Making glow sticks from scratch

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    Today I will be making some glow sticks from scratch. First I have to make a common glow stick chemical called TCPO. Then, I'll combine the TCPO with a few other chemicals to make some homemade glow sticks.
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Комментарии • 1,9 тыс.

  • @vincejohnm
    @vincejohnm 5 лет назад +10692

    Hi Nile Red. Dye chemist here. This is a great video but I just wanted to give some commentary about the dye concentration you used. Fluorescence is highly efficient and more concentrated solutions (even just a few mg) will self quench the fluorescence. It may seem counterintuitive, but try even less dye for more light output. Dye molecules are flat and nonpolar and will form non fluorescent aggregates at high concentrations. This is a static quenching mechanism. Dyes can also deactivate excited neighbors through collisions, so-called dynamic quenching.Colder solutions will also be brighter due to decreased thermal deactivation of the excited state. This may not be noticeable though because dye excitation in a glow stick is based on local collisions in a reaction mixture where reaction kinetics determine light output. Higher temp will give faster rates therefore more light output. I would be curious to see if you could achieve comparable brightness in a fridge with the added benefit of extending the life of the glow stick. Keep these videos coming!

    • @waschbar7163
      @waschbar7163 5 лет назад +420

      Vincent Martinez This was quite a lot of interesting information:D I didn’t know the effect it could have with how bright it could be!

    • @StephenGillie
      @StephenGillie 5 лет назад +80

      Go commit dye chemist XD - Great advice, great post!

    • @jadenp2255
      @jadenp2255 5 лет назад +479

      The 1% of actual chemists watching him
      99% non chemists watching his video

    • @ooferpoofer2127
      @ooferpoofer2127 4 года назад +270

      Im just gonna act like i know what your talking about...

    • @quacktheduck3652
      @quacktheduck3652 4 года назад +91

      Hi mr smart I’m quack

  • @UmVtCg
    @UmVtCg 3 года назад +571

    I once watched a guy drink a the content of a glowstick once at a rave party. I'm here to find out if he survived.

    • @emmatannehill7510
      @emmatannehill7510 3 года назад +8

      What was your conclusion?

    • @EzekiesAcheron
      @EzekiesAcheron 3 года назад +83

      He probably got very ill. That shit is bad for u.

    • @gowther6419
      @gowther6419 3 года назад +48

      It makes my skin and lips burn, and it tastes nasty, minus the risks due to the glass…

    • @ayush-rana
      @ayush-rana 3 года назад +93

      @@gowther6419 why tf you drinkin it

    • @dustinkauffman5868
      @dustinkauffman5868 3 года назад +69

      I bit one as a kid, didn't get any glass in my mouth but ended up with glowing lips.. And it does taste nasty lol.. Probably 20 years ago and I remember it well. Didn't get sick either but I doubt I swallowed any.

  • @giorgiar24
    @giorgiar24 5 лет назад +7153

    Me, from the yt recommendations: "ohh cool i can make glow sticks"
    Me, 40 seconds into the video: "oke, I can not make glow sticks"

    • @quacktheduck3652
      @quacktheduck3652 4 года назад +159

      Ikr it would just be so cool to be able to make ur own glow sticks ):

    • @deficientduck3003
      @deficientduck3003 4 года назад +263

      I feel like this for all his videos

    • @Avocado-yw4xb
      @Avocado-yw4xb 4 года назад +47

      Its actually hard when you think about it

    • @Speedy2619
      @Speedy2619 4 года назад +65

      I would be able to do it but in germany you cant get legally all this chemicals as private person

    • @_roman420_old_acc2
      @_roman420_old_acc2 4 года назад +26

      @@r1w3d legalize it (420)

  • @rafalsitar
    @rafalsitar 4 года назад +3991

    me: "shakes a glowstick"
    Molecules inside it: *WOW IM EXCITED*

    • @louloudaki_
      @louloudaki_ 3 года назад +97

      “THIS IS THE BEST ROLLERCOASTER”

    • @CallMeConCon
      @CallMeConCon 3 года назад +73

      YEAHH WEEEEW-WHOOO GLOWSTICK PARTYYYY!!!

    • @dedchannelbruh
      @dedchannelbruh 3 года назад +85

      *IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE*

    • @PeansINbetweens
      @PeansINbetweens 3 года назад +31

      It’s so excited it literally can not hide it

    • @pati1713
      @pati1713 3 года назад +11

      Just don't use this tactic on your GF XD

  • @DXstarman2
    @DXstarman2 6 лет назад +4173

    I prefer radioactive materials in my glowsticks

    • @sonofnone116
      @sonofnone116 6 лет назад +121

      Tritium ftw

    • @jamesonrollis188
      @jamesonrollis188 5 лет назад +140

      Mmmm cancer

    • @tinoizquierdo5646
      @tinoizquierdo5646 5 лет назад +127

      oh hey marie curie

    • @Terrus_38
      @Terrus_38 5 лет назад +41

      tiny tonic *Maria Skłodowska-Curie. She wasn't French. She was Polish.

