Can Resin Preserve a Dehydrated Pumpkin Carving?

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Hello!

[@tonymorris3935]

The salt isn't exactly drawing the water out. It's breaking down the cellular structure of the pumpkins, which releases water, but also makes the tissues softer. If you really want a pumpkin to last, resin or not, you should freeze dry one.

[@thewiseturtle]

Yeah, I was thinking of freeze drying. Alas, it's really expensive, and you'd have to cut poor Bean into lots of small pieces and reassemble him!

[@samflower4534]

yea...i thought something similar when i saw the salt. correct me if im wrong, but salt kinda decomposes things, kinda like how u can put a body in salt to make it decompose faster

[@m1k3y48]

@@thewiseturtle Cody from Cody’s Lab built his own freeze drier, I’m not sure how much the setup costs though.

[@EjvindGEMDark]

@@samflower4534 Salt preserves! It does the opposite. It does however dry them.

[@RayeGunn]

There are places that freeze dry pets and do taxidermy. Maybe one of them could help? Like i know it's normally pretty expensive, but maybe if it was done as a sort of promotion or something.

[@EatTheirOwn]

When I was young my school class did a cool project while learning about ancient egypt where we were split into groups and mummified raw mini roasting chickens! I remember it really well 'cus it was so neat. I think I can give some tips for your try next year! 1) Use smaller pumpkins. 2) Plan for it to take at LEAST a month to dry them out, if not two or three since pumpkins have a lot of water. 3) Grain salt will work much better, and mixing the silica beads in with the salt would probably help too! 4) You need to fully replace all the salt every day at first, then less as time goes on as there's less moisture. 5) The salt on the outside needs to be held close to the pumpkin, and you DEFINITELY don't want to be using plastic cus it traps the moisture. Try using a bag made of burlap or cheesecloth or something similar that's only big enough to give you an inch or so all around the pumpkin to put the salt. 6) Absolutely expect shrinkage and adjust the size of the bag as needed to keep the space a close fit. 7) Since pumpkins don't have internal structure to help it hold its shape, you may want to create a sort of armature cage on the inside of them to help. Maybe thin strips of wood like bamboo or something?

[@majorphysics3669]

we did bananas at our school

[@screaminggummies1509]

Borax is meant and used for mummifying things in the current day so a mix of borax and salt should help!

[@helsbels]

Best comment here

[@shodri92]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Sammyneedscoffee]

I think setting them upside down will help, so the moisture doesn't pool at the bottom.

[@Prince_Asuda]

For a bit of a spin off, how about making a mold of a carved pumpkin and using it to make a galaxy resin pumpkin? Just imagine the light shinning and reflecting off of all of the glitter from the inside out.

[@JennaRose10]

Or they could make it with glow in the dark resin and wouldn’t have to put a light in it! And it would look cool

[@Jarjarvideos]

You, are a genius

[@jessicabolton3640]

Yesssss

[@AuroraLalune]

Yes

[@tiffanybluetarot]

Genius. Now, I only wish I knew how to create a mold…

[@JoshuaSigloch]

"What are mummies, but human jerky, really?" That needs to be on a tshirt. So I can wear it around other humans and watch as they look at my with very confused and horrified looks. lol

[@SnowdoniaHoneythorn]

I now want this. Make this a thing.

[@majorphysics3669]

@@SnowdoniaHoneythorn its probably not that expensive...

[@mistressofuniverses]

Phrases that were likely said by the Victorians as well as 2 years ago

[@DKannji]

This whole time my brain is going; Dr. Doofenshmirtz: A pumpkin? Katelyn carves her pumpkin. Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Perry the Pumpkin?

[@Ace_the_lil_duck]

At first I though she might say Perry the Pumpkin

[@bogumilhass8571]

Yeah same here

[@AliyaJanai]

I'm so glad I'm not alone in this 🤣

[@pixeldaisies]

A few tips to improve your results next year: -carve the insides to make a thinner pumpkin skin -pumpkin buttholes -use cloth or mesh to cover the holes to keep salt in while letting water drain -blow a balloon inside the pumpkin to fill 90% of the cavity, then fill with salt/silica -change out the salt/silica daily -dont cover

[@cferracini]

or... 1) remove pumpkin insides. 2) do NOT carve a face, leave it with only the hole on top. fill inside of the pumpkin with uncooked dry beans. 3) put inside a dehydrator (costs about $150 so I think it can be cheaper than getting bags of salt and silica in the long run, plus other cool experiments). 4) your choice of resin first and (remove beans) carve later (resin inside) or the opposite.

