Freezing Acetone in Liquid Nitrogen

hey guys I’m Nate welcome back to the

hey guys I’m Nate welcome back to the workshop in the past we’ve done a couple

workshop in the past we’ve done a couple

workshop in the past we’ve done a couple experiments with acetone and dry ice to

experiments with acetone and dry ice to

experiments with acetone and dry ice to make a supercooled liquid that you could

make a supercooled liquid that you could

make a supercooled liquid that you could freeze things in the acetone has a

freeze things in the acetone has a

freeze things in the acetone has a freezing point below the temperature of

freezing point below the temperature of

freezing point below the temperature of dry ice and so it stays liquid but today

dry ice and so it stays liquid but today

dry ice and so it stays liquid but today we’re gonna see what happens to put

we’re gonna see what happens to put

we’re gonna see what happens to put acetone in something much colder liquid

acetone in something much colder liquid

acetone in something much colder liquid nitrogen we’ll see if our acetone will

nitrogen we’ll see if our acetone will

nitrogen we’ll see if our acetone will freeze solid in liquid nitrogen and if

freeze solid in liquid nitrogen and if

freeze solid in liquid nitrogen and if it does freeze we’ll see if it will

it does freeze we’ll see if it will

it does freeze we’ll see if it will still ignite when we hit it with a flame

still ignite when we hit it with a flame

still ignite when we hit it with a flame to make this a little bit easier let’s

to make this a little bit easier let’s

to make this a little bit easier let’s pour some of our acetone from our big

pour some of our acetone from our big

pour some of our acetone from our big can into this squeeze bottle that’ll

can into this squeeze bottle that’ll

can into this squeeze bottle that’ll make it easier to get the acetone where

make it easier to get the acetone where

make it easier to get the acetone where we want it to go and perhaps drip it

we want it to go and perhaps drip it

we want it to go and perhaps drip it directly into our liquid nitrogen

there’s our thermos full of liquid

there’s our thermos full of liquid nitrogen so as a first test what I want

nitrogen so as a first test what I want

nitrogen so as a first test what I want to do is fill one of these balloons just

to do is fill one of these balloons just

to do is fill one of these balloons just a little bit just so the main pouch of

a little bit just so the main pouch of

a little bit just so the main pouch of the balloon is nice and full of liquid

the balloon is nice and full of liquid

the balloon is nice and full of liquid and then I’ll dip that down into the

and then I’ll dip that down into the

and then I’ll dip that down into the liquid nitrogen we’ll see how that goes

yes I’m also not 100% sure what the

yes I’m also not 100% sure what the acetone is going to do to the latex of

acetone is going to do to the latex of

acetone is going to do to the latex of the balloon so that’s another experiment

the balloon so that’s another experiment

the balloon so that’s another experiment right now all right

right now all right

right now all right balloon full of acetone lowering into

balloon full of acetone lowering into

balloon full of acetone lowering into liquid nitrogen

liquid nitrogen

liquid nitrogen [Music]

the liquid nitrogen is getting really

the liquid nitrogen is getting really excited and splashing up a lot and I

excited and splashing up a lot and I

excited and splashing up a lot and I don’t really want it to be splashing on

don’t really want it to be splashing on

don’t really want it to be splashing on my fingers the whole time or else start

my fingers the whole time or else start

my fingers the whole time or else start getting frostbite just holding it it’s

getting frostbite just holding it it’s

getting frostbite just holding it it’s getting really cold cool

getting really cold cool

getting really cold cool just from the vapors fingers were too

just from the vapors fingers were too

just from the vapors fingers were too cold it’s already rigid still got liquid

cold it’s already rigid still got liquid

cold it’s already rigid still got liquid at the top so I don’t think we’re

at the top so I don’t think we’re

at the top so I don’t think we’re finished freezing we’ve already made

finished freezing we’ve already made

finished freezing we’ve already made some good progress and you can still see

some good progress and you can still see

some good progress and you can still see at the very top a little bit of liquid I

