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Making metal crystals from Pepto-Bismol

2019-03-02 Science & Technology
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Visit https://www.thebismuthsmith.com/ to save 25% on all of his bismuth decor items! Pepto-Bismol contains bismuth subsalicylate, and it's possible to extract the bismuth from it and use it to grow metal crystals. This is a re-visit of a project that I attempted a few years ago: https://youtu.be/grpSfjUImUs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merch - https://nilered.tv/store ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join the community: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/nilered Discord - https://discord.com/invite/3BT6UHf NileRed Newsletter - https://nile.red/home#newsletter You can also find me here: Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/NileRed2 Instagram - https://m.instagram.com/nile.red Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/NileRed2 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA Music in credits (Walker by SORRYSINES): https://soundcloud.com/sorrysines/walker

Top Comments (10)

@nexurianprime8530 2020-10-26

I love how this guy sounds equally like an expert and like he barely has a clue what he's doing. Just a perfect balance of the two

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@miialamia1653 2019-03-12

"In hindsight, I probably should've used a larger container." - NileRed 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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@mars5277 2020-01-15

People who buy loads of medicine for seemingly no reason: -Crackheads -Chemists

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@adrianbik3366 2020-04-13

Alternate title: "Watch me masacre all the measuring cups in my lab"

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@sheeshburger-go4qd 2021-01-06

“I’ve always really liked the idea of growing metal crystals from Pepto-Bismol” is something I would have never thought I would literally ever hear.

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@Alovatololo 2021-05-06

"This brand, Life, chose to make things difficult" Life is a struggle after all.

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@leaf1673 2023-09-04

This video I watched 2 yrs ago inspired me to sink a few hundred dollars into bismuth, have a minor bismuth phase, and create some pretty cool shit. Fast forward a year, I get to write a research paper on anything I want for school. I choose bismuth, have the time of my life writing the best paper ever, and get a 100. Idk if ull see this, but thanks Nigel for introducing me to my now favorite element and the rest or ur channel and sparking my interest in chemistry. Ur pretty great

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@ranmaruamami 2019-07-26

"Individually packaged" Turtles: *choking sounds*

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@zerou24 2020-02-09

"This is really flameable" "i used my heatgun to speed it up"

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@wilting_alocasia 2023-06-06

I'll never get over the thought of Nile going into Shoppers and buying $100 worth of stomach tablets xD

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