hey guys welcome back today we’re in the backyard with the mega solar scorcher
backyard with the mega solar scorcher
backyard with the mega solar scorcher some of you long-term fans will remember
some of you long-term fans will remember
some of you long-term fans will remember this thing because about five years ago
this thing because about five years ago
this thing because about five years ago it’s the project that launched my
it’s the project that launched my
it’s the project that launched my channel it’s made from the front of a
channel it’s made from the front of a
channel it’s made from the front of a giant TV screen and its whole purpose is
giant TV screen and its whole purpose is
giant TV screen and its whole purpose is to take sunlight and concentrate it into
to take sunlight and concentrate it into
to take sunlight and concentrate it into a solar death ray so powerful it can
a solar death ray so powerful it can
a solar death ray so powerful it can melt holes in concrete so if it can do
melt holes in concrete so if it can do
melt holes in concrete so if it can do that is it powerful enough to ignite
that is it powerful enough to ignite
that is it powerful enough to ignite thermite well today we got blue skies
thermite well today we got blue skies
thermite well today we got blue skies and the sun is shining and Killian
and the sun is shining and Killian
and the sun is shining and Killian Fitzpatrick really wants to know so
Fitzpatrick really wants to know so
Fitzpatrick really wants to know so Cillian we’re doing this experiment for
Cillian we’re doing this experiment for
Cillian we’re doing this experiment for you now Killian has a good point guys
you now Killian has a good point guys
you now Killian has a good point guys thermite burns at about four to five
thermite burns at about four to five
thermite burns at about four to five thousand degrees Fahrenheit which is
thousand degrees Fahrenheit which is
thousand degrees Fahrenheit which is extremely hot but it’s also very very
extremely hot but it’s also very very
extremely hot but it’s also very very difficult to ignite usually sparklers or
difficult to ignite usually sparklers or
difficult to ignite usually sparklers or some kind of magnesium stripper used to
some kind of magnesium stripper used to
some kind of magnesium stripper used to ignite thermite because it requires an
ignite thermite because it requires an
ignite thermite because it requires an ignition point around 3000 Fahrenheit to
ignition point around 3000 Fahrenheit to
ignition point around 3000 Fahrenheit to even get the reaction started at all now
even get the reaction started at all now
even get the reaction started at all now I know that the solar scorcher will get
I know that the solar scorcher will get
I know that the solar scorcher will get somewhere up around 2,000 degrees
somewhere up around 2,000 degrees
somewhere up around 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit because I have used it to
Fahrenheit because I have used it to
Fahrenheit because I have used it to melt copper but will it be enough to
melt copper but will it be enough to
melt copper but will it be enough to actually light off thermite that’s the
actually light off thermite that’s the
actually light off thermite that’s the purpose of this experiment today so to
purpose of this experiment today so to
purpose of this experiment today so to get this experiment started today we’re
get this experiment started today we’re
get this experiment started today we’re going to mix up a fresh batch of
going to mix up a fresh batch of
going to mix up a fresh batch of thermite that’s a three to one ratio of
thermite that’s a three to one ratio of
thermite that’s a three to one ratio of iron oxide and aluminum powder we’re
iron oxide and aluminum powder we’re
iron oxide and aluminum powder we’re going to take all that in a terracotta
going to take all that in a terracotta
going to take all that in a terracotta planter pot lined with aluminum foil and
planter pot lined with aluminum foil and
planter pot lined with aluminum foil and set it on a cinder block to a point
set it on a cinder block to a point
set it on a cinder block to a point where it matches the focal point of our
where it matches the focal point of our
where it matches the focal point of our solar death beam and at that point we’re
solar death beam and at that point we’re
solar death beam and at that point we’re going to set the frame stand back and
going to set the frame stand back and
going to set the frame stand back and watch what happen now the Sun is hiding
watch what happen now the Sun is hiding
watch what happen now the Sun is hiding behind a cloud right now so let’s take
behind a cloud right now so let’s take
behind a cloud right now so let’s take the opportunity mix up a batch of
the opportunity mix up a batch of
the opportunity mix up a batch of thermite and get everything in position
thermite and get everything in position
thermite and get everything in position so we’re all ready to go in a pops back
so we’re all ready to go in a pops back
so we’re all ready to go in a pops back out funny story the reason my solar
out funny story the reason my solar
