My PhD Thesis is Due. We’re making ice cream

What unpopular spice combination makes a good ice-cream and also prevents me thinking about my thesis? Reddit: / explosionsandfire
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00:00 Intro
01:41 An Inspirational Reddit Post
02:49 Can I Even Make Good Icecream?
05:59 5 highly uncorrellated spice combinations
07:12 Vanilla + Black Pepper
09:00 Vanilla + Garlic Powder
09:32 Cinnamon + Black Pepper (also PhD Q&A)
12:14 Cinnamon + Parsley
13:19 Ginger + Oregano
14:08 The Punchline

[@aprildesy4133]

"i hated doing my phd" and "im starting a postdoc" next to each other really captures the magic of higher education 🙂

[@DracoOmnia]

Gotta keep being a slave to the shareholders to make you pay so you can generate IP for them. What a glorious system

[@GenosseRot]

This is the grim reality. My PhD were a chore for sure but I'm not sure if I'm able to do anything else...

[@leflumph1509]

I feel like most people don't hate doing their PhD, they hate the last segment (from the moment that you should have wrote up a good chunk) with such passion that they only remember pain, but deep down they still know that research is interesting.

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

@@GenosseRot Out of curiosity, was it worth it? I'm postponing mine for a decade

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

@@leflumph1509 I think the last leg feels more like a chore because the "fun part" of the research is long gone

[@inefffable]

You may not have convinced me to get a Ph.D in chemistry, but you did convince me to get an ice cream machine for chemistry

[@gamemeister27]

Shockingly, he's getting a PhD in physics, not chemistry.

[@6lu5ky86]

Making your own ice cream is an absolute treat. Never hit the freezer section again.

[@Sataaa]

@@gamemeister27 I guess that's why he made a video about substances changing physical states instead of chemical reactions

[@alexdrockhound9497]

Ive had an ice cream machine for a few years and i have to say its been a lot of fun. Until suddenly 6 months ago when i became lactose intolerant at the age of 30, long after I thought i reached the point in life where i didnt have to worry about becoming lactose intolerant 🙃

[@ethelredhardrede1838]

@@alexdrockhound9497 Use lactase. I was down to eating rice and lentils for 2 to 4 weeks, I am glad that I am no longer sure how long I was trying to go on so little food. When I finally got the money I should have gotten months before that, Social Security, I bought a variety of food and I knew that I needed to be careful. I was not careful enough. Anyway I seemed to have become lactose intolerant at the age of 70. So I carefully used lactase for while and sometimes not with cheese. I am very glad to say that I recovered by lactose tolerance over about 2 months.

[@EB-fc2mp]

I may not be a scientist, I'm a historian, but your videos on chemistry genuinely interest me. Sort of in the same way a German monk in a 900's monastery would be interested - Man with funny accent speaks words beyond comprehension while turning things yellow and making things explode. It's captivating.

[@johntaylor7029]

As another historian, I agree. Lots of very funny niche words, new perspectives and such. Absolutely captivating.

[@Kyuss757]

Ditto. History teacher. I hated chemistry in high school, but lately I’ve been kind of obsessed by it. Learning about education now- I think my teacher was just really boring.

[@vmochii6214]

9:25 "that is horrendous. That's such a fucked combination of flavors" *keeps eating*

[@cameton_youtube]

New cooking channel, "Emulsions and Fryers" The channel Sugarologie actually does some really cool baking chemistry stuff

[@arya6085]

That's amazing

[@esra_erimez]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the pure genius of this comment.

[@andrewjames9534]

😂😂

[@mikemironov7551]

I'd watch that!

[@Poodleinacan]

Emulsion while frying

[@ThCp__]

As someone who wrote their PhD thesis in one month, after running out of extensions and spending the best part of a year with anxiety attacks, I salute you

[@vappyreon1176]

I salute you too for writing a whole ass thesis in a month 😭

[@keithcarpenter5254]

Does it still need to be at least 25,000 words?

[@lukearts2954]

perhaps I should give you all my brother's contacts, who pops out PhDs and papers like I do poop. (in my defense, I'm chronically constipated, but still get a normal poop once or twice a month, which indeed seems to correlate with my brother's publication frequency) Currently he's mostly in bio-engineering and biomedical fields, but I'm sure his methods would apply to chemistry/physics as well...

[@maciejzettt]

Relatable. I'm still fighting anxiety after completing my PhD almost 4 years ago.

[@jonasdaverio9369]

​@@lukearts2954 I guess you should try to make him publish once every one or two days if you want a healthy digestive process

[@kennedy250980]

If it makes you feel better, the PhD writing is probably the hardest thing you’ll do in an academic career. When doing the PhD you are supposed to be laser focused on only one thing and not distract yourself with side projects. Once you become a “real” academic then when you get bored with your main project, you can be paid to do your side projects. As you have been running Ex&F and other projects while doing a PhD, I’d say you are ready for the academic life; you have certainly mastered the required procrastination. My PhD took 9 years part time to finish. Probably more than 60% of that was spent “writing up” aka procrastinating.

