Building a GIANT Laser Pumped Chemical Flashlight - July 9

[@Drosera420]

Don't be to hard on yourself there, I mean, heck, who doesn't run into the problem of boiling ethanol when they scratch built their own fluorescein based chemical light emitter?

[@axelstone3131]

Hahha

[@spencerfrancis7730]

Well, you see, I find it easier to use a mixture of bleach and californium filtered through argon in order to stabilize the frequency of the wave diodes. I would also recommend making switches out of Phillips instead of Flathead screwdrivers.

[@SuperNoobProdigy]

I'm stupid.

[@ritzhandles7]

we all do smh

[@M3iscool]

Exactly. I mean, _we've all been there._

[@eknorpp]

This guy is one serious chemist

[@fiopmaster9826]

Hacksmith is better

[@avinavi5414]

Fiop Master he’s not even a chemist

[@vaughnblakely7595]

Young Aviator He literally has a bachelors degree in chemistry

[@thepixelatedcactus7152]

Serious?

[@avinavi5414]

Touche.

[@ohhbernie4260]

"It's a good day when I break into my acid collection"

[@Convolutedtubules]

I love acid!

[@highlandspring8762]

Lmaooooo

[@sivalley]

I have an organic acid containment system that I use daily. It's been functional for the last 38 years, and I hope it lasts me a good 50 more.

[@itsypitsy]

This can only work if you focus your blue lasers onto a small part of a high velocity liquid jet and recirculate your dye solution, just like in a dye laser. If you don't, you'll get a population buildup in the triplet state of the dye due to intersystem crossing and the comparatively long lifetime of the triplet ground state. Molecules in the triplet state are very detrimental to your fluorescence quantum yield. They no longer contribute to your fluorescence and even worse, they usually absorb at your excitation and/or fluorescence wavelength, thereby preventing or reabsorbing the fluorescence of the other molecules. If that isn't enough, dyes are also more prone to undergo chemical changes (become bleached) when they are in the triplet state. So you have to prevent triplet state buildup by making sure that each volume element of dye is only illuminated very briefly. The molecules that did end up in the triplet state after passing the illuminated spot will all recover to singlet in a couple of ms, so the dye is virtually instananeously ready to be used again on its next trip through the jet and your reservoir doesn't need to be big. If you add a radiator to your circulation system you will get rid of your thermal problems in one go. Required flow speed in the jet depends on a lot of factors, but think in the order of 10 m/s.

[@styropyro]

Ah yes this is the kind of reply I was hoping for! I already built a dye circulator with pump and radiator, but had no apparent increase in output. That being said, the beam is being diffused over the whole cell now, and the fluid velocity is not that fast, maybe 1 m/s at best. That is VERY annoying that these triplet states absorb in regions that I don't want them to. :( I wonder what the absorption cross sections are like for given concentrations of singlet and triplet states of fluorescein, because it would make things even worse if the triplet state is more likely to absorb blue light than the singlet state. I think I'll give up on trying pumping a liquid state organic dye with this setup, and instead will look into hitting an efficient solid phosphor surface for generating green light (just like what's found in hybrid DLP projectors)

[@MyGUNZ123]

What

[@doctorpurple5173]

@@MyGUNZ123 me too, bro

[@sooryashankarjoy8571]

Ya dude then it will work nice didnt think of that

[@cardheon6091]

my head hurts...

[@Elbot120]

This guy is doing some next level shit

[@axelstone3131]

Believe it!

[@adriankyles9708]

Elvis Le hell yah

[@x32i77]

the rougemillenial show us your skill :)) pleaaase

[@ronaldbrown9638]

@the rougemillenial were do you live were amateur chemistry is illegal that's horrible ☹

[@freezeman-man]

@the rougemillenial yes thats why you play fortnite, every great chemist plays fortnite what a lying looser

[@ludwigharisuo6261]

This is slowly turning into a laser/science channel. I like it! You don't make the usual boring science videos, but instead more "energized" in the way you speak and work with things. You also demonstrate and do "paperwork"/progress (making the stuff) equally. That's much more fun to watch then regular science videos that only do either progress and a short demonstration in the end or only talk about what should and will happen.

