People said this experiment was impossible, so I tried it - Thermite Part 1

The world’s first look inside a thermite reaction. Use code veritasium at https://incogni.com/veritasium to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan. A massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt for making this possible. With special thanks to Dr. Axel Hoeschen, Christof Gassmann and Claudia Koch. 00:00 What is thermite? 00:51 Hans Goldschmidt and the first thermite reaction 05:55 The reaction as it’s never been seen before 14:57 How thermite welding works 17:43 I destroyed a laptop! 26:44 How thermite is made 31:11 Blow-torching thermite to show how reactive it is If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically. https://snatoms.com/ ▀▀▀ References: Archives from Goldschmidt Thermite via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/WikiThermite From the past to the present. via goldschmidt.com - https://ve42.co/Past2Present Hans Goldschmidt via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/HansGWiki Goldschmidt, H. (1914). Gesammelte Veröffentlichungen (1st Ed.). Springer-Verlag - https://ve42.co/HGoldschmit1914 Menzies, J. (2015, January 8). Mechanic's Toolbox: Thermite Welding. SFMTA. - https://ve42.co/ThermiteWelding Kirshenbaum, A. D., & Cahill, J. A. (1960). The density of liquid aluminium oxide. Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry - https://ve42.co/CahillA1960 Reichstag fire via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/ReichstagFireWiki Images & Video: Karl Goldschmidt - https://ve42.co/KGoldschmidt Goldschmidt Chemical Factory - https://ve42.co/GSFabrik Henry Treffry Dunn Rossetti and Dunton at 16 Cheyne Walk - https://ve42.co/Treffry The Green Gown - https://ve42.co/GreenGown Arsenic Green Dress - https://ve42.co/ArsenicGreenDress Kersting, Die Stickerin - https://ve42.co/Fassung Too Early Tissot Detail - https://ve42.co/Tissot Death Skull - https://ve42.co/Skull British uniforms - https://ve42.co/BritishUniforms Thermit in Practice - https://ve42.co/SKallee Thermite Ship Shaft Welding 1 - h