Flesh-Eating Hydrofluoric Acid - Periodic Table of Videos

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We dunk chicken drumsticks in dreaded Hydrofluoric Acid, along with Hydrochloric Acid and Sulfuric Acid. What do you think might happen?
SECOND PART: • Chicken in Acid Conclu...
Fluorine reactions: • Fluorine - Periodic Ta...
Lightbulb in HF: • Light Bulb in Hydroflu...
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[@yakacm]

That must have been a long job going back thru every Periodic video to add this comment, or did those scamps over at Computerphile script it for you, lol.

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We all do. Every day ;p

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Sir please what's app me ±917022664827 I want to help from u

[@eggsaladsamich7396]

@@bilalahmed3644 eat a bell end

[@araceli9567]

this man looks like he eats, drinks, and breathes science

[@myboobisitchy5154]

There's no blood in his veins. There's *science*

[@epiidemiktv1761]

I mean technically we all do

[@tdya1]

Maybe his hair gets Missy from explosions he caused during experiments 😂 I love this scientist, I'm an electronics engineer and i know nothing about chemistry but i love this guy

[@timewalker6654]

And grows science.

[@j2hsieh]

He probably ate those chicken legs after the video

[@laramunoz1609]

“ _Just cut off the bad part_ “ -Mom.

[@rougeakane]

Claire Boomer FACTS

[@partyrex1]

-2019

[@vidhisomething]

Related.

[@dhruvvishwakarma8129]

Ok boomer

[@ynohdomi]

_I'll cut it off with HF. It'll only hurt a bit._

[@EXHellfire]

"Perhaps one day I'll watch it when I'm old" MAD RESPECT

[@B1tPixel]

+φ First-order logic A chemist for fun

[@morbuskid1720]

But he "IS" Old.

[@disanders817]

thats the point bruh

[@rigel2112]

Age, like motion is relative

[@Steel0079]

Fringe

[@nimalesh2812]

Can I dip my arm in HF acid Chemistry teacher: Yes but with goggles

[@safin3389]

yo hange in ur pfp

[@safin3389]

rip

[@Ahmed-vs1ui]

Dont forget ur lab coat!!

[@WickedPhase]

A random kid dipped his arm in Hydrofluoric acid: *PANIK* He was wearing his goggles: *kalm*

[@TheRadioactiveBanana32]

@@WickedPhase he was wearing his GOGGLES PANIK

[@vKross]

*might watch it, when I am old* *SIR, you're a legend*

[@nadzz721]

Kross he means never

[@saraqostahterra4548]

@@nadzz721 because he's already old hahaha

[@epkesel]

@@saraqostahterra4548 because he's eternal

[@ploopybear]

>secretly a time lord

[@afksjaflksjalkfjlksfj]

Legends never die, so he can never be old.

[@Mirrorunlimited]

That scientist looks so stereotypical lol

[@roadblock8095]

Mirrorunlimited it's probably deliberate.

[@bensblues]

Roadblock the stereotypical scientist is British. The scientist is like that because he is what the stereotype is based off; educated British boffins.

[@цветок-ш7п]

Mirrorunlimited ikr right lol

[@126Edward]

btm wtfb i wouldnt say that he have to be english. Einstein was German before he flew to the US

[@jesuswasasausage9262]

DeutscherPlatin he was still German when he was in the U.S

[@joetheperformer]

You can see him tremble from all the science inside him

[@AntholKinsidiousFoul]

+joetheperformer He's overflowing with science.

[@ThePotatoSmasher]

+AntholKinsidiousFoul 😂

[@LeahRebecca]

joetheperformer it cannot be contained

[@hindahaji]

joetheperformer Cccxzz

[@Rinsuki]

omg I can't from this comment! XD

[@gregtheflyingwhale]

"and you asked me why should you use a plastic barrel, Jesse?"

[@lcdream4213]

*ahh i see you’re a man of culture aswell*

[@ItsJustMilkISwear]

you know they're smart when they have crazy science guy hair.

[@mouadgranderson9618]

True dat.

[@mightymoyan4788]

Or crazy 😧

[@yuzk2]

+It's Just Milk I Swear ... and when they have an extremely messy office :p

[@blackopsdavid8601]

haha I was gunna ask why smart guys are old and fuzzy hair

[@rudymf175]

+It's Just Milk I Swear lol true.

