Making aerogel

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It has taken many months, but I was finally able to make a decent aerogel!
Procedure resources: www.aerogel.org and bit.ly/g4gsf2s
Video References:
• Veritasium video: • World's Lightest Solid!
• Applied Science video: • Making silica aerogel ...
NileBlue pressure chamber video: • Going supercritical.
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[@tomc.5704]

"My favorite thing about it is that it reacts with water and turns back into silica, and it can do this in both your lungs and your eyes. The best part too, is that the particles form in the eyes under the surface, and they're way too small to remove so it can lead to permanent blindness." Oh yeah, that's what I love about it too

[@andrelin4345]

Tom C. It’s like smashing a shot glass into someone’s face except at a microscopic level

[@cherry27]

I have never heard anything more horrifying! I actually shuddered!

[@mikhailmikhailov8781]

Chemists

[@Kay_Sea251]

My favorite things and your favorite things don't really overlap...

[@WolfLykaios]

*This guy is a mad scientist for sure...* Love it though.

[@micheek9708]

i love how he casually just said that the best part is how it gets trapped in your eyelids and causes permanent blindness

[@uncannyvalley2350]

I tried it and died

[@Shep01]

Fear can keep you focused and safe.

[@spaghettiopizza8686]

@@uncannyvalley2350 ah, how was it?

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Twas not the bestest thing ever

[@wynndye]

@@uncannyvalley2350 damn, rip. mustve hurt.

[@RICX_OFFICIXL_Channel]

NileRed: TMOS Subtitles: tea moss NileRed: **Shredding The Wax** Subtitles: [Music]

[@Corner_twisted]

Don't know what's wrong with your subtitles, mine said tree frogs perfectly fine

[@MissMyah37]

Lol

[@K3GNX58]

If you're wondering about the second one, it's probably because youtube listened to Clutterfunk

[@Thesnakerox]

Shredding...in more ways than one.

[@kgratia4748]

@@K3GNX58 clutterfunk

[@eduardoalvara2]

I felt the joy with you when at the end the aerogel finally had no cracks! I watched the whole 40m and feel fresh after it, learned a lot and it was super entertaining! Thank you!

[@RealDiamondMC]

How much is that into usd? I’m upset you only got 10 likes.

[@Mrinaalhere]

It's Chilean peso,it's approximately 3 dollars

[@RealDiamondMC]

@@Mrinaalhere ohh ok thank your 🙏

[@nuages8915]

​@DiamondPeepOfficial why would you be upset over it not getting likes ??

[@RealDiamondMC]

@@nuages8915 more than upset is that when someone donates, the KZbinr should give more recognition. I'm more upset for the donator.

[@prismabsurd]

"I had never done anything like this before, but I had faith that I could do it." What a life motto.

[@manan-543]

That's him before pretty must every project. And at the end, the result is great. So just shows he has got a lot of experience and the power of the motto

[@crayonberry2123]

Me when I see something without a pattern

[@crayonberry2123]

Yeah I meant sew, but it put see

[@spartan108]

Not original but ok

[@vincentwidjaja688]

Make it a shirt

[@Ender-jl8dd]

Aerogel: the most confusing substance: Sounds like a brick Breaks like ceramic Looks like jello Weighs like a paper clip And takes heat like a boss

[@moonagaming6068]

exactly can't believe just made an chain

[@Wgrid93]

@@moonagaming6068 Exactly Edit: his name was something on ''E''

[@theguywhoasked8163]

@@Wgrid93 exactly

[@Wgrid93]

@@theguywhoasked8163 Exactly

[@SoapOfTheMactavish]

Hotels like a Trivago

[@nicholasspring]

that frustrated "MMM" at 12:03 was priceless

[@hagenstormann2022]

Nah he just busted a nut 😂

[@HedgehogVR]

MMM

[@Stuntman707]

Can we just appreciate how labour intensive this is to make and how Nile actually came up with some great solutions even improving on the instructions he was following. Aerogel is like unobtainium, almost impossible to make. It's a material that literally can not exist without supercritial drying, yet here's a full video on KZbin showing exactly how it can be made. Amazing.

[@eskimoof4804]

Aerogel: I’m 99% air Chip bags: *pathetic*

[@adrey2134]

Lol this comment was underrated tho

[@BuddhaOfDarkness]

Hahaha

[@user-vc6gg1sr3t]

school doritos

[@darkmoonthedirewolf9231]

This much is true

[@Wolfickle]

I choked on my own saliva due to laughing cuz of this comment. Caught me off guard.

