Making a fireball from scratch is crazy

Today, I'm going to be making a green fireball. To do this, I need methanol, boric acid and potassium polyacrylate.
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[@MrPuncher]

imagine if there was a chemist who knew this 500 years ago going off pretending to be a wizard and scaring people

[@skussy69]

Well 500 years ago he would've been immediately executed

[@ImieNazwiskoOK]

To be fair not really that big of a thing, it might be pretty possible to get close then

[@johnmackenzie3871]

Considering that some countries still have the death penalty for witchcraft and sorcery, I don't think any chemist would've tried this out 500 years ago.

[@ksgrmdsdl2383]

Alchemists existed and they acted like wizards in the past! Lol

[@nothing9220]

🤔 Yeah we still have people believing in religions.... So it hasn't changed much

[@gloomfiend]

Chemists: "Chemistry is not magic. It's just science!" Also Chemists:

[@Comeoniwantaccount]

69th like

[@stanleybochenek1862]

Chemist: builds blackhole and time machine

[@abigailgriffin-wc3fm]

Magic is just science we don't understand yet

[@skittlesareretcon6109]

​​@@stanleybochenek1862 thats physics but close enough

[@kiitkaat.]

699

[@AngeloMonic]

"mom can we get wizard" "we got wizards at home" wizards at home:

[@obz1357]

Even better

[@childeofepickness]

imagine having lizards at home

[@CrimsonAkato]

@@obz1357 I know right having a chemist at home us way better then a wizard

[@aidenwallin3523]

@@CrimsonAkato Most chemists are wizards by default.

[@enriqueamaya3883]

Jesus loves you.”.”:”;”;”,”;;

[@Rednax_Official]

nigel is living the dream of every 8 year old

[@lakshaykhari9601]

Bro Im not 8

[@alien3200]

You are not nigel

[@Rednax_Official]

@@alien3200 yeah no fucking shit

[@kangwakowa8370]

Guys chill🤝 this makes sense😀

[@zimtak6418]

That old cartoon Dexter's Laboratory was based on his childhood... probably.😅

[@amifrdc8037]

I love that we are witnessing Nigel turning into a mad chemist

[@zyansheep]

He's slowly turning into NileGreen!

[@abedfadila9266]

@@zyansheep Fittingly

[@ihavetubes]

green goblin

[@danielperales3958]

Turning into NileGreen

[@saliherenyuzbasoglu5819]

He is turning into nilegreen

[@WeirdTroll666]

I like how he says he's gonna make a fireball so casual like he does it everyday-

[@__________3141]

MOANING SOUNDS beautyzone.cam/Sofia Sofia is a beautiful girl. 🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝 He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Loo is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Loo.#垃圾

[@ItsBarmanji]

Believe me he do

[@yytyyy5329]

He does that all the time, and this comment is overused.

[@acidsuzanne4049]

I would be surprised if he doesn't

[@Generlc_Human]

Wait. You don't?

[@georgedavid8944]

Bro those camera angles when he throws around the fireball are just perfect

[@gasser5001]

Gives a new meaning to hot potato.

[@caleblimb3275]

Wow, NileGreen is getting more and more realistic. I almost thought this was really Nigel!

[@Codysdab]

Yeah I wasn't sure if it was green or red. Not enough smashed glasswear for green I suppose.

[@liamernst9626]

@@Codysdab or eggs

[@patrickovsiu]

Of course it's green, don't you see the flame?

[@gby1320]

Yes Nile green is an expert

[@apotatosapling5698]

YOU LITERALLY JUST TRICKED ME FOR A SECOND!!!!! LOL

[@terran9264]

Imagine juggling three or more of these in the dark, that would look insane

[@gemhunter498]

especially if they were all different colors

[@KimTiger777]

Dude.. your balls is on fire 🤣😂🤣

[@andykhang404]

@@KimTiger777 your comment made my day

[@johanea]

People have been juggling fire balls for ages already. Visit your nearest circus if you crave such entertainment.

[@binnieminnie9803]

They should do that in circus, its gonna be so cool lol

[@FirePercy]

Man heard "don't play with fire" and took it personally

[@berenicegarza915]

I like the sound when you throw it in the air and catch it real cool

[@lily_skye]

Back in high school, we made some "flammable snowballs" out of ethanol and calcium carbonate, and since they didn't burn super hot, we could pick them up and toss them around for a bit as long as we dipped our hands in water first. It was super fun

[@Mophony]

We never did any experiments like that at my school. I'm sad now

[@stormgalaxypegasus]

Now I know why snowballs can be flammable in Minecraft

[@-Dan-.]

As a current high school student… thank you for the idea

[@Mophony]

@@-Dan-. Oh no

[@inceptionova3006]

@@-Dan-. “Hey thanks for helping me with the homework, don’t come to school tomorrow.”

