I'm pretty sure mixing up thermite in a cardboard box, in an undisclosed location using a stick you found nearby, officially qualifies what you are doing as alchemy.
it's not undisclosed location. in one of theri videos they doxxed themselfs. i think it was something with car trackers. i googled the adress for fun and there it was their HQ.
@@rationalbushcraft Yeah. What do these people have against natural selection. The people who send themselves up in a fiery conflagration probably weren't destined to be the next Hawking.
Love you guys but this just shows how stupid TH-cam is. To be clear, I don't want anyone being censored and struck for anything. It's ridiculous, people get struck/demonetized for saying "bad" words and wrong think. You can't show loading/inserting magazines into legal firearms anymore, or you'll get a strike. You can't attach a legal suppressor to your legal firearm on camera, or you'll get a strike. Showing exactly how to make explosives/destructive compounds and using 80 pounds of it to dangerously destroy a car? No problem at all, family friendly, advertisers all day. To be clear, I have no issues with any of the things I mentioned and don't want people being censored and struck for any of it.
From cooking steaks with thermite in a garage to melting a car with 80 lbs of thermite and getting the fire department (and police??) called on you, truly a Modern Rogue character arc 🤣
My father worked in an underground coal mine in Australia for a while in the mid-80s. Aluminium (Aluminum) foil in any form was banned underground for this reason. Due to the salt in coal seams, rust is a big issue for steel and iron parts and infrastructure. There is also a lot of heavy, high-impact machinery used underground. The concern was that a discarded piece of foil from a lunch wrap, or candy wrapper could end up near some rust, and something heavy might impact it, causing a small but intense fire...in a coal mine.
That's exactly the kind of thing where your average worker will complain about 'overzealous safety procedures'... But it's 100% the right call to make. People complain about 'silly' things like that, and how unlikely it is to ever matter.... But even once is enough to make clear how important these things are to follow. Even aside from the massive harm it would cause, and the lives endangered... Simple practicality suggests that setting your coal mine on fire is a good way to make sure you have no more coal to mine.
Unless they also banned zinc and galvanized metals, that rule is just ignorant fear. Zinc will react with iron oxide in almost the same way as aluminum, it's just less known. In either case tho, zinc or aluminum won't ever react under normal conditions. Thermite is only possible due to the large surface areas and fine mixing of the power. Standard rust on it's own doesn't even make good thermite, you need very fine iron oxide and very fine aluminum. And not to mention, even in powdered form they're extremely hard to ignite. Something like aluminum foil sitting in a pile of rust poses less of a fire hazard than a flashlight.
Hold on, there might be another reason for the no aluminum rule. In reading about blasting I’ve found than normal blasting caps were aluminum but mining blasting caps were made of copper and the reason stated was hazardous gasses produced after the explosion that could linger in the mine.
This has "Forest fire started by gender reveal party bomb" vibes XD Congratulations, I have been watching you ever since hacking the system and I've tracked your youtube down to watch you everyday, I've learned so much I've taken much of your advice (With caution) to heart. Happy for your 10 years guys, may you be happy for 10 more
This is what Modern Rogue is supposed to be imo. For the last several months, it has felt more like Scam School. Please blow more stuff up, do follow-up episodes on whiskey, beer, and cigars, making survival huts, tear gas grenades, homemade pepper spray, mall ninja weapons, potato cannons, prison wine, weaponized stink fog machines, etc etc etc.
How much was the Fire Dept mad at you lool. I can't imagine they were much pleased when they heard "we set 80 lbs of thermite on fire on top of a car." xD
I like that you can see the hose in the background soaking the ground in preparation for destruction about to take place. Edit: Brian snapping a dead branch to use as a stirring stick is the most Modern Rogue thing ever.
I’ve had that moment several times doing stupid shit…and more then once I’ve had that hit and said “no f that I’m not finishing this it’s too dangerous”
How quickly the magnesium went up made me panic and then it started up proper and I was like "this is REALLY BAD" I love how done the fire department appeared to be in the video
I’ve been watching you guys for probably 5-6 years now and got to watch hacking the system a few years ago. I can’t wait to rewatch on Disney. Thank you to the best Disney princess for entertaining teenage and slightly more adult me. I won’t try it at home, but I will always consider it!
