Mark Rober's Secret Devil's Toothpaste Recipe Revealed

In this video I show how you can make Mark Robers Devil's Elephant's Toothpaste explosion, by revealing the secret recipe.
I also prove the statements I make by perfoming my own experiments.
It is actually quite easy to make however the main ingredient 50 % hydrogen peroxide is a highly restricted chemical and difficult to get.
Either way please don't repeat this on your own even if you somehow can, because 50 % hydrogen peroxide is quite nasty stuff.
Anyway here is the secret recipe:
5 L of 50 % Hydrogen Peroxide
350 mL of Dish Soap
2 g of blue Food Coloring
and to activate it 600 g of 50 % Potassium Iodide (KI) Solution.
Have fun and stay safe!

[@smilemore7431]

“I knew that I went to far but only by going to far can you find how far you *can* go.” Spoken like a true mad scientist.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you! :D

[@dexterpowerblaster2062]

Yes

[@arfxyz]

"I knew that I went too far but only by going too far can you find how far you can go"* too must have two e's

[@Angelg229]

@arfxyz - Joe Biden probably

[@iamerror1699]

@@Angelg229Who?

[@airvent6199]

I don't even plan to make this. I just needed to know how to make it because Mark tried to hide it. Classic Streisand 😋😈

[@EliasExperiments]

Lol, nice! :D

[@cameronlegree]

Yep same reason I’m here 😂

[@sunithasubbarao3300]

He did that because devils toothpaste is very dangerous.

[@DynamicSaturn36Gaming]

80th like

[@imati7319]

@@Nova-ol5jh but its also funny

[@ChemTalk]

Elias, congrats. The ChemTalk team has been talking about this same experiment, and we also suspected the 50% H2O2 plus KI combination. We knew KI was a likely candidate because of its lower toxicity and easier clean-up which would be attractive to Rober's team. Based on your experiments, we feel fairly certain that you are correct. Excellent job on this video, and we hope you had fun trying to contain the foam that almost flew away. As always, looking forward to the next video.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you, the foam is all packed up again now. :D The next video is already in the maing. ;-)

[@ChemTalk]

@@EliasExperiments That's great to hear!

[@timarbatis640]

Stop that coded chemistry talk whats KI? This never ends 😭

[@johnscarceforpresident1647]

@@timarbatis640 KI it’s probably K and I which would make it potassium iodide, a reactant

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Mixing seems to be a problem. Where the reaction keeps going but slowly. ... Do it in a food blender!! 🤩

[@YasuTaniina]

Thanks. Another parent from a local homeschool group was talking about possibly doing a devils toothpaste demo sometime next year, and I was so confused because Mark Rober didn't reveal the recipe and I just had to find out if anyone even knew it before asking more. I bet they or their spouse are teachers at the local university if they know how to get hold of that concentration of hydrogen peroxide. I'll ask about all the safety precautions to be extra sure, but I imagine if they know how to get hold of the chemicals, they're familiar enough with chemistry to take the proper precautions without my needing to. I hope someone has a good infrared thermometer and we can compare the heat output of the 2 reactions. This would be a good opportunity to talk about why the heat forms and whats happening on a molecular level.

[@EliasExperiments]

You are welcome! Hydrogen peroxide is a lot more dangerous in the sense that you get in trouble with the law. With proper safety precautions and knowing what you can and can't do it is very managable. You just have to be careful.

[@YasuTaniina]

​@@EliasExperimentswe absolutely will. While I ended up not going into chemistry myself, I did get a technical degree in geoscience, and I understand the dangers from when I took my chemistry classes. I'm not about to do anything that would put my kids at risk

[@AB1Vampire]

"Only when you go too far can you know how far you can go". Love that 'mad scientist' accent.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@johndododoe1411]

I remember our city's mad amateur scientist had his own high concentration H2O2 making machine, and going so far with a different thing, he is now serving a lifetime in prison.

[@Weisz]

very impressive, well done!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you very much!

[@uncoiled988]

Hmm wouldn’t expect you here

[@deadpopcorn8523]

@@EliasExperiments -.-detectiveeee

[@blake_the_dreadnought]

@@EliasExperiments bad

[@Deucetrinal]

You rock! I was trying to figure out how they did it and I'm so happy to see that you had figured it out!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@JetBridge]

this is one of the best videos I have seen in a while. I have been looking for this recipe for a long time.

[@EliasExperiments]

I am glad that I could help you!

