Thermite reaction

[streaker515]

Nathan just go to the anarchist cookbook

[nathan1233521]

im planning to make an arsenal of granades (smoke and explosive) and thermite bombs... what is my best way to make thermite? please email me on this matter

[fly2000jtb]

what did you say the gummy bear do? help it fire up because it is sugar? very cool video too Joseph T fly2000jtb

[Chemgeek10]

@fly2000jtb The gummy bears are mostly sugar (a good fuel), When the potassium chlorate oxidizes this fuel it produces enough heat to ignite the thermite. The thermite ignition can be tricky sometimes.

[fly2000jtb]

@Chemgeek10 how hot does the potassium need to be before you add the gummies? also if you heated the clay pot before you light it would the thermite flow through the hole at the bottom without breaking the pot? would not be as cool but you could save the pure iron you just made for a iron project etc.. Thanks for the info too Joseph T fly2000jtb

[Chemgeek10]

@fly2000jtb The potassium chlorate needs to be molten. Propane torch treatment. Heating the pot first probably wouldn't keep it in one piece. Just too much heat. The iron that forms is not pure. It is contaminated with all sort of things but primarily aluminum oxide.

[fly2000jtb]

@Chemgeek10 potassium permanganate and glycrine do just about the same thing wothout the tourch have you all tryed that yet? we got ours at ace hardware 1.5 pounds 15.00 not bad and the glycrine from the phamacy guy drug store. would it work as well because it gets hot real hot? Joseph T fly2000jtb

[fly2000jtb]

@fly2000jtb Very cool, so you could do the same thing with potassium permangante and glycrine? very cool Thanks for the very fast email/ response Joseph T fly2000jtb

[laserindie]

iron fart

1:59

[dunlrock]

The most exothermic reaction...

[jimly976]

i like r sorta "sacred burning circle" lol but ye the thermite was pretty swish :D xx

[shanquilla562]

And what's your point?

[pzmtuthcvpvl]

what i noticed in the thermit video that i watch was copious production of dark particulate prior to what appeared to be a flashover ( in the material ) this vid does not demo such, raisng the speculation arena of food-grade sugars conducing a conspiracy to deflect conspiracy theories....sorta like the nimrod downvoters on youpolitics

[youpolitics]

Exactly - the reaction is just like the 911 action that led to the Downfall of the WTC Towers:

- North Tower

- South Tower

- WTC Building 7

[Was 911not based on "Operation Northwoods" Carefully Organised Controlled Demolition by the Powers That Be?]

What a co-incidence?

Most intelligent people of the World do not think it was a co-incidence!

Most intelligent people look at ALL the evidence - connect it together and understand THE TRUTH!

Treachery against the US Constitution!

[evilwatermelon]

@youpolitics yeaup for shure...

[darkdjo]

Pretty cool !

[SpecterReflector]

this is the best way to ignite thermite in terms of safety and in terms of getting the highest amount of molten iron to continue the reaction. most people just use childrens sparklers, without realising that this causes the reaction to be localised at the surface and would most likely result in it exploding straight in their faces- after which they end up picking pieces of molten metal out of their eyes for the next year or so.

[1ukjunglednbraver]

mix the chlorate with penut butter or chocklate spread works a charm less hassle to mostly

[AlexPleaseHelpDotCom]

That's pretty epic.

[PeriodicElements]

If you want that river of molten iron, use black iron oxide instead...

[kashish113]

aand where would you get that?

[PeriodicElements]

@kashish113

eBay is a great source for most things... =P

Aluminium powder

black/red iron oxide

[ductape95]

@PeriodicElements why?

[PeriodicElements]

@ductape95

If you think about blasck iron oxide, my own experiments showed that black iron oxide thermite is slower...

[botbagel]

Magnificent! The best use for gummi bears ever!!!

[litledrumorboy]

hahaha, gummi bears. why do they work?

[ozzirt]

It would be cheaper, more effective and easier to use some crushed charcoal, but that would ruin the story.

[sitehost]

great video. but I would check you mixture of your thermite... It appears that your mixture is off on the aluminium oxide. if it was correct your thermite would of melted the entire cans you had down there producing heat upwards of 4500' + and would of melted all your cans...  Good job through.. put up some more videos

[Mrluisao17]

its not aluminium oxide aluminium powder

[dhsyd101]

is the thermite hot enough to detonate a barbeque gas bottle? also, can i use a regular sparkler instead of a gold one?

[libtechsk8er]

Wow that is a lot of thermite! I'm surprised the clay pot held together!

[RicardoGarciaPino]

HEY EVERYONE! Thermite can be ignited with a gold sparkler !! yes, i did it at home and it works quite fine.......

[razorlalala]

it is not molten iron. its aluminium displacing iron from iron oxide! its an exothermic change :P

[h4cks4wman]

Yeah but when you reduce FeO, your get Iron.. Duh. Moltern just refers to it being in a moltern state, because of the energy displacement

[PeriodicElements]

Fe2O3... Not FeO..

[biowerks]

Fe2O4 is black Iron oxide

[PeriodicElements]

Fe3O4....

[biowerks]

Yup, sorry.

[kashish113]

whats the easiest way to compehend that? whats FeO? and what was the first guy talking about?

[timothylee1990]

WICKED! ^^

[U23Drocks]

Taco bell Diarrea XD

[theartilerysheller1]

its like fire vomit

[metalgear500]

lol that was great

[mrskellington33]

lmfaooooo

that was great nice experiment.

it looks like the garden pot like shat out molten iron rofl