This Happens When You Forget Your Tea for 3 Months!

In this video I show you what happens over time with tea. I've made five different teas, and they all grew different fungi and bacteria over time. We take a closer look at what happened, with a time-lapse and even microscope footage.
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"More magnified is more better." -Life in Jars? 2020

[@maxsmith8196]

Gotta love that Amsterdam dust and an old mold theory

[@thebestasianfood8313]

Dont forget the 20 plus herbs

[@FieryCoal]

The mites just need some caffeine to get through the day...

[@LifeinJars]

Haha

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

since we know that even smaller organism react to caffeine it probably has an effect on them too ^^

[@gunnarstewart3262]

Lol

[@FieryCoal]

@Colson Francis considering both of you just made your accounts, are pushing an obvious virus, and have only ever left one comment on this channel, I can guarantee you are both the worst bots to ever exist.

[@eshik0y]

You know somethings wrong when your drinks start drinking themselves

[@Preclipping]

"Red White and green the colours of Burundi and Tajikistan flags" Me: *Angry Italian noises*

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Sad Hungarian noises

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*Angry Italian hand gestures*

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Angry mexican noises*

[@daianmoi8528]

Iranian shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Arceus-dicklick]

Italy has blue on the flag, not green

[@Yeah_Whocares]

This is making me paranoid for when people get back into the office and realize they left their dirty cups on their desks.

[@FornusSomeFornit]

I once accidentally drank a mouthful of some tea that had been left out for probably about a week. It had a slimy, gelatinous gob of who-knows-what in it, and I'm getting ill just thinking about the feeling it made sliding down my throat. Thankfully I didn't get sick from it lmao

[@LifeinJars]

Yikes

[@dojokonojo]

🤮

[@thanossbiggfamilyfriendlyb9468]

Yummy!

[@beetrootsoup3130]

Oof

[@beetrootsoup3130]

@@thanossbiggfamilyfriendlyb9468 no

[@PaleGhost69]

When you forget your tea for 3 months. My brother: Amateur. Pathetic!

[@LifeinJars]

Tell me the story

[@PaleGhost69]

@@LifeinJars His room was always trashed during high school. Pizza boxes, old food, dehydrated fruit the size of golf balls etc. He had left a cup of coffee in there for over a year. It formed a thick foul smelling sludge at the bottom and the sides had mold growing so long they almost touched the mold growing from the opposite side.

[@LifeinJars]

Gross lol

[@bloomb7693]

Did anyone drink it unaware what is was, or was it disposed of normally?

[@PaleGhost69]

@@bloomb7693 No one drank it. No one even put their face near it. I only know it stank because when we pried it off his dresser the crust broke on the sludge and that made me look inside to witness the monster before me.

[@bluetangsrock938]

Ah thanks for keeping watch of my tea for me while I was gone. *Drinks*

[@LifeinJars]

:o

[@gunnarstewart3262]

Ha

[@lyrooo326]

Wow. those mites are really interesting.

[@LifeinJars]

They're pretty neat alright

[@csweezey18]

You could even say that they are MITEY INTERESTING!!! I'll let myself out.

[@bondunkulus7648]

Seeing that mite in the glass got me thinking. he probably has no idea he exists or is in someone's cup, that cup is probably the only thing he's ever seen. So, what if our universe was just something else insegnifigant in another world. Hmm

[@NetherNinja]

Almost wants me to stop drinking tea. Almost.

[@LifeinJars]

If anything it shows you it's still perfectly fine after four days. Cold though...

[@classic_jam]

@@LifeinJars Just dust as much as possible in advance.

[@Makura6901]

@@LifeinJars cold tea is pretty nice tho.

[@chloeunderwood4597]

@@Makura6901 Depends on what flavor of tea it is. Cold lemon tea tastes like sadness.

[@sneersh9107]

@@olasdorosdiliusimilius2174 ever heard of iced tea dude

[@andrew101678]

I love your sense of humor

[@LifeinJars]

Glad to hear that!

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Absolutely nobody: Life in Jars when something interesting happens: Jazzy Music Initiated

[@insanneous]

Man i absolutely adore your script and sorta-kinda-deadpan delivery

[@1Samsonyte]

Hey Life in Jars? I want you to know that I started my first ecosphere. Since the virus shut most things down I was inspired by your channel. I really appreciate your work. I’m a big fan on your authenticity even if it’s awkward. Great job!!