Seriously! Part of the car fucking exploded and their response was to pull out the smallest handheld extinguisher I've ever seen to support their weak little garden hose...
@@emay519 to be fair, they did some testing on different fire extinguisher technologies previously and those little handheld guys did incredibly well. Though I know different extinguishers are better vs different types of fires/fuels, so idk how effect it is against thermite specifically lol
@@biosaber585 Except it can be stopped by sucking up the heat, which is why water works. But you need to provide the water fast enough so that it absorbs the heat faster than the fuel generates it, which certainly wasn't happening with that leaky tap.
@@reverse_engineered nope not with thermite. Its self oxidizing nature and extreme heat means there's no real method to stop it. Thermite burns around 2200 C or 4000 F as for a reason not to use water it generate hydrogen gas due to the iron being generated from the reaction interacting with the water which can cause an explosion. Official cited methods to extinguish really don't exist, basically the answer is let it burn itself out and prevent extra fuel entering the mix and/or getting access to highly expensive and difficult to source chemicals and/or materials to smother the mixture. Id like to remind you, thermite is used for underwater welding, water does frankly nothing to stop thermite its just too hot. This isn't something that's even on par with like a full blown house fire or chemical fire, thermite is akin to welding reactions and water flash boils at those heats. Even things like liquid nitrogen do too. Liquid oxygen I've seen considered but its VERY expensive and hard to transport and not a great answer
"don't do this at home" ..You got it boss, I have two people either smarter than me, or at least incredibly more well funded who did it in a semi-safe way I shall keep from doing this action, though I am glad y'all continue to make this stuff.
4, actually. Mythbusters cut a car in half with ~80lbs of Thermite IIRC. so you have Brian, Jason, Adam and Jamie, and all 4 have told you to not try it at home, and with the Mythbusters they drove everything out to a dry-ass bomb-disposal site/abandoned quarry and had a lot more safety precautions.
@@GamerGamer-ok6wu u mean when they did that tiny pile? it wouldnt have mattered if it got on the other bags because u need to mix them for anything to happen. the stuff in the bags isnt mixed
Hahaha! In Colorado Springs if you even have a covered fire pit the neighbors would call the authorities. What you guys pulled off was amazing! "You guys can't do that!" (Famously said right after you've already done the thing!)
I've always heard that if you're nervous while flying, look at the how the flight attendants are. If they're nervous, that's when you should worry. That's how I feel about Brian in these videos. His hesitation and second-guessing while mixing up the thermite seriously made me nervous about what was coming.
just thinking about how the mythbusters introduced me to thermite, but they would not tell us the recipe because it's too dangerous. fast forward 15 years and pretty much everyone knows the recipe off hand without even having to pull out their phones. what a time to be alive!
I've made and used a lot thermite in the past and let me tell you, it can get out of control very quickly if you aren't careful. Aside from the obvious need for firefighting equipment, you need to make sure your container for the thermite can stand the heat, and you need to make double sure whatever you are burning is completely dry because thermite reacts water in very interesting and explosive ways.
I think they should do a episode of some kind with the fire department …. I want to know what the fire department thoughts was on having to show up and deal with these knuckleheads in their thermite
Thanks for showing the dangers of car fires. I watched this video recently, and my neighbors rv caught fire and started getting volatile. Thanks to you guys I knew the dangers and alerted all of my neighbors to the risk
When I was younger I was experimenting with other mixes of thermite. Couple of things- some ARE explosive, also I have had one particular mix auto-ignite. Once a reaction starts, you are likely to realize you are totally unprepared for it. It’s a miracle I wasn’t disfigured or killed.
I love this old school modern rogue! I’ve been here since the vaporizing alcohol & I love it! Just the combination of pure hesitancy & giggling excitement is pure dopamine
It was a clear blue-sky day, and there was definitely a column of black smoke less than a mile from them... I think they solved the mystery on their own. (and now I gotta figure out something special to say thank you!)
