Grow Transparent Single Crystals of Alum salt at Home!

[@sirmoulin8209]

"I invite you to enjoy the beauty of my crystals." Ah geeze, what a sweet person.

[@Navak_]

Bahahaha I can't stop laughing. There is something deranged about this comment and its humor.

[@sirmoulin8209]

+nvshd I don't understand why you say that? He sounds like a kind person and it made me smile.

[@lclMetal]

+Gin S. This has got to be one of the best youtube comments I've ever read, very nicely said. :)

[@asia6kb25]

Gin S. Bad widow b,b,b,b lanat ho👅💔

[@juanitocaminador1931]

is a kind of bob ross. ..

[@user-mh2bw4hu3o]

U are one of the first people who led me into crystal growing, now I'm pretty great at it, 3 years of experience now, maybe more!

[@user-mh2bw4hu3o]

Just wanted to say thanks :)

[@lynne99]

I just started yesterday, any tips?

[@user-mh2bw4hu3o]

Use distilled water, use fishing line to tie the crystal up to avoid crystals growing on the thread, cover it up because dust will mess with the growth.The best place to grow crystals fast is in a warm and dry environment. To mix the crystal solution, I use a glass rod from a chemistry set. Sorry, I’m a bit rusty, it’s been a few months since I’ve grown crystals.

[@user-mh2bw4hu3o]

Oh, and one thing, NEVER COMBINE ANY CHEMICALS WITHOUT LOOKING AT THEIR FORMULAS FIRST, I once tried to combine sodium tetra-borate with ammonium di hydrogen phosphate. It made a gas cloud comprised of ammonia. I was poisoned and had a really bad day.

[@lynne99]

@@user-mh2bw4hu3o well I only had aluminum powder from a really bad DIY kit and it seems like it's kind of doing something? It's really hard to tell because I don't know what is to be expected lol. Thank you for the tips, the fishing mine is a really good idea because I was kind of worried about having regular string show.

[@azureprophet]

"And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, I invite you to enjoy the beauty of my crystals, with no further comments." -Awesome.

[@Scinfinity]

yeah

[@christopherdalyii381]

Despite your strong accent, the way you speak is easy to understand, kudos. This video was very informational! One of the best I have seen.

[@Mzetti]

Christopher Daly II honestly I have to read the description

[@warbuzzard7167]

I love the careful application of procedure you used to get such beautiful results. I am a teacher and will attempt to grow crystals for my budding Earth Scientists over the next couple of months. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@Slu5h3]

after doing this myself id would suggest using clear fishing line so you don't get some string in the center, it ruins the beauty. and instead of clear nail polish, try clear spray paint, you get a much smoother coating if you do.

[@RHEAD100]

Great video. Very informative. I had NO problem with understanding your English. In fact , it was better than some of my American born friends. People hear what they want to hear. Some people are more interested in your accent , than what you are saying. AGAIN ; GREAT video. I am subscribing to your channel and looking forward to more videos on this subject.

[@bobbarker7733]

You're full of shit!

[@bobbarker7733]

You understood all of that jibberish? Please TRANSLATE for the rest of us!

[@juandid.6013]

Bob Barker she or he is trying to being a ver polite man or woman

[@evaldjensen7648]

RHEAD100

[@Thepurplesumarai]

Bob Barker says the one who is full of shit.¬_¬

[@shakes1026]

OMG You really are great at crystal growing and the no comment part shows appreciation. Your amazing

[@eireannClover]

Hello ! First, thanks for the vid, I used it to create my own Crystals and here I am to share the results. The advices are correct except one: filtering IS indeed required.I understand why you mean if this is absolutely certain that the water and the Salts are pure BUT in most cases it is not and plus, you have no guarantee unless you check. During the first try, I did not filter the solution. I obtained huge crystals which could not be used, then I obtained a lot of agglomerates of Crystals around my seed during the precipitation. During the second try, I did filter and the results was absolutely perfect. I know this is an old video and again, I appraise your job, so please keep in mind this is only to share experience and for the people who will read the comments afterwards. Thanks and I hope the work is keeping up!