[@raraavis7782]

Or why not put the carved out pumpkin in front of a fan heater on low heat. That would work just as well as a dehydrator for a large object like this and who doesn't have one of those at home (or you can buy a used one for a couple bucks). I would at least partly dry them this way, before employing salt or silica.

[@SashaSRenee]

I would suggest putting them in upside down so it can drain through the large whole in the top (with the cloth/mesh covering the whole, of course). It would be much more efficient at draining and there would be no spots that have stagnant liquid on it. I would also use a bucket with a drainage spout instead of a bag and maybe have a thick layer at the bottom of clay beads, rocks, etc to create a drainage layer (like for plants or bioactive reptile enclosures) in case the spout outflow isn't enough to prevent pooling.

[@madelinehero4353]

also putting it on a riser in the bad of salt/silica, so that any moisture pooling at the bottom doesn't touch the pumpkin

[@Fyreflier]

turn upside down whilst in the salt so the juices run _out_

[@ValentinMarquis]

I have lost count for how many times I have binged the pumpkin trilogy. The evolution of mini faces on these gourds, Evans inability to handle the pumpkin stank or slimy guts, and the chaos that ensues mere seconds after resin hits the pumpkin flesh. I look forward to binging a 40 episode series. ❤

[@madestmadhatter]

I actually tried this a few years back, I salted it daily and wiped up the juices as they collected, but it still ended up molding over. Side note, gourds have been dehydrated into containers for years, and when researching it they advice to keep them in a cold dry place with good air flow, heat actually encourages mold growth, my rooms actually a fairly good place for that, but I also have a bad habit of just constantly burning candles in them. Yeah next year, don't carve them, put them in the room with the dehumidifier, turn down the temp place it on a grate so there's air flow under it, and then put a hole in the base and place it over a drip tray, which you should drain daily, and may be put a fan on in front of it, and then when it's hard and the seeds shake free inside carefully cut out the face.

[@tiredveryissage]

"a pumpkin?" *carves face* "PERRY!? THE PUMPKIN!?!?"

[@levionthedragon4654]

I was looking for this comment

[@alexaa9453]

"And it will draw moisture out of things... like BODIES!" I had a moment where my brain flashed to Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician) hahahaha

[@datgaydangernoodle1315]

SAME 😂

[@stasiachan638]

I love finding out when certain interests I have cross-over, and others have the same viewing habits as me🤣

[@CrimsonAkato]

so im not the only one to get a Mortician in my algorithem have not watched it but i saw one dude show up and iwa s like oh huh ?

[@inocharitidi6995]

Yesss, gather round, fellow Deathlings

[@thearthound]

Ha ha... 2 of my favorite channels.

[@Nocare89]

This is a terrifyingly dangerous way to open a pumpkin. Anyway, next time you should definitely try freeze-drying them. They should keep their shape and... youth.. better

[@svps169]

You should check out Ray Villafane, a famous pumpkin carving artist. He petrifies some of his pieces of art so they last longer. He also shows other methods of preservation if you're curious 😉

[@katrinthorsdottir7514]

You need airflow for dehydration, if there’s no airflow and it’s covered in salt it’s called salt pickling. You might want to try again next year by filling them with the silica and then surrounding them with fans to help evaporate the liquid. Just a thought.

[@toxicginger9936]

THIS

[@driverjayne]

You could fit a pumpkin in a dehydrator if you got a big one

[@mlougee3172]

Damp rid

[@sweethoneycomb392]

@@driverjayne maybe small pumpkin:3c

[@TorianCarrConn80]

I'm pretty sure you even have to have your oven open a tiny bit so the moist air can escape there too, if you use the oven on low heat. I read about that for making beef jerky.

[@erlandjohansen7195]

Can we all just take a minute to appreciate Katelyn's absolutely stellar editing?

[@KeithDiSarno]

Katelyn did not edit the last main channel video. First time ever. I’m interested to see if this is the same. The font on the cut screens looks…different?

[@frejacriesvarg8396]

@@KeithDiSarno she didnt? How'd you know? :0

[@michellev2194]

Absolutely always!!

[@officialtheomegawolfster2081]

Always

[@lunathehowlerwolf5503]

So good

[@lisemartino1995]

When you want to dry something, don’t wrap it in plastic! The point of the salt is to wick out the moisture, but the moisture needs somewhere to go and…. evaporate!

[@gracie-md1qq]

Hilariously katelynn was spot on. Egyptian mummies were actually prescribed as medicine at one point, along with being used as paint. We actually ate a large portion of the mummies we found, making them rarer and rarer. I'm unsure if the desired effects were ever achieved.

