I did that reaction in a Gatorade bottle once, it burned in such a way the the bottom of the bottle got a hole burned in it and the whole thing took off like a rocket, probably went about 50 feet into the air. This was back in the 90's when pool shock had a higher concentration of calcium hypochlorite. I think it was around 70% back then. Seem every year it gets weaker and weaker. I noticed this when I got my first pool, every year I noticed the % of Calcium Hypochlorite would go down a half % or more in the same brand every year. Another cool reaction is pool shock, sugar and water in a soda bottle. It produces CO2 and will cause the bottle to explode. I told my friends about this in HS, one of them tried it, but he didn't realize how long the reaction takes. He was shaking the bottle for like a minute wondering why nothing waas happening, then suddenly he felt the bottle get warm and threw it, it basically blew up about a foot away from him, fortunately he wasn't hurt. Similar thing happened to me, but with Al foil and HCl in a bottle. I mixed it up and nothing was happening, so i put the bottle down, turned my back to it to relieve myself and it blew up behind me getting acid all over my back. Ran into my buddy's house and had him dousing me in baking soda. Good time being 15yo lol!
@sevenproxies42556 жыл бұрын
Sounds like my teenage years. Although I had a bit of an advantage over other teens. My stepdad loaded his own ammunition. So there was plenty of smokeless powder around the house for me to play around with. X-)
@5roundsrapid2636 жыл бұрын
Gary Carone Good thing you had to take a leak! It could have been in your eyes and face.
@bearcatben47625 жыл бұрын
Me and a friend of mine got a hold of some dry ice and some nearly pure isopropyl alcohol and we decided it would be a great idea to try and freeze the alcohol and light it on fire. We put it in and it turned it into a nearly frozen alcohol slush and I knocked it over all over his socks and shoes.
@garfieldcampbell89923 жыл бұрын
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@nickkonkle5413 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that since the polyethylene glycol has its own oxygen it might be partially how the combustion gets oxidized. so what do people do with a fuel that can supply its own oxygen? rockets! one drawback I see though. look at all that muck the combustion makes. unsurprisingly I have no qualifications on the subject other than kerbal space program (the little green dude in my profile picture) so I could be completely wrong on the oxidation
@NurdRage6 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for chemicals so doing a few other things until then. Giveaway winners will be announced in next video.
@Ismail-xq9ry6 жыл бұрын
Take Your Time - Persona 5
@tmfan38886 жыл бұрын
How to enter this givaway? Just press the subscribe button is enough?
@Stevedawhoop6 жыл бұрын
NurdRage what will happen when you mix all 3 together? Will it catch on fire faster?
@MF90006 жыл бұрын
How toxic is the smoke on the antifreeze /CaCl2 combo?
@bobthedog1234566 жыл бұрын
If you mixed the break fluid and anti-freeze would you get a faster starting break fluid like reaction?
@donaldasayers6 жыл бұрын
This is why you should have separate waste containers for aldehydes and ketones, and chlorinated compounds. A similar explosive reaction has occurred in plastic extrusion machines when they have not been adequately flushed through between delrin/POM and PVC.
@aidankilleen58894 жыл бұрын
"Hey guys, I just heard you can refine dot 3 brake fluid into dot 4 by mixing it with pool chlorine, super cool."
@R3VR1CK2 жыл бұрын
hey guys I heard my cum makes super babies, all you gotta do is snort it.
@bonez5656 жыл бұрын
It'd be interesting to see a 50/50 mix of brake fluid and antifreeze. Maybe you could get the faster ramp up with the flames as well.
@mhamma65606 жыл бұрын
My thought too -- speed the reaction and fire!
@joeyjonson86376 жыл бұрын
brake
@rich10514146 жыл бұрын
No break brake fluid :)
@Ecksterphono3 ай бұрын
Brake fluid and antifreeze does absolutely nothing. It just leaves you with an oily mess of antifreeze.
@Poppacap796 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the explanation more than seeing things go boom. I have a love for chemistry. I couldn’t afford to go to college to learn more. As such, I’m playing catch up and reading what I can and watching chemists, like you (among others).
