hey guys we’re back today with another experiment that I’m personally excited
experiment that I’m personally excited
experiment that I’m personally excited about and been looking forward to for a
about and been looking forward to for a
about and been looking forward to for a couple of months I went picked up a
couple of months I went picked up a
couple of months I went picked up a couple of bags of marbles from the
couple of bags of marbles from the
couple of bags of marbles from the dollar store and then bring it back my
dollar store and then bring it back my
dollar store and then bring it back my mini arc furnace because I’d like to
mini arc furnace because I’d like to
mini arc furnace because I’d like to bring the two together and see if we can
bring the two together and see if we can
bring the two together and see if we can get those marbles to melt so you
get those marbles to melt so you
get those marbles to melt so you probably remember from a previous
probably remember from a previous
probably remember from a previous project we took a piece of refractory
project we took a piece of refractory
project we took a piece of refractory brick and cut it to form a mini arc
brick and cut it to form a mini arc
brick and cut it to form a mini arc furnace this thing’s capable of
furnace this thing’s capable of
furnace this thing’s capable of withstanding temperatures over 3,000
withstanding temperatures over 3,000
withstanding temperatures over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit and possibly even
degrees Fahrenheit and possibly even
degrees Fahrenheit and possibly even more now something that I haven’t really
more now something that I haven’t really
more now something that I haven’t really played with yet but I’ve seen popping up
played with yet but I’ve seen popping up
played with yet but I’ve seen popping up a lot in the comments is to make glass
a lot in the comments is to make glass
a lot in the comments is to make glass but before I actually make glass I
but before I actually make glass I
but before I actually make glass I wanted to try melting at first just to
wanted to try melting at first just to
wanted to try melting at first just to make sure we had the capability so the
make sure we had the capability so the
make sure we had the capability so the purpose of this experiment today is to
purpose of this experiment today is to
purpose of this experiment today is to take some of these glass marbles strike
take some of these glass marbles strike
take some of these glass marbles strike up a ripping hot electric arc powered by
up a ripping hot electric arc powered by
up a ripping hot electric arc powered by my homemade arc welder and bring the two
my homemade arc welder and bring the two
my homemade arc welder and bring the two together to see if we can actually get
together to see if we can actually get
together to see if we can actually get electricity to melt glass now some of
electricity to melt glass now some of
electricity to melt glass now some of you faithful long-term viewers will
you faithful long-term viewers will
you faithful long-term viewers will remember that the electrodes I use on
remember that the electrodes I use on
remember that the electrodes I use on its arc furnace are carbon rods that I
its arc furnace are carbon rods that I
its arc furnace are carbon rods that I pull out of lantern batteries and
pull out of lantern batteries and
pull out of lantern batteries and unfortunately I use my other ones up and
unfortunately I use my other ones up and
unfortunately I use my other ones up and threw them away so we’re going to need
threw them away so we’re going to need
threw them away so we’re going to need to start this project by harvesting a
to start this project by harvesting a
to start this project by harvesting a new badge
new badge
new badge [Music]
and there we have a guys with that very
and there we have a guys with that very simple lantern battery hack we now have
simple lantern battery hack we now have
simple lantern battery hack we now have ourselves four black carbon electrodes
ourselves four black carbon electrodes
ourselves four black carbon electrodes that should work perfectly for this mini
that should work perfectly for this mini
that should work perfectly for this mini arc furnace now we can pretty much hook
arc furnace now we can pretty much hook
arc furnace now we can pretty much hook these up and use them as is the problem
these up and use them as is the problem
these up and use them as is the problem is they’ve got this goofy stuff on the
is they’ve got this goofy stuff on the
is they’ve got this goofy stuff on the ends from where they’re capped off at
ends from where they’re capped off at
ends from where they’re capped off at the top but I find the quickest and
the top but I find the quickest and
the top but I find the quickest and easiest way to clean this goop up is
easiest way to clean this goop up is
easiest way to clean this goop up is simply to strike an arc and let it burn
simply to strike an arc and let it burn
simply to strike an arc and let it burn for about five seconds just be careful
for about five seconds just be careful
for about five seconds just be careful not to breathe in the fumes because the
not to breathe in the fumes because the
not to breathe in the fumes because the smoke is toxic
alright guys so our carbon electrodes
alright guys so our carbon electrodes are now prepped and ready everything’s
are now prepped and ready everything’s
are now prepped and ready everything’s good to go so at this point let’s just
good to go so at this point let’s just
good to go so at this point let’s just take one of our white marbles place it
take one of our white marbles place it
take one of our white marbles place it down inside the furnace and strike an
