Mercury - The STRANGEST LIQUID METAL!

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Thoisoi2 - Chemical Experiments!

Thoisoi2 - Chemical Experiments!

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@BlackHoleForge
@BlackHoleForge 4 жыл бұрын
It is so nice to finally put a face on this voice that I know so well.
@brokenmess9921
@brokenmess9921 4 жыл бұрын
I know, rihht
@ненуачо-и8в
@ненуачо-и8в 4 жыл бұрын
мало кто знает, но он вобще-то русский ютубер, который завел англоязычный канал :D
@BlackHoleForge
@BlackHoleForge 4 жыл бұрын
@@ненуачо-и8в Я рад видеть, что он добивается успеха.
@presenttime9806
@presenttime9806 4 жыл бұрын
do you belive free energy? which was made by magnet, copper, glass tube & mercury only. 100 years non stop electricity. it is true in now Bangladesh.
@presenttime9806
@presenttime9806 4 жыл бұрын
@@brokenmess9921 do you belive free energy? which was made by magnet, copper, glass tube & mercury only. 100 years non stop electricity. it is true in now Bangladesh.
@MrEHD-fj1bz
@MrEHD-fj1bz 4 жыл бұрын
it's a shame that there was no youtube yet when I studied chemistry at university
@SR-pw6pi
@SR-pw6pi 4 жыл бұрын
And I didn't have a cellphone.😐
@karthikr4183
@karthikr4183 4 жыл бұрын
I happens don't worry.
@bocian0
@bocian0 4 жыл бұрын
3:30 this container with 4 grams of Hg weights more than 50 grams
@tribalismblindsthembutnoty124
@tribalismblindsthembutnoty124 4 жыл бұрын
its a 4 gram container, should it be holding water is my guess.
@squa_81
@squa_81 4 жыл бұрын
YES, makes sense
@Christs_Apologet
@Christs_Apologet 4 жыл бұрын
@@tribalismblindsthembutnoty124 air*
@tribalismblindsthembutnoty124
@tribalismblindsthembutnoty124 4 жыл бұрын
@@Christs_Apologet You are correct, I believe. The container itself is 4 grams
@piptenstein
@piptenstein 4 жыл бұрын
Fajny z ciebie bocian
@ronkirk5099
@ronkirk5099 3 жыл бұрын
The image of the mercury vapor in UV light was very interesting and I now realize why our chemistry professor was so adamant about cleaning up every bit of mercury if a thermometer was accidentally broken. I didn't realize it vaporized so readily. I watched many of your videos of the elements, and I have to say, this was one of the most interesting. Thanks!
@redmadness265
@redmadness265 2 жыл бұрын
The UV makes the vapor extremely visible, so while the amount is amolst nothing worth worrying about, it still is something worthy of respect
@redmadness265
@redmadness265 2 жыл бұрын
It also has a really low vapor pressure, so not very much evaporating at room temperature
@Greg-yu4ij
@Greg-yu4ij 2 жыл бұрын
3 drops of organic mercury were spilled a researchers glove and it went right through and she died months later. Check out chubbyemu’s video. Terribly dangerous in that form.
@BuildingCenter
@BuildingCenter 4 жыл бұрын
2:46. Whoa. I’ve read about mercury vapor, yet hadn’t visualized it. This is great. Thanks.
@iamproudtobeindian3342
@iamproudtobeindian3342 4 жыл бұрын
Same here
@billmiller4972
@billmiller4972 4 жыл бұрын
Was really an eye-opener.
@Ultravore
@Ultravore 4 жыл бұрын
I remember the videos from Cody's Lab. He has so much mercury and did a lot of dangerous stuff with it. And I don't think he was aware of the vapor. I wonder how much of the mercury vapor he was breathing in.
@billmiller4972
@billmiller4972 4 жыл бұрын
@@Ultravore You know; I remember working with Mercury in my own lab, and in hindside, I may have been a wee bit careless. But who cares, today is my unbirthday.
@Metal_Master_YT
@Metal_Master_YT 4 жыл бұрын
@@Ultravore well clearly it wasn't enough to poison Cody. with how often he messed around with it, and how he didn't get any sign of poisoning, I think Mercury's danger level is quite exaggerated. plus, he DID know it made vapor, he even said it in his videos, he also did his experiments outside, that should be a dead giveaway.