[@styropyro]

Thank you for the kind words! :D This is the direction I'd like to go with my future videos. I like to watch things explode as much as the next guy, but the theory behind these projects is just as cool. My goal is to show that you can use "boring" math and theory to create some really cool stuff!

[@wilsonm5794]

its always good to see you keeping busy with interesting projects maybe you should investigate the solubility of dyes in some of the more exotic solvents poly fluorocarbon ethers might work some of the longer chain ones have boiling points well past 100C and good optical properties.. PS try and get in touch with your evil twin.

[@ludwigharisuo6261]

+styropyro And because you make super futuristic and powerful things, the military might some day be interested! I think it most likely wouldn't happen but in the same time it wouldn't surprise me if they do.

[@emilioorozco5891]

"This equation isn't super hard to solve" entire page and a half of godamn alien text

[@Teth47]

I've been told it's actually not that scary once you get to know it. I've had it explained to me multiple times, but I still have no idea, I guess you just have to sit down and do a bunch of it for it to click.

[@WhoForgot2Flush]

@@Teth47 It helps when you have a degree in chemistry.

[@5HT2A292]

When I studied chemistry I learned that after a month lol. It's actually really simple, it's just many many steps so you need like half an hour but it's pretty easy

[@Teth47]

@@5HT2A292 Yup, "shut up and calculate" FTW

[@lunogyt]

like some others are saying, simple ordinary differential equations aren't rough once you know whats going on. It's just algebra with a lil calculus thrown in there. With that said, this guys understanding of electronics and chemistry is really fucken impressive. I'm taking a lot of classes about elecitrical engineering rn, and he is running circles around my understanding of it. And then on top of it hes just out here synthesizing chemicals. The fuck man?

[@qwartz47]

please revisit this. just use blue leds or use far less power. you may have stumbled upon a method even more efficient than white leds for commercial lighting like parking lot lights will be green and use less than white leds and use dye cells with blue leds

[@cazz2006]

Nothing more entertaining than watching a genius whos passionate about making dangerous shit

[@Mr7Kostas]

Why hasn't NASA hired you yet?

[@rubbersteamboatpvp8994]

He created NASA

[@itsharris2345]

+rubbersteamboat PvP he is nasa

[@Synthmilk]

NASA is not in the business of hobbyist lasers. His enjoyment is figuring this out himself from basic components, other people have already made high quality examples for industrial applications.

[@gimubatulo]

+Synthmilk He *could work* as a colleague and an assistant

[@Synthmilk]

ぎむばとぅろ Yes, but again that's not his passion, if he was interested in professional custom laser systems with weapon applications he'd be better off applying to Raetheon or any of the other military contractors working on laser weapons.

[@dtroy15]

Use ethylene or propylene glycol as your fluid, fill it nearly full, and seal it off. It already has a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of around 200 C. Sealing it allows any gas to raise the pressure inside your mirror array, which in turn raises the boiling point even further. JB weld or similar may be a better choice for construction with the added pressure. The pH would be pretty neutral but you shouldn't have any problems fixing that.

[@Triumvirate888]

That would require building some kind of pressure vessel to contain the fluid, and it is very difficult to build transparent pressure vessels that allow light to pass through, especially of the variety that he is using (with the mirrors which only allow certain colors of light to pass through).

[@dtroy15]

+Triumvirate888 Just adding a few psi will raise the boiling point considerably. The relationship is exponential. The refractors he is using already are fine, they just need to be constructed more sturdily with a high temp epoxy or similar.

[@diet_dr.demoncore]

Was going to comment this, thinking about a pressure cooker.

[@TheHuckinFarley]

3 degF per PSI of pressure above atmosphere.

[@carl-ok9gn]

just use transparent titanium. much better than transparent aluminum.

[@berkaiwastaken]

you are the nerd that i want to be dude :d

[@wiamleiss6175]

Same here!

[@dudeilligence6441]

same

[@suiyan6297]

BEST ANSWER so far!

