Making Mercury (Part 1)

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  • In this video, I will be extracting and refining mercury metal from mercury sulfide (cinnabar). This is a chemical method, which is safer than the typical heated one.
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  • @gafeht
    @gafeht 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3639

    3 (HgS Na2S) + 8 NaOH + 2 Al + Spider -> 3 Hg + 6 Na2S + 2NaAlO2 + 4 H20 + Dead Spider

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1431

      Definitely a viable reaction

    • @hgmercury7279
      @hgmercury7279 6 ปีที่แล้ว +354

      lol
      rip spider was sacrificed for making me

    • @henryjiang9664
      @henryjiang9664 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      gafeht More like a Catalyst:/

    • @buttstink5763
      @buttstink5763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Imagine the shock and terror of a chemist who did this reaction and wasn’t expecting a spider corpse to appear

    • @jasonthompson318
      @jasonthompson318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@hgmercury7279 you’re so lame, your parents failed you. You complete mess.

  • @Nufrifin
    @Nufrifin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6144

    contains trace amounts of spider

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1877

      +Repth Nufrifin that is the key ingredient

    • @BillAnt
      @BillAnt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +443

      Mercury + spider = Hg suspended in a web lattice
      Also, don't confuse Cinnebar (HgS) with Cinnamonbar, nope not the same .. tsk tsk

    • @daniellewilson8527
      @daniellewilson8527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Repth Nufrifin m curious what was going through the soider’s head
      “Oh an unknown surface surrounded by an unknown liquid? Time to go in and see what’s up...oh wait the liquid is breaking the surface, time to get out of here” *builds web that breaks( “hope I can swim in this, I’m not getting out”

    • @johndoe3804
      @johndoe3804 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao!!

    • @snarrkk
      @snarrkk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      9:45 for anyone that is confused

  • @GrandDawggy
    @GrandDawggy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3788

    i always think cinnabar sounds delicious

    • @whitestorm8287
      @whitestorm8287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      Try cinnamon not cinnabar cinnamon

    • @SupernerdScrawl
      @SupernerdScrawl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      It's just where I go to restore fossils.

    • @connorthesledneck1398
      @connorthesledneck1398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Imagine if cinnamon bars had mercury

    • @iwcj9046
      @iwcj9046 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@SupernerdScrawl Well can't go there anymore, the volcano went boom after all

    • @jole5468
      @jole5468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      SupernerdScrawl i think they used rocks from there to make the pavement in vermillion city

  • @bluesillybeard
    @bluesillybeard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +694

    "so, how did you die? crushed by human? drowning?"
    "being dissolved by mercury waste"
    "oh"

  • @jetstreamjackie3437
    @jetstreamjackie3437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1163

    “Due to impurities” like that spider that fell in?

  • @reubenbredenkamp9218
    @reubenbredenkamp9218 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1364

    I love that spider for sacrificing himself for his love of chemistry.

    • @CH-su5vj
      @CH-su5vj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Elijah D'Arcy Dominguez probably a better way to go out than to drown normally

    • @polycrystallinecandy
      @polycrystallinecandy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Elijah D'Arcy Dominguez you can't really down without a chemical, because otherwise what will you be drowning in

    • @canesvenatici9588
      @canesvenatici9588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kreuner11 watch the damn video?

    • @HamsquadBeast
      @HamsquadBeast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@kreuner11 9:46

    • @d4slaimless
      @d4slaimless 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The tragedy!

  • @bigboy6704
    @bigboy6704 6 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    Cinnabar island. Vermillion City. "pokémon-mercury silver"

    • @Quintinohthree
      @Quintinohthree 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Mr. chair buttons *quicksilver.

    • @bigboy6704
      @bigboy6704 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Quintinohthree aaaaaaaah even better

    • @ThumbNurBum
      @ThumbNurBum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Quintinohthree Wasn't that one of the fan made hacks that Nintendo had scrubbed from the internet?

    • @bastiangalaz4580
      @bastiangalaz4580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ariados fainted.

