Making Fireworks from Bat Poop?

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Happy 4th of July! To celebrate I attempted to make my own fireworks starting from sulfur from an abandoned mine in California, bat guano, charcoal, corn, and bamboo! This video doesn't contain the actual production and assembly of the fireworks, just the collecting of ingredients and the final result. The assembly video will be released in the next couple days, with no monetization.
Pyrotechnics can be very dangerous, please don't consider trying to do this yourself. If you are interested, find an local pyrotechnic organization here: www.pgi.org/links/clubs.php
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@htme 6 жыл бұрын

There seems to be a weird glitch with KZfaq causing some people to not get the vocal audio in the bamboo scene. No idea why this is happening, and haven't been able to replicate it on my end. Here's a second upload of that scene if it wasn't working for you, hopefully this version will: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a55gltZ837bLmIE.html

@excessiveirony651 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry, it still doesn’t work!!

@brianvillarreal324 6 жыл бұрын

How To Make Everything

@IkansmiteU 6 жыл бұрын

Had this same problem. I plugged in headphones and there was sound again

@cedricdb 6 жыл бұрын

I did have audio but it sounded really weird. My guess would be that the left and right channels have inverted audio so when listening on a phone or tablet with just one speaker, both channels get combined and cancel each other out (I was listening on an iPad Pro which has separate speakers for both channels). This also explains why listening through headphones fixes the problem.

@yellowmango888 6 жыл бұрын

Nice👍

@theCodyReeder 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure there is more to getting the nitrates out of the bat poo than evaporating down the liquid extract. ;)

@savage101. 6 жыл бұрын

Cody'sLab Explain like I'm 5 please

@savage101. 6 жыл бұрын

Nuovoswiss Explain *like* I'm 5 doesn't mean I'm 5

@Saamniferu 5 жыл бұрын

lol

@MrMCKlebeband 5 жыл бұрын

@@savage101. 5 Likes! there u go!

@Mostlyharmless1985 5 жыл бұрын

Savage. If you need that explanation, you don’t need to make potassium nitrate

@pittsburgh172 6 жыл бұрын

the cut with the coffee was gold 🤣

@ahmadmalik3757 5 жыл бұрын

Yup

@kingpinohsainspector225 4 жыл бұрын

Actually one of the best plugs I've ever seen.

@IANXZ 4 жыл бұрын

what i would not give to drink some nice bat guano now.

@Ribbiting-Frog 2 жыл бұрын

I was drinking coffee as i was watching this.

@x9x9x9x9x9 6 жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't you tell her about the fly on her face while filming that segment?

@SuqMadiq 6 жыл бұрын

x9x9x9x9x9 god dammit. It's all i can look at now.

@x9x9x9x9x9 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry lol

@COJ.Island 6 жыл бұрын

😁☕

@benji376 6 жыл бұрын

Haha thought i was the only one!

@CaffeinatedTech 6 жыл бұрын

Moley moley moley moley moley!

@HomeGrownPyrotechnics 6 жыл бұрын

my advice on when you start making rockets, dont start with making black powder rockets, rather start with sugar rockets, they would be easier to manage and there is plenty of info

@htme 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve actually gotten the opposite advice, that sugar rockets are more variable and challenging compared to black powder. I’m actually hoping to try and do both in that video

@HomeGrownPyrotechnics 6 жыл бұрын

How To Make Everything oh? Interesting. Well good luck then. To make either of the fuels you WILL need electronic grinding equipment like a coffee grinder. Trust me when I say this, DONT BOTHER WITH DOING IT IN A MORTAR AND PESTLE, you will get lack luster results.

@jacobsmith6254 6 жыл бұрын

A shame that KZfaq’s flawed monetization system limits your content, keep up the good work anyways!

@brettbrenner4106 6 жыл бұрын

Jacob Smith, it wasn’t demonetized.

@shatterednova5308 6 жыл бұрын

Brett Brenner read the description. He had to split the video into two parts.

