Small hydrazine accident

[@HypnoKnight]

Small accident Hydrazine Two phrases I've never expected to see together.

[@justsomecommentchannel8602]

i thought it was sarcastic

[@doggonemess1]

Minor Nuclear Release is another one that comes up in history.

[@doggonemess1]

@J My dad was XO on a ship that had nuclear ASROC torpedoes. I was always amused by the concept of nuclear depth charges. There's a picture of it being tested on wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RUR-5_ASROC#/media/File:Nuclear_depth_charge_explodes_near_USS_Agerholm_(DD-826),_11_May_1962.jpg

[@doggonemess1]

@J Thanks! Will do.

[@Misha-dr9rh]

@@doggonemess1 It removes all submarines in a 5 mile radius, and all sealife in a 50 mile radius.

[@sethpurifoy6025]

It's concerning to me how chill he sounds considering that he had a small accident with rocket fuel.

[@Solnoric]

It's a long shot better reaction than panic.

[@Argosh]

Simple rule when working with toxins, acids, bases, or any other dangerous thing: do not react. Reflexes are stupid. Reflexes will make you catch a blob of acidic goo.

[@jakenkid]

How should one react after its happened? Do you flail your arms about and scream AFTER the car accident has happened? Or do you make sure everyone is safe and out of harms way or that there is no apparent danger? I don't know, this comment just seemed to be by someone ignorant (IT'S NOT AN INSULT, IT MERELY MEANS YOU DON'T KNOW SOMETHING, WE'RE ALL IGNORANT IN SOME REGARD) of how emergency situations should be handled... Maybe it's just me though... 🤷‍♂️🧑‍🏭

[@ChronoTango]

He had plans in place. Thunderfoot has a video on the Apollo 13 Incident and he includes real audio of the astronauts explaining to mission control they don’t have enough supplies to land and might not make it home and it is shocking how they sound as calm as they do. They train for months ahead of time to work out a wide range of possible work around a for failiures and reduce panic solutions. Our boy here had a plan, it’s probably something he’s witness happen before, and most importantly he knew the variables to address.

[@jogandsp]

Hydrazine hydrate is much much less dangerous in terms of explosion hazard than anhydrous hydrazine

[@jackeldridge1319]

I love how this man actively plays with some of the most toxic, corrosive and carcinogenic chemicals on earth but he's too scared to make quaaludes for Hamilton Morris

[@Hongobogologomo]

Mmmmm.. quaaludes

[@jackeldridge1319]

@@Hongobogologomo Ikr, I had a mate who had a mate in the chem faculty at uni. They were gonna synthesise ludes and sell them, but then thought twice and realised "wait... we'd be the only people making ludes in the country we'd definitely get shot by somebody" and gave up the plan lmao

[@eurokid83]

I wasn’t able to experience the quaalude days. Before my time unfortunately.

[@tiggers4ts]

@@Hongobogologomo Mandy's were great, however not so easy to make… That's how America shut them down by going to India and closing the four factories that made them. Because it's not so simple, most clandestine cooks can make other stuff cheaper and easier.

[@1TwistedPoet]

Because blowing up and dieing are not as bad as going to prison...

[@Rhodanide]

HMMMMM, WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS MISTAKE BEFORE *Nile Red logo slowly rises from corner of screen*

[@rogerdotlee]

I remember that. He called it a 'catastrophe' or something similar.

[@jhyland87]

Haha... That's right! Totally forgot about that.

[@JDPugs]

No the real problem was that the chemistry went yellow

[@TheHuntermj]

If you put a pinprick in the glad wrap you can exclude oxygen from the reaction while releasing the gas, also car stores sell high temp ceramic paint in spray cans, should work for your corroded hotplate

[@ExtractionsAndIre]

Those are both very good suggestions, I'll see if I can chase down some of that paint!

[@AllChemystery]

Extractions&Ire wouldn't you be better off just removing the last of the paint for better heat transfer from the bare Al?

[@tissuepaper9962]

@@AllChemystery but then it doesn't look as nice and the glassware on the bare aluminum is like nails on a chalkboard in my experience. these are both very stupid problems to worry about but problems nonetheless.

[@CAMSLAYER13]

@@AllChemystery it's all fun and games until you get something too reactive on the bare metal

[@elighb4314]

@@CAMSLAYER13 My thoughts exactly.

[@gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730]

it's amazing watching this in 2021 and seeing how clean and pristine everything in your lab was here compared to now, looks like that hydrazine pissing all over your table and chalkboard was an omen

[@zyeborm]

I did kinda wonder where the marks on the hot plate came from. There's more now but that one is still there lol

[@shadowwinter1285]

Imagine all of the contamination that little shed absorbs. If it ever catches on fire well.......

