Making a Handwarmer out of Steel Wool and Salty Vinegar

[@ambiguousChronology]

use the rust and make a thermite hand warmer perhaps?

[@bobspicygirl879]

that'd be pretty warm😂

[@itay_arbel]

​@@bobspicygirl879only a tad bit too warm.

[@ChesterManfred]

Taking advantage of the last bit. Perfect eco friendly idea.

[@WaterMelonian]

The problem is making/finding aluminum powder

[@captainravioli2823]

More rust and aluminum in your average junkyard than in a factory.

[@Lugeix]

Add aluminum powder to the rust and some heat. You'll get a really warm hand warmer.

[@wandrin2925]

Instrductionsd uncvkear, hadto y6pe yhis 4eply with nmy nose

[@ookai1929]

​@@wandrin2925 🤣😂

[@kingxiii4680]

​@@wandrin2925 Perfect 🤣

[@ThatOneOddGuy]

​@@wandrin2925 wtf man

[@gunnison3681]

​@@wandrin2925lmao well played fella

[@tardigrademicro]

I love how everyone's mind immediately leapt to thermite. Mine did too honestly

[@djisydneyaustralia]

What other fun uses of rust are there?😊

[@BenCos2018]

Lol I legit thought the same

[@hmm8809]

@@djisydneyaustralia lock jaw

[@djisydneyaustralia]

@@hmm8809 I don't understand?

[@djisydneyaustralia]

@@hmm8809 ohh tetanus, you're American I assume

[@kryptoniridium]

Instructions unclear.. Added equal amount of aluminium dust in weight and it burned a hole through my floor and went all the way to the bottom through 7 floors.

[@GodlikeIridium]

Won't work with the saw dust and salt water / vinegar mixture 😉

[@Katiethekitten]

Instructions never included aluminum powder

[@AdamMPick]

@@Katiethekitten Everytime you see iron rust, the aluminium dust is implied

[@Emppu_T.]

but your hands are warm.

[@Green-ader]

@@Emppu_T. he doesn’t have hands anymore

[@DeathxStrike18]

The first thing I thought was, hmm thats a fast way to get rust for thermite.

[@CommanderDixion]

That's 109.4°F in freedom units.

[@markcrawford5810]

Thank you.

[@samb2233]

What’s a Celsius

[@ComedianMarkNoyer]

Thank you

[@sicsemperevellomortemtyran3526]

I was looking for this

[@Maxthepro1012]

Thanks man

[@hillbillykennedys8901]

we always just bake a potato, wrap in aluminum foil, and put it in our pocket. It stays warm for hours and makes a great snack when hiking/hunting in rough terrain.

[@michaelharvey9334]

i like this

[@ThatsSpectacular]

Oh what a good idea! All you children! I’m learning so many great ways to keep warm!

[@3DRC-707]

Aluminum* enters chat.

[@DarthVader-oi4ow]

aluminum powder, oxide is what c omes from reaction

[@3DRC-707]

@@DarthVader-oi4ow fixed.

[@palehunter6711]

You can also use it to make some fun thermite for totatlly leagl reasons

[@mfkdkscjjr]

used to work at a restaurant as a dishwasher and we called steel wool “robo pubes”

[@Herewantacookie]

💀

[@kingxiii4680]

My coworker vapes and we ask him if he's enjoying hitting that robot peen

[@MaximilianonMars]

Very good, thank you.

[@cutiebunnyamber3447]

​@@kingxiii4680NOOOOOO 😂😂

[@nathoj8213]

💀💀💀 are you indonesian? that's a meme here in indonesia

[@taukid421]

We used copper sulfate and aluminum foil in a heavy duty ziplock bag, careful though, it can get too hot

[@DANGJOS]

That does not sound like a good idea

[@greenfish1332]

That’s exactly how actual heat packs work! It’s not necessarily steal wool but is is a substance that can rust, it makes heat and warms your hands!

[@QuantumTap]

I was thinking he was going to harvest the rust for thermite

[@SallinKari]

Little extreme for a hand warmer but technically works.

[@Jacob_graber]

This is a good example of how most commercial disposable hand heaters work - oxidation of iron. You can save them if you accidentally open a pack or only use them for a bit by putting them in a small airtight jar or ziploc. They consume all the oxygen and stop.

