, chemists are always in demand.
“And the best part is, that when it’s in your eyes, it gets under the surface, and the particles are way too small to remove. For this reason, you could go permanently blind.” >_>
this is the same dude that made one of the most carciogenic compounds in the world. he's also made a compound that explodes if you look at it wrong. so.....yeah. what's up danger edit: two videos of the chemicals i'm referring to highly carcinogenic chemical (chromyl chloride): ruclips.net/video/saANxD0cqy0/видео.html chemical baby video (manganese heptoxide): ruclips.net/video/2BZGjycR7YM/видео.html
I never knew making aerogel could be so professional, yet so sketchy. NR: "Here, I just bought $2k worth of equipment to be able to make aerogel" Also NR: "Yeah just grate some candles on there and melt them dude."
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!
I have a hypothesis regarding the yellow tint to the aerogel: Hot liquid/supercritical CO2 is an excellent solvent. I suspect that the yellow color is dye leached from the teflon tape and then deposited in the aerogel while drying. The fact that the methanol recovered during the exchange was also yellow also points that way.
@@robergarcia11 I'm not sure. He did change his technique between the first one and the subsequent ones, so that might be a factor? Perhaps the constant heat from the sous vide machine was enough to leach more dye? Maybe he didn't do as many washings/purgings before beginning the final drying? It's impossible to tell from just the video. -edit- AHA! I think I've got it! With the first one, he vented from the bottom. With the rest, he vented from the top, so the dye wouldn't be able to escape with the CO2! Maybe. I could be totally wrong.
Excellent hypothesis. The Teflon tape on the window he removed was damaged and more heavily tinted, and he said the tape used was an orange kind. I believe you are right.
"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
Tom C. It’s like smashing a shot glass into someone’s face except at a microscopic level
I have never heard anything more horrifying! I actually shuddered!
Chemists
My favorite things and your favorite things don't really overlap...
*This guy is a mad scientist for sure...*
Love it though.
"I had never done anything like this before, but I had faith that I could do it."
What a life motto.
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
Me when I see something without a pattern
Yeah I meant sew, but it put see
Not original but ok
Make it a shirt
i love how he casually just said that the best part is how it gets trapped in your eyelids and causes permanent blindness
I tried it and died
Fear can keep you focused and safe.
@@uncannyvalley2350 ah, how was it?
Twas not the bestest thing ever
@@uncannyvalley2350 damn, rip. mustve hurt.
Im convinced that NileRed is just a modern day sorcerer.
This guy just whips up earth shattering concepts because one molecule vaguely resembles another, so he breaks them down and rebuilds them at his whim. He could use his power to rule the world, but instead uses it to make toilet paper moonshine and aerogel in his garage. What an absolute unit.
To quote the not-so-wise men before me, quite the giga chad 🗿
If anyone is going to make a philosopher stone it's him. Just wondering how long it's going to take for NileRed to think of it.
He is an alchemist
you know you've have reached peak chemistry when you grate some candle as a mold base to make aerogel
Wow first comment after a month Ü I feel special
Lol
Astigmatisme IM THE 1,000TH LIKER! And lol
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.
mvlware Bruh what?
If you are a person who has successfully created and shaped aerogel, does that make you an Aerosmith?
Dude looks like a wizard
Vola vola?
@@porkdumpring volare via?? 🤔
Is that a motherfucking JoJo's references???
@@swwetsour7697 Welcome to youtube comments :P
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.
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)
@@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.
How else would I know if they are working
the crab instinct
@@undeadluciel reject modernarity, return to crab
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.
As "soul destroying" as this project has been for you, congratulations on a successful, albeit discolored, final product!
Many have attempted and failed in countless ways. But you did it!
And it is the first time i've seen a crackless aerogel that wasn't a square or circle. I've seen some others attempt it, but they would all crack and shatter.
Thanks for all the trouble you go through and effort you put in to share your projects with us!
We all truly appreciate and are in constant awe of your dedication, knowledge, and skill.