    • @SirTomFoolery
      @SirTomFoolery 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Damn you

  • @Keldor314
    @Keldor314 5 ปีที่แล้ว +760

    Vermilion was also used historically to dye the lower strings of lutes, and not just for cosmetics. Since Vermilion is based on mercury, it's heavy, so dying the strings increased their density, meaning the strings would vibrate at a lower frequency. Compared to making the strings thicker (making them again heavier and vibrating at lower pitches), the thinner but denser Vermilion dyed strings have a clearer sound for the low notes.

    • @jay3398
      @jay3398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Someone do this for da BASS

    • @SoulTouchMusic93
      @SoulTouchMusic93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Huh, that's cool. Why didn't they just use copper wire?

    • @Keldor314
      @Keldor314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@SoulTouchMusic93 Modern guitar strings are wrapped in copper wire for the base strings, as are piano strings.
      In the middle ages, however, they just didn't have proper machinery for making large quantities of fine wire. Can you imagine beating out 10s of meters of thin wire using only a hammer? Jewelers would do this, but they could sell their jewelry for a tidy sum.
      Another thing to consider is that they used gut to make strings out of, since nylon had not yet been invented. Gut strings only last a couple weeks, so all that work making wire and wrapping it would have to be repeated over and over.
      As far as metal strings, as opposed to strings wrapped with metal wire, these started existing in harpsichords by the time the Baroque period happened. This is well after the end of the middle ages. Also, for some reason, lutes and guitars never ended up with metal strings until much later. I guess they didn't like the sound back then. Another possibility is that steel strings weren't practical on instruments where your sweaty fingers touch the strings until the invention of stainless steel - the strings would rust!

    • @Keldor314
      @Keldor314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@defunctuserchannel I think the only real insight there is that there are a lot of different ways a liquid can end up looking a murky yellow orange. Probably just a coincidence.

    • @summeronio9751
      @summeronio9751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As someone who.plays an 8 string guitar, I find that interesting

  • @emeka62
    @emeka62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    "Some impatient people" Am I watching NileShade lmao.

    • @salty8202
      @salty8202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He’s like baugmenter (idk how to spell) restoration where Julian just ROASTS the past conservators it’s so funny

    • @antimonia
      @antimonia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@salty8202 i don’t like baumgartner restoration :/ a lot of his techniques are outdated and often don’t follow the moral code for restoration- one of them being that the restorations should be reversible, so when better application and techniques are found, the previous restoration can be reversed and the painting restored with the new techniques. some of his work is shockingly poor, and not enough time was put into it. there’s a reason he does family heirlooms, not museum pieces. there’s also all of the legal trouble that he’s gotten himself into (suing one of the most prominent restorers, for example) that makes me really dislike him

    • @eppssilon
      @eppssilon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Test

    • @eppssilon
      @eppssilon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Testtzt

    • @variegatedmonsterathaicon
      @variegatedmonsterathaicon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@antimonia that reminds me of when he retouched a lady's arm and I noticed it was a lot different than the original and he made it worse

  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1959

    Great video! I actually forgot about dissolving the cinnabar in the sodium sulfate solution! ( I think it did come up in my ore genesis class) You probably could have used copper metal instead of aluminium since this is chemically pretty much the same as what I did in my video but I think the only real benefit of that here would be a reduction in waste and not also pulling out the lead which I think you didn't have in your mercury.

    • @howardman3926
      @howardman3926 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Hi Cody :D

    • @howardman3926
      @howardman3926 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I was curious if you knew what to look for when searching for Cinnabar, as it seems you have found some yourself. (Possibly a future video?) If not, that's fine.

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +374

      Hey Cody,
      I dont remember exactly where I read it, but it said that using copper has issues. I also don't remember what issues they were though...

    • @howardman3926
      @howardman3926 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's not necessarily that the copper has a negative affect, but more related to the fact Aluminium amalgamates with the Mercury providing a high efficiency and quality. (Aluminium I think may react with other minority elements or compounds residing in the Mercury Sulfide, or Cinnabar)

    • @howardman3926
      @howardman3926 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Oh, I forgot to mention that this process can provide Sodium Sulfide for recycle. :p

  • @AwesometownUSA
    @AwesometownUSA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    Dang - when the Spider fell into your cauldron, you shoulda tossed in some Deadly Nightshade and the Eyes of a Newt...
    Then you coulda cast some mad spooky, kooky-ass spells. Ah, well. Missed witchcraft opportunity. What can ya do.
    Nothing.