[@manitoba-op4jx]

"i used a dollar store cheese grater to shred one whole dollar store candle." ah, yes. chemistry

[@noahcarlton4625]

An the macro scale

[@tomkandy]

Was all he could afford after dropping a few grand at McMaster-Carr

[@manan-543]

@@tomkandy gotta save money somewhere

[@ohg4338]

he is kemissed

[@aboveezsalt6671]

Comestry

[@samuraijackson241]

Can we all appreciate how much he spent and how much effort he put in for just one video, showing something that we might never try?

[@googiegress7459]

"might" lol

[@speenta4879]

@@googiegress7459with the amount of people who watch these vids there’s a good chance someone will

[@dammitdad]

It is best that we don't make it.

[@tomdaboss2885]

“My favorite part about this chemical is that the fumes turn your eyes and lungs into literal quartz and cause permanent blindness” Thank you NileRed, very cool.

[@captainp.2721]

Good parrot. You repeated what he said.

[@tomdaboss2885]

@@captainp.2721 great observation

[@I-Am-Creative-Coops]

People who like science can often be secretly very violent people.

[@heshewumbo]

@@captainp.2721you really enjoy being a judgemental loser dont you

[@gneu1527]

​@@I-Am-Creative-CoopsSame I never show it but sometimes I say something like that with a neutral face

[@Bilagtas]

What I want to learn: How to make aerogel What I learned: A very scientific way to determine when the aerogel is ready is to punch the table

[@gboi3500]

LOOOL same tho

[@angryginger791]

LOL! Sometimes low tech is best tech.

[@gamingtour4085]

I make your 1k from 999

[@commentaryclone7889]

The noise he made when he dropped the gel, “U N H H H”

[@jakeob5884]

Commentary Clone probably my favorite part of the video

[@anonymous-fm2bg]

When scientists drop things: it eez what it eez When this dude drops things: *orgasm* it isn't HARD enough

[@1david1r47]

I could feel the angry energy from my screen.

[@brain5853]

Oof

[@CowyC]

Here guys 12:01

[@SnickerSkye]

>Me reminiscing over his old video budgets after he just spent over $8,000 (mostly on pure gold) in his latest video (late December, 2023) about making purple gold. Our Red-Boi's come a long way over the years! Here's to more success and growth in 2024!

[@mattrobinson5099]

Watching the liquid reach supercritical was super cool. The way the reflection from the bottom of the surface transitioned to refraction and then to transparent was awesome and ithe border between the two phases disappeared was awesome.

[@hahanamegobrrr6667]

you know you've have reached peak chemistry when you grate some candle as a mold base to make aerogel

[@purplebrick7263]

Wow first comment after a month Ü I feel special

[@Darth_Maroon]

Lol

[@DeepBlacknessRoblox]

Astigmatisme IM THE 1,000TH LIKER! And lol

[@Wakingdead14]

@@DeepBlacknessRoblox mmmmm pop rocks

[@GMOlester]

Imagine using ur grandmas old smoking voice just to tell her to say this in the voice to text because u can’t say it.

[@kadancook2105]

The entire video "the instructions said to do this but instead, I did that"

[@rizcore]

He "winging it" ;p (taken from mulan two)

[@shyeskyeskyeksye]

"And it ended up working."

[@darkmaitri]

Tsk!! It's because my nephew a genius! You no laugh at him!

[@sceplecture2382]

the instructions said to do that but instead, I did this

[@CowboyBeansss]

@@darkmaitri huh

[@iankelly6931]

Just watched the Veritasium video on aerogel. He went to the Aerogel Technologies in Boston and when they showed the super critical drying process I noticed something that would have made your process much smoother. It appears they poured the gel into small molds and did not remove the gel from the mold until AFTER the super critical drying process was complete, doing so gave the smooth perfect appearance you were looking for.

[@DepthGaming-yg3vq]

i watched this at night for 43 mins (including sponsor and outro) i made my own now i gave it to my brother, he loved it. without you i couldnt have been happier, Nile! and also now my brother and oldersister watch you for science, hope you live as a legend!

[@thagumber]

Aerogel: is 99% air Lays: Look at what they need to mimic a fraction of our power.

