FWS – Trying to Destroy My Wii with Potassium Permanganate & Glycerol

So believe it or not I had another games console break on me. This time it was my Nintendo Wii and, like before, I had to take out my aggression on it using some SCIENCE or, more specifically, potassium permanganate and glycerol. Potassium permanganate is a strong oxidiser and when in contact with glycerol, bursts into flames.

14KMnO4 + 4C3H5(OH)3 —-> 7K2CO3 + 7Mn2O3 +5CO2 +16H2O

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Hello Internet! My name is Myles Power and I am a chemist from the North East of England, who loves to make videos trying to counter pseudoscience and debunk quackery in all of its various forms! From the hype around GMOs through to Atrazine turning the freakin’ frogs gay, I’ll try to cut through the nonsense that’s out there!

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