Tactical Thermite Powered Hot Dog

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[@metaphysicalretardation]

Why does the idea of a "single use instant hot dog" feel more sci-fi than teleportation

[@SecondaryHomunculus]

I'm curious about a hot dog with more than a single use. 😐

[@twobladedswordsandmauls2120]

Because we discovered quantum tunneling before we invented the single use instant hot dog.

[@Gandhi_Physique]

@@SecondaryHomunculus It is multi-use if you use it to play star wars

[@herobrine1847]

@@Gandhi_Physiquewith your best bud

[@metaphysicalretardation]

​@@SecondaryHomunculus Dear God, I can't comprehend it, yet I can't unsee it at the same time

[@GlazeonthewickeR]

“If you want to see a grilled version of this, let us know in the comments.” Why, yes. Yes I would.

[@max3d_0ut]

I mean if disposable vapes are a thing I can't see why you can't put a hotdog in a heated coil.

[@eloryosnak4100]

Obviously we want a grilled version what are we, poor?

[@dougaltolan3017]

Vote me in too.

[@mr.shplorb662]

Same

[@Kelnx]

Seems like that would be too easy. Batteries and wire = grilled hotdog. Boiling with thermite is definitely crazier than that.

[@Thenameless1]

This feels like the kind of thing that gets brought up as a minor plot point in a funny sci-fi story that's used at the climax when the protagonist remembers that there's thermite in the heater.

[@user9267]

When it's introduced to the hero, someone says not to look at it It's used as a Cheklov's flashbang in the finale

[@jacksonhoiland2664]

This is amazing because it is better storytelling then 90% of modern story telling and was made off a little creativity and a thermite hot dog cooker.

[@tpd1864blake]

The protagonist is in a damaged ship deep in space. Federation ships have done enough damage to their ship to render its fusion reactor inoperable, completely cutting all power to the ship. The federation is closing in and are just about to capture the ship to transport it to their prisoner system. The protagonist is locked in the cockpit, the doors sealed shut without power. All they have in the room with them is a military ration kit and an emergency fusion battery, which just minutes ago amongst the fighting shattered after a rough impact, throwing glass everywhere and snapping the delicate electronics inside. This battery is the protagonist’s last hope. They plug it into the control panel’s circular intake slot but nothing-the fusion battery is too damaged to make a proper connection. Federation ships finally close the distance and are getting into position to latch onto the disabled craft. The protagonist paces around the room, eyeing the battery and the ration kit. Suddenly, a moment of inspiration strikes. They rip open the ration kit and rummage around, looking for something specific. They grip the single-use instant hot dog and yank it from the bag. They smash the hot dog against the console, spilling water onto the floor and sending the hot dog flying. They take a loose piece of metal from the console and yank it loose, using the sharp tip to undo the screws and seams at the base of the instant hot dog. The device is ripped open and thermite powder pours onto the protagonist’s hand. They shake out the rest and cup it in their palm and assemble it inside the fusion battery, coating two broken pieces of electronics inside the battery and pressing them together. The protagonist fishes the igniter from inside the instant hot dog and pinches it with their finger, striking the tiny sharp igniter against the thermite powder. A burst of light and a small fire immediately emerges, burning the protagonist’s fingers in the process, but they still hold the broken pieces together. The thermite burns brightly and disappears just as fast, welding the broken components back together. The protagonist then carefully grabs the fusion battery and slots it into the control panel, and the lights and readouts on the panel spring to life. The battery begins spinning and wobbling with instability, but the roar of the engines in the back of the ship emerges just before the Federation secures the ship. The protagonist immediately shoves the thruster’s lever forward and the ship zips off

[@puppet4476]

@@tpd1864blakethis was a fun read thank you for that

[@AMagicalTortoise]

Or a joke item a DM gives you in D&D that you end up using the thermite for an actual useful purpose.

[@dennis_duran]

Bro summoned a fire extinguisher by saying it 3 times like Beetlejuice

[@discipleofdagon8195]

RIGHT NOW

[@BalgaBear]

@@discipleofdagon8195 Said Dumbledore...calmly

[@indigo8130]

I'm just surprised he said fire extinguisher that quickly 3 times in a row

[@R3DAACTED]

Like who?

[@CptJistuce]

​@@R3DAACTEDBeetlejuice, star of the 80s cartoon series of the same name(and I guess a movie or something)

[@noahdigit430]

This sounds like a consumable joke item in a sci-fi videogame that you find in various places around the world.

