Diamonds From the Street

[@mark979]

I can imagine going to the kitchen to get a midnight snack and seeing a dude scrape the road and recording it.

[@Supermario0727]

The struggle is real.

[@churrocharcharm]

Crusty Walnut 😂

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

Lookin for treasure!

[@windowsbsod825]

Charlie The Cartoonist no wall nut

[@churrocharcharm]

Cool Enderman55544254335533 what?

[@wompstopm123]

i can just imagine how creeped out someone would be if they saw someone in the road at 2 am with a broom and a dust pan in the street

[@johnmattbladek]

yes i can

[@stinky840]

They'd probably squirt him with water and he'd most likely start hissing at you but he won't bite you if you don't get to close

[@borix2600]

+CaptainSkelebones I`d think he is gathering some horse manure or roadkill

[@GreatRedGeneral]

he might think thats a goverment paid employee thats taking samples for a specific reason

[@wompstopm123]

yess!

[@ewiem4351]

No doubt, they came back to find those two diamonds they lost.

[@zeikjt]

Two years later that comma still haunts me.

[@toastpiece3382]

@@zeikjt wtf you waited 2 years list to comment this lmao

[@robotbanana4261]

UTG Toastyz wtf is so special about your profile pic and why does everyone have it.

[@prizma45]

@@robotbanana4261 you're really uninformed

[@omergouner7850]

Iamarobotbanana4 just don’t live under a rock next time

[@icecoldnut5152]

Oh cody, you're the only person who would see street workers and think, Diamonds!

[@lsswappedcessna]

Time to wait until they straighten the road near where I live, and take all the road dust from where the crew cuts the road up, and bring it home for refinement!

[@Litepaw]

Purifying crack dust from the streets of USA. Thug life

[@ImVeryBrad]

wheels to the street

[@egormatuk3786]

oh. CRACK dust and _CRACK_ dust. clever

[@xyzzyx7812]

You get diamonds with that crack dust

[@Litepaw]

+Xyzzyx You can get crack with that diamond dust

[@maatkare28]

You can get dust with that crack diamond...

[@radiofrog]

If I'd ever seen someone brushing the road at 2:00 am looking for diamonds, I would have said they were fucking crazy. But not anymore. Thank you, Cody. You have educated me

[@Jhwba08]

Uraneum ujkokkkkmw1wm

[@vitortrevisan6830]

the homeless are just full time workers

[@cosanostra4229]

don't kid yourself bro....this guy is fucking crazy

[@austinsears1637]

CosaNostra 42 Yes, he is crazy. Crazy cool!

[@nakinajay]

CosaNostra 42 don't kid yourself bud, you have no sense of humor.

[@ЛетающаяРыба]

Crack on da road Normal people: Crack on the road Cody: FUKKEN DIAMONZ

[@steved14000]

+Летающая Рыба So true xD

[@theRPGmaster]

+Летающая Рыба ikr

[@rileycaton1502]

+Летающая Рыба lol it is so true!

[@nootnoot4337]

Lol

[@nagys36snn]

FUKKEN DIAMONZ

[@Alex-mp4kl]

What I've learned from Cody, is that dirt is never just dirt. I feel like I need to go back to school because I picked the wrong major.

[@thymechime5858]

Alex Ferraro sorry for late reply but what is your major? Just a middle schooler asking

[@Alex-mp4kl]

Wonder Walrus I bounced around for a WHILE. Settled on computer science to pay off my massive debt. It's not working.

[@melot588]

hope u find some peace with that

[@RedsBoneStuff]

Hey, I chose computer science too! I've been a student for a couple years and I really enjoy it.

[@tiediealien]

Lots of opportunity and high demand for comp sci majors, stay optimistic.

[@alexdacat7052]

Like how he’s just casually up recording himself scooping up road dust at 1:00AM

[@GothEmoBoy1]

So this is why my neighbors sweep the sidewalk

[@robmckennie4203]

Microscopic diamonds collected from the road like this could make a cool addition to a periodic table

[@nustada]

+Rob Mckennie In 1789 it was cool.

[@robmckennie4203]

nustada what a weird random number.

[@Sambug-ld9pe]

+Rob Mckennie I think he's talking about when Zirconium was first discovered, relating to Cubic Zirconium, a diamond look-alike? (oh who knows)

[@robmckennie4203]

Samuel Decker Oh, yes, zirconium _was_ discovered in 1789, but I guess someone forgot that diamonds are made of carbon? Idk

[@nustada]

Carbon was "added" to the periodic table during its formation in 1789, Traité Élémentaire de Chimie.