[@marcelduplessis944]

These types of comments are really encouraging for those who us who are still on the way to graduate school. Thanks

[@Slouworker]

Meanwhile my dumb ass failed the first year four times in four different things. Guess I'll remain a wageslave for the rest of my life

[@marcelduplessis944]

@@Slouworker four times is nothing. Keep going. Keep trying, over and over.

[@Slouworker]

@@marcelduplessis944 nah, im too old and too broke at this point

[@RivLabs]

@@Slouworker For what it's worth, you can always come back later, y'know. Nothing stopping you from taking time to get into a better financial place and giving it another crack :D

[@KnuxMaster368]

7:07 actual datasci major here to say *in retrospect*: On correlation plots like this, deep blues (close to -1) means as spice A is used more, spice B is used less which is still correlation. If you want truly “no correlation”, pick combos that are the closest to white.

[@garthmarenghi9040]

"It's been due for months". For a moment, the spectre of academic writing paralysis reached out from the past, its anxiety re-gripping my heart. I had to remind myself. It's over. It's over. It's over. It's been over for years. That was the hardest time of my life. If I got through it, so can you, you magnificent madlad.

[@stick-Iink]

This guy is literally the definition of chaotic good In all seriousness, hope you're doing well Tom!

[@EverettWilson]

Maybe more like chaotic wat.

[@myristicinman4566]

Never thought about the chicken menstruations in my ice cream until today, thank you for taking that joy from me lol

[@springtrap8434]

"Chicken menstruations" lol

[@buddyguy4723]

I might have made ice cream more than 20 years ago in elementary school but we definitely didn't use egg.

[@lidiabidia105]

@@buddyguy4723 some recipes use them, some don’t! In Europe quite a few bordering countries/regions have childish arguments about their ice creams sometimes for the reason of egg vs. no egg. My favorite argument is what occurred between Swedish and Norwegian ice cream companies, try to look it up!

[@linusholmkvist8693]

Priorities people! Priorities!

[@c0rpsebloom310]

I finished my chemistry PhD 4 months ago and this video hits way too close to home! 😂

[@Mess-Lab-Kitchen-Show]

Dr. Corpse Bloom I presume....

[@da3m0nic_79]

RoR epic

[@damascusraven]

Congrats. How's the Arby's drive-through treating you?

[@ExplosionsAndFire]

Hey congrats though mate!

[@miisuo]

Congrats!

[@skamego]

This is the first video I've seen of his. His use of the greenscreen, while showing a picture in picture of the same image, is absolutely perfect. Loving this.

[@robmorgan1214]

Finish writing that PhD! You will feel better!!! :D Pro tip: print out your figures and relevant data/tables etc and organize all of them into small binders for each chapter. Then go through your lab notebooks and copy relevant observations into each chapter chronologically. Finally print out your IMPORTANT references and place them and the key observations you relied on into the appropriate place in each chapter... at this point you have the backbone of your dissertation. Finally, sit down, and write 2-3 pages in the morning, take a break, and write 2-3 more in the afternoon. You will be done in a month or two and ready to spend a few weeks editing and working with your committee preparing for your defense. Writing my dissertation (also laser based) was really slow with almost zero measurable progress until I broke it down this way!!!

[@uhoh7545]

Seeing "write down at least four pages a day for a month or two" as an encouraging sentiment is nightmarish. Just commit tax fraud and life gets cheaper

[@robmorgan1214]

@uhoh7545 Yeah, i get that. It wasn't my favorite part of the process either. However, this is a bit difficult to explain as not everyone is passionate enough about this stuff to actually want to do it. I've seen people on KZbin invest a similar level of effort into mastering a specific video game. I've met sports fans who know more facts about their favorite teams than i will probably ever know about the inner workings of the universe... so imagine spending 7 years of your life doing something... something that is actually very cool, tip of the tech spear cool...with lasers. Now imagine getting to spend all day, every day pouring over those memories, and trying to tie up loose ends that you said you'd get around to... some day ... well, now it's that day! It's daunting to sit down and write a book that's much harder to write than any regular book (because regular books, are written by writers not scientists who are rusty having spent the last few years in a lab, benefit from professional editors, don't require near perfect/ mathematical self consistency prior to publication, and will actually be read by another human being who's not being forced or paid to read it)... however, it's a luxury to get to spend so much time with an old friend before inevitably parting ways. At no point in your life will you ever have the opportunity to do one thing with as much focus intensity or care. If you chose your topic wisely, the process will be difficult to complete due to the temptation to keep exploring, not because it is overwhelming.

