oh my goodness hey what’s up guys welcome back to the lab today we’re
welcome back to the lab today we’re
welcome back to the lab today we’re filming this video in the dark because
filming this video in the dark because
filming this video in the dark because we’re doing something a little bit
we’re doing something a little bit
we’re doing something a little bit different I had a comment pop-up from
different I had a comment pop-up from
different I had a comment pop-up from Jacob Militello who said try to get a
Jacob Militello who said try to get a
Jacob Militello who said try to get a plasma globe and break the glass and
plasma globe and break the glass and
plasma globe and break the glass and turn it on and see what happens
turn it on and see what happens
turn it on and see what happens so Jacob I went on Amazon I picked this
so Jacob I went on Amazon I picked this
so Jacob I went on Amazon I picked this thing up this is a $500 plasma globe
thing up this is a $500 plasma globe
thing up this is a $500 plasma globe it’s about the biggest one I could find
it’s about the biggest one I could find
it’s about the biggest one I could find and just arrived the other day so I got
and just arrived the other day so I got
and just arrived the other day so I got my trusty sledgehammer we got this globe
my trusty sledgehammer we got this globe
my trusty sledgehammer we got this globe powered up let’s go ahead and smash the
powered up let’s go ahead and smash the
powered up let’s go ahead and smash the glass and see if we can answer your
glass and see if we can answer your
glass and see if we can answer your question now before we actually smash
question now before we actually smash
question now before we actually smash this thing open I thought it’d be fun to
this thing open I thought it’d be fun to
this thing open I thought it’d be fun to play with it and kind of explore the
play with it and kind of explore the
play with it and kind of explore the properties of a plasma globe what is it
properties of a plasma globe what is it
properties of a plasma globe what is it how does it work what’s it made of
how does it work what’s it made of
how does it work what’s it made of now I have to admit when this thing
now I have to admit when this thing
now I have to admit when this thing first arrived I picked it up and kind of
first arrived I picked it up and kind of
first arrived I picked it up and kind of thought it was fake because it’s
thought it was fake because it’s
thought it was fake because it’s extremely extremely light I would have
extremely extremely light I would have
extremely extremely light I would have thought that this dome was made of glass
thought that this dome was made of glass
thought that this dome was made of glass I’m feeling it it almost feels like it’s
I’m feeling it it almost feels like it’s
I’m feeling it it almost feels like it’s made of plastic although when I look at
made of plastic although when I look at
made of plastic although when I look at it I can actually see ridge lines in
it I can actually see ridge lines in
it I can actually see ridge lines in there so the question I want to answer
there so the question I want to answer
there so the question I want to answer first
first
first is this actually glass or is it plastic
is this actually glass or is it plastic
is this actually glass or is it plastic because we try smashing it with our
because we try smashing it with our
because we try smashing it with our hammer I actually want it to crack and I
hammer I actually want it to crack and I
hammer I actually want it to crack and I want it to just you know do a little
want it to just you know do a little
want it to just you know do a little seam line and destroy the whole thing so
seam line and destroy the whole thing so
seam line and destroy the whole thing so I’m guessing this is glass but I’m not
I’m guessing this is glass but I’m not
I’m guessing this is glass but I’m not 100% sure now if we take a look at the
100% sure now if we take a look at the
100% sure now if we take a look at the back of the power adapter here you can
back of the power adapter here you can
back of the power adapter here you can see how much power is going in and how
see how much power is going in and how
see how much power is going in and how much is being converted it’s pulling
much is being converted it’s pulling
much is being converted it’s pulling house power and converting it to 12
house power and converting it to 12
house power and converting it to 12 volts at about 3 amps if you look inside
volts at about 3 amps if you look inside
volts at about 3 amps if you look inside the globe you’ll see this little Center
the globe you’ll see this little Center
the globe you’ll see this little Center Tower and that’s essentially a Tesla
Tower and that’s essentially a Tesla
Tower and that’s essentially a Tesla coil and it steps that 12 volts up to
coil and it steps that 12 volts up to
coil and it steps that 12 volts up to somewhere in the thousands of volts now
