Using electricity to grow metal crystals

[@abhisekthakur5760]

"I'm glad I created this metal using electricity" * Smashes it on the wall *

[@justcloggedthetoilet]

Ah yes, proudness at its finest.

[@pvic6959]

_SPLAT_

[@vaguebrownfox]

**_SPLOOT_**

[@angolin9352]

Tin spitball

[@tdpro3607]

come

[@PotionsLab]

I love the simple explanation of “it’s giving electrons to the tin(ii) chloride.” Usually I see explanations that presuppose familiarity with chemistry terms, but you’ve, ahem, reduced it down to an easy explanation anyone can understand.

[@espyoespyo414]

Nice one

[@salamander2192]

Lol I see what you did there

[@kebapgaming]

It’s electrolysis innit?

[@randaranatunga7259]

Me: **Frantically tries to keep single flower alive** NileRed: “Aight imma grow some metal”

[@FreakingPlane]

All you need is the right soil

[@dimfish3069]

Fertilizer and water it every couple days Yes im very fun at parties

[@jasonenns5076]

Pour dilluted urine on it... It'll be fine.

[@B58-Minecraft]

Eat animal waste, chew it, and puke on the soil

[@Vinni-2K]

I feel this one so hard all my plants are dying and i dont know why

[@nenish4007]

Nile's Mom: "Do you think money just grows?" Nile: *Yes*

[@KomradeVR]

Nile’s Mom: “ can you grow people?”

[@nathanjustcause]

@@KomradeVR💀

[@czeianamiguel5543]

​@@KomradeVR😏

[@Metal_Master_YT]

that moment when you realize that 💵paper is made from trees... 💀

[@aniruudhh]

This guy is single handedly making people fall in love with chemistry lol

[@FreakingPlane]

Yeah I bought my first blowtorch yesterday 😈 You may never hear from me again- 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@aniruudhh]

@@FreakingPlane ohh that's cool

[@SomeRandomPiggo]

not because of nile, but i bought a lot of chemistry equipment a few years ago! i've done a few reactions, but i can't do anything too dangerous because i don't have a fumehood

[@mayankthakur7700]

Nile red and action lab shorts.

[@umeshdhawade7251]

I already love chemistry but nile makes my love for chemistry grow.

[@josephmaughan1635]

Back in the 70s radio receivers had what they called a front end which was the first stage of the receiver and they were typically plated with silver, over the period of years the receivers lost sensitivity, the reason that they did is because there were fine hairs of metal growing inside the metal cavity which detuned the radio so that it could not listen, the early solution was to scrub them out and reassemble, the later solution was to ditch the silver plating and go with a different metal that solved the problem.

[@CzarownicaMarta]

I imagine Nile having various metal crystals in the pots instead of just growing plants.

[@alex.g7317]

He probably already has that...

[@ikeatable1]

Watching this after learning electrochemistry really makes you appreciate it even more.

[@bedheaded7018]

I seriously misread the title and thought that Nile was going to teach us how to grow meth crystals

[@andreasgerasimenko6977]

Ditto

[@Keshavpotdar8382]

Ditto

[@chartinguncharted8400]

Ditto

[@rajarajanramadoss6332]

broke the chaino

[@tinsoffish1810]

First...plant magic beans

[@tryingartist42]

Nile, you’re the only thing keeping me motivated in my chemistry class so thanks lol

[@anushka_1864]

"it's really cool that i made it using electricity" *yeet* these endings get me everytime😭✋🏼

[@Goonqq]

-yeet-

[@somendrasaini7807]

Him : yeet Me : Bruh..

[@MR.MAVRIK]

-it is time YEET-

[@paramvarsha3887]

0:43 is the most satisfying sound with a metal

[@duythuchoang5095]

I like how he talks about "growing" metal like it's normal

[@kristijanoros7208]

because it is a normal chemical reaction

[@duythuchoang5095]

@@kristijanoros7208 aye, fair enough

[@StarkRG]

Did you not have one of those crystal growing kits as a kid?

[@rhydonphilip]

It's one of the most boring aspects of chemistry as its forcing a reaction using electricity, explicitly the eV needed to make a metal deposite from ionic form to metalic form (+2 charge which is desolved back into neutral charge which is visible to the naked eye as the basic metal). The amount of applications are extreemly limited in diversity... like uh... checking metal in waste water, or ground water, or chemical waste. You get the idea.