[@asj3419]

Specifically a common-ish but fairly useless item if there's a comedic tone. If it's a more serious game it'll have 3 paragraphs of flavour text that explains that they are no longer readily produced because they had a tendency to explode sometimes.

[@thecoolestdaniel4554]

Average dishonoured item ​@@asj3419

[@michaelfixedsys7463]

Made by Vault-Tec

[@cookieepasel2406]

Ok but what if in the future this becomes a popular thing and they perfect it so much that you can get one safely at a convenience store

[@AkaRyrye83]

Deus-Ex (vintage PC game) has a lot of joke items. "Single use Hotdog cooker" would fit right in

[@diekromers8116]

I stopped everything for this title

[@diekromers8116]

also, first!

[@kittykaidoodles796]

Same, was just about to go to sleep and then I got this notif - NEVERMIND LOL

[@nahtesalinas1917]

Wasn't this idea proposed to Tony Stark?

[@Mr_3raqi]

Saaaaaaame

[@maxbailey9164]

My dissertation can wait

[@Carlos-Perez]

"Deploying tactical hotdog" is something out of TF2

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

Yep

[@coughsyrupconnoisseur]

could be a new reskinned sandvich for the Heavy or something lmao

[@gamejunky3040]

Nah, I see it with the scout. Emergency med kit to spare spamming the medic button

[@ShockInazuma]

The fact that I instantly read the “distraction warning sign” might prove how much of an attention span I have.

[@airymems]

That means it's effective lmao

[@saiv46]

All other signs are up to the code though

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Unless you're illiterate, most people can read short text without having to consciously think about it. This isn't impressive at all. It actually means you're super normal.

[@willthefin]

"I have to tend to the neurons" is something I wish I could say at some point with proper context

[@draygoes]

You can use it when watching informative content or otherwise learning something new or reviewing information and someone asks what you are doing. It's going to come off as very pretentious though. I know what you meant of course, but this is the best a lot of us will get.

[@No-uc6fg]

time to go on a 10 year journey to become a doctorate biologist so you DO have to tend to the neurons

[@toxicmasculinity5777]

It took millions of years of evolution to get to the instant hot dog

[@tangentfox4677]

I mean, your you is made of them and self-care is important. So.. you already have context.

[@entropic-decay]

self-care and mental health is a proper context i think

[@gazehound]

it's really amazing how many projects I see on youtube that actively need to avoid being a pipe bomb

[@nikkiofthevalley]

Quite literally in this case, it is (partially) made out of a pipe.

[@DrPsychotic]

golden comment right here 😂

[@qwopiretyu]

Almost like backyard chemists are just hiding their true hobby and the DHS would like a word?

[@redramage]

if it makes you feel any safer, professional chemical plants have to actively avoid being a series of really big pipe bombs. They're mostly successful.

[@blacklight683]

And a bomb(basically a gunpowder replacement)​@@nikkiofthevalley

[@Steve-bw4oh]

If you found a truck load of these after the apocalypse, you'd be in heaven

[@SlightlySchizophrenic]

I think if the apocalypse happens you'll already be in heaven. Or maybe hell depending on how you were

[@Steve-bw4oh]

@@SlightlySchizophrenic as long as you got a truck load of self cooking hotdogs. You'll be fine! Lol

[@marksmithwas12]

What about the bun? >.>

[@Steve-bw4oh]

@marksmithwas12 dammit! You're right! Now they need a single serve bun toaster.

[@SlightlySchizophrenic]

@@marksmithwas12 you could still farm grain unless the zombie virus also applies to plants

[@TheWestNomad]

Congratulations, you guys made a hot dog grenade.

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

New weapon

[@larularae2106]

The visual of a "Self heating hotdog device" violently exploding like a horrible ecological disaster in a movie is wildly funny to me and I love this shit.

[@DrPsychotic]

the best part i think is that that was the final device just if you forget to remove the seal, so if you were to buy this you'd be getting a 2 in 1, insta hotdog and a pipe bomb!

[@zeebeeplayz]

​@@DrPsychotic "Hello enemy leader, I brought you an insta hotdog as a peace offering. SIKE" *tosses hotdog/pipe bomb*

[@Youkuri]

​@@zeebeeplayz "Hotdog in the hole!"

[@imperialofficer6185]

I liked the ominous red goop that it sprayed the wall with, alien larva contamination likely

[@xstrxd]

There was actually a self-microwaving bavarian cream dog in futurama that did exactly this. we're living in the future.

