Making a Solid Gold Railroad Spike

[@BobbyDukeArts]

I see Buddy has expensive taste

[@besenyeim]

It can be a problem in the future. Cody doesn't pay attention and all the money will be spent on russian caviar and champagne with gold flakes in it.

[@Gunbudder]

i love booby dude arts

[@homesteadinghobbyist]

You’re everywhere

[@beepbeeplettuce848]

@@Gunbudder It is spelled “Bobby.”

[@772tsweet77]

@@beepbeeplettuce848 "Booby Derp Farts" 🙂

[@innovativethinking19]

You got to love how cody works on the floor and uses old things around his house to make a $26,000 solid gold spike. He is on a budget, i guess?

[@AgiHammerthief]

he’s probably spent 50k in chemicals to purify it from dirt during youtube videos 🤪

[@jwalster9412]

you can always melt it down for a nearly identical value to the start

[@mellowhype18]

Truly a man who cares about the outcome of scientific endeavors and not the income.

[@tomtricks6838]

@@jwalster9412 you clearly didn’t understand the comment

[@phallus36]

@@jwalster9412 he melted silver and copper into it though, which makes it more complicated and expensive to re separate, and he already made a video on how to do that. I don't know what his future plans with it are

[@Ryeera]

*Cody gets splashed with a gallon of boiling water* Cody: "That was a bit more violent than I expected..."

[@Crazyclay78YT]

I'm sure it was a bit warm, but not enough water had contact for long enough (to get to boiling temp) to matter very much

[@hamzerpanzer]

@@Crazyclay78YT A more conspicuous point, I’m sure if it was boiling he would be in the hospital

[@rival_rebel16yearsago61]

he was like "okay"

[@jjjjulian]

@@rival_rebel16yearsago61 jar man

[@typo1345]

It wouldn't have been at boiling point that quickly, but if you throw something of either extreme heat into cold or vise versa, it's gonna react and expel. It's like when you add frozen fries into the oil too fast. the cold water causes the hot oil to pop and expel

[@theCodyReeder]

So to answer common questions that I'm getting: I went home and filmed getting the spike out then I showed how the spike fared. Once the weather cleared up I drove back out (to some random field in town not to promontory) and pounded it in. Then I chopped it out once again and filmed how the spike fared the second time. Apologies for making it unnecessarily confusing. The weight of the spike after driving twice was 588 grams. Given the uncertainty in the scale it could be and probably is much less than a gram. Also most of the loss was from the 2nd time in the random field so please dont go trying to pan out the dirt at promontory.

[@hey7328]

you should look into watching dr. stone, cool scifi show that's about restarting civilization from the stone age. main character reminds me of you

[@isaacmcginn7923]

Thanks, I'll take note of that

[@Ocewot]

Cody thank you for continuing to post quality content in the years I have watched you. I hope you realize that no one can really replace what you create on this platform I mean this seriously like who would use 26 thousand dollars worth of gold to make a railroad spike and then have the nerve to drive it into the ground? only you. Or walk on mercury or put mercury LITERALLY IN THEIR MOUTH only Cody. I just hope no one rushes this man because he creates perfection and without him there is a void. I am sorry to read that the last couple years have been hard on you and hope everything works out everyone who watches you truly loves and supports you regardless of what you want to do just stay safe man.

[@Andy47357]

damn my road trip to get a gram is in a random field, do you have the lat and lon for me to go pan

[@russellthorburn9297]

Ya, not going to spend many hundreds of dollars to make the trip to try and pan about $32 worth of gold. :-)

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

"Of course we are going full size" Never change Cody!

[@AxxLAfriku]

Do you want to date me? Then I have to shatter your dreams: I am in a relationship with TWO women! They are also loyal fans of me, YT Megastar AxxL! Please don't cry, dear drake

[@joshuah2489]

@@AxxLAfriku excuse me what?

[@hdezn26]

@@joshuah2489 Its just a spammer , just report that one....

