Extractions&Ire
Extractions&Ire
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Quantum Dots made with… olive oil?
Making QDots is a well known reaction that I once did at University. But.. what if we made it unusually difficult for ourselves by refusing to buy proper solvents? Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/
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References:
"Phosphine-free synthesis of monodisperse CdSe nanocrystals in olive oil"
doi.org/10.1039/B607022A
Music:
- All tracks are from the Aphex Twin soundcloud release pile
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Making Bismuth Germanate in the microwave
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Starting from a pure Ge sample, we attempt to make glass using chlorine gas and a microwave. Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Merch: explosionsandfire.shop/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire References: "Bismuth-Germanate Glasses: Synthesis, Structure, Luminescence, and Crystallization" doi.org/10.3390/ceramics6030097 Music: - First t...
The end of Cubane (for now)
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A retrospective and Q&A on the cubane series. Merch (cubane shirts!): explosionsandfire.shop/ Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire
Making cubane in the shed - The complete series
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Over 3 years we embark on a journey to make cubane. How hard could it be?? Merch (cubane shirts!): explosionsandfire.shop/ Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire
Time 4 some Rhodium Chemistry
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We're dissolving money to make colours, because its the holidays and it's fun?. Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Merch: explosionsandfire.shop/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire References: "Rhodium Rainbow: A Colorful Laboratory Experiment Highlighting Ligand Field Effects of Dirhodium Tetraacetate" pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchem...
Purifying the Tar - Cubane Finale
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It's time to make the methyl ester of cubane. But can we reach the finish line with any product left at all? Merch: explosionsandfire.shop/ Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire
Extracting Neodymium from Harddrive Magnets
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I dissolve magnets to extract Nd2(SO4)3 while a bird conducts its own unrelated project nearby. Merch store yay: explosionsandfire.shop/ Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire Music: 'Aphlygeo', taken from the able The Loser by Hoverman beautyworldrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-loser
We’ve made Cubane (badly) - Cubane Ep 17
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explosionsandfire.shop/ We successfully make cubane, but at what cost? Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire If you’re interested in the QUT polymer photochemistry role, see the linked in post here: www.linkedin.com/posts/bryan-tuten-ph-d-59b47738_macromolecules-soft-matter-materials-laboratory-activity-71...
Beating the UV step!! - Cubane Ep. 16
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We once again try 'the hard step', but this time it is different.. please... Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire Music: from the Aphex Twin soundcloud dump. Track names: - Lannerlog - matriarch test 3 Om1 Cass 909
I lost the cubane race (Still going though!) - Cubane Ep. 15
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We make some diketone after being inspired by @Chemiolis beating me at this project and sayingn mean things about me (justified). Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire
Shed Synthesis of Lithium Niobate
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A microwave synthesis of a photonics computing material from the obscure element niobium. Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire Music: All tracks by the artist Corticyte ! soundcloud.com/corticyte Track 1- Track 2- Track 3- Track 4- References:
A slightly new cube plan... Cubane Ep 14
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A short review of what’s going on, and a new plan for a path forward! Twitter: Explosions_Fire Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire UA-cam channels: www.youtube.com/@UCqf4mbw0P0cmxZKWwV2Zqfw www.youtube.com/@UCdkzZNMT6AZ1GgazljwxV0Q www.youtube.com/@UCRi_rn0DUdbzYg8mHPX53kg Paper references: E...
Extracting strontium with a microwave
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We destroy something beautiful in order to extract some delightful strontium ions. Twitter: Explosions_Fire Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire Paper: Direct conversion of celestine to SrS by microwave heating www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0892687507001756 Music taken from th...
I found some toxic old insecticides
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A box of banned chemicals… the history is fascinating, and we take a look at some products that used to be everywhere, and discuss what are the modern replacements. Twitter: Explosions_Fire Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire
The PhotoFridge - Cubane Ep 13
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I'm a simple man trying to drive a simple photochemical ring closure reaction. What could be more simple? Twitter: Explosions_Fire Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire/ Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g Patreon: www.patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire Music: from the Aphex Twin soundcloud dump. Track name: Pretend Analog Extmix 2b References for the whole cubane synthesis: 19...
Magical deep UV LEDs - Cubane Ep 12
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Magical deep UV LEDs - Cubane Ep 12
More UV Nightmares - Cubane Ep 11
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More UV Nightmares - Cubane Ep 11
Extracting Calcium from Bones
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Extracting Calcium from Bones
Dissolving a Super Rare Metal to make Ammonium Perrhenate
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Dissolving a Super Rare Metal to make Ammonium Perrhenate
Ultraviolet Cage Creation - Cubane Ep 10
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Ultraviolet Cage Creation - Cubane Ep 10
Extracting Cadmium from a NiCd Battery
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Extracting Cadmium from a NiCd Battery
A hydrogen sulfide generator using... a candle
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A hydrogen sulfide generator using... a candle
Cubane Ep 9 - *Actually* forming the MonoKetal
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Cubane Ep 9 - *Actually* forming the MonoKetal
hi again, i've missed you
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hi again, i've missed you
Cubane Ep 8 - Deprotection Time!
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Cubane Ep 8 - Deprotection Time!
I'm taking a break from Youtube (I don't want to)
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I'm taking a break from UA-cam (I don't want to)
The Diels-Alder - Making Cubane Episode 7
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The Diels-Alder - Making Cubane Episode 7
CurrentChem Ep 6 - Radiopharmacuticals
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CurrentChem Ep 6 - Radiopharmacuticals
Bromination of the ketal - Cubane Episode 6
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Bromination of the ketal - Cubane Episode 6
I got a second hand high-speed camera from eBay!
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I got a second hand high-speed camera from eBay!