out funny story the reason my solar scorcher is marred up the way that it is
scorcher is marred up the way that it is
scorcher is marred up the way that it is from that fourth of July experiment we
from that fourth of July experiment we
from that fourth of July experiment we did with black powder they made the big
did with black powder they made the big
did with black powder they made the big mushroom clouds and spewed out all kinds
mushroom clouds and spewed out all kinds
mushroom clouds and spewed out all kinds of black powder ass I was like four
of black powder ass I was like four
of black powder ass I was like four years ago okay
years ago okay
years ago okay [Music]
let’s just touch more for kicks
let’s just touch more for kicks [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the aluminum should help give a little
the aluminum should help give a little
the aluminum should help give a little bit more reaction time so the thermite
bit more reaction time so the thermite
bit more reaction time so the thermite gets a little hotter before it goes
gets a little hotter before it goes
gets a little hotter before it goes through alright guys it’s time to focus
through alright guys it’s time to focus
through alright guys it’s time to focus and light up our thermite I got a little
and light up our thermite I got a little
and light up our thermite I got a little jar over here filled up with thermite to
jar over here filled up with thermite to
jar over here filled up with thermite to the top I’ve got it set up on some two
the top I’ve got it set up on some two
the top I’ve got it set up on some two by twos with a little terracotta base
by twos with a little terracotta base
by twos with a little terracotta base underneath I’m going to now take the
underneath I’m going to now take the
underneath I’m going to now take the lens from our solar scorcher and tip it
lens from our solar scorcher and tip it
lens from our solar scorcher and tip it over until it focuses on to the thermite
over until it focuses on to the thermite
over until it focuses on to the thermite and I’m going to hold it there until it
and I’m going to hold it there until it
and I’m going to hold it there until it lights off if it does it all so get my
lights off if it does it all so get my
lights off if it does it all so get my little wood two-by-twos lined up here
little wood two-by-twos lined up here
little wood two-by-twos lined up here with a hole in the center that’s going
with a hole in the center that’s going
with a hole in the center that’s going to go right over top and it should allow
to go right over top and it should allow
to go right over top and it should allow our molten metal to flow down the bottom
our molten metal to flow down the bottom
our molten metal to flow down the bottom all right let’s light it up and see if
all right let’s light it up and see if
all right let’s light it up and see if we can get to work here we go
we can get to work here we go
we can get to work here we go I can already see it’s going to focus
I can already see it’s going to focus
I can already see it’s going to focus here we go in three two one
here we go in three two one
here we go in three two one Oh tank ooh wow wow wow oh my goodness
Oh tank ooh wow wow wow oh my goodness
Oh tank ooh wow wow wow oh my goodness come look at this look at the way this
come look at this look at the way this
come look at this look at the way this is glowing the pot is cracked everything
is glowing the pot is cracked everything
is glowing the pot is cracked everything is on fire we got a ton of metal down
is on fire we got a ton of metal down
is on fire we got a ton of metal down here
here
here rooo dog a look at that pot I’d say that
rooo dog a look at that pot I’d say that
rooo dog a look at that pot I’d say that wasn’t success
wasn’t success
wasn’t success [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Wow oh my good look at that pieces of
Wow oh my good look at that pieces of
Wow oh my good look at that pieces of wood are charred and burned and we are
wood are charred and burned and we are
wood are charred and burned and we are left with a cool metal residue when that
left with a cool metal residue when that
left with a cool metal residue when that cools down we’re going to have to chop
cools down we’re going to have to chop
cools down we’re going to have to chop it open but that should be iron molten
it open but that should be iron molten
it open but that should be iron molten iron and look at that our pot is just
iron and look at that our pot is just
iron and look at that our pot is just disintegrated absolutely look at that
disintegrated absolutely look at that
disintegrated absolutely look at that super brittle absolutely destroyed that
super brittle absolutely destroyed that
super brittle absolutely destroyed that wood I can’t believe that wood just went
wood I can’t believe that wood just went
wood I can’t believe that wood just went up no no time flat completely charged
up no no time flat completely charged
up no no time flat completely charged and this is still glowing that was fun
and this is still glowing that was fun
and this is still glowing that was fun let’s do that again