[@arkhangelskmapping1497]

69 likes Nice

[@3dragonprints458]

Lmao I’m eating lays now

[@highdefinition450]

Great meme

[@kaeifahmedehasan2795]

Underrated

[@xiiipara]

i mean...true

[@isaiahwray4328]

It amazes me that I can watch a full 43 minute video about aerogel but yet cannot watch my videos for school

[@andreafalealili5345]

THIS RIGHT HERE

[@amrali1380]

@@andreafalealili5345 SHUT UP STOP YELLING OMG

[@gallium-gonzollium]

@@amrali1380 Erm... you cant talk since youre yelling as well

[@mangomations]

Damn true

[@confs4loona696]

literally watching nine of these while procrastinating watching a nine hour long video

[@BinglesP]

Even if you can't see the aerogel at 23:34's shooting, like Nile wanted, the scene still looks really pretty to me in an abstract way. Something about the lighting around the chamber walls and the liquid CO₂, and the straight-on perspective, is such a visually-appealing shot to me. I don't know.

[@isekaibarnskye2125]

Wait, slight blue haze? Cracking? Feels like glass? Looks like glass? Our boy is Heisenberg

[@nihilvt]

FBI: He HAS to be making Meth this time. NileRed: *making bone-in air*

[@SoggyWaffles1984]

This time? There has been more?

[@JasonBlack66]

i make a bone in the air almost every day. whats new?

[@JasonBlack66]

U.S. Law = Kick his door in anyway just we can see what this fricker is doing

[@h20cozmic84]

nice

[@lewisho8114]

*meth* anol

[@isana_smh]

''I came up with a *very scientific method* to figure this out... where I would occasionally *just punch the table* and see how it shook.''

[@isabelfranqui3504]

That common sense.

[@haroldsaxon1075]

This is about as scientific as it gets. Form hypothesis, make observations, adjust hypothesis, more tests and repeat.

[@mikhaitzacuceritorul0074]

He lied about getting rid of bubbles it's just to release the stress

[@ilyamosin3090]

"Its good to punch the table in general" NileRed 2020

[@equaius893]

@@ilyamosin3090 scientific or not

[@dylanryan1762]

Watching this as a chemical engineering student genuinely about 500 million more times more interesting than the stuff we do in lectures and labs fair play

[@BoehserOnkel1989]

Addressing the orange light in the chamber: CO2 not only absorbs in the IR area of the EM-Spectrum but also in the VIS area at about 430 nm (blue to violet), resulting in the light passing it to be orange (complementary color).

[@tomotime9284]

"I found a very scientific way of seeing if theyre dry" *Proceeds to destroy his table*

[@wolfyaksoygalaxy1406]

Xd

[@thelocalmilkman1533]

You forgot an apostrophe

[@Alecu-kx6by]

Just punching a table wont destory it

[@tomotime9284]

@@Alecu-kx6by It depends on how much force you use

[@heathv8558]

Kenan D. A. Was about to comment the same thing.

[@justintr4888]

"I found that it was good to punch the table in general." - NileRed, anger management therapist

[@sanjanamacharla6945]

lmaoo

[@unbeatableox3846]

I laughed... LMAO,Lol

[@losilliyusvangonra5252]

I hate that I realate

[@thineevee7345]

Lol

[@heroinmom153]

"I found it was good to punch the drywall in general." -KyleRed

[@namanpaul2821]

Thanks for all your hard work.❤❤

[@jessebeegee]

the *click* as the labeled aerogel container closed shut was like the ark being stored away at the end of raiders… this was a fantastic video on such a difficult process, it was basically a movie

[@spicyumbrella6668]

“I came up with a very scientific solution” Proceeds to punch table

[@bskcj1149]

You don’t do that?

[@lordelliott42]

It's percussive maintenance.

[@jasonkeith2832]

Often some of the best results can come from technically simple means. One example is how one of the nationally approved methods of obtaining unit weights of fine aggregates (small rocks of fairly consistent size) and sands is by filling and slightly tipping a calibrated, flat based bowl and then letting it fall flat, repeated 50 times.

[@fishcultist9513]

yeah, that was the joke.

[@tdf_worldkey8568]

Lol

[@CuteSkyler]

"I used a dollar store grater" "I bought a 2000$ chamber"

[@butteredbuns3491]

gotta save money somewhere

[@peanutbutterclams7798]

@Pawel Puchalski lol

[@ian59]

That was $2K before the additional 2 $400 windows...

[@AndrewVII]

I agree, he should have bought a 2000$ grater. Very disappointed with this video because of this.

[@atkindabell]

The dollar or cent symbol is before the number

[@ethancarr4111]

I love how he takes his time and tries to make the best product he can. He doesn't half ass it and I love it.

[@simonmccaffrey6388]

You take practical approaches to making chemical products that bewilder the public. You’re a genius for blending your passions, content and eduction like this.

[@danielwgk]

"On a personal note, projects like these...kind of destroy my soul."