[@SeanHodgins]

I landscaped for a few summers and we would go through a number of those diamond blades. Once they cracked, or started cutting slowly they were finished. I bet there were thousands of diamonds left. I think I recall the blades being something like $400-500 for a 13" blade and maybe $700-800 for the 18" blade and they were literally thrown out when they were finished. If you went up to a construction crew or landscaping crew asking for some broken blades I bet you could harvest a ton of diamonds and find a use for them. Maybe make another home made ring with small diamonds embedded in it. Just give it a little sparkle. That would be really cool.

[@brokenhalo22]

Those blades are actually very cheap. You can buy a 14" diamond blade at your local orange box for ~$100. They are industrial diamonds, so really not worth much.

[@TheAceTroubleshooter]

Also synthetic diamonds.. Which are worth even less

[@daa3417]

Cite.htsea No it’s jewelry grade diamonds that are worthless yet highly priced where the industrial diamonds are extremely useful and important to modern society/engineering but are relatively (compared to jewelry grade) valueless. It’s a complete inversion of logic and common sense, especially when you consider the amount of suffering caused by the jewelry diamond trade and the debeers family business.

[@demoniack81]

@@daa3417 And also there are A LOT of other gemstones that are actually much more interesting and visually striking than diamonds. Diamonds are downright boring when compared to opal, certain jades, moss agate, etc. The fact people go so crazy over them is a testament to the power of marketing. The De Beers somehow managed to brainwash almost the entirety of mankind into believing that this _one_ fairly mundane gemstone is _the_ way to profess your love to someone. That is incredible.

[@richardtimmsdesign]

Walking home with a baggie full of powder is always risky.

[@gregistopal]

Yea

[@ShadowStrikeX2]

If that powder is white then yes ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@arashitobi]

well he. is white so he's gucci

[@Sm0rezDev]

but that is not cocaine.

[@austinpalmlund5054]

+John Smith if you know all of those you are either a drug addict or you work in a medical practice

[@raygun26]

I remember watching this back in the day, one of my favourite Cody’s lab videos.

[@lazarpetrovic7206]

Lets now try to mine some gold from city sewers...

[@outseeker]

lol u can totally find gold in poop :D

[@outseeker]

no sarcasm, i totally agree with ur suggestion hehe

[@dannymo4390]

+Mr Meme good meme

[@donperegrine922]

Lazar...There is an urban myth (possibly true) in australia, that the no-longer-existing outhouses(toilet) are potential Eurekas, because a certain type of gem which has become very valuable lately used to be considered worthless. The theory is that the miners would sort through their jewels while on the toilet and toss the worthless rocks between their legs.

[@rogbriggs]

There is a documentary/news story that shows kids in Venezuela doing just that.

[@dg-hughes]

I'm picturing Cody has a toolbox with slide out clear drawers with one labelled "old diamonds".

[@reneehilscher6176]

David Hughes lol

[@pingu8896]

Ik late comment, but you do realize diamonds formed when the earth did.. right?

[@crypticgaming4485]

@@pingu8896 you do realize more diamonds are being created every day right?

[@CustomGrow420]

sickness

[@Nugget603]

waddup youtube youtuuuuuuuube

[@ASSman864]

only reason I don't like you is because I wish I could waste as much weed as you do haha

[@f_a_d_u_s]

wat up UTUBE UTUUUUUUUUUUUUUBE JOLIE OLIE COMIN ATCHA

[@commador3986]

HYOOHHH

[@auvoza1043]

Is this what you watch when you're high?

[@harveyabel1354]

Someday, some lady is going to get quite a small stone in her engagement ring...

[@khalifourniah]

I believe he made an engagement ring for his girlfriend

[@bradleywangyang1071]

i dont think that was an engagement ring... but i may be wrong

[@hermanstromberg9007]

"Where did you get rich?" Me: *I got rich on the streets*

[@hannahmullings9341]

Cody is the type of guy who wouldn't buy his girl a diamond ring but take like specks of diamonds from the street and build them up

[@TheMasonX23]

Hannah Mullings Yeah, Kanyon should be expecting some sort of "reclaimed diamond" jewelry at some point haha

[@monad_tcp]

that's exactly what he did, he mined all the metals and made it himself, just search in this channel

[@lizneilson5751]

More special that way for sure

[@evvrsince]

S T O N K S

[@andrewdimas2834]

That would be priceless cuz it came from the heart

[@Zorkz]

Your channel is growin really fast, remember me when you're president of the us

[@Xezlec]

+Zorkz - CS:GO Clips Can you imagine if that's how our politics worked? The top KZbin channels form a government? Actually I'm fine with that. President PewDiePie will probably do a better job than most we've had.

[@Zorkz]

Xezlec youtubers>trump

[@1rex01]

+Xezlec plz no pewdiepie for president the whole nation will be annoying and trying too hard

[@Xezlec]

How is that different from now?