let’s do that again
let’s do that again guys I’m a foot away from this right now
guys I’m a foot away from this right now
guys I’m a foot away from this right now and it’s been about three minutes since
and it’s been about three minutes since
and it’s been about three minutes since this reaction went off it’s still
this reaction went off it’s still
this reaction went off it’s still incredibly incredibly hot and you could
incredibly incredibly hot and you could
incredibly incredibly hot and you could see this iron is still glowing my
see this iron is still glowing my
see this iron is still glowing my terracotta pot is completely destroyed
terracotta pot is completely destroyed
terracotta pot is completely destroyed it’s a really good thing that I took the
it’s a really good thing that I took the
it’s a really good thing that I took the solar scorcher and ran when I did
solar scorcher and ran when I did
solar scorcher and ran when I did because there was a shower of sparks
because there was a shower of sparks
because there was a shower of sparks spewing at about four feet in every
spewing at about four feet in every
spewing at about four feet in every direction and it was burning about 5,000
direction and it was burning about 5,000
direction and it was burning about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit this is absolutely
degrees Fahrenheit this is absolutely
degrees Fahrenheit this is absolutely amazing with the ignition point of
amazing with the ignition point of
amazing with the ignition point of thermite being so high I was expecting
thermite being so high I was expecting
thermite being so high I was expecting quite a bit of a delay maybe 30 seconds
quite a bit of a delay maybe 30 seconds
quite a bit of a delay maybe 30 seconds to a minute before it lit off but no
to a minute before it lit off but no
to a minute before it lit off but no that thing was instant like the second
that thing was instant like the second
that thing was instant like the second the focal point made contact the
the focal point made contact the
the focal point made contact the thermite went off and I have to say I’m
thermite went off and I have to say I’m
thermite went off and I have to say I’m actually quite pleased about those
actually quite pleased about those
actually quite pleased about those results let’s do it again
results let’s do it again
results let’s do it again I got another pot pretty good amount of
I got another pot pretty good amount of
I got another pot pretty good amount of thermite in there as well I’m using our
thermite in there as well I’m using our
thermite in there as well I’m using our old block here just kind of put them in
old block here just kind of put them in
old block here just kind of put them in a v-shape so we can set this down over
a v-shape so we can set this down over
a v-shape so we can set this down over top I’ve built this up about as high as
top I’ve built this up about as high as
top I’ve built this up about as high as I feel comfortable there’s no way to
I feel comfortable there’s no way to
I feel comfortable there’s no way to support it up and really see the lava
support it up and really see the lava
support it up and really see the lava flow like we did before but at this
flow like we did before but at this
flow like we did before but at this point I’m just really excited to do it
point I’m just really excited to do it
point I’m just really excited to do it again oh look it’s actually so hot the
again oh look it’s actually so hot the
again oh look it’s actually so hot the wood just caught on fire
wood just caught on fire
wood just caught on fire oh well flames are not going to ignite
oh well flames are not going to ignite
oh well flames are not going to ignite our thermite so I’m not really worried
our thermite so I’m not really worried
our thermite so I’m not really worried about that too much we’ll just leave
about that too much we’ll just leave
about that too much we’ll just leave that there set the solar scorcher up and
that there set the solar scorcher up and
that there set the solar scorcher up and go for round two
go for round two
go for round two [Music]
man it was a good thing I got a tire in
man it was a good thing I got a tire in a hurry you have to make sure I do that
a hurry you have to make sure I do that
a hurry you have to make sure I do that again well dang it oh dang it I just
again well dang it oh dang it I just
again well dang it oh dang it I just lost a whole bunch of our sir my fare
lost a whole bunch of our sir my fare
lost a whole bunch of our sir my fare salvage what you can
salvage what you can
salvage what you can okay well we’re down about an inch foot
okay well we’re down about an inch foot
okay well we’re down about an inch foot no worries sure we’ll still make it work
no worries sure we’ll still make it work
no worries sure we’ll still make it work alright let’s see if we get that to work
alright let’s see if we get that to work
alright let’s see if we get that to work again here we go up the focal point
again here we go up the focal point
again here we go up the focal point isn’t quite as concentrated this time I
isn’t quite as concentrated this time I
