Can You Float a Liquid on a Gas?

I seal some super heavy xenon in a tube to find out.
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[@andrewchapman2039]

Pure alcohol and water, floating on a gas? Congratulations, you've made magic vodka.

[@bitzelijoschaevci3444]

I'm like no. 47, great number because of the almighty glorious ak47, uraa!

[@Eternal_Otter]

@@bitzelijoschaevci3444 Agent 47

[@enderman5423]

What is "vodka"

[@Sp00kq]

Hmm. He should give this info to the Russians to mass produce this magic Slavic water

[@enderman5423]

Sorry

[@TheRedKnight101]

Can a liquid float on a gas? Google: No. There are no liquids that have a lower density than a gas. Cody: Hold my beer.

[@zanpekosak2383]

TheRedKnight Ask google that. It gives you ab interesting anwser. I tried it

[@aabtech7520]

Not to mention that even metal can float on a gas.

[@vampyricon7026]

+

[@Zakcb]

none can at room temp

[@error404void]

Can a liquid float on a gas? Google: No. There are no liquids that have a lower density than a gas. Cody: Hold my cyanide.

[@dannyhuffman3587]

Cody: handles mercury without gloves Also Cody: wears gloves while using his phone

[@jwsnyderaal]

XD But the mercury he uses can’t go through his skin. Some types can though, so NEVER mess around with It

[@themeddite2935]

Organic mercury (Mercury that is in organic compounds) is very deadly and must be handled with gloves and masks. To put this in perspective if ate a teaspoon of the deadliest form of this organic mercury you would keel over before you’d know why. Metallic mercury is much safer. As long as it doesn’t get ingested or get into large open wounds it’s safe to handle

[@marvalice3455]

Technology as long as you dont have any cuts or scrapes your phone more dangerous to handle by hand. You have to actively ingest mercury for it to poison you.

[@noahbagel177]

ApertureChromaKey na, AmGay Production is correct

[@James2210]

let me guess: you're just here for the likes?

[@orgaitsuka7471]

6:49 "it's half full" Now we know for sure Cody's an optimist.

[@koka_pepsi]

@@TheSantaslilhelper that's a metaphor in itself

[@windaubessss]

In fact it's totally full, half of air, other half of liquid. That's optimism

[@jupiter_ios]

YES

[@Max-zo6rv]

It was obvious

[@lanceraltria]

@@windaubessss *half of xenon

[@alternatemusicaddict5226]

"Let's take this out carefully so it doesnt explode in my hand." flicks it 30 seconds later

[@KainYusanagi]

Incorrect. See: Prince Rupert's Drop. Just because its own internal pressure doesn't cause rupture and shatter, doesn't mean externally added force won't upset that balance.

[@der9cerstorer]

You are forgetting about imperfections (impurities. I don't know which one is correct) in the glass.

[@heruhcanedean]

Kain, with a Prince Rupert drop you melt the glass and let it fall into water, which gives it a pressure difference insanely lower than the air around it. This is a tube melted and allowed to cool properly with a pressure difference insanely higher than the air around it. That in itself is a huge difference. Watch Destin shoot drops with a few guns, a bullet fragment even breaks off part of the tail and the drop is fine. Look things up before referring to them and calling people incorrect.

[@Guru_1092]

Tapping it could totally make it blow. Source: Dropping a closed can of soda, and making a massive mess. This is a joke, for anyone who couldn't tell.

[@xenodeath7065]

Heruhcane Dean a Rupert's Drop is not an air pressure difference more that the rapid cooling of the glass causes the exterior to harden while the interior stays molten, as the interior cools and hardens becoming more dense the interior pulls in on the incompressible exterior and causes an enormous increase in pressure inside of it such that it becomes extremely strong and also brittle.

[@porterchristenson4835]

Imagine the stuff Cody would do with an infinite amount of money

[@amuricat2932]

Porter Christenson how to make a orbiting alarm clock for aliens. Part 7: the launch.

[@Samuel85228]

Porter Christenson pay off America's debt, discover a new element, and rule the world, because money is what makes the world go round, and if he exploits his "infinite amount of money", society will collapse

[@hellterminator]

I like Cody, but I don't think I'd trust him with that kind of power. You can go from a fun-loving nerd to an evil genius real quick.

[@TheSam1902]

amuricat29 DIY

[@supersonictumbleweed]

Sagrotan Cody con Carne

[@user-tb9yv4zz3u]

1:19 “Now Xenon is one of the densest gases that are non reactive” Keep that in mind as everything reacts throughout the video

[@malikshahavas2401]

Xenon actually reacts with oxygen. It not pure non reactive gas.

[@daniellewilson8527]

@@malikshahavas2401 where does this occur? I remember hearing that xenon can react due to low ionization energies since it’s valence electrons are so far from its nucleus

[@laytonjr6601]

Chemical reactions and Physical reactions are different

[@terraria_pog2355]

its a noble gas so its not supposed to react to anything, but i guess under high pressure it does

[@hamzerpanzer]

​@@terraria_pog2355 Nothing in chem is that simple, especially noble gases

[@Ice-yp4wg]

"Xenon reacts with water to make ice." *_Xenon is offically "cool" in my book._*

[@corpsenugget455]

No

[@85moosepoop]

....... Yes!!? ? ? Care to elaborate?.?.?..

