And I love her pronunciation of water, not meant in a disrespect hurtful manner but a "I legitimately enjoyed hearing it" manner. I'm from Michigan and would not dream of making fun of anyone's accent as ours is ridiculous. I mean we call soda "pop" and think euchre is a "fun" card game.
My wife and I homeschool our kids, and I'm always looking for videos to augment the materials we give them. This one has just made it into the rotation. Thank you.
Ma’am, thank you so much. You just gave me the secret formula to giving my car colored flames! There are businesses selling a small jar of this stuff for $50 mixed in with lithium chloride or strontium. I’m not sure for pink and copper or boric acid for green but either way I couldn’t figure out how to mix in the ions and get them to stick so I Took lithium chloride and made a salt solution and painted that on, but it didn’t work that well thank you so much. I love chemistry!!!!
Same for me, although my daughter is currently only 6 months old 😛(so she won't be doing any experiments like this with daddy for some years, of course)
Not sure if it has already been mentioned, but you can get "cleaning" vinegar that is 10% acetic acid (at least here in Canada) so less to add, and less water to evaporate. And here Methanol is sold as a paint thinner/ cleaner in hardware stores for fairly cheap. It is also sold as a water remover fuel additive, though it's typically more expensive by volune in that format.
Yes, any vinegar with a higher concentration (greater percentage) of acetic acid would require less to be add which reduces the amount of time needed to evaporate any excess water. And yes, there are much more cost effective sources of alcohol that will also work. I always try to use the ethanol because it does burn a little cleaner. Some rubbing alcohols are made with denatured methanol or ethanol and are much less expensive. I just couldn't find any at my local stores currently.
Hello Ms. Newman, thank you for this video. When I first saw the title I thought this was the topic: TH-cam video: Canned Heat - Going Up The Country 1970
Poor miss Campbell, my elementary school science teacher. She was doing the obligatory "volcano" thing with vinegar and baking soda when I challenged her about how Dow chemical was making napalm and that it was a better visual demonstration as far as a learning aid was concerned, that earned me a trip to the coatroom closet outside the classroom for the duration of her class period, however I still have a love of science that prevails to this day, some 65 years later. p.s. it was fun being in the nearly closed closet making strange noises to people passing by and watching their reactions. ☺
I love chemistry. Great video. In HS I scored 97 percentile on my college admissions test in Science. Later, I owned (for 15 years), a regional chemical company. My favorite book was the Merck Index. You can real chemical education studying it. It made me a lot of money with products for the industrial/commercial market. - After I sold out to a corporation, that I ran the sole source chemistry store, for VWR-Merck, at a large University. - High School Chemistry. Mr. Bennet was my chemistry teacher. I once stunk up the entire school with butyric acid. Back then, there was no such thing as the EPA. We had every chemical known to man available, to experiment with. -
Thank you! I'm not certain about lifespan/storage life. Usually I would make these with students in lab and we would use them to make s'mores to learn about limiting reactants. So we would use them right away. If you are going to store it for a period of time I would be sure to use an air tight container to prevent any evaporation of the alcohol.
How is it that YT served up two videos today on this very subject? Has the algorithm determined that I need to start prepping? Is there a zombie apocalypse on the horizon? If so, I hope it’s more the K-zombie than Walking Dead genre. Pretty cool though that I’ve found a couple more chemistry channels to subscribe to. Love this stuff, perhaps the more so because I never had it in school. Also, I could definitely see the sixteen year old me having a crush on Mrs Newman. 😄
Nice! Хороший! Always wanted to know how to make the gelled type, experience using the wax and cardboard, or wax and sawdust gets messy and you have to wait quite a while for them to cool. Excellent project, and I enjoyed seeing the solution gel.
Please do not roast marshmallows on this acetate product after doing the alcohol recovery and and retrieve the gel. Because as it burns it gives off acetone as a byproduct. If you eat the marshmallow you'll get an acetone filled treat which is toxic. Use these outside in a well ventilated area. I've seen too many videos on people doing this
Calcium acetate will decompose to form acetone and calcium carbonate at about 380 C. But since acetone is also flammable it will ultimately burn to soot. Unless your heating calcium acetate in a vacuum or chamber of inert gas, you will be safe from acetone
@jerrydogbone5795 . Depends on temperatures, though. Nile Red shows him holding the gel in his hand while burning. One also has to be carefull what grade of alcohol one uses. Still wouldn't recommend cooking food directly on the flame and use the fondant bowl provided with the utensils. There's still toxicity with all forms of alcohol used with acetate products involved.
