How Fast Will Liquid Nitrogen Freeze Your Skin?

if we dumped a puddle of liquid nitrogen

if we dumped a puddle of liquid nitrogen straight into the palm of our hand how

straight into the palm of our hand how

straight into the palm of our hand how long do you think it would take for the

long do you think it would take for the

long do you think it would take for the skin to cool down enough to where the

skin to cool down enough to where the

skin to cool down enough to where the nitrogen could latch on and bite it now

nitrogen could latch on and bite it now

nitrogen could latch on and bite it now in previous videos I’ve showed you that

in previous videos I’ve showed you that

in previous videos I’ve showed you that you can take liquid nitrogen and splash

you can take liquid nitrogen and splash

you can take liquid nitrogen and splash it in your face or roll it off your

it in your face or roll it off your

it in your face or roll it off your hands with little to no effect and

hands with little to no effect and

hands with little to no effect and that’s because the latent Frost effect

that’s because the latent Frost effect

that’s because the latent Frost effect basically vaporizes the nitrogen into a

basically vaporizes the nitrogen into a

basically vaporizes the nitrogen into a gas which shields you from the intense

gas which shields you from the intense

gas which shields you from the intense cold of this liquid but what do you

cold of this liquid but what do you

cold of this liquid but what do you think would happen if we left the

think would happen if we left the

think would happen if we left the nitrogen in one place for a little bit

nitrogen in one place for a little bit

nitrogen in one place for a little bit too long for example what if we poured

too long for example what if we poured

too long for example what if we poured this into our hands and just let it sit

this into our hands and just let it sit

this into our hands and just let it sit now if we’re to take a little bit of

now if we’re to take a little bit of

now if we’re to take a little bit of this liquid and just pour it in the palm

this liquid and just pour it in the palm

this liquid and just pour it in the palm of our hand but we keep our hand moving

of our hand but we keep our hand moving

of our hand but we keep our hand moving fast enough you can see the liquid

fast enough you can see the liquid

fast enough you can see the liquid doesn’t actually do any damage

doesn’t actually do any damage

doesn’t actually do any damage it just skittles around kind of like

it just skittles around kind of like

it just skittles around kind of like playing a game of air hockey until the

playing a game of air hockey until the

playing a game of air hockey until the nitrogen completely evaporates but what

nitrogen completely evaporates but what

nitrogen completely evaporates but what would happen if we stopped moving our

would happen if we stopped moving our

would happen if we stopped moving our hand and let the liquid nitrogen settle

hand and let the liquid nitrogen settle

hand and let the liquid nitrogen settle down and stay in one place for a little

down and stay in one place for a little

down and stay in one place for a little bit longer okay so this is where I start

bit longer okay so this is where I start

bit longer okay so this is where I start getting a little bit more nervous I

getting a little bit more nervous I

getting a little bit more nervous I don’t want to stop moving my hand

don’t want to stop moving my hand

don’t want to stop moving my hand because I know what’s going to happen

because I know what’s going to happen

because I know what’s going to happen but watch this if I do stop for a second

but watch this if I do stop for a second

but watch this if I do stop for a second watch right there you can see it

watch right there you can see it

watch right there you can see it actually instantly frostbites the skin

actually instantly frostbites the skin

actually instantly frostbites the skin let’s do that again with a little bit

let’s do that again with a little bit

let’s do that again with a little bit more liquid that’s just gonna whoa you

more liquid that’s just gonna whoa you

more liquid that’s just gonna whoa you can see immediately it starts frostbite

can see immediately it starts frostbite

can see immediately it starts frostbite of me and as it warms up it disappears

of me and as it warms up it disappears

of me and as it warms up it disappears as quickly as it can now to me this

as quickly as it can now to me this

as quickly as it can now to me this feels like a little bit of a bee sting

feels like a little bit of a bee sting

feels like a little bit of a bee sting almost like I got stung and the pain

almost like I got stung and the pain

almost like I got stung and the pain lingers for about 10 to 20 seconds you

lingers for about 10 to 20 seconds you

lingers for about 10 to 20 seconds you can see the skin is turning a little bit

can see the skin is turning a little bit

can see the skin is turning a little bit red there it’s not to the point of where

red there it’s not to the point of where

red there it’s not to the point of where will be a first-degree burn just yet but

will be a first-degree burn just yet but

will be a first-degree burn just yet but it would be if we left it exposed a

it would be if we left it exposed a

it would be if we left it exposed a little bit longer let’s try a smaller

little bit longer let’s try a smaller

little bit longer let’s try a smaller bead here let that settle down oh oh

bead here let that settle down oh oh

bead here let that settle down oh oh okay I chickened out

okay I chickened out

okay I chickened out I don’t really want to keep this going

I don’t really want to keep this going

I don’t really want to keep this going much longer I’m gonna try one little

much longer I’m gonna try one little

much longer I’m gonna try one little bead and see if I can make it all the

bead and see if I can make it all the

bead and see if I can make it all the way through this may not be the smartest

way through this may not be the smartest

way through this may not be the smartest idea but I’m doing this for you go

idea but I’m doing this for you go

idea but I’m doing this for you go there’s a nice little bead we’ll let it

there’s a nice little bead we’ll let it

there’s a nice little bead we’ll let it settle down in

settle down in

settle down in oh man that can actually hurt so you can

oh man that can actually hurt so you can

oh man that can actually hurt so you can see it’s turned my skin completely white

