Molten Aluminium VS Wasp Nest UNDERGROUND!

[@adriansrealm]

People are thinking of ant colonies, where the ants actually live directly against the dirt.

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Yup 😉

[@AlleyCat67]

Some of those fire ant colony castings are massive, and all are beautiful. Too bad wasp nests aren't suitable for that, but molten metal wins vs paper every time.

[@NinjakX]

I totally agree. Also not the same material or composition

[@ferolcat2009]

Yep but paper, so yeah, duhhh. Obvious to the Hornet King and us.

[@paulghignon4092]

Which is insanely dangerous I might add. There's been so many videos I've seen of people doing them and not realize the potential for explosions when that molten metal hits the egg chambers. They're little sacs loaded with water that blow up like an egg in a microwave.

[@thickbeardgaming]

While the thought of you pouring Aluminium into a wasp nest is pretty absurd, not like it will be anything but a blob, it's nice to see you doing something different from time to time.

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Felt good making a video different than the exact same thing, week after week.

[@nichole8609]

Agree and it was still wasp related which made this video more interesting.

[@ABRetroCollections]

Some people need to learn the hard way that some methods of doing a job aren't practical. This video teaches that.

[@bayouboys2852]

I love to see different videos from time again on this channel.

[@thegriffin88]

Yeah this is better suited to ants than ground wasps. Fire Ants specifically because f**k those things.

[@woofy1988]

This is a great exapmple of why just because something sounds like a good idea, doesn't mean it is a good idea. Also, a great lesson on the fact that not all ground insects live in the ground the same way. Thanks HK!

[@ekramer2478]

Great for fire ants tho.

[@captaincapitalism264]

"Triple time sounds good, bud. It ain't." (The Abyss)

[@GodsGladiator]

Damn brother lot of work to satisfy the internet experts lol. All that aluminum you spent melting purifying to have to do it all again. Props to you man! That’s so much time.

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Oh, it's just to satisfy ME when someone comments that again, I can just refer them to this video = more views 😂

[@GodsGladiator]

@@HornetKingOfficial touché I like that business strategy a lot. Pure internet genius. I need to start taking lessons from this haha. I now post on here for our shop (not on my account). Took the work account/channel over at 19 viewers we just passed 800 only has been like 3-4 months I think.

[@AliciaW17]

This reminds me of the video where you literally sat and counted 10,000+ wasps because the internet trolls didn’t believe you 😂 I honestly learned a lot of things from this video, I hope you continue to make videos proving trolls wrong 😅

[@theresafeeney2756]

Yes, same here! No troll 👿

[@idontneedthis66]

Well that was interesting, but exactly what I expected. I think people get the idea of this because they see other youtubers doing it to ant nests, but don't realize that ant nests are different. Ants just burrow tunnels and cavities into the hard medium (the dirt) so when the liquid aluminum is poured into it, it fills all the nooks and crannies in that harder medium that doesn't melt quickly enough to deform and you get a cool sculpture showing what was there, whereas the paper wasp nest is instantly destroyed and leaves nothing for the alumunum to make a form of. It would be cool if it worked, but unfortunately it can't. But it was coll to watch nonetheless P.S. Hearing Bret call his neighbor's dogs "piece of shit dogs" was the giant laugh I needed today :)

[@MamaJewelsMarshall]

Hear here and agreed! Happy Holidays silly Humans!

[@-Nibbles-]

Great comment and thank you for the explanation

[@Savantrovert]

As an avid follower of both Hornet King and BigStackD, this is the crossover content I never knew I needed.

[@alinepeed7167]

Because of BigStackD I kept thinking he should have put the cardboard in the bottom of the furnace, load up the crucible, add that in, and fire up the furnace. Kinda cool the things you can learn from someone on the other side of the planet.😊

[@Pugjamin]

We need to see more of that the hornet king does when he’s not being the hornet king! That garage looked really interesting!!

[@nkhazov]

You read my mind on having me hear the buzzing of the yellow jackets best regards Nikita.K

[@iputmilkbeforethecereal]

"Micheal! Don't leave me here! Micheal... MICHEAL, HELP" -some wasp in that nest talking to his friend micheal

[@anniedevore6554]

It’s like a mad scientist creating. A hot aluminum robot

[@PremierAutoMan86]

The earliest I've ever been for an HK video.

[@NickLombardi-zv7yc]

This video was satisfying. I can only imagine how expensive and time consuming casting ground nests in aluminum can be.

[@rockysmith6105]

My thought exactly... but how high a price is too high to quiet naggers? I say it'd have to be pretty damn high- naggy commenters can be suuuper frustrating.