@@ModernRogue OMG that is gold hahaha "Aye steve what is that black plume of smoke?" "Oh out near them modern rogue guys?" "ahhh shiit better come check it out because that looks bigger than their fire pit"
Gotta love that they mention the other video they did where they blew up a car, and how clearly none of the same procedures from that video have been done in this one, and they didn't even mix the thermite, you can see clear stripes of pure aluminum and pure rust throughout the mixture because they took tens of pounds of powder at a time and poked a stick at it a couple of times before pouring it over the roof of a car that's just SURROUNDED by grass and trees. which they didn't even soak in water beforehand to limit the risk of fire spreading, despite there being a sprinkler visible 10 feet behind them. And yet I love these two guys so so much, I hope to see so much more of these two.
BTW - don't breathe the aluminium in. I mean... It's too late, but next time try to stand upwind with a silly mask on. It's not good. It's not terribly bad! But not good. Also anyone reading this, when you go into your loft, please wear a mask. It's not good to be breathing tiny microscopic glass fibres into your lungs. I jahe no idea why people think that it's safe, but it isn't. People also thought that breathing talc and asbestos was safe. Trust me. It's not!
Anyone else when calling 911: “911, what is the state of your emergency?” The MR calling 911: “911, yes Brian we already alerted the fire department when we saw your number.”
I have this saying: "If you're going to do something stupid, at least be smart about it." I noticed a continuously running hose in the background, welding masks, and good clearance between the flame/people/trees. Yes, you did something stupid. And also you acted with caution and care.
As far as I'm aware, thermite and the ingredients to make thermite aren't even considered hazardous for shipping purposes. Thermite itself is perfectly legal to make.
Even without the preview, this was so scary during the buildup, you knew it was gonna go wrong. THEY knew it. They really need to be out in the country. Although, even out here you do get the curious folks stopping by.
I just did the math out for how much energy was released in the thermite reaction alone. Going roughly by the amounts they said, 60 lbs of thermite (3 parts iron oxide to 1 part aluminum by weight) releases as much energy as 112 lbs of TNT (assuming a complete reaction and standard ambient conditions). You guys are absolute mad lads.
IIRC, You are lucky to NOT try to adding water to the thermite while it was burning. At those temperatures the heat will strip what bonds the oxygen and the hydrogen together. You'll get flammable hydrogen adding to the fire and more oxygen to feed the flames.
I spent a couple decades in a steel mill, 11 in the caster with ladle met. When they would add they alumina to the ladle, the temp would spike to between eight and eleven thousand degrees from 2800 to 3100 degrees Fahrenheit.
I always thought sparklers were basically just thermite on a piece of wire...Specifically the plain sparklers, not the colored ones. It would explain why they would ignite thermite...Though I'm most definitely wrong because I usually am lmao Sidenote I could see people being upset about messing such a (what used to be) clean looking civic. But I'm sure that car had something seriously wrong with it making not roadworthy anymore and being an MR test subject. Most likely electrical. Most people don't destroy perfectly good, running, driveable cars in good shape except for people like WhistlinDiesel lol
You guys should hire me as your safety guy. I've been blacksmithing since 2019 and haven't blown myself up! It's not much but I would have had particulate masks for you guys!
Ya know how in certain career paths -- often those in medical, law enforcement, and other first responder ones -- that the people who were in them have "this one story". Ya'll just added to those guys collection. "These two idiots lit 80 pounds of THERMITE on top of an old Honda Civic. To see what it would do."
@@BryceCastillo Most/Many fire apparatuses have a water tank so they can start fire-fighting immediately until a water source can be obtained. This one had 400-500 gallons of water, which is a lot, but not much for a structure fire. Tanker trucks can carry 1,000+ gallons of water. The truck in the video is intended for wildland fires, often far from other fire infrastructure, so it's also great for small fires that aren't convenient to access with standard fire trucks.
being a firefighter, I expected this to happen. Metals can combust when heated at a high temperature, also the trim inside. Fire extinguishers will work more effectively than a small garden hose. The one that exploded are wheels Also, inform the fire department you're doing this and invest in a small firefighting rig a 250l rig with 1" hose will suffice
I'm pretty sure mixing up thermite in a cardboard box, in an undisclosed location using a stick you found nearby, officially qualifies what you are doing as alchemy.
it's not undisclosed location. in one of theri videos they doxxed themselfs. i think it was something with car trackers. i googled the adress for fun and there it was their HQ.