[@1rex01]

+Xezlec Obama doesn't constantly scream and doesn't have a large following of 12 year Olds

[@intiotto3616]

kids in africa could have mined those...

[@zeni0nero0man]

LOL

[@noristunwulf1725]

No they couldn't have because they don't have an education.

[@phedraholmes533]

+Eddison Petri whoooooshhhhhh

[@akwadtypoyt8649]

Srlsy kids in Africa actually do mine for diamonds and there are a lot and the diamonds are rich diamonds too

[@randomcow505]

+Eddison Petri and that's why you use them for cheap manual labour such as mining also their small bodies can easily fit in mine shafts and because their african it doesent matter if you lose a couple their parents are just going to pop out a few more anyway

[@lambchops-lol7754]

This man is a genius

[@exilley2134]

LOL you realized this just two years ago?

[@cesarmaldonado2668]

Those are exotic engrams.

[@mickeyduck6963]

Aye reference I get

[@saskilla1945]

gay asf

[@deminicolas2086]

Ssundee? I don't know.

[@mickeyduck6963]

+Demi Nicolas nah destiny reference

[@anthonyostrovsky]

Didn't know destiny's community visits here!

[@scarygamer5836]

"Listen here now I'm a minecraft KZbinr and I play enough minecraft to know that diamonds are actually only blue" - minecraft KZbinr 2020

[@Limonnever]

+Scary Gamer Who is watching this in 2020?

[@abyssstrider2547]

in real life diamonds are not blue they are yellow or non coloured at all

[@adrian5b]

+Edin Cvrk There are actually naturally occurring coloured diamonds. Not to be confused with gems. E.g. sapphire ≠ blue diamond.

[@abyssstrider2547]

adrian5b sapphire is not tought as diamond it is mineral alike diamond but its not relative to diamond at all

[@adrian5b]

Edin Cvrk Yes, that's why I put the ≠ symbol, meaning that gems are not diamonds.

[@mikeburkey9329]

Love the vids you in my opinion are one of the best youtubers and deserve more attention.

[@blazednlovinit]

+mikey “dragonborn²” burkey Ditto mate, he's really smart and is really humble about it. What i like is that he shows you the stuff that hasn't gone according to plan as well as the stuff that has. It makes him more trustworthy, he's not someone who only posts successes

[@logana1133]

My exact thoughts. I clicked on the video and thought he deserves at least 400-500 thousand more

[@blazednlovinit]

Lava Dragon It'll get there, i don't know his current count (and cant be arsed to check) but he shot up in subs from around 30k to 100k really quickly

[@PMeursault]

nosy neighbour "Martha, now that freak next door is out in the road in the middle of the night sweeping up dust, we're moving"

[@The1888Brandon]

My right ear really enjoyed this :^)

[@salamanderman3569]

LOL

[@RMeitzen]

Everytime I watch a video from Cody's Lab I think my speakers are dying.

[@arachno9916]

+R. Rain same

[@boomboy767]

+R. Rain I thought my headphones were broke lol

[@spyrofire10]

+Jacob Butler i thought there was something wrong with my new headset lol

[@pokemon555222]

Im so happy i found your channel! It is amazing and so interesting!

[@johnielus8682]

First.

[@HSRTDZayV]

I was an inspector of highway construction. The contractor bought a three-foot diamond saw blade. The shop keep said he could bring it back when he was done. After sawing concrete slab for a month, he noticed the blade was going slow. On inspection, all the diamonds were Gone.

[@81OH4Z4RD]

You can sharpen / dress a diamond blade by cutting softer material which will wear off the old dull diamonds and remove some of the blade matrix, exposing fresh sharp diamond.

[@ImVeryBrad]

interesting

[@Annie-gk4mj]

+81OH4Z4RD I don't think the blades were dull. They probably took the diamonds from the blades somehow. That's why they said all the diamonds were gone

[@wii3willRule]

Your videos are always so entertaining.

[@WinterWolf_A]

Fake video, you have to mine down at least 16 blocks to find diamonds.

[@jennywithaglock3916]

+Jogailė nesvarbu its a joke bruh. he didnt even get it right XD

[@exanite7821]

+EducatedKiller Up from the void...

[@exanite7821]

+PupoFlas Completely right, but don't get mad *that* quickly...

[@sellosqueez6278]

Level 16 is the highest level to find Diamonds, you can find them at levels below that too.

[@jennywithaglock3916]

Wyatt Halverson I know, all he said was you need to mine down 16 blocks, not you need to mine down to level 16. trust me, i'm no noob.