[@pblm6772]

This dude turned most of my brain to pink smoothy...stahp dood, you kill people's brains xD

[@melom8276]

oh my god im calling it right now this man right here is going to be the laser gun inventor

[@joakimniclason6354]

lets make something even better, a lightsaber!

[@melom8276]

joakim niclason ohhh or even an orbital lightsaber cannon

[@summerskull9379]

Or the next super villain

[@summerskull9379]

***** I dunno, something about lasers and moths just says "villain" to me. Nothing against Styro.

[@melom8276]

Summer Skull they are like having a cave under your mansion full of vampire bats (but fluffier)

[@HypotheticalCynic]

You're like a mad scientist without the evil motives. I love you're videos man. Keep up the good work!

[@tomaskeller4200]

Your channel is awsome. Soo scientific but on a very professional diy level. Clearly one of the best hobbyists on youtube. Greetings from Germany.

[@Nat0ri0us]

Someone payed attention in school

[@SafetyLucas]

I don't think how well a person understands a topic can be attributed to the competence of the professor alone. While a good professor is certainly helpful, all of the math and science demonstrated in this video could be learned from the internet without any professorial input at all. In my experience, it is very common, that self teaching is necessary to understand a topic, regardless of the competence of the professor.

[@brucewayne8966]

Safety Lucas if taught well he can become the next Elon musk. It’s not difficult. You have to find your own pattern.

[@tuff_lover]

paid?

[@thantos2530]

+Nat0ri0us yeah no shit

[@migkillerphantom]

He probably just has an IQ of 145+ and internet access.

[@hardassponge9018]

"I'm doing a garage project, just wait a sec while i invent A FUCKING EQUATION" you sir are a genius

[@pinheadlarry9613]

It’s hard not to love this kit, his passion is amazing and he deserves so much respect 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@nancykelly2733]

If the FBI come for him we need to come together and pay his bail

[@josephscriven5454]

He would disappear and never be seen again. No trial. Just secret government labs and 24 hour surveillance.

[@EeekiE]

Top tier channel. Not only is it fun and informative, it even proudly shows its failures, which are all part of the process.

[@JoeyBartlett]

Have you thought about either cooling the ethanol via a water bath (like a water cooler from a computer), or switching to a more basic fluid with a higher boiling point? Would a substance like silicone oil work well with the fluorescein, or would you use something else?

[@JoeyBartlett]

Also, there's a salt (Fluorescein Sodium), that might work for your purposes.

[@garyleal429]

okay I was skeptical at first but then I started watching other videos knowledge is power imagine your parents are really supportive

[@lihtan]

I would look into pressurizing the fluorescein cavity as a way to solve the issue of the flash boiling that you're having.

[@m.sierra5258]

I really like your placement of the words 'simply' and 'not so hard'.

[@Azagro]

I am one of the few people that actually reads the description. I saw that you are in need of an oscilloscope. I give you an educated recommendation for the RIGOL DS1054Z. It's a 4 channel 50MHz 1GSa/s oscilloscope. Most importantly, it's dirt cheap for a 4 channel one. Check the EEVBlog for a review.

[@ethanthecraftwars]

I have one and it has been working for me very well

[@johanwestlund533]

Yes but 1/50mhz= 20ns, meaning it wont capture details below 0.1 us or so. True ns scopes are expensive...

[@adamboyd1854]

Honestly, you are the type of person I want to be. I'm 16 and I only recently did my chemistry GCSE but what you do is what I hope to be doing in the future.

[@5MadMovieMakers]

So cool

[@spliceosome]

My respect for you has gone through the roof! And it was pretty high before. Great work, I'm impressed.

[@ARCSTREAMS]

it's been over 2 years for this project but i did not find a follow up update vid on this on your ch?

[@olam4642]

ARCSTREAMS in a recent video he said the he was working on it so he hasn’t forgotten about it.

