Liquid Nitrogen Explosion - Cool Science Experiment

Steve Spangler surprised meteorologist Becky Ditchfield with an in-studio demonstration of his liquid nitrogen explosion. The reaction on her face is priceless.
About Steve Spangler…
Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler's popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and Denver 9 News where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. For teachers, parents or DIY Science ideas - check out other sources of learning:
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[@toxikh1ro]

I love the abandon with which the man pours liquid nitrogen; like an arsonist pouring gasoline.

[@Martin1519]

What makes him think I'm not going to try this at home? Lol

[@vandriver101]

crazy! look how nonchalantly he is handling the liquid nitrogen!

[@lolshark33]

I'm on the science part of KZbin again...

[@jetta61]

Being a chemist and working in a lab, I can tell you from experience that it will not cause irreversible damage if it comes in contact with your skin for a quick period of time. Because the nitrogen is at 77 degree Kelvin, and you body temp is around 310 degree K, there is a large temp difference. This temp difference will cause the nitrogen to go into a gas but this gas that is around your skin also insulates you from the actual liquid nitrogen. Same thing with putting water on a hot grill.

[@IIIJFRIII]

Love this guy.

[@IslandLife04]

lol the news anchors @2:49 are like "is that science guy here again?"

[@clayrock78]

2:31

[@drurythm]

my town needs a steve spangler

[@JALLEN080401]

truthfully i didnt think i would like science and 100 steve spanglers videos later i subscribed

[@iamvosong]

I seem to fall down the chair with a start because of the exploration sound at the end :P

[@kevindsouza2003]

And that's how steve sprangler simulated heaven....

[@sidamini]

"here u go very very nice" "hmmm..thank youu..i cant see" hahahha

[@iamvosong]

I seem to fall down the chair because of the exploration sound at the end :P

[@incorporealnuance]

The genuine wonder and fun these people have make me immeasurably happy

[@masoaxx]

I could just keep watching that part all day long, AWSOME!

[@CMDR_John_Crichton]

Three...two...one...BOOM! Just crapped my pants.

[@ThePcm81]

I can just see a weather reporter predicting a clear sunny day when her part of the studio fills up with a nitrogen cloud from this experiment...

[@kdc43]

Weather Forecast for INSIDE the studio: Explosive Cloudiness with a chance of Drizzle.

[@MitchRoboloid]

GIANT EXPLOSION!!!!

[@Ganjaneers]

That was AWESOME

[@autismbutgay]

2:30 Is the most awesome thing I have ever seen

[@Risk0s]

"in answer to the question BELOW". like boss, man. like a boss.

[@Jozza1010]

It pretty much freezes anything it touches, but when nitrogen freezes "chemical freezing" its pretty much like in the cartoons where you can push someone over and they shatter like glass. So, in essence your throat, and stomach would be so cold that they actually started burning (dissolving)... then you'd die... :)

[@TeganBurns]

Yeah lets get liquid nitrogen all over the studio!!!

[@ejk64]

That guy is CRAZY!!!!

[@xhmoobx]

wow that just made watching news even more entertaining!

[@227Young]

i think this stuff is way more cool then the big science project people do!

[@TeraVoltLabs]

lol that was sick ok, ready? three, two, one, pffft!!! epic.

[@MrKazuma52]

liquid nitrogen is actually pretty easy to get where I live, yes you have to go to a place that can actually store it but you can get liquid nitrogen from them if they have it "instock"

[@Owenthemagician]

That was one of the best things I've ever seen!

[@JackQuark]

The final cloud is really cool.

[@tayoyoyo]

@BalloonCreations09 excellent cool white smokey green yellow red blue orange (you get the point) we know a lot of adjectives, we just don't use them very often

[@zoraverd]

2:32 is AWESOME

[@Zak_How]

That was awesome

[@samurijack8860]

People who explain it are total but cool needs

[@tyecam00]

You should do more of those

[@ColeslawProd]

Soooo cool!

[@IceMetalPunk]

I love how there's actually an audible POOF when he drops in the water :D .

[@DragonFighter1133]

love this part right here 2:29 totly cool

[@burhansarwar]

two drops of food coloring is good but 40 is AWESOME

[@6dood6]

isnt that the coolest thing youve ever seen?! every time....

[@NPDClinicalCase]

I always use it for my escapes

[@chaimverde]

that is so awesome might do this for science fair

[@Skydivingkittens]

I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT!!!!!!

[@CustomSync]

omfg it's the "Will it blend" guy!

[@kaitlyntrout6809]

That is so awesome

[@Huztl]

I love that "Poof" sound it makes.

[@Clisv]

2:31 and i can hear the "BOOM" but no smoke was out yet~

[@fiotis9]

Imagine the forecast: -The weather is a little bit cloudy today!

