Potassium Chlorate with Candy Cane

[SASardonic]

chemical weapons to use in the war on christmas

[theTicklemehellmo]

i want to put MY candy cane in there and test what happens.

[ArtypNk]

I can actually see the deliciousness.

[FelipeMontez]

The air that is released from the test tube its toxic isnt it?

[je2555]

@FelipeMontez the gasses released are carbon dioxide and water vapour. It's only in a fume hood because so much is produced.

[joegeniusshow]

Awesome!

[decoyboy101]

is it possible to make this reaction without potassium chlorate?

[mstews]

@decoyboy101 You're wondering if a candy-cane will burst into red flames if you put it into an empty beaker? I'm no chemist, but I'm guessing nothing will happen.

[nitrousxxxcam]

lol they do this as an experiment at school, but with a gummy bear XD

[heli121212]

haha they cant blow out the flame

[MarkRosengarten]

Now THAT is how it's supposed to be done...in a fume hood.

Potassium chlorate is a strong oxidizer, and when it is heated to melting, it begins to decompose to form oxygen gas and potassium chloride. The sugar in the candy cane is easily oxidized by this oxidizer, and the reaction generates a tremendous amount of heat in the process.

[cyberyanmar]

i ate his liver with some CANDY CANES! ksskssksskssksskss

[explodingbeefilms]

Haha... I love how they're laughing that there is a fire...

Btw the reaction is because of the oxidation that happens when the chemical reacts with the high amount of sugar in the cane.

[elijahsno]

i don't why why i bother posting on youtube but here goes. They're laughing at the instructors inability to perform the demonstration as planned. If there was any danger the instructor would tell them.

[elsakoo]

sounds more like a reason not to eat potassium chlorate

[NikitasGuitars]

lol good to hear someone say that. @elsakoo

[sunskyclouds4512]

that thing is possessed.lol

[deathtoy101]

y does it ract so violently with the caandy cane?!?!?!/

[juniortore]

because sucrose a form of sugar reacts violently in potassium chlorate almost how alkaline metals react violently with water

[deathtoy101]

ahhh thanks now it makes sense

[xrockthe40ozx]

SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!

[angelusshin]

isnt that how u c how many cal. r in a food ?

[Rockorollo]

hahahaha make a wish

[cyberyanmar]

i could eat that anyway it doesnt looks so dangerous

[satan2704]

What's the chances of getting your candy cane in Potassium Chlorate?? :D

[o0DaftPunk0o]

Well i happen to work in a potassium chlorate factory, and I am made entirely out of candy canes, this opened by eyes, don't be so dismissive :D

[MrBagLand]

what happens is the sugar mixes with potassium cholrate and a reaction just like cellular resporation occurs. The sugar is convered to Heat and Light Energy

[donnamaeb01]

Thanks for posting! I wanted to know what was going on, but didn't want to rummage all over the web to find out, thanks again MrBagLand!! :)

[vinceat852]

DAMN. what caught fire? the rubber on the clamps?!

[NissanDriver15]

Candy cane smoke, don't breathe this!

[Fantarulz83]

at the end its like a trick candle that doesnt blow out

[beast6228]

potassium perchlorate and powdered aluminum is good too ;)

[sixpool]

thats flash powder and if you dont know what you are doing you could kill yourself trying to convert the chlorate to perchlorate as it produces chlorine gas. The flash powder itself is illegal in most states without a proper lisence(sp)

[ultimatebloonz]

its legal even if you dont have the license as long as you dont own or use more than 2 lbs at a time

[austinober]

yayyyyyyyyy

i like chemistrty

[PsychoDragonX]

how cool would THAT be for Christmas??? LOL

[afqlqr]

damn that's strange

[dasgemuse]

not really

[skuller1225]

my chemistry teacher said that was dangers and wouldn't do it, she said the reaction might shatter the glass, but other class in our school did it

[JavAnarkoMet]

your teacher is a biitch

[busterpiggle]

Potassium chlorate and sugar ~ just light it and it does the same thing.

