Isolating Iron

[@Nighthawkinlight]

That magnetic separation is ridiculously cool. I've seen it done plenty of times where you pull everything out with the magnet manually, but not a separation of a constant flow like that. Really fun to watch

[@Refertech101]

Macro scale mass spec!

[@theodorekorehonen]

Reminds me of how wheat is processed

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

My thoughts exactly

[@ahaveland]

Winnowing is the word that describes using the wind to separate wheat from chaff. A magnetic field can do the same and be a bit more controlled, allowing particles to be graded into different bins according to size and magnetic composition after several passes. Better not to have the particles stick to the magnet and then disrupt the flow though!

[@ahaveland]

@@acmhfmggru I'm sure you find a way if you're stupid enough! "Winnowing is the word that describes using the *wind* to separate wheat from chaff." wheat = heavy. chaff = light.

[@stamasd8500]

One idea to get a more compact lump would be to add some charcoal powder mixed in with the magnetite in the stuffing of the "burrito". The carbon will dissolve in the molten iron making pig iron which melts at a lower temperature and is more fluid, thus allowing the globules of molten metal to coalesce better.

[@smolcryingpepo]

he could also add lime and silica in a one to one ratio, they help reduce the melting point and also makes casting much easier (removing impurities and making the molten iron flow smoother), but that's probably too much for such a simple proof of concept

[@larsbecker2003]

That magnetic separation is genius! Very clever

[@sparkiekosten5902]

That was insane for how well it did its job!

[@TheZombieSaints]

Ingenious I'd say! You're a clever guy Cody, I still can't believe that worked with aluminium foil!

[@mckenziekeith7434]

Mass spectrometry.

[@dh2032]

I was wonder that to, I was wonder it could done commercially if all is needed strong magnet farmer ploughing fieldsand stuff there do, could make some extra income by doing not much more than there doing already?

[@nunyabisnass1141]

​​@@dh2032yes, but it's also not worth it in most cases as the deposits tend to be scattered and too small to deal with. Cody is digging it up from a dry stream bed where it had been concentrated over thousands of years exactly how a gold sleuths would work. 3ft in any direction may have hardly any magnetite, making it not worth industrial mining. Still though, his ingenuity is always impressive.

[@vonhansonsmeats201]

Primitive Technology = Pre-civilization Cody'sLab = Post-civilization and this week they're both making iron

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

I still love that black sand separation method you came up with. Its so simple but works so well.

[@asgeirbergmann]

Yeah work smart, not hard. Very cool

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Elegant solution

[@MrDJAK777]

Inspired by isotope separation I imagine given it's cody.

[@jeremyjohnson-r1r]

magnetic separation isn't codys idea as mining use's magnets and water to separate the magnetite sands

[@ganjalfcreamcorn8438]

the way he implemented it was great though. beautifully simple. @@jeremyjohnson-r1r

[@JacobDruvietis]

I used to watch your videos when I was 10 years old, I'm 17 now. I'm so happy that you're still making the same kind of videos, doing what you love. Hearing "alright everyone" with your thumbs up was a distinct part of my early chemistry curious childhood. You alongside Grant, and Andy from HTME were all I watched. Thanks for everything.

[@tasteslikewall]

Oh gosh, don't remind me how close to 30 I'm getting... I started watching at your age about ten years ago.

[@Johannrothschild]

@@tasteslikewall going to be 29 this year but feels like 60, teen years seems so far left behind like its been a century or so

[@AggroSamurai]

Why not just say, "I've been watching hing for 7 years" 😂

​@@AggroSamurai Because 7 years when you're 17 is like 1/2 of your conscious life. I've been watching Cody for 8 years now, and while I am older, it's still a big part of my life.

[@uDaniels]

KZbin finally paying Cody might be the only good business decision they've ever made

[@jell0pudding580]

this reply was blacked out when I scrolled by... 🧐 doesn’t seem like an accident.

[@MikeDawson1]

can you elaborate?

[@tonysolar284]

Explain.

[@jerrywhidby.]

​@@MikeDawson1I believe he was demonetized long ago for a nitro glycerin video. But a lot of ppl cannot stand this video service but love the content creators.

