Thermite From An Etch A Sketch; Yes It Can Be Done!

[@TheKingofRandom]

Cody doesn't disappoint! Thanks for making this happen :)

[@somefool6409]

Indeed! But what if you could make thermite from ground aluminium muffins?

[@jonjohnson102]

+Connor Steppie thermite muffins, little red riding hood with her basket full of thermite muffins yumm

[@williamjedig7480]

Hey Grant! I love all your videos and have been watching for a long time :) you and Cody should do a video together, you're both genius!

[@CrazyAsian1]

You're my favorite youtuber

[@SilverSack]

Ayyy Grant!

[@AussieFanXCIV]

I'm just waiting for the day when I pick up a newspaper and read "KZbinr on the run after robbing bank with an etch-a-sketch, homemade cannon, and gun powder made from urine."

[@yeetman4953]

that woulb be hilaruis

[@andrewheil1158]

Almost as hilarious as your English

[@LengthyProcess]

AussieFanXCIV, lmfao yuh

[@wildanimals9411]

me too

[@craigjones8907]

You forgot the bendy straw. Useless effort without the bendy straw

[@ColorFusical]

yay now i can go steal a barrel of methylamine

[@AnselBobrow]

+Utonium Ph. D. Yas Breaking Bad reference

[@frogboots2115]

Utonium Ph. D. I was scrolling down the comments for this

[@tomatostudios5513]

FROG BOOTS same

[@clydecross1983]

I was beginning to think I was the only one who noticed.

[@thund3rcl4p2]

Nice "Breaking Bad" reference!

[@axelxan]

Next episode of Cody's Lab: How to make a crystal meth.

[@vikke1618]

axelxan Heisenberg approved that

[@devinrowe5281]

Im laughing so hard jesus help

[@Sam-kx6xk]

he would be good at it

[@adolphin7846]

Using pogs

[@NMND.]

Green stuff pleez! :3

[@PatEm10]

That copper oxide jumping off the wire was one of the neatest things I've seen lately!

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

its weird, we see it all the flipping time when brazing. still entertaining to watch 🙂

[@sagoluyorum_zaten]

Well, I think he realized his finger was bleeding after 250 comments

[@ImmunityAnimations]

+Berke Dalgalı ye

[@TheBoagboy]

Idk tho I think we need at least 30 more to be sure!

[@sagoluyorum_zaten]

TheBoagboy more work for BloodChrome then

[@SirDubmonster]

+Berke Dalgalı did you see the blood on his finger?

[@azeliaspank]

ye

[@KriegsMeister27]

What!?!? You _don't_ want an explosion, blasphemy.

[@zombiesforyou]

😂😂😂

[@Tomartyr]

+Mermaid Man Why not both?

[@colehaly4183]

+Mermaid Man well iron thermite doesnt blow up much but a perfect mix of copper oxide and au will destroy pretty much anything, its why the military uses it to destroy tanks

[@lizerlothdlb2389]

+cole haly you mean to tell me the military uses gold for explosives? no wonder the budget is sooo ridiculous

[@colehaly4183]

LOL meant al not au sorry

[@simonlundquist1633]

I probably just got on some FBI watchlist by watching this video

[@jmculve]

It is standard taught in the military---or at least it used to be.

[@russellblack7122]

DeathSandwichProductions Good stuff

[@LaythKamal]

Interpol's after you!

[@bigchooch4434]

Hilarious and original.

[@xsentinel_wolfxx6667]

Hairy sausage nut

[@electronicsNmore]

Polystyrene is attracted to static charges. I wonder if you could have combed your hair then placed the comb over the aluminum and super fine polystyrene beads and have the beads stick to the comb. What you showed in the video looks almost identical to silver/aluminum "Testors" brand paint for hobbies. The copper oxide you show in the video is exactly what you want to prevent from forming when brazing copper refrigeration lines. You use an inert gas like nitrogen. The black scale will not form inside the pipe to clog up capillary tubes.

[@czhefu8950]

:(

[@ybodonobody]

so THATS how you get on the no-fly list.

