6 Chemical Reactions That Changed History

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  • @sahilkingra1276
    @sahilkingra12764 жыл бұрын

    1:04 Maillard Reaction 1:48 Bronze 2:33 Fermentation 3:42 Saponification 4:30 Silicon 5:19 The Haber-Bosch process (I need this for a project) ;)

  • @Daniel-iz5kt

    @Daniel-iz5kt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

  • @gwotaku01

    @gwotaku01

    4 жыл бұрын

    *bows* Thank you, m'lord.

  • @ac5027

    @ac5027

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thx

  • @jonathantanner6701

    @jonathantanner6701

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think your auto correct made a mistake for you. Video says "Habor-Bosch" not "Harbor-" good luck with your project.

  • @ASMRJey

    @ASMRJey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jonathan Tanner It’s Haber not Habor. I am German and since it’s a German name... I know

  • @gustavoantonio194
    @gustavoantonio1946 жыл бұрын

    "If your ancestors didnt figure out the chemistry of bronze, they were probably conquered by someone who did." Ouch

  • @dillionaustin4492
    @dillionaustin44924 жыл бұрын

    Glass. Glass is the most important. It's the foundation of chemistry. It can hold nearly every chemical, it's extremely durable, and it's transparent, so you're able to fully observe chemicals and chemical reactions inside of it from top to bottom. It's a necessity. Without glass we'd be sitting in straw and stone huts. The mixing of melted quartz crystal with lead was the single most important chemical reaction in history.

  • @sinanck7228

    @sinanck7228

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. Glass is important for chemistry generally but not important for human history. But chemistry itself is.

  • @ccburro1

    @ccburro1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sinanck7228 Yes-but if the creation/existence of glass so important to chemistry and chemistry do important to human history, IMO, that makes glass important to human history. Glass is easy to clean/sterilize (with acid washes and high temp muffs furnace to burn off all organic matter) for performing experiments.

  • @sinanck7228

    @sinanck7228

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ccburro1 yeah, thats what i meant by chemistry itself is. So he could understand what you just said. 🙂

  • @kageyama4051

    @kageyama4051

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yup. Realized this in the science anime: Dr. Stone, despite working in chemistry lab for couple of years.

  • @bangormc3rd562

    @bangormc3rd562

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: early China never developed glass. Even after being introduced to it from outside sources, they didn't start using it seriously until WAY later. They developed ceramics instead (another invaluable tool for chemistry), and it's actually really interesting to see the way their scientific progress developed just based on the influence of one material vs another.

  • @verdatum
    @verdatum8 жыл бұрын

    I cannot pick a favorite! So many have brought us to where we are! Ignoring electro-chemical chemical reactions, I've got about 10 here that I like most: -The hydration of portland cement gave us our modern infrastructure and architecture. Similar compounds gave the Romans the ability to construct architectural wonders as the Pantheon; and underwater cements needed to construct harbors. -The distillation of wood and coal gave us charcoal and coke respectively; pure sources of carbon that allowed the smithing and smelting of iron. Reacting that same coke with lime gave us calcium carbonate, when mixed with water gives us the acetylene needed in safety-lamps to safely mine further coal; allowing the rapidly depleting forests of Europe to regrow; once we managed to bottle oxygen at high pressures, acetylene gave us oxy-acetylene welding; giving us stronger structural bonding than the rivets of before. -The Bessemer process of injecting high-pressure air or oxygen into a mixture of pig-iron and scrap steel allowed us to produce high quality homogenized steel of whatever level carbon desired at a massively reduced cost of iron & steel before it; this is what allowed railroads, steel bridges, and skyscrapers. -The dissolution of cellulose into nitric acid gave us nitrocellulose; a replacement for ivory, smokeless gunpowder to make the battlefield visible, and the start of the world of man-made polymers, unless you prefer the condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde to form Bakelite for that last one. -Goodyear's reaction between natural rubber latex, sulfur and carbon gave us vulcanization, and vulcanized rubber, allowing us to use rubber tires to travel quickly and effectively over roads instead of rails. -The catalytic reaction of combustion exhaust via the catalytic converter allowed us to use internal combustion with massively reduced harm to the environment. -The reaction of glycerine with sulfuric and nitric acid gave us nitroglycerine, which, in addition to treating heart conditions, was combined with diatomaceous earth by Alfred Nobel to form dynamite, our first stable high explosive, which allowed us to wage new forms of war on each other, but on a more positive note, allowed us to mine the earth, blast tunnels through mountains far faster than we ever could before with previous black-powder methods.

