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Where do we go in 2020?
What do you want to do?
>> I want to engineer a virus.
[dramatic music]
>> Oh boy, Jason Murphy, these are crazy times.
Right now we are in the middle of a full on pandemic.
We are practicing social distancing
which I didn't really grasp how important it was
until I read that article on The Washington Post.
Did you read that?
>> I haven't completed it
but they had a lot of moving pictures
and so that pretty much
ensures that I'll give it another look.
>> What I liked about it is that it broke down,
like, look, we get it, sick person infects other
healthy people, everyone becomes sick.
Then it says, but, eventually people get better,
so you have sick people, everyone gets sick,
and then everybody gets better.
What we want to avoid, is sick people infecting everybody.
Everybody being sick at the exact same time
and overwhelming the system, and then getting better.
So they had one simulation that looked like
the Wuhan situation
where you started with a strict quarantine
but it eventually broke.
And eventually everybody got sick
but at no point did everybody get sick
at the exact same time.
Then they ran a simulation
of what they called social distancing
which is what we are illustrating right now.
Which is some number of people don't move
other people of course go about their day.
And, yes, eventually everybody gets sick.
Yes, eventually everybody gets better.
But at no point does the system get overwhelmed.
This is where that #flattenthecurve comes from.
The idea is, yes, look,
it's an alien force that's going to infect us all.
Let's just make sure it doesn't happen
all at the same time.
>> Well, fortunately, Modern Rogue has been preparing
for disastrous scenarios for quite a while.
>> Yes. >> JASON: We're good.
>> Also very isolationist. [laughs]
[Jason laughs]
I unironically had the thought,
"it's a good time to own a cult compound"
[laughing]
>> Yeah, and that brings us
to all the crazy things that people do.
There's not a lot
of really solid information out there.
And so people are picking up rumors and innuendos.
Things they hear on the poop-filled bathtub
that is the internet.
And so, people are panic buying,
they're hoarding things like toilet paper
and masks and other necessities like hand sanitizer.
>> Yeah, dude.
This is part of being a modern rogue,
is realizing what you don't want is hand sanitizers.
What you want is clean hands.
And of course, the CDC is very specific on this.
They say you should use soap and water, 30 seconds.
You know, sing "Happy Birthday,"
get all the cracks and crevices
and then also use hand sanitizer.
But what is hand sanitizer?
>> Hand sanitizer is not super complicated.
The most important thing there is the alcohol.
And that is what denatures the proteins
to kill all of the bad little things
that might be crawling around on surfaces and on your hands.
>> Yeah, but how much alcohol?
Because there was a rumor running around
that Tito's Vodka would clean everything
and Tito's had to put a big public announcement out saying
"No, our vodka, which you are supposed to drink,
"is not strong enough
"to kill any viruses on your hands.
"Stop using it that way."
>> The hand sanitizers on the market go anywhere
from like 40% alcohol to 95%.
For safety's sake,
you're going to want something that has at least 70%.
>> And that's the important part.
If the alcohol is the important active ingredient,
you could get alcohol places other than hand sanitizers.
For example,
this clearly not fit for human consumption concoction.
>> Yeah, this is Everclear. It's 190 proof.
That is 95% ethyl alcohol.
>> And again, this is not ideal,
but if you can't get your hand on...
Oh, we didn't even talk about
the price gouging that's going on.
>> Right.
I found one thing of just normal hand sanitizer.
It's actually a 12-pack for $116.
And these were only eight-ounce containers.
>> Meanwhile, we got some aloe vera gel,
which is often the substrate used
for a lot of these, and Everclear.
Aloe vera gel... what, about eight bucks?
And then the Everclear was how much?
>> Oh, it was about $39.
>> Okay, great.
So we could make an awful lot of hand sanitizer.
What's the ratio that we want?
>> I generally tend to trust Popular Science.
They've got a ratio on here
that's one cup of alcohol to half a cup of aloe vera.
>> We are going by, I guess, volume not by mass on this then.
>> Correct.
>> Okay, so, I'm going to go ahead and do two cups
because that will be easier to measure.
Okay, so I got about two cups of Everclear
and then one up of this aloe vera gel?
>> That's right.
>> And-- >> And some people recommend
you can also add like 15 drops of tea tree oil
which is an antibacterial essential oil
or another essential oil to make it smell a little better.
But really what you want is the aloe vera
to keep your hands from drying out
and the alcohol to kill all the bad stuff.
>> As a matter of fact, looking at the actual ingredients
on this hand sanitizer,
it ain't rocket science.
It's pretty much aloe vera and booze.
>> It's real simple.
Don't drink hand sanitizer!
>> Oh, Jesus Christ!
>> I'm just going to tell you that right now.
[Brian laughs] Don't drink it.