[@Fixxate]

AHHHHSHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA wow

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

won't let him fly over u.s. but will let him on a rocket worth billions headed for Mars

[@azeliaspank]

ye

[@michaelfarrell4824]

You can literally buy thermite on ebay, it's not fucking plutonium

[@jwsnyderaal]

Fun fact: On the back of a Etch A Sketch it says what’s inside and crucial info

[@CharlesVanNoland]

Of all my years knowing thermite and dozens of other reactions, it takes Cody'sLab to tell me I can get a thermite reaction from copper oxide and aluminum.

[@joelprovine7543]

Charles Van Noland copper oxide will be explosive I’m pretty sure

[@TOAOM123]

@@joelprovine7543 Hmmmm.....You dont say..... >:)

[@joelprovine7543]

TOAOM123 you didn’t hear that from me ;)

[@KClO3]

@@joelprovine7543 It has no gas production at all, so no, not explosive

[@williamlegarrea913]

3:20 That goat in the backround!!!

[@williamlegarrea913]

😂😂

[@zaden6014]

ikr xD

[@MadderoftheFew]

That's cool.

[@zaden6014]

i have and i wat one so bad!!!! :D

[@donkebles673]

Had to go back to confirm goat.

[@ognjenalavanja3592]

Mythbusters said this cant be done,but Cody did it. Cody is the man!

[@waltercurl2398]

Mythbusters cut a Jeep in half with thermite they made

[@lily_skye]

Is the audio messed up for other people or is it just me

[@bizmarkie9112]

I learn so much from this channel. I never paid attention in any of my Science classes back in School, and I never had a chemistry class for some reason, so this is filling in almost everything I missed out on..Thank you so much, Cody.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Sweet! Was your finger bleeding at the end of the video?

[@theCodyReeder]

+x9x9x9x9x9 Yes, I nicked it on the sharp metal while I was cutting away the can.

[@JonteW21]

+Cody'sLab rip cody 1099-2069

[@bl00d1541]

+Cody'sLab or did u murder someone and forgot to wash ur hands??? 0.0

[@ImmunityAnimations]

ye

[@eriklanden9970]

+x9x9x9x9x9 sadly it was, are you ok cody?

[@McEG13]

New Addition to prison ban lists: Etch-a-Sketch

[@Colaglass]

Cody, in about 10 or 12 years (depending on if you're crew one or two) we will look back to these videos and think: " This guy is in space right now chillin' "

[@theCodyReeder]

+Colaglass I'll likely be making videos then too. :)

[@DjRuccy]

+Cody'sLab When are you going to continue the gold refining videos?

[@SupremeGamingStyle]

+Cody'sLab What does he mean about crew one and two?

[@mrwbow]

+Cody'sLab Are you going to space?!

[@planitmc1204]

+Cody'sLab " i dont want this to go khaboom "-cody'slab and i am saying but i love seeing things go boom.

[@brandonwetterman5142]

Cody alot of us enjoy watching you please dont stop . Thank you friend from Michigan.

[@voxlvalyx]

Not a single Breaking Bad joke.

[@churrocharcharm]

Ailuri I know! 😂

[@jasd6277]

A red panda!

[@aggie7756]

Yeah Mr. White! Yeah science!

[@inkyjet2383]

At the end

[@thund3rcl4p2]

Jesse, get the P2P barrel!

[@GJGAMING5]

Is your finger bleeding at 8:45?!

[@ImmunityAnimations]

ye

[@gizanked]

Looks like he cut his finger while cutting the bottom of that can off.

[@BobisKool]

+War_Sheap ye

[@ImmunityAnimations]

***** neh

[@VentureTracks]

+D.j.Y GAMING5 ye

[@skygh]

Cody's hunches are uncanny pun unintended. Entertaining and educational. Can't beat it. Thanks Cody!

[@SensibleSine]

Dude you make amazing videos I just ant you to know that I've learned a lot from you and you've made me appreciate chemistry and geology a whole lot more than I used to. Thank you for that Cody.

