Our BIGGEST resin pour yet… all to preserve a pumpkin

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0:00 Previously on the Pumpkin Saga
1:58 What’s new this year?
3:54 Disinfecting tests
5:08 Squash vs pure bleach
7:00 Coloring tests
9:37 What’s your favorite?
10:46 Ranking our favorites
12:09 Pumpkin Patch!
13:08 Meet Dingus and Chunk!
14:20 Using power tools to carve pumpkins
17:00 Game plan
19:10 Biggest single pour we’ve ever done
20:45 Abyss of resin
21:00 Numbers with Evan
21:15 Mixing 4.5 gallons of resin
22:50 Kind of a hot mess of a project
26:00 Checking on Chunk
28:40 Demolding Chunk
31:25 First time power carving resin
32:50 Chunk reveal and decision
35:00 Making a tough choice
36:15 Checking on Dingus
36:33 Here we go again
37:20 Dingus’s fate
37:50 This project is cursed man
39:49 Twitch con!
40:03 Nothing about this project can be easy
40:50 Footage of us losing our minds
41:40 Reveal and Comparison

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

UPDATES: Chunk 1 looks just like he did in the outro. But Chunk 2… he is BULGING and SWEATING what do we do????

[@CrownedHaley]

Love you guys!

[@thomassampson6835]

You guys are my all-time favorite KZbinrs love you guys🎉❤

[@MarcusTheDorkus]

Have you tried panicking? Because that sounds like a plan to me

[@biginfluencer5252]

If he’s sweating you should probably cool him down

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

@@MarcusTheDorkus that's what we've done so far!

[@FrankErdman]

I suggested this last year, hopefully I'm early enough to be noticed for next year. Start by freeze drying the pumpkin, then use cactus juice stabilizing resin to fill the interior of the cell walls. Freeze drying will remove all the water and the stabilizing resin will fill the space where the water use to be. I'm extremely curious if that would be enough to make it immortal.

[@samanthastewart8754]

That's what I was thinking! but Freeze drying would also affect his visual appearance, so that would be need a test lmao

[@Just1Nora]

Freeze dryers are crazy expensive though! That's almost a thing where you've gotta know somebody who knows somebody and convince them to help you out.

[@Cynthia63636]

+1

[@FrankErdman]

​@@Just1Noraagreed, but they can be around $1000. It's not outlandish compared to the amount they've spent on other experimental crafts, and there are so many fun freeze dryer experiments that can go next. Hello content!

[@SmartyPoohBear]

@@FrankErdman Plus they can treat themselves to some freeze-dried candies!

[@danyg4063]

For next year: Do Chunk 1 again, just as you did, but add an inch of clearance all around the mold. That way, when it warps from the fast cure, you can cut an inch off each side with a band saw, then polish and topcoat each of the flat sides, and you should have the perfect, ideal, preserved pumpkin you've been questing for.

[@bigshot103]

like this so they see it

[@lunashhhh5419]

That’s actually a great idea

[@mm3forthewin934]

Clear

[@resolecca]

or they could you insert chunk 1 into the cube and fill it up with resin making chunk 1 both square and orange

[@some_williott]

I feel like that would waste so much more resin though... Depends how far they're willing to go. I'm just excited about next year

[@Demonskunk]

Real talk: I like how Chunk 1 looks. The imperfections in the resin make it look like he’s trapped in an ice cube, and I love that.

[@Thatdumbgamingchannel]

He is our ice cube boy, and we respect him for that

[@TheSongwritingCat]

I don't know why he's in an ice cube but he looks adorable in there. It's art.

[@RamadaArtist]

Having Evan stand to the side so he's fully in frame, while Katelyn is entirely behind the refrigerator is peak comedy stage direction.

[@striderpup1169]

ah yes we put the short person behind the fridge

[@dominiquehbr]

Chunk 1 is literally perfect. Extremely clear, orange AND it looks like he's trapped in an ice cube. This makes it more interesting than a perfect and sharp cube. Great Job!

[@zuzularoj6866]

that's exactly what I thought! the ice cube looks gives him so much character!

[@salmonmoose]

Could you give him to one of those resin lather people and make a cylinder perhaps?

[@kennethphillips6362]

You shouldn't have demoted him before you poured more resin over him again to make the cube square probably would have seen the lare lines though

[@BRELUVSYEW1]

I agree

[@emilyrln]

The irregular edges also catch the light really nicely!!

[@rachelhill4799]

The alcohol and bleach likely removed the "good bacteria" from the squash, making room for the more aggressive molds to proliferate. I think this is something like what we do to our GI microbiome when we take too many antibiotics.

[@phunkydroid]

And the more aggressive mold was reintroduced by putting the control in the same box.

[@lukeyboy9911]

This is literally what I came here to say, they're not doing the experiment in sanitized conditions so all the contaminates have a nice clean food source with no competition. If they sanitize it and then directly resin it there might be different results

[@propio2957]

That's what I was thinking too, but I'm no expert, lol

[@catwhowalksbyhimself]

I think this is likely the answer.

