The microwave plasma mystery

[@Sporkyz74]

Man, if there's one thing I've learned during this video (other than the science), it's that Nile really cares about the quality of the video above all else.

[@mamupelu565]

He is very meticulous and even bought a phone and some microwaves

[@fireball75677]

YES!!!! This video image quality is awesome!

[@shatterednova_]

"However my biggest concern wasn't really safety and I was more worried that if any [microwaves] leaked out, it could mess with the camera sensor." "I think I also almost broke my elbow, but thankfully it didn't damage the camera at all." Lol yea

[@NileRed]

It's one of the most important things when it comes to my videos. I spend a lot of time planning out the shots.

[@ThePassiton]

@@NileRed looks like you didnt lock the white balance of the phone camera? Just a little tip for next time :)

[@JosefK511]

What a nice collection of beakers i do hope He won’t have to break them all in the future

[@kantraa]

Kötü haberlerim var...

[@李陈-l1q]

😏

[@akaroyx6068]

Oh no

[@melikshah4564]

Videos took seconds before disaster

[@zachariahkindle8926]

He literally learns that the plasma is pulling sodium out of the glass, it blows my mind that he didnt think this would damage the beakers

[@centurybug]

"However, my biggest concern wasn't really safety" --NileRed, 2019

[@arnissonsondahl8584]

Austin Powers on having safe sex by having a pistol next to the bed.

[@iota-09]

"Thankfully... The camera was fine' Nilered, on how he almost broke his elbow -2019 Remember when cody got the sickest burns due to butter while working with explosives? Same energy.

[@julien_mglhs]

*russian accent* "Safety is number one priority" Crazy Russian Hacker (2014 or so)

[@Lavaflow9000]

Or the time Colin Furze burned his hand making a cobbled together pulsejet and was back at it almost as soon as the bandages were off

[@jkobain]

@@julien_mglhs in Soviet Russia safety kills you.

[@ryanosborne7246]

"I think I almost broke my elbow but thankfully it didn't damage the camera at all" is one of my favorite quotes from this channel

[@samvogt7031]

He has no fear of injury, as long as he can still do chemistry and make videos he’s fine.

[@LuisSierra42]

He Is a Man of Focus, Commitment and Sheer Fucking Will

[@everettengineers]

"Safety wasn't really my concern.."

[@Palmtop_User]

Tbf cameras are fucking expensive

[@NotHumant8727]

meh lol, he got you good peasants. A top of things he just knows what to say to trigger you

[@legendarytat8278]

2:43 “All this plasma was incredibly hot, and I was worried that running it for a while would crack the beaker, but it apparently didn't have any problem at all” *“apparently didn't have any problem at all”* Welp, it turns out that there were problems all along. RIP beakers

[@sugarsweet3727]

Rest in pieces.

[@sreyam6724]

*Yeets beaker across lab*

[@Ricar2002YT]

F

[@ChelCoh]

Legendary TAT right lol

[@nerdypotato7356]

NileBlue's video on Beaker Damage: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnjUh4CYdrabeNU

[@jennali9800]

I started this thinking there was no way I was sitting through a 30 minute video on microwave plasma. I was wrong. This is fascinating and you clearly spent a lot of effort on it - awesome! May your days be full of interesting discoveries.

[@NileRed]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@Theflash9]

Actually I didn't noticed that it is 30 min untill I read your comment

[@9000giannis]

@@Theflash9 Same here

[@simpledate]

You don't miss much running the videos at 1.5 the speed ;) saves you some time

[@weekendle5564]

Same here xD

[@marion907]

“For each run, I didn’t use the same beaker because I didn’t want to damage it by overheating it” Well that comment didn’t age well.

[@underscoredfrisk]

10 mil views later, we can say that it was an investiment

[@melvin.martis]

"... But I'll destroy some microwaves"

[@armalyte9848]

it aged like milk

[@fuery.]

*"I had to destroy all of my beakers because they started exploding because of the plasma experiment I did"*

[@Der_Radiotechniker]

@@fuery. And that video answers why the plasma is yellow. Sodium was pulled out of the beakers.

[@FourthRoot]

Years of experience in spectrometry has taught me that no matter how little sodium you think your sample has, it will always make itself known.

[@nameless......................]

When you kill 99.99999 percent of sodium: the 0.000001 percent remaining: SURPRISE MOTHERFUCKER

[@SlyFireVR]

Being reactive and hydrophobic has it's pros and cons

[@FourthRoot]

@@SlyFireVR I'd call them positives and negatives.

[@Tomahawkist_]

sodium is the cryptobro of elements

[@samberg3864]

@@Tomahawkist_if I ever find out I have to dramatically reduce my sodium intake for health reasons, I hope I remember this comment because it would make it a lot easier lol

[@ollie8314]

drilling through the microwave safety warning label feels symbolic

[@greed0599]

"Where we're going, we dont need safety warnings..."

[@bloodstoneore4630]

reminds me of "is it a good idea to microwave this?"

[@BetaBreaking]

@@bloodstoneore4630 idk if you're referring to a channel that used to microwave literally anything but if so, good reference!

[@bloodstoneore4630]

@@BetaBreaking I was

[@whi2gan]

AHAHA

[@TheShivABC]

"I almost broke my elbow, but thankfully it didn't damage the camera at all" Lol for the content!

[@TimTheHumanBeing]

Mike Fish gotta love Nile red

[@jasonbritchie]

7:28

[@mossy2975]

Carefully, he's a hero

[@mj6463]

999 likes!

