Flushing 240lbs of Mercury

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  • čas přidán 26. 09. 2016
  • I see if a little mercury can be flushed down a toilet and then I take the experiment a little farther and flush a toilet with 240 lbs of mercury. Test results here: • Mercury Test Results
    Article on how Lewis and Clark used mercury as a laxative: offbeatoregon.com/H1006d_Bilio...
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Komentáře • 21K

  • @trapskilla
    @trapskilla Před 7 lety +14457

    *casually has 240lbs of mercury, a gold bar, solid piece of tungsten and a lead bullet.*

    • @jmsmotorsport6124
      @jmsmotorsport6124 Před 7 lety +1058

      Youre obviously new here 😏

    • @MrSwarmin100
      @MrSwarmin100 Před 7 lety +88

      I thought the same Jordan

    • @toydog5654
      @toydog5654 Před 6 lety +562

      The most impressive thing is casually has a spare toilet

    • @lilgazebo7952
      @lilgazebo7952 Před 6 lety +353

      *then casually decides to submerge his hand in said mercury*

    • @Senhorita_Cenourita
      @Senhorita_Cenourita Před 6 lety +41

      thank you, I thought the same thing xD
      (yes, first video i'm seeing in this channel)

  • @j.cun777
    @j.cun777 Před 5 lety +3321

    did i really just watch 13 minutes of a man clogging a toilet with mercury?

  • @Peter-iq9yy
    @Peter-iq9yy Před 6 měsíci +2109

    cody isn't just shaking hands with danger he's giving it the reach around

  • @thoughtfuldoomguy
    @thoughtfuldoomguy Před 5 měsíci +463

    I think I can safely say that this will never ever be a problem that a single human being will ever have to worry about.

    • @mborevi7772
      @mborevi7772 Před 5 měsíci +28

      I will change that

    • @dr.johnsmittersmidt7644
      @dr.johnsmittersmidt7644 Před 5 měsíci +4

      ​@@mborevi7772dont you dare.

    • @BroJustCheese
      @BroJustCheese Před 4 měsíci

      safe to say

    • @kansaslml7796
      @kansaslml7796 Před 3 měsíci +3

      You clearly weren't at my buddy Eric's party back in 07'

    • @matthewzeller5026
      @matthewzeller5026 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Hey, just visiting from 2074. Our primary food source is actually a mercury/gold alloy manufactured by the UCU (United Citizens United) it serves as both food and currency.

  • @jackjoseph4226
    @jackjoseph4226 Před 3 lety +1325

    Thank you I had 200 lbs of mercury clogging my toilet and I didn't know what to do, but thanks to you, I fixed it!

    • @sofreshsogreen
      @sofreshsogreen Před 5 měsíci +17

      Did you just use more mercury?

    • @drantigon
      @drantigon Před 5 měsíci +38

      See, you made a mistake by having 200 lbs of mercury, instead of 240.

    • @dextermorgan1
      @dextermorgan1 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Me too!

    • @jeffjones2021
      @jeffjones2021 Před 5 měsíci +1

      You too? Man I was searching the internet to find a way to get this goddamn merkery out of my terlet!

  • @pissedoffanarchist2676
    @pissedoffanarchist2676 Před 5 lety +891

    Just imagine Cody walking into a hospital and saying, "Hey, I may or may not have tried to flush 240lbs of mercury down a toilet and I think I need a blood test"

  • @prodima3
    @prodima3 Před 3 lety +932

    Why am I watching Cody clog a toilet with Mercury at 3am. That moment when you ask yourself “what the heck am I doing with my life”.

  • @bingus516
    @bingus516 Před 3 lety +188

    He's got insane confidence around mercury lol

  • @cheems6373
    @cheems6373 Před 5 lety +795

    I like how he's just like "ya know when you flush a bullet"
    no, thats not something I'm too experienced in

  • @DFMurray
    @DFMurray Před 7 lety +1569

    This is what happens when the Terminator goes to Taco Bell.

  • @James-jb7ow
    @James-jb7ow Před 3 lety +187

    I love the bs Cody comes up with to do “Yea lemme fill up an entire toilet with mercury” “now I will put this gold piece in it” gotta love the energy

  • @g7eit
    @g7eit Před 5 měsíci +47

    First of all, I’m very drunk…. I’ve no idea why I watched this video but I’m so glad I did. Watching a Mercury toilet flush was beautiful.

  • @rxwop3698
    @rxwop3698 Před 4 lety +1467

    The problem here, gentlemen, is that I don't excrete liquid heavy metals.

  • @ykrum5158
    @ykrum5158 Před 4 lety +1713

    Just remembered the chinese emperors who died for drinking so called elixir of immortality which turns out to be mercury.

  • @CavemanBearPig
    @CavemanBearPig Před 2 lety +85

    Just seeing the mercury ripple, splash, and swish around is so mind-boggling yet really dazzling. I legit feel my head spin whenever it does that.

    • @wyattthealchemist
      @wyattthealchemist Před 5 měsíci +6

      That's the fumes causing the spinning. See a doctor.

    • @CavemanBearPig
      @CavemanBearPig Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@wyattthealchemist Too late, I’m running their account now.

  • @chickenisgood1
    @chickenisgood1 Před 5 měsíci +19

    As someone who drinks mercury on a daily basis, thank you for this video!