[@victorfiori105]

That's so cool! Can your do mining for uranium? I saw a KZbin video once how a guy went to his local national park with a Geiger counter to look for rocks that are radioactive, even though uranium might not be natural in your area sometimes some might show up.

[@victorfiori105]

+Cody'sLab that sucks but still that would be a good video

[@victorfiori105]

+Cody'sLab which one are you getting? I am ordering the gmc-320 plus from eBay.

[@UnrealT2K4]

+Cody'sLab --- why are you trying to pass flourite for diamonds? clickbait much?

[@victorfiori105]

+Edgar Michel hey dumbass they are industrial diamonds and not clickbait

[@UnrealT2K4]

it's GREEN FLUORITE do you even know what an industrial diamond looks like dumbass? oh! maybe they don't have google in that shithole you live in... don't be stupid, if you could "make" diamonds with a carbide cutting wheel, everyone whould have diamonds everywhere. ( #stupididiotgetyourfactsrightbefore youopenyourcornhole)

[@TheBlackSasquatch]

It made me laugh cause I can imagine Someone in broad daylight doing this and how crazy they would look scrapping around like "gotta collect this dust for diamonds"

[@blakejohnson3386]

dude youve gained 60k subs in 3 days holy cow

[@luca3976]

I'm one of them :D

[@victorsong8315]

I'm really not surprised. He makes amazing content!

[@arjen4120]

why did he get so much,he usually doesnt go up so fast

[@blakejohnson3386]

+Arjen Hartink his Making My Own Silver Play Button went kinda viral, and lots of people saw his channel from it

[@ODamoo]

He is mining for subs. and so many a gem will raise his pay so youtube may/will say.

[@ParadoxCircuit]

Dude your channel is so cool!

[@sofachips]

+ParadoxCircuit hes awesome, how thinks of these things.

[@a7jsdp0z672nf]

First video to have an interesting thumbnail that actually contains content from the video itself. Nice one man.

[@Darren.G]

This guy is a prime example of why you should stay in school, kids.

[@Siki95ZM]

Best comment ever. You made my day.

[@pawn5253]

if i am right i think he learned most of this stuff from his father

[@vintyprod]

you do realize "this guy" probably knows a lot more about chemistry than you do

[@pawn5253]

vxnt i think his talking about how much he learned from school and so as a resault this guy is able to do all of this. its not a negative comment its more of a complement

[@vintyprod]

Roozbeh Kasila thanks, that makes more sense

[@SpiritHawk7]

You come up with the best random little experiments for everyday stuff going on around you! Thermite made out of Etch-A-Sketch aluminum powder, platinum out of road side highway dust, diamonds out of just cut road saw dust, etc. I LOVE it!

[@joemo1033]

If the dust contained the diamonds...and the dust got wet to make that hard packed mud in the road, wouldn't the highest concentration of diamonds be on the bottom of that mud stuff in the road?

[@marcnhunter]

The diamonds came from the blades that cut the concrete.

[@Mathuews1]

I understand what you're saying and you're probably correct.

[@lostspace5811]

Yeah but he tried his best to scrape that zhiz

[@takeaim420]

Awesome video! I used to use diamond saws to cut tile. I imagine there's a few of those things embedded in my lungs!

[@douglasaranda2010]

+Take Aim How did you managed it?XD

[@xesior]

+Douglas Aranda Make an educated guess...

[@douglasaranda2010]

XsR Maybe he cut a tile to serve as a table for him to abuse coke and then...

[@takeaim420]

+Douglas Aranda Nailed it!

[@AndrewRibbit]

“Easy trick to get diamonds that the Jewelry Stores don’t want you to know about”

[@thereinthetrees_5626]

Hi folks, here's a quick PSA, *earth diamonds are a scam* While yes, diamonds are rare (as in clear large gems you'd use on a ring) the price is driven up significantly due to the relative monopoly on diamonds. Get fake diamond, cant tell the difference from the naked eye, save yourself a few thousand, and you'll have one unhappy lady when she goes to sell the ring if the marriage goes south!

[@local.gay.writer]

They aren't rare, just one company decided to buy most of them, making them go up in price due to less being available for other use!

[@Trollogrefey]

@@local.gay.writer they're not rare relative to other gemstones perhaps but clear gemstone quality diamonds are still rare. There is a kernel of truth that there is the aspect of artificial scarcity with diamonds with a few large companies having a near monopoly on their sale this does not mean that they're worthless or common. It's not like quartz lol. Also after (iirc) 2008 we passed the peak of diamond mining so since then fewer and fewer diamonds get mined per year so artificial scarcity will eventually become real scarcity.

[@gerardvanwilgen9917]

@@Trollogrefey "so artificial scarcity will eventually become real scarcity." Well, scarcity of natural diamonds maybe, but only fools with too much money would prefer those over artificial (and perfect) diamonds.