[@jackcallahan1848]

Danielwgk what, was your mom an airogel or something?

[@jackcallahan1848]

Oh wait that’s a quote. WHOOPSIE

[@o0ooo0]

Yea lmao

[@OhLookItsDavid]

Reminds me of grad school...

[@carlosrendo4970]

Months of work, some gratifying replies- but yes, that was doozy of a project was rewarding to us... thanks!

[@abrahampkenmore3848]

Me: “I’m not going to watch 45 minutes about aerogel” *45 minutes later* “well, that was fascinating”

[@djspeed5569]

Yo I had no idea that was 45 minutes. I just watched the whole thing and it felt like 15.

[@masacatior]

Same

[@JonnyGuns]

Read this comment and said, "Surely I won't as well...43 minutes later - I wonder what mass production of this stuff looks like.."

[@Pythonian7]

A video worth watching for sure

[@FieryCoal]

Holy shoot! I thought it was twenty, no wonder why it’s so dark outside

[@syamsulrahmadi2992]

The dedication just crazy. Good job Nile

[@jesse638]

Excellent description of your method, three years later and you're as thorough as you are now. Love your content dude

[@valic3634]

He’s definitely on like seven different fbi watch lists with how much pure chemicals he buys

[@rogue6827]

Yeah. He does buy some sketchy things

[@robertpoff8442]

Funniest part is that if he ever got raided every cop would see his lab and be certain he’s making drugs

[@flappyjay_gaming]

*Breaking Red*

[@juliaf_]

Nah he's Canadian. CSIS is probably watching though

[@JimmyHey]

@@flappyjay_gaming I love that comment, gave me a good chuckle :')

[@unprankable666]

Hexagon gel: breaks just slightly Nile: audible pain

[@anonymebande8561]

„hMmMhPf“

[@hotmessmb4683]

Ikr

[@nagmumulto9305]

that was kinda hot ngl

[@loaf3826]

@@nagmumulto9305 i-

[@michelleobamafootcream9292]

@@nagmumulto9305 ✝️

[@LtnFlashLifts]

Thanks for the rundown of a simple high pressure CO2 setup; we've made this setup in our lab for experiments (with modifications ofc)

[@nicg8878]

Thanks for going to this much effort, Nigel. Although quite soul destroying and tedious, you accomplished something truly amazing. If i ever find a spare month I too shall attempt this.

[@danemp4727]

792 dollars for some little windows, so the dude could get some "cool shots" for us. what a legend.

[@ThePickles69]

You’re broke

[@xenodefined]

@@ThePickles69 I doubt you're better

[@majikss]

@@ThePickles69 your last names Epstein lmao

[@Joe-gv4zn]

Kevin Epstein that’s coming out of the dudes own money if your gonna be a little bitch about it then just don’t say anything at all

[@tartaloof]

I am mad pufferfish @Kevin Epstein you are big mean you cheese it

[@zisaletter4602]

"- it can form in both your lungs and your eyes" oh

[@chelsecox8742]

I love how he labelled the facts of the danger as "interesting" and "cool" cause like...same

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*EWWWWW....*

[@sketcharmslong6289]

Hahaha yep

[@AegisHyperon]

it's how covid kills

[@maxz69]

@@AegisHyperon no

[@MeIsdum-le6sn]

How this guy is not dead amazes me

[@TheHappyhorus]

I’m just amazed at this guys work ethic and genius. Thanks for brightening the world dude.

[@jacksonharris460]

Aerogel: 99.98% air Everyone: wow that’s so cool Air: wtf, I’m 100% air

[@dorpg26]

Lays: *pathetic*

[@krishc.8980]

@@dorpg26 copied from the chip bag comment

[@JuanPablo-nb3om]

bro that was so funny I almost forgot to laugh O_O_O_O_O

[@luey0822]

LOL

[@kesaya3806]

SueDeNoob bro I didn’t ask O-o

[@madeleinefield8016]

Me: maybe I should make aerogel Nile: this will cause permanent blindness if it gets in your eyes Me: nvm

[@monroespoja3039]

why was this the exact same time when I said nah 😂

[@gorlakthegreat4885]

bruv u'v gotten 420 likes

[@hahanerd8153]

i should still make aerogel

[@bink5242]

madeleine field just don’t get it in your eyes

[@bink5242]

It isn’t the aerogel it’s the chemical

[@ELIMENT-]

It was way more difficult to make than I was thought....i appreciate the hardwork ❤

[@yuvanroopnarian8547]

wow this is very helpful I always wanted to know how to make aerogel and thank for all the effort and time it took for this i really appreciate it keep up the good work

[@bmitchem457]

I'm convinced that "A Local Hardware Store" is just the name of a chemical supply company in Canada

[@CraftQueenJr]

Eh. Everyhting he mentions getting there are pretty standard household chemicals you can find at the majority of hardware and quite a few grocery stores.