[@russellgeisthardt9828]

The mold spores probably just came from the air

[@rainyyphr0g_]

Chunk 1 is perfect, priceless, amazing. He’s living in his own little ice cube with a happy lil smile

[@alabacik6706]

I LOVE the first one, he looks like he's in an ice cube and the bubbles make it look like the ice cube isn't frozen entirely on the inside!

[@martyd4619]

Hi! A tip! We use a product called Atamon for preserving our pumpkins at Halloween. "Paint" the whole pumpkin with this inside and out. It's made for making jam last longer! It prevent mold and fermentation. It's called Atamon.

[@rjvlogs3653]

the mold they got was due to killing everything else on the surface so the mold had no competition.

[@mariannatatarska1140]

@@rjvlogs3653 yeah i suspect that it would work really well if they used alkohol and poured resin right away to cut off oxygen supply

[@williamedstrom5681]

If you do two pours: fill the pumpkin with a first resin pour, then cube the pumpkin in the second, you can massively cut the thickness that the heat transfer has to deal with

[@zw7453]

I literally love Chunk 1 soooo soooo sooo much! Not only is he so orangey and clear, but also for the shape of the resin!! It looks soo good! It's like he's frozen, but SO DOES TIME!!! a perfect cubic resin doesn't have this vibe. It's too artificial. But this, a perfect ice cube, looks just right! It looks so natural!

[@Nerdforge]

Hahahha i cant wait for the updates on these. AND FOR NEXT YEAR

[@Hufflepuff_cookie]

Didn't expect to see you here, but not surprised! I can't wait either!!

[@stillstellar04]

Omg I love your videos!

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

omg we currently have Chunk 2 in the fridge and he's bulging we're trying to figure out how to fix him haha, so updates soon!

[@rat3015]

​@@EvanAndKatelynwhere could we expect to find the updates? Very excited to see them

[@EpicMuttonChops]

@@EvanAndKatelyn maybe drill a hole in the top of the block, then pour/pump resin so it coats the area affected by shrinkage?

[@Binary-]

I'm sure Evan has already told you this, but as someone who loves these pumpkin experiences, I have to say; don't feel pressured to do this next year if it's more stress and work than it is fun, Katelyn! Maybe you could find some other use for whatever Evan has bought, or you could skip a year and try again after that, or you could it with a smaller pumpkin so there's less work involved - or you could just not do it at all. Take care of yourself

[@biksw]

I'm pretty sure they were playing it up a bit, right?

[@Nanner823]

You say that as to imply Evan is forcing her to do this. I don't feel that's the case, but I do understand where you are coming from.

[@skyexraine]

where is that implied? @@Nanner823

[@itshamstertime2709]

@@Nanner823I don’t really see where they imply that, could you maybe point out something specific please!

[@MalloryKnox.]

@@bikswI thought they were playing it 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 tbh

[@SarahBeth5213]

Aw.... Don't be done with these please!!! I look forward to them every year. I love you guys and have been fully invested in your pumpkin preserving journey. Much Love

[@AmPlant]

Evan and Katelyn should start introducing themselves as the world's leading experts in the field of embedding pumpkins in resin

[@omgubler]

Please don't stop until y'all have "perfected" your pumpkin preservation process! I look forward to these videos every year.

[@spoonoftheuniverse7233]

I actually love how Chunk 1 turned out. The ice effect looks more visually interesting and pleasant to me then the smooth block.

[@critter42]

I love the 'Pumpkin in an ice cube' look!

[@Hannamyy]

Yeah me too!😊

[@achilleghesquiere3148]

Hi, I study microbiology for a living and there is my take on your project. I hope my advices will be usefull First off, regarding the cleaning method, you might have infected them pumpkin while rubbing them and you left them in the open afterward so any type of air contaminent (especially common in molds like this) might have contaminated the pumpkin. So that test isn't really testing anything. Also, you should rub it a first time real good before opening it, and make sur that anything that touches the pumpkin is well sanitized. Also, if you want to clean it adequatly, you should keep it in a totally clean and desinfected area, and you MUST sanitize it before opening. Use only sanitized tools to touch the pumpkin and remember that as soon as the "skin" of the pumpkin is breached, you also make it a LOT easier for the pumpkin to be infected. Therefore, you must work fast, in a sanitized environnement, including air. Using a flame to work next to it can work but there are other methods. You MUST keep this up during the entire time the pumpkin is exposed to air to protect it from outside contamination. You could also try and pressure cook it. 121 degrees celcuis for 20 min should kill any bacteria and or fungi present in and out of the pumpkin. ( this is called autoclave if you want to reasearch that method) And if you follow this path, you still need to sanitize the area until the pumpkin is completly immerged Another method could be to dive it into ethanol, ether or any desinfectant fluid then encase the whole thing, with the fluid. This method might lead to some colorant tainting the liquid as the pumpkin is immerged for a lengthy period of time. You should also know that like wood, most vegetables will release some gas as it gets old, so it will be seen and if there are some leaks, the pressure building up inside might it to leak more easily. So all thing considered, it is actually luck that determines wether the pumpkin will rot or not, if you keep it in sanitized envirronement ( the pumpkin must be in especially good health (no inside contaminents)and you must protect it from all outside contaminents as well) then you maximise your chances. If you really want it, I'd advise you to make a few until you finally are lucky enough to have that perfectly healthy pumpkin. You should also try and minimize the time you keep the pumpkin carved. As soon as you pierce the "skin" of the pumpkin, you open the gates for any pathogen to enter easily. So as mentionned before, Open it in a sanitized environnement, with airial protection ( a flame for instance) and sanitized tools and hands, and work as fast as you can. All this, can be useful to limitate any type of infection that could make the pumpkin rot inside the epoxy but, it will not garantee success since the pumpkin could already be contaminated. You could also try and get directly from the ground it grew, minimizing the chance of any pathogens penetrating the pumpkin during its travel to your local shop. PS: I know that this all might seem a bit much, but remember that any baceria/fungi that is encased with the pumpkin is in a well controlled environnement with humidity and no air with a lot of of dead organic matter; this is the fungi dream. Fungi are you worst ennemy in this project, any that makes it inside WILL make it rot PPS: you should also wear masks in order to protect the pumpkin from the air you expire I hope this is usefull