[@floo1465]

Fucking grass Shut up. No one cares.

[@floo1465]

Fucking grass That’s not even correct. He didn’t misuse quotation marks, he surrounded a quote with them, and italics and bold text are used to make something clear or emphasize on the internet. You’re real fun at a party.

[@lukez9721]

Actually no it’s not. Xenion ice is warmer than ordinary ice

[@chris20trspec2012]

Cody is the type of guy to spend $1300 on a can of air and uses a phone that has a cracked screen

[@hologrampizza5432]

It's very special heavy air.

[@jesiecordero8418]

We all spend our money and time on the things we like or need the most :)

[@TimJSwan]

Yeah but look how many views this has. If you split up his money, that's only one cent for 7 people to see the video.

[@lizardluis80]

Its xenon!!!

[@jimmybarry6752]

Someone said Cody is weird, yes he is a little weird. But aren't we all weird? I just hope he doesn't cause me to blow up my shop or kill myself!

[@jbjunior2001]

this is why I like watching Cody's lab he would rather spend $1,300 on gas instead of 200$ on new screen I see you Cody I see you😎😎😎

[@TechyBen]

Only a screen protector cracked I think.

[@Sinaeb]

Or 10 000 on a fidget spinner

[@LC-yv9ey]

jbjunior2001 I wish he would make a video how to make vodka XD

[@marcisniksronis2245]

jbjunior2001 - i tought it was temperasglas

[@mothereric8774]

He should get a life-proof brand case with all the things he does!

[@bradleymorgan8223]

If you actually had a drink that fizzed down into the bottom of the container, you would end up with a trapped bubble that would get bigger and bigger, eventually causing the drink to overflow.

[@carultch]

Not really. If you have enough height of your container, and enough liquid to work with, the gas bubble at the bottom would reach an equilibrium position where it were compressed under the weight of the liquid. It wouldn't have enough pressure to push the liquid to overflow.

[@Superabound2]

No you wouldn't. You wouldn't be ADDING more gas to it. Bubbles in Guinness can flow downwards

[@bradleymorgan8223]

@@Superabound2 the whole thing that makes a gas a gas is that it doesn't have a constant volume. once gasses dissolved in a liquid are released from solution, they expand in volume. this is why beer and soda make lots of foam when poured. the phenomenon with the Guinness only happens in a specific shape of glass. the gas does not stay at the bottom.

[@stspy212]

"I kind of wish I would have dyed it green.." *internally* "Wait. I'm Cody. I can do that."

[@Darkness-fe2tl]

*uses a noble gas in the experiment so that it doesn't react *noble gas reacts with everything

[@LanzFamily]

It doesn't actually react it just dissolves into the liquids

[@PanchoOrdaz]

Beatebrain that is it reacting lol

[@reiki5114]

Javier Ordaz Uhm, no. A gas dissolving in a liquid isn't a chemical reaction.

[@PanchoOrdaz]

Reiki ugh yes it is

[@PanchoOrdaz]

Anticonny I suggest you look it up

[@ashtonwielang379]

the massively pressurized explosion *just brushes it off*

[@DesignedbyWill2084]

"well, that's not the first one I've blown up" When you get stung by enough bees, it doesn't really bother you anymore.

[@cogwheel42]

Appropriate analogy

[@ACogloc]

So much better than most loud click-baity KZbinrs who would start screaming, shouting then laughing like they witnessed the second coming while being tickle-tortured. I admire how Cody managed to stay calm and rational after years on KZbin while most people get really loud.

[@adondriel]

I enjoy his genuine, nerdy enjoyment. We nerds don't express emotion often, and when we do it tends to look lack-luster to others. He reacted, basically exactly how I do when I successfully complete a nerdy task. :D Super awesome party on the inside, quiet party on the outside. lol

[@angelemmanuelperezmuniz1474]

Sagrotan if a mosquito gives you a disease is way more bothersome than a bee sting on a none allergic person.

[@spiderdude2099]

Get you a man who is as excited to see you each day as Cody is when he discovers he's made a clathrate. True love

[@zinperez2002]

What is a clathrate?

[@spiderdude2099]

@@zinperez2002 a meta-stable form of ice where a gas molecule is contained within its crystal structure. It behaves differently from the gas and the solid ice. It’s kinda like a solid azeotrope

[@101m4n]

Fun fact: Xenon is like, the perfect anaesthetic. We'd use it all the time if it weren't so frigging expensive. Don't know why my brain decided to hold on to that fact but not my mothers birthday, but hey ho.

[@85moosepoop]

Huh?? For real? Why is that? And (by anesthetic) do you mean like what they could use to put somebody under for an operation!?? Could you please elaborate on that sir?