[@amogusenjoyer]

​@@MikeDawson1I'm not certain but there was some drama that led to his Adsense revenue not getting to him for a few years. I think it was still being generated but it was in limbo due for reasons that I don't remember exactly.

[@nono881977]

Back to the old style. I love it! Please continue and stay true to yourself. Thank you for all the hours of great content.

[@KaiCulture]

I agree man ❤

[@erdemmemisyazici3950]

It's depressing how few scientists also get into psychology. When you get millions of viewers someone has a meeting about you on the platform you're on to see if they can create an ecosystem of similar content. This involves mapping out Cody's behavioural patterns and targetting him with content that will make him crank out related content. Someone who values privacy as much as Cody will surely be disturbed by that. I imagined the following conversation taking place, "we got these independent science guys working on fuel injection and sodium metal, see if you can get the psy ops department to get Cody on this too, have him make a video" Then from Cody's perspective random things start to pop up that make him mad. Surely there is nobody out here on the Chickenbase he thinks, I got security cameras. Cody probably doesn't have a group of ex-military tech guys covering his property. KZbin does though, and Cody is the cash cow for targetted ads. Sucks how small the planet is for an international organization.

[@mundanestuff]

The photo of you with the 30 pound bouncing baby thermite bundle is hilarious

[@GoosterHiista]

That's one spicy burrito.

[@matthewfurlani8647]

the forbidden burrito

[@harriehausenman8623]

@@matthewfurlani8647that took a moment, but then it reall *hit* me 🤣

[@verilliumfunk4886]

How do you have a 3 month old comment on a 6 hour hold video??

[@0-Kirby-0]

@@verilliumfunk4886 That's the time of release/listing, not upload. The video was around unlisted, probably given out to Patreons.

[@mduckernz]

If you do this again, I strongly recommend adding some borax in the sheets to act as a flux. It makes the iron separate out MUCH better, often into a single pure lump

[@solidacid1337]

I'm absolutely LOVING the high frequency of videos being uploaded Cody! You've been my favorite KZbinr for YEARS. Thank you for doing what you do. You've taught me so many things throughout the years!

[@Lem2]

+

[@aidantyler3051]

100% agreed, he needs to keep up the tempo. Big fan for long time its hard for him to scale up though, but thats what makes his vids his

[@wallyw3409]

He finally finished his filling with google. Dont know if he had to sue but they stopped paying so he stopped putting ads in his videos and got a real job. The money back and so is cody chicken hole should look great.

[@asdasd-nj4yo]

@@aidantyler3051 don't do that too him. it's impossible to keep up this tempo and keep a high quality.

[@bearwynn]

definitely agree, but at the caveat if you ever feel like it's too much id rather you reel it back and be more happy

[@Voyageor]

Hey Cody! Let me propose another experiment on this topic. Since you are surviving on Mars, imagine that for some reason you have lost your oxygen and are forced to urgently get it by electrolysis of water. But what to do with excess hydrogen? Just burn it? You'll waste your oxygen again. But we know that there is a lot of iron oxide on Mars. And if you burn iron oxide in a hydrogen atmosphere, you get pure iron and water again. That water, which can again be decomposed into oxygen for breathing and hydrogen. This way you don't lose water, but you only need to add iron oxide over and over again in this cycle. And there is a lot of it on Mars.

[@RingingResonance]

So you're basically recycling the hydrogen to separate the oxygen from the iron. Some energy could be recovered from the burning process and reused with a "waste" product of iron that could be used to build structures. All it needs is LOTS of energy and a source of water/hydrogen to replenish the reaction hydrogen as some gets lost or wasted in the process.

[@Splarkszter]

That's actually really cool!... hope it's something that works... but hydrogen is a gas so i'm sure it's something hard to do. You would need at least a vacuum and then a very high pressure. Actually i think oxigen bonds are stronger with iron than with hydrogen.

[@johnladuke6475]

Will the Martian government allow permits for that, though?

[@dantuck5552]

​@@RingingResonanceif only there was a large fusion reaction taking place somewhere in our solar system that one could take advantage of...

