Negative X-Don't Add Water!

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[@pfcparis]

Instant fire. Just add water.

[@thevikingwarrior]

Miracle burn

[@workdevice7808]

Just like an Electric Vehicle.

[@whoson7675]

Genius.

[@nasifabdullah362]

and inhale the zinc vapours ❤️🥰

[@Gamesmarts194]

Wait a second-

[@plasma9675]

"So how did fire even start in the first place? " "I accidentally dropped water onto gray stuff"

[@bingbong9104]

I shouldn’t have kept it in my bathroom.

[@sherrigood5412]

I shouldn't have kept it in my water bottle.

[@gustavgnoettgen]

Time traveling fire extinguishing

[@empath1969]

"Thus the powerpuff girls were born!!"

[@Richard-jt6nt]

I was thinking the same thing!!!😂😂

[@miss-astronomikal-mcmxcvii]

@@Richard-jt6nt ME TOO

[@rainy4902]

“Negative X” sounds like some sort of resident evil virus

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

"Now that I've added the catalyst, it's extremely unstable" **proceeds to shake it**

[@FieryKitsune1]

I did not have to scroll down this far to see this

[@davidlloyd3116]

Silver nitrate and aluminium powder also does the same….my chemistry teacher set a short quiz and the winner got to shoot at a pile of it with a water pistol! Went on to study chemistry at university too!

[@schneemann-fy6gi]

That makes me sad because my high school chemistry teacher was horrible, boring, and never did anything except book work. I ended up doing liberal arts in college, never finished, and now work in the service industry 😭

[@stephan5279]

One of my favourite experiments in the lecture...

[@alphagt62]

“And just like that, the Power Puff girls were born!”, Negative X!!!

[@CoolockIRA]

Got flashbacks when he started crushing white rocks into powder😂

[@CatsBtrippin]

What do you mean¿ 😉

[@Aidenzsnow]

“One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of potassium chloride, one errant twitch! AND KABLOOIE!”

[@lunarfalacy2662]

chlorate not chloride

[@user-pr6ed3ri2k]

basically how this works: Zn + NH₄NO₃ Zn could theoretically easily kick and replace NH₄ out of its partnership with NO₃, but unfortunately for it there isn't enough movement for Zn to have a chance of replacing NH₄ Adding H₂O, a pretty good solvent, makes NH₄NO₃ separate into its components, NH₄⁺ and NO₃⁻, which then start floating around in the H₂O, with the dissolution of NH₄⁺ being more relevant to Zn. Zn itself doesn't become an ion just because of H₂O, but it can forcibly give NH₄⁺ an electron due to Zn's ability to make more stable ions than the neutral NH₄•. The equation for this is Zn + 2(NH₄⁺) → Zn²⁺ + 2(NH₄•) NH₄• isn't stable in this neutral form, which causes it to decay with the following equation: 2(NH₄•) → 2(NH₃) + H₂ The total formula, including the NO₃, is Zn + 2(NH₄NO₃) → Zn(NO₃)₂ + 2(NH₃) + H₂ All this exchange produces a lot of heat, which can melt the Zn (420°C) and NH₄NO₃ (170°C). This allows for combustion of the released H₂ [2(H₂) + O₂ → 2(H₂O)] and combustion of the Zn without NH₄NO₃ [2(Zn) + O₂ → 2(ZnO)]. The molten state of the Zn and NH₄NO₃ allow for further reaction, even though the original H₂O should've long since evaporated. tl;dr the video edit: realized I accidentally wrote down the formulas for zinc(I) nitrate instead of zinc(II) (real) nitrate. This didn't change any of the explanations though, and only changed numbers by factors of 2.

[@smgdfcmfah]

Nice explanation. So what happens if you throw this into a body of water?

[@user-pr6ed3ri2k]

@@smgdfcmfah The extreme volume of bodies of water will probably both quench the Zn and dilute the NH₄NO₃ to the point where the reaction cannot happen. However, for the first few seconds, the reaction should still occur, producing the ZnNO₃, NH- Hang on, just realized that there is no compound called ZnNO₃, and zinc nitrate is in fact Zn(NO₃)₂. Will correct for a bit.