[@yentlcloud]

how long does it take to get crystals the size of a pingpong ball? and can you use seasalt too? do you need to keep filtering every few weeks>?

[@eireannClover]

I am not the author but I can share with you an answer since I have been making my own crystal for more than a month now. You definitely need to keep filtering the solution BEFORE putting the gem in and yes, every few weeks too. Also, the reason is that at some point, the gem will stop growing and crystals will precipitate at the bottom of the glass (don't know the name in English). So I also make the whole solution (without the gem) dissolute again before letting it get cold and putting the gem back asap. In a word: it is not a passive process. I thought it at first but the results were very far from my expectations. Now the crystal is perfect and each edge is more than 1 cm edge. I think you can go faster, the reason is that since I am pretty busy, even though my crystal has not been growing for a week or two, I take some time before renewing the solution. So it is not a fast process either, but you can get pretty satisfying results in a month. The key factor is to filter the solution and to choose the gem carefully, then let everything rest as it is. Finally, about salt crystals : yes you can make a crystal as well, actually you can make a crystal out of any ionic solution such as sulfate copper (you will have very blue color by the way). Yet each crystal form is a characteristic from the atoms of the crystal, so for example, a alum salt monocrystal is an octaedra and a salt monocrystal is a cube. I hope this was consistent enough. Please let us know is you try out :).

[@Katsuhi50]

couldn't you theoretically grow a crystal to a massive scale this way given enough time? imagine growing one big enough to sit on, you'd likely need a very large container for it to grow in but that would be very interesting in its own way.

[@michaelodonnell6543]

umm. let me know if you end up doing that lol. I'd like one

[@tondalayakapoofnick2681]

Cool idea but think how heavy a chair made like this would weigh.😊

[@goldsurfer48]

A crystal throne, nice

[@MKD-dd6ng]

At least up to a 5 gallon bucket size!!! lol....🤔😆😆

[@outerlimitsurvey]

I found a way to simplify growing alum crystals. Get a spool of "invisible" or transparent thread. This thread in reality is very fine monofilament. Make some supersaturated alum solution. Dip the end of the thread into the solution then remove and let dry a few minutes. This will cause tiny crystal seeds to form on the thread. Put the thread back into the solution. By next morning you should see visible crystals on the thread. Since the thread is smooth you can slide the crystals up and down the thread. Find a few promising seed crystals and separate them and space them out a bit. Put the thread back in and watch the crystals grow. After a few days discard any crystals that aren't growing regularly. If you have a tall container you can grow multiple crystals at once but if your goal is one large symmetric crystal you can remove all but the best crystal. When it is time to harvest the crystal you can simply pull the thread out of the crystal so you won't have visible thread.

[@ostomesto]

YES! Make more videos. Many of your videos are so unique to KZbin they are almost exclusively on your channel. I love seeing you pop up in my sub box

[@atrumblood]

I think it's funny how many people can't understand him well. I don't have any problems understanding him.

[@nourwesam]

Curtis Dorris I'm Egyptian and I can understand Arabic and English 😊✌

[@SckharVawn]

I'm from Brazil and honestly I can understand his english perfectly fine, people just like to whine.

[@Loungemermaid]

Curtis Dorris some people don't hear well, like me.

[@jinshuichen9687]

He has a Russian accent.

[@solace42O-l8b]

@@nourwesam same here yasta

[@alexliang5660]

For the 3 month of work, you deserve another like! GL in your other videos!

Interesting video. Ever tried to grow a crystal in an certain frequency of sound? I wonder if that effects the shape of the crystal. Water changes at different frequency an I am curious if this would work to when growing one...

[@arsaeterna4285]

LOVE your guys accent, if you think about it, an accent is just a dialect we live on the same planet and your expression of the alphabet causes your english to sound different the same is true about people a few states away, or half-way around the world

[@alancjmgmorales6420]

anyone reminded of shrek 2 with that music?

[@bicasualtea7563]

YES OMG

[@milliemckenzie3034]

I love your videos! And I love how you include your cat! Next time I get paid, I'm going to look into crystal growing 😊

[@joet5342]

All done in English for our viewing and pleasure. Thank you, what a wonderful video

[@peggystaley4776]

Wonder if you could do the same thing with fishing line (or whatever). It would almost disappear inside the crystal. Would look much better than the white string.

