The Magic of Chemistry - with Andrew Szydlo

[@larrymountain1914]

I have never seen someone talk non-stop without notes for so long and with such consistent enthusiasm. Amazing.

[@umuta1969]

He is a master teacher indeed. First because he conveys his sincere enthusiasm, and second he fully internalized the knowledge.

[@Fjasjdnwsussj]

Agreed

[@FINANCE14170]

And passion too

[@chidubem826]

The power of the human brain.

[@ericcartman9935]

@@umuta1969 you forgot. HE IS NOT THERE FOR APPLAUSE !!!

[@redmed10]

"It's difficult to explain and I don't really understand it myself." How endearing is this teacher.

[@pandavision8437]

💛💫✨💛💫✨🙏🎶🎵💛🌈💛💫✨

[@johnyepthomi892]

He’s prepping the young kids to figure it out. You know , leaving a little mystery to discover for themselves.

[@gilgabro420]

@@chemomancer so you are telling me that he doesn't have a formal education? I knew about that and chemistry wasn't my strong suit.

[@emanuelmifsud6754]

@@chemomancer He is a demonstrator of science phenomenon, not a scientist as such. Plenty of mistakes here made by this "expert"

[@Skr-et1jw]

@@emanuelmifsud6754 he has a PhD… pretty sure he is an expert.

[@qet78]

His normal talking speed is 2X most other professors. No notes and no stuttering, no ums, no uhs. He gives us the science, performs the experiment, explains the experiment while preparing for the next part of the lecture. This man is an amazing gift to us. Why doesn't the media promote geniuses like this instead of the hollow ones of HollowWood?

[@aj2090]

“Money, power, respect 3 the hard waaay!” - Lil Wayne

[@feomorozov4386]

couldn't have said it better.

[@jesushernandez-gw2qj]

True if most people would develop their minds a bit more by reading and educating themselves the world would have been 10x better

[@brianna094]

He has much information to convey and little time to waste 😃

[@brianna094]

I also like the speed at which he talks. Others who speak too slow lose my attention too quickly or I have to speed up the video

[@prabhanjanbag5738]

Never saw such an orator, presenter, performer, magician, professor, scientist and a lovable person. Love you sir for amusing the whole mass scientifically. Hats off to this extraordinary gentleman.

[@AnoNymInvestor]

His performance is extraordinary and heart warming. ❤

[@nottsoserious]

"Do you clap every time you drive a car?" That got me. He's an amazing orator and an even better presenter.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Do you use liquid nitrogen every time you have a tea?

[@sevenbit]

This man gets my "passion for chemistry" award. Amazingly educational, funny and just brilliant all the way from start to finish.

[@ChrisHanline]

And yet he wears his microphone backwards. Just goes to show that even the most brilliant minds need help.

[@HO-bndk]

Yes, but he's lucky to have an inherently interesting subject. How would he do if he had to explain spreadsheets or setting tabs on a word processor page?

[@gabriellord9214]

@@HO-bndk Spreadsheets? Have you heard of Matt Parker? Festival of the Spoken Nerd? Comedy routines *about* Spreadsheets!!! 😮 Look it up!!!🤔🙄😊

[@myth8447]

It’s guys like this who create things like atomic bombs just because it excites them , this guy is way too into fire 🔥 destructive humans 👽 lets get a load of kids in a room and play with fire 🔥 wtf? 😂🤣

[@DavidGregoire_]

The change of tone in his voice when the lid pops off the can is priceless. After years and years of doing this his inner child is still there to appreciate every little moment!

[@jeffersonwillian4855]

At the beginning of the movie: "there's no WAY I'm watching a chemistry video that's an hour and 22 minutes long" An hour and 22 minutes of not blinking later: "sonofabitch, that was awesome"

[@pandavision8437]

💛✨💫🎵🙏💛✨🎵🎶💛✨💫🎵🌈💛✨💫💫✨O GID PLEASE BLESS HIM THANKYOU SO MUCH!

[@timdef3310]

He taught me Chemistry at school and he was a great teacher. He would play his violin during lessons sometimes. This was back in the day when over-powered and under-designed pyrotechnics were acceptable and he would delight us with explosions, sometimes calmly taking while the thing was brewing and enjoying watching us jump out or our skins when the thing went off. He always had our rapt attention, which is the sign of a brilliant teacher.

[@mentalizatelo]

Just out of curiosity, did you become a chemist? :D

[@robdahlgren0506]

This video is a an excellent example of how passion is infectious. He has a passion for chemistry and it showed, it drew me in and held me with rapt attention for 1 hour 22 minutes. The Royal Institution has a great knack of finding these kind of people and giving them a platform.

[@gustavinus]

Oh! Wait! This took more than an hour!? Just realized that.

[@obuyWw]

i too totally lost track of time

[@jeetu6519]

I can hear the happiness in his voice teaching chemistry. What a passion dear sir.

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[@mattdorrell9567]

My ears have never had to work so hard. And I'm 46. It's like watching a magic show whilst being shot with a verbal machine gun. I hope that crowd of fidgeting 10 year olds are taking notes. You can't help but admire his passion though...and the fact it was all done on one exhale.