[@LT7Racing]

Died laughing at "Don't talk to me until I've had my morning heart palpitation"

[@NanoLT]

Rest in piece

[@Kagrenackle]

I understand the magic turn to physics. I got my PhD in mathematics, looking to go into functional analysis (pure math). I got an advisor and we started working. He then said his grant is in mathematical physics, and so now I'm in physics... It was quite a ride.

[@barongerhardt]

From comp-sci to genetics and biology by way of bioinformatics.

[@TheRedKnight101]

@@barongerhardt We biologists solute your hard work, R alone is enough to make most of us cry

[@joephilips7265]

@@TheRedKnight101 but Rstudio is so nice ;-;

[@SwainixFPV]

lmao I'm directing my master mostly in functional analysis, but I want to work in Mathematical Physics. I've got a teacher pushing me right into that direction as well because he thinks they aren't enough analysis members in the Modelling departements of the university lol

[@Transblucency]

Non biologist here. R makes me cry also. Then I get surly and depressed. "R is not for me", I think.

[@GregBadabinski]

"It occurred to me that maybe I could feel joy," gets a giggle out of me every time I hear it.

[@wintermute5974]

It wouldn't be for everyone, but it should be possible to get pepper + cinnamon to work. There are nice tasting sweet things that use both of them (for example some chai mixes). Also 10/10 ending, really captures what postgrad study does to an mf.

[@Patmccalk]

3:34 “need to add the sugar to the egg yolks, and then we’re going to beat it until we start to get stiff” You couldn’t have transitioned from that one-liner any faster and I fully appreciate it lmao

[@Sniperboy5551]

He is a master of one-liners

[@Patmccalk]

@@Sniperboy5551 well of course, his brand of chemistry and “the ha ha’s” just feels too good to be real lol

[@akk9196]

What's funny is that cooking is still technically chemistry and it can also TOTALLY produce Explosions and Fire.

[@RalseiGaming]

legit baking is just as precise as chemistry if your really into it. i know that because i’m really into baking

[@floorpizza8074]

@@RalseiGaming Yup, exactly. My wife and I used to own a bagel bakery here in the USA. Cereal Chemistry is a real field that people actually get degrees in. We hired a cereal chemist to help us develop our bagel recipes. The book, "Baking Science and Technology" is a (very) oldie but goodie for breaking into the chemistry involved in baking. Once you get a good understanding of what the ingredients actually *do* , developing your own recipes or modifying someone else's to improve them becomes (are you ready for this?) a piece of cake.

[@majormelon8855]

True. Just add some red pepper flakes to hot oil, then when the air fills with pepper spray and fire, dump water into the pan and you'll get *spicy air*

[@john-ic5pz]

True tho if he doesn't finish it, he'll be "chemistry" at McDonald's. 😋

[@john-ic5pz]

​@@majormelon8855 you've been to Thailand, I see 😆

[@apo_chromatic]

Hey there’s this funny little egg character around 4:02, what a funny little guy

[@flamekiller3338]

Hes a funny little fella

[@Nadia1989]

I’m going to send this to my coworker, who graduated after hitting the snooze button on her thesis for years. Her advisor now wants her to sign up for a post doc. “Fuck, no, I want to sleep” she said

[@BetweenTheBorders]

After two masters and two failed attempts at doctoral programs, I entirely understand questioning your ability to feel joy, the madness of blending a burger to make ice cream, and immediately getting involved again, sometimes before you're even done. I . . . uh . . . well, congratulations! Good hunting with it all.

[@Jeb_S]

I just turned in my master thesis a few days ago, with my defence a week away, and just want to say thank you Tom for inspiring and entertaining me through struggles with science. Your videos have taught me the importance of holding a grudge against certain things in the laboratory (I HATE USER CLONING, I HATE USER CLONING, I HATE USER CLONING, I HATE USER CLONING, I HATE USER CLONING, )

[@ExplosionsAndFire]

Congrats mate!!!

[@Torteufel]

he taught me the same.. to this day i can't get over hating lactones. or at least the trauma of opening one.

[@Noxidsignorantia]

Did the clone turn Yellow?

[@Jeb_S]

@@Noxidsignorantia I mean the +200 E. coli colonies on the negative control plates were kinda off-white-pale-yellowish

[@ModernBladesmith]

@@Torteufel the smell

[@msachin4885]

Im currently in undergrad right now thinking about if I want to go for a PhD after I graduate. After seeing this video about your struggles I am glad to say I feel ready to invest in an ice cream machine

[@benshapiroscrustyass1402]

good on ya mate, I'd like the comment but I don't want to be the 70th like

[@UJustGotGamed]

@@benshapiroscrustyass1402 well ben shapiros crusty ass, now's your chance to like subscribe and hit the bell

[@gg-gg-gg-gg]

You can buy vanilla and black pepper icecream. We served it at a 5star restaurant i worked at in canada 2008/09. They work together.