[@laughinggoat9343]

He’s probably a local customer

[@tobiaskrchnak1347]

@@CraftQueenJr You didn't get the joke?

[@xx_duck_xx9319]

na its just your normal canadian tire

[@kylerivera3470]

Nah, it's a local hardware store, but it's also the cover for the secret society of mad scientists that NileRed is a part of.

[@thesovietkevin7275]

2:08 "the best part..." *proceeds to talk about how silica can cause permanent blindness*

[@ThisIsTaco1]

As a chemist, the most fun part of any substance to work with is their hazards. Oh, it destroys my nervous system *AND* is pyrophoric? _n i c e_

[@smallsthetimelord4066]

I mean that's pretty dang cool though.

[@cooledicecubes2805]

Put it in a water balloon and throw it at your friend’s face

[@Kyle-gw6qp]

@@ThisIsTaco1 what does pyrophoric mean?

[@Tw3akst3r]

@@Kyle-gw6qp 1. Spontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state 2. Producing sparks, especially by friction 3. (fire investigation) Able to oxidize with exposure to atmospheric oxygen at normal temperatures.

[@jacobverner321]

Very cool, thank you for showing us incredible chemistry behind all this

[@JensM-jc5dt]

Honestly I would love to see you retruning to this. It's such a fascinating topic and it also feels easy enough to understand as a layman. The sous vide cooker was ingenious. would a taller basin help mitigate heat loss? Also would vibration during the curing help mitigate the bubbles?

[@joeass2399]

"The best part is that it can lead to permanent blindness" This guy is literally the definition of mad scientist

[@EthanMeatan]

Yes

[@yeezuschrist420]

Yes

[@Jayasree0627]

Yes

[@Mariammahmad1]

Yes

[@sarthaksingh6526]

yeah methanol can definitely do that

[@tetsuoumezawa5833]

If you are a person who has successfully created and shaped aerogel, does that make you an Aerosmith?

[@fakehesap1731]

Dude looks like a wizard

[@porkdumpring]

Vola vola?

[@flabbergabber]

@@porkdumpring volare via?? 🤔

[@swwetsour7697]

Is that a motherfucking JoJo's references???

[@brianfeddersen8124]

@@swwetsour7697 Welcome to youtube comments :P

[@suntzu8642]

I am literally speechless. You are amazing man kudos to you 🙌🏽

[@CyanZone69]

Spent way more money just to make the footage better for us.. *RESPECT*

[@ajmercer6691]

"Best part is the particles get stuck in your eyes and cause blindness", he says in the most cheery tone like a psychopath

[@reesespuffs335]

he's a total phyco- look how much effort he put into making aerogel man also probably knows how to make meth

[@evanbarnes2484]

@@reesespuffs335 Meth is easy, you don't need to go to university to learn how to make it. Also, most chemists (while taking safety extremely seriously) joke about the terrible things their chemicals can do.

[@zezus001]

@@reesespuffs335 People still don’t know how to spell psycho, huh?

[@reesespuffs335]

@@zezus001 no i think it's just the dyslexia

[@Hari-wm3yc]

@@reesespuffs335 I think here is a serious conversation

[@mika-tu6ld]

“and I ideally wanted mine to be crack-free” don’t we all nile... don’t we all

[@elbowsbuns1896]

*SNORTS* IM SORRY WHAT

[@GrandWiziy101]

"One of the biggest factors in making crack-free aerogel is using speed"

[@RVPNK161]

@@GrandWiziy101 you won the internet for tonight.

[@Uhette]

At the end looks like h wasn’t successful. Got that SPOON

[@Stonewulf]

@@RVPNK161 Nah, the guy that commented the same thing 30 minutes before him already did.