[@dharristhadon1608]

@@rockysmith6105can’t be that naggy when you love what you’re doing and love to show to others! 🍻

[@globalfamiliesfirst]

❤. “ I am making this video to prove a point ! “. Ha Hahaha 🤪 I don’t think there’s much to challenge you on ! You have so many accomplishments! Nurse,, Hornet nest removal, filmmaker, metal refining, Antique car collector, construction, farming etc! I guess I’ve been watching a long time, lol 😂. Thanks 🙏 for the great videos Bret! All the best, Fran, Staten Island,, New York. 😊

[@AngelOfDC]

Finally,he did The Funny

[@theoreodaisychannel8870]

I love all your videos. I look forward to them, no matter what. My favorites are the ones with lots of close-up vacuuming footage.

[@roberteisenhauer7686]

You should've inserted The Terminator being lowered into the molten steel, giving his final thumbs up to a tearful John Connor lol 😂

[@nthgth]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought of that 😄

[@JayRavichandran]

I thought about the T1000 melting

[@unspeakablesecret-t9g]

Hi hornet king great video your the best KZbinr ever have a nice day

[@zeldaDIEhard9]

I was laughing so hard with your comments, my tummy hurts. Neighbors dog was perfect and lets show them what happens 😂😂

[@NostroDioNima]

It doesn't remind of a nest but me and my children loved the video and liked the sculpture. Thanks

[@rustymotor]

Nice experiment, was concerned you were not wearing a face shield for safety as I have watched an Australian video of pouring Aluminium into a Bullant nest which exploded. Molten Aluminium went everywhere and a couple of fellas pouring the metal had metal stuck to their clothes, can only imagine the results of metal on bare skin. Take care and I love your channel!

[@HornetKingOfficial]

It hadn't rained here in weeks. You can see the soil is pretty dry. No concern of trapped moisture super boiling and exploding the aluminum.

[@katd367]

0:55 the sound that will haunt my dreams forever 😂

[@smokeyou812]

I thought I accidentally clicked on a Big Stack'd video, except for talking and beautiful Emu's in the beginning. 😂

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Haha, notice I mentioned POS dogs, just like what I skip in his videos 😂

[@smokeyou812]

@@HornetKingOfficial went over my head originally. Lol

[@not_fake_ninja4976]

The yellow jackets are now full metal jackets. That nest is a nice art of work!

[@philippe203]

Hello Hornet King a little hello from France (Dordogne) good luck. Kind regards, Phil from Dordogne

[@bonniejerry7604]

You can tell people a hundred times and then show them but still..... 😂 It was entertaining watching you prove them wrong!!! I think the epoxy nests you've done in the past were a bit prettier. 😉

[@bonniejerry7604]

The epoxy videos are worth watching. The nests are quite beautiful. It's amazing that such tiny creatures can build such perfect nests!

[@everettscott4745]

Wow, absolutely fantastic shots of the ingots melting.

[@nathanaelwassmann3794]

Why do I find this so hilarious?

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Because it IS

[@Barboron]

Hornet King: 'People comment on how I say "comb"' Every european english speaker listening to how he says 'aluminium':

[@Charlielizard]

Molten aluminum plus paper nest equals aluminum blob because paper turns to ash. Cannot believe anyone would be asking for this waste of time. Glad you pulled this off safely and I'd ignore those, who despite watch your videos, cannot understand that paper is flammable. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@LITTLE1994]

Never thought he would do this. Awesome, Hornet King!

[@W4iteFlame]

I almost skipped this video same as I do with all the "poure melted aluminum down someone's nest" videos. Good this one is actually educational. Cause...yeah, wasting aluminum and no much art

[@bryanpasquale3954]

Nice change of pace video. This seems waaaayyyy easier than hooking up an extension cord and running a shop vac lol

[@kobblestonemc]

This is an interesting video, because your channel was recommended to me after I watched another wasp nest cast, I believe by Anthill Art.

[@Hulamonkeydancer]

That was so silly lol at least you proved your point 😂 Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

[@penitent2401]

It works with ant nests because they tunnels through the dirt so the aluminium just flow through the tunnels, hardening into the shape when cools. Hornets nest is just a cavity in the dirt and they build their nest there, which burns when molten aluminium touches it.

[@empireoflizards]

Great demonstration. You can try to explain something all day long with limited impact...but a picture (or video) is worth a thousand words, as they say.

