Isolating Iron

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  • čas přidán 2. 03. 2024
  • I extract some magnetite sand from a dry wash and then reduce it to metal using some aluminum foil.

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  • @noah4822
    @noah4822 Před 2 měsíci +2095

    CZcams finally paying Cody might be the only good business decision they've ever made

    • @kti5682
      @kti5682 Před 2 měsíci +45

      They finally figured if AI won't allow us to kick the can down the road another time he is the right kind of guy to not let it all break down.

    • @jell0pudding580
      @jell0pudding580 Před 2 měsíci +13

      this reply was blacked out when I scrolled by... 🧐 doesn’t seem like an accident.

    • @MikeDawson1
      @MikeDawson1 Před 2 měsíci +4

      can you elaborate?

    • @tonysolar284
      @tonysolar284 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Explain.

    • @jerrywhidby.
      @jerrywhidby. Před 2 měsíci +54

      ​@@MikeDawson1I believe he was demonetized long ago for a nitro glycerin video. But a lot of ppl cannot stand this video service but love the content creators.

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight Před 2 měsíci +519

    That magnetic separation is ridiculously cool. I've seen it done plenty of times where you pull everything out with the magnet manually, but not a separation of a constant flow like that. Really fun to watch

    • @Refertech101
      @Refertech101 Před 2 měsíci +13

      Macro scale mass spec!

    • @theodorekorehonen
      @theodorekorehonen Před 2 měsíci +4

      Reminds me of how wheat is processed

    • @x9x9x9x9x9
      @x9x9x9x9x9 Před 2 měsíci

      My thoughts exactly

    • @ahaveland
      @ahaveland Před 2 měsíci +1

      Winnowing is the word that describes using the wind to separate wheat from chaff.
      A magnetic field can do the same and be a bit more controlled, allowing particles to be graded into different bins according to size and magnetic composition after several passes.
      Better not to have the particles stick to the magnet and then disrupt the flow though!

    • @ahaveland
      @ahaveland Před 2 měsíci

      @@acmhfmggru I'm sure you find a way if you're stupid enough!
      "Winnowing is the word that describes using the *wind* to separate wheat from chaff."
      wheat = heavy.
      chaff = light.

  • @Voyageor
    @Voyageor Před 2 měsíci +161

    Hey Cody! Let me propose another experiment on this topic. Since you are surviving on Mars, imagine that for some reason you have lost your oxygen and are forced to urgently get it by electrolysis of water. But what to do with excess hydrogen? Just burn it? You'll waste your oxygen again. But we know that there is a lot of iron oxide on Mars. And if you burn iron oxide in a hydrogen atmosphere, you get pure iron and water again. That water, which can again be decomposed into oxygen for breathing and hydrogen. This way you don't lose water, but you only need to add iron oxide over and over again in this cycle. And there is a lot of it on Mars.

    • @RingingResonance
      @RingingResonance Před 2 měsíci +19

      So you're basically recycling the hydrogen to separate the oxygen from the iron. Some energy could be recovered from the burning process and reused with a "waste" product of iron that could be used to build structures. All it needs is LOTS of energy and a source of water/hydrogen to replenish the reaction hydrogen as some gets lost or wasted in the process.

    • @Splarkszter
      @Splarkszter Před 2 měsíci +6

      That's actually really cool!... hope it's something that works... but hydrogen is a gas so i'm sure it's something hard to do. You would need at least a vacuum and then a very high pressure.
      Actually i think oxigen bonds are stronger with iron than with hydrogen.

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 Před 2 měsíci +21

      Will the Martian government allow permits for that, though?

    • @dantuck5552
      @dantuck5552 Před 2 měsíci +9

      ​@@RingingResonanceif only there was a large fusion reaction taking place somewhere in our solar system that one could take advantage of...

    • @RingingResonance
      @RingingResonance Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@SplarkszterYeah, would only work this simply if oxygen/hydrogen bonds are stronger than oxygen/iron bonds.

  • @stamasd8500
    @stamasd8500 Před 2 měsíci +60

    One idea to get a more compact lump would be to add some charcoal powder mixed in with the magnetite in the stuffing of the "burrito". The carbon will dissolve in the molten iron making pig iron which melts at a lower temperature and is more fluid, thus allowing the globules of molten metal to coalesce better.

