Storm Glass ⛈️

[@scootrider0075]

It can also identity earthquake, the water shakes during the quake.

[@K_End]

😂

[@Theonly_Onyx]

You ALMOST had me😂😂😂

[@jdeesee]

Bruh😂😂

[@DpacOP]

Where can I get it from

[@fme4099]

😂😂😂

[@reedy_9619]

Reminds me of the weather rock. If the rock is hot it’s sunny If the rock is wet it’s raining If the rock is white it’s snowing If the rock is moving it’s windy If the rock was torn away seek shelter

[@RedHawk604]

I saw something really similar in Hawaii. It was called the weather coconut.

[@goober112]

We had ones with walnuts. Said the same thing, but at the end "if you're nuts hot, go sit under a tree." XD

[@beardedragonboi]

If you can’t see the rock, it’s foggy

[@_DREBBEL_]

This sums up my Boy Scout experience.

[@pablozurita2996]

If the rock is melted good luck surviving

[@Hexalyse]

From Wikipedia : These devices are now known to have little value in weather prediction, and tend to change visually based on the surrounding temperature, however they do not react to pressure changes and continue to be a curiosity. Yeah so basically, it doesn't work for the intended purpose, but it's a fun object.

[@Nick-Bel]

It works but only half the Time on conditions with no interfierence, wich we aré not getting

[@ARVash]

I have one, they kinda work if the temperature is pretty consistent.

[@forkboy3309]

i wonder whether it's more or less accurate than my local weather man

[@wolfrig2000]

Wikipedia is useless too. This toy is more cool.

[@scrumbles]

​@Nick-Bel if something works half the time it doesn't work.

[@briansalk3233]

I've owned one for years and it works flawlessly, but only when weather outside matches the conditions of the storm glass.

[@NeutralBananaMmm]

BAHAHA

[@bassSupply]

i see what u did there , clever comedy

[@TylerDollarhide]

I'm so proud of this audience. While it is a small sample size of 35 comments, the vast majority of people took the 2 minutes required to Google this a figure out that they don't actually work.

[@cheesecake1255]

Lol, real

[@bridgenorton537]

Imagine if people took the same approach to religious beliefs

[@synthwavecat96]

​@@bridgenorton537 Look I'm not gonna say you're right or wrong either way but don't use the replies of a KZbin comment to soapbox your beliefs.

[@roberthobbs6318]

It is actually great! So many times I find people not even doing the most basic of research (Google-ing)

[@sventhesuperstud5858]

​@bridgenorton537 damn bro, bet your fun at all those parties you don't get invited to 🙄

[@PajujuJuelzebub]

"Nobody knows how it works" ffs it took me 10 seconds to look it up... and based on what I read it's basically snake oil. It's just a phony gimmick device.

[@theoneandonlyflexo]

This is the nail in the coffin. "Do not recommend this channel"

[@ProdThrash]

@@theoneandonlyflexo lmao whats wrong with you guys yall wild

[@sparten316]

I like me some good snake oil. 🤔🤣

[@StabbyMcStomp]

​@@ProdThrashsick of misinformation for clicks maybe lol

[@abysslight2490]

No one wants an un-oiled snake.

[@moussi22]

"Subsequent research has confirmed that the device has almost no ability to predict the weather and that it is essentially a type of thermometer."

[@crashweekly7925]

So it's as good as the local meteorologist on the TV, they can't predict the weather either and they have technology on their side.

[@moussi22]

@@crashweekly7925 I don't know what you're talking about, the predictions aren't perfect but they are pretty close. If you want better forecasts just go to a couple of weather sites and compare them.

[@OWnIshiiTrolling]

@@crashweekly7925 Substantially worse, because the meteorologist on the TV, while unable to predict the weather by himself, has access to numerical weather prediction results, which is very good at predicting the weather.