@jeffwombold9167
@jeffwombold9167 4 жыл бұрын
I remember having mercury years ago, and I had dropped a small piece of aluminum foil in a drop of mercury, and I watched it grow the fuzzy crystals up and away from the surface. At that time, I had no idea what was going on, I thought it was oxidizing the aluminum, but I did notice the mercury drop was smaller afterwards. My third grade teacher had 2 pint sized jars on her desk that we observed and held small amounts during science class. My uncle also showed me how to cover a silver dime with it, though by the next day, it turned grey. Back then, we knew it was dangerous, but just don't eat it, and wash your hands thoroughly after handling it. Fun stuff from our childhood.
@deadlikedisco4726
@deadlikedisco4726 4 жыл бұрын
Your acting at the beginning of the video was fantastic. Also, great video!
@MADDLADO1
@MADDLADO1 3 жыл бұрын
That was fascinating seeing Lead ball floating in Mercury. It seemed impossible.
@jonmarquez128
@jonmarquez128 4 жыл бұрын
People: Mercury is toxic and can kill you! Cody'slab: Okay! I will place my hands and feet onto an tub of Mercury!
@adenoorlizaniyamae51
@adenoorlizaniyamae51 4 жыл бұрын
hahahaa lol :)
@interbudelblag
@interbudelblag 4 жыл бұрын
mercury itself is not toxic but vapours. You can literally bathe in mercury. It won't harm you.
@jeffreyyoung4104
@jeffreyyoung4104 3 жыл бұрын
@@a.........1._.2..__..._.....__ Yes, methyl mercury, a drop or two will do! even through vinyl gloves! Yikes! But methyl mercury is hard to make.
@caledonianson927
@caledonianson927 3 жыл бұрын
Spewing forth the party line on the toxicity of quicksilver... If it was so toxic why do certain Hindu sects eat it in vast quantities?
@jeffreyyoung4104
@jeffreyyoung4104 3 жыл бұрын
@@caledonianson927 Elemental mercury isn't poisonous when eaten, but I wouldn't make it a part of my diet, altho, I did have silver amalgam fillings at one time, and I am still alive!
@martys9972
@martys9972 4 жыл бұрын
If you add equal volumes of mercury and sodium in a test tube and heat it until the sodium melts, they will combine violently (but not explosively) to form a solid chunk of amalgam that can be easily slid out of the test tube. It would be interesting to see what the vapor pressure of mercury is in this amalgam.
@alaididnalid7660
@alaididnalid7660 4 жыл бұрын
"When mercury is exposed to the ear, it actively evaporates"...had to double check my ear for mercury, turns out I misheard! Cool video!
@silverssonyoutube8438
@silverssonyoutube8438 3 жыл бұрын
Wow didn't know it made vapours. See people here on KZbin putting their hands in it .
@Jesus_paid_it_all
@Jesus_paid_it_all 3 жыл бұрын
In other words Cody's lab.
@xx_redwood_xx9737
@xx_redwood_xx9737 3 жыл бұрын
Putting your hands in it is a lot safer than breathing the vapors. I think Cody usually doesn't expose himself for very long
@xi-Jinping-1st
@xi-Jinping-1st 3 жыл бұрын
@@xx_redwood_xx9737 he puts it in his mouth 😂
@cassandra2860
@cassandra2860 2 жыл бұрын
@@xi-Jinping-1st He did that once.
@aqua7222
@aqua7222 4 жыл бұрын
Mercury is awesome. It should start a band.
@khaccanhle1930
@khaccanhle1930 4 жыл бұрын
Just stay away from the rectal insertion.
@KingJellyfishII
@KingJellyfishII 4 жыл бұрын
What music group does a cinnabar bracelet play in? A heavy metal rock band
@ErickC
@ErickC 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, they could write songs about fat-bottomed girls and being champions, even!
@terryboyer1342
@terryboyer1342 4 жыл бұрын
Konrad Schmidt Or be a planet.
@karlpron
@karlpron 4 жыл бұрын
Mercury May started a band.
@Bildgesmythe
@Bildgesmythe 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for all your hard work and great videos.
