Candy Cane Vs. Potassium Chlorate

[MrShinzuzu]

best college roomate prank ever: put cesium in their bath tub :D

[Shafi149]

it's chloride isn't it :L

[ronell100]

MAN! I wish you were my science teacher.. :(

[P3arlJang]

A nice delicious fireplace for us thus winter season.

[CamoShoeClub]

Thumbs up if NurdRage is the reason you asked for lab glass for Christmas!

[MimaHakurei]

But the question is... will it blend?

[SolarisBlitz]

But cherry is the best candy cane flavor! D:

[XDecagraphX]

SUPER DARE: Candy Cane VS Molten Sodium Chlorate......KO

[bomber4441]

why did he not use sodium chlorate it reactes with suger

[kiekert2007]

wow!

[Downsilzer]

Why not use Lithium Carbonate or simply Lithium for a deep red flame?

[kick1ass20]

If I were to mix SrCO3 with KNO3 and sugar would it produce a red flame?

[MrTrailltrader]

This is one of the dumbest videos I've seen in a very long time. You accomplished exactly nothing. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[JacksonSteinborn]

looks like !!SCIENCE!!



[TheZoranhero]

Those bubbles were kinda gross

[TheSpear3]

I cant believe you have lithium in your name lucky

[xLonlyxQueenx]

YES! a new trick for pyros like me!

[The7thSeason]

Now eat it.

[lorenzoazzurro]

Nice to meet you Dr. BuLi

[mako387]

now.....i bet i can do it better............thermite + candycanes =good times

[NoPancaceMix4u]

Candy Cane is a super sayan

[q41n]

you monster that candy cane could of feed and African family for 2 years

[GorretheMachinator]

Amazing. I love science.

[VBEducation1]

@Fratos9 grow up: santas not real

[CPSPD]

@VBEducation1 He was joking. Get a sense of humor.

[SuperHaloslayer123]

i wounder if it is edible anymore

[VBEducation1]

@SuperHaloslayer123 obviously: no

[MrGsus8a]

NurdRage stole 19 peoples candy canes for experiments

[biohazardvoice]

actually i see the flame is green, red, and white :) christmas fire!

[EminemFangirl2011]

oohhhhh its so pretty!!! XDDDD

[RadioIlluminaticom]

They found this video at the Osama bin Laden house in Pakistan.

[TheLiker199]

who needs a candle when you have potassium chlorate and candy cane( and a flame i no)

[DactaDork]

@thecutestblob The chemicals used are dangerous to eat, but it would be really cool if you found 2 chemicals that were safe.

[Fratos9]

Santa would be dissapointed...

[thecutestblob]

can u eat it when its burnt??

[rougeninja99]

@thecutestblob the most stupid question i ever heard. ur eating something thats been in chemicals. wow

[Arnarkusaga]

It's a christmas miracle!

[MrFudgeyBallz]

What else can make it Explode in Flames?

[50thethug50]

cool

[400sean]

19 people LOVE CHRISTMAS

[seanyboy1436]

the candy cane was not even needed...

[pjerd14022]

would potassium permanganate do the same thing?

[dumb7890]

Santa just shed a tear

[TalaLalaLicious]

Dare u to taste it!!! Lol jk

[charterboi7B]

thank you very much spotlightman1234 i really appreciate you for answering the question. in fact you are right on time because friday is the Science day at school and we already ordered the supplies so i looked to this for insight.

Thank you once again

[swedishdudecola]

i prefer eating my candy canes.

[Lozza1512]

did u deepen ur voice?? XD

[Krindol]

Would concentrated sulfuric acid have worked to initiate the reaction? I've seen a demonstration with potassium perchlorate mixed with starch that yielded the same result, but a drop of sulfuric acid was used to set it going. Same mechanism I think (starch= polymerized sugar). The only difficulty that I could see with using Sulf acid here is that the point of contact is powder/candy cane versus two finely mixed powders. Nice vid!

[NurdRage]

@Krindol to be honest i'm not sure, that's a good question! I'll see if i can try it out sometime in the future.