[@caresiri]

He definitely looks like Science. I trust him

[@tobidpk1049]

😂😂😂😂

[@MrPurandar]

😂😂😂😂👌🙏

[@ophiolatreia93]

So you're saying black ppl are inferior? You racist

[@aeureus]

*a scientist :)

[@ningthouningthoujam3373]

@@ophiolatreia93 you didn't go to school??

[@gazamisheawoh]

This man looks like science

[@sirkit58]

+rajiv anil He "looks like science"? you mean he looks like a *scientist*? If so I think he actually is one.

[@Chazay]

+Gabriel Gretar Arnarsson You really missed that joke.

[@sirkit58]

Chazay I did?? well in that case care to explain?

[@Chazay]

Gabriel Gretar Arnarsson He was basically saying that the man in the video looks like science personified.

[@mrgoose2108]

+Gabriel Gretar Arnarsson idiot

[@default2727]

I wish i had this man as my chem teacher in school, he's captivating

[@douglasbubbletrousers4763]

@gedeyom gıyamete hamıneya he didn’t spell anything wrong?

[@kfire68]

In 10th grade earth science class some kids thought it would be funny to spray hydrochloric acid in my face, mostly in my eyes. (bullies obviously) It is one of the most extreme pains i have ever felt. The teacher got me to the eye wash station very quickly, maybe 45 to 60 seconds had passed. i washed my eyes out for around 15 min before i went to the nurses and continued to rinse my eyes for another 10 as i waited for me mum to bring me to the doctor. at the doctors after looking at my eyes said that if i had waited any longer to rinse my eyes that they would have deflated. the recovery took about 1 to 1.5 months. oddly enough the only problem that continued after recovery was an odd colour blindness. Colours would change as i looked at them if other colours were brought near the colour i was looking at. to this day i can still see colours wrong. Acid is scary!

[@goldencharm8882]

I would have loooooved to kick the kids' asses, not even the bullies in my school would have dared. I hope the little bastards got expelled after this.

[@ohmypingu6491]

no acid is not scary those persons that made you suffer are

[@dinac8357]

depends on the acidity; for example, citric acid helps make up the sour bits on candy! it’s quite tasty

[@radio671]

Cool story, sounds like you made that up though

[@Solocat1]

@@radio671 Run along poor confused troll. You are embarrassing yourself

[@avitalalef9947]

*"Perhaps one day I might watch it, when I'm old"* Me: this man is a pure baby

[@rustydirector8804]

@@carljohnkennethdy9029 hey, nobody cares

[@CodyFromUnknown]

He watched the pilot episode.

[@S550STANG]

Word has it he's only 36

[@WetAdek]

@@S550STANG really? what??

[@Cruxycream]

Ayo.. chill guys.." sense of humour"?

[@amzy1496]

4 years later........ Did he eventually go ahead and watch breaking bad tho?

[@carlosmejia7058]

Amzy Da ClickBaiter he was gonna do it when he is old 😂😂

[@chavezjoseph8140]

He must be immortal

[@whotao3047]

There's 666 likes now omg

[@lazykoala9249]

Poor emmilio

[@ohyeahyeahohyeahyeah6771]

Don't forget about crazy8

[@PressurenFlames]

"Flesh-Eating acid" - Mexican cartels have joined the chat.

[@matthewakian2]

"Perhaps one day I will watch it when I really old. Hilarious.'

[@redelman43199]

+matthewakian2 Thats his way of saying never.

[@cwatson42785]

+redelman43199 Wouldn't it be awesome if he watched it and decided to cook up a batch of blue and follow in heisinbergs footsteps.

[@aliamarneh378]

lol

[@trxllbandxtxd3234]

Like next week

[@newyearnewlooknewpaige4652]

I think that means he will never watch it

[@miireiia]

Is anyone concerned how these 3 acids can easily pass as water?

[@3798penisholder]

Mireia until you smell it..

[@fuckinantipope5511]

@@3798penisholder when I'm right, acid is smellless Yes I know this comment is wrong.

[@leoflorida95]

This is why they took your water and shampoo botles in airports

[@mrbombomboy9]

Its smells extremly

[@randomfjord1256]

already had one of them in our body, if you happen to be human ofc

[@diti.108]

HF is the forbidden sauce

[@blueberry1c2]

The forbidden vinegar

[@graceskate]

Anything is sauce if you’re brave enough

[@Cameister]

SbHF6 is the real hidden sauce

[@lpjunction]

HF is nasty, don't try this at home. Early 'fake jade' workers use HF to turn low cost jade stone to better stone by removing its defect colors. Their money making business usually ends early by leaving some rich widows and orphans. HF absorbs through skin and stay in the bone. Just avoid the stuff.

