
Making thermite seems not to be too hard, it's only a mix of alumunium dust and iron oxide (dust ), they burt around 2200 degrees Celsius, and you shouldn't do or use it at home. Anyay, thermite can't made be burm easily but the reaction seems to be cool. The oxygen from iron oxide is taken apart from iron in the reaction, the aluminium burns and continues the reaction - the result is seen the Veritasium video.
- 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