Extracting the red phosphorus from matchboxes

Hey guys, today we are getting a little bit of Red P by scraping it off of matchboxes. This method is meant mostly for demonstration purposes. I don't condone the use of Red P for any illegal purposes. Also, the Red P that we get isn't super pure. There are some other things mixed into it.
The yield from this method is super low too, so you really won't be able to mass produce Red P. It it really only useful for the small scale experiments.
Also, just as a side-note, videos like these are no charged to Patreon supporters. It is free to everyone
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[@turle8645]

You should make a "reverse matchbox" where when you strike the match, the box lights on fire

[@aviko9560]

I mean, you could really do this at home, it seems like a fun idea :D

[@shmoopfox3652]

Yes, I will buy it. Much useful.

[@ScrewThisMFGame]

Thats just a matchbox doused in gasoline

[@Sacredkittycat]

Lost some brain cells after reading that thank you

[@enzoqueijao]

@@ScrewThisMFGame I was thinking the same thing

[@theKashConnoisseur]

FBI: Why did you purchase 1,000 boxes of matches from Amazon? Me: I just really like lighting matches. FBI: Really? Me: Really, REALLY like it.

[@Metalhammer1993]

amateur i would tell them i love the smell of a lit match and not even a lie detector would react. (one of the best smells in the world imho)

[@firexgodx980]

Red Phosphorus isn't illegal(nor should it be). You can buy it online from many places.+

[@MostFolkCallMeOrangeJoe]

+firexgodx980 It was eye-wateringly expensive last I checked.

[@firexgodx980]

Adam Harrington Oh it is, but what else could you expect with such a niche product in low volumes

[@hantinvu3746]

Something Dreadful k

[@theartofnigas3245]

"Small scale experiments" Okay Mr. White

[@bobitzaakanoobulplictisit7639]

i was thinking at exactly the same thing xD

[@Aditya-wg3lp]

400th like

[@googleuser9193]

lol

[@Aditya-wg3lp]

DAMN I SAID 400 LIKE 3 DAYS AGO AND NOW ITS 2K AND THIS COMMENT IS MADE 3 YRS AGO

[@raulgomes9487]

@@Aditya-wg3lp this video is getting recommended by the youtube algorithm, that's why it is escalating so fast

[@trajectoryunown]

Okay KZbin... Just because I've been rewatching Breaking Bad doesn't mean I need tutorials. But Nile Red is cool af.

[@Edigor100]

lmfao same here, have been rewatching it the past 2 weeks or so

[@kenstr321]

I feel like I might be on a watch list now...

[@alexlc7955]

Next video how to make P2P and amphetamine xD

[@dunnperfect8567]

It’s not my fault KZbin recommends it: it’s like giving a baby a loaded gun who’s fault is it that he killed his brother

[@Mike20321_]

Yeah same man

[@kenstr321]

@@dunnperfect8567 With the logic of people these days, the gun...

[@slaughterhouse5585]

Considering the way things are going these days just about everybody is going to end up on some kind of watch list. What's happening to this country? 😳

[@PollosH3rm4nos]

"You need to get the big 200 count boxes of individual matchbooks"

[@prodigygaming5102]

“Don’t buy everything in one place”

[@Beateau]

Stay out of my territory.

[@benargee]

@@Beateau TV On The Radio - DLZ

[@prathamlohia8496]

@@Beateau i am the one who matchbox

[@luciddream2033]

@@prodigygaming5102 don't buy anything like that. I was charged with manufacturing of a controlled substance for buying a box of psuedoephedrine. A cop approached me and asked me where the box was. He said if I couldn't produce the box within 10 days of buying they would charge me and they did. When I was in my preliminary hearing, another person was there for just trying to buy a box and got rejected. They didn't even buy it, just attempted it. Honestly I still get nervous buying coffee filters and lithium batteries.

[@USCisgay]

ok, so you made methlamine and now red phosphorus. we now are certain what you are doing

[@Bippah]

;)

[@th3thin9]

He did methamphetamine video a while ago, but took it down, however there are some cheeky reposters

[@spitfirefromhell]

You know a Rp/I reduction and reductive animation are two different synths with different precursors right?