  • @masterimbecile

    @masterimbecile

    6 жыл бұрын

    verdatum Dang you took a lot of the good ones. I've got a few more he didn't mention: - Mauve dye - Chlorinated/ fluoridated water - Silver emulsion on Daguerrotypes

  • @luuma6912

    @luuma6912

    6 жыл бұрын

    I prefer this list to the video itself, honestly!

  • @jaytheman5386

    @jaytheman5386

    6 жыл бұрын

    verdatum x

  • @ajbastian

    @ajbastian

    6 жыл бұрын

    And everyone ignores the discovery that that blue-green fuzz on the old bread crust left in the corner of the workshop is actually a powerful antibiotic (penicillin)

  • @nilukumari449

    @nilukumari449

    5 жыл бұрын

    What the!!!????

  • @besmart
    @besmart8 жыл бұрын

    We had to harness a lot more than 6 chemical reactions to make the world what it is today, but that's all the time I had for this video. What chemical innovations do YOU think made the difference? Let me know!

  • @youvanthao8440

    @youvanthao8440

    8 жыл бұрын

    +It's Okay To Be Smart really like ur channel. u deserve more subs!

  • @crunch1757

    @crunch1757

    8 жыл бұрын

    CHEESE

  • @kierondartnell6114

    @kierondartnell6114

    8 жыл бұрын

    +It's Okay To Be Smart Damn... throwing major shade at the end there ;)

  • @MrAdnanholy

    @MrAdnanholy

    8 жыл бұрын

    I think the best chemical reaction is the one giving me Dopamine in my brain :)

  • @csongor48

    @csongor48

    8 жыл бұрын

    Great vid! Informing entertaining and funny at the same time. like all your vids. :D

  • @chillsahoy2640
    @chillsahoy26408 жыл бұрын

    What do you pay a police officer for doing the night shift? Copper nitrates.

  • @aaronsmith5864

    @aaronsmith5864

    8 жыл бұрын

    Nice the pun train keeps on rolling lol

  • @sciblastofficial9833

    @sciblastofficial9833

    6 жыл бұрын

    Aaron Smith If you don't get it, it's a cop-per night-rate

  • @brownlettuce1810

    @brownlettuce1810

    6 жыл бұрын

    That is bad but I may steal it and use it today in class.

  • @dominicsurette2890

    @dominicsurette2890

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@sciblastofficial9833 an old name for police was copper from their badges so its actually copper night rates Though yours is good too tho

  • @Distant_View

    @Distant_View

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've never heard this, it's actually fantastic

  • @mike0rr
    @mike0rr8 жыл бұрын

    "Don't sue me" haha. Well played. Well played.

  • @kaimamoonfury1335
    @kaimamoonfury13358 жыл бұрын

    Penicillin is a big one.

  • @evanmurphy5097

    @evanmurphy5097

    6 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Antibiotics are another huge reason for the population explosion in the 20th century.

  • @brianstryker4536

    @brianstryker4536

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but Penicillin wasn't really a chemical reaction. More just a dude being a disgusting slob.

  • @lianderpottas5776

    @lianderpottas5776

    5 жыл бұрын

    ...true, but not really a chemical reaction.

  • @langfredag2262

    @langfredag2262

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's a fungus

  • @larrytruelove7112

    @larrytruelove7112

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kaima Moonfury Penicillin was a biological discovery, not a chemistry discovery.

  • @videotrash
    @videotrash8 жыл бұрын

    it would have been cool to see the actual chemical notation and get more details on the reactions - this way, it was more of a history-video (still interesting)

  • @DinosaurEmperor84
    @DinosaurEmperor848 жыл бұрын

    "Don't sue me bros" I saw what you did there :)

  • @tropicaltundra6409

    @tropicaltundra6409

    8 жыл бұрын

    dont capital letters

  • @israelch100
    @israelch1008 жыл бұрын

    Please make these a series, it was really interesting and there are a lot of different chemicals you can talk about

  • @deterkcraftaa1256
    @deterkcraftaa12562 жыл бұрын

    I love how you put out the home alone part at the start when the thief got burn on he’s head

  • @anjalikakar3600
    @anjalikakar36004 жыл бұрын

    Very intelligently and interestingly put together, an excellent way to understand chemical reactions! Well done!! Will appreciate if a similar video could be made for the p block elements of groups 15to 17.

