Guy uses sand, baking soda, sugar and lighter fluid to make magic happen

Sep 23, 2013 19:11 GMT  ·  By

Good news, science aficionados! The CrazyRussianHacker is back. This time, he's ready and willing to teach people how to perform a science experiment dubbed the “black snake.”

Apparently, all one needs is some sand, baking soda, sugar, lighter fluid or alcohol, and some matches or a lighter. It goes without saying that having a back yard where to toy with these “ingredients” is also preferable.

As the video above shows, setting baking soda and sugar on fire on top of a mound of sand leads to the formation of a black foam whose appearance resembles that of a snake. A really nasty and scary-looking one, to be more precise.

The video was posted online a couple of days ago, and it has already scored thousands of views. I for one am still trying to decide whether this happened because the video is really cool, or because people can't get enough of the CrazyRussianHacker's accent.