Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
DO NOT MAKE EXPLOSIVES!
In this video, we discuss the most dangerous explosives. We categorize them by their legality, danger, stability and toxicity.
Even if you think you are able to safely prepare explosive compounds, you are probably wrong. There is a fluorine chemist named Darryl Desmarteau who was a chemistry professor researching energetic fluorinated materials. One day, when his researchers were out of the lab, he went to check on the lab, as any responsible supervisor does. As he was checking on his students' experiments, he reached out to take a closer look at one flask, and in that moment, it went off. When he ran to the lab phone to dial 911, the phone didn't respond, because he didn't have a hand anymore. Please consider the safety of yourself and those around you, as even trained experts have been maimed from experiments of scientific value.
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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00 - 4:03
FÜM Ad: 4:03 - 4:57
Acetone Peroxide: 4:57 - 8:29
Blackpowder: 8:29 - 12:11
Flash Powder: 12:11 - 15:45
HMTD: 15:45 - 17:21
Acetylene: 17:21 - 20:19
Mercury (II) Fulminate: 20:19 - 22:11
Nitroglycerin: 22:11 - 23:51
PLX: 23:51 - 26:12
Trinitrotoluene (TNT): 26:12 - 29:22
RDX (Hexogen): 29:22 - 31:10
HMX (Octogen): 31:10 - 32:42
Ammonium Nitrate: 32:42 - 36:55
Picric Acid: 36:55 - 39:11
ETN & PETN: 39:11 - 41:06
Azides: 41:06 - 44:29
Outro: 44:29 - 44:53
FÜM Ad Outro: 44:53 - 44:56
*Team*
Producer - That Chemist (Joey)
Research/Scripting/Animator/Editor – David
A huge thanks to the people who helped with this video, including:
-Opossum Supremacist (reviewed completeness of tierlist, assisted in military-related questions)
-Doyale (German translation, chemistry-related questions)
-Ballerene & Indescension (SLAP round)
-Nicolau, Laz, LWJ (picric acid corrections)
-Mfernflower (Azidoazido azide enthusiast)
*Links*
All links can be found on pastebin, where there is no character limit:
pastebin.com/k5ND9ECW
DO NOT MAKE EXPLOSIVES!
In this video, we discuss the most dangerous explosives. We categorize them by their legality, danger, stability and toxicity.
Even if you think you are able to safely prepare explosive compounds, you are probably wrong. There is a fluorine chemist named Darryl Desmarteau who was a chemistry professor researching energetic fluorinated materials. One day, when his researchers were out of the lab, he went to check on the lab, as any responsible supervisor does. As he was checking on his students' experiments, he reached out to take a closer look at one flask, and in that moment, it went off. When he ran to the lab phone to dial 911, the phone didn't respond, because he didn't have a hand anymore. Please consider the safety of yourself and those around you, as even trained experts have been maimed from experiments of scientific value.
Support the Channel on Patreon - patreon.com/thatchemist
Join the Community Discord! - discord.gg/thatchemist
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00 - 4:03
FÜM Ad: 4:03 - 4:57
Acetone Peroxide: 4:57 - 8:29
Blackpowder: 8:29 - 12:11
Flash Powder: 12:11 - 15:45
HMTD: 15:45 - 17:21
Acetylene: 17:21 - 20:19
Mercury (II) Fulminate: 20:19 - 22:11
Nitroglycerin: 22:11 - 23:51
PLX: 23:51 - 26:12
Trinitrotoluene (TNT): 26:12 - 29:22
RDX (Hexogen): 29:22 - 31:10
HMX (Octogen): 31:10 - 32:42
Ammonium Nitrate: 32:42 - 36:55
Picric Acid: 36:55 - 39:11
ETN & PETN: 39:11 - 41:06
Azides: 41:06 - 44:29
Outro: 44:29 - 44:53
FÜM Ad Outro: 44:53 - 44:56
*Team*
Producer - That Chemist (Joey)
Research/Scripting/Animator/Editor – David
A huge thanks to the people who helped with this video, including:
-Opossum Supremacist (reviewed completeness of tierlist, assisted in military-related questions)
-Doyale (German translation, chemistry-related questions)
-Ballerene & Indescension (SLAP round)
-Nicolau, Laz, LWJ (picric acid corrections)
-Mfernflower (Azidoazido azide enthusiast)
*Links*
All links can be found on pastebin, where there is no character limit:
pastebin.com/k5ND9ECW
