Making glow toys from scratch

Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by things that glow in the dark. I had a few glow toys that I really liked, but I either lost them or gave them away. I could've just bought some new ones, but I thought it would be a lot more fun to make my own from scratch.

Note: In my equation for ZnS + O2, please ignore my explanation below it. It doesn't make sense.

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[shyasaturtle]

I like how he didn't even change his tone when talking about how sad he was when his mom threw his toys out.

[IstasPumaNevada]

"My only issue was that the baby wasn't as creepy as I thought it would be."
Quote of the year.

[a_true_generic_gamer]

Nile: "Hey mom, you seen my glow in the dark dinosaur?"
His mom: "Think we gave those away honey."
Nile: "And so I started crafting."

[GenericDouchebag]

It would be very interesting to see Nile do the Strontium Aluminate. Just as a side by side, glowing baby next to an equally creepy, brighter glowing, baby.

[vikramkrishnan]

"My mom threw away my glowing dinosaur, so I became a chemist and made my own" is a better villain origin story than 90% of the ones out there

[therainbowwillow]

This is the best channel on YouTube. I love how this entire video is just “my mom threw out my glow dinosaur so I did chemistry and made my own”

[xLungz]

I watched this entire video from start to finish just because I know how much time you put in. The amount of times I hear you say “I let it sit overnight” just tells you how much time one step in the process takes. This stuff is fascinating and I love your work.

[Xianthus]

NileRed: “I had to be very careful. This is because the toxicity of hydrogen sulfide gas… is comparable to cyanide.”
NileRed, 4 or 5 videos later: “Does cyanide really smell like almonds?” [thumbnail of his nose very close to what is presumably a container full of cyanide]

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[AWFguitar]

Evolution of NileRed:
-Separating gold from tech scraps
-making transparent wood
-G L O W I N G B A B Y

[germywermy]

3 year old Nile: “wow look at all that stored light energy”

[BartyTheParty]

These are the kinds of videos that make me shiver every time I ask myself, "What does the industrialized process look like?" I could not fathom making this shit in a factory setting.

[zeyadashraf]

Nigel's mother: "I'm so proud of my son who's a chemist educating millions of people on the wonders of chemistry"

Meanwhile Nigel: GLoWinG BAbiEs!

[thebirchwoodtree]

"and sadly, it wasn't glowing"
:O

"But it's what I expected"
:D

[Robo-xkjm]

"Making something that glows seemed almost impossible" ok mr homemade glowsticks and uranium glass

[blast]

The fact that he showed his failures while trying to make something glow just shows how humble he is.

[OfflineGSC]

Nile's Brain: Hey Mr. Nile, How much chemistry knowledge do you need?
Nile: Yes

[akirinau]

*Everything fails and everyone dies*
Nile: As expected

[Dinnye]

"But it didn't fix the major problem: that this method sucked."

Nile has a penchant for quoting the obvious in the most funny ways.

[themostpointlessvideos]

if i had a dollar for every time nilered said "to do this" i would be a millionaire

[wherehaveigone]

Nile: Well, glass didn't work. Neither did metal, so the only resolve is a BLOWTORCH!