[@cafffy]

I did not realise how much I had missed hearing “science adjacent with Evan and Katelyn YEAH”

[@tacofoxxo]

The fact that Katelyn was wearing the camp ua shirt was amazing but also them smacking the pumpkins and other stuff had me thinking if they were gonna quote Mark and say "ArE yOu ClOsE!?"

[@The_Oniest]

I love her shirt ❤️❤️❤️

[@madm1115]

LMAO YAH I loved UA :’)

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Yes I know right

[@madysondixon5576]

I GASPED WHEN I SAW IT AN RAN TO THE COMMENTS

[@ween4501]

Bro i was having an internal freak out when i saw the shirt

[@Apotatonamedcraig]

I haven’t watched the vid yet, but my heart dropped when I saw Katelyn wearing Unus Annus merch! NOW I LOVE YALL EVEN MORE! ❤️❤️❤️ Edit: also I just realized I’m wearing my Unus Annus split hoodie 😂

[@mel-overthinks]

I came to say this!!!!

[@meatlemonade9938]

freeze drying definitely might work better. also, i don't know how much the water softener costs, but you can also get salt very cheaply at a farm supply store. edit to add: covering definitely doesn't help, you probably just salt cured them instead of dehydrated

[@rowing-away]

“define eviscerate… DISEMBOWEL!” (excitedly) “yeah, that’s what i’m gonna do!!!”

[@datgaydangernoodle1315]

*later that same evening* 'Ma'am why are there guts on the floor?' *'I DISEMBOWELED IT! :D'*

[@johnfran3218]

When things were at their very worst: 2 Suns, Cross in the sky, 2 comets will collide = don`t be afraid - repent, accept Lord`s Hand of Mercy. Scientists will say it was a global illusion. Beware - Jesus will never walk in flesh again. After WW3 - rise of the “ man of peace“ from the East = Antichrist - the most powerful, popular, charismatic and influential leader of all time. Many miracles will be attributed to him. He will imitate Jesus in every conceivable way. Don`t trust „pope“ Francis = the False Prophet - will seem to rise from the dead - will unite all Christian Churches and all Religions as one. One World Religion = the seat of the Antichrist. Benedict XVI is the last true pope - will be accused of a crime of which he is totally innocent. "The time for the schism in the Church is almost here and you must get prepared now" "Arab uprising will spark global unrest - Italy will trigger fall out" The Book of Truth

[@bennydreamly]

mhm

[@JustReadingwithJazzy]

“What are mummies but human jerky, really.” -Katelyn I nearly spit my food out when she said that🤣

[@JashinsMagpie]

*16th century Europeans have entered the chat*

[@driverjayne]

I was going to eat that mummy!

[@elorapresnal1499]

Can I get this embroidered on a pillow?

[@JustReadingwithJazzy]

@@elorapresnal1499 yes! Or I need a shirt that says it!🤣

[@geckojack5169]

There's a reason people didn't get mummified in plastic bags The moisture just stays

[@roseabee7503]

And the salt is usually finer, not pellets.

[@NadoriKaija]

Bean is SO friggen CUTE!!! OMG I love him!!! RIP, Perry. I love your personalities and everything. Wish I was more positively vibrant like you guys are. This is awesome.

[@NonexistentFancySnek]

“Perry is very uncomfortable And wants his mummy” Me: *horse wheeze*

[@Serenityyyyy.]

I think keeping the pumpkins tied up in the heat, sealing in all that moisture was the failing factor. I think the salt would work if the water got to evaporate away from the pumpkin, and maybe in a cooler environment 🤔

[@IonIsFalling7217]

Yeah, I agree. Putting things in sealed black plastic is a recipe for rot

[@tiffanysandmeier4753]

I guess they need to make sure there is a way for the pumpkin to drain

[@bennydreamly]

Yep

[@sil7062]

Yea, but it'd probably work better wrapped in thin cheese cloth, putting it in an cool dry environment outdoors and filled with powdered salt instead of rock salt to cover every square inch. If you reference from body preservation it makes sense :)

[@gerwiggin]

I'm on the first 5 minutes and can't stop laughing at how disgusted by pumpkins you guys are, carve the "bowels" out (I do that with a large spoon) and you can toast the seeds and make a great soup with the rest, it is not disgusting at all! 🤣

[@kaveh..]

i love roasted pumpkin seeds!! my parents and i used to make them every time we would carve pumpkins

[@InkYtheThInGEeee]

"do you need help getting it in?" me: THATS WHAT SHE SAID sticker: THATS WHAT SHE SAID

[@HappyKittens]

Evan saying "eviscerate" and then looking it up immediately is something I have done, quite recently. It's weird that we can know what a word means instinctually but be unable to describe it.