  • @pnessi570
    @pnessi570 Před 7 lety +2920

    Dude can afford 3 flasks of mercury but not gloves

    • @hunterdonchatz1274
      @hunterdonchatz1274 Před 7 lety +7

      Philip Nessi so? No one cares

    • @hunterdonchatz1274
      @hunterdonchatz1274 Před 7 lety +2

      Philip Nessi nvm I did read it right

    • @robertharaldsson2881
      @robertharaldsson2881 Před 7 lety +136

      He made the mercury himself? :S Guessing no one of you guys follow him, safety is also not his main priority.

    • @ClaireFrancis1974
      @ClaireFrancis1974 Před 7 lety +29

      Hs grandpa actually acquired it years ago - its in another one of his videos - 'where did i get all my mercury' or something like that

    • @caro3083
      @caro3083 Před 7 lety +143

      lol he literally states at 10:55 the difference between metallic mercury and mercury nitrate. Because of that reason, there is no harm that can be caused (other than with open wounds, obviously) by touching metallic mercury with your bare hands

  • @zyourzgrandzmaz
    @zyourzgrandzmaz Před 4 lety +2455

    Dude just unintentionally made a million dollar art piece

    • @DeadJack57
      @DeadJack57 Před 3 lety +98

      Call it 'Fountain Prime'

    • @tinalarmond547
      @tinalarmond547 Před 3 lety +19

      @@Aecor I love you and jesus loves you more ❤🙏

    • @thefool1086
      @thefool1086 Před 3 lety +13

      @@Aecor mkay

    • @jdpledesma7278
      @jdpledesma7278 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Aecor NO. (I’m not gonna say it) YOU

    • @_bit_
      @_bit_ Před 3 lety +7

      tina larmond 💀💀

  • @mitchdarra6199
    @mitchdarra6199 Před rokem +23

    Just the stuff we keep in our sheds...
    Ah Cody, my man, that was simply an awesome level of creative, scientifically curious insanity. One of the best videos on CZcams

  • @pattyboyz
    @pattyboyz Před rokem +8

    For 5 years I put off watching this one because I didn’t think it would be as interesting as some of the other videos you’ve made. But you’ve completely stole my interest while watching this video. You seem to have a god given talent to just always be thinking and discussing these “simple questions”with the at home experiments. I started laughing out loud when I saw you pull out the tungsten weight. Keep up the amazing work and I’m sorry I doubted wanting this video.

  • @harrylane4
    @harrylane4 Před 4 lety +7137

    Everybody: Mercury is very dangerous
    Cody: aight imma dunk my hand right on in there

    • @BAGELMENSK
      @BAGELMENSK Před 4 lety +406

      Didn't even put on plastic gloves what a madlad.

    • @AstralSnowstorm6157
      @AstralSnowstorm6157 Před 4 lety +148

      Thank goodness he rinsed off his hands.

    • @kraftues4998
      @kraftues4998 Před 4 lety +304

      @@BAGELMENSK You don't need to wear gloves if you don't have cuts on ur hand

    • @TheCompleteMental
      @TheCompleteMental Před 4 lety +115

      It's elemental. You could drink it, just dont get any in your blood
      Dont do that, obviously.

    • @notaprogrammer7970
      @notaprogrammer7970 Před 4 lety +214

      @@TheCompleteMental How old are you? Please tell me your under 18, if not mercury is highly toxic. You fucking moron!

  • @cup_and_cone
    @cup_and_cone Před 7 lety +4357

    If a mercury thermostat gets broken in a government building, the entire building shuts down and they literally bring-in a Hazmat team to clean it up. And there's Cody, sticking his hand in a few hundred pounds of mercury.

    • @hamable1995
      @hamable1995 Před 6 lety +79

      thechosendude where did you hear that?

    • @sicsempertyrannus6685
      @sicsempertyrannus6685 Před 6 lety +266

      thechosendude They wouldn't even have a mercury thermostat in the first place?

    • @kvidobenak
      @kvidobenak Před 6 lety +342

      I remember 30 Years ago some kids were playing with mercury from the pumps at an abandoned gas station and yeah they closed the streets for several blocks. This was before people really knew what hazmat meant, lol.

    •  Před 5 lety +103

      If you get busted for 'flushing dangerous material in Denmark you could go to Jail.

    • @karyannfontaine8757
      @karyannfontaine8757 Před 5 lety +60

      When I was young we used to play with mercury. In the early 1950s it was interesting not a poison that it is known to be now.

  • @Thelast3ambender263
    @Thelast3ambender263 Před 5 měsíci +7

    0:42 “I bought a toilet that specially made for flushing 240 lbs of mercury”

  • @I_am_Edwin
    @I_am_Edwin Před 3 lety +1

    This is the video that led to me finding your channel. Nice to see it pop up now and then

  • @themafiakingz5614
    @themafiakingz5614 Před 3 lety +389

    Never felt more anxious than I did while watching this guy handle Mercury barehanded 😂

  • @CrownRock1
    @CrownRock1 Před 6 lety +1167

    "You see, if you've ever tried to flush a lead bullet down a toilet..."
    As one does.

  • @fugithegreat
    @fugithegreat Před 2 lety +1

    This was the first video I stumbled across of Cody's, and I'm so glad I did!