[@adityamanam5716]

@@85moosepoop It is an anaesthetic that can be used for surgery. It's very near to an ideal anaesthetic-very less reactivity (not metabolized, doesn't affect physiological functions), doesn't really react with the anaesthetic circuit, doesn't dissolve in the blood very easily (means that the anaesthetic effect wears off very quickly), and is not an irritant to the lungs or respiratory tract. It is terribly expensive so it's not used in common practise.

[@hh-ck6ko]

So if you're about to go through an operation, and still want to show off with your wealth, try xenon.

[@user-uf4lf2bp8t]

@@85moosepoop It's a dissociative very similar to nitrous oxide, but it lasts much longer.

[@lost4468yt]

@@adityamanam5716 what benefits does it have over nitrous oxide? Or ketamine?

[@tomokokuroki2506]

I always thought Xenon didnt react with anything. But it's ok. I'm normally inert but become clingy when under a lot of pressure, too.

[@bzqp2]

What we've seen were physical reactions, not chemical.

[@bartisaron]

Actually Xe is not as inert as noble gases with atomic numbers less than of Xe. eg.: Multiple fluorides and oxides of it are known to be existing.

[@IkaSternenlicht]

LOL

[@pizzasub3194]

Tomoko Kuroki Haha we can relate to xenon more than we think

[@adjustedbrass7551]

I shouldn't understand this reference.

[@TheNaturalnuke]

"Huh, well that's weird." - the start of every great science experiment

[@dr.gaming4860]

Also the Chernobyl Technicians

[@Preinstallable]

and the end of some scientist lives

[@jonathanshaw6784]

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka” but “That’s funny...” -Isaac Asimov (1920-1992)

[@jasennikolov8540]

So the giant was drinking toxically-pure Vodka, "carbonated" with Xenon gas. Judging by that, he was probably also wearing 24K gold grills, diamond rings and was eating caviar for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

[@corpsenugget455]

And the queen also drunk it.

[@kanak9305]

Dark Wolf *Drank

[@cactuz116]

Nico Nicolae yo mama yo mama yo mama

[@kanak9305]

Flaccid Pancake *Your Mama, your Mama, your Mama.

[@cactuz116]

Nico Nicolae Boi im really bouta get cho pickel cheen ass bwah

[@ohgees404]

“Be back in a moment.... IT’S A CLATHRATE!” I swear, I love this man

[@isaackalashnikov3681]

He's not only incredibly smart, but also really charismatic

[@RiddimDubstep]

Gets the most unreactive gas you can possibly get. Makes it react with almost everything he tries. haha

[@raptokvortex]

Helium is more unreactive.

[@timothychan4566]

@@TW44568 how mature

[@ahmadrezamirbabaei7177]

I think there is a difference between reacting and mixing

[@askhowiknow5527]

Riddim Dubstep None of this was a chemical reaction. Xenon did not become a compound with molecules containing anything more than Xenon.

[@RiddimDubstep]

Did I say it was a chemical reaction? No.

[@Kahandran]

This is why cable television is dying, because people like Cody are going on the internet and uploading videos with substance instead of shows with heaps of fluff that and nothing of substance.

[@chadd990]

Can we make liquid float on gas? After this commercial break Tune in next week to see the thrilling conclusion Cliff hanger, actually we will tell you next season what happens. canceled. The world may never know.

[@hellterminator]

I think it's more about the convenience of being able to watch what you want when you want it. Or did yo not notice this site is ruled by daily vlogs (which are basically reality shows)?

[@clydelawrence5274]

Kahandran m

[@winterames5674]

Kahandran is this pro TV or pro internet I... Can quite tell

[@ianwalker6546]

The tube exploding would be a 2 hour 'spectacular' - "When Science GOES WRONG!!!"

[@christopherfowler3970]

Here's an interesting question: Since pressure increases the deeper into the ocean you are could you theoretical have an atmosphere of xenon gas under the ocean?

[@PerspectivEs]

This wouldn't have to be theoretical, just propel a tank of xenon gas straight down until the pressure makes it burst, then see if the bubbles come back up or not.

[@MrCoolerMan1]

I think the water is also at a high pressure as well

[@XxThunderflamexX]

@@MrCoolerMan1 Water is (mostly) incompressible. The Xenon would be denser than the water when they're both at high pressure.

[@MrCoolerMan1]

@@XxThunderflamexX I would've thought the density would also increase though. Interesting.

[@Nico-kd7uz]

Xenon will disolve into the watet

[@samtrout5147]

A glass bomb goes off in front of Cody’s face, Cody: “not the first one I’ve blown up.”

[@HSamee]

Why I love this channel and keep coming back.

[@typo1345]

or the time he threw a crucible of molten gold in a pot of water and the water instantly exploded in his face and he just goes "... that was a bit more violent then I expected."

[@huggsnkis3]

"Well, that's not the first one I've blown up"

[@jonnordquist6115]

Kelly M certainly not his last either!

[@RealNovgorod]

It might be the last one if it's the one with mercury in it..