[@theoistrying9904]

Context clues

[@venti2569]

That’s just me…. I know what a lot of words mean just can never describe them.. in fifth grade I had to describe absorb but I couldn’t describe it..

[@elijahwinchester6690]

our subconscious picks up the word through context clues without our conscious mind processing it. that's actually how babies learn to talk, through hearing other people do it.

[@eg515]

"this is like a Joob and a half" perfect measurement, 100% relatable. (really, it is. no sarcasm. I weigh stuff with my cats too.)

[@booksandfantasies2035]

This was really fun to watch! I hope if they try this again next year they do a bit more research into dehydration lol

[@bananabot151]

Absolutely LIVING for the camp UA shirt Katelyn! But I couldnt5 imagine you watching unus annus...you seem so innocent

[@NoodleHausColubrids]

I learned how to mummify things in high school and the moment I saw the salt and the bags my mind went, "Oh, NO!" You really can't mummify in an enclosed environment, it doesn't allow the moisture out at all and you're just making soup in a bag. I did my projects in plastic bins and I ended up with a similar issue. When I moved on to doing commissioned work, I got myself a setup that kept the air circulating at specific temperature and humidity levels. Next year try it again, but make an enclosed chamber with salt AND a dehumidifier that has continuous drainage capabilities, and add more salt as it depletes. Also perhaps try zeolite as a desiccant.

[@gabriellaruth83]

I know it was so hard to watch 😩 I was just thinking where is the water going to go guys?? Please don't put them in the bag! Nooo

[@maggiem733]

Thank you for these points. Do you have a Instagram or something to show your mummified works

[@NoodleHausColubrids]

@@maggiem733 I don't, unfortunately back in 2016 due to some financial issues I lost all of my equipment. At the time I was doing my work I never thought of taking more than a handful of photos which have since been lost.

[@Lisa_Flowers]

i'm crying at the science time explanation with the distorted piano and Katelyn talking about preserving bodies. If there's an 'Evan and Katelyn Out Of Context' that NEEDS to go on there.

[@ImPeterCriss]

More like Evan and Katelyn Out of Control

[@shromp_]

@@ImPeterCriss That's just regular Evan and Katelyn

[@shodri92]

I think the ideal would have been to place them in buckets, drill small holes in the base to drain the liquid, since being sealed in plastic bags, the "sweat" has nowhere to escape and is kept in the same bag, that is why despite being on salt and dehydrated, they again absorb the moisture trapped in the bag, that is why they were soggy and mold appeared at one point too.

[@DakkyW]

If you guys have large enough equipment, a freeze-dried version of the dehydration experiment would be cool to try too

[@missingsunstone]

“Can Resin Preserve a Pumpkin Carving?” was literally my first introduction to you guys. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much in my life that video was hilarious. It’s great to see all this come to a full circle. Thank you guys for the wonderful content you create. You two are an absolute joy and I can’t wait to see what the following year brings. Thank you for filling this past year of my life with so much happiness. Take care and have a wonderful day! :)

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

Thank you!!

[@Kona120]

My first introduction was the mood ring toilet seat…….. I was like..:”Yep. I’ll love this channel.”

[@gabrielulibarri9950]

I was introduced to these two by William Osman

[@Theeny]

"What are mummies but human jerky?" is the exact kind of cursed vibe I'm going for in Halloween 2021

[@sophiecolunga8743]

T-SHIRT IDEA!!!!!

[@ghughes14]

i see evan's new favorite phrase is from that clip of adam driver going "good soup"

[@kia_bear3807]

Are you guys still planning on a pumpkin video this year? These are so fun to watch. I just recently found your channel and I've enjoyed binge watching your videos. Thank you for being wonderfully dorky people☺

[@ryawood2789]

I learned this year with the pumpkin head trend that it’s actually significantly easier to gut a pumpkin from the butt. So I would definitely take that route for next years antics. Plus you get the aesthetic of the cute top and it won’t collapse into itself when it shrivels

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

so the answer was pumpkin buttholes all along...

[@Adventurous-Emma]

Next year do it with straight silica beads. Cover the whole pumpkin, then every few days swap out the silica to let it dry.

[@aoarashi3025]

Yeah, they should've swapped out the salt too.

[@philtravis2093]

And for God's sake DON'T TRAP THE EXTRACTED MOISTURE IN WITH THE PUMPKIN!