[@Trollogrefey]

@@gerardvanwilgen9917 Not really, if you can just make a billion of something then it has very little value as the more you make of something the less value the individual product has. In essence the natural diamonds will always be more desirable than manmade since there is no value to be had in an indefinitely manufacturable product whose main value comes from its scarcity.

[@gerardvanwilgen9917]

@@Trollogrefey That is why I used the word "fool". No sensible person considers something valuable just because it is rare.

[@johngreen4610]

Hey Cody haven't watched your videos for a while but I've become hooked again lately. The newer ones are much improved, not that the older ones were bad. Doing a great job. Somehow I missed this one previously. I have previously been involved with the search for microdiamonds back in the hollers of Carolina. Learned a bit along the way. It turns out that panning for microdiamonds is not terribly efficient at finding them because the panning operation depends on more than specific gravity but also size, shape, surface tension etc. Most common silicate rocks have specific gravities of about 2.5 - 2.8 while diamond is about 3.5, gold though is about 19. The way we did it is to pan the samples conservatively then add the sediments to sodium hydroxide (dry) and place in a furnace at 500°C for 24 hours. That will digest just about everything but the diamonds leaving a puck of sodium silicate which can be dissolved in water. This is the way mineral exploration companies do it.

[@christopherhall7590]

Cody I saw this guy doing the same thing but he was getting his dirt from cracks in city sidewalks in front of pawn shops and jewelry stores. He actually made money doing that. I love your science man, keep it up.

[@rattusmasta25]

Ok Cody, I have a few things to say. First off, wow. 67k already... just remember I have been here since 5k. Also, where can I get sulfuric acid?

[@rattusmasta25]

***** Are there any licenses needed? I am very interested in chemistry and would like to perform some of these things on my own but I don't know where to purchase said materials.

[@rattusmasta25]

***** Nevada?

[@orbnaes]

+Aquarium Guy Hardware store, look for 'muriatic acid' should be sold in a gallon jug. If you accidentally spill it something use baking soda to neutralize it. Great for cleaning rust! Remember, always add acid to water and not the other way around!

[@rattusmasta25]

***** LOL I thought he was wrong on that one

[@orbnaes]

***** Did I get it backwords again?

[@adamcummings20]

No amount of annotations can hide the 'Dimond'

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

you found yellow diamonds... WE, ARE THE CRYSTAL GEMS, WE'LL ALWAYS SAVE THE DAY.

[@vovaline]

WHAT WE REALLY ARE

[@anattablue]

ß

[@anattablue]

ß's everywhere

[@soulhawk30]

Wonderful comment.

[@charred7219]

+Pearl xD

[@myhouse530]

Cody is so smart and has great videos.He makes science fun a that gets people more interested in it and want to learn more.Great job Cody!!Thank You

[@amberceceliahoffman9930]

I'm stuck on your channel! Been watching it for 2 days now. Your life is so amazing. Your very unique....i love it

[@Jeremy-bd7sk]

1 cent per diamond... *sad Steve noises*

[@andrewb1986]

No? Nobody's going to ask about what was going on at the end of that video? Just me... okay...

[@Just_Sara]

+Andrew Bethel (Don'tFeedtheTrolls) I was wondering the same thing. A laser? Making tiny things float??

[@jakestewart8934]

+saralizzy1981 I think it's because he is heating up a small material and it makes it less dense. For example lava lamps, the cooler lave sinks to the bottom and the hotter lava floats to the top

[@darkevilapie]

hes doing that by heating the particle and causing the water around it to heat-up and rise. the particle then gets caried in the stream. if you would use a larger thing like a wood marble(that sinks) you could stear it around with the laser.

[@aliabdulsalamtv]

last night he had 388k subs now he has 404k why is he growing so fast but he is actually pretty entertaining

[@BREAKENSTEIN]

Last night I found his channel through the video about mining the roads for platinum. It was either trending or suggested to me, but that's probably why.

[@TheArtIsFart]

same here

[@a7jsdp0z672nf]

2 weeks later: 476k

[@admiral_marc]

485k :D Good man Cody!

[@gytisdramblewolfskis8521]

more people see bigger youtubers . its much harder to find youtuber with 300k sub that 400k and its much easier to find 500k than 400k. every few k counts. unless you got like 2+mil sub then its every 100k everyone already knows pewdiepie and im pretty sure his sub number is growing at least 3times faster than cody's channel and his content is becoming more professional. which is of course a big factor

[@melaniefink1919]

Thank you for making your videos! Very interesting, informative and enjoyable to watch!

