Watch What Happens When You Try Making Thermite With An Etch A Sketch

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Watch What Happens When You Try Making Thermite With An Etch A Sketch!

So much fire. So much destruction! 2 of the most popular science Youtube channels collaborated to make this masterpiece. Lincoln & Dan are from the channel What's Inside, who just cut open a snakes tail. They help extract powder from an etch a sketch to see if it'll make thermite.

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You learned about exothermic reactions in chemistry class. In an exothermic reaction, chemicals interact and release heat and often light.

You can react iron much more quickly and spectacularly using the thermite reaction, which burns aluminum. The classic method of performing the reaction involves iron oxide, aluminum powder and magnesium.

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To make this at home you can use Aluminum, This is where your Etch a Sketch comes into play.

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I should say don't try this at home, but the thought crossed my mind so if you want to, it is insanely easy.

Just be sure to choose a location away from anything flammable. Use eye protection when viewing the reaction, since a lot of light is emitted.

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Mix together the iron oxide and aluminum. Use a sparkler to light the mixture. Move away from the reaction and let it burn to completion before cleaning it up. Once it is cool, you can pick up the molten metal and examine it.

BOOM!

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Watch the entire video here.