[@jauchy2160]

Nigel: Very dangerous! Also Nigel: Showing off his insane throwing skills*

[@Europa_451]

uh huh

[@lethauntic]

Some say that juggling with a single ball is the hard part

[@angelascotney3204]

It wasn’t dangerous when he was throwing it around because he waited for the methanol to disappear so he only had boric acid in the mixture, which is mostly harmless in its fire state with protection on.

[@dominiquemotta425]

playing with fire lol

[@angelascotney3204]

@@MadAxolotl Nigel is his actual name

[@philswaim392]

Imagine 500 years ago a trebuche full of these balls lit on fire right before being launched into a walled castle. All the straw and flamables would catch and some real chaos would happen. Or grass catches fire in enemy formations meaning they have to remaneuver by retreat, charging forward or splitting the formation.

[@jessicajohnston5693]

😊 I was feeling really down today and this cheered me up. The world can still be an interesting place even with all the awful stuff humanity does! Thank you.

[@bam9]

Kinda amazing that chemistry can be a curse for some and blessing to others.

[@methanoI]

People will somehow be cured of sadness from the randomest shit ever, Ive seen these comments enough to a point i think its either a bot or an attention seek.

[@FloatingPhyzzxx]

Hope your doing better now! It’s nice to see that there are some nerds here who get incredibly happy from a dude on the internet juggling fire! xD

[@jessicajohnston5693]

@F3SAS Oil companies, wars, human trafficking, people littering and not giving a shit, drugs that mess people up instead of helping them... I just was thinking about it all and how I am unable to fix anything, and it made me really sad.

[@jessicajohnston5693]

@@methanoI Hello, I am human! I just like to acknowledge good things when they happen. I am suprised anyone noticed this comment tbh.

[@TheSilverScout13]

This man took the phrase "playing with fire" a little too literally.

[@oogwayhabibi3695]

ikr

[@eeurr1306]

Im getting cramps bro that joke is so bad.

[@markuschuaimissrosyth]

xD

[@lame2fame974]

@@eeurr1306 If you do think that, that thought is a little negative. I recommend keeping mean thoughts in your mind, or lie/say something positive.

[@nilachandran5638]

IKR

[@amifrdc8037]

With each new video, I am getting more and more convinced that Nile Red and Nile Green is the same person

[@nathanlevesque7812]

green fireball coincidence or evidence

[@amifrdc8037]

@@nathanlevesque7812 hmm🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@hinge8626]

Nile green is a person who is using a voice changer or text to speech to make videos like Nile red. Nile red a actual person doing experiments.

[@greengreen110]

@@hinge8626 WOW! REALLY? THANKS I DIDN'T KNOW

[@amifrdc8037]

@@hinge8626 yeah, i’ve watched the safety third podcast where Nigel actually met the “Nile green” man just satire!

[@AnnaLexi]

*_Now that’s pretty cool!! Loved the color.._*

[@agentiiii6974]

i always find it interesting that glass is the main tool used to hold chemicals, is it just resistant to most reactions? (if someone could answer i would be very happy)

[@OmniversalInsect]

Yeah I think so, plus is transparent so you can see what's inside and the type used for chemistry is usually heat resistant

[@sayansamanta9210]

usually for 99% reactions... But not for super acids or bases...

[@Mr.Misfortune28]

I really wouldn't mind having this guy as my chemistry teacher tbh :/

[@norbertmustos4258]

Chemistry class would be an honor to attend then

[@apidas]

oh kids be complaining about anything nowadays. just watch the damn video

[@gagsen1219]

@@apidas bruh he didn't even really complain he just said that he wants him as a chemistry teacher you're the one complaining

[@drago8457]

2022 and kids still cant take jokes lol

[@fafablablabla]

The question is who doesn't

[@randaranatunga7259]

Imagine some kinda flame bending variant of green lantern floating in the air with these in his hands, that’d be epic.

[@josephjoestar9906]

Yooo,the amount of bots in here is driving me insane

[@FarhanAmin1994]

@@josephjoestar9906 same. I reported the above two bots' comments twice each and downvoted them xD It does work occasionally. Also, hello Randa Ranatunga. We meet again in the World of Comments!

[@mahmouda.khalifa1377]

@@josephjoestar9906 it's funny how youtube doesn't care about the amount of spam bots but they care so much about removing the deslike button and demontizing videos

[@gemhunter498]

with the right chemicals, you can make them blue, yellow, red, or even purple.

[@soapcreature]

Azula's blue fire bending explained! She used this but blue :)

[@Hemp1972]

Blowing my mind every time a bit more.