@harrywalker969 5 жыл бұрын

Yet I got an advert on how to access pornhub through a vpn lol

@r.awilliams9815 5 жыл бұрын

The type of wood used for charcoal can greatly influence the burn rate of black powder...for instance pine wood charcoal makes great sparks, but burns slowly compared to BP made with willow charcoal.

@misaalanshori 6 жыл бұрын

Wheres the voice audio when you're at the bamboo place?

@Joblomov 6 жыл бұрын

everywhere except for the center speaker, apparently

@albertoxp03 6 жыл бұрын

M Isa put earbuds/headphones on

@KnowBigDeal 6 жыл бұрын

It's fine on mobile. Slightly better than other sections actually

@shanecoyle3676 6 жыл бұрын

Use headphones fixed for me

@georgiadavis616 6 жыл бұрын

He’s playing Chinese whispers

@micahphilson 6 жыл бұрын

I love the solution to the demonetization problem, making a full other video with the controversial content!

@seanbush5313 6 жыл бұрын

"controversial"

@htme 6 жыл бұрын

There was also some question of the legality of it. It's generally legal to produce fireworks on your own as long as it's not done not commercially, but if I produce a video about manufacturing fireworks that I profit from, that could be considered commercialization and require a license. So this seemed like the best loop hole to hopefully not get in trouble.

@Vincentgerritsphotography 6 жыл бұрын

How To Make Everything but where will the video be?

@micahphilson 6 жыл бұрын

Vincent Gerrits on this channel, though maybe in a week.

@micahphilson 6 жыл бұрын

Sean Bush well, KZfaq controversial. They typically don't monetize videos showing how to make dangerous materials like gunpowder, even Cody's Labs', where to get nitrates he had to dump urine on a pile of hay for a full summer. Super efficient, eh?

@pgakagi 6 жыл бұрын

As for demonetizing, certain people are always all too happy to ruin someone's hard work on youtube. Great video, informative as always.

@harper222 4 жыл бұрын

"I've encountered angry bats before" Me watching in April 2020 "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

@jennabethbeauty 6 жыл бұрын

I love this channel so much! It's riveting! PS I nearly had a heart attack when I thought you drank the bat poo 😂

@melvingeorge2191 6 жыл бұрын

44GlenCoCo im not easily convinced by anything. Ever. Ever. But this channel is definitely one of my favorites.

@micahphilson 6 жыл бұрын

That was the best part of the video, I love their sense of humor! The channel is great enough educationally, it's just even better with the jokes. It's easily one of my absolute favorite channels!

@leomarek7773 6 жыл бұрын

andy has gone batshit crazy and gotten demonitized

@MrEmrys24 6 жыл бұрын

If I haven't watched that episode I might have believed it as well 😂

@tzisorey 6 жыл бұрын

Episode idea - How To Make a sieve that fits over the top of your plastic bucket without falling in every time you're pressing your cheesecloth

@chockman3833 6 жыл бұрын

Making your own fireworks? That’s bat shit crazy!

@nooanieminen1100 6 жыл бұрын

chock man get out

@sub2willne52 6 жыл бұрын

Does youtube have a block button?

@drygrapejce8020 6 жыл бұрын

chock man why

@arandomcat9647 6 жыл бұрын

DarceyNE there is a report the three dots on their comment

@arandomcat9647 6 жыл бұрын

Just dislike the comment

@Window_Hero 5 жыл бұрын

I would be interested to see you do more work on the nitrate production. There's a lot of interesting science, and other methods behind it. Of particular note in this context, if I had to guess, I'd say your product likely contained far more sodium nitrate than potassium nitrate.

@user-uy1rg8td1v Жыл бұрын

When he poured the bat poop water mixture through the cloth, I read some online advice to add a layer of wood ash on of the cloth as the wood ash adds something to the potassium nitrate.