[@josephhaley7576]

An impressive, and humorous, investigation - proving, once again, that the simplest answer is most often the correct one. Having subscribed after finding your solution in this video, I'm looking forward to more of them.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you so much! What solutions are you looking for? :-)

[@ryanraymond321]

Nice video. Thanks for figuring it out for us non chemists.

[@EliasExperiments]

It was a real pleasure for me, thanks for watching!

[@among-us-99999]

*thanks for figuring it out for us chemists too

[@EliasExperiments]

Lol :D

[@Ivyiswatching]

When I tell you I was looking for the recipe for WEEKS I mean WEEKS thank you so much I really appreciate your hard work we all do to be honest

[@EliasExperiments]

I am glad I was able to help :-)

[@polecat3959]

Thanks friend! I eagerly await being on a watchlist.

[@EliasExperiments]

Youre welcome ;P

[@emergencyfirstresponse8621]

Great job, I only wanted to know this because Mark wouldn't tell us, however I have no use for it and will probably forget it by tomorrow. It is nice to know we have other science brains as well though.

[@EliasExperiments]

Lol thanks for the feedback! :D

[@blendertimelapses9577]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been looking for this for ever

[@EliasExperiments]

Glad I could help! ;-)

[@larsrons7937]

Great video, Elias. And I would guess that Mark Rober would applaud you. Keep it up with good videos to share with us.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you. Well Sciencebob seemed to like the video. And yes there will be a lot more awesome stuff coming. ;-)

[@larsrons7937]

@@EliasExperiments Good news, I am looking forward to it. And enjoy the summer.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you, and enjoy the summer too!

[@EpochIsEpic]

I've been wondering about this - great video!

[@EliasExperiments]

Glad it was helpful!

[@UtahBurts]

Thank you for putting this together.

[@EliasExperiments]

It was a real pleasure for me! :-)

[@sarahlecomte2994]

I think this was the most adorably presented science I ever did see.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you :)

[@damegataco]

Honestly while it did look very similar Marks explosion looked like it was denser and closer to a liquid state rather then being fluffy and looser looking. While I think you did a great job in getting it very close to his recipe I think there's still something missing... It may just be a natural variation that happens by chance, but if I'm not mistaken once Marks recipe reacted it stopped reacting pretty quickly rather then continuing the reaction for some extra time after like yours did. It's very possible my observations are wrong as it might just be that Mark didn't give enough of a look at how long his reaction would last and only showed the initial reaction, but I suspect there's something else in the mix to ensure the reaction happens as quickly as possible so after the initial expansion there wouldn't be anything left to continue reacting afterwords due to it having reacted all at once. I could very easily be wrong, but that's just what it looks like to me especially looking at the comparison shot in your vid with them side by side.

[@matejbulik7962]

I think its about dish soap and its concentration in mixure

[@damegataco]

@@matejbulik7962 that is also very likely a possibly... Probably more likely then my guess at their being another compound. Guess someone would just have to experiment a bit to get it right

[@EliasExperiments]

Well in Marks first video about that the reaction kept going quite similarly to how it went in my video. The texture of the reaction mixture looks a bit different every time you repeat the experiment. In his second video he used pistons to mix the reactants a lot faster, so that helped to avoid that problem. I also agree with @Matej Búlik Thank you for the very detailed feedback though!

[@gorkskoal9315]

@@matejbulik7962 he said as much in a video about a devils toothpaste party. basically he's mixing peroxide+? into a simillar amount of soap and water that elias did but from the bottom so as to get a bit of dellay and for the foam to stop (eventually)

[@soisaus564]

why does this scheme of devil's toothpaste feel like breaking bad to me

[@VitaKet]

This was dope, excellent work.

[@EliasExperiments]

Glad you liked it!

[@zaneenaz4962]

Good Job !! Live long and prosper.... you brighten our days and make curiosity great again ;))

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you for the very kind feedback ;-)

[@gamersden30]

Amazing! Surprised no one did it sooner :)

[@EliasExperiments]

Guess what: Me too. XD

[@michaellrakes5521]

Very cool! You cracked the code amazingly

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks!

[@changodelaplaya]

Excellent science! Well done!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@coyotewacker]

Your a smart Dude !! Goodluck in your Adventures!!!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@ChemSketch777]

Very good , you are very talented and intelligent ,keep it up.your channel will blow up soon!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you so much!

[@Bear10174]

I do it with KI powder in my classroom, now I'll try it with KI solution!! My cleaner thanks you in advance.