[@Askjeffwilliams]

theres that Cody we miss so much ....how ya doing sonny Jim .....now this is what me and Slim like to watch after a long day Drift mining ....keep'em coming sonny Jim

[@interstellarsurfer]

Good to see you and Slim here, I just came over from your last video. I hope you and Cody keep up the awesome work, and hit a little paydirt along the way. 😁👍

[@pullinslack5600]

Wasn’t expecting to see you here but you have good taste in content

[@haroldbalzac6336]

@Daan P what?

[@horatioyen256]

aww

[@stevenhargis1513]

Okay sonny jeff

[@markwuahlbuargg4780]

Other creators: Flexes with expensive cars, clothing, jewelry and real estate. Cody: S O L I D G O L D R A I L W A Y S P I K E

[@whatsappvideos9665]

I believe they are all sons and daughters of wealthy families like you.

[@markwuahlbuargg4780]

@@whatsappvideos9665 Shit man, I wish I was, would certainly beat living in a trailer park.

[@FoxamPL]

That's very unique

[@NinjaOnANinja]

What you don't know is he is going to pave a railway from house to the mine using only gold and platinum.

[@scythelord]

@@whatsappvideos9665 Most wealthy people are wealthy because of their actions, their culture, and their intelligence. Highly intelligent people tend to have highly intelligent children. Thus the wealthy family nonsense.

[@sf4490]

“That was a bit more violent then I expected” -Cody

[@davidhunt7519]

Totally uncontrolled laugh when he said that!!!

[@salat]

Glad he didn't had to say that in his good ol' home made nitroglycerin videos..

[@Wulthrin]

my reaction too tbh

[@julienlepasfin2054]

not the first time he said that :)

[@comradegarrett1202]

"...........okay"

[@cosmoid]

Every single time you spell your name in your intro, I read it; “Cody Slab”

[@tinfoilbottle5943]

same

[@syphus9686]

@Engine omar didn't expect a hermitcraft viewer here lol

[@pilsnerd420]

"Hey everyone! This here is my slab and today I will be making Frankenstein's monster."

[@StrangeTerror]

@Engine omar Fuck, YES!

[@nou4898]

@Engine omar was thinking the ame thing

[@JerryRigEverything]

That turned out sweet. Nice work!

[@joemomumbo]

First i guess

[@NoNameFrezit]

I want more tacoma upgrades.....please!!!

[@bdf2718]

No, you can't do a teardown of Buddy. Or Cody. Things don't always work right after you put them back together.

[@SolidCoreBlack]

yes

[@gmodiscool14]

j

[@GunFunZS]

Cody: drives a rusting old Ford ranger with junkyard parts. Also Cody: has a $26,000 nail just because.

[@stupot8413]

Cody did have a gold plated bumper once-upon-a-time.

[@DatBoiOrly]

He isn't materialistic so he gets the best bang for his buck and easily repairable whist these new cars you have to go to a servicer to get a simple fix

[@stupot8413]

@@DatBoiOrly, I'm the same. There's something satisfying about keeping an old car away from the junkyard too.

[@charlesdickens6706]

....anyone watched Goldfinger .

[@DatBoiOrly]

@@stupot8413 indeed I'm also the same since I work a crappy paid job I have to keep it running or I'm walking to work lmao.

[@michalmanos4320]

The harmonics emanating off the spike when you strike it with a hammer are ridiculous in a great way. I want to sample it!

[@aserta]

In regards to the time it took... Cody, my man, take all the time. Everything you make is worth watching.

[@matthewpicard4463]

That is very true. He is by far one of the best and most genuine channels I have come across

[@dabqu]

Pretty surreal to be pounding that thing in where the historical one was. Good video bro

[@kylenelson6334]

ikr, this is one of my favorite of his more recent videos.

