Testing CRAZY chemistry recipes from a 1933 formulary book (part 4)

[@flexispotus]

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[@styropyro]

thanks again for supporting this insanity!

[@wes4578]

Sounds like something a desk would comment.

[@jamesrussell2936]

@@wes4578 i agree rather sus fam

[@namenlosdeinemama1779]

where did you get your laser goggles

[@DaNiKzz]

Does it not shake even during total nuclear war??

[@Scardpelt]

“If I go to the *WAR GASSES* section, it says I’m over reacting” Man, that’s an epic book.

[@joshuarichie8057]

My thoughts exactly, the words that come out of this guy's mouth with such casualness, it's incredible

[@belacickekl7579]

Chlorine and Phosgene, if you're reading this book to learn how to treat yourself for either of those, well, you're probably a bit too late.

[@crabofchaos7881]

It's basically Necronomicon

[@insaneyogurt4993]

@@crabofchaos7881 Legit a subspecies of Nomicons, Chemistronomicon

[@no-nx3ip]

@@crabofchaos7881 grey reference

[@supersarse128]

“I found this deer skull while hiking with my cats recently” is one of the most batshit insane sentences I’ve ever heard and I’d expect nothing less

[@morrismccab]

There are several creepypastas that start this way.

[@nutmeggaming11261]

Because of just... Him being him, I didn't bat an eye at it

[@chunkmcgrizzle7131]

Id argue thats the most tame thing ive heard him say, hiking with cats is weird but they sell harnesses for them and people do it but if you spend enough time in the woods you will inevitability come across bones

[@naconaco1]

Hey I've found a deer skull while hiking last week lol

[@txstevenb4332]

I literally laughed out loud when he said that, and seeing someone else comment on it made my day! 🤣🤣

[@Killbayne]

imagine being an fbi agent, pulling up to this remote house to talk to someone who's buying explosive chemicals in bulk and he's literally a Disney princess. that's what happened to him.

[@Zorokthegreat]

This made me choke on my water

[@realchiknuggets]

LMAO

[@Harley002]

@@Zorokthegreat Beware the deadly dihydrogen monoxide, it claims countless victims every year... =D

[@franciscoguinledebarros4429]

Don't forget the ancient alchemy book

[@crowsnest8295]

😅

[@ShadoCroc]

3:45 "It was until the factory exploded couple months ago. Anyway..." I swear to god there's really something about crazy chemists. Nile red does this too!

[@manavpatel7712]

Finally someone that’s talking that like what he’s just ganna say that and think that we won’t notice?

[@VoidfluxOrb]

"I found 2 400lbs barrels of sodium as a kid, but that's a story for another time."

[@null4145]

@@VoidfluxOrb it was sodium i believe

[@VoidfluxOrb]

@@null4145 Oh yeah, it was.

[@whyaretheykinda]

no because half of Nile Red's content is "anyways, I started blasting"

[@trustyetman1678]

The mental image of styro explaining his chemical purchases while he try’s to stop his pet squirrel from climbing the nice fbi men is just perfection

[@zacharyohare6029]

tries* ... also screw the FBI also confirmed, he IS on a watchlist and now so are we lol

[@Mattle_lutra]

They sent the squirrel in the first place @3@

[@Killbayne]

@@Mattle_lutra drug sniffing squirrel

[@killerqueenbiteszadusto1771]

“Oh fuck HE HAS AN ATTACK SQUIRREL”

[@SuppositionalBox]

@@Mattle_lutra The squirrel's a... Rat?

[@Auguin]

By far one of the most well thought out sponsor spots ever

[@flexispotus]

🥰

[@volvo09]

That was a good one! I recognized the desk because my brother has one at his machine shop and I recognized that control head. It is a nice desk, definitely well built.

[@al3k]

Gotta agree. Was appreciated. A real person promoting something they really like and really use and then do something fun with it. Not often you get that.

[@Perceivedshift]

Proper sponsor spot, entertaining and relevant

[@BenCos2018]

I defn loved that sponser spot lol legit never even noticed till he said haha also nice desk btw

[@alexanderjason9553]

everytime he uploads we are relieved that he isnt dead

[@astropolski]

Dudes got Rick level plot armour, he'll be fine... I think

[@BruderSenf]

or in a government gulag....

[@StepUncle69]

yep

[@morkovija]

our boy will outlive most of us X)

[@rigpandey2452]

+1

[@deyemeracing8795]

I don't know if you've covered it already, but The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments was a book I had as a young child. It's now available on the web in PDF, and "IRL"... if you can find a copy. It's a child's chemistry book, but old enough that it makes modern grownups cower in fear of the alchemy within. Definitely worth a video or two. Love all your videos!

[@errorian404]

Also, David Hahn had the same book, which eventually led to him making a nuclear reactor in his basement, causing many people to be exposed to radiation and him to be arrested. Hahn died in 2016 due to alcohol intoxication. He was nicknamed "The Radioactive Boy Scout"

[@IlIlllIIIllIIlIIlII]

@@errorian404 wow, sad life. he was high on fentanyl when he died btw

[@binkhowell8242]

@@IlIlllIIIllIIlIIlII souce: just trust me

[@SagaEf]

*"I cannot overstate how dangerous this recipe is"* he says in an indifferent voice

[@notgray88]

Nice profile pic. Ilulu best girl.

[@TactileCoder]

​@@notgray88weeb

[@asmodeusguys4472]

@@TactileCoder airplane boy

[@glassbottlemenacesyou8323]

​@@asmodeusguys4472tower guy

[@formuna]

​@@asmodeusguys4472very geometrical boy

[@kellenphan7198]

the disarming way he speaks about stuff is not at all indicative of how crazy smart he is or how fucking insane the stuff he makes is. i love this channel so much.

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

agreed 13:40 curious what the yeet and is this loss? means or is it a reference?

[@spankthemonkey3437]

This guy built Chuck Norris

[@MrVibriocholerae]

Best KZbin channel by far

[@AstralS7orm]

Only some of it is insane. Other stuff is just the usual toxic, of the kind you might find in a river in India or Pakistan.