[@RingingResonance]

@@SplarkszterYeah, would only work this simply if oxygen/hydrogen bonds are stronger than oxygen/iron bonds.

[@khea853]

High Primitive Technology vibes. The magnetic separation was so cool to watch as the felling magnetite still held together in magnetic field as it fell.

[@KurtCollier]

I was just thinking that he needs to collab w/ Primitive Technology- Like he could help PT "discover" magnetism or something like that.

[@dwayneendress7827]

The aluminum foil is far from primitive. But in modern time its very easy to gather what you need. One dollar can get you 30 8x8 inch foil sheets and get sand like Cody.

[@NotFlappy12]

It almost feels like a dunk on Primitive Technology. Almost like "look how little effort it takes to get much more iron when using modern methods". Of course it's not actually that, but I found it funny

[@WestCoastWheelman]

Primitive Technology - Mars 2060 Edition

[@RULERofSTARS]

I commented on the latest Prim Tech vid that it'd be easier to get workable metal with magnetite. not quite this easy though lol

[@ИванДовгорук-т3о]

This ASMR (Awesome Shiny Metal Recovery) content is great! Thank you, Cody!

[@pyrofyreinc7495]

I was expecting the closed captioning to explain what was going on like the Primitive Survival stuff

[@YeahImRose]

Love that guy

[@BigRift]

Step 1, Dig stuff. Step 2, Separate stuff. Step 3, Roll stuff. Step 4, Burn stuff. Step 5, Tap stuff. Apply these where you see fit.

[@drysori]

Ah yes, I also thought about "Primitive Technology" on Utube

[@cvspvr]

primitive technology! fuck the "primitive survival" and "primitive technology survival" channels!

[@helojoe92]

@@BigRift Instructions unclear, I rolled some substance and burned it, now I'm being surrounded by elves that keep laughing

[@rexexeable]

I absolutely love the selfie at 2:32 with Cody holding the baby sized thermite burrito

[@JonathanHenry]

The magnetic separator you made. That's why you're a genius. That was magical.

[@GaiusCaligula234]

I cannot tell if this is a legitimate comment or a sarcástic one

[@LeprechaunJackson]

What’s magical is that your comment is from 2 months ago yet the video was apparently uploaded about 10 mins ago… wtf lol Edit: if you’re hiding a DeLorean, may I please borrow it “for science”? :D

[@JonathanHenry]

@@LeprechaunJackson I actually do have one. It's for sale.

[@JonathanHenry]

@@GaiusCaligula234 It's genuine appreciation.

[@JonathanHenry]

​@@LeprechaunJackson I do happen to have one. And it's for sale. But, in this case. Cody posted it on twitter first and the video was unlisted on youtube. But, the car is still for sale.

[@MBUncle]

Cody these short yet informative videos are so awesome. You might just be the most wholesome human on the internet. Never change and you inspired me during my darkest years. Thank you

[@playstationprodigies7055]

Dude, i first saw your video on rare metal refining where you refined gold from computer chips 8 years ago, now im in college studying science with nanotechnology and i have to say that i wouldnt be where i am right now if youre down-to-earth science in your backgarden videos hadnt inspired me and made me realise that science is something you can even do at home, and here i am again, looking at the first video ive seen reccomended from you in years and it put a smile on my face, still doing excellent work! Thank you man for your easy to understand and overall awesome videos!

[@ficolas2]

Same here, finishing a chemistry degree thanks to cody and other KZbin channels.

[@TheMrJRM1981]

I hope he sees comments like these…. ❤

[@samuellamberton]

I love how identifiable Cody's breathing is haha

[@willharris-braun4422]

Glad you took a break in the middle of the project to have a 14 pound burrito for lunch and included a picture for us!

[@xyzero1682]

Now Primitive Technology just needs to invent Aluminum Foil and he can get better yields on his own iron smelting!

[@harriehausenman8623]

Isn't he in space already? 😆 no, srsly, love that channel too.