[Krindol]

@NurdRage I did some digging. I should have really considered my question first! The perchlorate reacts with the glucose. Table sugar is sucrose, the disaccharide of glucose and fructose. Starch is the polymer of glucose. I'm going to refine my question to: Can sulfuric acid start the reaction between glucose and perchlorate when there is less available surface area for contact (candycane vs. powder)? I'm going to hypothesize yes, given how slight the energy of activation for this rxn seems

[charterboi7B]

@NurdRage Hi i was looking at videos about Potassium Chlorate and Sugar and this one is the most recent that I could. I am the 8th grade Science Correspondent for my school and i have several questions:

1) What kind of gas is released when it is heated?

2) Where can we purchase this material?

3) how high does the Potassium Chlorate have to be heated to do the experiement?

I really appreciate your help

[spotlightman1234]

@charterboi7B sorry to disappoint you that i'm not nurd rage but i would be glad to answer your questions since nurd rage rarely answers comments.

1) Candy canes are mostly sugar and sugar is what is mainly burning here so the gasses released are carbon dioxide, water vapor, and tiny amounts of escaped oxygen from the KClO3.

2) Potassium chlorate can be purchased on you're school's chemical supplier web site or from a pyrotechnics "warehouse" online store.

3) i'm not sure just use a small torch.

[xInYourPantzx]

its a FLAMING candy cane.......hehehehe...flaming.­..XD

[AaALlYySsSaAaA]

yummy :D

[AtomicFire41]

Night watcher ooooo which one

[mistermuffin420]

C6H12O6 + 4 KClO3 => 6 CO2 + 4 KCl + 6 H2O

[numetla]

you should be a science teacher at my school :D

[nightwacher100]

ok when u said seasons greetings fellow nerds.... im not a nerd..BUT I LOVE UR VIDEOS i tryed one IT WORKED

[The16Dollarbill]

did you........did you eat it afterwords?

[evilbunnyreviews]

Can you make a video on how toake your own charcoal

[pzassault]

candycane: FLAME ON!!!!!

[Anonymous5211987]

and now we eat

[182crazyK]

Tis the season to be nerdy, fa la la la la...

[eleectriizaado]

0:22 Cocaine >:D

[tapper45]

"i said, YEAH BABY YEAH!!!"

"CHECK OUT MY FLAMING CANDY CANE!!!"

"NO, NO, NO!!! DON'T BITE IT!!!"

"oh wait, i like that, dr rockso likes that."

c-c-c-cocaine..."

[tuipale]

Thank god you are not Santa.

[isukatvideo]

they should put those in sparklers for the 4th of july!

[TSorovanMHael]

Sure sugar burns, it's just self-extinguishing. There are condensation and dehydration reactions that go on during pyrolysis at the "carmelization" temperatures that are endothermic. Powdered confectioner's sugar is actually a dust explosion hazard.

[respectbluder]

please will you be my science teacher the one in my school dont even know how to use a bunsen burner properly :S

[chinesedude001]

addicted to your vids:P

[Dark0Lord7]

The camera makes the green look blue. That's a shame.

[SlimySnail44]

Can I eat the oxidant things?

[5PEDROGARZA8]

does it still taste good?

[voteyesplease]

this is cancer

[razerburst]

"Please subscribe, rate, and comment."

Done, Done, And Done.

[nickgoesclick]

Um in nightmare before Christmas Jack drops in a boiling test tube and it losses color and turns all sciiggllyy so explain the mr.scientist person (:

[cycloneash]

where can i buy Potassium Chlorate?

[tehremnantz]

1:09 now eat it.

[Olao999]

Can i turn potassium chloride to potassium chlorate using hidrogen perioxide?

[AceOfShadows10001]

tis the season...

[98JMA]

Could NaClO3 be used as an alternative to the potassium chlorate??

[Headsh0tkillz]

you killed christmas....epic! X3

[567madhatter]

i'm melting, MEEEELTIIIIINNGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

[norkaMURDER]

Is it still edible ??

[AlphaMaleRyan]

@norkaMURDER no way in heck

[xFLAMExREAPERx734x]

What? No 'Don't try this at home' thing? It's almost like you said 'Go out and do this'.

[Kalihiniloboi393]

burning is learning :D

[TenebrousLyke]

@Kalihiniloboi393 That's what they tell us at my welding school, lol :P

[TenebrousLyke]

Nothing says Merry Christmas like lighting stuff on fire. (:

[Rannyfash]

safety measures for a self sustained reaction? u mad?

