People said this experiment was impossible, so I tried it
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
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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 - https://youtu.be/mg3bFxdAZsY?si=BmBIYPUlP1Wfpuoj
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