Sciencemadness Discussion Board - Matter Manipulation

Matter Manipulation

Ashot - 11-9-2016 at 19:19

Hi everyone, MatterManipulation is a name of my youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFJ9VmME1Y2Cj3MCnv2kjeQ) , it is based on chemistry experiments and demonstrations.
I usually create a new topic for each of my new videos, and I believe this is not appropriate to have so many topics from one member. It is not polite to other members of this forum!
Ok, to be honest, I've been told off(super politely) by the moderator.

Anyway, from now on I will post my new videos to this topic.

New video
Beautiful chemistry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68S5-NtuSEY)

This video designed as an entertainment and provides no educational information. This is only a demonstration of some I believe beautiful chemical processes.
I hope you will enjoy.

Ashot - 18-9-2016 at 12:09

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfQtnvg9krI

In this video, I am making the first worlds battery using household items. Thit battery was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1791.
Also, I am including some interesting history facts regarding the invention and the principals of work.
This is my first video where I am mostly using a speech instead of a text as by advice of many people.
However, my speech is not very clear, (obviously, there is no singing career possible for me

) in any case I did my best to make it sound as clear as possible.
Let me know what do you think guys, your opinion really matters to me.

aga - 18-9-2016 at 12:46

Very Nice video.

You have a good style, easy to watch, interesting, no waffle.

Your Voice is Much better than the text-only version !

Improvements: well, er, that one was the best yet, so to make a Better one will depend on your audience.

Small detail :-

Wiki says Volta was born in 1745, and did most of his work in the 1700's which was the 16th century, not the 17th.

Ashot - 18-9-2016 at 13:09

Quote: Originally posted by aga

Very Nice video.

You have a good style, easy to watch, interesting, no waffle.

Your Voice is Much better than the text-only version !

Improvements: well, er, that one was the best yet, so to make a Better one will depend on your audience.

Small detail :-

Wiki says Volta was born in 1745, and did most of his work in the 1700's which was the 16th century, not the 17th.

Hi aga, your comments are always pleasant to read.

About the centuries, you are right I made a mistake there is not the 17th century, according to Wikipedia period from 1700-1800 year is the 18th century.

Thank you for the feedback.

aga - 18-9-2016 at 13:17

1700-1799 is the 18th Century

The 'Century' starts from when Jesus1 was born.
0-999 was the 1st Century.
1000-1999 was the 2nd Century and so on.
We are currently in the 21st Century.

Early Christians were not programmers, yet still made the classic off-by-one error.

(1not Jesus-Antonio my neighbour, the other Jesus)

Edit:

Corrected as i got it 100% wrong.

[Edited on 18-9-2016 by aga]

gdflp - 18-9-2016 at 13:23

Quote: Originally posted by aga

1700-1799 is the 16th Century

Wrong way aga, should be the 18th century. We're in the 21st century, not the 19th century.

aga - 18-9-2016 at 13:29

What ?!

Feck.

gdflp is Right.

Edit:

Cite booze, age and lack of attention.

[Edited on 18-9-2016 by aga]

Ashot - 18-9-2016 at 13:30

Noo these century concepts are too complicated, I better stick to easy stuff like chemistry.

[Edited on 18-9-2016 by Ashot]

Argentum - 18-9-2016 at 17:29

Quote: Originally posted by aga

0-999 was the 1st Century.
1000-1999 was the 2nd Century and so on.
We are currently in the 21st Century

[Edited on 18-9-2016 by aga]

Hmm, last time I checked centuries lasted for 100 years.
Either that or I took a really long nap

Metallus - 21-9-2016 at 08:27

Indeed, centuries last 100 years, millennia last 1000.

What he meant was probably
0-999 1-10 th century
1000-1999 11-20 th century

In fact, 21th century refers to the period between 2000-2099 (2000 years = 20 centuries = 2 millennia)

crystal grower - 23-9-2016 at 23:09

@dashuabiwang very well hidden spam!
Reported.
By the way, I love your videos Ashot

Ashot - 24-9-2016 at 11:44

crystal grower

Thank you, I appreciate your positivity towards my channel

)

Ashot - 28-9-2016 at 09:25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s93uHEBLehs

In this video, I am making ferric oxide by oxidizing the steel wool.
The natural process is too slow for that reason I am using an oxidizing agent.
Also, I am trying to explain the processes that are happening during this reaction.

In this reaction, Iron metal undergoes oxidation to form Iron(III)oxide.
4F + 3O2 ---2Fe2O3.
This reaction requires a catalyzation and in this case, catalyst is a water with dissolved ions of NaCl (table salt)
Salt water is an electrolyte which conducts ions, speeding up rusting. The salt solution acts as an electrolyte, allowing electrons to flow and hence speeding up electron loss. Therefore we can see that the three conditions required for rust to occur are:
*oxygen
*water
*electrolyte (to allow conduction to take place)

As a source of oxygen, I am using Hydrogen peroxide.
H2O2
Hydrogen peroxide is unstable and decomposes to oxygen and water.
2H2O2 ---> O2 + 2H2O

This reaction also needs a catalysis and iron(III)oxide works perfectly.

aga - 28-9-2016 at 13:22

Another great video !

They keep on getting better and better.

j_sum1 - 28-9-2016 at 14:30

Ashot
I am liking the voiceover and the choice of music is great. Lovely close-up shots and good editing. Nicely done.

Ashot - 28-9-2016 at 15:06

aga, j_sum1
Perfect I am very happy you guys liked it, thank you.
Did you have any difficulties understanding my accent? Perhaps I need to subtitle the voiceover.

j_sum1 - 28-9-2016 at 15:16

Nah. The accent is just fine.

aga - 29-9-2016 at 00:55

The accent is definitely a positive thing.

Very clear and easy to understand, so no need for subtitles.