[@LogicalNiko]

“Nobody knows how it works” except the people who have studied it. Alone it offers no statistical prediction above chance at predicting the weather. Especially when placed in a room away from direct sunlight as indicated. However if the user places it near a drafty window (despite the direction not to) the crystallization of the camphor and ammonium chlorite change due to different factors. Namely these are temperature and barometric pressure. In essence it’s a very very bad temperature and pressure gauge.

[@kaligath6616]

It's a glorified thermometer...

[@y2ksw1]

Thanks for the heads up

[@alalalala57]

Ah yes, if we use it the way it explicitly shouldn't be used, it doesn't work. How revolutionary!

[@skymoore3177]

There have been several commenters stating that the device is not affected by changes in pressure

[@luftwaffle4156]

@@alalalala57ah yes, you didn’t read what they said. If it’s used explicitly not as it’s supposed to, it works better than if you had used it the correct way! Always happy to help the illiterate!

[@FOXTR0T1]

They actually work fairly well, but you have to place them by the window. Then you look just over the top of it, outside, at the sky, and determine what the weather is like.

[@aloe8694]

Yep, he said that in the video.

[@marlysorcha]

​@@aloe8694 you missed the joke, they were saying looking out the window is more accurate

[@vraku9624]

I see what you did there 😂😂

[@Joefrogigolo]

Lmao

[@mewre2062]

yeah better check ur emotion stone ring

[@davidioanhedges]

The reason that nobody knows how they work is that they don't ... didn't then and don't now ... They are basically a crude inaccurate differential thermometer

[@SirSpacenaut]

Yup~! It’s seems that the nucleation process regarding the storm glasses solution of distilled water, ethanol, potassium nitrate, ammonium chloride, and camphor are far more dependent on the local temperature fluctuations surrounding the bottle itself. To such a degree that it’s interaction based on temperature undermines more complex interactions that the Storm Glass could also have with its environment via pressure or humidity. A thermometer, which also measures surrounding temperature, has an actual meter with functional markings that allow for a far more accurate measurement. However they’re still a fantastic & wonderful way of visualizing a fundamental principle of thermodynamics; temperature gradients can cause physical reactions~!

[@StabbyMcStomp]

I didnt read it but a study was done in 2008 by some crystal freaks that determined the only cause for the crystals forming was only from the temperature, says the wiki anyway so it sounds like "someone" knows lol but clearly doesnt work as intended.

[@marlysorcha]

I mean we know exactly how it works it changes based off temperature it's basically a really inaccurate thermometer, or typically it cools down a little with rain depending on where you are

[@omega-death]

It can be affected by temperature yet is meant to measure barometric pressure and does niether very well. Reminds me of those "witching rods" that "find water" although the witching rods effectiveness changes per user. The things people use to be able to make money selling back then is kinda like a never ending supply really. Soo, many wacky devices were made and sold back then. ✌️

[@MehdiGlz]

Tbf the weather forecast doesn't work either, weather reports are only accurate when the weather is already fairly obvious

[@jeffkukkee]

"I drank mine...can I borrow yours?"

[@daniellenard2872]

My knee does this

[@koko4620]

Very relevant lmao, usually my wrists will warn me of an incoming cold front

[@TylerDollarhide]

And it works the exact same way: barometer pressure.

[@laziboi5285]

Likewise 😂😅😢

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Arthritic joints are better forecasters of weather

[@patrickmcgovern676]

Same goes for my arthritic body 😅. I can tell it's going to rain 3 to 4 days before. Especially in my hips, back and above all my hands.

[@laithbasal9149]

“looks rainy out, lemme look at my storm glass for confirmation”

[@aretailcashier450]

“If stone is wet, rain”

[@x6dingle6x]

"This is Karen Smith, its 68 degrees and there's a 30% chance that its already raining."

[@user-fl4vb2of2o]

Quote "These devices are now known to have little value in weather prediction, and tend to change visually based on the surrounding temperature"

[@danielcooke9974]

I have a device that let's me know the weather before I go out, its called a window.

[@sniffles8655]

I have a device that tells me what the weather is going to be like over the next few days, it's called a τῆλε.

