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Uploaded by on Jun 25, 2010

We celebrate our second anniversary with a video about cotton - and gun cotton. More chemistry from the University of Nottingham at http://www.periodicvideos.com/

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  • 0:37. "Yeah, my name's Neil. I'm going to relax here being jacked while looking suavely out the window while this other dude talks."

  • the one dislike must be an elephant lover

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  • another dog chew toy?

  • @tybo09 Neil is a Terminator sent back in time to make sure we discover the means of making flying cars.

  • The chemists at my uni once made a gun cotton snowman for their annual Christmas lecture. About 1.5 m tall and hollow. Made like you would make a papier-mâché sculpture, with the wet material shaped around toy balloons that were removed once it was dry. The thing was quite impressive when set off in a lecture theater. *g*

  • @TheCaphits Nitrocellulose = Gibson guitar varnish.

  • Nitrocellulose=guitar picks.

    Good fun!

  • I'd sure like to see one of those nitrocellulose billiard balls go up in flames!

  • Anyone else think Neil is not to be messed with? :)

    I bet he could kill with his mind... Well, maybe not, but I'm sure he could cripple someone with his mind. :)

  • NEIL FOR DEPARTMENT HEAD!

  • Di... did Neil just... speak?

  • chemistry is everything under the sun from topics like cotton gun to cellulose... prof probably stored all of his knowledge...

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