[@speshuul2]

This was such a fun watch! Some notes from a chef: I once had soy sauce ice cream which was actually really good, so sometimes savoury flavours can work. Also, there is a book called the flavour thesaurus and it helps you pair flavours together, so that might help to find complimentary savoury flavours to turn into ice cream lols

[@vulpax5915]

Hey, I’m currently applying for an internship for a really big chemistry company in Germany. Your videos may be the reason I didn’t give up on the chemistry dream! Thank you for being our chaotic physmistry teacher!

[@ExplosionsAndFire]

Hey best of luck mate!! You’ve got this!!

[@Metallstaubwolf]

BASF vielleicht?

[@vulpax5915]

Update: Life crushing defeat

[@40wink]

​@@vulpax5915 never give up, you got it next time

[@_letstartariot]

I believe you need to call him Master from now on. He provided the gateway to the drug known as chemistry.

[@nolanasd6092]

Hey Hey, the man the myth the legend is back. Good luck on the thesis, I hope that everything around you're phd is going well/goes well.

[@brxnni]

The Ending goes hard after reading this

[@CrittingOut]

Must be going well! He's making ice cream!

[@FarFromHome91]

Dude this spoke to my soul. I started my PhD in architecture and behaviour to find out 2yrs later it's actually in statistics... Ignoring the fact i withdrew it after 4yrs of work but supervisors have a way of just shoving you down alleyways without knowing what you actually got yourself into 😅🤣 Towards the end I was doing anything I can to feeeeeel something

[@cloudyy9029]

​@@user-ds6jv5jf5o asking the real questions

[@pannekook2000]

crazy how time passes. I started watching this channel in high school and now i’ve just started a job analytical chemist hahaha

[@chemicalnamesargon]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! My dream too :D

[@foersterjunior]

I have one if not the hardest exam on orbital mechanics for my masters degree in 8 hours. I have never felt so understood as 15 seconds ago when the video title showed up in my inbox!

[@Sawer]

As a guy with no meaningful degree's. Take your rest, you've got this. And ofc let us know how it went❤️

[@dennydravis8758]

Best of luck, Orbital can be tricky, but it'll definitely be easier than you fear

[@foersterjunior]

thanks guys. biggest issue is: we need to know all formulas by heart, only a non programmable calculator is allowed

[@vappyreon1176]

​@@foersterjunior math where you have to memorize formulas is bullshit tbh

[@MarbleToast]

Hope it went well!

[@ryandoyle3413]

I'm about to write up my master's thesis in food science (chemistry focus), so the ice cream and the thesis talk are both relatable haha. Also, liquid nitrogen ice cream is a great treat, the small ice crystals make an even smoother texture

[@reverance_pavane]

My physics department had to put a sign on the liquid air compressor to say "This is not to be used for making icecream!" This naturally resulted in about a 500% increase in the making of icecream within the department. [ We supposedly use it for cryogenic traps and to cool cryogenic sensors.]

[@elfdog2915]

I know nitrogen infused beverages taste creamy for some reason and nitrogen doesn't curdle milk so I wonder if those are notable factors as well.

[@TheAttacker732]

Personally, I favor dry ice ice cream, at least for vanilla. There's the subtlest suggestion of a root beer taste, and I like it. And the texture is still quite smooth.

[@dmmax18]

I kinda suspended on my Master thesis because of the war, but before that I thought to just drop out for good because of all the anxiety I had about it. I fully understand you

[@tomwatts703]

This may not technically be a chemistry video but I wanna say thanks for helping to preserve my fascination with chemistry the past few years, I'm coming to the end of an undergrad course after the worst time of my life but these videos have genuinely helped to keep my passion for chemistry alive 👍

[@No-uc6fg]

Soon we'll have Dr. Tom, the Chemist with a Physics PhD.

[@Reriiru]

Man just pulled styropyro on us.

[@resurgam_b7]

Honestly, ginger ice cream actually sounds pretty appealing. I don't know that I'd pair it with oregano, but if you were very diligent with how strong you made the ginger and had some other not awful flavor, it could actually be pretty good I think 🍨

[@kleetus92]

Ginger garlic and pepper together may not be terrible... I like all three. Hell, throw in the parsley as well!

[@shardj5151]

My grandma used to make ginger ice cream often, it's very nice

[@Burning_Dwarf]

Ginger mango icecream is tasty

[@resurgam_b7]

@@Burning_Dwarf Ooh, yeah, that does sound good!

