Powering a Lightbulb With Your Hand

In today's video, we are experimenting with plasma balls by putting one in a vacuum and surrounding one with argon and helium gas. Can we light a lightbulb by touching a plasma ball?
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[@TheKingofRandom]

What else can we do with plasma balls??

[@yoshigamingyoshi771]

Y

[@neptuneWX]

Woah Came here from the vat19 unicorn video, and I’m early! Wow!

[@northbearfireworks]

Complete circuits with it

[@northbearfireworks]

1 day pre upload, very nice.

[@oopsmybad769]

Try and power different stuff with it

[@electronicsNmore]

I have to say, that was probably one of your best experiments. Great job!

[@shifa-8423]

Yup

[@morthax8100]

Couldnt agree more. This was super fun to watch.

[@uglypeoplewish9836]

@@shifa-8423 u small bad

[@shifa-8423]

@@uglypeoplewish9836 Why am I bad?

[@JD-128]

Not gonna lie, this was actually way more interesting than I had anticipated.

[@lolxlmao5165]

When

[@helpmereach20ksubswith0vid7]

Same here

[@JD-128]

@@lolxlmao5165 What do you mean, "When"?

[@shifa-8423]

Same here too

[@lolxlmao5165]

@@JD-128 when did I ask [Joke]

[@mikemac803]

Experiment idea: play sound frequencies through the modified plasma globe to see if you can see the wavelengths.

[@bambamfreddyable]

Awesome idea!!!

[@matekovacs2696]

That would be so cool! I bet though that the sound would need to be modulated with a higher frequency to actually make it work, 20kHz (around the upper limit of human hearing) seems a bit low for this.

[@mikemac803]

@@matekovacs2696 yeah, you'd need frequencies with wavelengths which would be easy to distinguish (like around 1cm)

[@JayStudio7]

Yo, that would be actually awesome.

[@garbagebag185]

The problem is that you can get hurt from electrical signals below 20khz. Electroboom does a video where he compares frequency to pain. To play sound frequencies without getting hurt, you would have to modulate the high frequency and high voltage waves from the plasma globe.

[@madonius]

When air is ionised most of the light emitted should be in the UV. First, be careful with your eyes then make things glow in the UV.

[@stuartgray5877]

True but glass blocks a lot of UV by itself.

[@robstamm60]

Well that blue glow of the glass is actually the soda lime glass which is fluorescing under the uv light

[@se7en427]

Nerd

[@vincevvn]

What?

[@cladael4407]

This content is so much better than the silly stuff you do sometimes. It is closer to the old-school TKOR.

[@masochisticcooking7078]

YES

[@Michael_DahShow]

Was just about to say the same thing. 👍

[@dawiddrewicz3112]

Agreed

[@asteria4_943]

Grants videos were 100x better

[@johnalexander2039]

I agree. though I do like some of the silly stuff they do too.

[@A_Rose_From_Concrete]

This is one of the coolest TKOR videos EVER. Yes Nate try more gases

[@kappa8837]

Me: Trying to listen to Nate Grace: ThAtS FaCiNaTING!!!!!

[@sazmullium]

I miss Calli

[@emb3084]

@@sazmullium what happened to her??

[@theanimationking420]

@@emb3084 nothing they switch time to time sometimes it’s calli sometimes it is grace

[@LameO35]

She sounds high 😂

[@sazmullium]

The animation King she is still around but she seems to do les and less as the weeks go by... just preferred it was just Nate and Calli.

[@TheHeroPercy]

Just be aware that some of the gases produce UV light when they are excited.

[@paulmarynissen]

The nitrogen in air emits a lot of UV when ionised.

[@garbagebag185]

Also x-rays as well, if there is a strong enough vacuum pulled (due to bremsstrahlung radiation)

[@tuhmater2985]

So you’re saying I can use this to tan in the winter? 😆

[@abhijiths5237]

I knew someone would comment that

[@shifa-8423]

Glass blocks UV

[@benlaw7843]

One of the best projects of the year !!! Loved it ..... Thanks

[@Squirrlyboy22]

Being a welding instructor myself, what would happen if you used welding shielding gasses [such as CO2 & Argon(75/25) or Argon & Helium (75/25)] or used gases like Xenon or Krypton?

[@taymour961]

Mans is fr naming planets from the dc universe 😭😭

[@frogz]

Mans is fr naming noble gasses and stan lee just happened to like the names and re-used them ;)

[@frogz]

@@taymour961 oh also, who lives on the co2 planet in the McU?

[@Midaspl]

Mostly the color spectrum changes. Using the air (which is mostly Nitrogen) is actually very dangerous in a long run. For example, the purple line in 3:30 was really faint, but it actually produced as much light as with Argon later on in 5:30 , because the power of the device did not change. What changed is the spectrum of the light - air produces mostly harmful UVB light (which is invisible to our eyse), so better not turn on those for the whole night, while you sleep or something. You can check brainiac75's most recent video on youtube where in the end he measures that.

