The 5 Most Dangerous Chemicals on Earth
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a fun companion to threads about hazardous chemistry, such as hydrofluoric acid and reactive substances.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2015 to 2020.
What Hacker News said
Recommends thingsgoby · 2015-12 · on “Things I Won’t Touch: Hydrofluoric Acid (2004)”
if you like that article you'll love this video "5 of Worlds most dangerous Chemicals" [this video]
Recommends Causality1 · 2019-07 · on “Sand won't save you this time (2008)”
One of the substances featured on the excellent "5 Most Dangerous Chemicals" episode of Sci-Show: [this video]
Recommends eftychis · 2020-01 · on “Root cause analysis on the Notre Dame fire”
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 [this video] for "exciting" chemicals.