  • @robertbrowne7880
    @robertbrowne7880 7 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    R.I.P. Lab spider. You will be missed.

  • @MontyTheMothman
    @MontyTheMothman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    10:00 “death is too graphic to show”

    • @watcherofwatchers
      @watcherofwatchers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh, you watched the video!

    • @justinhamilton8647
      @justinhamilton8647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Watcher damn you miserable SOB

    • @watcherofwatchers
      @watcherofwatchers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@justinhamilton8647 Well, op literally offered not a single thought. S/he just quoted a line in the video we all JUST watched. Lame.

    • @bjornzek
      @bjornzek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@watcherofwatchers who hurt you

    • @Jimbo7
      @Jimbo7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@watcherofwatchers Go outside, meet some people, learn a new hobby

  • @kemphoss-4791
    @kemphoss-4791 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    the spider dident die. he fused with the chemicals and is now roaming the streets

  • @playful1510
    @playful1510 7 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    @13:39 Aww, it's happy to be washed!

    • @ZivTheWyrd
      @ZivTheWyrd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Catman ok i died a little from seeing that

    • @Raiom.
      @Raiom. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omg XD

    • @shelleyb162
      @shelleyb162 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was my thought too! 😄

    • @UltimatelyEverything
      @UltimatelyEverything 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're a pussy i see

    • @kingcanada2588
      @kingcanada2588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      13:35 and The solution was a bit murky lol get it Mercury Bad dad joke but I’m not a dad so just a bad joke

  • @piranha031091
    @piranha031091 7 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    9:45 : I've read enough comics to know where this is going!

    • @jasondoe2596
      @jasondoe2596 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Damn, I hope Nile doesn't get bitten by it!
      ...on second thought, I hope he does xD

    • @LiborTinka
      @LiborTinka 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He would become a Mercury Man and will be able to change shape like T-1000.

    • @piranha031091
      @piranha031091 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Or the Silver Spider!

    • @pietrotettamanti7239
      @pietrotettamanti7239 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      piranha031091 quikspilver

    • @BillAnt
      @BillAnt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or become amalgamated into SpiderMan :D

  • @halodragonmaster
    @halodragonmaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Me: *has video on in background*
    NileRed: *Ferroserpent*
    Me: WHAT THE

    • @mbsb1376
      @mbsb1376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pharaoh's Serpent, not Ferroserpent.

  • @alansmithee419
    @alansmithee419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Spider: *falls in*
    Solution: *starts bubbling vigorously and spills everywhere*
    Nile: "so after cleanup I couldn't remember which room I'd done this in, so I just decided to move house"

  • @madkirk7431
    @madkirk7431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    7:50
    "I can dump in a little more"
    **yeets the whole foil in**

  • @justintr4888
    @justintr4888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    (me watching the aluminum go in) "ah yes, that provides the shiny that the final mercury will need."

  • @The_Triple_Point
    @The_Triple_Point 7 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    SPIDER FRIEND WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

    • @milkmansteve1
      @milkmansteve1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dicksoutforspiderambe#

  • @kcgunesq
    @kcgunesq ปีที่แล้ว +32

    For those of us that grew up years ago, we didn't worry about how we stored mercury. When a thermometer or light switch broke, we just put in a glass jar and played with it. Fun times.

    • @daveslamjam
      @daveslamjam 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      are you bragging about having mercury poisoning

    • @kcgunesq
      @kcgunesq 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@daveslamjam Elemental mercury is relatively safe in the amounts we used to have access to. Eating too much of the wrong kind of fish is likely a much larger risk. The organic forms are far more dangerous.