[@elliotbell4849]

Remember the time he hit nitroglycerin with a hammer on purpose hahaha

[@LionbugLP]

-Osama Bin Laden about a skyscraper

[@libertarianGO]

Next scene he has blood on his gloves! lol I hope he is okay

[@Aravaganthus]

> Actually makes fantasy beverage > Mixes it with mercury To be served in a lead cup, I presume.

[@InternetUsername]

stop using green meme arrows on youtube

[@boogietunt6862]

Username >fucking >green >meme >arrows

[@InternetUsername]

the quotation system used for various messageboards like 4chan

[@InternetUsername]

leave me alone u big meanie pls no bully

[@sesch629]

Aravaganthus best with uranium crumpets

[@urmaisgay6495]

‘It might be difficult but I think it’s possible’ * starts by floating metal on gas *

[@clearz3600]

We've had this for years here in Ireland, it's called a pint of Guinness :-). It contains Nitrogen instead of CO2 which gives the impression that the bubbles are flowing down the inside of the glass.

[@bramvanduijn8086]

In my experience Guiness foam goes up like every other foam, I've never observed that particular illusion despite drinking quite a bit of guiness.

[@bradragan6514]

If Cody bothers with safety equipment you know for sure that there's danger involved.

[@maxi1559933]

sefti is namba wan pgrioriti

[@cosmicjenny4508]

+Aslaiw *priorrreeereyy

[@memeking7907]

Brad Ragan and he still managed to get cut 😂

[@frostycheeks9373]

"Welcome to my laboratory where safety is number one priority"-Crazy Russian Hacker

[@NiphanosTheLost]

I was shocked when he said that he has NaK. Like, seriously, both Potassium and Sodium are known to react explosively to water, and here they're alloyed with each other!

[@TheTurtleOfGods]

This is so weird when you think about it. Imagine a bubble floating downwards in a swimming pool

[@blackprocks3040]

CommanderTurtle or the entire swimming pool floating upward

[@TheTurtleOfGods]

holy shit

[@MrCurly210]

CommanderTurtle Fart into a whirlpool.

[@samjahrehorn3193]

Xenon lights

[@garretcannon3224]

CommanderTurtle super gravity

[@thebooknerd5223]

This is the quality content I come to KZbin for.

[@istafaqureshi6454]

Plot twist: He was holding the camera upside down.

[@dr.gaming4860]

Australians

[@cnf6045]

Funniest thing ever...even funnier that it worked...(not criticising Cody, but just looking at this, it's so weird) "I can't get my damn noble gasses to stop reacting...I know, I'll mix them with one of the most reactive compounds out there, that will fix it!"

[@rapalo89]

And it did!

[@snake4322]

Fight fire with fire. It worked

[@Telogor]

"One of the most reactive compounds" I must have missed the part where he used FOOF (dioxygen difluoride).

[@mnealbarrett]

Knowing Cody, he probably put that case on the phone AFTER cracking the screen. :)

[@EmmysVerySeriousVideos]

Wow this is so me

[@michaeldaugustine9249]

He probably cracked it doing some experiment or working in his mine.

[@Marc83Aus]

Dropped it from a drone wasn't it? :p

[@IamGrimalkin]

Didn't he crack it when it fell off his actively supported structure?

[@caz5510]

Short Answer: Yes Long answer: Only in a sealed environment

[@anonym3]

14:08 "So there is quite a bit more water in this one..." Nature "well yes, but actually no."

[@stocktonjoans]

pretty sure that getting liquid frickin metal to float on a gas is *far* more impresive than recreating a dring that makes you fart

[@adondriel]

Fart drinks are far superior to scientific marvels.

[@JustinDrentlaw]

Nice pic Adam Pine! Didn't enjoy Transistor quite as much as Bastion but it was still really cool. I'm excited for Pyre.

[@HeresKim]

ben Jovi 77n77

[@elliotwooley2630]

A dring? I'm used to drinking drinks, but I guess you can also dring too.

[@lucihdos]

Since you can make a liquid float on a gas, you should try to make a reverse hourglass

[@sooty9879]

that sounds amazing

[@MrBeanbones]

Luci Dosenberg Wow that's a great Idea!

[@tannerarmstrong1496]

Considering the volume of a typical hour glass and what we saw at 14:10, wouldn't that be basically making a dangerous bomb?

[@MrBeanbones]

Tanner Armstrong lol a clock and a bomb in the same thing!

[@joejoe4games]

hmm... you probably don't need a lot of pressure if you find a suitable light sand, maybe some polymer beads.

[@danieldeak9141]

Cody's lab. The only channel that can make one of the most unreactive Element react.

[@arwidsson3676]

Fun thing I have a recipe book for the meals comprised in this little story. The Frobscottle is one of them, and even though the bubbles still go up, it is still pretty good

[@JatPhenshllem]

I'd love to see that

[@juliana.x0x0]

Where'd you get it??? That sounds delightful!

[@cringejoon]

Plot twist: the video is upside down

[@sefayildirim3775]

Jonathan Isobe But then the audio would be upside down idiot

[@TheAwsomeKilaShow]

nah, the liquid metal was floating while the other liquid was at the bottom.