[@duythuchoang5095]

@@StarkRG my first chemistry experience comes from school, so yeah, I don't have those things

[@Peter-vz1is]

1:00 into… tin air?

[@Kaeltis]

I somehow read the thumbnail as “Meth Crystals“, got really confused for a second and wondered if Nigel went full Heisenberg.

[@Raxx287]

Same!

[@punkrockdavid]

I was looking for this comment. I found it

[@stevesether]

This two minute format is just about right. After watching the 1 minute videos I was always left with the sense something was missing, and it was cut too short. This is about right.

[@Memer44]

When he poked at the metal, I was like: “NOOOO! WHYY!?" And then when he threw it I was like; “ok, not bad."

[@BluesWishes]

0:38 how my eggs look when I’m done cooking

[@homemade_dandy_plush]

PFFFFT-

[@marihaferoz9681]

NileRed: 'Today I am gonna grow some metal' Tomorrow: "GROWS A MONEY GIVING PLANT"

[@hiroshimagiggity372]

that's when real money would have no value

[@arandomdude3109]

''Do you think money can grow in trees!?, wait, it actually does'' probably all the world at some point.

[@simonstrandgaard5503]

Pattern growth, so cool. Please make more videos of this!

[@ClappedHamster]

the first quarter of the video is already very good. 100% epic

[@lautaronoara7865]

why are this videos so damn relaxing, i love seeing this

[@HeheheheOk]

You're the only guy I know who makes chemistry look and sound cool Love your videos man

[@desmond-hawkins]

Look up the Explosions&Fire KZbin channel for another "interesting" approach to chemistry. Not quite cool… more artisanal maybe.

[@HeheheheOk]

@@desmond-hawkins sure thanks

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

There's a seemingly similar phenomenon called tin whiskering, where tiny filaments of tin shoot out of alloys that have high concentrations of tin. This is a bit of a reliability issue with lead-free solder, and no one really knows why it happens. Leaded solder has enough lead to interfere with the process, which is why it's a good idea to use leaded solder if you really really don't want the solder joints to cause random shorts from whiskering (aerospace and medical equipment).

[@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart]

Most solder alloys help with this, and leaded solder has uh... lead. So I'd rather not.

[@bbvv2967]

0:22 man that one bead

[@TheOrigamiGenius]

0:44 You might've made a contender with the sound of amethyst blocks

[@swastikbiswas8293]

1:29 _something started growing_

[@geo3106]

"Today, I'm going to grow some metal"... ...that's what she said.

[@BuiHieuDong]

The result is looking good tho.

[@Stellar-Cowboy]

This one 2:01? Looks like a teenager’s bedsheets

[@alienbob4953]

Misread the title and thought this man was growing meth crystals

[@WilhelmWilder]

I'm having a shit day already, I'm glad someone cool uploaded. Gives me the inspiration to get tf out of here

[@FlummoxTheMagnificent]

Great for a science fair

[@Sunflower-04]

I hate studying chemistry but I love watching reactions

[@Nitro2030ce]

"Watch, he's going to splat it on the backdrop" 🤣🤣🤣

[@CyberDragonis]

0:17 that lonely tin bead :(

[@mittsy678]

I wasn't liking chemistry ,but when I discovered him I am starting to like chemistry ,it's so interesting ,thanks man

[@TitanChromeE]

Ah yes to grow metal you must use metal. Just like the floor is made of floor

[@Glider5858]

Or is it? 🤔 *Vsauce music plays*

[@ze-prestooo]

69 likes

[@TitanChromeE]

@@ze-prestooo I have finally achieved funny

[@ze-prestooo]

@@TitanChromeE Not satisfied?

[@TitanChromeE]

@@ze-prestooo I mean 420 would be funny but I think I’ll keep the 69 for the funny

[@jacquestheron8460]

This guy is underrated. He needs more subs! Awesome videos man. Keep it up!

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz2385]

I absolutely love how he just slams it at the end😂😂😂

[@3Zclap]

i miss your full video's they were good to watch at night

[@PatilAdi]

“Growing” sounds more interesting than “Electrolysis”

[@Squeaky_Ben]

These electrically growing crystals are so nice. They look like something out of science fiction...

