REAL PLUTONIUM

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In part this video shows how plutonium is extracted from nuclear fuel waste.

Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran:

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Me - "How often do you wear that tie?"
Eccentric Scientist - "Periodically."

kimikotanaka

How to safely handle common radioactive elements
Uranium
1: Wear protective clothing on every part of your body, extra protection for vital areas.
2: Use a tool for extended grip, as to limit your proximity to uranium.
3: Remember to thoroughly clean all lab equipment and protective clothing after you have finished.

Plutonium
1: Consider your life and all you would be throwing away.
2: Do not handle plutonium.

kermanguy

I knew that dude was legit the second I saw his hair.

buddhabrew

The professor is truly great, because:
- listening to him you really come to believe that you know and understand the ENG language perfectly well
- he explains everything so that everybody, incl me, understands everything (imagine if all YT presenters be like him)
- you really would wish to be one of his friends.
Then I nearly would die for a another copy of his tie - truly a cool guy.

hni

4:02 YouTube Award nominee for best editing!

mr.voidout

That transition from the mushroom cloud to the professor's hair at 4:02 tho. ;D

lekoman

I did not feel like I wasted a second of the last 17 minutes.
Thank you.

heckler

I don't understand everything in this, but the professor really has a skill of making concepts relatable

bmzaron

the guy at 0:24 is everything that i imagined a chemical scientist to look like

tropicalpalmtree

Even his ties are periodic. The man is chemistry. Period!

Huffim

"Plutonium is dangerous for two reasons: First, because they use it to make bombs..."
I agree.

TipoQueTocaelPiano

11:38 "rather like, the fruit inside a cake"
*My brain:* *eat the plutonium*

jackrogers

Judging by his hair... he did a line of plutonium before the interview

dr.borris

There are quite a few (100+) people in the USA fitted with cardiac pacemakers powered by about 2.5Ci of Pu238. This gives off about 80 mW of heat sufficient to power the device for a long time (half-life is 88 years). When the patient eventually dies, the device is recovered and reconditioned for another person who needs one. One man was offered a battery-powered replacement but he refused as it would require minor surgery once a year, and he preferred his plutonium one!

karhukivi