This is the world's densest element (Osmium)

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  • čas přidán 8. 10. 2021
  • Osmium feels abnormally heavy because it's the world's densest element. It's even denser than gold and is almost twice as dense as lead. This small sample weighs around 32g and is worth around $1000. It's so expensive because it's extremely rare to find in nature, and it's one of the rarest elements on earth.
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  • @denegwynn2869
    @denegwynn2869 Před 2 lety +59577

    “Oh my god he’s gonna propose!”
    “You wanna see this cool dense metal I bought?”

  • @JoseJimeniz
    @JoseJimeniz Před 2 lety +8402

    "And now I'm going to dissolve it in acid."

  • @seanhurd4633
    @seanhurd4633 Před rokem +3624

    Next video title
    "I turned $1000 of Osmium into pure banana flavor extract that only cats with Lyme disease can taste."

    • @GavinMcAfee
      @GavinMcAfee Před 2 měsíci +49

      gold

    • @AoiRozlin
      @AoiRozlin Před 2 měsíci +189

      *Nile tastes it himself*
      "It kinda tastes like nothing" 😁

    • @sulaiman4031
      @sulaiman4031 Před 2 měsíci +37

      @@GavinMcAfeenope not gold, osmium 😂

    • @echognomecal6742
      @echognomecal6742 Před 2 měsíci +16

      Tears in my eyes from this my dude

    • @gillypiexo
      @gillypiexo Před 2 měsíci +3

      Cats hate bananas!

  • @sollew7434
    @sollew7434 Před rokem +1923

    “However, it cost me almost $1000”
    *proceeds to drop it like a penny*

    • @blxd3215
      @blxd3215 Před 11 měsíci +4

      this aged well

    • @booboodafoo3247
      @booboodafoo3247 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Lame

    • @suspicioussand
      @suspicioussand Před 2 měsíci +11

      To be fair it's pretty durable
      *it was

    • @izzydo3494
      @izzydo3494 Před 2 měsíci +10

      He drops everything on the floor just to act like an idiot for the comments and the algorithm

    • @reaperofcookiez
      @reaperofcookiez Před 2 měsíci +3

      the worlds densest brain made this comment

  • @SlimThrull
    @SlimThrull Před 2 lety +11131

    "And it's one of the rarest elements on Earth. So I ate it." --NilesGreen

  • @DaxMarko
    @DaxMarko Před 2 lety +23181

    So glad Nile bought the rare metal he can freely abuse without risk of breaking it

    • @mookinbabysealfurmittens
      @mookinbabysealfurmittens Před 2 lety +611

      _2 minutes later..._

    • @naber_official
      @naber_official Před 2 lety +342

      @@mookinbabysealfurmittens I was so amused with it so i did it till i get a powder thing

    • @ashleesmith580
      @ashleesmith580 Před 2 lety +45

      @@naber_official What

    • @dystination7688
      @dystination7688 Před 2 lety +37

      And now I want to see some Crazy shit with this. :D
      Do some experiments with it! :)

    • @naber_official
      @naber_official Před 2 lety +5

      @@ashleesmith580 czcams.com/video/yAGYGGmUmUw/video.html

  • @YamahaCubed
    @YamahaCubed Před rokem +248

    Oscorp was happy to provide him with precious Osmium.
    The power of Ozzy, in the palm of his hand.

  • @gazihabib4543
    @gazihabib4543 Před rokem +47

    "Looks like a generic piece of metal."
    *literally cased in a luxurious silver box*

  • @actualturtle2421
    @actualturtle2421 Před 2 lety +3274

    This reminds me of the story of the best metal band name I ever heard. I used to work at a music store and there was this kid who came in all the time who couldn't have been a day over 15. He was super chill and was really fun to talk to. One day he tells me he started a band. I was like "Oh right on. What's the name?" He says "Osmium." And I say "That's cool, why Osmium?" And he says "Because it's the heaviest metal."
    Absolute legend.

    • @JasonAizatoZemeckis
      @JasonAizatoZemeckis Před rokem +188

      That was genius

    • @joshriley2936
      @joshriley2936 Před rokem +291

      It definitely helps that Osmium is already a cool name for a band.

