RDX p1

[@Reject_Modernity1776]

This is hands down my favorite cooking channel. Compliments to the chef!

[@ryanchowdhary965]

I'm in love with cooking

[@KeithAnderson-d1z]

😂

[@skivvy3565]

My constitution is a bit too weak for these offerings, looks like it’d give me a serious case of indigestion. Call it a unsophisticated palate

[@PYRO-ON]

Chemistry was born in the kitchen.

[@kamikaze2613]

Casual chemistry and classical music explained eloquently is truly relaxing thank you

[@MRKLYESTEP]

Pleasure to be on another watchlist with you boys!

[@Dodgingsimulator]

Yesirrrr fun thing about explosives is you don't even have to use em you just flip a light switch now days and society will kill itself

[@HRML813]

Seriously! There should be a 10 sec min disclaimer before the vid starts. We’re so screwed.

[@TheSquirreless]

Just take the security check at the airport as a badge of honor

[@Parasclepius]

​@TheSquirreless they love when you moan during the search.

[@everythingballistic8812]

I honestly don't know what's so bad about this when there are kids at collage supporting Hamas which is a terrorist's organization just like ISIS. I get that explosives can be dangerous but when you have kids protesting in the streets for a terrorist organization and attacking Jewish students we at least shouldn't be at the top of the list. Also the boarder is also open and now there is a ton of way more illegal stuff for them to worry about.

[@thedownwardmachine]

I don’t ever plan to make any of this stuff, I just like watching someone wearing Army surplus gear give me a top notch explosives chemistry lecture from his shack.

[@daltonsoutherland8836]

That beginning about humanity being the disease and cyclonite is the cure 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Alfred-Neuman]

If you want to hang out, you've gotta take her out, RDX! If you want to get down, get down on the ground, RDX! She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie RDX

[@gavendb]

its like the unibomber and christian bale had an illegitimate lovechild

[@bush_wookie_9606]

After subscribing simply because I love Dugan and then watching the video, I would just like to say high to my new FBI agent assigned to me 🖐

[@sqrt3101]

Bruh, now dea may be hooked up too... Shucks)

[@SAMPLETEXT285]

I Cant wait for a random white work van with tinted windows ive never seen before be parked across the street from my house because of this

[@TomKappeln]

So what they want to do ? Lobotomie ? Knowing things is not a crime.

[@rickt10]

​@@TomKappeln Yet.

[@kalebjohnson6090]

We're all in this together, lol.

[@christopherleubner6633]

Hexamine used to be used in small backpacking stoves and MRE heaters. Burns very cleanly with a smokeless flame. Just nitrate it twice to make the RDX. First with 65% then with red fuming as the free NO2. Add nitric slowly on an ice/brine bath. HDN will precipitate. Separate from the excess acid. Next wash with ice water, then with acetone. Nitrating the filter paper will prevent the acid from eating it away, but should use a regular one for acetone wash. Next dry under vacuum or with forced cool dry air. Next use streight fuming nitric acid to convert the precipitate to RDX. ❤

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

It’s still used in heating tabs of some brands. There’s about 1-2% wax added so you need to recryst it which is annoying because it’s got an inverse solubility curve in water based on temperature.

[@rhoadsrocker]

Haha dude that joke had me cracking up. Reminds me of being in an infantry unit again. Same sense of humor. Good shit man. Very informative videos. Keep it up, I love learning this stuff

[@alexwiederholt8525]

I think about you often Dugan, (no homo). glad to see youre doing well. just happened to stumble upon this new channel today.

[@everythingballistic8812]

I never thought I would like chemistry, but I took an honors chemistry course this year and can now understand most of this. I love chemistry now! kinda funny how quickly my opinion changed

[@TThomas-si7yn]

Hello. Thank you! I can see right away that I'm going to lose myself while I binge-watch your video catalog. I actively seek out great content and I'm happy I found yours.

[@anon-means-anon]

The legend returns. Good to see you man.

