Why Do Acids Burn?

[@angelalmaguer311]

As a chemist myself, this video was great and funny as hell. “He’s your problem now. Byeeee” I felt that one lol

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

I saw a comment where dude said people aren't good representations of atoms for metaphors. Weirdo he was.

[@ohnaw223]

@@TheBluePhoenix008 ur pfp is cancer

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

@@ohnaw223 you don't even have one.

[@Buschkopf111]

Biochemist here, i fully agree. this video is nuts and accurate as well

[@ba-it3xz]

Was looking for this comment

[@marijansmetko6619]

"oh hey have you met harold he's really good well he's your problem now baiiiiiiiii" got me ROFL

[@ianmiller6707]

The single best moment of animation in all of KZbin.

[@noahway13]

Most people who understand this video is a Harold.

[@marijansmetko6619]

@@noahway13 okay buddy

[@no_special_person]

Haha same

[@MadScientist267]

That's Harold in the drum

[@Kandecid]

"Why am I hanging out with this loser? Give me an excuse, any excuse to ditch this guy so I can hang out with those Chad protons over there" /cuts to breakdancing protons. This is hilarious and informative. Great video and animations man.

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

Hey have you met Harold? He's really good well he's your problem now baiii

[@BawonSamndi]

Who wouldn't?

[@BryonComprehension]

I'm projecting onto Harold 😢

[@robson6285]

Wow, this is for the first time someone explains acidity in a way i can séé it. I finally have got some intuitive understanding instead of only the abstract hydrogen/proton-giving/taking(-kinda-force?) explaination. I must say, this explaination (&this whole channel!) is great&correct, helpfull and needed! So thanks for making this videolesson so nice&clear!!

[@bravosix5974]

Ikr, i always write "acids are proton donors" in my past papers without understanding it... I just write it there.

[@apolloandwarrior_3229]

Until I saw this I had trouble understanding hydrolysis in my anatomy class and he explained it in an off hand comment.

[@onyxbackstrom3379]

Totally man same here.

[@alanboro]

I will write the same comment in all your uploads: you are a genius when it comes to explaining things using analogies and making graphics out of those analogies. This channel and this creator is the best thing to happen to KZbin lately

[@Ziggerath]

i like how he actually explains it down to the atom and the rules they operate on. most people will just stop at molecules or even just leave it abstract.

[@waqozhaan8046]

I highly agree I owe my 40% understanding of general relativity to him

[@Nootelley]

This is really well written

[@angryman2767]

I can’t like this noooo

[@brookebethhhh4555]

Loll

[@kifi1773]

this honestly clarified so much for me whether is be biology or chemistry. I'm in ninth grade taking honors biology and this guy explained all the topics in this videos miles better than any teacher i've ever had.

[@yarr4429]

Who knew electrons were so adorable?

[@TheMr77469]

Love the clarity and the way it was explained! Wish I had seen this video when I was in chemistry class back in high school!

[@mariorocha9720]

As a computational Chemist working with all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of biomolecules, I totally felt you when I read the "this took forever to render" bit lol

[@NoahSpurrier]

4:17 “… can force almost anyone to take their hydrogens.” When I got to this part I nearly spit out my beer.

[@clover7359]

3:25 I couldn't stop laughing for a minute there, that was too funny.

[@3dpyromaniac560]

3:53 is what got me

[@rottenapple_]

Was it? I didn't think it was that funny

[@arstotzka333]

@@3dpyromaniac560 "ohheyhaveyoumetharoldwellhesyourproblemnow byeee"

[@macon8638]

@@rottenapple_ ok well good for you I guess

[@AbeMangum]

Keep making videos dude. You have a real talent for teaching. Thanks and keep it up

[@webx135]

5:20 That animation for resonance is amazing. I've asked professors if this was more or less what was going on and they were usually all stiff and like "no why would you say stupid things. It's just resonance. Resonance is this. There's no vibration or this or that." Like I get that it's more complicated than this with stuff like superposition, but I later discovered I had more or less the right idea and that the professors just didn't have great intuition for the subject material, but more of rote memorization knowledge about it. It was the same with electron orbital shapes simply being spherical harmonics: Basically standing waves you can make on a sphere-shaped drum. Or tipping vs slipping in statics. We learned about tipping vs slipping and the professor said the only way to determine if something is tipping or slipping is to calculate one and see if it works. Then calculate the other. I created a formula to unify the two and he was having NONE OF IT. I swear we need more professors who actually USE what they teach and not just parrot textbooks.

