Can You Melt Obsidian and Cast a Sword?
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2018
- I took some user comments way too seriously and figured out how to melt obsidian and sand cast it into a sword.
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**melts obsidian**
Minecraft players: *impossible*
Are you in a great pain?
@@roadkill236 spinel
What happens to items you toss into lava
SPINEL DID THEY FUSE ON U AND USE THEIR SWORD ON U
*coughs*Obs*coughs*idi*coughs*an
Hey spinel try to defeat the ultimate fusion
*OBSIDIAN*
Instructions unclear
There is a nether portal in my garage
Oh oh
Let me in!!!
Omg bring back the dead!
weeb gamer stop talking about minecraft this is not about minecraft
@@harviyssibayan9183 yes, yes it is.
Obsidian appears to be an excellent choice of material if you want to break crucibles and kilns.
Or take video and make a bunch of money on CZcams
@@CalvinHikes that to
The metallurgy classes ive taken are all telling me that this is a bad, gross idea. And it is. Obsidian is terribly brittle and you mix it with metals that have a completely different grain structure. A better way to do this would be to grind it into a fine powder and compress it (sintering), like tungsten rods. This would eliminate the need for flux and force the obsidian back into its "normal" grain structure
It is very brittle,
-said every creative mode player
obsidian is a glass and glass by definition doesn't have a grain structure.
@@081_MM obsidian is like the glass they use for the windshield in cars. It’s really hard, but once it’s penetrated, then it shatters.
@@davidbakke9293 Pretty sure Obsidian is different as windshield glass is often laminated glass with 3 layers, glass/plastic/glass, so when it cracks it doesn't shatter. While side windows are often tempered glass, with the outside in compression and interior in tension, this causes it to fracture into small pieces.
"And then i hit him with a baseball Bat Witch they did not see because they only see rocks and minerals"
False instructions. I tried to make it at home and now i'm in nether
Is the WiFi better now in the nether? Last week i could not even send pictures
@@martin3288 Well it was better in the overworld but i can live with it
Czech Gopnik i know why.
You made the obsidian sword but their was a hole in the middle that got lit by using the kilt and now you are in the nether.
lol
how did you sleep
*breaks obsidian with one hit* everyone: impossible
Welp Creative mode
CAPTAIN LAPUTEN YAAAS
Obsidian is really weak in real life.
@@CA-ev2vf dangit mojang, do your research before making obsidian so dang tough
Effeciency 10 diamond pick: Am I a joke to you
You know, there's probably a reason why an entire civilization of renowned goldsmiths and architects never bothered melting obsidian, even thogh they were very fond of shaping it into swords...
Your mold needs to be pre-heated. The glass (obsidian) is experiencing thermal shock from the relatively cold sand in the mold, causing it to cool too quickly and break. The slowly cooling thernal mass of the mold will prevent a rapid temperature change and should prevent thermal delta as a cause for cracking.
As a glass making professional of 32 years, I can safely say you are using far too much flux ( soda ash, I assume). The bubbling you observe is outgassing from the flux continuing to mix disproportionately with the silica and other impurities. Your issue with continued breakage has just as much to do with the chemistry as it does the inconsistent thickness and rapid, uneven cooling of the glass.
So if done properly do you think casting obsidian would be possible?
He basically said yes
Oh wow I’m only just thinking about how to start this is great info to know!! Thinking about creating shields and gear w a twist
I'd love to see a usable sword made from obsidian
@@MasterLGI yes usable until you hit the first solid object 😂 I hope you are wearing safety glasses when it shatters!
Him:*breaks obsidian with rock*
Diamond Pickax: *Am I a joke to you?*
Him: yes you are diamond pickaxe
I edited this reply so u dont get my replies
ssgssjaiden it was just supposed to be a joke ;-;
@@aaa-ky1px ik
@@ssgssjaiden7404 bruh
the fact you went through with all this, just because some random commenters told you to, got you in my book of mad respect
Game of thrones
I am genuinely curious how much money this ended up costing in broken kilns and other costs
I am too, but also at how much this video has made as well.
Me: mines obsidian with a diamond pick
This man lad: “obsidian is actually really weak”
*breaks it with his hand*
But he can't use his hand to break obsidian block
Creative
@@patrikk.2861 aw you got me
This MAN LAD
You can actually break it your hand! Its just that it takes like a millennium to do it
Scientists: obsidian is pretty fragile
Minecraft players: R U SURE BOUT DAT
LMAO
Lol
Hahha lol
LMFAO hell yea
*
Minecraft: obsidian is pretty strong
Real life: u sure about that?
this just makes me think of the old might and magic games, where obsidian armor and weapons were the strongest by far. all i could think of was "How?! it's impossible to work with!"
