Imagine you had snot like this, you blow your nose... and it doesn't stop until it's ALL gone

I keep thinking your titles are clickbait but they are legit descriptions

You can find an even more everyday fluid that has this property - egg whites. Admittedly it doesn't have quite the same level of wow factor, as I think the proteins in egg white (which I'm guessing are the driving mechanism of the "self pouring") are shorter than the polymers in polyethylene oxide, and so it tends to come out in drips and drabs instead of one long fluid flow. It's also an incredibly annoying property of egg whites too, as they tend to drag the yolk with them whilst you are trying to separate the two for baking purposes.

As a teacher can I take a moment to say thank you for my passionate concepts you demonstrate so well to my class. Mr R.

So... what happens if you coat a chain of beads in that stuff and try to pour it out? Does is it shoot up to the stars, go past the buttered-cats-levitation-devices and straight to the next galaxy?

love that this is not a 25-minute video explaining everything 8 times. Just straight to the point.

I knew that looked familiar! I had a hard time cleaning that up when someone had stored a 5 gallon polyethelene oxide (the flocking agent) carboy on top of a hot plate at work. The jug melted and the floc was everywhere, in the cabinets of the lab hood, on the floor, and all over the bench. It was like trying to clean up dog drool!

where did you get that from? it's genuinely awesome

There's something sexual about when he makes eye contact with the camera when pouring it out

Just binge watched entire channel last week and now loads of new content is going to be put out. Love all the fun sciences, excited to see what comes.

This has been the most straightforward informative video on KZfaq... I love it. Subbed

This is nothing new at all same thing happens when you have vodka. (literally pours itself)

shoutout to this guy. no clickbait. straight to the point not 15 min of talking. i fw u

Just 1 minute for such an amazing liquid? You can make another longer video on this.

Thanks for making this video exactly the length it needed to be. Good job.

hats off for the conciseness of this vid with just the right amount of information

Straight to the point, short yet fully substantive video. KZfaq people should learn from this guy. That's how we would like KZfaq to be.

Love it. Short, sweet. Straight to the point. Subscribed.

Wow, a short and sweet video that shows exactly what it's supposed to show and nothing more. I love it!

Here from @TomScott, instant subscriber. Good stuff man

i love these videos; short, informative, and entertaining!

I like how the video is short and simple, not rambling 10 minutes about useless shit and being clickbait. Great job!

Welp, Tom (+ your own good looks + your own good voice + your own good content) got you a new sub!

I LOVE these short videos without any bullshit. Keep them up!

Quick and awesome video! Glad to hear there will be more soon :)

Doing a guest video for Tom Scott was your best idea this year. You just earned yourself a new subscriber!

"You will only need a small amount of it to keep your safety razor lubricated for a very long time." Smooth, Steve. Very smooth.

You're the only guy who shows me new science stuff any more!

A minute long, and I'm hooked. This is amazing!

I love how you get right to the point, no useless filler bullshit

I feel like you could have done a lot more with that.

I have already subscribed. Keep up the good GEEKY stuff!

Looks like the stuff that turned minions purple and evil xD

It's so nice to see an interesting video that hasn't been drawn out for 10 minutes

Super cool, thanks for the brief explanation as well. Subscribed.

thats the same as the effect you showed with the chain! and the explanation it's the same too, awsome :D

I enjoyed staring into his eyes more than I enjoyed the poly ox.

I like this guy... Straight to the point. No bullshitting.

Superfluid Helium pours itself too, you don't even need to tip it. And its viscosity is pretty much the opposite of this polymer.

I came here because of your video for "Things you might not know" and subscribed *before* watching this video! Only because I think you are (were?) brillant on numberphile, and didn't know you had your own channel! Fantastic! Can't wait to watch them!

I need a 1 hour version of this stuff

Great stuff! You've got yourself a new subscriber!

I just discovered this channel and I'm instantly subscribed

i dont know how a 1:28 long video can amuse me for hours and make me happy in just 10 seconds but you did it :)

I'm happy that I understood how it worked before listening to you explain it 😊

Lol that outtake in the end. Exactly what you don't want to happen with this liquid.