A word of caution: pyrex made in USA is not heat tolerant bc it’s just soda-lime glass. PYREX from Europe is heat tolerant as it’s made from borosilicate.
Dow Corning sold the brand name but included a poison pill so you can easily tell the difference between the old borosilicate glass and the new cheap stuff. Upper case "PYREX" is the legacy good stuff. Lower case "pyrex" is NOT.
Great video with thorough explanations! Probably should have cautioned against adding other chemicals to color the flame if you're using the flame to roast marshmallows or directly heat other foods.
Thank you! Great point. I tried to make that clear by stating to continue with chemistry instead of food. I'll endeavor to be more obvious with my precautions in the future. I appreciate the input!
You are Top Shelf. That is with out a doubt one of the coolest things I've ever seen 😎 You are Awesome. I am a subscriber now. Keep up the Amazing videos .and keep on Smiling 😁
Great presentation and very informative, my only issue is the audio, reposition your mic so it's not in direct contact with fabric or hair that could brush it.
@@ChemCampwithMrsNewmanwould I be able to dissolves a salt throughout the gel so the flame is always coloured or would that change the chemical reaction?
Oh, you are so from Philly (South Jersey). Or at least close by. Cause I'm from Wildwood, which is surrounded by "wooder" and you have Everclear (legal in NJ, not in PA). I don't know why this makes me so happy, maybe the chemistry, maybe hearing someone talk like me, either way, Liked and Subbed.
Great video. Is the point of this to provide a safe long lasting heat, or are you actually gaining heat energy beyond the burning of the alcohol alone?
The gel form is much safer to use. Alcohols are not very viscous and will spread very quickly when spilt. And I believe since the alcohol is mixed within the gel it burn longer than just the vapors of a can of the alcohol solution.
So....before i risk blowing up my own kitchen 😊, i have a few questions. 1) Using the amount shown in this video, how long will the flame last? 2) Guessing the diameter of the container is not proportional to the ratecof burn, correct? 3) Once ignited, is the need for ventilation about the same as a homes natural gas and propane, or does it require more or less ventilation?
Here are a couple of suggestions. First, get yourself some horticultural vinegar, intended for killing weeds. It's about 20 percent acetic acid. Secondly, if you live in Canada, you can buy methanol, in the form of methyl hydrate, at most big box hardware stores. It'll be a lot cheaper than Everclear. The trade-off, of course is that methanol is toxic.
Yes. If you can find a vinegar solution with a higher percentage of acetic acid you will need less of it (the smell will be much more potent though). Ethanol is a much safer alcohol to work with and this is why I prefer using it. Some rubbing alcohols are actually made with denatured ethanol and are much cheaper. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any locally lately and that is the only reason I used the ethanol.
You sent me web searching for your dialect - never heard that pronunciation of 'water' before. Internet says you are from somewhere in the neighborhood of Philadelphia :). Oh, and thanks for the video.
I never heard her accent before either. It does not sound very "Philly" to me. Maybe I am confusing "Philly Ghetto" for Philly metro accents. But sure is a unique accent. Being a Central Midwestern, I have no accent. We are the only English speaking culture on earth that actually pronounces words phonetically correctly.
This seems like a good idea for survival scenarios as it would make for an easy way to start a fire, but when you talk about roasting a marshmallow, how clean does this burn? Like with lighter fluid you have to let it burn off or it messes with taste. Does it give a weird flavor if you cook directly off the flame? Also can you touch the gel or is it harmful to your skin?
If you are going to cook directly over the flame, I would be sure to use ethanol because it burns the cleanest and shouldn't have any affect on the taste. If you are heating the food in pan over the flame then methanol is safe to use (even some of the Sterno products list methanol as an ingredient). If you have real sensitive skin, touching the gel might cause a slight irritation. But with all chemicals it is best to try to limit exposure and be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after use.
I like the first half better when she said "wooter" rather then the second half she switched to water. 😂 Just giving you a hard time. Lpve the channel, not sure how you got in my algorithm but video liked and subscribed. Hope to dp some of these with my daughter's. Ive always loved chemistry. ❤
@ChemCampwithMrsNewman Wooder instead of Water. I still say it that way after moving to the Harrisburg area 12 years ago. Side note: The Philly pronunciation of water gave the FBI profiler the procedural idea to investigate and catch the Unibomber. That's why we should embrace it.
Big feature not mentioned, no smoke and won't immediately evaporate away. Q: Reagent grade 100% isopropyl alcohol is inexpensive (and a great solvent for cleaning bike parts). Any problems using that instead of expensive Everclear?