  • @renzox1136
    @renzox1136 Před 3 lety +5

    By changing the destiny of this single toilet, you showed all us that we can always reinvent ourselves. Respect.

  • @firstnamelastname4752
    @firstnamelastname4752 Před 7 lety +2100

    Classic Cody. Answering the difficult questions.

    • @firstnamelastname4752
      @firstnamelastname4752 Před 7 lety +187

      This is ripe for an Ignobel Prize.

    • @luizpaulo6535
      @luizpaulo6535 Před 7 lety +58

      cody is the next ignobel trillionaire

    • @dovregubben78
      @dovregubben78 Před 7 lety

      What was difficult to predict about this experiment?

    • @firstnamelastname4752
      @firstnamelastname4752 Před 7 lety +1

      dovregubben78 Whether it would flush or not. And the result was interesting because it did flush, then it didn't flush, then it did again under different circumstances.

    • @dovregubben78
      @dovregubben78 Před 7 lety

      I did not find that difficult to predict, Firstname Lastname. Mercury is 13 times denser than water.

  • @toaster6538
    @toaster6538 Před 4 lety +3289

    Imagine if it all went to a sewage waste company
    They would be like “wtf?”

    • @netajithevar296
      @netajithevar296 Před 4 lety +247

      I'm pretty sure they've seen worse

    • @Ejantibus
      @Ejantibus Před 4 lety +439

      @@netajithevar296 idk man 240lbs of Mercury is quite a bit

    • @Deathpenalty0
      @Deathpenalty0 Před 4 lety +177

      Netaji Thevar yeah they've seen alot of crazy "SHIT" down there get it get it🤣

    • @b0atss
      @b0atss Před 4 lety +29

      Death penalty0 bruh 🤣🤣

    • @Abyss_Watcher
      @Abyss_Watcher Před 4 lety +137

      I tried to send them some sodium but all it did was leave me without a toilet.

  • @PhantomKING113
    @PhantomKING113 Před rokem +4

    Now I get it! This is why my toilet wasn't running correctly! Ig I should cut back on my mercury diet then...

  • @dustup2249
    @dustup2249 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Definitely a good demonstration of the relationship between surface tension versus capillary action. The weight of the bulk of mercury gives greater capillary adhesion to the porcelain bowl while the combined surface tension of the volume of mercury atoms all linking arms saying "hell no, we won't go!" 😄

  • @jollygoodfellow3957
    @jollygoodfellow3957 Před 7 lety +712

    John Connor would shit if he saw this in his toilet.

  • @innominatum9906
    @innominatum9906 Před 4 lety +1436

    So I basically need mercury installed in my house to flush those giant shits I've had lately. Noted.

    • @togglehd
      @togglehd Před 4 lety +15

      innomi natum And for flush the mercury you need liquid tungsten and then you need...

    • @kyledrywallpuncherpro135
      @kyledrywallpuncherpro135 Před 4 lety +78

      I've been shitting rock balls lately....That about breaks my toilet every time..
      I went to a VERY nice Thai restaurant in Indianapolis 2 weeks ago and I managed to destroy their toilet ..Clogged immediately...Right as we were leaving which make the humiliation a bit less...OF COURSE there was a guy coming in to the single person bathroom as I was leaving...He walked right into my crime scene..Damn that was EMBARRASSING...

    • @nachosrios8882
      @nachosrios8882 Před 4 lety +59

      @@kyledrywallpuncherpro135 what did I just read

    • @kyledrywallpuncherpro135
      @kyledrywallpuncherpro135 Před 4 lety +6

      @@nachosrios8882 😂😂😂😂

    • @krispyaboredguy4936
      @krispyaboredguy4936 Před 4 lety +6

      @@kyledrywallpuncherpro135 damn tell me more 🥺🥺🥺

  • @newjsdavid1
    @newjsdavid1 Před 2 lety +2

    Most glorious flush in cinematography!

  • @CMKloser
    @CMKloser Před 3 lety +65

    "Mom can we get a toilet?"
    "We have a toilet at home."
    The toilet at home...

  • @addisonwoods9367
    @addisonwoods9367 Před 5 lety +1405

    I think the most shocking thing about this video is that in 2016, mercury had a price of nearly 4000 dollars per flask.

    • @ilovelemonisland2
      @ilovelemonisland2 Před 5 lety +219

      He likely bought before the price increase. Also, the $4000 price tag is per flask (76 pounds), not $4000 each pound. But, if purchased in 2016, he likely paid (4000/76) * 240 = ~$12,600

    • @aq0m
      @aq0m Před 5 lety +10

      J Ingram yes I thought the same

    • @addisonwoods9367
      @addisonwoods9367 Před 5 lety +52

      @@ilovelemonisland2 ah! my mistake! I just looked it up and your totally right! that's still a lot to pay but it makes a lot more sense! thank you!

    • @theraven5850
      @theraven5850 Před 5 lety +73

      You do notice that he used a solid bar of tungsten as a weight and threw in a bar of gold to sink through the mercury right? He must be loaded, considering each of those materials is costly.

    • @addisonwoods9367
      @addisonwoods9367 Před 5 lety +35

      @@theraven5850 even a toz of gold was "only" 1.4 k at the time this video was published, and elemental tungsten is only about $20 a pound.