down inside the furnace and strike an
down inside the furnace and strike an arc just to see if we can actually get
arc just to see if we can actually get
arc just to see if we can actually get it to melt and I think the chances of
it to melt and I think the chances of
it to melt and I think the chances of that happening are quite high and I did
that happening are quite high and I did
that happening are quite high and I did make a lid for my arc furnace so it can
make a lid for my arc furnace so it can
make a lid for my arc furnace so it can go on top and help contain the heat
go on top and help contain the heat
go on top and help contain the heat however for this first experiment I’d
however for this first experiment I’d
however for this first experiment I’d actually like you to see the arc so I’m
actually like you to see the arc so I’m
actually like you to see the arc so I’m going to leave the lid off strike our
going to leave the lid off strike our
going to leave the lid off strike our arc and then turn it so that it splashes
arc and then turn it so that it splashes
arc and then turn it so that it splashes downward over top of the marble let’s
downward over top of the marble let’s
downward over top of the marble let’s watch what happens
watch what happens
watch what happens [Music]
oh wow okay I’m going to stop it right
oh wow okay I’m going to stop it right there because that’s only been ten
there because that’s only been ten
there because that’s only been ten seconds and I can already see the glass
seconds and I can already see the glass
seconds and I can already see the glass is melting now pull it out for you so
is melting now pull it out for you so
is melting now pull it out for you so you can see oh my goodness that’s ten
you can see oh my goodness that’s ten
you can see oh my goodness that’s ten seconds in the arc furnace guys that is
seconds in the arc furnace guys that is
seconds in the arc furnace guys that is crazy so this is kind of cool and very
crazy so this is kind of cool and very
crazy so this is kind of cool and very encouraging our marble is only in the
encouraging our marble is only in the
encouraging our marble is only in the arc furnace for ten seconds it melted in
arc furnace for ten seconds it melted in
arc furnace for ten seconds it melted in half and then when I went to grab it
half and then when I went to grab it
half and then when I went to grab it with my needlenose pliers
with my needlenose pliers
with my needlenose pliers it actually conformed to the shape of
it actually conformed to the shape of
it actually conformed to the shape of the pressure so it’s already moldable at
the pressure so it’s already moldable at
the pressure so it’s already moldable at ten seconds let’s see what it will do in
ten seconds let’s see what it will do in
ten seconds let’s see what it will do in a minute
a minute
a minute [Music]
okay so I actually meant 225 seconds and
okay so I actually meant 225 seconds and look at that it is completely molten
look at that it is completely molten
look at that it is completely molten that is crazy
that is crazy
that is crazy and stick a screwdriver in there wow
and stick a screwdriver in there wow
and stick a screwdriver in there wow that is molten glass liquefied glass in
that is molten glass liquefied glass in
that is molten glass liquefied glass in 25 seconds
25 seconds
25 seconds good and it’s still hot enough I can
good and it’s still hot enough I can
good and it’s still hot enough I can sculpt it around you see if I can pull a
sculpt it around you see if I can pull a
sculpt it around you see if I can pull a loo that out ah super cool
loo that out ah super cool
loo that out ah super cool [Music]
[Music]
[Music] well me arc furnace vs. Marvel’s
well me arc furnace vs. Marvel’s
well me arc furnace vs. Marvel’s apparently no problem at all so for this
apparently no problem at all so for this
apparently no problem at all so for this next experiment let’s grab five more
next experiment let’s grab five more
next experiment let’s grab five more marbles and see if we can melt them all
marbles and see if we can melt them all
marbles and see if we can melt them all together at the same time
check that out that has gone completely
check that out that has gone completely molten ha ha ha those marbles are
molten ha ha ha those marbles are
molten ha ha ha those marbles are nothing but a molten sea of glass right
nothing but a molten sea of glass right
nothing but a molten sea of glass right now look at this oh gosh that is cool
now look at this oh gosh that is cool
now look at this oh gosh that is cool that is like lava look at that look at
that is like lava look at that look at
that is like lava look at that look at that it’s like liquid glass putty except
that it’s like liquid glass putty except
that it’s like liquid glass putty except it’s actually glass what it’s starting
it’s actually glass what it’s starting
it’s actually glass what it’s starting to harden up here at the top look I can
to harden up here at the top look I can
to harden up here at the top look I can pull it and form strands and fibers oh
pull it and form strands and fibers oh
pull it and form strands and fibers oh my god ha look at that I made a nice
my god ha look at that I made a nice
my god ha look at that I made a nice long fiber there by pulling it well guys
long fiber there by pulling it well guys
long fiber there by pulling it well guys it seems to work pretty well we just
it seems to work pretty well we just
it seems to work pretty well we just took down five marbles in less than a
took down five marbles in less than a
took down five marbles in less than a minute and when I stuck my screwdriver
minute and when I stuck my screwdriver
