Making transparent wood

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A few years ago I tried making transparent wood and it kind of worked. The pieces that I made were somewhat okay, but I was never really happy with the result. I finally decided to try it again though!
References:
• Procedure that I followed: bit.ly/3b0YXuX
• Procedure that went viral recently: bit.ly/33fhyPP
• CBC article on it: bit.ly/3b0YZ63
Attempting to make transparent wood (previous video): • Attempting to make tra...
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I remember that poll he made on twitter, at that moment it seemed random and stupid af, but I knew that tungsten cube will come in handy someday.

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Tbh thats just chemistry. You go into lab thinking: oh i just need to add this shit to a flask and let it reflux and then separate it in a column and it ends up taking 10 hrs lol

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Every time he says "I carefully hit it with the hammer" I expect the hammer to come flying in at full force

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It's 1:30am, I'm 26 minutes into this video... and I've never been so emotionally invested in woodchips in my life.

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Mood really

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12:36am for me

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…five Nile vids in and it’s 4:47am somehow??

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Nile: *opens oven* Me: It looks so good Nile: I was immediately disappointed Me: I was immediately disappointed

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It's cute how Nile doesn't realise he's definitely already on that list

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My favorite is when he decided to show the world how he gets his red phosphorus

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I love that he goes into explaining "alternative medicine" and why its actually bad

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i appreciated it a lot!

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Proceeds to order from them anyways

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​@@JonJohnsonsonyeah but he isn't going to eat it

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I bet yall are boosted 😂

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@@junkman7901 well yeah because I care about my wellbeing and the wellbeing of those around me.

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"I wasn't exactly sure what the aluminum foil was for, but the paper said to use it, so I just did what it said." Good chemist.

[@addan3002]

""Why isn't NileRed uploading???" NileRed: *Waiting 2 months just for the woods to get treated*

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Correct xD

[@sean..L]

He could be doing stuff in the mean time though- not that he should be obliged to of course.

[@addan3002]

@@sean..L yea it's just humor lol the woods take pretty long to get treated lol

[@cadejust6777]

@@addan3002 He Should Try To Make Transparent Ice

[@addan3002]

@@cadejust6777 idk man that sounds like it would be too hard

[@TransientLunatic]

When Nile is on the final step but there is over 30 minutes left in the video: “Something’s wrong, I can feel it.”

[@mrkiky]

You have to take the foreshadowing into account when he's only using words like "should" , "i was hoping" , "the idea was" , "in theory".

[@johnladuke6475]

"supposed to" Oh, he's showing us the failed first try. I wonder what he changes to make it work.

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I was hoping the idea was, in theory, **stuff**

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it's just, a feeling I've got.

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@@mrkiky "I was hoping that [...]" Me: Oh no.

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Your voice is so unique. The way you talk is so satifying and made for listening to. I love how it always follows the same pattern. First it always sounds like a question. Then a sentence going up then down, then from up to down. Maybe its weird to acknowledge it, but i find it really facinating

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i think this everytime he talks lmao, and when I'm in class without audio on i usually imagine the subtitles in the same way he speaks, its cool to know someone thinks the same lol

[@rustic_dweller]

also his "so" sounds the exact same everytime he says it

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fr i love the way he talks too, I just couldn't identify that it was because of his unique cadence until I read this and agreed with you haha

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Bro the ending when you put it on the paper was one of the coolest things I have ever seen !!!!!!!!!

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Finally a comment about this moment!!! I was so star struck!!!

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Nile always sounds like he broke something and has to explain it to his parents without them getting mad

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Omg now I cant unhear it

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@@stickiedmin6508 You did WHAT?

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The correct pronunciation is literally on your shirt. Nice shirt btw ;)

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The cross pollination is great

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The wewd master himself

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[@KhaledSelim]

the sequence .. the narration .. the picture quality ... so amusing

[@olly4225]

4:35 I dunno what it is about this particular scene, but it just. it's amazing. immaculate. the short pause then the loud yet dull bang. comedic genius.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Since they actually succeeded, I'd love to see NileRed make a full window using transparent wood

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HE'S HERE! HE'S HERE!

[@pdoggy7254]

dang its the man

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Justin Y. The Second is here

[@rickrogan2355]

Yeah, that's seems something he should do. Maybe replace every window in his house with transparent wood.

