Turning a plastic soda bottle into foam

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  • Опубликовано: 7 янв 2025

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  • @NileRed
    @NileRed  6 лет назад +4097

    I totally forgot to add at the beginning that the video was sponsored by Skillshare. I am really sorry about that.

    • @e13b
      @e13b 6 лет назад +290

      NileRed rip

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  6 лет назад +720

      I somehow forgot lol. Oh well, there's always at least 1 mistake per video.

    • @Mastersujo
      @Mastersujo 6 лет назад +93

      I would like to see you make the fiberglass resin!

    • @Kingsley4851
      @Kingsley4851 6 лет назад +142

      You should do the advertisement at the beginning and get it out of the way before you start the chemistry. Seeing it in the middle was a little strange; man's gotta get paid, but it seemed a bit forced.
      It's amazing how long you have to wait until the product cures and how durable it becomes. Very cool!

    • @LAppelDuVideo
      @LAppelDuVideo 6 лет назад +75

      This 1 mistake per video has been sponsored by Skillshare!

  • @gamer_kid_naz4942
    @gamer_kid_naz4942 6 лет назад +5090

    " I tried jamming my thumb into it, and it seemed relatively tough. But then it just kinda exploded" Nile Red -2018

    • @rodrigokuszek
      @rodrigokuszek 6 лет назад +34

      Gamer_Kid_Naz ay lmao

    • @thomasvic1761
      @thomasvic1761 6 лет назад +168

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @horhern3427
      @horhern3427 6 лет назад +37

      What you did there? I see it.

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 6 лет назад +12

      i dont get it

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 6 лет назад +49

      wait i get it now, his thumb exploded LOL

  • @whynotanyting
    @whynotanyting 6 лет назад +299

    I love how you calmly explain all the details including smashing plates, your lack of painting skills, jamming your thumb into things until they explode, and smashing things.

  • @MadCrazeTheBlade708
    @MadCrazeTheBlade708 5 лет назад +535

    James Bond: and this is my mother, Bond, Ester Bond

  • @signofcrashtest479
    @signofcrashtest479 6 лет назад +1326

    I know literally nothing about science, but I love your videos!

    • @shartnitazodkeesian4018
      @shartnitazodkeesian4018 6 лет назад +53

      I'm into science but disliked my chem classes. But this dood makes chem make a lot more sense.

    • @Scotty-vs4lf
      @Scotty-vs4lf 6 лет назад +3

      same

    • @ivannajera9704
      @ivannajera9704 4 года назад +15

      Here science in a nutshell:
      It’s all boring except when it’s explosions of fire

    • @roj6895
      @roj6895 4 года назад

      Sign of Crash Test same i hated science all thru school but his videos are so nice

    • @SarcasticCupcake223
      @SarcasticCupcake223 4 года назад +2

      same!

  • @manuelpaukner2853
    @manuelpaukner2853 6 лет назад +97

    For me as a polymer engineer, it really was a pleasure to watch this video. Great stuff!

  • @SgtAbramovich
    @SgtAbramovich 6 лет назад +3050

    Slowly but surely becoming an arts and crafts channel.

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  6 лет назад +712

      lol pretty much

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 6 лет назад +143

      i thought this channel was about food?

    • @SgtAbramovich
      @SgtAbramovich 6 лет назад +156

      The joy of painting with Nile Red pls

    • @scoobysnax
      @scoobysnax 6 лет назад +124

      chemistry is just arts and crafts with beakers, honestly

    • @roboactive
      @roboactive 5 лет назад

      Kapp

  • @fireandcopper
    @fireandcopper 5 лет назад +680

    2:15 I guess you could say
    It was a pain in the neck

    • @caomore3153
      @caomore3153 5 лет назад +40

      I suggest you go out the door

    • @woden__
      @woden__ 5 лет назад +10

      That nearly gave me a seizure

    • @explicitboyo6157
      @explicitboyo6157 5 лет назад +13

      You my good sir or madam
      *inhale* 👏 *exhale*
      I swear

    • @CR-gh5bp
      @CR-gh5bp 5 лет назад +1

      Exit, perused by angry readers

    • @woden__
      @woden__ 4 года назад +1

      @@bradenchesney9007 i mean because of how retarded it was, it wasn't funny lol

  • @scrubmaestro4406
    @scrubmaestro4406 6 лет назад +1974

    Alternative title: “How to poison your friends with toxic honey”

    • @GammaStyleGaming
      @GammaStyleGaming 5 лет назад +34

      Im pretty sure it would taste worse than shit and that you would puke from one drop of it.