minute and when I stuck my screwdriver in there and started pulling it out you
in there and started pulling it out you
in there and started pulling it out you could see it was actually very liquidy
could see it was actually very liquidy
could see it was actually very liquidy like I could pull it up I get stirred
like I could pull it up I get stirred
like I could pull it up I get stirred around it kinda had the same viscosity
around it kinda had the same viscosity
around it kinda had the same viscosity as liquid chocolate or liquid silicone
as liquid chocolate or liquid silicone
as liquid chocolate or liquid silicone before it cures up I also tried dipping
before it cures up I also tried dipping
before it cures up I also tried dipping the tip of my screwdriver and pulling it
the tip of my screwdriver and pulling it
the tip of my screwdriver and pulling it up as high as I could get it and it made
up as high as I could get it and it made
up as high as I could get it and it made this nice long strand of glass fiber
this nice long strand of glass fiber
this nice long strand of glass fiber noir I’m going with this that’s right
noir I’m going with this that’s right
noir I’m going with this that’s right this right here is a homemade piece of
this right here is a homemade piece of
this right here is a homemade piece of fiberglass now it’s only one piece but
fiberglass now it’s only one piece but
fiberglass now it’s only one piece but you can see how flexible it is if you
you can see how flexible it is if you
you can see how flexible it is if you flick it with your finger you can see it
flick it with your finger you can see it
flick it with your finger you can see it bounces up and down and it’s got a
bounces up and down and it’s got a
bounces up and down and it’s got a surprising amount of flexibility to it
surprising amount of flexibility to it
surprising amount of flexibility to it unlike a sheet of glass which would just
unlike a sheet of glass which would just
unlike a sheet of glass which would just crack if you try and bent it so
crack if you try and bent it so
crack if you try and bent it so fiberglass seems to have different
fiberglass seems to have different
fiberglass seems to have different properties than a sheet of glass
properties than a sheet of glass
properties than a sheet of glass interesting but one final experiment
interesting but one final experiment
interesting but one final experiment let’s take a whole handful of these
let’s take a whole handful of these
let’s take a whole handful of these colored decorative marbles and try
colored decorative marbles and try
colored decorative marbles and try melting them down
melting them down
melting them down these are yellow-green feel a little bit
these are yellow-green feel a little bit
these are yellow-green feel a little bit of purple in there as well it’ll be
of purple in there as well it’ll be
of purple in there as well it’ll be interesting to see the result after
interesting to see the result after
interesting to see the result after they’ve been melted and mixed man that
they’ve been melted and mixed man that
they’ve been melted and mixed man that thing is full and you know what I might
thing is full and you know what I might
thing is full and you know what I might do to conserve a little bit of energy is
do to conserve a little bit of energy is
do to conserve a little bit of energy is put the lid on this time and we’ve been
put the lid on this time and we’ve been
put the lid on this time and we’ve been getting the melt even faster
getting the melt even faster
getting the melt even faster [Music]
yeah we’ll hold on
yeah we’ll hold on [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] wow that’s cool I’m going to take the
wow that’s cool I’m going to take the
wow that’s cool I’m going to take the lid off here so we can see inside ooh
lid off here so we can see inside ooh
lid off here so we can see inside ooh that’s beautiful I look at the lid here
that’s beautiful I look at the lid here
that’s beautiful I look at the lid here you see how cozy hot back I I would like
you see how cozy hot back I I would like
you see how cozy hot back I I would like to keep that up from the top now you can
to keep that up from the top now you can
to keep that up from the top now you can move the warmer
move the warmer
move the warmer [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I’m actually underneath the molten glass
I’m actually underneath the molten glass
I’m actually underneath the molten glass you see that
[Music]
[Music] oh wow that’s cool cool all right let’s
oh wow that’s cool cool all right let’s
oh wow that’s cool cool all right let’s stop there and take a look that’s
stop there and take a look that’s
stop there and take a look that’s cooling down fast but their pockets
cooling down fast but their pockets
cooling down fast but their pockets notice super hot look in there Wow
notice super hot look in there Wow
notice super hot look in there Wow looking down inside it was almost white
looking down inside it was almost white
looking down inside it was almost white hotter
hotter
hotter Wow just keep going and going what this
Wow just keep going and going what this
Wow just keep going and going what this stuff is amazing cools down very quickly
stuff is amazing cools down very quickly
stuff is amazing cools down very quickly but it pulls like putty it’s like a big
but it pulls like putty it’s like a big
but it pulls like putty it’s like a big tip-off haha wow that’s crazy it looks
tip-off haha wow that’s crazy it looks
tip-off haha wow that’s crazy it looks like some kind of a lava pit monster
like some kind of a lava pit monster
like some kind of a lava pit monster from the nether realm and look how all
from the nether realm and look how all