@Dinnye01
@Dinnye01 4 жыл бұрын
You basically compressed 3 Nile Red and 4 Cody's lab videos into a quickly digestible video. Nice work!
@Dinnye01
@Dinnye01 4 жыл бұрын
And the sponge explanation is better, I must say. And neither of them talked about the vapor detector, so it was nice to see!
@Shadobanned4life
@Shadobanned4life 4 жыл бұрын
I am pretty sure that I am not the only person that played with mercury when I was a kid. Somehow,we all lived to tell about it. Some years ago I read about a homeowner that somehow broke a natural-gas meter/regulator in his basement,which caused about a teaspoon of mercury being spilled on the concrete floor. Before it was over,the house was evacuated by authorities,a haz-mat team dressed in 'spacesuits' went into the basement and cleaned it up. A major,major production was made over a tiny bit of mercury. I am certain the homeowner wished he'd just cleaned it up himself!
@MAINTMAN73
@MAINTMAN73 3 жыл бұрын
I'm loving the new videos. It's great to put a face to the voice. The content is great too thank you so much!
@loganwolv3393
@loganwolv3393 3 жыл бұрын
8:06 That reaction looks like one of those evil plants triyng to kill people in some sort of horror movie lmao. That is the coolest reaction i've ever seen.
@GlaceonStudios
@GlaceonStudios Жыл бұрын
Also, TETSUOOOOOOOOOO
@quantumleap359
@quantumleap359 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this informative video. I used to have a pint or so of mercury. I kept it well back on a shelf in my workshop. I rarely used it, so I got in touch with a lab supply, they bought it from me, paid about 350US$. Good deal, and I probably dodged a mercury poisoning bullet!
@metalbob3335
@metalbob3335 4 жыл бұрын
May we see an episode on the reactions of electrical current on mecury?
@thomasneal9291
@thomasneal9291 4 жыл бұрын
go to any hardware store, and buy a mercury switch to play with. or order one online. mercury has excellent conductivity.
@metalbob3335
@metalbob3335 4 жыл бұрын
@@daveandrews6670 thanks Dave
@GoldSrc_
@GoldSrc_ 4 жыл бұрын
@@daveandrews6670 "antigravity"? what the fuck are you smoking?
@GoldSrc_
@GoldSrc_ 4 жыл бұрын
@@daveandrews6670 "innocent comment", funny, this was your original reply before you edited it. "Yer and what's your fucken problem, antigravity so fucken what." So, what's this "antigravity" bullshit you claim?
@GoldSrc_
@GoldSrc_ 4 жыл бұрын
@@daveandrews6670 No experiment has verified any of the antigravity claims, and this has been the case for over 80-100 years. "Antigravity" so far only exists in fiction.
@Blakearmin
@Blakearmin 4 жыл бұрын
"This container with four grams of mercury weighs more than fifty grams." I'm cracking up!
@Metal_Master_YT
@Metal_Master_YT 4 жыл бұрын
lol
@memorythief1952
@memorythief1952 4 жыл бұрын
Study your metric system units better...
@RandomScientist
@RandomScientist 4 жыл бұрын
he tried to say 4 drops i guess
@AngDavies
@AngDavies 4 жыл бұрын
While it has a high vapor pressure relative to other metals, it's really not that volatile in the grand scheme of things ~0.2 Pascals- 2 parts per million vapor concentration in a sealed container 15 thousand times less volatile than water, 50 times less volatile than propylene glycol, and only about 20 times more volatile than glycerine. The mercury atoms are just incredibly good at absorbing light. The toxicity of mercury vapor is such that 2ppm is still a very dangerous amount, which is why it's usually considered to be "volatile" and if heated that all goes out the window, but not really in an absolute sense
@josephmazzeo9413
@josephmazzeo9413 3 жыл бұрын
As a kid I always questioned the wisdom of taking someone's temperature with a glass tube filled with toxic mercury inside the MOUTH. One bite and you're done!
@00Skyfox
@00Skyfox 4 жыл бұрын
I've heard that a century or two ago when people had no idea how dangerous mercury was, for a novelty people would drink large quantities of liquid mercury just to they could poke their bellies and feel the heavy liquid in their intestines. I have to wonder how many people died from that, and how many outhouse pits got contaminated with mercury. When I was a kid I broke a mercury thermometer, so I kept the mercury to play with, with my bare hands. That probably explains a lot.