[@cgtrademark]

Right? Same problem here! I need concepts not memorization!

[@TheReaverOfDarkness]

Teaching materials are getting better over the years, and rapidly these days with computer technology. It is not uncommon that the students actually understand the material much better than the teacher does. In fact, a lot of people learn the subject better by browsing KZbin videos than they ever would have by taking college classes. It's similar to how gamers who have played Kerbal Space Program usually understand orbital dynamics way better than NASA engineers who haven't played it. It's all intuitive, if taught right. And the younger you have it taught right, and the less you have it taught wrong, the better you understand it. The better you understand it, the more interested you are to learn more and the better you retain it and apply it to life.

[@cgtrademark]

@Matteo Tironi I don’t think so. What you’re speaking is purely theoretical so you shouldn’t state as fact but rather a hypothesis. The same as this concept is also theoretical.

[@cgtrademark]

@Matteo Tironi the theory of hybridization and and valence bonds are literally theories. You’re being really extra here man.

[@cgtrademark]

@Matteo Tironi your pompous arrogance is what’s gross. According to my understanding bond lengths can be experimentally measured through a couple of methods. In simpler terms through the use of light waves. However, all of these are calculated lengths. So in the same sense this is still at its primitive stage of measurement so I still stand by what I said. I understand what a hypothesis and most of chemistry is still at the experimental stage since it’s still so new. I can handle my chemistry just fine, I don’t need to arrogantly sound of in a basic video explaining concepts rather than the small details.

[@yuegodelg]

This is the best chemistry video I’ve ever seen in my life

[@Irreverent_Radiation]

Me: Wow this is really informative and easier to understand than school! "So if you had to dispose of a body..." Me: And practical for life too!

[@penguinsrockrgr8yt216]

A WHAT ! ?👀

[@randomshittutorials]

Your teacher must improve his explanations then! Maybe you could tell him that this explanation isn't working I bet he'd be happy to!

[@Irreverent_Radiation]

@@randomshittutorials Thankfully I'm no longer in school

[@randomshittutorials]

@@Irreverent_Radiation Oh xD

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[@nutzerdatent7960]

I commented this under another video from you, but I have to say it again: I have NEVER seen someone explainging these topics sooooo good as you, RESPECT man!

[@sr.y27]

Man, i got say: I watched just 2 minutes and this is the best video about chemistry I've seen.

[@gddanielk8491]

This is just gold. I’m gonna ask my chem teacher to show this to the class

[@adymorris7347]

I'm getting on in years but it's true what they say, "you learn something every day"! Thanks brother x

[@xd2k944]

I love your videos man they're super fun and informative and you break it down in such an understandable way

[@zuttoaragi8349]

I FINALLY understand how acids work. I've seen so many videos about, but none of them have presented it in such a simple way. Honestly, your videos remind me of those old 1930s educational videos, just with better visuals. Which is a good thing, IMO.

[@williamrosenqvist5465]

This dude just taught me more then i was expecting and did it in a fun way

[@moldynature]

Your videos have changed my whole view on life. I found your channel about a week ago, and after only watching a handful of your videos....i am absolutely blown away. Thank you. Thank you for taking the time to explain and animate these concepts in a way that really encourages deeper understanding. Im in Uni right now, taking molecular biology and chem, with O chem in my near future, and im constantly confused by the complex ideas shown to me. It can be really hard to want to keep going, to force understanding, and to remember why i started in the first place. You have genuinely saved my love for science. I have gained a MUCH deeper understanding of what i am learning by watching your videos. Just....Thank you so much.