[@entrialof]

@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 both are internet memes

[@darcmatter7560]

Styro is like a step and a half from being the funny chemistry laser man on the internet to being the second Unabomber

[@jamzee_]

Why not… both?

[@TechReviewTom]

​@@jamzee_ 😂

[@UndefinedVoid]

Ted was right.

[@ryannorthup3148]

@@jamzee_ Uh...

[@410_jav]

All he needs is intent he definitely has the means

[@WesleyG8857]

Okay, that's literally the first time I've ever seen a drill bit bend and not break. THAT was impressive!

[@joecarosella7418]

I didn’t think it was even possible 😅 tool steel is too hard to bend like that

[@Original_Syn]

Glad to see I’m not alone because that was my first thought too.

[@sid28]

“I found this deer skull while hiking with my cats” is perhaps the most styropyro sentence possible

[@nglembiz5712]

Bro really said that 💀💀

[@00.28.]

I mean clearly he lives in the middle of nowhere

[@thebikecast2733]

Also “let’s cook this uranium mix”

[@realchiknuggets]

dude's the main character

[@butsukete1806]

@@w花bI know, right? Who ever goes hiking with cats?

[@ereynolds72]

We keep thinking he’s dead, but when he uploads he looks healthier and swoler. STOP WORRYING FOR HIS SAFETY HES BECOMING TOO STRONG

[@Lizlodude]

He's literally as close to a mad scientist as I think we're going to get. "Hey, so I made a new channel and am chasing tornados again" while also building death lasers XD

[@justinchamberlin4195]

Seems like we're just a few years away from Drake going full mad scientist and carving out his own nation in the woods. Perhaps those of us worrying for him would be welcome to join his technological paradise and be safe from the variety of doomsday devices he and his squirrel friend have been making together?

[@jchrizzy6995]

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger they say, i guess that goes for mega death rays and cancerous substances too

[@mitchumsport]

@@justinchamberlin4195 I'm ready, but I figured that someone who takes such lengths to live 'out there' as much as he does, doesn't really want a lot of human company

[@izzy3120]

We need to stop worrying dmfor his safety and start worrying for ours

[@keels829]

Imagine what those FBI agents must have thought. They go to investigate someone who's been buying a ton of suspicious chemicals, and they show up at this guy's house and discover he's actually a buff Disney princess with a degree in chemistry, a penchant for fire and carcinogens, and a crazed look in his eyes.

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

Exactly 😊

[@mortencbc]

😂😂😂

[@NikoBelliGaming]

"A buff Disney princess" is what I dream to be called

[@NikoBelliGaming]

I imagine the FBIs visit made them focus more on our beloved disney princess. I picture a file larger than the printed version of the code used to go to the moon, surrounded by dozens of agents trying to figure out exactly what weapon could be made with all of the things he has bought.

[@arbayer2]

*and a domesticated squirrel

[@iainclark8695]

Hi. I used to work with fake sweat. I tested fabric for quality, and we used it to see if sweat was able to transport dyes from our test fabric to a test patch (which was made of a selection of fabric types).

[@k1ng5urfer]

Ah yeah that makes sense now wondered what the purpose of that was

[@amerbroso]

You know that he’s doing even crazier stuff when he says “I’m legally obligated to tell you…” 😂

[@merrilly-]

you know he's doing even crazier stuff when he says "I got a visit from the FBI preparing for some of these"

[@sincereflowers3218]

​@@merrilly- bet you NileRed never had to worry about that

[@nunyabisnass1141]

​@@sincereflowers3218 well, the FBI doesn't operate on Canada. Plus nigel tends to seek permission before doing questionable things

[@Dinnye01]

​@@nunyabisnass1141he also had a run-in with the authorities. He was investigated due to some glassware.

[@jupa7166]

@@Dinnye01 Yup, it was unusually large funnel (sounds ridiculous).

[@harrybutimnot]

Honestly, that was probably the smoothest, most organic, and most effective sponsored ad segment I have ever seen man. Super well executed.

[@LawrenceOakheart]

Only smoother I've seen is Casual Geographic.

[@axvyrall2793]

​@@LawrenceOakheart true

[@AConquerorsVendetta]

It took me a few seconds to be like, Wait, this is an ad now. Highly smooth! Like the opposite of remnant nesquick powder

[@axvyrall2793]

@@AConquerorsVendetta remnant nesquick powder?

[@Tetrini]

is this the only sponsored video you've ever seen

[@pixelbucket8884]

"I found this deer skull while hiking with my cats recently that'll be perfect for my experiment" is possibly the weirdest sentence to ever be said seriously

[@MYNAMACHEF]

How about "my pet squirrel came down from the trees after seeing me exchanging a few words with two FBI agents, whom she then tried to climb on top of"

[@pixelbucket8884]

@@MYNAMACHEF believeable

[@MMMeis]

The Snow White of mad scientists

[@Daniel-jk9te]

This dude has to have to weirdest frickin life...

[@acephantom903]

@@MYNAMACHEF I wonder if the agents watched that one Rick and Morty episode and were questioning life. lol

[@Tricker1266]

I think this type of video is a recipe for success. You have the ability to show strange and deadly recipes from the 30s while also doing it in an entertaining fashion as well as explaining why you shouldn't mix these chemicals together, teaching others in the process. Well done.

[@phrogvonhoppinton]

Came for the mad scientist, stayed for a nice man. This guy radiates positivity and warmth

[@marianl8718]

Yes, yes, damn it !

[@n0anime342]

Its all the Uranium Salts

[@codyiscul7559]

Yup, warmth like an open chemical fire on a desk!

[@Mavverous]

nah he just radiates

[@ianboard544]

... and too much coffee.

[@GabeBabe-gz3ql]

every video he gets buffer and crazier at the same time, truly magical.

[@UnicaLuce]

hello guys, in this video i'm making a nuclear bomb, unfortunately i wasn't able to get some lithium for the fusion stage, so ill have to settle for just the first stage of fission.... 1 hour later... as you can see my town is now gone! and the air is contaminated with radioactive fallout! you really don't wanna breathe in this stuff!

[@GabeBabe-gz3ql]

@@UnicaLuce "you really don't want to breath this cancer juice, and that's why I wore gloves."