[@ricardsgaming5381]

hahaha 3:31 BOOOOM if i can only buy liquid nitrogen :D

[@DragonFighter1133]

DAM!!!!! hahah love this part right here 2:29

[@NightxAssassin1107]

I can finally feel like a pegasus

[@69adrummer]

Awesome!

[@goshohyeah]

i tried it at home and it was very cool

[@c0mpiled]

i couldn't stop laughing for 10 minutes straight.

[@starlionblue]

He should try filling a spa and then dumping the water in! I think the cloud would cover an entire neighborhood!

[@nxtsuh]

2:33 the lady goes: Ahaaahaaaa oh shi-

[@zizzlemossizle]

you can get it in a paintball store because when u refill ur cans they sometimes use liquid nitrogen

[@fatlizzard19]

they should have had a guy dressed as a ninja run in after the smoke poofed up

[@ZEEK38JACK]

DAYUM!!!! @ 2:31

[@IncrediblyStupidName]

remember the movie the mist? this is why it happened =P

[@margaritar.6812]

this is beast

[@vivniansx]

that is epic.

[@SmileyFacesSighing]

2 drops are good, but 40 is awesome

[@jeffreyly8023]

its really good for Halloween

[@iownyou224]

now what happens if i take an ice bath in there. lols

[@theunitedpaul]

In 2:30 is like a NUCLEAR BOMB so COOL!!!!

[@Cosmalano]

I've watched him on 9-news before!

[@Dolster]

your inner organs freeze so cold you would die.

[@withoutthescheiseya1]

yes steve its awesome- we heard u

[@DragonFighter1133]

2:29 super cool

[@markanthony1343]

Thats incredible

[@Andricknight]

I WANNA TRY THIS AT HOME

[@razorborne]

hey, Steve, since you mentioned food coloring, have you ever tried this with food coloring? if you put some in the water before you poured it, would you get a colored cloud?

[@sazzer987]

wow thats petty cool

[@bobjeff8716]

lol thats exactly what i was thinking.

[@PykohYT]

It's fine if it's on your skin for less than a second or so. If you're fast, you can even dip your hand into the liquid itself.

[@entoris476]

btw guys, dont breathe alot of it in... like breathing too much of any gas, you restrict the percentage of oxygen in the air, therefore can cause breathing problems and suffocation due to terrible diffusion in lungs

[@drexlerf]

i wish steve spangler was my science teacher

[@EpicVideoGame1]

2:26 BOOM!!!

[@madaboutcrafts]

so cool!!!!!

[@Krakatov]

@88Vinay you will drown in it eventually, but it is like CO, in the way that it won't hurt. That is because when you hold your breathe or you are drowning, the pain in your lungs is from a excess of CO2. But it is safe to breathe in, just don't fill up the whole room with it and expect to stay there for a long time.

[@Creeperkiller32]

Swimming pool of liquid nitrogen +helicopter with water tank = -=)

[@ejudeeus]

COOL!

[@adamjakobs2143]

thats so cool

[@SaraBearRawr0312]

Though liquid nitrogen isnt as readily available, it is available if youre over 21. And Dry ice can be bought from a harris teeter.

[@BLavins]

-(Continued from above) Subtract 1,432 from 15,750 and get 14,318 liters of oxygen in the room. Which would lower the percentage of oxygen to (14318/75000) x 100 = roughly 19%. And that is a room with no ventilation.

[@ustopabledude]

Great way for a fast smoke bome. That be a suprise.

[@TheGamingMackV]

I have a question about liquid nitrogen. What if someone was bleeding to death like, from a lost limb? what if you dip the stump into the nitrogen? Would it stop the blood or would it make things worse?

[@BlackDragon4716]

Kinda like putting an ice cube in water, but colder...

[@TheEyesOfNye]

He says, 'these are water molecules' but I don't think that's right. The water wouldn't turn to a gaseous state, if anything the water would freeze. The gas is nitrogen, being turned to a gas from a liquid due to the heat transferred from the water.

[@MrCharlie3392]

That was so cool! xD

[@nick4leader]

I'm guessing his is in Fahrenheit in which absolute zero is -459.67. but in his case it should be below -321 because that is the boiling point of Nitrogen(but he was probably just being approximate).

[@angus24402870451]

Cool!!!

[@VissiusPS3]

I'm totally trying this at home! lol

[@dunstanh1995]

awsomeness

[@graceoverall]

ROFL, oh my gosh, she did didn't she!? Ahahahaa!!

[@Emmy40170]

Omg, this is awsomeeeee!!! :3

[@TwitchFast]

If you spit it out fast enough you're safe because of the leidenfrost effect, leave it longer and you're done for.