[@t_g_gamerftw5075]

Honestly though he could probably use a similar method for magnetite separation using a strong enough breeze to blow away the lighter sand, such as a clay pot with a hole in the bottom positioned over the exit of a sideways chimney for the draft effect, thus allowing him to gather far more iron sand than his previous method of panning in water.

[@livelogikal]

Is it just me or talking about PT incredibly disrespectful here. Talk about channels on their respected channel for fuck sake.

[@simonargus7662]

​@@livelogikal Just you

[@danielmelnikov2011]

I've always been a huge fan of your explanatory narration, but this is an awesome throwback to the earliest years of youtube. I highly support this format as well! My brain enters a different kind of flow.

[@AdricM]

this is artfully shot, cameras are getting so good, loved the twilight sky and the thermite burrito sparking back to life.

[@paulnettoc9878]

Happy to see new shorter and more simple videos lately. I have been following the channel for 10 yrs and even learned english by listening to your videos (I'm french). Keep inspiring us !

[@deusteapot117]

I was able to follow every step of this... Even without the ore-ation.

[@davidf2281]

There's no foiling some people

[@harriehausenman8623]

@@davidf2281 No joke's too thin in this case.

[@huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn]

just no

[@randomspacedude4007]

ther mite be some joke to make but i can’t think of one

[@PixelSchnitzel]

Sit magnetite, there may be more

[@mustard_nut8925]

Cody cant wait to be able to live like you do. Love being a nurse and all but i just love the freedom you have.

[@bunnykiller]

10/10 on the separation method, very clever.... and you ended up with quite a chunk of iron too...

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

But where do you get the iron shavings?

[@youmukonpaku3168]

@@FLPhotoCatcherdepending on where you live, black to purple sand found in riparian areas may be ferric.

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

@@youmukonpaku3168 Thanks. Can rust be made magnetic (turn iron oxide into just iron) by burning it in a normal fire, such as a campfire? If so, you could then harvest the iron using a magnet.

[@micahphilson]

0:52 I love this setup. It's so clever, but also so visually pleasing!

[@tzubin99]

Absolutely brilliant way of separating the iron from the “not iron”. I’ve just been dragging a magnet through the dirt and scraping it off the magnet, but your way saves a bunch of time! Well done!

[@bunnykiller]

try putting the magnet in plastic bags ( several) and once it ecomes less effective remove the outer bag along with the iron and start again, magnet stays clean

[@denisohbrien]

@@bunnykiller also a pro tip for ultrasonic cleaners, bag items to be cleaned in the solvent of your choice, the base water in the cleaner remains clean and the job is just as effective.

[@jkrzaczek]

I love the Primitive Technology wibe. I was looking for captions the moment I heard sound, but no voice. Love your work Cody! Stay awesome!

[@Phant0m51]

This felt a bit like the Primitive Technology channel, except with more science!

[@elongated_muskrat_is_my_name]

if primitive technology found a freak vein of native aluminium under his forest

[@fulconandroadcone9488]

@@elongated_muskrat_is_my_name or iron, I hope they make a collaboration, one does primitive tech for a day and the other primitive mining for a day.

[@platima]

Yeah and I kept trying to turn comments on so I could get the captions on what's going on, but Cody missed that bit 😂

[@huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn]

he got ironsand in his river my dude@@fulconandroadcone9488

[@johnfrian]

When I read this, I immediately checked if the video had subtitles

[@foguista]

I liked this video style A LOT

[@alexrozing]

That was some Primitive Technology type content, love it!

[@Asphyr]

This got me thinking, how would the primitive technology guy get a magnet? How does one make a magnet if one doesn't already have a powerful magnet. He's got some iron but no way to magnetize it. And before someone suggests buying a cheap one from amazon, that's not allowed. He'd have to make it.

[@MorningStarChrist]

It's modern technology :p

[@Jameson1776]

@@Asphyrmagnetite maybe? Or figure out a way to create an electric field but with his resources on hand that might be to difficult to generate one strong enough.

[@Asphyr]

@@Jameson1776 He don't have access to wire, so can't really make a coil. Are there naturally occurring magnets that have any reasonable strength?

[@Jameson1776]

@@AsphyrI believe magnetite can for minor stuff like a compass. But yeah no where near modern ones.