[@thestig6212]

It might be a nileblue video since the steps to making the thing won't change.

[@JohnDoe-yp3zv]

Person: "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." NileRed: "Joke's on you, it's transparent wood."

[@gondametzger6146]

Just be careful with scissors

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@@gondametzger6146 jokes on you it’s actually glass

[@donniecatalano]

Joke's on me, I'm lighting matches and burned my fingers

[@txtp]

Pykrete:

[@mojorisen7812]

Jokes on me, I have no idea what any of you are talking about and even though I watched every second of the video still don't understand how its possible.

[@sophia7715]

I did a short project on this for my chemistry class! In my research I learned a lot about delignification, etc., but I was still pretty confused on how the process worked. The articles and papers I read made it seem really simple and I thought there must be something I was missing. This video would have been super helpful if I had found it. Edit: however, I will say that the process I learned about specifically didn’t remove the lignin to avoid encountering structural issues with the wood after having like half its components removed. Instead, they applied a wash of some sort of acid or base (I think? It’s been a while and I don’t quite remember) and left the wood in the sun for a period of time. This was supposed to make the pigment inside the lignin transparent instead of removing the lignin in its entirety. This is the part I was confused about, because it seemed deceptively simple. I’d love to see a video on this process, to see if it really is that simple!

[@oakenshadow6763]

I love that science has so many alternate routs.

[@HannahTamiru-fr8ry]

oh my gosh im trying to do this but im getting nowhere pls help!!

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Handling the microfiber cloth with gloves on is honestly the best idea.

[@featherozone]

is this sarcasm or do microfiber cloths genuinely need gloves

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

@@featherozone Sarcasm, I just hate the feel of microfiber.

[@danielmarsden4573]

You are the only person who would say “I carefully hit it with a hammer” and then actually hits it very carefully.

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Certainly wasn't expecting a gentle hit

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*“I carefully smashed it to pieces”*

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**You’re.*

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NileRed in 5 years: lives in a house with aerogel walls, wooden windows and a photoelectric roof of some sort...

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And with "it took longer than expected" gas filling the interior.

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Don't forget a superconductor fondation for a floating house.

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dont forget the plastic glove soda dispensors

[@MelissaTodd-yz4vs]

Two years later I'm scrolling through the comments looking for someone suggesting that you sand the wood pieces (dry, very fine grit, always with the grain never against) before and after bleaching them to maybe avoid some of those finish issues later on. Polishing the plastic surface at the end made the piece itself beautifully smooth and shiny, but I suspect the raised wood grain inside the plastic is causing a lot of the haziness and contributing to the initial rough texture of the piece coming out of the oven. You're not really casting acrylic around the wood so I'm not entirely sure if the process would benefit from containing the acrylic goo to keep the wood submerged before curing it, but my gut says it wouldn't hurt to try.

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Amazing video with a lot of science and work. Great talent being able to reproduce a process published by an entire lab in a paper. All on your own.

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"Alright guys, the next thing you want to do is find your 40 pound tungsten cube."

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Timestamp?

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@@BatCostumeGuy 32:32

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[@audreydoyle5268]

The final result honestly looks like something I'd want my shower windows to be made of. I think it wood be cool to shower in a transparent, wooden shower. And you wouldn't have to worry too much about mold getting into the grain, because it's partially plastic. Plus, if the panes don't come out as clear as the final result, then it works well as a privacy screen.

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*MOSTLY* plastic, rather. As he stated in the video, by weight the end result was about 87% plastic :)

[@AstoundingAmelia]

I'd love this in rooms like the bedroom where privacy windows would look tacky but where you still want privacy

[@r.r.r9746]

Mold grows on plastic by the way. In fact mold grows on almost all materials

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Shoulda been woodn't

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Sounds like a great way to get a moldy shower

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Glad i found this channel. This type of entertainment while also learning is the best way of teaching

[@lightmaybebadbuthewasjustsilly]

this was honestly the coolest thing i've ever seen in my entire life. i was never a huge science nerd, i kind of hated it in school, but damn was this video absolutely amazing.

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You had a bad teacher a teacher builds interest in knowledge not crushes it

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It's 1AM so it's the perfect time to watch a 40 minute chemistry video.