Thanks for all your hard work Now I can do it in 1 week! in a 15 min video XD
hexagons are the bestagons after all
@@schoolwork1406 hexagons are truly the bestagons
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.
Sibin Saseendran never noticed 33:36, good catch!
dang i literally thought the same exact thing
Seems legit. Good eye!
yeah.. yeah, thats right! s c i e n c e
Ah yesss 🧠🧠🧠
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
exactly
can't believe just made an chain
@@moonagaming6068 Exactly
Edit: his name was something on ''E''
@@Wgrid93 exactly
@@theguywhoasked8163 Exactly
Hotels like a Trivago
I was told at a trade show by a manufacturer of this stuff that they use it to insulate the cup holders on the c7 corvette because the exhaust pipes run directly under it
C8: when cost is no limitation:-)
Why would the exhaust pipes run forwards to the cup holders in a mid engined car?
@@ethanallan1254 I meant c7 🤣
This guy is so dedicated. Doubt he'll read this but I'm seriously impressed with his work and how far he goes for results that might not turn out as planned. This dude is on another level
That's pretty much science in a nutshell.
ive never seen him respond to a comment
@@maloku4619 i saw him respond 3 times and ive been subscribed for a day
It's truly impressive and highly enjoyable
everything for science
i just realised that i watched a 44 minute long video about a guy creating a - for me - unknown substance with a cool name. And i only realised that at the 41 minute mark.
THIS is a prime example of a video that keeps people focussed on your stuff, even when they don't have much clue, what you're doing exactly. Very good explanations and easy to understand for people that don't have a chemistry major. Very well done!
I love how he actually shows us the measurements and precise instructions as if we were gonna make aerogel
Of course we will, its just the natural way of things.
Lol so true
I made it lol
Daniel Leung oml, your a champion
I am
>Me reminiscing over his old video budgets after he just spent over $8,000 (mostly on pure gold) in his latest video (late December, 2023) about making purple gold.
Our Red-Boi's come a long way over the years! Here's to more success and growth in 2024!
He also made like a 3000$ cookie
and in his most recent video spent like 15 k on a single machine
One of the reasons Nile is so relaxing to watch is because his voice sounds like how a lab report looks.
You must have read some pretty good lab reports
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.
How is this so accurate
why does this just work
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 ;)
2:08 "the best part..."
*proceeds to talk about how silica can cause permanent blindness*
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_
I mean that's pretty dang cool though.
Put it in a water balloon and throw it at your friend’s face
@@ThisIsTaco1 what does pyrophoric mean?
@@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.
This broke everything I thought about how aerogel felt. Never seen or heard it crushed. That's cool af.
Nice pfp!
ikr?? I thought it would be squishy like silicone
I thought it would be slightly flexible
I mean it looked kinda like glass so that's just what I assumed lol.
Gel being in the name deceived me
I absolutely LOVE your videos! I’m a retired RN and instructor of both critical care RNs and physician residents who specialize in critical care. I have a very strong science background but you make the science understandable to persons without a strong science background. And it is very interesting how you explain your experiments . Definitely keeps our attention. And they are just neat to watch. Thank you!
dude.... this is why i love science. you can literally make the coolest things, some being outrageous such as 99% air
hA NERD
same this was so cool
Lmao I'm constantly making 100% air by breathing
U
Science, bitch!
you can also bought some potato chips that shit 99% air
For the first time in my life my 7 year old son enjoyed something as much as me. We binged watched 3 of your videos and he fell asleep on my shoulder. I thank you brother, core memory.
Very wholesome
That’s so nice 😊
Love this
Episode one of of Breaking Dad
I'm going to cry that's so sweet
The best part about your channel is that I willingly watch 40 min long videos nonstop without being even slightly bored. And that it's educational just adds to it.
This is SO true. I can watch my favorite tv shows and play games in my phone or do other stuff while I watch/listen. However these videos phone is down and My mind is clear any 100% engaged with the science 🙌🏼
It's educational? Is it the part about having things not be crack is to add speed?