Magic is literally in the games title
I truly admire this level of obsessive dedication :D
The next video
Enchanting my obsidian sword
But he needs a enchanting table
The next video:
Making an enchanting table
But he needs lapis
@@BluE-si6xhnext video: mining lapis lazuli
He needs level
"despite all the mythology around obsidian,"
*casually opens mini nether portal*
Sr.Torrada what is your point this is a normal occurrence
10,000 x 10,000
Why is no one talking about game of thrones, this is obviously inspired from got
@@darksideorbit8898 you have no power here
@@darksideorbit8898 whats game of throwns, was that a sitcom?
I have a suggestion as steps :
1. get a large focusing lense to focus sunlight to melt a rock .
2. get obsidian in rock form.
3. use the obsidian and the lense to melt the obsidian.
It's been 3 years but it's back in my recommended
*breaks obsidian with hammer*
Steve has left the chat.
Edit: *I have commit edit.*
Lol
Wtf why is it chat U meant Has left the game or Server Dummy it's not chat If it's chat it's could've been like what's app
@@erienaline2777 you must be fun at parties
@@ejenkicap7452 I never even in a party before -_-
ItsYoGamer Gaming You haven’t even been invited to any parties? Unfortunate...
See this is why we can’t have obsidian swords
Aztecs have the macahuitl though.
@@mikedanielespeja6128 wooden clubs studded with obsidian shards
Netherite came in clutch
Hes a hecker!
fixter 62 its not that its becuase look ITS FREAKING LAVA HES PORING LAVA!!!
Thanks for doing the experiment - it's been fascinating!
lol I love the creative process; it usually takes me about that many tries myself before learning techniques on how to do it the best way 👍
3:47 guy on the right is literally shaggy
Lmao
Awesome
Like zoinks
Our god has been spotted
Hauehauehauheua
Thanks Poppy Harlow
Gewel ✔ jobn't
Pew news please poppy
VerY CoOL
I am your 200'th like. Now worship me
It was Brad 3 the whole time
Honestly am just amazed by the amount of effort you put in to try and make it work.
I like his approach. Break something, do it again… break something, do it again. It’s sheer madness
The comments on this video:
10% about the hardwork this man put in to this video
5% Minecraft
5% why is youtube recommending this to me
80% pewdiepie and memes
MC KING 25% recommended minimum
100% concentrated power of will
Benjamin Olsson 😂
MC KING 100% reason to remember the name
It’s pretty much all Minecraft
I’m really amazed how he refused to give up! I’m so happy.
I'm really amazed how you refused to make a comment about minecraft! I'm so happy.
@@joemama-xm4xv late you re
@@joemama-xm4xv but its became real life
@@joemama-xm4xv who cares about your comment
@@demonhunter4652 who cares about yours?
Wow, wonderful. You are soooo intrepid! Don't know why as a mere viewer I was so engaged to the point that every failure was just a new cheer for me to urge you to continue. In the Bronze Age, you would have been a god!
You did not make obsidian, you made low grade glass.
Obsidian is formed when volcanic silicate at extreme temperature comes into contact with water, cooling it nearly instantly. The strength of obsidian comes from it's crystalline structure, not from the element that it's made of. Therefore, without a furnace that gets hot enough and a n instant quench, only glass can be formed.
🤓
glass and obsidian don't have a grain structure
@@yamiyomizuki not grain, basic molecular structure. Think diamond to coal
The obsidian is formed with such a high silica content that it will be glass without coming into contact with water. There is very little difference between it and the glass we see every day. I used to flint knapp both glass and obsidian and they have the same apparent hardness and strength. Nothing special except the beautiful colors.
@@olsirmonkey or graphite all three have different properties just because of structure
bury it somewhere to confuse archaeologists in the future.
Adair's Channel I like this idea. We should troll the future more often.