[@ddegn]

Just like the Penn and Teller SNL skit! That explains it. Cody must of nailed his shoes to the ceiling.

[@ddegn]

Here's a link to the Penn and Teller act. watch?v=D87DSLe4Eqw I know it can be hard on the internet to tell when people are joking but I doubt anyone seriously thinks Cody really did this upside down. +Jonathan Isobe's funny comment made me think of the Penn and Teller act. *Good job Cody! Thanks for another fun video.*

[@dustinsmith8341]

I know you're joking but if this were the case then he would have been having major success in the beginning.

[@OneOfDisease]

wonder if there is a planet out there somewhere where the main gas is zenon and there is a giant floating ocean above the gas layer.

[@trioxidane2253]

Oneofdazzz it's spelled xenon

[@DrTechnoNightmare]

Its spelled xerox

[@OneOfDisease]

DrTechnoNightmare that's name brand of the gas...like calling all tissue paper Kleenex.

[@DrTechnoNightmare]

Oneofdazzz brand name of the gas? xerox is a company that makes photocopiers. get rekt son.

[@OneOfDisease]

Wow I guess both of our sarcasm filters must be out of alignment.

[@fuckcensorship8809]

I would have said no because lighter molecules tend to boil at lower temps. Typically the least dense is going to be the gasseous one. I guess that would mean that there are solids floating in Jupiter’s atmosphere.

[@jimbarchuk]

Jupiter, good idea, but near-zero heavy gasses. Jupiter is basically a failed star. Wikipedia says... "It is mostly made of molecular hydrogen and helium in roughly solar proportions; other chemical compounds are present only in small amounts and include methane, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and water."

[@redmadness265]

Bold username

[@lukasg4807]

​@@jimbarchukwouldn't the pressure at deeper into jupiter at some point make the gas compact enough to float? I can't imagine a piece of wood thrown at jupiter would just sink straight to the middle.

[@alimin8r201]

KZbin recommended this video now in Dec. 2019, and liquid floating on a gas always intrigued me ever since I read a Doc Savage novel with that premise except it happened under one of the oceans had a human civilization living there. They had a gas that was breathable but it carried no oxygen so they had a paste that had the oxygen in it and they ate the paste periodically when they were out of those areas that had some breathable air. Of course the plot was convoluted but they had to try to kill Doc and his friends but they failed of course. In nature water floats above the gas we call air but the water is sort of gaseous itself in the form of clouds.

[@ryanwest7405]

CODY IS ON TRENDING

[@infernusfenris3033]

Ryan West *AGAIN

[@oboebuddy15]

GO CODYYYY

[@frogbear02]

As glad as I am for Cody because of that..I also fear the hoards of idiots coming in, trying to change him into another Grant Thomson.

[@_robin_5858]

Ryan West woop woop 22

[@ppsarrakis]

i hope cody makes up the cost of the Xenon gas from this video at least!

[@ndegeanaruka]

75% Alcohol, no wonder the BFG is so friendly...

[@samadler6647]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@refraggedbean]

The BIG FUCKING GUN is friendly?

[@Cole-se4ur]

He said ethanol not alcohol

[@samadler6647]

ethanol basically is alcohol, friend

[@ClarkCox]

Drinkable alcohol (i.e. all of the alcohol you find in liquor, beer, or wine) *is* ethanol.

[@HrRezpatex]

Because it is in such a tiny tube, my first thought was that it might be because of static reactions, but then i saw the bubbles that went both up and down at the same time.. Thanks for another good video. :)

[@borisssman]

This is really one of the most awesome and with the most counterintuitive result you've ever done!

[@GadgetPonyGal]

Holy crap. Guys, Cody basically just spent $1300 on _us._ Yeah, he did it for himself too, but a good portion of the reasoning must have been for us, his viewers. I hope I'm not the only one that appreciates the significance of that.

[@asdflkawj2165]

GadgetPonyGal he said in the vid that he didn't use nearly any of it, and that it was only about $10 worth of xenon per experiment.

[@GadgetPonyGal]

Yes, but the entire bottle cost $1300. Just because he didn't use all of it, it doesn't mean he somehow didn't spend the money already. As such, my point still stands.

[@asdflkawj2165]

GadgetPonyGal I never said that your point doesn't stand, I just assumed you felt sorry for him because he spent all that money. just trying to ease your mind :)

[@GadgetPonyGal]

What? No, I don't feel sorry. There's no reason for that. What I _do_ feel is appreciation. Cody is awesome, and the fact that he spent all that money on stuff to show is is pretty awesome too.

[@kamikaze2213]

GadgetPonyGal you do realise he's already made the money back from that

[@lank_asif]

14:11 Cody blows up, but not for the first time.

[@TheDBZ_KING7_Official]

He also swore, which is something he hasn't done. As far as i know that is.

[@Sp00kq]

@@TheDBZ_KING7_Official I didn't here any swearing. What do you mean?

