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@nilered11M subscribers
- Typical views
- 12.2M
- Uploads a week
- 0.3
- Typical length
- 62 min
- Outlier rate
- 0%
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Picked Oct 31, 2026
From the channels NileRed mentions and the ones covering the same ground. Views, length and outlier rate are long-form only.
- PV
Periodic Videos
@periodicvideos1.6M subscribers
Element-by-element chemistry demos with university chemists; reactive metals and strange reactions.
- Typical views
- 115K
- Uploads a week
- 0.1
- Typical length
- 12 min
- Outlier rate
- 18%
Beating their usual views
- 4.7xTungsten (new) - Periodic Table of Videos544.3K views
- 3.6xThe Acid Bathtub in Breaking Bad (reviewed by The Professor)414K views
- 2.8xHafnium - Periodic Table of Videos320.8K views
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Explosions&Fire
@explosionsandfire466K subscribers
Chemistry reactions, synthesis and energetic experiments filmed in a home lab.
- Typical views
- 678.4K
- Uploads a week
- 0.3
- Typical length
- 12 min
- Outlier rate
- 15%
Beating their usual views
- 6.6xWhite Phosphorus - Explosions&Fire4.5M views
- 3.3xHydrogen Peroxide: going all the way2.2M views
- 2.3xNCl3: a terrifying yellow abomination1.6M views
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Tech Ingredients
@techingredients1.2M subscribers
Applied chemistry and materials science, making things from basic chemicals.
- Typical views
- 151.7K
- Uploads a week
- 0.1
- Typical length
- 34 min
- Outlier rate
- 35%
Beating their usual views
- 18.4xTurning a $150 AC Into a Super-Efficient Geothermal Unit!2.8M views
- 7.0xYou're wasting money on heating! Use your A/C!1.1M views
- 6.7xWE USED MICROWAVES TO TAKE OUT DRONES!1M views
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Plasma Channel
@plasmachannel1.2M subscribers
Chemistry and physics experiments with metals, glass, and extreme reactions.
- Typical views
- 371.4K
- Uploads a week
- 0.1
- Typical length
- 16 min
- Outlier rate
- 17%
Beating their usual views
- 5.6xSolving Desert Water Shortages Using 20,000 Volts2.1M views
- 3.9xCan I Green The Namib Desert Using 50,000 Volts?1.4M views
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The Action Lab
@theactionlab5.2M subscribers
Science experiments for a broad audience, often with chemistry demos.
- Typical views
- 608.1K
- Uploads a week
- 0.8
- Typical length
- 9 min
- Outlier rate
- 21%
Beating their usual views
- 10.0xThis Strange Wave Changed Physics Forever6.1M views
- 6.5xThis Ice Cream Trick Feels Impossible3.9M views
- 3.3xThis Ring of Plasma Could Change the World2M views
- C
ChemicalForce
@chemicalforce225K subscribers
Short, visual chemistry experiments with reactive metals and dramatic reactions.
- Typical views
- 49.1K
- Uploads a week
- 0.1
- Typical length
- 9 min
- Outlier rate
- 14%
Beating their usual views
- 5.8xThe World’s Scariest Acid. 100% Perchloric Acid283.3K views
- 2.9xTurning Oxygen Into a Deadly Liquid - Ozone!143.3K views
- 2.0xSolid That Oxidizes Everything! Noble Gas Compound96.8K views
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