[@EliasExperiments]

Glad I could help!

[@rishabh8065]

well done bro.. really hardwork

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks!

[@makaiocarter9703]

Love your work.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@igadie]

Amazing video, love it!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@MR_Cleans.Sponge]

ima use this for my science fair project

[@EliasExperiments]

I wish you best of luck!

[@jhquest0]

I hope to as well! We gotta share videos lol

[@AricRoy]

Great job in reverse engineering that experiment! It takes balls to concentrate H2O2 up to and over 60% & the dangers of it exploding spontaneously are very real above 70%. Like yourself, I was intrigued by Mark's results & set out to uncover the secret recipe, i was able to do it in a different way though by using sodium iodide dissolved in hot water to saturation & chilled 35% peroxide. If you get an opportunity, you should give it a try as well to confirm my findings. Good luck & keep up the good work, stay safe. Fyi-I chilled the peroxide so that there was time to fully add the sodium concentrate & yeild a complete reaction else most of it would get pushed out in the initial foam onto the ground.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you for the feedback! Did you film your experiment, so that you can share it? In my experience it was a problem when the H2O2 was too cold, because then the reaction started quite a bit slower then mark's reaction.

[@AricRoy]

@@EliasExperiments no sadly I'm extremely camera shy & an old school pencil/paper documentation kinda nerd so no video at this time. If I end up buying another 5gal of 35% I'll make a video and send you a link to it. In regards to the temps & reaction speeds; i too observed considerable lethargy when using the KI solution (@ room temp) & 35% H2O2 chilled to 40F in contrast to heated components. Hence, i was quite surprised when i switched catalysts to NaI & observed what i can only describe as an explosive foamy mess making goodness. Unfortunately, I had only a half liter of H2O2 left to repeat the experiment with but given the much smaller quantity it was only enough to do a single test, but the results were the same.

[@EliasExperiments]

You don't need to step in front of the camera to show the reaction. How can NaI and KI make such a huge difference?

[@flomojo2u]

It really stinks when someone tries to use security through obscurity, especially when it's a two-component mix and we know one of those is some concentration of hydrogen peroxide. Does that really do anything to prevent people from reproducing the experiment when the main barrier to this is being able to source the ingredients? It could be argued that this actually endangers people since they will be working from guesses, potentially overshooting the concentrations like you did, with similar or more extreme results. Maybe this gives Mark plausible deniability if someone gets hurt, but ultimately I think it has far more risk of harming someone who wants to do cool stuff like him, and has to do dangerous testing to get the same effect.

[@robmckennie4203]

as i'm clicking subscribe you have 999 subscribers, so congratz on 1000 subscribers

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!

[@djfourbar7953]

awesome brother!!! 💪🏽💪🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@EliasExperiments]

Glad you liked it!!

[@xynonners]

"I knew that I went too far, but only when you go too far you know how far you can go"

[@EliasExperiments]

Haha, I stole that quote, but I love it :D

[@mr.johnzussino6217]

Great video - thanks:)

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you for the kind feedback!

[@prdoggo1896]

Absolute G for doing this.

[@EliasExperiments]

Lol thanks!

[@Calster21]

Wow well done!!!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@itsmetyler5477]

This was great also , thanks for the information and doing all the add work.

[@EliasExperiments]

My pleasure! :D

[@yikez1329]

What a mad man thank you!!!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you for watching :-)

[@dudetapedtoafridge3073]

I love all your videos so much never stop uploading

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you so much! I will try my best! :-)

[@tycotech]

Well done!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@lablulz2483]

sometimes, too far is just barely far enough

[@EliasExperiments]

That is certainly true in some cases. :D

[@bungieflute]

@@EliasExperiments that sounds like an inspirational poster in the counselors office at school....I like it, almost mantra like.

[@EliasExperiments]

Lol :D

[@akemy14xemaky]

Great job!!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!!

[@CaptainSlowJezza]

Respekt!! Danke fürs Video! 👍

[@EliasExperiments]

Danke fürs anschauen!

[@paulyhart]

good work!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks!

[@merlingriffiths8994]

Having found your favoured peroxide/reagent ratio, have you tried better bubbling agents than dish soap? There are many better, from pro kids entertainer bubble mixes to those used in gastronomy. A firmer, more stable bubble structure will capture more of the rxn I'd guess?

