Join us and watch as we experiment with the metal bismuth and try and create beautiful iridescent crystals.
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@bdf27183 жыл бұрын
Instead of fishing out crystals as soon as you see them, depress them slightly with the tweezers. Don't fish them out until you feel them touch bottom when you depress them. If you let them grow any more than that you'll just end up with a big gnarly lump
@thedouglaspodcast2 жыл бұрын
Good to see mistakes made! Lol
@halo50c202 жыл бұрын
Your commentary was very entertaining, thank you
@bdf27183 жыл бұрын
Adding chunks of bismuth to already molten bismuth is dangerous. Any trace of moisture risks a steam explosion. Heat the chunks first to drive off moisture.
@prevengeix85513 жыл бұрын
aluminum would actually wick away the heat you are trying to retain much faster. the sand was a great idea but if you had an outer container or even a lid covered in a proper thermal barrier(ceramic fiber cloth), it would had much longer to cool down. will give it 8.5 bismuth crystals out of 10
@bdf27183 жыл бұрын
Rock wool works better than sand. Make sure it can handle the temperature before you buy it. Alternatively, try heating your sand bed in an oven, first
@bombdotcom2168 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea this was a thing until a video making these crystals showed up on my recommended. It's crazy!
@krasmrtgeg Жыл бұрын
Aliens!
@Seehart6 ай бұрын
Don't use an aluminum pot for this, unless you are using your friends kitchen.
@Greenknight8697Ай бұрын
Ok
@T-Rod4233 жыл бұрын
Never considered I’d hear a reference to cocaine in a public library video.
@generalgod43263 жыл бұрын
Pree heat sand and make tinfoil lid 80 layers pree heated this should give a big crystalline structure let cool over 14 hours
@generalgod43263 жыл бұрын
If u have rock wool no need to pree heat
@iliveunderyourbed.9771 Жыл бұрын
It looks like the puddles you see in a gas station.
@davidwitkopii2914 ай бұрын
Or under my bed.
@paydn2022 жыл бұрын
wish you all the best on your youtube journey man so informative and helpful. you talk like a teacher
@WendyAndersonWasHere3 жыл бұрын
Cocaine? huh??? ...um, cool video though. Thanks!!
@twulami10582 жыл бұрын
I think he said propane, so he'd be able to slowly cool it better
@NosiLLa258 Жыл бұрын
Definitely said propane. 🤣
@thebismuthsmith40053 жыл бұрын
there is SO much Wrong in the video lol
@coreymacgregor1762 жыл бұрын
There really is a lot wrong here. The crystals were horrible looking.
@flxmkr2 жыл бұрын
Mind your own bismuth!
@flxmkr2 жыл бұрын
😁
@SaltineOnSaturn2 жыл бұрын
The fact that THE Bismuth Smith commented to say stuff was wrong with the video really means that there is stuff wrong with the video
@Broskiboi123 Жыл бұрын
But it still works
@khanji6442 Жыл бұрын
LOVELY
@christhorney5 ай бұрын
should have pre heated the sand... otherwise it will suck heat and make it cool faster
@Aravallistoneshows2 жыл бұрын
Nice 👍
@kratosgodofwar7773 ай бұрын
Forbidden broth
@andrewgibb8846 Жыл бұрын
I’m wondering if roxul insulation around and overtop like a lid would work? 🤔
@arandomuserofinternet Жыл бұрын
No way my hometown actually did this?
@starchild78432 жыл бұрын
Try using a crucible type structure to slow down the cooling, and try the "seeding" method. Both have turned out good on other videos I have seen.also seen one where someone was blowing pure oxygen on it and made more vibrant colors, deep saturated colors especially the blues. I'm wondering though what other colors would come out if say you were to blow carbon dioxide, or helium on them?! Also I wonder if any would form if you took dry ice and dropped some in the molten bismuth, or poured some liquid nitrogen into the molten bismuth? Would it have any effect of making better crystals, or not? Would it have changed to color palette from what is normally see?
@E4RLIES4 ай бұрын
I’d hesitate at recommending general public to combine 100% O2 with anything! Especially a hot process such as this, oxygen is massively dangerous☠️
@sgt.railgungaming17932 ай бұрын
Anyone know what he said in the beginning?
@ThePeterDislikeShow Жыл бұрын
Do you have any suggestions how to get the bismuth back from all the oxides after multiple cycles of melting?
@ReverendRB14 күн бұрын
There are a few ways to do that. They can be quite dangerous though. Message me, I can recommend the safest way to do it that also best fits your situation.
@ThePeterDislikeShow14 күн бұрын
@@ReverendRB I've since learned and done it. You did carbothermal reduction at 850 degrees C right?
@filipzawadzki9424 Жыл бұрын
Alchemists looked for that for eons
@ThePeterDislikeShow2 жыл бұрын
Can you add color by anodizing the bismuth crystal?
@massimilianoilardi3571 Жыл бұрын
Tutti bei colori
@luisalfredovallevergara8757 Жыл бұрын
Como con se guirlo do de lo venden
@massimilianoilardi3571 Жыл бұрын
Quanto vale questo metallo
@danielletyszkowski38 Жыл бұрын
Maybe heat the sand
@user-mq5mr1yr5b Жыл бұрын
Cv
@massimilianoilardi3571 Жыл бұрын
Ciao e oro
@adewilliam9047 Жыл бұрын
Is Hillary Clinton still chilling in your area? Just wondering