This Chemical Burned A Hole Through The First Floor! 

My theory: Here’s the thing. Matt has said that the previous tenants of the base had labs set up and were doing different experiments with a bunch of weird equipment. what if the guy who tried to break in was one of the people who worked there and was using their equipment to make something illegal or dangerous and that’s why he locked it in a safe and hid it in the ceiling. he wouldn’t have wanted to hide it at his house/ apartment/ car/etc. cause then it could easily be tracked to him. but if he hid it in the base it’s much harder to trace. this would also be why he would’ve wanted to break in because if he was using matt’s videos to keep tabs on the safe he would’ve known that they found the safe and were trying to open it. but if he broke in and stole it then he would’ve gotten the safe along with the illegal and/or dangerous substance before anyone else got to it first. what do y’all think?

Everyone: "running around* Kevin: *calmly grabs fire extinguisher*

Acetone peroxide could be what’s in the safe. 1. It can burn through wood, carpet, and PLASTIC. 2. It can dry out skin. 3. It’s highly sensitive to friction, actually ten times more sensitive than nitroglycerin. 4. It’s highly flammable. 5. It also can’t dissolve metal, so the safe would be a good place to keep it. 6. It is light yellow in its most common liquid form (which is paint stripper for strictly metal so it doesn’t catch anything on fire) I know Matt hates it when people do this but i only have his best interest at heart and I want him to see this so please like.

I love how everyone is commenting about Kevin being the calm dad. Like when everyone else is running around panicking Kevin just slowly and calmy grabs the fire extinguisher and says, "Really guys". I think Kevin is my favorite person at Hi5 studio from now on.

Kevin be like "I wonder if Team Edge is hiring?"

"We should buy hazmat suits." - Next time on dope or nope: "5 products to wear during a chemical spill"

I love how Kevin was being the disappointed dad after the fire... "Seriously guys?" LMAO HAD ME DEAD!

Matt being ceo: *doesn’t grab fire extinguisher* Kevin who isn’t ceo: *grabs fire extinguisher*

Woods had me dead the whole time lmao. His face when he left to go turn on the armory lights and when the whole glove fiasco happened I was deceased

I like how everyone is freaking out and Kevin just calmly grabs a fire extinguisher and put it out

Everyone: reacting like sims during a fire Kevin: (sims player )"Really guys....?"

Kevin: really guys Me: oh yeah he’s the dad of hi5

Looking back on this I really gotta wonder how they did this considering it's scripted. Like the whole lighting on fire thing is easy but the hole in the floor is confusing.

Safe: burns whole in floor Ghost of HI5: I’ll wait

Kevin is literally the annoyed dad he’s like “I’m so tired of these child adults”

Why was Kevin so calm about putting out the fire like he’s done this a million times 😂 Edit geez thanks for all the likes

*calmly uses fire extinguisher* "Seriously guys, *dissapointed look*" "C'mon outside i dont want you guys breathing in this stuff" Kevin at the beggining sounds like a annoyed dad lol.

Matt you need to listen. I think I know what that liquid is, it is concentrated sulfuric acid. It spontaneously combusts when it is touched by different types of natural materials (the rag). It also gives off toxic fumes (the smell in Sam’s office). This acid depending on the concentration level can melt through metal. I looked up what exactly the chemical is used for many different normal things like perfume but is also used for drugs, and explosives. This acid appears clear on brown items (your flooring). You need to open the safe in a controlled environment to make sure that no one will get hurt and find out what is in that safe.

I was just watching and then Matt said "top ten things it could be." Then a add came up " Cerve what your skin needs" ....😂

kevin at the start when he puts out the fire sounds like such a disapointed dad, like just: "really guys?"

This is why they keep Kevin around. He's the only adult.

The chemical that is in the safe could be a chemical called Chlorine Trifluoride. Chlorine Trifluoride is an interhalogen compound, it is a colorless, poisonous, corrosive and is extremely reactive. The chemical in its liquid state is able to catch fire with minimum friction and is also able to catch fire to materials that are already burned like ash. If Chlorine Trifluoride is left in its liquid form it has the abilities to melt through something as strong as concrete but is not as corrosive to metals. Instead of melting through metal in hours or days like other materials, it takes many years which could explain why the container does not have a hole in the bottom like the plastic.

