Testing A Material That Fire Can't Touch | Ian Mitchell | Ep. 65

<p>You&#39;d expect an egg to crack under a blowtorch. But what if a coating could protect what&#39;s inside?This week, inventor Ian Mitchell showed up at my house with Everclear, a blowtorch, and a compound his team calls “Egg Armor.” At 10 in the morning. Naturally, we turned my kitchen into a science lab.We started with an ordinary egg. It cracked in less than four seconds. Then came the coated egg, the stopwatch, and a very different result. Watching the outside glow was one thing. Seeing what was inside afterward was another.Ian explains how a project involving carbon-negative concrete led him to develop this heat-reactive coating, and why it expands when heated. We also get into the real-world problems he hopes materials like this could help solve.Stay for the reveal—and the moment our producer asks, “Can we eat that right now?” Apparently, a kitchen experiment can turn into breakfast.You&#39;ll never look at an ordinary egg quite the same way.Subscribe for more experiments and conversations on HYDRATE with Tracy Duhs.Watch my lab visit with Ian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvHYldfMgK8Connect with Ian:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianmitchell1/Wizard Sciences: https://wizardsciences.com/Connect with Tracy:Website: https://tracyduhs.com/Hydration Shop: https://sanctuarysd.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracyduhs/Flow FAM Community: https://tracyduhs.com/join-flow-fam/</p>