[@Hazleton1376]

Mix it with a little bit of aluminum powder and the next time the IRS or ATF come to town, act accordingly

[@leelearnsya8619]

Sounds like proho😂

[@Hazleton1376]

@@leelearnsya8619 nail on the head

[@Armored_RC]

I knew EXACTLY who you were speaking about , just know the fire service is always watching

[@OsiDio]

😂😂😂 the US forester service special

[@Doubledragondickpunch]

Marvin Heemeyer has entered the chat...

[@synthetictruth671]

Someone watched this video about 22 years ago in September and accidentally added a hint of aluminum instead of salt

[@asdfghyter]

was it flight-grade aluminum?

[@flemdogscience]

My kids are always wanting hand warmers after we go to the snow and they are always wanting to do science experiments...Thanks! Per-usual a very fun experiment!

[@SalMinella]

We should turn Titanic into hand warmers to give it a second life!

[@Caspian_Treasure]

There is almost nothing left of the wreckage today. It should be honored, and left to rest in the sea

[@hugostiglitz6823]

​@Caspian_Treasure there's a ton of rust left! don't be stingy or selfish

[@thespartanamongus1121]

​@Hugo Stiglitz Do note that the resulting product of the reaction is rust. It needs iron to react, and just about all of the iron left of Titanic has rusted or corroded away

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@hugostiglitz6823 leave it for the shellfish, pretty sure this is how ghost ship gets as part 2

[@heavy0119]

@@Caspian_Treasure pretty sure that wasn’t serious

[@SteveMcAren39]

at first I thought he was gonna grab some aluminum powder and make thermite

[@thrye3332]

Ngl, when he said hand warmer my first thought was to add powdered aluminum to the rust wool and make a thermite reaction. Do I know why that wouldn't work as a hand warmer? Yes. Did that stop my brain? Nope. Thermite-powered hand warmers. The future in prank-related emergency room visits.

[@english3175]

Feels like something that would be released in the 1920s and that would later on be illegal to be selled because it turns out to be a huge cause of cancer

[@aidenpearce5275]

Well you need rust to live

[@bbaucom2]

Sounds like something a person who knows NOTHING about science would say.

[@BTKYG]

I haven't felt much of anything since my hamster died 😢

[@sadderwhiskeymann]

I kept hearing "sodas" as the ingredient which is supposed to trap the heat. I watched over 5 times and was thinking TF?? Thankfully someone in the comments mentioned "saw dust" 😊

[@derekedmondson9909]

Now you have half of the ingredients for thermite.

[@tiffanyyeadon9631]

Looking at steel wool always makes my teeth hurt 😂

[@ActuallyHoudini]

i have the same feeling but for 3d posters

[@tyres123]

Why? You eating that stuff?

[@kevinaroca1708]

Or scratching rough glass

[@flaviolozoya]

Your not alone 😂

[@Toastyboi32]

​@Kevin Aroca the feeling of scratching a chalkboard

[@nicholasmcclure2890]

Figured out where I'm getting the rest for my thermite from

[@raymondclaypole6926]

All I can tell you is everytime I see rust I think of thermite

[@salc325]

Thermite hand warmer sounds pretty lit right about now

[@Noone4207I0]

Makes the best rust for thermite

[@gabedarrett1301]

Once you turn it into thermite, you can heat your coffee with it

[@tedcruzwiththetopdown5411]

Celsius? Sir, I don't speak goblin.

[@MaximilianonMars]

Don't be modest, you gobble with the best of them.

[@Terra-Incognlta]

No, you don't use something that makes sence but some retarded scale and foot fetish

[@bbaucom2]

Scientists use Celsius. Noobs use Fahrenheit.

[@Terra-Incognlta]

@@bbaucom2 Whoke world with common sence use celsius

[@bbaucom2]

@@Terra-Incognlta I'm not sure what common sense has to do with it. People use what they are used to. And people, in general, resist change. But in the world of science, regardless of country or any other demographic, Celsius or Kelvin are the preferred temperature units.

[@nutboy3162]

Oh that makes sense. A few days ago I was extracting fossils from some Limestone with acetic acid and my steel wool started to rapidly heat up. So much so I had to put it down.

[@1TieDye1]

Get some aluminum powder and you can make a second hand warmer!!