[@achilleghesquiere3148]

Pls be nice i made some mistakes but english isn't my first language

[@zamith1817]

I'm also a microbiologist and you simply cannot sterilize a pumpkin without completly destroying it. This is not like milk which you can pastorize. 😅 You can't autoclave a pumpkin lol

[@leahf1260]

I love Katelyn’s chaotic energy in this one! The way she runs through the pumpkin patch holding her chosen one is iconic.

[@michaelsciortino6765]

this is legit turning into one of my favorite Halloween traditions to look forward each year.

[@uniwolfgamer1094]

Don't believe the scammer ^

[@loganbyrd9750]

same!

[@loganbyrd9750]

@@uniwolfgamer1094what do you mean by that?

[@emilyrln]

This and Rob Scallon's one-day album videos! I can't remember what they're called but they're super cool.

[@uniwolfgamer1094]

@@loganbyrd9750 The scammer is gone, they got deleted. It was one of those trick people with famous youtubers' status thing.

[@lachouette_et_le_phoque]

The warped resin block just looks like he's stuck in an ice cube, which is super cute! I actually prefer it to a smooth finish.

[@amysnelgrove]

Frosting cakes you add a drop of purple to buttercream to counteract the yellow of the butter to get a whiter white for wedding cakes

[@cassieshahan2640]

I love that Evan is unashamedly into glitter and cute things...and also fire

[@nadacomnadadentro5642]

I know the goal was clarity and smoothness but chunk 1 looked so much like a cute little ice cubed pumpkin, like, frozen in time (get it?) in a literal sense! I loved it before power carving

[@Justafellathatexists]

And after honestly. After is giving freshly popped from an icecube mold hshxhx

[@JadedeaJade]

Looks like some alchemist or wizard back in the 1800s tried to curse the pumpkin, but it turned evil, and went out of control. Terrorizing the villagers. The only way he could contain the cursed pumpkin is to encase it into a block of magical ice, frozen for eternity.

[@roadcritter429]

I agree & it kinda fitting too. After all you did stick him the freezer. Now you just need to make a BIG Scotch glass to put him in.

[@muhammadhassaan1162]

i literally get you

[@Noviosity]

would be such a cute decor for christmas/winter

[@art_toadstool]

I think it’s kind of cool that the imperfections in the resin makes it look like a melting block of ice, but a big block of clear perfection is really satisfying 😅

[@lukanvanderlinde]

Yesss. Looks like he's in a ice block

[@AceIsPlayed312]

To try avoiding the weird look of the white sheen (EX: Chunk 2), try using white pumpkins instead! I think it'd look super awesome, especially on the pedestal with the lights under it :3

[@linguini8331]

the problem is that its more than just a look, it means the pumpkin has started rotting, bringing with it possible future problems

[@andrewzakhem6265]

I have seen woodworkers seal their epoxy pours with a deep penetrating resin before encasing it fully. This should prevent the bubbles from forming like you see in chunk 2. The epoxy on epoxy bond should also prevent the wight film forming around the pumpkin like in chunk 2. The I would highly recommend looking into blacktail studios epoxy pours.

[@briannazhang4632]

One suggestion is freeze drying a pumpkin. Albeit my pumpkin was a small one, once I carved it I stuck it in my freezer and forgot about it for the year. When I took it out for Halloween it was as good as new and it's been sitting in my room for 2 years now, no mold or anything. If you start now it might be good for next year! (also cheap if you have room in freezer + discounted pumpkins from Halloween)

[@jonathanhibberd9983]

A freeze dryer could work. It would be very fragile though. The weight of all that resin could make it crumble. But I've seen other channels do a thing where they submerge something in resin, and then vacuum it, which removes air from the object and causes the resin to infuse it. Maybe they could do that?

[@maheshmestry5371]

@@jonathanhibberd9983 They tried that while making clear wood. They could probably do it again .