Props to Kevin, CJ and Izzy for always being there and being calm

My theory: Acetine acid this can burn plastic and many other materials but has no affect on metal objects

I love how Kevin is like “Really guys you started a fire”

Never thought I'd see Kevincito of all people become the dad in the room REAL fast...

When he said “I’m just Flored” I said to my self “No,ur latterld”

This is clearly not them setting this up because this is hundreds dallars with of damage. But if it is someone else in the office they are going to be in so much trouble.

A chemical burned through a floor Half of the video: why cant matt wear the gloves

Just a thought. At 14:55 Matthias says there are holes in the back of the safe. Holes probably to mount it to a wall. I dont know but maybe the endoscope could fit into one of the holes and you could try to see if theres anything else in the safe. Just a thought.

0:46 Kevin is chill about it while everyone else is freaking out and then he becomes irritated about the fire.

0:33 - 0:54 This looks like when there’s a house fire in the Sims 4.

Kevin is so sweet, is immediate concern was the putting out the fire and making sure everyone went outside. “I don’t want you guys breathing that stuff” 1:07

I love how Kevin is just like "bruh" walks up with fire extinguisher. "Really guys?"

9:37 Woods' face lol 14:04-14:11 I love that he's enjoying that so much

Knowing this is scripted makes Kevin’s reaction of really guys better, like come on stop wreaking the studio.

This is coming from a 4 year fire fighter vet. The sprinkler that you have is blocked by a glass tube filled with a glycerin based substance or they have what looks a metal gap of a spark plug. More often than not the temperature rating on the glass is 155°- 180° due to the size of your building. You are correct if one sprinkler goes off the rest are designed to go off but there are times that you can get lucky and only have that one go off. Regardless if 1 or 20 go off, it will drain the entire sprinkler system of the building which depending on the size of your building can be 100s up to 1000 gallons. If you are there at any point that a sprinkler system accidentally goes off you can go to the back of the building and find the valves labeled FDC ( you can't miss them due to the audible bell, think of an old school bell or alarm clock , will be ringing constantly due to the drop in pressure in the sprinkler line ) and turn the valve to the off position ( it will have an open/close indicator on the front facing of the valve ). Also my 7 years of being a truck and having to have a very good understanding of the hazardous materials index tells me that you are dealing with a level 1 corrosive ( specifically look up the category corrosive bases organic/caustic ) in that safe. If you go to any loves, TA center or any truck stop really you can pick up a 2020 copy of the Hazardous Materials Guidelines book ( they are updated every four years ). WITHOUT touching the liquid you can begin to try to identify the liquid via smell and appearance as well as its reaction with the rag ( that being the caustic aspect of its nature, it generated enough heat from the some reaction on the rag to cause the rag to combust ). What ever you do get the authority evolved due to its volatile nature and in all honesty there may be a very slight chance the epa could get involved. I just wanted to share my knowledge with you but in no way alarm you.

Woods's energy throughout this entire saga is my entire thought process. Everything is completely rational yet not one wants to believe you, until you end up right, and when you do, you laugh hysterically at the stupid things because you've lost your mind and your boss can't put a glove on.

I have come back again. Last time I watched Mattias regularly was about 3 years ago. It is crazy to see how much has changed in the people at hi 5 studios, the decorations inside, and Matt himself. I miss the days where watching those guys was what I looked forward to every day.

Matthias its probably acid. Acid tends to burn stuff and when woods wiped the rag on the safe acid was probably on the top and acid is very flammable so acid probably got on the rag and caught the rag on fire. Also acid will burn through ANYTHING. Acid is really bad to have on the office so you might wanna get it out of the office asap. That's why the chemical burned through the floor because it's acid. The last owner might of been storing acid and forgot about or the last owner might of been in some illegal crime and put the acid in a glass bottle and put it in the safe and probably hid it in the roof so the cops wouldnt find it and that's why when sam dropped it the glass bottle probably broke and the acid went through the cracks of the safe.

Fire: *exists* Everyone: *freaking out* Kevin: *puts it out* "really guys?"

Kevins just like: "Really guys..."