    • @Xnoob545
      @Xnoob545 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@kcgunesqis fish you can normally get safe

    • @OmniversalInsect
      @OmniversalInsect 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Xnoob545I think larger predatory fish like tuna have more mercury because it builds up in the food web

    • @dudoklasovity2093
      @dudoklasovity2093 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol exactly! once when i was 8 i brought it to school and we played with it. These days someone would probably call emergency with fire brigade and twenty ambulances and the whole building would be evacuated 🚑 😂😂😂

  • @critte_r
    @critte_r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Ever since I've stumbled upon your channel I have found an unique interest in chemistry. You seem to be informative yet entertaining at the same time. I think your voice inflection has a lot to do with it. You just keep me intrigued and always wanting to learn more. I know nothing about chemistry by the way! I just love science.

  • @Tatourice1
    @Tatourice1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Dude I've been watching your vids for a while, just found this one and just lost it when you included the spider xD

  • @Robert-iw2xq
    @Robert-iw2xq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    13:39 mercury made a smiley face

  • @brianbethea3069
    @brianbethea3069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    13:48 Of course it was all merc-y, it's mercury. That stuff tends to be pretty merc-y.

  • @TheSkogemann
    @TheSkogemann 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Your timelapses has improved significantly - Great job!

  • @holasoyalejandro9822
    @holasoyalejandro9822 6 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    RIP Spider (2017-2017)
    1 like, 1 prayer

  • @AlldaylongRock
    @AlldaylongRock 7 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Guess this reaction had a bug :'D

    • @kordami28
      @kordami28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Spiders aren't bugs tho

    • @erlingnesbakken9871
      @erlingnesbakken9871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      kordami r/woooosh

    • @kordami28
      @kordami28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@erlingnesbakken9871 no

    • @erlingnesbakken9871
      @erlingnesbakken9871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      kordami yes

    • @kordami28
      @kordami28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@erlingnesbakken9871 okay then explain how I'm wooshed here.

  • @larssjodahl7660
    @larssjodahl7660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think it's really great that you make instructions on how to handle and recycle waste. I bet this video has prevented a bunch of toxic waste from amateur chemists!

  • @tek4
    @tek4 7 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I followed you on the twitter but I never use it, so I don't know how helpful it is.
    of course I love your science videos, the methodology, and implementation of the procedures is top notch and very enjoyable. while I do not share your love of smelly reactions, I find it wonderfully fun to watch and hope some say to be able to replicate some experiments with my kids.
    Science for the win

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I appreciate it! Also, smelly compounds is definitely not something for everyone.

  • @BatttleBun
    @BatttleBun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    13:40 mercury hopes you have a good day

  • @905SunnyGachaGaming
    @905SunnyGachaGaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    For thermal one, I think you can cover the beaker with a watching glass with ice on it to liquefy the mercury vapor.

  • @chrisjc2k
    @chrisjc2k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The shot with the beaker and the white background made me feel like I had messy black splashes on my monitor, that is also a testament to the quality of your camera and footage.
    Keep up the good work, love your videos.

  • @nathanlamberth7631
    @nathanlamberth7631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I need a video making a red mercury crystal. I assume it’s actually a pretty safe way to store it

    • @luisp.3788
      @luisp.3788 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The "red mercury crystal" is mercury sulfide, so you'd have to make the mercury a second time if you'd store it as that.

    • @user-jp3of7hu9b
      @user-jp3of7hu9b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@luisp.3788 Isn't mercury sulfide a salt of mercury ?

    • @luisp.3788
      @luisp.3788 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-jp3of7hu9b ?Yes it is, but why make mercury from mercury sulfide and then make the mercury to mercury sulfide again

  • @BenHess02
    @BenHess02 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The comments: 25% actually about chemistry, 25% “idk what’s going on but it’s cool”, 50% “rIP tHe sPideR”

  • @isabel-to4os
    @isabel-to4os 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You can still buy cinnabar sumi sticks, these are ground with an ink stone and water and used to paint. It’s really one of the most gorgeous colors, and crazily enough it used to be used for tattooing, of course we don’t use that anymore. In traditional Japanese tattooing they used to do only small sections at a time because it would make people very ill with fevers, because the inks were basically poison.

