Making my own fuel gel out of eggshells, vinegar and alcohol

[@lockedinstreetracing6005]

Tune in next week on how to separate ura uranium 245 with a simple egg beater and cheese cloth.

[@williamdixon8961]

I'm there😂

[@5transcendent]

😂😂 underrated

[@Toefoo100]

Uranium 245 literally can't exist. It's too unstable

[@chiepe100]

😂😂😂 bro, i laughed!😂😂😂

[@Toefoo100]

That isotope can't exist

[@thepunisher2561]

This guy is awesome. I'm not even into chemistry but his stuff always makes me excited. I'm so happy i found him.

[@Matt-hb9um]

That means you enjoy chemistry but modern school failed you. Don’t worry I’m in the same boat I loved chemistry in high school but the way we learned it sucked

[@observingrogue7652]

Me too.

[@Lehahieu-cat12]

Real scientist

[@DukeOnkled]

It's hard NOT to be into chemistry once you learn about it. It's basically magic.

[@vladzon2]

По тебе видно, что ты дилетант

[@RLD_Media]

Making fuel- Step 1: Add Fuel

[@Tiewaz]

I think it's the consistency of the fuel than creating fuel. (Then again, anything flammable is pretty much fuel if you light it.)

[@DaDaDo661]

I guess you could make bio diesel.

[@ATypicalDayHere]

i mean, you have to add things to make things, you cannot make something out of nothing

[@bibson1405]

Didn't know vinegar or egg shells were considered fuel?!?!?

[@l.c.7955]

​@@TehBigMooseWhoooooosh! 🫵🤡

[@stevetarrant3898]

Instructions unclear, arrested for making napalm

[@lifeimitatingdeath3608]

You can get arrested for that? Shit shit shit

[@grenmoyo3968]

Not napalm. You won't get arrested for it unless you do illegal shit with it.

[@skyshadow7127]

@@lifeimitatingdeath3608this is the funniest shit I’ve seen all day 😂

[@neroismyhero557]

Easy mistake to make when you buy the eggs in the plastic cartons.

[@smejkoondrejko]

​@@lifeimitatingdeath3608 not when you make it for the army :D

[@DEATH-flare]

Here’s a simplified breakdown of the process: 1. *Eggshells Preparation* Eggshells are cleaned and dried. This step is crucial to remove any organic matter that might interfere with the chemical reaction. 2. *Reaction with Vinegar* The cleaned eggshells are then soaked in vinegar. The acetic acid in the vinegar reacts with the calcium carbonate in the eggshells to produce calcium acetate, water, and carbon dioxide gas. The reaction can be represented as: \[CaCO_3 + 2CH_3COOH → Ca(CH_3COO)_2 + H_2O + CO_2↑\] 3. *Evaporation* The mixture is then left to allow the vinegar to evaporate, or it can be gently heated to speed up the process, leaving behind the calcium acetate. 4. *Creating the Fuel* The resultant calcium acetate is then mixed with a small amount of alcohol (ethanol or isopropanol) to create a gel-like substance. This gel is flammable and can burn similarly to commercial Sterno fuel. The alcohol acts as the primary fuel, with the calcium acetate serving to gelatinize the mixture, slowing the burn rate and allowing for a more controlled and sustained release of energy.

[@laurabarber6697]

#3is wrong. He said in the video that it was heated to burn off the WATER . No mention of burning of vinegar. The rest was great!🎉

[@AberrantKoala]

@@laurabarber6697it’s to do both, vinegar will interfere with the burning and give off an unpleasant scent, so it important to evaporate both

[@christinfranklin1333]

Very interesting and informative...I subscribed to ur channel j.i.c. 1 day u decide to make ur own neat videos ❤❤

[@alchan230]

Hi - instead of going thru all those troubles to get to the calcium acetate. Is there an easy substitute (i.e. as available as the alcohol) so that we can just mix and make Sterno fuel REFILL? Thanks!

[@geekchick4859]

Does it have to be pure alcohol? Or would vodka (or similar) do the job? Pure alcohol is wicked hard to get.

[@user-cx5jj2yv3p]

God this an experiment I wish I was shown when I was a kid. It wouldve gotten me absolutely excited about science

[@Alfonso162008]

It's never too late to be excited about science.

[@noveske.2236]

​@@Alfonso162008yes it is. The world is ending in 30 days

[@Alfonso162008]

@@noveske.2236 well, then you still have 30 days to be interested, don't you? But you gotta start quick 👀

[@TheRexAdams]

It was a very eggciting demonstration.