[@astridroseby]

@@jonathanhibberd9983 The problem is the pumpkin is full of juices as well as air. So then they'd be vacuuming the water out causing it to interfere with the resin itself.

[@jonathanhibberd9983]

@@astridroseby the process of freeze drying removes all the moisture. If you've ever had Lucky Charms cereal, the marshmallows are freeze dried. And that's what all freeze dried foods end up as. Totally dehydrated, dry but very fragile. They crumble into dust under too much force. If the weight of the resin doesn't crush it, a vacuum would allow the resin to fill the spaces left by the removal of the juices. But I'm not sure if you can freeze dry a whole pumpkin. And if they could, if it would survive the weight of the resin.

[@astridroseby]

@@jonathanhibberd9983 Oh, I thought you were suggesting vacuuming the pumpkin in resin as another alternative. I didn't realise you were saying to vacuum the freezedried pumpkin.

[@SpaaacceCore]

Idea: put Chunk 1 back in the resin cube mold and do another pour! This would only be a relatively small amount of resin and it would make him a proper cube!

[@Izzy-cp8yt]

That's what I was coming here to comment! The fast curing locked in the color, and the second pour with the slower curing kept the shape nicely, and would likely hide the...melty...effect.

[@kelsiecochran9034]

I think he looks cool like he's locked in an ice cube lol

[@mooocow99]

but he looks like a melted icecube now~ he is "future" chunk where as the silvery "ghost" chunk is past chunk~

[@ELYESSS]

That way it will no longer look like an ice cube, and he will start to get warm and sweaty.

[@kestergreen3844]

Sanding with a high grit sandpaper before hand will give a clearer finish. I start with 400, then use 600 and finish on 800.

[@ytuser4562]

This is slightly off-topic, but I just want to say that lately I’m noticing the exceptional production quality of these videos, even more so than I have in the past. The editing, effects, position in the shots, and sounds are masterfully done. Katelyn barely seeing over the refrigerator, Evan’s little clip that plays when you open the fridge but stays stuck when you open it the second time, the mini pumpkin drowning in the test resin, how Katelyn’s subtitles get blurry in the background when the camera refocuses on Evan’s hand… all these little things are so funny and well-done. You do great work!!

[@l.1020]

The editing was so well done and cute, I mean the projects are already really neat but the videography makes watching your guy’s videos so much fun

[@DannyDevitoOffical-TrustMeBro]

I’ve noticed that Evan and katelyn always pour the resin into the mold with the pumpkin standing upright, but what if it was positioned upside down as they poured? The larger, pre-existing bottom hole would allow for better air release than the smaller drilled holes around the stem, completely get rid of the possibility for large air pockets getting trapped, and ensure they can tell when the pumpkin is fully filled with resin. I’m sure this wouldn’t get rid of all problems, but it might help with quite a few.

[@XxEvilTiggerxX]

I know, it's maddening 😂 their entire convoluted air pocket release tube clogging incident last year would have been prevented by just... Turning the pumpkin upside down 🤦‍♀️

[@lightworthy]

true, but then they’d still have the issue of how the hell do you get it to stand upright while upside down? especially with a stem

[@mirabellenbaum4109]

Yeah totally!

[@DominusFeles]

+1

[@cadenbopp]

I love the ice cube affect of Chunk, especially becuase its like your freezing him in time, it just makes it that much better. And he is so happy to be here

[@HeyJenkies]

I was thinking the same thing! Chunk 1 looks like he’s trapped in ice and honestly, I think it looks really cool

[@thetraveller3353]

When you guys showed the results for Chunk 1, I immediately thought that it looked like he was in an ice cube! Also perfect for upcoming December!

[@scotthall564]

This video is PERFECT. I love your channel's wholesomeness. EDIT: I don't care about anything anyone says, I think the two Chunks are already perfect in their own separate ways. I have had lunch today. orange at first, then pink after.

[@jeraldshaw5233]

A method for sanitizing my pumpkins every year is vinegar. Pumpkins are naturally acidic so by adding bleach you’re canceling out its natural defense against fungus and bacteria. If you do a vinegar wash you should see some better results as far as mold and rot within the first week of carving. I haven’t tried soaking a pumpkin in vinegar though so I’m mot sure how pickling it will go but would love to find out!

[@bil8647]

I was going to write the same comment. A vinegar bath so both the outside and inside are sanitized without the oxidation caused by bleach. We do this to all are caved pumpkins and they will last a good 3 weeks.

[@JoshHenderson16]

Very refreshing to see a channel that genuinely tries to get the perfect result and doesn't self-sabotage for the views.

[@fatherramen475]

They don’t need self sabotage to have chaos happen lmao Why they’re so great

[@shibadawn]

This, and also when stuff does go wrong, they're honest about it.

[@sereniteeegan3169]

You know it's a great video when we get both science adjacent and resin time songs in one video. ❤😊🤩

[@himbo_noa]

I really really appreciate and respect y'all posting projects that aren't all polished and perfect, this was beautiful chaos and I STILL LOVE YOU CHUNK, YOU DID YOUR BEST

[@Eonsu]

Honestly, I love the rough look of the resin cube. Makes it look like an icecube from a giants drink. Well done you two, love your work

[@EthOrlen]

I was thinking more like a wooly mammoth excavated from a glacier, but yes! Embrace the ice cube!

