Share Video

Download Video: Click Here (save as ***.flv) | Real Player or any FLV Player Required

Permalink:

Embed Code:

Athiril Says:

Oct 29, 2009 - its easy to make. google 'making lye' that will put you on the right track. it basically consists of putting ashes in distilled water for a period of time, which leaches potassium hydroxide, which you shuold be ble to boil off the water to get the solid. you can also use tumeric (spice from supermarket) in a solution to test for it with ashes so you dont waste your time.

lucifer79078 Says:

Oct 29, 2009 - A similar reaction will occur, but it will give you sodium nitrate instead of potassium nitrate.

morriswil32 Says:

Nov 1, 2009 - looks like beer!

hyggehund Says:

Nov 2, 2009 - Hey, can potasium nitrate burn itself or should it be mixid with sugar like u are showing?

Ibringthetruth1 Says:

Nov 5, 2009 - this is too difficult to do. Potassium chloride is available everywhere.

NurdRage Says:

Nov 5, 2009 - The potassium chloride method was already posted by someone else, by agreement i wouldn't redo that one.

Ibringthetruth1 Says:

Nov 5, 2009 - why would you agree to that? whats the link?

NurdRage Says:

Nov 6, 2009 - a broad range of examples is more educational than simply one example done over and over. The particular video i was referring to got removed by youtube so it's no longer available. but other videos with similar procedures exist on youtube.

xxMadBomberxx Says:

Nov 6, 2009 - Excellent video...

Ibringthetruth1 Says:

Nov 6, 2009 - any idea why youtube removed it? can you give the chemical formula?

111Buckethead Says:

Nov 6, 2009 - can you do everything with this potassium nitrate as you can do with store bough potassium nitrate?

shak609 Says:

Nov 8, 2009 - how about u drink it a bottle!!!

critbonez Says:

Nov 10, 2009 - i mix with chlorine to kill somebody

JACKSONSPIDER Says:

Nov 11, 2009 - Can you compare the flames of KNO3 NaNO3 LiNO3 RbNO3 and CsNO3 all mixed with sugar in separate containers?

brutishquito Says:

Nov 12, 2009 - LMAO "greetings fellow nerds"

alberto211393 Says:

Nov 13, 2009 - yes

naturvetaren92 Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - I have a question for you nurdrage (or anyone who is able to answer). I'm trying to balance the equation for this reaction, but it seems I can't get it right... Is ammonia and potassium nitrate really the only products formed? Then the equation would look like this: NH4NO3(aq) + KOH(aq) -- KNO3(aq) + NH3(g) But I dont see how you would be able to balance that. Is something else like oxygen or H2O maybe released as well? Yes I am a nerd, I know :D

francisenfeu Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - even if im not a chemiste i like these vids

handofstand Says:

Nov 15, 2009 - then you will be responsible

CALLOFDUTYKING123 Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - or u could just buy it online

NurdRage Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - @Callofdutyking123 i think you missed the annotation at the beginning.

MultiCreek Says:

Nov 21, 2009 - yeah...

gamotonfasismo Says:

Nov 21, 2009 - is kno3 more reactive than nano3? is nano3 more reactive than naclo3 or not?

TheCrazykillerclown1 Says:

Nov 22, 2009 - u could jus buy it wy would u buy that but make the nitrate?????????????????

NurdRage Says:

Nov 22, 2009 - @TheCrazykillerclown1 I think you missed the annotation at the beginning of the video.