@Freizeitflugsphaere 6 жыл бұрын

Well I did the same process using urine, cow and chicken manure. The process took me about 2 years and it worked perfectly! I would love to be able to make a video about it. However, I don't want to get beef with the authorities, or risk my channel to be deleted. Cody got a strike because of doing this procedure🤔

@oneshotme 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah what a year or two after he had posted it

@luck3y778 6 жыл бұрын

Freizeitflugsphäre that batter gives my brownies unique flavors UUUUGHHH 😋😋

@technocracynow9339 6 жыл бұрын

If you are a German you better not do this

@Freizeitflugsphaere 6 жыл бұрын

Simon Mobile I am from Austria where it is even more worse...

@Klmsrv 6 жыл бұрын

Lass es lieber. Das ist verboten in Deutschland.

@chasingdreams3056 6 жыл бұрын

*C H O C O L A T E* *EAT ME* lmao

@grimmigerfuchs6544 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Beagle4Bagel 6 жыл бұрын

She has a fly on her forehead lmao

@rekrap935 6 жыл бұрын

That coffee seen has me shook lmao

@ChristianJeanes 6 жыл бұрын

Been here since 40k subs and you have grown so much. You make such great content and I’m glad I’ve been here to see it.

@DB_4170 5 жыл бұрын

Andy is the perfect road trip buddy. He goes everywhere and doesn't complain!

@oxidize3 6 жыл бұрын

Man I always get excited when I see a new HTME video in my feed!

@brienobrady 6 жыл бұрын

The part where he was getting bamboo I thought my audio was messed up

@shanecoyle3676 6 жыл бұрын

Brady OBrien use headphones or ear buds it fixes it

@sheller153 6 жыл бұрын

You know, there’s significant evidence that bamboo was used in ancient Asia as opposed to stone tools due to the thick and tough cuticle on the outside.

@jaxbomb2838 6 жыл бұрын

It’s awesome that you are from Minnesota. I feel like every KZfaqr lives in California so it’s nice to have a great KZfaqr from my home state.

@onionike4198 6 жыл бұрын

I'm loving the long form videos, It's cool to have the whole process in one video ^_^

@ChrisBlagdonIsABoss 6 жыл бұрын

Now hes using bat poop for fireworks i guess you could say he's gone bat-shit crazy

@mrchocolatebean8878 6 жыл бұрын

Vegetal Spagoot too late

@fotrniteemiencraftgaemr-fo3202 6 жыл бұрын

Damn it I thought I was original

@jarretdietzler7750 6 жыл бұрын

I saw this episode coming And I'm glad it finally did!

@micahphilson 6 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for this! I'll have to watch it a bit later, but I've been looking forward to this, should be exciting!

@andrewhuang8917 6 жыл бұрын

Honestly this is one of my favourite channels

@danielgarlick5823 6 жыл бұрын

i wish i could like this video multiple times, i used to be into the hobby myself a few years ago, miss it.

@zaziebryant4375 6 жыл бұрын

You're so dedicated and amazing! Keep up the good work

@phoxal 6 жыл бұрын

*Sneaks into Bruce Wayne's bathroom*

@dar-nakkallig 6 жыл бұрын

Phoxal batman

@kelly2016 6 жыл бұрын

Ayden Hoeft I think you mean tony stank, father of the sticky boi peter- man

@rex02244 6 жыл бұрын

I think you mean Dr langstrom who is man bat (he's a giant bat humanoid)

@pleasestop104 5 жыл бұрын

Why? Bruce Wayne is just some rich guy. Are you talking about bat man?

@marissastudies7959 6 жыл бұрын

this is the content i subscribe for

@TinNguyen197 6 жыл бұрын

Every video on this channel is worth subcribing for

@TheMasonX23 6 жыл бұрын

As a Minnesotan planning on building some bat houses, this was extra informative haha

@robbicu 6 жыл бұрын

Andy! This is fantastic!

@joshm9058 6 жыл бұрын

This channel is awesome. I think you did a great job with it.

