Experiment from chemistry: Pharaoh´s snake (Faraonův had)

[billibu]

"For some time, a firework product called “Pharaoschlangen” was available to the public in Germany, but was eventually banned when the toxic properties of the product were discovered through the death of several children mistakenly eating the resulting solid."

[Jeremie916]

ya it won't effect you now but years later when lung cancer pops up don't wonder why. These types of carcinogenic compounds are guaranteed to cause cancer its only a matter of when and the duration to the exposure sorry guys

[flyffxtreme]

awesome

[2300eva]

weird girls nite out

[TripleHChez]

Great job! Very cool to see it done this way. The first time I saw this "Pharaoh's Snake/Serpent" was a badly done so-called fireworks display. They called it "The Burning Cobra". Even though that version was pretty sad, it looked potentially great if done correctly. The end result here is much better! I wish my school had done more experiments like this.

[silver2000lol]

What was that

[flamingaxelburn]

I will definitely do this in the future

[adasiowy123]

o kurwa zajebiste oglądalismy to dziś w szkole na lekcji

[ComSyntax]

Это чудовище выходит из ада!

[XxBlAcKoPSxX559]

Can't that really hurt you? Specially if burning inside with no ventilation.

[TwilightVamp13Club]

@XxBlAcKoPSxX559 Oh, I don't think so....we had there no ventilation and we survived, so.....

[oranrene]

@TwilightVamp13Club I don't think you used Mercury (II) Thiocynate.

There's a similar reaction that is much less dangerous that you can perform that does the same exact thing.

[jedfrify]

@XxBlAcKoPSxX559

This is known as the Pharaoh’s Serpent.[3] Though some people still use it for this purpose, it is generally avoided because of the production of toxic gases when this reaction occurs.

Love wiki

[lavenda7]

@XxBlAcKoPSxX559 During this experiment there is no toxic vapour. Ofcourse this substances rhodanates are posion but as I said it doesn't matter if you make this experiment inside or outside because there is NO toxic vapour. Greetings

[omgLordLituslol]

@XxBlAcKoPSxX559 when did everyone become such giant fucking pussies?

[idiota115]

BURNING IT INDOORS = WAY TO GO

[QuicksilverVM]

lol da girls love that thing

[deltaA320]

Its a boner~!

[PootyUrsTruly1]

Crazy. Burning mercuric thiocyanate is crazy.

[eXhaustedWisdom]

@PootyUrsTruly1 its not crazy its plain stupid. but i think they didnt use mtc, you can do this with icing sugar and sulfuric acid

[Zircon1981]

What kind of mix did you use for burning?

[hookbastard]

A nice toy for the kids to play with

[FutureLaugh]

The Pharaoh's shit log

[giansgunit]

looks like a turd :O

[xJayDayRawr]

reminds me of southpark lol

[rougeninja99]

Isn't it mecruary cynadie

[TheObelix876]

@rougeninja99 mercury thianycyanide i believe

[syedilyas33]

More like Pharaoh's taking a large, humongous, pharaoh sized dump.....

[polarspirit]

More like Pharaoh´s Penis

[TwilightVamp13Club]

@polarspirit haha yeah :D

[Minsheme]

@polarspirit In that case, it would be pretty brutal to get raped by a Pharaoh.

[MrRubyrubyruby]

I did this last year in the class room, fuck the bad chemicals, I smoke so i'l die soon anyway :D

[TwilightVamp13Club]

@MrRubyrubyruby I don't smoke but still agree m8 :D

[MrKaddan]

I sure as hell hope not that "you're like it" D:

[Andreiiul]

So, if I understand this correctly, Czechs are immune to poisonous compounds?

I have two questions: 1) Do the Russians have this technology and if so when are they attacking?

2) Does the West have this tech. and if so when are we attacking?

[TwilightVamp13Club]

@Andreiiul Yeah, exactly, we're immune. Ya' know, we have to be immune after what happenned in 1986 in Chernobyl....'Cause Russia is quite close to us and they still have a lot of old nuclear powerplants (same type as Chernobyl)....And to your questions - I can just guess: 1)No, they only have the old powerplants....and even if they use it, we'll the ones who'll be damage

2) Man, how could I know 'bout your tech or when you're attacking? You should know it, don't ya?

