Precious Metal From Catalytic Converter

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

"The only way to recover it would be to chisel up the floor" I half expected a cut to cody with a jackhammer.

[@DutchPhlogiston]

I fully expected him to do that.

[@nailbatgore]

😂

[@nick6876]

The fact that he even considered it is impressive

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

"Now this isn't really profitable, but just to explore the chemistry..."

[@thjeokthjeok443]

@@xjunkxyrdxdog89 , With all the pollution in cities its now used in high rise buildings to clean the air . All the worlds Platinum will fit into about about a 1 meter by 2 meter room . Its uses are kept a secret ! used in Industry . The Vatican church or the Pope has a cup made out of platinum , must be worth a fortune . I think its worth more in its pure state .

[@pkz420]

"I'm going to move this inside so it doesn't get knocked over by an animal." Gets knocked over by cat.

[@ABQSentinel]

I cannot fathom why people keep cats at pets.

[@bchin4005]

@@ABQSentinel Because they're awesome

[@microttaja783]

@@bchin4005 cats are assholes

[@ljk8059]

Cats are awesome because they're assholes... most people marry, and humans are way worse than cats!

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

The cat wants to buy some treats and needs money, so it wanted to get the precious metals (he knows a fence).

[@maxwellssilverhammer]

I have been waiting on this video for 3 years now. I am finally fulfilled.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Except the damn cat ruined it. This is why I hate cats.

[@vinniecocco9932]

@@x9x9x9x9x9 I hate cats too

[@Pro_Vs_Con]

Fulfilled? Not me watching all that just to have a cat say "HAHHAHA you watched all that? Sucks for you!"

[@vinniecocco9932]

@Ix Suomi I owned a cat once and it tried to shoot me!!!

[@ODST_Republic]

@@vinniecocco9932 it knew you were evil, that's why I named my cat Kevin to keep me in check

[@slayer91340]

Not sure what the hell I just watched. But I watched it. And I don't regret it.

[@PyroFalcon]

Dont worry Cody, swimming pools release a lot more chlorine into the atmosphere (yours is negligible in comparison)

[@twigglykevin]

dont forget pulp mills. ive seen the stacks shit out yellow green for days

[@PyroFalcon]

@@twigglykevin agree 100%

[@magnusdagbro8226]

Two wrongs do not make one right. That attitude is what is killing our climate right now - Nobody's to blame because there's always someone else who is worse. Really we *all* have to stop living like there's 5 earths.

[@PyroFalcon]

@@magnusdagbro8226 I totally see and ageee with your point.... but lets be realistic here and acknowledge that our mere lives are a detriment to the planet as we've known it, we all contribute to its demise in one way or another and beating oneself down for every little thing wont help the situation at all. We try to minimize/mitigate our impact more so than most people outthere in many other ways, including Cody I'm sure....

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@magnusdagbro8226 Cody seems to be quite environmentally aware - replanting trees and keeping bees amongst other things. Ok, releasing chlorine gas is never good, but it couldn't have been much.

[@Lemurai]

This guy is literally turning his home into a class 1 superfund site for our viewing pleasure.

[@normancocksmell]

And now you could to for the low, low price of your neighbors’ catalytic converters.

[@scottm7281]

Things could really get methed up if he's not more careful.

[@Bowl221]

Cody: I'm going to take this inside so an animal doesn't knock it over. Cody's cat: $_$

[@bernardo00124719]

that was hilarious

[@maxpracht7719]

Cody: *spends days working to make a video* Cody’s cat: I’m about to end this man’s whole career

[@lewisbolman7862]

Now the cat is 2 inches shorter and can't stop licking its nubs

[@MISTERLeSkid]

Damn, as a total non-chemist, this reminds me of videos I watched a decade or so ago about people getting the precious metals out of CPUs. I think I'll stick with cooking stuff I can eat. Where I live, there's a rash of converter theft going on at the moment, which is why I searched for this, just to see. Goodonya Cody - you're a much more patient man than me lol.

[@RubenKelevra]

So your cat just increased the resell value of your house. *Slaps on the floor* »This bad boy is full of precious metals«

[@grahambins454]

Ruben Kelevra remember when Cody slapped his kitchen floor with his body😂

[@avapire2359]

@@grahambins454 *falls on floor* this bad boy is full of precious metals

[@trollmcclure1884]

and "cough" mercury "cough"

[@hamsteerio]

Ruben Kelevra it probably sniffed it and tried to sit on it

[@0calvin]

On the bright side, you can now claim to have a platinum-coated garage floor.

[@Jobobn1998]

Nah, call it "platinum-infused;" sounds even more haughtier.

[@laharl2k]

Say it helps reflect cosmic rays or something.