[@pranavr0y]

Very effective

[@cum_as_you_are]

"Now I'll show you how you can use it to smoke crack"

[@BradDavid-jg3uh]

Take small diameter glass tube or glass eyedroper, stuff steel wool into smoking end, place crack rocks into steel wool side, smoke with large flame lighter.

[@Preposterism]

Also good for getting some powdered iron oxide to mix with some powdered aluminum. Add a sparkler and boom. You're making blue Methanphetmine with your former student.

[@kingxiii4680]

🤣 don't take too long rolling that barrel

[@stoopidbastid6420]

106 degrees Fahrenheit.

[@nosuchthing8]

Yeah

[@AidansCars]

What a nice caustic way to warm your hands

[@Chemteacherphil]

It’s the same essential chemical reaction used in manufactured hand warmers.

[@bbaucom2]

Caustic? SMH

[@slaygoblins]

You can also tie it to a ceiling fan, light it on fire, and leave. Homemade planetarium complete with heat death of the system 😂

[@techniumadeptus]

My mom read us a book when I was kid. I forget what it was called, but one of the children made "fulminating paste" using a recipe from some book about Woodstock, which featured iron filings as a primary ingredient. The fulminating paste, once mixed, would burst into flames around 24 hours after being made. Now, it might sound like just a made up thing, but as a kid, I was fascinated. The more I learned, the more I realized that it was probably a legitimate recipe that the author either knew or at least knew of, because iron produces heat during oxidation, and iron filings have a very high surface area. Sadly, while I've looked for the recipe multiple times, I've never been able to find it. Anyhow, cool experiment! It might not get hot enough to start a fire, but at least it's still useful application of a slow exothermic reaction using common materals.

[@MalucoLapin]

another use : if you kep the steel in vinegar, this solution can be use to turn any wood darker, and oak ebony black

[@thinmint1330]

Rust is useful for many thi- *T H E R M I T E*

[@donovanpeters5764]

When he said hand warm I actually thought he was going to say hand grenade. LOL.

[@scott2696]

Everyone: "Add aluminum dust for extra heat"

[@itsxnotxrevenge8326]

I thought we were about to talk about the uses of powdered rust

[@thomast6741]

Next step... Thermite!

[@pd1jdw630]

That’s one way to create fine rust dust. Now how do we make fine dust aluminum?

[@CM-xr9oq]

Mercury?

[@pd1jdw630]

@@CM-xr9oq ooh! 😯

[@superslimanoniem4712]

​@@pd1jdw630 mercury would be really toxic, i assume this guy meant gallium. But tbh just grab a chunk and start grinding it with a belt sander or smth.

[@BenjaminKibbey]

Honestly, steel wool and vinegar as a long-lasting (and eco-friendly) wood finish is probably the best use for that rusting process. Of course, it also stains anything else it touches a rust color, even though the color of the wood will be completely dependent on how much tannin the wood has in it.

[@ExtraThiccc]

This mf just taught us how to make thermite 💀💀💀

[@11Tits]

No? This isnt thermite. This is far from thermite. Thermite is iron (III) oxide or just rust from iron. (Powder) and a equal amount of aluminium powder mixed evenly. Then you put a magnesium strip in the mix and light the magnesium strip with a lighter. And then you have working thermite.

[@Maybekadyn]

@@11Titsnow THIS mf just taught us how to make thermite

[@11Tits]

@@Maybekadyn you can literally just ask chatgpt. Unless they now patched it

[@Iowa599]

Iron oxide is also abrassive, so if you stick that to paper with spray adhesive, you get homemade sandpaper.

[@danbev4738]

Thanks for the on hand temperature conversion now I'll never know how warm it got

[@OGimouse1]

Videos like this is why so much steel wool gets stolen from my store we literally don't carry it any more.

[@mikahonigmann]

Wtf is a Celsius? What’s that in bald eagles?

[@noi8017]

about 20 gives or take 100

[@lordpsi99]

Implying bald eagles don't exist in Canada or Mexico is like saying moose, beavers and loons stay above the border but not too far northwest. Oh wait... There's no such thing as a moose. I'm so sorry to have given you anxiety for a second. That would be terrifying if a giant antler donkey that could run 50 miles per hour through several feet high snow existed!