[@TheDBZ_KING7_Official]

@@Sp00kq At the time I watched, it sounded like he muttered "oh fuck" under his breath. Now that I have gone back, it seems he didn't finish saying fuck. It may be that he caught himself before saying it, or he was just groaning as he moved

[@ranibro]

Imagine being on a planet where stones stats going towards the sky instead of the ground.

[@cyalknight]

Pandora? Hallelujah Mountains? Oh, that's magnetism though.

[@zelda_smile]

This would be real on a rapidly spinning planet

[@Nonehasthisnamekek1]

Maan I am so happy this channel was in my recomendations, high quality content 👌

[@graemedavidson499]

Can you imagine what strange things could be experienced on a dense gas giant planet composed of Xenon, if such a thing were possible. Could we have rocks raining upwards into clouds of floating rock in the atmosphere.

[@theCodyReeder]

right?! I doubt it would be naturally occurring but it is possible it would seem.

[@graemedavidson499]

Cody'sLab Indeed - would make for some interesting observations on a planetary climate simulator with Xenon for an atmosphere. Thank you for sharing a great experiment that challenges everyday perceptions of how materials can behave.

[@spacecore3979]

this deserves to be a novel. aliens have filled the earth with xenon, and suddenly "upwards" asteroids start flying out of the earth which has suddenly become metal.

[@graemedavidson499]

Space Core Apparently Xenon has anaesthetic properties too which may serve to add to the plot. As you mentioned, under extreme pressure it turns to metal, which is described as being sky blue in colour. It's an interesting element. Novel name - The Fifty Fourth Element... hmm sounds familiar!

[@Swaggkiller3356]

Graeme Davidson æa@a

[@pmcKANE]

I under ten minutes of this video I've seen three things that I've never seen before. Damn.

[@stripsurge]

Peter M One of Cody's best and certainly one of my all-time KZbin favorites. Worthy of some kind of award.

[@RatRatRattyRatRat]

Your audible excitement is great.

[@GIRGHGH]

When you still come back to a 1 and a third year old vid and it's just as incredible Man. I'll never forget this.

[@rfldss89]

the glee in your voice is the second best thing in this video :)

[@robmckennie4203]

yeah so I dropped $1300 on a little tank of gas *holds up a phone with a cracked screen* just joshing you Cody you know I love you mwah

[@EBastler]

It still works^^ So... no need to buy a new phone. I am sure in one of the next video he makes a new glass for his phone out of sand :P

[@PErik-sq9rv]

Rob Mckennie thats just his foil

[@EBastler]

When you watch 2:26 - 2:42 you can see where the foil ends. But the crack goes on ;)

[@PErik-sq9rv]

Julian R. oh ;) thx and I apologise

[@Krakology]

1.1m subs , im sure you make enought for a $10 exp

[@thesailorcat3334]

Hearing the amusement and happiness in Cody's voice is so wholesome

[@Sp00kq]

I think my obsession with science based YT channels is what's helping me pass science. Almost too good. Shoulda signed up for advanced science...

[@bencarter96]

Sooooo, your saying that the BFG was a hardcore alcoholic? Explains all the flying and stuff!

[@donovanroberts6219]

What I like about Cody is that he shows us that it's possible to have more than one interest or hobby, he may not be the most knowledgeable in them, but he is passionate about it nonetheless. I like to be reminded that it's okay to work on some hydroponics one week, a vacuum chamber experiment the next, and making biomes on the third. Keep doing what you do Cody, you're truly an inspiration and by far my favourite KZbinr.

[@ppsarrakis]

he is a modern natural philosopher like at the ancient greece times.

[@Frediloc8]

This is exactly why I love his content, and him as a person. He has such a drive to learn and insatiable curiosity. It's a joy to watch.

[@martyslackjaw]

Does he grow weed?

[@yottanuclei]

I still come back to this video every so many years and it still blows my mind

[@acornstu]

Cody, you're the man! I've learned more from you in a few vids than I ever did in

[@jimmyshakway2737]

since you figured out you should scale it up to the bigger tube so the surface tension wont interfere with the movement of the liquid

[@jurajvariny6034]

maybe use a champagne bottle?

[@fvsfn]

Yes please, but maybe not as big as the champagne glass though ;-)

[@axbs4863]

I believe he uses is ethanol, which has a much lower surface tension than water, to which its not an effect. The only thing I could really think being an external factor would be the pressure from the gas repelling against the liquid.

[@davidheartz3489]

sooo..how long till you make a philosopher's stone? I'm in need of gold and immortality?

[@Ian-bf4yk]

David Heartz probably a year or two

[@imtwisi4039]

Don't! It'll probably take an arm, leg, and a brother...

[@tamber5977]

TheActionTaco NOOO GOD PLEASE NO NOOOOOOOOO

[@andrewgilchrist1816]

TheActionTaco underrated comment

[@vulgardisplayoftruth2060]

The philosophers stone will give you radiation poisoning & grants you shorter mortality...

[@EastCoastJerkStyle]

Wow, this was incredibly fascinating. would love to see an upside down fizzing drinkable soda.

