Legitimately Radioactive Glass!? Glass made with actual Uranium. (Uranium / Vaseline Glass)

[@AnarchyBuck]

I know it's almost 4 years later but I love this video, I love the information, and you do such a great job conveying that information. Really cool man! Thank you!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Appreciate it man and glad you could enjoy it.

[@thatgirl1887]

Im subscribed on my old account. Was discussing birch trees with my Dad today and remembered u made a video some years ago now about them. Took me a while but i finally found u and subscribed to u on my new account. Great to see that youve still been making videos. Love ur content 😊

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Hey thanks a ton, especially going through the extra effort. I appreciate it

[@jimmatson326]

Very well done! I learned more about uranium glass in your 20 min video then hours on there sites. Thank you..

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Very glad to hear, that's what I like :)

[@birdwatch9385]

Best presentation I've seen. But lean towards the science always. Thank you

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Thanks

[@dhawthorne1634]

I carry a UV pen around with me and check every piece of glass I find at farmers markets, flea markets and antique shops/ warehouses. It also helps for checking ID's when tending bar, but not the use I intended for it.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

+D Hawthorne Found good stuff yet.

[@dhawthorne1634]

I've got a few nice pieces. I usually pass on plates, vases and decorative pieces. I collect bar glass mostly. I've got some nice cocktail coupes, rocks and highballs. I'd love to find some Collin's, absinthe and Alsatian wine glasses but they seem to be a rarity. I've been tempted to as Mrcotton333 where he found some of his.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

I have found about 5 Cocktail glasses so far, and two Full Bowl wine glasses. But not much bar glass like Shot glasses or such. I imagine they are pretty uncommon assuming bars would typically use clear stuff instead.

[@dhawthorne1634]

From what I have gathered, uranium glass was mostly used in home bars. Ritzy bars used crystal such as Waterford and the taverns, pubs and speakeasies used plain Jane soda lime glass until well after the uranium craze. As for the Alsatian glasses, their green stem comes from an iron impurity in the forest pot ash found in what is modern day France and Germany. When the Roman empire brought wine grapes to the area, such glass became known as "forest glass" and was used as a decorative element to long stemmed, otherwise clear wine glasses used to toast the Holy Roman Emperor. Back then, the glasses were known as Römer, a derivative of the word Roma, the Germanic way of saying Rome. Today, they are most commonly know as Alsatian wine glasses due to there continued production and popularity in Alsace, France and it's neighboring wine country across the German boarder. As for finding them with uranium stems, it is a very rare impurity that can be found in some VERY old glasses, but was most common during the colored glass craze that you had described. Another interesting bit of trivia for you to extrapolate: Here in South Central PA, we had a booming iron industry in the mid to late 1800's. In Marietta, the main production was Pig Iron, a silicate contaminated, very brittle form of iron that was easy to transport but of little practical use. To make this iron, they would dump layers of coal and iron from train cars directly into the top of 2-3 story furnaces. Once all the oxygen had been burned out of the ore, the liquid iron was allowed to flow onto a casting floor covered in a thick layer of sand with troughs carved into it. After a while, they would need to replace the sand and dumped it into a nearby field. Fast forward nearly a century and my dad happened upon this mound of sand when wandering a bit too far from home, even for the 1950's. Fast forward another few decades and he was so excited to be able to tell his son about his memories of playing in that amazing green sand, still wondering how it got to be that color and why he hasn't seen it since. It wasn't until quite some years later that I was able to give him the answer to that lifelong curiosity.

[@undertaker666dead]

I do the same

[@cailleachbheur8305]

Thanks for sharing this information - I have a small collection of green uranium glass and, until I watched your video, I had no idea that some pink/blue/yellow glasses could be uranium too (will carry my blacklight more regularly!) Thanks again

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

+Cailleach Bheur No problem, glad you liked the video and that you dropped me a comment.

[@cailleachbheur8305]

You're most welcome :-) I've followed your Facebook page and may (at a later date), most some images of some of my collection

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

+Cailleach Bheur Thanks for following, and I look forward to seeing them if you do post em.

[@laurabaumeister1826]

I just started collecting it. My favorite piece is a Lefton satin mustard uranium glass compote that I found for $7 at a SVDP Thrift store. It is GORGEOUS.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Sounds neat!

[@alisavogt2892]

Awesome video. I love uranium glass and have a few pieces, but will now be on the look for other colors. Absolutely love that ring!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Thank you glad you like it. Yeah the ring is kinda cool.

