Potassium reacting with Bacardi 151

[ChingChowWei]

ahhaha first dislike done by me as usual... cool vid tho.

[spotlightman1234]

what the hell is that precipitate? Does it appear when any base is added?

[L00NGB00W]

It's amazing how quickly the potassium becomes molten.

[SnowWalkerOne]

It burns! It BURNS! MuhahahahAHAHAHA.

[dandashem]

so, potassium is chalky white, It's gas is green, it burns light blue, and turns brown in alcohol?

what?

[mitenzouki]

For some odd reason all I could think of at the end of this was "I'll pay you 50 bucks to drink it"

[10mintwo]

It's nice for the slow motion effect, surely. But it's not an inert atmosphere. First, simply burning alcohol in an enclosed space will not exhaust the atmosphere of oxygen. It will reduce the amount of oxygen by a large amount but not eliminate it. Recall that the concentration range of flammability for hydrogen in air is VASTLY wider than that of ethanol in air. I recommend using a jet of pure argon over water to repeat the experiment. This should helpfuly clear the smoke rapidly if done right

[LuxuryBarrage]

What is the precipitate?

[AntiProtonBoy]

Flaming Moe's!

[midgeamoo]

You gonna finish that?

[Sn3kz]

....151 rum...pineapple juice....caribou lou anyone?

[Anghellik9]

ooh, look at the green!

[Epostaxis]

NOOOO! not the bacardi! you bastard!

[capidosia]

damn it, that's alcohol abuse!!!

[hedleypanama]

Does alcohol can explain the black deposits?

Alcohol is also contain carbon...

I guess that it could react with alkali metals too...

[Nocturnox65]

does it contain sugar like most vodkas? that would explain the black deposits

[miasmablk]

@Nocturnox65 all alcoholic beverages contain sugar

[justtryharder]

@miasmablk All alcoholic beverages are made from sugar, but don't necessarily contain it after production. I believe most spirits contain no sugar.

[klasop]

Hmm, interresting. Somewhat different reaction than with only water

[Isakawa2501]

Serve over ice

[lostismyconstent]

@Isakawa2501 lol!