[@theGothicTopic]

Well done! Subscribed! Makes you wonder how they ever figured out how to make it to begin with without any instructions..crazy! Love this channel ..cheers

[@luizfilipesouza8073]

Congratulations on your persistence!!! The result was fantastic! Hugs from Brazil

[@angusmacdougall9732]

NileRed: The Aerogel is really fragile, so I'll need to make a tiny pizza spatula to carefully load it in to the container. Also Nile: *Shakes the container*

[@mackado]

NileRed: spends thousands on setup Also NileRed: can't get bucket for souvide to cover setup

[@helpicantchangemypfp9832]

Mr. Lucca lmao imagine having Murderous intent because you saw a comment

[@GordyBro]

@Mr. Lucca imagine being as cringy and as much of a try hard psycho as you are

[@pyrrehraus6571]

@Mr. Lucca Me: "I hate unoriginal formats" also me: *insert unoriginal dead humor format here*

[@jackiehopson8334]

His goals for aerogel are the same I have for my kids. Keeping it crack free.

[@pajis_xd]

*_hmmmm_*

[@st4s.and.fl0w3rs]

Hmmmmmnmmm lol

[@TuttaltroChe_quello]

This is actually the best comment here lol

[@EdgarQS]

𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺

[@thehiddenleafgamer5863]

Ok that is a good one

[@whocareseh1]

Excellent application. I really appreciate the effort and determination to resolve issues in a practical way, to get results!

[@SkyLordPanglot]

Amazing. I never did chemistry properly. All I ever learned was from boring books in school. Never did adequate tests or anything. This channel may be the first time I really get the feel of what chemistry is really. I would describe it as cooking but much more dangerous, precise, but much more rewarding.

[@CadenceCube]

the idea of “sand forming inside your eyes” is going to become my awful intrusive thought of the day. Great

[@misguidedsaint3693]

Yeah not very pleasant

[@M5ive87]

Lol on the money with the comments

[@Ur_fokin_nan]

I find it funny how he talks about it like a good thing

[@hippieduck]

@@Ur_fokin_nan right? 😅

[@isaacdufour]

@@misguidedsaint3693 tête et

[@stephenotondi4313]

"Here are all these chemicals that can solidify my lungs... anyway the first step is to-"

[@yesitsmojo24]

Oh no. Anyway...

[@jakecarson2653]

@@yesitsmojo24 every chemist who discovered something by tasting a potentially dangerous chemical

[@mecool6822]

Him g

[@amarnathvarma3852]

These kind of videos from you and dr stone are one of the main reasons why i took science majors

[@DanT10]

The minimum focus distance of a lens is a given spec. With that distance in mind you measure the distance from the plane of the sensor which is marked with a circle with a line through it on the camera body. That line is the sensor plane.

[@nataliacam3811]

Nile red: relatively easy Also Nile red: has an almost 44 minute long video Also Nile red 2x: 12:03

[@legionjames1822]

44 min video. 4 months of sporadic effort. 2 weeks constant.

[@8ce1]

That's fucking funny 😂😂😂

[@xander1052]

I didn't even notice it was 44 minutes long lol

[@dELTA13579111315]

@@xander1052 same lol

[@Jmjholden]

I scrolled down to see if this was a comment

[@Paulito-ym4qc]

ah yes the "i swear i'm no drug fabricant, just a chemist" channel is back on track.

[@Paulito-ym4qc]

this has similar energy to: "i swear im no serial killer, just a writer"

[@FORGETYOURMIND]

@@Paulito-ym4qc I'm not a mass killer I'm just a reject art student

[@briandoolittle3422]

This youtube channel is definitely just a screen for his methlab, so that when the Feds look at his purchase history, they just assume its for this channel. lol

[@FORGETYOURMIND]

@@briandoolittle3422 That's a fact not a theory

[@gamemeister27]

He got me into amateur chemistry. Doing that in rural Minnesota really does look an awful like you're running a meth lab

[@hassandilbar0075]

Your story telling ability is amazing i would rate it above your expertise in science. I started watching you i know i am not a scientist i would never try this at home but I love the way you explain it and it looks no less than billions of dollars budgeted tv Documentary NAT GEO etc I am in love with your show.

[@crazychicken2005]

This whole video was so entertaining that it felt like 10 minutes. Keep up the good work!

[@piratekit3941]

My favorite part was the most random, when using tongs to pull out the aerogel on the hex shape, you clicked the tongs a few time - just like a dad about to grill something. Proving it is impossible to use tongs at all, in any way, without clicking them.

[@oceanbreeze6455]

Yep, I'm starting chem in college and I checked out the lab last week, the teacher had us look in our individual drawers to make sure everything was there and I immediately saw beaker tongs, took them out and clicked them (We're supposed to take everything out of the drawers to make sure we have everything we need for the labs in the future)

[@gamingmoyai3950]

@@oceanbreeze6455 I was grilling chicken, i have to click them, it’s impossible not to, then I chase my dogs around the house with them.