[@Jdbye]

I personally like how the first cube turned out. It looks like an ice cube, it looks much more artistic and organic to me than a perfect cube. And the idea of a pumpkin preserved in ice just makes a lot of sense.

[@emptymine]

Right out of the box, chunk 1 looked like in an huge messy ice-cube :D After finishing and clear-coating he looks even better

[@Nour-ep2np]

Chunk 1 looks like he’s trapped in an ice cube!! And chunk 2 looks like he’s turning into one!! They are both super cute😊cant wait what you guys do next year!!!

[@cloppers]

i’m super excited because the pumpkin videos are always out on my birthday

[@_mako]

i really like chunk 1! its so fitting too, cuz he was made in the fridge, so he's forever trapped in an ice cube

[@joriss3130]

I hope by year 5, maybe they realize that there is organic tissue in the pumpkin and that what they are trying to do, is just wasting loads of resin and kinda senseless. But hey I hoped for that after year 1.

[@mohammarfareeq1019]

Chunk 1 is weirdly my favourite, mainly because he looks like he's trapped in ice

[@_Wildcard_]

My favourite part of this video was not both chunks, but Evan’s wholesome voice as he joyfully exclaimed “Melons!” 4:00

[@IBubblesTV]

He was so confident too, we love Evan

[@ADDBlacksmith]

It was a movie reference

[@justicestorm6240]

I'm unsure if there's already been this discussion, I'm new to this channel, but have you ever considered freeze drying the pumpkins? It'd eliminate the moisture problem, but it may also shrink the pumpkin. Super fun to watch your learning process either way!

[@Wraine8430]

the results are way better than expected and a glorious improvement from previous attempts. Love chunk 2 and you both.

[@jerrywhidby.]

There is a resin called Cactus Juice that pen makers use to stabilize wood. The wood and juice go into a vacuum chamber, and then after days all of the air is exchanged for resin.

[@MrKuncol]

Yes, but wood is not 90% water.

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

cactus juice is a heat set resin, if you cook the pumkin its going to make it worse

[@jerrywhidby.]

@@MrKuncol "Moisture does not hurt Cactus Juice at all. Moisture will not cause polymerization issues in any way." The water isn't a problem. It's the decaying matter. Which is hopefully what the Cactus Juice will stabilize.

[@vrevenge0]

They've have used cactus juice for other projects before there must be a reason they haven't now.

[@MrKuncol]

​@@jerrywhidby. Stabilizing resin like cactus juice works by filling cavities in material with resin under vacuum. That resin is later polymerized with temperature. There are not cavities to fill in pumpkin because it's full of water. You would need to freeze dry it first. You can also replace water with resin with plastination process but that require dangerous amounts of acetone kept in way bellow freezing point of water and vacuum boiling it from specimen which is IMO not something that can be done in home in safe way, Especially on object as big as pumpkin..

[@That_River]

I'm sure someone has suggested this before, but in case not: for next year, how about you try to stabilize the pumpkin? As far as I know, stabilizing involves submerging something porous(like wood, or a pumpkin) in a thin resin and putting it in a vacuum, replacing all the air in what is being stabilized with resin. The resin is then cured , leaving previously soft or brittle material must stronger, and presumably less prone to decomposition. That might be enough by itself, but you could then take the stabilized pumpkin and submerge that in regular resin.

[@kmain5587]

Sadly stabilization only replaces the air and not the water in an object, wood has to be under 10% moisture to stabilize. A Pumpkin is 90% water, so you would have to dehydrate it first, you would end up with Bean 2.0

[@XceptionalBro]

And... What if they flash freezed the pumpkin? I see that going in three ways. Either the compressed, dehydrated pumpkin gets somehow partially rehydrated with the resin (which I don't thing it's possible, don't think resin molecules will be able to easily penetrate the cellular cells of the pumpkin), the dehydrated pumpkin just stays small and wrinkly in the resin, or they rehydrate the pumpkin in something like formol or ethanol and then try to get that into the resin. Either way, I think flash freezing a whole pumpkin, for as hard as it'd be, should be at least interesting!

[@AtaGunZ]

Flash freezers that size are prettttty expensive

[@mizushirokanon9174]

@@XceptionalBro I think resin will heat it up with the reaction, but who knows if it's in the freezer..

[@guyvandenbroeck8405]

Man you are so lucky to have such a funny and cooperative relationship. Learn people, learn! Makes me happy for real! Keep up those jokes. You guys remind me of MxR Plays but more mature and scienced. Chunck 2 is a winner!

[@olliepikachu28]

TO BE CONTINUED.. YAAAYYY. I fricking love these pumpkin videos each year

[@Bladen3t]

I really like Chunk 1 and the wavy resin he turned out to have. makes it look more "natural", like he's frozen in a giant icecube and feels a bit more halloween'y, it not being perfect and all that.