  • @myusernameissoobnoxiouslyl9407
    @myusernameissoobnoxiouslyl94078 жыл бұрын

    I just had a chemistry exam earlier today and 4:16 clarified that one of my answers was right

  • @dr.skulhamr3220
    @dr.skulhamr32208 жыл бұрын

    What a concise and entertaining video. This should be in every science classroom.

  • @shockmonkeyradio7128
    @shockmonkeyradio71286 жыл бұрын

    "Olive oil stains out of your favorite toga." LMAO

  • @ValCronin
    @ValCronin3 жыл бұрын

    This is how i need to be taught chemistry lol. Simply, and only the most interesting stuff to start.

  • @owennelan1267
    @owennelan12674 жыл бұрын

    Personally, I feel like the existence of Penicillin is a bit more important than the crispy bits on the bottom of the pan.

  • @nickkerr5714

    @nickkerr5714

    2 жыл бұрын

    Crispy bits on the pan are why there was extra time to study instead of looking for food. Not going to discover anything without time to study

  • @ellidazzle7533
    @ellidazzle75333 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful for me ,studying different parts of science 👍🏽Good job keep it up 👍🏽

  • @aaronwardL69
    @aaronwardL698 жыл бұрын

    The "Don't sue me bro's" killed me at the end.

  • @bryanngo821
    @bryanngo8218 жыл бұрын

    I'd think the Galvanic cell is an important reaction. It's the backbone of batteries, one of the many ways we power our electrical devices.

  • @dizzyshmizzy2624
    @dizzyshmizzy26246 жыл бұрын

    6:21 Why was there a missing head?

  • @Taquitoman138

    @Taquitoman138

    4 жыл бұрын

    it was representing a portion of a person, as he said it over quadrupled

  • @viiolllet3072

    @viiolllet3072

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Elianna Sarn kinky

  • @AmB39
    @AmB398 жыл бұрын

    What a great video. Keep it up guys, this is very high quality stuff.

  • @KartikayKaul
    @KartikayKaul8 жыл бұрын

    The saponification! makes me recall my 12th class chemistry. Adding ester and naoh to make heavy salts ie soaps!

  • @GreerFried
    @GreerFried8 жыл бұрын

    2 Girls 1 Cup reaction changed humanity the most.

  • @koustav24das

    @koustav24das

    8 жыл бұрын

    nah, it didn't budge me a bit

  • @rudyossanchez
    @rudyossanchez8 жыл бұрын

    I like the memes, don't see the problem with them.

  • @sonugupta8930

    @sonugupta8930

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's have a lot of problems,,, it degrade our health badly 😔😔😥😥

  • @kodakincade8063

    @kodakincade8063

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sonu Gupta are you sure it’s not just your poor English?

  • @dstdaniel9630

    @dstdaniel9630

    3 жыл бұрын

    Init

  • @patsail1
    @patsail18 жыл бұрын

    Great video to start your chemistry class off right! From here I would explore a little alchemy in making that famous gold penny demo or lab.

  • @morguetheunholy
    @morguetheunholy6 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the knowledge !

  • @David-g6
    @David-g68 жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite video ever! im really interested in history and science so this is perfect! keep up the good work!

  • @verdatum

    @verdatum

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Le Wild Commenter Of KZread If you've never seen the documentary Connections, track it down, and watch it as soon as you possibly can.

  • @Sam-gj8kr
    @Sam-gj8kr8 жыл бұрын

    Was that sword he had Finns from adventure time?

  • @L-Mop

    @L-Mop

    8 жыл бұрын

    yes it was

  • @that1valentian769

    @that1valentian769

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but it's from Season 1.

  • @heyitzrane3025

    @heyitzrane3025

    5 жыл бұрын

    yes, yes it was.