    • @kaizer4506
      @kaizer4506 Před rokem +55

      I bet you 30 grams of Osmium that you just made this up on the spot when you saw this clip

    • @actualturtle2421
      @actualturtle2421 Před rokem +157

      @@kaizer4506 Why would I make that up? How would it benefit me?

    • @lightingthelatenight9942
      @lightingthelatenight9942 Před rokem +18

      You must be young or not pay much attention to too many people too regularly coz my friend, the "pathological/compulsive liar" is an extremely commonplace thing to encounter anywhere there's a dense abundance of people lol it's bizarre, truly inexplicable indeed as you say; those affected by it who can yield to any degree of objective reason and acknowledge that it happens will often genuinely themselves ask the questions you just did more or less lol but it ranges from harmless and excusable, albeit annoying and cringey, to vile and intolerably incompatible with nominal interpersonal relations of any sort, so you will likely find useful some familiarity via your own research into the various presentations of the behavior as an early awareness of somebody afflicted with the compulsion can prevent so much aggravation/hostility and if it's excusable and harmless, your best bet if you don't want to distance or whatever is to casually display proper listening behavior and cues and leave whatever they say unchallenged, in fact that's always a good idea but knowing early can save a lot of heartache or whatever else comes of continued contact with severe cases since the red flags are noticeable in real time as observational data of someone is built and can be weighed to have a pre set exit/distancing thought out in the event one becomes needed, since sudden instances of those often are escalated a lot by one unfamiliar with the behavior and are never going to go well for anyone involved, of course I speak of in person communication since CZcams comments both aren't exempt from said behavior and contain nothing near the nonverbal cues that we intuit and hone a sense of in cases like those I describe so it's pointless to speculate and claim any sort of defensible observation of said behavior via text, with rare exception, but I say all this merely to emphasize how many people do exactly those things you were accused of without answers to those questions you asked in defense all the time, sometimes going so far as to themselves incredulously ask those questions when they're caught out and cornered into direct confrontation over it. They don't know, idk if anyone really does for sure, but we do all know it when we see it, you'll be amazed how many adults exhibit it ad nauseam like all of us did/do as pre adolescent to adolescents but such is meant to be grown out of obviously. I'll shut up now lol I'm just bored, high and felt like mindlessly rambling all that info and such for probably no reason but eh do what ya will or won't with it I guess lol 🤠

  • @wingbm7401
    @wingbm7401 Před 2 lety +29203

    Nile trying to fit his aggression into the video but doesnt want to hurt his thousand-dollar mancala marble

    • @Bladavia
      @Bladavia Před 2 lety +678

      Something's telling me that he's trying to blow it up tho.

    • @gavinhull1954
      @gavinhull1954 Před 2 lety +27

      XD

    • @NefariousElasticity
      @NefariousElasticity Před 2 lety +196

      Osmium is actually only about $400 per Troy ounce (the weight of that slug he has). Kind of surprising considering it's more dense and rare than gold. But I guess you probably wouldn't want to wear osmium jewelry casually.

    • @rushi5638
      @rushi5638 Před 2 lety +247

      @@NefariousElasticity Also gold, unlike for most of human history where its only real purpose was decorative/as a store of value, actually has a lot of important industrial uses now. Don't know anything about osmium chemistry or its practical uses in technology, but there's gold in them there devices *gestures at like... every piece of technology*.

    • @JDLENLa
      @JDLENLa Před 2 lety +134

      i don't think he's capable of hurting it unintentionally. osmium is basically diamond in metal form. its only downside is that it's brittle...like a diamond. but the fact that it's a pebble like that means it has fewer places to concentrate stress, and therefore would be harder to shatter.