[@randaranatunga7259]

Watching the crystals grow is so satisfying

[@zaytaz9331]

omg I see u in all the science channels i watch

[@Tundraplanett]

0:49 WHY DOES IT LOOK DELICIOUS

[@Thisguyisscissors]

When I eat it Me:🗿 Jesus:🗿

[@Alternate-H123_22]

@@Thisguyisscissorsthis is the same acid found in stomach acid lol

[@quarkonium3795]

Accidentally read this as “Meth Crystals” and for a second I thought Nigel had finally assumed his role as Walter Whites’ successor. Whoops 😅

[@mr.sinbad1855]

Same

[@majestics2167]

Walter White? He didn't do cook meth. I think you mean Heisenburg. Smh my head

[@bigguy9242]

@@majestics2167 “Say my name.”

[@3osprey]

@@majestics2167 shake my head my head

[@ShaivyaHDhall]

This is awesome and helpful, thanks sir.

[@Hammerfall_Thud]

I accidentally misread this as “Growing Meth Crystal” I was still entertained tho.

[@kencubingyt]

This is how i love chemistry or science thank you nilered!

[@jebowlin3879]

Today on Yeet The Science ... question: is it possible to chemically clean the tin this way instead of melting it first so as to reduce the loss in yield, (yes I realize the loss is insignificant, just curious)

[@rapalo89]

Nile shows electrolysis. Copper is purified by this method, you can look it up. By the way, the leftover sludge is quite rich in precious metals. For tin it should work too, if it weren't, Nile would get hydrogen gas instead of tin crystals. You would connect dirty tin as anode, and piece of pure tin as cathode.

[@bhaveshjain2402]

@@rapalo89 yea as he said its called electro refining

[@seedooo5315]

@@rapalo89 Hmm there’s something I’m wondering, in almost all experiments involving aqueous tin (II) chloride or SnCl2, tin is discharged at the cathode which forms the crystals. However, Sn2+ is higher on the electrochemical series than H+, so theoretically shouldn’t we obtain hydrogen gas? For copper it’s more understandable since it’s already lower than hydrogen in reactivity, but Sn2+ is a bit odd, especially since the cathode reaction usually doesn’t get affected by concentration. Is there something special about Sn2+ in particular?

[@Animetube-se4er]

@@seedooo5315I guess that guy dissolved too much tin that all the H+ ions (equal to the molarity of the chloride ions) got converted to hydrogen. So its just a solution of SnCl2 and water. So surely it's the concentration thing.

[@microwavetransformer6378]

I mean i can clean myself without losing a finger

[@jamesfx5288]

I think the reason the Crystals start to form from negative side is that in reality currently start moving from negative to positive in battery. Nile I wonder what happens if we give the solution lots of electrons with higher voltage. I'm so curious to see the possibility of extracting whole metal

[@lavvey_kuxx_porsche14]

What you'd normally do: Grow a flower What NileRed would do: "Time to grow some metal!"

[@ayo_me]

Because of you i have become really good at chemistry

[@slayfriesslay]

1:12 Why is no one talking about the spinning whirlpool

[@winonafrog]

spinning magnet at the bottom, common lab tool 🙆🏻‍♀️

[@alkabenmodi1775]

Love your explanation of chemistry 😀

[@adilhussain3124]

"Its cool that I made this with electricity" *splat*

[@Patrick-vc6zk]

I love your long videos, but these shorts are growing on me! You got me at the end 🤣

[@Deadbeatcow]

why did I read meth crystals in both the title and the thumbnail? my first thought was "damn these KZbin chemists are getting out of hand" 😂

[@ottoneiii4353]

same here, i watched too much breaking bad

[@Jaiden-2013]

Same

[@rokball4892]

Do with Silver and Gold please!!

[@EthnobotanikFAQ]

Hey Nile, do you have some lidocaine left? I‘d love to see a quick demo (which is perfect for this short format) of the meisenheimer complex (janovski reaction) that additionally only needs HNO3, acetone and base. It‘s a typical detection reaction for pharmaceuticals that I have to memorize.

[@cuteteddy2697]

Everytime I learn something new from your experiment

[@mrigank1727]

This is really fascinating to see this.⚡🔥 It looks like the pathway of electrons that are moving from +ve to -ve terminal through the solution🤯🤩

[@official-obama]

i think it is

[@silentstormstudio4782]

I thought he was going to extract metals from tap water lol .

[@LolCreations2]

0:11 I thought it was a picture off google bcuz of the white cackground

[@mrshodos]

I bet this would look amazing growing vertically instead of horizontally since the metal would propagate would require the structural support from below.