  • @larsbecker2003
    @larsbecker2003 Před 2 měsíci +1315

    That magnetic separation is genius! Very clever

    • @sparkiekosten5902
      @sparkiekosten5902 Před 2 měsíci +36

      That was insane for how well it did its job!

    • @TheZombieSaints
      @TheZombieSaints Před 2 měsíci +14

      Ingenious I'd say! You're a clever guy Cody, I still can't believe that worked with aluminium foil!

    • @mckenziekeith7434
      @mckenziekeith7434 Před 2 měsíci +15

      Mass spectrometry.

    • @dh2032
      @dh2032 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I was wonder that to, I was wonder it could done commercially if all is needed strong magnet farmer ploughing fieldsand stuff there do, could make some extra income by doing not much more than there doing already?

    • @nunyabisnass1141
      @nunyabisnass1141 Před 2 měsíci +29

      ​​@@dh2032yes, but it's also not worth it in most cases as the deposits tend to be scattered and too small to deal with. Cody is digging it up from a dry stream bed where it had been concentrated over thousands of years exactly how a gold sleuths would work. 3ft in any direction may have hardly any magnetite, making it not worth industrial mining.
      Still though, his ingenuity is always impressive.

  • @mundanestuff
    @mundanestuff Před 6 měsíci +985

    The photo of you with the 30 pound bouncing baby thermite bundle is hilarious

    • @GoosterHiista
      @GoosterHiista Před 2 měsíci +103

      That's one spicy burrito.

    • @matthewfurlani8647
      @matthewfurlani8647 Před 2 měsíci +58

      the forbidden burrito

    • @harriehausenman8623
      @harriehausenman8623 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@matthewfurlani8647that took a moment, but then it reall *hit* me 🤣

    • @verilliumfunk4886
      @verilliumfunk4886 Před 2 měsíci +8

      How do you have a 3 month old comment on a 6 hour hold video??

    • @0-Kirby-0
      @0-Kirby-0 Před 2 měsíci +9

      @@verilliumfunk4886 That's the time of release/listing, not upload. The video was around unlisted, probably given out to Patreons.

  • @mduckernz
    @mduckernz Před 2 měsíci +34

    If you do this again, I strongly recommend adding some borax in the sheets to act as a flux. It makes the iron separate out MUCH better, often into a single pure lump

  • @user-hw6ft9uu6w
    @user-hw6ft9uu6w Před 2 měsíci +54

    I used to watch your videos when I was 10 years old, I'm 17 now. I'm so happy that you're still making the same kind of videos, doing what you love.
    Hearing "alright everyone" with your thumbs up was a distinct part of my early chemistry curious childhood. You alongside Grant, and Andy from HTME were all I watched.
    Thanks for everything.

    • @tasteslikewall
      @tasteslikewall Před 2 měsíci +1

      Oh gosh, don't remind me how close to 30 I'm getting... I started watching at your age about ten years ago.

    • @Johannrothschild
      @Johannrothschild Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@tasteslikewall going to be 29 this year but feels like 60, teen years seems so far left behind like its been a century or so

    • @AggroSamurai
      @AggroSamurai Před 2 měsíci +1

      Why not just say, "I've been watching hing for 7 years" 😂

    •  Před 2 měsíci +3

      ​@@AggroSamurai Because 7 years when you're 17 is like 1/2 of your conscious life. I've been watching Cody for 8 years now, and while I am older, it's still a big part of my life.

  • @x9x9x9x9x9
    @x9x9x9x9x9 Před 6 měsíci +1119

    I still love that black sand separation method you came up with. Its so simple but works so well.

    • @asgeirbergmann
      @asgeirbergmann Před 6 měsíci +21

      Yeah work smart, not hard. Very cool

    • @chemistryofquestionablequa6252
      @chemistryofquestionablequa6252 Před 2 měsíci +11

      Elegant solution

    • @kti5682
      @kti5682 Před 2 měsíci +23

      I remember seeing this in the literature, i.e the industry is using a similar method. Nice that you can do it on the small as well.

    • @MrDJAK777
      @MrDJAK777 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Inspired by isotope separation I imagine given it's cody.

    • @user-uj8so1dp9e
      @user-uj8so1dp9e Před 2 měsíci +16

      magnetic separation isn't codys idea as mining use's magnets and water to separate the magnetite sands

  • @solidacid1337
    @solidacid1337 Před 2 měsíci +584

    I'm absolutely LOVING the high frequency of videos being uploaded Cody!
    You've been my favorite CZcamsr for YEARS.
    Thank you for doing what you do. You've taught me so many things throughout the years!