Using isopropyl alcohol will also work. Ethanol just burns the cleanest and safest which is why I prefer to work with it. Denatured ethanol is also inexpensive, I just wasn't able to find any locally.
this seems really good for getting a campfire/burn barrel going. why is sterno safe to cook with but not to touch? is it that burning the substance causes it to become nontoxic?
Because it dries your skin out really bad. But I didn't know it was unsafe to touch, more like, "Overly-CYA legal warning on a not-really-dangerous" substance. Of course, if it's burning at the time, the gel will stick to you and continue burning, and while it's a neat party trick to put alcohol on your hand and light it up, burning alcohol gel gets really hot.
Awesome! I hope you enjoy trying it out. Also, you will need a filter of some type (even just a paper coffee filter) if you are using eggshells. Only the calcium carbonate will dissolve so you will need to remove the other stuff prior to heating to drive off the excess water.
@@ChemCampwithMrsNewman Thanks, even though it not cost effective, it will make some great fun with the grandsons making this and being able to use it !
Nail Polish remover is acetone which is also flammable but is a different type of molecule (a ketone) than an alcohol molecule. You need an alcohol to create the colloidal gel. So you can use rubbing alcohol, which is usually denatured isopropyl alcohol, instead of the grain alcohol. Some rubbing alcohols are also made of denatured methanol or ethanol. I prefer to work with ethanol (it burns the cleanest) and wasn't able to find any denatured ethanol locally which is why I used the grain alcohol. Hope this helps!
Excellent information, what state are you from, you say "Water" very differently from how i say it😊 the quick Vanilla Ice insert was great😂 thanks for sharing 🍸.
Glad you think so. Thank you for watching and enjoyed the Vanilla Ice addition (my editor will be very happy to hear)! Because of this video, I have learned I pronounce water very differently from a lot of people, unless they are from NJ. haha
@ChemCampwithMrsNewman We're from Boston, 20 yrs in Rochester NY. We Hung in New Roc City for a few yrs.Had Businesses in Patterson, New Jersey as well , Hampton Inns near the stadium's , And never heard that pronunciation like that, 😉we say whaada lol, retired to the outskirts of Las Vegas.My neighbors think im in the mob ...LOL, What part of jersey ?
i raise chickens, so im defiantly gonna have to try making some of this, would be good to have for camping, or other various things. but i have a question...... is denatured alcohol, or other, non drinkable alcohols, safe to cook food directly on the open flame?
I haven't really stored it before. We usually make it in lab and use it to learn about limiting reactants. I think it can be, as long as it is in an extremely air tight container to prevent evaporation of the alcohol.
True enough. If you can find it in the drug store, some bottles of rubbing alcohol are made with denatured ethanol for a much cheaper price. I wasn't able to find any at my local store recently.
We made a flaming thank you thing for our good friend Greg from How to Drink, everclear felt like the right move for that and we had a bunch left over.
Just found your channel and it’s awesome but I have a question: What the point of doing this is? Why not just fill the can with the alcohol and burn it without making it into a gel first? I ask because I use a trangia alcohol stove when camping so as much as it’s a cool chemical reaction, it seems like I’d be carrying around less energy per gram.
The 2 reasons I could think of are A)much harder to spill B)it is a chemistry teaching moment Being harder to spill might make it a safer option. I've got a 20 year old can of sterno in my emergency bag in my truck. I suspect Long Term Storage might also be a reason, but I don't know which would last longer gel vs liquid. If would be in interesting test to see By Weight which burns longer. I suspect without testing the gel would burn cooler but longer 🤔
@@laser31415the chemistry lesson aside, (as it’s a great experiment!) I think you’re probably right about spillage. Maybe I should do some experiments myself and see what burn times are.
Thank you! Alcohols are not very viscous. So when they spill they spread very quickly, the gel form is much safer to work with. And I believe it does extend the burning time.
When used indoors, with proper safety precautions and ventilation, I don't see why it wouldn't be safe to use. The components in the gel made in this video are very similar to the ones used in the commercial Sterno products sold in stores. In fact, I believe most Sterno products are made with methanol instead of ethanol. Ethanol is safer of the two alcohols. Hope this helps!
Ok I tried this 3 times and failed each time. I get the reaction when I add vinegar and then I add the rest of the vinegar and it never goes clear. It will separate into 2 layers clear and cloudy. I boil off to less than 1/2 volume and I have less of the same that separates into 2 layers. When add alcohol it does nothing.