[@drasselll3243]

Man, feels so weird to miss CarnikCon for so many years, just to find him back on an obscure channel about explosives.

[@ShortArmOfGod]

Sir, this is a christian baking channel.

[@Dan-vq4pz]

"100c.... You know, room temperature" 😂

[@Alex-ff1mk]

Thats a warm ass room😂

[@frostyeverclear]

Humanitys not a disease, there's just shitty people fucking it up for everyone else. Love the channel. Your setup has an alchemical vibe to it. Thank you for having the balls to do this. Keep it up

[@emrysmcwryn7902]

Nice opening reference, Mr. Bateman, very nice.

[@BillyBob-ov5ef]

Stop! My body is a temple! Good to see you back! Love the new content.

[@NotTheRealRustyShackleford]

I have bimetal pepper spray!

[@MrSpartacus2013]

Glad to see you back!!! I donated what I could, I pray you and your family have a Merry Christmas!!!

[@NotTheRealRustyShackleford]

Just what I needed to unwind this evening!

[@verysmallcats1374]

fascinating breakdown of the history of RDX. Excited for pt 2!

[@anchopanchorancho]

Subbed. Great delivery on every video you have uploaded so far, great pace, great content and you dont treat the viewer like their stupid. 👌

[@lmAIone]

Love you buddy, hopefully you keep pumping videos out. Could listen for hours :)

[@Mini-Hakkero]

Sup dug, thanks for the knowledge bombs.

[@Helicopterpilot16]

Something's changing. Today it's a video about RDX and yesterday I was watching some French guy explain missile guidance systems...

[@mattthesparky]

Dude reminds me of Christian Bale.

[@zakksrage]

What’s crazy is he isn’t reading a script, he just has all this off hand knowledge. I know people at bae or Holston defense that can’t talk this knowledgeable about it and it’s there career

[@murderlesson101]

I love this guy so much

[@Louis7.62X39]

Thank you Dug... can you describe in the same style of video the synthesis of hmx, it's a pleasure.

[@Durkamoo]

Christian bale really on some nice spicy chemistry now!!!

[@joewboe]

Love you dug, been waiting on the energetics series for a long time

[@Acute.]

LET HIM COOK

[@redacted5052]

You are an absolute hero.

[@WesV]

was not expecting this channel in my recommendations, but I'm about it!

[@M.H.D.actual]

I like the history mixed with the technical data, and also nice little bit of reloading stuff in the background

[@ArminVollmer]

The Machinist likes Bach.

[@kuttinkuddy3905]

Glad to see you are feeling good enough to film again.

[@membola]

that intro is so good dude. lol

[@Christus_Dominus_Est]

Dugan the Beautiful

[@joshjones3408]

That stuff would be real bad if a drug addict got his bags mixed up 🤯🤯😆😆

[@maxsuica6144]

It's the forbidden cocaine

[@maxjoechl5663]

4:42 I believe they also developed several versions of Composition C (C-1, C-2, C-3) with explosive plasticizers based on a mixture of mono-, di- and tri-nitrotoluene; the Germans used a similar recipe for their _Hexoplast._ However, due to the toxicity of the dinitrotoluene and the brittleness of the material at wintertime temperatures, they ultimately went with a non-explosive plasticizer for C-4. 7:20 I'm pretty sure the "p" is supposed to be a "ρ" (Greek lowercase "rho"), since it is commonly used to represent density.

[@duganashley1337]

That's right

[@victorkock3569]

At last! Like santa, you shown up. I have made most of expl (Yepp nucl also) but not RDX. Thank you.