[@toxicgamer2835]

lol he has his priorities

[@louloudaki_]

“my first attempt was with forks because i heard it was dangerous to put them in the microwave” nothing can stop this man-

[@shadowinza4690]

146 likes and no comments. Together we can change this

[@606ZeOceanid]

198 likes and one comment, together we can change this.

[@mayflower-emjay]

237 likes and two comments, together we can change this.

[@quotablegaming7767]

242 likes and three comments, together we can change this.

[@baranorak4080]

256 likes and four comments, together we can stop this

[@Supriyasahu7375]

Nile: Chemistry is dangerous, It's important to take safety precautions. Also Nile: However, my biggest concern wasn't really safety

[@JAzzWoods-ik4vv]

"I think I almost broke my elbow, but thankfully the camera was fine"

[@allisad7217]

My fav part 🤣🤣🤣

[@josep9016]

Lol

[@The_Mimewar]

That’s a scientician for you!

[@Dbagod]

Brief summury of the healthcare system

[@diwakarvedantwar4614]

Dedication towards work!

[@jonshaw840]

>I nearly broke my elbow >thankfully I didn’t damage the phone much Nile’s priorities are straight

[@ThePCguy17]

Elbows grow back. Phones don't.

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@@ThePCguy17 ayyy

[@AirNeat]

He said "thankfully *it* didn't damage the *camera* *at all* ", you got 4 words out of this sentence correct, congratulations! (that's 50%)

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@@AirNeat science bitches

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

*This guy sounds like he has an Injury Notebook that says, "Charlie Babbitt squeezed and pulled and hurt my neck".*

[@cambrown5633]

You know you're sciencing right when you find yourself drilling holes through safety warnings

[@MirekHeikkila]

yepppppppp

[@MrWarriorcreed]

Wins internets

[@rocky_adventure_bay7562]

He’s letting out microwave radiation and potentially heating up his internal organs

[@fakename7725]

@@rocky_adventure_bay7562 he’d notice if that was happening

[@cambrown5633]

@@rocky_adventure_bay7562 The hole is too small, he's covering it up with a camera, and he's not standing in front of it

[@Flopsaurus]

I love everything about this experiment. Microwaves, plasma, EM waves, light spectra analysis, and chemistry all combined into one. More like this please!

[@nateh7674]

"I didn't want to damage the beaker" Welll got to tell you something.

[@waffles6280]

*throws hammer at beaker*

[@wokwok8401]

I was here for this reason

[@everettjames9424]

Nate H I would like it but you have exactly 200

[@ImSoUnbelievablyCooked]

Everett James now i made it exactly 220 likes

[@Galxyz711]

@@ImSoUnbelievablyCooked I made it 230

[@Lucylle]

"My biggest concern wasnt safety." - NileRed, 2019 Somewhere, somehow, Jamie Heyneman is weeping with joy.

[@Xartab]

And Cody is laughing.

[@LadyLexyStarwatcher]

Mike Row would be proud though. His motto is Safety Second.

[@privatetaxcollector1957]

@Fergus McGregor **angry russian sounds**

[@NoTraceOfSense]

Science Revolution say sike right now

[@incognitoburrito6020]

@Science Revolution You know, I was skeptical as to how, somehow, _every_ scientist, ever and forever, managed to _all_ keep this one airtight for over 200 years. But, alas, you've enlightened me. Jig's up boys, the secret's out. William Herschel is an Illuminati spy, lying about infrared to keep us from discovering the moon. Sunscreen manufacturers are giving us all cancer because chemotherapy is fake. Obama's probably paying everyone to keep quiet too.

[@stefanogiurgea4298]

"I was worried the beaker would crack" well that didn't age well

[@heh2393]

@Kats No, as in he had to smash all (I mean ALL) of his beakers because of this.

[@charte5485]

@@heh2393 AND THE VIDEO OF HIM SMASHING THEM WAS SO GOOD

[@heh2393]

@@charte5485 STOP SHOUTING BUD, I CAN'T HEAR THE AWESOME SOUND OF GLASS BREAKING!

[@4virus1]

@@heh2393 YOOOOOOOOOO GLASS BREAKING

[@spytf2203]

all of you shut the fuck up!!!! im trying to sleep

[@hello_i_am_jacob]

"...but it apparently didn't have any problems at all" WHAT A LOVELY SET OF BEAKERS NILE, I HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS TO THEM

[@leenux1707]

scientist life priority "I explode the screen of my phone and almost broke my elbow .... but thankfully the camera is OK"

[@MAMsaki]

If the camera is OK... EVERYTHING DON'T MATHER xD

[@SwapPartLLC]

I just paused the video to come see how many people commented on that. 🤣

[@beskamir5977]

We've got public healthcare so fixing an elbow is effectively free (excluding pain and inconveniences) while getting a new camera would have cost money.

[@lucysparks5326]

I also noticed this xD

[@transkryption]

You can just grow a new elbow in the lab!

[@Alex-tc4se]

Yes, I remember the first time I borrowed my dad's visible light spectrometer. It was such a proud moment for him and a real rite of passage for me. My grandfather wept after we told him. It was quite the family moment.

[@charlesbaker7703]

Yes! The family that geeks together stays together.

[@bigsyrup8567]

Seriously? He wept? What a load of bullshit.

[@love2fight205]

@@bigsyrup8567 r/whooosh

[@donavanb1534]

@@bigsyrup8567 r/whooosh

[@catgoesgaming]

lemme guess that everyone clapped

[@novelyst]

“I think I also almost broke my elbow, but thankfully, it didn’t damage the camera at all.” Ah, finally, someone who understands my priorities.