somewhere in the thousands of volts now
somewhere in the thousands of volts now it could be two thousand volts or it
it could be two thousand volts or it
it could be two thousand volts or it could be twenty thousand volts at this
could be twenty thousand volts at this
could be twenty thousand volts at this point I don’t really have any way of
point I don’t really have any way of
point I don’t really have any way of knowing because there’s no markings
knowing because there’s no markings
knowing because there’s no markings anywhere on the unit itself now if you
anywhere on the unit itself now if you
anywhere on the unit itself now if you remember my thank-you video where we
remember my thank-you video where we
remember my thank-you video where we passed seven million subscribers I went
passed seven million subscribers I went
passed seven million subscribers I went to the Science Center and found a giant
to the Science Center and found a giant
to the Science Center and found a giant plasma globe like this and here’s a
plasma globe like this and here’s a
plasma globe like this and here’s a piece of aluminum foil to actually draw
piece of aluminum foil to actually draw
piece of aluminum foil to actually draw the arc outside of the globe we’re going
the arc outside of the globe we’re going
the arc outside of the globe we’re going to see if we can do that with this one
to see if we can do that with this one
to see if we can do that with this one as well all we have to do is take a
as well all we have to do is take a
as well all we have to do is take a piece of aluminum foil and put it down
piece of aluminum foil and put it down
piece of aluminum foil and put it down on top of the glass and this builds up a
on top of the glass and this builds up a
on top of the glass and this builds up a capacitive charge and if we take
capacitive charge and if we take
capacitive charge and if we take something like a piece of metal and
something like a piece of metal and
something like a piece of metal and touch it with our fingers we can
touch it with our fingers we can
touch it with our fingers we can actually get close to the metal and get
actually get close to the metal and get
actually get close to the metal and get those sparks to jump out you can see the
those sparks to jump out you can see the
those sparks to jump out you can see the spark is quite a bit smaller than the
spark is quite a bit smaller than the
spark is quite a bit smaller than the one that we had at the Science Center
one that we had at the Science Center
one that we had at the Science Center that’s because the power pumping through
that’s because the power pumping through
that’s because the power pumping through this thing is substantially less and
this thing is substantially less and
this thing is substantially less and even though we can use it to burn holes
even though we can use it to burn holes
even though we can use it to burn holes in a piece of paper it’s not quite
in a piece of paper it’s not quite
in a piece of paper it’s not quite enough to actually light the paper off
enough to actually light the paper off
enough to actually light the paper off now the next question I have in my mind
now the next question I have in my mind
now the next question I have in my mind is this dome made of plastic or is it
is this dome made of plastic or is it
is this dome made of plastic or is it actually glad my question comes because
actually glad my question comes because
actually glad my question comes because it’s extremely lightweight which makes
it’s extremely lightweight which makes
it’s extremely lightweight which makes it hard to
it hard to
it hard to this is glass but we should be able to
this is glass but we should be able to
this is glass but we should be able to tell pretty easily by taking the tip of
tell pretty easily by taking the tip of
tell pretty easily by taking the tip of a screwdriver and giving it a gentle tap
okay so it’s got a very sharp King and
okay so it’s got a very sharp King and you can actually hear it resonate on the
you can actually hear it resonate on the
you can actually hear it resonate on the inside if you look really closely you
inside if you look really closely you
inside if you look really closely you can see the ridges and the swirls where
can see the ridges and the swirls where
can see the ridges and the swirls where it looks like the glasses blown expanded
it looks like the glasses blown expanded
it looks like the glasses blown expanded so I am confident this is glass which
so I am confident this is glass which
so I am confident this is glass which means it should shatter under the weight
means it should shatter under the weight
means it should shatter under the weight of our hammer all right so good news
of our hammer all right so good news
of our hammer all right so good news guys it looks like our globe is glass
guys it looks like our globe is glass
guys it looks like our globe is glass we’ve got thousands of volts of
we’ve got thousands of volts of