[@juanitoperez8148]

He ski’s a lot

[@jessemazo4791]

roids! my dad was the same exact way.

[@hihihihihello]

​@@jessemazo4791 I hope you're being sarcastic cause he's definitely not doing steroids, if you're serious you're a cupcake so

[@theeFBI]

We've been watching your career with great interest! Keep up the good work.

[@Nobody-ge7pk]

Imagine if the FBI actually had an account lmao

[@SpikeShroom]

@@Nobody-ge7pk Sounds like something a secret FBI account would say to throw us off

[@michaelwesten4624]

where's your buddy cia? they must wanna weaponize them lazers to destroy them commies

[@rivvie]

@@Nobody-ge7pkyou'd be suprise www.youtube.com/@fbi

[@wormhole331]

​@@SpikeShroom it's the Russian KGB pretending to be the FBI.

[@Deadly_Laser]

12:49 it's pretty cool how the silver deposits in the eye sockets give the skull spooky glowing eyes

[@trueMSB]

14:10 This one doesn't just relief gas from your stomach, it relieves you of your stomach all together

[@birbthebird]

You can't have stomach problems if you don't have a stomach.

[@Sharpless2]

@@birbthebird cant have problems if youre not alive

[@iampierce7474]

The fact that the fbi has officially investigated this man means he is a confirmed legend

[@at752]

dont get your hopes up like he did... the main investigation was obviously Styro's squirrelfriend, its no wonder they didnt care to look inside. all the evidence they needed was on the outside.

[@BillyBobBrockali69]

I bought a lot of sulfur and other stuff before and got a visit, but it was all for my fish tanks, so all good 😅

[@markvietti]

or hes a honest reporter telling the truth about its corruption

[@shouygui4955]

FBI harasses youtubers over far less. Forest Anon is a great example.

[@ryannorthup3148]

That'll one up any story at dinner. "Oh, you went backpacking in Colorado? Did I ever tell you about the time that I synthesized compounds for a KZbin video that were so dangerous that THE FBI VISITED ME FROM PURCHASING THE INGREDIENTS?!"

[@zelgeth]

I am genuinely grateful. Every time I watch one of your videos, I feel like I watched something entertaining yet educational while also not goofy and childish. Thanks 4 making content homie.

[@raddastronaut]

I like how this book avoids using ratios and just goes ahead and tells you to use 50 lbs of random carcinogens and more. 😂

[@davidragsdale5047]

Back in the day, you always bought things by the pound!

[@MrHack4never]

Just have 7.5 kilogram of glass etching stuff around the house You know, in case you would need to spontaneously etch a large amount of glass

[@MrCh0o]

@@MrHack4never NileRed would love having that to dispose of the corpses of all the beakers he smashed one day

[@SeeMeRolling]

​@@MrCh0o lmaoo

[@arroganteyeballyt9974]

@@MrHack4never As an American, I prefer to keep exactly 16.5lbs on hand. I find keeping 7.5kilo to be excessive and unjustifiable. You metric people, always overdoing things...

[@BroBruh]

Artificial sweat is actually commonly used in the textile chemistry industry to see how much clothes discolor through sweat

[@smartduck904]

Cool

[@grapechowder5445]

epic sauce

[@amentco8445]

can i eat it

[@altrocks]

Isn't it also the base of Gatorade?

[@BroBruh]

@@altrocks I wish

[@ChiefChen]

If I was a child in 1933, and I had access to this book, I definitely would not have made it to adulthood.

[@AJ-vs3yz]

if you were a child in '33 , chances are you wouldnt have made it to adulthood anyways , might as well have this book to show the germans a nice time when they come to invade

[@Elias_Harrison]

@@AJ-vs3yz Still depends on their location, Belarus = dead brazil = probably mostly fine, i think

[@notageologist3022]

"Time to make a flashbang!" *gets blinded and ducking dies*

[@TheTlank]

@@Elias_Harrison i don't think the germans even tried to invade brazil

[@Elias_Harrison]

@@TheTlank brazil was neutral and across the atlantic, there was no reason to. Its like the USA going all the way to the middle east cause someone looked at them wrong.

[@tymoore6477]

I just learned about this guy and the amount of lore and absurdities this man has created so awesome

[@PBnJConniseur]

This whole series started before I started my bachelors in chemistry and back then I thought the recipes couldn't be that bad if he's actually making them. 2 years later I stand corrected and genuinely horrified. Godspeed styropyro, you mad, beautiful creature.

[@DJKr15py]

Styropyro is clearly a alchemy cryptid

[@placeholderdoe]

Jokes on you! He’s just insane

[@TURK_182]

Is the rainbow charcoal toxic?

[@PBnJConniseur]

@@TURK_182 In spite of it being prussian blue, which is commonly used in paints, it's still kinda toxic. Also, the things you use to make it can release cyanide in contact with acid, or are just generally unplesant (mildly toxic) to the body. If you don't have the facillities or an education in this I don't reccomend dabbling and trying to make stuff, no matter how cool it may be.

[@cheyannei5983]

@@TURK_182 Basically everything he made in the video except the table coating (I have the ingredients for that one actually so I might try it) are mildly toxic to lethal, the pyrotechnics only made sense because he's miles from other people and even then he was in full PPE Prussian blue is still used but not in anything you handle directly; it's typically sealed afterwards through a glass frame or a clear coating. Even the bench was sealed afterwards with the linseed oil, dries to something like a resin.

[@shaun4655]

As somebody that hates and makes a point to skip ads you somehow managed to make one interesting and keep it entertaining. That's an achievement in itself.

[@emilyrln]

Same! I especially liked the part where he set the product on fire 😂 you don't see that in most ad plugs.

[@sentience8821]

@@emilyrln Ikr, and not just that, he also poured a small amount of HCL in the table's surface alongside a crumpled aluminum to test it's durability and if it'll melt/corrode it. That ad plug was quite effective AND entertaining af, as expected of Drake.

[@kvdrr]

"makes a point" 🧐

[@MikeB12800]

Didn’t even realize it was an ad till half way through

[@happilyignorant]

Wait, that was an AD?!

