25 Chemistry Experiments in 15 Minutes | Andrew Szydlo | TEDxNewcastle

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  • Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2018
  • Whacky colour changes, magic disappearing water, blowing up dustbins, clouds of steam, thunder air explosions. Are you ready to fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the ‘explosive’ journey?
    In his talk, Andrew aims to promote chemistry as the science of remarkable changes, which are often overlooked yet so important in our everyday life. And he does it brilliantly by performing an incredible series of 25 experiments in 15 minutes, totally amazing the audience (who rewards him with a long and deserved standing ovation)!
    Andrew Z. Szydło is an internationally acclaimed chemistry teacher. But he’s definitely not the typical chemistry teacher you would expect…
    He holds a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from UCL, and is an expert on the history of alchemy (his 1994 book ‘Water Which Does Not Wet Hands’ is considered to be the standard reference work on the Polish alchemist Michael Sendivogius.)
    But his polymath spirit extends further: he’s a violin, bugle and accordion player, as well as a professional photographer. Throughout the years Andrew has wowed audiences all around the world with his pyrotechnical approach to teaching and demonstrating chemical sciences on stage and has appeared many times on TV. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @Clark1050
    @Clark1050 5 лет назад +11689

    When you try to squeeze in the entire curriculum on the exam

    • @unclesam8862
      @unclesam8862 4 года назад +40

      1.2k liked comment without a "rofllmaolol😂😂😂😂😄😅🤣" comment under it? Nice.

    • @Mattstak
      @Mattstak 4 года назад +56

      @@unclesam8862 You. You are that comment.

    • @unclesam8862
      @unclesam8862 4 года назад +22

      @@Mattstak I was just appreciating the fact and now you show up to start a conversation..

    • @leophyte9663
      @leophyte9663 4 года назад +29

      rofllmaolol😂😂😂😂😄😅🤣

    • @unclesam8862
      @unclesam8862 4 года назад +6

      @@leophyte9663 :'(

  • @krishnak.r3927
    @krishnak.r3927 5 лет назад +5594

    This man looks like science.

    • @SomethingSeemsOff
      @SomethingSeemsOff 4 года назад +72

      "Morty, tell this guy to shut up."

    • @alalducente
      @alalducente 4 года назад +12

      he is my friend he is

    • @blasttrash
      @blasttrash 4 года назад +6

      Great Scott

    • @mastervision5902
      @mastervision5902 4 года назад +14

      So did my middle school science teacher. He also always seem to wear a white lab coat. Coolest teacher ever! He did fun stuff like this guy, and he had a great sense of humor, too.

    • @campuscryptid3020
      @campuscryptid3020 3 года назад +6

      That title belongs to Sir Martyn Poliakoff

  • @matsopelle
    @matsopelle 2 года назад +997

    At the end he's like a professor who realizes the lecture is about to end in 5 minutes but he still has things to teach for 10 minutes.

    • @Maximilian7992
      @Maximilian7992 2 года назад +29

      And I’d greatly stay those 10 minutes

    • @sorryifoldcomment8596
      @sorryifoldcomment8596 2 года назад +11

      Yeah they couldn't give this guy more than 15 minutes?? I wish they would have.

    • @paria1763
      @paria1763 2 года назад +1

      @@Maximilian7992 agreed

  • @DanzEnglish
    @DanzEnglish 2 года назад +1889

    Nobody talked about his speaking skills which are out of this world? Mind boggling.

    • @syzionaurifex5383
      @syzionaurifex5383 2 года назад +45

      His presentation was immaculate

    • @DanzEnglish
      @DanzEnglish 2 года назад +6

      @@syzionaurifex5383 Can't agree more.

    • @kauachicatto8482
      @kauachicatto8482 2 года назад +19

      i was getting out of air for him

    • @oscarcamargop
      @oscarcamargop 2 года назад +1

      In fact, thats the best part of the show.

    • @spanqueluv9er
      @spanqueluv9er 2 года назад +7

      I mean, it’s pretty run-of-the-mill speaking.🧐

  • @kevinmorrice
    @kevinmorrice 3 года назад +3504

    99% of ted talks: how to be a better person
    this guy: SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE

    • @starcultiniser
      @starcultiniser 3 года назад +33

      yes yes yes

    • @anduro7448
      @anduro7448 3 года назад +46

      Liquid nitrogen Liquid nitrogen Liquid nitrogen

    • @ashishsharma-og4nl
      @ashishsharma-og4nl 3 года назад +30

      And this guy's far better

    • @DoggoWillink
      @DoggoWillink 3 года назад +17

      Those are pretty much the same thing but the science ones are cooler.

    • @darshan5044
      @darshan5044 3 года назад +3

      Best best best

  • @patrickwilson3835
    @patrickwilson3835 5 лет назад +2054

    "Dammit, thats adding an extra 3 seconds onto my talk!" Hilarious!!!! Lol

    • @JonathanAdshead
      @JonathanAdshead 5 лет назад +29

      Pretty sure he could have saved those 3 seconds if he didnt explain what chemistry was about 3 times at the start

    • @jonathany1240
      @jonathany1240 4 года назад +18

      Speedrunners be like...

  • @mytruthslays1303
    @mytruthslays1303 2 года назад +1136

    The gradual increase in the energy of his talk along with the increase energy of the chemistry is absolutely brilliant. Went from changing liquids to explosives! Fantastic!