@praisedsiaming13424 ай бұрын
you ever make it to college for chem?
@Poppacap794 ай бұрын
@@praisedsiaming1342 no. Not yet, at least. My oldest will be starting college in the fall. Gotta put the kids first.
@johnsumner29876 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered what the actual reaction was doing. Thanks for explaining.
@AussieChemist6 жыл бұрын
Do you think by switching ethylene glycol to propylene glycol will have a higher chance of ignition since The BP of which is higher?
@SaberusTerras6 жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same as well, if the slight differences in the chemical composition don't somehow interfere with the process.
@Csc5csc56 жыл бұрын
Way back in the late 80's and early 90's when I was in the Boy Scouts I remember they used to do something similar for outdoor ceremonies at night. There were 4 chemicals in a coffee can, each chemical layer separated by a layer of paraffin. The cans were placed in the center of a massive bonfire setup and if it was timed correctly, the fire would self-light at just the right time. I used to remember which chemicals were used, but I suppose at this point it wouldn't be too hard to figure it out. Anyway, seeing giant bonfires spontaneously self-light just before a ceremony was to begin is pretty cool when you're young and don't yet know how it works.
@DesignedbyWill20845 жыл бұрын
Yes! In the 80's at one ceremony my dad brought a laser from NASA (this was before your could buy laser pointers everywhere) and moved it around to get everyone's attention then pointed it at the unlit fire. The brake fluid/chlorine then did its job and everyone thought the laser lit the fire.
@bigstud984 жыл бұрын
@@DesignedbyWill2084 lol
@ShadowDragon86856 жыл бұрын
That unedited video's sounds were incredible. Terrible, but incredible! Like Satan's septic tank backflow. Why was the liquid on the ground... Well, "Heaving"? Or shimmering?
@PyroDesu6 жыл бұрын
Looks like it was windy.
@DrewskisBrews6 жыл бұрын
Reflections of the trees blowing in the wind.
@kleetus926 жыл бұрын
I was one of the ones who had a container go boom in my hand in 97... Did this for years doing lab demonstrations. Complacency is what got me 28 stitches and some skin discoloration on my eyelid and arms. Word to the wise. ALWAYS have more brake fluid than oxidizer... otherwise it doesn't burn, it detonates. Last thing I said before disaster struck was wow, that looks like a cat turd in a litterbox...
@ficolas26 жыл бұрын
You made it angry
@ExplosionsAndFire6 жыл бұрын
Yess Nurd! L I G H T T H O S E F I R E S
@KowboyUSA6 жыл бұрын
In wildfire fighting we use ethylene glycol injected into ping-pong balls containing potassium permanganate in some back fire/lighting operations. The reaction produces a great deal of heat and appears to be a little longer lasting. Of course, the burning plastic remnant of the ping-pong ball continues past the initial reaction.
@5roundsrapid2636 жыл бұрын
John Ratko Ping-pong balls are actually made from nitrocellulose, which is very flammable. It’s an ingredient in gunpowder.
@johnmccallum85126 жыл бұрын
I doubt it as Nitrocellulose is an explosive all own it's own AKA Guncotton
@5roundsrapid2636 жыл бұрын
John McCallum Yes, nitrocellulose. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKu8oKyOrLGSd5I
@KowboyUSA6 жыл бұрын
_Ping pong balls are made of celluloid, which is the same material from which photographic film is made. Celluloid is a composition of nitrocellulose and camphor._ So they are not _plastic_ as I stated, nor are they "nitrocellulose," but rather a compound made from nitrocellulose and camphor.
@jesuschavez8417 Жыл бұрын
Chemistry is growing on me no cap. It's like magic or having superpowers!
@__Theta__5 жыл бұрын
I used to watch these videos as a teen growing up I'm about to be 20 years old so happy to see a video in 2019 thanks for all the cool chemistry videos nurdrage!
@jounik57288 ай бұрын
internet is worse thaan bible
@__Theta__8 ай бұрын
@@jounik5728 okay?