[@TheDrunkenmaster222]

imagine what the fbi thought that not only is styro a mad scientist but also a mad nature man

[@Vaeldarg]

A lot of historical scientists were also interested in nature a lot (ex. Charles Darwin). Science is used to figure out how everything in nature works, after all. That's why there's the "natural sciences". (it's also how you get the "playing god" Dr. Frankenstein stereotype)

[@kierasher1]

I like that he invited them in to show them around and they nope'd the fuck out. Would've been funny that they also noticed he wasn't buying moth eggs anymore, so they thought he lost his reason to live and were concerned he was up to no good.

[@dannyboots]

You've f*ucked with the squirrels, Morty!

[@GarryDumblowski]

Styropyro, next Disney Princess

[@crabofchaos7881]

@@kierasher1 I'm not a regular viewer, MOTH EGGS?

[@armo116]

1:40 forbidden preworkout

[@kaiserc2471]

After the squirrel incident, they knew you were crazy, but not the kind of crazy that blows things up for hurty purposes.

[@kakyoindonut3213]

He did live in a wooden cabin in the middle of the woods like a *certain someone* , but unlike them, he bought those chemicals for education and entertainment purpose and not because of the industrial revolution and it's consequences

[@dieSpinnt]

@@kakyoindonut3213 You know, the other bearded guy you are talking about was even a professor who also bought chemicals for educational purposes. But then things changed ... Not in his environment, but in his head. This can happen to anyone. The beauty of the situation is that you don't recognize it. Edit: Oh and plot twist: The squirrel is actually a secret FBI snitch. The reincarnation of Hoover. (Yes yes, I thought of Disney in that moment. Squirrels with petticoats... :P )

[@koboldbussymuncher7240]

​@@dieSpinnt too be fair the bearded man also had the cia messing with his head (MKUltra)

[@Ikxi]

@@dieSpinnt they had eyes on him this whole time

[@placeholderdoe]

He’s crazy, not insane

[@laurasoflau]

He has near death experiences in his videos, but he looks like he never gets old. The first time I saw a video of his I thought he is around 20 years old, and then I found out he's actually 30

[@Stella.22g]

He's WHAT now

[@boneappletea1718]

what I thought he was like 17

[@laurasoflau]

@@boneappletea1718 he started his Chanel 16 years ago, when he was 14

[@grimsage5809]

time lord type guy

[@gcewing]

I think he must be undead. It's the only explanation.

[@NikoBelliGaming]

"This is a horrible recipie! Im looking forward to this one..." *never have I smashed the sub button so hard*

[@braveyungjayble]

This man is the most distinct person on the planet. If anyone who's seen his videos sees him irl they would know instantly.

[@Senriam]

Yeah he just /looks/ like a genius mad scientist and I mean this in the best way

[@Grandmasterkiller]

​@Senriam to what movie(s) are you comparing his look to?

[@UNABRIDGED_SCIENCE]

THATS NOT TRUE AT ALL I WATCHED HIM FOR MINUTES AND NOW I CANT REMEMBER WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE AND I JUST SCROLLED DOWN

[@Exarhadsgfds]

@@UNABRIDGED_SCIENCE he looks like a 4ft 5 rasta man

[@alexsenator2383]

if i met him irl i wouldnt know if i would want a picture with him or to run the other direction 😂

[@thebestian]

probably one of the best sponsor segments I've seen. Didn't even think to skip it.

[@fss1704]

that's a goddamn good table, i sure would buy one if i had the money.

[@braisedtoast9002]

Good goy

[@jpablo700]

​@@fss1704 agree. Wish I didn't buy the one from Costco about 2 years ago otherwise I'd throw down on it.

[@von...]

@@jpablo700 at risk of this sounding like a bot reply thread all circle jerking flexispot, they are really the best option (unless you are dropping >$1k on some crazy hardwood custom desk w/ fixed legs for whatever reason, for example using a 2k lb piece of obsidian or something as a desk surface). and even then, 99% of the time buying the flexispot electric legs is still the best option when building any desk between $250 & up to 99% of crazy boujee desks IMO, bc fixed legs are just not the move if you have the budget to avoid the restriction.

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

I didn’t even realize it was a sponsor until the very end. Now that is a good sponsor!

[@bclenna]

His videos just feel like OG KZbin. The editing, the way he talks, format. I love it.

[@zacharyreid7557]

the mans been uploading since 2006 so id say hes one of the biggest OGs

[@nmarcano3]

I thought i was the only one

[@ordinarryalien]

I'm curious, why this young man talks this way?

[@maryma1013]

@@ordinarryalien tbh I’m curious too

[@faeancestor]

@@ordinarryalien autism spectrum disorder coupled with superior cognitive ability

[@irishswtpea]

This is the first video of yours I’ve watched. I too am a chemist (and this is the kind of stuff I’d do if I had a cabin in the woods and a squirrel friend). You keep doing you. This is amazing. ❤

[@Ky-lb5ts]

I think this is the first commercial ad spot I've willingly sat through in like...over a year! Well done sir, well done!

[@Havron]

Same. The last one was, of course, from Map Men. Always brilliant.

[@Gyrbae]

He surprises me every time he uploads. Whenever he uploads, I'm taken back by the fact that he's still alive, he's more swol than the last time and his hair is getting even more wild

[@FlameMage2]

I think you're saying he'll eventually be close to Hank McCoy (Beast) doing lab stuff lol.

[@quotient1685]

He's becoming too powerful

[@Blue-Robin]

@@quotient1685 It's like if thanos was born on earth. Each video part is a singular stone. Soon, he'll have the whole glove... and then delete youtube

[@brandonlehman7440]

He's utterly unhinged and I love every second of it.

[@spurdosparde843]

Can't wait till he builds a reactor

[@aden5122]

The amount of arsenic being called for as a recipe in that book is both horrifying and hilarious

[@emilyrln]

It's truly hilarifying 😅

[@kakyoindonut3213]

@@emilyrln genius

[@kaboom4679]

If you read about the effects of long term non fatal exposure to arsenic , it only gets crazier . Maybe that is what is in gas station bone pills ?

