Exotic Elements vs. Magnet | Gold and nasty ones | Part 3/6

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  • čas přidán 22. 08. 2013
  • Finally I can test pure gold with a magnet and see how it reacts. I also test some elements I never thought I would get access to!
    Part 1: • Exotic Elements vs. Ma...
    Part 2: • Exotic Elements vs. Ma...
    Part 4: • Exotic Elements vs. Ma...
    Part 5: • Exotic Elements vs. Ma...
    Part 6: • Exotic Elements vs. Ma...
    Answer to the mystery alloy in the end of the video: • Mystery alloy revealed...
    Full music credit:
    Music by Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com
    Tracks used:
    'Penumbra' 1:38 - 2:05
    ISRC: USUAN1200105
    'Gathering Darkness' 3:27 - 3:55
    ISRC: USUAN1100849
    'Light Awash' 4:59 - 5:37, 6:15 - 6:45
    ISRC: USUAN1100175
    'Hitman' 6:46 - 7:59, 9:33 - 9:45
    ISRC: USUAN1300013
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  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +7

    I guess a lot of toxic substances including arsenic are only really toxic when swallowed or inhaled :) Thallium is worse - even simple skin contact is considered dangerous. Good thing that they chose a glass ampoule to contain the thallium.
    Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +8

    Thanks for the guess and kind words :)
    Scandium is tested in the first part of this series. I do need to revisit the rare earth metals though with a more sensitive setup. Also have all of the rare earth oxides to test so stay tuned for more videos :)

  • @laserfloyd
    @laserfloyd Před 8 lety +39

    I like the diamagnetic ones. Gold is like "leave me alone... get away! argh!" :)

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +12

    Platinum is a little paramagnetic (+193) so I should easily be able to show that is attracted to a magnet on a water bath. It's just so expensive :)

  • @devonaylen2987
    @devonaylen2987 Před 9 lety +39

    Soooooo, Magneto would be able to break us with the calcium in our bones alone?

    • @robertesparza7152
      @robertesparza7152 Před 9 lety +4

      No.The bones are calcium phosphate.

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger Před 9 lety +5

      Devon Aylen
      Brain blood vessels would be the first point of critical failure, followed by those surrounding the heart, followed by the heart, itself.

    • @robertesparza7152
      @robertesparza7152 Před 9 lety +3

      ***** yes ,yes iron, cobalt, nickel, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, gadolinium, vanadium, platinum and sodium

    • @robertesparza7152
      @robertesparza7152 Před 9 lety +1

      ***** 11.cesium

    • @redmadness265
      @redmadness265 Před 2 lety

      @@manictiger If he had a magnetic field strong enough to tear the calcium out of your very much nonmetallic bones, your physical form would be destroyed and molded along the field lines

  • @BigBoy4005
    @BigBoy4005 Před 10 lety +44

    I told my GF that gold was repulsive, she didn't buy it...

    • @four4eight
      @four4eight Před 5 měsíci

      9 years old? 42 Likes? But no comments!?!?!? Let me fix that

  • @Robert.R.83
    @Robert.R.83 Před 10 lety

    this is some really fascinating stuff. thankyou for posting this series. its so cool to see how nearly all metals react to magnetism in some way

  • @godsgutz
    @godsgutz Před 6 lety

    I love how your videos are so like informational in a fun way, and barely any audio with just your voice is very relaxing and sort of ASMR-ish, keep up the good videos!

  • @galacticgaming5058
    @galacticgaming5058 Před 6 lety +4

    This is a great series please continue it!!

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +3

    Thanks :)
    It will be a while for part 4 - the last elements are quite expensive. That gold sample set me back on cash :/
    But I have lots of other videos coming, so stay tuned.

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +1

    A lot of metals are, and most semimetals and non-metals are diamagnetic, so you were close to being right. But quite a lot of metals are actually diamagnetic and repels a magnet. I guess it is counterintuitive that some metals repels a magnet. We grow up having fun with metals being attracted to magnets :)
    Thanks for watching!