@texasdeeslinglead24016 жыл бұрын
Very informative and honest. That's worth alot to me . There are so many disingenuous scientific folk today. It really is frustrating. Thank you for keeping it real.
@TristisMiserabilis6 жыл бұрын
Yay NurdRage!!!!! Keep on keeping on good sir!!
@ROKinCullen3 жыл бұрын
We used to do this in boy scouts for the order of the arrow ceremony. A kid dressed like an Indian what pour a leather bag of pool shock into the top of a bonfire. On the bottom would be a giant Styrofoam cup of brake fluid. It was a really cool effect and really made the ceremony pretty awesome.
@scottsutton79896 жыл бұрын
Always appreciate your little experiments great learning base for anyone who enjoys science,,,, cheers
@frankbiz2 жыл бұрын
Great scientific explanation. Thank you! 👍🏻
@ianbottom73962 жыл бұрын
@NurdRage would the reaction work by substituting the brake fluid with PEG laxative & water?
@kyzercube4 ай бұрын
This reaction has been known for a very long time by us GenX'rs. In the early-mid 90s, having " fun " with this reaction was a regular thing for me growing up ( it also helped living in a rural area ). One thing I noticed just from experimentation was that the ambient temperature had a huge impact on the delay of the reaction. In the Winter when the temps were close to freezing, the delay could get up to 90 seconds easily, while in the Summer when the temps were in the 90sF, the reaction was 20'ish seconds or sometimes even less. We learned to get back quickly after mixing them in the Summer.
@H3nryum6 жыл бұрын
Can you use a powdered laxative PEG and the pool chlorine to cause the same reaction? Possibly have to add water or another liquid to the two powders
@SomnolentFudge6 жыл бұрын
I wish you had gone into more detail on the reaction mechanisms. since you didnt mention chlorinated products im guessing CaCl2 is the final product for the chlorine and either the chlorine is not acting as an oxidizer or its only an intermediate? Also off topic but have you looked at eucalyptol / eucalyptus oil as a otc catalyst for sodium production? Its a cyclic ether but hydrolysis should yield a tert-diol. it also forms an adduct for easy purification.
@stamasd85006 жыл бұрын
I was looking at various essential oils compositions after the recent sodium videos, and 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol) attracted my attention. Especially since I have a big bottle of it here. But looking online and through my chemistry books, I haven't found any procedures for for hydrolyzing its internal ether bond. I have found in several places statements about its very stable nature, meaning that hydrolysis will probably not occur easily.
@SomnolentFudge6 жыл бұрын
I guess I just assumed that it should be easy to hydrolyze like simple ethers, I though maybe the bond angle strain would actually make it easier to hydrolyze, but I don't have much evidence to back that up. www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2014/11/19/ether-cleavage/ shows an SN1 method of hydrolysis for tertiary ethers maybe this would work? I plan to try it myself if you/nurdrage or someone else doesnt beat me to it. maybe doomed to fail but its worth a shot.
@alllove17545 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I always wondered why this works, but too trivial to google, or my day too full of data flying in to remember.. anyways, ankther thumbs up, bc i love what you are doing. You emphasize the science, and thats a beautiful thing to behold.
@grainthe2nd716 жыл бұрын
Love how those end cards cover the reaction
@seanbaskett55064 жыл бұрын
NurdRage: I just had this very interesting idea. I've been mulling over different DIY designs for a rocket-powered bicycle. I'm not trying to set any land speed records, but this combination would (I believe) make a fun DIY short-burn rocket. It would basically be a steel pressure tube bent in the form of a cane, and the nozzle would be at the end of the "long end", facing backwards, with a conical DeLaval nozzle. The short "handle" end would be capped and welded shut. You would pour the hypochlorite granules in thru the nozzle throat, followed by the glycol-based brake fluid, which would both settle in the lower "cane handle" part of the motor. It would provide self-ullage of the prop mixture under acceleration, preventing it from sloshing and spitting out the nozzle end, as opposed to a straight horizontal tube design. I realize the ISP would be only a double-digit number. However, I believe with the proper nozzle throat ratio and sufficient propellant quantity in a strong casing, this could produce enough thrust to get the bike moving to a decent speed. It could also be tested in a straight tube, vertically mounted, with an upward pointing nozzle on a load cell to measure thrust. If you or anyone might have some data on this, please reply. I have only found that one .pdf article that describes the possible free-radical fragmentation that drives the reaction.