[@EliasExperiments]

Well the point was really about reaction speed and the influence of the soap shoud be relatively low.

[@theapocalypsesupperclub115]

Something like soy lecithin, or maybe a gum of some kind like xanthin. Those can create pretty strong bubbles. The first is used in making culinary foams, and the second is used for making culinary gels.

[@callix9886]

thank you, this is gonna be my science project.

[@EliasExperiments]

Nice, I wish you all the best!

[@danstoisor4563]

Yo lester !! where is skittle...

[@callix9886]

@@danstoisor4563 Kidnapped

[@danstoisor4563]

@@callix9886 Oh no 😮

[@Catcher5632]

I was wondering where you get the potassium iodide? I tried looking it up and nuclear fallout protection stuff comes up. Is that what you used?

[@EliasExperiments]

No that is not what I used, that would be way to expensive. I bought it from a chemcial supplier in this case laboratoriumdiscounter. But there are probably a lot of other chemcials suppliers that would sell it to you.

[@leonvdg1]

Good work. 👍

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@TheCatull]

Only when you go too far you know how far you can go!

[@EliasExperiments]

Yes! :D

[@soisaus564]

*_" Mark Rober's Lawyer wants to know your location "_*

[@EliasExperiments]

Yeah I am sure they are coming for me :D

[@artespop1]

Great work

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks!

[@fuffoon]

Dr. Strangelove is doing party tricks!

[@EliasExperiments]

Oh no, how did you figure out my real identity?

[@sirlysquirrely7111]

This is impressive

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@EdwardTriesToScience]

I was thinking that he was using hot peroxide and potassium iodide, because in one of the shots when they were pouring the barrels it was fuming. I guess it could be more concentrated and also heated up.

[@EliasExperiments]

Well as you can see in the video, heating it up was not necessary. But if the peroxide is too cold in the beginning there will be a short delay. About heating up 35 % H2O2 that is actually a great idea, I didn't try yet. But I doubt that is what he did, cause of the small scale test in the plastic cup.

[@joshalmighty1901]

Awsome bro, I gave you a sub!

[@EliasExperiments]

I appreciate it! Thank you!

[@Brickstin]

"Please don't fly away!" XD I Love you.

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you! :-)

[@mctg9043]

Toll gemacht!

[@EliasExperiments]

Danke!

[@TomBoetticher]

Nice job!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks!

[@justsomeguywithahandlebarm2456]

Underrated

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@dubbi52]

man you derserve a subscribe

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!

[@user-qp7kd5ip1g]

Your recipe is likely closer to the original recipe by Mark Rober, but have you tried mixing H2O2 and NaOCl? This would likely produce a similar reaction(although not as long-lasting) to the Devil's toothpaste, with lower concentrations of both chemicals, as they are both strong oxidisers, which produce lots of oxygen very quickly when mixed. It's also cheaper that using KI as catalyst.

[@EliasExperiments]

That is a great suggestion indeed! I will definetly try that!

[@Taurickk]

Hmmm, luckily I can buy 50% H2O2 straight off the store shelf in Australia

[@EliasExperiments]

Well good for you! :D

[@tffffgvb]

are there any cheap websites that deliver to the USA

[@Pablo-hj2hg]

Ich habe eine Frage bezüglich der Seife: ist das Natriumlaurentylsulfat der einzige Stoff der von der Seife reagiert? Also könnte man theoretisch auch einfach direkt nur Natriumlaurentylsulfat nehmen

[@EliasExperiments]

Das weiß ich nicht ehrlich gesagt. Kann gut sein, aber das steht nicht auf der Spüli Flasche drauf und ich habe keine Analytik davon durchgeführt. Nach meiner Einschätzung könnte es mit Natriumlaurentylsulfat funktionieren, wenn Du es vorher löst.

[@unlockeduk]

awsome work

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks!

[@trdsasizz1237]

Thanks for the recipe

[@EliasExperiments]

Most welcome 😊

[@SheenHunter-SeattleFreeze]

We need more people interested and learning about chemicals

[@EliasExperiments]

I 100 % agree!

[@fernandoquintino5319]

Do you think a graduated cylinder or a box would be better? Or do you think it wont make much of a difference.

[@EliasExperiments]

The container needs to be relatively flat, because otherwise the reagent can't mix quickly enough, before the foam will carry the potassium iodide away from the hydrogen peroxide. Besides that the shape doesn't matter too much

[@stapuft]

if you see his newest video, the one he calls "devils toothpaste" can spontaneously combust, did he add something else to the mix to get it to do that, or does this sometimes do that too?