[@coreygolphenee9633]

How else would I know if they are working

[@undeadluciel]

the crab instinct

[@boxyk9]

@@undeadluciel reject modernarity, return to crab

[@malvonos]

"that I took out of my IKEA display cabinet" ah yes, professionalism.

[@lx3ct-538]

@Jasmina Sygitowicz *what*

[@ade7746]

@Jasmina Sygitowicz yes, Jimin's

[@ade7746]

@Genocide is fun no, it's just that this specific member is known for having chubbier lips than the rest of the members. of course you don't know, but many fans in the bts fandom complain about his lips being covered by makeup artists. anyways, just wanted to let you know that. have a great day!

[@grassfield5177]

@Genocide is fun... it's easy to differentiate dude. You could do it to just about anyone. You can differentiate earlobes too. Everyone has different lips and earlobes. But i do think it's weird when people obsess over peoples faces.

[@ade7746]

@Genocide is fun that's okay :)!!

[@chandanmeher2897]

That patience and consistency man....

[@id104335409]

Thats true dedication and persistence!

[@strongserbian1413]

NileRed: "I wanted my aerogel recipe to be as easy as possible." So anyway, I started pouring L I Q U I D S A N D.

[@theshuman100]

Liquid sand. You mean molten glass

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@theshuman100 "Liquid sand. You mean molten glass" No, you'd think so but no (although molten glass in the eye would blind you too, but in a different way). It's like LPG, which is Liquified Petroleum Gas, but what's petrol? A liquid form of petroleum, which Americans call "gas", even though it isn't when it's being stored, both at petrol stations and in the petrol tank, and is only gas when it's literally going into the cylinder (just watch, someone will point out that that's not quite correct). So LPG and petrol should be the same, _but they're not!_ Science, eh?

[@shubhamsarkar3591]

@@pineapplepenumbra r/wooosh

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@shubhamsarkar3591 You might be right, I'm too tired to work out if you are or not, and too normal to care.

[@blanchbacker]

@@pineapplepenumbra Americans call it gas because it’s short for gasoline. Has nothing to do with being a gas. Are you trying to say LPG is the same as gasoline? If so, it’s not

[@travismurtland3257]

*Scientifically punches table* "Yeah I think the aerogel is done"

[@Concerned_Custodian]

I CAST F- Wait... Science isn't magic... Damn it.

[@philsharpe4315]

@@Concerned_Custodian if you understand magic, it's science. If you don't understand science, it's magic

[@Spikuru]

love the content, been a fan for a while, when assembling use Hercules 'Mega Tape' (the gray stuff with the knight holding a shield) and 'Leak Lock' blue joint sealing compound, put the tape on (at least 3 wraps, then paint the leak lock on the tape that's on the threads in an even layer (going with the tape/threads, not against it so you don't unravel your tape!), then crank it down. never back a fitting out to straighten it up, you'll get a leak, if you have to go backwards more than ~1/16th of a turn then your best bet is to take that fitting out, retape and dope it, then do it again. the worst thing you can do on pipe fittings is back them out for any reason once you've started tightening. -Friendly steam boiler tech :) -edit 'Leak Lock' is produced by highside chemicals. get the 4oz bottles as the larger ones the brush is unwieldy on stuff smaller than 2" pipe thread, and you won't use the larger bottles before they start hardening. if you have a smaller bottle that hardens, get some carburetor cleaner or brake cleaner from o'reilly's auto parts and give it a generous squirt, shake it/stir it and it should fix it right up.

[@tipntricksstuffnthings449]

I think it goes without saying you did a really good job putting this together guy! Really enjoyed watching the whole damn thing and I learnt so much! Much appreciated!

[@danielh.8765]

I wonder what living with him would be "Hey I just bought two little windows for 800 dollars"

[@giin97]

Yeah, I was thinking that too, lol

[@shimpscampy]

Yeah but u would also maybe get some of the aerogel... as a treat

[@outside8312]

For science...

[@shogun3866]

Bill Gates: "Interesting"

[@FayezButts]

@@shimpscampy lmao

[@aamr7434]

One of the reasons Nile is so relaxing to watch is because his voice sounds like how a lab report looks.

[@lexscarlet]

You must have read some pretty good lab reports

[@-danR]

His lab looks like a lab though I'd rather he replaced the ceiling lighting with low-intensity raking blue-white illumination. Because movie lab.

