hey guys I’m Nate welcome back to the studio today we’ve got another fun
studio today we’ve got another fun
studio today we’ve got another fun experiment suggested to us by user
experiment suggested to us by user
experiment suggested to us by user maverick Miller he asks can you freeze
maverick Miller he asks can you freeze
maverick Miller he asks can you freeze diesel fuel with liquid nitrogen
diesel fuel with liquid nitrogen
diesel fuel with liquid nitrogen well maverick Miller I’m pretty sure I
well maverick Miller I’m pretty sure I
well maverick Miller I’m pretty sure I know the answer to this one but we’re
know the answer to this one but we’re
know the answer to this one but we’re gonna try it out anyway and then see if
gonna try it out anyway and then see if
gonna try it out anyway and then see if we can come up with a twist on it to see
we can come up with a twist on it to see
we can come up with a twist on it to see what results we get to start off I’ve
what results we get to start off I’ve
what results we get to start off I’ve got this little bottle which I filled
got this little bottle which I filled
got this little bottle which I filled with diesel fuel I do think this diesel
with diesel fuel I do think this diesel
with diesel fuel I do think this diesel has some additives added into it that’s
has some additives added into it that’s
has some additives added into it that’s what gives us this nice yellow color I
what gives us this nice yellow color I
what gives us this nice yellow color I just poured this out of a diesel can
just poured this out of a diesel can
just poured this out of a diesel can that Grant had in his shed diesel fuel
that Grant had in his shed diesel fuel
that Grant had in his shed diesel fuel can start to gel and turn thick at about
can start to gel and turn thick at about
can start to gel and turn thick at about 30 degrees Fahrenheit so I’m pretty sure
30 degrees Fahrenheit so I’m pretty sure
30 degrees Fahrenheit so I’m pretty sure that at negative 320 degrees Fahrenheit
that at negative 320 degrees Fahrenheit
that at negative 320 degrees Fahrenheit it’s going to freeze solid well let’s
it’s going to freeze solid well let’s
it’s going to freeze solid well let’s see what happens if we do and see if it
see what happens if we do and see if it
see what happens if we do and see if it can still burn once it’s frozen you may
can still burn once it’s frozen you may
can still burn once it’s frozen you may recall that we’ve tried this with
recall that we’ve tried this with
recall that we’ve tried this with gasoline and had some fun results to
gasoline and had some fun results to
gasoline and had some fun results to start off let’s pour some of the diesel
start off let’s pour some of the diesel
start off let’s pour some of the diesel into a metal bowl and see what happens
into a metal bowl and see what happens
into a metal bowl and see what happens if we try and light it without freezing
if we try and light it without freezing
if we try and light it without freezing it also I should note this is not an
it also I should note this is not an
it also I should note this is not an approved container for long-term diesel
approved container for long-term diesel
approved container for long-term diesel storage I poured it in here for this
storage I poured it in here for this
storage I poured it in here for this experiment and I’m going to be throwing
experiment and I’m going to be throwing
experiment and I’m going to be throwing it away once I’m done I don’t know for
it away once I’m done I don’t know for
it away once I’m done I don’t know for sure what the diesel would do to this
sure what the diesel would do to this
sure what the diesel would do to this specific bottle eventually but I know
specific bottle eventually but I know
specific bottle eventually but I know it’s not good for long-term storage for
it’s not good for long-term storage for
it’s not good for long-term storage for some diesel out into the bowl and see if
some diesel out into the bowl and see if
some diesel out into the bowl and see if this will light
hmm getting much of an effect here time
hmm getting much of an effect here time to upgrade our fire that little barbecue
to upgrade our fire that little barbecue
to upgrade our fire that little barbecue lighter was a little wimpy so we’ve
lighter was a little wimpy so we’ve
lighter was a little wimpy so we’ve upgraded to a propane torch
and we got it to light there we go
and we got it to light there we go so barbecue lighter not so much propane
so barbecue lighter not so much propane
so barbecue lighter not so much propane torch definitely will get diesel light
as the hot air cooled down I think it’s
as the hot air cooled down I think it’s suctioned these two bowls together
they’re really stuck that’s amazing and
they’re really stuck that’s amazing and one of them is still very hot I can’t
one of them is still very hot I can’t
one of them is still very hot I can’t get them apart oh there it goes wow wow
get them apart oh there it goes wow wow
get them apart oh there it goes wow wow yeah I did not think that these bowls
yeah I did not think that these bowls
yeah I did not think that these bowls had clean enough edges like it didn’t
had clean enough edges like it didn’t
had clean enough edges like it didn’t even occur to me that that might happen
