hey guys welcome back to the king of random cooking show where today we’re
random cooking show where today we’re
random cooking show where today we’re cooking with a fun little chemical
cooking with a fun little chemical
cooking with a fun little chemical called potassium chlorate now it’s that
called potassium chlorate now it’s that
called potassium chlorate now it’s that time of year where these little
time of year where these little
time of year where these little marshmallow peeps start popping up all
marshmallow peeps start popping up all
marshmallow peeps start popping up all around the local grocery stores so I ran
around the local grocery stores so I ran
around the local grocery stores so I ran down and pick up a few boxes to see if
down and pick up a few boxes to see if
down and pick up a few boxes to see if they would assist us with our chemical
they would assist us with our chemical
they would assist us with our chemical experiment today now in addition to
experiment today now in addition to
experiment today now in addition to these seasonal flavors here I also
these seasonal flavors here I also
these seasonal flavors here I also picked up some pink bunny rabbits as
picked up some pink bunny rabbits as
picked up some pink bunny rabbits as well as some white Easter eggs not that
well as some white Easter eggs not that
well as some white Easter eggs not that it makes any kind of a difference to the
it makes any kind of a difference to the
it makes any kind of a difference to the reaction itself it just adds a little
reaction itself it just adds a little
reaction itself it just adds a little variety so what exactly is potassium
variety so what exactly is potassium
variety so what exactly is potassium chlorate well let me tell you a little
chlorate well let me tell you a little
chlorate well let me tell you a little bit about this cool chemical substance I
bit about this cool chemical substance I
bit about this cool chemical substance I have my possession today as you can see
have my possession today as you can see
have my possession today as you can see potassium chlorate is a very fine white
potassium chlorate is a very fine white
potassium chlorate is a very fine white crystalline substance now this stuff’s
crystalline substance now this stuff’s
crystalline substance now this stuff’s been reduced down to a very very fine
been reduced down to a very very fine
been reduced down to a very very fine powder because it’s used for
powder because it’s used for
powder because it’s used for pyrotechnics I got this stuff from a
pyrotechnics I got this stuff from a
pyrotechnics I got this stuff from a pyrotechnic supply company because it’s
pyrotechnic supply company because it’s
pyrotechnic supply company because it’s a very strong oxidizer used in
a very strong oxidizer used in
a very strong oxidizer used in manufacturing fireworks but it’s also
manufacturing fireworks but it’s also
manufacturing fireworks but it’s also the main component in the match heads
the main component in the match heads
the main component in the match heads you have in your boxing matches at home
you have in your boxing matches at home
you have in your boxing matches at home it’s a very reactive material once it’s
it’s a very reactive material once it’s
it’s a very reactive material once it’s mixed with a fuel but by itself it
mixed with a fuel but by itself it
mixed with a fuel but by itself it actually won’t burn instead if we can
actually won’t burn instead if we can
actually won’t burn instead if we can throw enough heat at it we can actually
throw enough heat at it we can actually
throw enough heat at it we can actually get it to melt down because it’s
get it to melt down because it’s
get it to melt down because it’s actually got a melting point around 672
actually got a melting point around 672
actually got a melting point around 672 degrees Fahrenheit so this is the
degrees Fahrenheit so this is the
degrees Fahrenheit so this is the purpose of our experiment today let’s
purpose of our experiment today let’s
purpose of our experiment today let’s melt down our potassium chlorate into a
melt down our potassium chlorate into a
melt down our potassium chlorate into a hot molten bath then take one of our
hot molten bath then take one of our
hot molten bath then take one of our little marshmallow peeps and let them go
little marshmallow peeps and let them go
little marshmallow peeps and let them go for a swim and observe what happens it
for a swim and observe what happens it
for a swim and observe what happens it really looks and feels a lot like
really looks and feels a lot like
really looks and feels a lot like powdered sugar that should be more than
powdered sugar that should be more than