[@releasethebogus8581]

Ginger granita sorbet would definitely work, too

[@englebertmagentaschweiger1447]

I'm going through hell to finish a bachelor's and yet this video is exactly what I need to ignore my academic incompetence.

[@gabrielleblake4347]

I started watching your videos at the beginning of my undergrad years, and now I’m going to start a PhD in chemistry this fall! Good luck with the post doc and thanks for the years of wonderful videos :)

[@ExplosionsAndFire]

Hey good luck with the PhD mate!! You’ve got this!

[@douglasboyle6544]

I did not expect to learn today that you can make MDMA from Piperine, but there you go. Good luck with the Thesis and the Post Doc work.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

Let's expand that knowledge to their cousins: You can make any 2C-X from Anethole (anise camphor). So pepper and anise can be that start of a really good time.

[@randybugger3006]

​@@theapexsurvivor9538 can you dumb down the chemistry for us botanists so we can have fun too? Salvia and cannabis are starting to get boring. Oh, btw, I have about 800 kg of canary grass for DMT extractions if you need some!

[@xostler]

@@randybugger3006 “what’s naphtha officer? I’ve never heard of it.”

[@karstenhoff9158]

Anything that "chemplayer" made seemed to be somewhat drug related

[@tsawy6]

@@randybugger3006 I don't understand how one ends up with 800 kg of anything if I'm totally honest

[@-bail-]

I don't WANT a valuable life lesson. I just want ice cream.

[@WukongTheMonkeyKing]

"I don't want to cure cancer. I just want to turn people into dinosaurs!"

[@Sammie1053]

Two aussie icons united at last

[@pottingsoil723]

@@WukongTheMonkeyKing Ah yes, turning things into gold and turning people into dinosaurs. The fundamental goals of all chemistry.

[@YBthree]

Hey I think there’s a BDG video you’d rlly like! He makes some weird ass ice creams that apparently are good and maybe you can try them out. Also you guys both have the tortured academic vibe going but on opposite ends of the spectrum

[@Saya-ng1sl]

BDG is the theater kid, this dude is in STEM

[@nobodyimportant1968]

@@Saya-ng1sl ITS JUST A CROSSOVER EPISODE. it should happen

[@EdmansTube2008]

"I am bad at cooking" and having a channel build around doing chemical synthesis is... a bold set up :D I mean, you mostly follow a cooking recipe in synthesis, except if you mess something up (like temperature, ingridients amounts or input order) you don't end up with a slightless less tasty meal but with a potentially dangerous chemical waste or - our favorite material here - tar! xD Anyway, I love your vids and your humour, keep it up! Good luck on your Ph.D thesis! :D

[@mieruKai]

I really appreciate how you couldn't remember Piperine but could remember a striking synthesis that uses it a reagent. Shoulda gotten into chemistry, it seems rife with jokes

[@jakubschneer5189]

Imo it goes through all. As a machinist I can tell you all about the machine, the thing I need for it but can't remember the name of that specific nut

[@mndlessdrwer]

Caffeinated ice cream isn't something I've seen attempted commercially yet. I have seen ice cream with alcohol in it, though, and I'm curious how they got it to freeze properly with any noticeable ABV. Probably a lot of emulsifiers and stabilizers. There are quite a lot of fun artificial flavorings that you could make to add to your ice cream for fun. Edit: if you're looking to make a vanilla and black pepper ice cream, consider utilizing several different varieties of black pepper from various regions to build a flavor profile with more interesting notes. Tellicherry peppercorns are lovely because they have a pleasant flavor with a mild fruity quality to it, but a moderate amount of heat to let you know you've got some black pepper involved, while timut peppercorns usually don't have the kernels and instead have a lovely bergamot flavor that I find particularly appealing for sweet applications. Pink peppercorns (while not being legitimate peppercorns) are also nice due to their flavor blending well between fruity and spicy. A mix of all three, heavy on the Timut peppercorns, would yield something that could make a very interesting ice cream. Just remember to infuse the milk with the cracked pepper before straining it out. Ideally you'd heat the milk to a low simmer, add the peppercorns, simmer for about 15-20 minutes, then strain and chill. The texture of black pepper in ice cream isn't pleasant, so it's best not to have any left in the mix.

[@tsawy6]

My guess would be toning down the fat and sugar content maybe

[@Misack8]

Pink peppercorns are the seeds from Aroeira Tree (Schinus terebinthifolia). It may be good to make an ice cream from it.

[@petertaylor4980]

The alcohol actually helps with the freezing. Keeps the ice crystals small. I think my most successful one was strawberry and Bailey's.

[@tanantish]

Black pepper ice cream is actually pretty legit - there's a fun book "The Perfect Scoop" by David Lebovitz to grab hold of - the recipe for it is more a straight cream+egg+pepper thing though, no vanilla. The peppercorns infuse the milk too though, as you've mentioned - having *actual* bits of pepper might not be fun. Hmm.. now am wondering if i should use the last of my szechuan peppercorns up for something like this instead of making pepper cashews..