@NerdlabsSci Жыл бұрын
cool idea but don't die
@chrisbrent74875 жыл бұрын
In the late 80's and early 90's we used to put it in a sealed glass bottle and run. It would make a decent bang and send flame and broken glass everywhere.
@2oswalds4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Finally found an almost complete explanation. Its crazy to think though that even the forensic scientists dont know exactly what is formed from the PEG breakdown?
@Friskiees4 ай бұрын
i’m definitely on a watchlist
@hpekristiansen6 жыл бұрын
I dare you to lick the pavement in front of NurdRage's house.
@kirkc96436 жыл бұрын
Please tell us what gasses are released. There does not seem to be any clear info online and some suggestions of chlorine, phosgene and other nasties
@mxcollin956 жыл бұрын
Interesting man. Love to learn the science behind this stuff.
@theamazingoppo4918 Жыл бұрын
I mixed dichlor instead of cal hypo with dot 3 brake fluid and it just made some gas. I was wondering wtf I made because I can’t figure it out.
@the_starbyte93626 жыл бұрын
Explosions and fire...this reminds me of why I chose to study chemistry. This kind of stuff gets forgotten when all chemistry classes teach you is a bunch of boring calculations
@sevenproxies42556 жыл бұрын
Should've gone with being a pyrotechnician instead. Usually licensed pyrotechnicians have permission to purchase the more interesting chemicals.
@garycard14566 жыл бұрын
It used to be different in the not-so-distant days before overly draconian health and safety, fear of litigation and chemophobia- school kids once upon a time were actively encouraged to participate in experiments involving the handling of more reactive chemicals. For example, concentrated acids or alkali metals. Allowing school pupils to handle these more reactive (and admittedly more interesting!) chemicals (under supervision and with safety protocols in place, of course) not only fosters an interest in chemistry which they might take up as a career, but it also develops at an early age the competent and safe handling commanded by chemicals other than relatively nonhazardous dilute acetic acid and bicarbonate of soda. During my undergraduate chemistry lab classes at uni (just a few years ago) I witnessed a girl being reduced to tears because she was expected to handle concentrated hydrochloric acid (probably for the first time in her life). I take it that she was used to the chemistry teacher doing demos with the more reactive/hazardous chemicals; I do wonder if she ever got the opportunity to conduct experiments with anything more reactive than sodium bicarbonate and dilute acetic acid. This is what chemophobia, overly draconian health and safety, and the watering-down of chemistry school curriculum does- it results in a reduced interest in chemistry as a university subject and career choice, and it also encourages incompetence when it comes to the handling of chemicals and laboratory techniques.
@sevenproxies42556 жыл бұрын
@@garycard1456: Can't say that I had very interesting chemistry classes myself. But through my own boyhood experiments with explosives, I did learn to take precautions. Like reading up on whichever compound I was playing with, the risks involved, doing things like lugging a heavy fire extinguisher to whichever remote place I was going to set off a charge. I also Macguyvered my own electric detonators, fashioned from a moped battery, copper wire and small springs (I noticed that when you applied a strong enough current to small springs, they would heat up until they glowed white hot, so sticking them in charges of smokeless powder could be used to set off some more stable explosive compounds) I wanted an electric detonator because I though scavenged firework fuses to be unreliable.
@Dylan_Sterling5 жыл бұрын
First day of chemistry class in high school my teacher used propane bubbles to set my arms on fire.
@Surajit_Basak6 жыл бұрын
I always wait for your videos... Really enjoy it
@andrewkhchan5 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Thx for sharing. I used Brake Fluid Dot 4 but didn’t get reaction with flame 🔥 except for some thick smoke 💨!!! Why ? Should I use Dot 3 instead??