    • @sycamorph
      @sycamorph 5 лет назад +120

      @@GammaStyleGaming Yeah, that's why you mix it in with the real honey.

    • @danibanani15
      @danibanani15 5 лет назад +40

      @@sycamorph lol that's a really cursed comment

    • @cadenhood
      @cadenhood 5 лет назад +1

      Yeaaaaas

    • @nonbinarypotatoes6038
      @nonbinarypotatoes6038 5 лет назад +1

      Friends...
      More like my enemy's

  • @ralfbraun2950
    @ralfbraun2950 5 лет назад +426

    "So I just resorted to smashing it"... yeah, that's usually my approach to problem-solving

    • @th1v5
      @th1v5 4 года назад +4

      Well what about a argument with a friend

    • @Froggers.
      @Froggers. 4 года назад +14

      @@th1v5 well.... there are multiple meanings to smashing.

    • @th1v5
      @th1v5 4 года назад +3

      @@Froggers. *that's what I mean*

    • @Froggers.
      @Froggers. 4 года назад +1

      @@th1v5 same

    • @Froggers.
      @Froggers. 4 года назад

      @@th1v5 same

  • @erwinrommel9509
    @erwinrommel9509 6 лет назад +242

    I just spent the last 2 months doing research on polyurethanes. Good work

    • @bpark10001
      @bpark10001 5 лет назад +3

      Perhaps you can also shed light on why polyurethanes are so unstable!

    • @Tiyagi99
      @Tiyagi99 3 года назад +1

      Would you care to share it?

  • @tycoinreno
    @tycoinreno 6 лет назад +59

    1:40 I'm jealous that you get to have blackberry ginger ale. That sounds delicious.

    • @JL1009
      @JL1009 3 года назад +1

      it’s not that great. cranberry on the other hand is incredible

    • @nilnileer
      @nilnileer 9 месяцев назад +1

      cranberry is more yummy but I like blackberry

  • @AltoidJTP
    @AltoidJTP 6 лет назад +291

    If I might suggest an edit, kind sir: Near the end of the skillshare promo, after showing the prussian blue stick figure, "Since I have been using the art courses on skillshare..." then cut to a still shot of the Mona Lisa.

  • @taiwanluthiers
    @taiwanluthiers 4 года назад +66

    I should mention that the commercial polyurethane foams are much thinner than your gooey chemical, I don't know why, or if they added some kind of a thinner to make it flowable. But it seems like a good way to recycle PET bottles and make home insulation on the cheap. Why aren't the bottles recycled more often and ending up polluting the seas? In Europe they have bottle deposits where you get your deposit back by turning it back into the shop.

    • @BigBodyBiggolo
      @BigBodyBiggolo 4 года назад +7

      I think its because they add something that creates more CO2 bubbles inside or blast air bubbles in it when curing, if i remember correctly its the air bubbles method but im not sure

    • @sonatinac8514
      @sonatinac8514 3 года назад

      Which Europe does bottle deposit?i recycle in Europe ROI and got laughed by teens...

    • @experiment35
      @experiment35 3 года назад

      @@sonatinac8514 republic of ireland? ignore the teens man they don't know anything

    • @davidmccormick7419
      @davidmccormick7419 2 года назад +4

      plastic is rarely recycled as it costs more than to just make more plastic.

  • @wvhdogg
    @wvhdogg 6 лет назад +45

    I've been bamboozled. Just 2 days ago I was thinking to myself "NileRed should do a video on recycling plastic" and now I see this.

  • @liliennerapoza9581
    @liliennerapoza9581 6 лет назад +34

    I'm so excited for more videos about recycling like this! The thought that I might be able to reuse my plastic waste to mold polyurethane foam that I use for puppetry and art is highly appealing. Not only would it be a fun gimmick to say "Yes, this puppet was made possible because of my addiction to Dr. Pepper!" but if it is possible to mold, than it would be much easier to get the shapes I want this way than from attempting to sculpt (because cutting soft foam is a pain).

