This flame looks fake but is real (nitromethane)

NileRed December 12, 2024
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Capturing the natural beauty of chemistry I find that chemistry is often taught poorly or without a purpose. Because of this, people tend to lose interest and sometimes even start to hate it. In each video that I make, I try to balance theory with purpose. My goal is to capture the natural beauty of chemistry in fun and interesting ways. In terms of education, I have a BSc in Biochemistry, with a minor in pharmacology. However, I've always been a lot more drawn to applied chemistry. So after finishing my degree, I worked as a lab tech in an organic lab, and then as a chemistry grad student. However, I ended up leaving my graduate studies early to focus on this channel. Now, making chemistry videos has become my full-time job!

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What I think is cool, is what happens when I burn nitromethane. I get a flame that has almost no color. There's a slight hint of yellow, but besides that it almost looks like it's in black and white. In my opinion it kind of looks fake, and I think this is better than anything with color. #shorts