When they say don't try this at home, they mean it. This was a brilliant demonstration of how to do everything exactly wrong.
We definitely mean it. :)
Unless you are Ukrainian and have a Russian tank problem in your neighborhood
Exactly that's why you try it at someone else's home.
Oh sure keep all the fun bad ideas to themselves. How will any of us ever win a Darwin Award if we don't try it?
@@rationalbushcraft Yeah. What do these people have against natural selection. The people who send themselves up in a fiery conflagration probably weren't destined to be the next Hawking.
This is old school Modern Rogue! Just Jason, Brian, and a pile of thermite. Love it.
hell yeah
This is what we've all been waiting for
Old school MR is the best MR
Love you guys but this just shows how stupid TH-cam is. To be clear, I don't want anyone being censored and struck for anything. It's ridiculous, people get struck/demonetized for saying "bad" words and wrong think.
You can't show loading/inserting magazines into legal firearms anymore, or you'll get a strike. You can't attach a legal suppressor to your legal firearm on camera, or you'll get a strike. Showing exactly how to make explosives/destructive compounds and using 80 pounds of it to dangerously destroy a car? No problem at all, family friendly, advertisers all day.
To be clear, I have no issues with any of the things I mentioned and don't want people being censored and struck for any of it.
🔥 It's lit
From cooking steaks with thermite in a garage to melting a car with 80 lbs of thermite and getting the fire department (and police??) called on you, truly a Modern Rogue character arc 🤣
My father worked in an underground coal mine in Australia for a while in the mid-80s. Aluminium (Aluminum) foil in any form was banned underground for this reason. Due to the salt in coal seams, rust is a big issue for steel and iron parts and infrastructure. There is also a lot of heavy, high-impact machinery used underground. The concern was that a discarded piece of foil from a lunch wrap, or candy wrapper could end up near some rust, and something heavy might impact it, causing a small but intense fire...in a coal mine.
That's exactly the kind of thing where your average worker will complain about 'overzealous safety procedures'... But it's 100% the right call to make. People complain about 'silly' things like that, and how unlikely it is to ever matter.... But even once is enough to make clear how important these things are to follow.
Even aside from the massive harm it would cause, and the lives endangered... Simple practicality suggests that setting your coal mine on fire is a good way to make sure you have no more coal to mine.
Unless they also banned zinc and galvanized metals, that rule is just ignorant fear. Zinc will react with iron oxide in almost the same way as aluminum, it's just less known. In either case tho, zinc or aluminum won't ever react under normal conditions. Thermite is only possible due to the large surface areas and fine mixing of the power. Standard rust on it's own doesn't even make good thermite, you need very fine iron oxide and very fine aluminum. And not to mention, even in powdered form they're extremely hard to ignite. Something like aluminum foil sitting in a pile of rust poses less of a fire hazard than a flashlight.
Hold on, there might be another reason for the no aluminum rule. In reading about blasting I’ve found than normal blasting caps were aluminum but mining blasting caps were made of copper and the reason stated was hazardous gasses produced after the explosion that could linger in the mine.
@@johnbeauvais3159 umm, as a general rule, you don't use explosives to mine flammable solids that easily turn into explosive dust.
@Emily35 nope it's still done. never underestimate laziness and idiocy.
When they were throwing around powdered aluminium, and breathing the dust, i knew we were back.
No no, Brian specifically said “don’t breathe it in” several times. So they’re all good 😁
@@ottovonbearsmark8876 exactly my thoughts. Aluminum is a killer in the lungs and they may be getting lung cancer very soon after this.
They are a bit dumb maybe?
You can tell Brian is thinking, "This is a bad idea." The whole time. I swear I saw little devil horns on Jason as he egged him on.
Scary when Brian is the restrained one.....