[happymonkeyfish]

what happens if you put a gummy worm in liquid nitrogen ??

[befoggingexposure]

yeaaaaaaaah, LOOK. AT. THAT. That is a flaming candycane.

[pikachuthesquirtle]

if i have a candy cane, i'd eat it.

[GeneralNoobman]

Woah! That must of looked cool in person, like fireworks, it's always better to see it with your own eyes!

[25dragonraider]

why not just pour alittle gasoline on it

[bakuganrules1805]

ITS A CHRISTMAS MIRICALE

[Hudsonator69]

It's alive!!!

[pyrocrazyUSA]

**** the candy cane... give me some fire

[M1F2R3]

"As usual, do this outside or in a fumehood and have appropriate safety measures"...... a hose pipe and a Japanese person to blame it on if it goes wrong.

[youlnevrgues1]

fire...good

[adriiPortillo]

this is not an interesting video at all. sorry. good channel but this video is just boring.

[Flummisammlung]

Cool...:)

[Catchicken89]

Mmm, burning.

[freakin1random]

i put CuC2H3O2 in some iron aluminum thermite. The only problem is that it will boil at 2,500C, which is the temperature of the reaction. Do you think It will be a problem? or should i rethink sending a highly irritating substance into the air.

[ThrowingItAway]

@freakin1random ... it'll just burn... why not just type Cu(AcO)

[tomwmloppe]

@camelsonhorizon

>utube search'animaniacs the

>ingredients song'

>it is about chemicals in food

[beatboxyy]

hahaahahaha sweet

[Lhikanpickshisnose]

where can you find Potassium Chlorate around the house? mythbusters said somthing about matches...

[adriiPortillo]

make sodium hypochlorite (household bleach) oxidize itself to sodium chlorate. then methathesis reaction turns it into potassium chlorate

[LysSpooner]

thanks Pyro

[jpthecreaton]

i left with a smile, as usual!!

[anihilator9000]

You seem to like burning things....... AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[80927269]

Hi, is very difficult to get potassium chlorate in my country because the law regulate this salt, could please create a video of how to synthesize or obtain this salt, thank you for your help

[freakin1random]

tree stump removers have it. Nurdrage has a video for it

[Lapatate33]

Its not the cane whos burning its the two powders.

[NurdRage]

no, the powders don't burn

 they're oxidants, but they aren't flammable themselves.

[TheDrakenZ]

So it provides enough oxygen so that the small flame on the candy cane can be amplified?

[furiousharry]

yeah its an oxidiser, the salt has a higher concentration of oxygen than air

[Lapatate33]

@NurdRage So its like the reaction of the two powders on the cane ? If i understand correctly

[NurdRage]

@lapatate33

the flame is shooting out from the contact point where the molten powder and the sugary candy cane meet. the heat causes more powder to melt and come in contact with more of the cane.

[happymonkeyfish]

@NurdRage what would happen if you put a gummy worm in liquid nitrogen ??? i always wondered about it

[55Skate55]

@Lapatate33 no, the potassium chlorate is a strong oxidant, really violent when in contact with sugar, you can make potassium chlorate from matchheads.

[highvoltagefeathers]

@NurdRage the oxidizers break down with heat, and burn the sugar in the candy cane, which breaks down more of the oxidizer, which burns more of the candy cane XP

[mewrox99]

@NurdRage

The mixture of Chlorate and Acetate is flammable by it self

[AZMALING]

@NurdRage strontium carbonate or strontium nitrate?

[7xevex7]

@Lapatate33 Seriously, because I just need to know: why would you oppose a chemist in this matter? Is it simple ego, or just because you always have to be right (resorting back to ego)? It seems like this would be a silly idea, rather than asking a humbling question. It is likely you do not know what an oxidant is, without googling it, I'm sure. The point of my comment is merely to point out--even though you may know something about the subject matter, the experts are nearly always correct.

[bakeddobes]

@Lapatate33 no offense but if your to unexperienced to know wat is happening then you shouldnt really be watching, these videos are for educational and demonstrational purposes only to explore the science behind these reactions

[Lapatate33]

@bakeddobes I know, i wasn't expecting to try it at home lol I just wanted to understand the reaction.

[IAreCrazyChris]

can I eat it?

[larry89]

too bad we cant suck on it

[MistuhPurpo]

thats what she said

[insertwittyusername]

That's so metal!