[@cianmoriarty7345]

That is like peptobismol compared to the *27 freaking grams of thallium sulfate.* Also the arsenic one has bonus antimony in it in the form of tartar emetic (antimony tartrate).

[@SeeMeRolling]

​@@kaboom4679 That is entirely possible

[@avi8aviate]

That coal one reminds me of bismuth crystals. Absolutely beautiful.

[@null1023]

This book is the gift that keeps on giving. Also, despite the sheer amount of exciting, dangerous, and impressive things in the video, I still cannot get over how cool the colored coal is. Made me audibly shout "wow".

[@ComradePhoenix]

Its like non-square bismuth crystals.

[@n0.m4sk]

You should get some titanium agate!

[@zachsmith98]

“I found this deer skull while hiking with my cats” is such a great sentence

[@DeXyfero]

And then he coated it with silver. Lol

[@MattyJ55046]

Right, I was freaking dying.

[@DeXyfero]

@@MattyJ55046 not as dead as anyone who used these recipes without extreme caution though

[@MasterOfYoda]

@@DeXyfero Dude, that's like triple dead to the nth degree. There's enough poison in those to wipe out a small country.

[@mikedrop4421]

Yeah, after he lit off that ant killer fog everything in the county died lol

[@ithinkweregoingtoneedabigg8525]

The shot of you in a full hazmat suit recording the torch is absurdly funny 😂

[@Ry-gb4cd]

Best thing is that it may just be a dark hoodie.

[@ithinkweregoingtoneedabigg8525]

@@Ry-gb4cd or a rain coat no less

[@dekomavix3914]

“Before we figured out it destroyed the ozone layer and your liver” is kinda scuffed considering recent developments.

[@hurstiwursti]

Burning it in the open without cleaning the exhaust gas is kinda scary i think.

[@ColonelPanic007]

If we were in a comic book, styropyro would be at the stage just before becoming a superhero or a supervillain.

[@maxsmith8196]

Bro he even has insane cartoon character energy

[@wreckedmcree8895]

he'd be a supporting scientist for the heros or villians that's moderately nuts but makes really useful albeit dangerous shit

[@goodboi1725]

“STYRO. WE’RE NOT COATING MY GLOVES TO MAKE SOLID URANIUM FISTS.”

[@jfbeam]

I think he'd simultaneously be both a superhero and supervillain. (and be his own nemesis) And not "two face"... he'd get the kitten out of the tree... and then blow up the tree.

[@SquirrelTheorist]

@@maxsmith8196 Reminds me of like early 2000s cartoon voiceovers

[@phoenixtalon100]

Styro attempting to make a parade torch and ending up with a small solid rocket engine is possibly one of the most styro things i've ever seen.

[@Saplingbat]

They picked a hell of a sponsor. I've never been more sold on anything in my life lmao, if I had the money for a desk right now I would in a second.

[@volvo09]

I've seen one of those desks before, my brother has one at a machine shop. I can guarantee it's not cheap, but it's very solid. That "you get what you pay for" type of build quality. His boss doesn't go cheap on anything.

[@Saplingbat]

The virgin ad frinedly sponsor, vs the chad sponsor on a video discussing an FBI visit lmao

[@Saplingbat]

@@volvo09 Oh yea it was the whole chemical spill to fire burning out harmlessly on it that made me go "They picked the right man to sell how good that desk is". Definitely gunna keep them in mind, I've been wanting a standing desk for a while. Just hard on a short budget to find the money to buy one that's actually worth buying

[@TheStanislavson]

@@Saplingbat Yeah, subscribe for shadow legends vs buy a nuke on the black market dark web.

[@fss1704]

it might be expensive to acquire, but your grandsons will love it.

[@federicoprice2687]

Drake, as brilliant as ever! You remind me of me when I was at boarding school in the UK. I was foolishly "trusted" (!) with the keys to one of the labs because I'd volunteered to look after the flora and fauna therein (eg. rats, meeses, locusts, cockroaches, stick insects, crickets, bats and cricket bats etc) But our goofy science master (Dr Doug xxx, MA Chemistry, Oxford) hadn't bothered to remove the small key to the "dangerous chemicals" cupboard. Needless to say, I tentatively explored said 'out of bounds' repository, and managed to deplete the stocks of quite a few of the reagents contained therein. And recklessly oblivious to and ignorant of the lethal dangers, secretly mixed this and that behind the cricket pavillion on Sunday afternoons. Needless to say, the billowing fumes, oxidative sparking and ferociously explosive flames were a sight to behold. Indeed, the intense purples, greens, browns and reds of the undoubtedly highly toxic clouds of various deadly gases that erupted - accompanied by intense heat, noise, flames and the invariable explosive disintegration of beakers and flasks - would have impressed the defence industry boffins, especially the manufacturers of chemical warfare pyrotechnics. I very nearly set fire to the venerable cricket pavilion itself with, if I recall correctly, a particularly pungent brew of conc. sulphuric acid poured onto one or more of potassium permanganate, iodine and potassium chlorate, resulting in a spontaneous redox explosion, potentially of severe risk to life and limb.... Back in the day ('70s) didn't all school labs feature big brown bottles and jars of toxic carcinogenic stuff like toluene, 0.880M ammonia, potassium chromate, carbon tetrachloride, mercury, hydrogen peroxide, formaldehyde, bromine salts... picric acid...etc etc ..?? Anyway, the product of my favourite illicit mixture was and remains the simplest to prepare: nitrogen triiodide. Great bang for buck and a nice cloud of purple iodine. But seriously, school was bloody dangerous and one was lucky to get out alive! Most of the deadly reagents we handled with curiosity, gay abandon and naivity have long since been banned outright - boring - but health and safety and the preservation of the ozone layer have rightly prevailed. Such were the carefree days of innocent recklessness, surreptitious experimentation and schoolboy bomb making!

[@deathscreton]

I love Styro's cadence when he's talking about something he finds super interesting. It's like he's so excited, he can't help but sound sarcastic.