RUclips ads😊
@@Bluemilk92 In his about section, he mentions these are for teaching with a purpose so it won’t be boring like how it usually is in school, as in teaching about chemical reactions or equations so yes it’s educational
Exactly…watching his much longer videos feel like only 20 minutes went by, in the best possible way. He makes chemistry and science extremely fun and entertaining
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.
I love how the spending range for the materials uses was so extreme. He was like "I spent 100 bucks on this bottle of chemicals" but also "I got this stuff from the dollarstore."
It's because you can't get those expensive items for any less cost than that. But you can get certain items for cheap and they would work perfectly.
Need to break even somehow
@@gravy4708 This is the key point of this channel. All of his HCl and H2SO4 is from Drain cleaner
Glass from ikea furniture
and then he dropped like 50k for the nmr machine
I love Nile's dry humour it's genuinely funny and so refreshing after the mostly hyperbolic and hyperactive humour one the platform rn. GJ nile
Yeah it's nice not to have to suffer idiots to get good science content. As in I really don't like people who are all like OMG THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST WOW YAY!
@@azureprophet It's cool, but chill science.
He freeze dried it
check nileblue
Your profile is pure humor
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
LOOOL same tho
LOL! Sometimes low tech is best tech.
I make your 1k from 999
i watched this at night for 43 mins (including sponsor and outro) i made my own now i gave it to my brother, he loved it. without you i couldnt have been happier, Nile!
and also now my brother and oldersister watch you for science, hope you live as a legend!
The noise he made when he dropped the gel, “U N H H H”
Commentary Clone probably my favorite part of the video
When scientists drop things: it eez what it eez
When this dude drops things: *orgasm* it isn't HARD enough
I could feel the angry energy from my screen.
Oof
Here guys 12:01
The entire video
"the instructions said to do this but instead, I did that"
He "winging it" ;p (taken from mulan two)
"And it ended up working."
Tsk!! It's because my nephew a genius! You no laugh at him!
the instructions said to do that but instead, I did this
@@darkmaitri huh
I'm convinced that "A Local Hardware Store" is just the name of a chemical supply company in Canada
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.
He’s probably a local customer
@@CraftQueenJr You didn't get the joke?
na its just your normal canadian tire
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.
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.
Agreed. Looks like a scene from towards the end of a Sci Fi movie where the Protagonist and Antagonist meet to talk
It reminds me of a rainy day on a canal with bridges going under it.
Makes you feel like you're in a boat when the liquid is low and when it starts getting high it's like you're wearing one of those old school diving helmets and your suit/gear has sprung a leak and you're peacefully drowning 😂
Makes the chamber look like its massive
Looks like the black hole from interstellar
This is a colossal amount of effort to make something that's 99.8 % air
Almost like my farts
@@MrAlwaysRight lmao
Honestly if all the good stuff about aerogel is that it's mostly air then what makes it better than styrofoam?
@@xGOKOPx it is less dense. more air = more insulation
This is nothing, you gotta see what Lay's is doing.
It amazes me that I can watch a full 43 minute video about aerogel but yet cannot watch my videos for school
THIS RIGHT HERE
@@andreafalealili5345 SHUT UP STOP YELLING OMG
@@amrali1380 Erm... you cant talk since youre yelling as well
Damn true
literally watching nine of these while procrastinating watching a nine hour long video
"- it can form in both your lungs and your eyes"
oh
I love how he labelled the facts of the danger as "interesting" and "cool" cause like...same
*EWWWWW....*
Hahaha yep
it's how covid kills
@@AegisHyperon no
science is like literally my least fav subject in school but i sat through and watched this or entertainment
His goals for aerogel are the same I have for my kids. Keeping it crack free.
*_hmmmm_*
Hmmmmmnmmm lol
This is actually the best comment here lol
𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺
Ok that is a good one
In support of your long projects. They're worth it!
how did you do this
@@0_- there's a heart with a money sign icon you can click under the video.
U kpute nbyth
Boiii shits wild
damn never seen this before
NileRed: 2:01 _"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 cause permanent blindness."_
Br
_Best thing ever_
Have you seen the video where he describes his concentrated pee as "delicious" and in general talking about it as if it was some sort of drink lol. I love it ahahahahaha
You all do remember his thing for hypergolic fuels right?