[@tobiassiagian2562]

@@lpjunction i dont think you have to say this but thanks anyway

[@justinlukeenriqueampo333]

"Looks like an advertisement to being a vegetarian" bruhh I laughed so hard on that

[@WheatleyOS]

"perhaps one day I might watch it when I'm old" this guy knows what's up, learning new things keeps u from getting old :3

[@Willy-nu3oc]

XD

[@MuzikBike]

It also promotes hair growth as the brain expands and pushes out on your hair. Very evident here.

[@WhyPhi]

lol

[@somedude4122]

-"Perhaps one day I will watch it when I'm old" ............................................................................................................................................................O_O

[@KlaPzCA]

+Shahe Ansar Hahahahaha he's one funny dude

[@oldsalt394]

+Emily he has also been knighted! c:

[@umbaupause]

+Shahe Ansar Might happen tomorrow, who knows? Suddenly, binge watching the whole thing in one sitting.

[@somedude4122]

oiDOMINATEo J We all do bud

[@Fishhunter2014]

+Shahe Ansar Yu know what they say: "You're only as old as you feel."

[@charlesjoseph7750]

This guy looks like science

[@fagglebag]

Knew there was gonna be someone who copied that comment...

[@vaalejo1sarchive494]

That's a year old comment.. Are you sure he copied them or is it the other way around..

[@dphorgan]

@@vaalejo1sarchive494 everyone says it's in every video several times over.....

[@Slammy555]

We used HF in one of the production lines, all of the guys I met who worked on the line had some exposure. The cure is to inject calcium gluconate under the skin at the point of exposure multiple times. If you ever walked under the reactors you didn't look up you looked for holes in the floor to see where there was leaking. As an undergrad I worked at an incinerator, we received some barrels from the EPA that were mislabeled on the manifest. The sampler thought it was a pretty safe and routine chemical and sampled it without the full suit. He didn't notice the exposure right away, but said it itched when he got home. It progressed to actual pain, they had to amputate the thumb for an exposure so small he didn't notice it. BB is frustrating for someone with chemistry knowledge to watch, you have to treat it as a fantasy series. I played a game called the many deaths of Jessie where I'd count the number of times he should have died from how he handled the chemicals. The first I saw was when he was pouring HF from a jug into a container and it was splashing everywhere early in season 1. There were many deaths in that, especially once they upscaled the process and they were sticking their heads into and even climbing into the reactors.

[@CraigPater]

Even if a person exposed to HF receives immediate emergency medical attention and intensive supportive medical care with calcium gluconate that does not guarantee that the patient will survive HF exposure some patients who survive the initial HF exposure still end up dying up to two weeks after the initial exposure

[@nathanmelon5215]

Why do all old scientists have mad hair

[@HisNeverland]

Nathan Melvin probably because it's cool and socially acceptable for those jobs ;)

[@Suspendedsamuel]

Nathan Melvin they don't though, you are just generalising them.

[@thehomelessrainbow9865]

They don't have time to manage hair

[@jgedutis]

Nathan Melvin Because caring about how your hair looks is for those into vanity, and scientists have no time for unimportant things.

[@namelessjuan4696]

Because science

[@griffinstopani9486]

I love to dip my chicken in this spicy sauce

[@SkeetyisWeety]

Gotta love the flavor of dissolved tongue

[@sijikurian9695]

@@SkeetyisWeety 😂😂

[@artyom2801]

Los Pollos Hermanos are happy to hear you like to "dip your chicken in this spicy sauce" (Melt bodies with HFl and that is a breaking bad reference).

[@RynaxAlien]

meat eaters are evil

[@vallisroyeaux4979]

@@RynaxAlien so was Hitler. Your point?

[@Moon_Jam08]

You know it's dangerous if they wore a glove under another glove

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@Alexander Supertramp what about weekends

[@MusicBent]

I worked near HF in a nanofabrication site and it is the scariest chemical. It’s kills you before you even feel it.

[@Ezequiel-lh4ub]

Hydrofluoroc acid can dissolve even glass thats why you se it sotoraged in plastic bottles, so in pretty sure you would like to cover as much as you can .

[@connivingkhajiit]

Can never be too safe working with flourine

[@Ares-s6v]

Pls don't mix HF with Sbf⁵

[@giordy9013]

And after almost 5 years the prof watched breaking bad ❤️

[@queercomputer]

"Perhaps one day when I'm old." I can only hope to be as savage as this man one day.