  • @RiceButCool
    @RiceButCool Před rokem +102

    "it cost me close to $1,000"
    *"eat it."*

  • @yeahboi4228
    @yeahboi4228 Před rokem +404

    An absolute flex on your gang members would be to get a knuckle duster made from osmium

    • @Xiassen
      @Xiassen Před 2 měsíci +22

      It'll go with his gold grillz

    • @Bmd-gc
      @Bmd-gc Před 2 měsíci +5

      I haven’t heard them called that in so long 😅

    • @DDDaDDDaDDD
      @DDDaDDDaDDD Před 2 měsíci +3

      Knuckle dusters or gang members 😂

    • @user-lv7bo3bc8d
      @user-lv7bo3bc8d Před 2 měsíci

      It'll kill you over time. Osmium is toxic

    • @ope863
      @ope863 Před 2 měsíci +7

      Nah you'd be doing the Gang Beast punch the whole time

  • @hellooo5434
    @hellooo5434 Před rokem +8118

    "It's one of the rarest elem--
    **smashes it into the box**

    • @walterbrunswick
      @walterbrunswick Před rokem +117

      It gets what it deserves

    • @nishantamang123
      @nishantamang123 Před rokem +29

      I have it’s ore 20 kg

    • @wiz7006
      @wiz7006 Před rokem +26

      Better not smashed into floor 🤣 ( what a normal Nile red would do)

    • @jonde3
      @jonde3 Před rokem +50

      Not like it's gonna lose its value if it shatters lol
      It's a piece of metal, not a piece of engineering

    • @mihailmilev9909
      @mihailmilev9909 Před rokem

      ​@@walterbrunswick lol

  • @lelendkeith4897
    @lelendkeith4897 Před 2 lety +13096

    “Worlds densest element” lol, that doesn’t even compare to my homies brain

    • @lunchbox1553
      @lunchbox1553 Před 2 lety +446

      Your homies got nothing on me

    • @HalianTheProtogen
      @HalianTheProtogen Před 2 lety +33

      Me

    • @Eclass96
      @Eclass96 Před 2 lety +77

      Some of the people I work with...

    • @boi7506
      @boi7506 Před 2 lety +48

      Your homies aren’t even 0.0000000000000000000000000001% of the weight of my head

    • @childsupport69420
      @childsupport69420 Před 2 lety +51

      Why don't you reveal that your homie is none other than you already

  • @SomeAutomaton
    @SomeAutomaton Před rokem +200

    I’m gonna propose to my bf/gf with a ring made of this metal, to remind her how dense I am

    • @Damini368
      @Damini368 Před rokem +20

      You’re gonna need two rings, otherwise only the arm with the ring is going to be buff

    • @ysbrandd4908
      @ysbrandd4908 Před 11 měsíci +6

      Goodluck, its a beautiful blueish colour, and she'll turn into a powerlifter by just wearing it 😂

    • @user-lv7bo3bc8d
      @user-lv7bo3bc8d Před 2 měsíci

      Just FYI: osmium reacts with the oxygen in our air to produce the highly toxic osmium tetroxide. It's a vapour, so she would be breathing it in and eventually die

    • @axbs4863
      @axbs4863 Před 2 měsíci +5

      sounds like a good idea until the osmium slowly oxidizes forming osmium tetroxide and poisoning your partner

    • @justsomeguy5628
      @justsomeguy5628 Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@Damini368No, one will already be buff becau- well, I mean... ya know...

  • @30kMabuhay
    @30kMabuhay Před rokem +18

    My last 2 brain cells: NILE, STOP BUYING CHEMICALS OFF E-BAY

  • @parths1904
    @parths1904 Před 2 lety +2260

    This is the definition of "heavy metal"

    • @TheGroundedAviator
      @TheGroundedAviator Před 2 lety +107

      "Osmium" would make a great name for a heavy metal band, has the vibes for it.

    • @parths1904
      @parths1904 Před 2 lety +14

      @@TheGroundedAviator yes

    • @TheGroundedAviator
      @TheGroundedAviator Před 2 lety +8

      @@parths1904 That'll be a good one for some artsy band.

    • @_invencible_
      @_invencible_ Před 2 lety +36

      @@TheGroundedAviator Led Zeppelin -> Osmium Airship

    • @TheGroundedAviator
      @TheGroundedAviator Před 2 lety +6

      @@_invencible_ Maybe, but on it's own it's still pretty cool.