[@Alumx]

I love you Cody, other youtubers cheated on this etch a sketch experiment. but you not only managed to do it, but also made a potential explosive in the process Never stop being a scientist

[@bradleypackard8828]

Thank you Cody! After watching your videos you have inspired me to learn more! I really enjoy everything you do and appreciate how you explain it. I'm currently saving money to go to college finally. I love driving truck but you've sparked something inside me. Keep it up! 😎

[@lukischwab9235]

Codys logic is like: Hmm, Acetone burns threw gloves, -> easiest solution = dont wear gloves the next time! XD

[@thestalkinghead]

when i watched grant thompson's video, i remember thinking, i bet cody could tell us what is going on here. and i guess youtube is going to be where the spirit of mythbusters lives on

[@mattb7291]

+thestalkinghead rip in myths

[@chopinbloc]

Cody, thank you for raising the bar for teh interwebz. Love your channel.

[@twicebittenthasme5545]

I watched this video, all the while wondering what was the ultimate purpose behind it. Then, towards the end the statement was made about having enough to burn through a lock and it dawned on me the ideas I had when watching movies such as Mission Impossible. Those ideas came flooding back! Thanks for epiphany-like excursion... Good video. I really enjoy the no-frills approach in your offerings.

[@awesomeray100]

There's a scene in Breaking Bad where Walter White uses a bunch of Etch and Sketch's to make thermite and melt through a door-lock.

[@amonstrimer1339]

Semse like the audio is laging behind after the intro or is that supost to be ?

[@petercarteltail1694]

cody's lab is slowly making me macgyver

[@CrouchingGoatHiddenDonkey]

Dude, you been working out?

[@ben-th2ey]

HE'S FUCKING HENCH LIKE DAYUM DUDE! RIPPED

[@theCodyReeder]

++x Warlost Garrix What happens when you swing a hammer in a mine for hours on end.

[@Mr100700551]

+JR Rahman was going to ask the same

[@Ybw200owns]

+JR Rahman anyone can work out, just wear a muscle shirt

[@RoflZack]

Jesus what happened to Bruce Banner over here wtf

[@bobbyhill7948]

Is anyone else’s audio on this video severely delayed to the actual footage

Yes.

[@thebrokenyolk]

@cody's lab this is amazing and your videos are worth gold. thank you

[@801boys3]

Jet fuel cant melt steel beams. But an Etch A Sketch can!

[@vee9066]

hail the etch a sketch

[@weromn]

After all it wasn't the Mossad, 1 Etch A Sketch brought down 3 buildings!

[@dexonaut666]

Nope but the heat will weaken it... Causing catastrophic failure when there are millions of pounds on top of it...

[@weromn]

@@dexonaut666 only two buildings were hit by planes, how do you suggest wtc 7 went down? Now we even have an extensive research by Fairbanks University ruling out 'office fires' as a possibility.

[@TomKappeln]

@@weromn: 7 was standing on the SAME concrete foundation as 1&2 , so what could go wrong .... OMG ... I see stupid people ....

[@marcoabduarte]

of course grant couldnt do it.. cody is the only real life McGyver

[@joefortescue9096]

This man speaks truths!

[@fourtwozero]

+Mermaid Man Mythbusters maybe.

[@HercadosP]

+MM420 They can... using the funds...

[@BarelyFunctionalTK]

Is your finger bleeding at the end cody?

[@ImmunityAnimations]

ye

[@imrebalogh2786]

+BloodyChrome you sure?

[@cretupaulh-madeweapons1230]

+Imre Balogh ney

[@Trafficcoordinator]

+Imre Balogh his left ring finger is bloody at the 8:43 mark

[@Coolkidkarateman]

ye

[@spagamoto]

Civilian: Oh no, the baddies have sealed us inside the Toys'R'Us! Cody:

[@callampugh2391]

only started watching your video a few months ago, but I love your channel, and love all your videos, never miss an upload, keep up the good content 😊

[@mattbritland2502]

Glad i found ur channel. Watched quite a few videos of urs now. Very very interesting. Ur an extremely smart guy. Love ur content

[@kieranclarke8899]

can you try gold oxide and potassium, as there on the opposite sides of the reactivity series.

[@theCodyReeder]

+kieran clarke Gold is a bit expensive but how about silver oxide and lithium?

[@kieranclarke8899]

Sounds great, I predict it will explode, or boil.