[@Deez-Master]

That lovely purple color from normal air almost certainly produced a ton of UV too lol

[@houdinous520]

2;40 use a bunch of those plasma globe things and a a bunch of people touching each one and make a circuit to make the lightbulb brighter

[@joualavedra1208]

Corona

[@helpmereach20ksubswith0vid7]

Lol

[@electrisoma]

im 90% sure that if the current went through more people would make the bulb more dull

[@suemason]

Ah yes create a nuclear reaction!

[@nickfenix3892]

I like grace in this one she’s calmer and more like that lovable little sister for Nate

[@Richie016]

plasma globe is an incredible application of electrostatic physics.Liked the experiment.

[@junkmalme]

I would be happier if Grace worked *behind the scenes* way more. But I do love the return to science and exploring things we normally don't.

[@trippward1972]

You guys have to make a tutorial on how to build this thing, the hole idea and all the modifications are so cool!

[@FreeZeOpZ]

You know you can buy it, right??

[@trippward1972]

Oh I’m talking about their vacuum chamber setup, but yah I have made one before and they are great, but the vacuum chamber just takes it to another level.

[@shoctavian99]

I've been watching for YEARS and this has to be the coolest thing ever!

[@Moonfallen87]

She's starting to grow on me =), I have a lot of trouble with change, but I'm really starting to like her!

[@kevingrant6911]

What do you mean the change?

[@kenstoudemire1672]

Wait is Callie leaving?

[@stevefox3763]

im not, shes a child and so irritating!

[@brianm6117]

@@kenstoudemire1672 No. They are just bringing in other people to help put out content.

[@rainbowcreeperguy6652]

@@stevefox3763 child,i-

[@andrejimmo1176]

This might just be my favorite TKOR video of all time.

[@fieromike1]

Loved this one! That’s all I got. 😉

[@jimbo111589]

Man, I enjoy most of TKOR's content, but every once in a while you guys hit an absolute home run. This was fascinating.

[@matthewamade3297]

TKOR: What happens if you put a plasma ball in a vacuum chamber? Plasma Ball: **Proceeds to end the entire universe's existence**

[@markallen6591]

*Shocking isn’t it?*

[@brassarrow1587]

That was the best thing I’ve seen with plasma so awesome

[@sammylove2668]

Can you guys a new version of an exploding target thats convenient to make

[@willem-janschippers3611]

Jesse wat doe jij voor hun?

[@willem-janschippers3611]

Trouwens zet mijn reactie in de discord van hun

[@j3lls122]

They make tannerite lol but this would be a very interesting video

[@TreyPenman]

Grants was pretty easy to make

[@nochannelhere484]

Dawg just use a balloon lmao

[@williamarmstrong8383]

Nice upgrade on the vacuum chamber. Excited to see more of it again.

[@nathanenfinger9559]

This was actually my favorite video. Never knew that you could do this with a plasma ball

[@A9294G]

Amazingly done... you guys actually lived up to the reputation of tkor

[@TheCrystalGlow]

I was absolutely not expecting it to reach through the globe in to the next glass

[@braytonewell]

This one of my favorite experiments you have done! Very scientific.

[@garbagebag185]

The banding effect at 8:38 is quite interesting. It is a result of the plasma ball high voltage accelerating electrons, which bump into few but remaining gas atoms causing a glow, which deaccelerates the electrons, and then is accelerated again by the high voltage.

[@aidenlindsay637]

6:10 Grace's face. 😂

[@zelmatrix731]

Try Krypton or Zenon, they use that at airports for the lights used at runways for planes landing at major airports

[@sweetoosweet220]

That's was fun . 8:42 creating witch dark magic 🤣

[@Stock_Leon]

So coolll! I once dropped a plasma globe when I was young and I didn't want to turn it on because I was scared that my whole house would melt bc of the laser beams lol

[@rhysmcgarry6049]

I’ve always been scared to drop a plasma globe

[@joualavedra1208]

I always thought that if I took the plastic ball away I was just going to go on and on until that find a wall or something, I also thought that homing missiles worked like this

[@jana-xx1yk]

My uncle used to trick me when I was younger that he was a wizard and when I grew up, I learnt the sad truth 👁👄👁

[@joualavedra1208]

@@jana-xx1yk oof, uncle making pp disappear? Relatable

[@jana-xx1yk]

@@joualavedra1208 LOL!!

[@imogenoliver]

Can’t describe how cool and awesome this is experiment is and it bakes me want to understand how it works better and more specifically.

[@leilabolen105]

I love how happy Grace is!

