The Tree of Saturn
Added 2018-01-01 01:33:48 +0000 UTCThis is the last video of the year, let me know what you guys think of it. Also, let me know if you see any editing mistakes. I'll add the Patreon credits as well as a couple other small things (like a toxicity warning in the intro). Happy new year!
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can you send me a photo of the T-shirt?
Nile Red
2018-01-12 01:13:21 +0000 UTCMay I ask, would you have a look at the molecular structure pics in Wikipedia especially under Chemistry heading for the LSD article and tell me if they are correct? I think that the chiral mark on #8 should be a solid black wedge instead of the dotted one. Searching google doesn’t really answer it. Why? Cause I got a T-shirt with the molecular structure on it and both wedges are solid. 🙃
Lindy
2018-01-11 16:43:53 +0000 UTChmm that's an interesting suggestion. They might not collapse, but they would still be destroyed by oxygen. It would also have to be done under nitrogen
Nile Red
2018-01-07 22:31:44 +0000 UTCCould you do a video of making KM32/Potassium Methylate. I use this at work as a catalyst to make biodiesel. I work.
2018-01-07 05:23:33 +0000 UTCHow about ibuprofen or diphenhydramine?
2018-01-06 00:21:05 +0000 UTCWill the reaction take place in a solution of something other than water, like a solvent with a high vapor pressure? What would happen if the solution was evaporated from around the crystals instead of pulling them out? I wonder if that would keep them from collapsing.
Lindy
2018-01-03 21:54:38 +0000 UTCgood point!
Nile Red
2018-01-02 03:47:46 +0000 UTCIt does, but im not sure why. The solution wasnt super clean in the beginning, so some of it is just lead carbonate and other stuff, but still. The clarity definitely tracks with the crystals.
Nile Red
2018-01-02 03:47:28 +0000 UTCI'm actually thinking *maybe* picking up some of the individual "ferns" and dropping them in some resin might work...
Michael Aichlmayr
2018-01-02 02:13:01 +0000 UTC👍😎🎉🥂
Michael Aichlmayr
2018-01-02 02:09:33 +0000 UTCAwesome video yet again. Happy new year! It would be a good idea to wrap some parafilm around where the stopper meets the glass to prevent the slow evaporation of the water over the course of the year.
2018-01-01 21:10:24 +0000 UTCIf you wanted to try varnishing it again it'd probably work better if you lowered the "tree" into a jar of clear varnish for a while then take it out and let it dry, may or may not work but could be interesting to see if it works.
Matthew Turner
2018-01-01 14:51:48 +0000 UTCAwesome! I'm looking forward to the follow-up video in about a year ;-)
2018-01-01 14:00:51 +0000 UTCI did wonder if it were possible to slowly add a resin of some sort and have it displace the water.
Nile Red
2018-01-01 06:15:10 +0000 UTCVery nice! Love the fern like structures!
Michael Aichlmayr
2018-01-01 05:51:19 +0000 UTCIs it me, or is the solvent getting clearer from the top down, as the reaction occurs?
2018-01-01 03:29:30 +0000 UTCThis gives me ideas. I wonder if there's a way to polymerize the solvent at the end of the reaction, or something. Maybe there's a way to mechanically replace the zinc acetate solution... humm
2018-01-01 03:28:26 +0000 UTCVery cool! Funny I was thinking about this exact same reaction and when you would post it when I was going through your older videos. Happy new year!
The Gayest Person on Patreon
2018-01-01 02:51:19 +0000 UTCAlso, when you take it out of the salt solution, it became "The Tree Stump of Saturn."
2018-01-01 02:23:49 +0000 UTCThat's cool as hell. Thanks for that. Looks pretty dang good from where I'm sitting.
2018-01-01 02:23:23 +0000 UTCNice!! :) What about in the future try other metal salts and other metals too? Maybe Zn + CuSO4 will make some nice Cu crystals? :) Red: And a happy new year to all! ;)
Alf-Marius Dahl Bysveen
2018-01-01 02:05:29 +0000 UTC