[@oasntet]

I love the dive into the engineering process. It's not just "how to boil water with thermite" it's "within these safety and efficiency parameters" and that's way more of an interesting journey.

[@BassRacerx]

makes you really appreciate the cooking device in modern MREs

[@login0false]

The bomb squad threat did ruin the most interesting part though.

[@pattheplanter]

They did not mention the cadmium in the solder. That is something I would not want in any cooking device.

[@GreyKnightsVenerable]

Inserting the rod in the hotdog made me recoil in fear.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

The sparkler made me shrivel in terror.

[@dueeek]

Some people are into that stuff... very weird people...

[@Claptrapofdoom]

Catheter jumpscare

[@Faded._]

Shit made me hard ngl

[@JunkoEnoshimaaaaa]

nice wording

[@tristanbowen1094]

I love the fact that by not removing the inner seal, this also doubles as an impromptu hand grenade!

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

It looks more dangerous than fvcking Fat Guy

[@RichardBetel]

"Because physics and chemists can't agree." Suddenly, my life makes sense.

[@underscoredfrisk]

how do they disagree? it seems the disciplines agree for the most part on cathode and anode.

[@DFPercush]

The way I remember it is anions are attracted to anodes, cations are attracted to cathodes. If you just think in terms of "cat-" and "an-" being positive or negative you'll get confused.

[@belgiumball2308]

@@underscoredfrisk No.

[@blacklight683]

​@belgiumball2308 no?

[@delphicdescant]

@@DFPercush Is that the chemist way or the physicist way, though?

[@soupcangaming662]

"Deploy the Hottest Dog." "Yes sir."

[@psirvent8]

You mean the Fur Missile, right ?

[@jyryk4623]

the instrument is phallic, involves fire, it's so modern yet still primal

[@m.degroot6837]

I love how leaving the cap on turns it into a hotdog grenade.

[@igortelyatnikov]

"I don't want the bomb squad called on my lab for the third time" 💀

[@mrnice4434]

And I thought three time is the charm? ;)

[@ivantheterrible7696]

​@@mrnice4434It is, and he already got away twice. One more strike and he's out

[@RT-qd8yl]

Move the lab so the b*** squad can't find him 😊

[@cbtillery135]

STICKING OUT YOUR GYATT FOR THE RIZZLER! FOR THE SKIBIDI! FOR THE FANUM TAX!!!

[@delphicdescant]

@@cbtillery135 What is the point of this comment? You just took a quote from the video and put a skull emoji at the end of it. Why leave this comment? 💀

[@TheDeadKingsRaven]

In a distopian future we’re standing in line to get our allotted one hotdog and a refill of our single use thermite. The resistance begins by raw dogging…

[@deletdis6173]

😆

[@TheVampireShark]

IS THE HOTDOG MADE OUT OF WOOD?! HOW IS A TERMITE GOING TO DO ANYTHING?!

[@XYZB0RG]

dystopian?? no this is the future we need.

[@monsieurnugai]

Anyone want to be rawdogged by me? For the resistance?

[@iyziejane]

future economy: If you work hard, one day you might be able to afford a hot dog coupon (note: 10 coupons produced per hot dog).

[@SamanthaLaurier]

4:09 Me getting flashbanged repeatedly: Ah yes, content.

[@Nichtjan]

I've never been more willingly flashbanged watching a video before

[@TehNoobiness]

Because I've been playing Helldivers recently, all I can think of is a Helldiver shouting "DOG OUT" and throwing one of these to a teammate for healing.

[@2MeterLP]

Would also fit quite well with Deep Rock Galactic :D

[@kyucumbear]

@@2MeterLP Self cooling beer via an endothermic reaction, giving you a temporary bonus to accuracy and crit because we all know they shoot straighter when drunk.

[@RAMOBUS]

@@kyucumbear fr, the player is the one with skill issue if it cant shoot straighter when drunk

[@matthew5398]

For managed democracy!

[@megapussi]

"forgetting" to remove the safety to make this double as a thermite grenade is a feature, not a bug

[@guts60]

Went from literally recreating the Ancient Egyptian mummification process, and writing a paper on it, to making instant hotdogs

[@UNSCPILOT]

One of my favorite KZbin channels, hands down

[@Attaxalotl]

True greatness takes time

[@davidcolson6622]

That is absolutely amazing. Truly the most incredibly amazing project I've seen in a long time. From concept through planning to the engineering? Simply incredible.