  • @andrejohnsonmusic
    @andrejohnsonmusic 6 лет назад +498

    “I added some boiling chips I got from smashing a porcelain plate.” 🤣

    • @vornamenachname6300
      @vornamenachname6300 6 лет назад +8

      Fully Fledged 78 smashed it on purpose, I assume

    • @C134B
      @C134B 6 лет назад +36

      that's how it's done in every lab, mostly from crucibles.

    • @PotatoesAssistant
      @PotatoesAssistant 6 лет назад +15

      What’s a boiling chip again

    • @TheSithBlue
      @TheSithBlue 6 лет назад +65

      "A boiling chip, boiling stone, or anti-bumping granule is a tiny, unevenly shaped piece of substance added to liquids to make them boil more calmly."

    • @raiyiar
      @raiyiar 6 лет назад +16

      @NileRed you should really consider using something else than porcelain as boiling chips. when these hard and sharp objects bump around in your RBF, they'll scrape and chip it, so it might be less resistant to stress in the future and break when cooled or heated fast or to dryness. use something softer, maybe even commercial boiling stones or mol. sieves if not working in acidic medium.

  • @ClearlyPixelated
    @ClearlyPixelated 6 лет назад +28

    Thank you for posting your videos with as much detail and labeling as you do. I love the precise and methodical thought that you can tell goes into your process. Cheers!

  • @yusefdanielhassounharmouch1520
    @yusefdanielhassounharmouch1520 6 лет назад +307

    After i noticed a new video i got so happy! This sweetened my horrible day at work

    • @atombaxter1975
      @atombaxter1975 6 лет назад +16

      Yusef Daniel Hassoun Harmouch
      That's why I don't work fam.

    • @aidynwyatt5415
      @aidynwyatt5415 6 лет назад +4

      i hope you have a better day at work tomorrow 😀

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 6 лет назад +1

      polymers taste good mmmh

    • @matthewng7893
      @matthewng7893 6 лет назад

      @Blox117 wtf

  • @sephirothsoul999
    @sephirothsoul999 6 лет назад +10

    Try dampening your silicone moulds before you let the foam expand in them. When insulating lofts with PU foam, there's a general procedure of spraying them with water to encourage expansion and this might help help getting it out of the container at the end too.

  • @DanielSMatthews
    @DanielSMatthews 6 лет назад +684

    Can you use the prussian blue that you made previously to colour the polyurethane foam?

    • @chelarestelar
      @chelarestelar 6 лет назад +8

      dang, good idea.

    • @Jamesvandaele
      @Jamesvandaele 6 лет назад +76

      He ... er, someone could market it as Nile red Prussian blue polyurethane foam.

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 6 лет назад +20

      if its blue does that make it edible?

    • @KagoK
      @KagoK 6 лет назад +4

      Blox117 no.

    • @weetardedcat2112
      @weetardedcat2112 6 лет назад

      lol

  • @seanb3516
    @seanb3516 6 лет назад +25

    I have to remove thick oil from Rotovap flasks all the time.
    Instead of using the heat gun, which I used to do, simply use a heat lamp and patience.
    That way it gently works by itself with no one to attend.

  • @xNwkz
    @xNwkz 6 лет назад +189

    12:22 NileASMR

    • @trymatic7151
      @trymatic7151 6 лет назад +3

      Unrelenting Paragon Thank god I was not the only one

    • @ZomBeeNature
      @ZomBeeNature 6 лет назад +2

      HA!

    • @westie430
      @westie430 3 года назад

      That was so satisfying😍

  • @GeekyGarden
    @GeekyGarden 6 лет назад +10

    I have a PET plant in my back yard. I can always tell when they're running. It produces a very distinctive odor. Kind of a mix between sulfur and vinegar. It's not terribly strong or offensive. Depending on the stage of the production it can even have a fruity smell.

  • @kalolord
    @kalolord 6 лет назад +13

    Pretty nice video! I actually did my thesis about chemical recycling of PET, but we used aminoalcohols.
    Keep up the good work.