@WWEdeadman6 жыл бұрын
For the same effect I like potassium permanganate + glycerol. That usually works faster too.
@ToonBowserJr6 жыл бұрын
In theory could this reaction be cooled to prevent it from igniting? Could you allow the PEG to fully decompose and then extract the decomposition products for use in other reactions?
@jaideepmahapatra59336 жыл бұрын
yes but it would take a lot of time.
@karmakazi2196 жыл бұрын
If you are using the pure (laxative) powdered form of PeG, will the reaction happen more quickly?
@ITgamer356 жыл бұрын
Great video as always
@marcandreservant88246 жыл бұрын
DOT4 brake fluid is similar to DOT3, but it contains additional borate esters to prevent boiling (gas is compressible, so the brake pedal would sink to the floor and you would crash). Would the boron in DOT4 produce a green flame? That would be awesome!
@stamasd85006 жыл бұрын
It might produce a little bit of green, but I suspect that would be drowned in the large amount of yellow-orange caused by the calcium.
@cedders6 жыл бұрын
Can you use PEG powder (the purified version for consumption) with the calcium hypochlorite? Or would dissolving it in solution be necessary?
@GMCLabs6 жыл бұрын
I mixed PEG and KClO3 together and tried to light it. The stuff would not burn.
@cedders6 жыл бұрын
@@GMCLabs that wasn't the question
@Gr00mp6 жыл бұрын
so what happens if you mix the brake fluid with the anti-freeze? Do you get a faster flaming reaction or do you get a slower smoking reaction or maybe something else?
@bryon7642 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Rhett and Link for this "water and marshmallows".
@mxcollin954 жыл бұрын
Cool video. So just curious...how did you clean that crap off the concrete?
@MadScientist2672 жыл бұрын
Great explanation
@monkofmayhem13736 жыл бұрын
I wonder if using a mixture of brake cleaner and antifreeze would combine the features of both. I.e. the antifreeze quick reaction acting to accelerate the brake cleaner reaction. Thoughts anyone?
@fiftysixcar50476 жыл бұрын
Did this when I was 11 back in the 70s! Memories....
@bigstud984 жыл бұрын
so your 57 years now.
@HomemadeChemistry6 жыл бұрын
Is this related to the outcome of the reaction of Glycerine and KMnO4?
@garycard14566 жыл бұрын
I'd imagine it is a similar principle: the involvement of free radicals, breakdown of the glycerine into simpler and more reactive organic molecule fragments in intermediate steps.
@jogandsp6 жыл бұрын
I don’t think so. In this reaction it seems that the chlorine is causing the breakdown into smaller products, but atmospheric oxygen is doing the oxidizing. In the KMnO4 and glycerin reaction I think KMnO4 does the oxidizing
@HeWhoJudges3 жыл бұрын
What happens if you cap it off inside of a mason jar or something similar? Does it explode? Would be cool if you did a video
@trolllogic28973 ай бұрын
One question, does adding a little amount of brake fluid slows the reaction time of the explosion?
@kadenlarson99926 жыл бұрын
so what about sodium hypochlorite? or potassium hypochlorite? would they react with the brake fluid and/or antifreeze?
@BigBrotherMateyka5 жыл бұрын
What gases are emitted during the combustion of calcium hypochlorite and polyethylene glycol?
@pyromaniac0000006 жыл бұрын
Fire science, my favorite kind of science!
@jounik57288 ай бұрын
methane collecter from human waste ur job
@twocvbloke6 жыл бұрын
The unedited chlorine and brake fluid at the end there sounded like someone having a bad time on the crapper... :P
@stamasd85006 жыл бұрын
Huh it's the week of the flaming chemistry videos. NR doing pool chlorine/PEG and Nile Red doing hypergolic rocket fuel mixtures. My inner pyro is a bit satisfied. :)
@TheRantingCabbie5 жыл бұрын
What about drain cleaner which is sodium hypochlorite? I know sodium is not in the same group as calcium. Will it work or does it have to do with the covalent bond and the oxygen wont pull away?