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same here at 3AM lol

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Yup.

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3:36am

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The bigger better sequel we didn't know we needed.

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The mad man has perfected the formula!

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Bigger longer and uncut

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Mold release is a repeat wax on wax off process. Spray, wipe, wait 15 minutes. Repeat 4-6 times.

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As someone who worked in a polymer lab for a bit, the statement “I might just be doing something wrong but have no idea” is completely on the nose

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As someone, the statement "I might just be doing something wrong but have no idea" is also completely on the nose for everything in life.

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When you want to board up your windows but you still want to see outside:

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Ok👍

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When your hiding from someone and don’t want them to come in but you want to look outside:

[@its_argho]

While it is in the oven, just flip the entire thing once in a while, so that, gravity works equally on both sides. You would have to do the flipping more during the beginning itself because the longer you wait, the acrylic will start solidifying and wouldn’t flow as a liquid. Try this once if possible.

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i love how there’s no music just him talking and the sounds of the chemistry it’s so interesting that way

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If he did would he use breaking bad music? I mean it fits.

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Yo it is a fellow ant interested in science

[@Wombatus]

I really love that this video is not a usual clickbait with "making epoxy in a shape of wood with its texture", it's s real piece of wood being turned transparent

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Aye check his other stuffs too, great chemistry and education. I recommend his test tube rockets :3

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But it is a usual clickbait.

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@@aboldone3991 it legitimately isn't. What's in the title is what is in the video.

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@@watchableraven3517 clickbait is clickbait. No matter what is in the video.

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@@aboldone3991 bro the title is "making transparent wood" and he did make with originally normal wood, showing the prpcess are you blind or do you have a mental disability?

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This was amazing!!!! Im not into a lot of science-based videos but you really kept my attention and enjoyed watching.

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as an autistic, I would like to thank you for raising awareness about 'MMS' and the harm it causes, thank you.

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Same. Can't believe people are stupid enough to believe they can cure autism with it

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Yes!!!!!! I was very happy about this too when I saw the video earlier. Autism can't and shouldn't have to be cured! Especially not with bleach.

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I’m autistic, I said the same thing. When your in a time like cancer, you’re desperate and will do anything to get better. Sadly, this makes people die. There not stupid, they’re desperate

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It's as if, medicine went like __ _/ \ \_______

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here's to hoping for a world more inclusive and easier for those with autism, it shouldn't be cured, it's just that the world unfortunately only caters to neurotypical people

[@ajgonzalez5109]

"there was a paper about transparent wood" has to be the most underrated, involuntary pun in the history of paper papers.

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lmao

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Paper papers!!!!

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Wood you care to explain what a pun is? :-)

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@@lanegutz9768 Usually it’s a play on words. Like this one: How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? 10-tickles! The joke is that 10-tickles sounds like tentacles, the legs on an octopus

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Haha, nice catch! I liked 'you can clearly see it is not transparent' as well.

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Que este contenido llegue a español, realmente vale la pena para los que no sabemos ingles, gracias NileRed.

[@falcofranz5005]

You could also try to spray the plates and rub the sprayed sides against each other. Honing them beforehand would probably improve the result. To catch the excess polymer you could use peel ply and create a vacuum between the plates to squeeze it out.

[@TheRamblingShepherd]

I love how much of his scientific process is "I hope that will magically fix itself later."

[@AlexNotFounded]

me when i look at myself in the mirror ;-;

[@Akamaikai0923]

That's how American politicians try to solve problems. They wait that a miracle will happen but to no avail. And then they blame it on minorities.

[@CodingCobb]

@@Akamaikai0923 ...why are you bringing politics into this? It's unnecessary.

[@OFWROL]

@@Akamaikai0923 what’s the point of this comment

[@nahbruh4489]

@@Akamaikai0923 this is a video about making wood clear what was this about

[@HiruHeart]

Honestly, it looks like frosted glass. The really nice kind that you find on doors! I was quite surprised to see that it's see-through, because normally "frosted glass" tends to blur out everything behind it, even from a close distance. So I'd say this piece of transparent wood has the appeal of frosted glass from a distance, but the functionality of real glass if you look up close : )

[@Dante-xf3xu]

Yeah he did a great job

[@topphatt1312]

If this process could be streamlined it could be used for some interesting thinfs

[@HiruHeart]

@@YourLocalCafe I agree! Plenty unique functional uses for it, aside from just being a beautiful material.