  • @unmilou5916
    @unmilou5916 Před 5 lety +614

    1990: We will have flying cars in the future
    2016: Flushing mercury

    • @user-im5ru7vm9i
      @user-im5ru7vm9i Před 5 lety +4

      dude it's not 2016 it's 2017 get time on track

    • @swagirl7072
      @swagirl7072 Před 5 lety +3

      Cabbage Lover look at the date the vid came out....

    • @unmilou5916
      @unmilou5916 Před 5 lety +1

      Cabbage Lover
      Published September 27, 2016

    • @colleenharrison1638
      @colleenharrison1638 Před 5 lety +2

      These's always make me laugh at night when I'm super high.

    • @kupfer-187-sulfat6
      @kupfer-187-sulfat6 Před 4 lety +1

      Aaah, can't you think of own comments?
      Everyone is just copy pasting those cheap comment patterns 😑

  • @dehypnotizerz
    @dehypnotizerz Před 10 měsíci

    This is the one of the most hilarious videos I've seen for a longer while 😅

  • @milsgarage
    @milsgarage Před 3 lety

    Definitely not what i thought i was gonna be watching tonight. Great video 👍

  • @lugeiger4924
    @lugeiger4924 Před 5 lety +528

    i ask myself, what kind of person wakes up one morning and thinks "oh, it'd be nice if i filled a toilet with mercury and flushed it"

    • @DJPMackin
      @DJPMackin Před 5 lety +17

      Someone smart enough to get 7.5m monetised views on CZcams, I suspect. The fact that you had to ask that would indicate he may be a tad more clever than yourself.

    • @Guppypants
      @Guppypants Před 5 lety +3

      Sure. I might THINK that.This guy follows through.

    • @pkendlers
      @pkendlers Před 5 lety

      Scientist

    • @Charadoesthatgaming
      @Charadoesthatgaming Před 5 lety +1

      Oh it’d be nice if I filled a toilet with mercury and flushed it

    • @jrwill58
      @jrwill58 Před 5 lety +1

      A very intelligent and curious scientist, who also loves to educate and entertain the average Joe and/or Josephine's in this world. I found it fascinating that the bullet would float while the gold and the tungsten sank. Gotta love science !

  • @culwin
    @culwin Před 5 lety +417

    "If you've ever tried to flush a lead bullet down a toilet..."
    Who hasn't??

    • @AvengedDH
      @AvengedDH Před 5 lety +3

      How bout who HAS? It seems stupid if you don't know that your toilet PROBABLY can't flush one, but some probably could flush one tbh

    • @---ng7ke
      @---ng7ke Před 5 lety +5

      Lava Lyrics wow you haven’t done it before? Missing out man

    • @MelodicTurtleMetal
      @MelodicTurtleMetal Před 4 lety +3

      Pretty much try this daily, except Tuesday because I work late

    • @johntaylor8463
      @johntaylor8463 Před 4 lety +3

      @@MelodicTurtleMetal no excuses, flush them at work

    • @JamesPhillipsOfficial
      @JamesPhillipsOfficial Před 4 lety

      You could just chuck into recycling

  • @leungchingting4880
    @leungchingting4880 Před 3 lety +6

    Me watching the beginning of the video: ahhh... it will be cool if i can see mercury used as water too flush the toilet... but thats too wild i understand that and im totally fine with this video. Interesting video though.
    Me watching the middle of the video: ok great dude u read my mind. Here is my subscription.

  • @firebladetenn6633
    @firebladetenn6633 Před 7 měsíci

    I saw this video I think when it first came out, or at least shortly after. It's stayed with me all these years.

  • @xanabani
    @xanabani Před 5 lety +734

    Moral of the story: if you poop gold, flush with murcury, and wipe with tungsten..

  • @olliedylan1381
    @olliedylan1381 Před 5 lety +1360

    More suitable title:
    *Toilet gets violated for 14 minutes*

  • @MMattes
    @MMattes Před měsícem +2

    I like to imagine this setup abandoned a few thousand years in the future. Someone digs it up and is like what in the hell was going on here.

  • @knutthompson7879
    @knutthompson7879 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I saw the title and was absolutely horrified. I am so glad you were doing this with a connected toilet

  • @Fisolino
    @Fisolino Před 5 lety +178

    Imagine from the distance you see some random man plunging an isolated toilet multiple times

  • @lizard_ow7145
    @lizard_ow7145 Před 5 lety +1247

    Other youtubers: lets make slime!
    This guy: *touches mercury*

    • @pulakification
      @pulakification Před 5 lety +4

      Richard Feng I don’t know what’s with the slime videos..

    • @LouisEmery
      @LouisEmery Před 5 lety +8

      Not only that I think he touched nitric acid with the tip of his naked thumb.

    • @lizard_ow7145
      @lizard_ow7145 Před 5 lety +1

      @@LouisEmery RIP hand

    • @TheWhitePhoenix2
      @TheWhitePhoenix2 Před 5 lety +6

      Mercury isn’t absorbed into the skin in liquid form. Vapors are another story though

    • @lizard_ow7145
      @lizard_ow7145 Před 5 lety

      @@TheWhitePhoenix2 no organic mercury is

  • @TheAlwaysOriginals
    @TheAlwaysOriginals Před 5 měsíci

    This is funny as hell thank you for asking and answering this question

  • @jamesdoesthings1096
    @jamesdoesthings1096 Před 5 měsíci

    Wow I got re-recommended this in 2023 when I first got recommended and watched in 2016! Really good rewatch, I’ll eagerly await it being recommended again another 7 years from now!