at the very top a little bit of liquid I

at the very top a little bit of liquid I think we’re seeing liquid assets home

think we’re seeing liquid assets home

think we’re seeing liquid assets home inside the solid acetone hard to tell

inside the solid acetone hard to tell

inside the solid acetone hard to tell hard to know if the acetone is frozen or

hard to know if the acetone is frozen or

hard to know if the acetone is frozen or just the balloon is frozen while that’s

just the balloon is frozen while that’s

just the balloon is frozen while that’s freezing a lower and empty balloon down

freezing a lower and empty balloon down

freezing a lower and empty balloon down into the liquid nitrogen as much as I

into the liquid nitrogen as much as I

into the liquid nitrogen as much as I can and we’ll see what happens when the

can and we’ll see what happens when the

can and we’ll see what happens when the latex freezes – all right so this is a

latex freezes – all right so this is a

latex freezes – all right so this is a balloon I just managed to crack it there

balloon I just managed to crack it there

balloon I just managed to crack it there we go now I shattered it so that’s why

we go now I shattered it so that’s why

we go now I shattered it so that’s why I’m not sure we have frozen acetone or

I’m not sure we have frozen acetone or

I’m not sure we have frozen acetone or just the frozen balloon around liquid

just the frozen balloon around liquid

just the frozen balloon around liquid acetone now it’s back to just being

acetone now it’s back to just being

acetone now it’s back to just being rubber stretchy as always

rubber stretchy as always

rubber stretchy as always [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I think I still here liquid shaking

I think I still here liquid shaking

I think I still here liquid shaking around in there but I do think that we

around in there but I do think that we

around in there but I do think that we have some solid acetone as well so I

have some solid acetone as well so I

have some solid acetone as well so I think we’ve got a shell of solid acetone

think we’ve got a shell of solid acetone

think we’ve got a shell of solid acetone surrounding some liquid acetone at this

surrounding some liquid acetone at this

surrounding some liquid acetone at this point I just got to get it to the point

point I just got to get it to the point

point I just got to get it to the point where it’s solid all the way through

where it’s solid all the way through

where it’s solid all the way through that’s the goal all right our acetone

that’s the goal all right our acetone

that’s the goal all right our acetone inna balloon has been in the liquid

inna balloon has been in the liquid

inna balloon has been in the liquid nitrogen for several minutes now so I

nitrogen for several minutes now so I

nitrogen for several minutes now so I want to take it out and try and break

want to take it out and try and break

want to take it out and try and break the balloon off of it now the balloon

the balloon off of it now the balloon

the balloon off of it now the balloon itself is going to be very brittle right

itself is going to be very brittle right

itself is going to be very brittle right now I’m gonna try and cut it we’ll see

now I’m gonna try and cut it we’ll see

now I’m gonna try and cut it we’ll see what works generally we just want to get

what works generally we just want to get

what works generally we just want to get the balloon off of the acetone however

the balloon off of the acetone however

the balloon off of the acetone however we can mmm that shattered well we can

we can mmm that shattered well we can

we can mmm that shattered well we can see inside the balloon that we

see inside the balloon that we

see inside the balloon that we definitely have solid acetone and

definitely have solid acetone and

definitely have solid acetone and balloon has begun to crack yeah maybe I

balloon has begun to crack yeah maybe I

balloon has begun to crack yeah maybe I can peel it off

can peel it off

can peel it off [Music]

[Music]