[@vivavy7444]

looking through the last piece of transparent wook, it actully kinda looks like if you have astigmatism. The feeling I'm getting is the same (I have astigmatism so yea) but over all I think it looks really cool. To be honest I never thought I would ever see transparent wood and I'm happy i did see it in your video, cause it looks awesome ^^

[@marielpackard8935]

Oh my gosh, this stuff would make a GORGEOUS window!! Especially a privacy window.. It could make some beautiful artwork.. wow! 😍

[@marielpackard8935]

Try something with a knott in the wood??? I agree, the imperfections make it beautiful! A knot in the wood could be amazing.

[@vedantkashyap5703]

"a 5 pound tungsten cube that I have randomly bought a year ago" Makes sense

[@cezarcatalin1406]

This proves that Nile is the guy in the math problems. Still waiting for him to buy 100 watermelons though.

[@alexliedtka4736]

Is this the same cube from the William Osman video?

[@nak_attak]

@@alexliedtka4736 the 2nd 40 pound cube was

[@stuff31]

All the best stuff is random

[@TheTMan001]

This Peasant only has Tungsten?! Us rich scientists buy 5 pound cubes of Osmium!

[@MichaelMacGyver]

Anyone else get serious "opening a Wonka bar looking for a Golden Ticket" vibe every time Nigel started to open up the aluminum foil packets?

[@cezarcatalin1406]

Judging by how finicky the process is, you at least get the feeling that it’s some chemistry casino.

[@R3XALPHA]

Yh

[@CognatioBestia]

So glad KZbin suggested your channel! I am absolutely hooked! One question would it be possible to include some of the equations used to determine what process you're going to use? Keep up the great work! Cheers!

[@Nanbread-bw7nq]

the yellow ones are so pretty though definitely not window material but I would buy them for decoration stuff

[@OveropinionatedAzhat]

"And then carefully smash it to pieces" there's a combination of words you never expect to be used together.

[@NGC1433]

Only if you are new to this channel...

[@greengreen110]

and then he somehow actually smashes it in a careful manner

[@iadtag1853]

I was actually expecting him to do it otherwise. Like really smash it out of anger. LOL

[@scslre]

@@iadtag1853 I really was expecting to see the hammer for only a single frame as he sent it flying straight through both the wood sample and the table.

[@UngodlyFreak]

Hulk carefully smash!

[@DalePWhyte]

My dyslexic ass thought the video was gonna be 4 minutes, imagine my shock when it just kept going. I'm too deep now and need to see the end of this.

[@dx87gaming31]

I don’t wanna disrespect people with disabilities but lmao

[@stickiedmin6508]

Sounds like a nice problem to have? In this case, at least?

[@hobistinyheartbag]

Dude same! How?

[@thatsdope9571]

I was watching a short video before this and I thought it's 43 seconds 🤣

[@athyyna]

same im watching this during school and i was like okay 4 minutes lets go and didnt realize until i finished it but it was 40 and i missed out on my test

[@black-moon01]

when he goes "i was pretty happy with what i saw" !!!!!! never felt happier for a youtuber doing weird science i never even considered

[@hopeeternal99]

You're the best narrator. I could listen to you all day.

[@MoonFlux]

"A few years ago I tried making transparent wood and it kind of worked" Wait wait wait.... It has been THAT LONG?!

[@sleepful1917]

i knowwwwwww

[@Digital-Dan]

I did it, too, but I left out the wood. Worked great.

[@dahliaspumpski5837]

@@Digital-Dan that was a shit joke. Just being... transparent *bad dum tshhh*

[@seronymus]

Same

[@butternotsquash729]

@@dahliaspumpski5837 let me be *clear*, that wasn’t very funny.

[@PastaAivo]

I must say, the Tungsten Cube is by far my favourite NileRed cinematic universe character.

[@williamberry4597]

NRCU is special indeed!

[@Flairis]

Omg lol

[@NayrAnur]

I definitely hope that a big horned dude didn't come and steal it.

[@dreamsolutions3037]

Instead of two pieces of glass where the Methacrylate can ooze out the sides creating gaps on the top piece, I feel you should have a box or dish with shallow sides so that the MMA is contained and uniform throughout the entire drying process

[@GabrielObolari]

I think the result was amazing!