  • @BatMan-sg9kh
    @BatMan-sg9kh Před 7 lety +383

    It's 12:02 AM and I'm watching someone flush a toilet of mercury.

  • @snooperdooper2044
    @snooperdooper2044 Před 7 lety +697

    moral of the story:
    don't pee mercury

  • @MattnUska
    @MattnUska Před 5 měsíci

    You answered a whole lot of questions I have never had.

  • @peterorlov4544
    @peterorlov4544 Před rokem

    I have watched all your videos multiple times and some really get ya thinking, love it. Its interesting how the mercury rose up as you flushed the toilet almost like it was attracted to the mercury falling out the cistern through the internals of the pan. Reminded me a bit of the tides 🤔 Would love to see more mercury experimentation, possibly with electrostatic high voltage and different cymatic frequencies 🤭

  • @tommygarson8592
    @tommygarson8592 Před 7 lety +230

    this man is fucking handling mercury without gloves like it's nothing. that's metal as fuck dude

    • @NEUROSURGEONDENTIST
      @NEUROSURGEONDENTIST Před 7 lety +19

      elemental mercury is not dangerous... but the mercury you find in thermometers etc is not elemental and therefore can be absorbed into the skin readily. peace you noobs :)

    • @GeneralFork1Over
      @GeneralFork1Over Před 7 lety +2

      www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750021.html
      According to the CDC, "Elemental mercury is toxic primarily through inhalation of mercury vapors. It is only slowly absorbed through the skin, although it may cause skin and eye irritation. Elemental mercury droplets may be absorbed through eye contact. Ingestion is not an important route of acute exposure as almost no elemental mercury is absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract." So yeah, any kind of mercury, elemental or otherwise, is still absolutely dangerous.

    • @TheForgedReality
      @TheForgedReality Před 7 lety +10

      Yeah, dude. There is no way I'd fuck with mercury anywhere near my actual skin. Nope, nope, and more nope.

    • @fsmoura
      @fsmoura Před 7 lety

      tr00 metal confirmed \m/

    • @dannyphehe
      @dannyphehe Před 7 lety +1

      I head banged throughout this whole video. Got whiplash.

  • @-Kerstin
    @-Kerstin Před 7 lety +216

    CZcams has been recommending me this video over a week and yep, now I know what flushing mercury in a toilet looks like. Are you happy now?

    • @OlGregge
      @OlGregge Před 7 lety +2

      You guys should check out all of his videos. I can confidently say that he never fails to spike your interest.

    • @tobyj762
      @tobyj762 Před 7 lety

      old gregg Bump

    • @hoodsss5587
      @hoodsss5587 Před 7 lety +1

      Kerstin watch his vid. on how to make cyanide

    • @_shadow_8793
      @_shadow_8793 Před 7 lety +2

      happend to me too

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel Před 5 měsíci

    Very cool video. Thanks for posting this.

  • @KurisuYamato
    @KurisuYamato Před 6 měsíci

    7 years later and this randomly shows up in my suggestions. It's not the science we asked for, it's the science we needed. Nice!

  • @mattg9941
    @mattg9941 Před 7 lety +217

    All these idiots commenting about flushing mercury and putting into the environment did you not see the first 2 mins of the video where shows that he made his own plumbing system where nothing would go in the environment ?

    • @Tempo2010
      @Tempo2010 Před 7 lety +10

      Flushing mercury down the toilet can be bad for the environment

    • @hieuhuehue
      @hieuhuehue Před 7 lety

      Everyone like the comment that is two comments above from mine.

    • @goshtamoshta
      @goshtamoshta Před 7 lety

      Ashin Kusher thanks captain

    • @HerbQuest
      @HerbQuest Před 7 lety +5

      This idiot (Matt G) didn't seem to notice that not all of the material was recovered, nor did this idiot (Matt G, still) consider that the lack of warnings about the substance, proper demonstration of safety equipment (e.g. gloves, or a contained lab), the lack of proper explanations (like why the EPA would be 'on his ass' for contamination), and the lack of discouragement from repeating this in a real toilet is reckless and irresponsible. Personally, I don't understand how this is allowed on CZcams being that it is essentially a simulation of an act of terrorism being that in a 'real setup' that innocent lives would be at stake due to how sewers function and what happens to waste in the process. This person has demonstrated that he clearly does not deserve the right to possess mercury and I hope this video leads to a restriction of his access to it and chemicals like it.

    • @FluorescentGreen5
      @FluorescentGreen5 Před 7 lety

      was reading through the comments looking for someone to complain about the environmental hazard before watching it, and was also expecting someone to mention something about the s-bend

  • @UndergroundMusicProductions
    @UndergroundMusicProductions Před 7 lety +332

    whole reason I watched this was to make sure you weren't putting this into a sewer system or septic tank cool that you went to the extents of building a rig for this experiment.

    • @UndergroundMusicProductions
      @UndergroundMusicProductions Před 7 lety +2

      but what's the purpose of this experiment?

    • @Absolar-flare
      @Absolar-flare Před 7 lety +17

      the exact reason I watched it too.