    • @tinoizquierdo5646
      @tinoizquierdo5646 5 лет назад +47

      Terrus Ciekawostki i never said she was french or polish, forgive me if i misspelt her name

  • @BlaineJacobs-t2c
    @BlaineJacobs-t2c 4 года назад +339

    I watched this with my parents, and they informed me that I drank the glow part numerous times as a child and it explains a lot

    • @KaitsuYT
      @KaitsuYT 2 года назад +8

      lmao same

    • @-nightlyfireflies-9561
      @-nightlyfireflies-9561 2 года назад +44

      I once did that when i was 5, i thought that my belly would glow in the dark, instead it ended up having to get pumped 😭 (i had hidden, and drank like, 12 large glow sticks before my parents came to tell me it was dinner time)

    • @adriancampbell2357
      @adriancampbell2357 2 года назад +38

      @@-nightlyfireflies-9561 imagine being the person that pumped your stomach, just taking out some radioactive looking goop

    • @-nightlyfireflies-9561
      @-nightlyfireflies-9561 2 года назад +24

      @@adriancampbell2357 yeah, like "wtf did this child drink!?" just to find out i drank glowsticks being stupid

    • @adriancampbell2357
      @adriancampbell2357 2 года назад +34

      @@-nightlyfireflies-9561 I bet you lit up their day though

  • @canceraids2005
    @canceraids2005 7 лет назад +3661

    Your voice is so nice to listen to

    • @ajpollard8096
      @ajpollard8096 7 лет назад +123

      Welcome I agree, I want to sleep on a bed made of his and Morgan Freemans voice.

    • @enadopato
      @enadopato 6 лет назад +14

      Listen to professor stick

    • @KatLeibar9946
      @KatLeibar9946 5 лет назад +71

      I could fall asleep to it. But I love science so I feel conflicted😂

    • @thecrudelab3204
      @thecrudelab3204 5 лет назад +7

      morgan freeman is the best voice eva

    • @jacookie9707
      @jacookie9707 5 лет назад +14

      Basically asmr

  • @thedrakonishe5138
    @thedrakonishe5138 3 года назад +7

    it's nice to know that the molecules in the glowsticks get excited, bc I'm also excited to see them glow

  • @NurdRage
    @NurdRage 7 лет назад +3178

    Crap, now i have to cancel my glow stick video plans. hhehehe
    but nice work!

    • @ianchen5346
      @ianchen5346 7 лет назад +135

      I'm still waiting for a collab between you two :)

    • @MuzikBike
      @MuzikBike 7 лет назад +348

      NR is way, wwayy better than NR

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 лет назад +781

      ha, no way. I am sure you can do it better in your own way.

    • @papaversomniferum5247
      @papaversomniferum5247 7 лет назад +7

      +Thisisgaming stfu loser

    • @MuzikBike
      @MuzikBike 7 лет назад +27

      Jjaro V stop taking to yourself, it's embarrassing

  • @khalsasikhpunjabda
    @khalsasikhpunjabda 3 года назад +3

    The best thing about you is that you know you are a genius and brilliant but still so humble and down to earth. Kudos man.

  • @klee212
    @klee212 5 лет назад +343

    “nice and sTiNkY”

    • @justinmasters220
      @justinmasters220 4 года назад +5

      For real. Barfingly stinky.

    • @yasyasmarangoz3577
      @yasyasmarangoz3577 4 года назад +3

      xD

    • @spoons923
      @spoons923 4 года назад +3

      Uh oh

    • @proxp9351
      @proxp9351 4 года назад +5

      Hav u ever smelled it it smells like rotten chicken

    • @nyangret
      @nyangret 4 года назад +1

      Legit thought he said niacin stinky but that makes more sense

  • @Zanroff
    @Zanroff 3 года назад +35

    I like that glow stick isn't quite perfect. It makes me appreciate how much work has gone into making them better for the market versions.

  • @jasminebedard8380
    @jasminebedard8380 7 лет назад +347

    I absolutely love your videos. I'm not an expert of any kind in chemistry, in fact, I'm at my last year in high school, but I have a strong interest in chemistry and I learn so more and more everytime I watch your videos. Continue making great content it's sooo interesting :)

    • @GogiRegion
      @GogiRegion 6 лет назад +3

      (+Jasmine Bédard) I’m a bit Young than you from what it sounds like (by about two or three years), but I started reading up on clandestine chemistry (because it’s really interesting and you can easily find multiple routes to an exact molecule) things online and analyzing the reactions involved, and now I’m writing my own routes based off of reactions I see and when reading try and predict the next step, and am getting better at all of that. I recommend if you want to get into chemistry you do something like that.