[@strife3084]

SOCAL3800 two completely different synthesis your talking about so no, you don't know what he's doing....... what he's doing is GREAT! I hope it inspires some young mind out there to go and do wonderful things for us all!

[@jaysn1683]

SOCAL3800 There is one method that includes red phosphorus and another one that includes methylamine. But there's no method that includes both ingredients.

[@NC_Fisher_Guy]

note to FBI and CIA: I did not look this up. KZbin recommended this to me. I am not planning anything. **looks frantically from side to side**

[@jonathangreenshields7202]

Don't let the fedbois get you, bring out the claymore roomba

[@manuelwaldisperg3929]

Love your flag bro

[@KicksPregnantWomen]

your honor i lost my red phosphorus in a boating accident

[@Grim_Yeeter]

I doubt it

[@expresso4thedeppresso]

Yes same here

[@Dreyno]

I used to make my own “strike anywhere” matches. Strip the striker pad, dip match head in water and roll in the phosphorus. When it dries, the matches will strike on any slightly rough, hard surface. Stone, concrete, leather shoe soles etc. Probably not very safe if you were to carry around in your pocket though. I think they could ignite off each other.

[@515Matteo]

Good party trick tho. Give them a regular match and use the custom ones to win bets

[@ferdinandroig3460]

yeah, you just figured out why they moved the phosphorus to the striker pad, and _especially_ why they switched from white phosphorus. Carrying those could easily be more dangerous than carrying a Peacemaker back in the day 😅

[@wolfetteplays8894]

It is actuallly because of authoritarianism and big pharma control, but alright.@@ferdinandroig3460

[@jwalster9412]

They would also probably ignite off the friction in your pocket aswell.

[@kshitijnanda1048]

I never knew chemistry could be addicting

[@icemaiop]

You can always visit a physician to cure your chem addictions.

[@christophergallagher4921]

@@icemaiop ...they can be found in any major settlements.

[@RJ_Productions316]

@@christophergallagher4921 speaking of settlements... Another settlement needs your help. Here, I'll mark it on your map

[@buckettproductions6253]

Just like the drugs he’s TOTALLY NOT making! :)

[@I_killed_that_beard_guy]

Only if you don't have to study it

[@TheRealLyonic]

I feel like by the end of this Nile's just gonna end up making a playlist entitled "How to make meth, The Series!"

[@garrysekelli6776]

There was one but it was taken down. Violation of 1 st ammendment rights.

[@barelmaker]

@@garrysekelli6776 He’s Canadian, and KZbin is privately owned

[@garrysekelli6776]

@@barelmaker unlike ur mom.

[@pesty4592]

@@garrysekelli6776 yes thanks Garry

[@sababezhashvili598]

​@@garrysekelli6776 How does "How to make Methamphetamine" video violate 1st amendment rights?

[@Ethyrus]

“Red phosphorous Jack!”

[@bananagaming2986]

Infrared is useless!

[@Morichika_Rinnosuke]

Infared is useless!

[@Cieeel]

RED PHOSPHORUS, JACK! INFRARED IS USELESS!

[@readytoplay7874]

Give it up! Back to the earth with you!

[@Cieeel]

@@readytoplay7874 HAVE A SMOKE!

[@-panzerfaust]

I have won this! *maniacal laughter*

[@AraDrett]

MEMES, THE DNA OF THE SOUL

[@blackpearl7596]

Welcome to my Utopia of death!

[@keaganthegreat]

Red phosphorus strips are easily dissolved into ethanol. My advice would be to soak the box in water, strip the thin layer of paper from the box and soak it in alcohol above 70%. Once you've dissolved it, evaporate the alcohol, and grind it. You get a uniform powder with a high degree of purity.

[@dirtybongwaterplayz1566]

This guy cooks

[@keaganthegreat]

@@dirtybongwaterplayz1566 no, I just like ratings that go boom.

[@captainchicky3744]

Red phosphorous is not soluble in any solvent ngl you’re just bsing

[@Microbe_Master]

You’ll get some contaminants getting red p from matchboxes.

[@keaganthegreat]

@@Microbe_Master not really a problem when all I'm doing is making it explode.

