Cranial Construction
Hey, I'm Glenn. Cranial Construction is mostly focused on chemistry, but making and using rocket engines are a close second. And building a few nerdy projects along the way too.
I don't show you only how something works - I also try and show you why it works. From in-depth chemical reactions with whiteboard breakdowns, to the history of experiments, I like taking the longer, more explanatory road to really understand what's happening at each step.
But, it's not all chemistry. I also like building projects for fun, such as a rocket propelled cardboard airplane and snow sled. And, an automated arm rocket launcher. Things that have no meaningful existence in this world but are great fun to construct and watch perform.
If you enjoy my work and want to help support it, Patreon and PayPal are ways to keep it all going. Your support helps me get the chemicals, tools, and gear I need to keep creating better and bigger experiments.

Making A.P.C.P. Rocket Fuel Using Kids Glue

Making Ethyl Acetate: A Non-Polar Solvent

Making Sulfuric Acid Using Copper Chloride

Making Ferric Chloride And Crystallizing It

Making NHN - A Non-Primary Explosive

Making Hydrazine (Rocket Fuel) Then Hydrazine Sulfate

Making Copper(II)Chloride & Copper(I)Chloride Using Solid Copper

Making Flash Powder With Colors

Making Nickel Nitrate

Extracting Nickel Metal From U.S. Nickels (For Nickel Nitrate)

Making Potassium Chlorate Via Electrolysis (For Flash Powder)

Making Iron Metal From Rust (And Making The Iron Bleed)

Making Castable/Moldable Thermite

Making Copper Oxide (CuO) - For Thermite

Making Formaldehyde (CH2O)

Making Potassium Dichromate (K2Cr2O7)

Making A Rocket Engine From Thermite And Batteries

Making The Astringent Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)

Making The Primary Explosive Mercury Fulminate (Hg(CNO)2)

Making Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4)

Making Fast Burning Black Powder

Making Sodium Nitrite (From Calcium Sulfite)

Making Calcium Sulfite

Making Sulfuric Acid From Sulfur

Making And Purifying Chloroform

Making Sodium Nitrate A Strong Oxidizer

Testing Different Dyes While Making A Colored Smoke Bomb

Making Sodium Metal And Using It To Make Salt

Making Thermite(s) And Thermate

Making Magnesium Carbonate (To Be Used For Making Colored Smoke Bombs)