    • @sylas1739
      @sylas1739 2 года назад +3

      It’s been 4 years did you go to college?

  • @morsine
    @morsine 4 года назад +7

    I always hated chemistry, but since i found ur page, i started loving it.! Thanks!

  • @Onio_Saiyan
    @Onio_Saiyan 5 лет назад +889

    I love how he says "sigma" with a tired annoyance. He hates buying from sigma.

    • @dutchik5107
      @dutchik5107 4 года назад +88

      I think everyone hates buying from sigma. Only thing they are good for is the safety data sheets

    • @E_Rico
      @E_Rico 4 года назад +26

      What is sigma

    • @E_Rico
      @E_Rico 4 года назад +5

      Closedsleet noice

    • @Cooe.
      @Cooe. 4 года назад +100

      @@E_Rico Sigma Aldrich. A massive chemical supply company.

    • @E_Rico
      @E_Rico 4 года назад +4

      Cooe thanks

  • @louloudaki_
    @louloudaki_ 3 года назад +2

    your glow stick is such a nice color and it’s so bright, woah
    i really like the color

  • @username6103
    @username6103 7 лет назад +154

    awww yea nile red getting lit with the glow sticks

  • @REIBAHLE
    @REIBAHLE 3 года назад +4

    These videos have not only taught me more than school but it’s is super relaxing. Please keep making more. Your the science goat of you tube Nile

  • @mortlet5180
    @mortlet5180 7 лет назад +407

    Wow, congrationlations on getting ALL THE WAY UP, Nile!
    You know you have ARRIVED when you're able to buy from Aldrich as an individual... 👍

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 лет назад +229

      I still cant! Haha, I have a friend who has a license who is able to help me out.

    • @mortlet5180
      @mortlet5180 7 лет назад +67

      NileRed; Haha, aww damn! I really had hoped that at least you would be allowed some freedom to pursue 'amateur' chemistry (since you obviously know what you're doing and everything gets really well documented on video).
      I really find it extremely sad that a small subset of people were allowed to ruin such a noble scientific hobby for the rest of us; however, I am equally happy that you have still been able to find ways of doing these projects (with the support of people who do still have access) AND of publicly sharing them with the rest of the world.
      Hopefully, one day, your business will have grown enough that you are able to pursue all of your scientific questions, without anyone trying to hold you back...
      Thank you, again, for all of the hard work that you have done to bring the highest level of quality, practical org. chem. to RUclips!

    • @istaybased34
      @istaybased34 7 лет назад +3

      NileRed What license? How do I get it? >:)

    • @mortlet5180
      @mortlet5180 7 лет назад +39

      Reptillian; There are different types depending on the industry your company specializes in.
      Usually small businesses would buy from resellers, but once a company becomes large enough they can apply for a license to cut out the middle man.
      It is a pretty involved process, however, since you need to be 100% sure that the public cannot (within reason) gain access to the chemicals any easier than if they had never been moved from the manufacturer's premesis in the first place.
      In practice this means that both the manufacturer and the relevant authorities have to be satisfied with your security infrastructure and access protocols, during every inspection, which pretty effectively prohibits all small groups from conducting their own experiments/research.
      Needless to say, it really warms my heart that someone, with only some undergraduate training and a passion for science, can still find enough support to share some real chemistry with us all, for free!

  • @dancoulson6579
    @dancoulson6579 3 года назад +14

    It might be interesting to have two spray bottles with the chemicals in, and then spray them in the air next to each other in a dark room. I am curious o see if it would make a glowing cloud where they meet in the air?

    • @jrmckim
      @jrmckim 2 года назад +1

      That'll be really cool to see

    • @davidb2206
      @davidb2206 2 года назад +2

      @@jrmckim But terrible to breathe.

    • @percyjackson2800
      @percyjackson2800 2 года назад +2

      Or you can just spray the two already mix and have your glowing cloud.

  • @noaroos6115
    @noaroos6115 4 года назад +33

    I actually made the tcpo in the lab and it's so awesome to see the compound made and utilized! Great vid!

  • @jason_theginger
    @jason_theginger 3 года назад +6

    me: cracks glowstick
    molecules:LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

  • @LauraLalocuraEstaenm
    @LauraLalocuraEstaenm 5 лет назад +67

    I have no idea of chemistry whatsoever but your videos are just so fun to watch

    • @armandoventura9043
      @armandoventura9043 8 месяцев назад

      It's not that difficult, but the formulas can be quite confusing

  • @okthen7877
    @okthen7877 2 года назад +1

    why is this channel the only science i under stand like ???

