Solid Air (Really)

[malganus4]

this is cold nitrogen i assume,seen a lot of that while in university physical labratory.

[charizard4410]

i know this is obvious but if it is a solid it is no longer air. That said who here knew that before coming to this video? And why do people click on this video? Stop posting lies. It is solid nitrogen not solid air. Change the title or remove the video.

[Clint945]

@charizard4410

air isn't by definition a gas, its the name for the mixture of elements that make up our atmosphere.

i actually don't think the term 'air' really has a proper scientific definition since it's so vauge and can be easily misused, we don't usually talk about 'air' but instead about concentrations of gas.

Anyway, this is a video about producing solid air, which btw is about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, about 0.9% argon, 0.05% CO2 and 0.05% trace gases.

[wwwCanbeorg]

@charizard4410

Lighten up. You'll suffer a heart attack with this temperament. The clip shows other scientists how to make usable amounts of solid nitrogen for cryobiology experiments. This, with found materials and homemade devices. E.G., now we can freeze honey bee semen. Air is mostly nitrogen. (Liquid nitrogen, being colder than the freezing points of the other gasses in air, freezes the air around it and so is often adulterated with air.) The clip name is just COOLer.

[MrFreemaan]

@charizard4410 "Air" comprises of 70% Nitrogen. This is quite accurate.

[zeke6233]

i now know the perfect recipe for permanant brain freeze in a icee. :D

[SnakeMGS88]

liquid nitrogen

[Schpadoinkle81]

nice frame skip wonder how much time was needed to change everything. Retards

[wwwCanbeorg]

@Schpadoinkle81

What is 21-2? The time is stamped into the video. Why? For those who wish to make solid nitrogen. It is informative. Who is the retard? Simple math. Did you want the video to continue with the 19 minute wait? It takes time to make solid nitrogen. Not much heat is absorbed by the vaporization.

[lambertech]

Good idea for no gloves??

[wwwCanbeorg]

@lambertech

Pour onto hands causes no harm. Can view this on YouTube by typing Leidenfrost Effect into search. Gloves trap it and cause harm.

[NehemiahDC]

Looks like you guys are making one complicated Margarita.

[brownscirocco]

0:10 looks like a crab trying to escape!

[giausjulius4]

...Can you imagine how cold that is?

[andrewmcbridemusic]

@giausjulius4 It might not have to be so cold. There are two things that can make a liquid or gas a solid. Temperature, or pressure. Or both. It might just be pressurised.

[BeakyRed]

slush slush slush thats slush slush

[ODSTD56]

Amazing!

[robiniroven]

lol slush

[MrMollusk7]

Slushslushslushslush

[skelton888]

*spreads on toast*

[dogindagrass]

Liquid nitrogen, No gloves, LIKE A BOSS!

[AlexxAXe]

@dogindagrass I worked a lot with liquid gases and do not see anything surprising. In this case the gloves probably may be more dangerous than their absence.

[Snowy84557]

Ok, removed my comment. I'm wrong and was rude. I'm very sorry and I admit that I know very little about this topic.

[wwwCanbeorg]

@Snowy84557

Only BIG men admit mistakes.  Thanks

[snorgus123]

@Snowy84557 you one of the few people that i know that will admit there mistakes, nice job

[ricktbdgc]

@Snowy84557 I should say this about 99% my comments on youtube lol

[CVDmarkII]

@Snowy84557 now i want to know what you said

[rebourne]

Go back to hwbot benching.

[Trefoilable]

Iced

[wwwCanbeorg]

Nice.

[fsetepitc]

Here's a better example of this. watch?v=ejKxyQcoH6E

[wwwCanbeorg]

@Snowy84557

Applying vacuum causes evaporation. This lowers the temperature until the liquid nitrogen becomes cloudy. (To understand this, look up perspiration on Wikipedia). Remove the vacuum and the solid forms.

I learned this from Dr. Mazar, the world's top cryobiologist.

Lastly, we do it; it works.

[wwwCanbeorg]

@Snowy84557

"Vacuum not pressure? I think someone has no idea what they are talking about."

Why did you say this? The few scientists in the world that make solid nitrogen do it this way. Here, we are doing it. Yet, you say WE have no idea.

[TheGooseman90]

@Snowy84557 I'm sorry did you watch the video? he just puts a board on top and doesn't fasten it down, pressure would blow the top off, a Vacuum however would create a sealed camber or have you forgotten foundation science???