  • @ElectricGamePlayer58
    @ElectricGamePlayer58 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    3:20 forbidden oreo powder

  • @juanbensusan
    @juanbensusan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This videos are so good that I still watch them over and over again despite not understanding a single word.

  • @galacticgaming5058
    @galacticgaming5058 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel is so educational and I enjoy your commitment to making vid so like this

  • @tankdadank6804
    @tankdadank6804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I like how he’s giving instructions like we about to do this 😭😭

    • @nitroxylictv
      @nitroxylictv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      just take college chemistry you would be doing this every day

  • @mgritsch
    @mgritsch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You might check the reaction progress with a spot test on filter paper for mercury to verify the completeness of Hg precipitation. I remember there was a highly sensitive one involving iodide and copper. If you're interested I might look it up.

  • @ashmitakaran6755
    @ashmitakaran6755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's awesome to see the chemical reactions in you videos.........pls keep uploading.

  • @apoorvadash7729
    @apoorvadash7729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    the first spider to get this much attention for his/her love for chemistry

  • @marythatcher6941
    @marythatcher6941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you
    I enjoy watching your videos.
    Stuff I would never search out or care to know about.. But I like listening to you and I'm learning 👍

  • @nodnarb2electricboogaloo
    @nodnarb2electricboogaloo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Me:
    "-Island"
    "-City"
    NR:
    "Cinnabar"
    "Vermillion"

  • @PumpernickelWonton
    @PumpernickelWonton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I know nothing about chemistry but absolutely love watching and (sorta) learning with these videos

  • @Digephil
    @Digephil 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Fantastic video! I would love to see more Ore to refined metal videos. Perhaps you could show copper enrichment from Malachite and Chalcopyrite.

  • @SpaceyBrain
    @SpaceyBrain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Between you and Cody'sLab, I find myself really wishing I had the time and patience to do this. I had this idea one time of taking samples of water from different mining zones that were notorious of using Mercury in the purifying process for Gold. This video and the previous one has really ignited that spark and I just might do it. Thanks for the brain food :)

    • @Dreadpirateflappy
      @Dreadpirateflappy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      3 years later and i wonder if you ever did it.

    • @SpaceyBrain
      @SpaceyBrain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Dreadpirateflappy 3 years later and I'm severely depressed and unmotivated. Also disabled thanks to a wonderful workplace accident. Thanks for checking in though

    • @avacadomangobanana2588
      @avacadomangobanana2588 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SpaceyBrain 1 year later checking to see if you’re alive (not dead from mercury poisoning)

    • @SpaceyBrain
      @SpaceyBrain ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@avacadomangobanana2588 Alright, who's not dead. Sound off

    • @avacadomangobanana2588
      @avacadomangobanana2588 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SpaceyBrain hahahaha glad you’re still round here mate keep goin. trust life is brutal but ghaddamn if there isn’t some beauty in the pain

  • @RusZugunder
    @RusZugunder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Is there a reason for alpha-HgS to form more frequently than beta-HgS, or is it just the fact that it's easier to spot why we have more of it?

  • @justinwebber9968
    @justinwebber9968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't get what's going on I've discovered your channel recently, I really couldn't care less about mercury or chemistry yet I'm somehow compelled to watch, what trickery is this.

  • @chimekkoo-old
    @chimekkoo-old ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video! I think that's the best vid on youtube describing how to make mercury metal. I have a question - where did you get your cinnabar?

  • @typhon8047
    @typhon8047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Spider:
    ight imma head in.
    Ight imma head out.
    Web:
    I'm about to end this man's whole career.

  • @jukeboy6657
    @jukeboy6657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I clicked on this vid thinking it was turning queen songs into metal songs

    • @oj3738
      @oj3738 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually?

  • @sledger2066
    @sledger2066 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching this channel after a bit of Chemistry class is amazing

  • @akbarrmd7714
    @akbarrmd7714 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My friend you are an alchemist 👍👍👍 keep up posting great educational videos like this

  • @Hethalean
    @Hethalean 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm always so curious just how much all these fluids, acids, bases, and other ingredients you use in each step costs. Especially for your gold recovery videos.