[@jeffyonkus2149]

Thank you so much for this. Y'all made something beautiful.

[@jeffyonkus2149]

Now give me a steamed bun😅

[@Monk3ywrench]

carrying this around like an epi-pen cause you never know when the craving might strike

[@deletdis6173]

And a bag of rolls 🍞

[@JesseCase]

Yes!! This should be standard issue for all first aid kits and survival kits!

[@Someone-sq8im]

@@deletdis6173I wonder if we can make an instant bun toaster

[@TheGreatThicc]

​​@@JesseCasethis needs to be part of every kit for sci-fi story soldiers. What if they crave a hotdog while fighting giant spider-things on some distant moon?

[@JesseCase]

@@TheGreatThicc Exactly! That's what I was thinking too!

[@hoboguitar148]

Now this is some high quality shenanigans

[@liammcguire4046]

Tomfoolery 📈📈📈📈

[@tyttuut]

Antics

[@rennoc6478]

Mischief

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

Willy-nilly

[@blakksheep736]

Trolling.

[@EyesOfByes]

Why havent I been recommended this channel even though I've been watching science YT-videos since 2013? Never too late to start though

[@TriadAgone]

I literally got so excited by the potential of this product that my heart skipped a beat.

[@gustavgnoettgen]

"We don't do things because they're easy, but because we _think_ they're easy." - Jonnef Kennedy

[@truerandomchannel]

Jonnef!

[@Ryu-kq6qr]

0:24 We gonna mention how some of the stickers on *the case* were just jokes? “Danger, not to be operated by fuckwits” is just hilarious

[@KanuckStreams]

"WARNING! THIS SIGN IS JUST A DISTRACTION"

[@phipear]

Pretty sure that's an AvE sticker

[@mitchellbarton7915]

​@@KanuckStreams Beat me to it. XD That was the first one I saw and laughed

[@TheBeavadelic]

​@@phipearskookum as frig!

[@ongoingrhyme57]

skookum as frig

[@Scotch42]

I love the "tissue paper" fuse thing. Beautiful.

[@tuloxe]

I love the idea of this ❤❤❤❤❤ im obsessed with all these emergency single use items. There is something like this chocolate or instant water ❤❤❤❤❤love the video

[@GoofiestGooberOfThemAll]

"because I dont want the bomb squad at my lab for the third time" WHAT???

[@doot4246]

yea i caught that too. WHAT HAPPEND??

[@pawkeshup]

Whatever it is, it happened twice so...

[@tuseroni6085]

"if i had a nickel for every time the bomb squad came down to my lab i'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's odd that it's happened twice"

[@PrismaticCatastrophism]

They officially did a thing.

[@h3yw00d]

I couldn't remember if it was him or william osman that did it w/ lye till your comment.

[@barchel]

Twas idat with the crack dog lol

[@oigliyj]

H 13:08 😂y​@@h3yw00d

[@captmonkeyball2580]

Roll credits

[@shaede]

Bro💀

[@scottmaher1681]

I'm always amazed by your videos.

[@saltydawg8988]

Sirs, this isn’t just the best video you’ve posted, it’s also quite possibly the best video ever made. If I knew how to submit you for a Nobel Prize, I would do just that.

[@bobdobsin6216]

Brother, one of the coolest sci-fi things I've ever seen was in Cowboy Bebop - they had this instant ramen that appeared to have some sort of heating device on the base. They'd pull a tab out, and boom - instant flashboiled noodles. Any man who can make instant ramen *literally* instant is going to be a quadrillionaire.

[@Iwsssimuou]

Haidilao has some self-heating hotpot meals that are kinda like the thing in Cowboy Bebop, just a lot less exciting or fast lol

[@user-lw6vj1tr9k]

There are tons of (almost) self heating noodles in Japan, all you have to do is to add vater and wait a bit

[@jorgeoreilly7771]

Military rations also use self heating packs@@user-lw6vj1tr9k

[@SacredMilkOG]

​@@user-lw6vj1tr9kThis. I was going to say Japan is where you'll find these things already existing. Americans don't adopt the same practices because the people running their lives know they aren't responsible enough. Besides... we sell sternol and shit over here- so they probably would fight in the stores about instant noodle heaters. (which are probably both literally the same products btw)

[@SacredMilkOG]

I came back to say... I only know some of these things exist in Japan because of Dagashi Kashi 😅 It's not "just" about snacks- but it's also about snacks. I don't know many anime but I picked it at random one day years ago and just watched all of S1... I recommend it. 😂 (There seems to be an English dub online now, as well!)