Adair's Channel LOLOLOL
Radical Raccoon LOL as a research historian, I can attest to how confusing it would be, LOL
Radical Raccoon lol I’m already on it i made a fake time capsule 😂
It wouldn’t confuse archaeologists for that long. We can date that shit these days
How to make: makes obsidian blade
me playing minecraft: wait thats illegal
mods: hold my vodka
No just no
@@childrenofthesun471 why
@@H2jelto because hold my vodka doesnt make any sense
@@childrenofthesun471 Ik
@@H2jelto then what's your point
If you ever give this another shot I'd suggest picking up on the methods used for lost wax investment casting.
It appears as though getting a proper pore in is too tough, but if you could get a custom mold into the kelm with powderized obsidian within you wouldn't need to!
After the obsidian completely melted you just need to slowly lower the temperature until room temp was achieved!
thank you sir. Your patience is admirable.
This man: *Breaks Obsidian with his hands*
Mojang: Wait, that's illegal
Is it pronounced "mo-jang" or "mo-yang"?
@@core3481 mo yang
Where is it illegal?
@@nightfall89z62 South province, China
@@core3481 huh, interesting.
Fact: hes on creative mode
That explains why he's breaking it without a diamond pickaxe
Withtextures shaders and mods
no hes no-
redditors: die
I got a an idea that is so unprofitable that if he does it he might make profit... make a titanium blade with a tungsten carbide edge...
no hes herobrine
I give you 120/100 for effort. Well done for your persistence, even if it wasn't what you wanted as an end result. A very interesting video :)
Heat your vermiculite up to between °500 and. °900 before you put your obsidian blade in it. This will allow your obsidian to cool slower. This method is recommended when welding cast steel, for the affor mentioned reason.
Minecrafters rn:
*I don't need sleep. I NEED ANSWERS.*
But the phantoms
Me at 11:06 pm no sleeeeeeeeeep
GD Octi uh how bout the phantoms. *uhhhhhh*
@@user-hy3uz5wl1r i fear no man
But that thing (phantom )
It make me have to sleep
**you can not rest now there are monsters nearby**
There youtube. i watched it. leave me alone
Mouse over the video. Three dots will appear. Click "Not interested" and the video will be removed. You can do this for any video
tertrih yea and after about 2 to 3 hours they will recommend it to you again anyway!
They so that all the fucking time.
They seriously recommend videos from Channels I blocked to me...
No-one can criticize you for your level of dedication!
I love how your cat was chilling in the yard when you sped up the footage. 🥰
Snaps obsidian in half
Me: Wow his hands are made from diamond pickaxes
@Polina Si That's exactly what he said...
his hands are stronger than supermans xd
@@razmerade4072 Whoosh
@@lervinparas5575 1. That's not a wooosh
2. r/thatswooooshwith4Os
Enchanted that is. Look how fast it broke
You should look into graphite crucibles and a kiln that can get hot enough to do what they call slumping. Also once you have it poured into your mold if you can ramp the temperatures down over like a 24 hr period you're much less likely to have cracks.
I'm seriously impressed by this mans dedication to make that damm obsidian blade
6:36 No that wasn't a mistake, that's what normally happens when you melt obsidian: you opened a small temporary portal.
It is actually a glitch in the matrix
But it’s supposed to be purple
@@sreedevisodanapalli1010 yeah maybe the game glitched
@@shoooooooooooooooooo indeed
Congrats you are now a meme
10/10 for effort. Respect!
I love how hard he works just to answer one of our questions what an amazing CZcamsr
I thought the title said “how to melt a Canadian”
I found it.... The one non minecraft comment
And you clicked to look at a human melting then being cast? 😂😎
Only Trump Can
I think
lol
Actually that's a good question
Nah you can only make obsidian weapons with a mod, sorry.
LOL
His mod failed alot.
Your jokes are not funny
@@drvissierl1404 Thank you! That's very kind.
An Intellectual Idiot dude, the guy’s name is literally “My Jokes Aren’t Funny.” Chill.
Love the Sisyphean task and declaring victory at the end.
I like watching people do stuff!!
Think of all the pure energy and hours spent in this endeavor. Makes you think about how much our ancestors must've struggled and failed in metalwork before achieving anything even remotely successful.
Which really explains why blacksmiths were so highly valued.
*glasswork
@@MichaelReznoR the layman's process is similar enough. melt the product, pour the product, shape the product, sell the product. that melting part must've taken a damn eternity though - melting and mixing different metals and minerals until we find something useful. glasswork was a novelty, but bronze was _useful._
you do realize that both metalworking did not start with casting and obsidian is not metal
@@nathanieldebarros3849 bronze and copper alloys were proliferated long before ironwork was.
there CZcams i watched it
Lillian Bass why is it still in your recommendation feed?