[@grishwhanted]

How is this so accurate

[@vbgvbg1133]

why does this just work

[@dalfifran7572]

Well. Originally he made the early video for a lab report stuff though. I guess it took it forms from there and grew on us ;)

[@paragonseeker2589]

I love all of your videos! I was curious when I distilled my ethanol and I found some interesting things about distillation. when under a vacuum, water seems to separate out better, the issue is that the alcohol is more dangerous as it's flash point is lowered under lower atmospheric pressures. Also I managed to figure out that Graphene can separate Water out of the ethanol.. I'm not sure if that would work for methanol but graphene should work for all alcohols, I know sieves work but the process takes a long time, The graphene settles overnight, if left for 48 hours in a deep freezer the ethanol can be run in a generator. I imagine different layered graphene has different storage amounts and properties regarding this theory.

[@spencerthomas2052]

Man this guy is too brilliant. Love it

[@spicywater7041]

NileRed: "A very scientific method" Also NileRed: "Occasionally punch the table" THis one had me laughing so hard 😭

[@Hyrule-Postman]

Same, my friends on discord even ask me to send them what made me laugh like that. then we alll laugh together

[@petlop412]

Its physics. sorta

[@malbogia8003]

Punches are VERY SCIENCE

[@devinskelton6457]

lmao same. hahaha

[@stinkypoo7109]

How can water be spicy 😭🤣

[@arthries]

Nile is the embodiment of "if it exists, I can make it"

[@maxingham386]

thats true

[@geoneo6013]

Nice profile pic

[@arthries]

@Sterling Merrill it's a good game what can I say lmao

[@arthries]

@Sterling Merrill I'm doing it too. I wanna get 112% completion

[@arthries]

@Sterling Merrill 108% if I remember correctly

[@shadowpotatoe9482]

I have no idea how you manage it, I wish I had time to play with chemistry like that in my off time haha. Such interesting stuff

[@DonCarlione973]

This young man is great to watch while he's working! Very smart 🤓

[@juliansamek2555]

How to make Aerogel: Step 563: Make a Pizza handle

[@memesforlife8707]

Step 564 make a wood fire oven out of stone

[@subscribetopewdiepie5259]

Step 1/0 figure out why there is an orange color

[@aaronrashid2075]

as x approaches 0, you begin to wonder why you started the experiment in the first place

[@sammy_]

step 99999: cook it sous-vide

[@spiicypotato]

Golden Experience Requiem has reset the step count to zero.

[@blanket_2835]

"I apparently squeezed a bit too hard on it, and it broke, and fell back into the methanol. . ." " _bLoNk_ , *mmMMGH* " 11:57

[@aleksszukovskis2074]

Funniest scene!

[@yeetuscleetus3833]

close your eyes and listen to it again

[@bigpolack]

MMMGHH

[@kelpfaced]

Underated

[@brianfeddersen8124]

@@kelpfaced IKR! Science at its best and one of many reasons why NileRed has always been my go to for informative yet relaxed science videos.

[@botchman5947]

Dude the sous vide trick was solid af. Very intelligent. Also I believe the the age made it turn. Yellow. Very common with old methonal.

[@Andrewltfanai]

The yellowing 39:04 is likely due to Rayleigh scattering. It is observed when you have bright light behind the gel as seen when you put it on top of the bright white paper. Also it has a bluish tint when illuminated from the side. I have observed similar in my silica xerogel samples.

[@MEB-1997]

I love how the spending range for the materials uses was so extreme. He was like "I spent 100 bucks on this bottle of chemicals" but also "I got this stuff from the dollarstore."

[@gravy4708]

It's because you can't get those expensive items for any less cost than that. But you can get certain items for cheap and they would work perfectly.

[@fresco4500]

Need to break even somehow

[@edmondhung6097]

@@gravy4708 This is the key point of this channel. All of his HCl and H2SO4 is from Drain cleaner

[@johnnystankiewicz295]

Glass from ikea furniture

[@vishaltmz3275]

and then he dropped like 50k for the nmr machine

[@crow__bar]

I never knew making aerogel could be so professional, yet so sketchy. NR: "Here, I just bought $2k worth of equipment to be able to make aerogel" Also NR: "Yeah just grate some candles on there and melt them dude."

[@shadowfire04]

well it's science only if you write it down

[@Natolxs]

@@shadowfire04 recording it also counts, its just not as practical...

[@Koselill]

This is seriously why I love NR

[@pluto8615]

that rig looks like a pipe bomb ngl

[@3llevate]

"DOLLAR STORE" candles! ..and a dollar store grater.....

[@heatheryarbrough5255]

I love all the science. Thanks for making such great videos

[@rafiqkatana]

I think the most impressive part was the camera capable chamber you made and how you lit it. I'm betting others are using that technique now.