[@ryguy9397]

Loved the game therory reference

[@LifeinJars]

;)

[@jamestaylor338]

I thought it was a Movie Theory reference... But that's just a theory... Aaaaaaand... Whatever. 😁

[@jamestaylor338]

*film theory... MatPat anyway...

[@professorm4171]

You might be making Kombucha on one of them.

[@TheOrangeRoad]

I was gonna say, I'm drink this stuff every day

[@lackluster2594]

Onision has entered the chat

[@vincentvalenzuela5718]

Where did the Kombu sea weed come from?

[@vermisst4878]

3:33 I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT HAHAHAH

[@salva.fiona.a]

YESS WE STAN A FILM THEORY REFERENCE

[@simplyathing]

paloma also game theory reference

[@FieryCoal]

Good luck cleaning those glasses, going to need a power washer

[@LifeinJars]

Yeah I haven't even tried yet lol

[@allensmatchmaker3823]

Life in Jars? Errrrrr...... Might I recommend soaking them to the brim in almost boiling water for as long as possible? That’ll probably soften everything and make it easier to wash everything off with a sponge.... Of course.... This method means you’ll have to sacrifice a cauldron and that sounds like a waste.

[@mhxistenz]

Nah. Hot, soapy water with bleach will do it. Soak for a while.

[@user-lr1vb3dn9w]

Life in Jars? burn them.

[@MyBoomStick1]

I’d throw them in Mount Doom

[@ivygarcia6878]

Damn, borrowing MatPat's line, now that's the tea

[@Mikasks]

"With over twenty herbs!" I've never heard such a tired but excited voice ever before.

[@BroBurg445]

Great stereo microscope shots! It's like exploring the surfaces of worlds past their prime, but it's tea.

[@LifeinJars]

Yeah it was way more interesting than I ever thought it would be

[@rysea9855]

"Crateriform is another one of those terms you do not want to put in google" *You didn't need to say that* I was curious ;^;

[@kimvibk9242]

I tried it...I wish I hadn't...

[@shakirshatnawi1738]

I realy wish i didnt

[@Garchomp808]

Someone explain. Im on a school computer

[@stewartwerner3338]

It's honestly not that bad

[@MadDeviSri]

Ugh horrible

[@wdavis6814]

Your humor always gets me.

[@sierraalexis9825]

Everybody stop what you’re doing! Life in jars is talking!

[@LifeinJars]

Haha

[@sierraalexis9825]

Next you time lapse the growth of a scoby, if you do choose to stay on the topic of gross tea ☺️

[@dshe8637]

Yesssss!

[@Um_Kaye]

Life in jars: "So I decided to forget my tea on purpose." How do you forget something on purpose?

[@rryn]

Nobody: *British people watching this:*

[@adonismoy721]

Next: somehow get water through a life straw and put it in a jar

[@tinovanderzwanphonocave544]

I saw the same thing happen on my walnut husk extract extracted from the fermented walnut husk I made 4 years ago. I am reducing it now not by boiling but by waiting and removing the mold from time to time and, in the end, I will have a great wood dye the hard way!

[@AtomicShrimp]

7:00 Ugh! Bing

[@sltwtr806]

haha i was thinking of your channel watching this

[@Tayturs]

I know this video is a bit old but I've been binging your content, it's very entertaining and educational and funny. This one in particular is inspiring me to create a "tea desert" campaign in dungeons in dragons where the players fight mold monsters, navigate crystal labyrinths and walk through sticky sugar goo swamps. Thanks for the inspiration!!!

[@LifeinJars]

Haha that sounds awesome!

[@tylerwinsborrow]

Wow the time lapse of the mould growing is so cool!

[@LifeinJars]

I'm glad you like it!

[@Lachlanrocca]

Seperate video of just the time-lapse released! Check it out and like that sucka

[@mollymillions6586]

Imagine being a mite and moving to the microbiology equivalent of a new continent thinking your children will be safe forever, then LIJ does the dishes and your empire is gone.