[@turtle79070]

i wonder if you could use a colored crystal as a seed for a clear crystal and get a large crystal with a colored core

[@krappa]

Depends on the material. Some materials exhibit strict structure in their solids and therefor need an almost perfect crystal to seed, while some materials are very forgiving and take anything they can to grow crystals on. It could be possible but any 2 different colored salts probably wont give that effect. Best would be if you could find salts with the same metal in them that have different colors, though rare, it would probably be the best since metals almost always have similar structure in all their salts.

[@captainTubes]

That's an awesome idea! It might not work on the first try but if the seed does not resolve you might wind up with a multi colored cluster! Such a cool idea, really makes me want to try it. Thanks!

[@jordanlp02]

turtle79070 GENIUS!!

[@vkgjillokjgjilop4466]

Jordan Peckham

[@jordanlp02]

Vkgjillo Kjgjilop What?

[@Toni-ux3xo]

Beautiful!! I hope My granddaughter and I can make crystals as beautiful as these - wish us luck!

[@PopsycleBang]

Hey man this video was amazing and I cant wait to try this myself! Also I adore your voice :D

[@adamturley9893]

Looks fantastic. Great video too. Well done. I enjoyed the beauty of your crystals in the end too.

[@adame5176]

Love your videos man :) Also am I the only one who thought about some crazy radioactive crystals after he said that you can grow it out of pretty much everything? haha :D

[@ted_van_loon]

I found that tablesalt is actually a excelent crystal for growing at home, it is super cheap and easy to get often around €0,5 to €0,7 per kg or sometimes even less, it is cheaper than sugar by far and yet it is a lot harder to mess up than making sugar crystals. the crystals they grow are also super nice and unique since it is kind of like bismuth crystals but then more square rather than maze like you get crystals like cubes with often hollow holes in them also in cube shapes and sometimes more to the edge so it is kind of like a C. to make them I just oversaturated the water while warm, even though this temperature barely has a difference so hot water isn't needed. I had oversaturated it so much there was a decent layer staying on the floor. then I put a small long wooden stick in it, I also put some glue with extra salt on one side, the part with glue and salt eventually grew the fastest. it takes longer because now after around half a week the crystals are still super small mostly other than at the place where the glue with salt was. but since it is super cheap and simple(I didn't use any filtering and didn't cover or clean it, I only put a bag below it since sometimes you get a rain of salt around the jar(some salts). so it might be worth just making a jar with it and setting it aside. perhaps if you think about it resaturate the liquid so it grows faster. but crystals grown from ordinairy tablesalt look really nice and mostly really strange compared to most other crystals, mostly since it also has inverse geometry as in that the geometry doesn't only tell it where to expand, but also where to hollow, crystals growing hollow places like that aren't as common and so really nice.

[@janiyajarvis5732]

I actually made one and it came out beautifully, I loved how my crystal came out so much, I decied to make more of them. 🌹🎀💎🎀🌹😘

[@janiyajarvis5732]

The diamond is going to represent the Crystal today, so uhmmm ....... ....... Yeah

[@odichoibarksatme4311]

i was supposed to do this for chemistry project, my teacher did explained the process but i had some doubt, now its all clear to me

[@Gach0r]

Woooow man,you rule :D keep up the good work that crystals are so beautiful *o*

[@RoroTheDeer]

If you plan to grow copper (II) sulphate crystals, ensure that you are using copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate instead of anhydrous. Anhydrous copper (II) sulphate is amorphous and unable to form a crystalline shape. You can tell the difference when buying it online just by looking at the price. You can find the hydrated version for about £3-10 (depending on the mass), whereas the anhydrous version usually costs about £50-60.

[@RobertSzasz]

starting with anhydrous would just waste money, once it's in solution in water both forms create the same ions.

[@RoroTheDeer]

Robert Szasz You just have to do your research. If you're getting the right substance for less money that its similar counterpart, it's a win-win!