[Music] there we go

there we go

there we go whoo chunk of solid a stone let’s see if

whoo chunk of solid a stone let’s see if

whoo chunk of solid a stone let’s see if this would night pour out the extra the

this would night pour out the extra the

this would night pour out the extra the acetone around it will ignite I don’t

acetone around it will ignite I don’t

acetone around it will ignite I don’t know if our little lump of frozen

know if our little lump of frozen

know if our little lump of frozen acetone has actually lit I’m just gonna

acetone has actually lit I’m just gonna

acetone has actually lit I’m just gonna pour this out ooh we can also see that

pour this out ooh we can also see that

pour this out ooh we can also see that our chunk was not solid all the way

our chunk was not solid all the way

our chunk was not solid all the way through they had a little hollow spot in

through they had a little hollow spot in

through they had a little hollow spot in the middle where it was still liquid I

the middle where it was still liquid I

the middle where it was still liquid I think well that was interesting it

think well that was interesting it

think well that was interesting it looked like the frozen acetone itself

looked like the frozen acetone itself

looked like the frozen acetone itself didn’t like to stay ignited it melted

didn’t like to stay ignited it melted

didn’t like to stay ignited it melted fairly quickly and all of the melted

fairly quickly and all of the melted

fairly quickly and all of the melted acetone seemed like it would burn fairly

acetone seemed like it would burn fairly

acetone seemed like it would burn fairly easily but the ball of frozen acetone

easily but the ball of frozen acetone

easily but the ball of frozen acetone itself really didn’t seem to do too much

itself really didn’t seem to do too much

itself really didn’t seem to do too much let’s try again

let’s try again

let’s try again [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I’m just dripping acetone everywhere

I’m just dripping acetone everywhere

I’m just dripping acetone everywhere that’s not a good seal at all all right

that’s not a good seal at all all right

that’s not a good seal at all all right a balloon is attached let’s see if it

a balloon is attached let’s see if it

a balloon is attached let’s see if it can hold pressure yes can hold pressure

can hold pressure yes can hold pressure

can hold pressure yes can hold pressure so now I should be able to fill with

so now I should be able to fill with

so now I should be able to fill with acetone without it leaking everywhere in

acetone without it leaking everywhere in

acetone without it leaking everywhere in case this over the pot

[Music]

[Music] I think that’s pretty good

I think that’s pretty good

I think that’s pretty good [Music]

[Music]

[Music] rubberband is actually holding that

rubberband is actually holding that

rubberband is actually holding that pretty well now this time we’re using a

pretty well now this time we’re using a

pretty well now this time we’re using a larger quantity of acetone and I really

larger quantity of acetone and I really

larger quantity of acetone and I really want to make sure that it freezes as

want to make sure that it freezes as

want to make sure that it freezes as much as possible so to help me hold it

much as possible so to help me hold it

much as possible so to help me hold it into the acetone bath I’m gonna tie this

into the acetone bath I’m gonna tie this

into the acetone bath I’m gonna tie this string around the neck and then we’ll

string around the neck and then we’ll

string around the neck and then we’ll have this string coming up out of the

have this string coming up out of the

have this string coming up out of the nozzle in our thermos just like that

nozzle in our thermos just like that

nozzle in our thermos just like that alright let’s slowly lower wow that

alright let’s slowly lower wow that

alright let’s slowly lower wow that starts doing exciting things right away

starts doing exciting things right away

starts doing exciting things right away let’s slowly lower the balloon into the

let’s slowly lower the balloon into the

let’s slowly lower the balloon into the liquid nitrogen we go now our balloons

liquid nitrogen we go now our balloons

liquid nitrogen we go now our balloons attached on a string although it might

attached on a string although it might

attached on a string although it might just be floating I’m not sure about the

just be floating I’m not sure about the

just be floating I’m not sure about the difference in density of liquid nitrogen

difference in density of liquid nitrogen

difference in density of liquid nitrogen and acetone there’s very cold vapor on

and acetone there’s very cold vapor on

and acetone there’s very cold vapor on my hands alright let’s set that aside

my hands alright let’s set that aside

my hands alright let’s set that aside for maybe five or ten minutes and really

for maybe five or ten minutes and really

for maybe five or ten minutes and really let that acetone freeze

let that acetone freeze

let that acetone freeze [Music]

[Music]

[Music] while our balloon full of acetone is

while our balloon full of acetone is

while our balloon full of acetone is cooling down in the liquid nitrogen I

cooling down in the liquid nitrogen I

cooling down in the liquid nitrogen I have another experiment I want to try I

have another experiment I want to try I

have another experiment I want to try I have some of our acetone still left in

have some of our acetone still left in

have some of our acetone still left in this squeeze bottle and I’m going to see

this squeeze bottle and I’m going to see

this squeeze bottle and I’m going to see what happens if we add food coloring to

what happens if we add food coloring to

what happens if we add food coloring to it I don’t know if these two will mix or

it I don’t know if these two will mix or

it I don’t know if these two will mix or if will just sort of stay separate let’s