[@istaybased34]

**Throws it in a pot of boiling water, runs away and shuts the door**

[@hellhoud2825]

Reptillian what happened mr white

[@D3adP00I]

Sigh.. if you notice phosphorous isn't even in phosgene -.-

[@methgirl2067]

Reptillian throw some lithium with water in a coke bottle shake it and run away

[@PalkkiTT]

🖕

[@yumm186]

@@PalkkiTT sorry you feel this way

[@baileydasis5624]

KZbin Algo: You really need to check out this video Me: I haven't watched them for years though KZbin: Don't worry here's the video right after you left off :)

[@danielbyers1390]

Yeah I am really wondering why this one, after so many years...

[@henmich]

I find the real-deal chemistry like this fascinating. I will never do any of it, but I watch every video... What I find most surprising, is the amount of back and forth it takes to make something "pure".... Hard to believe it can be scaled up to make industrial scale enterprise of it.

[@andersjjensen]

The processes are mostly the same. With solvents you distill them off and use them again. With recrystallization you reduce the left over as much as possible and reintroduce it to the next batch, etc, etc. On commercial scale this means that "the pipeworks" are going to be more complex, but once you're up and running you only have small consumptions of chemicals and a bigger electricity bill. The ones who find the most efficient method, and operates where labor and electricity is the cheapest gets the highest profit margins....

[@lezlezman1843]

Me in Tobacconist's shop: 1600 boxes of matches, please. Tobacconist: Man, you need to cut down or you won't reach 50!

[@Kid_Cat64]

I know you mean 50, but, as a math kid, the accidental factorial is killing me.

[@SimplyChem32]

Future video on Armstrong's mixture? :)

[@monsus8153]

Very interesting.

[@pablomiranda7657]

surprisingly enough there aren't that many monsoon comments

[@fabianfeliciani6785]

A more efficient method of extracting the red phosphorus is to first get a beaker about half full of acetone Then with scissors, cut the striker strips off the side of the matches boxes and place them in the acetone Then get a drill with a kitchen beater attached and use that to mix the acetone and strikers After about 5 minutes of mixing, all the red phosphorus will have come off the cardboard Then all you need to do is strain off the cardboard and give it a final washing to remove any residual red phosphorus Then filter the liquid and you will be left with a decent amount of red phosphorus on a filter paper which can easily be scraped off Hope this helps

[@br78454]

Hi Massive unearthed thread .. Can u give examples for "well easily scraped filter papers" ? Coffee filter doesn't match for this

[@gabestew262]

Id be willing to bet money nilered is on multiple watchlists

[@placeholerwav]

i needed this for my element collection, thanks.

[@boketozhimomi2169]

Red phosphorus Jack, infrared is useless

[@KamishirasawaKatori]

I'm looking for this comment lol

[@lancepelton17]

matchbox sales after this video 📈

[@whyisblue923taken]

Other scientists: "Nile, would you like to collaborate on a research paper?" Nile: "Sure. On second thought... Stay out of my territory."

[@90PercentNerd]

“Stay out of my territory” -Walter White dont cook meth kids

[@jasonpatterson8091]

I'd love to see something like phosphate converted back into elemental phosphorus.

[@gavalant366]

Even though I live in Asia I still have a feeling of some FBI agent watching me and taking notes.

[@mysteryGuySaysHi]

NileRed - extracting the red phosphorus from matchboxes Heisenberg - Stay out of my territory

[@benearhart1224]

I once did an experiment reducing lithium phosphate with magnesium powder. Igniting the powder mixture produces a well-behaved reaction that produces no gasses and burns slowly and completely. Interestingly, there was a red crust on the top which I later realized was the white phosphorous produced internally converted to red via the high temperatures. I didn't really know what to expect. All I knew was that you store phosphorous in water. So, dumping the remaining product into water instantly produced popping and flaming and a smoke that smelled like garlic. I moved that somewhere away to finish and didn't mess with it any more. However, I did read later that this reaction produces "some substance", that when combined with water, produces phosphorous pentoxide. Given that P05 smells like garlic, I assume that it what happened. Once the reaction with the water is spent, you are left with a sort of gray powder which I suppose is a mixture of Li and Mg oxides among other things.