    • @Lem2
      @Lem2 Před 2 měsíci +2

      +

    • @aidantyler3051
      @aidantyler3051 Před 2 měsíci +1

      100% agreed, he needs to keep up the tempo. Big fan for long time its hard for him to scale up though, but thats what makes his vids his

    • @wallyw3409
      @wallyw3409 Před 2 měsíci +5

      He finally finished his filling with google. Dont know if he had to sue but they stopped paying so he stopped putting ads in his videos and got a real job. The money back and so is cody chicken hole should look great.

    • @asdasd-nj4yo
      @asdasd-nj4yo Před 2 měsíci +8

      @@aidantyler3051 don't do that too him. it's impossible to keep up this tempo and keep a high quality.

    • @bearwynn
      @bearwynn Před 2 měsíci

      definitely agree, but at the caveat if you ever feel like it's too much id rather you reel it back and be more happy

  • @nono881977
    @nono881977 Před 2 měsíci +155

    Back to the old style. I love it! Please continue and stay true to yourself. Thank you for all the hours of great content.

    • @KaiCulture
      @KaiCulture Před 2 měsíci

      I agree man ❤

    • @erdemmemisyazici3950
      @erdemmemisyazici3950 Před 2 měsíci +1

      It's depressing how few scientists also get into psychology. When you get millions of viewers someone has a meeting about you on the platform you're on to see if they can create an ecosystem of similar content. This involves mapping out Cody's behavioural patterns and targetting him with content that will make him crank out related content. Someone who values privacy as much as Cody will surely be disturbed by that.
      I imagined the following conversation taking place, "we got these independent science guys working on fuel injection and sodium metal, see if you can get the psy ops department to get Cody on this too, have him make a video"
      Then from Cody's perspective random things start to pop up that make him mad. Surely there is nobody out here on the Chickenbase he thinks, I got security cameras.
      Cody probably doesn't have a group of ex-military tech guys covering his property. CZcams does though, and Cody is the cash cow for targetted ads.
      Sucks how small the planet is for an international organization.

  • @user-mi7vh3yt6p
    @user-mi7vh3yt6p Před 2 měsíci +19

    This ASMR (Awesome Shiny Metal Recovery) content is great! Thank you, Cody!

  • @EuroWarsOrg
    @EuroWarsOrg Před 2 měsíci +587

    Wow, if only cavemen knew all you needed was a 1 dollar roll of aluminium foil....

    • @bigbasil1908
      @bigbasil1908 Před 2 měsíci +72

      I think that was the more expensive extra thick foil

    • @Farlig69
      @Farlig69 Před 2 měsíci +5

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @EuroWarsOrg
      @EuroWarsOrg Před 2 měsíci +26

      @@bigbasil1908 Dang, they had not invented that yet during the neanderthal age lol

    • @TheUltimateHum
      @TheUltimateHum Před 2 měsíci

      @@bigbasil1908 Make it 2$ then 😂

    • @amogusenjoyer
      @amogusenjoyer Před 2 měsíci +68

      Were they stupid? How hard is it to get a strong rare earth neodymium magnet and just process some bauxite or something... smh

  • @xyzero1682
    @xyzero1682 Před 2 měsíci +110

    Now Primitive Technology just needs to invent Aluminum Foil and he can get better yields on his own iron smelting!

    • @harriehausenman8623
      @harriehausenman8623 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Isn't he in space already? 😆
      no, srsly, love that channel too.

    • @t_g_gamerftw5075
      @t_g_gamerftw5075 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Honestly though he could probably use a similar method for magnetite separation using a strong enough breeze to blow away the lighter sand, such as a clay pot with a hole in the bottom positioned over the exit of a sideways chimney for the draft effect, thus allowing him to gather far more iron sand than his previous method of panning in water.

    • @livelogikal
      @livelogikal Před 2 měsíci

      Is it just me or talking about PT incredibly disrespectful here. Talk about channels on their respected channel for fuck sake.

    • @simonargus7662
      @simonargus7662 Před 2 měsíci +12

      ​@@livelogikal Just you

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson Před 2 měsíci +14

    I was like "What's the point of sprinkling a small amount over aluminum foil? Rolling it up like that, he's not drying it...
    Thermite? Oh... huh, yeah, thermite. That other video experimenting with thermite chemistry totally makes sense now!"