[@peter881]

Would be better if he could start minning again

[@alexsiemers7898]

It was a very weird feeling, glad to see I wasn’t the only one

[@ダンテーです]

I like how he doesn't edit out the bloopers, it makes his channel more wholesome in a way.

[@SamChaneyProductions]

The thing I love about Cody is that when faced with something disappointing, he responds by giving it a good laugh and trying to find something interesting or learnable from the experience rather than dwelling on the disappointment

[@Akkbar21]

Like a grownup

[@davysmith1934]

He's Cody. And that is something we can take from this, to laugh and learn :)

[@TheDazedly]

"Some left over gold" I am used to saying that every day.

[@myotakueric]

3:20. He kept that gold foil ball from way back when lol. Still in the hemisphere shaoe

[@comradegarrett1202]

"the last couple of years have been hard on me ok" listen buddy it's February of 2021, you're in good company, no prob

[@adamdelaney4415]

I think Cody’s Lab is one of the most genuine channels on KZbin. You can really tell how much he appreciates science and chemistry.

[@ZaynGreyTTV]

“But of course I’m kidding-” *brings out a spike that will cost him 4x in gold* “-we are gonna go full size” this dude is harder than any rapper prove me wrong.

[@FishSnackems]

Just casually smacking $20k worth of gold with a mallet

[@xfallofmanx]

@@FishSnackems “this gold means nothing to me” 😂

[@christophern7921]

It’s for science

[@lt.lettuce2023]

@@FishSnackems it's 35k

[@infestus5657]

@@lt.lettuce2023 No, he said 26k, because he made it "only" out of 18 karate Gold

[@Mis73rRand0m]

We missed you Cody! No pressure to upload stuff, just glad you are active.

[@johntousseau9380]

Only on Cody'sLab would you see someone cast a $26K gold spike and then beat it with a hammer into a log. I love this channel.

[@trespire]

Gold is an amazing metal, it's so workable. I've seen gold and silver scepters jewlry and other ceremonial artifacts over 6000 years old being displayed in the IMJ. The detailed workmanship made me emotional, thinking some person worked on it so long ago.

[@kitkat4189]

4:32 you know it’s bad when science man says “oh no no no”

[@SmallMartingale]

All I could think about was how crazy it would feel driving home with a chunk of old wood with $26k worth of gold in it just rolling around on your floorboard

[@monad_tcp]

probably lost $25 just from pounding it against that rusted iron

[@toad3222]

@@monad_tcp at least

[@qanon1286]

@@monad_tcp He will make up for it with the views of this video :p

[@ikemeitz5287]

I love how these videos all seem to take place over huge timeframes. Cody must always be working on like 10 or 12 at once!

[@HornetKingOfficial]

Great video, Cody! So cool to see you cast gold into such an interesting item! Really enjoyed this video!

[@RicardoPerez-fd7bh]

Why are you talking to him as if he’s your friend?

[@hayleyxyz]

@@RicardoPerez-fd7bh huh? they aren't talking like that though? ugh i hate the unwarrented hostility of teenage youtube commenters

[@OtherDalfite]

@@RicardoPerez-fd7bh were all friends here. You just arent part of the group yet

[@RicardoPerez-fd7bh]

@@OtherDalfite imagine thinking that you’re friends with random people because you’re a pathetic loser, lmao couldn’t be me

[@yasirkadhim2940]

@@RicardoPerez-fd7bhBro you literally came here, to a comment section of a community that enjoys expanding their scientific knowledge and learning things, and your only input has been spreading negativity.

[@LucasTimmons]

Golden earring playing in the truck ride is a nice touch

[@mangs856]

Lol came here to see if anyone else caught that.

[@SupremeRuleroftheWorld]

@@theCodyReeder nice to see some love for dutch rock

[@taliarose6573]

No more speed im almost there

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

How is this video only 25 minutes old but you commented 6 hours ago? Premium status or something?