[@oo0OAO0oo]

@Olam Thanks man. Saves me time for looking up :)

[@ARCSTREAMS]

@@olam4642 well here i am watching this again it does not look like he done an update vid on it from what i can see on his ch's list

[@therealmichaelscott7902]

I hope this guy makes millions he deserves it for obviously trying really hard in school and being so smart I hope he does good

[@Theterry383]

I usually enjoy pretending to be smart but 1:00 that's when you lost me.

[@not_herobrine3752]

@Ethan Ansell i got lost before the video started

[@waynedurning8717]

I can relate I spent a significant amount of time on a similar project only to run into problem after problem. In the end I prevailed. Perfect ? No but one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches I ever had.

[@overthelordx9287]

you are genius

[@Prince_Sharming]

No, you are just stupid. >:D

[@zahrulexe]

+Tsorovan M'hael no. he is smarter than you. you know.. I mean, the guy is complimenting how genius styropyro is. And you just replied, "You're just stupid." then we see who is stupid and who is not by that. Don't be so harsh.

[@Prince_Sharming]

NightMare ZaTT I don't know if he is smarter than me, or the other way around, but I was making the point that the original poster was delegating too much respect to this guy's intelligence. I mean, yes, he's very intelligent, that's obvious. But genius is something completely different, crazy, ambitious, once-in-a-lifetime phenomena. Modeling chemical atom density through a few simple differential equations is certainly difficult, but it doesn't make you a "genius". He's probably never seen a calculus equation in his life. As someone who's been repeatedly called out as a "brainiac" and "math whiz" by nearly everyone in my academic career just because I was a few levels above them in maths and science, I can tell who is being genuine and who is not. I'll believe styro is a "genius" when someone of much higher intellectual standing believes him to be one, because all other opinions on the matter are useless.

[@zahrulexe]

+Tsorovan M'hael Well, for a brainiac like you,. You gain your knowledge from others. You learned it. Earned it and take controll of it. I'm sure a brainiac can define who is stupid and who is not. I can be a genius and still complimenting styro for his level of knowledge. And you can come to my comment and say I am stupid. You can reply to this guy that he is a stupid. But you are behind the screen of a pc. or a laptop. or a phone perhaps. You may be the one that have much higher level of knowledge in math and science within your friends. You don't know this guy. Just because he was complimenting that guy or else. That doesn't made you smarter because you didn't compliment. I've met a lot of men with the richness of everything. And you may have a higher level of knowledge. But you can't think of a simple thing that the guy that commented "you are a genius" may be smarter than you. When you think you are a step infront of anyone else. Stop thinking. Because you are actually a step behind. I have no hate on you. Because my level of knowledge says I should not hate people that I have never met. But still. Just because you are smarter than your friends at your school whatsoever. That doesn't make you smarter than everybody you called "stupid" on the internet. English is not my first language so I have no intention to type 100% perfect with no grammar errors. I saw someone that is way smarter than me but still, she was humble. If only she is still alive.

[@mh6276]

@@Prince_Sharming The technical meaning of genius is a person with an IQ of over 140. I think that what you mean by genius is someone of say Newton's intellectual capacity.

[@IVI4V3R1CK]

Good luck with it. I only knew a handful of the words you said, but I am really excited to see the finished product.

[@oSJmee]

I have no idea what you are doing but it looks super amazing! :D

[@Triumvirate888]

It's called a chemical light bulb, only his is less of a "bulb" and more of a "prism" shape. It's in the same general category as florescent bulbs, where you fill some kind of transparent container with a chemical that lights up when excited. His uses laser light to excite the chemical, florescent bulbs use electricity passing through the chemical to light it up.

[@IizUname]

Dude this is great. I enjoyed the quick part with the calculations too!

[@Rulof_Fai.da.Te_]

wow! please make it work!

[@officialelonmuskyoutubecha4905]

Awww yeah I love that vibrational relaxation

[@dylanplagmann5236]

this kid is a genius

[@aSpyIntheHaus]

You're a clever lad. Great to see your derivations behind these cool experiments

[@thorboar5419]

Hey Mr. Tony Stark time to build the suit...