    • @kekt
      @kekt Před 2 měsíci

      I just googled thermite, hope I'm not on a watch list now lol.

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@kekt You are, but for an entirely different reason.

    • @tenlittleindians
      @tenlittleindians Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@kekt Huh? I started using thermite as a kid in the 70's while working for a utility company during summer vacation.
      We used it to weld these things called either cathodes or anodes to the underground pipeline to prevent corrosion from electrolysis.
      The railroad was also using thermite to melt steel rails together and we would watch that when they were doing it in town.

  • @willharris-braun4422
    @willharris-braun4422 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Glad you took a break in the middle of the project to have a 14 pound burrito for lunch and included a picture for us!

  • @samuellamberton
    @samuellamberton Před 2 měsíci +51

    I love how identifiable Cody's breathing is haha

    • @ObsoleteVodkaYT
      @ObsoleteVodkaYT Před 2 měsíci +15

      More like he's chuckling and trying very hard not to start talking

  • @playstationprodigies7055
    @playstationprodigies7055 Před 2 měsíci +55

    Dude, i first saw your video on rare metal refining where you refined gold from computer chips 8 years ago, now im in college studying science with nanotechnology and i have to say that i wouldnt be where i am right now if youre down-to-earth science in your backgarden videos hadnt inspired me and made me realise that science is something you can even do at home, and here i am again, looking at the first video ive seen reccomended from you in years and it put a smile on my face, still doing excellent work! Thank you man for your easy to understand and overall awesome videos!

    • @ficolas2
      @ficolas2 Před 2 měsíci +7

      Same here, finishing a chemistry degree thanks to cody and other CZcams channels.

    • @TheMrJRM1981
      @TheMrJRM1981 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I hope he sees comments like these…. ❤

  • @jkrzaczek
    @jkrzaczek Před 2 měsíci +1

    I love the Primitive Technology wibe. I was looking for captions the moment I heard sound, but no voice. Love your work Cody! Stay awesome!

  • @JonathanHenry
    @JonathanHenry Před 5 měsíci +62

    The magnetic separator you made. That's why you're a genius.
    That was magical.

    • @GaiusCaligula234
      @GaiusCaligula234 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I cannot tell if this is a legitimate comment or a sarcástic one

    • @LeprechaunJackson
      @LeprechaunJackson Před 2 měsíci +14

      What’s magical is that your comment is from 2 months ago yet the video was apparently uploaded about 10 mins ago… wtf lol
      Edit: if you’re hiding a DeLorean, may I please borrow it “for science”? :D

    • @JonathanHenry
      @JonathanHenry Před 2 měsíci

      @@LeprechaunJackson I actually do have one. It's for sale.

    • @JonathanHenry
      @JonathanHenry Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@GaiusCaligula234 It's genuine appreciation.

    • @JonathanHenry
      @JonathanHenry Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@LeprechaunJackson I do happen to have one. And it's for sale.
      But, in this case. Cody posted it on twitter first and the video was unlisted on youtube.
      But, the car is still for sale.

  • @Phant0m51
    @Phant0m51 Před 6 měsíci +157

    This felt a bit like the Primitive Technology channel, except with more science!

    • @elongated_muskrat_is_my_name
      @elongated_muskrat_is_my_name Před 2 měsíci +25

      if primitive technology found a freak vein of native aluminium under his forest

    • @fulconandroadcone9488
      @fulconandroadcone9488 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@elongated_muskrat_is_my_name or iron, I hope they make a collaboration, one does primitive tech for a day and the other primitive mining for a day.

    • @platima
      @platima Před 2 měsíci +18

      Yeah and I kept trying to turn comments on so I could get the captions on what's going on, but Cody missed that bit 😂

    • @huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn
      @huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn Před 2 měsíci

      he got ironsand in his river my dude@@fulconandroadcone9488

    • @johnfrian
      @johnfrian Před 2 měsíci +5

      When I read this, I immediately checked if the video had subtitles

  • @vonhansonsmeats201
    @vonhansonsmeats201 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Primitive Technology = Pre-civilization
    Cody'sLab = Post-civilization
    and this week they're both making iron

  • @FakeReclaimer
    @FakeReclaimer Před 2 měsíci +1

    Cody I love your videos, I have for years.
    Talking/Not talking, Shortform/Longform, Algae/Mushrooms, Chemistry/Bees, Canning Green Beans in actual Tin/Mines, Chicken Hole Base/Precious Metals... It makes no difference to me, I'm watching it all... I hope you still enjoy making them, dude (at least as much as I enjoy watching them).

