By the way, did we mention you shouldn't try this at home? No, really, you shouldn't. The mix is explosive to say the least, and only small quantities of it have been tested for scientific purposes so far.
The crew over at the Good Mythical Morning show on Youtube have decided to try this, so you won't have to. Once, do keep in mind not even these subscriber-friendly Daredevils played the chemistry game at home.
Instead, they did it while out camping. And you know things can get out of control when you're in such a situation. Sometimes you forget to pack the bread, while on other occasions you stand inches away from a developing blast.
Let's just say the guys went a bit ahead of themselves here, with flesh being put at risk. Their goggles looked decently safe though, so we won;t complain about that.
When somebody goes ahead and pulls such a shenanigan in a lab, the quantities are extremely limited - you know how expensive equipment can be and blowing everything up doesn't exactly lead to a scientific conclusion.
Well, these guys weren't in a laboratory, so they used quite a bit more of both substances than they should have.
You can check out the decently dangerous result in the video below (jump to the 9:55 mark) and we feel this gives us one more reason not to drive our cars through the pool. Especially not during cleaning operations.
P.S.: For all the chemistry geeks out there, we've included something delicious in the PDF below.
Via: Jalopnik
The unspoken law of the universe dictates that if an activity is dangerous, someone will try it. Human nature, right? When someone puts boundaries on what you can or cannot do, curiosity says, “question that, fool!” From ‘Do not feed the animals’ to igniting hairspray with a lighter, nothing is too frightening (or too outlandish) to defy.
Grant Thompson, better known as “The King of Random”, conducts weekly experiments on his YouTube channel that do the exact opposite of the warnings on the back of the box. With a passion for science and blowing things up, Grant manages to create content that is informative, forehead slapping and absolutely entertaining.
Pool Chlorine + Brake Fluid = FIRE
Chlorine And Brake Fluid Dope
This non-silicone synthetic fluid is intended for hydraulic brake and clutch systems. It has extreme thermal resistance and stability and a very high boiling point (312 degree Celsius). Brake fluid in it. Inpage free download 2007. Then add some chlorine to it. Granular Pool chlorine works the best (tablets take to long and are not as nice. Then put the lid on the bottle and sqease some of the air out before you finish caping it. (so can see the bottle inflate right before it explodes.) All of this will.
As usual, Grant picks a random request from the comments section of his past YouTube videos and turns it into a 5-10 minute feature. In this particular video, he explores the reaction made by mixing everyday pool chlorine with car brake fluid.
To start, Grant buys a 73% concentrate of pool chlorine and some DOT 3 brake fluid. The fluid contains a mix of glycol ethers which, when combined with calcium hypochlorite (or chlorine), can lead to some interesting results.
Paypal money adder v6.0. That’s what I’m talking about. After filling the bottom of a glass with half an inch of chlorine, he mixes it with the brake fluid. While there seems to be nothing going on for the first minute or so, the mixture suddenly combusts with an audible “POP!” and sends a pillar of flame sky high. Good for celebrating the Fourth of July, a birthday, a new haircut or your cat getting rid of that hairball.
Upon closer inspection, Grant explains the glycol ethers present in the brake fluid are flammable but are separated by oxygen molecules, making them harder to ignite and safe to use on your brakes.
Brake Fluid And Chlorine Reaction
This changes once the fluid is mixed with chlorine. By breaking down the glycol ethers into smaller aldehydes, they start to react with the oxygen and the pool chlorine and combust due to the heat produced. It takes some time for the ethers to break down (which explains the lack of an immediate flame), but soon the area is set ablaze and littered with bits of solidified brake fluid ash.
Whereas some people would be fumbling for a fire extinguisher, Grant instead devises two more experiments: one mixture of chlorine and brake fluid in open air, and another in a plastic bottle.
After throwing caution to the wind and mixing the volatile components with his finger, the mixture goes up in flame at a faster time of 54 seconds. Grant fails to explain this, but the abundance of oxygen in the air could possibly be the cause of this preemptive combustion.
But this pales in comparison to the mixture in the plastic bottle. Though it takes the same amount of time as the glass experiment, the flame that sprouts out from the nozzle is far more violent and rockets up to roof height. Most likely due to the small opening, the flame becomes more concentrated and ends up melting its container.
These components may be common, but the reaction they produce is just out of this world! Even though Grant does this at home, you should definitely take the necessary precaution and, yeah, have a few fire extinguishers nearby. While I don’t condone any act that leads to bodily harm, you can find Grant Thompson’s project PDFs, as well as more of his videos, over on his webpage.
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