[@PyroThunder]

I also collect uranium glass. I have been collecting this stuff for many years. I also like clear manganese glass. Especially when it's been turned purple by the sun. Really amazing how it goes from Crystal clear to purple.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

I have seen that before too, and I also find it rather neat. Actually I too collect Manganese glass however I collect the stuff that Glows red under UV. Specifically Viking Fire Glass or Persimmon Glass.

[@PyroThunder]

TrollFaceTheMan it has something to do with the manganese oxidizing in the glass. It's really cool. The more the manganese. The deeper purple color can be achieved

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

That is very true, although Interestingly enough the Purple Manganese glass is typically shunned by antique collectors as the purple tint is considered 'Discoloration' and thereby a flaw.

[@PyroThunder]

TrollFaceTheMan bottle collectors look for the sun colored glass. I’m a bottle collector and I always look for this glass. Digging old dumps I find so much uranium glass shards. I wonder if there’s any way to melt it and make something from it.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

+PyRoOWL 1995 Sure you can, and if you collect it you may be able to sell it on eBay for people to make beach glass from or melt into beads for jewelry. I've wanted to personally do that but can not find it in myself to smash good pieces. The sun glass you find should glow under UV too though faintly and likely with different colors.

[@Killerhurtz]

I'm to lazy to go check if it was you who made a short video on uranium glass a while ago, but since then I take a UV flashlight with me everytime I go to a thrift store. Nice video though, makes a really good reference for trying to identify glassware pieces.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Thank you and I am glad you like it. I did actually make a uranium glass video awhile back, the ring in this video is in common with that old video. So if you recognize the ring then I assume you probably saw my old video too. So have you found any pieces yet then since you started carrying a light?

[@michaelc3977]

The "frog" or flower rose is for putting inside a vase to aid with flower oranging. Much like oasis is today.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Yep

[@kingchiggenugget3033]

I've never heard of this kind of stuff, and it's actually really cool!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Glad you think so too :)

[@wendycaudill1749]

Really enjoyed your presentation, it was very informative information!!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Wendy Caudill Thank you very much, I appreciate it.

[@pickenshovel]

loved the video , how do you display your collection ?

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

I have a cabinet that I painted with reflective material. Though at some point I wanted to build a glass display.

[@samer537]

Amazing video. Thanks.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Welcome!

[@puddentaine]

Did they have black lights in homes around the same time that UG was being produced?

[@warlockcommandcenter]

I like Vaseline glass thank you for the info. I do need to keep my UV flash light with my at thrift stores. I have a number of sauces and a sherbet cup. I passed on some other stuff just because it was over priced and my UV lamp was at home. I do have a UV laser it is easier to carry.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Frederick Kaludis Same here, sometimes the Stuff I have seen has been ridiculously over priced. The sad part is that no one even knows what it is, It just looks old so people try to charge a ton for it.

[@pinkpanther5379]

I clicked play. Video kept freezing up to nearly impossible to watch. I had to download in order to watch. youtube of course had a pop up saying experiencing problems? Want to pay for a subscription to youtube? I'm like..... pesky I can see why it only has 92 likes if youtube is doing this to everyone. Loved the video! THANKS!!!!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Sorry to hear about the issues, glad you liked the video.

[@callieprotector]

I have a question. Why do people like uranium glass if it's possibility of getting sick from using it?

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Curiosity mainly like anything else.

[@BadPete81]

In Finland they made pretty much art and normal uranium glass as late as 1970s.

[@esterwyman]

Phycodelic , COOL 😎

[@KowboyUSA]

Cool radioactively hot stuff.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

John Ratko I see what you did there ;)

[@robhoug3724]

I would like to fix some chips on some wine or drink glasses I have found. Would heating this stuff in an oven be a risk? Other than to break. I will also be using a torch on it :)

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Over would not get hot enough to melt it and would likely result in thermal fracture. However they do have special sandpaper you can use to remove chips from glass then repolish if wanted.

[@talis6415]

I have always liked uranium glass, I wish it was more common

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Arguably though, the rarity is what makes it fun to search for. Well at least to me :]

[@talis6415]

TrollFaceTheMan yes I wish I could find a nice black light offline to look for some the last one I had was too dim so I tried to see how much power I could put into it and pushed it a little to far lol

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

+Talis That is why I decided to build my own, the ones online are pretty weak as you mentioned. But you can make some seriously crazy high powered ones with just a little electronics knowledge.