[@alexoftheway8169]

That's very cool! Wow, that explosion was a real phyilsical demonstration of what those pressures on the glass phials are.

[@RobinDude]

7:22 did some say.. KNACK? KNACK 2 BAYBEE!

[@pyrojack8230]

Robin Dude HERE COMES THE MONEEEEEEY

[@thepope2412]

thats my favorite game baybee

[@KaityKat117]

NaK Na = Sodium K = Potassium As he said, a Sodium Potassium alloy.

[@midgetbart8123]

Knack hd baybee

[@sminem6572]

Iron Lightning Its a videogamedunkey reference.

[@userequaltoNull]

Damn, Xenon is way more interesting than the "Gas Station signs" that is always cited for noble gases.

[@lenolalo5831]

But can it run Crysis?

[@jkfgaming7273]

@@lenolalo5831 wow, the fact you liked your own irrelevant joke is funny

[@samschannel531]

I don’t think Xenon is used in gas station signs. Flash tubes use it, though.

[@elliot_rat]

@@jkfgaming7273 so he made 9 different accounts to do that

[@jpolowin0]

Very cool -- thank you for posting it! And now you have artifacts that will last forever (barring accidental breakage, of course). I'd expect that many solutes in water would interfere in clathrate formation, but that's a seat-of-the-pants impression from my long-ago physical chemistry.

[@bunnybreaker]

As a big fan of The BFG, this really warms my heart. Nice stuff 👍🏽

[@siebernator9982]

Safety is Number one priority

[@bridgetdarby2730]

GoldenTiger the hacker ya

[@be4Valentino]

Crazy russian hacker

[@Chuckiele]

No, safety is item number two, first one is fun

[@izaakredmon9806]

GoldenTiger safety is number 3 priority. #1 is to follow #2. #2 is to follow #3. #3 is safety

[@ALX02]

boom

[@bzqp2]

*explodes a glass-shrapnel bomb* *has cuts all over his throat in the next scene* O.o

[@lorenzo42p]

blood sweat and tears, for us

[@poppabloodvessel7072]

Pete Lorenzo and shit

[@username4441]

looks like zit prob

[@TanTan-ni4mg]

Hooked on phonics dude. Try it.

[@blafoon93]

Well, he was never known to be the best at workplace safety. The angle at which he held the tube made his helmet useless since the shield goes out in front and doesn't cover you from something coming from below your chin. It has to be difficult to film and do experiments alone, which is probably why this happened, on the other hand he had plenty of accidents of camera.

[@tobiasreckinger2212]

I had this question for years. Thanks for the answer.

[@johnno4127]

I asked myself this question a long time ago and I'm so glad to find the answer!

[@Phoenix88.]

14:09 Holy-o-fuck! That scared the living crap out of me!

[@waterlubber]

The glass wasn't very skookum.

[@mralabbad7]

he didn't even curse! such manners lol

[@Vaieti]

waterlubber typical waterlubber

[@mnccbandguy1]

Hey be careful with the phrases of other youtubers Phoenix I had to double check who posted. Lol

[@lanceunderpants]

Phoenix AF was his neck bleeding after that? lol

[@nickieshadowfaxbrooklyn5192]

Capillary effect ruined a lot. Saved on gas, though.

[@monzpush9354]

the end was so sick the liquid flowing uphill was amazing

[@teflonmesskit]

Yet another fantastic video. Thank you!

[@jansenart0]

Cody, if you're not writing a paper on this, you're wrong! PUBLISH!!

[@TheSam1902]

Joshua Jansen if he write a paper he won't have time for more videos, plus gens a geologist not a chemist so I'm not sure his work could be taken seriously. It's not that I believe that it would be bad, but just not appreciated at its real value.

[@threepotgtti]

I'm not so sure he's a paper kind of guy.

[@TheRedKnight101]

Cody may not be a chemist but he showed on video a liquid floating on gas, as long as it can reproduced in a university lab there is no reason for Cody to not be taken seriously.

[@besanit4937]

If he were to write a paper it would be one in implementation, change of density of xenon at different pressures, known; things float or sink according to their density, known. You could even say that Cody did not do his homework thoroughly since he found out about the clathrates after the fact, but that is how serendipity works. So the only thing that is maybe new is the combination of xenon and alcohol/water. No real science, just a nice demonstration with no immediate use that I can think off . What may be interesting is how water keeps the xenon from dissolving in alcohol but I bet that even that is not something really new.

[@darkheartdemon5533]

I think his video is enough to show proof but yeah he should a step by step experiment so that the official observers from other universities can perform the same method.

[@alexwansss]

"It's a clathrate!" I literally just learned this word yesterday while I was translating a Thoisoi2 video about Thallium lol

[@codyramseur]

I love this project. Glad you were wearing that face shield

[@buggit]

No ones talking about how this dude created an ice-7 like compound?

[@bubbles4192]

BFG will always remind me of Doom ;)

[@sadhlife]

big fu***ng gun

[@IntroSpectre6x3]

You know you can say "fuck" on the internet, right?

[@Giratina_]

Docile Bint speach to text does this ._.

