25 Chemistry Experiments in 15 Minutes | Andrew Szydlo | TEDxNewcastle

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

[@kevinmorrice]

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

[@starcultiniser]

yes yes yes

[@anduro7448]

Liquid nitrogen Liquid nitrogen Liquid nitrogen

[@ashishsharma-og4nl]

And this guy's far better

[@DoggoWillink]

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

[@darshan5044]

Best best best

[@Clark1050]

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

[@unclesam8862]

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

[@Mattstak]

@@unclesam8862 You. You are that comment.

[@unclesam8862]

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

[@leophyte9663]

rofllmaolol😂😂😂😂😄😅🤣

[@unclesam8862]

@@leophyte9663 :'(

[@matsopelle]

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]

And I’d greatly stay those 10 minutes

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

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

[@paria1763]

@@Maximilian7992 agreed

[@DanzEnglish]

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

[@syzionaurifex5383]

His presentation was immaculate

[@DanzEnglish]

@@syzionaurifex5383 Can't agree more.

[@kauachicatto8482]

i was getting out of air for him

[@oscarcamargop]

In fact, thats the best part of the show.

[@spanqueluv9er]

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

[@DmitrijsGranicins]

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

[@fernando47180]

The first two are optional

[@DmitrijsGranicins]

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

[@Bustical]

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

[@DmitrijsGranicins]

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

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

I feel attacked

[@depp1899]

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

[@theporcupine9993]

Omg so deep

[@topazprism77]

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]

im watching this in school lol

[@alialsawafi246]

depp1899 damn you’re right

[@travisshow308]

Oh, your school did experiments?

[@mytruthslays1303]

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]

it is probably because his molocules are warming up

[@wokewokerman5280]

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

[@TheLoobobs64]

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]

Highgate?

[@trews1]

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]

Pellow touched kids

[@saadinperson]

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

[@sandrom3526]

I thought he came from Futurama

[@oleksandrzubchenko210]

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]

You gotta know the rules before youbreak the rules

[@starcultiniser]

@@kamonic6571 lmao

[@lloydhimself8088]

Science guy got some jokes

[@manojkrishna4935]

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

[@cryptfire3158]

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.

[@dannyt5725]

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]

Wow dats cool 😂😂

[@durgashaw1782]

BINOD

[@son473]

Sodium in sulfuric acid

[@D4rrag00nXD]

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

[@son473]

@@D4rrag00nXD and heat

[@vikingpowered868]

I got the impression this man likes his job..

[@_Momeq_]

Bo to polak proste

[@duskyracer8800]

@@_Momeq_ proste polak

[@-extreme_gaming-8707]

Idk man, he kept trying to blow it up

[@55sfg55]

@@_Momeq_ lol

[@iSeeummSoMad]

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.

[@krishnak.r3927]

This man looks like science.

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

"Morty, tell this guy to shut up."

[@alalducente]

he is my friend he is

[@blasttrash]

Great Scott

[@mastervision5902]

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]

That title belongs to Sir Martyn Poliakoff

[@Zizumia]

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]

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

[@zk420zk]

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]

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

[@MrSamikammoun]

You mean 15511210043330985984000000 experiments

[@mrigankbaranwal709]

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 ;)

[@alexf8283]

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

[@eslambasha1540]

@@elgur4512 why so triggered?

[@jippidyjappers]

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

[@TheGuitarlad84]

He was giving me a headache!

[@Apollo-zo4vh]

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

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

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

[@HTKCsoitpasdeg]

I LoLed !

[@Kuantatmeng709394]

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

[@andrewfalk9396]

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

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

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

[@securi-t]

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

[@logangraves7259]

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]

@@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.

[@kushalpandey5409]

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!

[@RupakDas0203]

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]

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

[@vikkipakki]

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

[@Bruno_Haible]

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

[@thinginground5179]

@@Bruno_Haible No he was just talking extremely fast

[@apolloblendz1678]

@@thinginground5179 lol

[@apolloblendz1678]

@@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]

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

[@alabagazoonto]

Feel like I did 15 minutes cardio just listening to him

[@GONEPower]

Lol true🤣🤣🤣

[@Czesnek]

Me too. I can't breath.

[@kyebyrno8004]

LMAO, to stoned to keep up

[@JuanGarcia-bd1rm]

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]

Exactly🤣🤣🤣

[@asparrow9876]

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.

[@alekk2320]

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

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Why is your science teacher talking about Geological processes?

[@woundedsanity]

@@DanceySteveYNWA not a science?

[@spectraleggings]

@@DanceySteveYNWA cuz geography is science?

[@mallardofmodernia8092]

@@dperry428 its also taught in geography as well

[@tick.tock.its.Quinn.o-clock]

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

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

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

[@tick.tock.its.Quinn.o-clock]

ah, i see

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

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

[@MarceloDezem]

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

[@0425sensei]

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

[@arunpp]

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

[@OBmaster]

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

[@sachinfulsunge9977]

Heavy Balls of depression

[@WeebiDash]

it's on a tripod hahah

[@Sora-tk1tv]

@@WeebiDash no its not

[@mioszwojtyga5100]

WeebiDash do you know what a tripod is?

