Chemical Thunderstorm in a Beaker

In this video we make a chemical thunderstorm in a beaker using manganese heptoxide.

I wanted recreate the test tube thunderstorm on a larger scale, adding sound for a more immersive experience. The setup involved using a glass funnel to carefully pour sulfuric acid into ethanol and form a layer of it in the bottom. Sprinkling potassium permanganate into the mix led to the formation of manganese heptoxide that reacted with ethanol and produced display of small explosions, accompanied by popping sounds and flashes of light.

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[CourtVonDeezOfficial]

That was awesome! New sub here! How is this channel not over a million subs...people are nuts... They need to see this awesomeness!

[jasonpatterson]

Had this run away on me in a test tube using acetone. Pop pop pop pop POP BWOOSH! Sprayed out everywhere while on fire. My students were entertained...

[erikhartwig]

What an incredible effect. looks just like videos from the ISS looking down at storms on earth. thank you for sharing!

[GodlikeIridium]

Cool! I didn't know you could go that crazy with the amounts :D Thanks Mr. Rage.
With crszy stuff like burning gloves with fuming nitric acid, I always go haywire because I know what's going to happen. But from relatively safe experiments like this one, I've got a lot of respect, because if that goes up in flames, it's bad. But knowing it's just a flame like in your demonstration, I know how to handle it. The kids will love it :D And the employees too xD
But nothing beats my main demonstration of chemistry for kids looking for a career: The silver mirror! I do it with them in a 20 mL Vial, then put a round glass bead in it and close it, so they've got a cute little bell to take home.

[demandred]

Nice! Glad to see you uploading frequently. Almost forgot about you...

[edgeeffect]

I must have missed this first time round. Pot. Perman. is my favourite reagent and this is it's best show yet... Great stuff!

[RaExpIn]

This reaction is so simple and yet looks and sounds so awesome, but I never got it to work as beautiful as in these shots... Maybe I should give it another try.

[kimh]

Thanks for spoiling us with content, it feels a bit like we're back to 2012 when I started watching 😊

[paxandromeda]

Heh, you had fun with that edit.

I'll say again...
*fwoompf*
...fire safety protocols must be in place

[hackerjamsandjustweggamer]

Every day NurdRage post, is a good day

[scrappydoo]

These are the kind of things that make relatively amateur chemistry fun 👍
If it involves fire or the appearance of it will always make me happy lol

[ShadowDragon]

Heard of a temptest in a teacup. This seems to be a brouhaha in a beaker!

[umbrakinesis]

It looks so awesome! If you could film it in slow motion (not even super high frame rate), that might have a better effect so we could see more of the action.

[drmarine]

As usual you make my day. you're by far the best chemist going around.

[DanielGBenesScienceShows]

This is absolutely amazing! I would love to see these oxidation explosions filmed at high speed.

[DRT-]

Did mine the other day wasn't this good but it worked and was pleased with my first experiment

[davidcorbit]

Wow....I'm new to your channel and I very much appreciate you sharing your craft..Thank you.

[guythat]

You keep redoing favourite videis which i have referenced recently

[BobTheSubGenius]

This reaction really looks like a universe photo's. Very beautiful and good to see you around again!🎉

[zachreyhelmberger]

WOW! What fun! It'd be fun to see real close up one crystal in a test tube with a close up lens and high speed camera to see what is going on.