@aarashnavabi4749
@aarashnavabi4749 3 жыл бұрын
FYI, one of my most famous inventions are based off of your video. The tin one. When my company reached out to me to because their tin based solder was getting damaged at liquid nitrogen temperatures.
@Mysixofnine
@Mysixofnine 4 жыл бұрын
🍻 cheers dude thanks for all the hard work in making these videos!
@Alaska_Gal
@Alaska_Gal 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in the 70s, so mercury thermometers were used during my childhood. I remember my parents warning me about mercury, which made me very curious about it. What’s crazy is I also had mercury fillings as a child. We never thought about it. I had them removed/replaced as an adult.
@jeffreyyoung4104
@jeffreyyoung4104 3 жыл бұрын
I want to see the ultraviolet vapor test done in a vacuum chamber! I bet what we are seeing is the atmosphere reacting to the mercury, and not the mercury letting off vapor. If the mercury was letting off that much vapor, it would evaporate faster than it really can. Also, in a near vacuum, the level does not drop enough to worry about for many months.
@MrHugemoth
@MrHugemoth 2 ай бұрын
As a kid I used to squeeze my grandfather's hearing aid batteries in a vice to get the mercury out. My brother-in-law grew up at a cinnabar mine in Oregon. They had a refinery in the back yard.
@karlpron
@karlpron 4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you finally :)
@ReyOfLight
@ReyOfLight 4 жыл бұрын
My dad has an old vial thing of mercury that used to sit in some olden days radio. It’s really fascinating yet scary to hold that thing because it’s so heavy for its size and it would be so dangerous if dropping it or the glass gets cracked in any way. I really wish dad would just give that thing away to a radio museum or just have it disposed of safely because of what it is, and how dangerous it can actually be to have at home where neither of us have the right knowledge nor equipment to deal with the situation should the glass vial break. Considering it’s a very old radio part, I’d probably rather see it safely stored and displayed in a museum for radio history, than just brought to the local dump to be handed in among the dangerous waste. But yeah, we’re kinda stuck with it at the moment... It’s a piece of history, but feels too dangerous to have in a home! Far more mercury in that thing, than it used to be in one of them old fever thermometers I remember from my very young days in the 80’s before we changed to an electric fever thermometer
@MaxB6851
@MaxB6851 3 жыл бұрын
Many of the European wars were caused by Mercury in the hats worn by royalty, it sent them mad. the hat makers used mercury to soften leather used in the construction of the hats. Ball Lightning has an affinity for mercury and is often attracted to electrical, mercury contacts exploding them.
@ravenn8600
@ravenn8600 3 жыл бұрын
many of the european war were caused by geopolitical reason and consolidation of powers, mercury don't madness it intoxicate
@bernardthedisappointedowl6938
@bernardthedisappointedowl6938 4 жыл бұрын
The amalgamate of Mercury with Brian May produce some impressive rock, ^oo^
@JohnLeePettimoreIII
@JohnLeePettimoreIII 4 жыл бұрын
_DAMNED_ impressive!
@adenoorlizaniyamae51
@adenoorlizaniyamae51 4 жыл бұрын
couldn't agree more
@ReyOfLight
@ReyOfLight 4 жыл бұрын
And most definitely a safer Mercury to have in your life lol Huge Queen fan here, seen Queen+Adam live twice. Sadly never got to see Freddie Mercury live because I was only 6 when he passed away
@_SandS_.
@_SandS_. 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Another amazing video! :)
@dgamezonu2693
@dgamezonu2693 4 жыл бұрын
Mercury is one of my favorite elements. I have over 7 pounds. New analog thermometers that looks like metal inside use a gallium, indium, tin alloy.
@gabrielwolffe
@gabrielwolffe 3 жыл бұрын
What safety procedures and equipment would you recommend for handling mercury? I'm trying to make a Sprengel Pump for experiments with cathode ray tubes, and I want to inhale as little mercury vapor as possible. I've got access to a respirator rated for filtering mercury vapor, goggles, nitrile gloves, and I was thinking of running the apparatus in a freezer at around -20 C; not cold enough to solidify the mercury but hopefully enough to cut down on and contain the vapors. I may also get some sulfur powder in case I need to clean up any spills. Anything else you think would be useful?