  • @Blazevgr
    @Blazevgr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    18:22 has an audio problem... Scared the hell out of me 😲

    • @Noah-iv2vs
      @Noah-iv2vs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blazevgr same 😭

    • @issachocolate5116
      @issachocolate5116 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Blazevgr saaame

    • @Alxasaurus
      @Alxasaurus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Deserves another reupload.

    • @yatagarasu1495
      @yatagarasu1495 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i fucking jump scared

    • @willemkossen
      @willemkossen 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Blazevgr i think there was quite a large reaction going on that second

  • @jasonwadejohnson
    @jasonwadejohnson ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it too late to enter the contests? Haha. I'm stumbling upon Nigels world lately and I am thoroughly entertained. I'm not a chemist but love the science and simple experiments. He has made it easier for me to understand basic chemistry. Thanks. Even though this was 5 years ago lol. I want some Nile Red 500ml beakers to measure out my plant nutrients.

  • @Twobarpsi
    @Twobarpsi ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent experiment!!

  • @jamesdurkin7894
    @jamesdurkin7894 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love all of your videos, they are very well constructed and explained. However I'd be interested to see state symbols on the equations you use for the reactions - if not then it's fine. Curiosity is all :)

  • @Crowborn
    @Crowborn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great channel :) an idea: could you try extracting gum/oil from myrrh leaves? Where i live the thing is lying everywhere on the ground, and i know there is a way of using them but idk how :)

  • @Iamchuca420
    @Iamchuca420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Got curious about mercury manufacturing and knew exactly where to find it 🤘🏽

  • @SECONDQUEST
    @SECONDQUEST 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't know you sold these things. I'll have to check it out.

  • @eironjorgedamaso6198
    @eironjorgedamaso6198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh my... Freddie's parents are science geniuses

  • @atashgallagher5139
    @atashgallagher5139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy made mercury, then made that pure mercury into mercury ore, then processed the mercury ore back into mercury. Legend.

  • @soranuareane
    @soranuareane 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have a heart of gold.

  • @sunfireThu
    @sunfireThu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just stumbled upon this channel.
    Takes me back to my high school chemistry classes.

  • @Thingsthatgopew22
    @Thingsthatgopew22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Protip for cleaning the surface of dull Mercury. Take any container for example a jar. Spray the inside with spray glue. Dump in the mercury and swirl it around. Pour it of and it's clean. Dispose of the jar as mercury waste.

  • @bobbyewing311
    @bobbyewing311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    lol that spider was crazy indeed.

  • @SpydersByte
    @SpydersByte ปีที่แล้ว

    when I was in High School my grandfather owned an Incinerator building business. In his shop he had a bunch of old thermometers that he'd take the mercury out of. He gave me a vial full of the stuff and I would always take it to school and break it out in science class to play with it with my buddys putting it on our palms or dripping it on the table to watch it shatter into a bunch of little spheres. Its one of my fonder memories of High School :D I think when my nieces get a bit older Ill have to buy some to show them, Im doing everything I can to educate them in science and hopefully lead them to a good STEM degree :D

  • @somedude1313
    @somedude1313 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the spider at 9:46 had a more compelling story than wakanda forever

  • @alessandropandolfi213
    @alessandropandolfi213 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    hi Nile I really like your videos, I wanted to know is it possible extracting fructose from fruits? its probably a stupid question but i d like to know thanks

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      hmm, it might be possible. I imagine it would be very hard to get pure though

    • @alessandropandolfi213
      @alessandropandolfi213 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NileRed OK thanks for the help

  • @otterconnor942
    @otterconnor942 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Buddy, you're not a monster for saving an eight-legged demon soul eater 9:56

  • @MadScientist267
    @MadScientist267 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pretty sweet. My favorite element.

  • @369vkr
    @369vkr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Ii have a few questions.
    1. How to extract mercury from natural cinnabar ore?
    2. Extracted mercury off cinnabar, is it 100% pure?
    3. Is there a way to turn mercury into pure red mercury?
    By the way I am just 51 year old enthusiast. Love learning new things everyday.