[@nwerd7584]

@@noveske.2236 why is Mecha Hitler coming back on april 19th/20th on his birthday?

[@jacksonhodge4638]

I’m big fan of lighterpine and whatnot to start campfires. This seems like a great addition to a kindling bundle. I just made an ebonizing fluid from vinegar that I learned from that Irish woodworking guy. Wish I knew his channel name but if you look up “Irish woodworking guy” he’ll be the first result.

[@garethkalum8297]

Eoin?

[@ZakkandtheJ]

Eoin Reardon

[@LI-LAH]

Yeah the one with the plaid and golf hat on, cool dude

[@suet.r.4815]

I follow him too.

[@marksasoldier]

This was sad not just science.

[@AnUtterSimpleton]

This seems like it'd be really useful for homesteading/bushcraft

[@RadarFinsR]

We used a type of Fuel gel exactly like this for outdoor hospitality events that we bought in canisters that you would burn like a candle. The idea of fuel gel is it's essentially an alcohol fire that's being slowed down to allow it to burn for a lot longer.

[@Sursion]

@@RadarFinsR How long does a petri sized dish of gel last? Seems like an excellent way to make your own candles.

[@VexdGamer]

Wish more chemistry classes did stuff like this. It’d get kids more interested I think

[@Erik_Taurus]

Yes, it would light an interest in most if not all boys in the class at least. Might also spark an interest for the girls.

[@dreamwolf7302]

This...actually makes sense, and ive been making this stuff since i was a kid, because my grandfather taught me to make it as a camping fuel...and i never, in the last 30 years, made the connection to sterno...i am a college graduate. I have multiple degrees. In Medicine. I had to pass three different chemistry courses to get where i am today. How did i not connect these flammable dots before?

[@segua]

😂😂😂😂😂 same

[@Buzzhumma]

You only know what they have told you to know . Thats ok . We all have our gifts and you sir are a good learner !

[@jenergy1000]

Invincible ignorance. Not surprising in doctors. Not spelled out in a book they dont see it.

[@stevemayes8799]

Read Richard Feynman's reaction to the teaching of science in Brazil. You'll find it very informative (I think it's in "Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman")

[@Azedo09]

Can I contact you? I am competing in a chemistry competition. I need a strange experiment. I want this, but I do not know the materials to use other than eggs

[@madiqhertz7228]

Such a great video, gonna go and show some gel to my Vietnamese friends😊

[@navajyotichetia8968]

Your fuel is essentially alcohol- but reacting it with egg shell extract (albumen, protein- whatever it might be) with aid from vinegar causes a gell which traps the alcohol for its slow release while burning

[@faff6097]

Its the calcium in the egg sheel, not the proteins

[@archiegoodwin1630]

But why not using just alcohol?

[@suet.r.4815]

​@@archiegoodwin1630 Liquid alcohol evaporates as fast as it burns, reducing the calories to be burned and reducing the heat that can be produced.

[@suet.r.4815]

Do you remove the calcium acetate solids before burning?

[@suet.r.4815]

If the solids must be removed, what could be done with the by-product calcium acetate?

[@daviddavis1322]

Thickened alcohol

[@xaviergirard3983]

Thicc

[@mungbean345]

😮😮😮 We raised chickens when I was young and sometimes the egg overload was crazy. So of course we did experiments, but this would have been a winner!

[@AndreaCuchetto]

Did you ever try to crush the eggs and use them to repair porcelain or ceramic? (I haven’t, but I’ve often wondered about it.)

[@KaoXoni]

​@@AndreaCuchettohow so?

[@AndreaCuchetto]

@@KaoXoni - as a medium, perhaps mixed with epoxy?

[@callasky]

The scene of Calcifer eating the egg shells from Howl's Moving Castle make sense now

[@jaredf6205]

Why is this different from just alcohol then? Is it just that alcohol being in gel form helps it to not spill andnbe more convenient?

[@dougmphilly]

Portability is a large reason why we still use oil.

[@wolfdragonhorse]

The gel makes the alcohol burn slower and helps keep it from evaporating so quickly. You get a long burning fuel than just pure alcohol

[@JoachimVampire]

you've been answered already, but heck, if you are into experiments just get a metal container (such a soda can) and put it a bunch of alcohol and watch it burn (it's obvious but i'll say it anyways: be careful when playing with fire, do it in a safe spot and make sure nothing could catch fire if it is spilled accidentally) you'll see how the flame increases in size as the can heats up and the more it heats the more aggresive the fire it becomes. being trapped in a gel makes it so it burns slower and the flame doesn't wreck havock as fast, the spillage is also easier to control. basically you're trading burn speed and max temperature for safety and convenience. you don't allways need the alcohol burning at it's maximum... but yeah, making a proper soda can alcohol stove is simple enough so this is basically a cool experiment and that's it.