    • @lollsazz
      @lollsazz Před 7 lety +3

      Not "cool" - necessary, or he would go to jail for a really long time

    • @nickpitts7895
      @nickpitts7895 Před 7 lety +4

      Saw this video while I was listening to an audio book as homework, immediately left the audiobook and watched this for the same reason..

    • @marcsomerhausen1926
      @marcsomerhausen1926 Před 7 lety +9

      Nothing at the moment. Most sciencitifc achievements are completely useless until the day someone realises they are not. That's why we fund space research and physics.

  • @sp7947
    @sp7947 Před 3 lety +1

    I think Cody has more knowledge about negative effects of mercury than some viral news, videos or rumors

  • @aadenluk4931
    @aadenluk4931 Před rokem +11

    The way Cody is handling the mercury is safe, as metallic mercury is not remarkably toxic. Organomercury compounds and mercury vapour is toxic though, and this is how most people get poisoned by it.

    • @spacechemsol4288
      @spacechemsol4288 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Mercury will start evaporating at room temperature and especially with the amounts hes handling and the constant movement there will be mercury in the air, its outside which helps but safe is still a word i wouldnt use.

    • @sideways5153
      @sideways5153 Před 5 měsíci

      “Safe” is definitely an oversimplification, but that is the gist. Cody knows chemistry, knows the risks, and takes precautions to help protect himself.
      Like he alluded to when flushing the full tank of mercury, elemental mercury is still really dangerous if it comes into contact with an open wound, a sore, or a mucous membrane like the mouth or nose.
      Like another commenter pointed out, mercury will evaporate at room temperature, and *breathing* mercury is definitely way worse than just touching it.
      There’s also the possibility of the mercury reacting with something unexpectedly to produce a much more dangerous material - you don’t know all the chemical properties of the toilet bowl material or the plungers, for example. Different compounds could be far more dangerous, and in a setting like this there’s not much control you can implement to monitor or prevent unintended reactions.
      Basically, don’t do chemistry at home, don’t do chemistry without a lab partner, don’t do chemistry without a chemistry education. Stay safe, folks.

    • @ae-bd5gr
      @ae-bd5gr Před měsícem

      If i remember correctly cody put some mercury in his mouth in a Video but i think he deleted it

  • @MerpSquirrel
    @MerpSquirrel Před 7 lety +197

    Well at least you know how to deal with it if you end up sh*ting gold now.

    • @Nemozoli
      @Nemozoli Před 7 lety

      I would just sell my sh*t and get stinky rich :) but yeah, mercury-flushing toilet is also the way to go!

    • @USWaterRockets
      @USWaterRockets Před 7 lety +5

      I thought it was more for when he uses gold foil for toilet paper.

    • @MerpSquirrel
      @MerpSquirrel Před 7 lety +2

      USWaterRockets OH I thought he used lead plate for that.

    • @AoiKaze2000
      @AoiKaze2000 Před 7 lety +9

      Shame nobody told that to Tywin Lannister....

    • @aidandixon6028
      @aidandixon6028 Před 7 lety

      x3

  • @oxstorm644
    @oxstorm644 Před 7 lety +86

    "what do you mean it's not gluten free??" 8:41

  • @SonGayku
    @SonGayku Před 3 lety

    omg, I watched this video when it came out and completely forgot about this channel. Found it earlier today and just found this video. What a coincidence.

  • @loafgtag
    @loafgtag Před 5 měsíci +3

    **randomly appears on my recommended after 7 years:**

  • @Be4tJumper
    @Be4tJumper Před 7 lety +3772

    why have i spent 10 minutes watching a guy flush a toilet?

    • @Sujieun
      @Sujieun Před 7 lety +69

      I asked myself the same thing and I'm still watching

    • @abara5678
      @abara5678 Před 7 lety +10

      and talking about it to each other =)

    • @cristianjohnston3083
      @cristianjohnston3083 Před 7 lety +17

      BeatJumper 👽 Stop acting like he's normally flushing a toilet

    • @JeoshuaCollins
      @JeoshuaCollins Před 7 lety +18

      Don't lie. It was beautiful to watch.

    • @wolfsus111
      @wolfsus111 Před 7 lety +1

      i was thinking the same thing

  • @BrianAwesomenes
    @BrianAwesomenes Před 7 lety +1130

    Why do you have so much mercury?

    • @PBJfan123
      @PBJfan123 Před 7 lety +179

      I think he has a mercury mine

    • @ITSTIMETOSTOP
      @ITSTIMETOSTOP Před 7 lety +164

      You can buy it.

    • @LillianRZP
      @LillianRZP Před 7 lety +83

      Because he uses it to make videos like this xD

    • @c4feg4r44
      @c4feg4r44 Před 7 lety +260

      he is a mad scientist and his evil plan to kill the world is to coat it with mercury

    • @jakubrejzekjunior7349
      @jakubrejzekjunior7349 Před 7 lety +31

      BrianAwesomenes to get it into his blood

  • @isaacroth5204
    @isaacroth5204 Před rokem +1

    The way the mercury went down those walls in nice neat streaks makes this the most beautiful toilet flush I've ever seen

  • @alexsullivan2957
    @alexsullivan2957 Před 5 měsíci

    You earned my subscription today big pimp!