  • @kyladowell
    @kyladowell 5 лет назад +147

    *when a youtuber makes more sense than your actual teacher*
    -teacher, you have failed me-
    Literally

    • @JL1009
      @JL1009 3 года назад

      and more money

    • @kyladowell
      @kyladowell 3 года назад

      @@JL1009 True

  • @TheFlipside
    @TheFlipside 6 лет назад +139

    Aww yeah new NileRed video! Honestly I wanna be just like you when I'm older. There's nothing I want more than to be a chemical engineer working in a lab

    • @cthegreat
      @cthegreat 6 лет назад +20

      Flippy Sidee as a chemical engineer, some unsolicited advice: you're far better of getting a PhD in chemistry if you want to work in a lab. ChemE's can end up there, but the education doesn't quite line up.

    • @0Arcoverde
      @0Arcoverde 6 лет назад +2

      I'm grad student on chemistry
      To me the real downside is the pricing and place, but sooner or later I'm gonna get things going like many others projects that I once thought the same

    • @pietrotettamanti7239
      @pietrotettamanti7239 6 лет назад +2

      Flippy Sidee
      I'm not a chemical engineer, but if you want to work in a lab it's better to become an university teacher. Chemical engineers don't have that much of a role in the lab.

    • @leocurious9919
      @leocurious9919 6 лет назад +1

      What do you mean: "when im older"? Are you

    • @sciencecompliance235
      @sciencecompliance235 6 лет назад +1

      What about having a massive trust fund and working on a tan?

  • @beefcakes0623
    @beefcakes0623 5 лет назад +165

    0:01 most plastic water mmmmmhhhh Plastic water
    Yes I know he was talking about the bottles

    • @m4r1o148
      @m4r1o148 5 лет назад +11

      You know he's talking about the bottles, but the reason he said "Plastic water" is because of how he structured the sentence. "Most plastic (water and soda) bottles..." if that helps you understand.

    • @sylviamccormicksmith7494
      @sylviamccormicksmith7494 5 лет назад

      Hackers001

    • @lil_weasel219
      @lil_weasel219 5 лет назад +1

      what an attention span you have...
      His sentence structure was correct

    • @LilmanIzCool
      @LilmanIzCool 4 года назад +2

      Does this count as a woooosh?

    • @OldVids_
      @OldVids_ 4 года назад +2

      m4r1o148 r/woooosh

  • @JimnyVR5
    @JimnyVR5 6 лет назад +97

    "TDI is toxic especially by inhalation"
    Nice VW burn there :)

    • @1495978707
      @1495978707 5 лет назад

      Jimny VR5 Can you explain lol

    • @LordOTR
      @LordOTR 5 лет назад +16

      @@1495978707 Volkswagen has a designation for their Turbocharged Direct Injection engines, which is TDI. So it's kinda of a pun there to VW.

    • @LordOTR
      @LordOTR 5 лет назад +6

      @@1495978707 Also, they made some ilegal things to pass emissions with their TDI engines. Quite the thing right there haha

    • @fsmith45
      @fsmith45 5 лет назад

      Only relatively

  • @tinpony9424
    @tinpony9424 4 года назад +83

    NileRed: "I thought that it looked like a really thicc honey."
    Me: pays closer attention

  • @chronically_late
    @chronically_late 6 лет назад +7

    Great video, I worked a year in PU foam development and because of you I had to dig out all my old paperwork... Feeling really nostalgic now :)
    If you want a few tips for the foaming process, just let me know!

    • @Tiyagi99
      @Tiyagi99 3 года назад +2

      Yes maybe you are the person I was finding. Are you still willing to help?

  • @schnizzyfizz7832
    @schnizzyfizz7832 4 года назад +3

    When working in plastic production we made ABS foam by adding sodium bicarbonate into the rotation moulding chamber where the molten plastic was. It was actual store bought baking powder used for the first run. Worked like a charm.

  • @ElementalMaker
    @ElementalMaker 6 лет назад +6

    What an excellent video! I have always been curious on how polyurethane foam was made! Now I know how to make it!

  • @RaExpIn
    @RaExpIn 6 лет назад +8

    Nice video! I was somewhat scared when the isocyanate was added. After I made a few of these foams back in the lab, it seems very reactive to me. Imagine the fast polymerisation within a round bottom flask and its small neck...