    • @crohwz7403
      @crohwz7403 2 года назад +20

      it is probably because his molocules are warming up

    • @wokewokerman5280
      @wokewokerman5280 2 года назад +5

      .... and audience always loves explosions...best way to keep their attention....

  • @TheLoobobs64
    @TheLoobobs64 2 года назад +736

    He used to teach chemistry at my school and he was known as a bit crazy. He used to explode helium balloons multiple times a year. We'd be sitting in a lesso , hear a loud bang and everyone knew it was Szydlo. Not sure if he still teaches there but he was definitely one of the most loved teachers. He used to call everyone "old boy". He wasn't actually the best teacher but it's not hard to see why, he was so excited by what he was teaching he often strayed from the syllabus.

    • @thebitch9224
      @thebitch9224 2 года назад +7

      Highgate?

    • @trews1
      @trews1 2 года назад +74

      Probably not Helium. Helium as a noble gas does not burn or explode. It was probably hydrogen or a hydrogen/air mixture (for a louder bang)

    • @MCohen28
      @MCohen28 2 года назад +1

      Pellow touched kids

    • @saadinperson
      @saadinperson 2 года назад +5

      I think i remember him from my school, Djanogly city academy

    • @sandrom3526
      @sandrom3526 2 года назад +15

      I thought he came from Futurama

  • @jippidyjappers
    @jippidyjappers 5 лет назад +4981

    He should do a talk about breathing technic when talking nonstop for 15 mins.

    • @TheGuitarlad84
      @TheGuitarlad84 4 года назад +22

      He was giving me a headache!

    • @Apollo-zo4vh
      @Apollo-zo4vh 4 года назад +159

      @@TheGuitarlad84 Huh... he was giving me a lot of information.

    • @xjunkxyrdxdog89
      @xjunkxyrdxdog89 4 года назад +62

      You should see his normal lectures. Imagine a 45 minute version of this.

    • @HTKCsoitpasdeg
      @HTKCsoitpasdeg 4 года назад

      I LoLed !

    • @Kuantatmeng709394
      @Kuantatmeng709394 4 года назад +59

      Tbh, when you have the passion to speak about something... out of breath is not a priority, but the information you try to deliver extensively just try to escape from your mouth.. you find this among excited scientist that try to educate people, they just cant stop talking

  • @depp1899
    @depp1899 5 лет назад +8544

    He just did more experements in 15min then i saw within my whole time in school.

    • @theporcupine9993
      @theporcupine9993 5 лет назад +56

      Omg so deep

    • @topazprism77
      @topazprism77 5 лет назад +110

      thats why I hate school, in my school we had chemestry at 4th grade but they never said what the substances was. So basicly school is more useless than youtube

    • @CWP3004
      @CWP3004 5 лет назад +24

      im watching this in school lol

    • @alialsawafi246
      @alialsawafi246 5 лет назад +5

      depp1899 damn you’re right

    • @travisshow308
      @travisshow308 5 лет назад +46

      Oh, your school did experiments?

  • @vikingpowered868
    @vikingpowered868 2 года назад +471

    I got the impression this man likes his job..

  • @mrigankbaranwal709
    @mrigankbaranwal709 3 месяца назад +8

    I loved how he was calm and composed in the beginning, and became chaotic towards the end, as if the experiments increased the energy of his molecules ;)

  • @DmitrijsGranicins
    @DmitrijsGranicins 4 года назад +2508

    How to sell chemistry to kids:
    1. Make things change color
    2. Make things expand and contract
    3. Make things explode

    • @fernando47180
      @fernando47180 4 года назад +145

      The first two are optional

    • @DmitrijsGranicins
      @DmitrijsGranicins 4 года назад +22

      @@Bustical you kidding? Organics have carbon fibers, rocket fuels, and...........HORMONES! That's not even mentioning cool stuff like THC

    • @Bustical
      @Bustical 4 года назад +4

      @@DmitrijsGranicins that's cool and all now show them their structures

    • @DmitrijsGranicins
      @DmitrijsGranicins 4 года назад +3

      @@Bustical Can do, just need an introduction to opiates! Then they will quickly grasp why the structures are so important.

    • @SomethingSeemsOff
      @SomethingSeemsOff 4 года назад +3

      I feel attacked

  • @Zizumia
    @Zizumia 5 лет назад +2876

    Ted: "Hello Dr. Szydlo, would you like to come to Newcastle and show us one of your Chemistry Experiments?"
    Dr. Szydlo: *14 cups of coffee later* "Yes and I will do 25!"

    • @Zehradieux
      @Zehradieux 4 года назад +18

      Damn it I was drinking while scrolling, now I need to clean my keyboard :)

    • @zk420zk
      @zk420zk 4 года назад +2

      In the description it says that "This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community." so I don't think Ted himself would've sent that message.

    • @xXDESTINYMBXx
      @xXDESTINYMBXx 4 года назад +5

      @@zk420zk y sry, it was teds local brother tedx

    • @MrSamikammoun
      @MrSamikammoun 4 года назад

      You mean 15511210043330985984000000 experiments

  • @iSeeummSoMad
    @iSeeummSoMad 2 года назад +89

    Dude - if this man taught me in science class, I think I would have intentionally become a scientist. That ability to simplify, humor and teach - is rare. Thank you sir for an insightful 15 minutes.

  • @alexf8283
    @alexf8283 2 года назад +131

    Exactly the reason why a professor makes chemistry so fun! He's like Archimedes!