[@utubeiplay]

"machine gun" is perfect. I tried to measure him and he's not below a monster average of 150 words per minute. The video is 1h 22 min, which makes 12k+ words in total.

[@fronthole]

I forgot i was watching the last video on 1.25x speed and was concerned when he was talking about his passion for fire

[@emmiification]

He definitely didn’t like the clapping as made him feel like a performer , mark of a Great man .

[@JB-xr2yf]

He didn't want the clapping because this was being taped for television. Clapping takes a lot of time and thus must be edited out. When your trying to tape a 90 minutes special, you must allow for intro and outro, credits and possibly commercials unless it's sponsored like it would be in America for PBS. I took broadcast journalism in college for 1 semester. Learned a lot.

[@Hapetiitti]

@DeeJay1210 He didn't have any complaints about the massive applause he got at the end though. And his demonstration style very much shows that he is very experienced as a performer. I have a strong feeling that the whole "I'm not here for applause" was part of the performance, for whatever reason. Whenever someone is speaking to an audience, you shouldn't implicitly believe everything they say is the whole truth, or even true at all. - Wayne Gretzky - Michael Scott

[@Will-ck9qn]

@DeeJay1210 It's a performance, he can give a reason that immediately appeals and makes sense to children. Nobody has wacky conspiracies. Nothing you said was technically wrong, but you're missing the point, specifically other peoples.

[@Will-ck9qn]

@DeeJay1210 Also it bugs me that you use ` and not ' like it`s when it should be it's. Unless that's just your thing or something. U do U ig lol

[@Will-ck9qn]

@DeeJay1210 He doesn`t want them to clap because the clapping takes time out of the allotted time slot. What he said was not indicative of this, yet both reasons hold truth. You are using one of the truths as a counter argument to the other when they`re not mutually exclusive. That`s my point`

[@naturelovingfroggy6348]

This man is not normal, a great teacher, chemist, lecturer, magician and musician! I wish I had 1/10 of his intellect, I am in awe!

[@tibitony]

Its not magic :]

[@MiyabiJNEP]

Rightly so. Very curious. Need more of these types of knowledge transfers

[@charlietube7165]

Why is that not normal....

[@ABWEndon]

"No, no, no, no... Please. I'm not here for applause!" What a great and humble chap. Wish he'd been my Chemistry teacher.

[@albertroswell]

humble?, it make me feel uncomfortable by denying a natural applause for a presentation, and being entertained not because people actually believed is magical,

[@treymiller2275]

@@albertroswell I understand the guy's sentiment, but after the 2nd or 3rd time, I skipped ahead everytime the audience started clapping because it was so uncomfortable hearing him.

[@toby2668]

@@albertroswell But do you clap every time you drive a car though?

[@johnromero7908]

@@albertroswell It's because its basic chemistry, if you were highly knowledgeable in a particular subject, chances are, you wouldn't seek gratification from something so simple. It's like if you're an electrical engineer, the applause wouldn't feel deserved if you just made sparks and everyone was amazed by it.

[@MidnightStorm4990]

@@toby2668 I mean people clap when the plane lands 😂😂

[@memitim171]

"I will now demonstrate for you the principles of chemistry by setting fire to half of this stuff and blowing the other half up" My man!

[@EvenStarLoveAnanda]

If you are a boring teacher, you are NOT a teacher. This is what it takes to educate kids properly. They will remember everything and will have a zeal for chemistry. Thank you Ri.

[@thanksforreading33]

Thank you finally someone who gets it. I'm so tired o hearing teachers say "we're teachers we're here to teach not to entertain".

[@mikosz666]

They will remember a set of spectacular experiments and that's it. After some time they'll forget what substances were part of it and they'll just remember that sometimes when you mix stuff it changes colour or if you light it up it goes "pop". To know why, to create new experiments, to deeply understand what's going on you need to sit down and read a (more or less) boring book and do some (more or less) boring exercises and failed practice runs. Yes, it's awesome to see something spectacular once in awhile and it gives you and idea of what you're going towards, but you can't say that every lesson should look like that. I think the trick is to make the "more or less boring" stuff less boring. Great educators, like Feynman, are able to do this. But it's not always boom crack whoosh. Most of the time it's just equations.

[@johnknoefler]

The wise man is known by his common sense, and a pleasant teacher is the best.

[@dooman230]

nope, I have lots of kids who witnessed amazing experiments, but after one month its just nothing about the experiments in their heads.

[@Kamamura2]

Yes, but it's very hard to do it 8 - 10 hours a day for below average wage in front of a crowded class of children where majority either does not care or sabotages your effort. Of course this guy is great, but not every teacher is blessed to work in good conditions. Let's try to be fair, please.

[@WayneTheSeine]

At 70 I am enjoying this immensely .... at 10 I would have been ecstatic. Great video, great instructor of science.

[@wayneyadams]

There is very little science instruction going on here, just a bunch of "Wow. look at the explosions i can make." Her is fun to watch, but I would not want him teaching science. I say this as a physics/chemistry/astronomy instructor with 33 years experience.