  • @Max_Matrix

    @Max_Matrix

    5 жыл бұрын

    "...the old saying, 'Sticks and stones can break my bones, (shhhing) but metal can do it better.'!"

  • @LEGOSHI985

    @LEGOSHI985

    4 жыл бұрын

    That was his first and most iconic. He had many swords.

  • @leyawonder2306
    @leyawonder23068 жыл бұрын

    wow, your channle is awesome, i love your videos and the way you share knowledge. totally subscribed

  • @josequiles7
    @josequiles78 жыл бұрын

    your video editing skills are lit, your videos are the coolest!

  • @aldogallegos3209
    @aldogallegos32098 жыл бұрын

    "Don't sue me bros" i see what you did there XD

  • @KaiHenningsen
    @KaiHenningsen4 жыл бұрын

    Makes video about important Chemical reactions "Chemistry is where all the fun happens in between." Includes lots of things in the list that aren't so much chemical reactions, but are better described as physics or biology

  • @danielsaldivar5844
    @danielsaldivar58445 жыл бұрын

    Amazing.Awsome.No words.

  • @Biggusdickus998
    @Biggusdickus9983 жыл бұрын

    Bronze was also easier to cast/ work as a side effect, because of the reduced smelting temperature of the alloy compared to pure copper

  • @akthamadams7989
    @akthamadams79898 жыл бұрын

    I had to make an account just to subscribe to your channel. Love to see a video about DNA profiling like how discriminatory it is and also about the DNA profiles of Identical Twins!

  • @unvergebeneid
    @unvergebeneid8 жыл бұрын

    "You like Civilization?" _shows the cover of Civ6_ Wow, talk about future-proofing a video!

  • @HipHopMovieNews
    @HipHopMovieNews7 жыл бұрын

    Boy I love this channel.

  • @vilikazanlaklieva3393
    @vilikazanlaklieva33938 жыл бұрын

    That's why love chemistry!

  • @achilleasgeorgiou7853
    @achilleasgeorgiou78538 жыл бұрын

    photosynthesis since it created and maintains most of our atmosphere

  • @InformationBlast

    @InformationBlast

    8 жыл бұрын

    I don't think people understand how vital this is

  • @besmart

    @besmart

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Achilleas Georgiou Sure, but that's not a reaction that humans harnessed. Yet.

  • @JoeCrush_

    @JoeCrush_

    8 жыл бұрын

    It's Okay To Be Smart Trump will harness photosynthesis with his wall

  • @aaronsmith5864

    @aaronsmith5864

    8 жыл бұрын

    When they say changed history they mean human history and photosynthesis has always been around as far as humans are concerned so it didn't really change anything for us

  • @achilleasgeorgiou7853

    @achilleasgeorgiou7853

    8 жыл бұрын

    It's Okay To Be Smart true, and it hasn't really changed anything as Aaron stated. Great episode ,as always, by the way.

  • @dilloncornett1539
    @dilloncornett15398 жыл бұрын

    2:25 dat Skyrim iron sword.

  • @stimkirkhanh4265
    @stimkirkhanh42653 жыл бұрын

    0:50 my guy just pulled a burger out of no where

  • @varshabhatane5503
    @varshabhatane55034 жыл бұрын

    Such an awesome scientific information!

  • @lachoneu2
    @lachoneu23 жыл бұрын

    I was getting worried you'd miss the Habor Bosch reaction. That reaction is hands down the most important chemical reaction man kind has ever done. Without it roughly 6 billion people would starve to death.

  • @adikulkarni8829

    @adikulkarni8829

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same bro

  • @JohnSmith-xx9th

    @JohnSmith-xx9th

    6 ай бұрын

    Of course. And today we’re in a predicament. The world cannot build ammonia plants fast enough to keep up with the rate of population growth. The other challenge is natural gas feedstock. Air will be available always, but not NG.

  • @FraserSouris
    @FraserSouris8 жыл бұрын

    "Heavy Metal Stage"

  • @v-gc7257
    @v-gc72572 жыл бұрын

    Very informative!

  • @yogeshramaswamy5510
    @yogeshramaswamy55105 жыл бұрын

    I like this guy, can you put a video on what caused Chenobyl

  • @determineddaaf3
    @determineddaaf36 жыл бұрын

    I think pizza changed our lives forever, we now have a reason to live

  • @marielaveau6362

    @marielaveau6362

    3 жыл бұрын

    if it doesn't kill you first.

