this is a solid chunk of sodium metal
this stuff is number eleven on the
periodic table of elements and it is
extremely reactive if it comes in
contact with water so a few months ago
one of you left a comment asking me to
flush a piece of sodium down a toilet
which seems like a ridiculous request
but I have got Cody from Cody’s lab to
come out here with his infamous mercury
flushing toilet so we can put that
experiment to the test this is the same
toilet I use for my flushing mercury
experiment I’ve cleaned out all the
mercury and now I’ve got a spare toilet
so there’s a pretty good use now if you
take a quick look at sodium it’s a very
bendy very flexible metal I kind of
think it’s about the hardness of beeswax
sodium metal is incredibly reactive it
only has one electron in its outer shell
and so it’s actually higher in the
activity series and hydrogen now most
people will store sodium in a container
of oil because it prevents an oxide
layer from forming I just cut mine kind
of in a jar so you can see it’s got that
crusty coating but if we take a knife we
can cut this open and for a brief second
you can see that shiny metal but within
seconds you can see it’s oxidizing and
forms that white scaly exterior coating
a sodium metal does not like to be
confined this piece is only the size a
little bit bigger than a Marvel but if
we throw this into the toilet and then
drop a block of wood on top it creates
enough pressure enough heat quickly the
wood will get blasted back out 10 to 20
feet in the air no problem I think it
like bounced around and it finally
landed on top of it
[Music]
it’s like a good 30 30 feet from the
flush zone if you feel this block would
it’s actually really slippery really
slimy so check this out we rigged up
this contraption it’s just a long piece
of PVC pipe so we can flush the toilet
from about 10 feet away he’s going to
drop this into the toilet bowl we’re
going to let it fit around for a bit and
then we’re going to flush it and see
what happens
there you go I can hear it crackling
fizzing all right flush it okay here we
go
[Music]
that’s what you call explosive
experience on the toilets this is the
biggest chunk of sodium I’ve ever thrown
into water so a little bit nervous about
this one we’re definitely flushing this
from a distance and I think we would
actually have Kody throw a heading this
time go for the smoosh
[Music]
that reaction actually was pretty cool
this time we’re gonna do the same thing
we’re going to flush it and see if we
can make it go off during the flushing
process I’m wondering if we should go a
little bit bigger just to take it to the
next level this is the grand finale
we’ve got a whole handful of sodium here
like six chunks I’m going to throw them
in and at that exact moment Cody is
gonna flush and hopefully we’ll get some
kind of epic reaction ready for this oh
my goodness that’s amazing check that
out it’s still smoking we got fired a
little bit right in my face dang it that
was epic oh my gosh guys this is insane
oh we finally destroy the toilet that
used to be a toilet now it’s a big mess
that we need to clean up I honestly have
to say I wasn’t expecting that to go off
like when you flushed it and nothing
happened I just sitting there thinking
okay another fail and then BOOM
[Applause]
crazy so we broke a toilet I guess
that’s what happens when you flush a
substantial amount of sodium down it
this is not something you want to try at
home this is for demonstrational and
educational purposes only you can see
this is pretty dangerous stuff and it is
reacting with our skin right now it’s
probably turning my forehead into a bar
of soap but we did this for you guys
thanks for the request this is a ton of
fun I’ve never seen a toilet explode
before anyway huge thanks to my friend
Cody for coming down here and making
this possible for sacrificing this
toilet on our behalf
luckily he’s got a backup and we’re
going to do a video on his channel
flushing liquid nitrogen down a toilet
can the ceramic withstand liquid
nitrogen we’re not sure so we’re going
to test that out go over to Cody’s
channel and check them out give him a
subscribe he’s got some epic content
thanks for joining us for this
experiment we’ll see you the next one
talk to you then all right let’s clean
up this mess go this toilet it’s got a
lifetime warranty Motorhome people take
it back
[Music]
this stuff is number eleven on the
periodic table of elements and it is
extremely reactive if it comes in
contact with water so a few months ago
one of you left a comment asking me to
flush a piece of sodium down a toilet
which seems like a ridiculous request
but I have got Cody from Cody’s lab to
come out here with his infamous mercury
flushing toilet so we can put that
experiment to the test this is the same
toilet I use for my flushing mercury
experiment I’ve cleaned out all the
mercury and now I’ve got a spare toilet
so there’s a pretty good use now if you
take a quick look at sodium it’s a very
bendy very flexible metal I kind of
think it’s about the hardness of beeswax
sodium metal is incredibly reactive it
only has one electron in its outer shell
and so it’s actually higher in the
activity series and hydrogen now most
people will store sodium in a container
of oil because it prevents an oxide
layer from forming I just cut mine kind
of in a jar so you can see it’s got that
crusty coating but if we take a knife we
can cut this open and for a brief second
you can see that shiny metal but within
seconds you can see it’s oxidizing and
forms that white scaly exterior coating
a sodium metal does not like to be
confined this piece is only the size a
little bit bigger than a Marvel but if
we throw this into the toilet and then
drop a block of wood on top it creates
enough pressure enough heat quickly the
wood will get blasted back out 10 to 20
feet in the air no problem I think it
like bounced around and it finally
landed on top of it
[Music]
it’s like a good 30 30 feet from the
flush zone if you feel this block would
it’s actually really slippery really
slimy so check this out we rigged up
this contraption it’s just a long piece
of PVC pipe so we can flush the toilet
from about 10 feet away he’s going to
drop this into the toilet bowl we’re
going to let it fit around for a bit and
then we’re going to flush it and see
what happens
there you go I can hear it crackling
fizzing all right flush it okay here we
go
[Music]
that’s what you call explosive
experience on the toilets this is the
biggest chunk of sodium I’ve ever thrown
into water so a little bit nervous about
this one we’re definitely flushing this
from a distance and I think we would
actually have Kody throw a heading this
time go for the smoosh
[Music]
that reaction actually was pretty cool
this time we’re gonna do the same thing
we’re going to flush it and see if we
can make it go off during the flushing
process I’m wondering if we should go a
little bit bigger just to take it to the
next level this is the grand finale
we’ve got a whole handful of sodium here
like six chunks I’m going to throw them
in and at that exact moment Cody is
gonna flush and hopefully we’ll get some
kind of epic reaction ready for this oh
my goodness that’s amazing check that
out it’s still smoking we got fired a
little bit right in my face dang it that
was epic oh my gosh guys this is insane
oh we finally destroy the toilet that
used to be a toilet now it’s a big mess
that we need to clean up I honestly have
to say I wasn’t expecting that to go off
like when you flushed it and nothing
happened I just sitting there thinking
okay another fail and then BOOM
[Applause]
crazy so we broke a toilet I guess
that’s what happens when you flush a
substantial amount of sodium down it
this is not something you want to try at
home this is for demonstrational and
educational purposes only you can see
this is pretty dangerous stuff and it is
reacting with our skin right now it’s
probably turning my forehead into a bar
of soap but we did this for you guys
thanks for the request this is a ton of
fun I’ve never seen a toilet explode
before anyway huge thanks to my friend
Cody for coming down here and making
this possible for sacrificing this
toilet on our behalf
luckily he’s got a backup and we’re
going to do a video on his channel
flushing liquid nitrogen down a toilet
can the ceramic withstand liquid
nitrogen we’re not sure so we’re going
to test that out go over to Cody’s
channel and check them out give him a
subscribe he’s got some epic content
thanks for joining us for this
experiment we’ll see you the next one
talk to you then all right let’s clean
up this mess go this toilet it’s got a
lifetime warranty Motorhome people take
it back
[Music]
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