[@feblehober123]

Hi Dugan, I am a long time fan of CarniK Con. I am so glad to see that you look well. Last I heard, you had advanced MS and were partially paralyzed. I'm elated to see that you were able to get treatment and are in recession. Your video is excellent. Unlike all these dimwit haters discussing "100C vs room temp," e.g., bikeshedding, I am an actual chemist employed by a respectable organization. I am very impressed with your presentation and knowledge of energetics chemistry. I haven't met anyone that has dug into this topic to the depth you have without a formal chemistry education. What resources have you used to learn general chemistry and synthesis techniques? Personally, the video was an appropriate long-form length. People that care about explosives and chemistry will naturally find the information interesting. Also, I love the baroque music ;) A nice touch. I've archived your videos for the future. I will be waiting for part 2!

[@duganashley1337]

I dropped out of highschool in 10th grade. My preferred beer is PBR because a 30 case is less than $20!

[@feblehober123]

​@@duganashley1337 Thanks for the reply, Dugan. I see in your other videos that you are synthesizing new analogues. I'm impressed! I've never heard someone who dropped out of high school speak with real chemical literacy before you. Did you learn general + organic chemistry from online courses, or from exposure in the energetic community, or perhaps a great mentor?

[@duganashley1337]

I started with end use on MDI systems in Ramadi, then did course support at the Army's Sapper Leader Course which was more creative. Then over time, got to a better comprehensive understanding due to needs of business in defense industry. I have limitations. Im sure i'll be f*cking something up any video now. My strongest suit is system analysis and system parsing for comprehension/ ease of presentation. It may make me look smarter than I am. The smartest guy in energetics is the one who's still breathing. @@feblehober123

[@feblehober123]

​@@duganashley1337 Thanks for the reply, that makes a lot of sense since you have all of the experience from doing videos for years. Keep it up with the presentations, I have watched all of them and they are great!

[@duganashley1337]

Don't make me blush@@feblehober123

[@sy-1845]

Nuclear Fission when?

[@nikoivan2580]

Bro is Cody'sLab 2.0, still waiting for the 2nd part of Nitroguanadine. Nice videos btw, don't quit doing it

[@nra4ever2011]

anyone mirroring these already btw? are these uploaded on Odysee as well?

[@duganashley1337]

please do

[@cheerdiver]

Filter paper is more effective when cut to contour the bottom, using two helps prevent pull through.

[@Thee_Sinner]

Dugan, I just found this channel yesterday and have already consumed 5 videos. I would like to ask if you would consider demonstrating the various additives that are used with nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin to make modern smokeless powders? This isn’t a topic that I am very educated on yet, so it could be that I simply do not know the correct search terms, but I have had a lot of trouble finding this information.

[@duganashley1337]

Nitrocellulose stabilized enough for useable gunpowder, is unfortunately one of the most difficult materials to prepare and store. The nitrogen content can vary by only a few percent with wild resulting behavior and stability. The washing and deacidification steps are more than other materials. It is too big of a topic to cover and I dont have experience enough to safely recommend any procedure or process.

[@Thee_Sinner]

@@duganashley1337 Thanks for the reply, this is insightful

[@duganashley1337]

Urbanski, Chemistry and Technology of explosives Volume 2 is a good place to start. There are chapters on this. PDF can be found on internet archive @@Thee_Sinner

[@WildernessMedic]

Damn man. Just about submit my app for FEL and looking into RDX for the last week ago and here you are.

[@nerdking5345]

The master chefs return 😁

[@colostomybag9367]

You look really good in the eyes man. Thanks for making something new. Love the only videos too 😊.

[@alvarezfrederic4997]

I recognized Urbansky's handbook

[@nra4ever2011]

Could you cover ANFO or the slurry explosive derivatives next?

[@alphadog6970]

KZbin recommends this video and i end up on a glow list. Great

[@NotTheRealRustyShackleford]

Got to have more people on the list to hit critical mass...

[@convictednotconvinced]

BWV 1048... The Bachmann Process! 👏👏

[@mattlinville5539]

🙃 remember the gooberment knoows. What you search and what you buy. So garden knomes packed with parting gifts are always a great home addition. 😂🎉

[@TomKappeln]

So use HMTD ... nothing toxic for them to find, not to detect by dogs ...