I can totally imagine the firemen being like: "Not these two dingus' again"
This has "Forest fire started by gender reveal party bomb" vibes XD
Congratulations, I have been watching you ever since hacking the system and I've tracked your youtube down to watch you everyday, I've learned so much I've taken much of your advice (With caution) to heart. Happy for your 10 years guys, may you be happy for 10 more
There's a reason the Mythbusters did really dangerous experiments in a quarry - less shit to burn there.
And with the bomb squad and fire department on site.
This is what Modern Rogue is supposed to be imo. For the last several months, it has felt more like Scam School. Please blow more stuff up, do follow-up episodes on whiskey, beer, and cigars, making survival huts, tear gas grenades, homemade pepper spray, mall ninja weapons, potato cannons, prison wine, weaponized stink fog machines, etc etc etc.
I agree. MR used to be great but lately it's felt like adult craft hour.
@@N.Cognito This is still that, they're crafting explosions
One of the new good changes was adult supervision tho. I think this episode really shows they need it.
@@ShinoSarna Kinda wish they'd put it over the hood, though, and seen what it did to the engine
MR is whatever Brian and Jason want it to be.
How much was the Fire Dept mad at you lool. I can't imagine they were much pleased when they heard "we set 80 lbs of thermite on fire on top of a car." xD
Jason and Brian are like kids that watched Mythbusters and thought, "I want to do that. I CAN do that!" then went and tried it in their own backyard.
I don't think there's a better determination, this has got to be it 😂😂
I like that you can see the hose in the background soaking the ground in preparation for destruction about to take place.
Edit: Brian snapping a dead branch to use as a stirring stick is the most Modern Rogue thing ever.
better than the Ch-I-L-D's mead tasting stick
Am I stupidly happy this is happening? Yes. Does it feel like a return to the beginning of MR? Yes. Do I love it? Yes
Only the Modern Rogues can set off a nuclear meltdown and say "we done goofed"
Hey Brian! I don't think you've ever told the story of how you and Jason met. I think we all want to hear that story.
maybe it involves thermite lol
As Adam Savage put it so well, I'm pretty sure Brian had a "What the hell are we doing?" moment while unpacking all the metal.
I’ve had that moment several times doing stupid shit…and more then once I’ve had that hit and said “no f that I’m not finishing this it’s too dangerous”
we have entered the Modern Rogue renaissance, this is the dimensional shift notifier we have been waiting for
Remember that Extended Outtakes called “cancel the murder car”? I think we found the murder car.
Now that’s weird. I’ve never seen a Hontiac Fiero😂
How quickly the magnesium went up made me panic and then it started up proper and I was like "this is REALLY BAD"
I love how done the fire department appeared to be in the video
I’ve been watching you guys for probably 5-6 years now and got to watch hacking the system a few years ago. I can’t wait to rewatch on Disney. Thank you to the best Disney princess for entertaining teenage and slightly more adult me. I won’t try it at home, but I will always consider it!
Doing this in a cardboard box with a fresh stick is really the epitome of science adjacent
I know less than 5 minutes of thought went into this, but how did none of you think to call the fire department before you lit the fire?
Seriously! Part of the car fucking exploded and their response was to pull out the smallest handheld extinguisher I've ever seen to support their weak little garden hose...
@@emay519 to be fair, they did some testing on different fire extinguisher technologies previously and those little handheld guys did incredibly well.
Though I know different extinguishers are better vs different types of fires/fuels, so idk how effect it is against thermite specifically lol
@@Kurse_of_Kall frankly.. nothing stops thermite the entire concept is it oxygenates itself, it kinda can't be stopped
@@biosaber585 Except it can be stopped by sucking up the heat, which is why water works. But you need to provide the water fast enough so that it absorbs the heat faster than the fuel generates it, which certainly wasn't happening with that leaky tap.
@@reverse_engineered nope not with thermite. Its self oxidizing nature and extreme heat means there's no real method to stop it. Thermite burns around 2200 C or 4000 F as for a reason not to use water it generate hydrogen gas due to the iron being generated from the reaction interacting with the water which can cause an explosion. Official cited methods to extinguish really don't exist, basically the answer is let it burn itself out and prevent extra fuel entering the mix and/or getting access to highly expensive and difficult to source chemicals and/or materials to smother the mixture.