[@kg4muc]

You would need a trailer with a 300 gal propane tank to make it through a day with the amount of removals you do during peak bee season 😅

[@mollyjones4165]

It is interesting you talked about the amount of dirt the southern yellowjackets remove from the ground...I got stung by some while mowing and under a barbed wire fence there is a line of dirt in shallow mounds along the fenceline right under it. When we first moved here I wondered why does the area right under that fence have this raised ground? Just strange mounds. Looked odd. But why? And so much... I had no idea why. Now I think it is these yellowjackets building nests right under the barbed wire all up and down the fenceline because the queens understand the tractor and mower do not go there and a relative feeds hummingbirds in late summer. The yellowjackets are closer to the hummingbird feeders but not in the area that gets mowed. They think they found the perfect spot until we moved here 🤣. Now they are a bit miffed 😂😂😂😂

[@tkmccoywv]

The fact that people don't/can't understand how this works amazes me. I occasionally watch a fellow who makes aluminum casts of fire ant nests. And people actually ask about the poor ants trapped in the aluminum, and can you see them. I weep for humanity.

[@LazorVideosDestruction]

It's so cool seeing the Devil Forge somewhere outside of BigStackD's channel hehe

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

Really cool seeing you make T-1000 in your driveway then turn him into a nice casting. 🤘🏻🤯

[@FriendlyKat]

Woah! Those ingots were cool! I didn't know you did some smithing too! Hornet King AND a small smither? You're talented for sure!

[@SheepDawg1374]

Hey Bret, maybe do this once more with one change.....take the Envelope off of the nest, put the naked comb in the hole and cast it that way. Maybe this will give the desired result. Otherwise, keep up the awesome content. Thanks

[@ridge152]

Goodness Gracious Hornet King.. You said @#$!... well that's neighbors for ya LOL. Anyway the end result reminded me of a movie "The Gate"; with a smokey hole in the ground. Love your content keep Rocking!

[@BathrobeBassist]

Really cool to see you do some of your other hobbies. Would love to see more

[@sierram9573]

I loved the sarcasm in this one 😂

[@PhantomDetectivesLLC]

Subscribed to you old friend. Keep up the wonderful work. I’m doing paranormal investigations.

[@michaelgagne1911]

I must of missed the reason for doing this bit good too see you

[@nashguy207]

I get it when people do casting of Ant colony's the Ants nest is many tunnels under the ground for the metal to flow into and fill the voids. A wasp nest is totally different and its also made out of Flammable materials. Wood and maybe a little a paper. I never even thought about you trying to do a casting of an in ground wasp nest.

[@thealtaccountforNot_Siouxxie]

Please do a slow mo of the chickens eating the larvae and nests! I could literally watch a video like that for HOURS!!!!!! PLEEEAASSEEEE!!!!

[@tinaireson2193]

Being as you remove do many nests can we get some new videos plz I love watching them

[@jasonwarren9279]

OF COURSE the exotic bird keeping, wasp killing musician scraps metal and makes his own ingots.

[@LT-hg7fc]

I would love to see you melt down that scrap metal and see how you purify it. That would be a cool video. Something to do in the winter when there aren't any wasps to remove. 😁

[@jstbtwnume9110]

Thank you for the video-very interesting.

[@defresurrection]

Beauty, like art, is in the eyes of the beholder. lol.

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Haha, I hope you caught my sarcasm 😉😁

[@vivalapita8484]

What your exterminator does during the 'off' season. lol

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Season is STILL going, too 😂

[@nchcroy3877]

Another absolute masterpiece. I so look forward to your latest video 🙂

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Cool experiment!

[@Nemesis04208]

The only reason casting and Aunt colony in aluminium works is because dirt and sand are excellent insulators and they won’t catch on fire like these are made of paper they will burn like leaves

[@cabman86]

I know that a fire ant bed looks like a tree when you cast it. Beautiful stuff!

[@kyngdom4332]

I do care about your grass. Amazing land

[@CraigInNC]

Thanks for the demo

[@GilraenTook]

Wait, people think pouring molten metal onto paper would. . . maybe it could pass for modern art?

[@michaelripley4528]

Yeah What a waste of those Nice and pretty, pure ingots🤷🏼‍♂️ Fun video though😆

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Not a waste; the aluminum still exists 😉😆

[@michaelripley4528]

@@HornetKingOfficial 💪🏻😆👍🏻

[@ronshuster3781]

Hornet king always keeps us entertained, best KZbin channel!! Would love to see the king do on location removals, maybe a trip to Canada, we had tons of Yellowjackets this summer. 😁 I’m guessing this nest won’t be fed to the Chickens and animals 😄

[@jakehobbes3747]

Maybe I missed this, but...what do you *normally* use melted down aluminum ingots for?