[@Demicron]

adding sales value

[@przemko961]

I just wonder if cat is coated too

[@laharl2k]

@przemko961 Nah, Cody probably threw the cat into the remains of the acid bath to redisolve the particles

[@Master_Therion]

A lot of work, extracting these metals from catalytic converters. I bet you're... exhausted ;)

[@lefr33man]

Goddamn it Carlos

[@username-rs4vf]

h A

[@Catchcheese]

Sigh

[@hadeez2651]

along comes cat

[@ElTurbinado]

Oof

[@dathaniel9403]

I hope that the hilarity that a cat screwed up your CATalytic converter extraction isn’t lost on you.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

First, there was Schrödinger's cat. Now there's Cody's cat. Put the cat in a room with an experiment. Before you open the door, you don't know if the cat has knocked over the experiment or not.

[@marcelpeinsipp2708]

It has both knocked the jar over and not

[@ChuckBurry]

@@marcelpeinsipp2708 thanks for correcting leslie

[@haliax8149]

@@ChuckBurry He wasn't incorrect, he just didn't complete the statement. Not knowing whether or not it's been knocked over is part of the point, you idiot.

[@valhalla__gaming8231]

Or if its dead due to fumes and access to chemicals… bad pet ownership

[@M2rsh]

Every cat is in fact Schrödinger's cat wandering all of the different realities while it's still alive in the box taking revenge on scientists

[@paulherriot8936]

I cant believe there are people who dislike anything Cody does. Top guy. Keep it up buddy.

[@TheGriffDog7]

No one used this chance to say, Cody's is a man of solutions not problems

[@Chaya-uv6oq]

genius

[@christiancomputing8771]

Very nice observation!

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

I have great respect for how you just seem to fool around with stuff that's left around the house. Your chemical expertise must be up there in the stars.

[@gamingmarcus]

Just out of curiosity did you do an XRay analysis of the concrete floor afterwards?

[@bolton368]

Rarefying that floor! You legand

[@bagochips834]

I'd actually really like to see that

[@albertjurkowski9038]

Agreed. I wonder what the resale value of Cody's shed is now

[@bernardo00124719]

@@albertjurkowski9038 with all the radiation and busted garden? very low i guess lol.

[@alessandrodalterio7556]

Next video "Extracting precious metal from my floor"

[@GunFunZS]

Good scientists publish negative results. Cody, I appreciate all of your style. Take heart, sir.

[@Kurukx]

Your protection against wild animals needs to include evil pets :)

[@kubajz2257]

Pests

[@FroggyTWrite]

gotta be more careful with the cat though, it could have gotten seriously injured with the glass and chemicals

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

@@FroggyTWrite Screw the cat, save the chemicals!

[@-danR]

Cody's protection against water includes gloves 5:23 .

[@mybackhurts7020]

Place metal cooking sheets on the edge of the counters at night. It scares the crap out of the cats and they stop jumping up on things

[@Hidden_Destinations]

This is like an episode of Breaking Bad.

[@charlesmcgill2974]

In my city people keep stealing them I think I figured out where people got the idea

[@diegotorres1194]

@@charlesmcgill2974 from their friends thats who if you're about to blaim this man you're really not in the right place this shit has existed for years your city just recently got caught up is what happens if you're that worried get a camera and a gun in case someone tries stealing yours if you dont already have those two handy

[@spanishforjames]

Breaking Bad is like a copy of Cody's Lab.

[@lawso3798]

Next video title: Extracting all the organic compounds in a house cat

[@kleetus92]

Yeah that would be an interesting one once the cat dies...

[@eclectichoosier5474]

@@kleetus92 Why wait?

[@kleetus92]

@@eclectichoosier5474 lol!

[@patrickmatheson6537]

mee OWW!

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

*The Kritty Krat obviously licked it's paws clean and hasn't Died, so that's proof you can spread it on a Sammich and lick the Spoon.*

[@captainswjr]

Danger Level: Cody wears respirator. Mere mortals beware.

[@DanHaiduc]

You don't want to catalize your lungs. They'll react!

[@jit_rs]

@@DanHaiduc what if this will overdrive oxygen absorption

[@DanHaiduc]

@@jit_rs Then we have a new superhero: Oxidizing Agent

[@saddekko77]

@Fred Knowells you don't know?

[@saddekko77]

@Fred Knowells you're new to the channel aren't you?. Anyway its a copper chainmail he made to add extra weight while working so he can get his workout done

[@iThinkSOiAm97]

Im sorry youtube is screwing you man. Your content is very educational and intriguing. You deserve more

[@joesTired]

What is KZbin doing to screw him over? Seems like he's frustrated with them but I haven't watched in a while.

[@risefal]

@@joesTired demonitizing and striking everything

[@MegaRazorback]

@@joesTired A lot of Cody's vids have been demonetized and struck because "It does not meet KZbin's standards and guidelines" which is there speak for "Oh you want to show off how to make/refine metals and chemicals even though you are doing it is a very safe way? NOPE!!!" I mean hell, he showed off one of the OLD ways gunpowder was made (with sulfur/urine/charcoal) and they got flagged as "inappropriate". Cody also only gave us snippets of the process, it wasn't a full length vid on exactly HOW to make it.