[@LifeinJars]

Oof

[@traybroken]

Its 4am I'm up late watching this a bit high and loled till I cried at the hot water mistake lol

[@evilpanda15]

LOL omg you crack me up. Was not expecting those rolled R's

[@axelacosta750]

British and uk people : s h o o k

[@cyberium5020]

and egyptian folks like me we drink as much if not more than the british it is literal treason if we don't drink our tea

[@b0leg23]

@@cyberium5020 same with the turkish, I drink like 4-5 glasses in the morning and then again in the evening/night. To my knowledge central asian turkic countries also drink tea all the time, but I think their tea is green tea

[@barathbotond1193]

Those good teas! i cant belive what have u done ; )

[@josephreynolds1220]

best episode yet.

[@gafrers]

Very interesting. Keep up the great content

[@saniuca9691]

Watching with tea beside me, still good watch

[@speckledjim_]

"Sweet Amsterdam dust" probably means something else in certain circles.......

[@maverickstclare3756]

One thing to note at 6:19 is that the cracks are right angles at the point of fracture, a feature common to shrinking surfaces like that. The same thing happens in ceramic glaze.

[@Nickthebrick8]

4:37 made me laugh, Ik I’m very late for brexit jokes but still, the English tea Breaking apart...

[@leggie1126]

I probably shouldn't watch this while making tea huh

[@thatdudemaison1452]

phhssss, who wants to see what happens when you forget your tea for almost an entire year?!?!?! Because I can totally show that off..... god I'm gross

[@WaverlyKaddafewcharecters]

ThatDudeMaison yeah how does that happen?

[@homosapien8828]

4:33 Basically Continental Drift But In a Cup Of Tea

[@jotato]

Imagine forgetting your tea and for some reason decided to drink it and when you tilt back the bottom of the glass is caked in mold 🤢🤮

[@kendra_t]

I literally did this once. 🤮🤮🤮

[@AveragePixolotlFan]

Why are you making cake out of mold?

[@DjPrimeberry]

Fascinating

[@decentmeal295]

Looks good. Might drink later

[@UatuOmega]

I love your new logo at 0:14

[@LifeinJars]

Thank Reilly from the USA!

[@philiphughes8496]

I never thought expired tea could be so interesting. I'd like to see other substances in the future. Maybe milk or alcohol.

[@dshe8637]

Brilliant! Put the kettle on...

[@Yr-Anghenfil]

Loving the game theory reference!

[@XerterLP]

Pretty neat. We need a second cannel with just that stuff. How about "Mold in Jars"

[@conlitras3379]

Hey Life in Jars Great content, at 2:49 though you could add key frames to the circle to animate it and it should be pretty simple depending on what editing software you are using.. Anyhow as always this is curious and great content :D

[@kinkykane0607]

I'm actually fascinated by how fast the water evaporates :O :)

[@Kairos_Akuma]

Lets watch LiJ study some Moldy Tea and Eat - what could go wrong. xD

[@victoriahoglund5401]

top quality content!!!

[@soliiv1047]

Can you make a Video in which you show us which Mircoscopes you use? I’m thinking of getting one myself so I’m very interested in knowing which ones other people use.

[@Sir_Crumbs]

I wonder if you could do a video just about the different creatures that could pop up in ecospheres. I'd like to learn more about them if you know anything about them.

[@robbiehalter5614]

Bugs: hide It's the jar guy!

[@yyutopian]

So this was what you were talking about. Interesting.

[@timelyenigma]

Made me wonder what might happen if you refreshed the cups with boiling water whenever they fully evaporated.

[@Militantoh9]

Perhaps your experimental control cup of water ought to have had a similar sugar content to the teas.

[@kelpc1461]

or rather a second control with sugar. ph testing would have been good too.

[@fatdamon4167]

I think its because when fungi just get covered with the sugar which gives them the access to a basically unlimited source of simple sugars they get all the energy they need or grow, also the precipitate of the oversaturated glucose and what ever oversaturated solids are in the tea.

[@monolofiminimal]

This is something I actually excel at without even trying.

[@gfyourself]

at around 6:49 you mentioned something about "____ ____ bacterial colonies" and for some reason i could not understand those words. closed captions didn't help me along in this. could you specify what you were talking about there, and maybe talk more about it?