[@niro6246]

@@wayneyadams It is meant to make People say "wow, that is so cool! I want to know how this works!" I am 15 y/o and I have already learned most of this ( I do sciences ) but this is meant to be seen by people like the Original commenter, who may not have learned all of this (or have forgotten it).

[@rogercraven1661]

I want to know more about this guy. So....

[@leifbeaton8286]

@@wayneyadams If the choice is between a science extravaganza under the direction of an instructor invited to do lectures at RI _multiple times_ or one by someone feeling the need to self-aggrandize at his expense........you have a guess. Make an experiment out of it. Side note: Szydlo has taught science since 1972.

[@XeLYoutube]

i dont understand what age has to do with it. but im 36. And love tons of topic!

[@SourD13537]

It's professors like him and demonstrations like this that were presented to myself while young in elementary school that interested me enough to go to college to achieve a chemistry degree!! Thank you too all professors and teachers that spend their time giving these minor lectures and entertaining demonstrations to the kids of the world, allowing them to gain a special new interest in sciences, physics and chemistry. I wonder how many kids he's got interested in chemistry and physics to pursue college degrees over the years of doing these demonstrations.

[@fiqrisyariz6159]

I can't believe myself...i actually listen to him from beginning to the end no skip and understand all his presentation...while i barely stay awake for 5min in my chem class

[@nikildory5647]

😂😂😂 same here

[@محمدناجح-خ7ط]

But l couldn't understand what he said in 14:14 can you explain this for me ?

[@rokincaid]

I was in an all too common KZbin Rabbit Hole when I came across this video. Honestly, I don't even know why I started watching but BOY am I glad I did. I was immediately taken back to my days in primary school science class. This video is highly entertaining.

[@Arthur-yf9yv]

Really? My primary school science lessons consisted of putting eggs in fizzy pop and recording how long it takes for ketchup and toothpaste to slide down a whiteboard.

[@duncanator1772]

KZbin rabbit holes are the best

[@alexhong1117]

@@Arthur-yf9yv My primary school experience in science was reading a textbook. And nothing else.

[@mahimano03]

Feel ya.... The places you may find yourself at 4am is astoundingly facinating :D

[@yozeruga]

these are the type of people that should live forever! His enthusiasm and love for science is amazing!!

[@rickogden204]

Carl Sagan was another

[@rashoietolan3047]

Imagine the invaluable advancements he can contribute to the art of chemistry (Prior accomplishments hath already been validated organized and accounted for )

[@riddledriddler3933]

this is just education gold, i wish i had such teachers when i was a kid

[@youssefamadghous2059]

i won't say anything this quote will explain the position of this great teacher "A teacher can either make you fall in love with the subject or hate it forever"

[@Sparkledrummer44]

I feel like the thought process behind the no applause is because he said "I am not here for applause" meaning, in my opinion, he doesn't want people to walk out saying "wow that guy was cool" but more so "wow that science was cool" so in a way by taking the credit away from himself he's giving it to the science that is happening instead y'know

[@SgtAwesome97]

^ this, I like this

[@colemanadamson5943]

He should allow applause and then give the credit to whom it belongs....God.

[@muurobode]

@@colemanadamson5943 I nearly fell off my chair after reading that last word

[@WelfareChrist]

It sorta felt arrogant to me. I don't know exactly why, but it felt condescending - like "I'll tell you what to appreciate and when!" He honestly could've given that speech at the end and just talked through all the applause instead.

[@cruz.c]

WelfareChrist but he said im not here for applause.... not "dont clap right now dummies"

[@jesibrahim1146]

This lesson should be made mandatory for all science teachers. The passion and enthusiasm is superb. Thank you.

[@casechow]

"Dear Children" Every time he said it I smiled.

[@suscrieforsubscribing1146]

U must be a depressed youth

[@deadmanperipherals]

@@suscrieforsubscribing1146 we are...

[@TeRealArabJohnny]

oh yeah girl, when he said young man i came in my pants

[@scottcisek2376]

it was very sweet

[@exclusivesuperiority3363]

same.

[@tybronx2446]

"a secret and passionate obsession with F I R E" I like him already

[@ramonelizondo2719]

😂 👌 🍻

[@Claud-fb5bg]

Came here thinking this would be cool background ambiance for my sleep and I ended up laying in my bed and watching the whole thing with pure amazement. Absolutely awesome video, this guy made it so fun!!

[@jeremymiller3172]

youtube autoplayed this and i woke up to watch lol

[@gorillaau]

@@jeremymiller3172 It was worth it!

[@reichhopprivatwatch1406]

Lol i‘m about to go to bed also and just thought about exactly that before scrolling down a last time and then finding this comment

[@rem9547]

Claudia Pynes to be a good y the

[@parvezhossain812]

I did that too

[@robharwood3538]

What a great lecturer and entertainer! He truly recreates the atmosphere of the non-stop patter of the snake-oil salesman he introduces at the beginning of the lecture, but instead of just baffle-gab, he reveals all the principles behind the science of chemistry and physics. Wonderful!

[@CNSZU]

My thoughts as well!

[@atardigrade5208]

The passion (for what he does in life) in his face and body language is something you see very rarely. It's like a child discovering the world for the first time everyday. It honestly brings a tear to my eyes seeing the love of education and science; plus our future as a species. Thank you for the video.