[@mndlessdrwer]

@@tanantish That would be an interesting sensation, particularly if you also added some Timut peppercorns for the citrus quality.

[@matthewrayner571]

Firstly, it was actually really cool to hear about your PhD. But more importantly, I absolutely love watching your videos and I hope you never stop.

[@gianlucatartaro1335]

This video was the final straw for me to finally buy an ice cream maker. I made the Cinnamon and Parsley one, along with 3 other good flavors, and I brought all 4 to a party… The Cinnamon and Parsley was somehow the HIT of the party! Everybody loved it, and now I’ve become known for it 😅 Tom, you are a genius and you absolutely accomplished your goal this video. Cinnamon and Parsley is an unpopular flavor combination, but produced VERY good ice cream. You’re a legend, mate 🍻

[@sandrin0]

This video feels like a weird mixture of chill and stress, and I kinda want to try a good savoury ice cream now too

[@TheThreatenedSwan]

Fresh oregano has a lot of minty flavors, but it also has those same flavors as basil, thyme, and rosemary. But lavender also shares many of those flavors and has been in vogue as a dessert flavor for years. Lemon or something to soften the ginger flavor makes it much better.

[@soylentgreenb]

I'd think just straight ginger juice ice cream would be nice; probably even nicer as a sorbet. Don't need the citrus at all; it just distracts from the the delicious, burning piney flavour.

[@gunstar420]

Yours sounds good. My idea was honey garlic peppercorn ice cream. Yours sounds good

[@belzi87]

Congrats on your thesis, even though I feel like I've been mislead (Physics?!) Good luck in your post-doc. I'd personally love to see more icecream based chemistry. Maybe delving into why alcohol affects the freezing point, and how to get around that to make the booziest icecream. Also you should try chilli + chocolate icecream. Its very good.

[@Barteljaap1776]

As someone who's doing a PhD the punchline legitimately made me belly laugh

[@goldeneaglearbor614]

I think we need a part 2 for the ice cream flavors with fan submissions. I vote mint and jalapeño 😂

[@thatoneperson9335]

That actually sounds good

[@jacksonjohnson9674]

@@thatoneperson9335 Oh no, mint and Ghost pepper!!

[@colinkirkpatrick5618]

I’ve had mint and jalapeño, literally the best ice cream I’ve ever had. So funny that heat receptors and cold receptors can both be activated and don’t cancel out

[@LabCoatz_Science]

I think many of us can learn an important lesson from Tom: there is more than one way to pronounce oregano. Also, I'd like a scoop of that benzene ice cream.

[@timgooding2448]

There is?

[@LabCoatz_Science]

@@timgooding2448 I guess so. In the USA, most people pronounce it "uh-re-guh-no", while British and Australians apparently pronounce it "or-re-gah-no". I looked it up after watching this video to make sure Tom wasn't mispronouncing it, lol!

[@Taurickk]

or-reg-arn-oh is closer to how we say it in Australia

[@Sniperboy5551]

Benzene ice cream? So you want liver cancer? 😂

[@LabCoatz_Science]

@@Sniperboy5551 Yes.😐

[@user-dw5gr6js3d]

10:16 I’m a physician made me laugh out loud 😭

[@JD3Gamer]

Revisiting this video because I’m asking the same question. This past week has been hard and I’m grateful that people like you make fun content to lighten my day.

[@josuelservin]

This was unironically great, I'm totally down for random surprise videos! (This one reminds me of the "will it carbonate?" Series by Big Clive)

[@remuladgryta]

You may also be interested in Matt Gray's "will it soft serve?" series if you have not already seen it.

[@josuelservin]

@@remuladgryta I follow Matt and for some reason this series flew under my radar, thanks for the recommendation!

[@Misack8]

I want to see the "It's a good Idea to microwave this" crew down here!

[@JelB]

Glad to see you're still doing something that could be described as okay on a good day, can't wait for the ice cream machine to be used as a reaction vessel when you need consistent freezing

[@ExplosionsAndFire]

Yes it seems useful to provide cooling to things, maybe maintain an ice bath for hours etc

[@CoolguyMcCool]

I was so excited to see you on cold ones!!!

[@noahkhan206]

Congrats on getting a post doc partnership! Wish you the best man, love your videos, truest inspiring to my chemistry side (am a ChemE)

[@christianwilliams1690]

The number of subtle jokes during the first kitchen section are exceptional

[@Blaze-mt4ij]

I was really hoping you would say "they should invent an energy drink that brings you an inch from death" because me and a friend have invented exactly that and if there is demand would sell it

[@ExplosionsAndFire]

...you've got my interest

[@FleshWizard69420]

How much illegal substances have you put in the Monster, blaze?