[@-chloe-8728]

"you might end up on a list" nile...with love and light, you are 100000% already on several lists

[@donazs739]

Nah, he’s probably just on two lists

[@spacebeans4985]

correction 69

[@bryanbogaert8726]

getting a masters degree in chemistry immediately lands you on at least a few lists, so yeah agreed lol

[@pjaxy]

@@bryanbogaert8726 he didn't finish his MS degree though

[@Paxmax]

Haha there is that comment reflecting what I thought at the exact same moment in the video.

[@sybelleesguerra6635]

"Honey, dinner's ready." "I'll be down in a sec, I'm cleaning my wood."

[@notsocrapmex3286]

HE CLEANED IT SO MUCH THAT IT BECAME WOOD GLASS

[@icedchqi]

I mean...

[@likeartifact8034]

@@icedchqi is there a problem?

[@ryzennicolee.siguenza917]

I mean umm damnn my mind damnn okay shit am out of this comment section

[@aym_gei9708]

nice

[@kocimietka8411]

It's great to see all the working process you went through;] It took a lot of work so hat off to you for all your work and thanks^^

[@sirspikey]

When removing the lignin use the vacuum chamber so it reaches all the way through the thicker wood

[@diabutis]

The fact the NileRed manually removes adds for a better viewer experience really shows how much he cares about his work and his viewers

[@sleepful1917]

good guy nile

[@JoeKreis]

Even as he tells us his new lab is extremely expensive. Ngl I don't mind all the ads as long as he keeps making these awesome videos. He is a very good guy tho, more KZbinrs should be like Nile

[@seronymus]

Your avatar: Is that lunch?

[@diabutis]

@@JoeKreis yeah true

[@bridge356]

I think that would be really interesting for bathroom windows! Especially the ones that were not quite perfectly transparent since a lot of people like fogged glass for the bathroom anyway

[@DiviniTea369]

Awesome experiment! Thank you for sharing!

[@janefkrbtt]

Whenever Nile says "Carefully hit with a hammer" I'm always expecting him to just smash tf out of whatever's on screen.

[@renderproductions1032]

|-O-| same

[@oscarpeters5309]

it's so strange, he's the micheal reeves of chemistry and i keep thinking he's gonna go insane

[@jimbobalot]

True

[@prakharmishra3000]

@Nemo Clanc the glass smashing video lol

[@TransientLunatic]

Yeah, the stark difference between NileBlue and NileRed is kinda shocking

[@Krzyhau]

I'm still amazed by the idea that he looked for something heavy and found a conveniently-sized tungsten cube randomly laying around in a room.

[@stuckbetweenfandoms5138]

at this point it doesn’t even surprise me

[@simonair]

@Claire Morgan I died when he showed the second tungsten cube.

[@jiyatiwary7658]

Right?

[@peterruschhaupt3151]

I was actually thinking 'he could use one of those tungsten cubes if he had one' (I recently bought one as well) just seconds before he got it :D

[@odyseuszkoskiniotis6266]

It's like 10k$!!!

[@jayz7130]

I think NileRed underplays his success way too far. He makes so much progress and even does it all on a bit of luck and alot of knowledge. Gotta give it to him.

[@kellyforeman2695]

@NileRed I really think you should try it with bamboo, is incredibly durable but also already very porous. I think it'd be a great experiment

[@gabrielius2771]

"This is my house, its made 100% out of wood. Floor is out of wood, walls are out of wood, roof is out of wood, *_even window glass is out of wood._*

[@luma8212]

EVEN THE CHILD

[@ShibaInuDogRandom]

@@luma8212 even your face

[@luma8212]

@@ShibaInuDogRandom even your shibbainu

[@markuslemerise5812]

@@luma8212 JOE BIDOME????

[@perfectbotgreg5119]

Fire: this looks like a job for me

[@bruh19ajg92]

I love how he renamed older video to "Attempting to make transparent wood"

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

pog

[@greateagle2076]

Pog

[@jmgamer9267]

Pog

[@intruder9127]

Pog

[@NiffirgkcaJ]

Pog

[@neonmoone1212]

this turned out to be very pretty and i think it would be awesome as a window

[@RG_Outdoors]

If you ever do this again, try sanding the wood BEFORE soaking and putting it in the vacuum chamber. That might help with the rough texture in the finish product

[@tyronerangers5025]

Every single time he said "carefully hit it with a hammer" I was half expecting to see it fly into the glass.