Me: Stares at bottle
Also Me: _"Oh, that sounds like cool stuff."_
Me 20 secs later: Pictures the feeling of sand forming *in* my eyeballs.... And drowning in sand formed *in* my lungs.
All we need now is Plasteel ingots, Enameled glass, lube, and a bit more stuff and we got a PRAWN Suit
Nile: The aerogel looks blue/orange due to Rayleigh scattering.
Rayligh scattering is also the explanation for the blue haze and the orange light in the chamber. When the particles are less than 1/10th of a micron, they scatter blue light more than the other wavelengths. Therefore it looks blue when the light comes from the side. But when you shine light through it, it looks orange.
I'd love to see you shine white light through the aerogel - I'm certain the light which comes through will be orange.
On your second video you can see a flash of blue haze (particles less than 1/10th of a micron) which quickly turns into 'white clouds' (particles larger than 0.5 microns) which are in the Mie scattering domain.
Once you understand what's happening, it's breathtakingly beautiful! It's like a bit of sky in a jar.
I agree, however, why the hexagon shaped gel was more yellow than the others? Just coincidentally different bubble/fine structure diameters?
Pfft nerds
@@dangerousbeans Nerds are cool. lol
My brain cannot comprehend smart speech may you use the dumb language
@@dangerousbeans Nerds make the modern world working, without us it's pretty much stone age within few decades.
12:01 *drops his precious aerogel*
NileRed: MMMMM
A sound I think many of us are very familiar with.
hahahahahah
Lol
“My favorite part... leads to permanent blindness” ah yes. This is why I love this channel
better to watch him than make our own ourselves 😂
Caustic be like
S A N D
When he said it?
It doesn't like being looked out or breathed. Maybe he likes it because of its challenging personality
How this guy is not dead amazes me
Nile red: relatively easy
Also Nile red: has an almost 44 minute long video
Also Nile red 2x: 12:03
44 min video. 4 months of sporadic effort. 2 weeks constant.
That's fucking funny 😂😂😂
I didn't even notice it was 44 minutes long lol
@@xander1052 same lol
I scrolled down to see if this was a comment
"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!
yeah. youtube lied to me, too. said it was only 15m on the thumbnail. still ended up watching it all.
Didn’t realised it was such a long video. The best 43 minutes spent. Although it will not be apply to my daily life.
let's just take a moment to appreciate all the pain this man has gone through to make a good youtube video
And all of his frustration, to finding the perfect method to prevent cracks
69th like, *nice*
And all the money
@princesspumpkinpanty well its his job duh , no one works for free
@Holden Hess-Wilson
Yes; he's hired a production assistant. They have to eat.
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.
Aerogel: I’m 99% air
Chip bags: *pathetic*
Lol this comment was underrated tho
Hahaha
school doritos
This much is true
I choked on my own saliva due to laughing cuz of this comment. Caught me off guard.
"I apparently squeezed a bit too hard on it, and it broke, and fell back into the methanol. . ."
" _bLoNk_ , *mmMMGH* "
11:57
Funniest scene!
close your eyes and listen to it again
MMMGHH
Underated
@@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.
"The best part is that it can lead to permanent blindness"
This guy is literally the definition of mad scientist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
yeah methanol can definitely do that
Nile red is my fav youtuber fr fr he is like so god damn dedicated
My favorite part is at 38:40 when he's trying to shake or jostle it off of the little pizza paddle, as you would do with just about any physical object lightly stuck to a surface, before realizing that it has basically no momentum, and just taking it off with his finger.
Haha good point, you’ve gotta have mass to have momentum
@@wendys9500 lyrical
To be fair, that slope was pretty steep and yet it just stuck to the paddle
@@goodgoodgodclipsbecause even the weak adhesion forces matter here
8:09 "I also found that it was just good to punch the table in general, because even early on, it helped release some of the pent-up anger at this project"
The best part is I can imagine him actually putting that in the video. Totally in keeping with that classic dry humor I love so much.