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +2

    Thank you :)
    In part 2 I did put the price and availability on every element - but looking back I don't like it. It almost turns the video into a commercial...
    During the credit crunch gold turned extremely expensive - more than platinum. Gold has dropped in price since but still is one the most expensive metals. Silver is quite cheap compared to many other metals :)
    Rhodium samples tend to be extremely expensive because so few people sell it outside the industry :(

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +6

    Google+ is new to me so sorry for any errors I make x)
    Just wanted to share my newest video about elements vs. magnet. Includes the much requested gold and some samples I didn't expect to be able to show!
    Also includes a little challenge to name an alloy I show. Lots of guesses already but no right answer yet. You could take the honour of guessing right ;)

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +13

    Thanks for watching! Part 4 will probably be a while - need to save up for the last expensive elements ;)

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +1

    Thanks for all the quesses! The guesses are getting closer but fewer and no right ones yet.
    Here's some help:
    - It's an alloy of two elements.
    - It's a non-sparking alloy

  • @oddguygasgoldenshekelstein5494

    Fascinating! Pure gold looks beautiful!

  • @marcosradaelli2364
    @marcosradaelli2364 Před 8 lety +26

    man, kerbal space program themes are everywere

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +3

    Thanks for watching and commenting!
    This video did take a lot of work, 'pulling strings' and hard cash so it's nice to know that people like the result :)

  • @itachi999987
    @itachi999987 Před 10 lety

    love these videos man, can't wait for part 4!

  • @Nipunsayswtf
    @Nipunsayswtf Před 10 lety

    Thanks for uploading this video... It was great watching it just like ALL your other videos :) Looking forward to more intriguing stuff from you in the future! :)

  • @martinshoosterman
    @martinshoosterman Před 9 lety +21

    Not impressed untill I see a 1 kg sample of ununoctium, No but I just watch all 3 videos, and wow. just wow. simply amazing. Their is nothing I love more than pure elements being shown in such quality.

    • @AhnafAbdullah
      @AhnafAbdullah Před 9 lety +2

      Roughly, 315 ng of Uuo-294 was made. They cancelled because Uuo-294 breaks down into other elements in 0.089 sec.

    • @martinshoosterman
      @martinshoosterman Před 9 lety +1

      Ahnaf Abdullah so get a good slow motion camera and make 12 orders of magnitude more

    • @AhnafAbdullah
      @AhnafAbdullah Před 9 lety +1

      martinshoosterman Yeah, unless they have speed of light shipping. And brainiac75 can open a package in 1/10000 of a second.

    • @martinshoosterman
      @martinshoosterman Před 9 lety

      Ahnaf Abdullah or just film it as its being made.

    • @AhnafAbdullah
      @AhnafAbdullah Před 9 lety +1

      Yes, yes, where the temperatures while smashing particles reach 200000 times hotter than the center of the Sun

  • @BaconMinion
    @BaconMinion Před 8 lety +12

    You must buy sealed gold and release it from its tomb FOR SCIENCE.

  • @CarlZ
    @CarlZ Před 10 lety

    I absolutely love your videos man keep up the good work!

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +1

    Thanks for your quesses - you have found some really interesting alloys :)
    But noone got it right yet. You are more than welcome to try again!

  • @somefool6409
    @somefool6409 Před 8 lety +5

    4:10 actually I am... >:)
    Why not do a series where you test the magnetism of common compounds? I want to see how rust and sodium hydroxide are attracted to a magnet

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 8 lety +1

      +Connor Steppie
      I may continue with compounds when I run out of elements. I have a collection of rare earth oxides that are known to react visibly with a strong magnet. I will make a video with them in the future...

  • @neonred7985
    @neonred7985 Před 8 lety +6

    where did you get those three elements that aren't yours?

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

    So it's been a week since my upload and I'm surprised by the many guesses on the alloy. Thanks for participating!
    I did make it a challenge and gave very little information in the video (or my brilliant subscribers would guess it within the first hours). Many of the guesses have been very interesting - I have learned about alloys I didn't know off - cool!
    Here's a tiny bit of help to make it less impossible:
    - It's an alloy of two elements.
    - It's not that expensive (~€5/$6 for the shown piece)

  • @519MaLoNeY
    @519MaLoNeY Před 7 lety +1

    THESE VIDS ARE WICKED!!! Lol. I sooooooo love these videos!! Thanks for your work and congrats on the views!! You def earned it!!