[BIGWUNuvDbunch]

yeah no im certain that the slushy air would not cause water to condense around it when the liquid nitrogen caused the room to fog... im sure this is legit -_-

[themangix357]

Fck! o_O

These guys are working without any hand protection. It doesn't matter even you're a master of the masters of handling Liquid Nitrogen, you need to use protection when handling such.

[ragemoarnoob]

@themangix357 no you dont, it wont damage your hand as long as you dont touch it for more than a few seconds

[wwwCanbeorg]

@themangix357

I have this vision of you at the campfire with your buddies. They are dressed in jeans and t-shirts; but there you are with asbestos gloves, safety glasses, and an asbestos apron.

[wwwCanbeorg]

@themangix357

My dermatologist steams liquid at my pre-cancer lesions near my eyes routinely. Nether he nor I were safety glasses or gloves then. My other dermatologist have done the same. Plus I do this work, have many scientific publication, and am experienced. You shoot from the hip.

[wwwCanbeorg]

@themangix357

Hot coffee, tea, but certainly boiling water is far more dangerous. If you spill LN on you skin, nothing will happen. Boiling water will cause severe burns. It is the calories not the temperature differences that cause harm. Plus look up Leidenfrost effect.

[electronicsandrobots]

@themangix357 it's like touching a cold flame with only naked hand!

[yowasupdud]

nitrogen isnt air

[shmellhole123]

@yowasupdud it is most of our air though

[yowasupdud]

@shmellhole123 i know its just saying that it is solid air can be misleading.

[BIGWUNuvDbunch]

@yowasupdud it is 70%...

[wwwCanbeorg]

@BIGWUNuvDbunch

78% Nitrogen

21% Oxygen

1% Argon

.04% CO2

Balance: Rare gasses.

Because the temperature of liquid nitrogen is lower than that for all the other gasses except for He and H, both which are trace, the other gasses condense into the liquid nitrogen. We measure the oxygen in our liquid nitrogen and find it at about 10% concentration. So not quite air but damn close. Thanks

[NeroHero07]

@yowasupdud it makes up about 70% of air

[iownudie108]

what dark magic is this?

[TheNoisePolluter]

enough with the damn blend comments..

[domas1001]

slush slush slush

slush slush slush...

[TheSimmulator1]

not even i am this cool

[SteelChains]

Now, put your hand in it and count to five.

[Tayo543]

OHZ MYS GOD ITS SLUSH AHHHHH

[purplegill10]

bose-einstein condensate?

[PlayTilTheyBleed]

Thanks for the info! That's interesting, and good to know. :)

[howycwap]

now put a match to it

[RebeccaOMalley]

"We have slush! Slush, slush, slush, slush, slush. Slush."

[everthinka]

You get to play with some neat junk! Good for you!

[CambraiaFernando]

sluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuush



[wolfishhippo]

wtf? how is this possible? different densities of supercooled gases intertwine? and forms goop? 

[MisterTibTib]

ahhhhhh liquid oxygen:)

[longdanzi4]

Ahhhhh how I love science! :)

[l2udolph]

"Yea that's slush, that's slush. Oh it's slushy. Look at that that's slush.. We've got slush.. Slush slush slush.. Slush slush slush.." Lolwut?

[mrserkoz]

sluch sluch sluch!!

[NarlepoaxIII]

Not completely solid, also, can I breathe that?

[HyN0iK42]

@NarlepoaxIII fucking right...u ever do whip hits or nitrous ballons?? u get the wah wah wahs and u get high as knite it's banging

[iSmexiCA]

Id drink that :D

[shadowcharizard10]

im in the educational part of youtube again

[Sniderman92]

Stick your hand in it!

[ulkord]

its liquid but not solid

[Johnsavag]

We must now make a mold to press this slush into a form......SUCH AS A SWORD!

[guitarer99]

We got slush. slush slush slush. slush slush slush slush.

[PeaceOut8878]

looks like stuff from the moon!(not like i know what dust looks like from the moon) :p

[505CoDplayer]

Now they need artificial fruit juice and sells it for 5 bucks each!

[VGMoney]

but the question is...will it blend?

[xXBenjixBoyXx]

@VGMoney People like you need to shut up

[VGMoney]

@xXBenjixBoyXx maybe you are jealous that you dont get to be on the top comments?

[xXBenjixBoyXx]

@VGMoney Yes.. That is it.. :( Hahahah

[LongBeachPits562]

@VGMoney Nope. Just makes Coffee

[Draooth]

@VGMoney YES

[123allbusiness]

Type "Hand vs. Liquid Nitrogen and the Leidenfrost Effect" to educate yourself to why this person does not need to wear protective gear.

[123allbusiness]

@123allbusiness or type "Drinking Liquid Nitrogen" in youtube's search.