[@markog1999]

+Cody'sLab you'd have to do it in a vacuum chamber or an argon atmosphere or something to stop the lithium going boom bom

[@cryophile]

I thought gold didn't oxidize.

[@Joshua-wj7bd]

cryo phile it does but not easily

[@gabesnead4725]

Nice breaking bad reference at the end :)

[@entropic7768]

When?

[@jpspeedy1]

no

[@gabesnead4725]

Melting a lock with thermite

[@TheCanterlonian]

+gabe snead That was because the original videos by the big guys were set out to argue one way or another as to whether the clip from the show was feasible in real life.

[@MechWarrior894]

+gabe snead Better off using bolt cutters, really. Much easier.

[@porterchristenson4835]

I knew you could do it! I saw there video about it and thought of your channel right away.

[@porterchristenson4835]

Their

[@sethh8892]

ye

[@ulvesparker]

Shouldn't you use a stoicimetric ratio of 3 parts iron (III) oxide to 1 part aluminum?

[@neverson42]

That's a mass ratio. The respective densities of the aluminum and iron oxide come out to roughly a 1:1 volumetric ratio.

[@johnpham5615]

I really hope this channel gets big because he deserves it

[@Cimivk]

8:43 blood on left hand ??

[@ImmunityAnimations]

ye

[@Swagodactyll]

+Cimivk probably cut it on the lid of that can without realizing.

[@Coolkidkarateman]

ye

[@val208]

When you mix fuel, metal oxide and metal powder in just the right way, it burns at 2000 degrees Celsius. Hot enough to cut through nearly any barrier known to man.

[@damonchavez2948]

Ah yes a man of culture I see

[@cokereynolds5893]

A really big f****** hole coming right up

[@GTAmaniac1]

I like the weeb lady more

[@TOAOM123]

Fuel? Like regular petrol?

[@LucasWills]

I think his weaknesses are tin cans and butter

[@Gaeldx]

Amd youtube strikes :(

[@MetaBloxer]

and rowdy cats

[@craigjones8907]

Cody you are a brilliant and more important a constantly curios individual. I thank you sir and I wish we were friends growing up. My childhood would have been much more fun as well as educational.

[@shahzad10001]

You're videos are honestly amazing and so interesting. The format does not matter. Just that you upload

[@ahivan]

Walter white would be proud of you

[@danielwilliams1672]

careful not to get your copper oxide particle size to small because it will react faster and pretty much explode...

[@yomamaisaniceperson2707]

If you would have listened he mentions that.

[@mrreverse3081]

8:50 casually chilling with an open wound dripping blood, Man this guy loves science.

[@brandonwhitehead5562]

Cody, thermite i is used by a company called Thermoweld. It is a product wherein an electrician can bond large electrical copper wires together to make a connection better than a mechanical or compression lug or butt splicer. Just FYI

[@lukasstenneken3774]

Does nobody remember the episode in Breaking Bad when they use the Etch A Sketchs Thermite component to perform a robbery?

[@MichaelJones-ny3ot]

did you cut your self on the tin can there at the end it looks like you have blood on your finger, awesome video keep it up

[@ImmunityAnimations]

+Michael Jones ye

[@cybertree]

SUBSCRIBED! Love your videos man, nothing cooler than physics demonstrated in real life! =P

[@mrphotomanseattle]

Dude, Your finger is bleeding.

[@ImmunityAnimations]

ye

[@theCodyReeder]

+BloodyChrome Haha, bloody chrome! :)

[@williambresinski6706]

+Cody'sLab he will ride shiny and eternal.....

[@BNAU]

+william bresinski h He is awaited in Valhalla!!!

[@thathatr797]

+Cody'sLab ye

[@Trillaa0]

"Yes it can be done" bro if walter white did it then i can too

[@somerandomguy5995]

Wow man your channel Grew so much. I first watched and subscrbed on your channel when it only got 1-3k of views. Keep up the good work!

[@Folopolis]

Is that 1600 Fahrenheit or Celsius?

[@theCodyReeder]

+Folopolis F

[@PseudonymPersona]

+Cody'sLab what's that in real units

[@thoughtyness]

+Pseudonym Persona 871+1/9 centigrade.

