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Making Pop Rocks from scratch (is complicated) [video] (youtube.com)
108 points by CaliforniaKarl on Nov 11, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 16 comments


I watched this earlier it was a fun watch as is most of Nile’s videos. I hope he does the follow up video and uses the oxygen reactive gas and makes the most dangerous pop rocks like he mentioned.


There’s no way that video wouldn’t pop off


Of course it's NileRed. (fixed!)

Does he ever talk about where he gets his gear? I know some of it is secondhand salvage... but I feel like there's some "family" component, or at least was at the beginning.


Early on there was a lot more salvaging and makeshift components, and "I know someone who knows someone". Nowadays, though, I think the channel gets more than enough support that the answer is "I spent $12k and bought it".


It's nilered so it would be more like "I spent 12k....and bought it".


Hahaha I heard his voice when I read that a second time.


Usually Alibaba or Aliexpress (he does state that, sometimes with a screenshot as well).

For the not-so-special stuff he usually doesn't hide the labels or where the stuff (like chemicals) comes from.


It's the reactor from htlab but it might be a re-brand [0][1]

Alibaba.com seems the place to be, although I keep seeing the same product (literally same picture) but under different brands so who know who actually makes this [2]

[0] https://htlab.cn

[1] https://i.imgur.com/sY4hanN.png

[2] https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Easy-Disassembly-Cont...


This video says Alibaba.


NileRed - NileBlue is his second channel.


They have different taglines, and this video was posted to the NileBlue channel.

NileRed: Capturing the natural beauty of chemistry

NileBlue: Exploring science through sheer incompetence...


Point! Fixed. You can tell how often I'm on YT, chemistry and forging videos aside.


He addressed the "dad paid for everything" rumors in a recent video.

From memory he just worked for it, bought secondhand and then made a lot of money through YouTube.


Claire Saffitz made some gourmet ones a while back: https://youtu.be/lkOzch781t8


Claire Saffitz's is probably my favorite channel for all things baking, such high quality productions with a care for detail, thanks for sharing that!


see also: Applied Science's attempt 12 years ago (no fancy pressurized mixing machine so the result is weaker than the real thing). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsSwvmNEr0Q

IMO his is the best random project channel on youtube




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