@nathanjackson7247 6 жыл бұрын

Happy 4th Y’all

@RealAthrey 6 жыл бұрын

Yo! That coffee part got me 😂😂😂😂🔥

@starlight4649 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking " that bat poop stew looks uncomfortably like coffee."

@konstantintomilin1826 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Can't wait to see the next part!

@caspo9388 6 жыл бұрын

Love this channel ❤️keep up the awesome work

@patricksanders858 5 жыл бұрын

Just as I was thinking "gee! That looks like coffee! Oh no! Oh my godmmmph, whuff, ackkkk, ackkk. Did you have to do that? Now look at the mess on my floor!

@jr-120_ 6 жыл бұрын

Any other KZfaqr would've used that nasty cut in the thumbnail as clickbait. This is one of the many reasons we love you!

@enceladus32 6 жыл бұрын

The guano/coffee bit reminded me of that scene from austin powers

@chozoman142 6 жыл бұрын

Might go to the event Bloomington is like a 5 min drive XD. I love the sanctuary

@benji376 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely great videos

@thecrudelab3204 5 жыл бұрын

wow 999k today, maybe 100k tomorrow! congratulations when that happens!

@lix88440000 5 ай бұрын

Was hoping for the coffee scene swap and wasn't disappointed.

@raymondraptorclaw2901 2 жыл бұрын

Potassium nitrate from bat poop? Now that’s batshit insane! 😜

@cfel6879 6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha omg that coffee scene!!! I love this show... Never stop

@karara5532 6 жыл бұрын

Ur spilling the bat shit everywhere lol

@Max-ok8js 6 жыл бұрын

Great and interesting video, Keep it up guys!!!

@Abe- 6 жыл бұрын

You are like the king of planning ahead

@henryschneider395 6 жыл бұрын

I love the coffee edit 😂

@JJcounts5 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@crossthreaded6867 6 жыл бұрын

I would be glad to support on patreon if it means you'll have a saw or something to cut bamboo next time! As soon as I saw you try to snap it I realized where the blood came from

@th3ocelot488 6 жыл бұрын

I love this lil bat climbing up the tree :3

@willxu6581 6 жыл бұрын

You should try some magnesium shavings to get the sparkly bits

@WorldofKlown 6 жыл бұрын

I think a tall column and ~24 hours of settling with careful decanting would have let you skip a re-crystallization or 2. The solids would settle while the Kno3 remains dissolved. Also not to be that guy, but if you have sulphure and nitre (old timey names on purpose) you can make sulphuric acid & nitric acid and thus a nitration mixture. Nitrocellulose coated fuses are only 4 steps further away. which is oddly 2 steps further than nitrated glycerol (heart medication)

@harrynaylor1494 6 жыл бұрын

great video !!!!

@sayedfarhan9348 6 жыл бұрын

There is something wrong with the audio in the bamboo part

@shanecoyle3676 6 жыл бұрын

Use headphones or ear buds fixes it for some reason

@MobiusPeverell 6 жыл бұрын

The audio is panned out from centre, so if you're listening through mono, it doesn't come out. Play it through stereo.

@vadepierce1273 6 жыл бұрын

This channel is so cool

@world7452 6 жыл бұрын

If a troll spray painted all the pebbles at the mine yellow, imagine how pissed he will be.

@brandoncavazos7965 6 жыл бұрын

Andy, I have so much. I hope you’re doing well and are being offered some amazing opportunities!

@expectnothing9032 4 жыл бұрын

i could only think "ouch" when he was touching the bamboo without a glove cause it has little thorns in it

@JazminGiovanna1 6 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry.....you meant ROOTS not ruts. Your accent made itself KNOWN. 😂

@elowenminer7748 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah it gets me every time

@matchaisasoup 6 жыл бұрын

Happy Fourth of July!!