  • @josiahmartin2198

    @josiahmartin2198

    3 жыл бұрын

    fermentation, yeast from the crust, lacto fermented tomato sauce as well as fermented milk aka cheese then fermented meat aka pepperoni

  • @lakshmipriya6848

    @lakshmipriya6848

    3 жыл бұрын

    i agree

  • @surprise2208
    @surprise22085 жыл бұрын

    “Battlefield or the breakfast table” *whats the difference?*

  • @lemonlime07

    @lemonlime07

    4 жыл бұрын

    Surprise frrrrr

  • @aliasifchowdhury3419
    @aliasifchowdhury34196 жыл бұрын

    Just the first few seconds immediately caught my attention and made me decide to hit like....chemistry is everywhere from stars in space to the cells of our body...no way to pick any favourite...everything in chemistry is worthy of being favourite

  • @c8h10o2n4
    @c8h10o2n47 жыл бұрын

    i like the selection you made.

  • @adamlee7631
    @adamlee76318 жыл бұрын

    I saw that iron sword from Skyrim. :

  • @marlonmarcello

    @marlonmarcello

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Walrus Lord yeah, hahaha

  • @julsjgreen

    @julsjgreen

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Walrus Lord That's not a Skyrim sword. It looks kinda close, but it isn't from Skyrim.

  • @somemaycallthisjunkmeicall133

    @somemaycallthisjunkmeicall133

    8 жыл бұрын

    +JuTuber Same texture, same shape, same graphics coincidence? Yeahhhhhhh

  • @julsjgreen

    @julsjgreen

    8 жыл бұрын

    Some may call this junk me I call them treasure Not the same shape or texture. Google the sword, man.

  • @jasvinjames5773

    @jasvinjames5773

    8 жыл бұрын

    What about Dark Souls? The bronze one looked like one of the Greatswords.

  • @sss-tw3jh
    @sss-tw3jh8 жыл бұрын

    tetrahydrocannabinol

  • @martinbegley947
    @martinbegley9473 жыл бұрын

    Great Video on Chemical Reactions--well worth watching by everyone. Just an interesting note which I am sure the creator of the video knows: Haber-Bosch reaction requires tremendous pressures (200 to 400 atmospheres) and temperatures (

  • @MilesJ.
    @MilesJ.3 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video.

  • @aviralaryal7332
    @aviralaryal73326 жыл бұрын

    I want him to be my science teacher.

  • @user-zc3nn2nx2u

    @user-zc3nn2nx2u

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aviral Aryal he will still teach you the same things as your normal teacher. Thats what they have tp do.

  • @cameronsteil3850

    @cameronsteil3850

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know right? My science teacher sucks

  • @xlaythe

    @xlaythe

    5 жыл бұрын

    he can keep me after class, woo woo

  • @y37chung
    @y37chung6 жыл бұрын

    U missed the first reaction that produces commercialized plastic

  • @treforis1896
    @treforis18965 жыл бұрын

    The voltaic battery was quite important as well

  • @viniciusfernandes2303
    @viniciusfernandes23032 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @ericskarl2100
    @ericskarl21005 жыл бұрын

    Concrete from cement. Romans did it and we still use it today.

  • @evanbrown4820
    @evanbrown48202 жыл бұрын

    I'm almost surprised that photographic chemistry wasn't included, for the first time in history it allowed people to accurately see things they may have never otherwise had the opportunity to see. This lead to advancements in the fields of education and study of other cultures and for the first time ever provided some sense of cohesiveness between all peoples.

  • @Benjuthula
    @Benjuthula8 жыл бұрын

    Great episode. Would love to see: 6 drinks that changed the world, 6 materials that changed the world, 6 medicines that .... There's an entire channel here.

  • @alexgauthier7740
    @alexgauthier77408 жыл бұрын

    I like how all your gestures have a purpose.

  • @35times29
    @35times298 жыл бұрын

    Isn't doping a pure metal with other metals not a chemical change but a physical change? Making an alloy is a mixture of metals that share physical properties based on the amount of one substance compared to the others.