we’ve got thousands of volts of electricity pumping here this question
electricity pumping here this question
electricity pumping here this question is what happens now if we take our
is what happens now if we take our
is what happens now if we take our hammer and we smash the glass while this
hammer and we smash the glass while this
hammer and we smash the glass while this thing is running is the electricity
thing is running is the electricity
thing is running is the electricity going to jump out is it going to kill me
going to jump out is it going to kill me
going to jump out is it going to kill me is there going to be any safety concern
is there going to be any safety concern
is there going to be any safety concern at all we don’t know that’s what we’re
at all we don’t know that’s what we’re
at all we don’t know that’s what we’re here to find out let’s get to it I’m
here to find out let’s get to it I’m
here to find out let’s get to it I’m putting my glasses on for safety but it
putting my glasses on for safety but it
putting my glasses on for safety but it really would be better to have some kind
really would be better to have some kind
really would be better to have some kind of a full face shield because we don’t
of a full face shield because we don’t
of a full face shield because we don’t exactly know what’s inside of this globe
exactly know what’s inside of this globe
exactly know what’s inside of this globe is it under vacuum pressure or is it
is it under vacuum pressure or is it
is it under vacuum pressure or is it filled with some kind of inert gas like
filled with some kind of inert gas like
filled with some kind of inert gas like argon or nitrogen we’re not exactly sure
argon or nitrogen we’re not exactly sure
argon or nitrogen we’re not exactly sure but we have seen from previous
but we have seen from previous
but we have seen from previous experience with vacuum chambers that
experience with vacuum chambers that
experience with vacuum chambers that when it smashes it implodes and
when it smashes it implodes and
when it smashes it implodes and basically falls straight down so that is
basically falls straight down so that is
basically falls straight down so that is a risk I’m willing to take for you
a risk I’m willing to take for you
a risk I’m willing to take for you however I’m going to put on some heavier
however I’m going to put on some heavier
however I’m going to put on some heavier duty gloves first the other thing that I
duty gloves first the other thing that I
duty gloves first the other thing that I noticed is if I hold my hand on the
noticed is if I hold my hand on the
noticed is if I hold my hand on the globe here and I accidentally touch any
globe here and I accidentally touch any
globe here and I accidentally touch any exposed skin to the aluminum trim around
exposed skin to the aluminum trim around
exposed skin to the aluminum trim around my workbench it gives me a little bite I
my workbench it gives me a little bite I
my workbench it gives me a little bite I can actually feel the electricity
can actually feel the electricity
can actually feel the electricity jumping through my body cool makes you
jumping through my body cool makes you
jumping through my body cool makes you smell like burning hair or burning flesh
smell like burning hair or burning flesh
smell like burning hair or burning flesh I wonder if I should like tilt this and
I wonder if I should like tilt this and
I wonder if I should like tilt this and actually hold it in my hand as I smash
actually hold it in my hand as I smash
actually hold it in my hand as I smash it it’s super cool you can see the way
it it’s super cool you can see the way
it it’s super cool you can see the way my fingers glow in the back of the globe
my fingers glow in the back of the globe
my fingers glow in the back of the globe yeah I think I’m going to do it I’m
yeah I think I’m going to do it I’m
yeah I think I’m going to do it I’m actually just going to hold this while I
actually just going to hold this while I
actually just going to hold this while I smash it because that seems like the
smash it because that seems like the
smash it because that seems like the unsafe thing to do isn’t it okay this
unsafe thing to do isn’t it okay this
unsafe thing to do isn’t it okay this where I start getting a little bit
where I start getting a little bit
where I start getting a little bit nervous guys so we’re going to do it
nervous guys so we’re going to do it
nervous guys so we’re going to do it here we going three two one
here we going three two one
here we going three two one oh my goodness
oh my goodness
oh my goodness holy heck I could not have predicted
holy heck I could not have predicted
holy heck I could not have predicted that that did not implode that exploded
that that did not implode that exploded
that that did not implode that exploded that like shot glass out everywhere all
that like shot glass out everywhere all
that like shot glass out everywhere all over my workbench it didn’t cut me