@scallopohare9431
@scallopohare9431 4 жыл бұрын
I remember decades ago either my sister or I broke an old thermometer, and then we sat on the bathroom floor playing with the beads of mercury. We had no idea there was anything wrong with doing so!
@AustralLabs
@AustralLabs 2 жыл бұрын
I did it a lot of times. Now I understand why I am the way I am today.
@scallopohare9431
@scallopohare9431 2 жыл бұрын
@@AustralLabs That doesn't sound good!
@ivan-Croatian
@ivan-Croatian 4 жыл бұрын
This video is hard to follow because I have zero knowledge about chemicals. But it is still fun to watch. I'm guessing this video would be even more fun to watch for someone who knows about chemicals.
@Metal_Master_YT
@Metal_Master_YT 4 жыл бұрын
like me.
@mecrob9852
@mecrob9852 4 жыл бұрын
Very excited to see a new video from your channel pop up on my feed.
@WDCallahan
@WDCallahan 4 жыл бұрын
Was it just me or was the sound not synced correctly on this video?
@gogartymike
@gogartymike 4 жыл бұрын
This channel is Thoisoi2. It is the English language version of the standard Thoisoi channel which is in Russian. That's why the lip sync is off.
@mfree80286
@mfree80286 4 жыл бұрын
It got unsynced in the dub step...
@dallatorretdu
@dallatorretdu 4 жыл бұрын
that table you showed really opened my eyes when it confirmed the fact that 10^6 atoms of silicon can be found every 10^6 atoms of silicon
@ZopcsakFeri
@ZopcsakFeri 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video! Is vermillion/cinnabar paste used in Chinese/Japanese Calligraphy as a seal paste (mixed with oily fibers?) dangerous? Is there any risk when using it as a seal pigment on paper? Or when touching it by hand?
@benitoabreu4785
@benitoabreu4785 2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite channel! This guy is a super genius!!!
@xDR1TeK
@xDR1TeK 4 жыл бұрын
This channel is growing. What can we do with 100% pure alcohol? I'm not sure which type it is. Methanol, or ethanol. Is propanol even a consumer product? What about ketones alkenes and aldehydes? Ester and ether? Make something about those? How about soap using different hydroxides? Plenty of chemistry to go through.
@georgiosrinakakis934
@georgiosrinakakis934 4 жыл бұрын
another great video, thank you! Mercury is a very interesting metal! (and also a performer!)
@RANGOArts
@RANGOArts 4 жыл бұрын
back in the 80's and 90's we used to collect mercury from thermometers. we break the thermomrter and extract mercury and play with it bare handed. nobody told us it was dangerous. i played with mercury everyday. i put it in my palm and try to catch it.
@Shaheen_Hassan
@Shaheen_Hassan 4 жыл бұрын
It's safe to touch elemental mercury with bare hands if you don't have any cuts. Just don't drink it or inhale it.
@interbudelblag
@interbudelblag 4 жыл бұрын
if you did it outside it was safe.
@RANGOArts
@RANGOArts 4 жыл бұрын
no i played with mercury everywhere. and several times.
@nono-fb8tr
@nono-fb8tr 3 жыл бұрын
I guess the worst that happened was you inhaled the vapors. Any brain damage reported?
@damyanyoung3357
@damyanyoung3357 3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the Lighthouses that used mercury to float the Huge Metal light fixtures from the late 1800's to early 1900's? Put mercury in the basin and the steel will float and reduce friction so it spins easier.
@geared2cre8
@geared2cre8 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent videos, i've never been more interested in science
@sheetalkumar9445
@sheetalkumar9445 3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos man!
@SebastianJarre
@SebastianJarre 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you read the messages. But Starkey, Boyle, Homberg chemists all worked with the mercury to make the Philosopher's Stone. The idea was to purify it and make it evolve after distilling it. I recommend the work of Lawrence Principe to understand the process. Great video!! I congratulate you.
