Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
We combine car coolant, a food preservative, hobby car fuel and some drain cleaner in our quest for cubane. Will it end it tar like last time, or have we actually improved? Subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire
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Music is as usual from the Aphex Twin soundcloud dump, track names are:
- 7 summerfestivalloveinthecountry
- 19 Winding Road
- 30 Dolby C
References: 1997 Lab scale paper: researchgate.net/publication/244572672_Dimethyl_Cubane-14-dicarboxylate_A_Practical_Laboratory_Scale_Synthesis
2013 Pilot Scale: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/op400181g
We combine car coolant, a food preservative, hobby car fuel and some drain cleaner in our quest for cubane. Will it end it tar like last time, or have we actually improved? Subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExplosionsAndFire
Twitter: twitter.com/Explosions_Fire
Patreon: patreon.com/ExplosionsandFire
Join the Discord!! discord.gg/VR6Fz9g
Music is as usual from the Aphex Twin soundcloud dump, track names are:
- 7 summerfestivalloveinthecountry
- 19 Winding Road
- 30 Dolby C
References: 1997 Lab scale paper: researchgate.net/publication/244572672_Dimethyl_Cubane-14-dicarboxylate_A_Practical_Laboratory_Scale_Synthesis
2013 Pilot Scale: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/op400181g










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