[@EliasExperiments]

Can you give me the timestamp? Otherwise I can't check it out or help you.

[@stapuft]

@@EliasExperiments unfortunately youtube doesn't work like that, (for me anyway) if i try to post a link to a separate video, youtube deletes the comment automatically , again, its on the NEWEST VIDEO on mark robers channel almost immediately after the 256 (4:16/17:08) point. he shows the devils toothpaste spontaneously catching fire at night, and then shows that the catalyst (i think) is aggressive enough in its oxidation of organic material, that it can make a leather work glove spontaneously combust.

[@stapuft]

@@EliasExperiments i mean...i KNOW that h202 reacting is an exothermic reaction....but does it have enough energy/allow enough heat to build that it alone can spontaneously catch organic matter on fire? surely not at 50% anyway.....right? so i must be something else....right? well at least not as quickly as he showed it happening.....right?

[@EliasExperiments]

I mean 50 % hydrogen peroxide creates very pure oxygen, and soap is made up of a lot of organic matter. So it might indeed be possible to self ignite. I never tried to set it in fire so that might be an interesting experiment. It might have been a higher concentration or a lot more and differnt soap. The glove looks like a total fake to me. That would be more like 70 % + H2O2 or something completly unrelated. Cause I can't imagine that you can have a mixture with something that reactive containing organic soap and food coloring. I might be the starting material they used which they diluted down.

[@stapuft]

@@EliasExperiments that's exactly what i was thinking, like if the footage was real speed, and it wasn't faked, for the reaction to happen that fast, and violently, if it was h2o2.......would likely take what 75-80%?, and if so, i would wholeheartedly agree with his comments about it being "very dangerous" to attempt at home, without safety equipment. at that point, its no longer "basically rocket fuel" and just IS rocket fuel.

[@TheFlyingDutchmanInIracing]

and 1 more question. how did u make the 50% Hydrogen Peroxide. and how do u prevent it from going to be gas

[@EliasExperiments]

I just let the water evaporate from a lower concentration. I don't have to do anything to prevent it from being a gas. It likes to be a liquid at room temperature and pressure.

[@lanta-darren]

Its expensive to get potassium iodide were I live, but I can get potassium permanganate cheaply and easily - would that work as a catalyst?

[@EliasExperiments]

It certainly can work, but I haven't tested it. So it is definetly worth a try, but I can't guarentee a sucess.

[@Reyansh-lc8ez]

very good

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks

[@johnv9818]

Thanks for sharing....👍👍👍👍👍

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you for watching! :-)

[@Nate-hq8no]

Love the video, just to be clear, when you say 600gram 50% KI you mean 600grams of KI mixed in a solution of 50% water and 50% KI?

[@EliasExperiments]

600 g 50 % KI means 300 g of KI mixed with 300 g of water.

[@Nate-hq8no]

@@EliasExperiments awesome thank you! I was able to find 35% at my local agricultural supply store and KI online. Any recommendations for getting it to 40-50% concentration? I’m doing a gender reveal for my wife and I. I’m sure 35% would do the job. But 50% will leave a memory!

[@EliasExperiments]

@@Nate-hq8no You can pour it in a very clean flat dish and let the water evaporate. Good luck!

[@lizanneroets7892]

​@@Nate-hq8nohow did the gender reveal go? I want to do the same for my brother

[@Nate-hq8no]

@@lizanneroets7892 it went well, we ended up going with 30% because I didn’t want to invest in the equipment to make 50 But it was still a good reveal. The key to finding reasonably priced hydrogen peroxide for me was going to Ag/farm supply stores because they use it for animals. I only paid 15$ per gallon. Online I saw it was upwards of 50$ per gallon

[@gunnerstanwick6663]

Mark is such a cool guy. I would say he probably bleeped out the recipe so kids didn’t try to do it cause that could go horribly wrong

[@EliasExperiments]

Well the thing is kids won't be able to get the materials anway. This video also doesn't tell you how to get the materials.

[@ianmaslen1920]

Thanks for the recipe. A 50% solution isn't that hard to cook up from my stock solution.

[@EliasExperiments]

Wait you cook H2O2? :D

[@tffffgvb]

how do you do it

[@fabianlieret2077]

I like it. Cool gemacht.

[@EliasExperiments]

Danke Dir!