*bubbles
"On a personal note, projects like these...kind of destroy my soul."
Danielwgk what, was your mom an airogel or something?
Oh wait that’s a quote. WHOOPSIE
Yea lmao
Reminds me of grad school...
Months of work, some gratifying replies- but yes, that was doozy of a project was rewarding to us... thanks!
I’m just amazed at this guys work ethic and genius. Thanks for brightening the world dude.
Aerogel: is 99% air
Lays: Look at what they need to mimic a fraction of our power.
69 likes
Nice
Lmao I’m eating lays now
Great meme
Underrated
i mean...true
I love that you add "All I had to do" or "that was it" after describing to me what is the most complicated thing I've ever heard.
100%
Hexagon gel: breaks just slightly
Nile: audible pain
„hMmMhPf“
Ikr
that was kinda hot ngl
@@nagmumulto9305 i-
@@nagmumulto9305 ✝️
You would make an amazing teacher! I wish I got this involved in science and chemistry as a kid but my teachers just didn't care
Nile is the embodiment of "if it exists, I can make it"
thats true
Nice profile pic
@Sterling Merrill it's a good game what can I say lmao
@Sterling Merrill I'm doing it too. I wanna get 112% completion
@Sterling Merrill 108% if I remember correctly
792 dollars for some little windows, so the dude could get some "cool shots" for us. what a legend.
You’re broke
@@ThePickles69 I doubt you're better
@@ThePickles69 your last names Epstein lmao
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
I am mad pufferfish @Kevin Epstein you are big mean you cheese it
*Scientifically punches table*
"Yeah I think the aerogel is done"
I CAST F- Wait... Science isn't magic... Damn it.
@@Concerned_Custodian if you understand magic, it's science. If you don't understand science, it's magic
If you've never held aerogel... it is truly an interesting experience. It is almost as if your mind is conflicted about whether it is really there.
"I used a dollar store grater"
"I bought a 2000$ chamber"
gotta save money somewhere
@Pawel Puchalski lol
That was $2K before the additional 2 $400 windows...
I agree, he should have bought a 2000$ grater.
Very disappointed with this video because of this.
The dollar or cent symbol is before the number
Me: maybe I should make aerogel
Nile: this will cause permanent blindness if it gets in your eyes
Me: nvm
why was this the exact same time when I said nah 😂
bruv u'v gotten 420 likes
i should still make aerogel
madeleine field just don’t get it in your eyes
It isn’t the aerogel it’s the chemical
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*
NileRed: spends thousands on setup
Also NileRed: can't get bucket for souvide to cover setup
Mr. Lucca lmao imagine having Murderous intent because you saw a comment
@Mr. Lucca imagine being as cringy and as much of a try hard psycho as you are
@Mr. Lucca
Me: "I hate unoriginal formats"
also me: *insert unoriginal dead humor format here*
19:36 good idea to get windows that shot makes the process more fun to watch
" my favorite part is that when combined with water can turn into silica including in your lungs and 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"
amazing nilered, just beautiful
I want somebody to make a compilation that's just Nigel sounding like a sociopath.
I am now concerned for his mental health
Let's all appreciate how he literally spent over $1000 and months just to tell us what aerogel is and how to make it
It was a good investment as 9M views (and counting) has already made him roughly $9,000.
@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
Time was probably the biggest investment.
@@ColinFlowers i heard that bigger channels, (+1mil subs) make a bit more than 1k per million views
@@ColinFlowers including sponsor they have paid they a lot
Me: “I’m not going to watch 45 minutes about aerogel” *45 minutes later* “well, that was fascinating”
Yo I had no idea that was 45 minutes. I just watched the whole thing and it felt like 15.
Same
Read this comment and said, "Surely I won't as well...43 minutes later - I wonder what mass production of this stuff looks like.."
A video worth watching for sure
Holy shoot! I thought it was twenty, no wonder why it’s so dark outside
You’re legit living my dream life. I wish I could just do science experiments for a living.
biochem teacher at my school comes in, does a whole day of experiments for his birthday, ignores all his students, goes home. every year for his birthday, he plans out different reactions and experiments to do. absolute gigachad
@@miffyluminal Fr? Damn he’s living the dream too
''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.''