I love when he blows into the glove then it just pops XD

16:21 I'm kind of curious as to how Woods cleaned up that liquid this time, what did he use exactly?

Everyone: "omg fire fire", "what happened", "what did you do???" While kevin is like: mm anyways fire extinguisher

Kevin’s looked so done with everything and sounded just like a disappointed dad when he said really guys

Hey matthias, I looked up what kind of chemical does stuff like that and the chemical that is promising is Sulfuric acid because of three things: 1. Sulfuric acid can melt through plastic. 2. It can create heat through a chemical reaction with alcohol. 3. It is likely that since the chemical had sulfur in it, it may give of a weird smell.

Kevan is like really guys everyone these AHHHH Fire

It's Sulfuric acid. The dead giveaway was it turned brown after it dried on the wall, it was clear on the linoleum, it started on fire from friction, and ate thru the floor (carpet, wood,) but didn't eat thru the safe. (Heavy Metal). Be careful it could eat thru aluminum.

Kevin’s angry dad mode: really guys? 🤨 honestly I felt bad and I wasn’t even there 😂

ok at least this is one of my favorite videos of all because my favorite part was Matt and Sam picking on each other

Did they say they wanted to tell stories that was the goal of Hi5? Is this a giant story that’s been planned for a long time?

Izzy is an unsung hero of the studio. He has skills and fixes everything, paints, remodels, builds internal structures. He's a talented cool dude.😎👍

No one: Literally no one: Matt when some kind of acid thing burns a hole in his ceiling: LeT'S mAKe A cOMmerCial

Woods dying laughing on the couch had me dead. It was so funny omg😂

Maybe the substance needed to stay cool, hence reason why blocking the ac vent. It was absorbing all available cold air. Upon the wipe from Woods instant heat caused it to ignite.

I'm sorry but I love that Kevin is just like "Really guys?" and takes care of it when everyone else is freaking out.

I Love How Unempressed Kevin Was "Really guys?"

1:08 I love how Kevin is like the mom of the group

Matt: "I'm a size large!" Woods:"okAy, MAtt"

Puts it on metal tray. tomorrow, Sam: “MATT ThErEs A hOlE iN tHe TrAy!”

Kevin deserves more credit for taking care of the studio and being the only adult

Keven is such a dad “really guys”

Mathias, honestly I have no words. You look clean, are amazing person and have 2 kids keep up the good work

Everyone: AHHHHHHHH ITS ON FIRE! Kevin: *slowly grabs fire extinguisher* really guys?

Matt: trying to figure out gloves Woods: laughing hysterically in the corner on the sofa 🤣🤣🤣

Matt is legitimately a good guy he so helpful

I feel so bad for Hannah. She's clearly scared. If you look closely 1:24 it kind of looks like she's crying. Awe I feel so bad for her.

I like how keven just says " guys" everyone else was going crazy

Can't tell if Kevin is disappointed, Frustrated, or over it

Kevin is just so calm and collected well everybody else is freaking out

Pyrophoric materials are often water-reactive as well and will ignite when they contact water or humid air. They can be handled safely in atmospheres of argon or (with a few exceptions) nitrogen. Carbon-based animal or vegetable oils, such as linseed oil, cooking oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, soybean oil, lard and margarine, can undergo spontaneous combustion when in contact with rags, cardboard, paper or other combustibles.

Kevin was so disappointed “like really this is my boss”

Matt: “I’m so floored” As he’s on a ladder. 😂😂

13:00 This is when I could not stop laughing until Matt got his gloves on. 😂😂😂

I'm surprised it didn't catch on fire the second time woods cleaned it up

Everybody: panicking and don't know what to do Kevin: get fire extinguisher and takes out fire very calm

The acid is fluoroantimonic acid you said you felt like it made you short on breathe and this is what I found Causes of death could include: Toxic HF fumes which destroy your alveoli, causing you to suffocate. Heat generated from exothermic reaction with moisture on your skin (sweat) produces painful burns. Chemical burns occur as well due to highly corrosive nature of fluoroantimonic acid

kevin was so calm and matt yelling at woods and running around

Matt: Top ten things it could be go Sam: Acid Matt: Fuel Me: MuStArD gAs My mind is stupid don't ask

Can we just all be glad that Sam didn’t get anything on her, that everyone was safe, no one was hurt and the building didn’t burn down. Honestly, sending prayers so that you guys are okay. Seriously stay safe, and don’t mess with this!