[@impguardwarhamer]

4:52 'the thermite gives off enough uv light to give you a tan just by being near it' Sounds perfect for your next silly project lmao

[@jackhazardous4008]

Thermite tanning bed?

[@justasiggurk4614]

Now introducing "instant cancer"!

[@z-ZONDER-z_E15]

Mmm, a nice painful 'welding sun burn' 😂 The people will love it.

[@user-ut6qk9iz8k]

CANCER BLAST!!!​@@justasiggurk4614

[@theshuman100]

instant sun tan. you entire months dose of sunlight condensed into a single packet

[@davidjosephstahl1063]

To make a grilled version it is possible to create a plasma lighter set up where you use multiple cathodes and diodes in the tube and build a grease trap into the base. The plasma(electricity) should instantly cook the hotdog and collect the grease in the bottom as the hotdog "sweats".

[@theperfectbotsteve4916]

I love how you can hear them running away in the back ground when the light it

[@Kaemble]

When you're trying to cook hot dogs and accidentally make a pipe bomb.

[@mallardofmodernia8092]

A tasty pipe bomb.

[@kosipisakii]

I hate when it happens

[@Chicky_Lumps]

It could be worse, you could just waste a hot dog. At least you get something out of this deal!

[@R41N80WSCR4TCH]

This is taking what I Did a Thing did, but professionally done with well thought out processes and reasoning. Unlike what he did with the 'Glowstick Hotdog'

[@crashtiansClips]

Y'all got any of them crack dogs?!

[@Salpalalo]

We love crack dogs

[@andywhite6078]

Was looking for this exact comment lol

[@marciplantsflowers]

Best freekkin youtubie channel yet!! Luv it😊✌🏻🤘🏻you rock😊

[@Caseoh_is_ripped]

This is pure genius and should be sold around the world

[@Lanceafer]

"I'm hungry but I don't have a lot of time" Cue multi-week research and build project.

[@Yora21]

Spoken like a programmer.

[@superasax3245]

@@Yora21 Understand.

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

This is the type of thing I used to watch channels like The King Of Random for. Im glad this type of content and this format is still being done on KZbin.

[@Falcodrin]

I miss Grant! RIP man

[@jeanladoire4141]

The modern crew of tkor is worthless compared to Grant

[@trolly4233]

@@jeanladoire4141true

[@earlt612]

@@jeanladoire4141 Agreed

[@eljaibas16]

​@@jeanladoire4141the new host it's kinda cool, and brings new projects, but still nothing compared to Grant, or even Nate and Kali

[@argonwheatbelly637]

When it hits temp, have a thermo-coupler open a value to drain the water and tighten a coil around the dog to sear it with a final charge.

[@TheAzachiel]

This is so stupid, yet awesome and funny at the same time. Well done.

[@andreasbienert306]

One improvement I can immediately think of is replacing the top plug with a slam-cap that also punctures the heat seal, and linking that to the igniter. Set up, arm, bap the cap, instant hotdog.

[@NolChannel1]

Per the video, the heat seal ignites and turns to molten slag.

[@user-ft9ul5ul5v]

It's like panzerfaust but panzer würst :D

[@livewellwitheds6885]

i need a hot dog epi pen damnit!

[@Zorothegallade-gg7zg]

Now we just need to top it with nuclear sauerkraut.

[@sillylittleowlguy2392]

@@user-ft9ul5ul5v bratzooka!

[@cwtrain]

"Single-Use Instant Hot Dog" might be the finest string of words I've read all month.

[@Yora21]

"38 mm."

[@boguszmakowski2357]

I think you can rapidly heat a metal spike and then make the machine jam it into the hotdog in 4 locations. It would taste like a grilled sausage if calibrated properly

[@alwysnxtgen8405]

I baught enough stuff to make thermite for 15lbs and i use it to welt steel i beams together wince i dont own a welder and never learned. It take 3 minutes to fill the mold and then maybe 30 for the metal to cool to handle. Its always fun for friends to watch. Btw map gas burns hot enough to ignite termite of all types, especially with magnesium shavings mixed into it

[@MarkNobleUS]

1:11 As a child, I remember visiting some family friends on a road trip to Mondovi, WI and the man of the house was watching some sporting event in a recliner kicking back and eating hot dogs one-by-one cold right out of the package. I was flabbergasted - as we'd only prepared them boiled or cooked on a grill - the idea of eating them "raw" was a real shocker to me. He noticed me gawking and turned, held the package out to me and said "Oh, I'm sorry, where are my manners - would you like one?!?" They were really such nice and polite people!