  • @dannyt5725
    @dannyt5725 3 года назад +3611

    OH MY GOD. He was my high school chemistry teacher. He would take us on the roof of the school to show us the bigger chemical explosions. Pure Sodium in Water..... Legendary

    • @D4rrag00nXD
      @D4rrag00nXD 3 года назад +91

      Wow dats cool 😂😂

    • @durgashaw1782
      @durgashaw1782 3 года назад +29

      BINOD

    • @son473
      @son473 3 года назад +18

      Sodium in sulfuric acid

    • @D4rrag00nXD
      @D4rrag00nXD 3 года назад +24

      @@son473 it will create Hidrogen gas (H2) and Sodium Sulphate (Na2SO4)

    • @son473
      @son473 3 года назад +8

      @@D4rrag00nXD and heat

  • @bradenbergerac6133
    @bradenbergerac6133 5 лет назад +1863

    "It seems that the floor is cracking beneath me. But its alright" lololol

    • @jiadavid
      @jiadavid 4 года назад +14

      he was pouring more and more liquid nitrogen onto the balloon because time was running out, it was actually hilarious hahaha

    • @PilotDamian
      @PilotDamian 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

    • @ThatsnewsTV
      @ThatsnewsTV 2 года назад +1

      The janitor was thinking: "Oh, no! My poor stage!"

  • @RupakDas0203
    @RupakDas0203 2 года назад +139

    Superb energy!
    This man has the energy of a 15 year old boy. We must learn and get inspired from him apart from his wonderful demonstration!

    • @malkolmmonomoy7890
      @malkolmmonomoy7890 Год назад

      As a 15 year old boy speaking, I can confirm that this man has more energy than myself.

  • @kushalpandey5409
    @kushalpandey5409 2 года назад +17

    The moment kids in school start learning chemistry this way, there would be no one to say that chemistry is boring. What a legend this man is!

  • @Yomush
    @Yomush 5 лет назад +2192

    He was literally going insane once he got to blowing stuff up lol.

    • @SomethingSeemsOff
      @SomethingSeemsOff 4 года назад +62

      Even when he's not being timed, he goes crazy during his fire experiments, it's extremely entertaining and informative!

    • @CallMeTipz
      @CallMeTipz 4 года назад +9

      Most Chemists are like that :D

    • @eluder25rs
      @eluder25rs 4 года назад +12

      well he did say he likes fire

    • @remlarue29
      @remlarue29 4 года назад +8

      Yeah about here he went insane 9:57

    • @luckyguy3256
      @luckyguy3256 4 года назад

      chemistry the favorite subject of isis people 😂

  • @jamesz3361
    @jamesz3361 4 года назад +2630

    huge respects to this man for putting in his time and preparing for this talk, you can really see his passion for chemistry and its fascinating to me

    • @sri20141
      @sri20141 4 года назад +8

      I was fortunate enough to have a science teacher like him who demonstratie in class i kv Cochin port trust in 1998

    • @politicallycorrect5070
      @politicallycorrect5070 4 года назад

      @@lucaxtshotting2378 he is there to discuss technology

    • @mariojoia1337
      @mariojoia1337 4 года назад +9

      @@lucaxtshotting2378 "barely technology" ... ... Without chemists you wouldn't have the Li-Ion battery that you use to power your smartphones or laptops, nor would you have silicon for the CPUs that those same devices use... The problem is that he usually does 1hour+ lectures, sometimes over 90minutes, and he just contracted everything to ~15 minutes, a quarter of the time that he usually uses.

    • @kevin780313
      @kevin780313 3 года назад

      i think he started slow in class and he taught so many students therefore he speaks faster and faster

    • @kichu2555
      @kichu2555 3 года назад +2

      Hahaa things go boom boom

  • @asparrow9876
    @asparrow9876 2 года назад +9

    Can you feel his humble gratitude in the end? He was out of breath, his old heart pumping its hardest and he never skipped a beat.
    This man is a legend. I hope he gets another couple decades. Thank you Andrew Szydlo. This was illuminating as it was entertaining.

  • @0425sensei
    @0425sensei 2 года назад +214

    Definitely sound like a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

  • @oleksandrzubchenko210
    @oleksandrzubchenko210 4 года назад +1330

    4:00 - "one of the golden rules: when you have liquids which are boiling - never-ever put them into containers which are tightly sealed. And that's precisely what I'm gonna do now!"

    • @kamonic6571
      @kamonic6571 3 года назад +98

      You gotta know the rules before youbreak the rules

    • @starcultiniser
      @starcultiniser 3 года назад +6

      @@kamonic6571 lmao

    • @lloydhimself8088
      @lloydhimself8088 3 года назад +10

      Science guy got some jokes

    • @manojkrishna4935
      @manojkrishna4935 3 года назад +1

      That's what a pressure cooker is you have a freely moving knob at the top though

    • @cryptfire3158
      @cryptfire3158 3 года назад +6

      also.. if you think that was a big bang. Now imagine if you made them sealed in very strong bottles made of titanium steel or something.
      Then to make it even more interesting.. throw them in a camp fire or something. That would be some serious pressure.

  • @tick.tock.its.Quinn.o-clock
    @tick.tock.its.Quinn.o-clock 5 лет назад +1486

    I love how as the video progresses he starts getting more flustered

    • @xjunkxyrdxdog89
      @xjunkxyrdxdog89 5 лет назад +44

      He usually starts that flustered. Check out his royal institute lectures.