[@StormBurnX]

@@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 if you have to ask, you already know the answer 🙃 (p.s. the Patreon link is in the description)

[@zasdercom662]

I liked how at 15:30 the audio compression made a kind of side chain effect where the banging of the hammer made the atmospheric sound dip in and out of the mix. Makes me think of applications of that technique in music.

[@benaycock1646]

I literally laughed out loud when the water exploded in his face😂 “that was a little more violent than I expected...okay...”

[@TravisFabel]

I thought he was going to comment how casting things is always much harder than you expect.

[@iknowwhoiam1456]

I was like oof That's gonna hurt

[@jeeperswife4479]

I love his cat at the end essentially saying, "No, my gold spike!"

[@oz_jones]

"Khajiit has spikes if you have the coin"

[@Dr.Rockhard]

I still can’t get over how cody just found a cat in the middle of nowhere and decided to keep him

[@kingneutron1]

Good on him tho, there's nothing quite like a very grateful cat that appreciates being warm in the cold weather :)

[@daltonmekis]

Saw this on my feed and was like ehh that sounds alright. Then when I was scrolling back up I realized it was a Cody’s Lab video and I was WAYY more excited. There is a huge difference between one of Cody’s videos and a random forging video

[@mafan-_-]

My exact thought process

[@enderman5423]

My feed is usually weird AF

[@NickolasGreenOutdoors]

Ok now THIS is epic

[@-danR]

For some reason I glanced at the title only, and saw "making and driving a solid gold golf (ball)". The mind plays tricks... But let's make it happen!

[@npcknuckles5887]

Ben Shapiro, is that you?

[@Deathslayer.13]

Wasn’t expecting to see Nick here.

[@Soundguydan]

Hey Nickolas 👋🏻

[@evilalec555]

Yes nick

[@ThunderMuffinMan]

I paused at 0:46. Cody, you really got me. I was looking at that the whole time thinking... 'That's not a railroad spike'

[@bjf10]

Cody, nobody minds that this video missed the 150th anniversary. We want you to be healthy and happy. ❤

[@67shelbycobra99]

I concur!

[@hughmann3952]

Agreed!

[@josuelservin]

Indeed!

[@OriginalWillowbark]

Well said

[@grisza77]

Same here, wish you health and happiness! God bless you.

[@shieldwolf8093]

Thanks for leaving in the part when you fell over. Far too many people would edit something like that out.

[@chrispearson8305]

14:58

[@vetteguy1985]

The commitment to actually demonstrating the spike is remarkable. Great video Cody!

[@5roundsrapid263]

I like how he just measured out the gold and silver like it wasn’t a big deal. Like baking cookies or something... 😄

[@theCodyReeder]

How else would you do it?

[@ciarangale4738]

@@theCodyReeder obviously with a pristine lab environment, special anti-risk tape and at least 2 glass boxes so the shiny metal cant escape

[@Just-A-Trans-Girl]

@@theCodyReeder tbh, exactly how you did it. Though mine would be like a dime sized nugget of gold and a couple ounces of silver and copper. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@marcussmart3275]

SCIENCE!!

[@golianxzoriginal9974]

@@theCodyReeder he wouldn't. That's the point lol

[@adamchase8985]

"That was a bit more violent than I expected." LOL

[@ramsessevenone416]

*Cody:* _Acquires wealth in gold through means of chemistry_ *IRS:* "He can't do that! Shoot him....or something!"

[@hippy_flip]

Imagine what would happen if they found out what the hadron collider could do.

[@alfepalfe]

@@hippy_flip tbh that makes gold atoms at the time would probaply take thousands of years to make a noticable amout of gold.

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

@@alfepalfe The energy cost to run it is way higher than the value of any material they could make with it

[@FrancisR420]

You realize you he bought the gold right? he didn't just chemistry it into existence, he refined it he made a profit maybe.

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

@@hippy_flip if i did my research correctly, the LHC can theoretically produce gold at a rate of 1 milligram of gold per *year* per kilowatt of beam power.