Lillian Bass stolen comment?
Star Butterfly stolen reply?
E x t r a o r d i n a i r e definitely not 😟
Lillian Bass xD same
Great effort. It came out nice considering how hard it was to produce.
I can appreciate the dedication
This episode of *LWIAY* look so different than the usual 👏👏
Dessy DAN Yaaa@aaaaaaaa
Wow, thats amazing i had no idea you could do this with obsidian
yeah...
Yeah
What???
I see the comment section is full of minecraft jokes
*I'm so proud of this community*
@Alaina Watson
The people who take the jokes literally proves that society is doomed 😄
Dead meme
And we are proud of you buddy :)
Me on the other side: **sees minecraft memes** **Facepalms**
I love democracy
All of your videos are very educational
Very cool experiment, I like both swordsmithing and gemstones (for meditation mostly) and found this very interesting :D
👏👏 MEME REVIEW
Why you close your channel
It was a lwiay
👏👏
Ramanuj 07 some reason
Hoshom jonjoa 786 YIAY
He obviously used mods because there's no crafting recipe
Mountain Biker 256 he just cut out the part when he went into creative mode
He used tinkers construct
:O
@Savage Squad Productions congrats my buddy you got someone to do a wrong whoosh
No shit no need to point it out
subscribed for the unbelievable effort just to make something you knew was a fail but did it anyway for the viewer.
I wonder if you cast it like gold with either a vacuum or centrifugal force to force the obsidian into the mold cavities. Might work better with such viscous fluid. Great video thanks 👍
How to make everything: Let’s try cast a sword of obsidian
110% of minecraft players: Wait That’s Illegal
He could've just installed a mod, took a stick and 2 blocks of obsidian
Why is he over complicating things
fr
Yeet
Oh yeah yeah
he tryna make one in vanilla mode
Hes on console duhh
Could you create an internal structure, (iron/steel wire frames) like bones, to make it more durable?
This guy's determination is crazy.
Guys finally,
*We can collect obsidian in a bucket!*
lava bucket:"am I a joke to you?"
Hot stuff
@@domeko_377 yes
Imagine seeing something that looks like honey but it’s actually lava
Thats how God made my ex wife.
@@johngalt671 ahh i get it
*S I P P I N G S O U N D S*
It more looks like Taffy than honey
FORBIDDEN HONEY
Your so cool man you put too much effort to it im so impressed
HtME: "Can you melt Obsidian and Cast a Sword?"
Aztecs: Hold my Macuahuitl.
*OKAY CZcams I WATCHED IT LEAVE ME ALONE NOW ALRIGHT?*
Apostolos Petkoglou xD
Ikr
Lol
Hahahaha
i know right lmaoo
Dear CZcams Recommendations:
I clicked the video. Happy now?
Leave us alone.
Yours truly; Everyone.
Sherlock Sixx that dp brought awesome memories
I'm not a social experiment. What on earth made you think that?
I agree 100%
Literally could've just pressed the three dots and then "Not interested"...
Sherlock Sixx preach
As I understand items and elements:
Every thing has a melting point - the point in which the energy needed to break the atomic bonds of a solid and thus turn the solid into a liquid.
If you reach that point, (item x) will then become a liquid.
You can then (experimentally) cast said item into another item.
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As swords go (to my understanding), they can be made:
by casting (pouring them into a mold)
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By forging (putting heat [enough to anneal the metal (make it soft enough to form it into a blade)] and then quench it (followed by tempering it).
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Add other metals - hence Damascus steel (a combination of multiple metals to make a superior steel).
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Forge and fold it (to add strength and purity of the blade). The Katana is one of the most famous examples of this method.
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Casting a sword has multiple problems (as I understand).
Bronze (tin and copper) is poured. The two metals allow it to be. But, it is a soft metal and only by pounding the edges (thus hardening them) can you get a durable edge.
Iron - can be poured. But, you will have bubbles (bubbles will cause weak spots in the blade. When another sword hits the sword, those will cause massive system failure and your sword will break.).
Steel - must be forged - carbon is introduced and uniformly in the sword. (as I understand it).
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Do I understand this correctly?
You tried and tried. Good to see the hard work that was put in. Maybe you can try again if and when you get more info on a better way to make it happen. Thanks for the vid.
This LWIAY episode is really epic!! Please do more!