[@thezpenguin13]

“To this day no one knows how a storm glass actually works” is a sealed glass container with a mixture of distilled water and chemicals, which predicts weather with various precipitant formations within the glass A Goethe storm glass is a type of water barometer, which uses a glass bulb filled with colored water to show changes in atmospheric air pressure. potassium nitrate, camphor, water, and alcohol, making a normally clear liquid in which different types of white crystals periodically grow and dissolve Dude don’t use buzz phrases that are entirely false for views 😂

[@sluttymacycheezboiiii]

use google instead of making shit up

[@alexandersolodovnikov4840]

Based comment.

[@Jeff55369]

I'm not saying the video is correct in it's statement, but you didn't actually explain how it works scientifically, you merely explained it's base construction.

[@heinzerbrew]

@@Jeff55369 IT doesn't work

[@Jeff55369]

@@heinzerbrew Sounds like you're lacking understanding. :P

[@ST0IC]

"How does a storm glass work?" The inventor: 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@peterclarke7006]

Those things are amazing. Truly a melding of engineering and Witchcraft. If they're by the window, the weather is calm. If they're on the floor in about 50 different pieces, the weather is not calm. Miraculous.

[@jezusbloodie]

"Weather" being the name of a cat 🤭

[@jeffey0217]

They don't predict anything. They're just neat.

[@JoelReid]

I used to sell these. it works by temperature. As temperature rises, the Sodium ethanoate becomes more soluble and as temperature lowers, the sodium ethanoate crystalises out of solution, making it cloudy. It presumes that if it is colder, then it is more likely to be cloudy. When i used to sell them, they were always cloudy because we sold them in an airconditioned store. We had some that were related to Pressure, but they were way more expensive and could fail easily.

[@alexbetsworth5357]

Instructions unclear, placed next to grandma and now she's tweaking

[@She-M-C]

My husband said his family did this with Camphor and Alcohol in a jar in the window as a kid. Barometric pressure change would cause sinking or floating crystal effects, he said fishing and weather was what they used it for.

[@keithwagg4112]

The crystals will form in cooler temperatures or changes in pressure. Drops in pressure usually mean rain is coming and increases mean clear weather is coming. So might do that but given it is sealed it’s likely to respond mostly to temperature

[@djmistermystic]

Ian malcom would have a field day with this

[@FerrariusChristi]

"in fact, looking out of the windows tells us that it is, in fact, raining"

[@simpleman806]

I have rheumatoid arthritis. Wife calls me a human barometer. I can feel different weather systems 3 to 4 days in advance. I feel different pains for different weather systems. Tornadoes are the worst. Even though I can't feel them days in advance, I can feel them when they are 20 miles away. I know it'll sound strange but it feels like my joints are exploding for tornadoes

[@TheMikedomann]

Strange. I can smell them. I've accurately sniffed out the difference between regular thunderstorms and an impending tornado since I was probably 11-12.

[@simpleman806]

@@TheMikedomann I've breathed in enough H2S, crude, sour gas and chemicals over the 13yrs I worked in the oilfield that I can't smell much of anything anymore. I miss the smell of rain

[@raspberrybitch4299]

​@@simpleman806Maybe the novel treatments being tried to restore the sense of smell for long covid sufferers could be used to treat your nose too

[@m1y4nothing]

In my early years my mom used to use my ability to breathe to predict the weather 12 hours in advance

[@brandonkingery7324]

So basically, as accurate as the local weatherman? 😂

[@hadensnodgrass3472]

Not knowing how it works is either: 1: It doesn't actually work (AKA Snake Oil) 2: We know generally how it works, but the specific mechanism maybe unknown. Storm-glass is neither, we know exactly how it works. It is barometric pressure.

[@Thelongestshrimp]

Or it’s just an enigma. Like with that one time I tried coding. No idea how I managed to get it working

[@iswm]

you are the definition of a mid-wit.

[@expertoflizardcorrugation3967]

​@Thelongestshrimp the programming cycle "Why isn't my code working?" Suddenly falls away to "How is my code working?"