[@juliusvalentinas]

passion is easy when you don't have think what food you'll have to eat for dinner tomorrow. Most scientists, teachers and people who live from pension starve like in some pour African country.

[@jebediahdrosakis9767]

One of the most inspirational men on the world. His performance is exceptional. Only if each country had one teacher like this, this world would have been a better place. The most amazing thing is how the children love that show! Τhe little girl, pink trousers, front line must be having the best day of her life, how adorable.

[@bog2k3]

this guy is the chemistry teacher we all wish we had

[@bog2k3]

@@wayneyadams actually he did explain quite a lot of chemistry behind all of this, but you might have missed it if you didn't pay attention. Also, besides having the knowledge, it's extremely important - as a teacher - to know how to convey this knowledge in a way that engages the students and keeps them focused, which this guy totally does. Not every man who is knowledgeable is a good teacher precisely for lacking this skill, but this man totally nails it

[@lwm2985]

A lot of teachers could have learned a thing or two about teaching from him. He's amazing.

[@ashurean]

if we paid teachers better more of them would be like him

[@ericrhodes244]

Yeah if you in Jr High...

[@cycoklr]

If he was my 4th grade science teacher I'm sure I would have been more interested in science.

[@prasenjitghosh5715]

This is the most natural, accurate and comprehensive chemistry lecture on this planet.

[@porterwake3898]

No it isn't. Very little content, all fluff. No teacher in their right mind would jump from demo to demo to demo, from thermochem to gas laws to this and that.

[@gari7450]

hes a self made chemist xD and with the 1st trick he used gun powder to tell you that cough syrup and asprin will burst into flames in your stomack if you drink water :'D

[@Hello-vz1md]

@@porterwake3898 hey genius the title of this lecture is "Magic of chemistry"

[@mihaiduma4179]

The way he is almost screaming at the audience when they start applause is just priceless. What a kind and humble man, sharing the world his knowledge and not carrying about applause 👏

[@Chance57]

It's a bit

[@StarFury2]

To me, it's the most amazing thing. He firmly refuses to take any credit for impressive stuff he's showing, stressing that he is merely demonstrating basic principles in nature discovered by great people before us. This humble attitude of respect is perhaps the most important point of his lecture, that can make any man a better person.

[@SoundFriendly]

Not only for children. What a great charismatic man. This surely wasn't boring at all.

[@thomasm1964]

There are some young children in the audience. I love the way he simply does not talk down to them and uses proper, grown-up language. The two children at the front look spell-bound. I'd love to know what they made of this lecture.

[@burekmali6704]

This man didn't shut up for 5 seconds . He speaks so fluently and naturally its insane.

[@sebastiannieves5472]

Carlo Aldo $30

[@nicholasoh2074]

Video: Do you clap when you drive a car? Me: I do now... 2020 hasn't been an exciting year

[@hasaadgreen1460]

Ayo i was saying the same..get my man some tea please😂

[@5375moli]

Seems as if he had planned a 2.5 hours long lecture, but the RI cut his time short at the last minute, so he had to speed it up.

[@dankk3858]

He’s definitely wired. Look at him

[@ucraznmonkey]

the true magic is how he can speak at a constant pace for minutes without noticeably taking a breath, is he converting CO2 to O2 internally?? :D

[@deadmanperipherals]

He's mastered anxiety and is now able to talk casually to huge crowds...I wish I had that power instead of hiding behind my keyboard.

[@tinderbox218]

He breathes at 1:00:41 !! 😄

[@MariaBelova]

@@deadmanperipherals dude! great comment about hiding behind the keyboard. Idk, the fact that you are self-aware makes me think that maybe you are done hiding behind it )

[@kesavmanoj7963]

U mean, anaerobic respiration

[@MrDJAK777]

the reasons it's not as noticeable is because hes breathing every few words so they are much smaller quick breaths

[@suecondon1685]

So glad my insomnia made me stumble on this! What a fascinating man. "And I'm going to set fire to it..." How he's survived so long is a miracle. Love him!

[@d34thblack]

Who is in here watching in 2020. I have too much time on hand due to covid19 and surfing youtube everyday out of boredom staying at home. Why did I not find this years ago. I would have changed my major and took science instead. I used to find science boring, having someone like me to be able to watch the video from finish to end sums up this video in 1 word. BRILLIANT!

[@bal9665]

if only i can turn back time... i've just realized for a while now how much i wanted to study chemistry... and this vid just made me want it more. i've just graduated college just for the sake of finishing it, but once i save up in a few years i'll study it i swore to myself.

[@chlimsimon]

I majored in Chemistry and hated it - due to my lecturers stressing on research and PhDs, rather than applications and how one can contribute to humanity. What my lecturers did was concentrate on how to get accolades for yourself - and in the process, boost their fame

[@acmild]

You comment makes me scroll back up to see was this uploaded, "2014". Been 6 years now, well better late than never they say ;) Also those teachers pushing you for the degrees, that's what capitalism doing.

[@PollowaskyxAyasky]

Mee!!