  • @deusteapot117
    @deusteapot117 Před 6 měsíci +152

    I was able to follow every step of this... Even without the ore-ation.

  • @AdricM
    @AdricM Před 6 měsíci +28

    this is artfully shot, cameras are getting so good, loved the twilight sky and the thermite burrito sparking back to life.

  • @jjhh8425
    @jjhh8425 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Although I kinda understand what your doing, but I wish you still had the commentary, like you often have. It's a very nice touch.

  • @mlauntube
    @mlauntube Před 2 měsíci

    Cody, that was awesome! Please do it again with commentary and instructions!

  • @time7813
    @time7813 Před 6 měsíci +13

    (speaking of iron...) My kids and I love your content, and watch it as part of our home school 'infotainment' time. We recently conducted a chemistry experiment where the results surprised us, and we can't find an explanation online:
    We put polished iron nails in 1)water, 2)hydrogen peroxide, and 3)a sealed jar of air(control), HYPOTHESIZING that the one in the H2O2 would oxidize most rapidly (since H2O2 is a known oxidizer).
    After a day, the nail in the WATER was visibly oxidizing and the water was stained a dark orange, but the one in the H2O2 looked identical to the control. Same result after a WEEK. At that point, we put the CORRODED nail from the water into the jar of H2O2, and it immediately started to react--with bubbles rising from the iron oxide and a precipitate forming in the bottom of the jar.
    WHY is it that the H2O2 doesn't appear to react with the naked iron, but DOES react with the iron oxide? We couldn't find ANYTHING online to explain this, and thought of YOU as someone who might have some insight into the results of this puzzling(for US!) experiment.
    Great content. You inspire citizen scientists everywhere :).
    -TIm

    • @Splarkszter
      @Splarkszter Před 6 měsíci +3

      "naked iron" in our atmosphere is also iron-oxide, it must well be that the surface oxide is just less porous in comparision with the other vissibly oxidized nail.
      PD: I'm not a chemist.

    • @Correct_Opinion
      @Correct_Opinion Před 6 měsíci +6

      Iron oxide catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide

    • @isaacallgood3673
      @isaacallgood3673 Před 2 měsíci

      I'm not Cody but I have a hypothesis, the clean iron nail had very low surface area and might have had a different variation of oxide on its surface, did you make sure it was not galvanized? Also when you put the pre oxidized nail in the h2o2 it most likely had much more surface area due to the surface being etched by the oxidation. The oxidated iron on the saltwater nail was probably more permeable and allowed the h2o2 to react with the raw metal underneath, rather than the smooth uniformed nail originally in the h2o2. The uniform surface of the unoxidized nail might have still had a thin layer with little or no pores in the coating of oxide.

    • @time7813
      @time7813 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@isaacallgood3673 Good theories, but I don't think they explain our results. All of our nails were non-galvanized common nails taken from a bucket that INCLUDED some that already showed orange oxides (rust) . Only clean, un-rusted nails were selected for the experiment, and ALL of the experimental nails were scrupulously sanded to remove any oxide-layers prior to the experiment. There's something more going on here... The H2O2 didn't seem to TOUCH the naked iron...

    • @canadiangemstones7636
      @canadiangemstones7636 Před 2 měsíci

      Well, if you’re home schooling, you must be good christians, so why not just say god did it, instead of messing with all the science deviltry?

  • @wouldntyaliktono
    @wouldntyaliktono Před 6 měsíci +20

    There has got to be a way for this kind of content to get past the youtube sensors. There are so many idiots out there posting far worse stuff than a bit of thermite chemistry.

  • @NickCombs
    @NickCombs Před 2 měsíci +6

    If only Primitive Technology had some aluminum foil :)

  • @megaglub6347
    @megaglub6347 Před 2 měsíci

    this is by far one of the coolest ways to make an iron bloom I've ever seen.

  • @poshhippie6446
    @poshhippie6446 Před 6 měsíci +11

    And just like that, every mother with a 12 year old son lost all of her magnets, tin foil, and sparklers overnight.