[@Wordsnwood]

+1

[@angelwales9138]

@@philtravis2093 YES!! that drove me nuts

[@airsoftPCgaming]

Or just spend a couple hundred for a big enough food dehydrator

[@12cesarini34]

8:35 "Like, what if the resin reacts 'POOOORLY." 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@Knight_Industries_GC]

I've already watched this video so many times I don't even know anymore and I just want to say that your videos always help me stay positive even if it's just for the rest of the day. There was some really negative things that happened to me in October 2021 and these videos helped me put a smile on my face, that's what I'm mainly trying to say. Keep it up Evan and Katelyn!!

[@Unbreathless]

From my repeated watches of ChubbyEmu's videos, I know that SALT causes water to 'move towards it'. But it doesn't like... destroy the water or anything. It just pulls it out of one thing, into the saltier thing. Then you have to remove that water. Also the Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[@steppenfuchs5608]

-emia means presence in blood

[@Grumplebumple]

☝️ presenting to the emergency room

[@Lichen8404]

"It'll be fine" E+K thought, shoveling more salt into a plastic bag. "It'll last forever."

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

I kinda wanna be there with the accountant doing E&K's taxes, going over receipts and hearing how Evan justifies things as business expenses 😂

[@tiago9977]

I loved the editing in this video tbh. Their videos are always edited well (with the sound effects, voice overs, well timed zooms, flashbacks/clips, etc), but I especially enjoyed all the edits of Katelyn being brought over to Evan lol 28:04

[@autumnrose5111]

You guys should do a buy vs DIY on a cat tree, especially the more decorative/elaborate cat trees (clouds, leaves, etc) and Joob preference can be the final test to declare the winner!

[@QuIqUe190m]

Pumpkin seeds are actually a delicious snack when roasted and salted. It always saddens me when people just throw them away in the trash :(

[@ez3748]

@@steviesteveo1 i think the ones sold for carving aren't bred to be very tasty? could be wrong though

[@alexrea3493]

Sorry, I am lazy 😅

[@iancarry]

spotted the easter european :D ... (love the pumpkin seeds as well :)

[@SG-vy1lk]

@@steviesteveo1 No, actually canned pumpkin is a squash. Not at all the same kind of pumpkin.

[@SG-vy1lk]

@@steviesteveo1 it’s pretty gross in comparison to what people think is pumpkin. Like canned “pumpkin” is a diff vegetable completely.

[@kateecalhoun5372]

26:17 My dogs name is bean and every time it is katelyn saying it specifically my four leggy friend is getting excited. So thank you for making my dog science adjacent with us!

[@skylerjackson5381]

Heyo! Here's why there was so much juice. When you loaded the surrounding area with salt, the area became 'hypertonic' meaning there are more solute outside of the cell than inside. This does have the effect of drawing out moisture as the 'solution' is trying to reach equilibrium. However, that liquid then had nowhere to go. While the boiling point has been raised because of the salt, heat will still contribute to faster evaporation. But, is also dependent on surface area, and airflow (you can think of this as the replacement for agitation in a liquid solution). By placing them in black plastic bags and covering the surface in salt, there was no airflow, and not much exposed surface area. One other factor is humidity. Humidity varies depending on the temperature of the air, as it is the capacity of the air to hold moisture. Meaning that if it is 100% humid, the air is at peak saturation, and cannot accept any more moisture (if you add any more water to the air, it is hype saturated and will condense until it is not - this is how dew/frost forms). The more humid the air is, the longer the process will take, because it is a solution trying to reach equilibrium.

[@katiek829]

Ok, idea for next year (I guess this year? 2021): freeze drying. Theoretically all you have to do is freeze it and put it in the vacuum chamber. Maybe do some research on freeze drying methods. There’s tons of papers on it! You could also use liquid nitrogen to flash freeze the pumpkin which would preserve the cell structure, and reduce the sag/wrinkles.

[@tylociraptor8131]

I love how Katelyn edits in the rest of Evan's sentences that he forgets to say. I do that so much as well I wish someone would do tha tfor me LOL

[@DominusFeles]

When we dry food we put it in the oven at low temperature with something that wont be damaged, like a wooden spoon, clamped in the door so that it isn’t fully closed and all that evaporated moist can escape freely 🙂 And let it dry for at least 12 hours, sometimes a whole weekend 🎃💦

[@rogervanaman6739]

Yeah, I've used that method too, though my oven will just stay open a crack without being propped. Works good for herbs and peppers. I now have a dehydrator but it won't hold a pumpkin that size.