[@peterthomas5792]

Every kid deserves him as a physics/chemistry teacher in school. He makes science cool.

This man may never push the envelope of science forward by himself, but he will definitely push others to be the envelope. A brilliant mind and well done. The applause at the end was deserved but during his experiments there was no need to applaud what we already know. He's just the humble messeger. GREAT lecture and lab. Kudos.

[@Sarge92]

quite the opposite hes written many papers on various subjects which have won much praise and respect from the scientific community and is verry well known for his studdies of oxygen theres probably a nobel prize not far off

[@redneckchemist6506]

@@Sarge92 Not to detract anything from this wonderfully passionate lecturer, but I don't think you understand what is required in terms of novelty and impact of research to win a Nobel prize.

[@shlokamsrivastava6782]

He has done lots of research for your information.

[@tonyclark2020]

I just stumbled upon this show by accident and his enthusiasm just gripped me in a way I haven't felt in years! I was simply amazed and in awe the entire way through the show!!

[@soliton7816]

When he said it led down a path of discovery at the end of his story... literal chills. An amazing man.

[@iLostHaziQ]

So glad to see Professor Slughorn still teaching Potions

[@KateeAngel]

Just what I thought

[@umamaheshwaranl8554]

And lost quite an amount of weight

[@arthouston7361]

Yes, but he has stopped giving his signature phrase..."use... it.... wellllll."

[@Ekkerrr]

Nah, that's Colin Mochrie.

[@ethanwatt9274]

Ekkerrr on LSD

[@vimalk78]

this guy spoke continuously for 1 hour and 30 minutes, such energy. he is double my age and i don't have half his energy.

[@dreamchaser1757]

No he took a break at 19:08

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

Congratulations. You're not a pyromaniac.

[@XeLYoutube]

remove sugar process food and dead animal from your diet. youll shine 48 hour in a row before wanting to sleep 3 hour

[@mle1ravens1]

He loves chemistry...my favorite people are chemists...potential correlation, potentially.

[@NobbsAndVagene]

@@XeLKZbin that's probably the gluten talking

[@MrTylerStricker]

A textbook example of why having a passionate, informed & extremely enthusiastic professor teaching you ANYTHING can have a huge impact on wether students simply regurgitate/memorize what they are taught or if they truly learn & take the information to heart.

[@redmed10]

He can play the violin and the bugle. This man has got some skills. Showing that everything you do is valuable. A polymath of the first order.

[@jonathanodude6660]

music and science goes pretty well together

[@sankalp2520]

@@jonathanodude6660 wdym? i am an engineer but I can't play any musical instrument.

[@lebean1291]

I've been to this place before as a young child with my family. I loved it so much. I'm 15 now (I know not too old) and I'm still never tired of these shows.

[@TheRoyalInstitution]

We're glad to hear you had such a nice time at the Ri! We hope to see you again soon 😊

[@ASLUHLUHC3]

@@TheRoyalInstitution Hi, how is one able to attend lectures here? (after lockdown of course)

[@notsure4666]

700k people willingly watched a lecture..Schools around the world could learn something from that chemist.

[@57thorns]

No one will ask me to remember anything he said, that is why. They might ask me why i stayed up until 4 in the night watching, and my only explanation is that the lecture is 82 minutes long. 82 minutes, that is a long time for a lecture.

[@TheSuperSushiMaster]

1.18 million

[@mattmartineau6018]

I remember similar lectures at the University of Ottawa Christmas series (available to the public) over 40 years ago. I'd enjoy them as a kid (4-8 yrs old). Yes, I understood at that age. Chemistry, mineralogy have been my "fun" for years, tho, I've shifted to video games. Our youth needs to get back into the sciences.,

[@fornsphin]

@@mattmartineau6018 /r/iamverysmart

[@leopoldchristellsvensson395]

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[@josephstar1883]

What an amazing teacher. I really wish any of my teachers were at least 50% like him. He can probably make any subject sound interesting. Passionate. Doesn't use complicated words. Simple words are used for the listeners to learn the topic, instead of letting the listener waste time trying to understand the big unnecessary words that other incompetent teachers usually use to make themself sound clever. Clear speaker. Very humble and polite. This is how a teacher should be like.

[@jamesmoon1841]

He is the type of teacher that got me into a career in chemistry. Hopefully a few attendees will follow a career in chemistry because of his demonstration.

[@worddunlap]

I had professors that handed us a book and told us to read and professors that lectured at a blackboard with labs. I never learned as well with the books, especially in the beginning. Watching my children's teachers hand them a book and sit down to read a newspaper or pull out their cell phone was disappointing. I knew that their education had to be fortified with home lessons. School became an exercise in doing what they had to do to pass, right or wrong and home became where they learned things. All teachers need to be more like this guy.

[@khaiwriel4238]

Me in chem class: "sleeps" Me at 3 am: ”Ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ"

[@menest1442]

Sad to see teachers/students not really passionate about their subject

[@khaiwriel4238]

@@menest1442 It really is. Back when i was in middle school i had a teacher that was really passionate in teaching science and she *made* me learned it even though im not really interested. And now im trying to learn more about the world of chemistry. But nowadays the teacher in my class just doesn't really care about the subject nor their students. ps: sorry for bad english

[@inquiringminds.]