[@hisfatness522]

1:37 "Perhaps one day I will watch it once i'm old" Well said.

[@corkeybucheck8666]

it means that he would start watching it just after he finished recording this video.

[@Randomlapiz]

This is how McDonalds chicken Nuggets are made

[@fabrb26]

nope , there is no sign of chicken into those things , only plastics

[@danmosenzon1477]

@@fabrb26 Who even mentioned chicken?

[@andreitanasa2068]

You are partially right. They actually use ammonium hydroxide to make chicken nuggets so, a base not an acid.

[@PoochiePookie12]

the unknown base boi wat

[@andreitanasa2068]

@@PoochiePookie12 yeah it's real. Just google it!

[@peterdrake5156]

This man is the legendary Martyn Poliakoff. The cleverest man I ever met and the best teacher by a country mile. An absolute star.

[@zolikoff]

"Perhaps one day I might watch it when I'm old." - maximum thug life achieved. Also, he might not want to watch it because he suspects (correctly, I might add) that as a TV show based and marketed around chemistry, it actually features very bad chemistry trying to pass off as "smart", which usually pisses off people who are knowledgeable in the field.

[@hapiestar7164]

That happens a lot when TV shows, movies, news, etc. talk about fields someone is knowledgeable about. Make a long-time pilot read a layman's news story on aviation or a film and watch the amount of cringe that follows.

[@MajesticSkywhale]

zolikoff well they were taught how to make methamphetamine by the DEA for the TV show, and just mixed up the order of things on purpose in the script

[@MajesticSkywhale]

Hapie Star please any armchair pilot with like 3 months of practice in FSX would cringe at those aviation stories :DDD

[@biobiobio7777]

+Steve Johnson some kid out there wanted to make exploding mercury, succeeded and was disappointed.

[@BonBon-oq5pl]

+Soviet Steve dont forget payday 2 cook off level it taught me how to make meth

[@DrAdnan]

I wish these guys taught my chemistry classes

[@michaelibrahim9275]

Adnan A Go to the university of Nottingham then

[@Muhil_mumu]

Let’s be honest if they are a youtuber you would want them as a teacher

[@Zelmel]

I probably should not have watched this while eating.

[@periodicvideos]

Zelmel maybe not

[@sting5956]

Probably not the best idea lol

[@zehraorucova4594]

+DE Eagle necesiz dostlar

[@TheJansport1]

+Zelmel I was attempting to eat a can of tuna, but as soon as I saw the drippy-sludggy chicken leg, it was over!

[@darrylmaxwell2592]

What made you think that XD

[@Philposting]

2:00 cool they actually got Walter White

[@Flamehara]

I would pay a lot of money to watch the professor watch Breaking Bad 😂

[@baguette9758]

It happened!!!!

[@Magisktification]

I would pay 10x the amount to make it stop. Incredibly overrated b series.

[@Flamehara]

@@Magisktification cry.

[@adil0028]

@@Magisktification yeah right

[@HNTR308]

Your comment is in the video😂

[@simonc586]

I want to see what this guy has in his secret underground laboratory. There HAS to be a death ray in there.

[@Ivian1000]

Klein bottles... Thousands of Klein bottles...

[@voosum]

+hexa asdf wrong mad scientist

[@Ivian1000]

asoom oops wrong channel xD

[@BigBadMonkey23]

+Simon C Liberty Prime or Monstergirls.

[@dramaticbananathemovie6889]

he has a lab full of actual cannibals named shia labeouf with magical transforming powers that help them fight crime. Paris never had police, they had the pretty pink power beoufs.

[@sorestedhebytheTumtumtree]

"Now obviously we can't try human flesh.." shame... I was actually looking forward to it.

[@whitefoxindies6240]

Right, why not cut off a sliver of a buttox or something?

[@illidanstormrage5313]

Man, be a necrophile or a guy that works in a morgue and see how they smell, Trust me you dont want to come in my basemant

[@suggesttwo]

It will. Used to work with it.

[@cxtcutsml706]

We can use you;

[@robertimmanuel577]

@@illidanstormrage5313 That has multiple meanings

[@ishigami4622]

I won't be surprised if this man doesn't create a portal gun and bring his grandson on wacky adventures through a multitued of infinite dimensions

[@Pianoguy32]

Thanks for another really interesting video :)

[@periodicvideos]

Pianoguy32 you are welcome

[@larslindstad1048]

Pianoguy32 Yeah, these videos are awesome.

[@highspacefox]

+Periodic Videos You guys have taught me more than the chemistry teachers I had in highschool, love you guys!