[@theodoordormans2230]

Yeah I was thinking after he said that,”there is no hammering lightly” and I was politely corrected

[@alectheamazing]

Lol

[@Mare_Man]

Gotta go to Styropyro for that kind of careful

[@moxxiewoxxie5362]

SWEARR was kinda disappointed it didnt

[@dr_mafarioyt4313]

Thats the first time Ive ever heard “carefully smashed it to pieces”, I lmao. Was still funny every other time too

[@matthewtam7645]

Nile: “Looked around the room for something to use” Me:”Surely it will be some sort of typical lab equipment or something” Nile: “TUNGSTEN CUBE”

[@oofoof2484]

Lmao “I was hoping for a miracle, but nothing happened.”

[@danc101]

@niduoe stre copied comment

[@BooBaddyBig]

And later on needed a bigger weight- Even bigger TUNGSTEN CUBE

[@ILOVELEAN]

@niduoe stre copied comment

[@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906]

a clamp? maybe a good wood sandwich and gravity? no a TUNGSTEN CUBE

[@experience.phr_all]

how is no one talking abt how satisfying the sound at 24:36 was

[@Rhyssish]

Honestly, having windows made from that would be great for the fact that less light would get through, and also less visibility for nosy neighbours and passers-by. Plus, the visible textures from the wood are nice, in my opinion.

[@dantegalan83]

reminds me of when I started out working as a chemist and we were making a peroxy acid the procedure called for 90% peroxide but we only had 70% hand, my boss at the time had me call the manufacturer to ask if they sold 90% and I remember the sales mans voice getting really low asking me "what do you need that for?" god knows what kind of list I ended up in lol

[@renhey9979]

Lmao

[@naritruwireve1381]

LOL youre on the fbi list now

[@finn_in_the_bin5263]

@@naritruwireve1381 csis but close enough lol

[@Giblet12]

I wouldn’t be surprised. You can use peroxide and some other super common chemical to make explosives.

[@Giblet12]

It has to be high concentration peroxide though

[@Axo_N7]

I like this guys energy. Calm, Chill, 10/10.

[@noahgranger6749]

Well-known youtube scientist and talented chemist: "It'll just magically fix its self"

[@noahgranger6749]

@bowen voowy same

[@samuraiboi2735]

Meh he could be a magician all along trying to trick us Just jk

[@kaptainkozmos]

The sound at 17:29 is so satisfying!

[@GrooveyGrubworm]

I like that you show accidents, mistakes, and failures in your videos.

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

Actually leveled it, used mold release, looks amazing... but no resin?! 😲 Seriously inspiring though! When we were trying to make our clear wood we had that same irrational hope that the next try would magically work 🤣 End result was amazing and that MMA looks really interesting!

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

Also, if you eventually do attempt a window of clear wood you might want to check out vacuum bag infusion! We had actually bought a whole kit and had a plan for how to handle the resin part but we ended up calling it good after 3 weeks and a semi clear wood piece

[@bit0fun]

@@EvanAndKatelyn do I see a collaboration with nilered in the future for this full sized transparent window project? :)

[@emilyfogerty6438]

@@bit0fun Omg YES!!

[@damien12221]

You guys should try some things with MMA, that stuff looks really satisfying :)

[@Catmanater]

Hello

[@halataha1879]

i love how realistic his videos are, he shows us how it really takes multiple tries instead of getting it perfect the first time, and that’s how chemistry is

[@malaythakkar8772]

It’s how any process is too lol

[@mranon42023]

honestly he knows a lot of chemistry but did a lot of dumb mistakes i recognized in the very first batch he made. he needs more common sense

[@nekofrisk1005]

@@mranon42023 it’s a common thing, he’s smart just forgets to think sometimes

[@dr.autismgod3538]

@@mranon42023 You should contact him to work with him and give him advice so he can have better content.

