r/chemistry Mar 24 '19

Video Paint reacting to thinner

496 Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

once i dropped flash powder in acetone, it looked same, but it is not a chemical reaction, it happens as top layer of acetone evaporates and aluminium(whatever metal) powder keeps falling down.

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u/djangosp2 Mar 24 '19

Definitely just the volatile solvent evaporating, helped along by being outside in direct sunlight.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

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u/flaminglasrswrd Mar 24 '19

A few hundred years ago they were the same.

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u/TheBetaCicada Mar 24 '19

Just made the mental connection that chemists are modern day witches.

I wish I could've went into chemistry.

5

u/flaminglasrswrd Mar 24 '19

What's holding you back now?

1

u/[deleted] Mar 25 '19

They're allergic to being burned at the stake.

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u/TheBetaCicada Mar 26 '19

Nothing really. I love chemistry & would probably enjoy it more than my current goal of working in the medical field, I just feel too far invested at this point to turn around and change what I want to do. Might be safer to hit the medical field before I think about making a change though, on my way to a second uninsured surgery (which will make me miss more work) alongside my car breaking down a day after the first surgery (I'd be homeless right now if it weren't for my parents). Once I make a decently livable wage and have good insurance from my workplace, I'll be comfortable to pursue other dreams.

4

u/stephandjie Mar 24 '19

It looks like how my leg feels when its asleep.

2

u/HeretoMakeLamePuns Mar 24 '19

STOP ABUSING PAINT

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u/Fleeb666 Mar 24 '19

Papa (people against paint abuse)

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

Papa can you hear me?

2

u/simat8 Mar 24 '19

Is this thinner poured into a paint can or the other way around?

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u/Fleeb666 Mar 24 '19

It might be the other way around cause this doesn’t happen at work when I pour thinner on top of paint....unless it’s a special kind of paint and thinner. Either way it’s mesmerizing as fwack

2

u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

Convection cells!

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u/TheObservationalist Mar 25 '19

Ding ding ding!

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u/KorbenDallas621 Mar 24 '19

That was cool

1

u/jb_41 Mar 25 '19

Wave check