[@doodlebobascending8505]

This was a strangely worded sentence, my first reaction thought was that he had a camera in his elbow.

[@andredelacerdasantos4439]

Elbows be recovering on their own, but I've never seen a camera do it.

[@MisterCuddlez]

Although as you said this project was a bit different than your usual stuff, This video was, as usual, both entertaining and informative. Thank you for the content that you create, and please don't stop anytime soon.

[@fieldrequired]

"However, my biggest concern wasn't really safety" alright codyslab

[@heideknight9122]

Or Georg Sprave.

[@snipsnip9534]

I read this as Cody slab

[@alteringreality348]

@@heideknight9122 or styropyro

[@jeffcuyvers1193]

AlteringReality you are on mobile/tablet

[@AnnoPoke]

Any relation to Etho Slab?

[@YellowEllo]

"Worried it would Crack the beaker but didn't cause any problems at all" lol if only he knew

[@aerialphotoeutin844]

😂🤣🤣

[@morofry]

Yes it's true that the plasma is super hot but somewhat because of this it is also not dense at all, so the energy transfer to the glass surface is likely minimal at best.

[@JessieTrinket]

@@morofry Turns out it did damage some of the beakers but since he didn't know which ones he had used for this experiment, he had to sacrifice them all. There's a pretty fun video of him just smashing all his beakers over on NileBlue.

[@fuery.]

*to be continued*

[@spikesandcurles961]

ur right

[@Garueri]

You know this man got some courage when he literally drills a hole right in the middle of a red, shiny, glittery danger warning

[@lanthan598]

Or a death wish

[@alastorlapid2365]

​@@lanthan598why not both?

[@LuisSierra42]

It was worth it for science

[@cursedfetus8129]

for SCIENCE!

[@jonnywilson9117]

@@lanthan598 He definitely doesn't have a death wish. Other than this, he's far too safe with everything else he does. Some things might look reckless, but great thought and research goes into everything, before he actually does the dangerous thing. But with science and chemicals, pretty much everything is dangerous. We've had advancements in medicine and technology, because of people willing to test dangerous shit in search for answers about how things work.

[@seat0_294]

"I think I also almost broke my elbow, but thankfully, it didn't damage the camera at all" this man is a gem

[@acctsys]

"almost" is the operative word. This this Austin Powers irl, living life dangerously.

[@AngDavies]

A company called Robson scientific (first on Google) does quartz "glassware", contains very little of anything other than SiO2 something like 99.995% and they take orders from individuals ! That could definitely handle the heat, pricey though (Edit: there are cheaper sources: e.g. Amazon which seems to source off celscientific)

[@comradegarrett1202]

seconding quartz apparatus, extremely high temperature tolerance too

[@Bert0ld0]

Whoa, great find! We've got something here

[@terriplays1726]

I guess 4-figure prices per unit?

[@AngDavies]

@@terriplays1726 for a 500ml flask from the high purity hand crafted place I think it was $134, with the cheaper stuff from Amazon etc being about half that? A lot, but you typically only need 1 and just put it inside another thing

[@MrAidanFrancis]

He shows at the end that he did try quartz

[@ganaraminukshuk0]

Late 2000s KZbin: Microwave plasma 2019 KZbin: Microwave plasma but in HD 60FPS and with a lot more science

[@laurenpinschannels]

veritasium, years ago: grape plasma! very old-youtube style (5min 30sec, 2,334,003 views over its six years) veritasium, months ago: hey someone was inspired and did research about grape plasma! here's the answer. (8min 16sec, 7,870,771 views over six months) nilered, this week: have a goddamn half hour high production value experiment log presentation of me actually doing research on microwave plasma (27min 51sec, 471,345 views in the first week)

[@hulavux8145]

@@laurenpinschannels content decides i guess?

[@brandanimations3790]

KZbin in 2020: PLASMA ROCKET LAUNCHERS!!!

[@unitedspacepirates9075]

@@brandanimations3790 plasma pumped yag laser rod cuts ring around microwave

[@edgeman83]

"Don't try this in your own microwave." Got it, will steal the neighbors'

[@outside8312]

*borrow

[@zenicstraebel1949]

Rooster teeth RT Life and achievement Hunter sent me here

[@MmeHyraelle]

Try thief simulator

[@treborironwolfe]

*Neighbor:* "We don't *use* egg products; why does this damn microwave *smell like* metallic eggs all the time?"

[@seanspartan2023]

*appropriate

[@robertmitchell2800]

Dude, you had me almost yelling at my phone about the sodium oxide in the glass. I thought that the beaker was one of the main variables that didn't change between each experiment. I've had a number of instances where I was trying to think "what's wrong with how I'm approaching this?" Only to have a friend come up with a solution in 5 seconds, and making me look brain dead 🤦‍♂️. This was an excellent video either way.

[@ThePandaKingFTW]

🤓

[@halo7372]

"I always heard forks were dangerous to put in the microwave, so I tried those."

[@comrademcsalty7676]

Science.

[@trollfacegaming1111]

How did it go?

[@michael636336]

The forks had to much heat capacity.

[@Anklejbiter]

@@trollfacegaming1111 how did what go?

@@Anklejbiter my first presumption is that you're trolling/(stupid/lazy) which only happens out of severe frustration

[@ghostwithashell]

I like how his dad has a visible light spectrometer kicking around. Good job!

[@JustTayo]

Like it was simply normal for dad to have a Visible Light Spectrometer Lol. It’s funny how he casually said that.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

That thing is awesome!