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

Whenever i see a train and/or railroad i cant help but to think about all the men who made it happen. Nearly nonstop back breaking work. Dying off as they worked. I live in the mountains and its incredible the things they was able to do while cutting into the mountains. Most of the lines still lay on paths that they carved!

[@whitcwa]

Most of the workers on the Central Pacific (western) side were Chinese, but none were allowed in the famous photo.

[@cooldud7071]

@@whitcwa Yeah? There was an old saying, that under every railroad spike, an Irishman was buried. People of all races suffered building those railroads, it is truly a testament to their commitment.

[@Urstupidumbass]

@@cooldud7071 I'd say desperation and exploitation rather than commitment lol

[@whitcwa]

@@cooldud7071 The majority on the western half were Chinese. That takes nothing away from any other group.

[@cooldud7071]

@@Urstupidumbass Commitment to not being poor

[@caodesignworks2407]

As soon as Cody put that pry bar on there and grabbed the hammer, I knew he was going down with that ship. lol.

[@bucklesups]

I love how when it feels like the sky is falling Cody dont give a single care he just keeps on keeping on, doing cool as Cody stuff

[@pricklesthecactus6183]

Watching gold flake off the spike, never to be retrieved, was painful. 10/10

[@ProducerCastro]

We’re talking about a man who extracted diamonds from sand off of a highway before. He for sure recovered the gold 😂

[@sdspivey]

@@ProducerCastro Didn't he also obtain gold and platinum from road dust, at some point?

[@frog1405]

@@sdspivey yep

[@christophern7921]

@@sdspivey he did do it! It’s not worth it but it’s cool

[@ryanschenk2946]

SO satisfying listening to the metal sing!

[@-danR]

ping ping ping.. _pinng! ... PINNNG!!_

[@Vikingwerk]

I'm just imagining if some random person had happened by while you're at Promontory hammering a golden spike into a scrap of Railroad tie.

[@ingolorenzo4158]

His videos ar looking so professional and unprofessional at the same time. I like it

[@davysmith1934]

It makes them real. You feel a part of something special. :)

[@ingolorenzo4158]

@@davysmith1934 jeah

[@lechking941]

He knows what's he's doing yet is gine budgeting.

[@Nick-lx4fo]

"Is the camera recording?"

[@thomasnygren7237]

Lmfaoooo that fall though, can’t believe you kept that in there. Made my day

[@mjrippe]

I saw myself in that moment doing exactly the same dumb thing!

[@Fender12489]

14:56 im so glad you left this in because when I'm working on things to do clumsy stuff too. Its nice to see that you don't have embarrassment for being yourself.

[@eatenkate]

AWESOME YOU DID IT! I remember how sad and dejected you seemed when you originally tried to make it, it's so nice to see a much happier Cody trying and failing and trying again

[@electronicsNmore]

Impressive that it didn't bend without pre-drilling the hole, but 24K would've definitely been bent by the hammer. Good ol' dental alginate, I know it well. Great video!

[@Methoverbitches]

I heard those clone a willys also use alginate

[@not_a_nugget2373]

I see you on every single video I watch, instead of being like everyone else and getting annoyed at you for no reason, I just want to say hi

[@and7barton]

@@Methoverbitches Are you just asking for a friend ?

[@91bdoug]

@@Methoverbitches they do indeed

[@keylupveintisiete7552]

@@not_a_nugget2373 Still a better love story than twilight

[@brickbuilderx2316]

I am actually quite impressed with how that spike held up to being driven into the tie, granted, it is fairly thick.

[@Archeious]

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall remove the golden spike" - Some Science Dude.

[@JM-yx1lm]

And a metal scrapper..

[@Sk8rdad420]

I agree he needed a block of wood under that pry bar as a better fulcrum and he might have a chance at pulling it out.