[Mooshubeef]

The fact that you have to have molten KClO3 sort of means you have to put a lot of energy into it in the first place... Fun for labs, but not for energy

[Mooshubeef]

Or the cost effectiveness... it takes a lot of energy to heat the potassium chlorate (not shown in this vid, but the molten compound must be liquid (solid at room temp)). Fun for labs, but not for running a car or factory :p

[ParadoxBoy33]

makes you wonder why they dont use this reaction for energy production..the output of energy is so rapid ..maybe thats why

[madb60]

just think that much energy goes into your body every time you eat one of those!!! HOLY CRAP!!

[ka10218]

i never thought of that!

youre right holy crap!!

[SMOORE180]

i did that with propane and oranges

you fill a ripe orange with propane

soak the outside with lighter fluid

light it and throw it

and "BOOM!"

[1stsmosh]

12 seconds of Light!  emergency flashlight?

[baabaaer]

WOW! I feel downright jealous! They don't do that at my school!

[ginerrdean]

Psycho you didn't have gloves or anything! o.0

[rarrzero]

The reaction takes a few seconds to start under normal circumstances; gloves are pretty much unnecessary so long as you move your hand away quickly.

[co45lton]

OMG ITS ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sandcastle136]

That is about the coolest thing I have ever seen.

[traxonja]

imagine this in a microwave

[vxsari]

Química é foda demais!

[MonsterMikeMonster]

potassium chlorate is realy something else frogy, so you áre an idiot

[Juggernath]

Potassium Chlorate can be used to make a very basic, weak and probably unstable plastic explosive. A decent P.E. is a hell of a lot more complex. but yes, you frogy, are an idiot.

[frogy1752]

Indeed I am... I have no idea what the fuck I was talking about back then... Believe me, I know what plastic explosives are, and I have synthesized RDX, PETN, etc... KClO3 + Petroleum Jelly\Wax does plasticize pretty well though, and it definitely detonates.

[MonsterMikeMonster]

you mean ammonium nitrate

[life9118]

HAHA!!!!!!! That's funny...

[frogy1752]

Potassium Chlorate is basically plastic explosive by the way.... very little adjustment make this very illegal..

[Shaby18]

Your an idiot.

[frogy1752]

Learn what your talking about before you call me an idiot dumbfuck...

Plastic explosive is Potassium Chlorate mixed 90% with a 1:1 ratio of petroleum jelly and wax...

Your the idiot...

[Shaby18]

First, get a temper. You dont need to spaz out over something someone said on YouTube. And maybe your right but that doesn't sound right cus my Potassium chlorate does explode violently, ever.

[lasdhkfdslhdlshaf]

That's because it's relatively weak. Pour some bunch into a metal pipe and cap it....powerful enough

[sonysuks]

nerd lol jk

[ratgreen]

im confused u say 90% and 1;1 ratio of wax, do you mean 90%pot.chlorate 5%wax and 5%petroleum jelly??

[ayeroxor]

Shaby18: "Your an idiot."

frogy1752: "Your the idiot."

Can either of you little whiners learn how to spell "you're"?

[Shaby18]

What a useless argument.

[SamK311]

This is a cool reaction, but I fail to see a reason why not to eat one. Chlorine and water when mixed with sodium also creates a very explosive reaction, does that mean you shouldn't swim? ;P

[TheEmoKid13]

well actually water doesnt need chlorine with sodium to have an explosive reaction. These are alkalii metals. Lithium, Sodium, Potassium etc. they all react violently when is exposed to wated but does not need chlorine

[gojumatt34]

you should try making a bomb out of that..

im sure it would work.

[jauh25]

xD JAJAJA

[DrkOne633]

This is great!! I wish my science class had been like that

[camillabbz1402]

haha thats at my school!!! that was in my bros science class and thats him and his mates all laughing at Dr. Ranford trying to blow out the fire!!! omg Dr.Randford so funny but so strike!!!

[xElizabethx360]

The fire is really neat ...

[kawrou]

wow fire is neat but the candy canes are too good so i think it was a waste

[xmanxmetalx]

i pity the guy trying to blow on the fire.

Y DID U PPL LAUGHED AT HIM!?

AT LEAST HE TRIED.

Poor guy, must be crying at home.

retards =P

[shovelup826]

you're a weird and sympathetic guy -_-

[xmanxmetalx]

wow, now my nipples feel like vomitting on my tummy =D

[dewey32167]

ya what he hell