[@MR-ew8tx]

​@@expertoflizardcorrugation3967 Same in chemistry. Did the same reaction 2 times that day. Same chemicals, same setup, same procedure. Only one worked. Guess it didn't like the angle i was pipetting from.

[@SirSpacenaut]

Barometric Pressure appears to be unrelated, as it seems to be nothing more than a crude thermoscope.

[@ocarinafrek]

Its probably atmospheric pressure, ambient static electricity and temperature. Probably some sort of supersaturated mix of water and something soluble in water

[@guiguijol]

Predicting weather has always sounded funky to me when I just need to go outside to figure out.

[@TheHotdogstand]

Remember folks, if you hear the word “crystals” you should probably be skeptical

[@aleisterlavey9716]

You wanna say granpas radio is witchcraft? I knew it. 😂

[@user-qb9pf5jo6l]

Clocks are made from a crystal that tells time by giving electricity to the crystal it gives an accurate vibration that moves the clock to a consistent time. Adjusted by you of course.

[@sandstorm6605]

Crystals are in numerous products for a variety of legitimate reasons. So folks, pay little attention to the OP. They simply don’t know what they’re talking about.

[@SaruyamaPL]

There are crystals all around in the modern technology, great for electronics.

[@gunjohn09]

Denmark mentioned🗣️🗣️

[@monkeyiscool]

WWW IM FROM DENMARK🎉🎉

[@tavoaguilar2894]

I believe hearing that it’s caused by the general ambient air pressure surrounding the glass which is influenced by temperature and humidity as water fills any areas lower in humidity causing the atmosphere to be more dense until it evens out. Which I think is what a storm is 🤔

[@Tavishburn]

'to this day nobody knows how this works' holds up a human crafted object that comes with instructions

[@robster7787]

If you want a tool thats kinda accurate in predicting weather, I would suggest a barometer. It will give you a rough idea based on pressure. I wouldn’t rely on it as a daily forecast, but it can give you an advanced as far as a couple hours ahead. For some, thats more than enough to prepare. Alternatively, low barometric pressure can cause symptoms of fatigue. So if you feel sleepy for some reason, there must be low pressure system coming in.

[@FrikInCasualMode]

I don't even need a barometer. If I start yawning in the middle of the day, there's rain coming.

[@solomondees.4632]

Yeah we had a simple arrow marking barometer in our south Florida fishing cabin. By tracking pressure changes you could have a pretty good idea what was coming and when the fish would be biting.

[@AnuragDeshpande]

Till date no one knows? Those liquids are at high saturation and react to air pressure. When the pressure drops, the dilution changes and shows up as crystals. Other way around, dilution increases and dissolves crystals back into solution

[@marlysorcha]

It changes off temperature not air pressure, it's just a really bad thermometer, and they just go off of things like, it usually cools down when it rains so when it's colder it means rain.

[@FemboyTears]

I like how “go this day nobody knows how it works” is the tiktok/KZbin shorts lingo for “it doesn’t work”

[@TheAbsoluteCool]

I put this on my nightstand every time I go on a date. Each time I come home, the storm glass is always empty

[@lonewolfx499]

I'm guessing it just measures atmospheric pressure and therefore the upcoming weather conditions?

[@ekarolak]

Nah, it just does not work at all. Pure coincidence

[@Hexalyse]

Nope, not even. From Wikipedia: These devices are now known to have little value in weather prediction, and tend to change visually based on the surrounding temperature, however they do not react to pressure changes and continue to be a curiosity. Zero link to weather lol.

[@yunoyukki7344]

I dont trust wiki lol ​@@Hexalyse

[@Dr.Dimension]

​@@yunoyukki7344🤡

[@nolimitfano2]

Barametric pressure. Lmao

[@Hexalyse]

If only. But nope. This device doesn't even react to barometric pressure. Search it on wikipedia.