[@0onpoint]

Remember they swing chickens, …

[@nobody4248]

Do octogen (aka HMX) next, please.

[@nra4ever2011]

^

[@StarsiegeMercenaries]

Operator Operator...connect to Skynet I'm a mother fucking RDX-Terminatorrrrrrrrrr. :P

[@EinarGrondal]

Question: Regarding the Bachmann method using Ammonium Nitrate, if I start with dinitrohexamine rather than Hexamine, will the enhanced yield be experienced?

[@duganashley1337]

Some people have claimed that HDN increases yield but I have not found this in testing.

[@SeanHenrichs]

Subbed in the first 10s 😂 Edit: thought i recognized those urbanski scanned pages 🤓

[@papamidnightfpv]

Outstanding

[@TheOneAndOnlySame]

in an Explore With US video, in 5 years : 0:01 "in retrospect of Christian Bale's actions, this kind of jokes takes a whole other meaning, like a funest warning... and send chills to our spine" Dude, for once, be the bigger man, spare the civilians ok? Civilians aren't responsible for anything: we don't decide which war, we don't give order to the cops or social care etc . Chose your targets wisely, thanks. Just joking ! What a terrible joke

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

ROFL

[@wolfgangouille]

Welcome Bach.

[@adamrobbins2091]

More synthesis please

[@L0co123]

Weaponized explosive skittles when?

[@onemoreguyonline7878]

So this is how you end up on a watch list letting YT pick your future

[@0onpoint]

War never ends

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

If you're not on at least one list you're not living.

[@Filmpilot]

Nice ARRI camera case…

[@JonathanGeier]

Mr. Ashley, truly incredible amazing videos. Hopefully somebody's downloading them in case they get pulled. This is very much off topic and somewhat boutique, but I have a burning academic / theoretical question. I can't seem to find the answer anywhere and I don't know anyone apart from you that might have the answer. Is it possible / practical for an EFP to be made from ANFO given the lower det velocity? Also, are you on Reddit and do you have a patreon or equivalent? Thank you.

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Try some of Energetic Heretic/tetrazolelover’s AN/AL/ sodium hypophosphite mixtures. He has a couple videos using them in EFPs.

[@duganashley1337]

I just don't know. For armor defeat in general, the fluid cavitation is suspected to begin at over 5 km/s. Where the EFP seems to just sort of pass through a material as if it weren't there. I've heard this discussed offhand from munition manufacturers, no idea if they know what theyre talking about. You would just have to test it for yourself to know for sure. It will definitely do "something". ANFO is highly versatile, different fuels can give different velocities. The mixture of ANFO can change physical properties too. There are cocrystals like AN and Glycine which can be melt casted and allow more intimate mixture of fuel and oxidizer. I suspect it increases velocity.

[@extracrazyguy]

Well .. ill see everyone on the CIA watchlist now. lol

[@diapysik]

Did you pull that hexamine out of a chest freezer full of reagents?

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Lol, yeah he did.

[@Gunthusiest]

Essayons bro. We missed you

[@NotTheRealRustyShackleford]

Just made me think about how cool a collaboration with SecurityGuy42 would be...

[@freddyrodolf]

Hey man, glad to see you back! Stumbled on this channel while doing some research. Would you be willing to touch on the theory and construction of blasting caps in a future video? I’ve made a few and they went bang but I’m not sure exactly what I’m looking for. I haven’t tried to use them to detonate anything because of where I live.

[@duganashley1337]

Great idea. At some point I will do a complete guide to caps with focus on over the counter components.

[@ugarit5]

Probably hmx is like rdx but more balanced towards co formation

[@hardknow]

Hale Yeah

[@ImSkye]

I know this guy is a fed, but holy shit this is funny

[@duganashley1337]

I tried to write the most expedient way of proving im not a fed by writing something a fed isnt allowed to write, but youtube deleted the comment. So I guess I cant prove Im not a fed over the internet

[@ShortArmOfGod]

Even if he was, his recipies for baked goods are either effective and tasty, or they're not.