[@talis6415]

TrollFaceTheMan yeah I remember thinking I could even do that while watching that video. I might have to barrow a friends Amazon account to get the materials

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

+Talis If not I heard a lot of people say they like using UV lasers.

[@patrykmindykowski1815]

how many nM did your flashlight had?

[@locouk]

Did you ever try a piece in the microwave?

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Green Silver Just for you I put one of my Uranium Glass beads in the microwave and Nuked it a bit. I can say there was no noticeable Reaction, it didn't appear to even fluoresce at all.

[@PyroThunder]

TrollFaceTheMan I'd be freaked out if it did glow in a microwave.

[@alicebouman2497]

😱

[@justimagine2403]

I have a super yellow martini glass, that clicks at about 150 cpm. I have it locked away in a cabinet.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Definitely sounds like some of the original Vaseline glass with high concentrations.

[@jonmacdonald5345]

I just picked up a Dab rig made out of this stuff!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

A what?

[@supremebouchard2104]

TrollFaceTheMan dab rigs are water pipes with the purpose of being used for cannabis extracted oil or “wax”, for some reason its nicknamed dabs. The bowls of dab rigs are meant to handle more heat from a blowtorch to evaporate the oils 🤓

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Man... 6 am here... Took longer than expected to get this up...

[@justinscott3001]

......That's what she said!!!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

@@justinscott3001 I am sorry you have that issue :'(

[@tesseract342]

hey, we communicated about birch syrup back in 2016 but i changed my name, i was wondering whether you found anything else about it. And do you know where i can possibly get any antique uranium glass.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

I do believe I remember you if you are the individual who said Birch Syrup didn't actually have calories to it because the stuff that makes it sweet was unable to be metabolized by the human body? The only thing I found was that didn't appear to be the case as it's made up of mostly glucose and fructose although in lower quantities than Maple. As for the Uranium glass, as I mentioned in the video I find Mine in Resale Shops or Garage Sales mainly. Only one thing did I ever buy online which were the beads from Czechoslovakia. But if you don't mind paying a premium many people like to buy pieces off of eBay, however that ruins the fun for me.

[@tesseract342]

I am :D Someone really should edit the wiki post. Oh ok right because where i live it is pretty hard to get anything old because it costs so much. It is more fun to buy it yourself rather than online, totally agree. Well thank you for the reply, have a great day!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

+tesseract No problem, and thanks for dropping a comment.

[@tesseract342]

No problem :D

[@TheChemicalWorkshop]

Hi, Where did you buy uranium pxide? (We are from Germany/Europe) I have been looking for high content of Uranium in something and glass is the best i can find but if there is a way to get uranium oxide or metal or whatever it would be waaay better Because we have good safety and we aren't scared of toxicity and weak radioactivity, we would like to prepare some stuff out of uranium. Destroying beautyfull Uranium glass is not a good solution (and dissolving glass is not a fun work too...) so do you know how to get something with high uranium content ? 20+% glass would be brilliant and pre uranium oxide even better We need between 3 grams of pure uranium (5-10 grams of uranium oxide is perfect) And uranium is very heavy so few grams is nothing (And we do know how to dispose of it properly)

[@TheChemicalWorkshop]

Oh btw, where are you from? Your surname sounds polish

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

+The Chemical Workshop The Uranium Oxide I showed in the video was faux, or in other words not real. I just wanted something to demonstrate the color it is. Now in the states Uranium Oxide can still be purchased by the civilian population however it can sometimes be an ordeal. Now I can't say for Europe or Germany specificly, but glass blowers here still use it as a coloring agent and if you find the right one they may be willing to part with some for the right price. Assuming that they are able to posses it in Germany and it wouldn't be illegal for you to buy. What specifically do you want it for if I might ask?

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

+The Chemical Workshop You are correct in believing that my last name is Polish. My family is comprised of Polish, German and Irish immigrants who moved to American 3-4 generations back. The Polish is my Dad's side hence the Polish last name.