[@Monopulator69420]

0:30 it's look like mecury

[@mustafah6150]

Nah looks more like gallium.

[@musclechicken9036]

This is like one of those electrode reactions but with only one electrode! Awesome!

[@justasomeone2415]

Niceeeee this is amaJIN The fact that we enjoy this rather than studying chem 😂😂

[@pakhi_03]

Yeah 👍😅😅😅😅

[@m3talhe4d72]

lmao I love studying Chem

[@ryliedillman7391]

Almost every single line of this video sounds absolutely unhinged, context or not. I applaud you.

[@joydipmajumdar3263]

I genuinely read the thumbnail as 'growing meth crystals'

[@shobhitkaul8076]

Should have warned that other side would give off chlorine

[@100Peterll]

The feeling when he melts everything except a little ball in the corner...

[@grelgen]

who wins, human vision or one tinny boi?

[@ThatJay283]

nice! if you're wondering, this is also the thing that causes many batteries to fail.

[@adrian-mg8dl]

1:22 ok guys nile is good do not vote him out he did the wire task

[@idkatthispoint-s9s]

We learnt electrolysis in school. It's so cool to actually see it in action!

[@lucasvisser3864]

2:00 I can only imagine what people would think, watching this with no context.

[@IAMSUNLOL]

I was going to make a Breaking Bad joke because I thought the title said "meth crystals"...

[@arnavmehrotra7018]

1:05 tin 2:Electric Boogaloo

[@radhikatk7964]

Fun fact: this is the method similar to that of electroplating of tin in tin cans to reduce the process of corrosion :) So more than “growing” it can be said as extracting Ps : for electroplating there shud be electrodes(ie tin at the anode and the can at the cathode) and needs much bigger set up

[@tjrobertson9064]

I believe it is electrolysis, but don't quote me on that. If i remember correctly, it separates the tin from the chloride using electricity, similarly to how hydrogen can be removed from water in the same manner. Once again, don't quote me on it, it's just something i think it might be, seeing as I haven't done any sort of chemistry for multiple years

[@tnmoe-]

Nile: "Almost immediately, something started growing" Me: In my pants

[@txlec99]

im glad he created metal using electricity that also comes from metal. so using metal in the beginning to get metal again in the end seems like a genius idea. no wonder there fusion fuel system is still a dream of the future lol.

[@screenjunkie4638]

You know, you just made what people casually call “Art”… I suggest you try to UP your game by adding colors to it the next time you make metal crystals, and don’t forget to record and upload.

[@NotAshamedOfficial]

This is my new favorite channel!

[@georgempont]

Hi(second)

[@EpicBanana1560]

1:14 If you’re wondering what this process is, it’s electrolysis.

[@vinayakkpattanashetty5617]

This is actually how lithium ion battery catch fire, when the crystal grows and shorts the terminal

[@kgallchobhair]

Your shorts are so chaotic I love it

[@mattmatt7998]

I am a science Major, and this was awesome!

[@justarandomguyonyoutube7978]

Even if i can't understand what he explains cause i aint really a science guy here, the experiments and results he make is awesome.

[@5starrjosh]

Best seed for my garden!

[@R0binah00d]

As a welder. I was very impressed with the way he metaled it, then poured the clean liquid inside out of the oxidized shell. Blew my mind a little lol.

[@Xaeltus]

I love how he throws everything on specifically the black floor

[@sarimnadvi9712]

This man be explaining better than my chemistry teacher

[@margojohnson4224]

My science geek 🤓 heart ❤️ just sat up and danced. So cool

[@jm_r2128]

This is the only experiment that I've done before Nile Red has posted something about it.

[@silverstarredanimations]

this process is actually called electrolysis!! The metal forms at the negative electrode, AKA the cathode while chlorine gas is given off at the anode, the positive terminal :DD its cool to see it in action

[@parvathikarmuri]

All I did in the chemistry lab is brown ring test. I didn't expect that chemistry is that beautiful.

[@morty7145]

0:43, nice beat

[@basicthing2697]

this guy helps me with my school test the whole time

[@josephjackson1956]

I thiught the title said “growing some meth crystals”.

[@starpawsy]

You can do the same thing with copper. That is more spectacular, because the copper sulphate or nitrate or whatever is brilliant blue, and the copper is, well, copper coloured.