[@Nami8302_OwO]

NileRed is Luigi confirmed, only Luigi has Green fireballs

[@ExplodingSteve]

“dont play with fire” nile: “Sodium hydride” (NaH)

[@liamernst9626]

Not a possible compound but nice pun

[@Jimbreh]

Sodium hydride is the enemy. Stupid undergrad me used paper to weigh them and it caught fire

[@jasonchiu272]

Nile: "Nitrogen monoxide" (NO)

[@ExplodingSteve]

@@liamernst9626 it turns out it is i was shocked

[@00bean00]

@@liamernst9626 lol?

[@ronaldomoura1932]

You took "magic is just science we dont yet come understand" to a whole new level

[@nathanlevesque7812]

a throwback to the olden days of alchemy

[@ahrby-sensei2707]

Hello can you make a playlist for chemistry lesson like types of chemical reactions? Your videos are great as actual video lab.

[@JesusMoreno-jq8ys]

Imagine being in a dark alleyway and some dude in a hoodie is slowly walking up to you with green fireballs in his hand

[@Slothery]

The store bought fireballs just can't compare to making them from scratch yourself 😊

[@NoriMori1992]

The sounds it made as you threw it around and bounced it off the wall were soooo satisfying!

[@zyra4497]

fvck off bots!

[@MrCacheo]

Niles in a bar: I'm going for my drink, you want something? Friends: could you get me a fireball? Niles:

[@damonlorenzoheart]

Coolest one yet! 🖤👏🏻

[@Barium_HydrOxide]

Luigi fireballs cant hurt you , they don't exist . Luigi fireballs :

[@ejthedhampir507]

The green colour is so pretty! I’m curious, could you do it with a copper solution to get a blue/aqua flame?

[@SidShakal]

I was thinking the same, but about lithium. Lithium solution flames have a gorgeous magenta hue. 😀

[@00bean00]

@@SidShakal so now we're juggling with multiple colors

[@SidShakal]

@@00bean00 juggle the rainbow 🌈

[@rohansonkusare7025]

copper actually burns with a green flame not blue

[@slaxorzz]

nether fire

[@loogi8747]

The sounds that it made was one of the most soothing things I’ve ever heard

[@UrielManX7]

Now NileGreen has to make a video where he throws red fireballs and the circle will be complete.

[@elainechan7155]

Nigel is just having fun with dangerous fire... We are having fun through his videos

[@TaehunSeong-bu2mz]

Nile you an artist

[@huangruianscss1948]

imagine throwing this into somebody’s bedroom window at night

[@c0mpu73rguy]

NileRed getting closer and closer to inventing magic.

[@Harry3112]

The starting of the video made be believe he's some kind of a wizard

[@__________3141]

MOANING SOUNDS beautyzone.cam/Sofia Sofia is a beautiful girl. 🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝 He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Loo is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Loo.#垃圾

[@Officially_Unofficial-1]

He’s just that powerful

[@davidcone1433]

Finally, the key to Luigi's fireballs.

[@Linkiscool115]

That green fire is really pretty.

[@iZePlayz]

Looks like a Fire Ball From Super Mario. Even more accurate would be Luigi with the Fire Flower. Because he actually throws green fire balls

[@HydroCookie]

NileRed casually throwing a green fireball against the wall

[@BlockyYT1422]

Looks like fun

[@ThriftyTheo]

*_(_**_01:37_**_)_* Okay.... That was some awesome hand work.

[@depressionexpression]

1:16 *marshmallow of death*

[@Furby92]

GUYS A WIZARD IS COMING TO OUR HOUSE RUN!!!! Nile : * casually walking down the road with the fire*

[@aranyarayed53]

I gotta try some of these when school reopens after summer vacation

[@lucasknowles4670]

I remember doing this in college as well. We used methanol and LiCl to get a magenta flame. The polyacrylate is a cool addition. I wish we had thought of it.

[@mariasourri]

It's amazing what we can do if we know science well

[@umuhyacinth6144]

Firefighters: *Telling kids that fire is dangerous* Nile: Oh really?

[@Land-of-Chemistry]

its amazing

[@nileblack]

I just watch his shorts for this Canadian/japanese guy scream "tOdAYyYYY" in the most British accent he can ...

[@dt08-old]

he lives in Canada

[@nileblack]

@@dt08-old i know that, but his Today Hits different... ( He's also 1/4 German , 1/4 irish , 1/2 japanese ..man Just hit the nationality jackpot)

[@clsanchez77]

So much more practical compared to a molotov cocktail. This has lots of potential.

[@thatdumbguy2621]

"Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!"

[@scp-856]

You never cease to amaze me

[@WreeperXD]

This is the video I didn't know I needed.