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Speensinc
    @Speensinc День тому

    So as a biology perspective - malathion is actually still used in prescription medicines- topical solutions for lice and fleas and mites like scabies, and where you run into things like the ironic case where one of the senior doctors told me about where they treated someone for organophosphate poisoning and then ironically having to give a limited dose of less toxic organophosphates for their headlice found subsequently

  • @Gilkey766
    @Gilkey766 2 дні тому

    my girlfriend dumped me while watching this video. Evil!

  • @matlilly8795
    @matlilly8795 2 дні тому

    The worst thing about being bitten by a snake or a spider means you're probably Australian. 🤢

  • @AlbuquerqueBandit
    @AlbuquerqueBandit 2 дні тому

    this dude's funny lol

  • @samo9658
    @samo9658 2 дні тому

    Great video Dingo! I love the channel

  • @JimCrowce
    @JimCrowce 3 дні тому

    Dude the moustache is epic! Hell yeah lol. Edit: Time to invest in Rhodium lmao 😂

  • @Snakecat_Rex
    @Snakecat_Rex 4 дні тому

    Please forgive me: iron 3 before gta 6 I’m so sorry I had to say it

  • @smug_cat1
    @smug_cat1 4 дні тому

    Ofc bayer made poison what didn't bayer do

  • @smug_cat1
    @smug_cat1 4 дні тому

    I heard of pcp

  • @smug_cat1
    @smug_cat1 4 дні тому

    Ngl old chem is fun chem new chem is too woke

  • @MrAlex3461
    @MrAlex3461 4 дні тому

    I also occasionally ask this 7:10

  • @justinchamberlin4195
    @justinchamberlin4195 4 дні тому

    Mmm...the Forbidden Mint Shake. Who knew you could add ammonia and then get the Forbidden Blue Sno-Cone Mix? Never mind adding hydrogen sulfide to the one solution to make the Forbidden Ecto-Cooler.

  • @bussi7859
    @bussi7859 5 днів тому

    Cupperpicrate?

  • @theWinterWalker
    @theWinterWalker 5 днів тому

    The oldest texts we have are from Sumeria/Mesopotamia and actually record slave names, taxes, inventory (capital).... When you say we forget "how good things were".... They've not been good in a hot minute. We're slaves and have been living some dudes wet dream for AT LEAST 3 millennia....

  • @theWinterWalker
    @theWinterWalker 5 днів тому

    My chemistry instructor used to say "Chem Is Try" And I feel like there's never been a truer statement.

  • @bolestah
    @bolestah 5 днів тому

    Haha is one of your family members named Cleetus by any chance. The burnt mattress is equal parts hilarious and creepy

  • @theWinterWalker
    @theWinterWalker 5 днів тому

    I dunno what you're doing with your PhD, but TBH if you were my chemistry teacher, I may have stuck it out when it mattered most, as a teen, and probably would have dramatically changed my auHD outcome in this consumerism learned helplessness society, disABLED by 37

  • @Eloquence00
    @Eloquence00 5 днів тому

    I see we have made it to the "Ire" part of extractions and Ire 🤣 Congrats on finishing your PHD. I'm glad you've decided to stop making ice cream and finish your paper.

  • @JUNEWICK5087
    @JUNEWICK5087 5 днів тому

    Ah magnet soup just like grandma used to make

  • @adamdapatsfan
    @adamdapatsfan 6 днів тому

    Yield: Perfectly Suited For All Dishes%

  • @GURMEETSINGH-ke1xc
    @GURMEETSINGH-ke1xc 6 днів тому

    If you have dry methanol. Since benzene miscible with methanol but hexanes are not.