[@codelicious6590]

that's fricking sweet! such a cool idea, I'm so glad and surprised you found two, I would've thought you would need to collect much more of the dust from a much longer span of the cut to actually nab one or two ! I guess they come out much more frequently. thanks Cody!

[@dickbutthebuttdick9876]

Finding diamonds in the road.....yup this is a codyslab video

[@DaysofHappyness]

Cody's lab, taking it to the streets ;) Now that's what I call a "Diamond in the rough" And lastly, I gotta pan it to you sir, that is some impressive work ;) Ok I'm good for video puns that I have missed from your videos. Great work my good sir :D

[@doubledarefan]

Those sawblade diamonds won't make the cut in the diamond market, but that's irrelevant, because these diamonds gives this man's efforts some sparkle.

[@DaysofHappyness]

+Double Dare Fan My lord the PUNisher, thank you for the addition :)

[@thealt574]

lol

[@TheWidgetWorks]

Nice! for sure that is diamond! You are right the diamonds don't wear out, the bonding metals wears out and lets go of the diamond first. Same goes for cubic boron (CBN). Warning do not make the GF an engagement ring from diamonds you salvaged from the road side! No matter how 'cool' they are there is something that De Beers has programmed into women that makes them want a 'real' one. Note... I'm not married. Real diamonds be damned.

[@MichealStroub]

in my adventures i have been told by many wise men that to catch diamonds in any prospecting operation the use of a grease tray is a must the diamonds will stick to it under flowing water where the rest will wash off the grease. maybe a trest you can do too confirm this method. love the videos keep them coming

[@txtmad]

I was a concrete cutter for 14 years and never once thought, where did the diamonds go haha. the simple answer is who cares, until now. A saw blade has approximately 20 tooth segments costing around $10NZD each, and each segment contains between 200 to 300 hundred diamonds, hence why nobody tries to cover them. The mud/dust is called slurry and has a ph of around 12.5 and once dry the dust should not be inhaled due to the silica, which with long-term exposure can lead to siliceous. This is a great video and if I was still cutting I would also try and recover some diamonds just for the fun factor.

[@eppiox]

I remember reading something a guy doing this on the streets of LA but for lost jewellery diamonds, I thought if you had a strong backpack vacuum cleaner you'd probably pick up a few.. and a lot of crud xD

[@ChristopherMeadors]

+Eppiox I knew this video was making me remember something I had seen before. It was NY City, you can search for "Man Makes $300 A Day Finding Gold Diamonds On The Streets Of NY" to see an upload from the TV show.

[@blazednlovinit]

+Eppiox Cody found these because they were working with diamond saws, how did the guy in new york know where to sweep?

[@blazednlovinit]

+blazednlovinit or LA* or wherever it was :)

[@blazednlovinit]

***** nice :) You gotta admire the resourcefulness there

[@stumbling]

+Eppiox Great idea to keeps the streets clean, just sprinkle a few diamonds here and there. hehe

[@krttd]

You should have implanted the two diamonds in the engagement ring!

[@krttd]

orochimarujes haha

[@adamxue6096]

Both of your comments really made my day, have a chemistry big test tomorrow XD Codys vids made it much more human friendly XP

[@wheelslifts851]

Why not just get her a sawblade to wear around her finger? Way more diamonds than any other girl has around her finger

[@Pyrohawk]

dude, you're a genius, wow... just the idea of this.. rofl

[@ogretheberserker2618]

+Pyrohawk I am not saying he is not smart but really this is nothing that great. The diamonds he got from it are just about worth nothing. maybe like .000001 or less of a cent worth of diamonds as theses are man made for the reason of making diamond blades. More like the video shows what is used to cut really hard surfaces for people that did not know.

[@yepperz]

+Dave Zoll (Ogre) its still cool

[@ogretheberserker2618]

Yepperz Never said it wasn't but genius far from it.

[@yepperz]

Dave Zoll yepperz

[@cat637d]

With the curiosity and the scientific thought processes this young man possesses he will go FAR in his life!

[@dpvisuals5154]

I would love to see more garden,mining,diamond processing. I love the vids Cody!!

[@iamnotamouseok]

Behold! Yellow Diamond!

[@sevenateenine]

smol and synthetic ruler

[@michaelgriffin9899]

YOU CLOD

[@nova92]

All of your clods get it. Lol

[@a2rhombus2]

Even if you were doing it for money, I wouldn't blame you. It's not like this is easy work, and people who spend a lot of money on diamonds are suckers anyway in my opinion.

[@a2rhombus2]

***** But they're literally the same material. They are chemically identical. I'm not spending several thousand dollars for a rock when I can buy the same exact rock for less, just because a human made it

[@driceyt4252]

NOVA Akuma nothing can justify the price tag of natural diamonds. They're actually quite common.