[@user-pr6ed3ri2k]

@@smgdfcmfah @smgdfcmfah @smgdfcmfah The extreme volume of bodies of water (H₂O) will probably both quench the Zn and dilute the NH₄NO₃ to the point where the reaction cannot happen. However, for the first few seconds, the reaction should still occur, producing the Zn(NO₃)₂, NH₃, and H₂. Considering that the simple addition of sodium (Na) to H₂O can still ignite hydrogen despite the quenching properties of H₂O, I presume that the result will be everything igniting, except for 2(Zn) + O₂ → 2(ZnO), because H₂O will probably remove all the O₂ by quenching. EXTRA (Probably won't happen in bodies of H₂O): Forgot to mention this in the original message, NH₃ can burn as well, using the following process: 4(NH₃) + 5(O₂) → 4(NO) + 6(H₂O) Zn(NO₃)₂ can also decompose at the melting point of Zn: Zn(NO₃)₂ → Zn + 2(NO₂) + O₂ Same with NH₄NO₃, at lower temperatures: NH₄NO₃ → N₂O + 2(H₂O) This effectively results in the ending compound being a bunch of zinc oxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, and water.

[@JSK-projects]

​@@user-pr6ed3ri2k Thank you for the explanations. I was thinking, would the reaction with zinc also work with other nitrates, as an example sodium nitrate, maybe like this?: 2(NaNO3)+Zn=Zn(NO3)2+ 2(Na)

[@user-pr6ed3ri2k]

@@JSK-projects While the reaction does work with certain other nitrates (ex: silver, copper, other unreactive metals), it does not work with your specific example. This is because sodium is much, much better at forming stable ions than basically anything else on the table, and would not allow zinc to replace it in compounds.

[@maukun3406]

Police: "so what happened ma'am?" "I was just crying then my house starts buring"

[@alvaroamarodeazevedo7448]

Maybe this is the secret of the ancient "greek fire" used in naval batles in antiquity. It was a mixture of unkown composition which set fire in contact with water.

[@cheriesmith9263]

Early 4th of July fireworks. 😂

[@HeisenbergFam]

Instructions unclear, I caused a fire to the entire county and now im in jail, cheers

[@GhostieToasterStrudel]

You’re a phony! The real Heisenberg would of already knew what to do. 😡

[@XxRaceRCxX]

Thermite

[@ragmanv420]

heisenberg how’d you mess this up dawg 🤯

[@sunwukong1054]

Australian?

[@VKSgtSLaughter]

O' Canada 😉

[@user-no4fq3dt7d]

This is also the reaction, that happens with discord moderator's skin when he trying to shower

[@saltycracker3649]

Hey man, I really dig your videos, and this automatically makes me think of an old story about a Greek warfare substance that I believe was referred to as "Greek Fire", which was(from what I can ascertain) a napalm-like goo that would further ignite when water was applied to it.. I would LOVE to see you do a video on this also; I dig your thorough yet summated style of presentation.

[@lotion5238]

Greek fire was actually used by the Romans

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

​​@@lotion5238let me guess, it was called Greek Fire because it was used to burn the Greeks.

[@erdngtn9942]

Interesting. One step away from making an advanced IED

[@N0tAFed]

Forbidden pop rocks

[@thebluefriend]

I could hear the disappointment in his voice when the first fire didn't break out that great.

[@hangry3102]

I like how he insinuates at the end that in a certain scenario we'd be leaning over the pile of chemicals and we would accidentally drool on it

[@notplair]

Thx for giving more knowledge about the world ,some knowledge I should not be possessing

[@pradhanh1641]

I was waiting for you to say: I can't stop it

[@nintendokirby64]

Instruction unclear, made three powerful girls

[@thenamestails7152]

TheNamesTails discovered Weakness to Fire from Frost Salts

[@cursedlegoman5893]

I love these videos

[@Can_of_arrows_sugars]

Yes

[@westonding8953]

Dangerous stuff!

[@rueme4228]

Bro’s trying to make the Dark Powerpuff Girls with that Negative X

[@SwapPartLLC]

Someone needs to bring this with them for a fire starter on Naked and Afraid.

[@DoctorNemmo]

For a brief second, it shone brighter than the sun.

[@EdKolis]

This is now my headcanon for how fire spells work in fantasy.

[@RedPlayer_1]

"It starts 'em on fire"

[@BirdOfHermes8381]

Atoms and molecules " oh excuse me. Excuse me, Excuuuuuuse meee! "

[@TheTyisawesome]

That piece of sheet metal has been through the ringer lol

[@Joeyw-2203]

You should recreate the Beruit harbor disaster. That was some combination of ammonia chemicals and heat as well, right?