  • @blakecatlett1011
    @blakecatlett1011 6 днів тому

    its been three years where did the glove box go :(

  • @anthony9344
    @anthony9344 6 днів тому

    Shouldn't you wear a respirator while working with tetrachlorides

  • @billy2896
    @billy2896 7 днів тому

    HOLY SHIT APHEX TWIN

  • @mrlmmo1712
    @mrlmmo1712 7 днів тому

    Home lab Chemistry gives me flashbacks...

  • @ericw3517
    @ericw3517 8 днів тому

    Chlordane was always my dad's personal favorite. I still remember the 25lb bag he kept around.

  • @Malthael2797
    @Malthael2797 8 днів тому

    I hate to remember that a lot of bugs just do not have lungs. Those freaks are just running around hoping enough oxygen flows through them? Yucky.

  • @TC-rj9cd
    @TC-rj9cd 8 днів тому

    All memes aside, great fucking work. 10/10

  • @ni_wink84
    @ni_wink84 8 днів тому

    I know zero, zip, nada, even nada 3 about chemistry, I know some elements and that’s about it, and that being said it’s a lot easier to follow your videos and understand them than a lot of other people on UA-cam that do this, awesome videos !

  • @badrolljoe
    @badrolljoe 8 днів тому

    olive oil is too bloody yellow to begin with. of course its gonna turn to pissy shit

  • @ericw3517
    @ericw3517 8 днів тому

    Something tells me that you might regret that comment about computers deserving to feel pain one day.

  • @wraiz8563
    @wraiz8563 8 днів тому

    bro is affected by the passage of time

  • @kevinthecat9704
    @kevinthecat9704 9 днів тому

    congrats on your tar synthesis!

  • @kiraserkina
    @kiraserkina 9 днів тому

    Thank you for being inspired by my research. It's very nice and unexpected to see your video. P.s. The secret to obtaining red glasses is fast melt cooling :)

  • @runforitman
    @runforitman 9 днів тому

    4:11 Toms data recovery centre

  • @TheLuckymod13
    @TheLuckymod13 9 днів тому

    Man. I fuckin love this channel.

  • @AppliedCryogenics
    @AppliedCryogenics 9 днів тому

    I'd expect a little concentrated hydrogen peroxide to speed up the dissolution in the acid.

  • @olodumareh
    @olodumareh 10 днів тому

    Thank yooooooouuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally, a sure way to dissolve rhodium! I love you! I love you! I love you! Ur effing amazing!!! Keep it up!!!

  • @5cyndi
    @5cyndi 10 днів тому

    26:56 💀 from the potential paper title ! 😂

  • @NineteenOhOne
    @NineteenOhOne 10 днів тому

    The graduated cylinder that I just noticed, I hope has had the best possible future. I feel you cylinder, you were there doing what was asked of you.

  • @FugalQuease
    @FugalQuease 11 днів тому

    ah as my Dad used to say - Dieldrin for chieldren

  • @Srushty-zhyan1608
    @Srushty-zhyan1608 11 днів тому

    I have battery 🔋 old ni cd I have 10 battery

  • @baen1466
    @baen1466 11 днів тому

    That ripped off Aphex Twin music.. lol

  • @fb9552
    @fb9552 11 днів тому

    Hey USA how much germanium do you guys make? USA: why you wanna know 🤨

  • @AlexxSawyer
    @AlexxSawyer 11 днів тому

    I have been waiting years for those 3 dust specks!

  • @AppliedCryogenics
    @AppliedCryogenics 12 днів тому

    Could the tar be bits of the apparatus dissolved by produced nitric acid?

  • @SwedishCinnabon
    @SwedishCinnabon 12 днів тому

    I was mainly surprised that there are blackbirds in Australia, I thought "oh, he doesn't mean an actual blackbird like the ones in Sweden" but then I looked it up and lo and behold, they were introduced to Australia and New Zealand... couldn't find anything on how/why though. Anyhoo, the more you know and all that. :p

  • @chris.hinsley
    @chris.hinsley 12 днів тому

    Organic nonsense ! Yup the problem of current AI !

  • @chris.hinsley
    @chris.hinsley 12 днів тому

    Thank you for this entire series. I’ve never had such fun. You took over from my other life at age ten. I now do this exact same thing as you but with OS design. Which is NOT a diss ! Just keep doing what you do, and so will I :)

  • @flarex123
    @flarex123 12 днів тому

    Duuude, I want to see what you CAN do with those spark plugs!