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

thank you! 🎃

[@LocalToaster.]

chunk 1 could actually be a really cool christmas decoration. It looks a lot like he's embedded inside of an ice cube which could be cool for putting on like your porch on christmas

[@Respectable_Username]

I mean, they do say programmers can get confused between Halloween and Christmas, because oct(al) 31 == dec(imal) 25 😂

[@mschelstastic]

@@Respectable_Username loooool

[@Morna777]

Niightmare Before Christmas except there's a polar blast thing!

[@ArtemisAlphaling]

I love that Evan paints his nails it’s so cute.

[@bardofthe90s57]

I love Chunk In Ice!! He looks amazing!! A perfect spooky Xmas decoration!!

[@natalieisnot]

Chunk 1 looks like an ice cube to me. Now he's a wintertime jack-o-lantern. It was great meeting you two at TwitchCon, even if it was in passing! I hope Evan's back is feeling better! And you're right Katelyn! There are dozens of us! DOZENS!!! 🎆🎃

[@Nemokiddy]

Yes he looks like in a giant ice cube!

[@Rory_Macdonald]

Control is my favorite 9:40

[@danielwright2893]

It makes it better since it had to cure in a freezer.

[@bluexwings]

Purple makes a super effective counter to yellow coloring! In cosmetics, purple/violet is often used to color correct yellow tones.

[@enkays_den]

It also makes the warm tones pop IMO. Obviously using orange to enhance the existing orange tone is a strategy, but if there IS a bit of discoloring, purple may help.

[@chew_1993]

The chaotic energy in this video is incredible, higher than average

[@briarrosebloodthorn29]

The warpyness kind of makes him look like an ice cube. I love it!

[@TeacupTSauceror]

for next year's pumpkin, i think the key to avoiding bubbling is to use penetrating resin (i think you've used it on wood before?) and the giant vacuum chamber to saturate the pumpkin, before applying a top coat of epoxy

[@maxximumb]

Peter Brown on Shop Time (KZbin) used penetrating resin too and had success with it. I don't know how it will work with the water in the pumpkin though. Freeze drying maybe? Cody'sLab freeze dried a whole pumpkin in a regular freezer. It was a little bumpy but did look healthier than Bean.

[@WardNightstone]

Do it in a vacume chanmber or pressure pot too

[@ebaymagot]

more invites for this please

[@Ddalgiichigo]

@@maxximumbI hope they try this

[@BEdmonson85]

I think freeze drying would work better. But maybe it's just not as interesting?

[@Kurastatsu]

Hey Evan and Katelyn, I might be able to explain your mold growing!!! :) I am a credible and reliable source, as I am a registered AMT Medical Technologist with a specialty in Microbiology and Molecular Biology. When you cleaned the surface of the squash, you effectively removed all of the symbiotic and non-symbiotic bacteria and mold that naturally exists on the surface and inside. This bacteria and mold usually eat the food source (in this case the squash) before black mold can set in, thus taking it longer for black mold to appear on your control. While the cleaning agents you used are great for sterilizing, I do not recommend eating them, it can cause the mold spores that exist in the environment, like black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) to be highly opportunistic. Black mold spores are highly resistant to most cleaning agents like alcohol and bleach, and can exist anywhere in a house. One of the only ways to get rid of black mold naturally is mixing acetic acid (like vinegar) and hydroperoxide, or more readily available, 1 part baking soda to five parts vinegar and five parts water. There are other commercially available mold cleaners, but they can be toxic and hard to use by consumers without the help of a professional. I would research further if you wanted to go the cleaning route next time. I would also suggest if you have the access, to use a "clean room" like hospitals use to remove bacteria, mold, and other environmentally occurring organisms from rooms with immunocompromised or suppressed patients. It doesn't have to be an actual room, you can find HEPA filters and other materials like acrylic to create your own! I hope this is seen and it helps for next year's pumpkin trials!

[@jmhanna72]

Jesus christ, SHUT UP

[@aaron4th2001]

first video of this channel, immediately hooked for next year's attempt, this was really fun to watch!

[@dutchiethefifth5745]

The first thing I thought of when you were talking about the air bubble at the top was to embed him upside down 🙃 Also I actually liked the purple resin the best; the orange became so much more vibrant in that while the light orange created a dulling/yellowing effect in my opinion 😅 Also also I agree with everyone that the warped resin from Chunk 1 resembles an ice cube which is very cool imho 😊

[@sassyscorpio5537]

31:20 duuuuude I personally thinks Chunk looks GREAT here. It fits the halloweeny theme cause the resin looks like an ICE CUBE. So it's like Chunk got frozen in ice, instead of there just being a random cube of resin XD. The voids are so drippy and just look like ICE and I love it

[@LynetteBunBun]

I've always thought purple was the best way to counteract yellowing, since it is the opposite side for the color wheel. Also, it's what a ton of bakers use to counter the yellow in butter crème.