[@LuisSierra42]

Science runs in the family

[@shannondove96]

Dangerous chemicals , no problem Wet floor, almost takes him out

[@swordsmancs]

Well, he’s chemist, he knows how to handle dangerous chemicals He ain’t no carpenter

[@FZBck]

😂😂😂😂

[@Rurumeto]

Dihydrogen monoxide: is also known as hydroxyl acid, and is the major component of acid rain. contributes to the "greenhouse effect". may cause severe burns. contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape. accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals. may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes. has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients. Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used: as an industrial solvent and coolant. in nuclear power plants. in the production of styrofoam. as a fire retardant. in many forms of cruel animal research. in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical. as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.

[@ThePandafriend]

​@@Rurumeto The problem is that this dangerous chemical is also used for the washing itself.

[@szidoniazsigmondbaticzky2848]

@@Rurumeto water H20

[@shannontaylor1849]

This guy is the epitome of World-Class. Ridiculously good visuals/editing, narration and charisma. And promoting real-world science excitement, connecting to peers, connecting all of us to a better future.

[@0x00101F]

"...and I DIED when I saw that there was still this massive sodium spike." So relatable.

[@mj6463]

111 likes lol

[@philip1382]

The thing that was most relatable for me was grasping at straws and googling "air plasma yellow".

[@TheGreatWolfYT]

"I just bought a new phone for a better shot" I wish I could say that, I really do

[@Laxz0r1]

The Great Wolf It's his job, so thats like a business purchase.

[@ThePCguy17]

Well it was also because his old phone was cutting his fingers. I think most people would have to find another option at that point, even if it might not be an upgraded phone.

[@davidmedford1166]

Then just say it. It doesn't cost any money to say "I just bought a new phone for a better shot." Sorry, I'll be quiet now. Lol

[@YounesLayachi]

Except the new phone has the same camera as the old one

[@jonathandaniel9644]

I can say i bought one because i broke the previous one.

[@ozzyosbourne6936]

Your videos are really entertaining and relaxing to watch. good work, keep it up!

[@fabri___1883]

Yeah his voice is so rellasing..

[@fabri___1883]

Relaxing *

[@treborironwolfe]

Does anyone else find their own hobbies a bit "blah" after watching these videos? ;)

[@Aconitum_napellus]

@@treborironwolfe My only real hobby is shooting things.

[@fabri___1883]

@@Aconitum_napellus wtf ?lol 🤣🤣

[@nottiification]

"Hey dad, can i borrow your visible light spectrometer?" "Yeah, its in the junk drawer, next to the refractometer."

[@willguan5429]

1:51 The seriousness in his face while he says "I also thought that it was just a decent excuse to just have fun and play around with plasma"

[@blissfulnirvana1137]

Haha, brilliant isn’t it? 🤣🤣

[@TheLastHonk]

My dad always gets mad when I borrow his visible light spectrometer...

[@ethangoldsmith9332]

Smh, sounds like wimp suace

[@isaiahhiggins]

#relatable

[@Anvilshock]

My dad always gets mad when I borrow his _invisible_ spectrometer for light, because he can't even tell that it's gone at first.

[@2mc29]

my dad has a small growshop, so he actually have a visible light spectrometer. I will definitely borrow it from him to ruin the microwave.

[@brodyhilgenfeld8496]

I love how he narrated that little part of him slipping as if it was a narration for a quantum physics documentary

[@rongonewrong8086]

I love the fact that he literally just doesn’t care about his safety nearly as much as he does for his cameras, I love nile

[@cryptonitor9855]

I made a simple "supercharging" method for an old microwave once.. Simply distancing the tempsensor on the magnetron alittle makes the time needed to heat things decrease alot. Can also make the microwave set itself on fire. I have a new microwave now.

[@Kenionatus]

Pro unalive tip right here.

[@sabrinaleedance]

I hear that "dumb ways to die" sound in the distance😅

[@mynamejef7963]

Almost an Icarus moment lol

[@marcospelaez5970]

Insane there’s a part called a magnetron in a microwave

[@jblob5764]

​@@marcospelaez5970more crazy is that every single microwave brand is made by one company

[@pts_]

I was just about to go sleep, but then NileRed uploaded another banger.

[@blue.1]

Its 3 in the afternoon. Are you in kindergarten?

[@idle-hands]

You live near asia right?

[@bakedbeansinacan7335]

@@blue.1 It's 6pm. Are you three timezones away?

[@stijnpattyn5443]

@@blue.1 it's midnight here in belgium

[@blue.1]

@@bakedbeansinacan7335 even so

[@martinloh5553]

"However, my biggest concern wasn't safety" is the most badass line I've heard on a science channel

[@KirbzYyY]

I believe you would enjoy Cody's Lab in that case, where safety is a foreign term

[@martinloh5553]

@@KirbzYyY long time sub of his, he almost died in his last video lol

[@frankzaffuto3670]

@@martinloh5553 the coyotes?

[@rrkred3561]

@@frankzaffuto3670 yup i guess. he really needs a stun buton or some real strong pepper spray. bear spray maybe

[@rjwaters3]

wouldnt have helped him, he left everything he was carrying inside his car which was the problem.

[@akawilly]

Nile, I could feel myself getting depressed. So I took a shower and turned on your video. Its really helping. Thank you so much brother 👍

[@skinbugz]

I think the real highlight of this video was being able to watch an egg actually sweat at 26:41 - like Jesus Nile what did you tell it that made it so nervous

[@toku7319]

If you scream at them long enough then they'll sweat.