[@TheChemicalWorkshop]

TrollFaceTheMan cool story of your family :) I'm 100% polish but TCW is located in Germany (i live here)😉 So we plan to make uranium nitrate, a fluorescent and very nice color compound (google it) Also we would like a sample of uranium metal and oxide and maybe other colorfull conpounds When you have the oxide it's easy to make salts, nitrates, chlorides, bromides, sulfates and stuff We just want some stuff to fill in vials Maybe we'll make a uranium based dye and dye something but it depends how much material we can get And starting from uranium glas sucks You have to melt sodium hydroxide (drain cleaner) at 300º and dissolve the glass, you need a lot of NaOH and it's quite dangerous... after that you need to use diffrent chemicals and at the end you are left with uranium and other heavy metal salts and you need to get rid of them... Because once uranium salt is water soluble or a fine powder you need a lot of care ... We have found uranium glass rods but it's glass and it will be a lot of work I don't think it's easy to buy pure uranium oxide, that's why i asked you, maybe you are from EU or somewhere and could just sell me some You could just add a bit of acid and poison someone ...that's what the EU thinks...

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

The Chemical Workshop Sounds interesting, but I am in the United States as mentioned proir.

[@closetmonkey88]

Genuine question, not trying to meme that rob schnieder skit but….would it be safe to store your weed in it? Got me a lovely cookie jar on its way to me :D

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Should be. Even though it is radioactive it shouldn't make anything in it radioactive. Only risk in leeching which I don't think is a likely possibility given that what you are storing is mostly dry. And even if that is a concern having it in a bag in the jar should completely eliminate any concern.

[@devaprasad5875]

Very very Interesting

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Thanks

[@heathg2681]

This video is what i'm looking for. After watching this, I would like to find the yellowish uranium oxide glass.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Cool :) Wish you luck!

[@heathg2681]

@@TrollFaceTheMan Thank you, how do I send you a message?

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

If you search trollfacetheman Facebook you can message me there.

[@64etto]

Between this special glass and a photovoltaic or semiconductor cell exposed to the sun or not, is electricity voltage generated? Quantum cell.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

That is an interesting question. Though I don't have an answer for sadly.

[@tjzambonischwartz]

Manganese glass doesn't glow green at all. Manganese glass glows a vivid orange. That dish is definitely uranium if the fluorescence is at all green.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

That isn't true. Manganese glass glows a range of color from purple, pinks, oranges, and greens. It takes a quick lookup to find that.

[@alicebouman2497]

Thank you for sharing this info 🙏.. i finally now know what the #bargainbarons really are collecting 😊.. thank you for all the work that you've put into this vlog.. hope your collection has grown in the meantime 😊

[@kevin42]

Great presentation, but you got some stuff wrong regarding the radioactivity. Reply if you want me to specify.

[@justimagine2403]

Your granite counter also puts out radiation too.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

It's actually a table. But to my knowledge the one I have shouldn't have a notable amount of radioactivity. Is there a reason you mention this?

[@brianhilligoss]

Uranium gives off primarily alpha radiation not beta. But otherwise great presentation.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

To my understanding almost all of the Alpha is stopped by the glass and a little Beta still slips through. Beta sensative detectors are often used to find it for this reason.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

I could be wrong though. It's just what I read. Glad you liked the presentation.

[@eckligt]

@@TrollFaceTheMan The stuff it decays to is also radioactive. That's why Uranium has a so-called decay-chain of different isotopes of different elements, until it reaches something stable, which I believe is lead. Some of those intermediate atoms will be beta-emitters.

[@justimagine2403]

Lower quality diamonds also flouresce.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

What is the component in them thay cuases that?

[@joroc]

It's not dangerous LET'S USE IT AGAIN

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Depends on how it is being used.

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

Manganese glass glows orange not green

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Incorrect. If you look it up it'd very easy to see is glows many shades. Pink, purple, red, orange, green an in between.

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

@@TrollFaceTheMan looked it up, true manganese dioxide or divalent manganese does not glow green, it will glow orange youre version of red is just a dark orange to me. If it glows green it has uranium in it.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

@@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305 uranglass.gooside.com/kantei/color.htm

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

That is incorrect. Manganese glass can glow a lime green color that is quite different than uranium glass that will always have the same colored 'Radiotive' green glow. I linked a page with someone talking about it but I don't know if it showed up properly.

[@ethylead]

It's mostly alpha not beta.

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Sorry. Mix up.

[@ethylead]

@@TrollFaceTheMan no worries! great video

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

@@ethylead Thank you :)

[@montymonty890]

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[@TrollFaceTheMan]

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[@logtec1977]

Stop letting the flash light rolling or “oopsing”!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Thing has a mind of it's own XD