[@a2rhombus2]

***** Right but like, we can make more synthetically. And they are chemically identical. And they look the same. And they're still a worthless clear rock that doesn't look nearly as beautiful as cheaper stones.

[@driceyt4252]

NOVA Akuma that is quite likely, but they're still worthless.

[@sakesaurus]

The structure of natural diamonds is a lot finer.

[@ryhs0]

my right ear loved this video

[@theunknowdeath5994]

DirtTrackGaming its just fine. probably your headphones

[@ryhs0]

i relised that the day i posted the comment XD

[@theunknowdeath5994]

DirtTrackGaming lol

[@lsswappedcessna]

Mine was left ear, and my headphones are fine.

[@JohnDoe_69]

Yep, you can hear him talking in the beginning of the video way more in the left speaker, and Mr.DirtTrackGaming is using his headphones inverted.

[@kaylasandoval7971]

I just found your videos. not gonna lie you're probably the coolest mad scientist I've seen in a while. you "rock" lol.

[@DirtCobaine]

Cool! Never knew industrial diamonds were a thing! I mean I always figured there ought to be something useful about diamonds besides just looking really cool. I like how you have ideas and wonder about things and just go out and answer your own questions! I’d like to be able to do what you do some day

[@douglasaranda2010]

Next pass: Send it to an ultra-high pressure machine cooking it for days with Carbon

[@AwsomePicklez]

but diamonds are worthless, the reason they have value is the whole monopoly that a few rich guys have, google the african diamond conspiracy

[@douglasaranda2010]

***** I don't like any of this, something feels wrong. After decades struggling, wonder why UN never throws away their dicktators. I don't like the world being held by one hand. The old always warned us about giving too much power to one single organization.

[@AwsomePicklez]

Douglas Aranda the smartest thing they did, its evil too but they brainwashed the entire world into beliving that you need a diamond ring for marriage also that there is a diamond shortage LOL

[@douglasaranda2010]

***** It's hard to trust these days. Our rights are taken a piece at a time on behalf of our "well being" and "security". The governments from last decades are being puppets not only to UN but to lobbyists and corporations and Banks, I am Brazilian and the last man which spoke against those things died from a very suspicious cancer and the last USA's president to talk against them was John F. Kennedy and even Eisenhower warned the world about giving them power... Today, many right or left, liberals, conservatives, if not all, are on the same side... And I care because the world cannot allow some organization to own their lives in order to have freedom, and to assure their rights are respected, also because USA's policies affects the whole planet!

[@AwsomePicklez]

Douglas Aranda have you heard about the heart attack gun, the CIA created in the 1970s it is basically a gun that kills and shows no bullet wound

[@roundballrolls2762]

Ha ha, the old health and safety police must have crapped themselves when Cody drank cyanide.

[@weRbananas]

12 year olds be like " make a pick!!11!!1"

[@IceSanta]

Totally fake, you need to dig fown atleast 60 blocks

[@UrmyHuckleberry]

WeRbananas btw u need 3 not to oh and I am,12 and play fortnite and gta5 so u can shut up

[@chadthundercock4982]

that was the cringiest shit I've ever read.

[@jacksainthill8974]

How can diamond be more dense than quartz? The atomic weight of carbon is less than that of either silicon or oxygen.

[@theCodyReeder]

+Jack Sainthill Tighter packing

[@jacksainthill8974]

***** Thanks, I suppose so.

[@cabezon2469]

+Jack Sainthill the crystalline structure is very different. there is a huge amount of empty space in atoms, molecules, and even more so in crystals. look at the differing properties of graphene, diamond, and other forms of carbon.

[@jacksainthill8974]

Dr. Obvious Understood, thanks.

[@jekkler]

Because of the perfect lattice structure.

[@jackchrismon637]

It's so cool that you watch Xisuma, you two are my favorite youtubers

[@jivandabeast]

XKCD Shirt?!?!

[@pavelmedbery3055]

Are you a geologist?

[@davidmitchell5638]

+Pavel Medbery yup he's geologist major in Utah university!

[@Archiekunst]

+David MuscleGuy i thought he was a physics major

[@jakemawachamacallit2678]

Nope he's a badass

[@ivan8or]

+Jake Mawachamacallit amen to that

[@justincosner2426]

really cool videos. subbed.

[@vidskitkid]

Fascinating stuff Cody, I love how you see (and find) the exotic in the mundane!

[@ChaosAura]

I've used my fair share of those diamond bladed saws/other tools, between laying ceramic Tile for years & carving jade from time to time. Favorite kind of tool to use, since i'm a bit of a klutz, and it's next to impossible to badly cut yourself on one of those (at least of the size I use)

[@erik61801]

this is a good as the guy getting gold out of bags of play sand

[@CashCody]

My name is also cody haha i really enjoy these videos man!!!!!

