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Nile talks about lab safety: • Chemistry is dangerous.
NileRed makes messes NileBlue cleans them
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@@langui888 r/wooooosh
@kirby That is not a wooosh indeed
Jekell and Hyde be like
kirby even if it was, why would you link a subreddit outside of reddit
5:33 I don’t know what’s funnier: DANGER “ACID” or the bandaids as tape
chemists man
5:32 *
Bandaids
It's fake acid. It's actually alkali.
@@und4287 what
Now I can chuck it in the garbage *Scoop*
scoopy di poop
de woop de scoop we, de poop
@@crabwithaknife7337 poopy diddy scoop de, scoopty whoop
Shoop da whoop!
It's kind of amazing how entertaining/cathartic it is to watch chemistry equipment be cleaned.
probably because it feels good not to have to clean f'ing polymer resin out of round bottom flask yourself
What does ferrofluid look like under a microscope?
Black
@@Charlie-mn5fw thanks man
bigger
Have you ever seen those episodes of the x files with the black alien goop?
You would probably not be able to see anything if the individual particles were smaller than the wavelength of light which they might be.
I love your videos. Even "boring cleaning videos" it's super interesting.
He's secretly hypnotizing us. There's no other possible explanation for the interest we have in his videos.
@Ryan_plays_xbox you're so right
Also random strangers, tell me what you think of this kzhead.info/sun/dbqEY8V_jX-YY30/bejne.html
@Ryan_plays_xbox honestly, I've come across 3 of his videos (at different times) due to KZhead recommendations. I never bothered to look at his name until recently, but each time I clicked on a video I had to click off midway because I find them genuinely boring compared to a lot of other science channels. I think you're just used to him.
There is no Ryan_plays_xbox
Chemistry housekeeping is as interesting as chemistry. How do you do this?
Did you write the comment before even starting the video?
All chemists do this, because it is what is taught in the university. What he does is just the good practice.
Mykhaylo Parkulab I didn't know that. Thanks. What's cool to me is that cleaning up is as interesting as doing chemistry. These videos are really interesting.
60 % of time in the lab is cleaning
@@BuildingCenter it's because neither the chemistry nor the clean up are inherently interesting, if you were watching someone do the same experiments as Nile, but they did it perfectly each time and always did it in a monotone voice, it wouldn't be an interesting video. Clean-up of chemical waste is typically pretty boring. Nile is able to make it interesting by doing the projects in an engaging way where you can see that he is excited to do a lot of the stuff
6:42 "I hope you guys enjoyed watching me do this little cleanup" Yeah I did, dont know why though
Like others who have already commented, I really appreciate that you take the time to document the waste cleanup step. No job in the lab in ever complete until the equipment is clean and ready for the next procedure. For the aspiring scientist, it is every bit as important to learn as any other lab procedure. During my time as a student, I had a very particular conversation with our department chair about how useful I thought it would be if the university offered a class, required or elective, on general laboratory procedures. It seemed to me that both biology and chemistry labs failed to teach general and common lab procedures, especially good waste management, and focused to narrowly on the applied lesson itself. Not wanting to take away from that primary purpose, I thought the best thing was to have a separate class that covered these issues. He was seemingly positive about the idea, but nothing ever came of it. I would have been one of the first to sign up to take the class. To this day, I don't think a single undergraduate from our chemistry or biology departments experience even a single lab session devoted to properly identifying lab waste hazards and how to correctly neutralize them as part of lab cleanup. Thank you for going the extra mile!
That's boring asf.
@@GrungeVoid your boring asf :)
@@GrungeVoid dude its science. And its also 3 years old
Nice to hear the emphasis you placed on how to safely dispose of stuff down a drain (neutralizing any acids/bases and making sure there's nothing toxic or corrosive) and how most things can't just be poured out. Imo nobody talks about this enough. Thanks for sharing
I still have no idea what hes talking about but this is so fycking interesting
The material in question is ferro fluid, an oily suspension of iron based nano particles. Ferro is short for ferrous which means containing iron. The iron in the fluid is attracted to magnetic fields, and tends to align itself with the lines of a magnetic field to produce beautiful spiked shapes. He explains in this video how he dealt with the waste from his experimentation and the process of cleaning his glassware. In the glass washing part, he removed the oil with soap, and reacted the remaining iron with a chlorine based acid to produce iron III chloride, a salt that dissolves in water. I hope that helps.
theevilovenmit hell yeah my dude thanks
What does “fycking” mean?