    • @Fuck_YT
      @Fuck_YT Před 2 měsíci

      are you saying these materials will be banned because they can be used for this?

    • @7judgem
      @7judgem Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@Fuck_YT they're saying it looks fun and simple. The kids will take the items, not the government

    • @tomfeng5645
      @tomfeng5645 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@7judgem Well, not *yet* until too many kids get into trouble

  • @tau9632
    @tau9632 Před 6 měsíci +18

    Having no commentary is also actually nice in its own right. It's like ASMR, you can hear all the little cracklings and steps in the sand. It really takes you there. Almost like to a different planet...

    • @giantdad1817
      @giantdad1817 Před 2 měsíci +2

      still though, the video felt a bit empty without "Hello everyone, welcome back to Cody's Lab." :)

  • @museshowbiz
    @museshowbiz Před 2 měsíci

    That is a stupidly clever way to separate the iron. Mad respect.

  • @josuelservin
    @josuelservin Před 2 měsíci

    The magnetic separator is incredibly satisfying! And I love the burrito of death!

  • @Major_Jester
    @Major_Jester Před 2 měsíci +3

    Robot Cody, dose Cody know your filming this?

  • @JosephofWalton
    @JosephofWalton Před 6 měsíci +4

    Wonder if I could do that with the bog iron we get down here in the south.

    • @ZeroPlayerGame
      @ZeroPlayerGame Před 2 měsíci

      Bog iron is already relatively pure/reduced, it's a chunk of iron, not a chunk of oxide.

  • @jaranth
    @jaranth Před 2 měsíci

    Wow, this one blew my mind! A follow-up video explaining the results would be great!

  • @kitsurubami
    @kitsurubami Před 2 měsíci

    That magnet and bucket setup was some of the smartest shit I've seen in a long time.

  • @scrappydoo7887
    @scrappydoo7887 Před 2 měsíci

    That's an excellent method of separating magnetics there cody 👍 simple, accessable and effective

  • @drbobiwsky
    @drbobiwsky Před 2 měsíci

    This is so nice, peaceful, and relaxing to watch ... I wish Slow-Mo Bros would do a colab with that beginning would love to see a slow down version of it starting off.

  • @Hapasan808
    @Hapasan808 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I love this! I always wanted to do this! Even try to make a crappy knife with it. But I was thinking of doing like the train track builders and adding bits of steel pellets.

  • @92Pyromaniac
    @92Pyromaniac Před 2 měsíci

    That lava-esque bubbling sound towards the end is so satisfying!

  • @24kGanksta
    @24kGanksta Před 2 měsíci

    This man could truly rebuild a civilization back from Scratch with all his knowledge!!!!

  • @bryanroberts
    @bryanroberts Před 2 měsíci +2

    "Fire tower one to Fire tower two"...... "It's ok tower one... Just Cody"...

  • @garethlawton5278
    @garethlawton5278 Před 2 měsíci

    Just looking at that separation technique, Cody your mind is ridiculously efficient.

  • @frankz1125
    @frankz1125 Před 2 měsíci

    Very nice. Probably the easiest way to make iron that Ive seen. Thanks for sharing

  • @thakyou5005
    @thakyou5005 Před 2 měsíci

    The lack of speech in a Cody's Lab video is kind of eerie, but I heard him quietly laugh so that's comforting 😂
    I'm not complaining, though. This is a bit like Primitive Technology and I like it.

  • @insainwhiteboy1
    @insainwhiteboy1 Před 2 měsíci

    Cody is by far the easiest CZcamsr to have a beer whike watching and wish he was in the room

  • @MBUncle
    @MBUncle Před 2 měsíci

    Cody these short yet informative videos are so awesome. You might just be the most wholesome human on the internet. Never change and you inspired me during my darkest years. Thank you

  • @Insideruins
    @Insideruins Před 2 měsíci

    I still have your old making iron from rock video downloaded on my old old phone lol.
    Thanks for uploading!

  • @onfire4Jesus2
    @onfire4Jesus2 Před 2 měsíci

    That thing you lit at 2:59 looked like a firework. That was an impressive fireball going there for a while!

  • @GlenBixley
    @GlenBixley Před 2 měsíci

    Trust Cody to teach me something without saying a word.
    Thanks for the video Cody.