powdered sugar that should be more than enough it’s a quick update on what I’m
enough it’s a quick update on what I’m
enough it’s a quick update on what I’m thinking here guys we’re going to get
thinking here guys we’re going to get
thinking here guys we’re going to get this stuff up to about 700 degrees
this stuff up to about 700 degrees
this stuff up to about 700 degrees Fahrenheit and I’d really like the
Fahrenheit and I’d really like the
Fahrenheit and I’d really like the reaction to take place inside of a glass
reaction to take place inside of a glass
reaction to take place inside of a glass now the problem is glass is sensitive to
now the problem is glass is sensitive to
now the problem is glass is sensitive to thermal shock and if we take a blowtorch
thermal shock and if we take a blowtorch
thermal shock and if we take a blowtorch to it it’ll probably shatter into a
to it it’ll probably shatter into a
to it it’ll probably shatter into a million pieces so what I’m hoping we can
million pieces so what I’m hoping we can
million pieces so what I’m hoping we can do is liquefy the potassium chlorate in
do is liquefy the potassium chlorate in
do is liquefy the potassium chlorate in the pan first and transfer it slowly
the pan first and transfer it slowly
the pan first and transfer it slowly into the glass where it may have a
into the glass where it may have a
into the glass where it may have a little bit better chance of staying
little bit better chance of staying
little bit better chance of staying intact if it does we should be good to
intact if it does we should be good to
intact if it does we should be good to go and if it doesn’t we’ll just find
go and if it doesn’t we’ll just find
go and if it doesn’t we’ll just find another way I’m using a map gas torch
another way I’m using a map gas torch
another way I’m using a map gas torch which produces a very very hot flame so
which produces a very very hot flame so
which produces a very very hot flame so I’m just going to sweep that back and
I’m just going to sweep that back and
I’m just going to sweep that back and forth over the white powder until it
forth over the white powder until it
forth over the white powder until it liquefies and I’ve never actually
liquefies and I’ve never actually
liquefies and I’ve never actually liquefied potassium chlorate before so
liquefied potassium chlorate before so
liquefied potassium chlorate before so I’m very interested to see how this
I’m very interested to see how this
I’m very interested to see how this looks
looks
looks glasses on for safety let’s rock
there we go
there we go you’d actually already see at the top
you’d actually already see at the top
you’d actually already see at the top there parts of it are liquefying and
there parts of it are liquefying and
there parts of it are liquefying and melting down and the edges here are
melting down and the edges here are
melting down and the edges here are spewing looks like they’re reacting with
spewing looks like they’re reacting with
spewing looks like they’re reacting with something maybe that’s the nonstick
something maybe that’s the nonstick
something maybe that’s the nonstick surface of the pan itself not exactly
surface of the pan itself not exactly
surface of the pan itself not exactly sure but doesn’t look like it’s taking
sure but doesn’t look like it’s taking
sure but doesn’t look like it’s taking too much to melt this down it’s
too much to melt this down it’s
too much to melt this down it’s definitely a different reaction than if
definitely a different reaction than if
definitely a different reaction than if you were to try this with sugar the
you were to try this with sugar the
you were to try this with sugar the sugar would just burn and turn black you
sugar would just burn and turn black you
sugar would just burn and turn black you can see this is turning into a very
can see this is turning into a very
can see this is turning into a very translucent liquid syrup
translucent liquid syrup
translucent liquid syrup [Music]
it’s not sticking anymore that’s a good
it’s not sticking anymore that’s a good sign our potassium chloride is
sign our potassium chloride is
sign our potassium chloride is completely molten now it’s not even
completely molten now it’s not even
completely molten now it’s not even sticking to the pot anymore so let’s go
sticking to the pot anymore so let’s go
sticking to the pot anymore so let’s go ahead and transfer it to glass my only
ahead and transfer it to glass my only
ahead and transfer it to glass my only concern is whether or not the glass will
concern is whether or not the glass will
concern is whether or not the glass will hold up there’s a possibility it will
hold up there’s a possibility it will