  • @maxmouland
    @maxmouland Před 8 lety +4

    I will be happy when you do francium ;)

  • @lillydoye7418
    @lillydoye7418 Před 9 lety +13

    I would feel safer if you hadn't used papyrus.

  • @totallySafeUsername
    @totallySafeUsername Před 9 lety

    Wow, that was really great!
    Thank you.

  • @jawsrock1
    @jawsrock1 Před 10 lety

    Wow. This was fun and educational. Thanks for the video!

  • @Kikilang60
    @Kikilang60 Před 9 lety +7

    I wish I seen the sodium one. Our school had a six pound bar of Sodium that someone stole. The thief threw the sodium in the school's pound. They had to close the school.

    • @robertesparza7152
      @robertesparza7152 Před 9 lety +1

      You mean pond. right?

    • @Kikilang60
      @Kikilang60 Před 9 lety

      Robert Esparza Yes pond. If it was a pound, think of the puppies? I do think a bunch of turtles, and frogs had a bad time.

    • @lordvarys6163
      @lordvarys6163 Před 7 lety +9

      One of the students at my old school stole about a kilogram of 99.9% pure sodium metal from the lab. When confronted with the possible consequences of his action the bright boy decided to flush it down the toilet to discard of the evidence.
      The reaction blew a hole into the girls bathroom. Naturally, the boy was expelled .

  • @thelanner22b
    @thelanner22b Před 10 lety +6

    Is it possible to liquefy some gases and then testing for the activity? by using a magnet :D

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +1

      Yes, here's an example with oxygen: Paramagnetism of Oxygen

    • @thelanner22b
      @thelanner22b Před 10 lety

      brainiac75 Thanks

    • @thelanner22b
      @thelanner22b Před 10 lety

      brainiac75 Is there part 4? :D

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +2

      Landau Martin No, not at the moment. Of the last elements I only have ruthenium at the moment so not enough to make a video.
      But I'll get more over time and just make other videos meanwhile :)

    • @thelanner22b
      @thelanner22b Před 10 lety

      brainiac75 Hmm, how much did all elements you have cost? just curious :D

  • @letsfigure5032
    @letsfigure5032 Před 8 lety

    I love how you have these really cool tools and element samples, and your scale setup is just a magnet on top of a Lego.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 8 lety +3

      +Let'sFigure
      Hehe, as an amateur my experiments are often quite ghetto. But as long as they work I think it can encourage others to experiment in their own homes. It doesn't always take elaborate laboratory setups to experience science ;)

    • @henry67278
      @henry67278 Před 8 lety

      +Brainiac75 that no so ghetto the closest thing that I have come to gold is when I went to a shop this man was buying gold like yours

  • @chrisplug7032
    @chrisplug7032 Před 7 lety

    very cool love the golds reaction when you move fast totally worth watching cheers man

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +37

    Thanks for all the quesses on my latest video where I gave you a little challenge on naming an alloy. There have been quite a lot and very different guesses but no right ones yet.
    Here's a little more help to make it less impossible :)
    - It's an alloy of two elements.
    - It's not that expensive (~€5/$6 for the shown piece)
    - One of the elements in the 'family photo'-part of the video is in it.
    Can you guess it?

    • @giovannifoulmouth7205
      @giovannifoulmouth7205 Před 10 lety +1

      Is it nickel silver (copper + nickel)?

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +4

      Giovanni Foulmouth Nope, but you're not that far off. Here is my video with the answer: Mystery alloy revealed [cube]
      Thanks for watching and guessing :)

    • @EstCrossings
      @EstCrossings Před 10 lety +2

      I tested aluminium on a sensitive setup and i could see the eddy currents being produced in the aluminium.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +1

      ***** Thorium is very hard to find and therefore always very expensive. But there are sources for it. So far I have seen a few samples on eBay and onyxmet.com. rgbco.com has also sold it before. Happy hunting :)

    • @monke6116
      @monke6116 Před 10 lety +1

      can you get a sample of krypton-kripton i dont know how to write it i saw it in the photo

  • @tanmayagarwal4767
    @tanmayagarwal4767 Před 6 lety +4

    5g is more than enough gold u da best

  • @critter8117
    @critter8117 Před 8 lety

    Entertaining as always. Great vid

  • @Sharpman76
    @Sharpman76 Před 7 lety

    Awesome music, awesome content, awesome voice; definitely subscribing! Keep up the great work!