[@PseudonymPersona]

ComplexScience thanks

[@GirishManjunathMusic]

+Pseudonym Persona 1598 - 32 = 1566 1566 X 9 = 14094 14094 / 5 = 2818.8 degrees Celcius. EDIT: 1566 X 5 = 7830 7830 / 9 = 870 degrees Celsius.

[@invicta1313]

Bleed? This is science...we ain't got time to bleed.

[@magnuz6193]

you look weirdly similar to Chris Benoit

[@invicta1313]

magnuz negator -- Ummm...Canadian?

[@magnuz6193]

I guess...?

[@irchonite1953]

ye

[@DigitalJedi]

* with singed off eyebrows and 3rd degree burns* ok. . . But what does THIS button do?

[@Acobolan]

Where is the ye guy?

[@zh2r20s]

neh :/

[@nahman3810]

+Jacob Orlando ye.

[@Seff2]

+Jacob Orlando ye

[@theCodyReeder]

so i think my spam filter kicked in.

[@BobisKool]

+Cody'sLab ye

[@samuel_samuel_samuel_samuel]

Amazing how the music at the end matched perfectly with the thermite glowing larger and smaller.

[@travisfisher5719]

You could add magnesium to the mixture to get a better burn or you could substitute the aluminium beads for aluminium powder since aluminium powder doesn't have a layer of skin protecting the metal within. Using a more powerful flame would also get you a better result. I remember that stuff from chemistry class back when I used to go to school, that was about 10 years ago.

[@redplays7678]

Criminal : Do you have a last request before you die? Cody: can I have a couple of Etch a Sketch?

[@cvi4057]

Heisenberg beat you to it.

[@adamgrabbert9361]

Ye

[@DannyGray]

ye

[@Owl90]

ye

[@BeatAces]

ye

[@loganferguson6921]

Ye

[@DanTweekStudios]

BEFORE YOU SCROLL DOWN. YES, HIS FINGER WAS CUT AT THE END OF THE VIDEO, WE ALL NOTICED, NO NEED TO COMMENT.

[@Nairod2]

+Dan W. you just feed the trolls, prepare for the backlash.

[@ImmunityAnimations]

ye

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

+BloodyChrome yip ye

[@Coolkidkarateman]

ye

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

ye haw

[@memelordinsanity]

Cody, the only person alive to get excited over burning through a tin can with an etch a sketch

[@ZachBillings]

If you ask me, the final test looked much better than most peoples' thermite videos, largely due to how little there was and how much slower it seemed to burn.

[@TheMontanaDave]

8:43 Cut yourself on the tin can?

[@ImmunityAnimations]

ye

[@VentureTracks]

+TheMontanaDave ye

[@panameadeplm]

ye

[@ImmunityAnimations]

ye

[@LetsTakeWalk]

+TheMontanaDave ye

[@sdegueldre]

But can it melt steel beams?

[@somefool6409]

If thermite can produce molten iron, and still contains mostly iron, then I'm pretty sure that you could. Now go and make a thermite-powered plane engine and brag to ISIS about your accomplishment.

[@jonjohnson102]

Hey termite was used in 9/11

[@chrismoore7359]

My associates just South of the Texas border would be highly impre$$ed with your knowledge and suspected capabilities. No need to bring your equipment. A super lab is ready to begin production and waits for your arrival...

[@adamgrabbert9361]

Ye

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

Nice try Walter White.

[@545hawk]

Oh sick. Will we be back before dinner? Mum's making pizza.

[@alexcorona]

YouOnlyLiveTwice it was Gustav who said that,not Walter.

[@2bach.]

Tuco

[@infernium1482]

Fun fact Thermit reaction is expensive cause of the aluminum Its forms molten iorn if reacted properly and is used for mending cracks in railway tracks

[@lahockeyboy]

Cody, youre the best! You are the older brother i always wished for!

[@agentham]

2:50 Trippy, man.