[@st-pierre7157]

"Making Fireball from scratch" Nile talking like we have all the chemicals lmao

[@mookie34545]

Amazon will hook you up

[@Moiaija]

"Don't play with fire" NileRed doesn't seem to care about any guidelines 😂😂

[@__________3141]

MOANING SOUNDS beautyzone.cam/Sofia Sofia is a beautiful girl. 🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝 He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Loo is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Loo.#垃圾

[@Yora21]

They are really more guidelines than actual rules.

[@Moiaija]

@@Yora21 ok. I don't know much from this language, but i guess that is better.

[@Mahmud071]

@yo mama no 🔀 Yours.

[@tapis_yep]

The reason why we should not have a snowball fight with chemist

[@irneh_]

Bro you are one scar away from being an evil genius

[@GoodAndBad0]

Him: throwing it in a loop My thoughts: he's gonna smash it into the wall

[@TastySchu4]

I can only imagine this young man's mother. Either she's super supportive & is subscribed. Or she's like me and terrified to even know the dangers my 3 sons & their dad get into 😵🤷‍♀️😁. Your vidros are so informative & fascinating all in one 😊👍

[@vituperation]

Not only is she supportive, but Nigel employs her to help with administrative stuff in the background.

[@TastySchu4]

@@vituperation that's great! 😊👍

[@phillipsbl]

Who knew that luigi’s fireballs where actually more realistic

[@sirnukesalot24]

I thought for sure you were going to throw it into the fume hood at the end of the clip. Still badass.

[@GreatestGamerGaming]

Magic

[@-cherrylimeade-4872]

Definitely magic

[@zmansadventures]

Yes it is

[@JacintoVG]

The throwing was so crazy satisfying.

[@jozefnovak7750]

Thank you very much!

[@jayS-co7er]

That’s pretty cool chemistry

[@Indiacountryball69]

It's crazy to think that Chemistry around us can make us see a lot than usual

[@LewisMcS]

@Don't read profile photo okay i wont

[@NKY5223]

pwa india

[@desmond-hawkins]

@Don't read profile photo wow you're so cool and edgy, not at all a cancer on this site.

[@dolandank4055]

@@miley_________________2577 don’t care

[@kadhaipaneeer]

Nile at 1:45 , I should throw it away to prevent myself form getting burned. Then continues to play with it like a ping pong ball. 😅

[@christieintexas2001]

That green is stunning....its my birthstone 😀

[@JadeLuke1]

1:07 Man got some accidental rhyming skills 🔥

[@Cr3F1x]

1:07 that rhymes

[@raisinbran3736]

I heard, "I bought the whole bag on Amazon," and I suddenly felt really good about life. Thank you.

[@riggedsodarblx5363]

Bro became Luigi with that fireball

[@sahilvalecha410]

Man I love chemistry so much

[@cryomyst_6485]

The fact that he caught all of those throws was even more impressive

[@therealeikichionizuka]

On the topic of fireballs,, I'd love to see a video on Greek Fire.

[@philliptraum2788]

Luigi’s new juggle combos in the next smash looking pretty fire rn ngl

[@almands4088]

I just watched a video made by Nigel that explained how safety is necessary in all labs and how you should always be safe when working with dangerous chemicals and then got recommended this

[@Thomas194.]

0:26 Beside potassium polyacrylate, using sodium polyacrylate will turn the product into flammable marshmello cube.

[@danielcuchallocruz6986]

Thanks for the tutorial, i cannot wait to show this to my friends

[@ohyeah4365]

Found this today..saw it B4.. still amazing.. wish I were my science teacher back when I was in hs..

[@CassandraPantaristi]

0:02 Firebender Nile

[@adeleadler8408]

You know you’re cool when you have the power to handle fire!😎

[@StealthTheUnknown]

Used to do something similar with rubbing alcohol/lighter fluid and a wad of fabric sewn together into a ball. The result was a fireball you could hold in your bare hand and toss around, these were great for juggling

[@sammy32000]

0:02 When Cosplayers take Cosplaying Ash Crimson a little too seriously...

[@ambroxia9880]

Never expected a KOF reference somewhere here

[@waffle8364]

good way to keep metal clean when soldering is to use this mixture. way more boric acid though.

[@txikitofandango]

Siiiick

[@Thailandian]

1:50 *starts hitting wall for no reason*

[@zoejpg8102]

niles really pulling out the fun stuff lately

[@AllonKirtchik]

That’s what she said

[@naufahupowell8913]

Sweet!!!

[@big_brein]

This man takes playing with fire to extreme levels

[@fridbert1858]

could you please microwave liquid air? I want to know if it goes BOOM. Pretty Please? and if does not ignite maybe put a spoon in too?

[@abderraoufbilmahdi]

Bro is literally playing with fire 🔥

[@justinjoselim1343]

My mom tells me not to play with fire while he is over here play with a fireball.

[@DVNJ1]

This man makes "playing with fire" a reality

[@caffiene0101]

this guy makes science actually interesting-