    • @tick.tock.its.Quinn.o-clock
      @tick.tock.its.Quinn.o-clock 5 лет назад +2

      ah, i see

    • @sorryifoldcomment8596
      @sorryifoldcomment8596 2 года назад +5

      Yeah I can't watch this, wish they gave him time to like, talk. It sucks, would've made an awesome 25 minute video.

  • @newmen6468
    @newmen6468 2 года назад +21

    what a great person with such enthusiasm in this age.

  • @Ashishsharma-fw8nu
    @Ashishsharma-fw8nu 2 года назад +14

    The energy of this episode is like his whole life's purpose was to teach us in a better way. Much respect to you sir

  • @OBmaster
    @OBmaster 4 года назад +1621

    @15:27 The cameraman has nerves of steel. Didn't even flinch.

    • @sachinfulsunge9977
      @sachinfulsunge9977 4 года назад +118

      Heavy Balls of depression

    • @WeebiDash
      @WeebiDash 4 года назад +21

      it's on a tripod hahah

    • @Sora-tk1tv
      @Sora-tk1tv 4 года назад +44

      @@WeebiDash no its not

    • @mioszwojtyga5100
      @mioszwojtyga5100 4 года назад +32

      WeebiDash do you know what a tripod is?

    • @hackhenk
      @hackhenk 4 года назад +55

      @@WeebiDash They mean the camera man in the shot, not the one filming...

  • @alabagazoonto
    @alabagazoonto 4 года назад +1618

    Feel like I did 15 minutes cardio just listening to him

    • @GONEPower
      @GONEPower 4 года назад +5

      Lol true🤣🤣🤣

    • @Czesnek
      @Czesnek 4 года назад +5

      Me too. I can't breath.

    • @kyebyrno8004
      @kyebyrno8004 3 года назад

      LMAO, to stoned to keep up

    • @JuanGarcia-bd1rm
      @JuanGarcia-bd1rm 3 года назад +3

      I couldn’t of have explained it better I feel like I was running a marathon with him next to me talking about chemistry

    • @nick.r9222
      @nick.r9222 3 года назад

      Exactly🤣🤣🤣

  • @alekk2320
    @alekk2320 2 года назад +73

    We had a teacher like him for science, used to crash the desks together yelling about tectonic plates. Good times.

    • @DanceySteveYNWA
      @DanceySteveYNWA 2 года назад +2

      Why is your science teacher talking about Geological processes?

    • @woundedsanity
      @woundedsanity 2 года назад +2

      @@DanceySteveYNWA not a science?

    • @spectraleggings
      @spectraleggings 2 года назад +4

      @@DanceySteveYNWA cuz geography is science?

    • @mallardofmodernia8092
      @mallardofmodernia8092 2 года назад

      @@dperry428 its also taught in geography as well

  • @arunpp
    @arunpp 2 года назад +11

    I was more impressed by his non stop teaching rather than experiments.

  • @andrewfalk9396
    @andrewfalk9396 4 года назад +985

    Man if this guy had like 45 minutes to talk it would be like the best ted talk ever

    • @SomethingSeemsOff
      @SomethingSeemsOff 4 года назад +51

      Look up his Royal Institution talks! Even more experiments and longer durations!

    • @securi-t
      @securi-t 4 года назад +5

      And, in the RI talks, he explains the reactions taking place.

    • @logangraves7259
      @logangraves7259 4 года назад +21

      I got my enjoyment from this video because he was pressed for time. I think that is somewhat the point, he is flustered and doesn't have much time to explain which makes it comical as well as interesting.

    • @mariojoia1337
      @mariojoia1337 4 года назад +1

      @@logangraves7259 Oh, if you only knew... ... But this reply comes 8 months afterwards, so, you probably already know... But he can go 60+ minutes speaking nonstop, barely stopping to breathe.

  • @unleashingpotential-psycho9433
    @unleashingpotential-psycho9433 5 лет назад +2597

    I love this man’s ethusiasm about chemistry.

    • @EthanWLin
      @EthanWLin 5 лет назад

      You... I see you all the time on Dan's videos

    • @F3Ibane
      @F3Ibane 5 лет назад +4

      Chemistry is just applied physics.

    • @justkarl2922
      @justkarl2922 5 лет назад +22

      @@F3Ibane And physics are just applied mathematics.

    • @sheev9852
      @sheev9852 5 лет назад +2

      @@F3Ibane no

    • @mystified2356
      @mystified2356 5 лет назад +9

      So chemistry is just applied mathematics by the transitive property 🤨🤨

  • @arhamsiddiki165
    @arhamsiddiki165 Год назад +3

    The way he keeps speaking and his hands running for experiment tells how good he's at his work. Clearly a brilliant professor.

  • @TifSC
    @TifSC 2 года назад +65

    Very entertaining. This is the kind of teacher kids need to inspire them.

  • @MarceloDezem
    @MarceloDezem 5 лет назад +574

    This talk goes to the Guiness for most words spoken in 15 minutes while doing chemistry experiments.

  • @vikkipakki
    @vikkipakki 3 года назад +597

    You know what fascinates me the most? That he didn’t stop talking even for a second

    • @Bruno_Haible
      @Bruno_Haible 3 года назад +16

      Except at 9:58, when he froze for a second.