[@june9914]

+Pianoguy32 What am i doing with my time

[@SomeoneWhosAnonymous]

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[@Mikeanglo]

Wasteful. There are chemistry labs in Africa who could have melted that chicken.

[@traviswatkins6628]

Mike Zilla they cant melt id they already drank the acid

[@omphileobakeng6240]

Ignorant AF I've actually done experiments with HF.

[@karolbomba6704]

its a joke

[@tyyonnawoods91]

@@traviswatkins6628 smh

[@fatgoaly6787]

"So its a bit like fluorine has come to the dance with Hydrogen but really it wants to dance with someone else?" "precisely...well... It wants not so much to dance, but to bond for life" What a love story!

[@yoellen1]

I was scrolling through the comments looking for this exact thing

[@thomasneal9291]

Still a better love story than Twilight.

[@rhov-anion]

This is the way science needs to be taught.

[@SkywalkerAni]

I work in hazardous waste, I have been since 2012. HF is one of two chemicals that legit scare me (the other one being crystallized picric acid). Most of the chemicals I have labpacked in my time are hazardous, yes, but most of the chemicals are easily managed, providing you have a bit of common sense. The two exceptions are the two I just mentioned.

[@diogeneslantern18]

This is a man of SCIENCE! He doesn't have time for no Breaking Bad

[@Madmatt18]

when hes old he will have the time

[@Fraktallity]

Christ guys, Children in africa would have eaten the Hydroflouric acid.

[@wingedmagician47]

why in tf would you say that

[@llamiie]

The Creator New to the internet I take it.

[@PirateFunk]

llamiie tips fedora

[@teamfortresspewp6453]

+Fraktallity - Inconsistent KZbin video's Or chicken wings.

[@ricksanchez8882]

Nope

[@frutiguro]

0:49 Once you defeat all other scientists, you gotta face this final boss

[@theForrestGalantey]

You'd just crash.

[@josephujiadughele6035]

I bet am those students he feared about

[@josephujiadughele6035]

Among the craziest scientists there are the students they feared most

[@Dgbygvg]

@@josephujiadughele6035 youre not funny

[@niara6]

🤣🤣

[@InfoRanker]

I watch these videos periodically.

[@VLNTN333]

damn yall who resurrected einstein

[@jesusnegra123]

lol

[@Alex1611AD]

What in the world?

[@raspberrybitch4299]

Einstein wasn't a chemist tho...

[@nichelledavis2202]

😂

[@opus4729]

Einstein wasn't a chemist. He was a physicist

[@GrasshopperKelly]

1:35 "well.... perhaps I'll watch it when I'm old..." xD WELL SAID!!!!!

[@Willy-nu3oc]

Haha, ROFL at that one

[@Willy-nu3oc]

***** hey, that's where the spirit lies

[@mack7963]

that just means he'll be watching it tommorow

[@Leetpwnwtf]

It's oldspeak for "cool story bro"

[@TyrannoX42]

Pretty sure that was a joke and he's actually never going to watch it lol

[@WernerHeisenbergpapyrosy]

I agree with Brady.Breaking Bad is pretty cool

[@spacedew]

no.

[@ObiWanCannoli]

Tony L yes

[@spacedew]

Obi Wan Cannoli it's ok, but I didn't REALLY like it, just watched it all.I like Dexter more than Breaking Bad.(first 5 seasons)

[@spacedew]

Obi Wan Cannoli did you see Kill Bill?

[@ObiWanCannoli]

Yes, and it was amazing.

[@arkzbh]

"Perhaps one day, when I'm old" - that sums it up, doesn't it. Thank you Professor sir. Always wanted to study Chemistry, couldn't, 20 years after when my parents (and the the professor who made me fall in love in chemistry) made that decision that I'll have to be Software developer rather than taking a degree in chemistry, I am still watching this.

[@danielallemang9414]

"Perhaps I might watch it when I'm old." 😂😂😂

[@takalanimathagu7040]

😂😂I jst wanted to comment on this

[@LucidFlight]

Six years later... 😉

[@fmwan1]

I'm so glad to have found this channel! Thank you for such entertaining/educational content. 😊

[@periodicvideos]

thanks for watching us - tell your friends! :)

[@hydrochloricacid2146]

Noice

[@rk.chanda9508]

Hydrochloric Acid yeah what Random gamer said

[@цветок-ш7п]

Fiona Mwangangi ikr

[@mayankgaur8574]

Same here. I found this channel by mistake but I am so glad that I made that mistake

[@kara88bg]

I'm not a chemist, and am rather rubbish at chemistry that's why I'm asking this. A thing that interests me is how is that when you do a controlled experiment on a piece of meat with a very strong acid nothing spectacular happens even after a rather long time, and when you see victims of acid attacks they show severe acid burns and they were attacked by a commercially obtainable acids and not with pure stuff you can use in labs? Does live flesh react in different ways or is it about surface being attacked or about types of acids used?