  • @CaptTerrific

    @CaptTerrific

    8 жыл бұрын

    +35Times Metallurgy is a form of solid-state chemistry, though it all comes down to how broadly you want to define chemistry. If you want to limit it to reactions, then no, it's not.

  • @35times29

    @35times29

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Higgins2001 Much appreciated for the clarification! :)

  • @nemonomen3340

    @nemonomen3340

    8 жыл бұрын

    Saw this video and came to comments section to say the same thing.

  • @jisookim6904

    @jisookim6904

    6 жыл бұрын

    35Times I wouldn't have taken that as a chemical reaction either. It changes the chemical properties of the metals but the process is purely physical. I would have picked making pure metal out of ores instead of it. Especially because iron was far more impactful than bronze in the longterm.

  • @kjugirl

    @kjugirl

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jisoo Kim thats right. But i think the reason he chose bronze is because it was the first 'combination' of two metals. Therefore opening up what other metals could be created that way. For the people back then it was probably all the same 'magic'

  • @user-ff4xw1ts2w
    @user-ff4xw1ts2w8 жыл бұрын

    1:09 Looks like Theodore Roosevelt

  • @Phyto.
    @Phyto.6 жыл бұрын

    You are SUCH a geek. I love it.

  • @unf3z4nt
    @unf3z4nt8 жыл бұрын

    LOL. Look at the little cell spinning around the host on the background @ 5:25.

  • @MegaMGstudios

    @MegaMGstudios

    6 жыл бұрын

    Don Hyon go home cell, yer drunk

  • @SkullCollectorD5
    @SkullCollectorD58 жыл бұрын

    2:30 Somebody gave up all their life to be... in the Book of Heavy Metal.

  • @NipunChamikaraWeerasiri
    @NipunChamikaraWeerasiri7 жыл бұрын

    Technically speaking, alloying isn't a chemical reaction :/. Other than that, it was a fantastic video. Cool memes btw!

  • @bpj1805

    @bpj1805

    2 жыл бұрын

    By which technical criterion does it fail to be a chemical reaction? Not enough smoke and sparks coming out of a round bottom flask?

  • @shotbyguap
    @shotbyguap5 жыл бұрын

    Very well made video. Totally necessary to like it :)!

  • @RMalai
    @RMalai Жыл бұрын

    I use the Haber Bosch process for a class assignment. I might try the others as well.

  • @nitroneonicman
    @nitroneonicman8 жыл бұрын

    I thought Aluminium was the most common metal on earth? Not even mentioned at 2:03

  • @SentientMeatbag

    @SentientMeatbag

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Green Raver (Musik) Yes, aluminium is the most common element on earth, but as an oxide. Not in its metal form. Aluminium oxide requires a complicated 'high tech' process for purifying into metal. Even then, aluminium isn't very suitable for making tools or weapons. It's relatively brittle and not very strong. Aluminium tools will bend, dull and break easily.

  • @aaronsmith5864

    @aaronsmith5864

    8 жыл бұрын

    +RarelyEvil lolz aluminum is the most common element on earth

  • @SentientMeatbag

    @SentientMeatbag

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Aaron Smith Oops. :/

  • @e.rotari2270

    @e.rotari2270

    6 жыл бұрын

    Quote from Wiki:"Iron is the most abundant metal on earth." making it to 30%. Aluminum is the most abundant on the surface of Earth, making it to 8%. Indeed, clay is primarily composed of alumina silicate and is found in most soils.

  • @quinnginbey3254
    @quinnginbey32547 жыл бұрын

    What about Pasteurisation? Does that not technically count as being a chemical reaction? It gave the method for humans to sterilise liquids and foods from germs, which I'd say is pretty important.

  • @e.rotari2270

    @e.rotari2270

    6 жыл бұрын

    Pasteurisation is not a chemical reaction. Technically, pasteuresation is killing germs with temperature. This killing happens due to coagulation of proteins, which cannot serve the basic functions to the living cells, if we want to look into it. That's all.

  • @MrMarinus18

    @MrMarinus18

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pasteurization is actually quite recent. Not because the fact that boiling kills germs was unknown but because it was very difficult to create a sterile enough storage method to maintain it.