No offence - it reminds me of the original Checkov from Star Trek, so you got 'fame by association' going on

Here's a preview of Matter Manipulation's next youtube video about sourcing Uranium :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xdvgMANO9w

[Edited on 29-9-2016 by aga]

Ashot - 29-9-2016 at 08:01

Thanks aga
You are not the first person who tells me that I sound like Chekov

To be honest, the nuclear chemistry is one of my favourite subjects, and I may consider the video about the radiation.

MrHomeScientist - 29-9-2016 at 11:47

Nice video! It's put together very well; the narration and pace are good. Does YouTube hassle you about the music in your videos? Every time I post something with music, regardless of the source and even if it's a free license, it always gets auto-flagged with a copyright claim I have to dispute.

Ashot - 29-9-2016 at 12:54

MrHomeScientist Hi, Thank you for the feedback. You have a quite an impressive channel and I've never seen any of your videos before, I subscribed.
No, I never had any problems with the music as long as it is not protected by the copyrights and an appropriate credit is given to the authors in your video description.

MrHomeScientist - 3-10-2016 at 06:15

Interesting, I do all the same. Probably they hassle me because my videos are monetized. Keep an eye out when you start to monetize; they may make you change some of your music or thumbnails.

Thanks for the compliments! I subscribed to you as well.

Ashot - 3-10-2016 at 13:36

That's true, they provide their music free for independent creators. In the case of commercial activity, they want some share, which I believe is fair enough. Try to get in touch with the copyright owner and see under what conditions they will let you use their music.

Quote from NCS channel
• NCS Music is free to use for independent Creators and their UGC (User Generated Content) on YouTube & Twitch - if you're a brand or a commercial organisation interested in using NCS music on YouTube or anywhere else, get in touch at licensing@nocopyrightsounds.co.uk

I don't think they will start hassling me any soon according to the progress of my channel

MrHomeScientist - 5-10-2016 at 05:23

I just posted a new video yesterday that included some music, and so far it hasn't been flagged for copyright. I did include the license text in the video itself as well as the description this time, which is a requirement from the website I used (didn't know that until now). So I either got lucky, or putting the text in the video itself is the way to go.

j_sum1 - 5-10-2016 at 05:53

I enjoyed that video mhs.

Ashot - 5-10-2016 at 06:51

MrHomeScientist, Great video!
I didn't know much about berylium, this video provides some useful information.

MrHomeScientist - 11-10-2016 at 06:46

Thanks! I was hoping it wouldn't be too boring since I didn't do any chemistry. There's lots more info on Be that I wasn't able to include. Most interesting to me is that BeO is a great thermal conductor but a poor electrical conductor, which is very unusual. It's used as a ceramic for some electrical components as an electrically insulating heat sink. I wish I had a piece; I would have included it in the video.

I appreciate the support from everyone

At the rate I'm going I should reach Americium in about 13 years!

Ashot - 11-10-2016 at 13:15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWvWmDOW5Ro
Hi sciencemadness fellows. I am finally made a new video, this time, I am experimenting with the thermite (I know it is not original anymore

).
My knowledge regarding the pyrotechnic and high energy releasing compounds somewhat poor. However, in this video, I am working with thermite to test for its welding properties without a proper equipment.
Unfortunately, the test was unsuccessful but in any case, I am sharing this video. I hope someone will find it educational.

aga - 11-10-2016 at 13:26

Quote: Originally posted by MrHomeScientist

I just posted a new video yesterday

Could you post a link please ?

MrHomeScientist - 11-10-2016 at 13:27

Good experiment! I posted a comment on the video with some thoughts. If blogfast stops by, he's the resident thermite expert and can probably give you some more tips.

Edit: link for aga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asex8NekCx8
(I don't want to derail this thread about Ashot's channel with my own videos. I just mentioned it because of the music issue.)

[Edited on 10-11-2016 by MrHomeScientist]

Ashot - 11-10-2016 at 13:52

MrHomeScientist, would be nice to hear some tips from an expert.
To be honest, pyrotechnic is something I am trying to avoid. Even igniting thermite on such a small scale made me feel a little insecure.
Thank you for your explanation it made things clearer.

aga - 11-10-2016 at 13:55

Quote: Originally posted by MrHomeScientist

Edit: link for aga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asex8NekCx8

Thanks !

aga - 11-10-2016 at 14:19

Cool. No actual chemistry but a good video.

Can't blame you for not messsing with it.

Most Chemistry just requires good planning and balls of steel, and you will probably live.

Other Chemistry might require a replacement body or parts thereof.

Ashot - 18-10-2016 at 15:55

Hi everyone, it has been a while since I visited science madness last time. However, I filmed and edited a new video and I hope you guys will like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1w7tCug6Y0
This time, I am making fuming nitric acid by the reaction of sodium nitrate and concentrated sulphuric acid. This reaction perhaps is the most dangerous I conducted so far and I had to take a safety protocol seriously. Also in the UK possession and usage of nitric acid is restricted by the law and may lead to the sentence in prison for up to two years. Considering the quantities I produced in this video and my purpose I believe I won't get into too much trouble. However, if I will end up in prison, well science worth it. I just make sure I don't drop the soap.

Ashot - 23-10-2016 at 12:12

Hello friends, I made a new video where I am making nitrocellulose by the nitration of cotton wool. Also, I am including the demonstrations of the ignition in real time and slow motion. I hope you will enjoy the video, thank you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THbdhYZJIgk

Ashot - 30-11-2016 at 13:28

Hi everyone, I have not been making many videos in a while. Anyway, I bought the new filming equipment and decided to make a video about bio-ethanol and how to make it.
I believe, it won't be an educational value for many sciencemadness members. However, I hope at least few people will find it useful. Thanks for watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzmUa0L8u44