[@SilentSnipest]

I am not quite sure of this myself, but I would be willing to bet that fresh/alive meat has significantly more moisture readily available for the acid to dissolve into. This would make it much more easy for the acid to penetrate the flesh and corrode the structures externally and internally much faster.

[@redsyko7505]

great question

[@AwsomeLorenzo]

I think it depends more on the Acid being used.

[@TheRipler]

I am not a biologist, but I think it may be due to the living tissues trying to defend against the acid and or repair itself.

[@Liamv4696]

My qualifications include high school chemistry and my first year engineering chemistry course, but they dont really help. Im with Austin. more moisture.

[@dawanasianboy3153]

"Perhaps one day I will watch it, when I'm old."

[@Sid-ix5qr]

*How Hydroflouric acid could have ended racism.*

[@lovemyself1988]

No

[@ZeeshanMalik455wasup]

love myself19 yes

[@lntpaniagua]

Yes

[@RayTC]

Dip all the coloreds in acid to bleach them, genious

[@wallogodly9511]

Papai Pal i stay black i pass

[@kyhumps]

Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and Fluoroantimonic acid are two of the strongest acids known (Hence their name of superacids), would it be possible to do an episode on these, or are they too dangerous to deal with in a lab environment?

[@atrumluminarium]

I was wondering the same thing

[@zethzooken]

Maybe even a road trip to another lab or industrial setting if it would be too dangerous to perform there.

[@davidsweeney111]

Yes I was wondering that as well!

[@jajestemjunior]

The greatest danger is that the poisonous gases could give off or that those two are expensive to use. (For example: 5 grams of Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid costs 70 euros).

[@Xz4]

Triflurormethansulfonic acid (or Triflic acid) is definitely safe enough to use small amounts of - I've used it in a lab environment before. It's used a lot in organic synthesis because you don't need aqueous solutions (which is useful as water is pretty reactive and can often break down sensitive organic molecules) and its conjugate base (the molecule without an H+) isn't nucleophilic (i.e. doesn't react with positive charges quickly) because it's so big and stable. It's also usually used as a catalyst rather than a reagent, so the amount you need to use is very small. However, using it in larger quantities e.g. the amount of acid used in the video would be very dangerous!

[@bawki]

The deadly part about Hydrofluoric Acid is the reaction of Fluorine with calcium and magnesium in the victims body. It penetrates the skin easily and starts bonding with calcium and magnesium causing hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia. The effects are more sinister than Hydrochloric/Sufluric acid burns, since it can take a while for symptoms to manifest. Tissue necrosis is often delayed and due to the lack of symptoms and therefore lack of treatment it can be more devastating than in the more immediate acting acids.

[@Romenadan]

Yup, I think this is the real bit of info that the video is missing, it's what makes HF so dangerous. Also, I think HNO3 would have been a better control than H2SO4 given that sulfuric causes heating via desiccation which obscures the acidic effects.

[@bawki]

It also explains why the HF chicken leg looks pale after it has been exposed to HF. Over night the HF has infiltrated the whole leg binding with Ca/Mg and other ions, while the HCl and Sulfuric acid were limited to mostly surface reactions.

[@FatElvis1]

It's too bad that they didn't test to see if the chicken bone was more fragile in the leg that was in HF

[@bawki]

FatElvis1 FOR SCIENCE!

[@sr1491]

Also the fact that fluorine can leach calcium ion means that it can leach calcium ions from the heart leading to a heart attack.

[@austinbrodeur22314]

"Perhaps one day I'll watch it when I'm old" amazing spirit in this guy lol

[@NicoBiturbo]

Hydroflouric acid was 35% while sulfuric acid was 95% that aint fair.

[@NicoBiturbo]

ok thx!