[@CooperQueen45]

It must have inflammation, that never fails me in being a human rain detector

[@popcornpretzel6720]

Me when I don’t do my research:

[@prophoenix212]

I need one asap WHY THEY ARE SO EXPENSIVE IN POLAND (Minimum wage is $3 here), I though it would be cheap since it’s old technology

[@yaninski8392]

Its fake technology and a scam

[@TylerDollarhide]

They don't actually work anyways.

[@duckmoo51]

That’s what Dr. Evil had Austin Powers’ “Mojo” in. Lol

[@CreamAle]

The fact this is mass produced, means that someone indeed does know how it works.

[@somerandommadman38]

It just looks like a thing that seems to use ambient temperature and pressure to predict the weather. There may be an additive to the fluid that's most sensitive to these kind of changes.

[@Wavezzzz601]

“No one knows how they work” That’s the fun part, they don’t.

[@Holy-Hand-Grenade-of-Antioch]

"Nobody knows how it works" because it doesn't actually work. 😂

[@jaymzraulfin2227]

100% of the time i hear "no one knows how it works" i scoff and call bs, and so far that reaction has been correct 100% of the time.

[@alexandermorrison8866]

Changes in air pressure causes the liquid to either crystallize when the pressure is low, indicating poor weather, or stay dissolved in high pressure, indicating good weather.

[@ruski77]

“Nobody knows how it works” = “I don’t know how it works”

[@In_the_shed]

Storm glasses work similar to barometers, camphor recrystallises out in different shapes or structures dependant on the environmental pressure. That doesn’t mean they’re entirely readable as there is still a lot of skepticism as to whether they work or not. I have an egg shaped one sitting on my cupboard

[@chriswaters926]

Pressure changes we’ve known for since 1750

[@johnsamu]

It's as accurate as my wet finger predictions.

[@everyday4play401]

“Nobody knows how they work.” Differences in heat and pressure from changes in the weather change the hyper-saturated liquid to form crystals as the water’s ability to dissolve the solute is changed by primarily the heat and secondarily the pressure of the current and changing weather. I’ve never even heard of a storm glass or whatever it is until just now. I just understand how simple chemistry works

[@NinjaGuyPhD]

They have a substance that can crystalize in different ways based on the temperature and are cool looking.

[@linkaiser8709]

You can also predict if a freezer is cold enough by putting something inside it. If it freezes, it is cold enough.

[@liamashburn3334]

Almost the same thing that happens with my head.If I get a certain kind of headache out of nowhere then there's a high chance rain is going to happen within the next 24~48 hours

[@DaftBrian1]

Even if it didn’t work, there’s something about it that triggers my shiny goblin brain

[@CantcerCause]

I like how his example is just him looking out the window

[@rlywtfdude]

Nobody knows how it works, except everyone does. Crystals dissolve in higher temperature, reappear in lower

[@AagnosticAtheist49]

Most credible page on KZbin

[@ScythesBlade]

"Now, what is a storm glass? Instead of answering that question, I'm going to go on a tangent about its origins while not actually explaining them. Oh, it tells weather or something idk'

[@poppabless9587]

the most genuine “and look at that it is raining” ever im soooooo convinced

[@jingo500]

We got a new way to tell the weather these days. It's called a window.

[@goodnightvienna8511]

I love this, I always liked barometers that went to “stormy” and this was something I was never aware of ! I wonder if there are cheaper modern versions as I’m sure this one is rather pricey 😢

[@Mrguypersonmandudebro]

Studies show that a Storm Glass can predict rain an average rate of 45-55%. I have a penny that can do that too.

[@kriegguardsman9117]

Fun fact: We can find out just about anything (and I truly mean anything), in the time it takes to ask the question.

[@TimothyWhiteheadzm]

Whenever someone says 'nobody knows how it works' my interpretation is 'I didn't google very hard'.

[@mortenhansen4641]

Didn't know the internet was around in 1750

[@entarr2604]

Thanks to blowing out my knee a few years ago, I too can accurately predict if it'll rain within the next 24 to 48hrs

[@Greatathate]

50% accuracy proposed (found online) it’s like flipping a coin to see if it’s raining. It’s a neat object, but it does nothing.