[@nikdog419]

the all of the editing and visual effects. soo good. much effort.

[@valentyn.kostiuk]

You are so charismatic that definitely would watch even culinary channel with you. Wish you luck and perseverance in your PhD.

[@Joe.Rogan.]

Vicariously living my PhD through this channel.

[@xostler]

But did you make DMT because of this channel?

[@spencershinabery2113]

I felt the part where your project turned out to not fully be Chem. The first 2.5 years of my Ochem PhD were spent doing continuous flow stuff. More chem E problem solving than Ochem. Writing and finishing my PhD thesis was the single most difficult thing that I have done. I can feel your anguish in this video. Hang in there man! You got it. At least you don’t have to defend!!!

[@michaellooks8397]

This is how I discover your channel. Incredibly entertaining & interesting, thanks for th vid!

[@Mystery_Meat]

Love the cold ones references in this one mate. Great video! Good luck on your thesis!

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

There is a fine line between insanity and success, I feel like you've mastered both at the exact same time LOL, this was entertaining to say the least. A Vanilla and Sassafras Ice Cream would be pretty tasty imo.

[@johnmorrell3187]

I'm staring down the barrel of a Master's thesis that I need to finish in the next two months despite so far having published nothing. So I started looking online for ice cream makers. Thanks for the tip Tom!

[@ryandoyle3413]

Solidarity! I'm debating if I want to go back for a PhD after I work for a few years (I want to be able to afford to eat and have furniture), working on my thesis in food science

[@Shive1337]

This was great. Can you do more flavors please? I enjoy this very much. Please continue.

[@tantilist1449]

I'm so excited for you man! Hope you reach those goals! Keep grinding and you'll get there one step at a time!

[@Thefuror38500]

1:39 : "I could be writing my thesis right now" Me, watching this instead of writing my thesis : "hummmmm"

[@chriswhitmore3835]

This is the most relatable video about the experience of doing a PhD I've ever seen. I did all sorts of random bullshit instead of writing up. Got there eventually, and you will too. Good luck

[@Bobbelebob]

i love you for sharing your procrastination meltdown with us, i can relate a ton

[@Bobbelebob]

really the vibes are so immaculate i had to reply to my own comment

[@mktj1]

i just finished a phd in a different field at the same institution as you. i wasn’t very good at it either. it sucks. BUT YOU CAN DO THIS. you’re explosions and fuckin fire. you got this!

[@icandreamstream]

My day is improved immeasurably because not only did you post another video, but you helped me procrastinate on the work I was supposed to be doing but don't want to do.

[@DrewskisBrews]

I think you should keep trying unlikely ice cream pairings until you hit a 10/10. Perhaps you can hand the next round to That Chemist. EVEN BETTER TWIST! you choose HIS next pairings, and he chooses yours! EDIT: Congrats on the PhD, BTW.

[@MortRotu]

You've reached *that* stage of the write up, keep going, you've 1 last final hurdle to go. If it helps, think of a treat you can buy yourself for when you finish and submit and the whole thing is done and dusted (like corrections and binding as well) that you can look forward to. For me this was a very nice bottle of whisky, which after the ceremony I proceeded to drink half of and get exceptionally drunk. Maybe some ingredients to make exceptionally good ice cream?

[@jh8800]

Why is this so entertaining? I have never seen this channel or any of its videos before

[@loveblowsbad]

This is the wholesome content I needed right now.

[@Confuseddave]

It's been over ten years since I finished my PhD thesis, and this whole video just brings the whole miserable experience back

[@noob19087]

I rarely rewatch videos but this title/thumbnail combo was so amazing that here I am.

[@kyrab7914]

I'm really surprised cinnamon and pepper didn't work. As someone else said, it's often used in chai mixes- along with nutmeg, cloves, and sometimes ginger. I'd also love to experiment with it with black cardamom; but tbh cinnamon, cloves, and allspice (made from allspice berries, not just all the spices), is my go-to mix. Prepare for the mix to taste Christmas-y if anyone does try it. Cinnamon and clove on its own is also a worthy try, and less Christmas-y.

[@Yingking]

Hey Tom,I just wanted to thank you for showing me that chemistry can still be fun. Me and svereal of my friends are studying in our Master courses and are gonna be in our Phd courses in the near future. Almost all of us are burned out by the stuff that we have to learn, but people like you and Nigel always show us that especially lab work can still be fun, especially if you do something synthetic. Some of my friends even think of joining the Klapötke group, who you may still remember from your azoazide azide video, so godspeed to them and hopefully they'll still be alive in a few years and haven't blown themselves up. But anyways just wanted to say that videos like yours alway remind us of the fun that we can have with chemistry, even if we research other, more seemingly boring topics. Also congratulations on the PhD

[@ExplosionsAndFire]

Thanks mate, glad I could help! Was really the reason I kept making videos during University, it reminded me of why I'm excited about chemistry even though the courses were a terrible grind sometimes!