Id like to remind you, thermite is used for underwater welding, water does frankly nothing to stop thermite its just too hot. This isn't something that's even on par with like a full blown house fire or chemical fire, thermite is akin to welding reactions and water flash boils at those heats. Even things like liquid nitrogen do too. Liquid oxygen I've seen considered but its VERY expensive and hard to transport and not a great answer
"don't do this at home" ..You got it boss, I have two people either smarter than me, or at least incredibly more well funded who did it in a semi-safe way I shall keep from doing this action, though I am glad y'all continue to make this stuff.
this is anything but semi safe, they were 1 bad gust of wind from setting the entire brush on that yard ablaze.
4, actually. Mythbusters cut a car in half with ~80lbs of Thermite IIRC. so you have Brian, Jason, Adam and Jamie, and all 4 have told you to not try it at home, and with the Mythbusters they drove everything out to a dry-ass bomb-disposal site/abandoned quarry and had a lot more safety precautions.
I mean .. fair, I don't *have* to do what they did, they did it already and uh I am good with Second hang experience with termite
This video was peak TH-cam OG Gold! Thank you, fellas. Thank you.
🤣 I love how Jason said oh FYI it gets everywhere and then proceeds to pour out the test batch two feet from the giant pile of thermite 🤦
The giant pile was not thermite yet as Brian pointed out. The two ingredients not mixed together are inert.
@@G0rgar they are talking about when they ignited it away but close from the pile
@@GamerGamer-ok6wu u mean when they did that tiny pile? it wouldnt have mattered if it got on the other bags because u need to mix them for anything to happen. the stuff in the bags isnt mixed
Hahaha! In Colorado Springs if you even have a covered fire pit the neighbors would call the authorities. What you guys pulled off was amazing!
"You guys can't do that!" (Famously said right after you've already done the thing!)
I've always heard that if you're nervous while flying, look at the how the flight attendants are. If they're nervous, that's when you should worry. That's how I feel about Brian in these videos. His hesitation and second-guessing while mixing up the thermite seriously made me nervous about what was coming.
just thinking about how the mythbusters introduced me to thermite, but they would not tell us the recipe because it's too dangerous. fast forward 15 years and pretty much everyone knows the recipe off hand without even having to pull out their phones. what a time to be alive!
I've made and used a lot thermite in the past and let me tell you, it can get out of control very quickly if you aren't careful. Aside from the obvious need for firefighting equipment, you need to make sure your container for the thermite can stand the heat, and you need to make double sure whatever you are burning is completely dry because thermite reacts water in very interesting and explosive ways.
I think they should do a episode of some kind with the fire department …. I want to know what the fire department thoughts was on having to show up and deal with these knuckleheads in their thermite
Congratulations guys! I can't wait to watch the show!
How are you not on a list. Love you guys since Spill and Rage Select days glad to see you still kicking.
Oh they’re on a list
This seems like something you should redo out at Drive Tanks near Uvalde. Invite Matt Carriker and the Slo Mo guys too
I LOVE that Murphy is even wearing the Walter Sobchak aviators 😂
YOU’RE OUT OF YOUR ELEMENT BRIAN
Thanks for showing the dangers of car fires. I watched this video recently, and my neighbors rv caught fire and started getting volatile. Thanks to you guys I knew the dangers and alerted all of my neighbors to the risk
"Cooling it off" with that garden hose was like trying to fight Mike Tyson with a napkin from a little kid's birthday party.
I'm glad you showed the aftermath and tons of safety tips
When I was younger I was experimenting with other mixes of thermite. Couple of things- some ARE explosive, also I have had one particular mix auto-ignite. Once a reaction starts, you are likely to realize you are totally unprepared for it. It’s a miracle I wasn’t disfigured or killed.
6:06 I love that laugh it's the "I know I'm doing something wrong laugh but it's too funny and cool to stop" lol
I love this old school modern rogue! I’ve been here since the vaporizing alcohol & I love it! Just the combination of pure hesitancy & giggling excitement is pure dopamine
5lbs Iron Oxide coming to a T-Shirt near you ( maybe, hopefully but probably not )
now my curiosity is getting to me... were they just driving by and see the smoke bellowing or did one of you guys call for it?