There must be a lot of unexplored uses for this.

great videos I like how you post very odd and rarely seen experiments. I'll Subscribe 😊

short and sweet, thanks!

This was particularly amusing when at a live show at Cambridge Science Festival Steve spilt a bit... it was half empty before he spotted it and in his panic he managed to break the beaker he tried to collect it in. He tried to prevent the inevitable for some time but once it is going it is as good as gone!

This deserves so many more views

I love this, straight to the point, all their extra crap afterwards

He lives! Always excited about your videos... Dropp'n knowledge like BAWSSS! Haha, keep up the great work Steve!

+1 for the Jasper Fforde book in the background. Good reading.

Wait, you know that perpetual motion machine using the water and some tubes that's supposed to use the waters weight to continuously pour the water into itself endlessly (but it doesn't work)? I wonder what would happen if you used this for it instead of water

I lol'd when you spilled a little and had to watch the entire thing empty itself

Is this an amazing example of Mould effect? :)

This Is Some Voodoo type demon shit right here

Could you have the container vertical and just lift some of it out? Will it flow out still or get cut off

what if you squirt it upwards, does it keep going up?

don't you go talking about lubrication while flashing them come hither eyes

0:25 pure joy right there

Wait, I didn't have to wait 5 minutes just to see you pour it?! Huh...weird...

thats how the springs thingy works

That sure is some gloopy goop you've got there, Mr. Mould!

Thanks Harry!

lol @ the end blooper. That's exactly the liquid you don't want to accidentally spill a little of.

Any formulations for removal of this compound from services? I have read it is also used in some medical applications. How could the body process this compound without damage? Any comments from Dr. Mould would be awesome...

awsome never knew this but I was wondering what that blue strip on razors are made of

Sweet and short, I like it

You're quickly getting known as the "Stuff That Pours Itself" Guy

I got the same boxes with numbers that are on his shelf

This is the same principle as the chain fountain, isn't it? Really cool.

but why is the lube strip at the top of the razor what good is it to lubricate after the blades have passed?

Thank you! That was beautiful ^^

Where can you get the Peg you used?

I found a really old cup that had evaporated to a slime. I tipped it into the sink and righted the mug and it sproinged right back in!

The important point is that it'a not a liquid, it's a polymer. And it's quite obvious that a polymer would act this way due to it's chemical properties. Polymer is basically a chain/net of bounded molecules one to each other, as opposed to water, which are seperate molecules. This is why PEO acts like that.

When I used razors like that I always hated how slimy and gummy they got from that lubricating strip. Nice to know now why they got so slimy

What safety razor has a lubricanted strip?

an easy way to understand how this work is to imagine it as a single stand of really slick and long noodle.

What happens when you stir it using your finger? Does it feel like gel?

What a strange liquid! i want to see more of it lol.

Okay this might sound stupid, but does anyone remember that self-filling flask by Boyle or something? The perpetual motion device that was proven not to work with water, but it kinda worked with beer, is there any chance that it could work with this weird substance?

Why is the strip always after the razors though? I've never been able to understand, should the lubrication not be applied beforehand?

Hi, there are meny Polyox types, Which of them was used for the liquid of this video? Best Regards

Amazing, where can I get some?

Great video.

I was going to ask how you stop it from pouring out but then I saw the extra little clip at the end. Lol

I'm glad this video isn't 12 mins long like most people do with these kind of videos.

This guy! Its like the opposite of click bait. So succinct you want more

Is it water soluble? And can be use in Detergent Cake as a binder?

Lubricant, you mean?

Birth of chain fountain / mould effect

Now to make it sentient

You're a wizard, Harry.

any info about his watch please i like it and i want to buy one .

a short and informative video. not a bullshit 10 minute video. thank you

Do the chains break if you cut it up a bit?

Would polyethylene glycol make a good brake and/or power-steering fluid?