[@xianated]

Thank you for this video - I liked the clear explanation and wonderful visuals. It is an inspiration to start growing my own at home! What do you use to filter the saturated solution, and could you suggest any alternatives if I cannot find what you are using? Thanks in advance!

[@erinmcdonald7781]

It looked like he was using a paper towel, but maybe coffee filters would work. Note: I haven't tested that myself, but will be trying soon. 💎✌️😎

[@aliballout7039]

You said to make sure not to add warmer new solution to the old one to avoid increasing the solubility of the salt by increasing the temperature. That I understand. But if decreasing the temperature decreases the solubility (and so increase crystal deposition), why don't we just stick it in the fridge or something? Why does cold badly affect the crystal? (You also said to avoid the extremes of temperatures)

[@jzapien1377]

So it must be filtered every couple weeks and a new solution is made to keep the Crystal growing

[@wolflordchaos]

I actually did this !! I’m going to make videos for it soon! I used alum potassium sulfate (alum, KAI(SO4)2) and monoammonium phosphate (NH4H2PO4) in multiple different expirments

[@ashaweekes.]

Very cool video! I like it! I do have a question though. Those crystals are in a very pretty shape, but is there a way that I can make those crystals in a pillar shape like a pencil? Or any other unique shape?

[@virpalsingh8017]

Every compound crystal has a shape..you can't change DNA

[@erinmcdonald7781]

The crystal shape depends on the element or compound you're working with. Change the chemical, change the shape. 💎

[@matty1214]

Oh, you again. YEAAAAA BOIIII ANOTHER GREAT SCIENCE VIDEOOOOO

[@vegeta9621]

Im wondering, are these crystals hard enough to polish and give it a better shape or are they too fragile? If its possible il make a few of different colors and put them in a glass case at my office.

[@cobloaf1]

+Goku Nimbus Seconded on that question.

[@MrFidelmios]

Depends on what you're polishing them with. If you take it to a belt sander, probably gonna break it, if you hand sand you may be fine. Understand that because you use nail polish to protect the crystal, it will eat the top layer of the crystal. So you may polish it lightly.

[@merlinjanoras9157]

Maybe a piece of damp cloth can be use to polish the crystal since it is soluble in water.

[@haanhtran9510]

Can you do a video show all of your handmade crystals?

[@arslongavitabreves]

I think if you want to reduce the "ugliness" of the thread inside, you can use nylon strings or other strings that are transparent.

[@yas1525]

Is "pierre d'alun " the same powder you use for it ? because i'm french and didn't understand what you use for. Please. Thank you.

[@pinknatasa]

Is there a way to shape the crystal the way you want?

[@justinguo1292]

nati tzemou it honestly depends on the solution-- if you get different solutions and look up their "shape" or "crystal structure" it'll tell you the shape of he crystal it'll make :)

[@hetvimehta6085]

I love your accent man!!!!

[@liquidmasl]

i think your english is hilarious! but its understandable and your videos are cool, keep it up!

[@PurpurLupus]

I like how he puts extra emphasis on crystal and certain other words. It sounds so odd and funny

[@SenTheTurtle3]

Thanks! Want to give this to a special person on a date she hopefully won't forget! :)

[@xTorvinenx]

I have to ask!! (I don't know if you will answer..) What do you do with the thread after the crystal is big enough?? :D

[@Thoisoi2]

You should cut the thread with scissors

[@SerenadedArk]

This is the best comment that I've seen all day...

[@izziec]

I can't use a knife?

[@GeethmaAthukorala]

Thoisoi2 - Chemical Experiments! What about the thread inside the crystal..??

[@sauzeeee]

you could use a fishing thread as well.

[@qiuhongyu5494]

I understand his language and sometime I feel like he slowly go back to his first language with a really smooth transition, not a hater

[@LambOfLucifer]

Very coool, is there any way to do this without using string? It is still visible inside the crystal

[@chnhakk]

you can use telepathy

[@londonaverill9204]

What i wondered about is. It may be better to use a very thin transparent fishing string instead and just glew it to the seed crystal with a tiny drop of super glue. That should be invisible and still hold as good as the string he used. (the word the joker above me searched for was telekinesis)

[@miloradvlaovic]

***** You probably meant "telekinesis" :)

[@priscillavasquez1187]

London Averill Do you know how to spell because it don't look like it. :/

[@nickbutler9831]

Fishing line it will be less visable

[@joshuadsmall8385]

quarentine crystal growing. Great idea for me to sray home

[@renanbacca]

Thoisoi2, can you please tell the name and author of the LAST SONG of this video? It begins on 6:12. Tks.!!