It was a clear blue-sky day, and there was definitely a column of black smoke less than a mile from them... I think they solved the mystery on their own. (and now I gotta figure out something special to say thank you!)
@@ModernRogue OMG that is gold hahaha "Aye steve what is that black plume of smoke?" "Oh out near them modern rogue guys?" "ahhh shiit better come check it out because that looks bigger than their fire pit"
Jason really wanted to "grain silo" the thermite. It would have been EXPONENTIALLY worse🤣
Gotta love that they mention the other video they did where they blew up a car, and how clearly none of the same procedures from that video have been done in this one, and they didn't even mix the thermite, you can see clear stripes of pure aluminum and pure rust throughout the mixture because they took tens of pounds of powder at a time and poked a stick at it a couple of times before pouring it over the roof of a car that's just SURROUNDED by grass and trees. which they didn't even soak in water beforehand to limit the risk of fire spreading, despite there being a sprinkler visible 10 feet behind them.
And yet I love these two guys so so much, I hope to see so much more of these two.
BTW - don't breathe the aluminium in.
I mean... It's too late, but next time try to stand upwind with a silly mask on.
It's not good. It's not terribly bad! But not good.
Also anyone reading this, when you go into your loft, please wear a mask. It's not good to be breathing tiny microscopic glass fibres into your lungs.
I jahe no idea why people think that it's safe, but it isn't.
People also thought that breathing talc and asbestos was safe.
Trust me.
It's not!
This explains exactly why we have not seen the video till now happy to see y'all back🙏🤗👍🍿
Anyone else when calling 911: “911, what is the state of your emergency?”
The MR calling 911: “911, yes Brian we already alerted the fire department when we saw your number.”
Car fires are extremely hot. I've driven by a few on the interstate and you can feel the heat with the windows up from 50ft away, it's wild.
80 POUNDS of thermite!? Were you trying to bore your way to China!? 😂😂 This is the most unhinged Modern Rogue episode in a while and I love it
I have this saying:
"If you're going to do something stupid, at least be smart about it."
I noticed a continuously running hose in the background, welding masks, and good clearance between the flame/people/trees.
Yes, you did something stupid. And also you acted with caution and care.
That's a very generous interpretation, and I thank you for it. -Brian
as a long time fan of modern rogue, This is probably my favorite video from you guys in a long time
Wait so does the AFT not get red flags regarding the massive amount of materials purchased that are used for thermite 😂
As far as I'm aware, thermite and the ingredients to make thermite aren't even considered hazardous for shipping purposes. Thermite itself is perfectly legal to make.
Brian, gigling of excitement and being nervous, like a kid who knows did something wrong, while the thermite revaged the car made my day.
Yeeeeess, congratulations on getting on Disney+. Love the episode
Even without the preview, this was so scary during the buildup, you knew it was gonna go wrong. THEY knew it. They really need to be out in the country. Although, even out here you do get the curious folks stopping by.
What if they took some of the molten iron from the thermite and tried to forge something out of it?!
You know your in for a good show when the cold open is just Brian and Jason explaining off camera just how badly they screwed up.
You increased "Greenhouse Gases". --- Thank You!!! It's way too cold.
10mins in when Jason says "it's a good idea right now" is the one, only and, last time it was anything resembaling a "good" idea
I've seen a lot of stuff done with thermite but I've never seen that much thermite all go at once. Very nice.
I just did the math out for how much energy was released in the thermite reaction alone. Going roughly by the amounts they said, 60 lbs of thermite (3 parts iron oxide to 1 part aluminum by weight) releases as much energy as 112 lbs of TNT (assuming a complete reaction and standard ambient conditions). You guys are absolute mad lads.
This is the best content they've posted in a while. More of this!
IIRC, You are lucky to NOT try to adding water to the thermite while it was burning. At those temperatures the heat will strip what bonds the oxygen and the hydrogen together. You'll get flammable hydrogen adding to the fire and more oxygen to feed the flames.
Hey! Look at it this way! Now you guys can do an episode on salvaging useful stuff from old broken down cars!
When everything is wrong, yet so right also. This is why I love this channel.