  • @arfansthename
    @arfansthename Před rokem +6612

    "Osmium is one of the rarest elements found in nature"
    *aggressively contains it*

  • @hexmech1893
    @hexmech1893 Před rokem +5

    “Osmium is the densest element found in nature”
    Harem protagonist: *hold my truck-kun*

  • @thenamestails7152
    @thenamestails7152 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Osmium sinks in molten iron
    1. Cover yourself in osmium
    2. Wait for it to molten iron
    3. Sink!

  • @thedarksoul2701
    @thedarksoul2701 Před 2 lety +2989

    “And it’s one of the rarest elements on earth”
    *Smashes it in the box*
    *Closes the box*

    • @silentsupreme4874
      @silentsupreme4874 Před 2 lety +81

      it would have gotten away, he made the right choice

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 Před 2 lety +39

      woah! I watched the video too!

    • @SagarNDeka
      @SagarNDeka Před 2 lety +15

      Was it supposed to have an honorary felicitation before he locks it up?

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 Před 2 lety +15

      Are you people still consuming oxygen correctly?

    • @jasonchiu272
      @jasonchiu272 Před 2 lety +19

      @@MadScientist267 Bro, you're still breathing oxygen? _Pathetic mortal_ , I breathe osmium.

  • @God_of_Destruction_Kakarot
    @God_of_Destruction_Kakarot Před 2 lety +543

    Osmium's density is nothing compared to people on Twitter.

    • @archanakarna2013
      @archanakarna2013 Před rokem +14

      😂😂😲😲 OOOOOHHOHOHHHHHOOOOOHH

    • @Emppu_T.
      @Emppu_T. Před rokem +20

      it's approaching singularity

    • @Shiratto
      @Shiratto Před rokem +8

      CZcams comments ain’t much different

    • @Toxin_E-07
      @Toxin_E-07 Před rokem +7

      @@Shiratto At least you find some people willing to learn or listen to others.

    • @Bopskiiii
      @Bopskiiii Před rokem +2

      Based

  • @RyeDoug
    @RyeDoug Před 2 měsíci +2

    I bought some scrap pieces of Rhenium and melted them to look like your Osmium inside of an Argon TIG welding tank. It was really cool seeing it melt in half the time it takes titanium

  • @boyka2707
    @boyka2707 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Now i want an osmium dumbbell

  • @zeynep-ho9kv
    @zeynep-ho9kv Před 2 lety +3259

    When you know that he'll say "However" with THAT tone before you hear it

    • @suisui5930
      @suisui5930 Před 2 lety +8

      Idk why I thot this a yugioh progression series joke with that "H O W E V E R"

    • @morten.hekkvang
      @morten.hekkvang Před 2 lety +2

      You mean the densest stable isotope of an element. no?

    • @redreboot483
      @redreboot483 Před 2 lety +1

      @@suisui5930 nile drops stuff like gage drops games

    • @stargazersdance
      @stargazersdance Před 2 lety +3

      Or when he hits us with the "to do this"

    • @baringozi2214
      @baringozi2214 Před 2 lety +1

      @@stargazersdance I need that good old "However, to do this... I needed to ______"

  • @michaelsamples5810
    @michaelsamples5810 Před 2 lety +3778

    "I paid a thousand dollars for this."
    *slams into case*

    • @bcob8989
      @bcob8989 Před 2 lety +109

      Dude it’s literally made of the most dense element I think it’ll be ok😂😂

    • @0001-exe
      @0001-exe Před 2 lety +15

      yes I was looking for this comment

    • @rafaelperalta1676
      @rafaelperalta1676 Před 2 lety +40

      @@bcob8989 will my friend be ok if I slam his head on the wall? Dude is even denser than Osmium.

    • @sayounsang
      @sayounsang Před 2 lety +5

      @@rafaelperalta1676 The pain probably wouldn’t get through to him.

    • @shadesilverwing0
      @shadesilverwing0 Před 2 lety +1

      @@bcob8989 I've heard it's brittle. Not that a case would do anything to it.

