Potassium Explosion (8 GRAMS) -slow motion

There's a reason why I started with 250 mg (1/4gram) of potassium. When dealing with potentially hazardous stuff, you need to have a good feel of what the hazards are.

The scale-up went 1/4 g, ~1.5g, then 8 grams. The 8 grams did not destroy the shatter resistant jug, but it sure made a mess of the plastic container on which it stood. What you see in this video is a concerto of chemistry and physics. However I'm currently on the road, and really don't have much time or resources to make a detailed video about it at the moment. Will hopefully get something out later though :-)

This video was made with material purchased with donations to the thunderf00t channel and is available under a creative commons, share-alike, attribution license (attribution Thunderf00t). The music (available under the same license) is Windpearl, Mother Earth, track 4.5 billion years. Who'd a thunk it!

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[Dusty594]

So my friend was like "hey man, tell me a good joke about potassium", So i was like "K".

[theforgecustoms]

all other countries have, inferior potassium! kazachstaaaan kazachstaaaan!

[HarmlessKittyWithUzi]

glass didn't break...

[snho0k]

is that glass bulletproof or what!

[ContextofSalad58]

imagine what it would look like with francium

[3Supersamuri]

Now I know why I should be offended when someone says go put some K in a glass of water and drink it.

[GageMassoli]

Now try swallowing 10 grams of K

[jordanjwd]

Weird vid kinda in the middle between liking it and disliking it

[xoxoXoieoxox]

@Dusty594 some kid when i was in high school that this was a cool experiment so he stole some potassium frome science class and put it in his pocket on the way home it started to rain next thing u know the stuff explodes in hiss poket we were the last class at that high school to get that demonstration lol =3-

[pairadice49]

who got bored and searched explosion?

[ketrel815]

@TAz69x I'm pretty sure shatter resistant doesn't include having 8 grams of potassium dunked in side of it..

[HLiNaKRbCsFrUun]

And that is how you make a Pan-Galactic Gargle blaster.