[@jusb1066]

youtube has too many logan pauls taking advertising money to pay everyone, and pewdepies making bank for doing trash

[@jcdenton4436]

Most of his best videos have been removed.

[@aol11]

Your example with the torch of making the honeycomb glow red is exactly why a car running to rich will burn out the catalytic converter. When someone's Catalytic converter Burns out they usually just replace it and never ask why it went out. Usually due to a bad air/fuel sensor

[@turkeyboyjh1]

Stuck injector will take one out in an hour

[@weneedtotalk6153]

19:45 When you have to find precious metals from catalytic converters at 9 and take the holy land at 10

[@VerifyVeracity]

I did not notice the CHAINMAIL, thanks

[@R_T_D]

Comment of the century.

[@bldeagle10]

I may be able to actually get you a large bin full of catalytic convertors.

[@DJBillyQ]

Make it happen!

[@bldeagle10]

Left a comment on Patreon, if he’s interested he can get in contact with me

[@TheAdventureLog]

The local metal recycling place will pay 25-40 a piece for catalytic converters

[@ssteele1812]

@@TheAdventureLog I have two recyclers near me. One won't take them because the price changes too much. The other under pays to compensate for price fluctuation. Too many crackheads stealing cats around here.

[@Sergei_kv82]

Only way to make a profit is if you cut them from parked cars , otherwise it isn't worth paying for any of them.

[@NoahWL1]

"Hey everyone, welcome back to Cody'sLab. Today I'm going to be harvesting copper from these unfinished houses."

[@rassault]

holy shit

[@jonathancrow626]

FBI, OPEN UP!

[@coutopraze]

HAHAAHA

[@timsmith854]

"harvesting" AMOST made the action of thievery sound noble, but just not quite. Thanks for the laughs though. You are very funny...

[@GoldSK96]

So this is the guy stealing all those catalytic converters...

[@coolnoah8183]

How to improve the reward from this experiment: 1. More Catalytic Converters 2. Less Cats

[@jakemcmillian]

So more cats and less cats?

[@IanWilkinson]

* _fewer_ cats !

[@Enonymouse_]

It's much more difficult to keep it attatched to the cat. As to whether it cleans up the emissions of your mouse eating machine who knows, there has been insufficient studies on it's efficacy. :P

[@misterblobbys]

Yey Minster Blobby

[@jessewilson8676]

Not all catalytic converters are created equality. Some the scrap yards will only pay $10 or less others they will pay $400-500. In general the imports have higher priced cats.

[@kubajz2257]

1:00 It looks just like Minecraft terrain.

[@Enderol89]

I literally thought that and scrolled down to the comments in the middle of the video lol

[@scotthenrie5674]

Now you know where you can get platinum! 😉

[@psygn0sis]

GO AWAY!

[@Jesse__H]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@BadMax02_VR]

haha searched for this comment because same thought

[@StarSpirit-xj6lw]

Cody, I want to thank you for all your hard work. I myself am a professional noble metals refiner with a designated workshop in an industrial area. I have learned a lot by watching your experiments and test runs, from the information you have provided I am finding new materials to recycle and refine. Thanks for providing me with new ideas and future investments in my business.

[@johnmoyers404]

I am a master of electroplating. I have access to thousands of untouched catalytic converters want to split the gains

[@StarSpirit-xj6lw]

​@@johnmoyers404 Where are you from ? Because I live in Europe and transportation with cross border post inspections are a huge pain. I am having huge problems importing from India or China via Ebay and Amazon as it is, when it comes to electronic scrap or any other noble metal waste.

[@kebakent]

I always enjoy these videos. It doesn't really matter what Cody is doing, his positive attitude makes it worth watching.

[@johnnyu.9823]

"this tells me that.... somebody ripped me off" School really paid off. Lol this channel is in my top 5.

[@angeldemore6922]

Lol school. more like him having a gcms expensive piece of gear.

[@angeldemore6922]

hes doing shit poor white people who live in southern states do to catalytic converters and scrap crap metals from tv's

[@johndowe7003]

@@angeldemore6922 you dont need no damn school when you got a 10 000$ computer in your inventory lol (5k on the cheaper side)

[@ytrew9717]

@Cody why don't you publish the name of this dishonest seller (to avoid him/her, and because there is nothing better than a good shaming process to stop/prevent these behaviors). I wonder why most people avoid denouncing these dishonest guys. Social media could make the world better also with that.

[@carpdog42]

@@angeldemore6922 LOL I totally clicked on this video while saying to my wife "lets see how the crooks do it". Instead of one lesson, we got two. Step 1: Steal Catalytic converters Step 2: Extract metals Step 3: Sell waste on ebay.