  • @Snake95pwn
    @Snake95pwn Před 10 lety +8

    2 people thought magnets melted metal.

  • @XxacedragonxX
    @XxacedragonxX Před 10 lety +3

    Silver?

  • @mtsigman
    @mtsigman Před 10 lety

    Thank you for such a wonderful video!

  • @astropgn
    @astropgn Před 10 lety +1

    Nice series of videos!

  • @YildirimOguzhan
    @YildirimOguzhan Před 10 lety +5

    Platinium

    • @circle4602
      @circle4602 Před 7 lety

      Oğuzhan YILDIRIM an alloy not an element

  • @rockface112233
    @rockface112233 Před 10 lety +5

    platinum ts platinum

    • @teengene
      @teengene Před 10 lety +4

      if he could only afford 5 grams of Gold then how can he afford 100+ grams of platinum?

    • @ominousgrace8728
      @ominousgrace8728 Před 9 lety +3

      teengene Platinum is worth less then gold though..

    • @robertesparza7152
      @robertesparza7152 Před 9 lety

      Ominous Grace no...gold costs less.

    • @ominousgrace8728
      @ominousgrace8728 Před 9 lety

      Robert Esparza www.kitco.com/market/
      Here you go mate.

    • @robertesparza7152
      @robertesparza7152 Před 9 lety

      Ominous Grace Thank you.

  • @NolorW
    @NolorW Před 10 lety

    Just found this channel, and all I can say (besides awesome videos), is that you have very very interesting hobby :D

  • @abdullah32592
    @abdullah32592 Před 10 lety

    such a high quality video like this deserve a medal . god bless you . you serve the humanity . thank you very much n_n

  • @chanhien4000
    @chanhien4000 Před 9 lety +2

    stupid question: Why can't you find heavy elements like lawrencium,... anymore?

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 9 lety +9

      The very heavy elements are extremely unstable and quickly turns into other 'lighter' elements through radioactive decay or spontaneous fission. The half life of the most stable isotope of lawrencium for example is 11 hours. So even if they were formed in freak accidents of galactic proportions they would disappear quickly.
      As far as we know the very heavy elements like lawrencium have only been made by man and never in nature.

    • @chanhien4000
      @chanhien4000 Před 9 lety +2

      brainiac75 Thanks,so that means they're so rare and cant be seen?(

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 9 lety +7

      Chan Hien Exactly, the elements above atomic number 100 (fermium) have only been made in invisible amounts in laboratories by smashing smaller atoms together in large man-made machines. A few atoms can be detected in day-long experiments but we have never seen them with our naked eyes.
      Uranium with atomic number 92 is the highest we can collect in visible amounts in nature. Anything above is extremely rare or doesn't exist at all in nature. More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transuranium_element

    • @chanhien4000
      @chanhien4000 Před 9 lety +3

      Thanks for the explaination,I really love chemistry and English is not my first langauge :)

    • @richcampoverde
      @richcampoverde Před 9 lety +1

      It's actually because I ate them

  • @irrlicht2008
    @irrlicht2008 Před 10 lety

    Wow very nice, and interresting. GREAT video series. Could not wait for next videos.
    THANKS alot for making this videos..

  • @luke27luis
    @luke27luis Před 10 lety

    I love your videos man, I find them very interesting, it makes my day when you upload a new one :)
    I have no idea what that alloy could be, but I'm dying to find out :)
    Greetings, a fan from Spain ;)

  • @richardsandwell2285
    @richardsandwell2285 Před 9 lety

    Excellent information.

  • @thedood7930
    @thedood7930 Před 6 lety

    That gold bar looks so cool and professional... I have got to buy some gold. I just love it.... such a beautiful rare metal.

  • @general_prodigy
    @general_prodigy Před 7 lety

    I love this youtuber's accent, so amazing!! I sub and liked, I will share this with my science manic friend :)

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 7 lety

      Awesome! Welcome aboard and thanks for sharing :)

  • @Zlopras
    @Zlopras Před 10 lety

    fantastic work, thank you

  • @NerfyZygon
    @NerfyZygon Před 8 lety

    Awesome video! Keep it up!