[@FakeReclaimer]

Cody I love your videos, I have for years. Talking/Not talking, Shortform/Longform, Algae/Mushrooms, Chemistry/Bees, Canning Green Beans in actual Tin/Mines, Chicken Hole Base/Precious Metals... It makes no difference to me, I'm watching it all... I hope you still enjoy making them, dude (at least as much as I enjoy watching them).

[@micahphilson]

I was like "What's the point of sprinkling a small amount over aluminum foil? Rolling it up like that, he's not drying it... Thermite? Oh... huh, yeah, thermite. That other video experimenting with thermite chemistry totally makes sense now!"

[@LordDragox412]

@@kekt You are, but for an entirely different reason.

[@tenlittleindians]

​@@kekt Huh? I started using thermite as a kid in the 70's while working for a utility company during summer vacation. We used it to weld these things called either cathodes or anodes to the underground pipeline to prevent corrosion from electrolysis. The railroad was also using thermite to melt steel rails together and we would watch that when they were doing it in town.

[@nielsschmidt5680]

There is something so rooting and humble to this I love it. Ive been watching for a long time and will be, Im a big silent fan cody your videos are an inspiration! Thank you!

[@MRblazedBEANS]

Didnt expect the Fire burrito from hell to work so well.

[@museshowbiz]

That is a stupidly clever way to separate the iron. Mad respect.

[@time7813]

(speaking of iron...) My kids and I love your content, and watch it as part of our home school 'infotainment' time. We recently conducted a chemistry experiment where the results surprised us, and we can't find an explanation online: We put polished iron nails in 1)water, 2)hydrogen peroxide, and 3)a sealed jar of air(control), HYPOTHESIZING that the one in the H2O2 would oxidize most rapidly (since H2O2 is a known oxidizer). After a day, the nail in the WATER was visibly oxidizing and the water was stained a dark orange, but the one in the H2O2 looked identical to the control. Same result after a WEEK. At that point, we put the CORRODED nail from the water into the jar of H2O2, and it immediately started to react--with bubbles rising from the iron oxide and a precipitate forming in the bottom of the jar. WHY is it that the H2O2 doesn't appear to react with the naked iron, but DOES react with the iron oxide? We couldn't find ANYTHING online to explain this, and thought of YOU as someone who might have some insight into the results of this puzzling(for US!) experiment. Great content. You inspire citizen scientists everywhere :). -TIm

[@Splarkszter]

"naked iron" in our atmosphere is also iron-oxide, it must well be that the surface oxide is just less porous in comparision with the other vissibly oxidized nail. PD: I'm not a chemist.

[@Correct_Opinion]

Iron oxide catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide

[@isaacallgood3673]

I'm not Cody but I have a hypothesis, the clean iron nail had very low surface area and might have had a different variation of oxide on its surface, did you make sure it was not galvanized? Also when you put the pre oxidized nail in the h2o2 it most likely had much more surface area due to the surface being etched by the oxidation. The oxidated iron on the saltwater nail was probably more permeable and allowed the h2o2 to react with the raw metal underneath, rather than the smooth uniformed nail originally in the h2o2. The uniform surface of the unoxidized nail might have still had a thin layer with little or no pores in the coating of oxide.

[@time7813]

@@isaacallgood3673 Good theories, but I don't think they explain our results. All of our nails were non-galvanized common nails taken from a bucket that INCLUDED some that already showed orange oxides (rust) . Only clean, un-rusted nails were selected for the experiment, and ALL of the experimental nails were scrupulously sanded to remove any oxide-layers prior to the experiment. There's something more going on here... The H2O2 didn't seem to TOUCH the naked iron...

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Well, if you’re home schooling, you must be good christians, so why not just say god did it, instead of messing with all the science deviltry?

[@wroughtiron7258]

Incredible yield. Love your preprocessing with the magnet too. Great video.

[@Major_Jester]

Robot Cody, dose Cody know your filming this?

