The Backyard Scientist
Exploding Balloons filled with Propane Gas. Drones, Steel wool, and Underwater explosions! - SMS#4
I thought it would be fun to film propane balloons exploding in slow motion, and I tried popping them a bunch of different ways. I took some user suggestions like flying a drone with a sparkler attached into a balloon, and filling a...
The Backyard Scientist
Liquid Nitrogen Freeze-Ray Vs. Flamethrower
I made a freeze ray! Im basically a bonafide evil genius now. Freeze your cat, girlfriend, or flowers, the possibilities are endless..! wait no, thats about it. Some notes about the gun: There are commercial liquid nitrogen guns used by...
The Backyard Scientist
Red Hot Cannonball Vs Styrofoam Tower
My new foundry is made from: Insulating firebrick High Temperature mortar Bio-Soluble Ceramic Blanket I highly recommend looking for a HWI distribution center near you. They sell to individuals, and because they make the refractory...
Science360
Engineering Safer Drinking Water in Africa - Science Nation
Access to safe drinking water is a global problem for nearly a billion people. For approximately 200 million people, many in Africa, high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in the water causes disfiguring and debilitating dental and...
TMW Media
Engineering Careers: Learn about engineering and its many different aspects
What kind of engineer works on buildings, roads, and bridges? Are there many other types of engineers? What healthcare engineers are there? What is the difference between a scientist and an engineer? Do scientists and engineers work...
Curated Video
Chemistry Lab Safety Precautions and Hazards
This video discusses the different hazards and risks that can arise when carrying out chemistry experiments in a laboratory. It provides general safety precautions such as keeping workspaces clear and avoiding eating or drinking in the...
Curated Video
Electrolysis of Aqueous Copper Sulfates: Analysis and Conclusion
The video is a lecture presentation on the electrolysis of aqueous copper sulfates. The presenter discusses an experiment to test the hypothesis about the relationship between the current through the electrolyte and the mass of copper...
Science360
Science Behind The News: Bio-Inspired Materials
In the search for the next groundbreaking tough material, scientists like David Kisalus from the University of California, Riverside are looking to nature for inspiration, including under the sea where one little crustacean packs a...
Science360
Engineers investigate possible lingering impacts from Elk River chemical spill - Science Nation
In January, 2014, thousands of gallons of chemicals, including crude 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol, or MCHM, spilled into West Virginia's Elk River, near Charleston. The spill ultimately contaminated the local water supply and...
The Backyard Scientist
Underwater Explosions - Slow Motion Dry Ice Bomb.
Underwater explosions using Dry Ice, and Liquid Nitrogen, and captured in high definition slow motion. Hey guys, Backyard Scientist here. I this video I throw water bottles filled with dry ice, and liquid nitrogen into my pool. This is...
Science360
Engineers investigate possible lingering impacts from Elk River chemical spill
In January 2014, thousands of gallons of chemicals, including crude 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol, or MCHM, spilled into West Virginia's Elk River, near Charleston. The spill ultimately contaminated the local water supply and approximately...
The Backyard Scientist
Do hot objects fall through water faster? Leidenfrost Effect!
Today I put the Leidenfrost effect to the test! Im trying out a great question from somebody on my facebook page. He wanted to know if a hot object will fall faster than a cold object through water. I set up my fishtank and dropped...
Next Animation Studio
Rise in banned chemical use hurting ozone
New research published in the journal Nature details findings that posit somewhere in East Asia is producing a banned ozone-depleting chemical.
The Backyard Scientist
Molten Aluminum Vs. Lava Lamp
Ever wonder what would happen If you poured molten aluminum into a lava lamp? Me neither. Well, you voted, I listened! Some of my viewers on my Facebook, and G+ pages suggested that I pour molten aluminum into a Lava Lamp. That sounded...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Physical and Chemical Changes
In this video, we explore the difference between physical and chemical changes using steel wool as an example. This video is part of the 7-part series, Chemical Changes.
Next Animation Studio
Burning ship dumps ecological hell on Sri Lanka’s beaches
Sri Lanka’s beautiful beaches are being swamped by billions of plastic pellets and toxins as the country deals with a massive and growing environmental disaster.
The Backyard Scientist
Rocket Powered Fidget Spinner
Ok thats it, Fidget Spinner trend is over, cause this is the best one ever!! ;) I built a custom fidget spinner out of 1/4in aluminum plate and strapped 3 E sized rocket engines. Really, I just wanted to do this. I saw Stephens video and...
Mazz Media
Lab Safety: Correct Disposal and Clean Up
In this live-action program viewers will learn that many experiments involve use of hazardous chemicals, such as strong acids, alkalis, or flammable materials and that all good scientists learn the correct methods for cleanup and...
The Backyard Scientist
Steel Wool on a DRONE
You have probably heard of steel wool before. You can burn it and swing it around to create amazing sparks and effects. I thought it would be fun to attach steel wool to a drone and fly it around a beach at night. It turned our really...
The Backyard Scientist
Molten Aluminum Vs 'Spitballs' - SO COOL!! (water balz)
I packed a fishtank completely full of water balls (water beads, water balz, orbeez, spitballs...). Im guessing there are over 10,000 in there!
The Backyard Scientist
Pouring Molten salt into Water - Explosion!
Pouring Molten salt into Water - Explosion!