  • @nicolasbarbosa8270
    @nicolasbarbosa8270 Před rokem +2

    Don't get to attached to the little osmium guys he's probably gonna throw it on acid next week lol

  • @oplap6269
    @oplap6269 Před rokem +3

    **loses it under the couch**

  • @coena9377
    @coena9377 Před 2 lety +3663

    “Boi you so dense yo mama shoulda named you Osmium” just became my new favorite insult.

    • @nativeafroeurasian
      @nativeafroeurasian Před 2 lety +29

      That's not even an insult though

    • @n.c.pictures
      @n.c.pictures Před 2 lety +26

      Aiiii, good one 😂

    • @stewbaka4279
      @stewbaka4279 Před 2 lety +363

      @@nativeafroeurasian calling someone dense basically means calling them stupid/incompetent

    • @nativeafroeurasian
      @nativeafroeurasian Před 2 lety +161

      @@stewbaka4279 oh ok. Damn now someone can insult me with that 😅 thanks though

    • @ripsammy101
      @ripsammy101 Před 2 lety +101

      @I am a cat myself why are you trying to sound smart after saying "You are densest than Osmium" twice?

  • @spinningruby1481
    @spinningruby1481 Před 2 lety +930

    "And it's one of rarest elements on earth"
    *SLAM!"

  • @PercussionPro273
    @PercussionPro273 Před 24 dny +1

    “One of the rarest elements on earth.” Proceeds to aggressively hit the rare element on a fancy case and then proceeds to aggressively close the fancy case

  • @KipThe7O
    @KipThe7O Před 2 lety +2377

    “It cost me close to $1000, and after this short I never touched it again.”

    • @yourstruly3746
      @yourstruly3746 Před 2 lety +25

      Pretty much lol

    • @jahnyguitah7999
      @jahnyguitah7999 Před 2 lety +72

      Fairly sure he can resell it, assuming he hasn't lost any weight or purity

    • @superchroma
      @superchroma Před 2 lety +36

      This is appropriate, because it oxidises in air and produces a toxic gas.

    • @Salah.Ad-Din
      @Salah.Ad-Din Před 2 lety +3

      @@superchroma Oh...so he spoiled it, didn't he?

    • @benyavnilovich1748
      @benyavnilovich1748 Před 2 lety +46

      @@Salah.Ad-Din osmium oxidizes only at a temperature of about 200c

  • @mistik_0611
    @mistik_0611 Před 2 lety +4115

    Mercury: “I have 13,6g/cm3 density”
    Osmium: “You’re cute”

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 Před měsícem +1

    Not so subtle flex there, and I am here for it!

  • @thefutureye
    @thefutureye Před rokem +1

    Hank would love it in his Rocks collection

  • @theempress8886
    @theempress8886 Před 2 lety +308

    “We don’t want him escapin. Gimme the Osmium cuffs”

    • @TheUncutAngel
      @TheUncutAngel Před rokem

      better off with osmium shackles. The only way the criminal escapes is with a kaoken.

    • @benwu7980
      @benwu7980 Před rokem +22

      Dense may not mean 'strong' , pure gold cuffs would probably not be a wise thing to use to secure a prisoner :)

    • @JoshSonic
      @JoshSonic Před rokem +13

      @@benwu7980expensive AND impractical :P

    • @carloso6292
      @carloso6292 Před rokem +1

      ​@@benwu7980 it's not about strength, try running with 50 pounds stuck to you

    • @crys3465
      @crys3465 Před rokem

      ​​@@carloso6292 Yeah, but it would be of no use if those 50 pounds were easily broken apart

  • @xariav2041
    @xariav2041 Před 2 lety +6582

    I love that he treats a1000-dollar drop of rare element like a generic piece of metal
    and to answer everyone, especially selfie41, yes, I was being sarcastic.

    • @kevinconiglio4054
      @kevinconiglio4054 Před 2 lety +208

      How.. are you supposed to treat it?

    • @Saraseeksthompson0211
      @Saraseeksthompson0211 Před 2 lety +182

      Drops on table like the cash he dropped to get it 😂

    • @Ace-dv9tu
      @Ace-dv9tu Před 2 lety +75

      It's a piece of metal

    • @daviddavidson2357
      @daviddavidson2357 Před 2 lety +181

      It's a lump of metal. It's not going to grow legs and run away.
      Anyway he is a good owner of his osmium because he but it back in its tank after taking it out.