[@DominusFeles]

@@rogervanaman6739 And what's a pumpkin if not just a scaled up pepper 🤓 The only question is how they're going to keep somewhat of the original form 🤔

[@DominusFeles]

Maybe if they filled it with.. I don't know, beans or something, dried it in the oven and then did the carvings after it is dry? 🎃

[@rogervanaman6739]

@@DominusFeles Someone else mentioned chicken wire to give it some structure. Seems like a reasonable idea to me, also. You would maybe need to cut the top a little wider then normal if you did that, but that would probably be to your benefit anyway, less area for moisture to get trapped.

[@mommakhajiit9317]

First video I've seen of you guys and I absolutely love it. Especially the length. It was long but in a incredibly entertaining way! Definitely going to watch some more videos 🥰

[@Layorgenla]

My friends and I went to a pumpkin patch this year and got 7 pumpkins among 5 of us, I carved a large green one and I was done within minutes because it was a wonder to cut and gut. It's still the most intact out of all of the pumpkins which I've neglected to throw out yet since they're all too damn beautiful

[@MNSweet]

What I've learned from your challenges. Use a wire mesh to support pumpkin during the drying process. Coat the inside of the of the pumpkin with rock salt. Put a tub of damp rid in the center of pumpkin slightly raised for air flow. Place in a semi enclosed environment with either warm dry air flowing through it or a small dehumidifier. Serve with Favabeans and a Glass of Chianti

[@aoarashi3025]

Change the salt out and drain the pumpkin too.

[@MNSweet]

@@aoarashi3025 perhaps store the pumpkin upside down

[@squeaz8268]

Katelyn giving that poor pumpkin a lobotomy, is something I will never un-see...

[@bennydreamly]

Ah yes

[@VoIcanoman]

When I was in grade 3, we were studying the Amazonian tribes that ritualistically preserve the heads of slain enemies ("shrunken heads"), and our class project was to each take a large potato, carve eyes, a nose and mouth into it, put in like, wooden beads for the eyes and little pasta noodles (elbow macaroni) for teeth, and then just hang it up in an area with high air flow and let it dessicate and shrink up. That was in December of 1989. *32 years later, I still have the potato.* This marvel of dehydration currently hangs in my bedroom, just because I think it's frickin' cool (though it has lost a couple "teeth"). Anyway, it only took like, a month to dry out back then (water content of potatoes = ~80%...pumpkins have over 90%, but I think the technique would still work, it would just take longer), and now that it is water-free, it will last forever (well, maybe not forever, but an extremely long time on a human life-scale at least). If I ever have kids (haha, not likely, I hate kids, but people keep telling me that I will want them eventually) I will pass it on to one of them as a family heirloom.

[@m_materias8751]

I hope they do another one this year! It's so much fun!!

[@officerbanana9096]

Katelyn wearing an camp /redacted/ shirt gives me so much joy!

[@_silver_puppy]

I noticed it and was so excited!! Camp /redacted/ was so good!!

[@llahmenhoper662]

I literally screamed when I saw her shirt

[@kiwiikae]

Memento mori, friend!

[@e.g.2261]

I was looking for this comment! Seeing her shirt gave me such joy!

[@break_the_galaxy]

Seeing references to [Redacted] always makes me so freaking happy. How do you guys feel about the anniversary of the death of the channel coming up soon?

[@hanap562]

katelyn's camp UA shirt is giving me LIFE

[@salemtargaryen123]

IKR

[@datgaydangernoodle1315]

SAME

[@psina_kartina]

i miss UA

[@FandomTOBY]

memento mori ;v;

[@smoocih4638]

@@psina_kartina me too

[@sashabarnett8402]

I hope we get another pumpkin video this year!

[@exana5023]

I’m watching all your videos, from top to bottom. love you two! ❤

[@austinperkins15]

The thing that keeps plants "stiff" is the turgor (water) pressure in the cells. By removing the water, the plants or in this case pumpkin fruits wilt

[@robinsonwinnie5330]

"What are mummies but human jerky, really?" Who's gonna tell them?

[@chronicgaming3280]

Yep, nothing like munching on some Human Jerry when your a cannibal. 😆

[@xxxileenexxx7040]

@@chronicgaming3280 😂

[@washellwash1802]

They also make an excellent brown paint!

[@datgaydangernoodle1315]

@@washellwash1802 oh god

[@DragonGateDesign]

Human Jerky

[@ingriddrake4376]

I just found this channel when I was searching for cat patio-building tips, and love the combination of really cool gadgets and DIY, mixed with these wonderfully geeky hosts. I love it! *Subscribed*

[@dreamjayme11]

Katelyn sawing into a pumpkin with a power tool while standing on a stool was absolutely nerve-racking. Safety y’all

[@BluePanda37]

I feel like youll have to keep trying to perfect this experiment until the end of time. I would like to see you guys buy a real dehydrator and use it on the pumpkins, also trying to make a block of resin with suspended pumpkins in it.