  • @gruntoverlord19
    @gruntoverlord19 Před 7 lety

    Great content! Love the Kerbal Space Program music around 5:00. Haha.

  • @stumax1000
    @stumax1000 Před 10 lety

    Great video. Thanks for filming.

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

    Thanks! Welcome to my channel. Only few people find it but as long as the right ones do - I'm more than happy :)

  • @footballfc100
    @footballfc100 Před 10 lety

    Very interesting, you are inspiration. Thanks for the great videos. P.S. your humour is very funny.

  • @Nipunsayswtf
    @Nipunsayswtf Před 10 lety

    Awesome!!! Was looking forward to this video... Love the sound Osmium makes with the glass :) looking forward to your next video with the name of that mysterious alloy which is clearly toxic/hazardous (since you're wearing gloves)...

  • @HDtechreviews
    @HDtechreviews Před 10 lety

    AWSOME, I love your channel

  • @Bovs0Aka0Baws
    @Bovs0Aka0Baws Před 10 lety

    This is amazing, you just got a new subscriber :)

  • @monkeylice
    @monkeylice Před 10 lety

    Thank you for saving up to get the gold! I am impressed by your dedication.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

      Thanks :)
      Gold is one of the more fascinating elements so I just had to have a pure sample of it!

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

    Thanks for your comment. Made my day ;)

  • @TGlecks
    @TGlecks Před 10 lety

    Amazing Channel! Everything is great, amazing content, amazing everything! I look forward to the next video :D

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety +1

    Thank you. It's comments like yours that motivates me to carry on :)
    I'll give all a little while to come with a guess. It is free to give it a try with several guesses ;)
    Greetings from Denmark!

  • @MaximumBan
    @MaximumBan Před 10 lety

    Great video!

  • @Ryan-zf3rq
    @Ryan-zf3rq Před 6 lety

    There was a place near where I live were in the 1600's people would use arsenic and other toxic metals which ended up seeping into the soil and groundwater. I'm so glad it was a Superfund site and it was all cleaned up!

  • @4mathieuj
    @4mathieuj Před 10 lety

    That's really cool!

  • @komalati6554
    @komalati6554 Před 10 lety

    MORE MORE MORE PLEASE LOVE URE VIDEOS THANK U SO MUCH : )

  • @abbysapples1225
    @abbysapples1225 Před 7 lety

    Love your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @miraak542
    @miraak542 Před 7 lety +1

    3:02 You just made it into orbit. Good job Jeb.

  • @farhanshams7286
    @farhanshams7286 Před 9 lety

    one of the best videos i watched on CZcams...! Thanks brainiac75...

  • @zapster109
    @zapster109 Před 10 lety

    this guy deserves more subscribers!

  • @magnetportal
    @magnetportal Před 10 lety

    GREAT VIDEO!

  • @rohithvkrishnan5269
    @rohithvkrishnan5269 Před 7 lety

    really cool loved it

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 7 lety

      Thanks :) Hoping to release part 5 of this video series in December.

  • @cubaniton74
    @cubaniton74 Před 9 lety +2

    Thank you for all your effort and hard work.

  • @Deathbite166
    @Deathbite166 Před 8 lety

    great videos! i relly enjoyed them! but as a normal youtube viewer i have to say it: the reflection on the spheric magnet shows that you are bold ;-) keep on going!

  • @do1one
    @do1one Před 10 lety

    Yeah I no all about not having enough money thanks again and were looking forward to your next whatever it is dangerous magnets or rear elements it's all good stuff cheers

  • @helloboy123able
    @helloboy123able Před 10 lety

    Brainiac, you deserve WAAAAY more subscribers :)

  • @Faldrian
    @Faldrian Před 8 lety

    I really like the caption that is floating along the gold! :)

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 8 lety

      +Faldrian
      Hehe, the built-in tracker in my editing program, HitFilm, did a really good job on tracking the styrofoam and 'hooking' the text to it.
      Thanks for watching!