[@Vindsvelle]

He's the template for that one kid everyone universally had in their junior high / high school who was socially spacey but ultra-intelligent, hyper-focused on his niche hobbies, and gave precisely -10⁵ shits about what other people thought of him. Not especially social but always a delight to talk with. "Too weird to live; too rare to die."

[@Metal_Master_YT]

@@Vindsvelle You had me laughing out loud! 😂🤣 I can relate to this soo hard. (I'm actually the nerd in the story 🤯)

[@doomtho42]

Okay, at first I thought coloring coal was one of the most asinine things I’d ever heard, but after seeing the results I have to admit it looks pretty freaking awesome. Even if I had known that the coloring reaction was synthesizing an outer layer of Prussian Blue I still wouldn’t have expected the appearance to be as strikingly beautiful as it is.

[@Hexen_Wulf]

It sounds like something you'd do in the 1800s to celebrate Christmas.

[@ampeater777]

I like how in that war gas table, it says that no protection is needed for white phosphorus and thermite. I assume they mean protection against inhalation, but I'm pretty sure those aren't the particular dangers one typically associates with either of those chemicals. Also it's both hilarious and concerning that that book has a war gas table in the first place

[@Jaymic]

White Phosphorus is completely safe* for creating smoke in urban environments like the Gaza Strip! *the smoke is safe the burning stuff is very not safe

[@thebiggamers999]

tbf white phosphorus was used for smoke grenades and shells

[@dmac1259]

People used to be tougher.

[@ampeater777]

@@thebiggamers999 I'm pretty sure you would have a bad time if you accidentally touched one of those after it had been ignited as well

[@the-denpa-men]

@@dmac1259 smh my head, soyboys these days can't even hold live thermite w/o protection

[@DomyTheMad420]

11:56 i can't help but note how this reminds me of current industry standards to apply certain coatings to objects.

[@adawg3032]

I love how he always smiles even when he is telling you if you attempt what he is doing you will die

[@MaNNeRz91]

Dude has the characteristics of a 90s chinese game character

[@jamesbillingsby8043]

This is how I hope god looks when he explains how I died.

[@baconmcbacon62]

I’ve loved your antics for a while and I’m super glad that there’s a sponsor lenient enough to keep you funded so we can see more!

[@LynnDickison]

About that mercuric nitrate ointment, I know what it was used for. My dad used to talk about an old country doctor in eastern Douglas County, MO, (probably back in the 1930s or earlier) who would make an ointment out of what he called “aqua fortis and quicksilver.” If I remember correctly, he used it as a treatment for what was commonly called “the itch” (scabies).

[@Qualicabyss]

Ah yes the cure for itching: toxic liquid metal

[@dangerszewski9816]

@@Qualicabyss you have to remember this stuff in the context of the era-- sulfa drugs were the best they had and anti-parasitics were mostly based on the "it kills them before it kills you because of the dose", selectively toxic drugs that were toxic to parasites but not the host were not really a thing. As a result mercury and arsenic were common in treating various kinds of infestations-- including the scabies mite. This is the era when they figured out enough to make the toxic metal more or less bioavailable, but they hadn't discovered the modern drugs yet.

[@Splarkszter]

@@dangerszewski9816 If only history class was like this. lmao

[@TigeroL42]

Well, if you ever had that calamity upon you it would be clear why people would go down desperate ways to get rid of it before ivermectin.

[@maxjoechl5663]

Mercury salts were also applied topically to treat syphilis, though the effect was questionable since the disease wasn‘t just skin deep, and the mercury probably added to the neurotoxicity. Then again, the alternatives for treating syphillis were either injecting organic arsenic compounds, or deliberately getting infected with malaria so that the resulting high fever would combat both pathogens.

[@Asmgamer]

This channel has been one of my favorites for over a decade now. Having re-watched this tonight, i have to admit.. that this is how you do an ad for a sponsor. Actually made me want to buy this desk. 😂

[@andyfranklin5004]

Never seen this guy ever before, but his delivery and eyes alone make me think he'll be in my suggestions list for a long time to come. And it smart.

[@kimgkomg]

Eyes?

[@anipodat394]

@@kimgkomg he fell in love

[@babagd]

Eyes😭😭

[@HankThrillPlays]

@@kimgkomg Dudes fucking hot! lmao

[@visassess8607]

​@@kimgkomgHe looks absolutely crazy lmao

[@Sinnistering]

I'm not gonna lie, the most important part of this video was hearing that your squirrel friend was alright and still enjoying hanging out with people.

[@retiredbeard]

This book is insane, I wonder what the body count behind the book is. Some people sure have died trying to make stuff from it

[@Soeeasy]

100%

[@davidragsdale5047]

A book having a body count is concerning in a couple ways...

[@stgigamovement]

The high amount of lethal and/or carcinogenic cold remedies in the book probably did poison people. In part 3 of the series, apparently the books authors had the silly idea to use a strong Lewis acid with a potent oxidizer in an organic solvent, all quite toxic, as a cold remedy. When the Lewis acid involved was not diluted, the addition of the organic solvent to the two other ingredients instantly proved to be hypergolic, resulting in the beaker's contents spontaneously igniting and vigorously so. When the Lewis acid was diluted, and a piece of aluminum foil was dropped in the mixture, the mixture proved to be highly corrosive, oh and a fire hazard. And this was touted 90 years ago as a cold remedy, despite it being highly toxic and reactive. Also, the book featured other cold remedies containing massive amounts of carcinogens. One had a mix of chloroform, formaldehyde, and ether, plus isopropanol. Chloroform and formaldehyde are carcinogenic, ether will put one to sleep, and isopropanol is not something you want in your body. It's toxic. Let's just say that any physicians who treated patients with these carcinogenic and reactive remedies probably ended up breaking their Hippocratic Oaths unknowingly. Assuming that the preparation of these supposed remedies didn't sicken them, or worse. Also, the recipe that fills holes at the cost of Hydrogen Sulfide production probably poisoned some repair technician 90 years ago fixing metal. Or, their clients. Also, the toxic methods for getting rid of pests in this book probably poisoned homeowners. Given the sheer poison hazard of many of these recipes, it's honestly more than likely that someone followed a dangerous recipe and it didn't go well for them, ending in them getting poisoned.

