Turning my own pee into an artificial sweetener

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Published on December 15, 2017 12:00:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pujG5DbtDT8

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WARNING: Tasting chemicals that you make is almost always a bad idea. Even though I've taken several steps to make it as safe as possible, I'm still doing it at my own risk.

For this video, I'll be using the urea that I got in my last video, to make Dulcin. Dulcin was the second artificial sweetener to be discovered, but it's now banned due to health issues. My goal for this video is to make it using only easily sourced materials, and then to taste it at the end.

Link to urea video:    • Extracting urea from my own pee  

References:
• Procedure adapted from: https://goo.gl/Gxk4Mc
• Methyl iodide video:    • Making Methyl Iodide  

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