[@Arm0ry]

Cody: I'm moving this inside because I'm putting it in kind of a precarious situation and don't want any wild animals running into it. Also Cody: I lost most of the product because my cat ran into it after I moved it inside. *facepalm*

[@slapallan]

Haha

[@nahkaimurrao4966]

Bold move, going with the ole cat ate my homework method. Let's see if it works out for him

[@lukes2219]

Arm0ry he tried

[@corncobjohnsonreal]

Wow, first I was stealing catalytic converters, now this showed up in my recommendations! I believe in fate

[@vizprave6721]

Dont confess to your crimes

[@SuperHoneyOil]

Wild animals? More like keep it outside to avoid wild indoor ones! Sorry that happened, how frustrating. Great video still Cody!

[@rvaughan74]

"Cody here. Today we're going to increase the value of a garage floor with a toxic spill."

[@timmyy420]

I just watched a Vice video on where used catalytic converters in Africa. These guys were taking out that "honeycomb" structure, crushing it into a powder and sniffing it as a drug. It was insane, there were hundreds of them all walking around with plastic bags of that powder in their pockets.

[@spg1794]

theyll literally snort anything esp in central africa

[@tabascoraremaster1]

@@spg1794 As long as it is White Powder. Especially when made of fresh bones taken from a a living albino child. Very sick and sad.

[@jedidiahshilts7152]

Ya they called it the Bomb lol they were cutting it with some kinda pillz

[@nathanielball365]

​@@spg1794Agreed!! Hell yeah they'll snort and huff anything over there! I'm sure you've heard of this shit they call"Jankem" that they huff over there!? IT IS LITERALLY FREMENTED HUMAN SHIT THEY SHIT IN A PLASTIC BAG AND LEAVE IT OUT IN THE SUN AND IT BASICALLY FREMENTS! 🤢 WELL, ROTS REALLY!? BUT THERE ARE JANKEM ADDICTS EVERYWHERE OVER THERE!! LOL JUST IMAGINE your drug of choice being human shit in a bag that they'll huff from!! GYAAWWDDD!!!; 🤢 🤮 MAKES ME WANT TO PUKE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT YUCK!!! BUT AT LEAST THEIR BUSINESS IS ALWAYS BOOMING ESPECIALLY DURING DYSENTERY OUTBREAKS!! LOL!!!😂😅😂😅😂, 🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤮🤮🤢🤮

[@russelbrown6275]

The low IQ actions of people like that cease to amaze me.

[@GeorgeAusters]

At least when you sell your house, you can list the garage floor as "containing precious metals" and increase the value by $10k.

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@Tony Samson thanks Tony. We thought he was serious. Fuckin idiot

[@Nik-mg1rp]

well as an expert I'd say that you’re gay

[@StBeter-tc2te]

well as an expert I'd say 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣love your comment

[@duandle1358]

LOL why is this so funny

[@8bits-pt]

I guess the feline was trying to cat-alyze the reaction... but that had cat-astrophic results.

[@Dacura]

It hurts...

[@steffentysnes5302]

Why

[@warhawks8358]

as much as i hate puns dude, this was amazing and i love you for it

[@8bits-pt]

@@warhawks8358 I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.

[@cougarhunter33]

@@Dacura Meow. So catty

[@rubenirrelevante1817]

Cody through the whole video: *Slaps glass tank* Also Cody: "This bad boy can fit so many deadly gasses inside"

[@JJJthebest]

Bad format, bad execution

[@TRX450RVlogger]

Rubén Irrelevante Yeah I’m gonna have to say horrible horrible joke. I’d rather have a fat guy give me a hand job then have to read your attempts at trying to be funny.

[@RCobra17isMyName]

I never knew people despised the car salesman format so much

[@MuffFlux]

@@RCobra17isMyName Well it wasn't even used right. A weird mutant crossover joke for which existence is pain thus should never have been created to begin with.

[@leojciaccioii]

AI...

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

You can hear how upset Cody is when hes tells us his cat knocked over The large vessel this is why I love Cody he took it in stride and said screw it let's with show the chemistry thank you Cody!

[@marlborom2c829]

Cat 🐈had gas.

[@johnpossum556]

I've used the ol' "Rowdy cat spilled my homework" excuse plenty of times.

[@kemphoss-4791]

My Ol' rowdy cat broke my window with a baseball once

[@sfsaviation]

*mom I promise the poop sock isn’t mine that’s the cats please mom* *_MOM ITS NOT MY POOP SOCK_*

[@whispermason8052]

Platinum from the road is one of the vid's I always tell my friends about. That was one of my favorite because it was a brilliant concept.

[@incubusfan4211]

I completely agree. I still don't understand how any state's DOT didn't recognize the possibilities.

[@whispermason8052]

@@incubusfan4211 True but if you recall Cody's video he did say the concept is sound but economic viability considering all of the refining costs might not be worth while.