[@darrenberkey7017]

A few decades ago, I worked at a small shop where one of the guys put two large nails through a piece of wood, then connected the stripped positive and negative ends of a standard electrical cord to each nail, then bridged the two nails with a hotdog before plugging the cord into a wall outlet. Yes, he was aware of how dangerous it was, but it was surprising at how well it worked. (They didn't have much of a break area and there was no microwave.)

[@anter176]

A channel called Bigclive has a couple videos on the commercial equivalent of that

[@cameron7374]

I mean, as long as you 1. don't touch it while plugged in and 2. don't blow the fuse, you should be fine..? Not that I'd recommend this but there is probably less safe things you could be doing.

[@diamondshard6477]

this is (kinda) how panko bread crumbs are made. they use electricity to cook the bread from the inside out

[@NavelOrangeGazer]

They made devices that did this in the late 50s and early 60s. They aren't really dangerous provided the device is designed so the user could come in contact with the live 120v spikes the hot dogs are attached to. For whatever reason it seems that would curve the hot dog in these devices which led to the hot dogs often breaking. It seems they had a metal strip in the lid to complete the circuit as a safety. Other than setting off a smoke detector by burning up a hot dog the hot dog itself becomes the fuse so it's relatively safe but it seems youd be left with half charred electrocuted hot dog half the time. A cool gimmick but kind of overkill for a hot dog. Especially when you can grill hotdogs in your kitchen with a foreman grill now.

[@lexlieberman]

Been waiting to see more controlled thermite. We need to make thermite based batteries and space heaters and only oxidize metals via concentrated solar. We should find byproducts that are easy to use downstream or otherwise easily recycle and make containers out of less brittle tungsten alloy

[@JadeSune]

2:56 "Including tower demolition by melting steel beams-"

[@Nixeu42]

Not a particularly feasible nor easy means of demolition. The reason classical thermite is used for welding is that it leaves behind metal residue that helps join the two pieces together. You could stress or weaken key beams, but even that's not really all that reliable a method. Shaped charges are quicker, easier, and far more effective.

[@Austin_Playz27]

@@Nixeu42with a plane it was much easier to destroy a tower

[@Thetracker69]

I appreciate you showing the screw up with the cap still on, and the immediate use of safety equipment. Shows that while the premise is a joke, the actual implementation and outcome is not.

[@tanelialahuhta5841]

We need the grilled version. You could use super capacitors to heat a heating element very quickly and you can recharge it very fast.

[@dryued6874]

I don't know how feasible supercapacitors are for this project, but they're definitely safer than thermite, to the point this thing could probably be sold commercially (though I can't imagine who would buy it for anything but a one-time gag).

[@lol-xx9kn]

​@@dryued6874I mean if they're cheap enough and I want to go on a road trip: instant grilled hot dogs would be perfect for stopping at a rest stop and having a snack. Imagine a shelf stable version that was self contained in a vending machine or something. If it's cheap enough, and it comes with bun and condiments and it roasts the bun too, it would be awesome.

[@Lore-mc7zw]

I do have a suggestion for improving this (though perhaps not the cost!) using silver instead of copper for the inner tube would provide superior thermal conductivity and not require electroplating.

[@joedatuknow]

Great video thanks i was looking for that coffee too ever since i seen it about a year ago

[@masterblaster642]

I love how when I first watched this channel it was about neurons, radiation, and cosmic rays and now it's "We cook hotdog fast with chemicals." And I'm all for this silliness.

[@Irreverent_Radiation]

Jokes on you! An Australian man without shoes already did it! (We are just not gonna mention that the hotdog was inedible in his case)

[@Hairo-rv9kl]

It wouldn't be an IDAT invention if it wasn't inedible/resulted in harm/some form of irreparable damage to someone's property

[@justidkexisting]

The crack dog

[@triggerme6144]

This is only one application away from getting you listed as a no-flight risk and I'm here for it.

[@CH11LER.]

Grilling it would be easy, a nichrome or Kanthal wire wrapped like a coil around a thin fibreglass cylinder just big enough to snugly fit the hotdog connected to a circuit similar to whats in a vaping device but, without the 10 second cut off and much higher wattage. You could even work out how long it takes to grill the hotdog and program the device to turn on for a set amount of time or, you could add a temperature sensors spike which would spike into the hotdog when you insert it and then turn off the cooking once the hotdog core reached a target temperature

[@Hatsworthful]

Alternate timeline where jesse and walt buy a crapload of etch-a-sketches to open a hot dog stand instead

[@robonator2945]

I read Jesse as Jesus and was *_very_* confused.