  • @SpudLab
    @SpudLab Před 8 lety

    hello i just want to thank you for making these videos and putting effort into your videos keep it up i have likes and subscribed

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 8 lety

      +Oran Sheehan
      Hi, and thank you very much. It means a lot to me.
      It takes time to make quality videos but I enjoy it. And the growing support from you all motivates me to carry on more than ever :)

    • @SpudLab
      @SpudLab Před 8 lety

      brainiac75 no problem man your the best

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

    Yes, two samples of antimony in part 2 (link in description).

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

    Me too :)
    It is a fantastic metal, superdense and supershiny. Unfortunately also very expensive.
    There will be a part 4 at some point but at the moment I can't say when. With my current economy it is gonna be at least a year from now on - I need to look for a way to fund my project >: /
    But I have other interesting videos on the way so you don't have to wait a year for my next video :)

  • @Korrupzion
    @Korrupzion Před 10 lety

    Very interesting video, you managed to make an attractive way to show chemistry to common youtube users :)

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

      Thanks!
      I'm not scientifically educated or professional so my videos are basically my way of understanding things and having fun with science at my home :)
      I have just always been interested in science and studied everything I could get hold of at home - so why not share it here on CZcams ;)
      Thanks for watching!

  • @Wummbie
    @Wummbie Před 10 lety

    Great video! :)

  • @sarowie
    @sarowie Před 10 lety

    great work :-) greats from Switzerland for showing the swiss gold bar :-9

  • @khashvirpersad4948
    @khashvirpersad4948 Před 9 lety

    Cool bro u gained a subscriber also do a video on isotopes of elements and radioactive isotopes does that affect the magnetic effect ?

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

    Thanks :)
    The cesium is from smart-elements´com. It's a hazmat so they don't ship to all countries. More about cesium in part 2/3 in this series if you haven't watched already.

  • @flimsybop
    @flimsybop Před 9 lety

    Awesome video! :)
    Will you finish off the rest of the platinum group metals like Ru, Rh, Ir and Pd in the future? And the rest of the other elements like the Alkali Metals and Ta?

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 9 lety +1

      flimsybop Thanks! Yes, over time I will get small samples of all elements I can get my hands on :)
      Part 4 is coming 'soon' - probably in August - and will include a few of the metals you mention.

  • @519MaLoNeY
    @519MaLoNeY Před 7 lety

    @6:55 the music is hilarious!!! Lol. Love it

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

    I'm not surprised that Kevin MacLeods music is used in many places. The best royalty-free music I have found so far :)
    Thanks for watching!

  • @awad216
    @awad216 Před 10 lety

    Very nice from you good job

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

    Yes, because I always test the styrofoam alone with the magnet before putting the element on to make sure no impurities, static electricity or just basic draft etc. isn't affecting the result. I also use these tests personally to give a little extra guarantee that I have the element that the seller claim to have sold me :)
    And wouldn't a static charge in the styrofoam be discharged on a water bath? I have yet to see an effect with just styrofom and a magnet on a water bath.

  • @michaelkaybecker
    @michaelkaybecker Před 8 lety

    This is the first of your videos I've seen. It was well done and I enjoyed it a lot as a lover of experimentation. How can I donate to your experiments?

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 8 lety

      +Michael Becker
      Thank you very much.
      If you subscribe, watch and like my videos you help a lot and I really don't ask for or need more!
      But if you're lucky enough to be rich you can also donate via PayPal with the link on my channel banner. I'm saving up for elements for part 5 of this series :)

  • @alfredomartinez6485
    @alfredomartinez6485 Před 8 lety

    Thank you for the video.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 8 lety

      +Alfredo Martinez
      Thanks for watching and commenting :)

  • @kkonstantinosss2
    @kkonstantinosss2 Před 10 lety

    The element you showed there is silver, that is why it is so brilliant!

  • @brainiac75
    @brainiac75  Před 10 lety

    Radioactivity does not really change the conductivity of a material. Radioactivity is related to the nuclear core whereas electricity is about the electrons around the nuclear core.
    Beta radiation is electrons but even very powerful beta sources would not really emit enough electrons to change conductivity in a metal.
    Alpha sources are however used in smoke detectors to ionize the air inside a metal dome enough to make the air a little conductive (which smoke blocks and triggers the alarm).

  • @mimas165
    @mimas165 Před 5 lety +1

    Got so disappointed when you decided not to open the gold bar!
    Love your humor.
    Love your accent too.