see it’s turned my skin completely white

see it’s turned my skin completely white as it warms back up though it starts to

as it warms back up though it starts to

as it warms back up though it starts to fade you can see this is taking about 10

fade you can see this is taking about 10

fade you can see this is taking about 10 to 15 seconds now I do feel a little bit

to 15 seconds now I do feel a little bit

to 15 seconds now I do feel a little bit of pain there it is a lingering

of pain there it is a lingering

of pain there it is a lingering sensation it feels like after you got

sensation it feels like after you got

sensation it feels like after you got stung by a bee and you can see the

stung by a bee and you can see the

stung by a bee and you can see the coloration in the hand is a little bit

coloration in the hand is a little bit

coloration in the hand is a little bit more red but even at this point I

more red but even at this point I

more red but even at this point I wouldn’t consider that a first-degree

wouldn’t consider that a first-degree

wouldn’t consider that a first-degree burn it might be an extreme case of

burn it might be an extreme case of

burn it might be an extreme case of frostnip but I wouldn’t expect that to

frostnip but I wouldn’t expect that to

frostnip but I wouldn’t expect that to blister up you can see it only takes a

blister up you can see it only takes a

blister up you can see it only takes a fraction of a second for nitrogen to

fraction of a second for nitrogen to

fraction of a second for nitrogen to actually grab onto your skin and start

actually grab onto your skin and start

actually grab onto your skin and start burning it

burning it

burning it and the reason I say burn is because

and the reason I say burn is because

and the reason I say burn is because frostbite is actually very similar to

frostbite is actually very similar to

frostbite is actually very similar to first second and third degree burns

first second and third degree burns

first second and third degree burns depending on how long you’re exposed I

depending on how long you’re exposed I

depending on how long you’re exposed I wanted to show you this reaction because

wanted to show you this reaction because

wanted to show you this reaction because I’ve done a lot of experiments with

I’ve done a lot of experiments with

I’ve done a lot of experiments with liquid nitrogen and I didn’t want you to

liquid nitrogen and I didn’t want you to

liquid nitrogen and I didn’t want you to get the impression that it was super

get the impression that it was super

get the impression that it was super safe stuff to play with

safe stuff to play with

safe stuff to play with you can see that it will burn you and it

you can see that it will burn you and it

you can see that it will burn you and it will burn you very quickly and it does

will burn you very quickly and it does

will burn you very quickly and it does hurt and leaves a mark it might be

hurt and leaves a mark it might be

hurt and leaves a mark it might be wondering what this feels like and right

wondering what this feels like and right

wondering what this feels like and right now I have lingering sensations all over

now I have lingering sensations all over

now I have lingering sensations all over my hands as if I was stung by bees

my hands as if I was stung by bees

my hands as if I was stung by bees multiple times there is a lingering pain

multiple times there is a lingering pain

multiple times there is a lingering pain in that part of my hand almost like

in that part of my hand almost like

in that part of my hand almost like somebody’s taking a nail and pressing it

somebody’s taking a nail and pressing it

somebody’s taking a nail and pressing it down in my skin I get an itchy tingling

down in my skin I get an itchy tingling

down in my skin I get an itchy tingling sensation that makes me want to scratch

sensation that makes me want to scratch

sensation that makes me want to scratch it so if you do happen to get

it so if you do happen to get

it so if you do happen to get frostbitten this is the way that you

frostbitten this is the way that you

frostbitten this is the way that you want to treat it get yourself a bowl of

want to treat it get yourself a bowl of

want to treat it get yourself a bowl of lukewarm water you do not want it to be

lukewarm water you do not want it to be

lukewarm water you do not want it to be hot and you don’t want it to be cold

hot and you don’t want it to be cold

hot and you don’t want it to be cold just lukewarm or room temperature and

just lukewarm or room temperature and

just lukewarm or room temperature and just soak the area for a couple of

just soak the area for a couple of

just soak the area for a couple of minutes until it starts to feel better

minutes until it starts to feel better

minutes until it starts to feel better then take a warm dry cloth and press it

then take a warm dry cloth and press it

then take a warm dry cloth and press it to the affected area and just hold it

to the affected area and just hold it

to the affected area and just hold it until it starts to warm back up now

until it starts to warm back up now

until it starts to warm back up now depending on the severity you might want

depending on the severity you might want

depending on the severity you might want to go seek medical attention and see

to go seek medical attention and see

to go seek medical attention and see what your doctor has to say so how long

what your doctor has to say so how long

what your doctor has to say so how long does it take for liquid nitrogen to

does it take for liquid nitrogen to

does it take for liquid nitrogen to freeze your skin well according to my

freeze your skin well according to my

freeze your skin well according to my experiments it only takes a fraction of

experiments it only takes a fraction of

experiments it only takes a fraction of a second if you leave your skin exposed

a second if you leave your skin exposed

a second if you leave your skin exposed any longer than that it’s going to start

any longer than that it’s going to start

any longer than that it’s going to start freezing the muscles freezing the

freezing the muscles freezing the

freezing the muscles freezing the tendons you could actually get to the

tendons you could actually get to the

tendons you could actually get to the point where you freeze your entire hand

point where you freeze your entire hand

point where you freeze your entire hand solid and that would not be a very good

solid and that would not be a very good

solid and that would not be a very good day that’s all I got for this experiment

day that’s all I got for this experiment

day that’s all I got for this experiment I’ll see you in the next video talk to

I’ll see you in the next video talk to

I’ll see you in the next video talk to you then

you then

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