Kevins just the dad trying to keep his todlers from killing themselves with fire

I love how everyone was freaking out but then Kevin was so calm and put out the fire 😅

I love how everybody is running abound and Kevin just grabs a fire extinguisher

Matt: “I can’t see anything through this face shield” Also Matt: *hasn’t bothered to take off the protective layer of plastic film*

Kevin calmly walking over and extinguishing the fire while looking dead inside is a mood 😭

This video made me laugh so much for how serious Sam was at the start. 😂 😂

Kevin acts like a disappointed father when his kids do some dumb stuff. Like he had to fix it and in his mind he's just like "this is the third time this week".

Matt: See's fire Everybody: flips out Kevin: *Grabs fire extinguisher calmly* Really guys

Matt trying to put on gloves and Woods laughing hysterically at him are literally 2 ends of the spectrum of nervous energy that I personally experience 🤣🤣🤣

I love how calmly Kevin just put out the fire and said really guys and then just walked out and then said i dont want you guys to breath that stuff

I love the comedy in these vids while something dangerous is happening! It brightens up the dark and scary mood

If it wasn't for Kevin everyone in that hi5 would be dead.

So for the acid. Ive done a bit of research and I want to guess its either Sulfuric or Nitric acid in the safe. Both come in a colourless option, can have a odder to them and are highly acidic. as for flammability, neither are flammable on their own but have strong reactions with other chemicals and the heat often causes fires. My theory on the fire is that the rag Woods used had some sort of residue left on it from a previous clean up that had a strong reaction to either chemical, the heat lit the rag on fire and because the rag is flammable (and the floor isn't, Linoleum doesn't catch fire that easily and neither would most plastic based flooring ) the fire continued to burn. sadly i think both could melt through the floor, both are acidic enough to eat through metals and CAN be made at home, though i THINK Nitric acid might be easier?? Sorry I don't make acid in my spare time. if these aren't the acids there are a few key characteristics I do think we are looking for. 1) obviously something acidic that can melt through most material both natural and man made. 2) Instead of something that is flammable look for highly reactive chemicals, the liquid didn't light fire till the rag was placed on it so the most likely reason it combusted was a reaction rather then friction. 3) Not sure this is worth mentioning but the chemical has to be able to be put out by the type of fire extinguisher they own. Not all fires can be put out by a foam fire extinguisher so its worth considering. 4) Lastly it cant be a chamisal that's overly hard to obtain and store. Chances are the person looking to protect the goods in the safe didn't do a lot of research, they didn't care about all this info, they just needed something that would get the job done, and we don't know how long it was stored up there, so it cant be a time or temperature sensitive chemical. Like i said i don't know a whole lot on chemicals, im just a very curious person that learns random info on my spare time so sadly i cant perfectly identify it, but hope this is a good place to start for others. I also have a small theory as for why its there. I think the safe contains something that is tied to something less then desirable, I don't want to go guessing as to what it might be but i do fear whatever was in the safe didn't make it. I think the Acid was placed in the safe in a glass container, that way if opened properly it wouldn't break but if someone tried to break in it would shatter, destroying both what's in the safe and possibly harming whoever messed with it. I'm sure this is going to go unseen but i wanted to say my theory. I love a good mystery cx

Matthias Sam Woods and all the other team members are my favorite friends in the world I love your guys videos and I love you guys

Sam freaking killing me over me! "Pee huh? You're saying somebody just pissed in my office?" xD

Is it just me or does everyone want to see the liquid on the ceiling tile on a time lapse

Everyone in HI5: *Panicking* The Safe: Man these guys should thank me I am making them money.

Methanol. Methanol is a flammable chemical also referred to as “wood alcohol”. ... Methanol is also a highly flammable liquid with a flash point between 11 and 12 °C

Matt when he has a problem: ....... kevin.... um we have a leak 😬 Kevin: Uh, bro really. You can tell kevin is so annoyed. 😆 Love you guys and this series!