Making metal crystals from Pepto-Bismol

Pepto-Bismol contains bismuth subsalicylate, and it's possible to extract the bismuth from it and use it to grow metal crystals.

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[nexurianprime]

I love how this guy sounds equally like an expert and like he barely has a clue what he's doing. Just a perfect balance of the two

[JustJdyn]

Nile: its expensive

Also nile:dumps the whole bottle on the table

[mars]

People who buy loads of medicine for seemingly no reason:
-Crackheads
-Chemists

[leaf]

This video I watched 2 yrs ago inspired me to sink a few hundred dollars into bismuth, have a minor bismuth phase, and create some pretty cool shit. Fast forward a year, I get to write a research paper on anything I want for school. I choose bismuth, have the time of my life writing the best paper ever, and get a 100. Idk if ull see this, but thanks Nigel for introducing me to my now favorite element and the rest or ur channel and sparking my interest in chemistry. Ur pretty great

[sheeshburger-goqd]

“I’ve always really liked the idea of growing metal crystals from Pepto-Bismol”
is something I would have never thought I would literally ever hear.

[miialamia]

"In hindsight, I probably should've used a larger container."
- NileRed 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

[BobBob-bzkw]

his ability to pronounce 8 complex chemical names in 1 sentence without messing up is crazy

[wilting_alocasia]

I'll never get over the thought of Nile going into Shoppers and buying $100 worth of stomach tablets xD

[adrianbik]

Alternate title: "Watch me masacre all the measuring cups in my lab"

[DaRkLoRdZoRc]

I love how this dude includes so many nuanced and professional laboratory techniques in his videos.

>bismuth is stuck in test tube
*"So I smashed it with a hammer..."*

>crystals refuse to grow
*"I tried poking it with a stick..."*

[monkeseeaction]

Me at 10pm: imma go to bed early.
Me at 3am: Making metal crystal from pepto bismol

[Arctheicecube]

jesse. get the pepto bismol. we're gonna make some crystals.

[temra]

I love how he didn't stop pouring it out of the bottle in that one scene. He just let it overflow all over the table.

(hey yall, i hate to be cringy, but i really do appreciate the likes and comments. thanks! <3)

[pleaseclap]

Before watching the video: "those crystals look so pretty, I wanna make some myself!"
After watching the video: "...nevermind"

[NilesChamberland]

NileRed: *purchases 10 packages of antacid chewables*

The cashier: what are all these for??

NileRed: none of your bismuth

[mr.mcphoenix]

Imagine playing video games and then your parent is just like “sweetie, please feed the bismuth” and you just have to shovel aluminum foil rolls into barn troughs like you’re feeding horses

[The_Horizon]

dude the cashier must have thought you were trying to get high off of it or something

[btflp]

The bismuth smith really missed an opportunity to call himself the bismith

[applemauzel]

3:38
NileRed: "I would like to buy 10 boxes of Bismuth."
CVS worker: "You have my sympathies."

[fuzzysocks]

I love how this dude doesn't shy away from showing how chaotic and Unpredictable chemistry can be. If he was my science teacher in hs I probably would have been a lot more interested in chemistry instead of just getting into it now thanks to passionate people like him 😅