@josephhutchins29195 жыл бұрын
Lol nice pour (@1:12). I wonder if mixing antifreeze with the PEG would lower the activation enough for it to work with regular bleach instead of needing pure hypochlorite powder?
@mxcollin955 жыл бұрын
So what’s the best chemical to use to clean up the aftermath?
@greenpogo6 жыл бұрын
One of the times I tried this it make quite a lot of yellow fumes. Was that chlorine gas? I'm just curious.
@sameeranwari32722 жыл бұрын
This may be a somewhat dumb question but, could you cook meat with the fire that is produced from this reaction? Or would it be toxic?
@SW-ii5gg2 жыл бұрын
Toxic.
@hunternease2 жыл бұрын
Hey I have a question. I tried this two times now and nothing happened after 6 minutes. The break fluid is fairly old but not to old but I put it at a 1:1 ratio still nothing happened
@noahpeszel1683 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised nobody's done the adult version of baking soda and vinegar volcano with brake fluid and chlorine
@StevePotgieter6 жыл бұрын
Don't mess with this. I know of a few kids who got badly burned by playing with brake fluid and pool cleaner. As mentioned in the video it looks like nothing happens at first so at first you think nothing happened then you come to look and it goes off in your face. The ones who know about the delay are lulled into thinking they have time, like a fuse so they think it's safe to be around when it's first mixed. Thing is the "time" could be a min or a few seconds. This is how a few kids got burned at my Hschool.
@panzer66293 жыл бұрын
Im wondering what all of the fumes that is being produced are? Is it harmless to breath in not that I would but is it like poisonous gas or something?
@buckstarchaser23763 жыл бұрын
Could used brake fluid substitute for antifreeze in the 2,4 Dioxane experiment? It would be nice to recycle it, since it is said that yearly replacement is advised, due to: "it picks up water and turns into acid".
@adamgrossman68336 жыл бұрын
permanganate works as the oxidizer, too
@JohnLeePettimoreIII6 жыл бұрын
I bet your neighbors just love you. 😃
@johnronkainen94453 ай бұрын
6:45 when you add a lil ghost pepper to your taco bell
@99_ai_3 жыл бұрын
Where can I buy pool chlorine? Hardware stores or any supermarket?
@pyrusrex28825 жыл бұрын
THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT BIKE ROCKET PROPELLANT! I've been trying to see if anyone has tried something like this. Take a U shaped steel pipe, and mount it so both ends of the U are pointing backwards. Put a cap on the bottom end and a nozzle on the top end. Pour the propellants in the nozzle opening, and let them run down and settle in the bottom end. It would act as its own ullage motor, keeping the propellants seated together under acceleration, which keeps them from sloshing out the nozzle, and voila! The world's simplest hypergolic hybrid rocket.
@demandred19576 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there would be a way to capture and purify the ethylene gas that's produced by this reaction instead of burning it. I would be interested in a lower cost more available option to purchasing tanks of ethylene gas for low temperature experiments.
@copagoy6 жыл бұрын
Hey so I have a problem. So I am twelve years old and I wanted to electroplate with copper and I used Copper(II) acetate and my family is making get rid of it but I don't know what to do with so I decided to ask you.
@95rockanglez6 жыл бұрын
so... if you put the brake fluid and wait a set amount of time then put antifreeze, would the reaction become bigger? (or rather more volatile)
@warmonger12z6 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the reaction between glycerine and potassium permanganate - just as surprising when it goes, too
@Resonanttheme6 жыл бұрын
I used to mix prilled ammonium nitrate with calcium hypochlorite and it wouldn't catch fire but pop and explode like highly energetic rapid fire popcorn. Maybe it makes toxic/noxiuous gases or is dangerous for other reasons so I don't recommend trying it.