@@cbspydoge ur mom
@@abhinav2584 lol
For removing the magnetite clumps from the bottom like in 3:52, I recommend wrapping the magnet in plastic wrap, using the magnet to pull the stuff out of the container, then just flipping the plastic wrap over the magnetite.
True! Good idea.
It's so oddly satisfying to watch someone clean scientific glass wear 😂😂😂
What can and cannot go down the drain depends on where you live. Check with your city or municipality before dumping any chemicals down the sink.
worst case scenario, just dump it in and rinse it down with some pee. That'll fix it!
To be extra safe when disposing of the nano-particles, you can just heat them with a bunsen burner, burning away the organic coating, thus making the particles aggregate more readily.
"The gayest person on Patreon" had been supporting you for years XD, Great video!
I suggest watching his videos also (The gayest person on KZhead) for some more legitimately fantastic content.
@@danielnewby2255 thank you, sir. I'll do it.
I think they support Evan and Katelyn too 😂
anyone else watching these videos not only because they're interesting but also because his voice is soothing and therapeutic af? hahaha
How do you keep your white background so clean
Magic
It's paper/cardboard so he can replace them easily
@@Crowbars2 no it's magic
He cleans it
@@user-mo1fn3gu5u With magic
When my dad washed his glassware from making magnetite, he would pour a bit of hydrochloric acid into the containers, and leave them overnight. In the morning, the HCl fumes would have permeated into any adhered iron oxides and gotten them loosened or dissolved so that a quick rinse was all it took to get the FeCl out.
This is a very in depth and complex video about chucking things in the garbage then washing the glassware with soapy water
This is really neat. It shows that there is byproducts of doing chemistry, cleaning.
I love that your videos are all-complete including the waste disposal issues. This difers nile(add color) from so many videos on the net. Keep going!!!
@2:56 I totally thought that container said "LSD". I thought to myself "HOLY CRAP! That's a lot of LSD...". lol
It's the winter stockpile.
I really like to see that you are responsible and that you give a damn. Thanks
Videos like these are what keep me sticking to a chem major.
Can’t stop watching your videos. Love the details. I don’t understand a lot of things you talk about but that makes me want to learn.
I absolutely love your cleanup vids. They're so satisfying!
"However, like with all my cleanup videos, I got a bit curious about something" Classic nile XD
I was wondering about that after watching the NileRed video. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity without asking.
Never in my life has a clean up been so interesting
this is really wonderful! it’s so amazing watching all of this. this really interests me and i think i might want this as my profession.
I love the clean-up vids! Very interesting.
Before this I never thought I would sit through an entire video just watching someone washing glassware
Good job cleaning up. If you are concerned with the waste iron/magnetite. Simply put it in a tin can and then recycle the can at recycle center. Great video.
I can finally rest easy knowing how you clean stuff. Wondering how you deal with all of those chemicals STRESS ME OUT but I genuinely enjoy the content so much.
Those cleanup videos are extremely helpfull, please make more, especially on waste that truly needs cleanup!
Loving the longer more detail intensive videos.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
My friend and I are planning to make some ferrofluid, so thank you for more information!
5:42 "The solution to pollution is dilution" -NileBlue 2019 (some NileRed copycat, if ya ask me) /s In case it really needs to be said.
this is the second lilered channel
@@averagegamer2757 it was sarcasm dude
average gamer r/wooosh
nice. I love ur work. Thanks for posting this extra video.
I"m glad you're posting these videos. It's important to include the effort you take behind the scenes, and what kind of processes you go through to clean up. I encourage the reusing things like distilling the alcohol to purify it back, over disposal, even if safe. like the iron, could you have...smelted it down into pure iron metal?
thank you so much for these.. it completes the full process
Please do more on your cleanups and the housekeeping!
Love your videos keep up the good work ❤💛💚💙💜
This is actually so satisfaying.
The solution to pollution is dilution
I was waiting for this video since I watched the one on the main channel!
This is definitely as interesting as the main video.
You have plumbing hooked up now or still running the pump and into a seperate bucket?
i was super excited for this
Thanks for making this video.
I love this cleaning up videos!
I was waiting for this video because when i saw that ferrofluid in the dish, my mind was just thinking about the mess. Anyways this is the best and only channel I watch for chemistry!!!! Your videos are really awesome. I was thinking to ask if you could do AS and A level Chemistry practicals with the apparatus they recommend, because watching you do it will make it much more easy than my teacher
So interesting! as I watched the original video I wondered how you would clean up all the waste solution....
"ISO" on the left beaker looks like "LSD"
Blue color scouring pad is non scratch and is safe for glass and plastic. The green has abrasive material embedded within it and will easily scratch metals and some types of glass.