[@sofieshen9491]

he's saying "crateriform bacterial colonies"; bacteria with pit shaped (crater shaped) structures

[@micahrobbins8353]

I know you’re only asking becomes you want to look it up lol

[@sofieshen9491]

@@micahrobbins8353 Funny cause I looked it up and didn't see anything crazy?

[@micahrobbins8353]

Yeah same here not gonna lie lol

[@gfyourself]

@@sofieshen9491 thank you good sir or madam!

[@ryanciesiolka9435]

God I love this man

[@JensUniqueNibblesandMore]

By like a minute you make me laugh 🤣

[@djssquibbs3295]

I think I might try a closed tea ecosystem experiment.

[@safi.uh_]

this video helped w my fear of mold tbh like it’s easier to see it as a little world rather than just icky slime now

[@BlahWes0023]

Biggest weirdo ever, and I freakin love it!

[@BossCIFR]

Nice video! What about makeing a tea ecosphere? At least tea is just boiled leafs

[@b0leg23]

Best watermark ever

[@violabellante9454]

I discoverd your channel a while ago but I’m binge watching all of your videos right now! IT IS SO INTERESTING hahaha By the way: you have an instagram account?

[@LifeinJars]

Awesome to hear glad you like it. Yes @lifeinjars_real

[@lukassjogren7910]

Annoying question I know but what zoom lens thing are you using holy shit its amazing

[@LifeinJars]

It's actually a stereo microscope

[@Yeti167]

That's kinda absurd. You're getting crazy. I like it.

[@themaazmaaz]

Why is there dust in Amsterdam? Is it because the buildings are old or something?

[@nunyabusiness8538]

i swear tea gets moldy in cups faster than any other drink

[@Wtfinc]

Was that a Big Clive reference? 5:50 the rolling "R" alliteration. You make allot of references to you tubers. Also, I like your jokes, quips, and nods.

[@davidquezada50]

Oh man now I want some old tea

[@dirkyh8384]

nice job

[@haggisthedog8904]

Makes me think... Do I want to drink something that molds so fast,,,, BUT,, Do I want to drink something that doesn't grow life?

[@kmaclives3782]

You really should do more microscope exploration videos

[@lukeharrington4889]

You should really do a video on aquarium water that would be very interesting!

[@Stella-wy6ix]

Love how most of the teas are roibos, you have good taste lol

[@Blackdude27]

I wish you were my teacher in high school life in jars

[@normanthehobbiest]

I can say I am happy to have watched a video about moldy tea and I don't even feel weird about it

[@LifeinJars]

Congratulations

[@MadCat-75]

The insect at 7:50 is a Psocoptera, known as booklice, barklice or barkflies.

[@TheLostOne172]

My favoredt tea is coffee bean tea. A tea made from grounding coffee and making tea out of it.

[@LifeinJars]

Sounds good. I think there might be a market for that.

[@stegzta]

What are the songs used in your videos? They add so much more flair to it

[@LifeinJars]

The big conference by DJ Willians

[@chrisdnhs163]

Some of the tea I think managed to develop into a SCOBY "symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast" especially the (RS) and the (HS). It would be better if they are settled apart from each other as fungi explodes its spores wildly, still thank you for sharing and for your patience in observing =) God bless!

[@schmunzelndKatze]

You should try putting some of those molds in jars

[@techrockzz6682]

What do you use to see the things so tiny microscope or any other thing ?

[@LifeinJars]

A stereo microscope

[@PickledYoshi]

" G R E A T "

[@Blubb5000]

I'm surprised how long it takes for all of the teas (and water) to evaporate.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

I've had that with coffee; I forgot to take the grounds and filter out of the coffee-maker and when I saw it later, it had some white spots of mold. The odd thing is that coffee grounds are acidic. 😕

[@higgsbonbon]

There's species of mold specifically evolved to digest acidic/high tannin plants, where other molds can't. While the chemical content of many of those plants (tea, coffee, etc.) is a deterrent to most other life, something has to break them down eventually.

[@jarico1132]

The water just evaporated and left the minerals behind at 4:48.

[@globalfart]

I’d love to live in Amsterdam