[@hackhenk]

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

[@Yomush]

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

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

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

[@CallMeTipz]

Most Chemists are like that :D

[@eluder25rs]

well he did say he likes fire

[@remlarue29]

Yeah about here he went insane 9:57

[@luckyguy3256]

chemistry the favorite subject of isis people 😂

[@newmen6468]

what a great person with such enthusiasm in this age.

[@user-mj3ty9nd9i]

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

[@teresawelter7530]

Amazing! He did say fire was his favourite 😂

[@TheLoobobs64]

Highgate? Which roof?

[@Noproblem45]

@@TheLoobobs64 buildings roof

[@user-cd5up9ph3y]

You lucky thing.

[@mactheknife4786]

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

[@andrewmaddalena12]

Mac The Knife huh?

[@heimskr2881]

@@andrewmaddalena12 Science man say lot word

[@TheSergio1021]

This is a high quality comment

[@hackhenk]

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

[@fusionsid]

This made my day

[@jamesz3361]

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]

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

[@politicallycorrect5070]

@@lucaxtshotting2378 he is there to discuss technology

[@mariojoia1337]

@@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]

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

[@kichu2555]

Hahaa things go boom boom

[@TifSC]

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

[@Ashishsharma-fw8nu]

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

[@flamma159]

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

[@bsweeting1481]

Underrated lmao

[@omitinicey880]

I like your thinking,,,😂

[@omitinicey880]

I like your thinking,,,😂

[@jamesp13152]

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

[@alpgozaydin]

Lol

[@bradenbergerac6133]

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

[@jiadavid]

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

[@PilotDamian]

😂😂😂

[@ThatsnewsTV]

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

[@nimascolari1508]

This guy isn't a teacher he's an artist and entertainer with immense knowledge of chemistry and physics. To think 2k dislikes. 🤦🏻

[@reedr7142]

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]

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

[@K_ingh16]

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

[@perryusher4759]

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.

[@airshipflea5219]

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

[@ducangdinh6580]

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

[@alejandroorona9489]

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

[@thombo1524]

@@ducangdinh6580 stealing comments 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sizzlik]

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

[@FlixxHD]

HAHAA!!

[@mr.balawis9948]

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]

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 :)

[@rustytrev]

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.

[@arhamsiddiki165]

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

[@patrickwilson3835]

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

[@JonathanAdshead]

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

[@jonathany1240]

Speedrunners be like...

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

I love this man’s ethusiasm about chemistry.

[@EthanWLin]

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

[@F3Ibane]

Chemistry is just applied physics.

[@justkarl2922]

@@F3Ibane And physics are just applied mathematics.

[@sheev9852]

@@F3Ibane no

[@mystified2356]

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

[@mikefule330]

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

[@VICERACTRIVOX]

We desperately need more STEM events like this with learning packs to take away in post COVID 19 times in avoiding lost generations of missed talents!

[@OldBuford]

"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!"

[@groundcontrol6876]

Bosco26726 lmao!

[@sherifhossny8062]

One of the best comments so far!

[@VesaKo]

This perfectly shows that it matters who teaches you xD

[@r3vmixman]

Dead.

[@ttsupra87]

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

[@fagantahirli]

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))

[@gayMath]

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

[@rushikeshkhore4988]

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

[@vynguyen-sg6hy]

Really love his energy and passion

[@mastervision5902]

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

[@Svuppedasker]

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

[@MunchJinkies]

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.

[@RamdomGuyPostingShit]

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

[@bubbaray2240]

We need teachers like him teaching in schools.

[@gaetanokortman2369]

They don't pay enough

[@bubbaray2240]

@@gaetanokortman2369 Ain't that the truth

[@mitsos306ify]

We need funding!

[@user-gd2fb9kc3v]

With how much teachers are paid idk

[@bubbaray2240]

@@mitsos306ify I agree.

[@TheWarriorSongProject]

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

[@mystic3549]

😂

[@gnohgnok6875]

Satan

[@jarek0737]

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

[@prakashrajput9818]

Make that 1801

[@vmenon7]

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

[@DanielVerberne]

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.

[@user-xr5kp6qz8g]

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.

[@iprincecharmbp]

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

[@redraprs8828]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marycarroll2459]

This

[@dev_ratn_29]

😂😂😂

[@HioshimaFried]

"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.

[@shashikumarv1107]

😂😂

[@itskittyme]

imagine being a school teacher and doing all of this during your first lesson of the schoolyear... they will look forward to your day of the week for the rest of the year

[@blurryface616]

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

[@rajatsahu2626]

Hats off to his energy level and presentation skill.