  • @morphious86.
    @morphious86. Před 7 lety +258

    Having a mercury toilet is really good for rich people that literally shit gold bars.

  • @CarlRencer
    @CarlRencer Před 4 lety +1157

    it terrifies me that there are random dudes with this much mercury laying around

    • @ferrumignis
      @ferrumignis Před 4 lety +26

      Why?

    • @buckhorncortez
      @buckhorncortez Před 4 lety +155

      @@ferrumignis No doubt because Cody has the resources to make 1,000,0000 thermometers - and he's always been afraid of thermometers...

    • @ferrumignis
      @ferrumignis Před 4 lety +86

      @@buckhorncortez Thermometerphobia is a crippling condition, we shouldn't laugh. Much.

    • @Tokito935
      @Tokito935 Před 4 lety +1

      @@ferrumignis y tho

    • @rextheroyalist6389
      @rextheroyalist6389 Před 4 lety +56

      *Yo*U cAN P*urcHase* muRcuRY *WItHouT a b*AcKGroUNd cHeC*K tHRoUgh tHE sCiENcE cONv*EntiOn loO*pHoLE*

  • @katieandkevinsears7724
    @katieandkevinsears7724 Před 2 lety +1

    Cody played a game of sinkers and floaters using lead, mercury and gold. Legendary.

  • @stephenbyrne208
    @stephenbyrne208 Před 3 lety

    Has to be the first time that has been done on TV. 🇮🇪👌👍???? Love your experiments. 👍🇮🇪

  • @thesarcasticshu4409
    @thesarcasticshu4409 Před 7 lety +359

    I was so relieved to see that you didn't do it down the sewer. Thank you for that.

    • @readingrainbow417
      @readingrainbow417 Před 7 lety +38

      The Sarcastic Shu
      Omg same
      Like I came on this video ready to rant if he actually put it down the sewer
      But he didn't so that's all good

    • @AnonymousFreakYT
      @AnonymousFreakYT Před 7 lety +3

      Scrolled down the comments before the 30 second mark just to find the complaint/relief. Thanks for allaying my fears!

    • @samuelz9027
      @samuelz9027 Před 7 lety +43

      I hate politics bc being concerned about someone flushing a deadly metal into the sewer is "pussies bitching"

    • @hipN0
      @hipN0 Před 6 lety

      It is safe to say this theory works had to test it out ..wasnt able to disconnect toilet.. Went ahead with test

  • @iluvyrvsm
    @iluvyrvsm Před 4 lety +786

    his neighbours: _honey, look our neighbour bought a toilet for his backyard!_

    • @tetra2277
      @tetra2277 Před 4 lety +43

      [Minutes later]
      Neighbours: honey, look our neighbour dumped shinny liquid into the toilet

    • @pige4375
      @pige4375 Před 4 lety +21

      *in the middle of the desert*

    • @freemovies3524
      @freemovies3524 Před 2 lety +2

      UN-SUBBED !!! - Don't encourage ANYONE to put ANYTHING your not supposed to down the sewage pipes !

    • @jessiejamesferruolo
      @jessiejamesferruolo Před rokem

      Again* 😆

    • @Alastor_StrawberryPimp
      @Alastor_StrawberryPimp Před 5 měsíci

      @@freemovies3524 but he's not putting it down the pipes

  • @cypress2647
    @cypress2647 Před 5 měsíci +3

    6:22 cursed beverage

  • @submechanophobia768
    @submechanophobia768 Před 2 lety

    9:13 Epic Cody's lab tee shirt pic. Now you can see why the static pressure of 60 miles of earths atmosphere can be represented with just 30" of HG.

  • @jimbo111589
    @jimbo111589 Před 7 lety +4739

    tbh, clicked because i thought someone was dumb enough to actually flush mercury

    • @stsk69
      @stsk69 Před 7 lety +361

      jimbo111589 this guy is anything but dumb. Lol I learned a ton

    • @serious.business
      @serious.business Před 7 lety +104

      hahahaha "a ton" I see what you did there!!! ;)
      My oh my you are clever!!

    • @Wrestlelesson
      @Wrestlelesson Před 7 lety +44

      jimbo111589 as long as he knows what he is doing to keep himself save then the experiments are no problems.

    • @vivianlau1299
      @vivianlau1299 Před 6 lety

      Bryony The Overthinking Pigeon
      K

    • @dparag14
      @dparag14 Před 6 lety +55

      He has bought suspicious amount of mercury.

  • @jaccturdman
    @jaccturdman Před 7 lety +621

    Africa in Mercury could have drank that kids :(

    • @Stripemedia
      @Stripemedia Před 7 lety +29

      what language in you speaking?

    • @jaccturdman
      @jaccturdman Před 7 lety +10

      You don't get it?

    • @jaccturdman
      @jaccturdman Před 7 lety +8

      It's a play on words, most people on videos where people waste water or food someone leaves a comment that says 'Kids in Africa could have eaten and/or drunk that *insert edible substance here*' and then you have people like me who rephrase it.

    • @jaccturdman
      @jaccturdman Před 7 lety +2

      Who? Me.

    • @INTCUWUSIUA
      @INTCUWUSIUA Před 7 lety +3

      *Kids in Africa could have drunk that Mercury :(. FTFY

  • @Gatsu_Gambino
    @Gatsu_Gambino Před 5 měsíci

    When you put it in the back of the toilet and got it to flush... looked cool asf
    Hope you didnt get sick from doing these things man. Have a good day.

