YT: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, sells Standard Reference Materials, or SRMs for short. They're analysed, quantified, and certified substances: everything from metals, to elements,... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 474 views • 4:13Videos (45) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Did you know you could measure the speed of light using your microwave oven? Then you might like to know how the oven works.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 20 views • 10:01Caesium is an alkali metal and has physical and chemical properties similar to those of rubidium and potassium. The metal is extremely reactive and pyrophoric, reacting with water even at −116 °C (−177... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months ago • 716 views • 7:36Follow up to this video... https://videosift.com/video/Cold-Welding-in-Atmosphere He tests a couple of theories for it in a vacuum chamber.
posted by NaMeCaF 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 27 views • 15:47I teamed up with Cody, from Cody’s Lab, to experiment and see what would happen if Sodium Metal got flushed down the toilet.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 28 views • 5:20For all of his faults, I always remember that Jesse James is one hell of a craftsman.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 105 views • 6:24"I see if a little mercury can be flushed down a toilet and then I take the experiment a little farther and flush a toilet with 240 lbs of mercury."
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 7 months ago • 1,134 views • 13:56I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,388 views • 4:32Have you ever wondered what happens when you bring a magnet near 5000 degree molten Iron? Does it attract? Or repel? Maybe it create cool shapes. But most importantly... DOES IT EXPLODE?! I set off... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 40 views • 5:21An informational video about giraffes.
posted by newtboy 7 years 12 months ago • 314 views • 1:05You’ve seen the Terminator die in molten steel and Gollum die in the fires of Mount Doom, but is it really that accurate?
posted by Mordhaus 8 years ago • 310 views • 7:01"Fighting Nazis? This guy's been there. Avenging? This guy does it in his sleep. Netflix and Chill? This guy did it for 70 years (well, without the Netflix). He's the HYDRA-fightin' super-soldier-serum... continue reading
posted by ant 8 years ago • 21 views • 25:57YouTube description: I made a batch of charcoal using the mound method then stored it in baskets for later use. Charcoal is a fuel that burns hotter than the wood it's made from. This is because the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,003 views • 5:31YT: NaK - the alloy of Sodium and Potassium - is notorious among chemists. But it can be pumped in an ingenious way. Featuring Professors Steve Howdle and Martyn Poliakoff.
posted by Fantomas 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 198 views • 8:48An interesting video demonstrating the oxidation states of the transition metal Vanadium.
posted by Fantomas 8 years 12 months ago • 372 views • 6:03