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Making aerogel

2020-03-30 Science & Technology
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Go to https://buyraycon.com/NileRed for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. It has taken many months, but I was finally able to make a decent aerogel! Procedure resources: https://www.aerogel.org and https://bit.ly/g4gsf2s Video References: • Veritasium video: https://youtu.be/AeJ9q45PfD0 • Applied Science video: https://youtu.be/X24np30GS2o NileBlue pressure chamber video: https://youtu.be/JslxPjrMzqY Pre-order the NileRed BZ Reaction Kit - https://inqfactory.com/nilered ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Chapters: 00:00 - What Makes Aerogel Unique 00:52 - How I can Make It Myself 01:46 - The First Step: Making The Gel Solution 04:16 - Shaping The Gel is Hard 07:17 - Making The Gels 12:11 - Why Just Drying The Gel Doesn't Work 14:30 - We Need Supercritical Drying 22:25 - Run 1: The Pressure is On 34:45 - Run 2: Controlling The Temperature 38:04 - Final Results Music in credits (Walker by SORRYSINES): https://soundcloud.com/sorrysines/walker

Top Comments (10)

@eskimoof4804 2020-05-08

Aerogel: I’m 99% air Chip bags: *pathetic*

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@micheek9708 2021-05-13

i love how he casually just said that the best part is how it gets trapped in your eyelids and causes permanent blindness

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@prismabsurd 2020-03-31

"I had never done anything like this before, but I had faith that I could do it." What a life motto.

7.4k 18 replies
@MEB-1997 2021-12-18

I love how the spending range for the materials uses was so extreme. He was like "I spent 100 bucks on this bottle of chemicals" but also "I got this stuff from the dollarstore."

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@CubeItself 2021-09-03

"then i blasted it with my heat gun, which is basically an overpowered hair dryer" "so, i came up with a very scientific method to figure this out where i would occasionally just punch the table" i love it when this channel is just out of context, true content

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@Cassiodor_e 2020-04-02

What I want to learn: How to make aerogel What I learned: A very scientific way to determine when the aerogel is ready is to punch the table

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@stephenotondi4313 2021-04-21

"Here are all these chemicals that can solidify my lungs... anyway the first step is to-"

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@zisaletter4602 2020-12-21

"- it can form in both your lungs and your eyes" oh

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@blacktinibis7250 2025-04-01

Forget the aerogel, the mold you made with wax and an ice cube tray is actually the most my mind has been blown on this channel.

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@somegirl1230 2024-10-16

Pov: you ask a caveman if he likes food: 12:02

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