[@argella1300]

It’s also what hair stylists use when they bleach client’s hair; they use a purple toning shampoo

[@snicklefritzal]

Yeah I thought that out of all the test cubes the purple one looked the most natural

[@LynetteBunBun]

i wouldve used the purple but a tad bit less of the dye@@snicklefritzal/videos

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

that's cool! makes sense :)

[@Sumiichi]

You are totally right :) blue cancels ORANGE, while purple cancels YELLOW

[@apocalypticbee8302]

I love chunk 1 looking like he's in a ice cube

[@kyokoyumi]

I love how the bought a fridge instead of just getting a resin meant for thicc, massive pours xD (from all the resinor videos I watch, I know for sure there's slow-cure resin meant for big projects like this) The "purple" (violet) is my favourite. It actually looks the clearest considering it's contrasting the pumkin Omg chunk 1 looks like a pumpkin in an ice cube! Lmao Dingus looks like an old man. Heeey Chunk 2 is insane! I love them both :D

[@sammy42440]

Have you ever considered that the heat of the resin curing is cooking the pumpkins which then causes the issues? You should try freeze drying next year's attempt 😊

[@jay-tbl]

I think the vision is to make it work with an untreated raw pumpkin but yeah dehydrating/freeze drying would probably give the best results

[@ro_the_garden_hoe]

@@jay-tblwell they dehydrated l Year b4 lasts pumpkin- so i think its just to see if theres a way to somehow make it work /nm

[@taznz1]

I think it's also possible that Chunk 1 is holding up because the heat from the fast curing probably sterilized him. Whereas the slower curing of Meatball and Chunk 2 didn't get hot enough, for long enough to kill bacteria.

[@YoMama9021]

They say that at the end.

[@contented-winter]

In the pharmacy we have to calculate how many drops are in a dropper bottle for eye drops and we use a standard conversion of 20 drops per ML. So a typical 2.5ml bottle has roughly 50 drops in it. Also can you maybe use one of those concrete vibration contraptions next year to avoid the bubble voids ☺️

[@xoxo62477]

I came here to say this!

[@mikeythewitch3596]

I too was about to say this lol

[@Wraine8430]

the carving of the resin is such a interesting shift from standard pumpkin carving

[@hannahl4108]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING 👏👏👏

[@Rain_boot]

You guys are truly some of the only people I see actively wearing their merch outside of just the initial launch! I could tell you two put so much of your own personal touches into the designs, and actually really love it :) so cool!

[@Charliestrying]

They have so much pride of what theyve built, and thats amazing

[@user-iu1fr3mb2h]

Next time, try to put the pumpkin in the mold upside-down; No need for ventilation holes near the stem. Maybe cover the pumpkin with a quick curing resin layer, locking the orange skin in place. Even though the insides might start to deteriorate, the surface will remain. The clear 'filler' part is good, maybe add a light in there so that that is suspended in 'mid-resin' inside pumpkin?

[@hidden_noxa6670]

i like the texture on it it makes it look like ice!

[@carolschubel4448]

YAAAAAASSS!!! SPOOKY SEASON FOR LIFE!!!! Pumpkin love is REAL!! 🎃🎃🎃🧡🧡...you guys are awesome for this !!!! Can't wait to see this years!!!

[@pooker1208]

The control probably got less mold because of competition. There was most likely microbes on the squash that competed with the mold, but did not present in an obvious way. The sanitized ones removed all competition and where then placed in the same space as the control which wasn't sanitized. Once the sanitized ones were introduced to mold there was nothing stopping it from growing and it had its way with the squash.

[@TheJillers]

Thank you for this explanation, I was so curious about why all the sanitized ones got so moldy!

[@DesertBloomBettas]

evan and katelyn, for future reference, the fish community has you covered... all meds are measured in small liquid quantities and poured into giant spaces... 480 drops = 24 ml or .8 fluid oz. there are super easy conversion tools online just for this purpose!

[@whimsicalplum3451]

Chunk one was my favorite by far! I love how it looked like he was incased in a massive ice cube! I think rounding out the edges on the bottom of his base would make him look more ice like. Pour some resin down the side to make it look like he's melting. That's what I would do, but I love your work! Very entertaining and it always looks great in the end!

[@Happyfaceivy]

I love chunk 2! He looks so frosty and cute! Perfection I’ll say!

[@tonkmann]

Hats off to Dingus. He fought well, and will always be remembered.

[@gaymergirl6707]

Dingus did what Dingus do. Dankpods would be proud x3

[@rileyhilton2637]

The "ice cube" effect of chunk one is actually really cool looking

[@Mr.ACruz420]

I was just browsing and saw this. Ended up subscribing once i saw the dynamic.

[@zeilouswolf]

i love chunk 1, he's the perfect lil pumpkin icecube. like a cryogenically frozen pumpkin.

[@shellyaeri4257]

chunk 1 is so perfect. the imperfections make him perfect. all the ridges and dents and everything are giving him character and fit the Halloween theme. Love the video

[@supercloudreed]

i think so as well. plus it make it look like he frozen fast as his last breath came out.