[@deaftodd]

Cody, try this: After collecting hematite, try to put it into a blender to break down any leftover silicates and discard them for the subsequent magnetic separation to gain better purity. Then, put that new ground into the blender again and add foil pieces to achieve a more thorough mixed powder. Lastly, I suggest putting some sand on top of the thermite reaction at some specific point to seal the oxygen off to prevent the iron from being oxidized into pig iron. Best, thumbs up!

[@JosephofWalton]

Wonder if I could do that with the bog iron we get down here in the south.

[@ZeroPlayerGame]

Bog iron is already relatively pure/reduced, it's a chunk of iron, not a chunk of oxide.

[@Arkios64]

This has strong "Primitive Technology" energy, absolute loved it! Only thing missing was the ability to re-watch the video with added subtitles.

[@wouldntyaliktono]

There has got to be a way for this kind of content to get past the youtube sensors. There are so many idiots out there posting far worse stuff than a bit of thermite chemistry.

[@rikdasgupta958]

This is like that one episode from Mr Robot, not a single line of dialogue spoken throughout the video and you won't even feel its absence too. Awesome job!

[@poshhippie6446]

And just like that, every mother with a 12 year old son lost all of her magnets, tin foil, and sparklers overnight.

[@Fuck_YT]

are you saying these materials will be banned because they can be used for this?

[@7judgem]

@@Fuck_YT they're saying it looks fun and simple. The kids will take the items, not the government

[@tomfeng5645]

@@7judgem Well, not *yet* until too many kids get into trouble

[@24kGanksta]

This man could truly rebuild a civilization back from Scratch with all his knowledge!!!!

[@mlauntube]

Cody, that was awesome! Please do it again with commentary and instructions!

[@big64willie]

I’m loving this 8-15 minute video format for multiple videos a week from Cody!! Of course I like the occasional long videos to past the time!!

[@sixdegrees6434]

This is so Codyesque. This is what made his channel and I hope it continues.

[@ronalddavenport7762]

The end product made me think of a geode. Super cool. Thanks for the great content.

[@drbobiwsky]

This is so nice, peaceful, and relaxing to watch ... I wish Slow-Mo Bros would do a colab with that beginning would love to see a slow down version of it starting off.

[@frankz1125]

Very nice. Probably the easiest way to make iron that Ive seen. Thanks for sharing

[@OverlordMaggie]

I think the pic of Cody holding his tinfoil-swaddled Thermite baby is my favourite thing I've ever seen. Always loved the channel but new delights are always welcome :P

[@RubixB0y]

You are absolutely spoiling us with the upload frequency and I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you, uploads or not :)

[@amelde]

This is the kind of stuff I come to KZbin for, Cody. Thank you.

[@Bitofastupidbrit]

For anyone wondering! The magnetite and the aluminium foil created a thermite reaction that is highly exothermic, reaching up to 2500-3000°C, melting the magnetite into the clump of crude iron that you saw!

[@SanjanaRanasingha]

Wow, go to ease back at it again. I'll be able to sleep easily from now on every night. I watch one of his videos to help me go to sleep

[@lapispyrite6645]

Omg! I literally just started on my first time trying to make iron a few hours ago! This is amazing how you posted this today!

[@josuelservin]

The magnetic separator is incredibly satisfying! And I love the burrito of death!

[@TheMeditron]

Your magnetic filter type system blew my mind! Love seeing you posting again man, keep it up!

[@92Pyromaniac]

That lava-esque bubbling sound towards the end is so satisfying!

[@jjhh8425]

Although I kinda understand what your doing, but I wish you still had the commentary, like you often have. It's a very nice touch.

[@megaglub6347]

this is by far one of the coolest ways to make an iron bloom I've ever seen.

[@garethlawton5278]

Just looking at that separation technique, Cody your mind is ridiculously efficient.

[@BirnieMac1]

Man, I love how cody doesn’t even need to explain what he’s doing to demonstrate his methods Utmost respect

[@scrappydoo7887]

That's an excellent method of separating magnetics there cody 👍 simple, accessable and effective

[@wamlartmuse17]

Watching how he separated the iron from the sand was awesome. The iron was dripping.

[@Gin-toki]

That magnetic seperation setup is genious!