[@sirlysquirrely7111]

Bravo

[@chillrides417]

haha senior pranks will get alittle more interesting this year

[@EliasExperiments]

Oh that sounds like a dangerous idea :D

[@Fernanda-od6mk]

Congratulations and well done. From brazil here. The oxygenwayher it's a 200 percent?

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you, but I have no idea what you mean with the oxygenwayher.

[@mrboost6522]

What did you use for the other half of the patassuim iodide

[@EliasExperiments]

Water

[@mrboost6522]

@@EliasExperiments thank you my birthday is coming up and I wanted to do the one you did that was the same as mark rober and I hope everyone will like it. I’m only eleven so I’ve been trying to learn chemistry but I just started. Thanks 😊 Edit: sorry for commenting on a very old video I just thought that it was the same topic

[@among-us-99999]

do chromate or permanganate catalysts work better?

[@EliasExperiments]

I don't know, I would have to try that, but chromate is a bad idea, because it is toxic for you and the environment.

[@aleksanderagiurre29]

Lol i was theorizing what the recipie was then I searched it, I love the internet.

[@EliasExperiments]

Haha always do your reasearch first I guess :D

[@amichayr3418]

What a madlad

[@EliasExperiments]

That's just what I am. :D

[@theskii]

This man is a madlad

[@EliasExperiments]

Lol okay

[@tiberiusarrrgh2911]

Congratulations!!!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thank you!!

[@jacobrlz4028]

Wow very underrated

[@EliasExperiments]

Glad you think so!

[@jacobrlz4028]

Np!

[@Spyix348]

Good job

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks

[@chanelclark2541]

What does it smell like??? Man this looks so fun

[@EliasExperiments]

It only has a very weak smell mainly from the dish-soap used. Other then that you can smell a little bit of iodine, which is a very weak version of chlorine.

[@sergiocosta6104]

Hi. As I understood, you said 600 grams of KI? Is that correct? It sounds too much.

[@EliasExperiments]

600 g of a 50 % solution of KI. So 300 g KI and 300 g water for 5 L of 50 % H2O2.

[@sumnerseanwalters3238]

Nice!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks!

[@fulins456]

Where did you buy the 50% potassium iodide?

[@EliasExperiments]

I bought solid 100 % potassium iodide powder and just added 50 % (the same weight) water.

[@georgeb.mcclellan9752]

Could a stronger catalyst be cesium iodide ?

[@EliasExperiments]

Well maybe, but cesium iodide is really expensive and if you need a faster reaction I would just recommend using more concentrated hydrogen peroxide.

[@jennifermillican4802]

Pleaaaassse don't fly away Pleeeaaaasse come back!

[@EliasExperiments]

At least it listened. XD

[@bilixyz]

good job!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks!

[@emoneydev8684]

thanks for the tutorial >:)

[@EliasExperiments]

I wouldn't call it a tutorial, otherwise youtube will probably axe me down. XD

[@djnemesisuk]

Never heard of Mark Rober, so i seen yours 1st haha

[@EliasExperiments]

Lol I guess that is really unusual, but with thousand of people watching stuff like that happens. XD

[@DerekMcCrone]

Awesome work!

[@EliasExperiments]

Thanks a lot!

[@Jewish.Trickery]

In his video it’s almost acidic, the catalyst. Even showing that the reaction sometimes catches fire. Would that happen with these ingredients?

[@EliasExperiments]

What do you mean almost acidic? And how exactly does it catch fire? I haven't watched his new video yet, so I would need a better explanation from you in order to help you.

[@Jewish.Trickery]

@@EliasExperiments in the newest video he shows how dangerous it is, he shows how somehow the reaction spontaneously combusted after it had already somewhat happened. And he shows whay it looked like to spill (I believe.) just the catalyst onto a pair of heavy duty gloves. In doing such, it catches fire and I believe it even melts it some as soon as it makes contact. Thanks for the reply!

[@EliasExperiments]

I hardly believe that the catalyst can set a glove on fire. There are only a few liquids (That I can think of at least) that could do such things. And I am not sure if these liquids are any good in catalysing the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide fast enough. I might make another video about it at the end of this year or the beginning of next year, if no one else explained it well until that point. But I would also have to do quite a few experiments and a lot of research first to tell for sure. That is the best I can do for now.

[@Jewish.Trickery]

@@EliasExperiments understand. Thank you

[@lanceanthony198]

@@EliasExperiments Why would you have to wait until next year to make a video?