hold up there’s a possibility it will just crack and splatter this stuff
just crack and splatter this stuff
just crack and splatter this stuff everywhere
everywhere
everywhere that glass warmed up a little bit very
that glass warmed up a little bit very
that glass warmed up a little bit very carefully make the transfer
carefully make the transfer
carefully make the transfer [Music]
[Music]
[Music] cool holding up so far now that we’ve
cool holding up so far now that we’ve
cool holding up so far now that we’ve got our potassium chlorate completely
got our potassium chlorate completely
got our potassium chlorate completely liquefied let’s take one of our fruit
liquefied let’s take one of our fruit
liquefied let’s take one of our fruit punch flavored peeps and let them go for
punch flavored peeps and let them go for
punch flavored peeps and let them go for a swim pretty oh this one looks like
a swim pretty oh this one looks like
a swim pretty oh this one looks like he’s crying oh don’t worry little buddy
he’s crying oh don’t worry little buddy
he’s crying oh don’t worry little buddy it’ll be over soon
it’ll be over soon
it’ll be over soon that’s so wrong isn’t it what’s going to
that’s so wrong isn’t it what’s going to
that’s so wrong isn’t it what’s going to happen three two one
oh there goes a glass that is crazy I
oh there goes a glass that is crazy I can’t believe how quickly that took off
can’t believe how quickly that took off
can’t believe how quickly that took off this looks like instant reaction just
this looks like instant reaction just
this looks like instant reaction just burst right into flames like the second
burst right into flames like the second
burst right into flames like the second it made contact there was barely enough
it made contact there was barely enough
it made contact there was barely enough time to get my hands away guys you got
time to get my hands away guys you got
time to get my hands away guys you got to come check this out there is nothing
to come check this out there is nothing
to come check this out there is nothing left of that red peep look it is
left of that red peep look it is
left of that red peep look it is completely disintegrated all that’s left
completely disintegrated all that’s left
completely disintegrated all that’s left is a little tiny bit of black ash
is a little tiny bit of black ash
is a little tiny bit of black ash residue but other than that it is gone
residue but other than that it is gone
residue but other than that it is gone you can see our potassium chlorate has
you can see our potassium chlorate has
you can see our potassium chlorate has actually solidified again back into this
actually solidified again back into this
actually solidified again back into this big white blob look there goes el sweet
big white blob look there goes el sweet
big white blob look there goes el sweet so it looks like this stuff is castable
so it looks like this stuff is castable
so it looks like this stuff is castable look at that I just cast it into a cone
look at that I just cast it into a cone
look at that I just cast it into a cone shape that’s kind of fun that reaction
shape that’s kind of fun that reaction
shape that’s kind of fun that reaction took off immediately burst into these
took off immediately burst into these
took off immediately burst into these bright magenta pink flames very very
bright magenta pink flames very very
bright magenta pink flames very very vigorous and produced a lot of smoke
vigorous and produced a lot of smoke
vigorous and produced a lot of smoke that was pretty cool and you can see
that was pretty cool and you can see
that was pretty cool and you can see from the heat of the reaction the glass
from the heat of the reaction the glass
from the heat of the reaction the glass actually did end up exploding everywhere
actually did end up exploding everywhere
actually did end up exploding everywhere which is why I put this plate underneath
which is why I put this plate underneath
which is why I put this plate underneath it so we could recapture some of the
it so we could recapture some of the
it so we could recapture some of the potassium chlorate and use it again it’s
potassium chlorate and use it again it’s
potassium chlorate and use it again it’s expensive stuff you know for our next
expensive stuff you know for our next
expensive stuff you know for our next experiment I thought it would be fun to
experiment I thought it would be fun to
experiment I thought it would be fun to try one of these decorated marshmallow
try one of these decorated marshmallow
try one of these decorated marshmallow Easter eggs so let’s recapture some of
Easter eggs so let’s recapture some of
Easter eggs so let’s recapture some of our potassium chlorate melt it down and
