Microwave Me: Sulfur - FIRE AND BRIMSTONE (Halloween Special)
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Channel: MicrowaveMeShow · 2016 · Science & Technology
Experiment #474: Sulfur (Rated G) Microwaving sulfur (also spelled sulphur) has never been done before, at least not on such a scale. What's really cool about it is that it produces a deep blue flame and as it melts it transforms into a deep blood red, so it looks like it's sweating blood. Also, it has a fairly low melting point, 115 Celsius or 239 Fahrenheit which makes it perfect for microwaving. I figured that this would be the best kind of Halloween special to do since it is LITERALLY the fires of hell in my microwave. Associated with demons. The smell was demonic, too. Easily the worst smell I ever had on my show. The gas it produces, sulfur dioxide is actually toxic to humans and turns into sulfuric acid on contact with water which is why despite the low flame output, it got a "highly deadly" verdict. It's kind of hard to see the blue flame at a few poitns so make it full screen for best effect. In retrospect, I should have had the camera zoomed in while filming because the little pile of sulfur powder didn't flare up that much compared to what I expected. Microwave Me is currently in its 17th season of production and is now the second longest continually running microwave show on YouTube, while being filmed in crystal clear 1080p for the best quality and as always stars Captain Microwave stars as the show's host and producer, who for this episode uses a 1976 Litton microwave. Additional resources Sulfur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur Sulfur dioxide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_dioxide This isn't the first time I microwaved an element, btw, I also did magnesium a couple years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS_5sJ4e1bY Fire and Brimstone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_brimstone