[@cameron3991]

A storm glass creates different crystalline forms that range from general transparency to small flakes to spiraling threads from top to bottom, all of which correspond to variations in local weather conditions. The storm glass operates as a perpetual index of conditions that include fog, thunderstorms, snow, frost, wind, and clear skies. In addition to functioning as an index of the weather, each unique crystalline form has different levels of transparency, ranging from clear in clear conditions to mostly opaque in stormy conditions. The storm glass combines an environmental instrument with aesthetic effects. Dynamic patterns of crystals form inside the tubes revealing changes in weather patterns. The storm glass partitions produce a visual depth and modulate interior environmental conditions by diffusing light. Overall, the system forgoes complete visual transparency in favor of visual variability. The glass tube containing a mixture of ammonium chloride, potassium nitrate, camphor, water, and alcohol,. Making a normally clear liquid in which different types of white crystals periodically grow acnd dissolve.

[@vivienclogger]

I'm in the UK. We don't need one to predict the weather because it's either raining or about to rain.

[@davidtrunk705]

I remember we had a weather stick on the side of our house and when it rains the stick points down and clear sky’s it points up .

[@Velocitytoad]

"to this day we still don't know how it works".. thats the first sentence in any scam..

[@andrews8722]

Just googled "How does storm glass work?" and google told me. Google knows.

[@Zanian19]

If I see a video with dislikes disabled, claiming anything, I just automatically assume bullshit. No googling required.

[@CloudColumncat]

In Korea, there was a time when seasons were explained through the condition of chestnuts bur. If is green and itches when you rub it, it is spring. If it is green and does not fall to the ground, it is summer. If the thorns are hard and brown like a hedgehog, it is fall. If it is hollow, it is winter.

[@girtas]

Regular glass is also a good weather teller, just look through it

[@TheMushroomManDan_FungalFruits]

For optimal use, place this by the window where you can also tell the weather by looking out the F'ing window

[@tedhubertcrusio372]

It's filled with hydrogen peroxide. It reacts to barometric pressure, and is the forerunner to digital weather systems, as opposed to analog dial-based or mark-based systems.

[@samwright6853]

'Nobody knows how it works' usually means that it doesn't.

[@Chokato_]

It does not predict the weather, it only rations with the weather at that moment, so it works the same as if you were looking out the window.

[@justrollin6734]

Old people complaining about their knees or their back are a far more accurate method of weather prediction than this

[@apocraphontripp4728]

Brother this is great. Thank you so much for the info. I'm getting one of these for my prepper kit.

[@Digitalpoison]

Now That's what I call high quality H2O

[@XeresKyle]

For optimal use put it by the window. Dude, in that case I'll just look out the f×ckin window to see what the weather is like.

[@outrage_swampert979]

In order to predict the weather the substance inside must be extremly sensitive to slight changes in atmosferic pressure. I assume that's how it works

[@rotten-Z]

This is Siri from the 19th century. -Siri, what's the weather like outside? -Look at my crystals, not out the window. It's obvious that it's raining!

[@Shinobi33]

For some stupid reason I thought you were going to able to create storm like conditions in that glass 😅

[@SUPPORTSUPPORT-gt6hd]

I think it's a beautiful object, love the chrome with the copper coin on the bottom

[@Brokenansmokey5.99]

Duuuuuuude! I have been after one of those for like, ages! So frikken cool!

[@mik-pi4di]

I got a feeling that this is why my old arm injury pains flair up a day or so before a storm

[@AutisticAl]

This is about as useful as Karen from Mean Girls.... "My boobs can tell when it's raining"

[@Flooding474]

“To this day no one knows how it works” the inventor found it in a mystery box. 📦

[@kazumasatou6256]

Lower BP makes stuff fall out of solution by changing the AP inside the container. Wouldve been the coolest shit to own back in the OG days of science.

[@Cssisabeautifulthang]

We had some kind of shark oil one