our potassium chlorate melt it down and
our potassium chlorate melt it down and let it up
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] oh there goes the glass look at that egg
oh there goes the glass look at that egg
oh there goes the glass look at that egg glass is done so you get for getting
glass is done so you get for getting
glass is done so you get for getting your glass at the dollar store okay so
your glass at the dollar store okay so
your glass at the dollar store okay so that was kind of expected when I poured
that was kind of expected when I poured
that was kind of expected when I poured the potassium chloride into the glass it
the potassium chloride into the glass it
the potassium chloride into the glass it sat there for like just a couple of
sat there for like just a couple of
sat there for like just a couple of seconds and then completely shattered
seconds and then completely shattered
seconds and then completely shattered because it wasn’t able to withstand the
because it wasn’t able to withstand the
because it wasn’t able to withstand the thermal shock we’re down to our last
thermal shock we’re down to our last
thermal shock we’re down to our last glass here I’m not very confident it’s
glass here I’m not very confident it’s
glass here I’m not very confident it’s going to hold up either let’s go ahead
going to hold up either let’s go ahead
going to hold up either let’s go ahead and put it to the test anyway you see
and put it to the test anyway you see
and put it to the test anyway you see there are chunks of glass still stuck in
there are chunks of glass still stuck in
there are chunks of glass still stuck in there but those are going to come right
there but those are going to come right
there but those are going to come right out in solution
out in solution
out in solution [Music]
let’s see how those glass pieces are
let’s see how those glass pieces are free now freedom and the separate the
free now freedom and the separate the
free now freedom and the separate the night out will the glass survive here we
night out will the glass survive here we
night out will the glass survive here we go alright so far so good let’s go ahead
go alright so far so good let’s go ahead
go alright so far so good let’s go ahead and throw in our egg I’m going to be a
and throw in our egg I’m going to be a
and throw in our egg I’m going to be a little bit guts here now that I’ve got
little bit guts here now that I’ve got
little bit guts here now that I’ve got the tongs here here we go
the tongs here here we go
the tongs here here we go and contact
Wow okay I was going to say look
Wow okay I was going to say look underneath there look at the color of
underneath there look at the color of
underneath there look at the color of those flames see how you got like
those flames see how you got like
those flames see how you got like beautiful magenta pink some orange in
beautiful magenta pink some orange in
beautiful magenta pink some orange in there so as much as I wanted to do these
there so as much as I wanted to do these
there so as much as I wanted to do these experiments in glasses they’re not
experiments in glasses they’re not
experiments in glasses they’re not holding up very well to the heat you can
holding up very well to the heat you can
holding up very well to the heat you can see that just within a few seconds of
see that just within a few seconds of
see that just within a few seconds of pouring the molten potassium chlorate oh
pouring the molten potassium chlorate oh
pouring the molten potassium chlorate oh there goes the plate plate just cracked
there goes the plate plate just cracked
there goes the plate plate just cracked so as much as I want to do this reaction
so as much as I want to do this reaction
so as much as I want to do this reaction inside of glass containers they don’t
inside of glass containers they don’t
inside of glass containers they don’t hold up very well to the heat at all you
hold up very well to the heat at all you
hold up very well to the heat at all you can see that within a few seconds of the
can see that within a few seconds of the
can see that within a few seconds of the liquid making contact with the glass it
liquid making contact with the glass it
liquid making contact with the glass it shatters and spills out the molten
shatters and spills out the molten
shatters and spills out the molten material and then it very quickly
material and then it very quickly
material and then it very quickly solidifies and the reaction stops so for
solidifies and the reaction stops so for
solidifies and the reaction stops so for our next experiment let’s try placing
our next experiment let’s try placing