if will just sort of stay separate let’s

if will just sort of stay separate let’s find out

find out

find out it looks like it’s mixing a little bit

it looks like it’s mixing a little bit

it looks like it’s mixing a little bit it’s not like what happens if you put

it’s not like what happens if you put

it’s not like what happens if you put food coloring into oil that’s I think

food coloring into oil that’s I think

food coloring into oil that’s I think that’s made some green acetone it does

that’s made some green acetone it does

that’s made some green acetone it does look like there are little tiny flecks

look like there are little tiny flecks

look like there are little tiny flecks floating around in it now and I’m not

floating around in it now and I’m not

floating around in it now and I’m not sure if that’s something that happened

sure if that’s something that happened

sure if that’s something that happened with the separation of the dye or if

with the separation of the dye or if

with the separation of the dye or if there are some other contaminants inside

there are some other contaminants inside

there are some other contaminants inside this bottle and those picked up even

this bottle and those picked up even

this bottle and those picked up even more of it but for the most part this

more of it but for the most part this

more of it but for the most part this looks like green acetone to me so here

looks like green acetone to me so here

looks like green acetone to me so here we now have a Styrofoam plate covered in

we now have a Styrofoam plate covered in

we now have a Styrofoam plate covered in liquid nitrogen let’s see what happens

liquid nitrogen let’s see what happens

liquid nitrogen let’s see what happens if we drip some of our bright green

if we drip some of our bright green

if we drip some of our bright green colored acetone down onto it it went

colored acetone down onto it it went

colored acetone down onto it it went right down through the liquid nitrogen

right down through the liquid nitrogen

right down through the liquid nitrogen onto the plate it might be cooling down

onto the plate it might be cooling down

onto the plate it might be cooling down so fast that it stops eating through

so fast that it stops eating through

so fast that it stops eating through let’s try and get a smaller amount out

let’s try and get a smaller amount out

let’s try and get a smaller amount out one drink that’s all

our balloon filled with acetone has now

our balloon filled with acetone has now been sitting in our liquid nitrogen bath

been sitting in our liquid nitrogen bath

been sitting in our liquid nitrogen bath for five to ten minutes and I’m hoping

for five to ten minutes and I’m hoping

for five to ten minutes and I’m hoping that it’s solidified most of the way

that it’s solidified most of the way

that it’s solidified most of the way through let’s take it out and see how

through let’s take it out and see how

through let’s take it out and see how it’s looking well that’s something

it’s looking well that’s something

it’s looking well that’s something definitely deformed a little bit it’s

definitely deformed a little bit it’s

definitely deformed a little bit it’s not quite the same round shape that it

not quite the same round shape that it

not quite the same round shape that it was before I want to try taking the

was before I want to try taking the

was before I want to try taking the balloon off then same thing let’s see if

balloon off then same thing let’s see if

balloon off then same thing let’s see if we can get our little ball of acetone to