  • @aaalbert
    @aaalbert 7 лет назад +633

    please make silly string in one video

    • @MsTravisTouchdown
      @MsTravisTouchdown 7 лет назад +11

      Ohh yeaaa, make some silly string and play with it ahah

    • @jamie91995
      @jamie91995 7 лет назад +14

      The chlorocarbons needed for them will be hard to get or make, maybe he can make another gas to use

    • @myrealusername2193
      @myrealusername2193 3 года назад

      @@Jovian_Freelance aren’t patents only for selling products?

    • @louloudaki_
      @louloudaki_ 3 года назад

      yes yes yes

  • @robbeachem3231
    @robbeachem3231 4 года назад +4

    Nile, my grandfather was on the chemist team that created the first glow sticks I want to send you the patents and his old notes to check out!

  • @iceypumpkinhead
    @iceypumpkinhead 5 лет назад +238

    9:07 "mix it up" *proceed to shake it 900 times a second*

    • @jejcnsjdndjskdjrn8329
      @jejcnsjdndjskdjrn8329 5 лет назад +8

      Iceypumpkin head an ad started right when he started shaking and I saw a blur then it went to an ad

    • @Known_as_The_Ghost
      @Known_as_The_Ghost 3 года назад

      9:06 for better timestamp

  • @ateosedm5690
    @ateosedm5690 3 года назад +3

    You're definitely in my top 5 favorite science channels on RUclips. I love your videos.

  • @2AMProductions
    @2AMProductions 7 лет назад +20

    I agree, that second glow stick you made looked really nice with the more concentrated dye... who knew such a mistake could result in such a beautiful display of chemiluminescence!

  • @Number_055
    @Number_055 4 года назад +3

    A solid precipitating out of a gas reaction? That's certainly something I've never seen before. Very cool.

  • @BronzeManul
    @BronzeManul 7 лет назад +882

    I feel like NileRed actually has the mind of an 11 year old in the body of a chemist. Glow sticks! Soap! Nylon! 'Let's so if any of these acids will hurt if I spill some on my skins!'

    • @romainetomatoes2416
      @romainetomatoes2416 7 лет назад +18

      Bronze Manul please don't insult him... I'm a 19 year old college student studying to become a chemical technician, and I'm confident that NileRed knows his stuff better than myself. Therefore, I suggest you back off if you have nothing nice to say.

    • @noobnoobyify
      @noobnoobyify 7 лет назад +137

      hyvää-elämää-98 no one was insulting.

    • @Darticus42
      @Darticus42 7 лет назад +196

      hyvää-elämää-98 I don't think he meant that as an insult. "Body of a chemist" sorta implied that he's got the knowledge and such a chemist, but the boundless curiosity of an 12 year old

    • @atd9945
      @atd9945 6 лет назад +29

      curiosity is the essence of discovery :D

    • @LovedWife1
      @LovedWife1 6 лет назад +24

      BronzeManul, you just described a typical genius. :)

  • @theyeetus1428
    @theyeetus1428 3 года назад +30

    I've wondered this for a long time: Why do glow sticks glow longer if they are kept in the freezer?

    • @rosiecairns9697
      @rosiecairns9697 2 года назад +17

      I assume it's because reactions happen more slowly at lower temperatures so the chemiluminescent reactions can continue for longer before they exhaust the reactants? That's just an educated guess though

    • @MrAnakin1996
      @MrAnakin1996 2 года назад +10

      @@rosiecairns9697 You are correct! They also glow dimmer when cold and stronger when hot, but that affects the glow-time for the reasons you described.

  • @Str1k3r1
    @Str1k3r1 7 лет назад +151

    Terrible glowstick? You made it! From scratch! Nothing terrible about that!

  • @JDST-7341q
    @JDST-7341q 3 года назад +7

    Wish we did cool stuff like this in chemistry class back in early 2000s...then I would have paid more attention. New subscriber here man...love your videos. Thanks for sharing.

  • @DragonXero
    @DragonXero 7 лет назад +2060

    "My glowsticks are so horrible, guys. I made this chemical that works perfectly and presented a video better than most people can even dream of doing. I'm so awful!" ಠ_ಠ
    You made glowsticks basically from scratch. I can't even get proper velveted meat for Chinese food. Stop being awesome and so damn humble. You're making the rest of us look bad! Ya jerk.

    • @SteveReynold
      @SteveReynold 5 лет назад +211

      You have to let it sit in corn starch , egg whites, baking soda and Chinese cooking wine.
      Then you fry at a low simmer, only to about half to 3/4 done, if the oil is too hot the meat gets tough.
      After this it’s done. Also a lot of authentic recipes will use MSG and it is also another type of meat tenderizer.