[@iknowwhereyouliveandilikei3392]

Albert Einstein's impersonator

[@MuzikBike]

Einstein was actually born in the future and invented the time machine... so much for impersonator

[@anwhsyb8959]

Hardly an impersonator when Einstein studied physics and this guy studies chemistry

[@HauntedOne666]

Doppleganger

[@kingwoods385]

Wannabe*

[@jackhenderson2562]

Wet Memes don’t compare the lord to a bafoon like Einstein

[@vincejosephgarcia8775]

Nobody told me that A. Einstein is still alive and kicking, and lecturing too. Haha

[@gsingh7558]

He looks like the mad scientist that chases you around in black ops 1 zombies 🤣

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

So what happens next after you dunked them whole then?

[@vibhavshivadeker8288]

Then Youll be on Sirius....

[@chadodell4887]

It will make a delicious dipping sauce.

[@anuj656]

Try it...

[@ultraviolet.catastrophe]

Didn't I see your comment on the video, "Sugar: The Bitter Truth"? 😲

[@uwu-uv4mg]

@@chadodell4887 i hate this comment so much

[@bigfatpandalaktana2747]

"Prehaps I will watch it when Im old" Professor

[@Katryoshka]

Is this the voice actor for Salad Fingers????? :o

[@jacobf2421]

Lol

[@themcmater3453]

Not close at all.

[@Wd40RecklessEngineer]

+DemonKing David firth. (Devvo)

[@radicalsini]

Glad I'm not the only person to think he sounds like salad fingers xD

[@eatshxtsleep3080]

At 3:45 and onwards he becomes salad finger

[@aure4330]

Iconic scientist look: 1- Have an accent 2- Wear glasses 3- Have crazy hair 4- Wear a tie/bow

[@deadtake2664]

Everyone has an accent

[@SarahBear67]

Camera man: please don’t touch our cameras

[@MemphisBelle291]

I was looking for those kind of comments :D

[@MrQuest0]

So hydrogen ions just weaken bonds in the chicken leg's molecules so fluorine can be bound with them?

[@WhyPhi]

The bond between hydrogen and fluorine is weak compared to the bonds fluorine wants to make with other atoms such as carbon. In water, HF undergoes rapid equilibrium where HF+H2OH3O+ + F- To my understanding: If just about any organic molecule gets near the fluoride in solution,, it will attack and form a sigma bond (single bond) which would be highly favored over the H-F rapid equilibrium state.

[@MrQuest0]

Thanks a lot for explanation :)

[@thisiskurt]

Why doesnt F- in NaF fluorinate carbon also? NaF is water-soluble yielding an abundance of F- ions in our bodies every time we drink water.

[@fielgch4256]

3:27 >looked like an advertisement for vegetarianism I think it's more an advertisement of not-sticking-parts-of-your-body-or-indeed-your-whole-body-in-acidism

[@kf8575]

At work (coded stainless pipe welding) we often use a gel containing a mixture of HF and Nitric Acid to pickle and passivate welds and the heat affected zone around them, to restore the full corrosion resistance of the material. It is truly nasty stuff that needs treating with the upmost respect 🙏 👍

[@Bififress0r]

Ye?

[@Hambonillo]

I think an extra step for each chronological examination should have been poking with a stick. Especially the bones. Industrial plants that use HF tend to have calcium carbonate available for HF first aid. HF has a high affinity for calcium.

[@SquidForSquare]

0:30 Well, hello Albert Einstein👋🏼💈✂️

[@SMGrawks]

I was really hoping to see sizzling, smoking, and instant disintegration. Very sad to see it's a myth

[@spotsies]

It would've probably smoked and sizzled a lot if they were using concentrated sulphuric acid.

[@darkmage35]

Nah, room temp 98% sulfuric acid still takes a while. If you want sizzling, smoking, disintegration you probably want boiling acid. Or a superacid. That might also work.

[@Bififress0r]

Molten metals also work.

[@blakethesnake6686]

Try two extra fluorine molecules and chlorine instead of hydrogen. That's how you get sizzling, smoking, and instant disintegration.

[@sufsanin1917]

1:36 "I'll watch it after I am old" Should we tell him?

[@AgarkovSerg]

ahhaha :)))

[@JO-ch3el]

Not old enough to waste time binge watching TV I guess.

[@lowqualityramsay2349]

No it'll mess with the space time continuom

[@billylenihan7737]

It looks like he's conducting an orchestra

[@gamatastica3478]

That scientist is every science fair mascot I swear

[@will3346]

you should try pig it has a better representation human flesh

[@16m49x3]

***** "science"

[@deadman12078]

Politicians are a good approximation of humans. Could have used a few of those in the test.

[@andrewmanzano461]

***** lol!!!

[@cjhorton123]

Clay Ton haha

[@subh1]

no. pigs are intelligent and will one day do chemistry experiments.

