Hilarious new podcast: No, nitric acid and isopropyl alcohol do not make a liquid binary bomb

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Because some people are so stupid, they think rubbing alcohol can make powerful bombs.

@HealthRanger to all that doubt Mike and his great understanding of basic chemistry. I personally work in food science as well, and I fully agree with Mike. I have asked PhD Microbiologists, industry experts, consultants, and those with over 50 years working in labs. All parties were horrified and stumped. Mike is correct, and you are all spinning your wheels because you need something to push away your disbelief and disgust. Sulfur might react with Nitric Acid like this, though not IPA. Mike cares about his credibility, and his audience. Mike would not lie or deceive his audience. I would suggest doing a bit of research before you try to debunk an expert from doing his job. Perhaps you missed your calling as fact checkers, CNN reporters, or CDC/FDA vaccine safety evaluators.
Mike thank you for doing the work that many are terrified to do in these times. God bless you sir.

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So, I have not watched the video and I have no idea who Mike is.
I would believe it very likely that mixing nitric acid and isopropyl alcohol might cause something similar to an explosion.
I am a chemist.

I have no precise knowledge over this matter, these are just my suppositions and someone more informed than me might correct me.
Introducing nitric acid into isopropyl alcohol will generate solvation heat, thus the solution will heat up.
If you have a large volume of solution this may reach the flash point of isopropyl alcohol and start a fire.

Even if this is not the case, nitric acid is a strong oxidiser and it will oxidise isopropyl alcohol; generating heat and a bunch of nitrogen dioxide.
If you let this happen in an enclosed vessel this will surely result in an explosion.
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