[@ForestsTrinkets]

I actually really love the ice cube look of chunk 1 and the way it makes him look wrapy like those mirrors at funhouses

[@abdelkaderelbachir3817]

I really love the ice Cube look I think it's pretty cool

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

40:55 As you said earlier in the video, the pumpkins naturally have some air in them. I think becuase you slowed the curing down so much, there was time for the liquid resin to go into the tiny air pockets and push the air out. The silver you are seeing is a layer of tiny air bubbles which came out of chunk 2. When the resin cures faster, it becomes solid before it has time to replace the air inside the pumpkin.

[@andrewzakhem6265]

this can be solved by applying a coat few coats of penetrating resin to the pumpkin before fully encasing it. It should stabilize the pumpkin and prevent bubbles from forming in the long cure time

[@scooteroo1701]

Have you thought about using stabilizing resin on the pumpkin first? You have to use a vacuum chamber to get it to pull into all the voids and replace the air. Peter brown has done it on some projects and it’s worked great for him. Also you could pour a thin layer of resin down at the bottom (like 1/4”) and then put the stabilized pumpkin and just “glue” him down with UV resin to prevent floating then use some deep pour resin with your fridge to keep it cool. I actually love this little series and it’s great to see you improve. You could also possibly save chunk 1 by putting it back in the mold and pouring resin around to fill the voids. Or pouring one side at a time with a lip to stop it and letting it level out smooth. A nice sand and polish would also make it shine and clear right up!

[@thewilliamburke]

Came here to say stabilizing resin/need a Peter Brown collab

[@hollypierce3076]

I was thinking about this too!

[@cassia_cries]

Yes! I swear I say this every year!

[@chrislastrange]

This is one of the most well thought out alternative plans but as the specialist: The stablization resin could work but wont because it needs to be baked in an oven and no it wouldnt work with resin heat. If you pour a base you will have a layer line which is not a part of the mission their weight idea is fine it either floated because of the block of resin or no vent holes at the top. Filling it again will make a cube yes but look terribly you will still always see all the imperfections as a ghost detail. No to number two just leave it cant save it. My recomend in the comments 🤘🔥🤘

[@ashleymarsh4521]

It just hit me that it looked like Chunk was frozen in time..the voided/warped resin cube looked like an ice cube and I LOVED THE ABSTRACTNESS of it! Plus Chunk is so cute! Love all of your resin videos!

[@LalaPo-zg8hc]

I thought the same thing that it looks like he’s in ice

[@harpeowl]

Honestly the lil pumpkin tests are cute idea for some trick or traters you like and want to give em something permanent

[@redmeatrats8315]

These are my just after Halloween happy place videos

[@Tunanunaa]

If you want to try adding color to counteract the resin yellowing again, I suggest purple over blue. Purple is the opposite of yellow, meaning it can neutralize yellow tones, whereas blue will just mix with yellow to make that blue pool water color you got. Blue is also the opposite of orange, which is why the orange pumpkins looked so dull in the blue cubes

[@bagandbroad]

They did to a purple, luckily!

[@Mariah-jo1nr]

That is true - both colors do the job of cancelling out the yellow with different results. When you want to counteract yellowing that occurs in white linens the product used is "bluing" a very blue liquid but when dog groomers want to remove yellow staining from white dogs they use a purple shampoo.

[@AndrewGriffinSD]

@@bagandbroad It was my favorite, too!

[@Just1Nora]

The thing about using purple is that the complementary color, in pigments, gives a grey tint to it which makes the pumpkin less of a brilliant orange and makes the resin look a bit murky.

[@amiemarieart]

Good ol colour theory to the rescue 😅😊

[@beatato]

The designs of all of the pumpkins after Francis just can't compare. He is the one true pumpkin and his memory will live on. 🙏

[@Biski_and_Gravy]

yess i love himmm sooooooo much!!!!!! hes my baby

[@krystalingram]

9:41 Honestly I think for me the control and extra orange one in the middle are my favorite! Pink also looks like… Surprising clear in this frame, which I like as well haha 😂

[@smitabiswas3507]

I like Chunk 1's ice cube vibe, but i also love how Chunk 2 looks like a silver white pumpkin!!

[@sweetteasippen]

It’s so fitting how in your method of “freezing” the resin to keep it from overheating, CHUNCK LOOKS LIKE AN ICE CUBE!!! ❤🎉🎉

[@MysticalElf]

The yearly pumpkin video is here! I thought it wasn't happening. So excited! Chunk 1 is in his halloween costume, he is a ice cube!😂

[@Steph-L]

Yes I agree! I actually love the ice cube look on him :D

[@ViixxyBoo]

chunk 1 is just a silly lil boy in a silly lil ice cube. i love him.

[@graysonrogers-barnes6302]

I love that Chunk 1 looks frozen! He reminds me of something I might find in a fun video game, or even a cute charm/ornament!

[@silaspoulsen]

Please never make this series die its the reason i wake up every morning 😂 thank you Evan for forcing Katelyn to take on yet another year of the undying series 😊 and to you Katelyn you’re welcome 😅 se y’all next year 🎉

[@UFTaco]

Legit, I was screaming "NEXT YEAR!!!" almost the moment chuck 1 was failing lol