[@S550STANG]

Nobody: KZbin: Hey you want to see some flesh eating acid?!

[@VeronicaBoyer]

The HF-dunked chicken leg looks like zombie flesh.

[@Megamanxzero99]

***** First time i've ever seen a female troll. They're so rare.

[@NobodyHasThisNick]

+Veronica Boyer (PrincessVoldemort) Because HF seems to selectively attack some compounds in the meat, while HCl and H2SO4 are more than happy to just indiscriminately decompose whatever is in the way.

[@georgiamillis4218]

I love the classic 'mad scientist' hair! :)

[@PrimeRaptor]

Kids in africa could have drank that acid ; _;

[@spacejazz6272]

would've done everyone a favour

[@cheesball96]

+Stephen Barlow what a vile person you are Stephen

[@spacejazz6272]

cheesball96 I try :)

[@thegoodestofgoodboysyourfr856]

bike in bifrica could have run over that chicken

[@stealth_pool8780]

what are you talking about African children don't exist

[@blacknoise7821]

'perhaps one day when Im old' best attitude i have ever seen

[@Kai-hj3pp]

"Perhaps one day I will watch it when I'm old" So now right?

[@ceffreyjastillo]

+Kai Duong dont be gullible it was a joke

[@TheAstralWraith]

His hair is the only reason i watch

[@Aphelia.]

"chicken legs come out jelly after overnight" Me:*casually continues to eat jelly*

[@stilichoaurelian4]

0:40 faze clan confirmed

[@eantanner3191]

Eros John Delos Santos yeah haha

[@jarelsurage8129]

Lol

[@chrisdolmeth8603]

Just as toxic as their fans

[@sidtrip_]

Why tho

[@tristancarasella5318]

"one day when I'm old"

[@Commandelicious]

"When I'm old ..." he says. I love him for that ^^

[@garrettblack9639]

Professor: "Maybe one day I'll watch it when I'm old". Is literally a thousand years old.

[@gustopher6500]

In high school I was taught that the tiny amounts of H+ in dissolved HF went into skin with ease together with F- and that the F- would react with calcium creating a useless salt in your tissue that isn't really harmful but because of chemical balance more and more H+ would go into your skin biting away at your flesh and also causing heart issues since the calcium levels in your body would keep going down and possibly cause a heart attack

[@-Grovesy-]

ok, so movies really over-reacted the speed of Acid. You'd see in a movie like Saw or Alien how the Acids melt flesh in the span of seconds, as I can see now... Acid takes it's time with it's meal lol

[@JT29501]

Not neccesarily, it depends on its strength.. although you'll never get the James Bond situation where someone falls in a tank of acid and dissolves immediately, there are numerous examples of attacks where blindness and burns happen within a matter of minutes. That's why if you get acid on you, or are attacked with an unknown substance, its essential to immediately rinse yourself with water as much as possible.

[@dmgdisciple9680]

Reaction speeds will differ with molarity which is simply the concentration of the chemical per liter. They used weaker concentrations to ensure safety since these acids will emit strong toxic fumes at higher molarities and overall isnt very fun to work around or clean up after the fact.

[@springersoon4541]

@@dmgdisciple9680 but still. They used 95% H2SO4 which still took a day to dissolve the chicken leg.

[@finnegan728]

strong bases are the scarier ones imo

[@geniusmp2001]

From Wikipedia: "Owing to its low acid dissociation constant, HF as a neutral lipid-soluble molecule penetrates tissue more rapidly than typical mineral acids." This seems consistent with your explanation, and with the results of the experiment. What makes HF so dangerous is not that it will instantly melt your face off, but that it gets absorbed into your tissues without initially being noticeable. Again from Wikipedia: "In the body, hydrofluoric acid reacts with the ubiquitous biologically important ions Ca2+ and Mg2+. Formation of insoluble calcium fluoride is proposed as the etiology for both precipitous fall in serum calcium and the severe pain associated with tissue toxicity." Stronger acids dissolve you on the surface. HF silently eats you from the inside out.

[@alnoiseplaysmc]

I love this man, he’s so adorable lol

[@sirwiddlescabbagebaker]

I don't know why I'm watching this, but I can't stop 😵🥴😑😐😑😐

[@jaleysinghyadav2766]

Hey husky you're name is nice :)

[@mjmcca66]

"when im OLD i will watch breaking bad"

[@zitronenfalte]

Well that scientist looks the way i expected him to look like

[@danr2652]

Why did the Chicken Cross the road? To escape TFO of this man's laboratory