Raptor is y’see left a comment asking whether or not the styro-slicer’ could
whether or not the styro-slicer’ could
whether or not the styro-slicer’ could cut through dry eyes and I’m actually
cut through dry eyes and I’m actually
cut through dry eyes and I’m actually not really sure what would happen if we
not really sure what would happen if we
not really sure what would happen if we tried so I got out my styro-slicer’ and
tried so I got out my styro-slicer’ and
tried so I got out my styro-slicer’ and I went and picked up some dry ice so
I went and picked up some dry ice so
I went and picked up some dry ice so today we can put that experiment to the
today we can put that experiment to the
today we can put that experiment to the test dry ice is just a solid block of
test dry ice is just a solid block of
test dry ice is just a solid block of carbon dioxide so when we set it down on
carbon dioxide so when we set it down on
carbon dioxide so when we set it down on a warm surface like our countertop it
a warm surface like our countertop it
a warm surface like our countertop it releases a vapor of gas underneath which
releases a vapor of gas underneath which
releases a vapor of gas underneath which makes it float around like an air hockey
makes it float around like an air hockey
makes it float around like an air hockey puck it’s actually not a very good idea
puck it’s actually not a very good idea
puck it’s actually not a very good idea to touch the stuff with your bare skin
to touch the stuff with your bare skin
to touch the stuff with your bare skin so for the rest of this experiment I’m
so for the rest of this experiment I’m
so for the rest of this experiment I’m gonna be using gloves now a lot of you
gonna be using gloves now a lot of you
gonna be using gloves now a lot of you will remember my tutorial on making the
will remember my tutorial on making the
will remember my tutorial on making the styro-slicer’ this is designed to use
styro-slicer’ this is designed to use
styro-slicer’ this is designed to use electricity and pump a current through a
electricity and pump a current through a
electricity and pump a current through a thin stainless steel wire this generates
thin stainless steel wire this generates
thin stainless steel wire this generates a lot of heat and it easily slices
a lot of heat and it easily slices
a lot of heat and it easily slices through styrofoam when we power on the
through styrofoam when we power on the
through styrofoam when we power on the styro-slicer’ this thin metal wire can
styro-slicer’ this thin metal wire can
styro-slicer’ this thin metal wire can reach temperatures above 1,000 degrees
reach temperatures above 1,000 degrees
reach temperatures above 1,000 degrees Celsius on the other hand dry ice is
Celsius on the other hand dry ice is
Celsius on the other hand dry ice is minus 79 degrees Celsius so what will
minus 79 degrees Celsius so what will
minus 79 degrees Celsius so what will happen when these two extremes collide
happen when these two extremes collide
happen when these two extremes collide well the dry ice frees the wire solid or
well the dry ice frees the wire solid or
well the dry ice frees the wire solid or will the wire generate enough heat to
will the wire generate enough heat to
will the wire generate enough heat to easily glide through the block of ice
easily glide through the block of ice
easily glide through the block of ice your guess is as good as mine so let’s
your guess is as good as mine so let’s
your guess is as good as mine so let’s flip the switch and see exactly what
flip the switch and see exactly what
flip the switch and see exactly what happens oh it’s like freezing to my
happens oh it’s like freezing to my
happens oh it’s like freezing to my table here alright so I just got the
table here alright so I just got the
table here alright so I just got the wire set to normal power let’s go ahead
wire set to normal power let’s go ahead
wire set to normal power let’s go ahead and introduce the dry ice and see what
and introduce the dry ice and see what
and introduce the dry ice and see what happens I made a little bit of a
happens I made a little bit of a
happens I made a little bit of a squealing noise there like a little mini
squealing noise there like a little mini
squealing noise there like a little mini Velociraptor hear that now look at the
Velociraptor hear that now look at the
Velociraptor hear that now look at the wire it actually cools down very quickly
wire it actually cools down very quickly
wire it actually cools down very quickly and not making much progress let’s go
and not making much progress let’s go
and not making much progress let’s go ahead and turn up the power this is high
ahead and turn up the power this is high
ahead and turn up the power this is high power on the normal setting here we go
yeah you can see it only gets about an 8
yeah you can see it only gets about an 8 maybe a sixteenth of an inch into the
maybe a sixteenth of an inch into the
maybe a sixteenth of an inch into the block and then it just stops solid now
block and then it just stops solid now
block and then it just stops solid now if I rub it up and down the wire I can
if I rub it up and down the wire I can
if I rub it up and down the wire I can use this kind of like as a wire saw and
use this kind of like as a wire saw and
use this kind of like as a wire saw and there’s actually working a little bit
there’s actually working a little bit
there’s actually working a little bit better but it’s still not super
better but it’s still not super
better but it’s still not super impressive I think it’s time to crank
impressive I think it’s time to crank
impressive I think it’s time to crank this thing to overdrive what happens
this thing to overdrive what happens
this thing to overdrive what happens when the dryest touches it listen to
when the dryest touches it listen to
when the dryest touches it listen to that you hear that it’s making like a
that you hear that it’s making like a
that you hear that it’s making like a really high-pitched vibration