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[@johns1625]

You're really great at explaining this stuff. The visuals are incredibly helpful as well!

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Explanations are on point and very easy to understand

[@thegamingdragonslayer6972]

You should honestly have so many more subs than you currently have

[@anac1053]

THIS IS SIMPLY THE BEST CHEMISTRY VIDEO IVE EVER WATCHED THANK YOU

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Awesome video, very well explained!

[@awez_mehtab]

A very very very good explanation and this is very easy for all curious students. Hope this channel makes similar interesting videos frequently.

[@ASMM1981EGY]

Perfect explanation, thanks a million from EGYPT

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This is one of if not the best KZbin Channel, Ive gotten to understand certain topics intuitively which I would never would've been able to understand without this chanel. Thank you for doing such a great service to the science community

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[@spookywizard4980]

This was a hilarious demo, one of the best ways I've seen acids explained XD

[@hm.91]

This channel is such a gem ❤

[@hanchen267]

the simple way that youve explained it with examples and metaphors are both funny and easy to learn, keep up the hard work!

[@ІванСтасюк-ш4и]

that was like.. more than i've learned from my 8-th grade chemistry. Very nicely animated, very understandable, a lot easier to understand than all of that gibberish we get taught in school

[@alexafan7]

As a 15 turning 16 years old, I thank you for this simplified explanation! It helps me to connect chapters that I am learning together in a fun way.

[@OttoMatieque]

chemistry is fascinating - we I had the energy to learn am understand it

[@VoidTempests]

The animations were both amazing and hilarious. Great job

[@mitchellmiller9026]

Absolutely amazing way of describing the chemistry of acids/bases. Visuals and metaphors were stellar as well, thank you for this masterpiece

[@apolloandwarrior_3229]

Your explanation of hydrolysis finally makes sense! It may not include water at first but the base forms water as a side product which then goes to react and break down stuff!

[@alexkaiser118]

One of the best explanation videos I've ever seen. Fantastic job.

[@threestans9096]

so many little nuggets of info explained in a very relatable way.

[@reecec626]

I love these animations! Brilliant!

[@Thatonedude917]

What a great explanation of electron shells, I never quite understood it until now

[@JudeFurr]

You have a very unique and intuitive way of explaining physics.

[@TheReaverOfDarkness]

You'd think a chemistry teacher of all people would know to use a base to dispose of a body.

[@blacklight683]

6:40bro knows from experience

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Hey, Did you know ! You have made learning more intuitive and logical. Wow ! Such a great explanation dude. Keep it up. This video deserves a 100 K likes.

[@notatakennick]

This is amazing, edit in some pauses for questions and ship it to schools

[@banlander]

Either my school sucks or they have taught us why electron outer shells exist. This video taught more in 8 mins than my school did in 5 hours

[@malgudipublicschool2527]

I am an educator for the last 9 years who was an engineer for almost 15 years before that. I must admit I now know what and acid precisely is after watching this video .. Thanks a tonne and please make more of such videos .. Loads of love and respect from India .

[@lexscarlet]

"I won't go super chemistry on you" Aww man but you're so good at it

[@nickthompson1812]

“Those CHAD protons over there!”

[@Wesley_H]

My brain at seeing the title: Why do acids burn? Because they’re made of wood? And therefore… … … A WITCH!

[@joshuabessire9169]

So I've been wasting time and money on litmus paper and I just need to throw in a duck to test Ph?

[@2Sor2Fig]

As someone who taught high-school science for a few years, I loved this video. You took complex concepts and found really good analogies and your delivery was great (the explanation of proton dissociation and why the electrons seek to abandon it was hilarious).

[@esn832]

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[@TACCOFSX]

Very cool and well done video. The stuff with the stability is a bit janky but then again you can't throw entropy at ppl in a 7 min video. The reason for the burns was actually new to me so even learnt something new :)

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This is extremely high quality content (love your jokes, by the way)! Glad I subscribed!