So this is not an easy experiment to complete. It took me a few nights of working on it with the materials I had to get it to work. Based on the information you have given, you may need to try adding more vinegar to see if you can get the rest of the solution to go clear. This indicates that all of the calcium carbonate has formed the calcium acetate. Then when you heat to drive off the water, it should go completely cloudy again which indicates the solution is saturated enough. If its not it will not gel with the addition of the alcohol. If adding more vinegar does not work, then there is the potential that there is another component in the chalk you are using that isn't calcium carbonate and it might not allow the gel to form. I hope this helps!
Great question! I would use at least a denatured alcohol that is at least 70% alcohol. But if you have one that is 90% or higher that will work well too. Once combined with the other materials it needs to be at least 50% alcohol to ignite. Hope this helps!
I am not certain just how long it will keep. I've always used as a lab where we would make the gel and then make smore's to learn about limiting reactants. I imagine the more air tight the container you store it in the better. As long as it is clean, a small metal paint can would work great. Especially if it has a smaller opening (like a sterno can). I only used glass in the video because it allowed us to show the gel forming and the flame better.
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You remind me of my fourth grade teacher Ms Gillis.. I immediately now remember why I loved chemistry
I wish I had a chemistry teacher like her. She makes it fun while explaining the process.
Thank you!!
She's too cute to be a chemistry teacher. I'd be too distracted to pay attention to chemistry.
And I love her pronunciation of water, not meant in a disrespect hurtful manner but a "I legitimately enjoyed hearing it" manner. I'm from Michigan and would not dream of making fun of anyone's accent as ours is ridiculous. I mean we call soda "pop" and think euchre is a "fun" card game.
We never learned Chemistry in high school in my day. How interesting this is!
Canned Heat is a badass band
So I have learned.
A thousand thanks for editing out the crushing of the chalk... just the first hit with the pestle was enough to active all my goose pimple receptors.
Yeah whoever edits these videos does such an amazing job, it’s really world class! Can’t give enough props to whoever that is!! 🫠
Yeah,Duck Bumps😊
@@Trav_is_Newman , yea, I see how it is. :)
Does the sound of cotton in medicine bottles trigger it for you? I know someone that has this phobia.
I had a science teacher like this in high school. Man, was that ever a fun class! We made stuff that blows up!
Canned Heat was the name of a Musical group in the 60s. They had a big hit song called Going Up Country.
The cover they did became a hit song to be precise ;-)
My wife and I homeschool our kids, and I'm always looking for videos to augment the materials we give them. This one has just made it into the rotation. Thank you.
Wonderful! Thank you 🧪💜🧪
This sure brings back many memories. B.S. Chemistry, 1975. My degree has served me so well in life in areas not even related to chemistry.
Mine was 1980, same reactions (pun intended) and conclusion!
@@steveh8724 I like your retort. Thanks.
Really appreciate your teaching with patience and details. Thanks for it 😍
That is just awesome. Less dramatic, more useful than the 'gasoline/styrofoam "kitchen napalm'.....
So you say
They say you say water is so unusual but awfully adorable
Thanks!
I used to hear this pronunciation when visiting Pennsylvania.
Jersey!
That’s the best, and clearest demonstration I’ve seen online yet!! 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this video. Everyone stay safe, warm, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
Thank you for watching!! And the same to you!
Ma’am, thank you so much. You just gave me the secret formula to giving my car colored flames! There are businesses selling a small jar of this stuff for $50 mixed in with lithium chloride or strontium. I’m not sure for pink and copper or boric acid for green but either way I couldn’t figure out how to mix in the ions and get them to stick so I Took lithium chloride and made a salt solution and painted that on, but it didn’t work that well thank you so much. I love chemistry!!!!
Obviously mrs Newman is from the Philly area.... WOODER =Water 😂😂
She sounded a little drunk to me also
haha...Close...NJ!
Honestly....not even a little bit.
I literally paused the video and rewound when I heard wooder.
@@rob9176looked high AF, like just smoked with Snoop high!
This is a great channel! I'm looking forward to introducing my daughter to chemistry with fun experiments like these. Thank you Mrs. Newman
Wonderful! Thank you!
Same for me, although my daughter is currently only 6 months old 😛(so she won't be doing any experiments like this with daddy for some years, of course)
Wow, what a woman
"And now, i am going to show you how to make Plutonium from common household chemicals" -- Weird Al Yancovic
Not sure if it has already been mentioned, but you can get "cleaning" vinegar that is 10% acetic acid (at least here in Canada) so less to add, and less water to evaporate.
And here Methanol is sold as a paint thinner/ cleaner in hardware stores for fairly cheap. It is also sold as a water remover fuel additive, though it's typically more expensive by volune in that format.
Yes, any vinegar with a higher concentration (greater percentage) of acetic acid would require less to be add which reduces the amount of time needed to evaporate any excess water.
