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Turn a Quarter into Copper!

Through the scientific magic of chemical and exothermic reactions, we are going to turn a USD Quarter into copper. By superheating the coin until red hot, and then dowsing it into a methanol bath we can achieve a pretty amazing reaction. Watch and find out. We do not recommend attempting this on yo

Animation from ore to slab

How does nature become technology? How does ore become steel? nLet us take you on a tour of the steel works where you will see how the process of smelting iron and the alloying and casting of the resulting steel produces one of industry's most important materials.

Turning Mercury into Toxic Playdough

Head to https://squarespace.com/amateurchemistry to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code AMATEURCHEMISTRY In this video I go on a journey to create and experiment with the mythical clay-like copper amalgam while making some ultrafine copper powder and going through a w

Turning Wood into Artificial Silk

Head to https://squarespace.com/amateurchemistry to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code AMATEURCHEMISTRY In this video I extract pure cellulose from wood and turn it into a famous artificial silk by dissolving it using a homemade copper-based chemical while experienci