our next experiment let’s try placing our peeps down below and melting the
our peeps down below and melting the
our peeps down below and melting the potassium chlorate from above so it
potassium chlorate from above so it
potassium chlorate from above so it drips down on the marshmallow and watch
drips down on the marshmallow and watch
drips down on the marshmallow and watch what happens in that scenario
there and I’m just going to let that
there and I’m just going to let that cool down and solidify she give us a
cool down and solidify she give us a
cool down and solidify she give us a nice little chunk cuz you gotta enter so
nice little chunk cuz you gotta enter so
nice little chunk cuz you gotta enter so here we are I’ve got a nice chunk of our
here we are I’ve got a nice chunk of our
here we are I’ve got a nice chunk of our chlorate melted down and Risa Lydda fide
chlorate melted down and Risa Lydda fide
chlorate melted down and Risa Lydda fide now we’re just going to hold a flame to
now we’re just going to hold a flame to
now we’re just going to hold a flame to it and drip it down onto our peeps
that’s so cool you can see how it balls
that’s so cool you can see how it balls up on the top and then just explodes
this stuff drips off when it hits the
this stuff drips off when it hits the marshmallow it has such a vigorous
marshmallow it has such a vigorous
marshmallow it has such a vigorous reaction it just explodes sweet let’s do
reaction it just explodes sweet let’s do
reaction it just explodes sweet let’s do that again but a little bit longer
that again but a little bit longer
that again but a little bit longer [Music]
[Music]
[Music] what we saw in that last experiment was
what we saw in that last experiment was
what we saw in that last experiment was a lot more stability and control because
a lot more stability and control because
a lot more stability and control because we were able to regulate the flow of
we were able to regulate the flow of
we were able to regulate the flow of potassium chlorate down onto the peeps
potassium chlorate down onto the peeps
potassium chlorate down onto the peeps themselves when the stuff actually hit
themselves when the stuff actually hit
themselves when the stuff actually hit the peeps it seemed to ball up into a
the peeps it seemed to ball up into a
the peeps it seemed to ball up into a very vigorous reaction and then explode
very vigorous reaction and then explode
very vigorous reaction and then explode for one final experiment let’s mix up
for one final experiment let’s mix up
for one final experiment let’s mix up one large batch of molten potassium
one large batch of molten potassium
one large batch of molten potassium chlorate in the pan itself and take a
chlorate in the pan itself and take a
chlorate in the pan itself and take a whole peat party and throw the whole lot
whole peat party and throw the whole lot
whole peat party and throw the whole lot in at once
in at once
in at once [Music]
[Music]
[Music] that’s so cool huh
oh look at that guys we have a huge pot
oh look at that guys we have a huge pot full of molten potassium chlorate let’s
full of molten potassium chlorate let’s
full of molten potassium chlorate let’s get ready for the Big Finish let’s do it
get ready for the Big Finish let’s do it
get ready for the Big Finish let’s do it Pete Pete Pete we don’t want these guys
Pete Pete Pete we don’t want these guys
Pete Pete Pete we don’t want these guys to be left out of the party
the smoke coming off that’s incredible
the smoke coming off that’s incredible whoo and look at those flames
whoo and look at those flames
whoo and look at those flames we’ve got magenta we’ve got pink we got
we’ve got magenta we’ve got pink we got
we’ve got magenta we’ve got pink we got kind of like purplish whitish flames
kind of like purplish whitish flames
kind of like purplish whitish flames going on in there as well and the
going on in there as well and the
going on in there as well and the reaction just died out does that mean we
reaction just died out does that mean we
reaction just died out does that mean we used up all of our potassium chlorate
used up all of our potassium chlorate
used up all of our potassium chlorate that quickly what or did it just
that quickly what or did it just
that quickly what or did it just solidify and look yeah all the potassium
solidify and look yeah all the potassium
solidify and look yeah all the potassium chlorate is gone that’s amazing that
chlorate is gone that’s amazing that
chlorate is gone that’s amazing that burned up so fast
burned up so fast
burned up so fast look at that goopy glue a mass of molten
look at that goopy glue a mass of molten
look at that goopy glue a mass of molten pipi marshmallows this one’s still