    • @jacookie9707
      @jacookie9707 5 лет назад +89

      Steve Reynold so much respect to you for commenting this, especially a year later 😂

    • @PLKinka
      @PLKinka 5 лет назад +34

      Steve Reynold omg I never knew I needed that random advice. Thank you stranger.

    • @StephenGillie
      @StephenGillie 5 лет назад +33

      To restate:
      1. Marinade meat with a mixture of corn starch, baking soda, egg whites, maybe MSG, and cooking wine. (Is there a preference for type/flavor/variety? There seem to be as many Chinese cooking wines as European cooking wines.)
      2. Pan-sear to medium-rare or medium.
      Wonder how Bromelain would work in place of MSG as meat tenderizer - maybe add some pineapples and call it Hawaiian velveted meat?

    • @Bowtie41
      @Bowtie41 5 лет назад +8

      @@StephenGillie If I want Velveted meat,I buy a brick of Kraft,cut off a slab,nuke it til soft,and pour it on Spam,lol.J/K,will have to try your advice soon,Thanks!

  • @kennywoo2000
    @kennywoo2000 2 года назад

    nice testing !we also use infrared dye to make 15 inch infrared glow stick for military

  • @shortcoatstudentfmf1905
    @shortcoatstudentfmf1905 7 лет назад +80

    it's always a good day when nilered hooks it up with a vid

  • @IsabellaDehnel2389
    @IsabellaDehnel2389 4 года назад +1

    Wow your glow stick is amazing

  • @Mycatjake1
    @Mycatjake1 5 лет назад +87

    Almost had a breakdown when you showed the reaction mechanism. Just took my organic 2 final and had to learn like a hundred reaction mechanisms. It was not fun. I cried a lot this semester. I even contemplated dropping out of college. It was a nightmare.
    Otherwise, great video! I love your content!

    • @LA-MJ
      @LA-MJ 5 лет назад +1

      Spoiler: no you haven't. It's probably closer to 5, repeated 20x each

    • @Mycatjake1
      @Mycatjake1 5 лет назад +26

      @@LA-MJ Ever heard of hyperbole?

    • @LA-MJ
      @LA-MJ 5 лет назад +1

      @@Mycatjake1 My point was 'learning 100 mechanisms' is not the way orgchem is supposed to be learned, or taught.

    • @Mycatjake1
      @Mycatjake1 5 лет назад +22

      @@LA-MJ I had a crappy professor who made us memorize mechanisms, which is probably why I have to retake the class.
      And anyway, like I said, it was hyperbole. I know I didn't literally learn 100 mechanisms. It just felt that way.

    • @luisp.3788
      @luisp.3788 4 года назад +6

      Sort of reminds me of my chemistry lessons. The teacher literally just takes a random text from the internet that even remotely is about chemistry (last thing he chose was a scanning tunnel microscope text excerpt because haha you can see atoms, wow) and turns it into a concentration practice where you have to separate the words, and throws shit around and screams when you have a spelling error. Thank you, my class mates now know how to construct that microscope, but if I'd mention the period system, the girls would call me a pervert because they'd think I was talking about periods.

  • @maximkoneva6517
    @maximkoneva6517 3 года назад +1

    Those glowsticks are very good, better than store bought
    It's more like, glow liquid, not glowstick-like
    (Glow bottles)
    The glow-in-the-dark bottles are better

  • @Casmusic69
    @Casmusic69 5 лет назад +63

    We did a chemiluminescence lab in ochem lab. Took like 2.5 hours for a 5 second reaction hahah

    • @kg4boj
      @kg4boj 4 года назад +3

      And the real kicker is that 2.4 hour lab theory they taught... they dont even know if it's correct!

    • @kg4boj
      @kg4boj 4 года назад +2

      @Dgstowe Meh... The luminol we use was really really old. Even with the lights off I couldn't see it nor could most of the class. I think those that even saw it were probably imagining it.

  • @jessmoorlag6088
    @jessmoorlag6088 Год назад

    This video totally cleared up a foggy area of my understanding of chemical reactions

  • @jessejamesbond6073
    @jessejamesbond6073 7 лет назад +110

    Ay I just synthesized some ethyl acetate today... Why? Because.
    Also Nile, why are you beating yourself up over your glowstick design? How many people do you think make their own glowsticks? Other than NurdRage, of course.

  • @andersondawn3631
    @andersondawn3631 2 года назад +1

    I remember the first time getting a glow stick necklace as a child. I was sad when the glow went out since I didn’t realize their effects were limited.