“This episode of Modern Rogue brought to you by our local Fire Department.”
I like how they thought a garden hose would be enough
I can only imagine this was immediately demonetized.
I spent a couple decades in a steel mill, 11 in the caster with ladle met. When they would add they alumina to the ladle, the temp would spike to between eight and eleven thousand degrees from 2800 to 3100 degrees Fahrenheit.
A new motto for the modern rogue: we have the fire department on call
I remember watching 'Hacking the System' late one night, here in the UK (2014-2015), and thinking 'Hmmm... Interesting! I shall watch!'
I always thought sparklers were basically just thermite on a piece of wire...Specifically the plain sparklers, not the colored ones. It would explain why they would ignite thermite...Though I'm most definitely wrong because I usually am lmao
Sidenote I could see people being upset about messing such a (what used to be) clean looking civic. But I'm sure that car had something seriously wrong with it making not roadworthy anymore and being an MR test subject. Most likely electrical. Most people don't destroy perfectly good, running, driveable cars in good shape except for people like WhistlinDiesel lol
You guys should hire me as your safety guy. I've been blacksmithing since 2019 and haven't blown myself up! It's not much but I would have had particulate masks for you guys!
The laugh at 16:00 has me dying. Thats some true degenerate laughter. I know it too well..
Couldn't have thought of a worse way to mix it up. Maybe a five gallon bucket with a lid?
I like how we’ve reverted back to 2 actually insane scientists cackling to themselves as they mix copious amounts of dangerous substances
it s weird seeing them legitimately worried
Ya know how in certain career paths -- often those in medical, law enforcement, and other first responder ones -- that the people who were in them have "this one story". Ya'll just added to those guys collection.
"These two idiots lit 80 pounds of THERMITE on top of an old Honda Civic. To see what it would do."
“Do not attempt” I was just going to mix up some rust and aluminum powder from the pantry, thank you for saving me from a mistake.
This video officially puts everyone associated with MR on the lists of all the 3-Letter Federal Government agencies. 😵😆😵
Brian better send his dog away to stay at friends for a while then.
I've seen worse on the discovery channel on tv lol
A separate counter next to the injury counter that's days since criminal charges.
"Video is over"
[continues recording]
"We're not saving nothing for the swim back?" Only Modern Rogue would have a Gattaca reference in a video about thermite.
They're insurance company had a stroke after watching this.
at about ten minutes I'm convinced Jason Murphy is the Devil that has come to earth to torment Brushwood.
Me about to get 80lbs of thermite: Awww dang it
Saw the smoke. Wondered what it was. Now I know. (Live in the area.) Congrats!
I may have designed that fire truck. Fun little (ha!) off-road apparatuses. Shame it wasn't one of the Pflugerville ones, those are a bit fancy...
I didn’t know realize had trucks that didn’t need hydrants!
@@BryceCastillo Most/Many fire apparatuses have a water tank so they can start fire-fighting immediately until a water source can be obtained. This one had 400-500 gallons of water, which is a lot, but not much for a structure fire. Tanker trucks can carry 1,000+ gallons of water. The truck in the video is intended for wildland fires, often far from other fire infrastructure, so it's also great for small fires that aren't convenient to access with standard fire trucks.
oh that's RAD!
I just love how the boys said "yeah we can do this on the grass in the middle of a bunch of trees"
A return to form guys, awesome!
5 pounds iron oxide... for a good minute XD
being a firefighter, I expected this to happen. Metals can combust when heated at a high temperature, also the trim inside. Fire extinguishers will work more effectively than a small garden hose. The one that exploded are wheels
Also, inform the fire department you're doing this and invest in a small firefighting rig a 250l rig with 1" hose will suffice
Misread the title as Tannerite, still not disappointed.
My response to hearing the sponsor was to say "For ****'s sake" only to realize that was possibly the WORST unintentional pun I've EVER uttered.
Brain "Dad mode" percent progress bar needed for how he quickly gets more and more worried, until one day the fire nation attacked.
the part where he started spraying it with a waterhose like he thought that would put it out fucking sent me
Please wear a respirator when working with ANY powdered material, but specifically aluminum powder can lead to Alzheimer's when inhaled