[@BenjaminEsposti]

I'd like to know also.... cool & smooth soundtrack that is :)

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

What is the most organic way to create crystals or a method that will extract the chemical out

[@mastervule1844]

what would happen when you would grow one crystal type on top of another.. and make *crystal layers*?

[@hetholam6755]

crysception

[@mastervule1844]

HEtho Lam hahaha you made my day XD

[@hetholam6755]

***** crystalmethception

[@iepineapple]

Some of the chemicals do not react well with eachother

[@mastervule1844]

Pineapple I see.That's a pity..

[@xojessmo]

Love your videos! I can't wait to try growing a single crystal.

[@spartinplays5120]

SUBSCRIBED, no hesitation. After watching your videos, you're amazing. whats the intro song btw?

[@lifeuniverseandeverything3195]

SpartinPlays Eels - I need some sleep

[@broforever1]

I absolutely love your channel.

[@kuskus_th13]

How much time does it take for these crystals to form on the bottom of the container? I am currently growing crystals of KAl(SO4)2 but after a day no crystals grew even though the solution was saturated.

[@justinguo1292]

KusKusPL in one video he said it took about 2 months

[@Lee_Aeon]

I like the rough accent of Borat the scientist. Just gold.

[@JjAmMoj07]

have you thought in making a blue crystal grow for a whole year?

[@kuskus_th13]

I think it would eventually overwhelm his container if it wasn't big enough. Besides, who needs giant crystals? :) 2 months are enough

[@Ryuuken24]

The impurity inside the crystal is due to a lack of pressure, the solids bond loosely, and have a weaker bond therefor. If you want to make better crystals, you have to make a centrifugal machine, or like a mixer, with a center point, the solution will be forced to center itself right where vortex is centered.

[@erinmcdonald7781]

This might be a good suggestion for Cody's Lab. He has a pressure chamber. Now, it's got me wondering what kind of crystals he would grow. 💎✌️😸

[@bubuavatar]

how about to grow a crystal on an insect skeleton (cockroach for example) ?

[@bubuavatar]

***** >Insects don't have bones, though ;) nevertheless they have skeletons

[@Sk-zy5gv]

I was thinking about that also

[@Loungemermaid]

Vladimir Vladimirvladimir I know of an artist who does that.

[@xanthe5401]

Thank you for the video, sir. Your English is excellent and clear. Those people who can't understand you have very rigid minds. Just a bit of flexibility and you'll get the hang of it. Try it, you'll like it, and you'll be able to communicate to a wider world.

[@khudaidadkhan1178]

how do you make the thread disappear inside of the crystal?

[@1989AlvarOo]

He just let them inside 5:49 , 6:15

[@khudaidadkhan1178]

so sad..i want it to be fully transparent :'(

[@khudaidadkhan1178]

yess...nice idea..i was thinking bout that but the fishing threads i found were thick..kind of for bigger fish..

[@parits12]

if you want thinner fishing lines go to a fly fishing store, there you can some

[@khudaidadkhan1178]

thanks

[@zoebutton2887]

i definitely would've used fishing line but you already know that, i love it though! and your accent is adorable

[@adolfogomez5556]

It's like been Father Nature. Great work.

[@nuniyoa]

alternate title: how to make pearl

[@mimiomeong3689]

Houseki no kuni :"

[@billyphoenix5139]

Can jewelry be made using these types of crystals? My grandchildren,well 3 of them, really enjoy science so I know this would be a great way to encourage them and if the can make jewelry bc the crystals are strong enough to last a long time they will really get down deep into chemistry as well.

[@brandon8662]

you sound a bit like Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory

[@mariateresapalmisano2626]

It's really impossible to understand what you say, but it looks great: could you please write here in the comments what you make, the procedure? thanks

[@nuketown8605]

yeah cause I totally have some potassium alum just sitting around my house

[@anthonymorris6473]

Sometimes used for pickling. Can also be obtained at craft and hobby shops for various uses like making crystals.

