Quick Update: Make BLUE glow in the dark powder

[themanson907]

is that your voice?

[ameturephysicist]

Nurdrage,

What would happen if you mixed in a slightly radioactive element? Would it improve it's brightness or glow time? That would be a really cool video.

[TheAntiAss]

@RangelCousins48 yeah his money if some dumb 13 year old tried some of his shit and got himself hurt/killed.

[traviscannon97]

Microsoft sam?

[FredericBayer]

@RangelCousins48 Why the capitalisation of words that shouldn't be capitalised and the lack of a comma, semicolon, period or other syntactically separating entity where it should be - have you got a brain dysfunction?

[AlChemicalLife]

what about sodium would it glow yellow or copper for a blue green just wundering

[ajjjnera1234]

i used pigeon and i was demonstrating it then my face glow and i ran

[TheESAUCASTILLO]

you cant get that (calcium nitate tetrahydrate) so this expirament is kind of ummm ILLIGAL!! hahahah so AMA DO IT!!!

[Gammaray1981]

@TheESAUCASTILLO Seriously? React calcium hydroxide (lime water) with a stoichiometric amount of nitric acid, then boil off the water. Yes, you can get it, and it doesn't even take thought.

Twit.

[Red1676]

do a video about the glow in the dark ink they use for tattoos... that would be interesting

[Crue95023]

thumbs up if u think this is how to make crayola glow sand the getoh way

[kwebber1234]

glowing crack? aww no late light runs for me!

[FLAMEBOY98765]

but will it blend?

[SirezX]

@FLAMEBOY98765

Who knows...try it yourself...of COURSE it will blend you tard...it's powder...

@NurdRage

Now im curious...what would happen if you mixed the two? would the chemicals perhaps cancel each other out or perhaps make it stronger? maybe even a new color (even though green isnt considerd a primary color) :P? you should try it with some of your drawer full of glow powder! xD

[FLAMEBOY98765]

@SirezX it's called a joke you fucktard, and it might be insoluble...

[SirezX]

@FLAMEBOY98765

LoL...yeah about that...

[FLAMEBOY98765]

@SirezX about that...

[SirezX]

@FLAMEBOY98765

0.o indeed...::nodz::

[UnseenKnight]

how about making glow in the dark gel or slime?

[elzewzew]

what happens when you mix the two

[sh4d0w4rri0r]

where do you get all your materials and chemicals from?



[Synthesisofelements]

what about sodium nitrate would that make yellow?

[danrichards23]

why do you guys hide your identity?

[FreakingLaugher]

is this your real voice or computer generated??? kinda doesn't sound all really! srry if it is :D

[AgentCROCODILE]

I have noticed in this vid, however, the one which used Ca(NO3)2.4H2O had a lot more consistency than the one that was green, ie. fewer "dead flakes" in it.

Did you use the same microwave method as before or another method?

If not, why does it appear that way?

[EinYamakasi]

So do I understand you correctly (reading through comments below) that the presence of the metallic elements produces the various colors (much like flame chromatography)? Ergo... assuming that understanding is correct, almost any metal-nitrate compound could yield a different color (Mg already excluded)?

[DasDunklerFuchs]

nuka-cola quantum without the cherenkov radiation!

[johnsze123]

so just use pure calcium nitrate tetrahydrate without using strontium nitrate or mix them both together??

[Oz6102]

Do You swap the strontium nitrate with europium to form a red glow?

[TheScienceTestTV]

try swaping the strontium nitrate with ammonium nitrate, mabye with some magnesium nitrate

[NurdRage]

@TheScienceTestTV ammonium nitrate does not have any metal in it, so it won't work. Magnesium nitrate just produces non-fluorescent powder.

[TheScienceTestTV]

@NurdRage barium nitrate, copper nitrate, silver nitrate or try to add ammonium nitrate

[NurdRage]

@TheScienceTestTV I already told you ammonium nitrate has no metal, so it won't work.

[TheScienceTestTV]

@NurdRage but the rest

[NurdRage]

@TheScienceTestTV barium nitrate makes green, so might as well use strontium nitrate, which is safer. copper and silver produce dark oxides, and thus unusable.

What reference or theoretical background are you basing your selections?

[TheScienceTestTV]

@NurdRage cause i tried with my chemystry teacher and we added umm i cant remember, but i remeber t tha the glow was redish. Was it KNO3 or NaNO3 or the Hydroxides, aa i dont remember

[NurdRage]

@TheScienceTestTV Empirical research is a crude but valid approach. If you should find the right mixture post a video on your composition mixture and results.

[cautionnow6]

@NurdRage hey, does nerdrage take requests

[AlphaMaleRyan]

@cautionnow6 sometimes, try to keep it scientific though, like if you want something like sugar snake, no way, but if you want something like "the synthesis of potassium trichromate" then maby

[12414666]

@NurdRage what about sodium nitrate???

[joemnice]

someone can explain me the purpose of the phosphor activators, boric acid, and urea,,

[IamSnozzler]

Use washing powder instead. That'll glow even bluer and without any of the hassle.