we can get our little ball of acetone to

we can get our little ball of acetone to light I also might take it and after

light I also might take it and after

light I also might take it and after it’s got the balloon off and put it back

it’s got the balloon off and put it back

it’s got the balloon off and put it back into the liquid nitrogen for a couple

into the liquid nitrogen for a couple

into the liquid nitrogen for a couple minutes Oh something just cracked oh

minutes Oh something just cracked oh

minutes Oh something just cracked oh that was the balloon I think it just

that was the balloon I think it just

that was the balloon I think it just shattered off how neat I might still

shattered off how neat I might still

shattered off how neat I might still have some liquid there we go here is our

have some liquid there we go here is our

have some liquid there we go here is our frozen acetone balloon which is quickly

frozen acetone balloon which is quickly

frozen acetone balloon which is quickly dripping off liquid and probably just

dripping off liquid and probably just

dripping off liquid and probably just melting so I’m going to throw it back in

melting so I’m going to throw it back in

melting so I’m going to throw it back in the liquid nitrogen thinking the time

the liquid nitrogen thinking the time

the liquid nitrogen thinking the time that it took to move it from the pot

that it took to move it from the pot

that it took to move it from the pot into the liquid nitrogen

into the liquid nitrogen

into the liquid nitrogen I had melted the shape of the tongs into

I had melted the shape of the tongs into

I had melted the shape of the tongs into the sides of it

the sides of it

the sides of it stuff heats up quickly

now we want to pull our frozen acetone

now we want to pull our frozen acetone ball out of the liquid nitrogen put it

ball out of the liquid nitrogen put it

ball out of the liquid nitrogen put it in the pot and try and light it on fire

in the pot and try and light it on fire

in the pot and try and light it on fire but so it doesn’t have time to warm up

but so it doesn’t have time to warm up

but so it doesn’t have time to warm up as much let’s do all of that outside

as much let’s do all of that outside

as much let’s do all of that outside with blowtorch sitting ready Oh

our acetone has split apart well now we

our acetone has split apart well now we have several different pieces that we

have several different pieces that we

have several different pieces that we can try this with nothing

stop coming right toward me all the time

stop coming right toward me all the time put this out with some nature infuse yep

put this out with some nature infuse yep

put this out with some nature infuse yep all right let’s see the piece we do here

all right let’s see the piece we do here

all right let’s see the piece we do here at this time let’s see the metal of the

at this time let’s see the metal of the

at this time let’s see the metal of the tongs is just melting right down through

tongs is just melting right down through

tongs is just melting right down through it

it’s just making my hand cold I have to

it’s just making my hand cold I have to say I’m a little disappointed that we

say I’m a little disappointed that we

say I’m a little disappointed that we can’t light this on fire well there you

can’t light this on fire well there you

can’t light this on fire well there you have it the results of freezing acetone

have it the results of freezing acetone

have it the results of freezing acetone in liquid nitrogen

in liquid nitrogen

in liquid nitrogen it definitely freezes it turns into a

it definitely freezes it turns into a

it definitely freezes it turns into a hard solid material I was a little

hard solid material I was a little

hard solid material I was a little disappointed that we couldn’t get it to

disappointed that we couldn’t get it to

disappointed that we couldn’t get it to light on fire while it was still in its

light on fire while it was still in its

light on fire while it was still in its frozen State he did melt very quickly

frozen State he did melt very quickly

frozen State he did melt very quickly and the melted acid home was very easy

and the melted acid home was very easy

and the melted acid home was very easy to light on fire of course but frozen

to light on fire of course but frozen

to light on fire of course but frozen acetone sadly does not seem to burn

acetone sadly does not seem to burn

acetone sadly does not seem to burn acetone may not burn very well while

acetone may not burn very well while

acetone may not burn very well while it’s in its frozen state but it’s still

it’s in its frozen state but it’s still

it’s in its frozen state but it’s still pretty useful stuff including if you

pretty useful stuff including if you

pretty useful stuff including if you want to make your own supercooled liquid

want to make your own supercooled liquid

want to make your own supercooled liquid but don’t have access to liquid nitrogen

but don’t have access to liquid nitrogen

but don’t have access to liquid nitrogen remember if you have a bath of acetone

remember if you have a bath of acetone

remember if you have a bath of acetone with a lot of dry ice in it you can get

with a lot of dry ice in it you can get

with a lot of dry ice in it you can get it down to over a hundred degrees

it down to over a hundred degrees

it down to over a hundred degrees Fahrenheit below zero that’s cold enough

Fahrenheit below zero that’s cold enough

Fahrenheit below zero that’s cold enough to freeze a lot of stuff thank you for

to freeze a lot of stuff thank you for

to freeze a lot of stuff thank you for joining us for this video as part of our

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joining us for this video as part of our never-ending quest to dunk every known

never-ending quest to dunk every known

never-ending quest to dunk every known substance in the liquid nitrogen

substance in the liquid nitrogen

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calm see you there now one more thing that I

see you there now one more thing that I

see you there now one more thing that I am going to try even though it’s maybe

am going to try even though it’s maybe

am going to try even though it’s maybe not the wisest acetone has a fairly low

not the wisest acetone has a fairly low

not the wisest acetone has a fairly low burn point so I’ve got some insulated

burn point so I’ve got some insulated

burn point so I’ve got some insulated gloves on and I’m just gonna see if I

gloves on and I’m just gonna see if I

gloves on and I’m just gonna see if I can light my hands on fire with it just

can light my hands on fire with it just

can light my hands on fire with it just a little bit there we go

that was fun smart maybe not fun no of

that was fun smart maybe not fun no of course not never try that it’s not fun

course not never try that it’s not fun

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