For anyone wondering, what he's mixing with the sugar is KNO3 - potassium nitrate, a.k.a. saltpeter. It is one of the core ingredients of old-fashioned gunpowder (the only known explosive before the discovery nitroglycerine), but by itself is not at all flammable - if hot enough, it can melt, but never burn. Had he shown it not burning before he mixed it with the sugar, it would have probably made a better demonstration, showing just how the KNO3 "unlocks" the chemical energy in the sugar.
Cool! A baseball cannon! That was like lightning speed, I could barely see the ball. 7:02 John was so funny he was like 'WOAH!' Epic, science guy! Never saw that one.
For anyone wondering, what he's mixing with the sugar is KNO3 - potassium nitrate, a.k.a. saltpeter. It is one of the core ingredients of old-fashioned gunpowder (the only known explosive before the discovery nitroglycerine), but by itself is not at all flammable - if hot enough, it can melt, but never burn. Had he shown it not burning before he mixed it with the sugar, it would have probably made a better demonstration, showing just how the KNO3 "unlocks" the chemical energy in the sugar.
JJ10DMAN 3 days ago
"I've got a device here, to cause some more fire"
KarateKidX 5 months ago
Bill Nye The Fire Guy
Chantheman5 5 months ago
hipsters would dye for those red glasses
the2ndkibainz 6 months ago
Science damn you
neddyt15 7 months ago
I need to do this for a project does anyone know where i can get all the materials needed and what does he burn sugar and what ?
LiquidSwords5 11 months ago
You can actually sieve flour and then shoot it out of a cannon and past a flame and it will burn.
VineFynn 11 months ago
natural gasses, OF SCIENCE!
matiepie2 1 year ago
Ach!! the goggles, they do nothing!!
BrassMutant 1 year ago
Its basically a potato gun but still awesome. Great vid!
GodKillerAtheist 2 years ago
Cool! A baseball cannon! That was like lightning speed, I could barely see the ball. 7:02 John was so funny he was like 'WOAH!' Epic, science guy! Never saw that one.
acrobatsutr 2 years ago