[@tuser8]

If you scream at them too loudly they’ll explode, an important balance to keep

[@unrelatedK]

condensation?

[@SnowblindOtter]

Convenient, completely inert, and made of SODIUM SILICATES Nile.

[@umbrakinesis2011]

I was mentally screaming this every time he failed to determine the source of the yellow color, and was really hoping he wouldn't end the experiment without realizing this. I'm glad he figured it out in the end though and confirmed my suspicions.

[@safaiaryu12]

Yeah, I know nothing about the chemical compositions of things, but when he said it had to be something that was the same every time, I was like, "Oh, the beaker?" And it took ages for him to figure it out after that. But we all miss dumb things sometimes...

[@SnowblindOtter]

@@safaiaryu12 Borosilicate glass is actually a very large chunk Sodium by weight. The two main ingredients in making it are Sand and Boron(AKA sodium borate). A lot of people don't realize this. Somebody else had commented something about how they didn't think there would be any sodium in the glass, but they deleted it apparently. Must have googled what borosilicate glass was made of lol.

[@moki2093]

@@SnowblindOtter sand is quartz tho And quartz is made of silicon dioxide Edit : quartz is made of silicon and oxygen atoms***

[@SnowblindOtter]

@@moki2093 Yes, and the main component of Borosilicate glass is Borax. Borax is made of Sodium and Boron atoms.

[@medes5597]

"I stopped the beaker from rotating to get a better shot" "it turns out rotation was nessacary, which I expected to be the case" Sure Nilered. Sure you did.

[@lukestockett252]

Its pretty cool that you're doing spectral analysis on a microwave, found a surprising result, and then worked hard to resolve it. There is hope for the future of science afterall!

[@ionbladezofficial]

NileRed: "almost broke my elbow .... but thankfully the camera was ok".

[@ImaginationToForm]

A smart person would have stopped then. What these tubers do for ratings, LUL.

[@QPUNeptune]

Priorities

[@rentaspoon219]

Sometimes you have to make sacrifices for science

[@sardonicsardonyx359]

@@ImaginationToForm But then we wouldn't have gotten this video.

[@MSchultheis]

More important than the results is the amount of determination Nile shows here. Thats what science is about - not showing off, but systematically testing things until you get an answer. To show this process in such a beautiful manner is a great way of getting young people inspired to become a scientist!

[@SpontaneousProcess]

Ha, speaking as someone with some experience with coldwork scientific glassblowing, hearing your confusion with seeing yellow light when using borosilicate glass was maddening! Working with borosilicate glass, you need to wear glasses that specifically block the sodium emission line to see what you’re doing. Keep up the good work, this was very thorough!

[@LuPercyChux]

My thoughts exactly!

[@Numericthered]

Love it! The insight of experience that can be attained while mindlessly navigating this never ending expanse of the KZbin worm hole never disappoints. All the knowledge Contained in the seemingly random videos and comments is truly mind blowing. Sadly Ive forgotten and over written 90% of that info.. the result of infinitely well placed suggested videos that lure me in and continue my path through these quantum leaps of algorithmic distraction.🤣

[@yaseenayoub4561]

i love his storytelling skills, he keeps us invested and asking questions along with him before explaining the true nature of what we’re viewing!

[@2Complex2]

I like science, dont get me wrong, but for my taste there was too much talking about whether the plasma is from sodium, potassium or whatever. It would be more fun if he focused on maximizing the size of it and measure the temperature temperature of it and maybe try to max it out as well.

[@yaseenayoub4561]

@@2Complex2 i totally get that, he was pretty insistent on why the color changed.

[@znefas]

"And I died" NileRed - 2019

[@r.b_7875]

Thomas Youssef I was gonna comment this lmaoo

[@neodintchly]

He's got a clone made from his own shit

[@diamondbrony8550]

SHIET

[@U014B]

RIP in Peace Riley Ned before 2019 - 2019 Died of spikey sodium

[@seanspartan2023]

Your dad just had a visible light spectrometer laying around? Your dad's cooler than my dad 😂

[@Archiekunst]

@@RyanGaryLeTomo Ouch! Sorry.

[@Aconitum_napellus]

@@RyanGaryLeTomo You don't need a cool dad, you're so cool yourself! You're awesome.

[@1997adnan]

@@RyanGaryLeTomo F

[@cutiemary]

@@RyanGaryLeTomo F

[@S.ASmith]

@@RyanGaryLeTomo OOF..... I know many people aged 25 and under with that experience. There's still plenty of people you can look up to in life & it's something you can learn from as well, helping make you a much better person than your dad seemed to have been... Sucks when a parent just ups and leaves or passes away.

[@milagrosraimondo4166]

When he asked himself which was the common thing between all the runs I immediately thought of the glass, and then said "air" and I felt so stupid. But after all I was right and it felt really rewarding. Loved the video thought.

[@AG-yj1jv]

If we had KZbin and you doing videos like this 40 years ago, I would have my Phd right now. ...Or I would be dead: my mother having arrived home early, found her microwave broken or drilled - and killed me. 🤣 Thanks for yet another phenomenal video!

[@Has-uo1lq]

“My first attempt was with forks, because I was always told it was really dangerous to put them in the microwaves” “It didn’t end up working very well”

[@brunas-t4w]

I honestly have fallen asleep with your videos, your voice is SO soothing

[@altug7032]

Boopity Schmooples thanks god it wasn't just me

[@brunas-t4w]

@@altug7032 right? I was afraid I was the only one too

[@samalbury9183]

I would love to have him read audiobooks

[@brandonb9452]

Boopity Schmooples Doing that right now actually

[@brunas-t4w]

@@samalbury9183 yES, we need that

[@stennisrl]

"The microwave plasma mystery" *_> styropyro has entered the chat_* Great video, though! Excellent content as always.