    • @thinginground5179
      @thinginground5179 3 года назад +10

      @@Bruno_Haible No he was just talking extremely fast

    • @apolloblendz1678
      @apolloblendz1678 2 года назад

      @@thinginground5179 lol

    • @apolloblendz1678
      @apolloblendz1678 2 года назад

      @@Bruno_Haible i saw the comment and I tried to find a time where he wasn't talking so I was gonna comment that when I saw that lol

    • @ashrafgoatfaram6662
      @ashrafgoatfaram6662 2 года назад

      I know right I mean I can't talk that much my mouth would be dried

  • @rustytrev
    @rustytrev 2 года назад +16

    Best TED talk I have ever watched. I was also so impressed that he never once tripped over his words or messed up what he was saying whilst at the same time doing so much.

  • @DanielVerberne
    @DanielVerberne 2 года назад +8

    This man is wonderful, engaging and naturally amusing! Also, rather than come off as a 'motor-mouth', his ongoing talking gives a sense of constant activity, of confidence and of excitement and complete command over the subject material.

  • @mactheknife4786
    @mactheknife4786 5 лет назад +932

    Andrew, even as a boy, was always terrified of silence.

    • @andrewmaddalena12
      @andrewmaddalena12 4 года назад +1

      Mac The Knife huh?

    • @heimskr2881
      @heimskr2881 4 года назад +44

      @@andrewmaddalena12 Science man say lot word

    • @TheSergio1021
      @TheSergio1021 4 года назад +25

      This is a high quality comment

    • @hackhenk
      @hackhenk 4 года назад +10

      @@heimskr2881 Couldn't have said it better myself.

    • @fusionsid
      @fusionsid 4 года назад

      This made my day

  • @flamma159
    @flamma159 2 года назад +2173

    The reason they only give him 15 minutes is so that he won't blow the whole stage up

    • @bsweeting1481
      @bsweeting1481 2 года назад +8

      Underrated lmao

    • @omitinicey880
      @omitinicey880 2 года назад +3

      I like your thinking,,,😂

    • @omitinicey880
      @omitinicey880 2 года назад +3

      I like your thinking,,,😂

    • @jamesp13152
      @jamesp13152 2 года назад +3

      It was 20 minutes but they couldn't show him when he blew his hands off. :-)

    • @alpgozaydin
      @alpgozaydin 2 года назад

      Lol

  • @mikefule330
    @mikefule330 2 года назад +43

    A worthy heir to Dr Magnus Pyke. Never mind the chemistry, this is an exquisitely choreographed and timed performance.

  • @RamdomGuyPostingShit
    @RamdomGuyPostingShit 2 года назад +3

    We had more younger teachers back in our school & college days than him but no-one was that much energetic....hats off to teachers like these who keep flame of curiosity burnt within us

  • @airshipflea5219
    @airshipflea5219 3 года назад +1381

    This man loves chemistry SO much
    that he's attained power over air molecules that allow him to speak without catching his breath

    • @ducangdinh6580
      @ducangdinh6580 3 года назад +22

      Clone that dude and send him all over the country's schools!

    • @alejandroorona9489
      @alejandroorona9489 3 года назад +40

      9:09 Perfectly timed with his hand movements. It makes it look like he's a wizard.

    • @thombo1524
      @thombo1524 3 года назад

      @@ducangdinh6580 stealing comments 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Sizzlik
      @Sizzlik 2 года назад +3

      The air molecules expand in and out his lungs on their own..just because he knows why.

    • @FlixxHD
      @FlixxHD 2 года назад

      HAHAA!!

  • @VesaKo
    @VesaKo 5 лет назад +1235

    This perfectly shows that it matters who teaches you xD

  • @ttsupra87
    @ttsupra87 Год назад +2

    I've seen this guy before. He broke down ancient magic tricks and showed its just science. He's so passionate about teaching.

  • @Xintlaer
    @Xintlaer 2 года назад +7

    Ah, Andrew :D love the guy. A couple years ago, when he visited my uni I was initially angry, that despite having a chemistry showman doing a PhD in this facility they invited someone else. But it was worth seeing him. And now - he has just expanded my chemistry shows with one trick :D
    Thank You again Andrew :D

  • @gayMath
    @gayMath 4 года назад +361

    Tedx: hey wanna do a talk?
    Andrew: Time to speedrun chemistry

  • @mr.balawis9948
    @mr.balawis9948 3 года назад +254

    To him, every chemistry experiment is normal. Because he already knows what is going to happen. But he still performs each with passion for the delight of his audience.

    • @MinecrafterRedstoner
      @MinecrafterRedstoner 3 года назад +12

      As a chemist myself, I see this and this is entertainement for me. Even if I already know everything shown here, I find it really beautiful and amazing still :)

  • @hansstam6629
    @hansstam6629 4 месяца назад +2

    This hit me emotionally to see a teacher at work in these times. Kudos to you Sir! We should learn every day like this!

  • @fagantahirli
    @fagantahirli 2 года назад +11

    I’ve applauded to him, sitting alone in the room! If I had him as a teacher at school, today i’d at least new the basics of chemistry))

  • @rajatsahu2626
    @rajatsahu2626 4 года назад +760

    Hats off to his energy level and presentation skill.

    • @finhouse9793
      @finhouse9793 3 года назад +6

      Absolutely right bro👍👍

    • @anchalkatiyar6440
      @anchalkatiyar6440 3 года назад +4

      15 minutes continous speaking without stoppage

    • @anchalkatiyar6440
      @anchalkatiyar6440 3 года назад +1

      What a planned presentation

    • @user-yb5eu6zo7e
      @user-yb5eu6zo7e 3 года назад +5

      Me: Are you a mad scientist or a comedian?
      Scientist: Yes.