[@xwarmliqudsx1520]

red phosphorus jack, infrared is useless

[@bananagaming2986]

Lorentz force, Jack! Nature's force!

[@edmontontech2008]

lol, I like how you posted step 3 in how to make meth.

[@j2323j]

What's 1 & 2🤔

[@justanotherfreakinchannel9069]

Red P is actually pretty easy to get off of the boxes when they are dry using a sharp razor blade, it should all scrape cleanly off in just a couple of seconds.

[@justanotherfreakinchannel9069]

@Ali Mansor Too true. I definitely wouldn't recommend using any aluminum razor blades!! 😂😂😂😂

[@gri5in862]

That one box at the beginning just had to be special

[@tetra2277]

Me: this is the channel I watch all the time, it has great videos about wonderful chemical reactions My friend: oh, what’s the chemical reaction for this video? Me: getting stuff off a box made of cardboard

[@I_leave_mean_comments]

0:37 "...I used 50 grams of red phosphorus in my..." Well, where did you get THAT red phosphorus?

[@LumiOfFrost]

Obviously something like 1600 match boxes

[@zachnado69]

duh

[@guppy719]

There are plenty of people selling it online. Its selling is controlled by the DEA but there is not universal process to purchase it, it seems. He probably had to prove to a supplier somehow that he had a legitimate purpose for it. Though I guess he might be in Canada where its different. (it can also differ by state).

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Red Phosphorus you say? AND IT WILL COME

[@nyan-cat8226]

LIKE A FLOOD OF PAIN

[@yucatancallejero]

POURING DOWN ON ME

[@Lemon_Limer]

AND IT WILL NOT LET UP UNTIL THE END IS HERE

[@AlwaysAskQuestion]

Nile's FBI Guy must be sweating every time he goes shopping

[@Frozmonium]

Red phosphorus Jack, Infrared is useless.

[@marriott7863]

i’m a bit late to this video, but i’m here

[@snowyfolfskyroo2739]

I hate myself for giggling at it when it said "Red P is illegal in many places"

[@rname282]

so that is why raiden can't see monsoon

[@25242824]

youtube as been recommending some strange video's to me just lately, it's like i'm being put through the youtube special op's training course or something, either that or i'm being groomed by an algorithm.

[@25242824]

@wu chi or the police turn up and kick your door in and say look at this guy he was an extremist watching all kinds of dodgy video's on youtube, never mentioning it was actualy youtube ramming them down your throat lol.

[@nicnoc3343]

Your videos are great. Are you ever going to synthesize nile red? For those who don't know, it's actually a stain! Also ethyl sulfate would be nice, time consuming though...

[@baronbonk258]

ah yes, converting matchboxes to fire powder, to war crime powder, then glow sticks

[@poijmc606]

Phosphorus: 0.24g Nile: B I G B O W L

[@spudhead169]

You're buying the wrong matches.

[@erikgustafson9158]

SpudHead he is too. books are a better way

[@datochaduneli60]

SpudHead Stay out of my territory

[@wholesomekeanureeves9466]

Its the strikers themselves not the matches,

[@ivoryresove4813]

thanks you just helped me get a main ingredient for my experiment

[@williamdunnamjr972]

🤔

[@geckomacabre]

Meth

[@valny2369]

Walter White probably watcher this video on how to get red phosphorus to make meth. Thank you Nile

[@goatman4484]

nah he used emergency flares

[@DaveKing19836]

The DEA would be very interested in this

[@justinbrian6992]

You mentioned phosphorus pentachloride can be made into glowsticks, is there a way to recover phosphorus from glowsticks?

[@ldbrocker]

Totally different phosphate phosphorus and glow stick is more akin to phosphorus and vitamins the only way you can make red phosphorus is by exposing white phosphorus to heat and sunlight

[@eier3252]

No, because he only uses the phosphorus pentachloride to make something called oxalyl chloride from oxalic acid, which in turn is made into diphenyl oxalate derivatives, which are the active ingredient in glowsticks. There is no phosphorus in your ordinary glowstick.

[@charleskun2205]

Your channel is turning into a synthesis guide for Walt's big blue.