from the nether realm and look how all the colors are blended together here to
the colors are blended together here to
the colors are blended together here to form this charcoal gray it almost looks
form this charcoal gray it almost looks
form this charcoal gray it almost looks like a pink it’s kind of smoky in here
like a pink it’s kind of smoky in here
like a pink it’s kind of smoky in here this Glasper we did a guy’s we melted
this Glasper we did a guy’s we melted
this Glasper we did a guy’s we melted that whole handful of marbles within
that whole handful of marbles within
that whole handful of marbles within about a minute maybe a minute and a half
about a minute maybe a minute and a half
about a minute maybe a minute and a half but it didn’t take much at all you can
but it didn’t take much at all you can
but it didn’t take much at all you can see when I tried pulling it out with the
see when I tried pulling it out with the
see when I tried pulling it out with the head of the screwdriver you made these
head of the screwdriver you made these
head of the screwdriver you made these nice long glass strands which are very
nice long glass strands which are very
nice long glass strands which are very very brittle what I found was amazing
very brittle what I found was amazing
very brittle what I found was amazing about this is it pulled almost like
about this is it pulled almost like
about this is it pulled almost like putty if you were to stick a screwdriver
putty if you were to stick a screwdriver
putty if you were to stick a screwdriver in something like silly putty and
in something like silly putty and
in something like silly putty and stretch it it has about the same
stretch it it has about the same
stretch it it has about the same consistency the difference is that after
consistency the difference is that after
consistency the difference is that after this sets it’s as hard as glass which is
this sets it’s as hard as glass which is
this sets it’s as hard as glass which is exactly what it is it’s also very sharp
exactly what it is it’s also very sharp
exactly what it is it’s also very sharp and very pointy now just for fun I’m
and very pointy now just for fun I’m
and very pointy now just for fun I’m going to break down these shards melt
going to break down these shards melt
going to break down these shards melt the glass one more time and then take a
the glass one more time and then take a
the glass one more time and then take a glob of that molten material and just
glob of that molten material and just
glob of that molten material and just drip it into a glass of water just to
drip it into a glass of water just to
drip it into a glass of water just to see if we can get anything cool to
see if we can get anything cool to
see if we can get anything cool to happen
happen
happen [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] she had her didn’t it
she had her didn’t it
she had her didn’t it [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] got on the side of the glass oops
got on the side of the glass oops
got on the side of the glass oops I missed I was trying to melt down some
I missed I was trying to melt down some
I missed I was trying to melt down some of this glass and drip it into the water
of this glass and drip it into the water
of this glass and drip it into the water but I actually missed and it dripped
but I actually missed and it dripped
but I actually missed and it dripped down it onto the side of the glass
down it onto the side of the glass
down it onto the side of the glass instead which is hilarious because now
instead which is hilarious because now
instead which is hilarious because now it’s actually fused with the glass and
it’s actually fused with the glass and
it’s actually fused with the glass and become part of it
become part of it
become part of it that’s crazy it’s also warmed if the
that’s crazy it’s also warmed if the
that’s crazy it’s also warmed if the water quite a bit as well oh no it
water quite a bit as well oh no it
water quite a bit as well oh no it didn’t just chips right off I just
didn’t just chips right off I just
didn’t just chips right off I just knocked it off but it looks like it was
knocked it off but it looks like it was
knocked it off but it looks like it was welded to the glass because it left a
welded to the glass because it left a
welded to the glass because it left a little pock mark there when it fell off
little pock mark there when it fell off
little pock mark there when it fell off all right guys bonus experiment since
all right guys bonus experiment since
all right guys bonus experiment since this arc furnace seems to be taking down
this arc furnace seems to be taking down
this arc furnace seems to be taking down glass without any problem at all I
glass without any problem at all I
glass without any problem at all I thought it would be fun to try striking
thought it would be fun to try striking
thought it would be fun to try striking arc and just running one electrode on
arc and just running one electrode on
arc and just running one electrode on the inside of the glass and the other on
the inside of the glass and the other on
the inside of the glass and the other on the outside just to see how quickly it
the outside just to see how quickly it
the outside just to see how quickly it would melt the edge so let’s fire it up
would melt the edge so let’s fire it up
would melt the edge so let’s fire it up for one more experiment to see what
for one more experiment to see what
for one more experiment to see what happens
happens
happens arc furnace versus drinking glass here
arc furnace versus drinking glass here
arc furnace versus drinking glass here we go
Wow look at that is crazy that was