[@SpankyK]

Archimedes

[@mr.techaky7655]

@@Sk8rdad420 Wonder bars/flat bars are too flexible. You lose most of your prying force in flexing the bar itself. A genuine purpose built crowbar would've done much better.

[@ibrahimdeniz7308]

Hearing that hi everyone cody here is pure happiness

[@ShinRaSabai]

Yup, happy to see a happy Cody

[@Bjamin-vt4wy]

Always brightens up my day

[@theCodyReeder]

Maybe I should start saying "Hi Everyone"... lol

[@ffnovice7]

@@theCodyReeder that's about all. Peace out.

[@Derek-5515]

He definitely says “alright everyone” lol

[@mikyduda7049]

Cody you absolute gem please never change. Every time I watch a video of yours I can't help but feel like I am hanging around with a friend. Stay strong and again never change.

[@DaNiKzz]

You did say that you would do this a while ago... you kept your promise!

[@maxdavies9958]

He always keeps a promise, every time he says he will do something we always get a video, we just don't know when that video will be haha that's what I love about it.

[@ahmadkamaran5132]

@@maxdavies9958 still waiting for that fusion reactor

[@maxdavies9958]

@@ahmadkamaran5132 Like I said we don't know when it''s coming ;-)

[@Enakronizum]

The gold sounded AMAZING when being driven in the close up.

[@Enakronizum]

@paul beenis I've heard iron spikes driven before, I'd say the sound was higher pitched and faster oscillation then iron... The ring was "sweeter"

[@tree_relics]

Gold alloy not good for acoustics. That short stock of rail was what was ringing. Notice how the ringing got louder as the gold spike pinched it to the log. That's because the rail had suddenly better acoustic coupling with the log. The log acted as a resonator, the spike was like the bridge and the rail was like a string.

[@Enakronizum]

Shouldn't its increased mass/density offer different acoustics? I'm okay with being wrong, and maybe it's any number of variables (microphone, speaker, mentality). Maybe Cody can run an experiment testing the acoustical properties of different metals/alloys?

[@tree_relics]

@@Enakronizum take lead for instance. It has high density less than gold but is ductile and absorbs sound energy. Conversely, aluminium can be very resonant material. I will tell you this: the density of a particular mass has less to do with it's ability to resonate than it's physical structure. Copper makes a horrible bell, but add a little tin or zinc and you get a harder material with good acoustic properties.

[@ShoesShoesington]

i love how happy and wholesome this man is, it makes me just as happy to see

[@begone88]

Cody ran into so many problems lol, but he always takes it like a champ. I had the biggest smile as he drove the stake in though. Love that sound.

[@Mireaze]

This spike is worth more than everything I own combined

[@Rad_Triumph_765_RS]

If life was scored like golf you’re a winner.

[@lllpro-scopezlll1560]

Worth more than my mom makes a year

[@xxalphashadowwolfxx]

mood

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

I love how poor people are 😍 Quit hogging all the poverty guys

[@lllpro-scopezlll1560]

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 ill share it if you wanna share

[@goldenspikestackers1835]

That was incredible!! Great job. We must be neighbors, we ourselves don't live too far from promontory point. The trains in our into video are actually from the 150 anniversary reenactment they did.

[@mykevelli]

"That's bees wax" We know, Cody. We know.

[@calinculianu]

I actually didn't know.. I am glad he told us.

[@jollyrogerhobbies2386]

🤣 Truth Brother, Truth!

[@tiitto167]

@@calinculianu Cody have episodes with bee wax, that's why we know.

[@Sffaux]

Lmfao

[@benmasta5814]

People watching from a distance probably thought he just recorded himself removing a chunk out of the railroad and walked off with it. lol

[@volvo09]

"He stole the golden spike!!!"

[@FungIsSquish]

@@volvo09 supervillain heist

[@foxriver9156]

Great use for that gold Cody! I was a little antsy as I saw the flakes of gold coming off when you were driving the spike in. But then I realized “wait.. that’s just the cost of making wholesome edutainment that will last forever. Decades from now people will be watching this, enjoying and learning. Well spent!”