@@khaiwriel4238 Sorry to hear that hope you find a wonderful mentor

[@joshuar3632]

Cuz if its not on your phone what good is it rite?

[@hcpiano]

most stuff is not the slightest funny or interesting when it is forced on you

[@omkarshinde1258]

He was hating claps because it wasn't a performance, He wanted people to understand there's science behind it, Thanks sir💥

[@steves835]

At the beginning of the movie: "there's no WAY I'm watching a chemistry video that's an hour and 22 minutes long" An hour and 22 minutes of not blinking later: "sonofabitch, that was awesome"

[@kedex4953]

...so I'm not the only one.

[@joannchamness3194]

😂

[@VPXM2012]

6:02

[@PVPDreadlord]

XD LOL troll

[@mattylee999]

I only just realised that it was an hour and 22 mins long when I read ur comment, damn that went by pretty quickly lolol 😂😂

[@CasualSandre]

As a chemist in training, I can only say I'm glad that chemistry has gotten more spotlight these last few years. It's a VERY important science, as civilization wouldn't be possible without the knowledge of how to use chemical reactions to produce energy, materials, goods or medicine.

[@stevenfeduk8627]

I hope that three years later you have done well in your training. Just studying alchemy now. What a fascinating history chemistry has!

[@tonywarner8069]

I’m a freshman in high school and plan on taking honors and AP chemistry later in my high school career due to the fact of me wanting to be a chemist. I’ve always wanted to be one since I was younger, after getting a taste, my interest has always been peaked. Also taking calculus and AP calculus cause chemistry involves a LOT of math

[@claymeistereu]

cool

[@nadiagalina1226]

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[@blackout57]

@@paw45 I feel it the same way. I was born in the middle 80's and people were not into chemistry, and things got even worst after that.

[@abcdfg4281]

"My dear children" "now this is what I wanted to tell you" "..., you see" *applause* "no no no!!" "thank you very much indeed" We must protect this sweet man no matter what edit: He has acute dehydration syndrome, we must get him tea edit2: and milk

[@executorarktanis2323]

Edit 3 and more fire

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

Edit, in that order.

[@TheDrexxus]

He's dehydrated all the time because he spends all his free time around massive roaring fires.

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

Tea is a diuretic hahaha

[@schmeegil2240]

Perfect numbers on your likes 444

[@Saran189]

This brilliant man's enthusiasm is infectious! I was captivated start to finish

[@justinpochvatilla6830]

I just watched this for absolutely no reason and loved every minute of it. This man is great

[@leopadilla4602]

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[@leopadilla4602]

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[@maazyarxxxx]

@@leopadilla4602 you

[@georgekurgansky5986]

Hey, it does say "magic" and everyone loves a bit of that!

[@jonathanroverudseter9253]

Krrttttgzm ki L

[@emcity24]

I'd say his parents got their money's worth getting him that chemistry set. Brilliant, lecture!

[@OzairKhanYousafzai]

It doesn't cost much you can make it at home... If you know the procedure

[@thomasm1964]

@@OzairKhanYousafzai That is hardly the point.

[@airshow502]

@@thomasm1964 I believe the point is once they noticed the spark of his passion they helped him fuel it further. a lesson to us all

[@hakunamatata1352]

But what happened to his mother's kitchen????

[@slackjaw703]

I’d say the entire world got great worth out of the money his parents spent on that chemistry set. Also, kudos to the snake oil salesman for sparking his initial interest as well. Just a brilliant, interesting man.

[@WastedFrom1976]

I wish he had been my chemistry teacher. So few people are worthy of applause, but he is.

[@frstudio_my]

The fact that he made those things were initially boring apparatus in our school lab looks so useful and colourful, the fact that he appreciated the history of science and scientists who discovered the science in his presentation coupled with his enormous respects to other fields like physics and history simply makes everything in learning becomes more meaningful and humane. The fact his sense of humour and humbleness makes us appreciate more our teachers who taught us in school in those early years of education. Thank you teacher Andrew! You make me believe the world is still a nice place to live and learn. ❤️

[@gamesabogeygaming4934]

This was recommended to me after watching a few universe documteries. This guy is amazing, if my science teacher was half as captivating as this fine chap, I'd be more educated. Found him fascinating.

[@Max_Le_Groom]

This Dude is more youthful at heart than a lot of the Youth

[@willow1968hb]

this dude is showing the core of being a scientist... commitment till high age with curiosity and being able to explain with understandable words. lovely!

[@shilohsilveira8816]

I stumbled upon a video of Andrew Szydlo a few days ago in an effort to psych myself up for my college chemistry class. He makes the topic interesting and fun. I half want to buy myself a lab coat and a few experiments to try. I will definitely be sharing his videos with my children. I am genuinely surprised that he isn't more well known.