even occur to me that that might happen
even occur to me that that might happen but now of course I have to see if I can
but now of course I have to see if I can
but now of course I have to see if I can make it do it again alright let that go
make it do it again alright let that go
make it do it again alright let that go for just a second get nice and toasty
for just a second get nice and toasty
for just a second get nice and toasty see if we can fit this one nicely over
see if we can fit this one nicely over
see if we can fit this one nicely over it I think that’s the sound we want
it I think that’s the sound we want
it I think that’s the sound we want that’s this metal bottom of the bowl I
that’s this metal bottom of the bowl I
that’s this metal bottom of the bowl I think getting pulled down that is now as
think getting pulled down that is now as
think getting pulled down that is now as sealed and sounds cool something warms
sealed and sounds cool something warms
sealed and sounds cool something warms back up then first time I couldn’t pry
back up then first time I couldn’t pry
back up then first time I couldn’t pry them apart second time they just fall
them apart second time they just fall
them apart second time they just fall apart oh that’s funny
apart oh that’s funny
apart oh that’s funny alright well now we know what happens
alright well now we know what happens
alright well now we know what happens with normal diesel we can light it on
with normal diesel we can light it on
with normal diesel we can light it on fire using our propane torch let’s
fire using our propane torch let’s
fire using our propane torch let’s freeze some of it and see how it does
freeze some of it and see how it does
freeze some of it and see how it does all right now let’s take our liquid
all right now let’s take our liquid
all right now let’s take our liquid nitrogen
nitrogen
nitrogen pour some off into our Styrofoam cup and
pour some off into our Styrofoam cup and
pour some off into our Styrofoam cup and then we’ll pour our diesel directly into
then we’ll pour our diesel directly into
then we’ll pour our diesel directly into that cup here we go one styrofoam cup
that cup here we go one styrofoam cup
that cup here we go one styrofoam cup full of liquid nitrogen I’m gonna start
full of liquid nitrogen I’m gonna start
full of liquid nitrogen I’m gonna start by just adding like a little drop see
by just adding like a little drop see
by just adding like a little drop see what happens
there’s one little bead of diesel
there’s one little bead of diesel floating around the surface of our
floating around the surface of our
floating around the surface of our nitrogen it sort of freezes and then
nitrogen it sort of freezes and then
nitrogen it sort of freezes and then falls down to the bottom I wonder if it
falls down to the bottom I wonder if it
falls down to the bottom I wonder if it doesn’t stay as one clump kind of breaks
doesn’t stay as one clump kind of breaks
doesn’t stay as one clump kind of breaks it off up I’m not really finding much so
it off up I’m not really finding much so
it off up I’m not really finding much so let’s just pour in a bigger amount
that’s bubbling up and weird it freezes
that’s bubbling up and weird it freezes on the outside layer very quickly but
on the outside layer very quickly but
on the outside layer very quickly but then the inside layer sort of expands
then the inside layer sort of expands
then the inside layer sort of expands and pushes its way out and it was giving
and pushes its way out and it was giving
and pushes its way out and it was giving us sort of like a hollow sheath made of
us sort of like a hollow sheath made of
us sort of like a hollow sheath made of diesel I think I think it’s frozen
diesel I think I think it’s frozen
diesel I think I think it’s frozen diesel and then of course it’s just
diesel and then of course it’s just
diesel and then of course it’s just gonna warm right back up in our bowl
gonna warm right back up in our bowl
gonna warm right back up in our bowl let’s put this all back in pour in
let’s put this all back in pour in
let’s put this all back in pour in another little healthy dose of easily
another little healthy dose of easily
another little healthy dose of easily I’m also going to splash just a tiny bit
I’m also going to splash just a tiny bit
I’m also going to splash just a tiny bit of liquid nitrogen down into our bowl
of liquid nitrogen down into our bowl
of liquid nitrogen down into our bowl just to cool the bowl down so it stays
just to cool the bowl down so it stays
just to cool the bowl down so it stays frozen when it pour it in there I hope
frozen when it pour it in there I hope
frozen when it pour it in there I hope all of this liquid nitrogen will
all of this liquid nitrogen will
all of this liquid nitrogen will evaporate but leave us with a very cold
evaporate but leave us with a very cold
evaporate but leave us with a very cold bowl yeah we’re getting a good chunk of
bowl yeah we’re getting a good chunk of
bowl yeah we’re getting a good chunk of frozen diesel here think with our cool
frozen diesel here think with our cool
frozen diesel here think with our cool bowl
bowl
bowl we’ll be able to take that chunk put it
we’ll be able to take that chunk put it