>> [laughs] I am so sad to admit
that that's what surprised me on the Wikipedia.
It says that it's a...
nevermind.
We're not talking about that, nevermind.
All right. [Jason laughs]
I've got about two cups of Everclear
and three cups of aloe vera.
Just mix well I guess?
>> It was supposed to one cup of aloe vera.
>> Yes, oh I'm sorry, three cups total.
Two cups Everclear-- >> [laughs] Okay.
>> One cup aloe vera.
Okay, so what are the safety concerns
while you're making this stuff?
>> Crazy flammable.
>> Yeah, alcohol tends to do that.
In fact, here, let's...
just to test because Science.
I didn't even want a flame near this.[laughs]
I'm just going to squirt a little bit of this in here and...
We've got a fire extinguisher.
It'll be fine. >> JASON: Careful.
[soothing banjo music]
>> Yep, and it's that dangerous flame
where you could see that it's actually burning,
but it's burning really dim blue so you can't even tell.
It's only when you put something in,
it's like that invisible flame.
Look at this.
It's going to start to burn this wood.
Ain't that wild?
>> Oh wow.
>> So that's regular hand sanitizer.
How do I put that out?
I should put a cup on a cup.
So we'll smother that out.
>> And that was the regular, off-the-shelf hand sanitizer?
>> Yeah, yeah.
So I guess it's nothing that ...
Boy it's hard to even tell if it's going.
Yeah, it's definitely done.
Wow, I didn't realize how nasty real sanitizer was.
Okay, now I'm going to put in just a little bit
of our homegrown stuff.
And I bet it looks exactly the same.
Whoa! Oh, that's a lot.
>> You mix a little thermite in there, Brian.
>> Oh, no no no. >> It'll burn even better.
>> This is the real reason you're working remote? [laughs]
It's nothing to do with the virus.
Is it going?
Whoa, yep, that's going.
Look at that.
And, again, you can't even see it.
>> Yeah, you've got to be really careful
because you could have an out of control fire
in your work area
and not even realize it. >> And you won't even know it.
Yeah, look at that.
So I just set the skewer over it
and you can see it's already singeing it on the bottom.
Everything's about to burst into flames here.
>> JASON: There it is.
>> And so, of course, you don't want to use...
[blowing]
You don't want to use water on that kind of fire.
You want to choke it out using a chemical fire extinguisher
or by smothering it.
I think we got it. [laughs]
Turns out it's still burning.[laughs]
No, we're good, we're good.
Okay, all right, all right.
[Jason laughs]
Yeah, so, nothing to mess around with.
This is sanitation of last resort for sure.
This is very liquidy.
I don't know...
We'll see. >> Really?
>> Yeah, I mean it's pouring straight...
You know, oh no, I guess it's enough of a gel.
>> I mean you could always play with the mix,
but the problem is if you get too much aloe vera
and not enough alcohol,
it's not going to be effective enough.
If you get too much alcohol,
it'll start evaporating and won't be effective enough.
>> Yeah, but at this point, we're pretty sure
that we are over that 70% threshold.
So I guess I'll just try it.
>> You going to self-apply?
>> Yeah.
>> Are you going to test our experiment on yourself?
[Brian laughs] Irresponsible science!
>> All right, here we go.
So my question...
I wonder if it's going to ...
How long it takes to dry compared to regular old--
>> How does it feel, does it feel good?
>> It actually does.
Yeah, I've got to admit,
I thought that this was going to stink and be nasty,
but I can't smell anything.
It takes very little time.
I put a lot on my hands
and in under 20 seconds, maybe 25 seconds,
it's already drying.
And that aloe vera
is making everything feel kind of feel like
baby soft smooth.
>> Nice!
Now keep in mind that this is a last-ditch effort.
This is not something that you should use
to replace actually washing your hands.
>> Right.
And or, actual sanitizer off the shelf, I mean,
if you can get a hold of it, then get a hold of it.
But, I mean, these are weird times we're living in, man.
[laughs] If you can't get a hold of it,
it seems like this'll do as well as anything else.
When the crap really hits the fan,
I'd be curious to know how much money we would be saving
by making our own versus the price gouging versions of this.
>> I would be curious to see how much money
we would be making... [Brian laughs]
by selling the homegrown version.
Available now on my website.
Go to www.I'mgonnagougeyour[bleep].com
Phrasing. That sounded bad.
>> Please don't go there.
Not safe for work, not safe for work. [laughs]
>> That's ... >> All right.
Do us a favor guys...
>> I need to come up with a new URL.
That one needs work, admittedly.
>> All right, look.
How do I turn you off?
There we go, there we'll do that.
And then, you guys stay safe,
wash your hands, be good, we'll see you.[laughs]
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