@OGSinisterPotato
@OGSinisterPotato 3 жыл бұрын
No idea how I got here, but I'm loving it. Great channel
@kourivi
@kourivi 4 жыл бұрын
New setup is much better than old ones 👍 love your videos ,keep it up
@rdlm38
@rdlm38 4 жыл бұрын
I have a tilt switch made of a glass capsule with mercury in it, from an old doorbell
@johno9507
@johno9507 4 жыл бұрын
Who is this un-masked science superhero standing before us? Nice to be able to put a face to the voice. 😀
@smokey04200420
@smokey04200420 3 жыл бұрын
3:28 “This container has 4 g of mercury that weighs more than 50 g” Mercury, 1 pound of which weighs over 10,000 pounds!
@Twatical
@Twatical 4 жыл бұрын
Is the guy talking just background footage or is the audio just that unsynced
@pauls5745
@pauls5745 4 жыл бұрын
yeah I noticed it was dubbed over.
@CitizenAyellowblue
@CitizenAyellowblue 4 жыл бұрын
English language version of the original Russian video. That’s why it doesn’t seem synced.
@benmcreynolds8581
@benmcreynolds8581 2 жыл бұрын
I'm curious about the 2 locations found by archeologists. The Chinese tomb with liquid mercury in a design and a underground tunnel in south America that had little pools of liquid mercury. Always such a facinating video.
@hj-mc5il
@hj-mc5il 4 жыл бұрын
Nice, please continue making videos about all elements!
@aryanmalik108
@aryanmalik108 4 жыл бұрын
Hello sir, I am Indian. Through KZbin, I am learning so much by watching your videos so far.
@robertweekes5783
@robertweekes5783 2 жыл бұрын
8:00 Probably the coolest chemical reaction I’ve ever seen !! 👀
@user-qf7qf4re9w
@user-qf7qf4re9w 4 жыл бұрын
Mercury is my favourite element...
@josephwright5921
@josephwright5921 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and deadly. I had 10 pounds of it that I gave away when my wife and I had children.
@iamproudtobeindian3342
@iamproudtobeindian3342 4 жыл бұрын
@@josephwright5921 it could have been sold at a high price
@nikolaoskeramidas6075
@nikolaoskeramidas6075 4 жыл бұрын
I love Coppernicium,radium,Uranium,Nptunium,All acteneds,Promithium,Mercury and Francium and Ceasium.But my favourite is Mercury...
@josephwright5921
@josephwright5921 4 жыл бұрын
@@iamproudtobeindian3342 I couldn’t find anywhere to sell it back then
@bgmapper05
@bgmapper05 4 жыл бұрын
I waited for this video from a long time
@sarchlalaith8836
@sarchlalaith8836 4 жыл бұрын
Quick question... Do you know a metal that is extremely light, like aluminum, but soft, like lead with antimony?
@ibrahimjunaid8317
@ibrahimjunaid8317 4 жыл бұрын
Good work man
@karmentolable
@karmentolable 4 жыл бұрын
my first contact with mercury was one day that a thermometer broke at my cousin’s place and we started collecting the little drops and since every drop was getting into small places and we couldnt take them out, we were mesmerized to see such thing we spent like 20minutes playing with it before her mother came and spanked us for playing with mercury because it was dangerous... we did not know!
@xjmg007
@xjmg007 4 жыл бұрын
Had a simular experience ha
@petehafner3844
@petehafner3844 4 жыл бұрын
Love this channel thanks for posting
@private9597
@private9597 4 жыл бұрын
Please make video on Magnesium . I searched on your channel and could not find it .
@rabokarabekian409
@rabokarabekian409 4 жыл бұрын
In 1972 we school students wer given mercury to play with for most of an hour. A few years I heard of a school which was evacuated due to a mercury thermometer being broken. Decadent capitalist sissies.
@thespaceguyltu690
@thespaceguyltu690 3 жыл бұрын
i like your vids so much!!
@richard1113
@richard1113 4 жыл бұрын
8:10 I am immediately reminded of a firework that kids used when I was younger. The first time I saw this was on a sidewalk next to a tree and thought the other kid was somehow harming the tree's root system. This was more black/gray and more well defined than the apparent "Pharaoh's Serpent" displayed here. My guess is that it was the Hg-less version.