Obsidian Sword:
54 Atk Damage
30% Block Absorption
Weight: 9 LBS
-50 durability
Your too slow
Durability:“One time use only”
Speak Kilogramm!
nerdtopia ball i speak kilogram, how about you?
Amazing! Even after 5 failed attempts, you went through to the end!
May I first say that your attempts at this are inspiring and congratulated.
Now, for my knowledge, observations, and suggestions. Obsidian is more of a stonelike and less of a glasslike material so the process is going to need some tweaking. You don’t want to draw out the impurities as much since they are more or less essential in what makes it obsidian. I would suggest using only a little flux and relying more on the heat to melt it all together. A larger propane furnace might be better for the process. Heat it to liquid to melt together, then bring the temperature down so it’s closer to a gel like state. It will be a little more difficult to pour and mold but it will also be less prone to fracturing. Make sure the mold is well heated also. After annealing it should be in good condition. From there you can grind an edge that possible to hone or you could knap it for that serrated razors edge.
Minecrafters: *_Wait, that's illegal_*
(I am trying to hit 50 subs! :D)
Download mods lol
wtf i dont remember making this reply
I just commented this xD. We have the same mind
it is
Good one
Comment section: MINECRAFT
Me: remembers when this video was a meme
AlphaToast wait it was
@@wowzers8853 Indeed it was
@@wowzers8853 it was on everyone's recommended feed,so much so it started to get annoying
I got it a handful of times and didn't really care to watch it, but now I ran into it again and I'm watching it because it seems interesting
I was watching pewsdiepie liwy 45 and this came
Dude I got recommended this again after a year lol, great vid btw
Nice try that was pretty cool experiment I never thought about obsidian being melted in the first place, but anyway thanks for the video.
THIS IS the best LWIAY episode so far!! Love you pewds
Getsouko wrong video?
DeathRose no, this is the right video
DeathRose no it's the correct video
i am absolutely certain this is the correct video!
Poor pewds editing his own video
love the lwiay intro!
Makaryo yup but his idea worked it has 800k views lol!
Rip Brad
Vote trump to be brad 3👍🏼
Drake 1.2mil now lol
Knifeman 8.7 now lol
Thank you. Ive always wondered if this was possible. I think you just have to find the right active volcano.
It is always fun watching someone who has no clue trying to do something and totally failing at it. Thanks.
By the way, you are attempting to do something in hours that takes days or weeks or months in nature.
This guy: I’m gonna make an obisian sword!
Mojang: Who leaked our plan?
This guy did
Oof
Four shadowing are we
No need just use mods
Does anyone else tap the “like” button multiple times to watch it go from say 499 to 500 😂😂😁😂🤣
I'm gonna be honest, I don't understand a thing of what's happening and how it works, but this is still truly fascinating. I didn't realise how complicated such processes could be.
Pearly P
Obsidian is dirty glass rock mixture you find in nature. Melting and skiping of the dirt is what he does. Yet the dirt in the glass stops him from making anything useful. Yet as you see he eventualy gets a dirty glass sword.
I'm still confused
Pearly P guy in green looking like shaggy
This guys an idiot.. I dont get why this man even tried it. Obsidian on it's own cuts finer than steel. You can definitely make a short sword out of obsidian. But traditionally they would only last one encounter with an enemy. Because they would stab thier target and break it once inside.
boris kolesnikov big dirt nature glass melted down makes a big dirt glass sword.
The Astec Indians used a kind of wooden sword that had SMALL Obsidian blades attached to its edge. Although they were using Obsidian for centuries, apparently they never found any way to make large pieces of it that held up without breaking in use, although they always used it as much smaller cutting tools.
this is something i'd watch at 3 am
*breaks obsidian with hammer and melts it*
Minecraft players : *eternal screaming*
did you change your name?
@@afekowogamer9093 nope, youtube won't let me
*angry noise*
The hammer was diamond and used nether lava. (1.15 smelting update)
@@tetrahedronal2829 oh no wonder
Minecraft 2 look too real
Generic Lmfao
bruh this is the new runescape fam
Luca Cianflone whoooosh
Nah guys it's actually despacito 6
Despacito 7, the sixth was found already in a mineshaft)
3 years later and this is still being recommended, nice
I love the dedication 🥰
"Can we COPYSTRIKE Obsidian guys"
Seemon Yelda .::;/;’,,.,m.
Oh yes he's getting demonitized now