pipi marshmallows this one’s still
pipi marshmallows this one’s still growing look at that that looks pretty
growing look at that that looks pretty
growing look at that that looks pretty trippy check that out these marshmallows
trippy check that out these marshmallows
trippy check that out these marshmallows are still on fire though from the heat
are still on fire though from the heat
are still on fire though from the heat of the reaction let’s stop and take just
of the reaction let’s stop and take just
of the reaction let’s stop and take just a second to recap what we did here today
a second to recap what we did here today
a second to recap what we did here today we learned about a chemical called
we learned about a chemical called
we learned about a chemical called potassium chlorate that’s used as an
potassium chlorate that’s used as an
potassium chlorate that’s used as an oxidizer and building fireworks it’s
oxidizer and building fireworks it’s
oxidizer and building fireworks it’s normally a crystal or a fine white
normally a crystal or a fine white
normally a crystal or a fine white powder but if we get a hot enough it’ll
powder but if we get a hot enough it’ll
powder but if we get a hot enough it’ll completely liquefy we found that if we
completely liquefy we found that if we
completely liquefy we found that if we mix this molten potassium chlorate with
mix this molten potassium chlorate with
mix this molten potassium chlorate with peeps it bursts into a very vigorous
peeps it bursts into a very vigorous
peeps it bursts into a very vigorous reaction of pink purple and magenta
reaction of pink purple and magenta
reaction of pink purple and magenta flames very appropriate for Easter we
flames very appropriate for Easter we
flames very appropriate for Easter we also found that the liquid is so hot
also found that the liquid is so hot
also found that the liquid is so hot that if we pour it into a glass it’ll
that if we pour it into a glass it’ll
that if we pour it into a glass it’ll shatter within seconds due to the
shatter within seconds due to the
shatter within seconds due to the thermal shock
thermal shock
thermal shock so we tried dripping it onto the piece
so we tried dripping it onto the piece
so we tried dripping it onto the piece from above where we saw the reaction
from above where we saw the reaction
from above where we saw the reaction caused it to ball up and explode we
caused it to ball up and explode we
caused it to ball up and explode we finished up our experiments with a whole
finished up our experiments with a whole
finished up our experiments with a whole pan full of liquid chlorate and threw in
pan full of liquid chlorate and threw in
pan full of liquid chlorate and threw in a whole Easter party it beeps at once
a whole Easter party it beeps at once
a whole Easter party it beeps at once that reaction took off very vigorously
that reaction took off very vigorously
that reaction took off very vigorously producing a lot of black smoke and even
producing a lot of black smoke and even
producing a lot of black smoke and even brighter purple pink and even white
brighter purple pink and even white
brighter purple pink and even white flames that we hadn’t seen before
flames that we hadn’t seen before
flames that we hadn’t seen before very cool chemical experiments and the
very cool chemical experiments and the
very cool chemical experiments and the perfect day to do them we also
perfect day to do them we also
perfect day to do them we also discovered that even using all that
discovered that even using all that
discovered that even using all that potassium chlorate it was still the
potassium chlorate it was still the
potassium chlorate it was still the limiting factor in the reaction because
limiting factor in the reaction because
limiting factor in the reaction because it disappeared before all the
it disappeared before all the
it disappeared before all the marshmallows did well there you have it
marshmallows did well there you have it
marshmallows did well there you have it hey thanks for joining me for this
hey thanks for joining me for this
hey thanks for joining me for this experiment guys it’s been fun hanging
experiment guys it’s been fun hanging
experiment guys it’s been fun hanging out with you peeps and I’ll be looking
out with you peeps and I’ll be looking
out with you peeps and I’ll be looking for you the next video
for you the next video
for you the next video talk to you that if I was addicted to
talk to you that if I was addicted to
talk to you that if I was addicted to any white substance it probably testing
any white substance it probably testing
any white substance it probably testing for a
you
you [Music]
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