[@neilolif]

+Bubbles BFG - 9000 I picked one op twice! :)

[@Drakey_Fenix]

big fucking gun

[@cmoyer4853]

1300 😳 Cody you love us, thank you sir

[@noahm4601]

I think he would have done it for himself eventually as well

[@pppoopoo4880]

this is so cool! I really liked the part where the xenon sort of bonded with the water and made room-temperature ice!

[@jhyland87]

14:09 im not constipated anymore. Thanks Cody!

[@robertward2286]

Cody you are the best. mining, farming, bee keeping,welding,forging ect. and chemistry

[@ryanhendrix9001]

Robert Ward I bet he would be the best cannibis farmer!

[@frostedmantis6414]

Robert Ward ikr

[@Lysirell]

What's this? an youtube's RPG Game?

[@thinfourth]

I've seen his welding videos He is not where near the best at that Unless you like chicken shit But still love his channel

[@sams8749]

I was gonna say, he's practically playing real-life runescape.

[@gafnio]

Everyone refresh and watch tons of ads to help Cody pay for this!

[@pathicc8818]

Gafnio okay let's gooooo

[@gafnio]

lol someones pissed and salty XD

[@gafnio]

Brony for Ever! Thatbis only if you download ads from sites, and you could have just factory reset if not cleaned your PC XD

[@_GRiM1]

Brony for Ever! that's impossible to happen just watching ads on yt

[@bobthegreatiii]

Gafnio you don't simply factory reset a pic, you have to reinstall the OS. Depending on the adware it could come bundled with rootkits which might not be able to be removed with an anti virus unless unless you wiped or reformatted the drive. I would still recommend an ad blocker, just whitelist KZbin or recommend others to do so. Granted the ad revenue is probably pretty insignificant for your troubles anyhow.

[@romanabdurakhmanov1478]

Woa, man, such dedication is impressive! Awesome content, keep up the good work :D

[@mauirandall8176]

I agree this is definitely the coolest thing you've made

[@zdf46]

Fusion reactor project soon? :D

[@baobamarcopolo726]

lol

[@nolanchu9906]

not impossible just expensive and no net energy gain... Look up fusor

[@vampyricon7026]

+

[@chasarr]

He says he's looking into it. Fusion is hard, but it's not *that* hard. What scientists all around the world are scratching their head over is how to generate energy from it.

[@ashleyteece4237]

Charlie Ringström the problem is keeping the reaction going not generating energy from it.

[@brertt8350]

Imagine soda making you fart instead of burp

[@xeanheart2614]

I forget which sect it is, but there is a cleansing ritual where you swallow as much air as you can and you wait tell you fart it all out.

[@atavy]

@@xeanheart2614 Im interested >_

[@batatinhacomlepra6899]

If you literally plug your anus, your body will, potentially, vomit poop I don't recommend trying it though

[@enderman5423]

@@xeanheart2614 no

[@enderman5423]

@@xeanheart2614 moan

[@samdiveley8816]

You really are an incredible dude Cody

[@arthurghahramanyan3279]

I like that Cody finally established some safety precautions over the years.

[@rcmadness13]

Buys 1300$ xenon gas, needs a new 80$ iphone screen

[@jeantuathail]

EbkTillTheDay Needs? If he's got a cracked screen in the first place he probably doesn't need to replace it to be broken again.

[@GamingGamer1000]

EbkTillTheDay it’s part of the case

[@nabeelnazer7103]

T-series must die

[@AnarchistMetalhead]

he"s the type of guy that should get an Xcover phone i bash mine against a table everytime i tell someone i chose it because it"s robust, and over a hundred people later it has no signs of rough handling

[@Stettafire]

@@AnarchistMetalhead I have a cheapo rubberised case. Can't tell you the abuse my phone has been through, not so much a cracked screen. Don't need to spend heaps of money, just need a good case

[@Nailhimself]

How are your shrimps in heavy water doing?

[@mzflighter6905]

They are dead, he told that like a month ago

[@Spiralem]

not alive

[@harperl2]

Nailhimself They've retired from living.

[@ogficht]

dead af

[@capercaper]

They've passed on! This Shrimp is no more! He has ceased to be! 'He's expired and gone to meet his maker! he's stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! If you hadn't trapped them in a tank then he'd be pushing up the daisies! his metabolic processes are now history! he's off the twig! he's kicked the bucket, he's shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-SHRIMP!

[@RGSTR]

I always wanted to see this. Thank you!!!!

[@zhaneranger]

You can see the fizzing going the wrong way on a pint of Guinness!

[@RMoribayashi]

zhaneranger Yea. Bubbles at the center rise up and create a circulation in the glass. The circulation causes bubbles at the edge of the glass to be pushed downwards.

[@ColinJWiens]

I thought it was because he was drunk

[@RMoribayashi]

Colin Wiens That's not my place to say.

[@PapaWheelie1]

zhaneranger - ok I'm heading to my local pub. But it's your fault lol

[@vampyricon7026]

or maybe with a stroboscopic lamp?