And yes, there are much more cost effective sources of alcohol that will also work. I always try to use the ethanol because it does burn a little cleaner. Some rubbing alcohols are made with denatured methanol or ethanol and are much less expensive. I just couldn't find any at my local stores currently.
Remember the fumes from some alcohols may be toxic
@@dauman1442 Nope.
Great video. Such a pleasant voice.
Hello Ms. Newman, thank you for this video. When I first saw the title I thought this was the topic: TH-cam video: Canned Heat - Going Up The Country 1970
Thank you for watching!
Yo, Ms. White! This is the bomb!! This is art! You're an artist. Everyone's gonna wanna try this....and I know just the guy.
Ironically she hates that show lol
Awesome episode! Best looking one you’ve done yet!!
Thanks!
Poor miss Campbell, my elementary school science teacher. She was doing the obligatory "volcano" thing with vinegar and baking soda when I challenged her about how Dow chemical was making napalm and that it was a better visual demonstration as far as a learning aid was concerned, that earned me a trip to the coatroom closet outside the classroom for the duration of her class period, however I still have a love of science that prevails to this day, some 65 years later.
p.s. it was fun being in the nearly closed closet making strange noises to people passing by and watching their reactions. ☺
That was cool! Also, I like the word wooder! Thanks!
Thank you!
I love chemistry. Great video.
In HS I scored 97 percentile on my college admissions test in Science. Later, I owned (for 15 years), a regional chemical company. My favorite book was the Merck Index. You can real chemical education studying it. It made me a lot of money with products for the industrial/commercial market.
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After I sold out to a corporation, that I ran the sole source chemistry store, for VWR-Merck, at a large University.
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High School Chemistry.
Mr. Bennet was my chemistry teacher.
I once stunk up the entire school with butyric acid.
Back then, there was no such thing as the EPA.
We had every chemical known to man available, to experiment with.
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Thank you my dear ❤️
Thank you!!
Great video! Whats the lifespan/storage life of that? could you put some of that on cotton and store it for a camp fire starter?
Thank you!
I'm not certain about lifespan/storage life. Usually I would make these with students in lab and we would use them to make s'mores to learn about limiting reactants. So we would use them right away. If you are going to store it for a period of time I would be sure to use an air tight container to prevent any evaporation of the alcohol.
That was great thanks Darling. About how long would that burn for
How is it that YT served up two videos today on this very subject? Has the algorithm determined that I need to start prepping? Is there a zombie apocalypse on the horizon? If so, I hope it’s more the K-zombie than Walking Dead genre.
Pretty cool though that I’ve found a couple more chemistry channels to subscribe to. Love this stuff, perhaps the more so because I never had it in school. Also, I could definitely see the sixteen year old me having a crush on Mrs Newman. 😄
Only two? I’ve gotten four although this is the first I’ve watched
Thank you! Hopefully, for everyone's sake...it just stays as cool chemistry to know.
Nice! Хороший! Always wanted to know how to make the gelled type, experience using the wax and cardboard, or wax and sawdust gets messy and you have to wait quite a while for them to cool. Excellent project, and I enjoyed seeing the solution gel.
Thank you! Glad you learned something new & enjoyed.
Please do not roast marshmallows on this acetate product after doing the alcohol recovery and and retrieve the gel. Because as it burns it gives off acetone as a byproduct. If you eat the marshmallow you'll get an acetone filled treat which is toxic. Use these outside in a well ventilated area. I've seen too many videos on people doing this
Calcium acetate will decompose to form acetone and calcium carbonate at about 380 C. But since acetone is also flammable it will ultimately burn to soot. Unless your heating calcium acetate in a vacuum or chamber of inert gas, you will be safe from acetone
@jerrydogbone5795 . Depends on temperatures, though. Nile Red shows him holding the gel in his hand while burning. One also has to be carefull what grade of alcohol one uses. Still wouldn't recommend cooking food directly on the flame and use the fondant bowl provided with the utensils. There's still toxicity with all forms of alcohol used with acetate products involved.
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
A word of caution: pyrex made in USA is not heat tolerant bc it’s just soda-lime glass. PYREX from Europe is heat tolerant as it’s made from borosilicate.
Dow Corning sold the brand name but included a poison pill so you can easily tell the difference between the old borosilicate glass and the new cheap stuff. Upper case "PYREX" is the legacy good stuff. Lower case "pyrex" is NOT.
Good to know. Gotta gave Pyrex for experimenting 👍
@@ralphwaters8905Thank you for the info, explains why my new Pyrex measuring cup broke heating up water in the microwave!
@@ralphwaters8905american houshold pyrex have never been borosilica.