[@TheBigChad]

I had a professor like this in college and for the first time in my life during school I was engaged. I was always kinda smart like I would understand what my teachers were talking about and i would do well on tests but I just went through the motions. It took one man to bring out a passion in me and now I’m a chemical engineer for a fortune 200 company. All it takes is one person to come into our lives and reshape everything. Teachers should be here to inspire, not just get us by. This guy is absolutely brilliant

[@خدیجهصعودی]

Wholesome

[@louarmstrong6128]

And would you be passing on this enthusiasm

[@voicevy3210]

Be that man for someone else dude. Happy for you.

[@fassaklaq3425]

"I must have tea or else I'll faint"... Can't be much more British than that!

[@debbiekinlock6926]

Fabio

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

Any idea why tea specifically?

[@cookeymonster83]

@@DasAntiNaziBroetchen because he's British

[@joshuarosen6242]

@@DasAntiNaziBroetchen Tea is as important to us in the UK as oxygen. We can go without it for a short time but we pass out if we have to go too long. Tea is a fundamental part of British culture. No other drink will do.

[@Andy-lp8kl]

Joshua Rosen iced tea?

[@Zotemann]

Amazing how he did everything without a break especially the talking, no ehhhs no uhhsss just fluent talk

[@ErixDaLeaf]

Zote der Mächtige great observation.

[@ollyalme]

Some peoples brain just work better than most of us :)

[@imcustomized]

@John Online I was going to say the same thing. And he doesn't begin every sentence with the conjunction 'So'. People of that generation really knew how to speak.

[@__nog642]

He did repeat himself a bit.

[@SenseiiOne]

@@__nog642 Let's hear how you give a presentation like this for over an hour. Until you do that, your statement is just that. It is irrelevant!

[@chrismoller8166]

Many years ago, as an undergrad, I had a first-year physics prof, Professor Pohl, who was as engaging as Professor Szydlo. It's truly lovely when the sciences can be taught in ways that entertain, thus keeping peoples' attention, as well as teach--it's hard to learn much when you're sound asleep from boredom. (I'm sure it wouldn't be allowed any more, but Professor Pohl did things like demonstrating transfer of momentum by firing a .22 rifle at a block of wood. Basically all of his lectures had some element of the unexpected.)

[@Upsilon_Shin]

I FINISHED THE VIDEO AND I LEARNED SO MUCH 🥺🥺 I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. I HOPE I CAN MEET HIM. HE WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED IN MY LIFE HE "IGNITED" MY PASSION FOR CHEMISTRY

[@MehrdadGivehchi]

Too bad I didn’t have such a chemistry teacher when I took my chemistry classes as I am sure my interest in this subject matter would have been very different. Thanks for sharing such great presentation.

[@iamhongsolo]

His headset never really fitting correctly makes him that much more endearing and awesome.

[@redmed10]

The beauty of it is that it works for him. He doesn't care what it looks like.

[@SumitKumar-en3tc]

I am a student and I could relate every experiment with what I had been learning. Wow 🤩 , that's the kind of teacher everyone needs.

[@AimeeColeman]

I used to love the few RI lectures like this I got to see as a kid. I've just started my PhD now, and I still love them just as much

[@CZTachyonsVN]

This guy is awesome :D but I feel like he's going to get a stroke by any minute. He just went almost one and a half hour in one breath.

[@jameshercals9651]

Agreed, I could just barely tell if his dehydration syndrome was a joke or not.

[@jacobbutler7942]

Think he got some spook fumes. lol

[@OBmaster]

WRONG! He has one breath - @25:32 !!

[@Rebius]

I saw one of his lectures on youtube where he went on for 2 hours and the pace was much faster. I kind of expected it here too, than thought "Oh, just a normal lecture." :D

[@NeoAF10]

Wow! I was just a few seconds away from the dehydration warning part of the video, when I read the comment. (@_@)

[@73mordka]

What a professional and modest this man is. He even speaks out the names of scientists correctly. He mentioned about two polish chemists and their names are very difficult for english people to pronounce well. He did this perfectly. It does prove care of detalis. This was the great lecture.

[@CZPRK2]

I think it's because he is Polish too. He was born in London, but speaks Polish fluently

[@catherineharris4746]

I truly love this man's way of teaching! Any other teacher would have loved to have all the attention on him/her for applause, but this man put all the credit and attention on science and learning something💡Love It! Love It! Love It!👍👍👍👍👍

[@plumber1337]

"Lunacy" like this should be mandatory to be a "teacher"... Because teachers exist to guide the student to knowledge, not to impose.

[@nicosilver7876]

We would have no teachers

[@plumber1337]

@@nicosilver7876 why?

[@plumber1337]

@@nicosilver7876 elaborate, if you don't mind.

[@plumber1337]

@AntiSocial Atheist what's more sad is "liberal" _prpfessors_ invading colleges/universities with their dogmatic ideologies that can be far worse than any "religion", but I didn't see anything regarding that part of the political ideology on your reply.

[@keeperchris9559]

@@plumber1337 .ď

[@tinderbox218]

36:08 The reaction of the little family in the front row when he said, "I'm going to show you how to make a simple mortar." 😄

[@MycketTuff]

They don't make teachers like this anymore. What an extraordinary sense of wonder he still has! Very inspirational.

[@mentalizatelo]

This man is a total madman and I love him! Anyone who had him as student was a very lucky person, how much passion for what he adores, amazing!