we’ll be able to take that chunk put it in take it outside and light it on fire
hmm doesn’t give us that energetic flash
hmm doesn’t give us that energetic flash that we get when we burn gasoline it
that we get when we burn gasoline it
that we get when we burn gasoline it starts burning but it’s just slower to
starts burning but it’s just slower to
starts burning but it’s just slower to burn oh and then the wind put it out
burn oh and then the wind put it out
burn oh and then the wind put it out that’s convenient
that’s convenient
that’s convenient well let’s try more of it that was hot
well let’s try more of it that was hot
well let’s try more of it that was hot diesel in the liquid nitrogen oh that
diesel in the liquid nitrogen oh that
diesel in the liquid nitrogen oh that smells terrible look at this the soot
smells terrible look at this the soot
smells terrible look at this the soot that formed on it has discolored the
that formed on it has discolored the
that formed on it has discolored the diesel so now we have this dark brownish
diesel so now we have this dark brownish
diesel so now we have this dark brownish ugly color gross this time I’m not gonna
ugly color gross this time I’m not gonna
ugly color gross this time I’m not gonna go halfway I’m just gonna pour like half
go halfway I’m just gonna pour like half
go halfway I’m just gonna pour like half I guess I am gonna go halfway I’m gonna
I guess I am gonna go halfway I’m gonna
I guess I am gonna go halfway I’m gonna pour like half of this bottle into our
pour like half of this bottle into our
pour like half of this bottle into our liquid nitrogen see how it goes
it’s a lot of diesel with just a little
it’s a lot of diesel with just a little bit of nitrogen still at the bottom it’s
bit of nitrogen still at the bottom it’s
bit of nitrogen still at the bottom it’s crystallized into this powder almost so
crystallized into this powder almost so
crystallized into this powder almost so it looks like it’s just diesel frozen
it looks like it’s just diesel frozen
it looks like it’s just diesel frozen and then when you scoop down to the
and then when you scoop down to the
and then when you scoop down to the bottom you can see there’s still a
bottom you can see there’s still a
bottom you can see there’s still a little bit of liquid in there but mostly
little bit of liquid in there but mostly
little bit of liquid in there but mostly it’s gone well let’s take our snow pour
it’s gone well let’s take our snow pour
it’s gone well let’s take our snow pour it into our Bowl and see if this light’s
it into our Bowl and see if this light’s
it into our Bowl and see if this light’s just take it outside in the styrofoam
just take it outside in the styrofoam
just take it outside in the styrofoam cup at this point I think most of the
cup at this point I think most of the
cup at this point I think most of the nitrogen is gone here in the last of the
nitrogen is gone here in the last of the
nitrogen is gone here in the last of the nitrogen dissipating that seems good and
nitrogen dissipating that seems good and
nitrogen dissipating that seems good and frozen though see if it’ll light
huh part of it lights and then it goes
huh part of it lights and then it goes out I wonder if there’s still just extra
out I wonder if there’s still just extra
out I wonder if there’s still just extra nitrogen in the bowl that’s putting out
nitrogen in the bowl that’s putting out
nitrogen in the bowl that’s putting out the flames
puddles of diesel do not seem to stay
puddles of diesel do not seem to stay lit very well it’s really the fumes of
lit very well it’s really the fumes of
lit very well it’s really the fumes of diesel that are burning ideally and I
diesel that are burning ideally and I
diesel that are burning ideally and I think a puddle of it might have a hard
think a puddle of it might have a hard
think a puddle of it might have a hard time getting hot enough to really put
time getting hot enough to really put
time getting hot enough to really put off enough fumes once it gets going like
off enough fumes once it gets going like
off enough fumes once it gets going like this you see all that black smoke I
this you see all that black smoke I
this you see all that black smoke I think that means it’s working pretty
think that means it’s working pretty
think that means it’s working pretty well we go it burns up all the air
well we go it burns up all the air
well we go it burns up all the air inside
inside
inside suctions the two halves together it’s
suctions the two halves together it’s
suctions the two halves together it’s tough to get apart well it looks like
tough to get apart well it looks like
tough to get apart well it looks like frozen diesel is nowhere near as
frozen diesel is nowhere near as
frozen diesel is nowhere near as exciting as frozen gasoline when it
exciting as frozen gasoline when it
exciting as frozen gasoline when it comes to lighting it off
comes to lighting it off
comes to lighting it off you can get it to burn but it takes kind
you can get it to burn but it takes kind
you can get it to burn but it takes kind of a lot of concentrated directed heat
of a lot of concentrated directed heat
of a lot of concentrated directed heat and a little bit of time unlike the
and a little bit of time unlike the
and a little bit of time unlike the gasoline which kind of just goes up