[@chiefkief1015]

learn by doing right? its so cool listenin to u xplain all this stuff. just feel like im watchn the kind of genius thats gonna change the world. u can tell u have a love and passion for all these projects ur doing and u definitely seem like a genuinely good person. its gonna b so cool to c where u go w.all ur crazy sorcery lol.

[@masterwindleborn]

so what you can do is use a cpu water cooling kit and connect it to up some how so u have a constant flow of the liquid going to a radiator and back to mirror so the liquid is moving and going to a radiator to keep it cooled

[@RealRuler2112]

I thought this same exact thing when I realized what he was going to do... with a laser that powerful, heat will always be an issue, particularly with an alcohol based solvent. If you were to have say a liter of the stuff constantly being cycled through & cooled, it would be less of a problem. Given how quickly it boiled though, I don't know if this will be enough on it's own. Maybe adding some active coolers to the sides of the mirrors?

[@logang7203]

I'm not sure that would work, obviously he was playing with it before he did the recording, so the liquid was already warmed up, and we don't know how fast it will go from room temp to boil, but if it's always that fast the no, no matter what, radiator he uses its not gonna help.

[@masterwindleborn]

+RealRuler2112 that is true I was thinking tho if you get the liquid cycling fast enough around it would keep it cooled or slight boil but that would move fast so shouldn't do anything. but if so you can get car coolent what is green aswell but not sure if it would effect it

[@masterwindleborn]

+Logan G how won't it help tho? constant movement of a liquid what's getting hot in one spot like a computer cpu it will keep it cooled enough

[@Charger4241]

you can't move the liquid fast enough to stop the flash boiling he was experiencing

[@conortherk8002]

All I get is LAZERS ARE BADASS!!! That's enough to gain my subscription.

[@fiopmaster9826]

When I watch this video I don’t understand anything lmao

[@jonaskazys5467]

but you like the explosions, experiments?

[@N3toSalvy]

VIBRATIONAL RELAXATION ! 💆‍♂️

[@vanphillips5877]

8:38 HIM: I’m not getting nearly as much light as I’d like. ME: being blinded.

[@jacksonreissmusic]

All of your videos make me happy

[@J4ap0on3es]

i can see that, in a near future, someone wil build the first laser gun, like star wars, or idk what...

[@lilmanswagger7]

this kid is probably the one that invents the light saber

[@joker35871]

the navy has laser cannons for quite some time now... there are also some experimental anti air laser systems

[@thegamingworldtgw2257]

lol the millitary is already making that kid

[@tateandrade8224]

You are the smartest person I have ever seen. You can do big things 🙂

[@iMacGeekDK]

Awesome video! What kind of academic backgrround do you have?

[@styropyro]

Thanks! I just graduated with my B.S. in chemistry.

[@pacukluka]

You graduated bullshit in chemistry?

[@rakinkazi9780]

+pacukluka lmao bs= bachelor of science

[@farmerfootball27]

This is what I want to see. More of this right here. Stay safe and keep this same level of awesome

[@SouthOfHeaven616]

I thought Issac Newton had died years ago...

[@beefcactus5705]

He did, this guys way more intelligent

[@priti9016]

@@beefcactus5705 no. And Im sure even styro would disagree.

[@blockcamp]

@ it's clearly Nate

[@markom.258]

Good job man continue the good work. It's hard to find guys like you .. Bravo!

[@summerskull9379]

Fuck the laser, show us your work out routine

[@styropyro]

I don't lift weights but I train Brazilian jiu-jitsu regularly! It's great for the body and mind.

[@summerskull9379]

styropyro Ever considered posting a video... for science?

[@styropyro]

Here's my first jiu jitsu match ever if you're curious... (I didn't name the vid lol) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pme8maqhe92Cnbc I'm considering doing a video on the math and physics of jiu-jitsu/MMA. We will see...

[@neilanami9121]

Someone get this girl a tall glass of water because she is THIRSTY

[@summerskull9379]

Neil Anami >.