[@suntzu7231]

CL20 would break the internet

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Fkn based!

[@Durado545x39]

Thank fuck for high school... Cooking classes... Or I'd be at a loss

[@LosRiji]

YT recommends this to me to "retire"politicians, right? ... Right?

[@WXUZT]

Could you please do a video on Urea Nitrate ? This a go to material for T3rr0rists because of ease of synthesis.

[@upaiaq]

I feel like I'm going to end up on a list just by watching this.

[@TomKappeln]

They have other problems than us, believe me !

[@floridanick]

@explosions&fire

[@NotTheRealRustyShackleford]

I swear Dugan and Tom would have a blast together!

[@gregoryallen0001]

wow 24k names for a watchlist

[@NotTheRealRustyShackleford]

Those are rookie numbers! We got to get those numbers up!

[@scruffy2629]

Looking good Champ,love the background tunes, are you still making music? You have a rare gift....

[@duganashley1337]

I still make music, but I learned my lesson in carnik con that the pursuit of "perfection" gets in the way of "good enough"

[@scruffy2629]

@@duganashley1337 as long as you enjoy doing it, someone will enjoy listening to it ;)

[@duganashley1337]

profound point@@scruffy2629

[@scruffy2629]

@@duganashley1337 first time something I said has been called profound lol! :)

[@0onpoint]

@@duganashley1337 I need a collection of albums by You.

[@dagothur5595]

Why is bach playing in the background?

[@NotTheRealRustyShackleford]

Because Dugan has good taste, and no copyright bs

[@danielreyes7297]

13:24 heat of reaction? Another new term for me

[@shatunyra]

good job!

[@TheMono25]

6:30 room temperature 100°c 😂😂

[@duganashley1337]

but, i didnt say that...

[@TheMono25]

​@duganashley1337 sounds like u did lol love the video theo❤

[@duganashley1337]

as long as you had fun@@TheMono25

[@AbundanceTribe]

What is this book you are reading?

[@ashleyobrien4937]

Ah..uploader has been reading Urbanski...I probably wouldn't have mentioned that, uploader...people...you know?....

[@duganashley1337]

I guess you would then be referred to as the "downloader"

[@TheMichaelDeconProgram]

Oh shit.

[@mikelynch6758]

subscribed

[@ashleyobrien4937]

I disagree with his statement that we do not understand the chemistry of formation, we do, and well enough that we knew that there are leftover subunits that can be utilized for making even more RDX by adding ammonium nitrate and suppressing hydrolysis of water by using acetic anhydride (yes H masters, that one) to bind it. Actually, there are a few quite different routes to RDX that start with different precursors. RDX is probably one of the most highly studied secondary's out there, because it fulfils military requirements very well. But, there are newer compounds that put it to shame DINGU and SORGUYL have explosive speeds better than RDX in one case..about 9100m/s

[@duganashley1337]

I disagree with your disagreement. I don't think chemistry in general is actually well understood yet, let alone RDX, the models and theories are satisfactory. Have you ever made or used DINGU or SORGUYL versus RDX or Keto RDX?

[@mikehawkswollen5819]

Carnik Con!!

[@agroman77]

thank you.

[@germen343]

Praise cyclonite.

[@SlamminGraham]

I'm a little confused when you say "not much is known about RDX synthesis" and then we all see there is a wealth of information everywhere on it, and you show us a lot of good examples and describe it, so what exactly are the parts which are not known or understood?

[@duganashley1337]

It isn't understood what takes place in the nitrolysis. The conditions are extreme and there are many side products and intermediates. There are competing theories on the reaction path. For example, it is believed that HDN itself is one of the intermediate products but it isnt really proven. No one knows what happens in synthesis of RDX. It's only known what goes in and what comes out. I wanted to explain this because there are so many routes and theories/techniques a person could really waste a lot of time parsing it all. Like years.

[@Live.Vibe.Lasers]

You guys are in this honeypot too?!