    • @finhouse9793
      @finhouse9793 3 года назад +1

      @@user-yb5eu6zo7e it's funny😂

  • @TheWarriorSongProject
    @TheWarriorSongProject 3 года назад +4502

    if this guy had taught at my school there would have been 1800 more chemists in the world.

    • @mystic3549
      @mystic3549 3 года назад +5

      😂

    • @gnohgnok6875
      @gnohgnok6875 2 года назад

      Satan

    • @jarek0737
      @jarek0737 2 года назад

      So.... Uh, read the description of the video... Yeah..

    • @prakashrajput9818
      @prakashrajput9818 2 года назад +1

      Make that 1801

    • @vmenon7
      @vmenon7 2 года назад +10

      This guy did teach at my school ... Highgate School, North London

  • @melsyoutube
    @melsyoutube 2 месяца назад +1

    wow i wish i had teachers like this in school. so passionate, knowledgeable, well spoken, engaging, and conscious of time!

  • @user-xr5kp6qz8g
    @user-xr5kp6qz8g 2 года назад +5

    I had a blast watching this. He talked about the subject so well and with so much enthusiasm that I actually couldn't keep my eyes off of him waiting to see what he will do next.

  • @AndyIsHereBoi
    @AndyIsHereBoi 5 лет назад +243

    9:08 perfect timing with his hand moving up

    • @yaj126
      @yaj126 4 года назад +10

      Shoutout to the camera man on that one asw

    • @KittyUnicorn56XD
      @KittyUnicorn56XD 4 года назад

      Triangle Guy that was perfect timing 😂

  • @bubbaray2240
    @bubbaray2240 2 года назад +2258

    We need teachers like him teaching in schools.

  • @lucienarruela1451
    @lucienarruela1451 2 года назад +5

    Crazy how brilliant minds work, it's like his head was full of so many ideas and he couldn't pace himself to explain his ideas he just did them and commented over his actions which is a neat way to keep the audience focused, every second that passed you asked yourself, what is next? I love how he breaks down the process and yet a few people who watch this video still maybe confused but those who've already taken chemistry, you think the explanations to why is so rudimentary or basic.

  • @TheJermonse
    @TheJermonse Год назад +1

    Among many other imp things this vid is also the Best crash course in “time management during presentations”-love &peace

  • @OldBuford
    @OldBuford 4 года назад +573

    "welcome to your first day in chemistry 101, if you look under your chairs you will find this years syllabus, ok now please hand in your tests, well done you have graduated my class and look at that its already lunch time, class dismissed!"

  • @rushikeshkhore4988
    @rushikeshkhore4988 4 года назад +241

    Forget the energy among the atoms. This guy has more energy at this age which is not usually seen.

    • @vynguyen-sg6hy
      @vynguyen-sg6hy 4 года назад +3

      Really love his energy and passion

    • @mastervision5902
      @mastervision5902 4 года назад +8

      He's just really warm. He'll slow down if you hit him with some liquid nitrogen.

    • @Svuppedasker
      @Svuppedasker 3 года назад +4

      @@mastervision5902 He already did that to himself in the beginning. I wonder how fast he would have been if he hadn't.

  • @MunchJinkies
    @MunchJinkies Год назад +2

    This guy is demonstrating the most basic of chemical and scientific principles… To his colleagues he is showing amateur gimmicks… and to us he looks like a genius.

  • @createrytgaming8706
    @createrytgaming8706 Год назад +4

    This is called Passion ☺️🤩

  • @HioshimaFried
    @HioshimaFried 4 года назад +285

    "on to my favorite topic, which is fire" spoken like a true mad scientist xD
    Jokes aside, Prof-. Szydlo is brilliant and I would love a conversation with this man.

  • @bleflar9183
    @bleflar9183 4 года назад +305

    9:09 Perfectly timed with his hand movements. It makes it look like he's a wizard.

  • @Mkbshg8
    @Mkbshg8 2 дня назад

    Such a great entertainer, every kid deserves to be taught by someone like him.

  • @user-mj3ty9nd9i
    @user-mj3ty9nd9i 2 года назад +65

    OH MY GOD. He was my high school chemistry teacher. He would take us on the roof of the school to detonate a Sodium Sulphate Bomb! :D

  • @iprincecharmbp
    @iprincecharmbp 3 года назад +818

    When your professor wants to do an entire semester and all labs in one class..

  • @angelogandolfo6374
    @angelogandolfo6374 3 года назад +909

    “Now onto my favourite topic, which is fire...” - Audience laughs nervously......

    • @nohandle62
      @nohandle62 2 года назад +1

      They weren't nervous. They thought it was funny.

    • @amzwl1671
      @amzwl1671 2 года назад +3

      @@nohandle62 Yes. Ever heard of a joke?

    • @amzwl1671
      @amzwl1671 2 года назад

      @Ali Hassan Jokes don’t need to be obvious, what on Earth are you talking about.
      But yes, this one is very obvious. There’s a reason 700+ people liked the comment.