[@kaidwyer]

the intro: CODYSLAB my brain: CodySlab

[@justinhaase8825]

He needs to go to Houston and get his own slab.

[@realfoggy]

Exactly what I was thinking. Hahaha

[@MrKyltpzyxm]

All the Cody you love, now with twice the SLAB!

[@murunbuchstanzangur]

listening to the metal "sing" when you pounded the spike. i would have loved to hear that in person. to see if the gold sounded different to the steel...

[@Runefrag]

Pure gold would probably not have made any noise like that.. If it was the spike, that is. Could have been the railing.

[@murunbuchstanzangur]

@@Runefrag thats true. i thought i heard some qhen he was cleaning up the spike though.

[@bonhomhongon2794]

@@murunbuchstanzangur judging by the sound of hin setting down the railing at 14:17, i reckon it was the railing

[@Hammerandhearth]

@ZARDOZThe original spikes were made out of iron, so driving them may well have sounded closer to gold then to steel. Steel tends to give a high pitched ring where as iron gives more of a low vaguely, metallic *clunk*.

[@beautifulsmall]

I doubt you could hit a 15mm nail into Oak with that small hammer. It looks like pine which will let the nail sing. Zardoz, love your playlist, never knew there was a band called spirogyra .

[@PostalPatriot556]

We miss you man! Don't let it get to you bub. You've got a giant family behind you! Love ya bubba, from Florida.

[@dxb338]

Me: use two prybars, one on each side. Cody: grabs splitting maul.

[@skybluskyblueify]

17:58 "I bet we can buy lots of catnip with this."

[@mme725]

Damn, that POV hammer-shot around 13:30, with the ting-ting-ting of the strikes, was extremely satisfying. Kudos on the successful spiking!

[@goldenpiston8449]

Whevever I saw that pouring scene at 4:15 my heart dropped.

[@azuritet3]

Don't give that cat too much gold, now. That's how dragons are made.

[@snuckytoes8427]

All I’m seeing is a reason to give the cat MORE gold.

[@TGears314]

OP is Rick. First commenter is Morty lol

[@azuritet3]

*BURP*

[@Mumbamumba]

I'm glad your cat overlord accepted your humble offering.

[@jackalovski1]

8:50 Worlds most expencive welding rod

[@publiclyshamed5383]

Thanks for doing this Cody. I’ve always loved railroad spikes for some reason so this was a real treat to watch. We would never have seen anything like this if not for you. Keep up the good work Cody!

[@bumpstockbilly4263]

"...err, that was a little bit more violent than i expected..." - so fun dude, it is the mistakes and the lessons from and the absolute humility that make you so great.....................a pleasure to share this Planet with you.

[@inkySaccharine]

In this episode of Cody's Lab, Cody hits every tool he owns with a hammer

[@AlaskaSkidood]

Find yourself a partner who looks at you like Buddy looks at his Golden Spike

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

So approximately a $26,000 look

[@patrickdyer1224]

This was a big winner! Definitely will go down as a classic CodysLab video. You falling over trying to get the spike out was quite the hoot.

[@abeldewilde4209]

Love how he's playing Golden Earring whilst driving with a golden spike

[@jadenpeterson4881]

Apparently the band broke up very recently due to one of the members having ALS.

[@sonixthatsme]

@@jadenpeterson4881 yes, it was on the news this week. I'm very sad. It was an awesome band to go see.

[@Imbalto]

I really like that plaid work jacket Cody’s got. Idk why

[@Felixkeeg]

It looks cozy for sure

[@Kaytrox1]

Replacing railroad spikes at some random location is probably the easiest way to actually hide stolen gold in plain sight..

[@Shepard_AU]

Indeed. Until you return to find the entire track was serviced and replaced.