  • @therealbraddawson1045
    @therealbraddawson1045 5 лет назад +21

    Well I'll be damned. Homeboy made a glowstick

  • @mother...
    @mother... 2 года назад +1

    Finally A cheaper Price for a Delicious Treat

  • @mahadevankm2621
    @mahadevankm2621 5 лет назад +16

    I read starch instead of scratch and for the whole video i was like 'when is the starch gonna be used?'

  • @mustbefamousjr4888
    @mustbefamousjr4888 3 года назад

    I love how most of us don't understand half of what he is saying but still enjoy all the extra explanation

  • @samwarren2850
    @samwarren2850 7 лет назад +4

    Duuuuude I could've used this a few months ago when I did this reaction for a project in o chem 2. Great video!

  • @markgardiner6733
    @markgardiner6733 3 года назад

    I would say that the fact you were willing to take all that time with all those chemicals and got good results. It was good!

  • @sporkymail
    @sporkymail 7 лет назад +10

    Can you make a glow stick with quantum dots? So create a reaction that emits UV, the quantum dots absorb it, and emit a controlled color. Could be a cool video demonstrating quantum dots.

  • @ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER
    @ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER 2 года назад +1

    when i was a kid, i got a used chemistry set from the thrift store. and one of the projects in it was glow sticks, but the chemical for it was 98% gone. So i only got to make like a tiny drop of glow stuff that you could barely see. Ever since then, ive wanted to make more.

  • @gigglysamentz2021
    @gigglysamentz2021 7 лет назад +53

    No way.... He's done it. He's built glowsticks :'D

  • @thatweeb8204
    @thatweeb8204 2 года назад +2

    This guy has inspired me alot and my uncles gf went to a class with you Nile or some crap idk but ur amazing and I have even done some of these

  • @FayeisHere
    @FayeisHere 2 года назад +5

    one time in middle school my friend and I bought several hundred glowsticks, cracked them, and then FLUNG THE CONTENTS (glass and all) all over my bedroom walls to make constellations.

  • @hypercube33
    @hypercube33 4 года назад

    This video you explain WHY you do steps a little better than even newer videos including water baths and so forth. I like that.

  • @pranavbhusare9708
    @pranavbhusare9708 3 года назад +13

    Me a law student watching Chemical bonds at 1:40 am instead of preparing for my moot court competition.
    I am going to glow my clients 🤣🤣

  • @Serenity27
    @Serenity27 3 года назад

    Many of us probably not understanding anything but watching just because it’s satisfying(?)

  • @buriedpet
    @buriedpet 2 года назад +2

    2:35 Nile cookin up bones fr lmao

  • @owmylehg7811
    @owmylehg7811 4 года назад

    tbh, the quality of 3 year old nilered videos are the same as the new ones, which makes every video enjoyable to watch.

  • @davidb2206
    @davidb2206 2 года назад +33

    When we were using them extensively in the Army in the 80's -- calling them "chem sticks" -- I never realized how recent of a marvelous invention they were. The patent for the design with the glass inside was only issued in 1976. These must have contributed a terrible toxicity to the landfills after being used.

    • @ipodhty
      @ipodhty 2 года назад +4

      Modern ones are non toxic. Not sure about the old ones tho

  • @LordPadriac
    @LordPadriac 3 года назад

    Awesome. Anyone that can follow a recipe and simple instructions can make this at home.
    You know once before they remember that for the cost of the chemicals, the time and trouble you can buy glowsticks in many forms and colors at the dollar store in three packs or more for a buck.

  • @verebellus
    @verebellus 5 лет назад +27

    because the T in TCPO is short for Tri which is 3, cant it be 3CPO which is almost a brass robot? C3PO

  • @YouTubeAndchill
    @YouTubeAndchill 2 года назад +1

    I drank glow stick Juice when I was a kid taste funky....

  • @231ian1
    @231ian1 7 лет назад +300

    now just teach us how to make MDMA

    • @Rohandutt
      @Rohandutt 6 лет назад +8

      231ian1 open this video “ aluminium amalgam video in which he was saying about mdma production by it

    • @SuperHoneyOil
      @SuperHoneyOil 5 лет назад +9

      Just read tikal and Pikal they are available online and have step by step instructions on MDMA production. Although the precursors are hard to get, specifically safrole or sassafras. I used to purchase it in make your own rootbeet kits however its dirty and expensive.

    • @jordanbrowne7417
      @jordanbrowne7417 5 лет назад +4

      @@SuperHoneyOil lmao rootbeet

    • @giveusascream
      @giveusascream 5 лет назад +3

      Phenylamines I've know and loved xxx

    • @valiumrat666
      @valiumrat666 5 лет назад

      lsd instead?

  • @cail592
    @cail592 2 года назад

    And after seeing all this work just to make a "bad" glowstick, I so appreciate buying them or getting them from work even more...

