2024-10-05

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Veritasium

The world’s first look inside a thermite reaction. Use code veritasium at https://incogni.com/veritasium to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.

A massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt for making this possible. With special thanks to Dr. Axel Hoeschen, Christof Gassmann and Claudia Koch.

00:00 What is thermite?

00:51 Hans Goldschmidt and the first thermite reaction

05:55 The reaction as it’s never been seen before

14:57 How thermite welding works

17:43 I destroyed a laptop!

26:44 How thermite is made

31:11 Blow-torching thermite to show how reactive it is

If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically. https://snatoms.com/

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References:

Archives from Goldschmidt

Thermite via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/WikiThermite

From the past to the present. via goldschmidt.com - https://ve42.co/Past2Present

Hans Goldschmidt via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/HansGWiki

Goldschmidt, H. (1914). Gesammelte Veröffentlichungen (1st Ed.). Springer-Verlag - https://ve42.co/HGoldschmit1914

Menzies, J. (2015, January 8). Mechanic's Toolbox: Thermite Welding. SFMTA. - https://ve42.co/ThermiteWelding

Kirshenbaum, A. D., & Cahill, J. A. (1960). The density of liquid aluminium oxide. Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry - https://ve42.co/CahillA1960

Reichstag fire via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/ReichstagFireWiki

Images & Video:

Karl Goldschmidt - https://ve42.co/KGoldschmidt

Goldschmidt Chemical Factory - https://ve42.co/GSFabrik

Henry Treffry Dunn Rossetti and Dunton at 16 Cheyne Walk - https://ve42.co/Treffry

The Green Gown - https://ve42.co/GreenGown

Arsenic Green Dress - https://ve42.co/ArsenicGreenDress

Kersting, Die Stickerin - https://ve42.co/Fassung

Too Early Tissot Detail - https://ve42.co/Tissot

Death Skull - https://ve42.co/Skull

British uniforms - https://ve42.co/BritishUniforms

Thermit in Practice - https://ve42.co/SKallee

Thermite Ship Shaft Welding 1 - https://ve42.co/ShipShaft1

Thermite Ship Shaft Welding 2 - https://ve42.co/ShipShaft2

Using Incendiary Grenade to Destroy German Antitank Gun by OkraJoe - https://youtu.be/RTSiq5QYHGo?si=Va_6dPimFuaQfFp5

Reichstagsbrand - https://ve42.co/RTBrand

Ruins of the Reichstagsbrand - https://ve42.co/RTBrand2

The Thermite Kettle by colinfurze - /youtube/video/mg3bFxdAZsY

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Directed by Derek Muller

Written by Derek Muller

Edited by Trenton Oliver

Animated by Fabio Albertelli, Rokas Vikšraitis and Mike Radjabov

Illustrations by Jakub Misiek

Filmed by Derek Muller, David Bochmann, Casper Mebius, Luise Dietert, Henning Fischer and Harald Schweiger

Additional Research by Gregor Čavlović and Gabriel Bean

Produced by Gregor Čavlović, Derek Muller, Casper Mebius, Rob Beasley Spence, Emily Lazard and Tori Brittain

Thumbnail contributions by Peter Sheppard, Ren Hurley and Casper Mebius

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