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NileRed

@nilered · 11M subscribers

NileRed’s most viewed videos of 2017

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  1. Rank 1:
    Aluminum and Mercury

    Aluminum and Mercury

    55.5M views14 Aug 20178:50(opens in a new tab)

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    All about Mercury, the Liquid Metal | Element Series

    All about Mercury, the Liquid Metal | Element Series

    20.9M views23 Aug 201712:06(opens in a new tab)

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    Extracting DNA from strawberries and eating it

    Extracting DNA from strawberries and eating it

    11.5M views29 Sept 201712:18(opens in a new tab)

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    Extracting the citric acid from lemons

    Extracting the citric acid from lemons

    7.6M views15 Jan 201716:20(opens in a new tab)

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    Making Soap

    Making Soap

    7.2M views30 May 201721:05(opens in a new tab)

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    The Iodine Myth

    The Iodine Myth

    6.3M views12 Sept 201713:07(opens in a new tab)

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    Making nylon

    Making nylon

    5.7M views22 Apr 201725:48(opens in a new tab)

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    Extracting urea from my own pee

    Extracting urea from my own pee

    4.7M views3 Dec 201715:09(opens in a new tab)

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    Turning soap into oil and making French fries

    Turning soap into oil and making French fries

    4.5M views10 Jun 201721:46(opens in a new tab)

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    Making margarine from olive oil

    Making margarine from olive oil

    4.4M views8 Aug 201720:53(opens in a new tab)

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    Making lead crystals that taste sweet

    Making lead crystals that taste sweet

    4.2M views28 Jun 201716:31(opens in a new tab)

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    Making glow sticks from scratch

    Making glow sticks from scratch

    4.1M views8 Jul 201713:10(opens in a new tab)

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    Turning batteries into medicine

    Turning batteries into medicine

    3.7M views1 Apr 201720:03(opens in a new tab)

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    Dissolving Gold in Mercury

    Dissolving Gold in Mercury

    3.5M views24 Jul 20176:11(opens in a new tab)

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    Making laughing gas

    Making laughing gas

    3.5M views28 Oct 201715:08(opens in a new tab)

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    Making Mercury (Part 1)

    Making Mercury (Part 1)

    3.1M views14 May 201718:53(opens in a new tab)

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    Making bakelite plastic (Part 1)

    Making bakelite plastic (Part 1)

    2.7M views21 Apr 201718:23(opens in a new tab)

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    Extracting mercury from contaminated water

    Extracting mercury from contaminated water

    2.5M views13 Feb 201720:31(opens in a new tab)

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    Turning my own pee into an artificial sweetener

    Turning my own pee into an artificial sweetener

    2.4M views15 Dec 201718:50(opens in a new tab)

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    Extracting the spicy chemical in black pepper

    Extracting the spicy chemical in black pepper

    2.3M views6 May 201715:20(opens in a new tab)

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    Making an old pain and fever medication

    Making an old pain and fever medication

    2.3M views20 May 201713:33(opens in a new tab)

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    Making an old hypnotic sedative and preservative

    Making an old hypnotic sedative and preservative

    2.2M views17 Jun 201714:10(opens in a new tab)

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    Turning aspirin pills into mint flavor

    Turning aspirin pills into mint flavor

    2.1M views17 Jul 201712:24(opens in a new tab)

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    Making liquid soap

    Making liquid soap

    2.1M views27 May 201713:43(opens in a new tab)

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    What is Milk made of?

    What is Milk made of?

    1.9M views27 Mar 201718:09(opens in a new tab)

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    Aluminum and Mercury - Trying out your suggestions!

    Aluminum and Mercury - Trying out your suggestions!

    1.7M views24 Sept 201710:07(opens in a new tab)

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    The Cannizzaro reaction

    The Cannizzaro reaction

    1.6M views2 Feb 201720:43(opens in a new tab)

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    Making a Mysterious Foam

    Making a Mysterious Foam

    1.5M views4 Sept 201718:12(opens in a new tab)

  29. Rank 29:
    Making nylon plastic

    Making nylon plastic

    1.1M views3 Aug 201718:17(opens in a new tab)

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    Making Mercury (Part 2)

    Making Mercury (Part 2)

    1M views14 May 201711:32(opens in a new tab)

  31. Rank 31:
    Recreating the Briggs-Rauscher oscillating reaction

    Recreating the Briggs-Rauscher oscillating reaction

    983.2K views3 Mar 201718:03(opens in a new tab)

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    Extracting the theobromine from cocoa powder

    Extracting the theobromine from cocoa powder

    891K views16 Mar 201711:54(opens in a new tab)

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    Recreating the world's first test for diabetes

    Recreating the world's first test for diabetes

    823.6K views14 Nov 201721:08(opens in a new tab)

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    Turning mint flavor into a glowing liquid

    Turning mint flavor into a glowing liquid

    818K views23 Dec 201711:39(opens in a new tab)

  35. Rank 35:
    Making bakelite plastic (Part 2)

    Making bakelite plastic (Part 2)

    723.3K views21 Apr 201712:32(opens in a new tab)

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    Making Trimethylamine - The Stench of Rotting Fish

    Making Trimethylamine - The Stench of Rotting Fish

    567.4K views2 Jan 201724:00(opens in a new tab)

  37. Rank 37:
    Making a dye from scratch and coloring socks!

    Making a dye from scratch and coloring socks!

    465.7K views16 Oct 201718:14(opens in a new tab)

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    Storing mercury without water

    Storing mercury without water

    218.2K views9 Jan 20177:05(opens in a new tab)

  39. Rank 39:
    Making a Nylon Precursor using Green Chemistry

    Making a Nylon Precursor using Green Chemistry

    186K views23 Feb 201718:03(opens in a new tab)

  40. Rank 40:
    Aspirin to Acetaminophen - Part 6 of 6: Acetaminophen from p-aminophenol

    Aspirin to Acetaminophen - Part 6 of 6: Acetaminophen from p-aminophenol

    153.8K views29 Jan 201710:02(opens in a new tab)

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    Aspirin to Acetaminophen - Part 5 of 6: Reducing p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol

    Aspirin to Acetaminophen - Part 5 of 6: Reducing p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol

    118K views20 Jan 201711:33(opens in a new tab)