  • @williamjemeyson5101
    @williamjemeyson5101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5:35 when your game is lagging but finally buffers

  • @agvulpine
    @agvulpine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dear NileRed: Can you explain the nature of your Mercury Sulfide waste source, and why it contains sealite(sp), silica gel and paper? What is sealite and how are silica gel and paper used in processes involving mercury that would produce such waste? I'm not very familiar with what sorts of mercury waste would commonly be encountered or why.

    • @KnakuanaRka
      @KnakuanaRka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      agvulpine It’s the waste created during this video: th-cam.com/video/S4T57SFntIs/w-d-xo.html

    • @NZC_Meow
      @NZC_Meow 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's celite not sealite

  • @dysprosiumion3269
    @dysprosiumion3269 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What I really want to know is where you get your vials from. I've been looking for some good ones to store small amounts of chemicals for quite a long time

  • @cameronscanlan1620
    @cameronscanlan1620 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You can still get genuine vermillion oil paint. It's currently about $120 USD for 40 mL tube. There's only a few brands that offer it.
    The "modern" version is typically cadmium based and runs $20-50 for a 40mL tube. Almost all brands of oil paint have cadmium based paints.
    There are even newer pigments that can to be even less expensive, but they tend to have different handing and color mixing properties.

  • @slowlylosingmysanity9726
    @slowlylosingmysanity9726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I salute to the spider for sacrificing his life for science. Hes a hero press f to pay respects

  • @santiagokoprummel7340
    @santiagokoprummel7340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    10:09
    *_Where men cried_*

    • @crabsaresilly8317
      @crabsaresilly8317 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Al the kings horses and all the KINGS *MEN* couldn't put up with a NAME THIS LONG!!!

  • @markusdaxamouli5196
    @markusdaxamouli5196 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love to see my favorite Mineral AsS realgar...Arsnic and Sulphur has bright red crystals that when exposed ro light will decompose and its extreemly dangerous to handle without gloves..lesson learned. Reducing the arsnic would make a great video.

  • @TheOneAndTrueHead
    @TheOneAndTrueHead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That spider part threw everyone off

  • @mbanana23456
    @mbanana23456 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Removes Mercury from contaminated waste, contaminates waste in the process :I

    • @KnakuanaRka
      @KnakuanaRka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mbanana23456 At least he gets his mercury back.

    • @KnowledgePerformance7
      @KnowledgePerformance7 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's put in safe storage. He has a video of the decontamination process

    • @bcubed72
      @bcubed72 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If he got the mercury out, though, what's left...the dregs of mercury?
      Exactly how low do you need to get the concentration before it's just waste?"

    • @nonec384
      @nonec384 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bcubed72 i dont think its worth to do that ,he did for the video i guess

    • @luisp.3788
      @luisp.3788 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Waste is chemical trash. Concentrated elemental mercury can be waste, too, provided you don't need it anymore, so "just waste" doesn't quite define it correctly.

  • @adalynnlogan2104
    @adalynnlogan2104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    13:53 that's some murky mercury

  • @henryrenyz7232
    @henryrenyz7232 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The English subtitle in 4:44 has made a mistake, it meass sulfur is in an atom not in a group. Actually all the non-metal elements combined themselves into groups because their outermost electron number is greater than 4, which means the atoms hava a strong will to capture other's electron to fill up the number to 8. because of this, sulpher atoms always combined into group such as S4,S8,etc.

  • @isaiahzamora380
    @isaiahzamora380 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro I fr love your videos I suck at chemistry but I love watching these

  • @mrunalmhatre9295
    @mrunalmhatre9295 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    plz make video on GOLD purification

  • @Mekanik.b
    @Mekanik.b 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    THC Keychain 🙌🙌🙌

  • @pappy1527
    @pappy1527 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love love looooove seeing canadian products being featured!!! I bet nile’s an Ontario boy i can tell

  • @sketchywolff6365
    @sketchywolff6365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mercury is so hypnotizing to look at

  • @TPGGGG__
    @TPGGGG__ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The spider actually lived and bit NileRed turning him into
    *The Amazing HydrargyroArachno Man*

  • @4louisMC
    @4louisMC ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am 100% sure, that you are on every government watchlist there currently is.

