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The 5 Most Dangerous Chemicals on Earth
A SciShow episode in which Hank Green introduces five of the most dangerous chemicals, from lethal toxins to substances that explode on contact. It is an entertaining overview of extreme chemical hazards.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a fun companion to threads about hazardous chemistry, such as hydrofluoric acid and reactive substances.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- SciShow
- Topic
- dangerous chemicals
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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if you like that article you'll love this video "5 of Worlds most dangerous Chemicals" [VIDEO]
thingsgoby on Hacker News · 2015-12
In Things I Won’t Touch: Hydrofluoric Acid (2004)One of the substances featured on the excellent "5 Most Dangerous Chemicals" episode of Sci-Show: [VIDEO]
Causality1 on Hacker News · 2019-07
In Sand won't save you this time (2008)Yes concrete is "flammable" in the context of fluorine (most things are though). Chlorine trifuoride is extremely notorious for that. Silicon dioxide can be oxidized by fluorine (which is a stronger oxidizing agent than oxygen, so...) P.S. This is a fun video to watch [VIDEO] …
eftychis on Hacker News · 2020-01
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