[@acapulcogoldpablo8096]

8:36 had me confused af! Lmao!

[@VFenris6184]

the purple beam with the foil reminded me of the dark crystal when the skeksis are around the crystal when the suns are hitting it.

[@matekovacs2696]

It reminded me of the Power Stone from Infinity War and Guardians of the Galaxy.

[@AllLoudNation365]

This is probably one of the coolest things I've seen.

[@rattrapprime8196]

Grace: "It's alive!" Me: "IT'S ALIVE, IT'S ALIVE"

[@thatonehorriblebaker7618]

You must have so many questions...........

[@beavis6363]

Great episode. The extra effort shows.

[@HoneebunnySapphire]

That was way cooler than I was expecting it to be.

[@shockwave03]

E

[@Aksaqa]

Unoriginal comments.

[@raynobles3736]

Ive seen all your guy's videos this one is my favorite!!!

[@SteelCurrent]

Independent variable: What gas you put around the globe Dependent variable: How it turns out Controlled variable: The globe

[@Manmark559]

Full steam ahead on more Grace!

[@JazzIsAwesomeMG]

Could you connect a bunch of people each to a plasma ball and centralize to a lightbulb to see how bright it can get? You could compare the circuit in series to parallel.

[@drumanaut]

One of my favorite videos in a while.

[@fuzzygenius]

"And then we would have fluoride gas." Ah yes, then you could light the glass on fire.

[@kblyr]

That is a simple but awesome explanation of plasma globe!

[@Torskel]

When the jar started glowing it was emitting massive amounts of dangerous UV light making things florescent

[@HamedEmine]

I'm pretty sure they turned a blind eye to that

[@jak3816]

I may be wrong, but i believe the dangerous type of UV is blocked by most common types of glass. UV fluorescent bulbs I believe are made of a special type of glass that allows UV to pass through. I might be wrong, so don't take this as fact.

[@TheHarleyEvans]

@@jak3816 not just dagerous kinds, most light in the UV spectrum is blocked out by glass

[@RandomScientist]

@@TheHarleyEvans if most uv is blocked by normal glass, the sun glasses dont need to have been invented. Actually fluorescent lamps are coated with a phosphor to fluoresce in UV. Thats how they emit light. The UV generated when hitting the phosphor, the phosphor glows. So if the bulb glows, then there is harmful UV.

[@TheHarleyEvans]

@@RandomScientist you've got your understanding of flourescent lamps backwards, the phosphore flouresces under UV, the filament/gas produces UV which is then absorbed by the phosphor and emitted out as light within the visible spectrum. as for sunglasses, it's more than just UV that hurts our eyes, sunglasses are designed to cut down the amount of visible light reaching our eyes (which is why they are ALL tinted)

[@phanta_orunjha]

You can shock organic stuff with a plasma ball. If you just put tin foil on top it will arc towards any organic stuff that almost touches it. For example if you put tin/aluminium foil on top of a phasma ball and then almost touch it with your finger it will arc towards you and make a little burn mark

[@shookings]

Now that you have a bell jar, you should show the famous experiment where you can't hear a bell in a vacuum

[@fruitswithbones_3046]

The shot of grace at 6:11 is gold

[@Co.partner]

You probably should be wearing UV protection glasses next time because some of these gasses radiate lots of it

[@matekovacs2696]

Which the vacuum chamber glass mostly absorbs and turns into mostly harmless visible light, hence the blue glow.

[@mwater_moon2865]

@@matekovacs2696 Only the UVB and C, not the UVA, which can still cause wrinkles and cataracts. Short term not a big deal, but over the long run? better to show best practices and keep themselves safer.

[@convictjoe]

that was very cool, thanks!!

[@mickaylapagan2131]

I miss just putting random stuff in the foundry or vacuum chamber

[@normkirkland1999]

Definitely one of your better experiments. Quite fascinating.

[@moonboogien8908]

TKOR gonna make a Chernobyl incident one day. Mark my word comrade.

[@kylerkastner2808]

If it happens i will remember yo coment

[@gator_productions]

Oj

[@gator_productions]

@@kylerkastner2808 same

[@gideonsnowdon6913]

Yes, we need more with plasma globes!

[@campoole1729]

2065:tkor what happens when you eat a hover board? Me: so that's why humans keep flying

[@jackmehoffe9662]

Grace is awesome, I like her A LOT!

[@maddelta8085]

X-Ray Radiation is a possible risk while doing this kind of experiment vacuuming with electricity and plasma in higher space vacuum atmosphere. Putting more higher Voltage 55kilovolts in a vacuum tube may be dangerous to produce X-rays. You should use a Geiger counter/Ionizing Radiation detector while doing this experiment.