gasoline which kind of just goes up
gasoline which kind of just goes up immediately one more thing I do want to
immediately one more thing I do want to
immediately one more thing I do want to try this is an anti gelling agent it’s
try this is an anti gelling agent it’s
try this is an anti gelling agent it’s designed to help keep your diesel from
designed to help keep your diesel from
designed to help keep your diesel from freezing in low temperatures if you have
freezing in low temperatures if you have
freezing in low temperatures if you have a truck that runs on diesel and it gets
a truck that runs on diesel and it gets
a truck that runs on diesel and it gets really cold the fuel can actually start
really cold the fuel can actually start
really cold the fuel can actually start to gel up inside your car’s fuel lines
to gel up inside your car’s fuel lines
to gel up inside your car’s fuel lines and tank this is supposed to help keep
and tank this is supposed to help keep
and tank this is supposed to help keep that from happening
that from happening
that from happening so let’s add a little bit of this to our
so let’s add a little bit of this to our
so let’s add a little bit of this to our diesel and see if that does anything to
diesel and see if that does anything to
diesel and see if that does anything to prevent it from freezing in liquid
prevent it from freezing in liquid
prevent it from freezing in liquid nitrogen
nitrogen
nitrogen normally the ratio is such that this one
normally the ratio is such that this one
normally the ratio is such that this one bottle could treat up to 40 gallons the
bottle could treat up to 40 gallons the
bottle could treat up to 40 gallons the instructions recommend that if you’re
instructions recommend that if you’re
instructions recommend that if you’re going to be using it in temperatures
going to be using it in temperatures
going to be using it in temperatures below zero degrees Fahrenheit you use
below zero degrees Fahrenheit you use
below zero degrees Fahrenheit you use this much in 20 gallons here I have a
this much in 20 gallons here I have a
this much in 20 gallons here I have a little bit less than 1 cup of diesel
little bit less than 1 cup of diesel
little bit less than 1 cup of diesel which by my math means we should be
which by my math means we should be
which by my math means we should be using about 1/4 teaspoon of our anti
using about 1/4 teaspoon of our anti
using about 1/4 teaspoon of our anti gelling agent liquid nitrogen is a lot
gelling agent liquid nitrogen is a lot
gelling agent liquid nitrogen is a lot colder than zero degrees Fahrenheit so
colder than zero degrees Fahrenheit so
colder than zero degrees Fahrenheit so I’m gonna go as far as to add one whole
I’m gonna go as far as to add one whole
I’m gonna go as far as to add one whole teaspoon of our anti gelling agent and
teaspoon of our anti gelling agent and
teaspoon of our anti gelling agent and see if it does anything
all right that’s our anti gelling agent
all right that’s our anti gelling agent and what should be total overkill all
and what should be total overkill all
and what should be total overkill all right liquid nitrogen in our Styrofoam
right liquid nitrogen in our Styrofoam
right liquid nitrogen in our Styrofoam cup we’ve got our diesel fuel with our
cup we’ve got our diesel fuel with our
cup we’ve got our diesel fuel with our anti gelling agent in it let’s see if it
anti gelling agent in it let’s see if it
anti gelling agent in it let’s see if it does anything
does anything
does anything [Music]
diesel hmm it looks like it’s doing
diesel hmm it looks like it’s doing about the same thing as before freezing
about the same thing as before freezing
about the same thing as before freezing well that’s frozen it does seem like
well that’s frozen it does seem like
well that’s frozen it does seem like maybe it broke up into smaller pieces
maybe it broke up into smaller pieces
maybe it broke up into smaller pieces this time so maybe it does do something
this time so maybe it does do something
this time so maybe it does do something doesn’t stop it from freezing but I
doesn’t stop it from freezing but I
doesn’t stop it from freezing but I think it might make it so it freezes
think it might make it so it freezes
think it might make it so it freezes into smaller particles it’s not gonna
into smaller particles it’s not gonna
into smaller particles it’s not gonna help much of it’s in your engine the
help much of it’s in your engine the
help much of it’s in your engine the anti gelling agent did not seem to slow
anti gelling agent did not seem to slow
anti gelling agent did not seem to slow down the freezing process of our liquid
down the freezing process of our liquid
down the freezing process of our liquid nitrogen now just as an experiment let’s
nitrogen now just as an experiment let’s
nitrogen now just as an experiment let’s see if we can freeze our anti-freezing
see if we can freeze our anti-freezing
see if we can freeze our anti-freezing agent
got an interesting structure here
got an interesting structure here [Music]
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[Music] as I lowered the spoon full of our
as I lowered the spoon full of our
as I lowered the spoon full of our anti-freezing agent into the liquid