[@gspassky]

I wish we had more teachers like Andrew. It was great pleasure to recall all chemistry school program in 1.5 hours :)

[@hatmann5697]

Me watching this at 4am: I don't need sleep, I need answers

[@PollowaskyxAyasky]

Lol

[@charlietube7165]

Lol

[@ebony3419]

I just finished watching this and it's 3:37am. 😂

[@ManishKashyap-bb1wi]

Thank God I am not the only one😀

[@melyn___1282]

I am at 1:11:37 4:32 AM lool

[@ShubhamBhushanCC]

The only thing that stands between this guy and arson is his education.

[@jeffhearn3658]

Brilliant!

[@Rickswars]

He's a teacher aka brainwashed overpaid idiots.

[@pyro1324]

@@Rickswars What? How did you come to the conclusion that teachers are overpaid? and are you some kind of flat earth fanatic that thinks science is too hard to understand or where does your brainwashing comment come from?

[@smiledogjgp]

@@Rickswars If you consider teachers idiots, I would like to see you try. Teaching in a way that efficiently, and accurately provides multiple individuals with one's intended information is incredibly difficult. It is not as simple as saying what is the fact. It requires planning and preparation according to the needs of one's students, and the limitations of one's self. Judging by your tenancy to generalize along with your insolent demeanor, you have no place talking about teachers for your lack of experience alone.

[@lalalapyon1029]

@@Rickswars Brainwashed in what way? Overpaid? the only thing I know who are overpaid are soccer players

[@linedanzer4302]

His commitment and devotion to chemistry is beyond the beyonds. Hats off to this gentleman.

[@LaJiahao]

Holy Jesus the energy this man exudes is incredible

[@LaJiahao]

oooohh wait nevermind I was watching this at 2x speed. by god was exhilarating though!

[@dhollumber1993]

This guy is a mixure of chemistry + history + and someone who talks alot like magicians .

[@singer4497]

Seems like a perfect combination for an interesting, insightful, passionate, focused, knowledgeable, fun, humble teacher 😄👌

[@johnnaranjo1668]

He's so humble. He refuses to accept an applause. A true scientist.

[@khalidikan3801]

+John Naranjo humble or not that's an other thing but the reason why he say no to applause in middle of his lecture it's because he is a scientist not a clown (like in a circus) but after he finish he will accept it

[@odopt5674]

+Khalid Ikan so claps are meant for circus "only", hmmmm didn't know that

[@khalidikan3801]

Oni Akuma no I never say that, it just he is a scientist who want to transmettre his knowldge to the next generation not a man who wait for applause for every experiment he do if he want that he will go to some show theatre not in the middle of an universty

[@Jellyfishhie]

+Khalid Ikan The audience clapped because they were engaged and was impressed with the demonstration. Accepting an applause doesn't make you any less humble or less of a scientist. It's probably just his personality.

[@khalidikan3801]

jk jellyfish maybe you're right

[@AllDayBikes]

1:06:24 "But!" "Dumbledore asked calmly"

[@davidhinds9816]

It is truly amazing that he does not have a heart attack every time he does this as he gives so much of himself on each exhibition he is fantastic

[@nemo9396]

Had I had a chemistry teacher like this I'd have gotten straight As every time

[@generichumanoid2981]

Excellent presentation by the master genius himself. Extremely entertaining and educational.

[@sofianebouchou3733]

This guy has the most intense chaotic energy i've ever seen in my entire life and I'm loving it. I wanna be like him when I'm old!!!

[@user-sh9pl1sx2m]

Me too... Insha Allah, we will :)

[@olibrooke-bailey333]

That was wonderful Dr Szydlo. Thank you. I just wish that we children of 30, 40, 50+ years ago had been taught in the same manner. Chemistry, science and mathematics are not boring or particularly hard to learn of what is already known. There's been a fatal error in delivery of information within our education systems. You Sir are doing a great service in remedying that. The universal human attraction to fire is a great way to engage your audience.

[@countrymodelcollegecharsad2320]

Spontaneous ,continuous and refuses the applause because he is short of time and wants to divulge as much chemistry as possible in a short period of time ..Salute

[@TheMartian11]

He is not here for Applause people, He is here for SCIENCE

[@christophersica2379]

Great display of thermodynamics aswell

[@deerejohn7209]

But dang he is entertaining, and I actually learned a bit of chemistry

[@danielbartlett122219]

Apparently the audience is incompetent of listening

[@christophersica2379]

@@danielbartlett122219 yeah the guy wasnt there for cheap claps like a circus performer lol he was teaching and yeah they didnt listen one bit when he said please dont clap

[@violingirl1160]

🥰

[@jesushernandez-gw2qj]

This is a joy to watch, I can feel his love for chemistry and his explanations are so easy to understand. Plus chemistry is a very Interesting topic.

[@Lefty93]

An hour of my life that I did not waste ! That was great ! **applause**

[@sasisekharmg7823]

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?! I'M NOT HERE FOR AN APPLAUSE!!

[@rashoietolan3047]

An hour of my life that I did masterfully invest in to that which is resident in the pantheon of all of that which is worthwhile There I fixed it for you