  • @pot_bunny3926
    @pot_bunny3926 ปีที่แล้ว

    excellent everything! love ur vids

  • @GranRey-0
    @GranRey-0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is mercury vapor really the dominant threat when SO2 gas is produced? I'm taught at work it takes 2 breaths to die from it...where as I presume mercury poisoning would take longer and be more neurological damage

  • @trindalas
    @trindalas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’ve always thought mercury was nifty because of it being a liquid at room temp. I’ve got a very small amount of it I salvaged from an old temperature dial someone was throwing away.
    It’s definitely in my top 4 favorite metals although I’m not sure it’s exact position. (Tungsten, silver, and platinum are the other 3. I’ve got one of those tiny tungsten cubes but I’d love a bigger one, but sadly they are very expensive. I haven’t got any platinum due to its price, but have gathered a small amount of silver in the form of some jewelry I got second hand and a pair of pilot wings I got from a pawn shop (those are really cool, while I’m tempted to melt down the others and make a small ingot, the wings I love in its current form)

    • @Correct_Opinion
      @Correct_Opinion 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a horrible top 4 metal list

    • @Correct_Opinion
      @Correct_Opinion 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Obviously the correct top 4 is titanium, cobalt, lithium, and uranium. No in will not explain myself.

    • @trindalas
      @trindalas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Correct_Opinion I like what I like, mate.

    • @chikkenbonz
      @chikkenbonz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Element collector here. Top 4 is a tough one. I gotta go with the coolest samples I actually have. In no particular order:
      Tungsten - Just holding some is a strange feeling. The density difference in it and every day metals you encounter is mind bottling. Basically the same density as gold. I have a bar that's 1" thick, 12" long, and about 2 1/2" wide. It weighs 20+ lbs.
      Thorium - I FINALLY got a sample of this element (in pure metal form). I got 5 grams of Th powder. Guy was nice enough to sell it for half price. A bargain at $100/gram. The Holy Grail of element collecting**. Don't believe me? Just try getting some....
      Cesium - It's one you have to see in person to appreciate. I have a 20 gram ampoule of Cesium. It's a very shiny golden color. It's solid at room temperature, but hold it in your hand and it starts melting after about 10 seconds. Gorgeous element!
      Mercury - Yeah I love Mercury. There I said it. And it feels good!
      ===========================
      Honorable mentions: Osmium, Gold, Beryllium, Uranium, Arsenic, Carbon.
      ** Actually I'm close to closing a deal on possibly a new Holy Grail.... A strip of Technetium metal. Pinch me.......
      (How did I get this way?? My parents weren't nerds...I wasn't raised nerd, Grandparents weren't geeks....I.......just......don't.......know.......)

    • @chikkenbonz
      @chikkenbonz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great thread, trindalas. 🙂 👍
      EDIT: I think Nile needs to chime in here...what are your top 4 elements Nile??

  • @jessejcbrl
    @jessejcbrl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That polysulfide solution looks dichromic!! I wonder why that is

  • @pauleichenberger4966
    @pauleichenberger4966 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The black gunk in the reaction mixture is likely due to the lacquer coating on the Al foil. This has a dull side and a shiny side, so removal of the coating from the shiny side is important. Or, use pure aluminum.

  • @chrischristen8904
    @chrischristen8904 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So i am writing my lab report for my chemistry class and while i was re-reading my discussion essay i couldn't help but notice it sounds exactly like you at the end of your videos. I'm laughing so hard right now. XD

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You sound like a monotonous robot?

    • @chrischristen8904
      @chrischristen8904 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      well its just I speak the same way you do.... at least when it comes to chemistry so like I could help but narrate with your voice.

    • @Sup3rman1c
      @Sup3rman1c 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      can't help but narrate with your voice*
      I thought you were offering to narrate his videos at first.