[@jacobgutierrez9642]

Styro and Nile collab when

[@fieldrequired]

"So this was obviously pretty cool, but I wondered what would happen if we chained 12 microwaves together and used a bank of super-capacitors" - styropyro, probably

[@Kiromony]

I really want to see spyro × nile

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

Andrew Kay The best part is, it could work! The supercaps are for the heater and the HV could come from a large capacitor bank. Just the magnetron wouldn't last long.

[@AssistantCoreAQI]

NileRed Tries To Find Out How It Works. StyroPyro Tries To Find Out How To Turn It Into A Weapon.

[@parkin-soo3324]

Interesting experiments. I recommend to use quartz-based glassware instead of Pyrex glassware to prevent Na plasma generation.

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

finally, the triumphant return of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?"

[@bsibbs2667]

Nobody likes roasted nuts

[@bradynationhayes8562]

Safety is our first concern.

[@savirien4266]

Older microwave ovens didn't use the turntable. They had a spinning reflector near the magnetron antenna to scatter the microwaves around.

[@alexhb12333]

Most microwaves now use a combination of both a turntable and a spinning reflector for even heating.

[@jaredlapierre1304]

@Dave Micolichek stirrer couldn't be more vague, tho, spinning reflector makes a lot more sense. After all, it's not physically stirring anything at all besides air, it's merely giving waves of electromagnetism an option to be re-directed at differing angles.

[@grlmmlewis7983]

@Dave Micolichek lol how creative of those egineers, lemme stir these radio waves, gotta love simplicity 😂 and dont listen to these salty arrogant ignoramuses, your comment was perfectly respectful and respectable, respectfully ofc. Do your think and shine on brite one.

[@adthya9209]

That's lit

[@GenosseRot]

Hey Nile, I had to facepalm the entire time until you found your sodium source. You made the same mistakes as my students in the inorganic lab course. They have to find ions with spectroscopy and I always tell them to use magnesium oxide sticks to bring their sample into the burner flame. Of course they use often glass rods and so they always find sodium... ;-) Nevertheless a good video. Keep it up.

[@laurenpinschannels]

hahaha that's amazing. you should link this to them to explain their mistake really thoroughly

[@bluey_heeler]

Y’all can use fire? Our school can’t do water experiments due to *the incident*

[@livingsalami6529]

@@bluey_heeler really wanna know what the incident is

[@diakdiak]

@@livingsalami6529 sorry... information regarding *redacted* has been redacted

[@DEATHMOONPRODUCTIONS]

Diak- PUBG redacted has been caused by redacted under redacted circumstances

[@jjeherrera]

12:09 This completely contradicts the hypothesis of the Veritasium video as well as the PNAS paper it's based on. Great job!

[@DarlockAhe]

Now imagine a collaboration with SloMo Guys. Plasma at 1000000 fps.

[@Jrny32]

120hz

[@TheFrontyer]

Would be hard getting a good shot of it tho.

[@DarlockAhe]

I'm sure they can ask HTME guys and build a microwave or something. Though it will probably take 10-20 years till we get this video. xD

[@markp8295]

@@TheFrontyer Maybe easier with their new probe lens.

[@finnthewastebin1503]

Darlock Ahe all hail Jen our lord and saviour

[@SvetlinTotev]

Halfway through the video I was like "oh, wait.. but the glass is full of Na... omfg...." and then you confirmed it and I haven't felt so smart in a long time :)

[@FlorianEagox]

Nile: And it makes a characteristic sound Also Nile: *doesn't show the sound*

[@uncertain3121]

you can't show sound

[@shadow_neutrino]

3:21 listen carefully he did

[@zh4zir454]

@@shadow_neutrino p0p0o

[@johnathanhemphill5080]

So could you make a plasma gun out of sodium and potassium pellets/bullets with a small microwave integrated?

[@GenBlaze99]

It is a low droning noise

[@justtrim]

Literally the bane of science life - "sometime last year i started getting really interested in..." haha, i love it

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

@NileRed I can’t begin to thank you for this video, it literally connected the dots for something I’ve been researching for some time now, talk about major lightbulb moment, I wish I could explain further but perhaps at another time, you rock dude.

[@snowballeffect7812]

12:30 "I borrowed this thing from my dad!" WHY IS YOUR DAD SO COOL?

[@AdricM]

probably a factor in why Nile is as well.

[@TomatoBreadOrgasm]

"Yo Dad can I have some scientific apparatus you just happen to have lying around?"

[@NA-yq4pe]

@@TomatoBreadOrgasm maybe his dead is a chemist or something

[@TomatoBreadOrgasm]

@@NA-yq4pe Yeah, maybe. I know my kids, once I have some, will be able to ask for the same.

[@Xnoob545]

@@NA-yq4pe his dead?

[@SimonDouville1]

"-Daaaaddd, can I burrow your Visual Light Spectrometer? -Why, son? -oh you know Dad, cooking up some Plasma in my microwave... -okay, then son. But i want it back." man i wish i had a nice dad.

