Thermite Demonstration

Aaron Keller, Chemistry teacher, demonstrates the power of the thermite reaction. This reaction between common rust and aluminum metal produces temperatures of 1500C (2700F). Hot molten iron drops from the flowerpots where the reaction takes place.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• physical
• science
• chemistry
• thermite
• rust
• aluminum
• explosion
• fire
• flames
• flame
• boom
• kaboom

[beastabuelos]

what would happen if the thermite when into a collection of liquid nitrogen? would the reaction be violent? or would it just make the nitrogen boil and return to a gas more quickly?

[aaronakeller]

@beastabuelos: I've never tried it. I suspect it would cause the liquid nitrogen to explosively vaporize. Now, that would be exciting. But I wouldn't want to be standing anywhere near it.

[Fgonzo95]

Who else has been watching thermite burn for a whole hour

[nubeldorf]

This is the kind of teaching that keeps students interested. Good to see it's still happening in the overly PC, lawyer ridden society.

[syper258]

His voice does sound like Brian

[justchen563]

@aaronakeller i'd imagine some kind of exposion... if you put a ton of thermite on a block of ice, it explodes. check out mythbusters

[AlchemysticAudio]

Your voice sounds a lot like the Brain.

[dotcombatgames]

you can chop a car in half with it =)

[akiles26111983]

what? in spanish please ¡¡¡¡

[samh09]

@beastabuelos sounds like a job for The Mythbusters.

[mtdeezy]

i wish he was my science teacher

[ajamison3]

I wish I had a chemistry teacher that did as much demo as you it would have made chemistry alot more interesting

[iRHAPEzombiies]

@bigddog11 at least I can spell bud, you can't even spell language or you.