[@KCM25NJL]

Calcium Acetate is itself a flammable compound that will burn to produce calcium carbonate, carbon dioxide, water and heat. The heat itself is enough to induce pyrolysis of the Calcium Acetate, which itself will produce Calcium Carbonate and Acetone, the latter of which will be burned in-line with the Calcium Acetate.

[@richardshearer7094]

So isn’t it just burning the vapors given off by the alcohol? Meaning the gel really isn’t needed because you could just light the alcohol?

[@BetaDude40]

The gel is keeping the alcohol in suspension so that it doesn't evaporate or all burn at once, making the flame more tame and longer-lasting

[@condor237]

Heating calcium acetate forms calcium carbonate and acetone, acetone is highly flammable. The ethanol is just added to get the reaction going

[@ericwoytasek269]

Use a cloth wick?

[@Just1Nora]

​@@ericwoytasek269I used to do both jewelry and lapidary (stone cutting) work. Alcohol lamps are important for working with wax in both areas. Kinda like a kerosene lamp, but for heat instead of light. One little lamp can burn a surprisingly long time. I've honestly never tried to use either Sterno or an alcohol lamp for light sources though. Huh. Never really thought about it tbh. 😅

[@jeschinstad]

You don't typically use alcohol gel in a petri dish on a stainless steel table. Alcohol in gel form is much safer, because if your stove flips, it doesn't turn into a fireball.

[@HawkBreland]

what the hell. thats kinda awesome.

[@PunaRebel]

Is this homemade "Sterno Canned Heat" ? I love this guy.

[@ricolives1166]

Oil companies watching this. Be safe handsome man

[@TheHilariousGoldenChariot]

We can already grow fuel.

[@Thetealeaf1984]

Huh, poor man's sterno

[@jeschinstad]

Why is it poor man's? I can make this in a weekend, while Sterno is something I would have to order a month before and the cost would be about triple that of the alcohol.

[@Thetealeaf1984]

That's what I mean, it's a cheap way to make sterno. @@jeschinstad

[@jondeik]

Ha! I did this 2 years ago based on some homemade alcohol stove videos. Good stuff

[@Azedo09]

Explain to me in detail how you did it. I want to try it and I do not understand the materials presented

[@tangosiera7221]

This could be super helpful for camping. Cool

[@broadbandtogod]

Nacho chips burn like crazy. Good for campfire, low in weight

[@kahlzun]

this feels like an apocalypse skill

[@Digitalhunny]

WAIT! Could you use THAT as an actual hair gel?? Would you _PLEASE_ show us how to make actual hair mousse or hair gel using household stuff like eggs or gelatin?? That would be amazing!! 🤞🍀

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

Bees wax and coconut oil with other essential oils to promote hair and scalp health. Just have to get the ratio right or your hair will be solid. Wax has a very strong hold

[@blastradius7193]

Add nettle for strength and growth

[@shubhojitghosh69]

I may advice you not to do it as calcium acetate has adverse affects to humans for starters diarrhea.

[@gus473]

😧 My wife and some friends had a fondue party last week, and we were wondering about this very thing! Amazing! Thanks Phil! 😎✌️

[@blendpinexus1416]

ok, the fact that one can make this with household supplies and equipment is awesome

[@xaviergirard3983]

The fact that this comment is also applicable to mustard gas is also awesome. Don't mix cleaning supplies kids.

[@erichughes1723]

That's so freaking cool how have I never heard that incredibly simple and something people could do if they wanted

[@cristianortiz3337]

You can make home made napalm with styrofoam and gasoline it’s a cool gel that will stick on anything and burn for a good 45 min depending on the styrofoam to gasoline ratio

[@stringsofhell]

You could also do that with acetone. Mix it with an alcohol and it'll burn real nice. You could still mix it with gasoline if you want it to burn hotter. Add some oil to the alcohol before mixing with the acetone to really have some fun.

[@LI-LAH]

​@@stringsofhelladd some aluminium for a cool flame too😅 you can get some platinum from old tvs and that flame is blue i learned that from burning trash in hillbilly heaven

[@stringsofhell]

@@LI-LAH Hell yeah! Super powered blue napalm! You could do copper for green, or you could add cream of tartar to add some potassium for a purple flame.