[@mikahonigmann]

@@lordpsi99 when did I imply bald eagles aren’t in Mexico or Canada? You inferred that from nothing. It’s just our National bird and base unit of measurement.

[@kingxiii4680]

​@@lordpsi99 Those elk horse donkey forest camels are something else

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

It is like bandanna for scale, drinking hot tea is in Celsius like Coffee is measured in Fahrenheit.

[@dgonsoulin]

I'm curious as to how long it maintained 42 C?

[@kirkwheeler4709]

I like dumping old motor oil in lakes and rivers....green America is entertaining

[@saulvongutman]

Whole chemistry is handwarming. Except when not

[@Rebar77_real]

Sparkler that can melt through an engine block anyone? Steel wool is also handy, in steel state, to start a diy thermal lance made from a new length of car brake line fed with regulated oxygen at one end. At the other end you tear a piece to twist and stuff into the end. Light the steel wool so it goes into ember mode and start feeding oxygen until the more violent reaction starts with the metal brake line. Rainy day idea anyway. Thanks for the infotainment. ps. search YT for "diy thermal lance" for a better idea and to see what they can do, thanks to steel wool. (most vids use a separate oxy/acetylene torch to start the reaction in their tubes, find the wool guy)

[@Khether0001]

Isn't thermite just rust like that mixed with aluminum powd... ah damn, now FBI is gonna knock on my doo... *Go away! There's no one at hom* Prison is my life now.

[@tonitoni9059]

Someone somewhere snorted the rust dust

[@vincentsaitta650]

If you leave the steel wool in the vinegar for a few days it also makes good black leather dye or wood stain. I've been using it for years.

[@Mr.Av3rage]

I like the way he wrote the Rust on that Dust. 😅

[@spawncat3492]

How long does it stay warm?

[@Chemteacherphil]

I made three different samples and they each lasted around two hours. I did find that cutting the steel wool shortened the timeframe while also making them heat up more rapidly. For the warmer shown in the video, it took about 2 minutes to get above 40 degrees C.

[@kahlicho2211]

cool

[@NEONetior]

This guy looked like a live action version of dr kleiner in half life

[@deafmusician2]

They're expecting you in the test chamber, Gordon.

[@peterprime2140]

Making a Resonance Cascade Scenario out of a Xen Crystal

[@noahkendrick]

I read the title as making a war hammer with steel wool and was very interested to see what was going to happen but this was still pretty cool

[@hypocrite_of_america6315]

What's 42° C in freedom units?

[@logon-oe6un]

About heatstroke weather. (105 or something)

[@petterssonigolvet391]

156 fahrenheit

[@docsamurai9199]

114 I believe

[@rossaaurulia1766]

107.6 exactly so close to 108 degrees

[@prodigalvlogs9557]

Dude sounds American why not just say Fahrenheit? 😆

[@FBT_12]

Because the standard unit for scientists is Celsius, although I wish he would've provided the Fahrenheit equivalent, too.

[@thrye3332]

​@@FBT_12 *clears throat in Kelvin*

[@thumper88888]

​@@FBT_12trying to change the standard does not change the standard. F it is.

[@309electronics5]

The rust heating technique actually gets used in those throw away hand warmers pretty cool phenomenon

[@malta7406]

Be careful with all that rust. Many ice melt solutions are also very good, less toxic, and cheap now since it's coming up on summer.

[@chuckmercer8950]

How tf was that usefull? Sure.. I'd love a hot, wet, vinegar soaked hand warmer in my work jacket pocket..

[@GhostKnight22]

Thanks for telling how to easily get a bunch of rust

[@11Tits]

Now how to get a shit ton of aluminium powder

[@jacksonwright1982]

Bro said turning into a USELESS pile of rust was USEFUL 💀💀💀

[@vapertainment5313]

Fun fact, use the vinegar after placing steel wool in it for a few days to make an ebonizing solution that reacts with the tannins in wood to turn it black. This is how old furniture makers would make black oak furniture. Woods with little or no tannins will not react, however.