[@grimunleashed9583]

I love how you explain the insanity of atoms. I wish this vid. came earlyer. My teacher was not able to teach me how it works. Thanks

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nothing but support for this guy

[@BabyEnginee0]

Thank you for this explanation. I was searching this for about 30 minutes and found now.

[@gloobark]

dude there are a lot of educators on KZbin (and content creators in general) whose attempts at humor suck and just derail an otherwise interesting and informative video. you are not one of those educators. you're actually very funny and a talented voice actor and animator.

[@idromano]

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[@ryla22]

This explains it better than any of my middle and highschool teaches did. If I ever go through with being a teacher I need to remember this channel

[@davidgusquiloor2665]

Finally an explanation of why acid does what it does i can understand. This is like when i learned how radiation works, great video

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[@ashwyn5775]

An amazing explanation! Thanks for the video

[@wurststar9023]

3:52 You explained this easier to me than my teacher did xD

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And it's also funny😀

[@Watchoutwinston]

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[@FromBCE]

Thank you for the advice, I'll use it next time

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I’m really glad I found this channel although I understand a quarter of what you’re saying. Liked and subbed my good sir.

[@panostsak]

Great video and so well explained! It's amazing that when we look at things in the microscopic level, it's just protons/electrons just being moved around, "breaking" the foundations of something and we experience this as trauma or worse. It's also fascinating to see how poisoning works, it looks so violent (take cyanide poisoning for example) and it basically just prevents electron transport. Just tiny things simply interacting and following the laws of physics but we experience destruction.

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

Really excellent video!!! I've always tried to explain chemical interactions in human social terms (for example, sodium has an electron it's dying to get rid of and chlorine is dying to get an electron so hey, let's get them together! The marriage is called a salt.). So, it was very cool to see someone else thinks of it this way. Also, i loved the comment at 4:57. I cringed at the render time needed to draw all those little spheres.

[@dragonartgroup6982]

This is literally the only video that helped me understand the acids and base thankkkkkkk uuuuuuu soooooooo muchhhhhhh

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Dude where were you when I was in chem 1? This made way more since then my class.

[@thecomprehensionhub4612]

Every once in while, a YT channel will come up that explains things the way it should be; with sense

[@moosekababs]

learned more about chemistry and the like from this single 10 minute video than 12 years of public school. thank you for finally helping me to understand some chemistry stuff :)

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Those are some really clean animations

[@michelsolon2937]

2:57 "man I'm dead 💀"

[@MinogamiMakoto]

Thank you soooo much for doing this video, I can finally understand how acids work

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This channel has no right being this good

[@mcb187]

This is super cool! I have always wondered why acids were… acid-y, and this does a great job explaining it. Thanks!

[@DaFortepianino]

Nice presentation, but now, how does lysergic acid work? :) how does it to what it does and what it does to our body’s protons?

[@mikeock2087]

That was a nice educational and entertaining video, this is how I imagine education in the future instead of schools.

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Underrated channel

[@pinkmell0w]

Singlehandedly helped me understand why are some of the electron layers shaped the way they are better than school. Legitimately

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Excellently done. You sir, have earned the trifecta, A like, A sub and a comment.

[@tuff_lover]

What a lovely, Primer-style of animation.

[@LekkerNootje]

thank you for rendering Actin

[@sinephase]

chemical stability is like anti-entropy and seems to prove that the universe tends toward balance, not disorder

[@yesthatkarim9601]

years ago i heard a hilarious description of fluorine’s chemical promiscuity, but described in human social terms: “Fluorine will hook up with anybody, anywhere, anytime…” 😆 I’m not doing it justice, but the description really stuck with me. After watching your video, i feel like all introductory chemistry should be taught in these terms. You’re more likely to remember something if it has some emotional content, and your hilarious atomic interactions will definitely stick! 😂

[@PhillipAmthor]

This was so well made and even funny. This has meta meme potential

[@NettyNetwork]

Wow, I'm amazed by the animations