[@spamcan9208]

@@Shepard_AU that's why you find an abandoned line that won't get touched because it's cheaper to leave in place.

[@spamcan9208]

@Ben David but that's the first place the feds are going to look!

[@Mrbg123]

You could conceal it even better by lowering the purity to 14k or 10k, but you would need more spikes. You could also make an alloy with copper, giving it a rose color. I feel like the best way to conceal gold is to make wire with it. Not only will it be hidden, but it makes a great conductor, so you can use it around the house for things like you’re speakers.

[@GrinninPig]

Just bury in the ground somewhere where nobody can or will metal detect

[@entity_displeaser]

4:30 "oh noh no nohh" you are a legend cody 😂

[@entity_displeaser]

@@makssrodionovs5887 you mean from the fail compilation ? cause thats the same clip as this one

[@lordmeep5803]

oH my lord watching tiny gold flakes fly off as he pounded the spike in... how many hundreds of dollars were lost in this process

[@theCodyReeder]

I intentionally didn’t say because it would be unfortunate if a bunch of people went and dug up the gravel.

[@nottooherbal]

@@theCodyReeder , wouldn’t it be ok if only one person went and dug up the gravel😊

[@AmazingJeeves]

Next video: Dissolving the split log in acid to recover the gold. 😏

[@barb0za0]

@@nottooherbal not at a national park lol

[@johngriffin618]

@@theCodyReeder it would have been funny to pound it into a random track in a random place and just let chaos ensue as people try and find which one it is lmao

[@theonlypd]

You are an inspiration, and how you share your knowledge is incalculably valuable. Just want you, Cody, to know how valuable you are.

[@TrekIntoTheUnknown]

i was just thinking the other day of how much i’ve missed metal cody. this was a pleasant surprise 💜

[@jercos]

Cody metal is way more relaxing than death metal.

[@foty8679]

@@jercos You mean Mercury haha.

[@TrekIntoTheUnknown]

@@jercos you got that right!

[@alexoja2918]

Well this seems to be a reupload.

[@foty8679]

@@alexoja2918 Cant remember this video, he has another video with gold stuff though

[@Thecohostobviouzx]

Other KZbinrs: gold plate Codyslab: “Hold my beer” *pulls out $36,000 in gold*

[@bluelink525]

Loved the video! Glad to see you smiling and doing better Cody!

[@simonseis744]

I've just spent the last hour reading up on The Transcontinental Rail Road and everything that went on. This is an awesome tribute to it.

[@adamh6420]

Add that to the “that was a little more violent than I expected” reel

[@Nobe_Oddy]

Cody, you are SUCH a DORK!!! lol But that is why we love you!!! I really think you are the FIRST PERSON to make a GOLD RR Spike ever since it was first done back in the day.:)

[@smushyarm]

Heyy I'm so glad to see this project finished! It was a great idea and was a shame to see the setback when you first talked about it.

[@Runedragonx]

Your cat has officially evolved into a dragon "'Tis *_MY_* gold, I shan't ever let go!"

[@benhicksbass]

I think my favorite part about Cody is how his equipment always seems to be kinda Jerry rigged in a sense. Always makes it super entertaining to see the ways he extracts metals and all that

[@dingo23451]

The steel spike next to the gold spike: "Well well, how the mighty have fallen"

[@AgentWaltonSimons]

Well, looks like it's Bud's now!

[@danura2535]

yeah he's not getting that back

[@hyperboloidofonesheet1036]

A $26,000 cat toy. If he's not careful it will end up under the fridge.

[@oliverer3]

Khajit has wares if you have c̶o̶i̶n̶ golden railway spikes?

[@cabooey2905]

you dont realise how smart and intelligent cody is until you see the vast selection of videos his channel is, so much different types of science, and his explanations too, its amazing how he knows it all

[@STaSHZILLA420]

When are we getting the Cody Slab? 1 part cobalt. 1 part dysprosium. Good luck on that one! lol