[@DeadBryan]

Amazing light yellow fire 🔥

[@lMedicineMan]

So basically Driver: San Francisco. In this game main villain stole tankers full of ammonia and later some platinum to make hydrogen cyanide and use it as a chemical weapon. I wonder how similar this reaction is to what you showed just there, as I'm no industrial chemist.

[@theflamingcookie6480]

holy shit i remember playing that game, so much fun

[@normaltaro]

good game

[@duncanburnside3572]

(Sturying for a biochem degree) i do not believe it is possible irl. Hydrogen cyanide requires a carbon atom, and there is no carbon present in ammonium nitrate (nh4no3) or platinum. Now if you had methane or another good carbon source, it might be possible, but under the conditions you describe, it is not Edit not to mention i believe it would be in bad taste to accurately describe exactly how to carry out a massively lethal terrorist attack in a videogame

[@lMedicineMan]

Yeah, not very surprised here that it's like House being a 100% medically accurate TV series

[@superslimanoniem4712]

​@@duncanburnside3572maybe he could get the methane from a gas line in his home?

[@KratosAurionPlays]

That stuff seems crazy.

[@froxdoggaming3385]

We in the gamedev business know negative X as "left"

[@lordzllorlordzllor3079]

Would it be possible to store this in small packets to put in a survival pack to start fires or would it be unsafe?

[@davidlloyd3116]

Potassium permanganate and glycerol spontaneously catch fire when in contact with each other.

[@faycomfaysal]

that's was done magicians before people thought magically magnificent

[@glassmw9823]

That would make some spicy rock candy…

[@Richard-jt6nt]

You let Mojo Jojo into the lab and he split some negative x and the power puff girls were born

[@geraldgrieve4106]

Try silver nitrate and magnesium powder and add water.

[@KarunaLOL]

You are a TRUE Legend if you understood atleast one thing Nile said. 😂 😂 😂

[@dashadowgirl]

“k thats awesome”

[@dustinholland6700]

I mean, it was explained in a pretty concise and comprehensive way, like most of his shorts.

[@eavyeavy2864]

Npc

[@phillpauley6672]

Scrape dust off zinc coated bolt. Add ammonium nitrate. Mix well. Add water. How hard is that to understand?

[@version365]

This ain't Nile 😂

[@SkylabBeats]

Natural pop rocks 😋

[@barnazadori9227]

What if I make snowball sized balls out of this and start throwing it at people in swimming pools?

[@_Sree_]

😂😂

[@kolelokaram8541]

You would develop the sudden need for a lawyer.

[@O111e]

I've seen that this stuff can sometimes be set off just by the humidity in the air.

[@NeverEndingFire13]

I love how is Green

[@ParisFletcher]

The irony of trying to stop a fire with water.

[@oa5828]

Potassium Permanganate is somewhat similar

[@goldwolfgaming7821]

Then in iowa we all travel 1-3 hours to meet with family, :)

[@8OneteAm]

I think this is what makes fireworks

[@phillpauley6672]

Does this also work with potassium nitrate? Will this or my mix ignite magnesium powder? That'd be a great survival fire starter in wet conditions... Unless you get it wet... Keep the components separate! 😂

[@MUTHU_KRISHNAN_K]

I am dying to taste it ,atleast once in my life 😑 It's very strange to see a fire 🔥 (no explosion) caused without any ignition spark

[@EmpressOfExile206]

You just gave me a brilliant idea 💡 I think there's a "no-bake _negative X_ cake" with my ex's (pun intended) name on it, just *_dying_* to be made‼️ 😈💯

[@CrookedGravityAnimations]

And finally, add water to make your fire

[@MochiFeelings]

And what become of the mixture after combustion? Does it have any other uses afterwards? Genuine question here

[@N0P3Sugar]

Perfect for creating more fire while they're putting put fire 😂😂

[@davidgriego549]

It would make a pretty good fire starter in emergency situations long as you don't do something stupid with this stuff

[@ismayonnaiseaninstrument8700]

So THAT’S what they meant by ‘spittin’ fire’!

[@redgravegaming9519]

Now do another experiment where you chug it down like a Friday night beer pong.

[@yaslerfuj]

He needs to put something like this in a small fire and try to put it out with water and see what happens.

