This Chemical is Not from Our Planet!

"But, if we continue to ignore safety precautions..." This is why you're my favorite chemistry channel.

Watching him speak, takes me back to the 60's and my first acid drop.

If I was in your lab I would mainly be wearing a tank for protection. lol

That butyl lithium brings back memories. I was doing a project as part of my chemistry degree in the very early 90s. It was to check the “phase transition characteristics of liquid crystals”. I had to use butyl lithium as part of the procedure to make the liquid crystals to be investigated. It involved a fume cupboard, a shed load of dry ice to keep everything REALLY cold and a syringe for the butyl lithium. A syringe that NEVER worked properly and kept trying to dump it all in one go. The professor overseeing me pointed out that if the syringe let too much of the butyl lithium go at once, they wouldn’t have to bury me, they would just repaint the walls to coverup what was left of me. Remarks like that really help to focus your attention on what you are doing. Sometimes I miss the days before health and safety existed. Sometimes.

I just love this guy’s extreme Russian accent for some reason.

I'm glad you narrate your own videos. Your English is most excellent, just like your video content quality 🙂

This reminds me of serving in the HAZMAT squad in my volunteer fire department. Many unidentified chemicals can only be identified in the field by checking what it reacts with.

I'm such a simple man. I remember many years ago, I subscribed for the cat. To this day, I'm still subbed for the cat, but I also enjoy these chemistry videos. Learning is so much more enjoyable when you don't force knowledge down people's throats, like they do in school.

Fun fact about super alkalines: These chemicals even react wuth acetone to form enolate ions. Try this: Pour first DMSO in an erlenmeyer; Then add acetone; Mix the compounds (acetone and DMSO don't dissolve each other due to polarity); Add a super alkali like tert butylithium, sodium amide or LDA in smmall portions. Result: a clear solution (enolate ions dissolve in water)

I always learn something on this channel.

Great video! I love the slow-motion timelapse of the explosions! Wow, so many fantastic substances,metals and gasses we have.

"This chemical is not from our planet." Discusses chemicals obtained and made only on our planet.

Finally, it's a relief to know you werent hacked

You are amongst the very few ones who show very useful information the application of abstract, keep up the good work and thanks for your efforts.

My chemistry teacher told us that if you get NaOH on your hand, it will react with the fat on your skin and turn it into soap.

WOW!!! That was totally unexpected!! I LOVE your videos SOO MUCH! You show us the most interesting chemicals!! THANK YOU!

Thoisoi and Thoisoi2, your production value keeps going up. I'm amazed at the depth of your educational show. Keep it up! :)

you should get some international prize for this educative channel you are editing.i absolutely love your videos.

Basically most elements are not from earth, they all formed in stars' nuclear reactions

Thank you, Sir. Every video offered here is always a learning experience!