over my workbench it didn’t cut me
over my workbench it didn’t cut me though and look here the electricity
though and look here the electricity
though and look here the electricity doesn’t appear to actually be shooting
doesn’t appear to actually be shooting
doesn’t appear to actually be shooting anymore I’m not sure if it turned off
that was amazing we got to look at the
that was amazing we got to look at the replay on that look at all this glass
replay on that look at all this glass
replay on that look at all this glass look at all the shards oh my goodness
look at all the shards oh my goodness
look at all the shards oh my goodness that was incredible
that was incredible
that was incredible okay so watching this on a slow-mo
okay so watching this on a slow-mo
okay so watching this on a slow-mo replay here’s the windup hammers coming
replay here’s the windup hammers coming
replay here’s the windup hammers coming down
down
down makes contact and interesting like the
makes contact and interesting like the
makes contact and interesting like the top of the dome kind of flew upwards and
top of the dome kind of flew upwards and
top of the dome kind of flew upwards and then everything underneath is kind of
then everything underneath is kind of
then everything underneath is kind of like imploded and fell down so that was
like imploded and fell down so that was
like imploded and fell down so that was really interesting guys so I can’t tell
really interesting guys so I can’t tell
really interesting guys so I can’t tell if it exploded or imploded it was kind
if it exploded or imploded it was kind
if it exploded or imploded it was kind of like sheared in half the top popped
of like sheared in half the top popped
of like sheared in half the top popped off and everything else just fell down
off and everything else just fell down
off and everything else just fell down all I can say is there’s a tremendous
all I can say is there’s a tremendous
all I can say is there’s a tremendous amount of force and that was a lot
amount of force and that was a lot
amount of force and that was a lot louder than I was expecting
all I can say is I feel really lucky I
all I can say is I feel really lucky I have no cuts no damage I’m no worse for
have no cuts no damage I’m no worse for
have no cuts no damage I’m no worse for wear look at this this is the glass and
wear look at this this is the glass and
wear look at this this is the glass and what what’s really interesting about
what what’s really interesting about
what what’s really interesting about this is if you look at this side of the
this is if you look at this side of the
this is if you look at this side of the glass it’s extremely thin but then you
glass it’s extremely thin but then you
glass it’s extremely thin but then you look at this side and it’s substantially
look at this side and it’s substantially
look at this side and it’s substantially thicker so like obviously the glass
thicker so like obviously the glass
thicker so like obviously the glass changes thicknesses as well that’s
changes thicknesses as well that’s
changes thicknesses as well that’s pretty bizarre I wouldn’t have expected
pretty bizarre I wouldn’t have expected
pretty bizarre I wouldn’t have expected that and because that popped off so
that and because that popped off so
that and because that popped off so dramatically I’m wondering if whatever
dramatically I’m wondering if whatever
dramatically I’m wondering if whatever gas was inside there was actually
gas was inside there was actually
gas was inside there was actually pressurized like this might have
pressurized like this might have
pressurized like this might have actually been under pressure if it were
actually been under pressure if it were
actually been under pressure if it were a vacuum it would have sucked in but I’m
a vacuum it would have sucked in but I’m
a vacuum it would have sucked in but I’m pretty sure that was a pop that was like
pretty sure that was a pop that was like
pretty sure that was a pop that was like an explosion outward so maybe
an explosion outward so maybe
an explosion outward so maybe pressurized argon or pressurized
pressurized argon or pressurized
pressurized argon or pressurized nitrogen is in there now this is crazy
nitrogen is in there now this is crazy
nitrogen is in there now this is crazy guys the dome is gone you don’t see any
guys the dome is gone you don’t see any
guys the dome is gone you don’t see any more arcs flailing around I don’t feel
more arcs flailing around I don’t feel
more arcs flailing around I don’t feel any charge in the atmosphere I don’t see
any charge in the atmosphere I don’t see
any charge in the atmosphere I don’t see any electricity but if I touch it you
any electricity but if I touch it you
any electricity but if I touch it you can actually hear it buzzing you can
can actually hear it buzzing you can
can actually hear it buzzing you can hear it hissing and if I take the tip of
hear it hissing and if I take the tip of