anti-freezing agent into the liquid
anti-freezing agent into the liquid nitrogen it started freezing around on
nitrogen it started freezing around on
nitrogen it started freezing around on the sides and then more toward the
the sides and then more toward the
the sides and then more toward the middle and that made it so that all the
middle and that made it so that all the
middle and that made it so that all the unfrozen liquid underneath had only one
unfrozen liquid underneath had only one
unfrozen liquid underneath had only one place to go to escape and that was
place to go to escape and that was
place to go to escape and that was pushing up from the center so now we’ve
pushing up from the center so now we’ve
pushing up from the center so now we’ve got sort of stalagmite of our
got sort of stalagmite of our
got sort of stalagmite of our anti-freezing agent this this is maybe
anti-freezing agent this this is maybe
anti-freezing agent this this is maybe sort of like when we tested if you can
sort of like when we tested if you can
sort of like when we tested if you can freeze antifreeze and the answer is yes
freeze antifreeze and the answer is yes
freeze antifreeze and the answer is yes you can and similarly you can freeze the
you can and similarly you can freeze the
you can and similarly you can freeze the anti gelling agent for diesel liquid
anti gelling agent for diesel liquid
anti gelling agent for diesel liquid nitrogen is just too darn cold so to
nitrogen is just too darn cold so to
nitrogen is just too darn cold so to recap we tried freezing diesel fuel in
recap we tried freezing diesel fuel in
recap we tried freezing diesel fuel in liquid nitrogen and it froze it froze
liquid nitrogen and it froze it froze
liquid nitrogen and it froze it froze very much the same way that gasoline did
very much the same way that gasoline did
very much the same way that gasoline did the frozen diesel fuel did not light on
the frozen diesel fuel did not light on
the frozen diesel fuel did not light on fire very easily it had a really hard
fire very easily it had a really hard
fire very easily it had a really hard time getting started and we really had
time getting started and we really had
time getting started and we really had to hit it with the blowtorch until it
to hit it with the blowtorch until it
to hit it with the blowtorch until it was hot enough to start letting off
was hot enough to start letting off
was hot enough to start letting off fumes at which point it was mostly
fumes at which point it was mostly
fumes at which point it was mostly melted so when you freeze gasoline it
melted so when you freeze gasoline it
melted so when you freeze gasoline it will light on fire even while it’s still
will light on fire even while it’s still
will light on fire even while it’s still frozen the diesel doesn’t seem to have
frozen the diesel doesn’t seem to have
frozen the diesel doesn’t seem to have that same effect we also tested whether
that same effect we also tested whether
that same effect we also tested whether or not you can use an anti gelling agent
or not you can use an anti gelling agent
or not you can use an anti gelling agent to keep the diesel from freezing in the
to keep the diesel from freezing in the
to keep the diesel from freezing in the liquid nitrogen that didn’t seem to do
liquid nitrogen that didn’t seem to do
liquid nitrogen that didn’t seem to do really anything for how fast it froze
really anything for how fast it froze
really anything for how fast it froze although it might have changed the
although it might have changed the
although it might have changed the texture of the frozen diesel a little
texture of the frozen diesel a little
texture of the frozen diesel a little bit it seemed a little bit more crumbly
bit it seemed a little bit more crumbly
bit it seemed a little bit more crumbly to me as a final experiment we also
to me as a final experiment we also
to me as a final experiment we also tested if you can just freeze the anti
tested if you can just freeze the anti
tested if you can just freeze the anti gelling agent itself and it turns out
gelling agent itself and it turns out
gelling agent itself and it turns out you can liquid nitrogen is so cold it
you can liquid nitrogen is so cold it
you can liquid nitrogen is so cold it freezes just about everything well there
freezes just about everything well there
freezes just about everything well there you have it maverick Miller we can
you have it maverick Miller we can
you have it maverick Miller we can freeze diesel using liquid nitrogen
freeze diesel using liquid nitrogen
freeze diesel using liquid nitrogen thank you for the idea check your
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anti gelling agent says on the container
anti gelling agent says on the container that it’s flammable too so
hmm there it is burning mmm smells like
hmm there it is burning mmm smells like a truck stop man it’s delightful diesel
a truck stop man it’s delightful diesel
a truck stop man it’s delightful diesel like I know it wasn’t funny you don’t
like I know it wasn’t funny you don’t
like I know it wasn’t funny you don’t have to tell me in the comments I get it
have to tell me in the comments I get it
have to tell me in the comments I get it [Music]
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