  • @rexexeable
    @rexexeable Před 2 měsíci +1

    I absolutely love the selfie at 2:32 with Cody holding the baby sized thermite burrito

  • @Shannon-Smith
    @Shannon-Smith Před 2 měsíci

    Damn Cody. If anyone deserves to be on the first Mars habituation crew, it's you!

  • @UncleBildo
    @UncleBildo Před 2 měsíci

    I had pondered that aluminum foil and like, shop filings for thermite fun, but never thought about gathering magnetite sand to do it....... Fun stuff! Having lumps of joy to play with after, a bonus

  • @blazernitrox6329
    @blazernitrox6329 Před 2 měsíci

    I dunno what's cooler, watching the video itself, or reading through the comments and seeing all of the neat spin-offs and additions people are suggesting.

  • @SanjanaRanasingha
    @SanjanaRanasingha Před 2 měsíci +1

    Wow, go to ease back at it again. I'll be able to sleep easily from now on every night. I watch one of his videos to help me go to sleep

  • @deaftodd
    @deaftodd Před 2 měsíci

    Cody, try this:
    After collecting hematite, try to put it into a blender to break down any leftover silicates and discard them for the subsequent magnetic separation to gain better purity. Then, put that new ground into the blender again and add foil pieces to achieve a more thorough mixed powder.
    Lastly, I suggest putting some sand on top of the thermite reaction at some specific point to seal the oxygen off to prevent the iron from being oxidized into pig iron.
    Best, thumbs up!

  • @barahng
    @barahng Před 2 měsíci

    Cody is gonna have a whole ass post-apocalyptic settlement at this rate.

  • @rodrigoappendino
    @rodrigoappendino Před 2 měsíci

    The first vídeo I watched on this channel was of you forging iron. And it's probably my favorite.

  • @danielmelnikov2011
    @danielmelnikov2011 Před 2 měsíci

    I've always been a huge fan of your explanatory narration, but this is an awesome throwback to the earliest years of youtube. I highly support this format as well! My brain enters a different kind of flow.

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson Před 2 měsíci +2

    0:52 I love this setup. It's so clever, but also so visually pleasing!

  • @RaggedyHead
    @RaggedyHead Před 2 měsíci

    Cody taking a selfie with a thermite burrito goes so hard

  • @ronalddavenport7762
    @ronalddavenport7762 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The end product made me think of a geode. Super cool. Thanks for the great content.

  • @big64willie
    @big64willie Před 2 měsíci

    I’m loving this 8-15 minute video format for multiple videos a week from Cody!! Of course I like the occasional long videos to past the time!!

  • @mustard_nut8925
    @mustard_nut8925 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Cody cant wait to be able to live like you do. Love being a nurse and all but i just love the freedom you have.

  • @BirnieMac1
    @BirnieMac1 Před 2 měsíci

    Man, I love how cody doesn’t even need to explain what he’s doing to demonstrate his methods
    Utmost respect

  • @fishstix4209
    @fishstix4209 Před 2 měsíci

    2:31 a happy Cody with a giant thermite baby 😂🤣😂

  • @al3k
    @al3k Před 2 měsíci

    Cody, I think you may be the only one propping up 2024 for all of us this year... Love you broski! Keep on keeping on!!

  • @ediseverywhere
    @ediseverywhere Před 2 měsíci

    I dunno if it's just because I'm a Primitive Technology fan, but I really enjoyed the presentation of this video.

  • @theproblemmustbeinyourpant5910

    This channel has been a perennial beacon of light in the modern youtube environment

  • @koolerpure
    @koolerpure Před 2 měsíci

    These are the kind of videos I miss seeing on CZcams

  • @wroughtiron7258
    @wroughtiron7258 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Incredible yield. Love your preprocessing with the magnet too. Great video.

  • @Madlintelf
    @Madlintelf Před 2 měsíci

    Man, I love the image of you holding your bundle of joy!

  • @MrJayOkane
    @MrJayOkane Před 2 měsíci +1

    Google pays Cody. Cody puts out amazing visuals and unique possesses.

  • @robbyjackson7216
    @robbyjackson7216 Před 2 měsíci

    Cody is like an unsupervised 12 year old with a working knowledge of chemistry and adult money. I love it.

  • @jamiemiller8047
    @jamiemiller8047 Před 2 měsíci

    I’m glad to see you back and happy Cody! You should try making a carbon steel pan with your iron and some homemade charcoal.