  • @Kineth1
    @Kineth1 6 лет назад +10

    @12:45 "This isn't even my final foam!"

  • @lorddiaboboss
    @lorddiaboboss 5 лет назад +4

    Your crushing it! I would love to see your approach recycling the different plastic and maybe some enzyme reactions for less landfill waste.

  • @seanb3516
    @seanb3516 6 лет назад +51

    As I understand it you can use a simple cotton candy maker from Walmart to spin out threads
    from recycled pop bottles. Just chop into little shreds and run it instead of sugar.
    I've never done this however apparently it is being done to produce synthetic fibers in 3rd world countries.

    • @reaganharder1480
      @reaganharder1480 6 лет назад +6

      I have my doubts about if it would work. A quick google search reveals that the melting point of PET is about 100 degrees C hotter than that of sugar, so there's a strong possibility that it wouldn't get hot enough. Of course, it still sounds like a cool idea, and I would try it if I had spare cash for a walmart cotton candy machine.

    • @seanb3516
      @seanb3516 6 лет назад +15

      Reagan Harder When I saw this demonstrated (on TV) while being used in a 3rd world country they were using an antique CC spinner which was powered by a flame. Perhaps this is why they were able to have some success. I have never tried this however.

    • @wernerhiemer406
      @wernerhiemer406 5 лет назад

      @@seanb3516 But if labgrade glassware gets into glass wool processing equipment - well this happens also. Ruining the injectors in the process.

    • @seanb3516
      @seanb3516 5 лет назад +1

      @@wernerhiemer406 I have to admit to not having performed the process or even observing it personally. I would also suspect that the correct equipment to produce simple fibers wouldn't be all that expensive. (note the use of the wording 'simple fibers')

    • @5naxalotl
      @5naxalotl 4 года назад +1

      PET recycling is super interesting. it's a pretty neat material but it's important to note that it absorbs a degree of water. if you want it to melt nice and clear you need to heat it for a long time to drive out water before you bring the temperature up to melting temp. as i understand it those spun fibers would basically be dacron

  • @quickminutetv4170
    @quickminutetv4170 6 лет назад +1

    Notice how energy intensive recycling is

  • @HubsLab
    @HubsLab 6 лет назад +13

    I was waiting for a new video!

  • @TheFoxPlush
    @TheFoxPlush 2 года назад +4

    Doing a college project on recycling, chose this video as the basis for my project. Worked pretty good! I started with some slightly colored PET and it ended up in a green foam lmao

  • @jincyquones
    @jincyquones 6 лет назад +31

    I'd love to see more pigment chemistry

  • @MikaBoMS
    @MikaBoMS 2 года назад +6

    1:24 *sigma bottle*
    Respect 💪

    • @MigWith
      @MigWith 2 года назад +1

      I had to search for a comment talking about that

  • @tudorrel
    @tudorrel 4 года назад +8

    6:10 tasty beer
    7:59 yummy honey
    12:30 puffed rice cake

  • @acdchennn
    @acdchennn 2 года назад +1

    You're killin us bedtime viewers with those blindingly white backgrounds. Your content is superb as always though.

  • @Everything_Animal
    @Everything_Animal 5 лет назад +9

    These videos are so chill and calming, plus i get to feel like i learned something

  • @Crepnick
    @Crepnick 6 лет назад +20

    You could totally make an ASMR video with that foam.

  • @Cadwaladr
    @Cadwaladr 6 лет назад +84

    Polyurethane is pretty good stuff for a lot of uses, but it sure does make terrible condoms.

    • @czdaniel1
      @czdaniel1 6 лет назад +3

      Gives new meaning to "HDPU Hardhats"
      (HDPU = High-Density PolyUrethane)

    • @czdaniel1
      @czdaniel1 6 лет назад +4

      Trojan "HDPU Hardhats" It's what construction workers wear!

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 6 лет назад

      how do u know if you havent tried it

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 6 лет назад

      oh sorry i meant you. english is probably not your first language

    • @Cadwaladr
      @Cadwaladr 6 лет назад +11

      Wow, I didn't imagine you were super smart, but ok then.