[@-_._._-]

Haha he rolled a thermite blunt

[@foghand3863]

joint

[@k4nj1]

4:00 in, 5 times flashbanged

[@EnhancedNightmare]

You can modulate burn speed of thermite by changing the grain size of the ingredients. I'm not sure how far you can push it but surely worth checking out. You could also try different degrees of packing.

[@sixxtwo4785]

Futurama: You can't prove it won't happen! S02E05 Fry: 'A Bavarian cream dog that's also self-microwaving.'

[@goldenart1215]

2:06 “won’t settle for anything less than a PERFECTLY cooked hotdog” *proceeds to boil a hotdog* Mhm sure

[@jonathanodude6660]

theyre supposed to be boiled bruh.

[@vulpix9210]

I agree boiled is iffy. Grilled is the way to go.

[@Szriko]

As in, actually warmed all the way through, not 'cooked in the subjective way people like'.

[@UnironicScrotumhat]

Only real Gs know the true best way to eat a hotdog. Uncooked, straight from the package, nibble the skin off all around the dog like corn on the cob then enjoy the center shaft meat.

[@kieranaugust-tuck9300]

Don't ever post on this website again​@@UnironicScrotumhat

[@johnrossman6679]

I haven't picked up Helldivers 2 yet, but they need this. Really, besides tactical bacon, tactical hot dogs would be just awesome!

[@amtic9696]

i got absolutely flashbanged at least 8 times and i still kept watching

[@nickthegameguy2248]

We're one step closer to the Cowboy Beebop instant ramen.

[@keisisqrl]

There are a few brands of instant hot pot and noodles that use a commercial flameless ration heater. Kind of expensive, and a lot slower (about 15 minutes to heat to boiling), but very cool and very safe. They're marketed for camping.

[@lexiryka3550]

Termite Ramen for the win.

[@mind_onion]

All you need to do is replace the hotdog with the noodles. They just made something that boils water very fast, the hotdog was just the particular thing they put in it

[@lexiryka3550]

@@mind_onion not quite, you want to keep noodles dry until you cook them or your just going to have starchy water. Though yes the termite is just a way to heat up the water. One that is self contained and needs very specific energy to ignite.

[@mind_onion]

​@@lexiryka3550 If desired, mechanically separating the water and the noodles in a way that fails upon activation also seems pretty trivial. You'd just need to mechanically move some kind of barrier only very slightly. This seems not very difficult to implement, given the heating device, but I bet there are economic concerns that make the product nonviable. You'd need to somehow scam people into thinking that somehow the noodles are healthier prepared this way or something to justify the inflated price like they do with bottled water.

[@DandyAndy1472]

9:16 I love how they censored the front of the box but the moment they open it you can see the brand of the box along with the link to where to buy it

[@OOOFSTAR1234]

Shhhhh

[@NiSE_Rafter]

I think it was supposed to be a joke

[@Winasaurus]

A combination of portable snack and hotdog hand grenade, based on if you remove the heat cap or not. Handy tool. Just be sure to not get them mixed up, as in one scenario your food explodes and sets you on fire, and in the other, you're throwing your lunch at your enemies.

[@rebeccahall8683]

In the 70's, there was an electric hotdog cooker called the Presto Hotdogger. It worked by using the hotdog as a bridge between an anode and a cathode to fry it from the inside out with electricity. That might be a good starting point for a grilled hotdog cooker.

[@DracoGalboy]

0:15 Not gonna lie, the poster caught my eye first, but I giggled at the pliers just laying on the bandsaw

[@wombatillo]

Just a heads up about that low-temp aluminum solder. That soldering alloy has these hazard statements: CLP/GHS Classification (1272/2008): Acute Toxicity -- Inhalation, Category 2 Germ Cell Mutagenicity, Category 2 Carcinogenicity, Category 1B Reproductive Toxicity, Category 2 Specific Target Organ Toxicity (Repeated Exposure), Category 1 Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment -- Acute Hazard, Category 1 Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment -- Long Term Hazard, Category 1 Which pretty much means it has a significant portion of cadmium in it. The import ban into the EU is also a pretty good indicator despite them sort of scrubbing their msds sheets in North America.