[FraggingBard]

@TwilightVamp13Club

Chernobyl is in Ukraine, which is why you don't eat the mushrooms up thataway. :P

They're like Chernobyl, but in theory they're not running experiments which have failed repeatedly in the past and have upgraded safeguards. Chernobyl was some idiot playing around, not the station failing under normal conditions. :P

[cardinals1734]

this is 6 days after my b day

[syedilyas33]

eat it....its good for ya....sprinkle on top of ice cream...pizza, spaghetti, whatever you like...its not poisonous at all....good for your blood and bones.... plus you can also get high by smoking it... roll it in a joint...have a good time.

[TwilightVamp13Club]

@syedilyas33 oh yeah :D

[Alex1421001]

That thing is poisonous.

[mysteriusBhoice]

check my chanel it tells you how to make this in a safe easy way without all the deadly vapours but uses highly explosive chemicals such as ammonium nitrate

[endimion17]

@mysteriusBhoice Ammonium nitrate is not highly explosive. It's not even classified as explosive, but as a moderate oxidizer.

[mysteriusBhoice]

@endimion17 if you mix it with diesel or cooking oil it becomes anfo which is a igh explosive yes ammonium nitrate is an oxidizer on its own but when mixed with some other chemicals it becomes explosive

[endimion17]

@mysteriusBhoice Even when mixed, it is extremely stable and requires a secondary explosive to explode on its own. It's actually a pain in the ass because of its stability.

But my point is that ammonium nitrate at normal conditions is not something special. Using it in chemical reactions like this one does not pose a threat.

[mysteriusBhoice]

@endimion17 im not making the amonium nitrate explode im making it turn into magic black snakes and dude i know you need a secondary Fuel not explosive ammonium nitrate is only an oxidizer i kinda made a mistake with explosive chemicals because i tried lighting ammonium nitrate it didnt work but i mixed it with stuff like calcium hypoclorite then it bubled then i heard a loud bang and tried cooking oil it worked too but on its own it wont explode

[bengoesgreen]

Its the black snake made of sodim bicarbonate (probably), def. not mercury thiocyanate.

[SonyCamry]

in soviet russia..

[blnami]

one of the most poisonous chemicals, that can be burned in a room full of children...

that was not smart...

[TwilightVamp13Club]

@blnami well, it was our teacher's idea

[00D00]

@TwilightVamp13Club Doen't make it angles stupid.

[aqme28]

@blnami It depends on the chemicals they used. Mercury thiocyanate would kill someone, but commercial "snakes" dont use that anymore.

[90Kubino]

I do not want to disappoint you, but there are several ways to perform this experiment.

1) sugar, bicarbonate, ash and ethanol

2) hydrogen peroxide, manganese dioxide and detergent

3) dichromate, nitrate and sugar

4) mercuric thiocyanate

Have a nice day;)

[derFreiBierFred1]

"Our chemistry experiment. It´s called Pharaoh´s snake and it´s very good. I hope you´re like it."

No, I am definitely not like this strange snake thingy.

[Rannyfash]

sorry, i have never seen this practical done this way before, i have only seen it in a beaker, pardon my confusion

[Rannyfash]

how come nobody takes into account the deadly heavy metal vapours coming off this thing?

[lolimnoteighteen]

@Rannyfash

thats obviously not the real thing, mercury thiocyanate makes a much longer ash and does not grow it one consistent tube, rather it splits into several

[broadwayfanaticcjb]

@Rannyfash This is a demonstration of the dehydration of sugar using sulfuric acid. There are no heavy metals involved anywhere in the reaction. The gas being released is just water vapor and the black residue left behind is pure carbon.

[zvuk]

@Rannyfash because its in czech republic

[jbeast165]

@Rannyfash dude, heavy metal vapors??? wtf is that coming from, its just SO2 gas

[Rannyfash]

@jbeast165 well i had not realised that the owner of the video has been misinformed on the name of the practical, pharohs snake is most always performed with mercury thiocyanate and that looks pretty much the same as dehydration of sugar with sulphuric acid,

[TwilightVamp13Club]

@Rannyfash Shut up ! I'm NOT misinformed. It was: sugar + bicarbonate and these things were heated up and then came into being the Pharaoh's snake.

[Rannyfash]

@TwilightVamp13Club it cannot just be sugar and sodium bicarbonate, bicarbonate releases CO2 when heated which would stop the sugar from burning, make a new video, show clearly you mixing sugar and sodium bicarbonate

[endimion17]

@Rannyfash No, it doesn't. Original pharaoh's snake is done with mercuric thiocyanate. The snake is wiggly and it's light brown. This is clearly not the original experiment, which produces huge amounts of mercury vapor.