[XMMAFANX]

Nitrogen Slurpee?

[user7897]

No gloves and no protective anything?..wow...you are very stupid!

[zando0793]

i wonder why everyone has liquid nitrogen @ their houses.. but me..

[Nuijin007]

is it just me who notice?? he's not using any gloves for this!! NITROGEN!!

[IamRelease]

@Nuijin007 I noticed that immediately. Not that bright of him.

[baguazhang2]

@Nuijin007

I mean, it's not the best thing to do, but it usually won't harm you. You can even drink liquid nitrogen and it won't harm you in a short exposure.

[KingRichard920]

@baguazhang2

Air is actually 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, and the rest is all less than 1%.

[kbent88]

I have that same Dewar =]

[jonobobo]

GIANT SPIDER!!!!

[tmcdon4ld]

Love your video and your motto Remember our motto: Be a verb; not a noun.

[ebzzy132]

its liquid air not solid air!!!

[Jrd8436]

@kdc43 you are so confucing

[martixbg]

Slush SLUSH slush......... slush slush slush

[AnasTangi]

With bare hands? Not a good idea!

The people who are no familiar with this should know that liquid gasses are extremely dangerous, the temperature is usually very low and any contact is harmful.

[Radiator95]

@AnasTangi Liquid gases???

[AnasTangi]

@Radiator95 Never heard about a liquid gas?

Nitrogen for example is a gas (almost 80 % of the air you breath) and it liquefies at - 195 ° C more or less.

[prorsoft]

@AnasTangi If it's a liquid, it's not a gas anymore. Liquid nitrogen is not a gas, it's a liquid.

[AnasTangi]

@prorsoft

Nitrogen at ambient temperature is a gas, we call it "liquefied gas" when it is presented in a liquid state because the names "Liquid gas, liquefied gas, liquid air etc" have a more coloured meaning than simply saying "liquid" it implies that we are in a different temperature (artificial or natural).

Anyway these are not names I created myself, they are used in schools and universities, perhaps in your area is different, but I am sure these terms exist in English as well.

[Radiator95]

@AnasTangi Liguid and gas are states of matter so being a liquid gas is impossible. However I did understand what you meant by liquid elements that are normally gases at room temperature.

[TheOriginalThought1]

ಠ_ರೃ This video made me quite parched. Now to go get some Fiji water.

[89andyman]

pretty soon we will be harvesting this into soda cans like on spaceballs

[ableite]

@Divasandsuperstar Air is 74% nitrogen. He is 74% right.

[kdc43]

@ableite NOPE! Air is 100% OXYGEN, that is why it's air. And you are 100 % wrong. If it is 100% oxygen then how can there be any carbon dioxode, the 'global warming' stuff. HA! I just proved theres NO global warming!!! That is why I'm a GOP Tea Party Patriot.

[FootFootFooty]

@kdc43 air is 74% nitrogen if it was 100% oxygen your lungs would burn up

[DoctorRainbow8321]

@kdc43 why does nobody get this. i laughed

[kdc43]

@DoctorRainbow8321 Actually. I'm a Lib, just making fun of the righties. I can't believe all these people fell for it.

[Bridig]

@kdc43 Actually, the air around us is comprised of 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.039% carbon dioxide. Also there is about 1% of water in the air that we breath. Air is not "oxygen" - oxygen is oxygen. Air is a multi-gas composition.

[bladerunner12]

@kdc43 Dear god I hope this is a troll.

[Fynniann]

@kdc43 ....someone's blonde..

[CreepyBsVideo]

@ableite Air is 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen and 1% other gases.

Dumbass

[ableite]

@CreepyBsVideo If you didnt make a mistake when clicking reply, the air is 78% nitrogen and you are 100% asshole. When I studied it back then in 92' it was 74%.

[MrAde9999]

@ableite 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% others

[mcguiver007]

@ableite 78.2% actually

[chris51330]

@ableite 79%

[sipes55]

@ableite It is more accurate to say that the atmosphere is 74% nitrogen.

[ben191209]

Then it isn't AIR, is it?

[21stgear]

I think they got slush

[TheHolyDragons]

Solid air and liquid nitrogen arachnid containers of doom. just one explanation... it's the future.

[Dobilow]

Was that some creature in that opening?

It looked creepy.

[1stRogInAz]

@Dobilow They are floating baffles that inhibite splashing.

[ZeWarlord]

The Giant Liquid Nitrogen Arachnid of Doom

[SzymonSmaga]

0:08 - 0:11

WTF is the little thing?