[@nathalie6185]

Im dying laughing. "ITS PUMPKIN SPICE STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE!!"

[@AVspectre]

The Pumpkin Spice must flow!

[@ArianTudor]

I watched a documentary on mummies around a decade ago, so I'm an expert. The Egyptians first removed several of the major organs and packed salt inside the cavity, mummifying the organs separately. They then placed the body on a slanted table with a drain spout at one end, and piled salt on top and around it, and then left it in the open air. After the first (I think) 30 days they came back to reposition the arms into the classic mummy pose, and then recovered the mummy to finish the dehydration process. Osmosis causes the water to move toward the salt to try to equalize the salt concentration, but the water needs to have somewhere to go. On another note, breathing salty air is actually good for your lungs. Don't inhale table salt, because the crystals will hurt you, but the microscopic airborne particles can reduce the risk of respiratory illness.

[@Same_Local.Insomnic]

12:15 Katelyn was like “Don’t worry Perry dear, Mummy’s here”

[@Ashlie_Bunny]

So, uncarved pumpkins have been known to live outside on people's stoops in New England for well over a year. I'd be super interested to see a video where you bought two pumpkins now, drew cute faces on them, resined one, and put them outside until next Halloween to see how they faired. (Cute story: a friend left a pumpkin on her kitchen table for a year and then decided to bury it in her yard. Now she has a cute pumpkin patch that grows 4 or 5 pumpkins every fall)

[@devent10n]

I find it unlikely that they'd last that long in the Texas heat, and the water in the pumpkin would make the resin unlikely to fully cure.

[@TorianCarrConn80]

I mean, you add so many different bacterias to the inside of a pumpkin by cutting it open, i guess that accellerates the break down immensly.

[@lollipopsweet3070]

The quick tranitions between murderous cultists and regular, sweet e+k are really giving me whiplash😂

[@peculiar_wood]

Evan’s is just screaming *”COCOMELLON”* into the deepest pits of my brain.

[@willbaggins9403]

Feed salt is insanely cheap it’s what I use for tanning animal skins. It’s granulated salt and feed stores should have it. Maybe tractor supply would too. The granulated salt will pack nicely and get in all the nooks and crannies. Pour the salt on the inside like you did and around it like drying out a fur before tanning it. I want to try this out myself now. Also keep switching out the salt with new salt to get more moisture out to get all moisture your best bet is to completely cover all around and inside and keep it off the bottom by having it slightly elevated. I use a bucket with a lid, salt on the bottom for a bit or something to keep it off the bottom and packed with salt all around no air gaps only salt.

[@georgiagoodwin5995]

"What are mummies but human jerky, really." The Victorians were really ahead of their time, hmm? Just remember to thank them for the lack of mummies still in existence!

[@LoreCatan]

For anyone who's confused by this comment, a lot of Victorians ate mummies- it's why we have so little of them left, actually. This practice of cannibalism was called "corpse medicine", and they thought eating specific parts of the body cured specific ailments/diseases. History is fun.

[@Emma-cq9oy]

Id like to sarcastically thank alot of events in history for causing a lack of things now days, the lack of mummies though really doesn't hit my top 50 😅

[@barondragonflamboyant6246]

@@LoreCatan they also made e paint with it, called "brown mummy"

[@naturegeek33]

“What will you give me, if I eat this” “A kiss” “You gotta give me a bit more than that…hesitates….You can surprise me later”

[@datgaydangernoodle1315]

😏

[@riuphane]

"not that kind of channel!!!"

[@LordSither1]

@@riuphane *slaps on her butt. I didnt know it was that kind of channel

[@zootastic698]

So the reason why they started getting soggy and there was juices still in the bag is because once the juices are pulled out of the pumpkin they need to evaporate so the best way to dehydrate something is you put it in sput it in salt and then you leave it out typically in a dry location. If you leave it in the bag the moisture from the pumpkin will pull at the bottom as you saw and it will make the pumpkin rehydrate and get soggy and mold as you saw. Back in ancient times they did not have plastic bags so they would fill a wooden crate or barrel with salt and Berry the items in the salt these would allow air and moisture to go in and throw them making it so they would not have any leftover juices. If you need any other tips I suggest looking up tanning methods because that is a good way to dehydrate large items.

[@artsysmartsy271]

I can’t wait for this year‘s pumpkin experiment it’s probably going to be perfect 👌

[@matthewray6008]

I'm always so proud of Evan when he remembers to turn on the camera for the second angle. Good job Evan. You get a sticker

[@briansuxxx]

Evan and Katelyn are the type of couple you'd describe as being "a hoot"

[@bennydreamly]

Ah yes

[@ybKitten]

October has come again - will Bean have a new friend? OwO I love to watch these around the spooky season.