[@jackspringer9283]

Refined scrap brings better prices,and get made into larger ingots, watch carefully and one day you'll see large ingots formed to fit fork lift forks simply stacked on a flatbed truck load with no wooden pallets required..stack them,strap them and down the road they go....

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

🤣🤣🤣 You're left with a dead spot in the lawn and a door stop.

[@HornetKingOfficial]

😆😅🤣

[@stefanovepi]

New to your channel. What do you do with the wasps sucked into the vaccuum cleaner?

[@LaciDoszka]

He dump into his compost.

[@kasie680]

Ok, next time, a ship load of resin 😂😂😂

[@NeveraCore]

Thanks it was interesting.

[@IceLuigiStarPictures]

Bret, I bet if you’ve seen other videos where people poured aluminum into an ant colony, the result of the structure of the entire colony looks way different than the one for a particular wasp nest.

[@bosnianphantom480]

Now imagine poring aluminium over a living nest

[@jamesdietz29]

This reminded me of my dad getting rid of ground dwelling Yellow Jackets by pouring 1-2 gallons of gas down the entrance hole and dropping a match in it.

[@emilysanchez3249]

6:45 wind was a paid actor

[@Aspoooonful]

Is pest maintenance a skill trade or do you need to get a degree or get certified?

[@BAILEYWOODWORKS]

My question is, why do you have a forge? What do you do with the aluminum blocks?

[@tylociraptor8131]

he said in the video he scraps metal :)

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Metal refining.

[@drt3k765]

Would it have killed you to edit in some Terminator 2 music over the shots of the aluminum melting? I had to do it in my head.... 😄 Love the channel!

[@brockmitchell3989]

Must be a new species of Aluminum Wasps that built that nest. 😂

[@nsm0220]

thanks for the video

[@Sansfromumdertale]

I love this guy

[@JuliusUnique]

cool experiment, it probably burned the nest before solidifying, but you could try to cut it in half to see the inside of the block, maybe sth is inside, but it would probably require a lot of effort to get it in half

[@dchubad]

Bret, how come ground nests never flood when it rains heavy?

[@deanevangelista6359]

They install sump pumps.

[@cabman86]

I wanna see that old Ford in your garage.

[@Nemesis04208]

The slag and impurities come from when the oxide forms on the top layer of the molten metal when the aluminium interacts with oxygen in the air that’s what creates that slag layer

[@johnbarney5787]

I wanted to make a joke about it would work better with a nest in a bathroom ceiling, but you know how people on comments get. They'd totally miss the joke😊

[@anniedevore6554]

Soo fascinating you could be a teacher

[@CherishedCards]

Fascinating thou. 😊

[@maximilianmustermann99]

Doing the whole thing again with wax would be interesting

[@GavinKeller-u5v]

I like that old ford

[@clshady3051]

I'm an artist myself. The idea of making something out of a nest is interesting. Maybe you could try epoxy? That way, you see everything in it clearly and you could also sand it down to shape it how you like. (I don't know, I'm just throwing the idea out there...)

[@mcloughlinguy4127]

if you find one and are a really brave/stupid person you can try it yourself

[@clshady3051]

@@mcloughlinguy4127 *sniff* I was talking to the Hornet King, not some random peasant/loser. Be gone with you. 🤫

[@Da_A-]

Maybe you can try molten aluminium casting a nest on the side of someone's wooden barn. Sounds like it could work, right? 🤔

[@American-Jello]

😂

[@heonseoha8804]

I actually thought you were going to destroy a live nest with molten metal. That’d be a pretty cruel and cool way😂.

[@dionnedunsmore9996]

Thats alot of dirt to dig out WITHOUT HANDS to dig with 😮

[@My3jtr]

I'm HERE! Will you be able to clean the aluminum up again? It seems a waste of your aluminum blocks.

[@HornetKingOfficial]

As easy as melting it back down again 😊

[@choujiakamichi]

I'm curious of what projects you use those aluminum ingots for

[@kevin__gabriel]

7:45 I mean, this whole life thing in general is pretty silly, so why not, right? 🤣

[@wilsonlincoln280]

I know Ozone kind of sucks as a method for destroying a ground nest but it would be cool if you used Ozone like that guy from Oregon did with the western yellowjacets (vespula pensylvanica) a while back. It was a lot of fun to watch even if it wasn't the best method.

[@Srs-zb5qx]

U can do it if you take off the paper outside and then put the cone structure in sand upside down and then pour

[@ndingo]

2:05 no need to apologise for the wind H.K you cannot help it