@rafaelhajjar7543 6 жыл бұрын

love your videos keep up the good work I think that it would be interesting for you to do a q and a

@TnT_F0X 3 жыл бұрын

8:00 and it looks like coffee... I'm glad I'm an energy drink person

@garrettporter1207 6 жыл бұрын

Happy 4th of July!

@richardsmith3199 Жыл бұрын

very entertaining video thanks

@tinker2561 6 жыл бұрын

I started a Nitre Bed in 2015 and will be harvesting the nitrates for a future video on Tinker. my plan is to make a rocket using all the very methods. My fuel will be sugar from sugar cane, charcoal and KNO3 from the nitre bed for oxidiser. I to will use bamboo for my shell and clay for my nozzle.

@christinafreeman4954 6 жыл бұрын

Love it! 😊

@andellaxo 6 жыл бұрын

clicked on it as soon as i saw it happy independence day!

@angelaphsiao 6 жыл бұрын

I honestly wouldn’t put it past Andy to actually drink the filtered guano Brings a whole new meaning to batshit crazy

@daviddet 6 жыл бұрын

Hey man, I love all of your videos, and I really appreciate the concept behind this channel in general. It's also pretty cool that you just happen to live near where I do. If you have trouble getting some of the impurities off your salts like the potassium nitrate, a good way to get rid of them is to filter it either through powdered charcoal or diatomaceous earth. Do you think you'll try coloring any fireworks at all?

@htme 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope to in the next fireworks video, but not sure if I’ll be able to source many of the compounds. I think I could at least do a couple colors though.

@daviddet 6 жыл бұрын

If it helps at all, you can get copper sulfate for blue as a tree root killer. Potassium chloride would probably give a nice lilac color. Salt for yellows, road flares for red (strontium, I think). And then, various powdered metals for spark effects.

@Razta_S 4 жыл бұрын

The whole time you were handling the bamboo I was thinking he’s gonna have some nasty cuts. Bamboo has small fibers that can get under your skin easily and can cause infections or tetanus if not properly treated. Oh and it hurts like hell the whole time.

@trulyinfamous 6 жыл бұрын

A few days ago, at the fireworks show near me, about a quarter of their fireworks exploded during the show into a massive fireball. I say they should've just done a couple oil drum sawdust bombs afterwords, since they were doing them in a field after all.

@stamasd8500 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice. I just celebrated the 4th with home-made firecrackers. I made 2 kinds, some with nitrocellulose (see Schel Sullivan's channel) and some with gunpowder I made from scratch. Both worked fine.

@havvik3505 6 жыл бұрын

It was the 2nd actually, we only celebrate the 4th because that's when the declaration was officially signed.

@ilikedolphins3059 6 жыл бұрын

Wow that's is sooo awesome

@GTFODeathknight 6 жыл бұрын

this channel is like playing a civ game

@PixlRainbow 6 жыл бұрын

Another way of making potasium nitrate in a highly pure form is to take potassium hydroxide (which is in wood ash lye, you've already obtained it before) and then titrate it by adding nitric acid (which I've told you how to make before) dripwise until the pH is neutral (using an indicator solution helps)

@arandomcat9647 6 жыл бұрын

HAPPY 4th OF JULY!!!!!!🎆🎇

@samarah.2945 6 жыл бұрын

Oh Lord that coffee footage....LOL

@jimmyfesler4332 6 жыл бұрын

I am betting it is a great video because obviously all of them are .

@karinnemarte4211 5 жыл бұрын

5:33 *me smacking my phone saying “there’s a bug on your forehead ma’am”*

@mashedpotato5455 6 жыл бұрын

Quality content.

@Abdullah-de3tq 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@ddaniel2626 6 жыл бұрын

Good videos

@PatoSwag 6 жыл бұрын

Cool

@gothboygbc2489 6 жыл бұрын

I'm going make my own now

@LilBragii 6 жыл бұрын

nice video

@carterhicks7441 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing content, has wonderful potential for a documentary series on a subscription streaming platform like Netflix. I wouldn't want to see you content end up on tv however.