[@mranon42023]

@@dr.autismgod3538 mate i live like 30000km away

[@aprildegele1510]

That's pretty impressive. As a woodworker, it would be really cool to try to use something like this, but resin is cheaper. I don't know why it would be meant to replace glass. Glass has pretty well been perfected for residential use at a fairly low cost. This would be completely cost prohibitive. But it's still pretty friggin' cool.

[@my_name_is_rhyme]

His perfectionism is unparalleled

[@NineOhSix]

Nile, Nile, Nile - you know damn well you’re already on every watch list imaginable.

[@helpmereachtwentythousands3232]

By making wood? 😂 but yeah ik what you mean

[@coffeecatto3375]

@@helpmereachtwentythousands3232 Flashback to Uranium Glass when he said "Apparently the government doesn't like it when you enrich Uranium"

[@helpmereachtwentythousands3232]

@@coffeecatto3375 😆

[@jenaf372]

Definetly on my "watch" list.

[@judethenekogamer3651]

@@helpmereachtwentythousands3232 people attempted to put me on a list for making a poem

[@spogob2228]

I can't believe my brain consciously decided to click and watch a 44 minute long chemistry video. This is a good suggestion, youtube algorithm

[@ShinseiX]

I was planning to watch a couple of minutes of it and ended up watching the whole video

[@thats6kinda6sus6]

i dont usually watch long videos but bruh i just cannot skip this

[@frugal9065]

subscribe

[@kotak4420]

same! might as well subscribe to his channel for more interesting stuff! :D

[@chitlitlah]

I subscribed a few months ago after watching several of these in a row. You're a bit hesitant before starting the video, but then it ends and you think, "That was 40 minutes?"

[@BaluBrew]

" I polished it with a microfiber towel" - leaves big chunks of fabric lol :D 22:00

[@karmagedone]

my bro foreshadowed the ukelely apology video by two years

[@adumbbuglovingloser3198]

"A five pound tungsten cube i randomly bought over a year ago" W h a t

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

reminds me of this one time I accidentally bought a trombone... I feel you, dude, I feel you

[@adumbbuglovingloser3198]

@@lifeontheledgerlines8394 how does one accidentally buy a trombone

[@jessa2666]

Check William osman channel they throw it around

[@jack002tuber]

I have a big pile of them in the garage =-D

[@xynged]

Did Nile just unintentionally make the best possible advertisement for 5lb tungsten cubes

[@mim.luqman]

I like the way he never gives up until he is satisfied with the final result. Hats off

[@imibuks-replit]

And he never let you down in his videos And never ran around and deserted his passion

[@Sparks2490]

@@imibuks-replit 🤓

[@mortem4342]

@@Sparks2490 "🤓"-🤓

[@werentia]

@@mortem4342 “🤓 -🤓” -🤓

[@lenn-sv3gy]

@@werentia “🤓-🤓-🤓” -🤓

[@patticarpenter2001]

This was so interesting! I hadn't known about polymerization of wood as a replacement for glass windows. Even the concept is interesting. You have quite the chemistry set-up, and clearly very good lab skills (even in how you unwrapped the aluminum foil). But ... where on earth did you find that old, very old, first aid manual, from years (decades) before "CPR". What a hoot. Really enjoyable all the way around.

[@onem0repixel]

I just watched this video at 3AM... and I'm working tomorrow. Well, that was an amazing content. This is crazy to see this on KZbin.

[@awkwardGardener]

Every time you said "I carefully hit it with the hammer" I was fully expecting the hammer to just slam down full force

[@nanamacapagal8342]

Yep

[@catcake_cakecat]

I thought that too

[@zw0l]

Bro same

[@izices]

"I gently smashed it with a hammer." *Me, having been here a while, fully expecting him to slam the hammer down* *Actually gently taps it with the hammer* Me: :O

[@alaric_]

Yep :D I was expecting a loud scream "Mjölnir!!!" and instead got a nice little tap *o.O*

[@cassied.6731]

sorry for the confusion, you seem to be thinking of nileblue nilered - haha science go bbrrrr SAFETY FIRST nileblue - hahaha science go bbrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@kayagorzan]

Impossible

[@Justaguyiguess]

Yea haha

[@gamoviestudios1388]

Omg same lol

[@heitor5015]

I enjoyed it. You are a scientist. Very good work. A piece of transparent wood very real.

[@divye.ruhela]

I love this guy's tinkerings!