[@LI-LAH]

@@stringsofhell the metals i got were from old tvs and computers; they burn pretty cool in a trash fire no joke, i would add old canned food to make epic explosions to tick off the neighbors , they would always come out yellin too allahahaha

[@maddoxinc1642]

So is it just the alcohol burning?

[@faff6097]

Yeah my question exactly

[@Cory_Springer]

Yes. But in gel form the alcohol will have a longer burn-time and is more spill/evaporation resistant.

[@Banished-rx4ol]

The gel makes it last much, much longer

[@AURELlONS0L]

Yes. The alcohol is suspended in the gelatin and therefore burns much less quickly as the energy is not transferred as easily between the alcohol molecules. It doesn't burn as hot, but it is plenty enough to cook food.

[@LTV_inc]

Chemistry teachers were always the coolest and smartest. 😊

[@iamgriff]

A second heat source for my cardboard box in the cold winter months

[@burningchef8905]

Very cool 👌

[@dogloversrule8476]

What type of alcohol did you use?

[@Joe..3.8.0.9_]

90%

[@baay376]

I am so in love with Chem Teacher Phil and his science-y, wonderful brains. He would have been an AWESOME chemistry teacher to have had!

[@Erik_Taurus]

Yes! He is the opposite of the chemistry teachers I had in school. The only thing they managed to teach us was absolute boredom. Boredom isn't even an element in the periodic table.

[@MagicaleffingUnicorn]

Instant subscribe - this is the kind of science that should be shared with everyone!

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

Couldn't you just do that with the ethanol?

[@user-wh4nx3pm5b]

But this lasts longer. The alcohol itself will burn fast.

[@BrownFella]

I immediately thought this as well. But I could see how the calcium acetate would help to burn longer.

[@weetme1613]

​@@BrownFellaah, so that's the reason

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

@@user-wh4nx3pm5b true

[@gabedarrett1301]

Is it flammable before adding the alcohol?

[@HappyBear376]

Do the experiment and let us know.

[@-pyrosef-]

No

[@jannehokkanen8175]

Nope. You can forget the eggs totally

[@themonkeydrunken]

If you don't use eggshells, you'll need another source of calcium. Calcium acetate plus alcohol forms the gel.

[@jannehokkanen8175]

@@themonkeydrunken that is nice. But what is the point? Do you get more energy? I guess you could eat it, like we used to do alcohol gel cakes in high school ;)

[@JesusIsRealToMe]

So THAT'S what happened to my science teacher! 😂😂😂😂

[@deedoyle4069]

Clever! Fun!

[@zed316]

I like this guys. Straight to the point and without a put-on goofy voice.

[@randal3122]

thats actually really interesting. i always find it fascinating that chemists know all of this stuff

[@KilLGace]

"Have you seen my coffee cup?"

[@odstjackson]

Eggshells and vingar mix is also great as a plantfood for the herb

[@stoggsherfnik4569]

I just began learning about bokashi horticulture a couple days ago! Have egg shells, chopped banana peel and molasses, Whole wheat berries just started bubbling last night. Probably will go get a book.

[@odstjackson]

@@stoggsherfnik4569 chopped banana peel, tea inside used teabags, moll sugar 👌👌👌👌👌 that soup plant food of the gods you don't need the fake chemical crap

[@Paxmax]

ooh, THE herb? ..or just herb in general?

[@odstjackson]

@@Paxmax THE herb ;]

[@herminenamakalu4171]

Eggs didn't dissolve 😢😢

[@fourbyfourblazer2]

Finally, something I can make at home with household ingredients.

[@sethpuckett3396]

Love your content. It’s very informative and I can watch for hours!! Thank you!

[@ispelthisrong]

I make my own fire starters, this is very useful information for me! 🎉

[@ae3qe27u3]

What's really interesting is that this is the kind of thing that could be made very cheaply before the industrial age. Neat.

[@maximumoverstat]

Watching these videos makes me miss school. Which is really weird because school sucked, but the effect is real

[@DislikeThisCommentNow]

Finally something cool that you can do at your house & already have the supplies for

[@TomaHawkBobXIII]

Dude you are so freaking cool! I love this channel!