[@mikescott16]

It only cost $200 in chemicals to get $5 in metal.

[@black_knight777]

And a year of waiting.

[@paulnathanielsmith]

I think its more about having fun with chemistry rather than a profit. Hobbies can be expensive.

[@billbergen9169]

The metals in catalytic converters are worth a lot (probably not that much metal tho).

[@donvee2000]

It's only worth it if you got a big old bag of stuff to process. He had the right idea with the stuff he bought, but he got ripped off. Can't trust anyone anymore.

[@Armageist]

@@paulnathanielsmith It's not worth ruining your lungs and brain for.

[@marlinblack6597]

Maybe time for a Schrodinger's cat experiment with any left over Chlorine gas.

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

Cody's next video: Separating the cat into all its basic elements.

[@jerome1lm]

Mostly water :(

[@userPrehistoricman]

water isn't an element

[@____________________________.x]

I'm not sure there is a solvent for 10% pure evil ?

[@Klesh]

Well that’s unfortunate about the cat knocking over your experiment. At least you now have a supply of palladium and platinum in your concrete floor if you ever need some.

[@justinbarrus8959]

Yeah cody. If you hadnt already scared away any potential buyer with all the radioactive isotopes in your garage it could have been a real selling point.

[@KingMidas1983]

@@justinbarrus8959 "I love the mood lighting in here but how do you turn it off?" "Depends on the half-life of radium-226"

[@chiptunechannel]

Love your gold videos Klesh!

[@yutub561]

Fancy seeing you here, love your videos Klesh!

[@KingMidas1983]

Haha I didn't even notice I replied to Kesh, love your series. Favorite video is where you panned the "skudge" from NY

[@SirTerabyte]

In the UK, there is day light robbery of catalytic convertors. They must have seen your video 😂

[@mynameis8211]

@@WAM.87 Its everywhere. Precious metal prices are rising big time due to shortages, so its creating an in for criminals to make money.

[@SkibidiWaPaPaPaPa]

Those cats look like they were cut off

[@yankeespanky6570]

It happens in the U.S. a lot as well. I think just about any country that have cars with catalytic converters will have thieves that want to make a come up on them.

[@MegaMeco2]

Yup here in phoenix its a huge and i mean huge problem. They target peoples cars at homes, jobs, Dr offices, etc.

[@user-rg7sz1fs4x]

@Ronald Jenkins Why fix it?

[@20BMR]

Awesome video, what floors me the most is how brilliant this guy is. Unbelievable and people like him think of this like 2+2=4 it just makes sense. I’m just lost on how you have this knowledge😳🤙🏼💯👌🏼

[@carnivalwrestler]

Off the top of my head, Platinum is about $1,000 per Troy ounce (31.1 grams), Palladium about $2500 (it has soared in the past week or so), and Rhodium maybe $8500 per ounce. You really ought to keep a better eye on your cat : )

[@rickmorris338]

you listed three materials. He salvaged one. How do you get the other materials out of them? Do you have a better idea? Other then keeping a better eye on the cat? :-) lol

[@siklop6374]

@@rickmorris338 electrolysis

[@giovannipelissero1886]

@@rickmorris338 he did it in an another video

[@the_bencredible]

That’s crazy. I assume the real problem is finding someone to buy it. I don’t think the local recycling center is going to give you money for the material lol

[@shyannenicole1615]

Lol they pay so much more now

[@Dippedinsilver1974]

I love when you extract precious metals! I’m always impressed by your knowledge. It’s easy to forget how young you are. Thank you for your fascinating content. I hope you’re doing well 😁

[@Dippedinsilver1974]

Because any woman who compliments a man is trying to what? Get money? Intelligent response. Maybe I’m a happily married old lady who likes to say nice things to people who work hard to make interesting content, not insult strangers for no reason.

[@markgane7870]

@@Dippedinsilver1974 you aren't very good at insulting strangers for no reason.

[@LateNightModels]

I'm a mechanic so I have been wondering about converter metals for a long time. Thanks for the great vids Cody, keep up the good work man!

[@StuffBudDuz]

I know a group of guys that work the nightshift who can get you catalytic converters really cheap.

[@csn6234]

Tweakers across the nation favorited this video.

[@anglegrinder4630]

Or people who like money actually made hour long vids,got the equipment,x-rays,chemicals,what do you call them?

[@willscott6928]

I'm sure the douchebags are stealing catalytic converters would love this video

[@RichardsWorld]

@@willscott6928 I'm sure they just sell it to middle men or real refiners. You would go broke doing what Cody did.

[@willscott6928]

Seems to be a growing problem here in Canada, my brother's cat got Jack plus my neighbours

[@RentAsunder0]

Why? Did your mom?

[@arlascott]

My mum had her catalytic converter cut out and stolen from her car last week while parked in her work car park. The grief and stress from the lengths thieves go to get these precious metals is awful.