Wow look at that is crazy that was amazing what I tried doing was holding
amazing what I tried doing was holding
amazing what I tried doing was holding one electrode just on the edge of the
one electrode just on the edge of the
one electrode just on the edge of the glass itself and using the heat and the
glass itself and using the heat and the
glass itself and using the heat and the flame to kind of direct down the side
flame to kind of direct down the side
flame to kind of direct down the side and what it did is it made almost like
and what it did is it made almost like
and what it did is it made almost like an improvised plasma cutter for glass
an improvised plasma cutter for glass
an improvised plasma cutter for glass you see it took that thing out no
you see it took that thing out no
you see it took that thing out no problem now as this thing is cooling it
problem now as this thing is cooling it
problem now as this thing is cooling it is cracking and spattering and spewing
is cracking and spattering and spewing
is cracking and spattering and spewing glass all over we do have this really
glass all over we do have this really
glass all over we do have this really cool the molten drop down the side here
cool the molten drop down the side here
cool the molten drop down the side here though that was so much fun I’m gonna
though that was so much fun I’m gonna
though that was so much fun I’m gonna try it one more time on this opposite
try it one more time on this opposite
try it one more time on this opposite end and we can call it a day
end and we can call it a day
end and we can call it a day [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
so quick summary of what we did here
so quick summary of what we did here today we start off with the purpose of
today we start off with the purpose of
today we start off with the purpose of seeing if we could use high amperage
seeing if we could use high amperage
seeing if we could use high amperage electricity to melt glass we took one
electricity to melt glass we took one
electricity to melt glass we took one single marble and expose it to an
single marble and expose it to an
single marble and expose it to an electric arc in the mini arc furnace and
electric arc in the mini arc furnace and
electric arc in the mini arc furnace and found that not only did it melt glass
found that not only did it melt glass
found that not only did it melt glass but it melted it within seconds so we
but it melted it within seconds so we
but it melted it within seconds so we threw in five more marbles and melted
threw in five more marbles and melted
threw in five more marbles and melted them in less than a minute we threw a
them in less than a minute we threw a
them in less than a minute we threw a whole handful of colored marbles in
whole handful of colored marbles in
whole handful of colored marbles in there and melted them down to a bubbly
there and melted them down to a bubbly
there and melted them down to a bubbly liquid lava type suit we also found that
liquid lava type suit we also found that
liquid lava type suit we also found that if we stuck the tip of a screwdriver in
if we stuck the tip of a screwdriver in
if we stuck the tip of a screwdriver in there and slowly pulled it out the glass
there and slowly pulled it out the glass
there and slowly pulled it out the glass acts like putty and if we stretched it
acts like putty and if we stretched it
acts like putty and if we stretched it out high enough and fast enough it was
out high enough and fast enough it was
out high enough and fast enough it was thin out into little strands of
thin out into little strands of
thin out into little strands of fiberglass we tried dripping a glob of
fiberglass we tried dripping a glob of
fiberglass we tried dripping a glob of molten glass into a cup full of water
molten glass into a cup full of water
molten glass into a cup full of water put it missed and landed on the side
put it missed and landed on the side
put it missed and landed on the side where it solidified and fused into the
where it solidified and fused into the
where it solidified and fused into the sidewall and when we removed it it left
sidewall and when we removed it it left
sidewall and when we removed it it left a little crater behind for our last
a little crater behind for our last
a little crater behind for our last experiment we drew out one more juicy
experiment we drew out one more juicy
experiment we drew out one more juicy arc and test it on the side of a common
arc and test it on the side of a common
arc and test it on the side of a common drinking glass where we found the
drinking glass where we found the
drinking glass where we found the electrodes almost form an improvised
electrodes almost form an improvised
electrodes almost form an improvised glass cutting plasma torch where the
glass cutting plasma torch where the
glass cutting plasma torch where the glass flows away like butter these are
glass flows away like butter these are
glass flows away like butter these are very cool experiments and very
very cool experiments and very
very cool experiments and very satisfying to see the results we now
satisfying to see the results we now
satisfying to see the results we now have the power to melt glass thanks for
have the power to melt glass thanks for
have the power to melt glass thanks for joining us for this video guys I’ll be
joining us for this video guys I’ll be
joining us for this video guys I’ll be looking for the next one talk to you
looking for the next one talk to you
looking for the next one talk to you then because now we have the power to
then because now we have the power to
then because now we have the power to melt glass
melt glass
melt glass [Music]
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