  • @bcddd214
    @bcddd214 6 лет назад +2

    PLEASE DO THE "HARD RESIN" VERSION! Many people in the boating industry would love you.

  • @George-Edwards
    @George-Edwards 5 лет назад +3

    Hello, watching this video reminds me of something that I once witnessed while I was in high school. Some people from General Motors came to our school and put on a presentation in the auditorium that as far as I can remember was all science related. The thing I remember most vividly though was them putting some chemicals in a clear beaker or possibly just a bottle of some sort and then just holding their thumb over the end as they walked around on stage a couple of minutes shaking it as they described what was happening in the beaker. In the end the guy tipped the opening towards the audience and pulled his thumb off as one would if spraying some one with a shaken carbonated beverage. What popped out of the bottle / beaker though was a pretty good size chunk of a soft white foam that was instantly formed and able to handled with out any stickiness or anything. Whoever caught it was prompted to bring it up on stage and they proceeded to demonstrate how energy absorbing it was and I think at one point even throwing and egg at it without breaking it. I think they may have said it was or was similar to what the padding in padded dashes was made from but I may be wrong. I am almost 70 now so this was long ago, probably about 1965 or 1966. It might make a cool video if you have any idea what they did. Best I can remember the liquid in the bottle was clear to start out but the color might have changed as the guy was walking around and shaking it to a grey color.

    • @westie430
      @westie430 3 года назад

      That's fascinating! It would be awesome if he could figure out what it was...🤔

  • @sciencecompliance235
    @sciencecompliance235 6 лет назад +3

    That foam seems like it might make decent modeling foam. The long cure time is actually kind of nice, so it's more workable for a decent amount of time before you've settled on the final geometry but then hardens to be a more durable product if you want to use it for a mockup or something and don't have to worry about moving it around.
    I'd be curious about further dimensional changes over the entire cure cycle.

  • @Akkbar21
    @Akkbar21 4 года назад +6

    Plastic recycling is mostly a PR mechanic for the plastic/petrochemical industry so we don’t feel bad about using products that poison the environment. Sad af

  • @ryanforesta1803
    @ryanforesta1803 Месяц назад

    Having used two part poly foam for props this video was extremely entertaining. Super fun to see a "home-made" version of materials i use constantly.

  • @Neanzo
    @Neanzo 5 лет назад +12

    "Then it just kinda exploded" *lightly falls apart" I was expecting an explosion (I'm not good at chemistry, don't judge me)

  • @10HDFLHX
    @10HDFLHX 4 года назад

    Correction - recycled plastics CAN be used in food safe containers, and here's how. About 20 years ago, I worked for a company that built the computer controls for plastic injection molding machines, and in that job, I got to know a bit about the machinery, materials and methods used. One method used to produce food safe containers with recycled plastic was one where the container (a bottle for instance) was blow molded by the machine, and in a super secret process which I believe the company may hold a patent on, a thin layer of actual food safe plastic was injected on the inside of the container. As close as I got to the machinery, I never quite knew how they did it, but it took place directly after the bottle was blow molded and before it exited the machine. What you end up with is a normal looking bottle, made out of about 99% recycled plastic, with a layer of food safe plastic coating the interior.

  • @baselthierry
    @baselthierry 4 года назад +6

    nile red: an amine group
    me: aN aNimE gRouP?!?

  • @S.ASmith
    @S.ASmith 5 лет назад +1

    As an injection moulder for PU (hard PU using an MDI based pre-polymer), you can use something like Ambersill PUR 400 Silicone Mould release which means you'll get clean removal for PU.

  • @Tomwesstein
    @Tomwesstein 6 лет назад +5

    I know nothing about plastics, that’s one thing I learned from this video... Interesting video!

  • @ashwynn4177
    @ashwynn4177 Год назад +1

    Your experiments are at a totally other level!!. Good job

  • @ИльяВитцев
    @ИльяВитцев 5 лет назад +6

    6:16 I just noticed that this looks like a really thicc light beer.

  • @1495978707
    @1495978707 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you for saying where you got the stuff, it's always annoying when someone says "you can get these from your local chemistry shop" like that's a normal thing that people live near

    • @catlover10192
      @catlover10192 6 лет назад +1

      As a general rule, if something is legal to buy and sell, you can get it on ebay.