[@ExtractionsAndIre]

It might just catch fire on its own one day

[@mechadrake]

not everything is flammable. lots of chemicals actually dissapointingly not flammable. just do not eat the shed - some of these actually not good for you ;)

[@shadowwinter1285]

mechadrake I realise that and that's not quite what I meant. what I meant is that if it catches fire then they may end up needing to cordon off the cancer causing smoke. many of our little chemistry sheds" labs as us amateur chemists love to call them" are like carcinogenic sponges that would send the local fire department running the other way if ever an accidental fire took place. Think Chernobyl type consequences particularly with some people I can think of Lol.

[@Solnoric]

Maybe his long term plan for cleaning it up is qualifying it for Australia's version of superfund

[@word6344]

*glances at Australian wildfire season*

[@evanswain4444]

I was half-listening to the start of the video and I thought you said you bought 15L of hydrazine at the hardware store

[@gertnood]

Where is that store???!!! LOL wish it were so.

[@Creatureofday]

I read the title and thought, "there is no such thing as a SMALL Hydrazine accident."

[@rogerdotlee]

WOOT! On the Azide trail! And that's how you break in a new bench!

[@ExtractionsAndIre]

rogerdotlee Slowly getting back on that train. And no, I loved the nice clean white bench! All that hardwork painting!

[@justincoombs9048]

I always wondered why his hotplate was so... damaged. Glad I was shown this episode.

[@andie_pants]

I mean, who _doesn't_ keep a hydrazine bucket handy? Y'know... just in case.

[@mechadrake]

I 'm not a chemist, but didn't somebody good in chemistry recommended not to use more than a third of a flask for reactions that may foam? actually this may have not helped being pressurized and all:)

[@mastersonogashira1796]

Casually replying to a 4-years old comments: yea, but most of the time things foam without you expecting it to

[@Ryan-lu9km]

@@mastersonogashira1796 Then you should always expect them to foam. If it produces gas, it can foam at any time.

[@svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038]

I imagine it would help under those circumstances too, as gases are more compressible.

[@mechadrake]

really sad that uc235 stopped making videos being concerned about his safety. mostly internet safety, like swating: ( and a bit of dying from chemz

[@ExtractionsAndIre]

Yeah they were really good videos, shame

[@sixstringedthing]

Anyone else on a tour of "Tom's Greatest Hits" now that Yellow Chem Daddy has temporarily left us for greener pastures?

[@michelguevara151]

he was hardy going to go to yellower pastures

[@tiggers4ts]

@@michelguevara151 Would love to have thrown him some chromatography gear,NMR's, to find out what he did actually end up with enough his experiments! That's how they originally found Valium or the first benzodiazepines. Universities used to keep waste, and other universities/disposal/recyclers would test products that have been sitting there for five or 10 years… And it just so happened I think it was a bad barbiturate had found a lower energy state with a nine-member ring when the old bottle was retested ushering in a family pharmaceuticals!

[@VoidHalo]

It's nice to see failures as well as successes. Thanks for sharing.

[@operationmindfuck7145]

How's this for a chemistry t-shirt "Bro, do you even nitrate?"

[@95rav]

@Extractions&Ire 1: from hydrazine, make and test Astrolite A and G 2: use excess hypochlorite to make chloroform which could be useful down the track.

[@sionsoschwalts2762]

Yes!

[@nenben8759]

I think you grossly overfilled the flask.

[@noahbreuninger6916]

I am studying for an O-Chem exam rn and for some reason whenever I came upon a Hydrazine compound, I read it in a fairly strong Aussie accent. I took me a while to figure out why haha

[@redstart67]

Some day, I fully expect to wake up to find that continental Australia has completely altered shape into a kind a huge lagoon with a smouldering central lake centered upon where our favourite chemist's garage lab once stood recording these awesome educational videos.

[@noabsolutelynot]

"hydrazine" and "accident" are NOT two words i want to hear in a sentence together

[@mikecopley4113]

Legend has it that he still has the beach container and never got his deposit back

[@yourlocalidiot7733]

Ever thought of doing some uranium chemistry?

[@DanielSMatthews]

Can you make a more chemically robust bench top by soaking the surface of cement fibre board in sodium silicate then hitting it with calcium chloride to form a calcium silicate surface? Add a bit on inert titanium white to the mix if the result is not white enough for you?

[@turbowolf302]

"Small hydrazine accident" ..for a second there I thought I was watching a history video on the Me-163 Komet(Hydrazine was a component in its fuel.)

