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Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 1:47 am
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN9pioJWTk0
That is known as the "Pharaoh's serpent" reaction.
The starting compound is mercury thiocyanate, or Hg(SCN)2, which, when exposed to a heat source, creates a reaction that results in a coiling serpent-like solid.
See more videos of this reaction here:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu...t+reaction
Also, post more videos of weird and amazing chemical reactions if you've seen any. 
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RE: Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 2:38 am
(August 5, 2012 at 1:47 am)Rayaan Wrote:
That is known as the "Pharaoh's serpent" reaction.
The starting compound is mercury thiocyanate, or Hg(SCN)2, which, when exposed to a heat source, creates a reaction that results in a coiling serpent-like solid.
See more videos of this reaction here:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu...t+reaction
Also, post more videos of weird and amazing chemical reactions if you've seen any.
I liked that, were those your blue hands.
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RE: Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 2:47 am
(August 5, 2012 at 2:38 am)Godschild Wrote: I liked that, were those your blue hands.
No. 
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RE: Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 4:20 am
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(August 5, 2012 at 1:47 am)Rayaan Wrote: The starting compound is mercury thiocyanate, or Hg(SCN)2, which, when exposed to a heat source, creates a reaction that results in a coiling serpent-like solid.
Huh.. And here I thought it would've looked something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZp_q_7IExA
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RE: Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 5:28 am
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(August 5, 2012 at 1:47 am)Rayaan Wrote:
That is known as the "Pharaoh's serpent" reaction.
The starting compound is mercury thiocyanate, or Hg(SCN)2, which, when exposed to a heat source, creates a reaction that results in a coiling serpent-like solid.
See more videos of this reaction here:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu...t+reaction
Also, post more videos of weird and amazing chemical reactions if you've seen any. Isn't it amazing how a simple chemical can create complex structures when a bit of energy is added.
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RE: Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 5:59 am
(August 5, 2012 at 4:20 am)Kayenneh Wrote:
The guy just rubs the stick on the stone and it catches on fire so quickly? Interesting. I thought it would need a little more friction than that to create a fire. To me, it looked like he was just lightly turning the stick instead of rubbing it. And the camera looks away from the orange for a few seconds just before the fire begins. That made me more suspicious if that was fake or not.
But, it's probably real because orange oil is indeed flammable.
(August 5, 2012 at 5:28 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Isn't it amazing how a simple chemical can create complex structures when a bit of energy is added.
Yeah, but that structure looks pretty simple to me. 
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RE: Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 6:38 am
(August 5, 2012 at 5:59 am)Rayaan Wrote: The guy just rubs the stick on the stone and it catches on fire so quickly? Interesting. I thought it would need a little more friction than that to create a fire. To me, it looked like he was just lightly turning the stick instead of rubbing it. And the camera looks away from the orange for a few seconds just before the fire begins. That made me more suspicious if that was fake or not.
Yeah, I have been wondering if it was a hoax too, but nevertheless it is cool, if it's real. Though, I have worked with some substances that didn't require much energy in order to catch fire, maybe the orange has some similar properties. Darn, I probably need to test it out myself in order to know for sure.
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RE: Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 7:05 am
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(August 5, 2012 at 6:38 am)Kayenneh Wrote: Though, I have worked with some substances that didn't require much energy in order to catch fire, maybe the orange has some similar properties.
That's what I've read, too.
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/ch...m00857.htm
This one here looks more legit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-LeCp1u3J4
Notice that, even after directly putting the flame on the orange, it took him quite a while to light it up.
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RE: Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 7:23 am
Once again we have evidence of the callous nature of our blue handed controllers, working the web of evil over us. Was a moments thought spared for the irreparable psychological damage that would be suffered by those poor innocent cacti condemned to be used in that demonic experiment?
If ever the illuminati made their intentions plain this was it, the Pharaoh (eastern mystical hierarchical power of the pyramid), and the serpent (demonic forces) will burn away the home of the cacti, (do I need to point out the cacti is an American plant). And the fill the area with its own form.
There is no need to mention the significance of the blue hands of the sky god, or the white powder of faith.
You people have been warned!
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RE: Weird Chemical Reactions
August 5, 2012 at 7:57 am
Not necessarily weird, but a classic and certainly exciting.
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