[@blackburngaming8345]

Take the rust powder, harvest it, mix it with water, smear it onto aluminum foil and machine roll it into a strip and you got thermite

[@rennatsinned5451]

Leave the steel wool in the jar til it rusts and makes a nice varnish

[@lrfiv]

Almost. Soaking steel wool in vinegar and letting it sit will make iron acetate in a colorless solution. Applying it to wood that contains tannins will stain the wood, the more tannin in the wood, the greater the result. High tannin woods will turn black, Red oak turns a rich, warm brown with black grain, etc. After this coloring process you must still apply a varnish over the top (or shellac, or wax, etc). My point being that this trick makes a sort of stain, not a varnish.

[@abrickfullafist]

​@@lrfiv awesome info. Thank y'all.

[@TREEKO978]

I use this method to make rust dust for model painting. I just mix it with clear top coat.

[@camh812]

This makes me think of hothands. You should open one up and explain it, I would love that.

[@Case2_0]

Fun fact, Steel Wool and Vinegar mixed together creates a liquid that ebonizes wood

[@SAMnELLA-1]

Mom - ok Phil, who's gonna clean this mess up?

[@Makerr8]

Woodworkers actually will dissolve steel wool in vinegar in order to make a solution that can ebonize wood.

[@culturebreath369]

That's some great depression life hack type stuff right there.

[@krishnammimani9004]

Keep the upcoming videos at least an hour and half. Your videos are like a movie watching experience with twists and turns and last ditch efforts😂

[@ThyUnholyBacon]

I wonder how pure that iron oxide is.

[@OmegaRiley]

"Ferb, I know what we're gonna do... tomorrow. It's 2 am."

[@thesugar5832]

Thanks teach, now time to make the most spicy compound that is readily available to anyone.

[@notsonerdgaming3406]

My dyslexia is so bad i read "how to make a war hammer out of steel wool" and i was hooked. Still cool though!!!

[@learningcurve23]

Love how the most common comment has something to say about rust not being useless because of thermite. As if most of us have some reason to make thermite on a regular basis. Granted, living in the south means I'm far more likely to need thermite than a hand warmer but still... Why you ask? Sometimes cutoff wheels just don't get the job done. Well, that and letting out your inner Pyro for a walk occasionally.

[@timecubed]

Fun fact: this is how commercial hand warmers work (most of them at least). They use an iron powder, and mix it with some sort of oxidizer and when you press on it those two chemicals react forming Iron Oxide and some reaction waste that's pretty inert and can be thrown away.

[@Seawiiplay]

Funfact, this is how most commercial handwarmers work as well

[@seannmosseater]

You can actually use this reaction to dye leather black!

[@natec599]

Commercial hand warmers are iron and activated charcoal as a catalyst

[@FUBARguy107]

I use 50/50 water and vinegar and a ball of steel wool in a glass container. I left that in a cabinet for a few weeks to make a rusty concoction. Then I mix it up with a paint brush and brush it onto wood panels before I burn images with a laser. The rusty liquid is often referred to as "the Kenny Hack" but my dad knows it as "Amish Aging" because it can be used to make wood appear much older than it really is.

[@adriendecroy7254]

Nice demonstration of use and dump mentality

[@lavasharkandboygirl9716]

“Homemade handwarmer” You mean a randomised fire starter?

[@yourfavoriteshiba7645]

Phil: You can do something useful with that rusting process. Me: Make thermi- Phil: Make a hand warmer. Me: ... Oh. Right. Hand warmer.

[@common-peasant]

you can find handwarmers at any sporting goods store, and dollar stores in winter times sometimes, they come in packs of 2 for 1 dollar.

[@robertfergusson5367]

Combine with vinegar and use on wood to create an antique look on the wood from the way it oxidizes the surface. Add some random scoring before applying the vinegar steel will and finish and it will look pretty old fashioned and collectible. Use fine steel wool to keep it from scratching up the surface.

[@tf2ctfenjoyer673]

He looks like a part of the science team 🤣💀

[@haidarraihani8.5terv18]

Thanks for the tip to make rust for thermite

[@Howzer9299]

Bro teaches better than my science teacher

[@terrencequinn4125]

Rusted razor blades can be substituted for rusted steel wool. For that wow factor add ground-up sparkler dust

[@lyfandeth]

Yes, and that's about how the commercial handwarmers are made. Biodegradable too!

[@alexanderlyndon8393]

I thought he sounded American, until i heard Celsius. Lol.