[@curium9622]

The plane that dissolves its pilots

[@knpark2025]

Rocket fuel bursts Turns on camera first before the bucket A priority is in order 10/10

[@masterlabLAB]

Next time you can prevent this type of accident, by putting a junction on the top of the flask , and attaching a rubber tube to it. The other side of the tube can be placed inside a beaker. If an overflow would happen again , the liquid got safely in to the beaker :-) an idea

[@hypnoticmoai6509]

0:43 how many times does the bleach need to be kicked?

[@matthewrossilini5808]

The bleach owes his friend some money.

[@StarScapesOG]

Well, now I know how to *safely* strip ceramics off metal....

[@Lamron333]

Are you sure there is a "Small hydrazine accident",....? I think any accident with hydrazine, is not "small",...

[@williamvolkmann8658]

i always enjoy the mad scientist demo

[@FlatBroke612]

BRING ME THE HYDRAZINE BUCKET, IM FULL.

[@ryanrising2237]

“Hydrazine Sulfate accident” is probably a lot better of a phrase to hear than just “hydrazine accident.”

[@homesynthesis]

i've actually never seen a roundbottom flask without a ground glass joint, throughout my entire undergrad

[@peterdieleman303]

I think every hotplate I ever used in a lab looked like that

[@frankyboy1806]

Should always be working with hydrazine in a fume hood!

[@shadowwinter1285]

Lol its as if the hydrazine is like " No F*#k you!!" and just starts pissing everywhere.

[@williamgorham7339]

Have you read the book “Ignition! A brief history of liquid rocket propellants”? If you haven’t you should sir because it’s a chemistry book at heart but written with sarcastic chemistry humor.

[@operationmindfuck7145]

Not ugly. Battle scars.

[@WetDoggo]

Wasn't paying attention and thought he said Meth-Amphetamine for a second 😂 0:01

[@Ktmfan450]

"I don't know what to do with fifteen litres of concentrated bleach" MMS my boy! MMS!

[@SolarSeeker45]

If you combine it with acetone you could make chloroform. Standard HDPE water jugs like you use for camping,would be able to safely contain the bleach, if you wanted to transfer it to a container you own and return the plastic jug.

[@christopherbronson3275]

oh you sweet summer child. if he only knew how messed up his hot plate will get XD

[@mbiclicka3036]

You can use that bleach or to make chloroform , or chlorine gas , for chlorination reaction on light catalyst. NaClO + 2HCl ---》 Cl2 + NaCl + H2O Of course , for this you'll have to use about 52g of HCl dilute solution , but bleach is not a problem but you'll need like 59-60g to make about 16L volume of Chlorine gas. It is worth the effort , because chlorine gas is quite expensive. I made this for myself when I wanted to synthesise "alfa-(chloromethyl)-naphtalene as a reagent for the synthesis of Naftifine.

[@leejones8169]

*whispers* m a r k w a t n e y

[@bcubed72]

Hydrazine accident: not great, not terrible.

[@BlackSoap361]

Nothing says “mad scientist” like power cords running through a hole in the chalkboard.

[@chrisbuffoni]

You're out of your mind. I'm an F-16 mechanic in the Air Force and when we go to Hydrazine responses, we are fully suited up in a Level A or B suit, SCBA respirator, and a whole entourage of people to include wing safety, fire department, QA, and Security Forces. You seem so nonchalant about this...how??

[@mwtm8077]

good hydrazine sulfate isn't as dangerous and not nearly as toxic than the free..

[@87bwadman]

Sorry, did you just start the video with methylethylketamine?

[@jogandsp]

Why does calcium hypochlorite not work for the reaction?

[@LFTRnow]

What was the concentration of the bleach in the blue container?

[@kostathomas8732]

Anyone who knows anything about rocket fuel has immediate concern when seeing the words 'hydrazine' and 'accident' in the same sentence

[@cannagorilla]

I can't believe this is all the subs you have. It should be way more!

[@Camilo19832001]

Good god man, we had just a leak when i was working with hydrazine tanks and we went onto full lockdown with full hazmat suits and scbafor the cleanup operation….

[@homosapiensqp3225]

Small accident 3.6 Roentgens

[@Ccccaatfish]

That flask was toooooo small you can only really use a flask to 1/2 vol and if the reaction is known to foam and produce CO2 you should've used a larger container and gas outlet

[@LFTRnow]

What did you wind up doing with the bleach? I was going to suggest it makes chlorates, but curious what you did with it?

[@michellesu1742]

Similar to coke as co2 soluble in water, which increases with pressure

[@johnnelson3158]

Look up cerakote. Its like ceramic based spray paint that we use on guns in the states. Granged, you have to cure it in the oven but its fine on polymer so maybe it'd work on that hot plate?

[@d3athreaper100]

What was that music at the end omg it was good

[@hanelyp1]

From the title I was expecting suited for the other channel.