[@sachinb8469]

Now I know how batman can create those gadgets

[@kabir.]

Dr Stone in real-life ❤

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

You’re entering NileRed’s territory.

[@Shadowpixy]

Wouldn’t mixing the chemicals in an aluminum container add aluminum to the catalyst? Isn’t that why you’re supposed to mix chemicals in glass so that they don’t come in contact with other contaminants, metals, etc.? Forgive my ignorance, I don’t need everybody to jump on me I’m just asking a question.

[@bkm83442]

Dehydrated fire -- just add water.

[@joshuakarr-BibleMan]

What about dry, like epsom salt?

[@mechatech9897]

Wait! Is this how fireworks, no, WATERWORKS are made?

[@aroundandround]

So the first time you added water, nothing happened, but the second time, it started a fire?

[@gankie1956]

Ammonium Nitrate + stuff = boom

[@tntomega]

What is the catalist i can understand you mix ammonium nitrate with zink an add water and mix after you put catalist that you not sayed what is it I know you need ammonum chloride too

[@agentraum6993]

So thats one ingredient to a la boomba.

[@jeramieshebester3408]

Whe you take 1 bite of a taco be- nevermind

[@systemiens]

Can you imagine the matches to start those ? 🤔

[@papyrussemi2848]

dehydrated fire

[@tonyjd40]

What was the catalyst he added?

[@namecomingsoon9517]

Instructions unclear. I made the perfect little girls

[@darrellcook8253]

Pink blue and green? Way to go professor!

[@awoman3]

FBI

[@aswinkc]

If we use Aluminum powder instead of Zinc powder will it work ?

[@willythemailboy2]

Probably not, as aluminum is actually too reactive. The oxide coating forms effectively instantly and thus the ammonium nitrate solution wouldn't be able to come in contact with aluminum metal. That's why lighting thermite is so difficult: you have to heat the aluminum powder high enough to melt it out of its oxide coating.

[@aswinkc]

@@willythemailboy2 Thank you

[@darrellcook8253]

Isn't zinc and sulphur reactive? Zinc powder, burning sulphur, ammonium nitrate and dry chlorine makes a great way to die suddenly. I've mixed up my own concoctions when I was a kid. Mixed in glass with a glass stir stick remotely by a kitchenaid mixer and it went off by itself depending on its mood. The mixtures are critical. Some go boom while mixing some go boom hours after mixing for no apparent reason, some go boom handling it or at the slightest tap and others wouldn't do diddly. One fizzed one rearranged the whole garage. Kids don't try this at home.

[@anshvanshtyagi5555]

This video wanted to be short but due to +1 more second it became a video😅😂

[@kangarookangaroo702]

Imagine if we had deserts made of this stuff

[@neilredelinghuys3263]

will that ignite thermite?😊

[@Ayushkumarburnwal]

Is this reaction takes place in household batteries ?

[@abhinavdixit1236]

Now make chemical X and then power puff girls

[@exoticmatter9546]

My Brain: Eat it!

[@Mikeymouse1]

When one little drop comes out of your mouth 👁👄👁💀

[@michaelfouse6317]

The Negative X mixture and water get along about as well as my ex wife and I

[@westonding8953]

Sounds like a math class thing. I should turn this into a math joke!

[@zaglezigawa8415]

Now... Where's chemical X? I want my Powerpuff girls!

[@thevikingwarrior]

What ever you do, don't put that powder into your mouth! You saliva will give a new kind of headache worse than anything kind of headache.🔥🔥🔥

[@daft_icup]

aint that the chemical that made the power puff girls

[@ebmario874]

Title: dont add water!! Thumbnail: *adds water*

[@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat]

So storage them separately before using

[@Metal_Master_YT]

(For future reference everyone, make sure to do whatever he tells you not to in the title or the experiment wont work)

[@seb_0711]

What happens if you put a ton of it into a swimming pool?

[@John-ir4id]

Then all the children at your daughter's pool party will die.

[@darrellcook8253]

The end.

[@bigbrisk8423]

So this in a breakable container with a water container thats also breakable combined😂😂

[@ThatNoobKing]

So this made the Powerpuff Girls

[@btbb3726]

This an Greg Ovens Rocky Mountain Bushcraft are the only two channels where I’ve seen someone start a fire with water.

[@MarkoMikulicic]

oh gloves? James has gloves !? that stuff must be super dangerous!