[@AxeAR]

man i wish i had a dad

[@erikakerboom2101]

@@AxeAR I wish my dad didn’t cuddle with me at night

[@AxeAR]

@@erikakerboom2101 aight, I no longer wish I had a dad

[@toungeenaamoo]

If you still have a dad then it's good that you have one 🥺

[@lukearts2954]

@@erikakerboom2101 that's not a good joke, dude.

[@TheHappyhorus]

Cool video, it actually answered two questions I’ve always had but never had answers for. One regard the spectra of light glow from a burnt match being heated. Another light and sound waves having a correlation. Thanks dude.

[@bakedbeansinacan7335]

Very nice video man, super informative; your application of and due diligence towards the scientific method and data transparency are without match among the scientific KZbin community. Spot on mate, your dad ought to be proud!

[@drrrrockzo]

Out of curiosity, what does your dad do? A visible light spectrometer isn't exactly a piece of standard kit like a multimeter.

[@TheKnaeckebrot]

maybe just a hobby-astronomer? :)

[@drrrrockzo]

@@TheKnaeckebrot I'm not an astronomical hobbyist...are they common in the hobby? I suppose a professional or advanced hobbyist photographer could also use one. I work with high-end LED lighting, we have one to qualify new products but I had never seen one before I started in my current industry.

[@-Burb]

dr.rockzo Yeah a lot of people in astronomy have one because using it you can see what the stars you’re looking at are made of.

[@THEinSEnDeaieri]

If I remember correctly, he talks about that in the video documenting his move to the new laboratory.

[@drrrrockzo]

@@-Burb I knew you could do that with a observatory sized telescope, but it never occurred to me that you could do it at home...thats pretty damn impressive.

[@ShadowSora643]

"And it also made a characteristic sound" MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@Mockingbird-sg8vv]

Omg I'm dying with this thing ahahahahahahahha

[@AMBELLINA77]

This looks like the ball lighting I saw once. It stayed more circular but moved and glowed just like this. Too cool.

[@markgolvani8445]

This video is amazing. Some physics related comments that might help others: • a (physics) plasma is an ionized gas. • a physics plasma has no relation to blood plasma. • a general plasma consists of three "species": free electrons, ions, and neutral molecules. • plasmas conduct electricity, due to the presence of free electrons and ions. • Inside of neon lights, florescent lights, and sodium vapor lamps is a plasma. • The sun (and stars in general), lightning bolts, sparks and the aurora borealis are plasmas. • A flame will generate a plasma if it is hot enough. • The microwave electric and magnetic fields cause electric currents in the plasma, which induce a fluid velocity of the plasma particles (ie free electrons and ions). Particle collisions convert this fluid velocity to random thermal velocity increasing the temperature. The collisions between high energy ions or free electrons and a neutral molecule cause further ionization. Due to these phenomena, the microwaves replenish the plasma and allow it to persist.

[@tjyoyo3]

3:29 "I avoided damaging it by using a different beaker each run" Wouldn't that just introduce stress in more than one beaker? Wouldn't it be better to just have one beaker take all the stress until it broke then move onto a new one? NileBlue: I had to break all my beakers because I used too many and couldn't figure out which ones were used.

[@User9r682]

That's exactly what happened, he ended up disposing of them all in a later video on his second channel

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Fs in the chat for the beakers.

[@Anklejbiter]

@@User9r682 seems ya might not have read the whole comment

[@EuphCat]

Hindsight.

[@ChristianMohammedCohen]

i am an artist and my father is an engineer... i find your videos really very interesting and I find your persistance in trying to understand what is happening, quite admirable! congratulations and carry-on!

[@akshaysudhi8706]

i find your name very interesting

[@ChristianMohammedCohen]

@@akshaysudhi8706 lol ... indeed - a slight provocation ....

[@aleeshachaudhry9367]

@@ChristianMohammedCohen As a muslim I find your name intriguing similar to the Rick Astley Paradox

[@ahungryzygote]

One of the things I like most about you is the way you share all your successes as well as failures, no matter how they may make you look. (we're all human and make mistakes). Anyway point is you take us along for the whole ride from start to finish, all speed bumps included. And thank you for that

[@williamgeorge7842]

"..and I died when I saw that there was still this massive sodium spike. Now at this point, I was dead"

[@daveslamjam]

i laughed so hard when he said he died so dramatically

[@BritishBeachcomber]

4:39 Note: everyone thinks that "sea air" smells of ozone. But what you smell down at the beach is actually rotting seaweed!

[@dascutedog]

@Danger Bear delicious

[@hasanmuhammad6651]

@@dascutedog *n o m*

[@_TheGuyWithNoName_]

Yummy

[@D-Vinko]

The smell is very similar; It's nitryl chloride Also it was found that the salty smell people associate with "seaweed" was smelled just as strongly 900 miles inland in Boulder; that study and possibly articles on it explain that scent much better than "its plant and sea spray."

[@williamchamberlain2263]

@@D-Vinko or that Boulder has a lot of rotting algae.

[@bobfels5343]

This video is awesome, I love how you mapped out the hotspots :D. Also, you are brave to share your mistakes (for me it was trivial that the sodium was coming from the glass, however I was puzzeled about the rotation stuff, until you talked about the interference patteren :) ). Very nice filmed also! Keep up the good workd :D, thanks for sharing.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

thank you for this well-researched video. I had also been interested in this topic but gave up the research (and trial) attempts due to not knowing if the info i found was legit. You certainly know your chemistry, so I believe you know your microwave plasma. Keep up the good work.