[@MCSre]

Nuke Town @

[@vbgvbg1133]

Where do you get water though

[@cretium805]

You forgot to mention that another reason for the crystals to form is the dropping temperature of the saturated solution. Colder water can not hold as much alum as warm water, so the alum starts becoming solid.

[@Jason-mk5lt]

introw music?????

[@Shysuky]

Eels - I Need Some Sleep

[@joshclarke1218]

or kyle coglitore - let it go. however he ripped the audio from eels - i need some sleep and just added his words onto it... >.>

[@AdvosArt]

jason's k.chanell Smash Mouth - All Star

[@Jason-mk5lt]

thanks

[@dawnshmawn]

one could use the same process to continue growth of an epsom salt crystal as well I presume?

[@Tonnidas]

His English hurts my brain yet his work blows it

[@reinhardivanmansibang1485]

IKR.

[@reinhardivanmansibang1485]

ZZZZZ.. a lot of Z.

[@nephilavoieri]

I kinda like it :D

[@mohammadmid5866]

Russian English

[@simonabodea9887]

Mohammad MiD That is russian? i mean , at 1:29 at the tabel

[@kezmsfilms1300]

This may be a strange question, but if you make these types of crystals using ordinary table salt could you start off with just collecting sea water and going off from there. Kind of a jump start really?

[@VegaMusi]

so you can make crystal meth right.

[@angewels]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@CoolKoon]

Pretty nice video, good job ;) Have you ever thought about snapping a pic or two of the crystals you made and uploading the photos to Wikipedia (and perhaps linking them to the article about that particular chemical)?

[@tahirshah975]

can we use lacquer instead of nail polish

[@j.lietka9406]

can you add a small drop or two of food color or dye, when the powder is mixed, to give the eventually growing crystal some color? thanks

[@dracorigel]

Wonderful Information Thoisoi2!

[@manglexfoxy1017]

The kitty cat is s cuuuute but the crystals are just just so cool and empressing

[@nahuelisimo1197]

Its funny the part when he shakes the solution, as the video is speeded up it look like the flash is shaling it haha, nice video!

[@jyot3950]

In your opinion which chemical's crystals shine most among others,i need high gloss crystal please tell which chemical should i try with and in what proportion,thanks a lot.

[@YellowPenetrator]

How much better does using destilled water make the crystals? What happens is you mix different salts?

[@stu8506]

Congratulations on your new crystal.

[@blackevyl8176]

Everything was nice, so I decided to watch this video, and because of the music at the beginning I'm sad now. :') I love this song.

[@deprecated33]

Dude, That was awesome!! I cannot believe my eyes! I do want to know if I can do this with regular salt.

[@michaelmolnar5966]

Is there a simple way to change the color of the crystal?....Like adding food coloring to the saturated solution consistently? or would one need a different mineral?

[@n.m.1850]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK FOR US TO SEE. JEHOVA GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS Thoisoi2 - Chemical Experiments!

[@shirin2909]

Did you use distilled water or tap water?

[@vermillionvaron819]

I can't wait that long

[@hujiaming6151]

Great video man! Love it!

[@endorobo]

I cant understand a word but i love the experiments XD

[@chemebonds2339]

is it a fast or slow process? how much time will it take?

[@starlighttakesform]

Who else watches this while their crystals grow? I decided to grow one to make a cool decoration for my lab.

[@gustavoturm]

Question: Do these crystals dissolve if you put them back in water?

[@_laluvr]

is it okay to use the bottom half of a plastic bottle as container for the growing alum crystal?

[@ProximaCentauri88]

What happened to the string? How did you remove it? It must have been stuck inside since the seed grew and grew larger right?

[@mayrakopjansen2814]

Thank you for sharing this awesome video

[@Samstaf]

Its guy's like thois that make me happy to be from russian descent

[@UpusCumupus]

I always love an look forward to ur growing crystal videos!

[@ashenmaiden7995]

Can I use table salt? Or does it have to be that special one he used?