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Welcome back
today we are outside
The sun is shining and there is no cloud in the air
The sun is burning brightly, so I took my sunburner …
because there was a reaction to use it
I used Christi’s reaction because she wondered if your metal could melt with the giant magnifying glass
We are going to try it now because there is no better time than today.
For the metal smelting experiment, I took 3 different metals to work with
The first is: tin.
from the video with Collins Key
where we melted the tin to make fidget spinners
I also have Aluminum “muffins” that we have obtained in the melting of cans
one also we use a “muffin” of copper. we made this by melting bullet shells.
the melting point of these metals is very different
tin has a melting point of 250 degrees Celsius.
the aluminum melts around 660 degrees Celsius
and the copper melts around 900/950 degrees Celsius
I have said this and Celsius for my international fans. (thanks)
I start with the tin fidget spinner that I made with Collin
we keep them directly in the sunlight and then we see how long it takes before it is melted
if that happens
some of you will recognize the sunburn
this is a lens that came off a huge TV, and works like a big magnifying glass
and that ensures that the light is combined in a strong laser beam
if we spray a little water on it
then we can see where the focus is
the separate thing is that I can keep my finger 2 cm away without feeling anything
but if something comes in, it will burn immediately
because that focus is about 1100 degrees Celsius
what should be hot enough to melt metal, how crazy is that
Okay, now that we know exactly where the focus is
let’s take one of our metals, let’s start with tin.
and then let us keep it at the focal point
Okay, our focal point is exactly there
if I spray water on it you can see it
it is thick and very thin here
and with the thin piece we want to place our metal.
watch your eyes, because this is going to be bright
I try to find the focal point again
I can see a piece of the metal melting there
if you see at the bottom you can see it melting
I have to keep this focused
oh, wow a piece of metal just dripped on the floor
guys, look at this. this is idiotic. simply keeping it in the sunlight has melted.
with
Okay, this apparently wants to melt with sunlight without any problem
I think I’ll take all my Tin spinners
and they all melt in the muffin pan
OK, guys, I just placed a shelf on the sunburner
I have put the spinners in the tray
and if I put it on the shelf it should be exactly in focus
in this way I can keep them stable in one place
so the sun can work completely
without being shaken in the focus
we will see
solar power, do your work
this seems to be the perfect focal point
in a few seconds you can already see that the tin is beginning to melt
melting metal with sunlight
and soon too
you have to see, it just drips away
as if it is nothing
and this is only solar energy
you can see the bath of molten metal at the bottom
it goes so fast that I want to add a piece of tin
I’m going to add this piece of tin
this we have not melted ton I was with Collin
this gives us a complete “muffin”
if the sun melts then we are talking about the same power as my gas burner
you can see exactly where the sun hits it
and it immediately begins to melt
we are now melting metal with the sun
so cool
I have to keep it in the fire for maximum heat
but it keeps all the metal liquid
it is still molten tin on the bottom
It works
in fact, now that I have thrown in the whole thing, it melts like an ice cube that melts
wherever I look at the sunlight
I can decide where it starts to melt
it has almost completely melted
this is hot blood
yes, it is completely melted
it is completely liquid
I take off the “skin”
and then I can let it cool down
melted tin, from the sun!
what I am wondering now
how would sunlight react to aluminum
a small update, I am confused by the results
I had hoped that sunlight would melt aluminum
but we have been here for the past 20 minutes
and the focus has changed over and over again, but nothing is happening
I’m sure this muffin is hot now
but it has not been melted in any form yet, and I do not know how long that will take
but the tin has become completely hard
and we can turn it over and knock it out of the tray
but happens with the aluminum
nothing at all
and if we can not melt aluminum, then we can not melt copper
it will be hard enough to melt it
it is only the amount that we want to melt
we now have a lot of tin
but there is a point in the middle where it is getting very hot now
but nothing else happens
it does not rise hard enough, and if aluminum does not melt copper then it does not melt at all
I’m sure this thing is hot
do you have to listen to what kind of sound it makes when I throw water on it
that was extreme
it even looked like it was about to melt
and maybe after 10-15 minutes it would have melted
but it is in any case not useful to melt metal
let’s look at the tin
the interesting thing about the tin is that it has all these bubbles at the bottom
I wonder where they came from
the bubbles are completely rounded off
it is also not really smooth at the top
it looks like craters on the moon
the sunburner becomes hot enough to melt tin
it becomes almost warm enough to melt aluminum
and it does not get hot enough to melt copper in large quantities
but you can melt a bullet sleeve
let’s try that as the final project
Okay, watch out that I do not come into focus with my head
that would be crucial
where is the focal point? here about
are my brains fooling me now or has it started to smoke?
that is a good sign, it is also changing color
I’m going to play with the focal point
it seems like it should be here
it creates a white layer on the outside
there is probably a reaction taking place
it is probably very hot but I do not see any smoke or anything
I think it’s great when it comes to melting
look it is so hot that it burns the wood
it is in any case hot
it leaves branding on the wood
but it is not melting yet
I have to be honest guys, I had expected this shell
would melt
I think it has not started to melt because the sun is too far below
we should have done this earlier
but it is in any case so hot that if you put it on wood that burns the wood
that is still very hot, even though we did not get it melted
and I think that’s good to know, because you’re not always going to have perfect conditions
a brief summary of what we have tried today
we went to see if sunlight could melt metal, we used 3 types of metal
copper, tin and aluminum
what we discovered today was separate, tin melted immediately
when we tried the aluminum muffin we put it
for 15 minutes in the sun, while there were no visible differences
it was hot enough to boil the water until it even evaporated
but it has not melted
whether or not it would melt after a while, who would say it
the reason we did not get the muffin melted
is not the temperature, but the quantity
and if aluminum would not work
then copper would not melt at all, but we did try a shell
and in some circumstances, we should have succeeded
I managed to melt screws, so I was wondering why we would not try a brass tube
anyway, it is good to see that it does not always work
the place of the sun, the season and the temperature
are things that play a role as to whether or not it works
it is possible to use metals as tin and probably also gallium
but with metals such as
aluminum, copper and gold, I do not think it will work
but it was still fun to try
and we have learned something new today
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