[@schelsullivan]

nice Cody I can't wait till you and Grant get together and do a video you are so you two are some of my favorite KZbin producers

[@NoahThatsWack]

#GrantThompson got rekt by Cody

[@rnedisc]

the slow mo in the end was absolutely awesome! keep up the awesome videos

[@AerialTheShamen]

That sounds like a prison escape method for MacGyver, so will they ban Etch-A-Sketch in jails now? 🙂

[@JacobMendozaturtles]

could thermite work as a gunpowder

[@theCodyReeder]

maybe???

[@vintyprod]

try it! :D

[@TheRantinghick]

An odd concept, but maybe. If you contain thermite its explosive, but it would be stupid hard to get it to go off and Im fairly certain it wouldn't be worth the effort to figure out. You would also have to figure out how much power your getting per grain. Assuming the reaction would work with that little material.

[@TheCsel]

would probably damage the gun

[@hadmatter5714]

I don't think so because thermite does not release any gasses: the reaction is only between a metal and a metal oxide. Gunpowder works because when combusted the powder releases gasses which form a high pressure area behind the bullet.

[@Septiplier_Gaming]

Who else thought of Breaking Bad while watching this?

[@giacgant4695]

Everyone

[@stevemiller6766]

Mr. Cody - What is the music you close out with? Thank you!

[@Dontbeweakvato]

+Cody'sLab can I just oxidize powdered copper to get to cupric oxide. I have a lot from scrap copper at work, I do engineering work.

[@diablominero]

You also could make copper (II) oxide by heating basic copper carbonate. I made that by reacting sodium carbonate (washing soda) with copper (II) sulfate (root killer for septic systems).

[@gregmiller9710]

i think the best way to get thermite from a childs toy is to place the computers keyboard on top of it and order it online...

[@thoughtyness]

Awesome! Your channel is far better than Grant's.

[@Soaps-coins]

He died

[@durn863]

Love that shirt

[@MeDoMeer]

+Duridian Wolff #niceshirt

[@jonjohnson102]

+MeDoMeer wtf is nice shirt

[@MeDoMeer]

Jon Johnson Oh nothing... *evil laugh*

[@tom_something]

I wonder if the Brazil nut phenomenon could be used to separate the polystyrene out. Place the powder in a narrow vessel like a test tube, shake vigorously, and remove the beads that find their way to the top.

[@chuckoneill2023]

The beads are to produce the static electricity, which attracts the aluminum powder to the glass. It’s called triboelectricity.

[@GJGAMING5]

Just gotta put grant to shame!!!

[@Volvary]

+D.j.Y GAMING5 Not necessarly to shame. Just look at what he needed to do to make it into thermite and you can see why Grant wasn't able to do it. Grant isn't really a scientist after all.

[@dav163_]

cody = walter?

[@redcastlefan]

:( Grant, I keep finding you everywhere i go. It could be cuz you were such an impactful person that you left your mark all over. But you know what, Im starting to look positively at this. Grant died a Hero of the people and a good man. If you live long enough you become the villain so maybe him leaving is for the better.

[@dylanweyer403]

You should try baking soda from ash. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, and sodium carbonate is in hardwood ashes, so to and the "bi" to carbonate you need to pressurize it with CO2. Tricky part would be to get everything from the ashes separated.

[@connorg1208]

would it be possible to use heat to separate the aluminium powder from the plastic? it looks like a lot of it is sticking to the beads when you were sieving it

[@nekobama]

Actually, this isn't the first time. Walter White did it first

[@giuzeppeedreimeimban1019]

Nobody: KZbin: have you heard about what happened to grant?

[@michaelfarrell4824]

People always have to make it about themselves my dude, using the death of someone to try and garner 'likes' on social media by pretending they care makes them scum

[@lamprosvlx8596]

@@michaelfarrell4824 wtf this video is 3y/o

[@michaelfarrell4824]

@@lamprosvlx8596 Your point caller?

[@athengarcia6533]

I don't want it to go boom😂😂😂😂🤣🤣I love Cody he seems so innocent 😁

[@HoneySoakedSeagull]

I love how at the last second of the burning on the can the smoke did a galaxy spiral swirl which looked epic.

[@Dontbeweakvato]

+cody's lab . black cupric oxide .... if I have powdered copper ( engineering scrap) can I oxidize that to get cupric oxide?