To recover Isopropyl alcohol from aqueous mixture, i've used KCl, CaCl2 & even NaCl in the past. the organic layer will float & give much less volume for distillation. Salt Solutions can be discarded into the sink at slightly alkaline pH.
Good clean, good clean. You should try making a bunch of ferrofluid, and using a super powerful magnet, get some big ol' spikes going
Thanks for the video. 👍
just love these "the shit behind the fun" video
Good video!
"You could be a great bottle washer", as my chemistry teacher would say.
Good job.
Love the outro my dude
Way more appealing than those bad restoration videos! New type of cleaning asmr
only nile can make cleaning glass interesting.
When he scooped the magnetite out with a paper towel it reminded me of trying to clean out my French press
Nile, thanks for the evening vid! Thanks for all you do.
Hey Nile! How do you know if something is safe to pour down the drain? Like with the glassware after the acid bath you said it's too diluted to be an issue. Is this a rule of thumb estimate or do you look up "chemistry clean up" resources?
Here in the Lab we use "Alconox" for cleaning glassware and get rid of magnetite nanoparticles. Great detergent :)
You do a lot of clean up videos, and just as well do most other chemistry channels. I don't know if it would be worth the time and effort, but would you consider mixing all of your waste and/or trying to extract pure metals/elements from them for reuse? I imagine that might be worth more time and effort than the return would be, but would make for an interesting video.
Im glad this was in my reccomended....
yessss this is what i wanted to see
I might just love the cleanup videos more than the original experiments. Something about already being familiar with the chemicals involved and not having to "keep up" with whats going on to understand it. Plus I love when you can do cool chemistry and still have it be safe to the environment, because I'm a hippie lol
Why not convert the magnetite back to FeCl2 or FeCl3 with HCl?
I love these
hi! i am complete newbie in chemistry and just enjoy watching your clips. i was wondering - are the ingridients you use recoverable? do you recover your ingridients? i it possible to recover 100% of your ingridients? if not why not? do you think there are ways of doing chemistry that would be wasteless?
You should totally put some of that in your stirrer, the one you drop the thing in and it uses magnets to rotate it.
@NileBlue please will you share your calculations that you said you'd provide (in the last ferrofluid video - the one you're cleaning up in this video). Would be great if you shared it as a file because it's difficult to read on the video. I don't have a TV and have to watch your videos on my phone, so that would really help. Thank you in advance. And a huge HUGE thank you for your quality channels!
I came here to hear “I flushed it with a BUNCH of distilled water.” I was not disappointed.
Maybe in a future cleanup video you could explore Fenton's reagent?
Welcome to the newest episode of "why plumbers hate me!"
watch his nilered evolution and i dont think he got a plumber that much
when you wash the glassware can you use ultrasonic bath instead of the acid bath ?
1:47 HOWEVER, I decided to make a giant mess out of my cleanup again
I finally understand how band-aids work
3:00 "lsd" on beaker, i knew you're making drugs xDDD
It definitely does kind of look like lsd
Back at it again with the "acid" bin
Ferric Chloride is used in the treatment of municipal waste water.
I’ve got 10 minutes to burn and this video is just what I need
Shopping list for a special project! 1. Ferrofluid 2. Hydrophobic surface 3. Microfluidic components
why is doing chemistry dishes so interesting?
Do you think you could rig a setup where you have a speaker neodymium magnetic near the ferrorfluid and see if it reacts to the magnetic change of the signal? It would be cool if it it reacted to the signal changing the fluid etc. In theory I don’t see why it wouldn’t work especially since it’ll be amplified. Dare I say fluid oscilloscope?
hey nilered, i have an inquiry; i am attempting to construct a tube furnace and i need a good thermal conductive material as well as a material that has high heat resistance and is an electric insulator. Basically what i need is a material that serves almost as a heating element insulator/ jacket to prevent melting of housing and shorting of metallic outer wall. What do you recommend? What are your heating mantles constructed of? i need to be able to resist up to 700 degrees C
You could probably use brake parts cleaner to clean the glassware and get rid of the oily gunk.
What is the best medium for the ferrofluid? I have ferrofluid it, but I put it in water and it eventually messes with the ferrofluid.
Beautiful
NileRed is lit. But NileBlue is woaaaaaaaaa
Would the fact it involves nanoparticles influence the drain safety aspect?
Have any of you seen videos of ferocells?
I'm curious why the 10% HCl bath was such a vibrant yellow/orange? Just some color added to help visually indicate the hazard?