[@pattheplanter]

I had a look at that and couldn't find out what the other ingredients are. Whatever they are, I would not be happy with just covering cadmium with a thin electroplating of nickel.

[@sillylittleowlguy2392]

yay yummy cadmium!

[@totallycarbon2106]

Woof, cadmium is no joke

[@williamhuang8309]

It even says cadmium on the product safety sheet under the Toxicological Information section... definitely not food safe

[@Debbiebabe69]

'Reproductive Toxicity'? never seen that one, what is that tested on? Rabbit?

[@Tootsby]

I would love to see some kind of portable version of the "Presto Hotdogger" which was a terrible old invention that passed unfiltered 120V from the wall through the conductive saltwater inside a hotdog. I think some kind of supercapacitor powered tube that zapped the hell out of a hotdog via a button press could be both hilarious but also a great project to make a video out of 💜💜💜

[@valcwf551]

Glad to hear you joined Nebula, I already have my membership.

[@GameDesignerJDG]

What about replacing the water with oil? You'd have to make sure it doesn't splash and can let the steam out, but it should cook the hotdog at a temperature that would allow for the maillard reaction.

[@Jehty21]

You want to eat a hotdog that's drenched with oil?

[@GameDesignerJDG]

@@Jehty21 You know, it's true that I haven't tried a deep fried hotdog before, but I figure it wouldn't be that bad. Probably better than deep fried butter, and they already sell that at the fairway. I can't remember the last time I boiled my hot dogs. Not nearly as good as pan frying them or grilling them if the weather's good.

[@maddockemerson4603]

@@Jehty21 You don't?

[@gamerbossharmon]

@@Jehty21 if you use the oil used in deep fryers it actually pretty good. Assuming you wipe off the oil with a paper towel first, as to not soak your bun.

[@bryanjk]

​@@maddockemerson4603deep fried hotdog sounds fire bruh

[@megacandid8789]

@ 13:28 My man just summoned his fire extinguisher through a mirror 😂

[@Youkuri]

I CAST FIRE EXTINGUISHER!

[@keshermedia]

@8:30-9:00 You could have used a two step process like a "strike anywhere match". There's a reason they went with this method.. low cost, chemical stability, ease of use, and works every time.

[@martincart2775]

Cathode is positive. An easy way to remember is the 't' in cathode for positive and 'n' in anode for negative.

[@JamesNeave1978]

13:33 Cool, you made a dual purpose hand grenade.

[@jcjc7771]

The heating device also looks like a stielhandgrenade (German ww2 grenade)

[@JamesNeave1978]

@@jcjc7771 Which is surprisingly appropriate

[@delawarefurret]

So hey can be used to make yourself a nice dinner, order to save yourself from a pickle in an explosive manner

[@JamesNeave1978]

@@delawarefurret Just don't get them the wrong way around

[@norbertnaszydowski4789]

"warning, this sign is only a distraction"

[@StrawberryBatman]

Yes I want to see you make this grilled style.

[@TheFanOrTheMask]

good idea

[@mahobgood30]

Last video: literally painstakingly recreating the process for Egyptian mummification leading to a ground breaking research paper. Next vid: thermite hotdog. I love this channel

[@NotGrimman]

I would absolutely kill for an instant grilled hotdog, it would improve MREs drastically, you could probably use something similar to the coils on a stove

[@murphy7801]

I mean I feel french mre already solve these problems

[@NoBSRecoverfacts]

This is awesome.I'm going to go buy some thirmite right now

[@justfellover]

You must do a roller grill. 3 or 4 stainless drinking straws for rollers. The point is to seal the juices in, and then maintain at serving temperature for an hour or more. The trouble with the boiled version is how quickly it becomes unappetizing if you can't eat it immediately when it's done. The grill version should produce an enjoyable dog whenever you get to it. And as long as we're talking about disposable thermomechatronic devices, you might go a little eco by making each one do two hot dogs. Who's gonna not want two?

[@lampiaoverde2090]

9:12 The forbidden spliff

[@nyfroggie]

just missing a two pinches of grabba lmao

[@jarrodcomins2399]

I work in the railroad industry and the thermite weld to join rail together is so much more intense and awesome than you could ever show in a video. Even the smaller scale thermite exothermic welds for connecting wires to the rail is impressive.

[@Canada_Goose]

When you said military grade, I could only think of this being in military rations.

[@xWebdriverTorso]

Upon seeing this title I literally froze for a good ten seconds in pure awe