[@sumogangchief3927]

Sorry

[@Kyle-du7rb]

Part of me feels this video should be taken down because it shows people how to get it

[@cryptocollies222]

@@sumogangchief3927 hahah

[@cryptocollies222]

move where the doppers aren't

[@richhauxwell7848]

You mean Entrepreneurs?

[@johnd9357]

When you heated the converter material and showed it catalyze the gas, that’s exactly the same thing that happens in small flameless soldering irons. They have a tiny catalytic grid and it does the same thing. It’s awesome!

[@Pcwizayylmao]

It's interesting that this got recommended to me because on Monday, some people broke into our work place and stole a couple of of those converters from the work trucks. That kinda hints to me that they must have gotten this video recommend to them as well.

[@Pcwizayylmao]

@Nana Kwame no, I can assure you I didn't. However, I did say the word outloud, so that means my phone listens. That sucks.

[@teej008]

The old ‘cat knocked over my fluids’ excuse. We’ve all been there

[@Phakepasco]

Go join codys patreon he needs it more than most of these youtubers. He puts so much work into these videos you can tell. And you can imagine its probably expensive too.

[@rainerwinkler547]

hey cody. im from germany. i work in the metal recycling industry. from our customers we buy catylystars for around 100€ each. we sell them for around 250€ each. that means if u have a big catalysator u can surely get metals out of it worth like 400€. it always depends on the cat though. some are worthless. some are very valuable. greetings from germany.

[@mghanim5963]

Hallo, schönen guten Tag Also ich habe Interesse an diese Sache und bin in Deutschland auch Gibt es die Möglichkeit, dass ich Sie direkt kontaktieren kann?

[@johnnylego807]

Yup like Prius converters, some of the most valuable

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

@@mghanim5963 how about you return back to syria and leave germany be?

[@javierrodriguez2863]

Rhodium being the most profitable at the moment!

[@russelbrown6275]

I’m down with what Cody is showing us. This knowledge lets you see what to look for to help identify these thieves.

[@KingMidas1983]

Next video: "how to extract $6 worth of palladium from your garage floor using this simple trick!"

[@TheGerminator71]

"The chlorine gas won't hurt anything, going to release it into the atmosphere" *hears cars crashing in the background*

[@TallManJae]

😂😂😂 best comment

[@jram7047]

Ive got to figure out how much I can afford but your channel is the only one I've ever considered financially supporting. I learn a lot and your work pushes me to research more about what your doing

[@Nursejea]

Thanks alot !! You just increased the amount of thugs stealing them by thousands

[@WarpedYT]

Funny, I just finished an episode on a "see thru catalytic converter" yesterday, then I ran into you video ! Great timing.

[@danieltroger]

I came here because someone recommended it in your comments lol

[@Grizzleback07]

That was an awesome video, too! 👍

[@danmcclearynigga]

@@user-ve5qq5wp6j same here watched see threw then got recommended this

[@jameslumabi8537]

Lol same here

[@xeluc7837]

Same here. odd. I am a Cody's Lab fan though.

[@marcelpeinsipp2708]

Cody: wants to extract precious metals. Also Cody: picks up the bead of metal with the rustiest pair of pliers.

[@iPownYouN00B]

Good thing precious metals are generally less corrosive and noble metals in particular are corrosion resistant so no biggy

[@GC-qd1ci]

My brother and I are working on extracting gold from six tons of silica matrix and had hit a wall. That is till we viewed your video. Nascent chlorine. That’s the answer we had been searching for. Inexpensive and readily available. Thanks man. I shall keep you informed as to our progress.

[@ShitlordMcDoge]

Any updates please?

[@BlueWaterSTAX]

The Ebay material could have been aftermarket. I heard there's no Precious metals in aftermarket

[@cybco]

This guys incredible. Perfect example of someone who loves what he's doing. If we were all so lucky.

[@qislegit.donttrustthemedia6232]

He's a great guy

[@edwarddrost5299]

Do you think Ted Kaczynski hated what he was doing?

[@cybco]

@@edwarddrost5299 I'm confused by your QUESTION.

[@edwarddrost5299]

@@cybco I suppose that the Unabomber was doing what he thought was necessary, not what he loved to do. We're lucky not everyone does that.

[@cybco]

@@edwarddrost5299 Nope, he looked at it as a purpose. and reading his manifes6o in a sick way he makes sense.

[@jacksonbarrett1878]

The honeycomb things look like Minecraft mountains

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

Cat: "Science? not on my watch, we'll have none of your heathen voodoo in this house!"

[@tonymaglio9376]

Nice video I'm a mechanic. The scrap guys won't even pay me for after market cats. They just don't have the precious metals in them like factory ones do.

[@RAAAAAAAAHHHHH1111]

Hey Cody, keep up the great work, you inspire many to pursue science and have personally helped me in my battle with major depression by giving me a reason to get out of bed and try new things. Thank you for existing.