    • @user-te2sr9kk3w
      @user-te2sr9kk3w 2 года назад

      أفضل معلومة لمن يحب أن يتخلص من فقر الدم هي خيوط الذرة والله يعافي الجميع برحمته وكرمه The best information to get rid of anemia and weakness is to eat yellow corn thread and we ask God for wellness

  • @st.charlesstreet9876
    @st.charlesstreet9876 2 года назад +8

    I wished that I had this professor in my high school class. He encourages you to learn the absolute fantastic subject of the discipline of chemistry’s!🤓❤️

  • @maamebamfua5093
    @maamebamfua5093 5 месяцев назад +1

    His passion, sense of humor and excellent delivery makes Chemistry look like so much fun😁

  • @charlottesearle7997
    @charlottesearle7997 3 года назад +535

    That whole thing where he was like 'now there's something you should never do for safety reasons... I'll show you it now.' Has such science teacher energy

  • @Damaged7
    @Damaged7 4 года назад +604

    I've only got 15 minutes to live but i must pass on this knowledge.

  • @blurryface616
    @blurryface616 2 года назад +2

    The amount of energy and passion this guy has is both amazing and hilarious.

  • @muraliidno8885
    @muraliidno8885 Месяц назад

    Superb without taking breath he continuously spoken for 16 minutes,huge respect.

  • @gamehedgehog9434
    @gamehedgehog9434 3 года назад +1257

    this is exactly what I thought a mad scientist would be like

  • @Supersonic
    @Supersonic 5 лет назад +207

    this guy is the embodiment of "i have a test next period and havent studied yet"

  • @reedr7142
    @reedr7142 2 года назад +190

    Chemist: "I've got three hours worth of experiments and explanations with me."
    Staff: "You've got 15 minutes."
    P.S. What chemicals produced the orange liquid? I like that one.

    • @martingonzalez3629
      @martingonzalez3629 2 года назад +5

      Maybe iron(III) Chloride or iron(iii) sulfate?

    • @K_ingh16
      @K_ingh16 2 года назад +16

      Orange juice, I could have answered this of you asked a younger me

    • @perryusher4759
      @perryusher4759 2 года назад +1

      Many large molecules will give a liquid a specific, vibrant color. The amount of energy those molecules absorb from light determines what color comes out of them and reaches the retinas inside our eyeballs.

  • @TheKz262
    @TheKz262 2 года назад +2

    "We're still in one piece" god 😂😂 man the energy this guy has is amazing

  • @mianotveryk
    @mianotveryk 3 года назад +661

    15:27 the cameraman is literally fearless

    • @italianrager5831
      @italianrager5831 2 года назад +159

      hes not gonna die, hes the camera man.....

    • @lightninglances9178
      @lightninglances9178 2 года назад +25

      @@italianrager5831 you make a good point

    • @DM-zf6bv
      @DM-zf6bv 2 года назад +112

      He has been frozen with liquid nitrogen so he could not flinch

    • @user-vm2sp3ld3p
      @user-vm2sp3ld3p 2 года назад +8

      @@DM-zf6bv lol u killed me

    • @ericchen587
      @ericchen587 2 года назад +24

      camera man can run faster than cheetahs, and has been to multiple universes and outer space, and seen world apocolypses, among other things, a bang wont faze him

  • @YaniiGomezBooksandSmiles
    @YaniiGomezBooksandSmiles 5 лет назад +382

    Imagine all this hapening at the begining of your first ever chemistry class... AMAZING

    • @sean7332
      @sean7332 5 лет назад +1

      CHEMISTRY. WTF IS THAT SPELLING

    • @YaniiGomezBooksandSmiles
      @YaniiGomezBooksandSmiles 5 лет назад +2

      @@sean7332
      Sorry, English is not my first language, I was thinking in Spanish. I'll fix it, thanks!

    • @Md.Jasim.
      @Md.Jasim. 5 лет назад +3

      Yeah! Life would have been different.

    • @alexaquino7374
      @alexaquino7374 5 лет назад +4

      Yanina Gómez You don’t have to apologize for making mistakes, it’s okey to make mistakes, and you can learn through making them.
      Side note: I had the same thought just before reading your comment. It would be amazing having teachers like him, and really learning in friendly and exciting ways. It’s a shame our education systems do not aim to make us interested in learning, but to the exact opposite thing.

    • @jessikapiche6097
      @jessikapiche6097 5 лет назад +1

      Absolutely right Yanina! This would have make me WANT to be a chemist TOO! But, no, instead we had to have this boring lecture about what we will see this year (and since we knew nothing of what he meant at the time was pretty much useless)... That's the difference between a wise teacher and a boring old fart. I got a 49% in chemistry that year... only to get a 89% on my final school year, thanks to a woman chemist teacher who was extraordinary, kind, funny and very knowledgeable.
      I will just use your own word... ''AMAZING''!!!

  • @rickoneill4343
    @rickoneill4343 2 года назад +4

    Great Scott! Nobody talked about how that candle stayed lit through all that.

  • @Sedgehun
    @Sedgehun 2 года назад +2

    Screw the curriculum, this guy seems like the best teacher ever.

  • @tojassargaja2085
    @tojassargaja2085 2 года назад +309

    This went from explaining chemisty and physics, to just blowing things up as fast as possible.

    • @thekinginyellow1744
      @thekinginyellow1744 2 года назад +4

      sorta like mythbusters...

    • @TrainerFromUnova
      @TrainerFromUnova 2 года назад +2

      He made white phosphorus on the fly! The nitroglycerin was kind of meh though, could of been flashier if he added colored powder so that it looked like fireworks instead of just ping-pong balls.

  • @ferncat1397
    @ferncat1397 3 года назад +177

    This was the most chaotic TED talk I've ever seen

  • @NLBassist
    @NLBassist 2 года назад +9

    Brilliant, just utterly brilliant.