@richard1113
@richard1113 4 жыл бұрын
@TacticalMoonstone I think you are right. And I believe there was a warning label on the old packages. But I've only seen them as a black snake. Not like the one demonstrated in the video.
@uwezimmermann5427
@uwezimmermann5427 4 жыл бұрын
the biggest environmental and health problem with mercury currently is that it is still used to dissolve gold from gold-containing ores and then the mercury is evaporated off into the air over open fires - mostly in poorer regions of South America.
@microwavetransformer6378
@microwavetransformer6378 3 жыл бұрын
It makes me sad that mercury destroyes gold cause once my grandma broke a thermometer near some gold stuff and mercury destroyed all the gold Good thing is gold then was quite cheep , Bad thing she trew it away :C
@pauls5745
@pauls5745 4 жыл бұрын
great vid and interesting element! I hope we can see one on magnesium at some point
@milliemckenzie3034
@milliemckenzie3034 3 жыл бұрын
The parts of this video which shocked me were 1) mercury giving off vapour, and 2) the lead ball floating!
@midwestchem368
@midwestchem368 2 жыл бұрын
Mercury is so cool I have a collection of tilt switches that are cool to see. I have used mercuric chloride a handful of times and it's quite an experience. I still leave my hgcl2 in its original containment which came from Russia plus I added 2 extra containers for safe keeping. As an American it seems like a cool collectable to have Russian mail that had mercury salts that I received a few years ago. I really don't use it anymore but maybe one day I'll post a video using it for something. My shock was the weight. 50 grams looks like just a few grams of say magnesium sulfate. Thoisoi your videos are great don't ever stop 😉
@bobholland9924
@bobholland9924 3 жыл бұрын
I've always been fascinated by Mercury I have a friend out here who is 79 years old and when he was a child he played with Mercury and then all his friends played with Mercury it has had no ill effects obviously he's 79 years old and in his active years he was a printer and he invented stuff for printing presses when I say they played with it they used it to clean their coins off and then they would stick as kids do coins in their mouth but now I know it's the fumes very interesting I still think it could be used to make electricity not exactly sure how definitely could be used for levitation I'm pretty sure that the ancients used it in that way but I digress thank you for the information
@kobold7763
@kobold7763 2 жыл бұрын
They say it’s incredibly toxic and hazardous to keep the knowledge of the vril tech at bay. Research hyperborea, and the Thule Society.
@dancoulson6579
@dancoulson6579 3 жыл бұрын
I've seen a video where sodium vapor is illuminated by a sodium lamp. The sodium vapor absorbs the same wavelength of light it emits when it's in a plasma state. Here, the mercury vapor absorbs UV light, casting a shadow onto the luminsecent screen. But Mercuy Vapor also emits UV light when ionized. I wonder if that's the same with all metal vapors? As in their absorbtion band is the same as their emission band when ionized? Due to the fact that sodium vapor absorbs orange light, it actually appears as a blueish gas. I wonder if that's why slimmer fluorescent lamps are also more efficient - because the UV light produced doesn't have to pass through as much mercury vapor that would otherwise re-absorb the light, converting it to heat... I love how a single clip explaining one thing can leave me with many more questions.
@loonartouch
@loonartouch 3 жыл бұрын
Hi. Where do you buy your elements from. I'm very interested in mercury and red mercury
@chadpotter7939
@chadpotter7939 3 жыл бұрын
I love this channel thank you for sharing so much with us
@Kyle-Veilleux
@Kyle-Veilleux 3 жыл бұрын
just curious if this is true on not, i was told that to prevent mercury vapor in storage, keep it in a glass jar and add distilled water until there's a thin layer of water on the mercury. then cap it off tight. does this work?
@wieslawkruczala3205
@wieslawkruczala3205 4 жыл бұрын
The lead floating on the mercury was in fact a ball of rusty steel. A lead ball should have gone much deeper, as the difference in density is not that big. 84% of volume should be immersed. I means that around 2/3 of the radius should be above mercury, and 4/3 of the radius should be below. However it is not a good idea to put lead in mercury, since they form alloy. I do not know if the layer of lead oxide can protect lead sufficietly. I would paint lead to prevent contact of the metals. The steal screw also seems to float too high, yet in this situation the surface tension of mercury helps the buoyant force. If I am wrong, please correct me.