[@RamKumarSingh-dr9lp]

The chemicals bro's talking about: ☠️☠️☠️⚰️⚰️⚰️💀☣️☣️☣️☣️☣️⚠️⚠️ The face bro make's:☺️

[@boejudden9011]

This is the chemistry book I keep around to share with my friends who think that “people are too sensitive these days”, to remind them that we’ve always been sensitive, and we’ve just gotten better at not poisoning ourselves.

[@amanawolf9166]

Eeyup. Worked with stuff that had Potassium Dichromate in it, with other deadly stuff, and that crap scared me to no end. It's nothing amateur chemists should mess with on any terms.

[@Lordmuhkuh23]

@@amanawolf9166 Man, no one should be messing around with Chromium salts. Treat hazardous shit with the respect it deserves, then you will be fine.

[@kiss3633]

What's the title?

[@drunkenhobo8020]

@@amanawolf9166 We still use acidified potassium dichromate in schools for things like aldehyde/ketone determination!

[@jfbeam]

We know this shit is toxic... because we've killed people with it. (we just have more lawyers these days.)

[@servnava6601]

Dude, I used to have a pet squirrel and the amount of people she totally freaked out by climbing up trying to be friendly was hilarious. I remember one time there was this real big dude who came over for a Craigslist sale. He was being all intimidating trying to talk down the price then she ran over and climbed up his leg making him scream like a little girl. Great stuff

[@SquirrelTheorist]

AWWW that is so cute!!! I love my friendly cousins in the woods. I'm actually kinda jealous lol

[@GooberFace32]

I hope he paid full price after that embarrassing encounter.

[@TheBackyardChemist]

Friendly squirrels are usually rabid, no? I mean yours was tame but he had no way of knowing that.

[@SquirrelTheorist]

@@TheBackyardChemist That's usually the assumption, however if they were fed and well-treated at young or otherwise haven't properly developed fear of humans, they may not be rabid. Usually, if a squirrel is rabid, it behaves very aggressively and won't stop making advancements even if you back away and change course.

[@_B_K_]

I actually didn't skip through the sponsored content, like I normally do -- it was entertaining and informative.

[@Frostnaut50_official]

even i did the same as you lmao

[@sessionQ]

took me like 2 minutes to even realize it was sponsored lmao.

[@unexpected2475]

It was the best-integrated sponsor ad I've ever seen. I didn't even notice until I took a second pass at the video that it was sponsored.

[@danielm4114]

@@unexpected2475 This is exactly how advertisers hope to influence you, congratulations

[@nonymouswisp8176]

Because the sponsor was actually relevant to the video, and the video itself makes for a perfect showcase

[@askew4934]

in hindsight this episode feels almost prophetic

[@stgigamovement]

And part 3

[@stanimirnikolov159]

My guy definitely on a watchlist. Amazing video and a life long lesson, don't try out old chemistry recipies for the shits and giggles if you don't know anything.

[@CraftingCake]

Don’t do anything he does on his channel, if you don’t know what you’re doing. Everything can either poison you, electrocute you or burn a hole in your retina…

[@danko6582]

The FBI guy is probably a fan.

[@thumperjdm]

I'm really surprised the CIA hasn't offered him a job. Or...have they??? ;-))

[@oscarpeters5309]

the fbi only show up to your house if youre on a watchlist

[@spergster]

@@thumperjdm They have actually, to have him develop laser weapons, he declined

[@Gulzath]

This guy gives me hope for humanity whenever I get a dose of his optimism and excitement for learning shining through these videos.

[@grineee5097]

I won't be so confident. Based on his body movement and face expressions i can't say that he is 100% a human...

[@danielkissgremsperger3242]

​@@grineee5097or a man xD

[@DreadEnder]

6:20 the colouring coal procedure is often used for geodes or crystals to make them look more rare!

[@chickenmonger123]

Does it work on all Carbon based crystals?

[@stgigamovement]

​@Chickenmonger hopefully it can be done with charcoal

[@mileslo_hobbies]

i just realised at 4:26 he has a full on STREET TRANSFORMER IN THE BACKGROUND. lucky...

[@bfgoalie99]

We can't thank you enough for continuing this series. We have been waiting so very patiently!

[@k2___2]

“Even a pound of ass has enough arsenic to kill like 500 people” has me laughing so hard

[@r.b.ratieta6111]

"It was until the factory exploded a couple months ago." Illinois chemists go hard. 🤣

[@KorbinBaldridge-t4t]

“Yea smoking will give u cancer, but this is just speed running it.” 😭😭 this mans a fucking legend

[@ScarlettStunningSpace]

The sponsor on this video is probably one of the best I've seen. It flows seamlessly into the intended content, plus it appears to be a good product. That black on black finish is pretty cool.

[@johngrasso6224]

drake is the only person that can talk about taking his cats on a hike and make me go "yeah, that checks out"

[@Ikxi]

probably a lot of those things in the woods, if you live far enough in the woods

[@terracrafting9584]

I didn’t even give that a second thought until you pointed it out 😂

[@balert8020]

Styro seems to carefully tread the line of genius insanity. It's something you notice with super smart people - like their intelligence is kinda invading their psyche.

[@redmadness265]

I love your pfp xD

[@jnelson4765]

It's why I love Burning Man - some terribly brilliant people there, who are the fun kind of nuts. After seeing Dr. Megavolt there my first year I was sold.

[@remcovanvliet3018]

Not every crazy person is a genius, but I've never met a genius that wasn't at least a little bit crazy.

[@aceman0000099]

It could be autism of some form.

[@F.M671]

@@remcovanvliet3018 The curiosity gets us. Well , us isn't the right word. I m pretty smart but I'm not a genius. 126IQ (insert some bullshit that will make you believe it wasn't a quiz online) I do a lot of things "for the fuck of it" to see what happens. It's a mixture of many things that comes with the "smart" package and the associations made by environment around us/them that makes the crazy part happen. Have a good one !