@TheFurryHypothesis6 жыл бұрын
How much does the viscosity of PEG effect the speed of the reaction? Seems like it would make it take longer to diffuse between dry reagent particles, vs a thinner liquid like ethylene glycol.
@sciencemodelaboratory72986 жыл бұрын
Spontaneous reaction.
@ChrisSPCs6 жыл бұрын
Isn't there supposed to be some mix of chemicals that are common in the home which are supposed to be extremely explosive, which isn't discussed if found?
@psycronizer3 жыл бұрын
not to mention the brake fluid gylcol has more ether bonds, R-O-R that contain a lot of energy, more than an O-H bond so that also explains why there is more activation energy to generate further oxidation pathways.
@FPengu1n6 жыл бұрын
Now of course the synthetic prospect; Given that ethylene glycol and propylene glycol are smaller molecules than straight up PEG, their decomposition chemistry should have a smaller variety. Could you then, use this reaction (especially the more rapid and less flammable ethylene glycol) to access reactive intermediates for use in other chemistries, akin to using Zn + HCl to get hydrogen gas?
@ants1144 жыл бұрын
On a similar topic, there's a old welders warning, chlorinated brake cleaner and welding is supposedly a deadly mix. Any insight into the reaction going on?
@danielself55603 жыл бұрын
Tetrachloroethylene decomposes in flame to phosgene gas. So do chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants like Freon.
@bashkillszombies5 жыл бұрын
"Don't drink brake fluid." _CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!_
@pietrotettamanti72396 жыл бұрын
Great! But why is calcium hypochlorite specifically needed?
@photonthelatios78286 жыл бұрын
Only hypochlorite works because the other pool chlorinators like trichloroisocyanuric acid don't spontaneously form radicals like the hypochlorite ion. This radical formation is the reason bleach degrades as it sits as it forms oxygen and chlorate
@davelowe19776 жыл бұрын
Photon Latios Would sodium hypochlorite work?
@pietrotettamanti72396 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I should have thought about that.
@pietrotettamanti72396 жыл бұрын
@@davelowe1977 Considering that it is in solution the reaction would probably work, but I'm not sure about the fire. Sure the presence of water would really slow down the ignition.
@pici243 жыл бұрын
if they create free radical... what if you mix it with water ? or add a small amount of the mix in water.. will that start a chain reaction in H2O molecules to disociate ? .. wich also goes to a chain reaction by creating more free radical.. can you make a video with this setup ? (break fluid + pool chlorine + water )
@calebking2786 жыл бұрын
Do you think this would work with Polyethylene Glycol (PETG) 3d printer filament?
@Psyadin26 жыл бұрын
Would a small amount of anti freeze in the brake fluid speed up the reaction without boiling over?
@wwindsunrain4 жыл бұрын
There are some fascinating things going on with the reflections on the liquid in the back of the brick. What *is* going on there?
@dudemanmanguy19576 жыл бұрын
I’m still curious about the explosive reaction myth busters refused to air on tv I wish someone could find out and make a video on it.
@mealex3036 жыл бұрын
What if you mix both dot 3 and anti freeze and add it would it be faster and burn?
@timothyconnet98736 жыл бұрын
Does the reaction occur with an aqueous solution of Ca(ClO)2? Does the concentration control the rate? Long time ago I read that the time delay changes based on concentration. Thank you.
@brianeli81652 жыл бұрын
I tried doing this with 54% Calcium hypochlorite and I could not get it to work does it have to be a higher percentage of chlorine to work
@davesulphate44976 жыл бұрын
If you diluted the reaction could you prevent runaway reaction so that the ethylene, formaldehyde and and acetaldehyde could be obtained without risk of fire?
@marcusmoulia6393 жыл бұрын
does it work with 100% calcium hypochlorite as well??
@joeestes81145 жыл бұрын
Is this similar to potassium permagnet and glycerin?
@Billbobaker5 жыл бұрын
will this also happen with antifreeze? Polypro.
@UnitSe7en6 жыл бұрын
Now we're all on a list.
@danamulter11 ай бұрын
Hi, what are the leftover byproducts? What's in the sludge?