  • @claytoncoe838
    @claytoncoe838 6 лет назад +3

    "Into a flask, I added some boiling chips, that I got by smashing a porcelain plate."
    Well, that's one way to do it...

  • @Shahbs
    @Shahbs 4 года назад +2

    can you make a video on making memory foam ?? especially because its commercial products are selling in much higher price than normal foam. some simple and cheep method will be perfect

  • @bunnybro5977
    @bunnybro5977 5 лет назад +4

    8:07 and he we witness what could've potentially become the second pitch drop experiment

  • @Dev961000
    @Dev961000 6 лет назад

    The ricinoleic acid triglyceride ester in castor oil, having 3 hydroxyl groups, contributes to formation of crosslinks (unlike the PET derived diol, which would only make a linear thermoplastic polymer when reacted with the toluene diisocyanate). The foam thus prepared is a thermosetting polymer which is rigid and cannot be melted by heating. The long chain structure of the ricinoleic acid triglyceride ester in the castor oil probably also prevents the foam from being too brittle. I think that's why castor oil is added. Of course, it being a renewable resource only helps. Polymer chemistry is fascinating af.

  • @cavemann_
    @cavemann_ 6 лет назад +4

    "I also tried flattening it, but that didn't really work either, so I just resorted to smashing it."
    You sure are creative in applying violence :v

  • @geyotepilkington2892
    @geyotepilkington2892 4 года назад

    looks like some delicious and refreshing ginger ale at 5:39. Pretty cool given the source of the plastic.

  • @unstoppableExodia
    @unstoppableExodia 3 года назад +4

    This was more of a chemistry lesson than I was expecting. Was very interesting even if the particulars of esters and glycols might require repeated mentions in other videos to really sink into my knowledge base.

  • @knucklesskinner253
    @knucklesskinner253 5 лет назад +2

    Please explore the sponges!!! So interesting using wasted plastic to clean up other potential plastics

  • @dandur7124
    @dandur7124 2 года назад +3

    That’s one strong Goomba. 13:10

  • @geeder9086
    @geeder9086 3 года назад

    I LOVE THAT MERCURY--ALUMINUM "SCULPTURE" - IT LOOKS LIKE TASTEFUL MODERN ART

  • @marialiyubman
    @marialiyubman 5 лет назад +13

    I love how the caffeine molecule looks like a sun. 😂

  • @thanasispapoutsidakis9950
    @thanasispapoutsidakis9950 6 лет назад +1

    To cut pet in really small pieces to be easy to process, heat it in mild heat (120c) to harden, then grind it in a coffee grinder. Heat may degrade it somewhat.

  • @doclmoreno
    @doclmoreno 6 лет назад +3

    I really like your videos, I'd love to see a video on how these processes are achieved, I imagine a chemist trowing stuff into a beaker and heating it up until something happens😂

  • @Buddy871
    @Buddy871 4 года назад +1

    This is like watching a mumbo jumbo video you have no idea what there talking about but you still enjoy it

  • @Dylan-cs2vv
    @Dylan-cs2vv 6 лет назад +3

    Are we going to get to see "fiberglass" resin?
    I have a lot of bottles lying around the house if the procedure is cost-effective id really like to turn them into resin!

  • @alllove1754
    @alllove1754 6 лет назад +1

    I really like that you are finding your inner artistic self!

  • @officermeowmeowfuzzyface4408
    @officermeowmeowfuzzyface4408 6 лет назад +6

    Try a mold release agent next time, before filling.

  • @WayneEarls
    @WayneEarls 6 лет назад

    I sprayed Rhino Linings for 14 years, and researched urethanes and polymers a few times over the years. Good video. I have been subscribed for a bout a year and watch every video. I can't grasp most of it, but I'm learning and experiments are always fun. Keep it up. I wish my channel would grow as fast as yours has. :D

  • @squirrelofealdor8332
    @squirrelofealdor8332 5 лет назад +3

    2:20 bro missed perfect opportunity to say pain in the neck

  • @Locut0s
    @Locut0s 6 лет назад +1

    Yippee another NileRed video!! Makes me happy :D

  • @ThomasStephenForster
    @ThomasStephenForster 5 лет назад +5

    FBI: Did you say RICIN?