really high-pitched vibration
really high-pitched vibration at this rate it looks like we’re
at this rate it looks like we’re
at this rate it looks like we’re probably moving about one inch every two
probably moving about one inch every two
probably moving about one inch every two minutes so I suppose you could use it to
minutes so I suppose you could use it to
minutes so I suppose you could use it to cut a block of dry ice but it doesn’t
cut a block of dry ice but it doesn’t
cut a block of dry ice but it doesn’t seem very practical you’d probably be
seem very practical you’d probably be
seem very practical you’d probably be better off using something like a
better off using something like a
better off using something like a bandsaw you know what
bandsaw you know what
bandsaw you know what the hot wire foam cutter does get pretty
the hot wire foam cutter does get pretty
the hot wire foam cutter does get pretty hot but I don’t think it’s match for
hot but I don’t think it’s match for
hot but I don’t think it’s match for block of dry ice I’m cranking this thing
block of dry ice I’m cranking this thing
block of dry ice I’m cranking this thing up pretty heavy to the point where the
up pretty heavy to the point where the
up pretty heavy to the point where the wires going to snap and we’re not really
wires going to snap and we’re not really
wires going to snap and we’re not really making much progress ooh
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[Music] and there goes the wire I just snapped
and there goes the wire I just snapped
and there goes the wire I just snapped it so to answer your question Raptors it
it so to answer your question Raptors it
it so to answer your question Raptors it looks like the styro-slicer’ will not
looks like the styro-slicer’ will not
looks like the styro-slicer’ will not cut through a block of dry ice or at
cut through a block of dry ice or at
cut through a block of dry ice or at least it won’t do it very effectively
least it won’t do it very effectively
least it won’t do it very effectively but the fact that it doesn’t actually
but the fact that it doesn’t actually
but the fact that it doesn’t actually does make sense we’ve got a relatively
does make sense we’ve got a relatively
does make sense we’ve got a relatively large and cold mass battling against a
large and cold mass battling against a
large and cold mass battling against a relatively small warm mass and of course
relatively small warm mass and of course
relatively small warm mass and of course this is going to win every time which is
this is going to win every time which is
this is going to win every time which is really too bad because I was honestly
really too bad because I was honestly
really too bad because I was honestly hoping that it would I was hoping we
hoping that it would I was hoping we
hoping that it would I was hoping we could cut all kinds of cool little
could cut all kinds of cool little
could cut all kinds of cool little shapes out of it but alas he what’s
shapes out of it but alas he what’s
shapes out of it but alas he what’s amazing is like even though I cut into
amazing is like even though I cut into
amazing is like even though I cut into this block I’m having a really hard time
this block I’m having a really hard time
this block I’m having a really hard time getting it back out it’s like the ice
getting it back out it’s like the ice
getting it back out it’s like the ice sealed up and somehow the wire is
sealed up and somehow the wire is
sealed up and somehow the wire is trapped and has to cut its way back out
trapped and has to cut its way back out
trapped and has to cut its way back out in fact it takes so much energy to warm
in fact it takes so much energy to warm
in fact it takes so much energy to warm up this block of dries that even if we
up this block of dries that even if we
up this block of dries that even if we blasted it with a superhot propane torch
blasted it with a superhot propane torch
blasted it with a superhot propane torch you can see the flame barely put the
you can see the flame barely put the
you can see the flame barely put the dent in it as well
you see two minutes of intense heat from
you see two minutes of intense heat from a propane torch and it barely even put a
a propane torch and it barely even put a
a propane torch and it barely even put a dent in that thing that is crazy you
dent in that thing that is crazy you
dent in that thing that is crazy you want to hear the most annoying sound in
want to hear the most annoying sound in
want to hear the most annoying sound in the world yeah
the world yeah
the world yeah cutting dries with the styro-slicer’ not
cutting dries with the styro-slicer’ not
cutting dries with the styro-slicer’ not very effective wouldn’t recommend it but
very effective wouldn’t recommend it but
very effective wouldn’t recommend it but it was a fun experiment and I appreciate
it was a fun experiment and I appreciate
it was a fun experiment and I appreciate you asking now what are we going to do
you asking now what are we going to do
you asking now what are we going to do with all this leftover dry ice I do have
with all this leftover dry ice I do have
with all this leftover dry ice I do have an idea that involves going outside and
an idea that involves going outside and
an idea that involves going outside and using my fish pond and you’ll see in the
using my fish pond and you’ll see in the
using my fish pond and you’ll see in the next video what we end up doing with it
next video what we end up doing with it
next video what we end up doing with it thanks so much for your suggestions in
thanks so much for your suggestions in
thanks so much for your suggestions in your comments keep them coming and I’ll
your comments keep them coming and I’ll
your comments keep them coming and I’ll be looking for you in the next video
be looking for you in the next video
be looking for you in the next video talk to you that
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