  • @weirdshamanwizzard3156

    @weirdshamanwizzard3156

    5 жыл бұрын

    Heatinduced chemical transformation... yes

  • @petephone9353
    @petephone93536 ай бұрын

    Did they have to go back in time to change history. I would have thought that a discovery, any discovery, could only change things from that moment on. But these reactions, you say, changed things that had already happened. Amazing!

  • @sertychui9060
    @sertychui90605 жыл бұрын

    Love this dude. He's so funny!!

  • @georgealamat4661
    @georgealamat46617 жыл бұрын

    what about the reduction-oxidation reaction that introduced electricity to humanity ??

  • @suzukispider

    @suzukispider

    5 жыл бұрын

    nah, that was ben franklin

  • @davidmontierth8258
    @davidmontierth82584 жыл бұрын

    There is no chemical reaction when you combine Copper and Tin.

  • @Joel-zu3lw

    @Joel-zu3lw

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah its a mixture like he said.. what is your point?

  • @alishahovawart7312

    @alishahovawart7312

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Joel-zu3lw the video is about chemical reaction that changed the world and I think he/she meant that copper and tin isn't a reaction, so actually it shouldn't be mentioned in this video

  • @harshul66

    @harshul66

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alishahovawart7312 they mentioned what is needed to be, if we go into actually reaction of making a bronze alloy it would be pretty complex... atleast not as easy as it sounds

  • @k.jayasree9983

    @k.jayasree9983

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ik

  • @davidmontierth8258

    @davidmontierth8258

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Joel-zu3lw the title is "chemical reactions" so copper and tin shouldn't be in this video.

  • @sulagnanandi
    @sulagnanandi4 жыл бұрын

    3:04 Their eyes LMAO 😂

  • @xo2904
    @xo29043 жыл бұрын

    this is really cool

  • @cbakercbaker
    @cbakercbaker8 жыл бұрын

    I would add two more chemical reactions to the list. The first would be gunpowder. It is considered to be one of the 'Four Great Inventions' of China. It changed (for better or worse) the way humans committed warfare. The other chemical reaction would be the Bayer and Hall-Héroult processes for refining aluminum. Aluminum is the most abundant metallic element in the earth's crust (and the third most abundant of all the elements after oxygen and silicon). Without aluminum, we would still be using iron (which is too heavy) and copper (which is too soft) to build our tools and other durable goods.

  • @SoulDelSol

    @SoulDelSol

    3 жыл бұрын

    Many more hand and power tools are made with steel than with aluminum. And copper is also more useful than aluminum (electrical wires). Aluminum is good for light weight and heat resistant applications like aviation industries. There are more aluminum engines being produced but the vast majority are still iron/steel

  • @SoulDelSol

    @SoulDelSol

    3 жыл бұрын

    I still liked your comment though bc of gunpowder point

  • @gamingforb5777
    @gamingforb57778 жыл бұрын

    It's okay to be smart, you need to see the channel Bozeman Science. Not only do you look like him you also talk like him, and do the same area of science as him. Illuminardi confirmed

  • @besmart

    @besmart

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Gaming Forb Would it weird you out even more if I told you that Paul and I are friends?

  • @gamingforb5777

    @gamingforb5777

    8 жыл бұрын

    +It's Okay To Be Smart That's cool!

  • @JackJack-zo4zt
    @JackJack-zo4zt2 жыл бұрын

    These definitely changed history much more than any of my reactions ever have. Nothin' I do even makes it on to the news.

  • @EmerLink
    @EmerLink7 жыл бұрын

    2:32 lol i was playing civilization 6 while watching that

  • @Flameandfireclan
    @Flameandfireclan8 жыл бұрын

    Tin + copper... You know what i'm talk about rs players ;)

  • @thegreatr3dbeard153

    @thegreatr3dbeard153

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Karadra Peterson Smith lvl?