  • @richlong2270
    @richlong2270 6 лет назад

    You are my favourite channel on RUclips and this video highlights why . I am so engrossed by things that I would otherwise completely overlook awesome video

  • @filipe363
    @filipe363 6 лет назад +12

    could you make the kevlar syntesis?

  • @sunnydayssandytoes4337
    @sunnydayssandytoes4337 5 лет назад

    The kids and I love watching even if we dont understand all the chemicals stuff. We get the gist and its fun to watch. We also love that you show your mistakes and how you learn from them.

  • @turgidbanana
    @turgidbanana 5 лет назад +3

    At 6:39 I read the lower part of the diagram as anime group. I had to do a double take 😂🤷‍♂️

  • @ryuzakilawlight
    @ryuzakilawlight 4 года назад

    at 8:12 i was about to expect the same Pitch Drop experiment getting exited on it being a super low viscosity fluid but then you said you blasted it with the heat gun.. damn it! :D

  • @schkann1384
    @schkann1384 4 года назад +5

    1:30 that sounds similar to..

  • @Reavenk
    @Reavenk 6 лет назад +1

    Yeeeeeeees! While you're at it, could you also do cost comparisons at different scales of productions against commercial products like Smooth-on?

  • @Rickenbacker954
    @Rickenbacker954 6 лет назад +27

    I ordered some lab stuff and chemicals from amazon and during my first experiment the FBI raided my garage. ;/

    • @noaha8915
      @noaha8915 5 лет назад +4

      What did you order lmao

    • @kermit2.041
      @kermit2.041 5 лет назад +4

      @@noaha8915 that's irrelevant 👀👀

    • @nkh9048
      @nkh9048 5 лет назад +2

      dump lie for fame

    • @Bob_Lob_Law
      @Bob_Lob_Law 5 лет назад +1

      Pics or it didn't happen.

    • @hazy6932
      @hazy6932 4 года назад +6

      @@Bob_Lob_Law its a fucking joke

  • @DaMonkeyKingooaa
    @DaMonkeyKingooaa 4 месяца назад +2

    I like how some of the chemicals are called sigma😂😂

    • @ProSureString
      @ProSureString 4 месяца назад

      -_-
      The chemicals aren’t called sigma, the vendor is Sigma-Aldrich. (As in Σ)

  • @danielbickford3458
    @danielbickford3458 6 лет назад +6

    Just curious, what do you do while waiting for the various chemical reactions to happen or the temp to go up or down?

  • @EvocativeKitsune
    @EvocativeKitsune 6 лет назад

    I don't know which I prefer: your dye videos, your plastic videos, your edible chem videos,... But whenever you upload, it's a good day!

  • @michaelmorgan3273
    @michaelmorgan3273 5 лет назад +5

    is it possible that in future you could use a mold release like people do when casting with resin or do you think it would react in an odd way?

  • @sac3528
    @sac3528 5 лет назад +2

    5:45 Forbidden beer

  • @powderedwater4742
    @powderedwater4742 5 лет назад +5

    5:43 looks like beer lol

  • @jardacz3640
    @jardacz3640 3 года назад +1

    5:40 its forbiden beer!

  • @Ilovepineapple
    @Ilovepineapple 5 лет назад +5

    Ah that’s how Adidas makes ultraboost

  • @Другсобака-й5ж
    @Другсобака-й5ж 4 года назад +1

    I watch this and ponder what it would be like to make a front lining to a shield out of a softer variety of this. Perhaps a layer of metal, a layer of the foam, and then a layer of wood with a handle to make a shield that could perhaps absorb a blow from a blunt object.

  • @sazxcdewq123
    @sazxcdewq123 6 лет назад +12

    I swear, you're reading my thoughts.

    • @chemistryfritti_2747
      @chemistryfritti_2747 6 лет назад +2

      I need a better username Do you need a better username?

    • @vornamenachname6300
      @vornamenachname6300 6 лет назад +2

      I need a better username true story can confirm

    • @tekashto
      @tekashto 6 лет назад +2

      A better username: I found a better username

  • @namelessguy199
    @namelessguy199 6 лет назад +1

    You smash a lot this episode. First the porcelain plate, then the foam.