[@lewisfarrell1123]

Walt didn't use Phosphorus for the blue meth, he used a different method which turned it blue.

[@lordwahrscheinlich]

+Agooelephant bruh xD

[@charleskun2205]

+Lord Wahrscheinlich™ you right I was just making an expression. The red is used for pseudo methods.

[@lordwahrscheinlich]

Charles Kun at least you got it :D

[@-GyBer-]

you must be kidding, i was just wondering how to do same thing and this vid appeared in recommendations. google must be reading minds

[@VR_OP]

WOW that is why nile red is amazing . THANK YOU NILE RED RULES.

[@AwesomePower1234]

Nile, could you do a short path distillation tutorial video? I've been trying to find info behind it and how the apparatus operates but all I can find is a bunch of potheads distilling THC oil.

[@NileRed]

It is kind of the same thing as a regular distillation, you just dont have a proper condenser. I do a pseudo-short path distillation in my next video (aluminum isopropoxide). That will be posted later today.

[@AwesomePower1234]

Thanks man. Loving your content by the way. I'll try to donate some money to your Patreon later this week :)

[@universalspaceexpeditioner8259]

I came here from Metal Gear

[@rashira9610]

This is a great way to make strike anywhere matches to if you can't get them, just scrape the phosphorus, put a little glue on the match and roll it in the power.

[@tantilist1449]

Just like walt said, get the box of book matches, more red phosphorus per strike and more strikers

[@blackwingmaster141]

Since you got so much matches now, you should try to extract potassium chlorate from match heads :)

[@TheMinecraftThane]

FIRST METHYLAMINE AND NOW THIS, NILE?!?!

[@mileznightmare]

I think he is heisenberg... Or maybe jessie pinkman LOL.

[@EnderPlayerr]

Nile Red is becoming Nile White

[@TheMinecraftThane]

you are the best

[@th3thin9]

Except that the Methylamine and the RP work for different methods. Well, maybe he just wants to have racemic methamphetamine and also Dextromethamphetamine, but who knows!

[@bobitzaakanoobulplictisit7639]

i think it is Jessie

[@anewstarttoabrokenlife8662]

Nile use acetone on a tissue, a box cutter blade removes it quickly. also red phosphorus and potassium perchlorate make a very shock sensitive primary high explosive.

[@nyan-cat8226]

Ah yes, Monsoon battle

[@Lemon_Limer]

“RED PHOSPHORUS, JACK. INFARED’S USELESS!”

[@EpsilonJosh]

Him: * searches how to turn white phosphorous into red phosphorous * The FBI: *interesting 0_0*

[@andreacussolotto3782]

Great video as usual! Keep up the good work!

[@andreacussolotto3782]

Also, FIRST!

[@Postghost]

I used to do this magic trick with matchbox scrapings where you set a small pile alight, then, once it's DEFINITELY stopped burning and cooled(yes, learned this the hard way), then you rub it between your fingers and magic smoke is produced. You can even apply the phosphorus ash to your fingers, wash the burnt colour of your fingers with some water, and when it dries you can STILL get the smoke when you rub your fingers together. IDK how safe it is to do, but it's a pretty cool magic trick.

[@chiefbabylungs608]

Honestly I was scared to look this up but seeing you have a video I’m sure nothing can go wrong

[@adyzv2182]

Are you sure there is just red phosphorus? I knew that this is a mixture of substances. How can I know if I have just red phosphorus on that boxes? Thanks!

[@naruto5shippuden10]

Think it's around 50% red P, and the other 50% is the glue (you can get off it with acetone) and shard glass for the friction (think you can get off it if you add some HCl and filter) Sorry if my english is not that good, isn't my native language

[@N0M4dIC1RST]

Oh boy, I already have problems in Canada doing chemistry without touching any A precursor (I now have to make a declaration to border security that KCl is NOT an illegal product). I expect a visit from law enforcement eventually, so I keep everything labeled and my lab notebook in order. Red P and Methylamine is a lot of problems if you get caught (even if they are by themselves legal in such quantities). I can't believe how difficult it is just to pursue such a hobby, even if I have zero interest in drugs or explosives.