[@philphil6033]

One advice from personal experience. If you are burned out by your master courses and you don't absolutely need a PhD for your career you should really think hard about not doing one. A PhD can be absolute hell, especially if it turns out that your topic turns out to be something you are not passionate about. At that point it Just becomes a test of how much you are willing to suffer. Sacrificing 5 years of your live to produce a Thesis you're not proud of....

[@rex-up9ln]

This resonates with my experience. Never really liked chem, but here I am, about to submit my masters thesis in a month :) although I'm not really sure if I should do a phd. Anyway, many thanks to these people for showing chemistry can still be fun.

[@giacom312]

Literally starting an organic chemistry PhD tomorrow and I'm quite nervous about it, this couldn't have been posted in a better moment

[@npcknuckles5887]

Cubane synthesis PhD. Let's goooooo!!!

[@siccoblue2112]

good luck, and also.. rest in peace

[@Mj-bk2km]

started a biochem PhD today, great timing ahahaha

[@Lykaotix]

I really appreciate the concept 😊

[@csbchickenduck]

This is the best. You're the best. Good luck with the thesis.

[@HenrikJuulPedersen]

Parsley milk-sauce (typically bechamel with parsley) is a key component of the danish national dish "Stegt flæsk med persillesovs", which roughly translates to; "Fried pork(belly) with parsley sauce" - served with potatoes. Good to see a video from you again! Best of luck with the thesis!

[@soylentgreenb]

Parsley and milk is also commonly used for stewed macaroni. You boil the macaroni in milk; the milk will become thickened from losing water to the macaroni (but I guess the milk solids stay), then you add parsely. If you let it sit and cool too long before you eat it, it soaks up more water and the milk congeals; sets like a slightly gelatinous concrete.

[@manoflead643]

Bechamel with parsley is had on roast gammon in the UK!

[@DFPercush]

My family has a recipe for chicken and wild rice with parsley and bechamel, makes it nice and creamy. Almonds recommended.

[@freudinator]

writing my thesis is the most productive i've ever been... at everything that wasnt writing my thesis.

[@ShellyTheSeal]

I hope you're doing okay E&F, idk if I'm just overthinking it but you sound really down. I'm in a dark place myself and your videos have made life a little better for me. I'm actually trying to get back into school because I realized you were only a few years older than me and already getting your PhD.

[@ShikamaruXT]

I must say this video was very entertaining, nearly more than the chemistry ones If you like, make more. I'd watch

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

CONGRATS TOM, ON.... STILL BEING A...ALIVE....? lol I dunno, I just figure writing one's Ph.D. has driven _enough_ people into insanity or death, that it keeps congratulations over making it passed that point! 😅❤️ In all seriousness, well done, and I (we) look forward to more science vids! 🤘

[@entropic-decay]

Regarding cooking, one thing that I found helpful for getting better at it (and that may help for you) is thinking of it as *edible chemistry* because that's basically what it is. You're working with larger pre-existing compounds, and you can't add toxic things to it. But aside from that it's chemistry that you get something at least theoretically edible at the end.

[@ryandoyle3413]

Absolutely! Although I'm biased as a food science grad student haha. It definitely helps troubleshoot baking

[@U20E0]

Sometimes you can add toxic things to it -sometimes-

[@elise9242]

this is my first video of yours i’ve seen and i’ve fallen a little bit in love with you, hope that’s normal!! xo

[@SharpAssKnittingNeedles]

Congratulations from the US bro! So excited for you! 😘

[@alyero6341]

This channel makes me happy I just work in the industry after getting my ME bachelor and im not stuck in uni hell. Good luck finishing your PhD, love the vids

[@philphil6033]

Same, I have bachelors in both physics and computer science and a master in computer science. My supervisor ''manipulated'' me into doing a PhD. Turned out that his standards were way too high (the group hasn't published anything in the Last 3 years) and he doesn't really have a clue about his new direction of research. I escaped that hell after 2 years of producing a lot of ''unpublishable'' Research. At first it felt like failure but looking back at my still suffering colleagues it was one of my best decisions ever!

[@logo2462]

My guide to thesis writing: poop out a couple pages or figures every time you have an anxiety attack

[@willmcconnell6008]

Congratulations on almost finishing the PhD! To you and to everyone else in the comments, it's a big accomplishment! Hopefully someday I can go back for at least a masters

[@YoutubeRobbedMyNameAndTheySuck]

thanks man this inspired me to also keep procrastinating my thesis