[@monika-we8tx]

"i would give you his contact information but i cant seem to reach mr. francis," LMAOO yall r so hilarious i love u guys so much /p 😭

[@golfwidow]

"Salty pumpkin juice" sounds like a really good cuss-adjacent phrase.

[@Shoulderpads-mcgee]

Cussing adjacent with Even and Katelyn, yeah!

[@Sembazuru]

Yeah, I think one of the major problems with the drying process is while you used the salt to draw the moisture out of the pumpkin flesh, you then didn't give the moisture anywhere to go. Drainage was definitely an issue.

[@hanan4328]

yea it was so frustrating to watch them close those trash bags honestly... where did they think the moisture would go🤨🤨

[@ahhh4117]

@@hanan4328 Bold of you to assume they were thinking

[@brennaparker1200]

One thing to consider is that mummies were made in warm DRY environments. A key component is constantly blowing air... a giant food dryer comes to mind.

[@jenniferpeter5632]

You guys were on the right track about how dehydrating fruit with salt works - what happens is that sodium draws out water but won't absorb it on its own, you either need something else in the bag to absorb the water, to remove the water manually, or allow the water to evaporate. dehydration is also a very slow process (as you guys learned here) no matter the method used

[@RealAndySkibba]

Katelyn's expressions and "Its great" after eating the seed is me whenever people ask how things are going (internally vs externally)

[@riuphane]

I feel like freeze drying them is probably the only way

[@3d_alliance]

I said something like this but last year

[@_.Fluffy_Firestar._]

Normalie when a KZbinr Advertises something i just skip but whenever Evan and Katelyn make an AD i find is just as entertaining as the video itself

[@ninjahideout]

I NEED A NOTHER EPISODE PLEASE(idea) (you should do painting in the dark with heart and you should maybe try painting each other I think it be really good video)

[@TheGrimlyReaper]

you can watch Evan go through the seven stages of grief when Katelyn says "next year, pumpkin buttholes"

[@sujurean]

Honestly, I just want to see them re-attempt dehydrating the pumpkins without rushing the process. Slow-curing them and making sure the water the salt draws out is able to evaporate. Maybe getting like some clear plastic bins tall enough to accommodate a layer of salt all around it and ontop of the pumpkins so then they are fully submerged and able to be fully encased and mummified and then Evan n Katelyn taking process videos of the pumpkins each time they turn the pumpkins and re-cover them in salt over time. I feel like if they did it this way, they will get faster results and it'll be less of a hassle for them to document the process.

[@sujurean]

wolfie54321 well what i meant was, the dehydration was rushed bc they wanted to do the resin experiment ASAP, instead of rushing it/ thinking the salt will do all the work. What i suggested was for them to instead focus entirely on dehydrating it with just the salt, none of the other shortcuts they attempted in the end. i just think we stopped the real interesting experiment, which was mummifying the pumpkins for science

[@dominicodematte]

How is this channel so wholesome but not at the same time?

[@alexpalomo3955]

I cried laughing at the part where they drained the bags 😂😂 “That is JUUUICIN 😳” “Wow he’s really peeing!”

[@IonIsFalling7217]

I know you don’t want to know this, but… In Victorian times, they literally ground up ancient Egyptian mummies and sold it as medicine. England went so mad for this new medicine that they ran out of actual, ancient, preserved mummies and started selling the dried flesh of hanged convicts instead. So as a medical anthropologist… yes, mummies are, in fact, human jerky.

[@SheepUndefined]

I think they also did mummy unwrapping parties and made paint out of the remains, yeh? Wonder how much history's been lost to that.

[@IonIsFalling7217]

@@SheepUndefined Absolutely. Like, we wonder why we know so little from Egyptian tomb archaeology... thank the Victorians.

[@crowdemon_archives]

@@IonIsFalling7217 Victorians were hella nuts lol

[@lizziepols4057]

What did they think people jerky was going to cure them of? 😩

[@SheepUndefined]

@@IonIsFalling7217 I think "thank the Victorians" could be said about so...so many things.

[@taehsidechick2148]

Katelyn really made my anxiety go 📈 by how close her finger was while cutting the top of the 🎃

[@raraavis7782]

Oh yeah. I almost cut into my hand doing something like that a couple of years ago. You always think, something like that couldn't possibly happen to you... until it does 😳.

[@halfsine]

can't wait for this to become a tradition every halloween