[@AwesomePower1234]

Canada used to be the place where are the ex-drug chemists from down here in the states would flee to after almost being arrested by the FBI/DEA. They would either retire or continue making stuff, usually the serious scheduled compounds like LSD and MDMA. Unfortunately, that's just how things are I guess.

[@theterribleanimator1793]

where exactly do you plan on getting the deuterium/ tritium? BTW remember to buy lead, don't mess around with neutrons.

[@benearhart1224]

Yea, you can't get very far in chemistry without hitting some chemical that has been identified as a precursor. However, you may want to read how these restriction laws work. It is basically a police-state type setup. Since the government (US) couldn't really, say, ban sulfuric acid or any of the other ever growing list of "bad" chemicals due to the fact that we still haven't *quite* sunk to the level of thought crimes, what they did was bully the seller. They did this by making the seller liable for the actions of the customer, as if a sort of cohort. And the rest is a setup so that the seller can (or must depending) report any unusual purchases, etc. to big brother. Something to keep in mind regarding the difference between purchasing and possession.

[@benearhart1224]

But be glad this, and the South American atrocities committed in the name of the War On Drugs, was done. Just look at the benefits. A bit of reading on wikipedia will show that cocaine is far less toxic to the brain and recovery from addiction is far more likely than from meth. So now they've apparently cut way down on cocaine supply and made domestic meth production difficult. Then, the Mexican baddies realized making meth is far easier than dealing in cocaine traffic. So now our streets are flooded with an even more destructive addictive stimulant. And I'd bet my bottom dollar that if they hadn't have done anything, the coke culture would have died down anyway as the effects were clearly on display with celebrities wrecking their lives one by one. Yes, true freedom is too dangerous for you and I, nor can we be trusted, we must live and die on our knees.

[@eier3252]

Then don't even think about coming to Germany, while red P and iodine are free to buy to anyone, our government has a hard on on heavily regulating anything that MIGHT be slightly toxic, cancerogenic or can be made into explosives. This includes regularly used chemicals such as nitric acid, various lead and nickel salts, mercury, formaldehyde, methanol, DCM, chloroform, ammonia, various hydrocarbons and most recently potassium iodide which until May 1 was classified as non-hazardous but now has the H370 statement "Damages the organs" and is thus classified toxic.

[@morgenstern4.669]

NileRed in: how to commit a war crime 101

[@Restrictted]

Me: Yay, another Nile Red video. Me: *watches* Nile Red: I'm just gonna de-strike match boxes for Red P. Me: Wait, what?!

[@onebeets]

Ive been looking for vids like this!

[@all_out_tripp7220]

That sounds suspicious lmao

[@thawiseninja1559]

Hahahaha

[@sebastianalmanza4756]

Oh jeez, I'm definitely on a watch list now

[@Panma98]

I remember making mini explosives by mixing red phosphorus and crushed matcheads as a kid... Not the brightest idea, but it was quite fun.

[@ddaveeddd]

You know its gunna be a good video when theres that disclaimer at the start of the video.

[@thenew-old8842]

Who else doesn't know jack shit about chemistry but likes watching his videos

[@shiniesftw1652]

Thanks bro... My cartel boss just beat me cuz I bought the wrong type of match boxes

[@HaiHiHai]

Next video: How to synthesize pseudoephedrine

[@aliaspoop]

This video has been recommended to me everyday for the past week, but I have refused to watch it because of the backwards matchbox in the thumbnail. I would just look at the thumbnail and subliminally not want to click on it because of my OCD.

[@george.4474]

+Nile Red is it possible to dissolve the cellulose of the match box in Schweizers Reagent and filter off the red phosphorus?

[@xXFalkerXx]

This is an interesting idea, but there is a better suggestion. A strip of paper on which is red phosphorus should be soaked not in water but in acetone. Then the bone glue dissolves and phosphorus can be easily separated from the paper by rubbing a little with a toothbrush. In this case, there will be no cellulose fibers in phosphorus. But it will be dirty phosphorus. For further purification, this phosphorus needs to be poured with concentrated hydrochloric acid and wait a while. Then rinse several times with distilled water. As a result, you get a very pure red phosphorus with a small admixture of glass dust which does not affect the course of most reactions.

[@kensclark]

+NileRed Do you know if it would be hard or dangerous to make DMSO? That would be fun to make. Although, you have to purify it as much as you can since it can carry any toxic impurities into your body.

[@yggdrasil9692]

This guy has a whole crafting tree for his experiments

[@Metroboominwantsomemoreroblox]

this dude experiments with basically everything off the element chart

[@KingXander]

I can’t help but notice that the top left box in the thumbnail is in a different position compared to the others...

[@ArjunB5]

Fuck I can’t unsee that

[@iamthehype3684]

*AaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaA!*

[@erickvazquez8680]

I swear one of these days this boi is gonna teach us how to make uranium.

[@zach3096]

What? Uranium is an element. You can't just "make it"

[@erickvazquez8680]

+Cosmos not making uranium but enriching it.

[@nupsu1100]

Erick Vazquez You mean extracting it from uranium ore? Nope, he won't do it. But Cody's Lab might :D

[@maggiep9007]

Z The sun makes elements every day I hears.

[@nilnileer]

He made uranium glass

[@misguidedsaint3693]

I like how you can get a tub of phosphorus for like, $20 but he goes and spends who knows how much for less than one gram of it

[@Ze_Ninguem]

You should see me extracting potassium from bananas.

[@levelovixor]

you need to buy the bigger match boxes more red phosphorus learnt it from breaking bad

[@AcidifiedMammoth]

"Stay out of my territory!"

[@Joey-um5iw]

No he said to but the pack of multiple small match boxes. Not a bigger match box.

[@levelovixor]

@@Joey-um5iw now you are just wrong he said to big the bigger match boxes

[@Joey-um5iw]

@@levelovixor He says to buy the big 200 count pack of individual match books. So I guess we're both right cause he said big but he also said individual smaller match books.

[@joshuaschritz8151]

Stay out of my territory.

[@videoarchiveseries4365]

Wait no I don't wanna cook anything- I just wanna watch.

[@UntrainableWizard]

"Yes, hello, I'd like 10,000 of your finest Swan Matches, please."

[@lukasandrysik3666]

I am afraid the phosphorus is not pure - it is mixed with glass dust to increase friction to light the match.

[@NileRed]

Very true. Glass dust is pretty inert though and won't affect much chemistry anyway.

[@lukasandrysik3666]

It can mess with yield calculations etc :)

[@ohdangitsroby]

+NileRed check this out, 1g of red phosphorus for $5 on eBay ( perfect for my mini periodic table) m.ebay.com/itm/142007122717

[@bobweiss8682]

And glue to bind the mix to the box....

[@sarima7621]

Awesomeness video! Can you do nuke next? Thanks! ❤️

[@fododeldude5450]

i like how this vid is still getting attention, both because of BBad and just people getting it recommended. I came across this trying to find the formula of the ammonium chloride powder with water.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Probably something to do passively if you use a lot of matchboxes in your other work

[@daveb5041]

Stay tuned for part two where we explore the birch reduction. Then parts 3 and 4 where we make anhydrous ammonia and methylamine. No wonder nilered "cranks" out these videos so fast. Can we see a video where we take illegal drugs and make them back into things like decongestants? Thanks to the patriot act people with allergies have to buy meth then make it into psuedofed since its very easy to buy meth but very hard to get cold medicine. That law pretty much back fired. Before the patriot act mexican drug cartels dealt with cocaine now pseudofed is too hard to get and the cartels now make a literal killing selling meth. It's like the DEA is totally on the wrong side but once these laws are passed and things get worse they keep doing them. Its like selling ISIS guns then sending over more troops to try to defeat them while selling them more guns.

[@StefanReich]

> Thanks to the patriot act people with allergies have to buy meth then make it into psuedofed since its very easy to buy meth but very hard to get cold medicine. lolerz

[@greenthizzle4]

Corey Rousseau that ain't even crazy, it's the truth. You must have cognitive dissonance

[@ThePaintballgun]

Not sketchy at all.

[@Gmanofoklahoma]

Shopkeeper:1600 Matchbox??Are you nuts??Are you gonna set your whole house in fire?

[@Poverty-PonyTony]

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