[@Michael-cb3uw]

BASED GIGA CHAD, you know im something of a scientist myself!

[@NFS305]

That’s awesome!

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

I wonder if you could do anything useful with all that leftover zirconium matrix...?

[@SomeAustrianGuy]

I've reduced ZrO2 to Zirconium metal in a Thermite reaction, so that would be a cool idea. It's a very difficult thermite, you need to add KNO3 or KClO4 to get it hot enough. Even if you add a flux (CaF2 works well) a lot of the metal will burn in the air. I would love to have as much ZrO2 as cody.

[@oscarmendez590]

Perhaps some nice cladding for other interesting metals

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

@@oscarmendez590 That would work well if the chunks were big enough - I imagine you'd have to somehow remove the other coating without breaking it up or reform the crumbled stuff though? Cool idea though, imagine using this process with a whole "squarecomb" piece and then recoating it in something that looked amazing...!

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

@@SomeAustrianGuy Anything that involves fire or booms is always a winner. :D

[@Kineth1]

Or... He could sell it on ebay to recover his losses from buying processed matrix on ebay.

[@Henchman1977]

That box of loose catalytic material was probably extracted from cheap aftermarket cats. Those have almost no resale value if identifiable as such. Certainly not worth shipping while still encased in steel.

[@timschutte6924]

You are a chemistry wizard. It's fascinating what you can do with the proper chemicals in proper proportions. Added at the proper moment. It would take a long time to build up enough metal to get any significant amount of money. Thing is, who are you gonna sell it too ?

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Siamese cat exhaust, now with reduced hydrocarbons..Clearly what they meant by CATalytic converter, converted your experiment into harmless concrete.

[@coleweede1953]

Cat spilled the cat juice

[@Nehmo]

1:39 For some reason, people who get ripped off frequently protect the person who did them wrong by keeping them anonymous. Why not expose the bad eBay seller, Cody? Ebay even has a feedback system just for that purpose. Did you give unfavorable feedback, Cody? And, also, did you try to return the wrongly-described item?

[@timothymyers8182]

All that work for that amount. NOT WORTH THE TIME

[@arturosilva4219]

@@timothymyers8182 you wouldn’t be saying that if you spent good money on something that turned out to be a scam

[@jameshester3831]

It means module experts would probably not return the phone call

[@centex7409]

You're obviously not one of the cool kids.. There are no legitimate sources of ground up catalytic converter cores. You can bet that box represents dozens of stolen catalytic converters. But once ground up like that, no way to prove it. The cops won't look upon you favorably, not Ebay or any other platforms. It's best just to let it go and consider it a lesson learned.

[@Coincidence_Theorist]

@@centex7409 yeah ground up core equals sketch. broken is one thing. Theres no valid reason to grind it up just to sell it. unlessss oh wait no. see video. Cody us the one person out their that actually has the means to test it. would be nice if he outed them. i think he took an ego it. first go robbed by the those cats that sold it to him and then his own cat......could they be one in tbe same? Id say the odds are highly likely.

[@evam2351]

Ultimate recycling: don't just throw something away. Take it apart - on the molecular level!!

[@justinleonard6183]

Ratyr palladium is worth more than gold

[@lil_weasel219]

@@justinleonard6183 at this point yes. used to be slightly less than gold. Platinum used to be more exp. than gold

[@sourdough7791]

Oh, so you’re the one who you stole my cat converter

[@lag8876]

No , the ones that buy them stolen

[@OrgyAtMyPlaceNOW]

Its amazing how interesting it can be to watch someone pour liquids into other liquids for 20min, all the while anxious to see the result.

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

This

[@12up4down]

Palladium chloride is a good catalyst for making MDMA Or so I heard

[@Enzo6006]

we have been waiting for Cody to break bad

[@sam08g16]

Everybody know that Cody will never become a drug lord. He will become a super villain, throwing nuclear grenades around and poisoning our water with mercury. We'll still love him though.

[@g_e_o_m9369]

@@sam08g16 Cody is actually a Victor Von Doom type semi-benevolent despot.

[@rymichael7203]

@@g_e_o_m9369 The only DOOM is MF DOOM... Viktor Vaughn the Vaudeville Villain

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

@@rymichael7203 *Oh no..................it's the Moby Silver Surfer argument.*

[@Venoxium]

> Moves container from outside in case of animals >Cat knocks it over *surprised pikachu*

[@slp1338]

This dude has the potential to be real life Breaking Bad.Lmao

[@skonstas4683]

And this is why someone stole the catalytic converter off my car at the train station...

[@SuperCuttysark]

was it a prius?

[@ericsgreyhairwisdom5799]

I am not stupid enough to admit the theft here and I have never been in sparta

[@russianwolf1972]

@@SuperCuttysark Nah, it was a Tesla.

