DIY MEGA Microwave! - Microwaving a Microwave

The video is a lecture presentation on the electrolysis of aqueous copper sulfates. It begins with an explanation of what electrolysis is and what is in the aqueous solution of the metal salt. The presenter then goes on to make some...

So today I decided I was going to pour molten aluminum on something. I just finished a new propane powered furnace and I wanted to put it to the test!



I don't know why my brain jumped to watermelon, but I'm glad it did....

Pouring lava in my pool!

Illuminating danger, fighting ice with ice, modeling dragonfly wings and new personality choices – which is yours? It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week, all with funding from NSF. ...

Easy DIY lamp! Hack an old lightbulb into a alcohol lamp with a green flame with only denatured alcohol and boric acid!



Methanol and bored acid are used for the fuel and flame color. This is deceptively dangerous as you can...

Giant Mousetrap Powered Car!

If you read Ralph Cicerone’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology profile, it says as an undergraduate he was a bit unprepared when he arrived at the school in 1961. Apparently, the public high school in his small Western Pennsylvania...

Ever wonder what happens when you pour 1000 degree molten aluminum metal on a plugged in toaster? Sparks fly, plastic melts, and toasters everywhere shed a tear.



I Melted 5 pounds of aluminum in my homemade forge/foundry and...

Nitrites AKA "Poppers" are extremely flammable liquids.

In episode 52, Jordan and Charlie discuss research discovered using new high-resolution microscopy by a team at the University of Pennsylvania. Molecular struts, called microtubules, interact with the heart's contractile machinery to...

Farmer Don navigates the tightrope between using pesticides and meeting the growing consumer demand for chemical-free produce. He shares his experiment with not spraying his corn crop, discussing the challenges and insights gained from...

Used my angle grinder, and my new dremel to make a knife.

American police officers have been using a variety of crowd-control weapons against Black Lives Matter demonstrators. Here is how they work.

Soaking tennis balls in gasoline? What can go wrong!

This video is a lecture presentation on titrations. The presenter discusses the theory behind the experiment and then demonstrates how to carry out a titration to determine the volume of hydrochloric acid needed to neutralize a certain...

The video is a chemistry lesson on making insoluble salts. The teacher explains the concept of state symbols and how they indicate if a salt is soluble or insoluble. The teacher also covers solubility rules and how they predict if a salt...

1) Theory behind PEA agar in microbiology.<br/>
2) How to identify bacteria as Gram(+) <br/>or Gram(-).

In skiing events like the downhill, slalom or ski jump it's often the skis that are bound to an athlete's feet--and the materials used to make them--that give these athletes an edge over the competition. U.S. Ski Team members Julia...

I still had 2 gallons of glue from the last glue trap video, so I thought this would be a great way to use the rest of it! I forgot how gross the glue really is though, I practically need to shower in WD-40 to get if off.

1.6v at "need a new multimeter"Amps

Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos

There are two main types of painkillers: narcotic opioids and aspirin drugs. Narcotic opioids interfere with pain signals in the brain to alter the perception of pain, while aspirin drugs go to the source of pain by inhibiting the...

This is a video discussing the theory and practical applications of electrolysis of aqueous solutions. The speaker explains what electrolysis is and how it involves the splitting of compounds using electricity. They then dive into the...