[@WeaselJuice]

Taras: “Safety is number one priority “ NileRed: “Safety wasn’t really my main priority “ LOL 😂

[@Mr.LaughingDuck]

He's like a character straight from xkcd

[@InTimeTraveller]

Oh come on, drilling a small hole in the microwave and attaching a camera to it is hardly a safety issue. Worst case you damage your phone. The microwaves are WAY bigger than that hole.

[@monad_tcp]

Bit, please, microwaves are very safe, (grinds and sniffs the beryllium)

[@bobthecannibal1]

Borosilicate glassware is made with soda ash. And soda ash is sodium carbonate. Try with fused quartz labware instead?

[@drasiritzbir]

Andrew Foss was about to say that, fused quartz is pure SiO2. It is expensove, but Sodium free. Edit: Ah he did!

[@TheFrozenSoldier]

I was looking to suggest the same!

[@bromisovalum8417]

Quartz is an excellent idea. It is more heat resistant than borosilicate too so technically safer to use in an experiment like this. From my recollection quartz tubes are what is used in lab scale tube furnace reactions (gas phase reactions in the range of 300-1000°C frequently used in industry).

[@movax20h]

@@drasiritzbir Borosilicate glass used in laboratory glassware has about 4.2% of Sodium oxide by weight in it. It is by design to improve thermal and chemical properties. There are hundredths of borosilicate glasses with different compossition and uses. It is unlikely you will find one that is "pure".

[@drasiritzbir]

@@movax20h Indeed it is! Just checked for Schott Duran, it is 4% Sodium oxide. Fused Quartz however is really just SiO2.

[@ssgoten8]

This is insanely high quality content Nile. Great coverage and amazing commentary!

[@RichardRoy2]

This is really interesting. I think one of the reasons is your approach from a curious perspective. It's fascinating watching someone go through the mental processes, and asking the pertinent questions, and also, not being afraid to acknowledge one's own mistakes, missteps, or misinterpretations. I get the same kind of enjoyments here as I do watching mustie1. Thanks, and subbed.

[@ktktktktktktkt]

2:44 "I was worried that running it for a while would crack the beaker" Shoulda been more worried

[@sugarsweet3727]

Or less. Better one than all.

[@winnipeginstinct]

well, this is awkward

[@300-blkout]

I'm in 10th now, had my first day of chem, really glad you got me into it!

[@wafflesarebetterthanpancak3199]

Record_Needle chemistry is really easy if you have a good teacher

[@DevChow]

Record_Needle Wish you the best of luck. My teacher, you tubers, and chemical scientists have inspired me to start my own lab and now I am know as the pyro guy at school.

[@Lamb666]

Waffles are better Than pancakes easier if you read the textbook ahead of class as well as seeking resources and such, but most people don't like to do that too.

[@redmohawkguy1]

I assume you guys are talking about high school chemistry, but from personal experience I can tell you that chemistry gets a lot harder in college. It is still pretty interesting to learn about though, and not impossible if you're into it.

[@pabloportuga]

I do bachelor's degree and its hard

[@katzmatt2]

SO NileRed, i have a mystery i discovered about 10 years ago, where tree and root nuts will glow green in the dark for a few seconds, with phosphorescence when exposed to a bright UV source, the glow is best demonstrated with a jar of skippy smooth peanut butter, a UV laser or UV LED flashlight and a dark room other nuts that work, peanuts, cashews, almonds and walnuts all demonstrate phosphorescence however peanut butter does the best i also tried this with peanut ,sesame, coconut and olive oils, but it does not do anything. i submitted this question to a BBC podcast many years ago called the naked scientists, and thats the ONLY answers i got, or could find on the internet at the time what part of the nut does this? and is it possible to extract this compound?

[@srenwetter4157]

I think NurdRage has a video on if you are interrested

[@katzmatt2]

Søren Wetter I remember when he posted this, it’s a great demonstration of it! but still doesn’t give very much information about what the mechanism behind its behavior :(

[@heideknight9122]

Please pin this!

[@teresashinkansen9402]

Fried potato chips also emit phosphorescence if you put it on the beam of a Nitrogen TEA laser. Its cool. Update: Well i got a new 405nm laser and turns out a lot of things have some degree of fluorescence, so far i have found that human teeth also flouresce and last quite long, my resin counter top, dried evaporated milk, some woods specially if they have some skin oils soaked in, horse skin oils (a dirty blanket) and clam shells. As I discover more stuff I will update, specially if i find something remarkable.

[@matthewhardwick365]

Up you go

[@iTeerRex]

Great investigation. So it was simply the sodium from the glass. Very cool. From a chemistry point of view the glass is always inert, but Ben is more of a physics guy. Thanks very much Nile.

[@tobiaspowell4516]

“And I DIEEED when there was still that big sodium spike” when dat science not adding up

[@teefpowder9770]

Science always adds up, it's the theory that doesn't.

[@Patchess]

@@teefpowder9770 if science always adds up, explain how my dog is flying

[@flashdetonate]

@@Patchess that is a flamingo. leave it alone patchess

[@logangraham2956]

1+1=sodium . wait what? XD

[@deangraves7462]

I immediately knew it was the glass in the beakers. It was the only common thing he never consider.

[@portlyoldman]

“I borrowed a visible light spectrometer from my dad” … something extremely important is revealed about NileRed's introduction to life in general 😀

[@willbrickner1299]

Can you post the raw footage with sound? It's so violent and beautiful, and there isn't a ton of high quality footage of the phenomenon online!

[@hulavux8145]

agree with both hands!!

[@MsCane666]

@@hulavux8145 yes please

[@sfoti6973]

This is one of the prettiest videos I've ever seen. I love all the plasma colors!