Labware pyrex are always borosilica through
@@aggese - "Never" is a pretty broad statement. Check out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borosilicate_glass
I think Mrs. Info would be a fun idea. 🐴
great video!!
Thank you!!
Cool - Now I can turn some of that fondue fuel I bought into gelled fondue fuel, which my fondue set needs. ;-)
That was fun. Now I'm gonna make a few of these. Many thanks!!
Have fun and be safe! Thank you for watching!
Great video with thorough explanations! Probably should have cautioned against adding other chemicals to color the flame if you're using the flame to roast marshmallows or directly heat other foods.
Thank you! Great point. I tried to make that clear by stating to continue with chemistry instead of food. I'll endeavor to be more obvious with my precautions in the future. I appreciate the input!
You can also buy supplement poultry calcium in like 5 lb bags.
You are Top Shelf. That is with out a doubt one of the coolest things I've ever seen 😎 You are Awesome. I am a subscriber now. Keep up the Amazing videos .and keep on Smiling 😁
Wow, thank you!!
That was a Cool 😎 Video 👍
Thank you!
Great presentation and very informative, my only issue is the audio, reposition your mic so it's not in direct contact with fabric or hair that could brush it.
Thanks for the advice! I wasn't wearing a mic so we will have to figure out the issue.
Great vid thanks 👌👍👏👏😊
Thank you!
This would be great for camping.
Yes it would!
@@ChemCampwithMrsNewmanwould I be able to dissolves a salt throughout the gel so the flame is always coloured or would that change the chemical reaction?
You should be able to mix it in once the gel forms. You probably can even just sprinkle in over the top before igniting the gel too.
Oh, you are so from Philly (South Jersey). Or at least close by. Cause I'm from Wildwood, which is surrounded by "wooder" and you have Everclear (legal in NJ, not in PA). I don't know why this makes me so happy, maybe the chemistry, maybe hearing someone talk like me, either way, Liked and Subbed.
Excellent observation skills! I am from NJ. Thank you!
Thank you 😊
This was awesome.
Thank you!
THANK U FOR THE INFO GOOD FOR CAMPING
Yes it is 🏕️ Thank you for watching!
Great video. Is the point of this to provide a safe long lasting heat, or are you actually gaining heat energy beyond the burning of the alcohol alone?
The gel form is much safer to use. Alcohols are not very viscous and will spread very quickly when spilt. And I believe since the alcohol is mixed within the gel it burn longer than just the vapors of a can of the alcohol solution.
I wish I had had a science teacher like her instead of the boring ole battle ax that we were stuck with.
Is this safe to burn indoors?
Yes, sterno is used to heat food serving dishes.
Put some hand sanitizer in a Sterno can bam you got Sterno.
So....before i risk blowing up my own kitchen 😊, i have a few questions.
1) Using the amount shown in this video, how long will the flame last?
2) Guessing the diameter of the container is not proportional to the ratecof burn, correct?
3) Once ignited, is the need for ventilation about the same as a homes natural gas and propane, or does it require more or less ventilation?
Canned Heat played at Woodstock in 1969.
That is accurate 👍
great idea i will try that sounds good❤
Hope you enjoy! Be safe.
Hi yes I did try it and it worked just great thank you for the tip god bless
Wow this video blew up. I think it's your picture in the thumbnail that did it.
You amazing!!! Thank you!! Keep making videos and I’ll keep watching!!!
Thank you!!
Here are a couple of suggestions. First, get yourself some horticultural vinegar, intended for killing weeds. It's about 20 percent acetic acid. Secondly, if you live in Canada, you can buy methanol, in the form of methyl hydrate, at most big box hardware stores. It'll be a lot cheaper than Everclear. The trade-off, of course is that methanol is toxic.
Yes. If you can find a vinegar solution with a higher percentage of acetic acid you will need less of it (the smell will be much more potent though).
Ethanol is a much safer alcohol to work with and this is why I prefer using it. Some rubbing alcohols are actually made with denatured ethanol and are much cheaper. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any locally lately and that is the only reason I used the ethanol.
You sent me web searching for your dialect - never heard that pronunciation of 'water' before. Internet says you are from somewhere in the neighborhood of Philadelphia :). Oh, and thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching!!
And I'm just east of Philly in NJ.
I never heard her accent before either. It does not sound very "Philly" to me.
Maybe I am confusing "Philly Ghetto" for Philly metro accents.
But sure is a unique accent.
Being a Central Midwestern, I have no accent. We are the only English speaking culture on earth that actually pronounces words phonetically correctly.