[@TheColonel_]

Amazing to see what people can make AT HOME these days. This kid is a part of the group of people that inspires me to work hard in order to achieve something. He worked hard to get to where he is now and damn is he good, especially when you take his age into consideration. Good Job, glad I found this channel, liked and subscribed! :)

[@Skumdog_Machina]

this dude is a fucking genius

[@flymario8046]

Holy Hell! You my friend are an intelligent young man. Cannot wait to see where you land on this and your future projects.

[@snowcoalRC]

1:23 "luckily the synthization is straight forward" lol I just took chem last year and I have no clue what is going on there

[@averyblankenship9351]

Its organic chemistry. I've just learned it this semester. Its a funnily complicated mechanism, but in reality its a very simple to produce reaction.

[@OllieW501]

What a talented young guy! I can see you presenting a cool science show, you bring a lot of enthusiasm to it, and you're obviously very smart and learned. Love the channel :-)

[@garywilburn7384]

i wish i had a kid like you, im proud of you. i must apologize, my generation has screwed this culture up so much that the "Politically Correct" infection has spread as far and as bad as it has. there is Nothing wrong with what you are doing. your not an idiot. your not irresponsible. your a smart guy.

[@SuperRJ2012]

bro please continue this would like to see how it turns out loved the video man, your very smart. it's nice to have a peak inside the head of a young genius at work.

[@MrStevench]

I wish I understand what he is explaining :(

[@mysticcorner8513]

i really like watching the process of your projects! hope you make more like this!

[@rakinkazi9780]

dayum dude do u have a phd?

[@styropyro]

Well almost did the math double major. :p I was two classes away from the dual degree, but just couldn't fit in the classes in time. I started college taking trig, so I was behind most of the math majors when they started.

[@rakinkazi9780]

+styropyro geez that sounds tough af. I gotta respect your knowledge man.

[@kenny.aviation7645]

+styropyro your crazy smart bro where can I get these laser diodes though my Chemistry teacher wants some for a demonstration?

[@adamboyd1854]

+ArduinoPlays sorry but I'm not very savvy when it comes to university qualifications, what is a B.S?

[@jacobtrzaska2979]

+Adam Boyd bachelors of science

[@snaprollinpitts]

wow, that is crazy stuff, so what are you a chemical engineer/mathematician/optical guru?!!! woo I'm impressed!!! good luck I hope it worked out. mike

[@syncsteam9580]

You must be rick from rick and Morty.

[@nick5479]

No it's Morty and rick

[@Hello-fr9mn]

This kid is to smart he has a bright future ahead of him.

[@TheMeterTube]

Interesting concept, but your experiment was flawed from the jump. You cross-contaminated your 'samples' to determine which ph level solution would work best- as well as washed most of your solution off in the first sample.

[@styropyro]

That was just a demonstration for my viewers. What you didn't see is the hours I spent searching through spectra in different solvent systems, as well as the math behind brightness. I downloaded various fluorescence emission spectra in csv format, along with the 1988 luminosity function, and then hit them with calculus to find what my best bet was.

[@justanothercommercial]

+styropyro I have some questions. How much pressure do you think those mirrors can take? What if you put fluorescence gas in that container to begin with(assuming you could maintain fluorescence as a gas)? Is there going to be attempt #2 soon?

[@TheMeterTube]

+styropyro Gotcha. Thank you for the response. I wondered if that was just for show, as most of your explanations have been pretty in-depth. But it just seemed too rushed to be accurate. Carry on, sir. :)

[@TheMeterTube]

+Ankush Girotra It wasn't about the effect it would have on the PH, it would be more to the point of effecting the luminosity. The amount of the sample wouldn't be even and the PH's would also be skewed on top of that.

[@styropyro]

The mirrors have already cracked under these conditions...luckily I bought a pile of very cheap dichros and other optics a while ago. I doubt I'll go through the trouble of making a high pressure cell for this project, but if I were to I'd keep the dichros on the outside so they don't have to be in the crazy cell conditions. Fluorescein in the gas phase is a very poor fluorescence agent, so I'd use a different compound if I wanted to do gas phase stuff.

[@Minty1337]

my head hurts....