[@scoobone]

Cash Cody SAME!!!

[@nitheeshkumar7627]

Not same...

my name is jeff.

[@axlaj1]

Mauro Molinero lol omg

[@DonCapiche]

I swear boy, your going to end up with a skeletor face if you keep playing with acid like this! ;)

[@rufus7207]

ok

[@Josesantosh40]

I am happy that whatever I need to know is available in your channel.

[@thelastcube.]

I became soooo excited when I saw those yellow diamonds through the lens This was amazing

[@stijnvisser7306]

Hey Cody, what does 'gm/cc' mean?

[@theCodyReeder]

+MineFish grams per cubic centimeter...

[@stijnvisser7306]

thanks ;)

[@7catstied2gether]

Ever heard of Google?

[@stijnvisser7306]

When Cody says it, it's way more interesting. And YES i've heard of google, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go to youtube

[@thecrew7089]

MineFish

[@garfoonga1]

industrial diamonds are artificial aren't they?

[@ChaoGardenTastic]

+wrt 142 "Synthetic" = artificial (when referring to metals and or other artificial materials" so your comment, sir, could've just been a yes.

[@1019wc1019]

No they use "synthetic" diamonds which means they were made, not dug out of the ground.

[@garfoonga1]

1019wc1019 ... so, artificial diamonds

[@1019wc1019]

Artificial usually implies a different material is being used. Artificial diamonds are cubic zirconium or glass diamonds. Industrial ones are chemically the same as true diamonds, and are cheaper to produce small ones like that. They have less flaws than natural ones.

[@garfoonga1]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond

[@vicverstraete9492]

5:07 xkcd t-shirt I'm not surprised at all

[@pardotexotic1516]

I can't believe I missed that xD

[@slowgaffle]

Any time a video starts with Cody in the middle of the road at 2am, you know its gonna be good.

[@Satchmoeddie]

Cutting expansion joints after pouring concrete has been deemed financially more efficient than form pouring them, as was commonly done in the past. Green concrete cuts pretty easily. You could probably go sweep up after cutting expansions in parking garages, buildings, etc. If I were running the job, so long as you had the right boots, eye protection, and a hard hat, I usually don't care.

[@jockejonasson6646]

Wow much Dimond.

[@GenghisD0ng]

+jocke jonasson 6³

[@Theblackhawk90]

Nothing worth the time and money to do this. Good thing he gets money from youtube. Those diamonds he got are worth next to nothing. Saw diamonds are worthless

[@Theblackhawk90]

jocke jonasson HA youre funny. Check your spelling bud

[@jockejonasson6646]

TheCambobsherwood Check your spelling before you call someone else retarded, Dim wit.

[@Theblackhawk90]

jocke jonasson You may want to check your spelling dimwit is one word not two :)

[@tonyHern865]

It's weird to watch video from 2015 in 2021... without covid hysteria. I miss this era...

[@josephrivas3728]

this is what happens when you play to much minecraft

[@niravdoorgapershad8083]

Joseph Rivas lol

[@Peter-dk2ov]

You're just one of the best humans ever. Love you bro

[@johnaffleck6572]

That is a very interesting adventure in prospecting and refining; and this is a very interesting channel.

[@chefstojko9693]

Could've you actually made money out of this? Like, you could've taken a couple full bags of that dust, and make some money, if possible :P

[@Atrac89]

+Damjan Lakic Not at all. The gem he found was essentially worthless. WAY too small.

[@chefstojko9693]

But I'm thinking if he took A LOT of those bags. A LOT. What then?

[@Atrac89]

Damjan Lakic He would need like 10,000 bags.

[@minorukasanoke9696]

+shocktop .. to make 20$ lol

[@ethanknapp4371]

Industrial diamonds aren't worth much at all

[@MarkReplier]

Your audio hurts my ears.

[@eliannaleon4874]

this video if fake. Everyone knows you have to be at least 16 blocks away from bedrock, using F3. Dumbass.

[@DoctorMeh]

WAT.

[@FeythFX]

+DoctorMeh minecraft or sth like that

[@blastgamer6746]

uhhhhhhhhhhh minecraft?!!

[@kevinpham8693]

They took diamonds from bedrock, and the diamond sword wore down and bit of it came onto the street

[@anattablue]

>Badly typed Minecraft joke Kek

[@pierre5325]

Greetings from New Mexico This was most facinating, truly enjoyed it. pierre

[@jeffreyallen3796]

That's cool Cody! And it is good practice for finding them in nature, even though both the diamond and diopsite caught my eye in the classifier. Keep making these great videos