[joemnice]

sir, i adore u,, but i have lots of questions,, first,,, can u explain to me the purpose of urea, boric acid and activators? I know that the activators increase the brightness and longevity of the light but how can they do it? is it connected with their electrons? and next,, what's the factor/s affecting the color of the phosphor?

and finally,, this is the right reaction right?

2al(no3)3 + sr(no3)2 = sral204 + 8no2 + 4o2

2al(no3)3 + ca(no3)2 = caal204 + 8no2 + 4o2

[joemnice]

hey,, that was cool,,, can u post another video of glow powder with rainbow colors,,, hahahah,,, can i make gl;ow powder with na2s and zinc cloride,,,,?

[zcuttlefish]

how pure do you think it needs to be? If you have nitric acid and limestone (chalk) you should be able to make this. Maybe if you re-crystallize a few times.......

[freakin1random]

What if you did something crazy, like Potassium as an example. Will any nitrate glow at all? If so, would the colors be much different, or still greens and blues

[howtodoit13]

that is beautiful

[DonaldValverde]

This is my first time looking at your videos, and I am have to say I am impressed. I appreciate your responsibility, and knowledge on the subject. I have seen similar videos but have quickly come to learn they take little to no safety measures, and explain themselves very poorly. I am interested in learning more about Chemistry as a whole, including the experimental aspects, but I understand I need the stronger background on the basics. Do you have any suggestions where to start?

[NurdRage]

@DonaldValverde chemistry textbooks for high school and university students are great places to start if you want to get into the core of chemistry and learn the fundamentals. It takes a LOT of time to get through all of it. But at the end of it you'll be able to truly understand whats going on, why, and how to make your own experiments.

if you just want a bunch of experiments already thought out then just scour the internet for "how to make X" websites. problem is not all of them are good.

[freakin1random]

@DonaldValverde A strange coincidence maybe, but once I had enough general information to understand some of what is going on in NurdRages videos, I could pass Practice AP tests after watching them all. Very informative.

[jonvagnier]

Can you show us how to make blue glow in the dark powder? It would be very much appreciated. Thanks for all your hard work.

[NurdRage]

@jonvagnier I did

[jonvagnier]

@NurdRage where?

[NurdRage]

@jonvagnier this video

[bigdaddy501501]

@jonvagnier Someone needs to watch the video one more time!Who could it be......THIS GUY

[Synthesisofelements]

@nurdrage you should do a video on your element collection in the lab.

[alexmortillaro]

there is nothing nerdy about your videos.

[Pipewing]

Why don't you use/add the molecular formulas with the chemical names? equations with reactions?

[Pipewing]

...and I guess the mechanism for photons in the glow stuff...

[dominic14061995]

Hi Nurdrage, I want to ask where you can get all these glass vials. I found that they are quite expensive, so i'm trying to look for some that are cheap and durable (also with a cap).

Thank you!

[dbc616]

Would beryllium or barium nitrate glow a different color?

[samn100]

I took a organic chem course and i know what u r talking about now XD

[bamboo4tameshigiri]

cool

[ustolemyarm]

aaahhhh!!! so many big words

[entocheets]

hehehe, "twenty-oh-nine." love the vids, nurdrage - i'm not much of a science buff (i mean, i did physics in highschool but im studying journalism in uni at the moment) but i find them pretty damn interesting.

[ladydarkangelyuki]

the macarena video is about the laws of solubility they changed the lyric for the laws of solubility for those wondering. anyway good luck on future experiment and I'll be watching your upcoming video.

[panzuman]

it also seems like its abillity to glow is far brighter

[ma356289]

NurdRage rules

[IJethrobot]

It looks like there are fewer dead flakes, but it lasts just as long-- is just a weaker reaction overall?

~ Jethro.

[TFiPW]

Now if we can get Bill Nye in here, we'd be all set

[Jaskatzu]

Hmmmm I wonder how long it stays lit. Gotta check the other video I guess.

[kwibjo123456789]

SWEEEEETTTT

[Rockersm123]

Awesome!

[EdwardNavu]

What will happen if we use magnesium nitrate, or barium nitrate instead?

I just want to ask about how different nitrates of alkaline earth metal work with the formula. Thanks for your listening.

[NurdRage]

@EdwardNavu barium is green, magnesium doesn't work

[ryans32123]

can you show how to make the glow in the dark material that absorbs light and releases it when its dark?

[iDesell]

@ryans32123 haha "releases it when its dark" :D

[NurdRage]

@ryans32123 Isn't that what i did?

[ryans32123]

@NurdRage oh i thought u men this just glowed and ran out of juice after awhile

[frank95136]

What does the Macarena have to do with anything?

[NurdRage]

@frank95136 huh?

[mastermakerhacker]

@NurdRage there is a video in the relatec section about the macerena

[NurdRage]

@mastermakerhacker ah ok, i can't do anything about that. All youtube's fault.

[frank95136]

@NurdRage in the related videos

[scottisthebest123]

hey could you promote me i make manly videos on flash powder

[mlacey56]

Thanks!

[GamemakingDude]

What about red?

[Hexpigge]

This is soooo awesome :D

[GamemakingDude]

Awesome.

[MiculPinguin]

nice

[NOLIMIT69NOLIMIT2000]

Cool