hear it hissing and if I take the tip of a screwdriver and touch it you can see a
a screwdriver and touch it you can see a
a screwdriver and touch it you can see a little arc start flying there not nearly
little arc start flying there not nearly
little arc start flying there not nearly as dramatic as the long octopus arms
as dramatic as the long octopus arms
as dramatic as the long octopus arms that were inside the dome because I
that were inside the dome because I
that were inside the dome because I think there’s only a couple thousand
think there’s only a couple thousand
think there’s only a couple thousand volts of electricity there because we’re
volts of electricity there because we’re
volts of electricity there because we’re in the standard atmosphere now with
in the standard atmosphere now with
in the standard atmosphere now with nitrogen oxygen it just doesn’t have the
nitrogen oxygen it just doesn’t have the
nitrogen oxygen it just doesn’t have the same effect so yeah basically if you pay
same effect so yeah basically if you pay
same effect so yeah basically if you pay $500 for a plasma globe of your own
$500 for a plasma globe of your own
$500 for a plasma globe of your own don’t smash it open it looks a lot
don’t smash it open it looks a lot
don’t smash it open it looks a lot cooler if you just leave it on your
cooler if you just leave it on your
cooler if you just leave it on your table and let it roll oh and if you look
table and let it roll oh and if you look
table and let it roll oh and if you look really closely you can actually see a
really closely you can actually see a
really closely you can actually see a purple glow around my fingers you see
purple glow around my fingers you see
purple glow around my fingers you see that it gets really hot so it’s that
that it gets really hot so it’s that
that it gets really hot so it’s that heats up really fast you know the crazy
heats up really fast you know the crazy
heats up really fast you know the crazy thing about this is you can see the arcs
thing about this is you can see the arcs
thing about this is you can see the arcs line near the tip of the screwdriver and
line near the tip of the screwdriver and
line near the tip of the screwdriver and my finger is right beside it making
my finger is right beside it making
my finger is right beside it making contact but I feel absolutely nothing
oh what the heck just happened there
oh what the heck just happened there Oh are we melting the glass something
Oh are we melting the glass something
Oh are we melting the glass something weird is happening it can actually draw
weird is happening it can actually draw
weird is happening it can actually draw this art out substantially and wonder
this art out substantially and wonder
this art out substantially and wonder what change to make that happen
what change to make that happen
what change to make that happen can we actually crack the glass do we
can we actually crack the glass do we
can we actually crack the glass do we burn a hole through it maybe interesting
burn a hole through it maybe interesting
burn a hole through it maybe interesting that it’s travelling upwards probably
that it’s travelling upwards probably
that it’s travelling upwards probably cuz the key to the flame is rising well
cuz the key to the flame is rising well
cuz the key to the flame is rising well there you have it guys we made an epic
there you have it guys we made an epic
there you have it guys we made an epic mess glass everywhere I’m going to have
mess glass everywhere I’m going to have
mess glass everywhere I’m going to have to get busy cleaning this up but we did
to get busy cleaning this up but we did
to get busy cleaning this up but we did this for you Jacob to help answer that
this for you Jacob to help answer that
this for you Jacob to help answer that burning question you had and so what
burning question you had and so what
burning question you had and so what happens if you smash the glass on a
happens if you smash the glass on a
happens if you smash the glass on a plasma globe and turn it on you can go
plasma globe and turn it on you can go
plasma globe and turn it on you can go check your youtube inbox Jacob I’m
check your youtube inbox Jacob I’m
check your youtube inbox Jacob I’m sending a twenty five bucks
sending a twenty five bucks
sending a twenty five bucks hey thanks for joining us for this
hey thanks for joining us for this
hey thanks for joining us for this experiment we’ll be looking for you next
experiment we’ll be looking for you next
experiment we’ll be looking for you next one talk to you then clean-up on aisle
one talk to you then clean-up on aisle
one talk to you then clean-up on aisle three I’m saying that a lot to use this
three I’m saying that a lot to use this
three I’m saying that a lot to use this oh dang it hey guys I want to jump back
oh dang it hey guys I want to jump back
oh dang it hey guys I want to jump back in for just a second to invite you to
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