  • @SandhyaSharma-wr1vv
    @SandhyaSharma-wr1vv Před 5 měsíci

    finally a good yt recommendation..amazing video

  •  Před 5 lety +672

    My mom: why is the toilet clogged
    Me: you know that planet before Venus? Well...

    • @brad349miller
      @brad349miller Před 5 lety +34

      Luke Blockwalker American public school kid; that’s your anus, right?

    • @yayo2736
      @yayo2736 Před 5 lety +1

      And acid

    • @brad349miller
      @brad349miller Před 5 lety +2

      Queena Yang that’s nice, kid.

    • @-firathelightpheonix-3117
      @-firathelightpheonix-3117 Před 5 lety +1

      That third grader can spell a hell of alot better than most of y'all anyways, so shut up. Also, to the one talking shit about Americans, fuck you. You're the reason the world has so many fucking wars all the time.

    • @bigman489
      @bigman489 Před 4 lety

      papa devin *Too braindead to be here dude.

  • @michaelr7254
    @michaelr7254 Před 5 lety +481

    "Don't ask me how that mercury got in my system, doc."
    "CZcams?"
    "Yeah....and a toilet."
    "Your insurance has expired."
    "Pay you in this gold bar?"

    • @brandonjantzer5421
      @brandonjantzer5421 Před 5 lety +11

      Still i think i would have wore gloves

    • @kevininforks
      @kevininforks Před 5 lety +11

      He should absolutely be wearing gloves at minimum since he clearly does this regularly.

    • @broksjetheydontknow2400
      @broksjetheydontknow2400 Před 5 lety +2

      Is it possible that the mercury can penetrate through his skin

    • @JamieJosef
      @JamieJosef Před 5 lety +7

      Jason Romano yes! Scientists have died from mercury penetrating their freaking gloves-he’s taking a crazy large risk

    • @andreyzelinskiy3604
      @andreyzelinskiy3604 Před 5 lety

      @@broksjetheydontknow2400 he states in the video that metallic mercury will not absorb through the skin. Look at the 10:57 mark

  • @Nonkel_Jef
    @Nonkel_Jef Před 5 měsíci +1

    This is very useful information for anyone who considered flushing mercury at home

  • @0mcguirk0
    @0mcguirk0 Před 2 lety

    in case anyone thought you tubers will run out of ideas eventually. the levels of effort for pointless endeavors will always triumph

  • @michaelwhittman1956
    @michaelwhittman1956 Před 4 lety +200

    It's incredible that that toilet held that much weight without breaking the tank

    • @jasonrodgers9063
      @jasonrodgers9063 Před rokem +37

      Hell's bells! MY toilet supports about 40 lb more than that each time I sit on it!

    • @Akotski-ys9rr
      @Akotski-ys9rr Před 9 měsíci +31

      Ceramic is really good at holding a lot of weight but it is very bad at resisting shock. For example is can hold 300 lbs but if you dropped 300 lbs on it it would break

    • @ErtugrulK
      @ErtugrulK Před 9 měsíci +4

      Oh i still cant belive they are still together after all of that shit

  • @thevioletskull8158
    @thevioletskull8158 Před 5 lety +261

    Everyone: don't flush your money down the toilet!
    Cody:

  • @normancocksmell
    @normancocksmell Před 8 měsíci

    Flushing the Mercury Toilet is now my new band name.

  • @bubblezovlove7213
    @bubblezovlove7213 Před rokem +1

    Hey Cody, I was just watching a video where a tuning fork was lowered into water and that was interesting but now I need to see some tining fork mercury experiments. I would imagine you could get some interesting patterns happening if you find some imaginative ways to resonate the body of mercury and not just it's surface. Maybe even expose individual balls of mercury to various frequencies and make them dance. All the best, from Ryan in England..... 😎🙏🙏🙏😎

  • @2800boy
    @2800boy Před 4 lety +241

    You just flushed the T-1000 down the drain.

  • @blzahz7633
    @blzahz7633 Před 7 lety +58

    10:41 That looked like a special effect from a movie from the 80's

    • @Karin_Allen
      @Karin_Allen Před 7 lety +3

      The streams flushing down into the bowl reminded me of an alien facehugger. The rest of it was pure T-2000.

    • @DamienGranz
      @DamienGranz Před 7 lety +8

      Funny thing is that, the effects for the T-1000 in the 1991 Terminator 2 movie were often made by blowing pools of mercury around a prepared surface. So you're not really far off with that.

  • @TheUnfamiliarMan
    @TheUnfamiliarMan Před rokem

    I find myself rewatching this every few years

  • @elizabethfransen398
    @elizabethfransen398 Před 2 lety

    My favorite part of the video was when he flushed with mercury. I didn't know it was something I needed to see but it was awesome!

  • @rajni2760
    @rajni2760 Před 5 lety +243

    You flushed mercury with no water. It was so satisfying.

  • @jsleamer2046
    @jsleamer2046 Před 5 lety +105

    okay, i'll remember to never flush 240lbs of mercury down my toilet.

  • @johnettipio
    @johnettipio Před 5 měsíci +1

    ❌️ Finish my homework
    ✅️ watch someone flush mercury down a toilet