This seems like a good idea for survival scenarios as it would make for an easy way to start a fire, but when you talk about roasting a marshmallow, how clean does this burn? Like with lighter fluid you have to let it burn off or it messes with taste. Does it give a weird flavor if you cook directly off the flame? Also can you touch the gel or is it harmful to your skin?
If you are going to cook directly over the flame, I would be sure to use ethanol because it burns the cleanest and shouldn't have any affect on the taste. If you are heating the food in pan over the flame then methanol is safe to use (even some of the Sterno products list methanol as an ingredient).
If you have real sensitive skin, touching the gel might cause a slight irritation. But with all chemicals it is best to try to limit exposure and be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after use.
If you use high alcohol content, like 99% rubbing alcohol, it will burn very clean.
...Nice Overcoat...
Thank you!
I like the first half better when she said "wooter" rather then the second half she switched to water. 😂
Just giving you a hard time. Lpve the channel, not sure how you got in my algorithm but video liked and subscribed. Hope to dp some of these with my daughter's. Ive always loved chemistry. ❤
I'm from Texas where people talk right. However....Please, give the lady a break! Michael
Great video. Just curious here… you’re from Philly, right?
Thank you! Close...NJ. What possibly could've given it away?
@ChemCampwithMrsNewman Wooder instead of Water. I still say it that way after moving to the Harrisburg area 12 years ago.
Side note: The Philly pronunciation of water gave the FBI profiler the procedural idea to investigate and catch the Unibomber. That's why we should embrace it.
your mortar is really cool and you should feel cool about it
haha...thank you! My mom actually got it for me.
Love that mortar and pestle!! where is it from!?
Thank you! Unfortunately, I’m not certain. It was a gift from my mom.
I've just subscribed! this channel is a gem :)
Wow, thanks!
Would this also work with kerosene? I'd like to do this for an old diesel engine pre heater
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Big feature not mentioned, no smoke and won't immediately evaporate away.
Q: Reagent grade 100% isopropyl alcohol is inexpensive (and a great solvent for cleaning bike parts). Any problems using that instead of expensive Everclear?
Using isopropyl alcohol will also work. Ethanol just burns the cleanest and safest which is why I prefer to work with it. Denatured ethanol is also inexpensive, I just wasn't able to find any locally.
this seems really good for getting a campfire/burn barrel going.
why is sterno safe to cook with but not to touch? is it that burning the substance causes it to become nontoxic?
Because it dries your skin out really bad. But I didn't know it was unsafe to touch, more like, "Overly-CYA legal warning on a not-really-dangerous" substance.
Of course, if it's burning at the time, the gel will stick to you and continue burning, and while it's a neat party trick to put alcohol on your hand and light it up, burning alcohol gel gets really hot.
Very cool
Thank you
You're welcome! And thank you!
Wow, that was very nice - Thanks.
Glad you liked it! Thank you!!
Interesting. We have backyard chickens, im going to try this with the shells.
Awesome! I hope you enjoy trying it out. Also, you will need a filter of some type (even just a paper coffee filter) if you are using eggshells. Only the calcium carbonate will dissolve so you will need to remove the other stuff prior to heating to drive off the excess water.
maybe it's just me but a yield amount would have been nice. how many ounces in the end?
You're way too happy doing this
Chemistry makes me happy!
Would this be safe to use as a heat source while camping!??
As long as you use it safely!
@@ChemCampwithMrsNewman Thanks, even though it not cost effective, it will make some great fun with the grandsons making this and being able to use it !
can i use nail polish remover as the alchohol? or what household items can i use for the alchohol as i am on a limited budget.
Nail Polish remover is acetone which is also flammable but is a different type of molecule (a ketone) than an alcohol molecule. You need an alcohol to create the colloidal gel. So you can use rubbing alcohol, which is usually denatured isopropyl alcohol, instead of the grain alcohol. Some rubbing alcohols are also made of denatured methanol or ethanol.
I prefer to work with ethanol (it burns the cleanest) and wasn't able to find any denatured ethanol locally which is why I used the grain alcohol. Hope this helps!
Excellent information, what state are you from, you say "Water" very differently from how i say it😊 the quick Vanilla Ice insert was great😂 thanks for sharing 🍸.
Glad you think so. Thank you for watching and enjoyed the Vanilla Ice addition (my editor will be very happy to hear)! Because of this video, I have learned I pronounce water very differently from a lot of people, unless they are from NJ. haha
@ChemCampwithMrsNewman We're from Boston, 20 yrs in Rochester NY. We Hung in New Roc City for a few yrs.Had Businesses in Patterson, New Jersey as well , Hampton Inns near the stadium's , And never heard that pronunciation like that, 😉we say whaada lol, retired to the outskirts of Las Vegas.My neighbors think im in the mob ...LOL, What part of jersey ?
i raise chickens, so im defiantly gonna have to try making some of this, would be good to have for camping, or other various things.
but i have a question...... is denatured alcohol, or other, non drinkable alcohols, safe to cook food directly on the open flame?