[PaRkJuN]

@SzymonSmaga liquid nitrogen

[VicariousReality7]

@SzymonSmaga

What little thing

[CheeseyPie12]

@SzymonSmaga yoda's dick

[LutMejiaJ]

@SzymonSmaga spiderling

[ItsPaiin]

@SzymonSmaga Wat little thing ur cock

[mikey5014]

@SzymonSmaga When I saw it that shit scared the fuck out of me xD. Thought it was some kind of big spider. I was like "Oh fuck!"

[kaalt]

@SzymonSmaga thats what she said

[dimitri9933]

@SzymonSmaga its a bucket 0.0

[zayx10]

is that really solid air????

[EnragedSephiroth]

Yum. I want an air slushie now.

[noobpowerXD3900]

they have fuckin slush=D sluch sluch sluch XD god bless that sluch >=o

[aluisious]

Way to haphazardly stick your bare hand into a container full of extremely cold substance, buddy. You're a lab accident waiting to happen. One little twitch, or someone bumping you, or a sneeze, or anything and you're losing those fingers.

[acedianPianist]

@aluisious Every heard of the Leidenfrost effect, 'buddy'? And beyond that, I don't believe I saw them stick their hands in the liquid nitrogen- just barely past the lip of the container of the after math, which is probably not AS cold as said liquid nitrogen.

[aluisious]

@acedianPianist Good job missing the point entirely. I see an industrial accident in your future.

[acedianPianist]

@aluisious Good job not being a dick (oui, oui, mon ami, that was sarcasm). I see a general lack of companionship in your future.

[cautionthisissparta]

@acedianPianist Despite what it looks like in the youtube videos you watch that obviously make you a professor on the subject, the Ledenfrost effect is not perfect. if you twitch your hand too much, your skin will make contact with the liquid.

[acedianPianist]

@cautionthisissparta While this is true, I don't claim myself a professor on the subject: I'm really just complaining about the uncalled-for rudeness of another commentator.

[wwwCanbeorg]

@cautionthisissparta

The reverse is true. Twitching more prevents harm. When students visit the lab, I sometimes stick my hand into the tank, gets some liquid nitrogen into my palm and just roll the bead of liquid nitrogen around in my hand. No harm done. Guess guessing is inferior to actual hands on experience.

[gtaroblox101]

oh god I could imagine how cold it is. It might be like -1995 C (celcius

[aluisious]

@gtaroblox101 -1995 C is impossible.

[Lethargy281]

@aluisious did you know the word "exaggerate" isn't in the dictionary? :o

[kragier]

@Lethargy281 "The" dictionary?

Word nerds *coughmecough* are picky about their dictionaries!

[G0neguy]

@gtaroblox101 Yea hate to sound like a dick but ABSOLUTE ZERO (aka the coldest you can EVER get, aka the temperature where ALL molecular activity ceases) is only -273 C

[hoosky1143]

Nerd alert!!!

[davidjonjohn]

The Father,Son,an Holy Spirits.One an All in Three.

[Fynniann]

How much pressure did you need :O?

[wwwCanbeorg]

@Fynniann

Use vacuum not pressure.

[Angeljesselover]

personally,I think air is made of gas, gases can't be a solid..... just makes no sence....

[kiddolols]

@Angeljesselover wait till u learn physics or chemistry

[Fynniann]

@Angeljesselover ..............LOL. Here's the thing...steam is water. Water can turn into ice. Steam is a gas. Ice is a solid.

[MikhailRico]

@Angeljesselover Air isn't made of "Gas". Gas is a state of matter (the others are solid, liquid, and plasma). For example, H_2O is a liquid as water, steam as a gas, and ice as a solid. All matter can change into all 4 states if given the right circumstances (temperature, pressure, ionization, etc). Air is mostly made up of nitrogen and oxygen.

[endimion17]

This is similar to the stuff spewing out of cryovolcanoes on Triton.

Nice. :)

[wynsezhello]

omg we got slush!

[Dominico97]

can't beat a good old bit of sulphur hexafluoride 

[WillyumV3]

I wanna breathe the slush!

[TheWladovic]

-190 degree celsius

[charlesfishdog]

very cool! I honestly wouldnt want to be near it without the proper protection. I worked with it for years and have been sprayed with it several times and its not fun. Looks like they know what they're handling though. Does it have a different expansion ratio since its now slush? And is it possible to do that with LOX?

[jewbadger]

Explain how you prevent animals from becoming extinct by freezing them in solid air, you cruel monsters!

[Andrewterrorist]

science, you scary

[toonstar1000]

WOW!! ... Slush

[UltimateMastodon]

Hey everyone, we've got slush!