[@koalakop132]

Dude that’s not how it works

[@koalakop132]

X-rays are made by xenon

[@IceSki117]

I'm always up for seeing more vacuum chamber trickery.

[@brycelympany6615]

I haven’t seen one of his videos in a while, like 8 months, so who is this other girl?

[@pyrosphereplayz3374]

The new recruit there’s like 2 more

[@ravensexy93]

@@pyrosphereplayz3374 Why did they change the girls I also haven’t seen one of his videos in a while

[@pyrosphereplayz3374]

@@ravensexy93 idk

[@adairtfw]

Best line: it's like a disco ball, but in a controlled environment

[@markysnott5772]

More gases, larger chamber! Woohoo! Thanks for the video!

[@ZechOfTheWest]

Should see what happens when you do this with with a strong magnetic field near.

[@matekovacs2696]

Or put a CRT next to it... but DO NOT experiment with electron rays out in the open, that stuff is dangerous and involves really high voltages... But with all the necessary precautions, electron beams are cool.

[@pezkiller]

I like how at 8:38 you can see the waves pushing out from the center

[@xsaiyanslayerx8247]

what if u put more than one in the vacuum chamber without the glass ball to see what happens

[@matekovacs2696]

Probably an arc between the two for a few seconds, and then it would trip the breaker.

[@mattgantzer245]

Much underrated vid, very cool experiment.

[@marcoscontrera7552]

Can you deshell Reese's pieces, M&Ms, or any hard-shelled candy?

[@mwater_moon2865]

They've done the reverse with frying it before (just the shells left)

[@gator_productions]

@@mwater_moon2865 link to video?

[@oOBGYNo]

:O going to mess around and open a portal! lol! this was totally amazing!

[@stuartgray5877]

at 9:02 notice the repetitive pattern in the top plasma "tendril". I'll bet it is related to the frequency of the High Voltage drive signal.

[@jana-xx1yk]

Oh yeah

[@xandermijares342]

That was awesome! Need more plasma ball experiments!

[@ishvivas4763]

Wow, discord family here!

[@eladorable5291]

This was fun! I have really been enjoying some of your recent more science based videos vs. the let's see what we can do with food stuff. Totally makes me want to get a plasma globe!

[@izaiahharden9974]

Can you guys put the dna from the strawberry’s in the freeze dryer

[@Mr-Blitz]

Loved this video!!! I had a plasma ball as a kid but was super sad when it fell and broke on my bed.. I would love to see how you could make your own or other experiments!!

[@najmaravat1139]

You know the bubbles you made with dry ice i did the same but with mist from a fan BTW IM IN SOUTH AFRICA S❤️

[@mercury4209]

Her face at 6:08 is so funny! Lol

[@ElectricUniverseEyes]

You could use a real Tesla coil to isolate in a vacuum, but this a great video nonetheless.

[@ElectricUniverseEyes]

Premature comment... I see halfway through the vid you change it up. My bad

[@pip5461]

This was such a fun experiment to watch...

[@lego_bilderplays6475]

Yes I’m eraly I realy love the vids

[@da_enderdragon]

For Noble gases: Xenon and Neon. Maybe try pure nitrogen, instead of the atmospheric mix. Depending on how confident you are about the ability of your vacuum, methanol, methane, and ethanol gas could be interesting. Same with Hydrogen. Radon is well, radioactive, so probably a bad plan.

[@synt4x3rror13]

"High voltage current" It's called an arc, Nate.

[@---GOD---]

This was one of the coolest episodes I've ever seen

[@marijn8896]

The girl has absolutely no point in this video

[@pikachufan25]

ooh shiny xD

[@zaraisdumb]

ya'll say the same thing about calli

[@macEboy]

One of the best shows! Thanks

[@TheSimonmagus13]

yes please try more this was awesome!!!!!!

[@romanlegion5837]

This was one of my favorites, try some more stuff with this in the future please!

[@patricklombard538]

❤️❤️ love from south africa ❤️❤️

[@CLB30ROX]

This was most awesome! More please 😁

[@jstralis7277]

Love the video 😀 Love from Sweden 🇸🇪❤️💎

[@VIPER410]

Grace is mesmerized by the plasma ball :)

[@davidk.1089]

Aw, I love the plasma ball!! I had one as a kid growing up and I did silly (my parents called me crazy) things with the toy I had. I played around with aluminum foil and made arcs with my fingers, and burned paper and my fingers with it. Not recommended and dangerous but still fun for a silly kid like I was.

[@gallezzo6650]

Idea for your show..buy a bunch of weighted blankets and see how many it takes to restrain a person. When you get done you can give them to a shelter.

[@timfoil2319]

Super cool! Wow. Love it.

[@mixmastermike2128]

VERY Fascinating!

[@shirleywest7790]

This was fabulous!!!