isn’t quite as concentrated this time I think it’s a little bit too high
think it’s a little bit too high
think it’s a little bit too high excellent folks
nice nice nice okay that that was cool
nice nice nice okay that that was cool look at that
you don’t impress me about that if all
you don’t impress me about that if all the metal came out into the dish under
the metal came out into the dish under
the metal came out into the dish under underneath I thought it was going to
underneath I thought it was going to
underneath I thought it was going to spew out to the side here and overflow
spew out to the side here and overflow
spew out to the side here and overflow but it didn’t perfectly capture at all
but it didn’t perfectly capture at all
but it didn’t perfectly capture at all [Music]
you
you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and looking down that pot there you can
and looking down that pot there you can
and looking down that pot there you can see all of the is reacted there’s
see all of the is reacted there’s
see all of the is reacted there’s nothing left
nothing left
nothing left give these a little bit down the corner
give these a little bit down the corner
give these a little bit down the corner but I went through that hole
but I went through that hole
but I went through that hole filled up the gaps in the bottom wow
filled up the gaps in the bottom wow
filled up the gaps in the bottom wow that was great
these are the water like fused in there
these are the water like fused in there that’s where all the molten metal in and
that’s where all the molten metal in and
that’s where all the molten metal in and it’s when it filled all the gaps that
it’s when it filled all the gaps that
it’s when it filled all the gaps that were there previously which makes me
were there previously which makes me
were there previously which makes me wonder could you possibly make a mold
wonder could you possibly make a mold
wonder could you possibly make a mold out of sand or something of that nature
out of sand or something of that nature
out of sand or something of that nature and use thermite to cast iron maybe an
and use thermite to cast iron maybe an
and use thermite to cast iron maybe an idea for another project so let me know
idea for another project so let me know
idea for another project so let me know in the comments below
in the comments below
in the comments below all right guys a bit about 20 minutes
all right guys a bit about 20 minutes
all right guys a bit about 20 minutes since our second reaction took place
since our second reaction took place
since our second reaction took place it’s had a chance to cool down so just
it’s had a chance to cool down so just
it’s had a chance to cool down so just for fun I went and grabbed a hammer so
for fun I went and grabbed a hammer so
for fun I went and grabbed a hammer so we could crack this metal open and see
we could crack this metal open and see
we could crack this metal open and see what happened inside this is still
what happened inside this is still
what happened inside this is still surprisingly hot you can see the
surprisingly hot you can see the
surprisingly hot you can see the terracotta base here stuck to something
terracotta base here stuck to something
terracotta base here stuck to something there that’s well cracked cracked if I
there that’s well cracked cracked if I
there that’s well cracked cracked if I hit that a little bit and you get it
hit that a little bit and you get it
hit that a little bit and you get it just a flake off over that so what are
just a flake off over that so what are
just a flake off over that so what are we left with on the inside here we’ve
we left with on the inside here we’ve
we left with on the inside here we’ve got big globules of this what looks like
got big globules of this what looks like
got big globules of this what looks like metal if we hit it it’s actually pretty
metal if we hit it it’s actually pretty
metal if we hit it it’s actually pretty solid I mean you’re just cracking and
solid I mean you’re just cracking and
solid I mean you’re just cracking and that one’s split in half that was iron I
that one’s split in half that was iron I
that one’s split in half that was iron I wouldn’t expect it would be splitting in
wouldn’t expect it would be splitting in
wouldn’t expect it would be splitting in half like that but look right there you
half like that but look right there you
half like that but look right there you can see a little bead of iron and little
can see a little bead of iron and little
can see a little bead of iron and little beads of iron throughout what appears to
beads of iron throughout what appears to
beads of iron throughout what appears to be metal almost looks like a metal bone
be metal almost looks like a metal bone
be metal almost looks like a metal bone if you look at a cross-section of that
if you look at a cross-section of that
if you look at a cross-section of that you can see hundreds of little bubbles
you can see hundreds of little bubbles
you can see hundreds of little bubbles on the inside which is kind of cool but
on the inside which is kind of cool but