[@finhouse9793]

Absolutely right bro👍👍

[@anchalkatiyar6440]

15 minutes continous speaking without stoppage

[@anchalkatiyar6440]

What a planned presentation

[@user-yb5eu6zo7e]

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

[@finhouse9793]

@@user-yb5eu6zo7e it's funny😂

[@AndyIsHereBoi]

9:08 perfect timing with his hand moving up

[@yaj126]

Shoutout to the camera man on that one asw

[@KittyUnicorn56XD]

Triangle Guy that was perfect timing 😂

[@muraliidno8885]

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

[@kogykun4928]

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

[@charlottesearle7997]

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

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

69th like

[@bleflar9183]

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

[@owl_uwu1297]

Holy-

[@rkwatchauralnautsjediparty7303]

I noticed too. Awesome.

[@jordanhelliwell2426]

Epic! 100% wizard

[@trevorstrohlein3403]

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

[@kokoslegend4850]

@@trevorstrohlein3403 you stole that comment😂

[@hansstam6629]

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

[@st.charlesstreet9876]

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!🤓❤️

[@gamehedgehog9434]

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

[@ex0r923]

Same JAJAJAJ

[@sjegannath6295]

watching too much cartoon finally pays off

[@gnohgnok6875]

God

[@Damaged7]

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

[@brandonmtb3767]

Daz omg 😂😂

[@BB_Sebring]

This is what everybody's first chemistry teacher/professor should be like and for everyone to be: to never grow up and always love what you do

[@diversify210]

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.

[@angelogandolfo6374]

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

[@nohandle62]

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

[@amzwl1671]

@@nohandle62 Yes. Ever heard of a joke?

[@amzwl1671]

@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]

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

[@ferncat1397]

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

[@vincenzobarry8050]

Much to its benefit

[@xmarine73]

Very orderly chaos...

[@lucienarruela1451]

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.

[@Xintlaer]

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

[@tojassargaja2085]

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

[@thekinginyellow1744]

sorta like mythbusters...

[@TrainerFromUnova]

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.

[@Supersonic]

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

[@georgealderson4424]

The professor is simply superb! He never stopped for breath (leaving only enough oxygen for his experiments!) and filled 15 minutes with knowledge and entertainment and enthusiasm and excitement. I still jumped when things went "bang" but it was the least I could do

[@burkfamily1]

This put a huge smile on my face. Thank you much! Your passion is quite evident, and this was very entertaining.

[@mianotveryk]

15:27 the cameraman is literally fearless

[@italianrager5831]

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

[@lightninglances9178]

@@italianrager5831 you make a good point

[@DM-zf6bv]

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

[@user-vm2sp3ld3p]

@@DM-zf6bv lol u killed me

[@ericchen587]

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]

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

[@sean7332]

CHEMISTRY. WTF IS THAT SPELLING

[@YaniiGomezBooksandSmiles]

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

[@alexaquino7374]

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]

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''!!!

[@AmorDeae]

There are a couple problems. Without a really well equipped lab no principal would allow an open flame on the scale of burning metal/oxidizer mix that are flash powders, and igniting explosive or even flammable gasses in a balloon.his (and mine) favourite part of the show would not be allowed at most schools. You'll have to make due with a small piece of sodium in water.

[@melsyoutube]

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

[@byronn.585]

Literally about half of your high school chemistry basics class in a 15 minute TED talk… if school was made this interesting, I think more kids would be engaged and succeeding

[@Goatsmilkuk]

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

[@lookdawg187]

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

[@benlogan-sustainabletechno9837]

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]

are you still in a good shape?

[@SustainaBIT]

@@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]

Was this in newcastle england?

[@benlogan-sustainabletechno9837]

@@ninjabritish3823 yup

[@MILI_XS]

Magnus carlsen? Lol

[@samlayne389]

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

[@paulgrosse7631]

This is what chemistry is about - pretty colours and pops and bangs.

[@gerardyramirez9862]

"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]

What did you learn about chemistry?

[@gold4963]

4:00. For reference.

[@briananderson8428]

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

[@scottandrews8528]

School board: you have 15 months before the final exam Dr Szyldo: 15 MINUTES?!

[@peac3sush171]

that's more than a year i doubt a school year would torture you for that long

[@RaphaelChan888]

He can time and talk casually over the explosions. He's the character in the movie who detonates the charge, turns his back and casually walks away from the explosion in slow motion

[@Dark_Shadow_27]

The fact that they only gave him 15 minutes sucks. I could watch this guy for an hour

[@melanies.3713]

Search for his name, he gave 1+ hour lectures in the royal academy (or was it royal institution? I don't remember the name right now but they are the first videos when looking up his name). It's for kids but it has the same energy. Very entertaining and informative!

[@dakotalloyd5113]

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

[@mirsamir32]

I wish he was my teacher

[@Tom-vu1wr]

Ye

[@Tom-vu1wr]

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

[@mirsamir32]

Had he done any classes in school before club

[@Qatarlife2023]

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

[@joeconnor782]

He WAS my teacher!

[@TheJermonse]

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

[@hennedeclan]

One of the absolute GREATEST TED talks I have ever watched.