@adenoorlizaniyamae51
@adenoorlizaniyamae51 4 жыл бұрын
mercury is one of the most interesting elements. Especially when it forms amalgam. but unfortunately it is very dangerous
@donrechdediostalibatabchro1944
@donrechdediostalibatabchro1944 3 жыл бұрын
Andami na nito, Hg element.. umaagos sa taas ng tubigdagat . Hermes sa pormang vapor. Nagising sa pgkatunaw ng yelo sa Artik. Tula-ulat.
@johnthomas-km2bf
@johnthomas-km2bf 4 жыл бұрын
Another great video!
@HifiCentret
@HifiCentret 3 жыл бұрын
I still use mercury fever thermometer. Battery is always empty on the digital when you need it. I know you can get galinstan and I do have one and good quality (made in Germany) but it's not as easy to shake down. I just take care not to damage the mercury. It's a gem of the past no longer easily obtained. And it's accurate too. The digital you'll never really know if calibration suddenly has shifted.
@BlondeQtie
@BlondeQtie 3 жыл бұрын
life hack: have more than one battery at home... or remove the battery after every use. i do both of these tips.
@ryanprisque5021
@ryanprisque5021 4 жыл бұрын
dude your videos are amazing thank you
@analitycs1303
@analitycs1303 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent your Job....from Chile..!!!
@samsimington5563
@samsimington5563 4 жыл бұрын
7:00 Why does it look like it's on fire in the acid?????? 😰😰🔥🔥
@Equelan2
@Equelan2 4 жыл бұрын
I felt sad for mercury when I saw it was struggling to dealing with CN
@N3wbMa5t3r
@N3wbMa5t3r 4 жыл бұрын
I used to "accidentally" break thermometers and play with the mercury...
@NurulAmin-hm1dp
@NurulAmin-hm1dp 4 жыл бұрын
Ummmm
@renecastro6110
@renecastro6110 4 жыл бұрын
2:46 I had no idea mercury produced vapors in such a dramatic way. I used to play a lot with mercury when i was a kid. Now i know i probably poisoned myself a little bit!
@yakut9876
@yakut9876 Жыл бұрын
On the contrary, the mercury thermometer is more accurate, but it is slower than the electric thermometer. The electric thermometer is fast. It measures the temperature instantly, and this makes it easy to juggle it. As for the mercury thermometer, it measures the rate ( average ) and needs a certain time, but it is more conservative. Despite that, each has its uses. .
@Thegermanscientist_
@Thegermanscientist_ 4 жыл бұрын
I waited so long to watch this
@esper649
@esper649 4 жыл бұрын
Ого, английская версия, давай арабскую))
@andymanaus1077
@andymanaus1077 4 жыл бұрын
My cousin is a commercial pilot. Years ago, he told me that a woman had dropped and broken a mercury thermometer during one of his airline's flights. Mercury soaked into the cabin carpet and it was only discovered by accident during routine maintenance. My cousin said that when it was found, there was less than 0.2mm of carpet backing between it and the aluminium skin of the plane. A small amount of mercury destroys a lot of aluminium. Had the two metals contacted and reacted during a flight, the mercury would have most likely caused a serious cabin decompression.
@hopefullysoonaweldingengineer
@hopefullysoonaweldingengineer 4 жыл бұрын
thank you for adding subtitles.I can understand better.
@chandrajitkarmakar2333
@chandrajitkarmakar2333 4 жыл бұрын
Nice Video, @Thoisoi2
@samsimington5563
@samsimington5563 4 жыл бұрын
Speaking of density, that is that *main* reason why I cannot swimm
@rebinfouad8021
@rebinfouad8021 3 жыл бұрын
Is there anyway to change mercury color? I saw a YT video someone made it green, purple, black, gold, red…
@tahaazad7510
@tahaazad7510 3 жыл бұрын
هل رأيت تلوين الزئبق اعطيني عنوانه لأراه هذه المقطع
@rebinfouad8021
@rebinfouad8021 3 жыл бұрын
@@tahaazad7510 your name is kurdish?
@martinjohansen4914
@martinjohansen4914 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@sheetalkumar9445
@sheetalkumar9445 3 жыл бұрын
Lots of love and support from India
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