  • @Flameandfireclan

    @Flameandfireclan

    8 жыл бұрын

    TheGreatR3dBeard 99

  • @alexwang982

    @alexwang982

    7 жыл бұрын

    Karadra Peterson sncu

  • @Cr42yguy
    @Cr42yguy8 жыл бұрын

    czochralski process...reaction...nope! physical process

  • @aaronsmith5864

    @aaronsmith5864

    8 жыл бұрын

    Agreed if it's pure silicon all your doing is rearranging its structure your not reacting it with anything it's like saying turning a bowl of water into ice is a chemical reaction that's chemistry 101

  • @Trempf

    @Trempf

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Cr42yguy Alloying (bronze) is also not a Chemical Reaction

  • @davidmurphy1005

    @davidmurphy1005

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Aaron Smith It is commonly referred to as "physical chemistry". It refers to the arrangement of the silicon atoms in their crystal lattice.

  • @Trempf

    @Trempf

    8 жыл бұрын

    +David Murphy Phase transitions in elements are physical processes. Would you call the allotropic transition of alpha iron to gamma iron a chemical reaction?!

  • @dangp7

    @dangp7

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Richard Zsigmondy Would you call arguing semantics with someone you've never met online a good use of your time?

  • @JS-ce1vd
    @JS-ce1vd3 жыл бұрын

    The making of glass and ceramics were very big as well. What would you keep the wine and grains in (or cook in) for that matter.

  • @GeneralLiuofBoston1911
    @GeneralLiuofBoston19114 жыл бұрын

    1:45 Tea is so much better *goes back to sip my Oolong tea*

  • @otakuribo
    @otakuribo8 жыл бұрын

    01:53 "Metal does it better." 🔥🔥🤘😑🤘🔥🔥

  • @mirceaneagoe8586
    @mirceaneagoe85863 жыл бұрын

    With all due respect to the time and energy invested in this video, BRONZE and SILICON are obtained through PHYSICAL processes, like melting and crystallization. Cheers !

  • @harek0artex
    @harek0artex8 жыл бұрын

    it´ll be awesome to watch a video including or talking about the Krebs / citric acid cycle

  • @GreatGloves
    @GreatGloves3 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from Finland! 4 years After the Release of this video😂

  • @organicchemistry6357
    @organicchemistry63575 жыл бұрын

    At that last reaction, it significantly decreased quality of most food, which is about 30% as nutricious as the food in the old days. Certain minerals are missing, required for nutrition (vitamines and especially minerals). The soil has been depleted and you have to think logically. How does soil deplete?

  • @tylerbennett4488
    @tylerbennett44887 жыл бұрын

    I hate to be that guy, but isn't the mixing of two metals into an alloy not a chemical reaction...?

  • @nadzianyx

    @nadzianyx

    7 жыл бұрын

    My chemistry's pretty rusty, but I believe an alloy is essentially either a mixture or a solid solution. This would imply a physical transformation rather than a chemical one, as no new compounds are created... right?

  • @Sheryar1468
    @Sheryar14683 жыл бұрын

    OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH BIG FAN

  • @seagk1343
    @seagk13438 жыл бұрын

    Civ 6 available for preorder like 4 days ago and you already got the cover here (true fan xD)

  • @snazzlebaz125
    @snazzlebaz1258 жыл бұрын

    Is it okay to be stupid? Or just smart

  • @arj446_

    @arj446_

    8 жыл бұрын

    +snazzlebaz125 From what I remember of high school, it's more acceptable to be stupid than smart. No worries... ;)

  • @tecwynjones6532

    @tecwynjones6532

    8 жыл бұрын

    +snazzlebaz125 There was this study with RQ (a test to say how stupid you are) and IQ relationships and it said that the smarter you are, the stupider you are, so yeah, it's okay to be stupid.

  • @aaronsmith5864

    @aaronsmith5864

    8 жыл бұрын

    It is if you want to run for president of the United States zing..

  • @alnasayansulaiman6155

    @alnasayansulaiman6155

    6 жыл бұрын

    Its okay to be stupid (if you want to)!You just dont want to take it easy and look at things in easier way . Its life . Its simple . Action=reaction . Things get mixed up as oil when heated and eggs .

  • @chrisinator13
    @chrisinator137 жыл бұрын

    Like the channel but the jokes are really bad..

  • @jjcika7504

    @jjcika7504

    7 жыл бұрын

    chrisinator13 this channel in a nutshell

  • @chrisrenfro2058
    @chrisrenfro20583 жыл бұрын

    I need more "heavy metal stage" out takes please and thank you

  • @haleyagnew7874
    @haleyagnew78747 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos