How does Starlite work? - BBC REEL

[@bramlaurens7412]

And then it turns out to be cornstach, baking soda and PVA glue LOL

[@hippopotamus86]

Well it's one theory, it's not exactly the same though.

[@hsvr]

Katone Vi it’s not easy just inventing something, that’s a bit stupid of you to say.

[@pauldickhoff3594]

@Katone Vi Don't trust scientists, the government or any establishment. Learn nothing, go live under a rock and be so "open minded. See if you come up with any revolutionary idea.

[@WTF_BBQ]

yea, imagine almost 30 years of being kept in secret by the inventor and his family, and it turns out to be the simplest of kitchen items.

[@Jamesvandaele]

Everyone should be working on incorporating this into whatever industry they are in.

[@MrAlipatik]

NightHawkInLight just outsmarted yo all!

[@bass-dc9175]

Not the same. It is very similar, but it does not puff up as much and produces fumes. Still: very interesting. HE EVEN SAYS IT IN HIS OWN VIDEO THAT THIS MAY VERY LIKELY BE NOT STARLITE.

[@CatboyChemicalSociety]

@@bass-dc9175 try using or adding P-Nitroaniline you're Welcome

[@CatboyChemicalSociety]

@@bass-dc9175 he couldve also added an oxidizer in very small ratio which will create more carbon foam much easier. KNO3 most likely

[@thatjokerperson7062]

and now you can make it at home

[@abcmac3012]

thanks to nighthawkinlight lol

[@thatjokerperson7062]

mack still havent done it have you?

[@abcmac3012]

@@thatjokerperson7062 nah

[@CatboyChemicalSociety]

@@thatjokerperson7062 ive tried it XD its amazing stuff you can make a crucible out of it !! legit stupid ingredients corn flour sodium bicarbonate plasticizer!!

[@AshtonCoolman]

@@abcmac3012 when I saw his video I almost leap out of my chair. Materials with this principal need to be deployed in all sorts of places to save lives.

[@ToxicMrSmith]

NightHawkInLight wants to know your location

[@13gan]

The one shown first that was brought by the daughter is not the same starlight as in Tomorrows World clip. Even when compared to the Tomorrows World clip, the properties of it under the blowtorch are different in that it create too much foam. Its possible that it is a different version though.

[@misumi4574]

Ye

[@BillyBob-sd2sb]

This video never really tells you how it works.

[@seventyseven5140]

dang i wish my parents named me that

[@johnakridge2916]

It does. They show you footage and tell and show how the carbon layer protects and grows while being heated. If you find the materials that get this reaction than wallah you have starlite

[@cjbartoz]

Wanneer intense hitte wordt toegepast op Starlite is de resulterende chemische reactie bijna dezelfde als in de slang van de farao's opzwellende reactie ontdekt door Friedrich Wöhler in 1821. Een Starlite-achtig materiaal moet tenminste 2 elementen bevatten namelijk: - Een chemische stof die koolstof bevat en die koolstof afgeeft als hij brandt. - Een chemische stof die bij verhitting een gas vrijgeeft, zoals CO2, dat de koolstof opblaast wanneer het zich vormt en het in een koolstofschuim verandert. Wanneer intense hitte wordt toegepast op Starlite vormt het snel een zwarte laag en er beginnen zich bellen koolstof te vormen. Hoe dieper de hitte in het materiaal doordringt, hoe meer het wordt weggedrukt door dit uitzettende schuim van koolstof zelf en zodra het zich in deze vaste toestand bevindt, heeft het ook isolerende eigenschappen zodat de overdracht van warmte dubbel wordt beperkt. Het is bijna onmiddellijk koud genoeg om aan te raken omdat koolstofschuim een uitstekende black body radiator is, wat een wetenschappelijke term is voor een voorwerp dat onder andere energie net zo snel afvoert als absorbeert.

[@cjbartoz]

When intense heat is applied to Starlite the resulting chemical reaction is almost the same as in the pharaoh's snake intumescent reaction discovered by Friedrich Wöhler in 1821. A Starlite like material must at least contain 2 elements namely: - A chemical that contains carbon and releases that carbon when it burns. - A chemical that when heated releases a gas like co2 that inflates the carbon as it forms turning it into a carbon foam. When intense heat is applied to Starlite it quickly forms a black layer and bubbles of carbon starts to form. The deeper the heat goes into the material the more it’s pushed away by this expanding foam of carbon itself and once it’s in this solid state it also has insulating properties so the transfer of heat is doubly reduced. It’s cold enough to touch almost instantly because carbon foam is an excellent black body radiator which is a scientific term used to describe an object that among other things dissipates energy just as quickly as it absorbs.

[@Killmonize]

Miracle stuff

[@TheFifthLight]

Carbon sublimates at 1bar at high temps instead of melting. This makes it foam up upon extreme heat creating a 'carbon foam' where it creates thin walled carbon bubbles surrounding air pockets, which turns out is a very very insulative material. The cornstarch acts as the carbon source and the baking soda helps with the foaming. I believe the hydrogen and sodium just evaporate away at its working temperature. Edit: PVA glue acts mainly as a binder. This was an explanation of how I think Nighthawk (NightHawkingLight's Starlite) works

[@jefferylubinski528]

I like how the basic princple of how to make a foaming carbon. Is overlooked even when c.n.t. are so well abundantly known these days...

[@BillyBob-sd2sb]

Yes, you can now make it at home.

[@bass-dc9175]

Not the same. It is very similar, but it does not puff up as much and produces fumes. Still: very interesting. HE EVEN SAYS IT IN HIS OWN VIDEO THAT THIS MAY VERY LIKELY BE NOT STARLITE.

[@mefnow]

One of the most interesting video series I've watched in a long time and no more than 200 views on any of the video's? Why was this recommended to me???

[@DG-qq6gz]

Starlite is an open source project. The cat is out of the bag. An advanced civilization as something better than "Starlite".

[@0HARE]

Did we miss a golden opportunity here?

[@sithticklefingers7255]

Look at the tomorrow’s world video. There is no thick carbon layer on that egg. Somebody at some point lied.

[@marremarre523]

He said i only grew as much as it needed to so maybe the torch was not strong enough.

[@madzen6167]

@@marremarre523 I thought I had watched this video before and had already commented

[@marremarre523]

@@madzen6167 wut?

[@madzen6167]

@@marremarre523 and now it looks like I'm talking to myself

[@marremarre523]

@@madzen6167 haha but seriusly did you reply to the wrong person?

[@Krebzonide]

If it's the carbon layer that insulates from the blowtorch, does that mean that if I wanted to use it as insulation I would have to burn it first?

[@JayVal90]

cheeseman yeah it doesn’t work well as a low temperature insulator.

[@calloscar1948]

i did the same material it works perfectly fine....i love it....

[@gooddog6745]

NightHawkInLight says Hi AHAHAHAHA

[@bass-dc9175]

Not the same. It is very similar, but it does not puff up as much and produces fumes. Still: very interesting. HE EVEN SAYS IT IN HIS OWN VIDEO THAT THIS MAY VERY LIKELY BE NOT STARLITE.

[@trustjesusoursavior4179]

Starlite Plates put it on Spacecraft to land on Mercury is a game changer. My idea

[@rre9121]

Still trying to figure out what you would use this for.

[@Ham549]

Paint on the space shuttle.

[@tonya2817]

Maybe flammable rooms in buildings to keep the fire from spreading. Can save lives and money from the property damage.

[@ChildofLight777]

Paint on and in houses.

[@JayVal90]

Ham549 Wouldn’t work, as the carbonized layers would be blown to bits

[@bass-dc9175]

@@JayVal90 Only on reentry. And as long as it survives the reentry it would be usable. I mean reinforced Carbon-Carbon also gets replaced after reentry.

[@michaelrobertson8795]

I'm going to try and use that on my knives to make a hamon line and see what happens

[@henrylouis5328]

Try putting it in extremely cold temperature then burn it to see if it gets harder

[@charlesketchgloria2630]

It can use on human suit like fireman ,good insulator,in metal works and gloves..

[@Kellyraymiller]

What if this were developed by a capitalistic inventor in America?

[@sithticklefingers7255]

Kellyraymiller it would have taken 2 years to enter the market instead of 30. Not that it matters. You can tell since the professor answers questions very vaguely that somebody’s keeping this material very secret for a reason.

[@sakstark1757]

How much temperature it can withstand??

[@Vibranium_man]

Claims say that it could withstand a laser up to 10,000°c, over 18,000°f, and it was said to with the heat of 75 Hiroshima bombs.

[@DrJ561]

This appears to have been studied a good while ago. Anyone know of any new developments?

[@ubenwarf6019]

A youtuber called nighthawkinlight has found a way to make a material that is extremely similar

[@CatboyChemicalSociety]

cornstarch baking soda plasticizer

[@RedTail1-1]

Similar but not the same. Like all these people are shouting about in comments like evangelists on the apocalypse.

[@goodspot7611]

good

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Cool. I wonder what household, edible household ingredients are in there. God bless, Proverbs 31

[@hersonpuman3316]

Egg? Its an egg covered in egg!!!

[@9902624504]

Why the f everyone is talking about nighthawks video. It’s impressive I know but it is not starlite. This is not just a freaking glue, corn starch and baking powder ffs.

[@jipsydanger4734]

it's application: hypersonic missile and hypersonic aircraft and space crafts...

[@rogueanuerz]

make this great again

[@chiil034]

Putting some on my exhaust pipes... just have to figure out how to keep the rodents away.

[@nikolozka1]

😂😂😂 mix it with rat poison

[@cjbartoz]

You could mix some borax in to make it insect and mold resistant.

[@starlitetechnologies2312]

The real story about Starlite can be found here: www.StarliteTechnologies.org

[@OffTheBeatenPath_]

Starlite Technologies it is just baking soda corn starch and white glue

[@CatboyChemicalSociety]

baking soda corn starch plasticizer :P som1 else found the formula YOU LOSE

[@SpartanGuy]

The 90's called. They want their website design back.

[@matthewserrano4048]

use that on tank armor.

[@korpakukac]

That makes absolutely no sense -.-

[@nyx2875]

it only protects from Heat not pressure or shockwaves

[@IndoLiberation]

Hey maybe it can deter shaped charge round like HEAT FS

[@jacobkudrowich]

@@IndoLiberation no ... This offers no protection from shaped charge warheads. Explosive reactive armors are much better suited for the job.

[@bass-dc9175]

@@IndoLiberation No it can not.

[@kellykitkat40]

Difficult story to believe. How much does an F14 aircraft cost ? No company or government offered Morris a billion dollars for a non-exclusive right ? It is incredulous that a deal could not be struck. Maybe he insisted that it not be used for military application, or that it had to be mass produced and made into a household paint - and companies and governments balked at his requirements, or restrictions, concerning use of Starlite ?

[@bass-dc9175]

Yes multiple companies offered him multi-million dollars for a exclusive right. HE was not interested in it, because according to him the companies would not "use it right".

[@atifkhalib8776]

mere pass haistarlight material

[@m.kristian2092]

i know how to make it

[@m.kristian2092]

mix 100g/10%/ of cornstach and 10g/10%/ of baking soda and pve glue until it will be formable like clay .... stick it some where let it dry and test it .....NOW I WANT MY BILLION DOLLAR PLEASE

[@shankarkarape6069]

I will try this hope it will work

[@bass-dc9175]

Not the same. You got this from NightHawkInLight. It is very similar, but it does not puff up as much and produces fumes. Still: very interesting. HE EVEN SAYS IT IN HIS OWN VIDEO THAT THIS MAY VERY LIKELY BE NOT STARLITE.

[@ЄвгенГнаток]

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[@sn2nd88r7]

Why couldn't they use this material on Grenfell?

[@OghamTheBold]

R € € L - *IN* the : cash - nest : EGG tra " *ordinary* " !! Very *IN* FORMATIV€ - knot !! *B.B.C* ( Bamboozled _by_ Bake-KING-soda & Corn-starch ) : well _tired_ - £ 4.OOO *THOU* SAND : *million* : annual - well _'spent'_ - innit *_R > G_*

[@BltchErica]

So it's wood?

[@user-qx7tm5df8j]

does wood burn?

[@MrWhangdoodles]

It's glue, baking soda and corn starch.

[@illumiNOTme326]

I think I know how he made it

[@Baianinhodetaubate]

Como ?

[@jeffbrick7778]

Why don’t use it for forest fires

[@jeffbrick7778]

For the homes

[@ChrisAnnasMom]

It's a material that won't decay. We don't want that in the environment.

[@BillyBob-sd2sb]

It's profit and government control that prevents innovation from really helping society!

[@mrh8509]

Don't be silly.

[@competiti22]

@TheRaellz im not sure that is true, read the background on the starlight technologies page, it REALLY weird. Seems they really tried, but something really funny was going on, no idea what, but they kept getting turned down.

[@peterschmidt1453]

@@competiti22 It's got to do with the way patents work. To patent a product is no problem. But to patent a CONCEPT is very difficult and because the inventors did not want their technology escaping only very few materials scientists were involved in the testing, and this excluded chemically testing the make up of starlight. The scientists could not nail down WHY starlight worked so a patent to cover the concept could not be issued -this patent would cover ANY different formulation that was invented. As they could not prove the concept, only the chemical formulation of starlight could be patented - all a copycat had to do was tweak the formula a little and sell it it as a different product and the patent would be bypassed. Same thing happened to an Australian photographer. Panavision (US company) patented the lens set up for cameras so movie cameras could have foreground,background all in focus at the same time, but it involved many separate lenses. The Aussie invented a single piece of glass that had infinite focus - closeups and background all in focus which did the job of Panavision's lenses. David Attenbough used the lens in "life in the undergrowth" series. Trouble is it defied the laws of optical physics and no optical physicists could explain how the lens worked - The inventor tried for many years but eventually too many people knew and his design was stolen. All these mini spy / security cameras use this lens for clear focus at any distance, old cameras had a fixed focus and any image outside the focal range would be blurry. The inventor got very little for his invention because a patent could not be issued and someone leaked or stole the design.

[@davidsirmons]

Foulness, U.K. hahhahahahah, wow!

[@TyNguyen-wg8qc]

It was best for it to be gone with the inventor it could of save alot of lives and crazy discovery but it could of done worst things.

[@MrWhangdoodles]

@windows_x_seven it's not gone. The recipe was rediscovered. First by some asshole 2 years ago who wouldn't share the recipd and then some other guy a week ago who shared it. It's glue, corn starch, baking soda. You can add other stuff to make it better but those are the basic ingredients.

[@bass-dc9175]

@@MrWhangdoodles Not the same. It is very similar, but it does not puff up as much and produces fumes. Still: very interesting. NightHawkInLight even said so in his video. Please do not spread the rumor that he has reinvented starlite. I doubt HE would want you to do so.

[@apx5777]

Its called an intumescent material and is widely used in fireproofing just google search it. NightHawkLight has done a far better video on this and even describes how to make it