[@weakas4056]

Bro took Easter egg to whole new level

[@neliswabam-pota7076]

I do not understand but all I know is that it's nice 💯👌😎

[@seb310801]

Seems very useful for a firestarter for survival situations

[@Seafowl]

Fun fact: As you can see, it produces a white flame which especially in daylight is really hard to see, methanol also produces a flame like this, and a decent amount of race cars use methanol in their fuel, so you can find videos of race car drivers on fire an kinda panicking but you can see the fire

[@encinoman903]

Chemists are like modern day wizards

[@wavehellhole]

This stuff saved Roland and Susannah’s life in the dark of castle Discordia

[@ordo3k4os]

For a moment i thought he was going to put everything into the "Mr fusion " of his delorean

[@laurenskee2665]

I have never done this with eggs shells, but did do something with seashells for ocean acidification in my marine bio class.

[@eros5420]

It also works if you ise egg shells, vinegar and gasoline.

[@michaelbrekke6449]

So informative! Last week, using a slice of American cheese and cotton swabs, he taught me how to be a better husband and lover. 😊

[@Tqchemist]

As a chemist and a half bald man like you sir, I salute you twice 😁.

[@IminyourwallsCTUSA]

Did this with clam shells in a crockpot as a project in high school

[@adam_of_all_trades_no_mast8388]

I’m doing this with my science class! So cool!

[@BiggestRedditor]

I guess I finally found the answer to a problem I had when I was a kid. When I’d try making napalm i heard someone say you can make it with eggs but I thought it had to have been the egg whites. So I’d separate a bunch of eggs but couldn’t really get it to make gel with fuel.

[@YoKnow]

That was a clean burn!

[@richardnolan27]

Awesome video it’s awesome to learn stuff like this. Thank you.👍🏼🔥

[@redmadman3000]

The courage to eat ANYTHING in a chemistry lab.

[@lorrainejsuhrada5816]

DEFINITELY GOING TO TRY THIS LOOKS EASY ENOUGH

[@onimichaelmulling6413]

Thanks for the tip on how to make lightweight napalm.

[@meghancomo96]

Dudes making me want to get into chemistry

[@MaxPower-vf8kt]

Step one: get calcium carbonate (Tums) Step two: mix with cleaning vinegar Step three: filter one bubbles are done. Step four: boil away remaining water Step five: use isopropyl alcohol to precipitate out the calcium acetate . It’s the calcium acetate + alcohol that burn. You can also buy calcium acetate, just don’t use it as a source of calcium (it’s not the same as other sources of calcium and you really don’t want to use it unless explicitly told to, by a doctor).

[@iiBenihime]

As someone who never got the chance to take chemistry, this stuff is cool

[@user-cg3pr3ej6h]

Awesome 👍 this guy should have been my science teacher 👍

[@leonardotheitaliangigachad8026]

Why isn't my chem teacher this cool?

[@mommabear76]

Nicely done!!!

[@datgio4951]

“Is he gonna eat it?” “He fuckin’ ate it”

[@artsyscrub3226]

Between him, nile and the thought emporium I'm so big brained

[@L.SeveralTimes.]

Alternative title: "vSauce goes off the rails and teaches us how to make napalm"

[@paulboswell9026]

I'm going straight to the add alcohol part.

[@futureisyours3016]

its like going after a mole with a bazooka. 30 dollar eggs, alcohol and vinegar and heating and fuel worth 10 cents.

[@user-if1bn3qj1m]

Finally, I dont have to kill slimes anymore

[@mewre2062]

this is really helpful

[@Lezardinio]

looks like a good survivor fire fuel if it can be stored without ruining it

[@randomnumbersequence]

What a fun experiment to do!

[@davidfeig6621]

Awesome tutorial, I’m gonna use this recipe to make soap. Lots of soap.

[@Memes-XD]

toasting the marshmallow? nah, charring it, absolutely

[@BaebyBear23]

This feels like something im gonna have to know some day

[@arnebusche3261]

You can actually dissolve different salts inside the gel to get colourful flames

[@seth111yta1]

Dude really ate that crispy mallow

[@Futura_Light]

This could be a very good addition to a survival kit

[@vladimirprotein3275]

Help I accidentally summoned Henry Kissinger 💀

[@riodekken]

"This roasted marshmallow contains weird shit"

[@psychocuda]

Hosts a buffet: "Hey you got those little sterno cans; how much did they cost?" "Cost?"

[@GANGSTERBEAST1]

Egg Inc was on to something! That start and the end of all

[@humanseekingtruth6080]

“Surprisingly easy” loses me on step two 😅

[@mr.t3490]

bro is a genius

[@travisburkley23]

To make this fuel all I had to do was add fuel. Add alcohol to anything and it's now a fuel

[@molnardaniel1501]

bro just casually made napalm

[@HundredWingZ]

Seems like something you can add to a makeshift can stove to cook stuff during camping