  • @TrippyFPV469
    @TrippyFPV469 2 года назад +1

    This man IISS what science looks like as a person: fast, dangerous, hyper and mesmerizing 🤣🤣❤️❤️

  • @Goatsmilkuk
    @Goatsmilkuk 2 года назад +603

    My 14 year old actually stopped sat down and watched this with me. This is how you teach. Brilliant stuff, thank you.

    • @lookdawg187
      @lookdawg187 2 года назад +6

      Chemistry is fun, physics is too. Build a herons fountain.

  • @mirsamir32
    @mirsamir32 5 лет назад +993

    I wish he was my teacher

    • @Tom-vu1wr
      @Tom-vu1wr 5 лет назад

      Ye

    • @Tom-vu1wr
      @Tom-vu1wr 5 лет назад +8

      Well not really. He ran a club I did.l and took some cover lessons. He doesn't teach full time anymore

    • @mirsamir32
      @mirsamir32 5 лет назад

      Had he done any classes in school before club

    • @Qatarlife2023
      @Qatarlife2023 5 лет назад +1

      Really if he will be a teacher he will make Amazing minds

    • @joeconnor782
      @joeconnor782 5 лет назад +10

      He WAS my teacher!

  • @phylvalen9991
    @phylvalen9991 3 месяца назад

    Absolutely brilliant sir, I'm 67 and thoroughly enjoyed that!!

  • @shettydugula
    @shettydugula 2 года назад +2

    Real hero of chemistry. I could feel that, chemistry is in his blood. That's why when he said chemistry it was very energetic

  • @benlogan-sustainabletechno9837
    @benlogan-sustainabletechno9837 3 года назад +777

    I was lucky enough to be in the audience and this was probably the single best talk I've ever seen - so engaging! Genius...

    • @SustainaBIT
      @SustainaBIT 2 года назад +6

      are you still in a good shape?

    • @SustainaBIT
      @SustainaBIT 2 года назад +8

      @@pnwlife8593 lol, I was joking, meaning (after these dangerous chemical actions done there, are you still in the same shape you were before attending this lecture (that chemical reactions might have deformed his body/face shape)).. it was meant to be a joke forget it!

    • @ninjabritish3823
      @ninjabritish3823 2 года назад +3

      Was this in newcastle england?

    • @benlogan-sustainabletechno9837
      @benlogan-sustainabletechno9837 2 года назад +3

      @@ninjabritish3823 yup

    • @MILI_XS
      @MILI_XS 2 года назад +1

      Magnus carlsen? Lol

  • @dakotalloyd5113
    @dakotalloyd5113 4 года назад +110

    This guy killed it up there. You can tell, that he loves what he does.

  • @samlayne389
    @samlayne389 2 года назад +3

    Props to the camera guy for standing still during the last experiment

  • @kogykun4928
    @kogykun4928 2 года назад +4

    this never gets old. if only they had something like this when I was in school.

  • @gerardyramirez9862
    @gerardyramirez9862 2 года назад +291

    "Never ever put them into containers which are tightly sealed well... that's precisely what I'm going to do now".
    I learned chemistry and had fun at the same time.

    • @alanhillyard1639
      @alanhillyard1639 2 года назад

      What did you learn about chemistry?

    • @gold4963
      @gold4963 2 года назад

      4:00. For reference.

    • @briananderson8428
      @briananderson8428 Год назад

      @@alanhillyard1639 Well our dear professor certainly reinforced PV=nRT !!!!

  • @markwhite1780
    @markwhite1780 5 лет назад +504

    Of all the MANY TED TALKS I have watched this British gentleman chemist has ABSOLUTELY fascinated me not only with his chemistry demonstrations but with his high energy output, his ability to multitask, his mannerisms, Brit vernacular, and all I was able to absorb in less than 16 minutes. Plus the topic was not that of dealing with death, disease, violence or anything negative.
    I want to get a quart of liquid nitrogen. Shouldn't be too difficult as it's not a controlled substance, doesn't seem to be a component of anything illegal or immoral. First use would be re: flash freezing perishable food. Then on to replicating one or two things done with this OUTSTANDING video using safety glasses, gloves and a friend to video the endeavour.
    Again; this TED TALK was the best.

    • @prohli18
      @prohli18 5 лет назад +3

      You seem to be loving chemistry a lot

    • @cyan_oxy6734
      @cyan_oxy6734 5 лет назад +6

      If you want to flash freeze things (you don't want to eat afterwards) you can get some dryice and put it in ethanol. Liquid nitrogen is actually quite hard to get and you'll need a proper container for it so it doesn't all boil away until you got it home

    • @jedrzejpyzik4639
      @jedrzejpyzik4639 5 лет назад +13

      He's Polish :)

    • @smolbo1
      @smolbo1 5 лет назад

      Mark White greatest ted talk ever was by tobgay

    • @whatevernamegoeshere3644
      @whatevernamegoeshere3644 5 лет назад

      Alcohol with ice might not be the best idea. Alcohol will not evaporate from frozen food any time soon

  • @xicex9851
    @xicex9851 Месяц назад

    What an absolute fountain of knowledge that man is!!!

  • @diversify210
    @diversify210 2 года назад +3

    This is so freaking awesome. I love chemistry, just never had the opportunity to expand on the love for it. I am lucky enough to work at a high school as a custodian, and one of the teachers is nice enough to let me know when the students are doing something that day she deems as "cool chemistry" and allows me to sit it on the class and even join in on occasion when there so happens to be an odd number of students that day and she needs an additional person to pair a student with.