[@jackmambawitsin]

That was awesome. That yield is crazy! The Cody iron process!

[@Ithirahad]

The yield isn't crazy, there's just a crap-ton of iron in that bit of ground.

[@MrJayOkane]

Google pays Cody. Cody puts out amazing visuals and unique possesses.

[@al3k]

Cody, I think you may be the only one propping up 2024 for all of us this year... Love you broski! Keep on keeping on!!

[@SharkLaserz]

Only Cody would find a way to make thermite with nothing but sand, a magnet, and aluminum foil. Love it

[@psycophonic]

Cody Lab meets Primitive Technology. Love it. Also love how the results look like meteorites.

[@brianhuffman2070]

Cody as a long time fan and a fellow Tooele valley native. I recently moved to Vernon so can I please get some chemistry or other science related videos that can help out the ranch. Plus those were always my favorite of your content. Well wishes and good luck. Always tune in!

[@ediseverywhere]

I dunno if it's just because I'm a Primitive Technology fan, but I really enjoyed the presentation of this video.

[@blazernitrox6329]

I dunno what's cooler, watching the video itself, or reading through the comments and seeing all of the neat spin-offs and additions people are suggesting.

[@DJ2226]

When I saw the rolled up thermite blunt the first image that came into my head was the cast of Cheech & Chong in lab coats. 🤣Awesome video man!

[@bryanroberts]

"Fire tower one to Fire tower two"...... "It's ok tower one... Just Cody"...

[@bobbybobingson1247]

Been watching for years, happy to hear things are going well for you with the payment finally

[@MasterChef12109]

Loving the frequent uploads Cody, glad you are back mate!

[@General12th]

Hi Cody! This is _literally_ EXACTLY how ancient civilizations moved into the Iron Age. Great recreation!

[@kreynolds1123]

Exactly? They had aluminum foil? 😁 Rather than aluminum, they used carbon to reduce the iron oxides.

[@General12th]

@@kreynolds1123 You're right. I edited it for clarity.

[@Znogalog]

This feels like 2017 Cody again and I'm all for it ❤❤❤

[@williamwakefield1017]

It still amazes me at how good Cody is at doing things one handed (because the other hand is holding the camera)

[@The_Keeper]

Packing the the rust inside alimunium foil... Brilliant, just brilliant. I would never have come up with a way like that to reduce the iron oxide to elemental iron.

[@jaranth]

Wow, this one blew my mind! A follow-up video explaining the results would be great!

[@koolerpure]

These are the kind of videos I miss seeing on KZbin

[@Speeder84XL]

Awesome! The separation of the iron oxide from the sand was cool and then the thermite reaction. The tricky will be melting/purifying the iron though (it may need temperatures uppwards of 1600°C/2912°F as in steel plants - and may still be too pure to make a new thermite reaction on it's own). If doing this again, you could try to pour some charcoal (crushed into small pieces) over the thermite reaction as soon as it's finished (as reducing agent to keep the iron from reoxidizing during the long time it takes for it to cool down).

[@robmorgan1214]

Holy crap the ratracing addon to mine craft looks amazing! The tiny cubes are nearly undetectable! I can barley see them even when watching under a magnifying glass! My dude does seem to be wasting a lot of aluminum... that stuff used to be more valuable than gold!

[@jamiemiller8047]

I’m glad to see you back and happy Cody! You should try making a carbon steel pan with your iron and some homemade charcoal.

[@Dippedinsilver1974]

Your creativity and knowledge come together in spectacular ways!

[@pockpock6382]

i love the magnet sorting you did there. satisfying

[@flopilop4596]

Loving the uploads!!!!! You have been instrumental in me choosing science in life

[@insainwhiteboy1]

Cody is by far the easiest KZbinr to have a beer whike watching and wish he was in the room

[@zorod5475]

The seperator is so satisfying. And the thermite burrito is so cool.

[@theproblemmustbeinyourpant5910]

This channel has been a perennial beacon of light in the modern youtube environment

[@baconcanadian4125]

the magnetic separator is so sick, genius!

[@William_Borgeson]

Man, I love the image of you holding your bundle of joy!