[1ukjunglednbraver]

i did this before with sodium chlorate weed killer it worked a charm even tho most of it was fire dampners

[Sheynan55]

can u show how to make copper acetate :) .. anyway this video is very cool! thx NurdRage!

[TheFaceOfScience]

You can make copper acetate by getting some copper sulfate (from any electronic or hardware store) and adding sodium carbonate, which you can make by heating some sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) for about 15 minutes. The copper carbonate solid that you get can be filtered out with some copper filters and dissolved in vinegar to give you copper acetate in solution. Just boil it down and you should have reasonably pure crystals.

[TheFaceOfScience]

I mean coffee filters, not copper filters :P

[talenta77]

Goofball. >.> 5* / Definitely worth subscribing for :P

[msarband]

thanks for great videos.

[ggglllllll]

cool :D

[66darkfire]

would this work with road salt

[NurdRage]

No, road salt cannot be used.

[PlatinumDestroyer]

thats the christmas spirit xD

[billytalentrocks345]

Can potassium nitrate be used?

[sJeGaJn]

is it still eatable? XD

[karateporkchop]

Nurd Rage ftw!

[northgirl12]

does the candy really burn? for me it looked like just the salts did!?!

[billytalentrocks345]

The salts and candy "helped" eahcother burn.

[Drumermaniac]

STOP! Your ruining my Christmas joy! ;)

[camelsonhorizon]

I would still eat it afterwards; don't waste that c6h12o6 now, + yellow 5+6+7+*+9+09AB EDTA. mmmmmmmm. makes your water mouth just considering thought of thinking of it.

[thomascb21]

You guys ROCK at NurdRage!

[bigmano42]

I have a question, what do you do with all your waste? I assume a lot of your waste products can't be "flushed" so-to-speak. Do you have a special place you discard your waste?

[dudomaniac]

Labs have special bins and jerry-cans for their waste. Usually it's a separated bin for strong acids, weak acidic solutions, heavy metals, halogen rich solvents and halogen poor solvents. When allowed by law things get flushed down the drain, like 0,7% solutions of glucose and such.

[BertNinja]

in the end it looks like its been eaten by a dog and came back out of it

[krathar]

I doubt it still edible.

[bleachsanchoblastk]

nothing like burning christmas treats from hell to start the holiday season off right!

[JackalLaugh]

merry chemismas!

[GTARIST4EVA]

Could you use potassium nitrate as well?

[wormoSTEEZE]

candy cane from hell!!!!!

[1zacster]

If you mix in an even manner the metals and minerals that produce every color( exept white) will it burn a black flame? You shouly try this out, my science teacher woulden't

[NurdRage]

@1zacster it'll be a white flame, flame colors are additive, not subtractive.

[1zacster]

@NurdRage okay thx i was just wondering because the whole light-pigment spectrum kinda confuses me here

[DeepThroatBlood666]

A flame is nothing more than excited electrons which move in a special frequence. We see this as light. Have you ever seen black light?

Nice vid though nurdrage! Gonna try this when I have the time.. :P

[1zacster]

@DeepThroatBlood666 mabe it could be emitting a very low light, say if your in a blackroom and have it with a tiny mixture and only have a partial burn, then would it be considered "black" or even grey?

[genobahamut1337]

That's some hot candy.

[poetademencial]

wow nice your new viedo! i am your fan XD!

[bruningga]

Awesome NurdRage!!

Thank you!

[mrslair]

I'm curious, would it burn with plain old cigarette ashes?

You can set a sugar cube on fire by coating it with ashes.

[Ch3mG33k]

@mrslair Ashes are already burnt. You can't burn ashes so they certainly won't make candy more flammable.

[TheLoneWolf1124]

mrslair, the ashes act as a wick and absorb the molten sugar making it be able to burn like a candle uses string to wick the molten wax

[schecter99]

THAT'S how you take out a candy cane lol

[pixuma]

This is pointless destruction of a candy cane... i love it!

[elibaba7]

where can you buy potassium chloride ?

[skram1000]

nice kool 5/5 =D

[panzuman]

hello nurdrage

im trying to make my own kclo3 do you know of any anode material that i can use aside from the usual like platinum, lead dioxide graphite or mmos? please respond im really into the chemistry that involves electricity its so much different from the conventional