[@wolfgodakira592]

quench your thirst with the other 13 liters

[@Philter-Coffee]

I have a solution - a line of tie-dye merch with the remaining (I know it's 5 yrs ago, but still)

[@christopherj5780]

Thank you for risking life and limb so i dont have to. Mahalo mate

[@genehunsinger3981]

Did some-1 say "accident"?,,,,,,NEAT,lets see....

[@ChronoTango]

$10 deposit, eh? Is that how they encourage recycling in Australia?

[@2001pulsar]

can you explain the difference between hydrazine sulphate and hydrazine hydrochloride. Thanks. p.s. good work on the mishap.

[@fireandcopper]

All you really need is white engine enamel. Just like my highschool shop teacher would use

[@Thereno1is]

How do you get it off your skin?

[@zdrastvutye]

it was in the german news years ago. Does this hydrazine react with water?

[@deipweedecuchiekrucher7384]

So I'm no super genius but can't hydrazine permanently blind you if gotten in the eyes?

[@mwtm8077]

If not the OH in the solution will do for sure^^ and the hydrazine is extreme toxic so the eyes would be the smaller problem

[@Skhillz_FN]

I haven't watched this guy but something tells me a college degree is missing from this mans life

[@ExtractionsAndIre]

If my lecturers saw this video, I would've have got my degree lol

[@Drhumbolt]

It's a piece of paper

[@Skhillz_FN]

Thats really fucking funny lol just please don't blow your self up

[@cyclops74air11]

You are our mate... You are not a loser... I will tell you off if you ever say that again

[@mattmurphy1065]

I think I’m on a list just by association to you…

[@misium]

with hydrazine, you don't simply .... have small accidents

[@andie_pants]

I'd rather be posing like a loser than losing like a poser.

[@justtocommentthings9565]

One week ago I got spit in the face with a slightly more ml of hidrazine then I ever wanted. (a needle fell off from a srynge during I injected in my reaction). I also wore a coat, s.glasses, sugical mask... Since then I can understand how he was able to keep this calm. At the first minutes when sht happens, you simply can't realise that a corrosive, highly toxic and carcinogenic substance (btw rocket fuel) got out -and in my case to my skin- It's too many "highly" to think abaut :D

[@coreyfoe2578]

Epic... Pressure vessel lol hope your well

[@WetDoggo]

1:07 I mean... Drinking it would be a bad idea

[@Samuel-G]

congradilations whit your 1000+ subscribers

[@yusuftekten2652]

Cocktails maybe?

[@travisashley2904]

great channel! you're really good looking too.

[@cloudofthinking4976]

Hey Can someone tell me what's the thing about Hydrazine? I know that if you smell ammonia while working with it you're fairly dead and that death is rather painful and quick, but I don't really know anything else and I really want to know some more precise reasons why it would be a total nightmare to know it exists, y'know. Also, did this guy die?

[@iowasucks9494]

A little late but its a monopropellant and can combust with just a catalyst (pressure, spark, etc) burns very hot and incredibly toxic

[@hugostiglitz4452]

chloroform synthessi great solvent when distilled and purified

[@DynamicSeq]

Worked with hydrazine once....Nasty stuff it was......

[@Phoenix38m]

well..you could stock up on chloroform...nail polish remover contains acetone....

[@RandomsFandom]

transfer the bleach to a different container, and collect the trade in credits

[@achyuth6500]

You can gravity filter the solution

[@MrEbenezer13]

I HATE Sodium Hydroxide... It's destroyed SO much stuff for me, and I don't even own my home, I RENT it.... :-( How the hell am I gonna fix all the spots in the white paint where I live...??? :-(

[@FunnCubes]

13 Liters of bleach? You could bleach all your clothes.... white jeans? Good plan, right?

[@williamedwards8694]

Well you could condense it some more and add potassium chloride while still warm and make a crapload of potassium chlorate.

[@raptor4916]

Why can't you use a calcium hypochlorite solution for the production of hydrazine?

[@ExtractionsAndIre]

The usual issue is that calcium sulfate is insoluble, so it is messy doing it just as a straight neutralization. But if we're using a MEK solution to extract the hydrazine anyway, that wont really be an issue. So um... perhaps we could? Anyone see any issues with this?

[@flowerfullgirl_]

@@ExtractionsAndIre nope

[@johndoe-qn2mm]

Chemicals. If they're hot, they can do wonders ;)

[@barriehemming1189]

What a F*C*ING legend...

[@chefinwhitecoat]

Well, my suggestion might not be legal

[@sandro2628]

I hear 28 organ

[@scottwest5704]

That’s an oxymoron bro

[@lolroflpmsl]

Every tried making any ferrates (Iron (VI))? Bleach is good for that synthesis.

[@sebastiand152]

With this equipment and way of working, you should really not handle hydrazine or similar chemicals.