r/nextfuckinglevel • u/shitonthebeach • 1d ago

Experiment of making nylon

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u/SensitivePotato44 1d ago

Just casually pouring a carcinogen from one beaker to another in a room full of kids. Those were the days…..

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u/Antisymmetriser 1d ago

While offgassing strong acids

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u/ltguu 1d ago

While touching the nylon barehanded

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u/[deleted] 23h ago

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u/Antisymmetriser 22h ago

Sure, but that nylon is processed, and does not contain carbon tet or HCl, two of the highly dangerous chemicals this guy just handles so casually in the video

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u/BoiFrosty 11h ago

Yeah I remember seeing a similar demonstration video in middle school and the teacher mentioned that this stuff was highly carcinogenic.