  • @Speeder84XL
    @Speeder84XL Před 2 měsíci +1

    Awesome!
    The separation of the iron oxide from the sand was cool and then the thermite reaction. The tricky will be melting/purifying the iron though (it may need temperatures uppwards of 1600°C/2912°F as in steel plants - and may still be too pure to make a new thermite reaction on it's own).
    If doing this again, you could try to pour some charcoal (crushed into small pieces) over the thermite reaction as soon as it's finished (as reducing agent to keep the iron from reoxidizing during the long time it takes for it to cool down).

  • @jdmjesus6103
    @jdmjesus6103 Před 2 měsíci

    Iron smelting at home in 5 easy steps - you just need an electric arc furnace and a rolling mill...
    Love it, i used to mess with thermite as a kid, never on this scale though!

  • @zorod5475
    @zorod5475 Před 2 měsíci

    The seperator is so satisfying. And the thermite burrito is so cool.

  • @rikdasgupta958
    @rikdasgupta958 Před 2 měsíci

    This is like that one episode from Mr Robot, not a single line of dialogue spoken throughout the video and you won't even feel its absence too. Awesome job!

  • @peetiegonzalez1845
    @peetiegonzalez1845 Před 2 měsíci

    OK so now Cody and John(primitive technology) are on a par. You got some pig iron, I'm absolutely dying to see you forge that into something useful. Good luck, Cody! Thanks for all you do. It's fascinating.

  • @Gin-toki
    @Gin-toki Před 2 měsíci

    That magnetic seperation setup is genious!

  • @wamlartmuse17
    @wamlartmuse17 Před 2 měsíci

    Watching how he separated the iron from the sand was awesome. The iron was dripping.

  • @tylerkrug7719
    @tylerkrug7719 Před 2 měsíci

    Really like the separation process, great idea!

  • @johntowner1893
    @johntowner1893 Před 2 měsíci

    Seeing that sand and iron seperate was magical.

  • @PixelSchnitzel
    @PixelSchnitzel Před 2 měsíci

    You dug thermite out of the ground! Well, out of the ground and the grocery store. Brilliant!

  • @pockpock6382
    @pockpock6382 Před 2 měsíci

    i love the magnet sorting you did there. satisfying

  • @johannaverplank4858
    @johannaverplank4858 Před 2 měsíci

    Your creativity and knowledge come together in spectacular ways!

  • @paulnettoc9878
    @paulnettoc9878 Před 2 měsíci

    Happy to see new shorter and more simple videos lately. I have been following the channel for 10 yrs and even learned english by listening to your videos (I'm french). Keep inspiring us !

  • @That1NissanGuy
    @That1NissanGuy Před 2 měsíci

    No talking through the whole video? Honestly the best part about Cody's videos is the little "he he" laugh at the end of almost all his sentences.

  • @sixdegrees6434
    @sixdegrees6434 Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is so Codyesque. This is what made his channel and I hope it continues.

  • @DylanClarkSallee
    @DylanClarkSallee Před 2 měsíci

    Not only is the magnetic separation genius, so is using aluminum foil to create the thermite! That's a massive yield as well - you basically had a little cannonball!

  • @Xionaga
    @Xionaga Před 2 měsíci +1

    was wondering why he was putting the iron sand on foil didnt get my answer til a min later but got cody holding his iron baby picture that gave me whiplash with a laugh.

  • @userpike
    @userpike Před 2 měsíci

    the magnet catching the black sand was the coolest ever

  • @Bitofastupidbrit
    @Bitofastupidbrit Před 2 měsíci

    For anyone wondering!
    The magnetite and the aluminium foil created a thermite reaction that is highly exothermic, reaching up to 2500-3000°C, melting the magnetite into the clump of crude iron that you saw!

  • @Zorkz
    @Zorkz Před 2 měsíci

    I've been watching primitive technology make iron for a few years now, safe to say we've come a long way :D

  • @batt3ryac1d
    @batt3ryac1d Před 2 měsíci

    The pic of you hugging the giant burrito is just the best.

  • @fiokgoogle8779
    @fiokgoogle8779 Před 2 měsíci

    Codys videos i follow since "piss cannon ", and i was go trough wery taff jears , and was give me the light on the end of the tunnel , hope for a future. And still as allways LOVE to see new videos a smart and great soul Cody🎉Greeting from Hungary Bánfalva 🎉