[@preservetheunion9258]

Watching this a year later, and not just for the second time. Somehow though, each time I have watched this, it has never ceased to amaze me how many of these recipes not just mercury or arsenic, but literally both at the same time, when both are so well known today for being dangerous and toxic. It boggles the mind imagining that less than a hundred years ago the bleeding edge of chemistry was basically the equivalent of cooking up potions as a kid with all the stuff you could find in the laundry room, all the while having no idea that you might be about to accidentally violate the Geneva convention. Ah, the good old days.

[@evilotis01]

the image of you talking to the FBI while your squirrel friend tries to climb their legs is truly one of the greatest things the internet has given us

[@lkucare]

65 liked 0 comments hmmmm

[@EGGSHL]

I’m so happy to hear that styro still gets monetized. I watch 3 extra ads just outta respect for someone who loves chemistry

[@CRneu]

You can watch 1000 ads and it's still basically only a few cents. Meanwhile, one month of patreon is like the equivalent of 50,000 ads. Not everyone can afford patreon but even doing one month of it helps a ton.

[@Splarkszter]

yup, that's why i just adblock and give them a tip a year. My sanity keeps good by avoiding such mental invasion, and i pay what i owe.

[@ThePotFather]

the sweat recipe is for seeing what materials are susceptible to our sweat, having a lot of sweat on hand is useful but yknow not easily collectable and thus, we figured out how to make it

[@elraytaco9121]

8:47 brotha just punched a hole in the atmosphere with that one lol

[@RestingBeachFace721]

Diesel trucker: hold my beer.

[@halecj1]

Lol this reminds me of a "children's chemistry set" I had as an 8 year old back in the 80's. It had about a dozen small pill bottles of powders and chemicals that probably could have killed me in a number of ways.

[@The_Blazement]

was it that "atomic energy lab" one?

[@Splarkszter]

ah, i remember one that was banned because it had real chemicals.

[@Periwinkleaccount]

@@Splarkszter I don’t want to be rude, but you’re on a chemistry (and other stuff) channel and don’t know how to properly use the word “chemical”?

[@keeferChiefer]

@@Periwinkleaccount reminds me of them people who say “the government puts chemicals in our food” like no shit what do u think that foods made up of😭

[@EpicBunty]

@@Periwinkleaccount sry to break your bubble but we aren't all chemistry phd holders like you here. this is youtube, not your chemistry class.

[@lordlunarian]

Awesome to see none of these have killed you! Keep the series up.

[@DiscoBallGaming]

I love how you got this book for free and you have used it more often than I think it would ever gotten in it's own time. it really does show how far we have come as a civilization

[@lablulz2483]

For those looking to try coloring coal, the patent calls for roughly equal amounts of 1% potassium ferricyanide and 2% ferric chloride; do NOT add (meta)bisulfite or it won't work. Five minutes' time submerged were sufficient to get a coating in my case ^_^

[@charlie15627]

These old chemistry book videos have got to be your most popular videos. I know some of these recipes are insane to me but others are surprisingly effective.

[@it_is_i_deo]

Y'know, it's really easy to forget that you got your intro to chemistry by making fireworks. I imagine it feels really cool to have your pyrotechnic chemistry knowledge come into play every now and then.

[@theodorekorehonen]

Yeah its been kind of wild watching him over the years. Glad he's done well because he's definitely one of a kind

[@probablyaxenomorph5375]

As an avid "dead things" collector, that is one beautiful skull! It's one thing to find such an intact specimen while hiking, but plating it in silver is such a flex! Beautiful work.

[@spcyndles]

i have recently taken an interest in dead things, can't wait to find a worm skull!

[@fire4036]

A what

[@Skaatje]

@@fire4036 We call them Graboids.

[@AR15andGOD]

ok weirdo

[@Averagesonarian]

@@AR15andGODat least he doesn’t worship dead things

[@BrianHurry]

This is a master class on how to include an ad that the viewer won't skip. Very well done

[@Dank_Lulu]

I had a lot of worries today, swirling around in my head - looming fears of death due to incompetence and an underlying disappointment at my own cowardice and lack of resolve. You may be tired of hearing this, but just seeing you still alive (and in top physical condition) and diving head-first into science, despite the dangers and despite all the foolish folk on the internets who go against you was exactly what I needed. Thanks for doing what you do, styropyro!

[@Vaeldarg]

Going by his safety precautions, it isn't so much "diving head-first, despite the dangers", it's that he's able to do it BECAUSE he's aware of the dangers. He knows what they are, and he knows how to deal with them.

[@Dank_Lulu]

@@Vaeldarg I'm an engineer and we get instructed on electrical (and other) safety every now and then when working. The instructors never fail to mention multiple cases where someone met their demise. Those with an attitude of "I know the dangers and how to deal with them" are among the fatalities more often than not. Danger is danger, no matter how much you know or how carefull you are and he takes many risks while pursuing his passions. Claiming otherwise and not aknowledging his bravery is to me, as foolish as claiming he is irresponsible would be. Styro knows his stuff, but it's still high-risk.

[@samspeed6271]

Of all the insanity in this video, even with the FBI visit story and your friendly squirrel trying to climb up an FBI agent, the thing that really made me do a double take was "I found this deer skull while hiking with my cats recently." Not just cat, but cats, plural. I mean, how do you even go hiking with a cat? Do they have a lead like a dog? Also, that sponsor segment, that was smooth. That was really well done. Sometimes I wonder if there's a competition between all the science KZbinrs to see who is the most insane, and I think it's a close run thing between you and Tom from Ex&F. This was a fun, but interesting video, put a good smile on my face.

[@ryannorthup3148]

God help us if we get Drake, Tom, and Nigel all in one room. They would probably make a functional nuclear bomb with a death ray attachment all while enriching the uranium with a microwave.

[@TheUltimateNoobHD]

yeah forget all the crazy stuff in his video, how does he got hiking with CATS? CATS? and multiple? what is this man feeding his cats

[@ducksongfans]

when i walk in the woods my cat follows me the whole way

[@chicken29843]

Oh man you are like the only real KZbinr left holyshit this is awesome

[@jacksonlaframboise6257]

12:01. That’s probably the best sentence I have ever heard in my life.

[@MistaSkilla692]

styro taking me back half a decade with the bone hurting juice and loss references