on the inside which is kind of cool but it’s not solid is it please still toasty
it’s not solid is it please still toasty
it’s not solid is it please still toasty warm cool down quite a bit but that’s
warm cool down quite a bit but that’s
warm cool down quite a bit but that’s still quite toasty
still quite toasty
still quite toasty [Music]
[Music]
[Music] oh look in there that right there is a
oh look in there that right there is a
oh look in there that right there is a big glob of iron that’s close it harder
big glob of iron that’s close it harder
big glob of iron that’s close it harder than the other ones we’ll go broke it
than the other ones we’ll go broke it
than the other ones we’ll go broke it though here’s another piece they all
though here’s another piece they all
though here’s another piece they all seem to be hidden inside it’s like
seem to be hidden inside it’s like
seem to be hidden inside it’s like what’s inside this one what’s inside
what’s inside this one what’s inside
what’s inside this one what’s inside this one so that’s pretty cool guys we
this one so that’s pretty cool guys we
this one so that’s pretty cool guys we started this experiment today on a quest
started this experiment today on a quest
started this experiment today on a quest to find out whether we can use sunlight
to find out whether we can use sunlight
to find out whether we can use sunlight to ignite thermite which has a very very
to ignite thermite which has a very very
to ignite thermite which has a very very high ignition point we mix three parts
high ignition point we mix three parts
high ignition point we mix three parts of iron oxide with one part aluminum
of iron oxide with one part aluminum
of iron oxide with one part aluminum powder to generate a homemade thermite
powder to generate a homemade thermite
powder to generate a homemade thermite mixture then we brought back the solar
mixture then we brought back the solar
mixture then we brought back the solar scorcher from a previous project to
scorcher from a previous project to
scorcher from a previous project to concentrate the rays of sunlight into a
concentrate the rays of sunlight into a
concentrate the rays of sunlight into a solar beam of death the question we came
solar beam of death the question we came
solar beam of death the question we came here to answer today was whether that
here to answer today was whether that
here to answer today was whether that would be enough to ignite thermite and
would be enough to ignite thermite and
would be enough to ignite thermite and after these experiments today I think we
after these experiments today I think we
after these experiments today I think we can all conclude the answer is a
can all conclude the answer is a
can all conclude the answer is a resounding yes not only will it ignite
resounding yes not only will it ignite
resounding yes not only will it ignite thermite but you saw in the first
thermite but you saw in the first
thermite but you saw in the first experiment it lit off within seconds and
experiment it lit off within seconds and
experiment it lit off within seconds and even on the second experiment even
even on the second experiment even
even on the second experiment even though the focal point wasn’t ideal it
though the focal point wasn’t ideal it
though the focal point wasn’t ideal it was still enough heat to initiate the
was still enough heat to initiate the
was still enough heat to initiate the reaction and it’s only 85 degrees
reaction and it’s only 85 degrees
reaction and it’s only 85 degrees Fahrenheit today well guys now you know
Fahrenheit today well guys now you know
Fahrenheit today well guys now you know how to harness the power of the Sun to
how to harness the power of the Sun to
how to harness the power of the Sun to initiate a thermite reaction right in
initiate a thermite reaction right in
initiate a thermite reaction right in the comfort of your own backyard but
the comfort of your own backyard but
the comfort of your own backyard but don’t do it in your backyard leave that
don’t do it in your backyard leave that
don’t do it in your backyard leave that to me
to me
to me so and a huge thanks to Killian
so and a huge thanks to Killian
so and a huge thanks to Killian Fitzpatrick for suggesting this
Fitzpatrick for suggesting this
Fitzpatrick for suggesting this experiment today Killian you can go
experiment today Killian you can go
experiment today Killian you can go check your youtube inbox and send a
check your youtube inbox and send a
check your youtube inbox and send a twenty five bucks
twenty five bucks
twenty five bucks that’s it for this experiment guys
that’s it for this experiment guys
that’s it for this experiment guys thanks so much for joining me and I’ll
thanks so much for joining me and I’ll
thanks so much for joining me and I’ll be looking for you the next video
be looking for you the next video
be looking for you the next video talk to you that hello hood just
talk to you that hello hood just
talk to you that hello hood just personally flames like boom I got some
personally flames like boom I got some
personally flames like boom I got some of my clothes just not good
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