  • @Warhawk76
    @Warhawk76 6 лет назад +4

    Great video! Thanks for making this for us to enjoy and learn from.

  • @Mmdg634
    @Mmdg634 3 года назад +1

    Your channel is so awesome

  • @DanNguyen-oc3xr
    @DanNguyen-oc3xr 7 лет назад +24

    I need to know... Are you actually a chemist? (Like is it your actual job?)

    • @hiimryan2388
      @hiimryan2388 3 года назад +11

      Hes a 1300s alchemists trying to make gold from leaf

  • @tdata545
    @tdata545 3 года назад +1

    I learned as a child, that whatever the chemicals in glowsticks are, are also a super strong epoxy. When I accidentally spilled a glowstick onto my dresser top and it piled under a yo-yo (it was the 90s, shit was super hot and in like roller blades) and glued it to my dresser top and took a lot of force to get it off.

  • @OutOfNamesToChoose
    @OutOfNamesToChoose 7 лет назад +5

    Hey man, love your videos. The black background has given me an idea. Can you please make a video on the chemistry behind new black paints, such as Surrey Nanosystems' Vantablack, or Black 2.0? Black 2.0 can be purchased easily from the website of the artist, Stuart Semple. You could even try to paint things with it, such as the background, whilst amking comparisons. Stuart has a video saying something about the large spacing of the base allowing for more pigment to be added, so I would be very interested to know more about that.
    Thanks for all your exceptional videos and the background knowledge that you provide.

    • @texasdeeslinglead2401
      @texasdeeslinglead2401 7 лет назад

      OutOfNamesToChoose that would be interesting . that and some of these new exotic plastics

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 лет назад +6

      I really want to. Ill look into black 2.0. I tried to buy vantablack a while ago, but I couldnt find anywhere that was selling it.

    • @OutOfNamesToChoose
      @OutOfNamesToChoose 7 лет назад +3

      NileRed Thank you and good luck! There's an interesting back story to Stuart making Black 2.0 in that he requested the assistance of chemists to spite the artist Anish Kapoor- who was granted permission by Surrey Nanosystems to be the sole artist who can use Vantablack. Interestingly, under the T&C's of using Black 2.0, Stuart explicitly stated that through its purchase, an agreement is made to NOT give it to Anish.
      PBS Idea Channel here on RUclips recently had an interesting video on the subject.

  • @daveotuwa5596
    @daveotuwa5596 2 года назад +1

    I went to a wedding this weekend. A man directed the invitees to the other ballroom to dance while the song "Party Rockers in the House Tonight" was playing, and we saw candescent objects. Jumping was experienced to at the white wedding. NO PUN INTENDED.

  • @gregorysamaniego36
    @gregorysamaniego36 2 года назад +4

    Nilered deserves a tv show so he has a mega budget so he can make kids interested in chemistry and possibly take it up!

  • @Axeman369
    @Axeman369 2 года назад

    I swear Nile can make just about anything

  • @Tommo020788
    @Tommo020788 4 года назад +9

    So does it actually deteriorate over time eventually causing it to no longer work? Or would it glow again every time you shake it?
    I was wondering what might happen if you had a glow stick that had a powder that was magnetic (like iron) inside, then a small magnet on each end of the stick so that the magnetic fields are overlapping slightly, would it cause the liquid to constantly stir (be excited) or would the powder just settle between the two magnetic fields?

    • @hashbrown777
      @hashbrown777 2 года назад +1

      Disregarding the whole magnetic stirring of liquids, let alone doing so with no additional energy ad infinitum.. the excited molecule comes into being from the remains of a broken down TCPO molecule. Shaking is not what excites it, it's a part of the chemical reaction where TCPO is all used up after breaking the vile. Shaking merely makes the reaction happen faster.
      It's *sort of* like stirring in sugar to make a drink sweeter. Stirring helps it dissolve so it doesn't pile up at the bottom for ten minutes. Stirring for an hour wont make it any sweeter

  • @quinnw919
    @quinnw919 3 года назад

    Watching this, I remembered the time I was around 6/7 and drank the fluid from a broken glow stick. It had a very tangy and chemical taste.

  • @BHStudios01
    @BHStudios01 2 года назад +5

    That’s pretty awesome that you’re learning to draw! YES! Would absolutely love to see your progress! I love seeing new artists improving and learning! And hey, if ever yiu have any questions, ask away. 😁

  • @rafeef1658
    @rafeef1658 3 года назад

    This is the most beautiful glow sticks I've ever seen

  • @ElectraFlarefire
    @ElectraFlarefire 7 лет назад +7

    Such bad glowsticks.. But also so pretty!
    Keep an eye out for some interesting shaped plastic bottles you can make custom shaped ones in next time? :)

  • @anees5156
    @anees5156 2 года назад

    Dear Nile ,your video made possible making CPPO .
    Thanks for your help

  • @lucasbueno7534
    @lucasbueno7534 7 лет назад +13

    hey, could you do a Kharasch reaction? i've seen it on books, but never on practical. it's fun how chemistry does have it's exceptions, haha

  • @320iguy
    @320iguy 3 года назад

    when i was in the ARMY, i used to crush the ampule inside the stick with my Gerber pliers. got really long burn times from the green, blue, and IR sticks that way.