That common sense.
This is about as scientific as it gets.
Form hypothesis, make observations, adjust hypothesis, more tests and repeat.
He lied about getting rid of bubbles it's just to release the stress
"Its good to punch the table in general"
NileRed 2020
@@ilyamosin3090 scientific or not
He’s definitely on like seven different fbi watch lists with how much pure chemicals he buys
Yeah. He does buy some sketchy things
Funniest part is that if he ever got raided every cop would see his lab and be certain he’s making drugs
*Breaking Red*
Nah he's Canadian. CSIS is probably watching though
@@flappyjay_gaming I love that comment, gave me a good chuckle :')
How to make Aerogel:
Step 563: Make a Pizza handle
Step 564 make a wood fire oven out of stone
Step 1/0 figure out why there is an orange color
as x approaches 0, you begin to wonder why you started the experiment in the first place
step 99999: cook it sous-vide
Golden Experience Requiem has reset the step count to zero.
Congratulations on your persistence!!! The result was fantastic! Hugs from Brazil
“I also found that it was just good to punch the table in general”
- NileRed, 2020
Revenge for dem toes it took
Me hits to table with a sledge hammer
Hadley Wood I full on thought he was gonna says it was good to release stress instead of bubbles
It's not that hard to make: You need a fabricator, a few gel sacks and some rubies.
I've been looking for the Subnautica reference!
Dang it. I thought I was the first to comment this!
It makes you wonder. What was this used for in the prawn?
@@mousearts7079 What it's intended for: Exploring deep water lava caves.
Yeah, that's _if_ a ghost leviathan *doesn't* kill you while you're getting the sacs.
FBI: He HAS to be making Meth this time.
NileRed: *making bone-in air*
This time? There has been more?
i make a bone in the air almost every day. whats new?
U.S. Law = Kick his door in anyway just we can see what this fricker is doing
nice
*meth* anol
Very cool, thank you for showing us incredible chemistry behind all this
I wonder what living with him would be
"Hey I just bought two little windows for 800 dollars"
Yeah, I was thinking that too, lol
Yeah but u would also maybe get some of the aerogel... as a treat
For science...
Bill Gates: "Interesting"
@@shimpscampy lmao
The grunt of absolute pain when he drops the gel lmao
Ryan Brown The grunt of a broken man!
the idea of “sand forming inside your eyes” is going to become my awful intrusive thought of the day. Great
Yeah not very pleasant
Lol on the money with the comments
I find it funny how he talks about it like a good thing
@@Ur_fokin_nan right? 😅
@@misguidedsaint3693 tête et
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.
This kid really deserves his youtube money.
I have ruined the balance
He's kinda not a kid. He's adult age
@@SanguineThor Oh he's a kid, he'll think that too when he's my age. He's got my favorite science channel, no Bill Nye here....
42o likes now
@@meisthecoolest8888 stop, there's nothing important about that number, other than the numerical value.
I loved how he said that the best part is how it gets trapped in your eyelid and causes permanent blindness
@Deborah Ajao the guy after finishing making the covid 19 virus in Wuhan:
@@mrsugar7528 LMAOOO
I just watched this beginning to end with 100% attention. This is some good science shit.
If only my science class back in high school was this interesting
@@ariaa-s5180 Teachers are hilariously underpaid, treated poorly by the higher ups, and are unappreciated when they do teach well. It is no surprise that so many people have had terrible experiences in both math and science due to teachers who have lost their will to provide knowledge.
Seeing the veil between liquid CO2 and gaseous CO2 casually just fade away instead of rising or lowering was super cool. Supercritical matter is amazing to comprehend.
"I found that it was good to punch the table in general." - NileRed, anger management therapist
lmaoo
I laughed... LMAO,Lol
I hate that I realate
Lol
"I found it was good to punch the drywall in general."