[@ThePaintballgun]

This could possibly be the best video ever

[@christopherleveck6835]

you lost me at "a little over a year ago I saw the video by rctestflight"........

[@Spoylex]

Wow, I'm super excited to see the progress you'll make!

[@daveb5041]

He ONLY knows how to apply calculus, chemistry, optics and refraction with mechanical engineering.. WOW this dude is smarter them me. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE! Not many inventor on youtube can make that claim! Good Job!

[@dsdy1205]

I love how literally retro this is, instead of a flashlight-pumped laser here we have a laser-pumped flashlight

[@alienhuntersd6879]

I don understand your Calculation, are you scientists...

[@mjackstewart]

That is the cutest lil’ baby Erlenmeyer flask!

[@up_374]

So to get the best emission I have to dip it in some white teenage girls who go to Starbucks?

[@machine2747]

Most interesting video I've seen in a while. Thank you for sharing!

[@10HW]

right from the beginning of the video we can tell you are really excited (to blow that record - and our minds too)

[@alexoftheway8169]

This is an awesome idea. Another great vidio. Looking forward to the next installment.

[@colin-vandervoort]

Been watching a bunch of your videos lately, super cool stuff!

[@dichotomy1593]

This young man has hellacious potential!

[@maglogni2922]

I literally fell asleep while watching this... Because I’ve been watching your vids for the past 45 hours! Keep up the good work! 👍

[@traininggrounds9450]

It's all about the relationships we make. In trying to maximize luminescence theoretically you run into a practical barrier. You are going to have to cool the stuff to keep it from boiling but it looks like you are on the bleeding edge of your manufacturing capability. I hope you haven't stopped saving up for your secret lab. Every mad scientist has to have one.

[@kylearmstrong3205]

you are a genius my friend, love your videos and learn from them everyday. Keep up the good work !

[@thom1218]

Those 445nm lasers come out of the Casio XJ-A145 model projector, which uses a light engine that includes conversion of the blue 445nm laser light to green light for the green component of the RGB output. The green is produced by passing the blue laser beam through a spinning disc that is half covered in a material that flouresces green as it absorbs the blue laserlight. Perhaps it would be interesting to investigate that material (as it works VERY well) for you purpose.

[@knwr]

Hey styropyro, not sure if you leave the notifications on for your videos, but I wanted to speculate on possible workarounds for your boiling problem. Higher boiling solvents might work, but they would likely change the emission properties as well as increase the health and safety hazards associated with the device. Also, it likely wouldn't take long for the energy to build up in the cell to reach boiling temperature for other solvents. What if you kept ethanol, but attached a simple reflux condenser system to the cell with a chilled water/ethylene glycol solution? Your solution could be left to boil (leaving room in the cell so it doesn't splash out/expand and destroy the glass) and the vapors can be condensed and dripped back into the vile through a separate syringe. Kind of a messy workaround, though it would be cool to see a condenser on a flashlight! Maybe you'll find an alternative solution through your physical/mathematical research. I'm interested to see where it goes.

[@MotokenUchia]

this is awesome, as a science major I like that this isn't dumbed-down.

[@treyfreeman5992]

I'm looking forward to your next attempt.

[@Bronnergus]

This was pretty darn awesome. You should copyright your idea before some big company steal your idea. I'd love to buy one of these Chemical flashlights in the future.

[@hectortoledo8416]

Young man calculating chemistry with laser's, the next scientist.

[@BeN0lf]

this is awesome. Thanks for showing the working, I'd love to see more similar stuff.

[@eskohc984]

this guy. wow. mind blown. genuine wow moment

[@ItsJaysus101]

This guy is actually a genius, I would love to learn chemistry with this guy

[@JoelNJohnson]

This is amazing dude. Pulling from so many branches of science. Your videos keep getting better and better!

[@bruh-wc1gs]

this dude is such a big inspiration

[@Mungop389]

This is hugely impressive

[@ARCSTREAMS]

wow,,,somebody who actually remembers how to and actually finds practical uses for calculus

[@MrStevench]

One hell of a smart guy