Spooky Science: The Most Explosive Chemical

[swordwrath]

ah yes my favorite kind of chemical, the "I hate existing and I'm going to make it everyone's problem" kind of chemical

[thrashandburn]

It doesn't exist, its just CONSTANTLY ceasing to exist

[KMcQ]

The scishow episode where Hank talks about this chemical among others is one of my all time favourites.
“I think somebody said something mean about it somewhere and it was like and Hank mimics an explosion with his arms while swearing .
Truly ART.

[miketheant]

"If you hit it with a bright light it will explode"

That is the most nitrogen thing ever

[esupton]

"things that will make AA explode:
Moving it
Touching it
Dispersing it in solution
Leaving it undisturbed on a glass plate
Exposing it to bright light
Exposing it to x rays
Putting it on a spectrometer
Turning on the spectrometer
(and my favorite)
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING"
-hank green 2014 (Scishow)

[isbilen]

I remember Explosions and Fire, the chemistry channel, mentioned it in one of his videos, and used a french text to speech voice, and I will always remember how it said "AZEEDO AZEED AZEED".

[SovietReunionYT]

Hank, we already know about this one, you included it in your "5 most extreme chemicals" video, which we all remember because it's probably the best video you ever made. Speaking of, I'm gonna go watch it again.

[amokriinprolgiid]

I know very little about chemistry, and even I know that a molecule that densely packed with nitrogen is bad for my health. I didn't comprehend HOW BAD until Hank explained, but I did know on sight that it was very bad for my continued survival to be in a room with some of that.

[fullsizegrom]

I know so little about chemistry that Hank coulda simply said “this thing go boom” and I would’ve gotten the same amount of information 😂

[zayagomez]

One of my favorite moments from Scishow is when you started joking about it

[grath]

Yeah, but your SciShow video about it is the coolest explanation of it basically ever

[calvingreene]

I know enough about chemistry to suspect that nitrogen nitrogen bonding tends to be catastrophically unstable in a boomy sorta way.

[ChipArgyle]

Remind me to never, ever attend an open mic night for chemists at the comedy club.

[deadpancrickets]

Ok but can we just take a minute to appreciate how HEALTHY this man looks?! I was about to have an intellectual crisis a few months ago and here he is, back and looking healthier than ever. Amazing.

[nojerama]

Explosions and Fire did a brilliant video on this compound, highly recommend his videos in general for chemistry boom booms

[legomania]

“If you hit with a bright light it will explode” Honestly, mood.

[judet]

I had no clue until I saw the METRIC SHIT TON OF NITROGEN BONDS.

[XMgamePlays]

Ah yes, the exponential growth of chemical reaction speed when there are more and more options to react.

[Chalkadoo]

Forget the light, if you do absolutely NOTHING it will explode. Don't forget who taught us that cool little fact, Hank.

[stevenrs]

Reminds me a bit of nitrogen triiodide. Just a molecule that's very upset about existing