-KyleRed
"I found a very scientific way of seeing if theyre dry"
*Proceeds to destroy his table*
Xd
You forgot an apostrophe
Just punching a table wont destory it
@@Alecu-kx6by It depends on how much force you use
Kenan D. A. Was about to comment the same thing.
“and I ideally wanted mine to be crack-free”
don’t we all nile... don’t we all
*SNORTS* IM SORRY WHAT
"One of the biggest factors in making crack-free aerogel is using speed"
@@GrandWiziy101 you won the internet for tonight.
At the end looks like h wasn’t successful. Got that SPOON
@@RVPNK161 Nah, the guy that commented the same thing 30 minutes before him already did.
24:26 "crack-free aerogel requiring more speed"
Now I know why my crack had aerogel in it.
Can we all just think about all of the hard work this dude has done just to create some material and how he never gave up when he had some fail attempts?
He makes millions for his efforts... He's fine
@@dashwolf8057 millions is an over statement he probably only makes 10s of thousands since this video's ad rev only gives around 14k without the patreon or sponsership
@@dashwolf8057 He does not make millions and chemistry videos are some of the most expensive you could make, some of his equipment costs tens of thousands of dollars. That said his skills mean he should always be able to make money, chemists are always in demand.
@@dashwolf8057 lol sure he makes millions
@@dannydevito7000 if he's not making millions he's not monetizing efficiently. He has 3 million subs...
“And the best part is, that when it’s in your eyes, it gets under the surface, and the particles are way too small to remove. For this reason, you could go permanently blind.” >_>
wait, what's the worst part then
How fun!
@@alexmikhylov Permanently blind?
this is the same dude that made one of the most carciogenic compounds in the world. he's also made a compound that explodes if you look at it wrong. so.....yeah. what's up danger
edit: two videos of the chemicals i'm referring to
highly carcinogenic chemical (chromyl chloride): ruclips.net/video/saANxD0cqy0/видео.html
chemical baby video (manganese heptoxide): ruclips.net/video/2BZGjycR7YM/видео.html
Yuan Yuan the compound a baby?
"It broke, and fell back into the methanol." *Drip sound followed by grunt of existential pain and anguish.*
De?
lmao
😂😂😭😭
11:55
The best part of the video
Your patience and dedication and smarts is just amazing.
I never knew making aerogel could be so professional, yet so sketchy.
NR: "Here, I just bought $2k worth of equipment to be able to make aerogel"
Also NR: "Yeah just grate some candles on there and melt them dude."
well it's science only if you write it down
@@shadowfire04 recording it also counts, its just not as practical...
This is seriously why I love NR
that rig looks like a pipe bomb ngl
"DOLLAR STORE" candles! ..and a dollar store grater.....
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!
How much is that into usd? I’m upset you only got 10 likes.
It's Chilean peso,it's approximately 3 dollars
@@Mrinaalhere ohh ok thank your 🙏
@DiamondPeepOfficial why would you be upset over it not getting likes ??
@@nuages8915 more than upset is that when someone donates, the RUclipsr should give more recognition. I'm more upset for the donator.
I have a hypothesis regarding the yellow tint to the aerogel: Hot liquid/supercritical CO2 is an excellent solvent. I suspect that the yellow color is dye leached from the teflon tape and then deposited in the aerogel while drying. The fact that the methanol recovered during the exchange was also yellow also points that way.
same here
we have a sherlock
But why was the first cracked aerogel not yellowed then?
@@robergarcia11 I'm not sure. He did change his technique between the first one and the subsequent ones, so that might be a factor? Perhaps the constant heat from the sous vide machine was enough to leach more dye? Maybe he didn't do as many washings/purgings before beginning the final drying? It's impossible to tell from just the video.
-edit- AHA! I think I've got it!
With the first one, he vented from the bottom. With the rest, he vented from the top, so the dye wouldn't be able to escape with the CO2!
Maybe. I could be totally wrong.
Excellent hypothesis. The Teflon tape on the window he removed was damaged and more heavily tinted, and he said the tape used was an orange kind. I believe you are right.
Spent way more money just to make the footage better for us..
*RESPECT*