  • @KazzArie
    @KazzArie 4 года назад +3

    1:59 pause. Top compound: why’s it a trichloro when each ring has 2 chlorines?

    • @sharath2273
      @sharath2273 29 дней назад

      I looked it up and the image is incorrect, there's a third -Cl on the 5th carbon as the name suggests

    • @KazzArie
      @KazzArie 29 дней назад

      @@sharath2273 thank you. I wasn’t trying to razz him or anything. I dropped out of o chem when i took it years ago but love watching this type of content on yt.

  • @benrr101
    @benrr101 Месяц назад

    When I was a kid at a summer camp, for our last night we had a glowstick party. When we all were supposed to be going to bed, my cabin's counselors collected the glowsticks (that were still glowing) from us, cut the ends off and let us fling the glow juice around the cabin. I got a couple and excitedly started flinging, but flung it straight into my eyes. After a while I realized the stinging wasn't going away and reported to the counselor. However, knowing what we were doing wasn't permitted, he basically told me to close my eyes and sleep it off. Amazingly, I was fine the next morning. But I always wondered what I had flung into my eyes.

  • @oldgoodrandomroutine
    @oldgoodrandomroutine 7 лет назад +7

    HOLY SHIT! THIS IS AWESOME!

  • @pauls5745
    @pauls5745 4 года назад +1

    3 yrs old video, but wonder what colors/wavelengths are possible to recreate
    thanks for sharing!

  • @BawlzMahoney
    @BawlzMahoney 4 года назад +3

    I wonder if Gus has approached Nile to cook some “Blue Magic”.

  • @Cianime
    @Cianime 2 года назад

    This was on my recommended. I have no idea what you're talking about, but I'm interested. I never had chemistry in high school and I've always wanted to.
    This is kind of nice though, to have access to videos like these for moments when I want to learn something new. Very cool video. 😊

  • @justme2296
    @justme2296 4 года назад +6

    6:24 *how to make glowing cocaine*

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 2 года назад +1

    Such a cool end result 😄🙂
    And if it wasn't for glow sticks, the classic Predator wouldn't have had such iconic green glowing blood, and that scene "if it bleeds, we can kill it" probably wouldn't have existed 👍😅😜

  • @swiggle4515
    @swiggle4515 4 года назад +7

    I dont even like chem. I just listen to go to sleep. I dont know half of the stuff hes saying lol.

  • @dixon-yarmouth899
    @dixon-yarmouth899 3 года назад

    2nd out of my top three channels and voices to fall asleep too. Dunno what it is. But I can put one of your videos on to get myself ready for bed and by the time I hit my 3rd I can roll over and sleep with it on comfortably and come back to it later

  • @rizanfs
    @rizanfs 7 лет назад +19

    9:08 Barry Allen in action

  • @RealfishingNL
    @RealfishingNL Год назад

    If u want to make IRON. Just extract it from kellogs flakes. Its done here in the netherlands as a school test. Just add all cornflakes in water. Then use a magnet and u attract all the iron

  • @adityavarma193
    @adityavarma193 7 лет назад +9

    Hey Nile, can you synthesize monomethylhydrazine? For rocket fuel?

    • @waterlubber
      @waterlubber 7 лет назад +1

      What about unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine? It's lovely.

  • @nukahyatt9802
    @nukahyatt9802 3 года назад

    Light sticks are literally so cool I love them 😩❤️❤️❤️

  • @australian3308
    @australian3308 7 лет назад +11

    Snapping the tip off sounds painful :P

  • @shanefowkes7451
    @shanefowkes7451 3 года назад

    This video had to be saved talk about saving time, money and the environment, I'll be using this hack when I go camping all I need is small ones so this is perfect for using a camp loo trail

  • @gigglysamentz2021
    @gigglysamentz2021 7 лет назад +8

    You speed through the explanation of some genius design and then say it's not very good ? XD

    • @KuraIthys
      @KuraIthys 6 лет назад

      Well, it could indeed do with some optimisation.
      But for a quick and dirty design with apparently little planning behind it the result was rather impressive...

  • @elizabethhutchens2378
    @elizabethhutchens2378 4 года назад +1

    If it works, it's not terrible. Great job! ❤