Making Deadly Purple Smoke @Amateur.Chemistry

Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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$Turning Wood into Alcohol To grab a copy of The Book for yourself or a friend check it out through this link: https://mdsh.io/amateurchemistry and use my promo code AmateurChemistry10! In this video I distill some pure alcohol (Methanol) from wood using an ancient technique coupled with a surprising amount of woodworking and a cool fractional distillation while redefining the word patience and greatly enjoying my angle grinder. If you enjoyed this video consider liking it, sharing it with a friend, and subscribing to my channel - Id really appreciate that :) If you want to further support my work and watch exclusive content heres my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/AmateurChemistry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amateur_chemistry/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@amateurchemistry/ Twitter (X) - https://x.com/AmateurChemist_ Also, excuse me for my poor speaking, English is not my native language so I have some trouble with pronunciation, in case you dont understand something there are always subtitles made by me. 0:00 Intro 5:26 Acquiring lab grade 99.999% analytical wood powder 9:22 Destructive distillation of wood 18:47 Purifying the wood methanol 26:02 Outro @hungrymindsart #chemistry #experiment #beautiful #demonstration #science #interesting #cool #reaction #thebook #hungrymindsbooks #howtorebuildcivilization #hungryminds #distillation #alcohol #methanol #wood #oak #aceticacid #bakingsoda$

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Making Deadly Purple Smoke