[@miketigra8995]

@@russianwolf1972 😂

[@angelobovara317]

LMAO!

[@MrNabows]

7:44 container full of highly toxic and corrosive chlorine gas Cody: that is looking pretty good! I admire you, sir.

[@RR-qe4rs]

spider at 9:52 is hauling a..

[@kaiserschwartz6782]

Finally, I've been waiting for this is to continue. Honestly can't decide which is my favourite the mining series, the refining series or the gardening series.

[@1noryb]

Or the bee series that keeps a sweet buzzing too.

[@kaiserschwartz6782]

@@1noryb definitely

[@jjones7118]

Cody, Watching you was like being in the Chemistry Lab.........Good Job

[@richardmauto]

This made my afternoon. I'm glad some still enjoying their chemistry outside of college.

[@CRSolarice]

RETURN THE eBay material. File that SNAD case and get your $$ back. No threats just open the case.

[@x3ICEx]

Looked it up: snad means "Significantly not as described. " Also a Minecraft mod, apparently.

[@CRSolarice]

@@x3ICEx I apologize, personally I can't stand abbreviations. People assume that because they know what it means that everyone else will as well and that's just not the case. I do a lot of selling and buying on eBay and you should have no problem getting your money back from the seller. eBay sides with the buyer 99.9% of the time in cases like yours and since the seller knows that they tried to cheat you they won't put up a fight. Sometimes people don't want to go through the hassle of filing a case but ultimately its a moral obligation to do so. Then eBay will have a record of it and if the seller continues to do funky stuff then eBay can take action. I despise eBay sellers who do those sorts of things so I hope you get your $$ back because they don't deserve it (but I suppose that you bought it more than 90 days ago? (if under 6 months you can still file through paypal and they are even more buyer friendly)). If you have any questions about how to do it just let me know; it can be a little tricky to find the correct menu options. Could you give me the sellers ID so I can check them out I won't confront them or anything, I'm just curious. Best regards.

[@rogermarshall8991]

How can anyone lie & steal, it goes against my moral fiber. Best of luck man !!!!

[@dentonsworld611]

Queef

[@Amanda-mb9et]

@@x3ICEx It makes sugarcane and cactus grow faster, according to the CurseForge page

[@iandunn8346]

Dude I could feel the defeat when you started pumping the vac pump. Gah so much time and effort wasted by a feline

[@wesleypayne1846]

Going back and watching all the metal refining for probably the 10th time I would like to see you revisit a few like this one

[@phoule76]

"I'm the only cat converter around here"

[@maxmaidment96]

Your post-outro clip should have been you digging a cat sized grave

[@domino52o26]

@Lil Shekel both comments are obviously joking and very funny. It's unfortunate people like to pretend to not have a sense of humor just to make an attempt at having the moral high ground, which gets you nothing in life, unlike a sense of humor.

[@Waluigi164]

Domino52o only in this life morales are looked down on. In the next you may have learned something.

[@maxmaidment96]

What is moral about calling someone sick who said a joke you don't like? No cats are actually getting hurt you know?

[@TheMaxiglass]

@Lil Shekel Are you vegan?

[@____________________________.x]

@@domino52o26 - I disagree, humour can be used to normalise a variety of emotions towards a target (ethnicity, religion, women, size, height, sexuality). I think it's reasonable to consider how a public audience might react. There are (///really///) sick things being done to cats in our world, and those degenerates would love to see everyone else finding this funny too. I also agree it's funny, but I also do not want those abusers to assume we have a common moral compass here.

[@Loganmanko]

At long last haha Interesting process Sorry to hear about your cat messing things up ! Still you proved that it works!

[@stevelemley8446]

The cork and air lock you can get at a wine supply store.the air locks that have water in them will help stop the chemicals getting out into the air as much since the gas has to pass through the water.

[@jerichosamurai]

Welcome to Cody's Lab. Today we'll be retrieving precious metals from a catalytic converter. (In the process we'll be producing mustard gas.) It's totally safe.

[@mr.techaky7655]

Considering that he drank cyanide, I'd say this is one of the more tame things he's done.

[@jerichosamurai]

@@mr.techaky7655 I watched that reupload. I'm not so sure. I mean, he knew what he was doing so it was reasonably safe. I'd probably do the same thing if I knew what I was doing. People get scared of cyanide pretty easily but tbh it's not as potent as it really is made out to be compared to other poisons.

[@LilJbm1]

Mustard gas is not chlorine gas. Thought I'd let you know, they are both toxic gases but not the same thing.

[@jerichosamurai]

@@LilJbm1 They're equally terrible.

[@beasbeesrva2615]

@@jerichosamurai And yet they are still not the same. Chlorine gas is often refered to as being mustard colored and hence the confusion.

[@colsoncustoms8994]

I wonder if it would be worth washing out the inside of the catalytic converter housing. It might have deposits in all of that burnt on carbon.