Yes. Denatured ethanol would be the safest. I was not able to find any locally which is why I used the grain alcohol.
Thumbs up PLUS! Thank you.
And thank you too!
Thank you too!!
I have an extra chalk laying around I use for weightlifting but it’s magnesium carbonate. I’m guessing that wouldn’t yield the same product??
Hello! I have to ask, where are you from? I love accents and the way you pronounce "water" is very unique!
Hi! I am from New Jersey. I didn't even realize I pronounced it differently until this video.
Does Mrs. Newman get to take the rest of the bottle home after class? 😂
Can this be stored and if stored for how long?
I haven't really stored it before. We usually make it in lab and use it to learn about limiting reactants.
I think it can be, as long as it is in an extremely air tight container to prevent evaporation of the alcohol.
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Sweetheart, have you seen the price of Everclear lately? Thanx though...
True enough. If you can find it in the drug store, some bottles of rubbing alcohol are made with denatured ethanol for a much cheaper price. I wasn't able to find any at my local store recently.
We made a flaming thank you thing for our good friend Greg from How to Drink, everclear felt like the right move for that and we had a bunch left over.
None of my teachers growing up were this attractive.
don't forget the wooder!?
my mudder was from new joysey too.
Its very important!
What’s the burn time on what was just made ? Thanks
What percentage of alcohol is needed?
Just found your channel and it’s awesome but I have a question:
What the point of doing this is? Why not just fill the can with the alcohol and burn it without making it into a gel first? I ask because I use a trangia alcohol stove when camping so as much as it’s a cool chemical reaction, it seems like I’d be carrying around less energy per gram.
The 2 reasons I could think of are A)much harder to spill B)it is a chemistry teaching moment
Being harder to spill might make it a safer option. I've got a 20 year old can of sterno in my emergency bag in my truck. I suspect Long Term Storage might also be a reason, but I don't know which would last longer gel vs liquid. If would be in interesting test to see By Weight which burns longer. I suspect without testing the gel would burn cooler but longer 🤔
@@laser31415the chemistry lesson aside, (as it’s a great experiment!) I think you’re probably right about spillage. Maybe I should do some experiments myself and see what burn times are.
Thank you!
Alcohols are not very viscous. So when they spill they spread very quickly, the gel form is much safer to work with. And I believe it does extend the burning time.
Cool
Gurl, did you just rediscover Greek Fire?
Is this safe to use indoors as a an emergency source of heat? Or outdoor use only?
When used indoors, with proper safety precautions and ventilation, I don't see why it wouldn't be safe to use. The components in the gel made in this video are very similar to the ones used in the commercial Sterno products sold in stores. In fact, I believe most Sterno products are made with methanol instead of ethanol. Ethanol is safer of the two alcohols. Hope this helps!
Ok I tried this 3 times and failed each time. I get the reaction when I add vinegar and then I add the rest of the vinegar and it never goes clear. It will separate into 2 layers clear and cloudy. I boil off to less than 1/2 volume and I have less of the same that separates into 2 layers. When add alcohol it does nothing.
So this is not an easy experiment to complete. It took me a few nights of working on it with the materials I had to get it to work.
Based on the information you have given, you may need to try adding more vinegar to see if you can get the rest of the solution to go clear. This indicates that all of the calcium carbonate has formed the calcium acetate. Then when you heat to drive off the water, it should go completely cloudy again which indicates the solution is saturated enough. If its not it will not gel with the addition of the alcohol.
If adding more vinegar does not work, then there is the potential that there is another component in the chalk you are using that isn't calcium carbonate and it might not allow the gel to form.
I hope this helps!
Is there a preferred strength of denatured alcohol for this project?
Great question! I would use at least a denatured alcohol that is at least 70% alcohol. But if you have one that is 90% or higher that will work well too. Once combined with the other materials it needs to be at least 50% alcohol to ignite. Hope this helps!
How long does it keep? And can you mix it in a metal paint can?
I am not certain just how long it will keep. I've always used as a lab where we would make the gel and then make smore's to learn about limiting reactants. I imagine the more air tight the container you store it in the better.
As long as it is clean, a small metal paint can would work great. Especially if it has a smaller opening (like a sterno can). I only used glass in the video because it allowed us to show the gel forming and the flame better.