    • @NBT2469
      @NBT2469 Před 2 lety +6

      The comment made by Xaria, is sarcastic.

  • @As19240
    @As19240 Před rokem +4

    Mekanism player with stacks of blocks on them be like ;

  • @n2bfw884
    @n2bfw884 Před rokem +1

    "A couple of weeks ago I bought this online" is the best part of the story.

  • @ShadowAkatora
    @ShadowAkatora Před rokem +2924

    "This is the world's densest element"
    Followed closely by "Your Mom"

  • @hiraeth_god6594
    @hiraeth_god6594 Před 2 lety +444

    "one of the rarest elements on earth"
    *so naturally I'm gonna dissolve it in acid*

    • @gahmivolka6582
      @gahmivolka6582 Před rokem +10

      was so waiting for that hahahah

    • @ffc1a28c7
      @ffc1a28c7 Před rokem +2

      fun thing, that's how it was discovered. Osmium is insoluble in Aqua Regia.

    • @hiraeth_god6594
      @hiraeth_god6594 Před rokem +2

      @@ffc1a28c7 that's so cool

    • @niknik6718
      @niknik6718 Před rokem +2

      I thought he was going to do something similar as usual

    • @jerry3790
      @jerry3790 Před rokem +1

      It’s very difficult to dissolve as it’s a platinum group metal

  • @mattir6276
    @mattir6276 Před rokem +1

    That guy with the tungsten cube is shivering right now

  • @sentientmeatcomputer8097

    “I an Iron Man”
    Osmium Man: I’m richer than you

  • @masturbates
    @masturbates Před 2 lety +302

    "THIS A ROBBERY!! GIMME ALL YOUR OSMIUMS"

  • @ogod8270
    @ogod8270 Před 2 lety +6892

    When I was younger I really wanted the heaviest ankle weights but didn’t want it to be bulky. So I googled the densest material and thought that we should use osmium for ankle weights for a minimalistic ankle weight (like rock lee) but I didn’t realise how expensive it was until now.

    • @humorss
      @humorss Před 2 lety +388

      I think you can afford tungsten.

    • @bits2646
      @bits2646 Před 2 lety +191

      Yeah, its like you'd have "investment weights"... It's one of eight precious metals, it's extremely low quantity in earth's crust and the price exploded in last year since it became really popular to invest in...

    • @raccoonsyawn1401
      @raccoonsyawn1401 Před 2 lety +47

      @@humorss tungsten is still very expensive

    • @Elelicksa
      @Elelicksa Před 2 lety +29

      @@raccoonsyawn1401 just use plastic-cased lead

    • @Nora-lv1fq
      @Nora-lv1fq Před 2 lety +40

      Omg yes like rock lee😂

  • @funkychilldude
    @funkychilldude Před 2 měsíci +1

    Costs about $30 per gram which is surprisingly cheap for one of the rarest elements on earth

  • @mattturner3484
    @mattturner3484 Před měsícem

    Wild how soft it is too, you can see in the loop that the shape changed

  • @bananagaming5489
    @bananagaming5489 Před 2 lety +3829

    “It’s the rarest element on earth”
    Slam dunks in into the box and shuts it violently

    • @jamesfair9751
      @jamesfair9751 Před 2 lety +65

      One of not the one also it’s so dense and hard he sure as hell ain’t hurt it slamming it around like that haha 😂

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Před 2 lety +21

      @@jamesfair9751 being so hard makes it extremely brittle tho

    • @NuyoricanJoseph
      @NuyoricanJoseph Před 2 lety +11

      @@vibaj16 Relatable

    • @emmadrew3911
      @emmadrew3911 Před 2 lety +2

      @@vibaj16 He never said it was very hard did he? Or do u know the hardness of it already maybe?

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Před 2 lety +10

      @@emmadrew3911 "Osmium is a hard but brittle metal that remains lustrous even at high temperatures. It has a very low compressibility. Correspondingly, its bulk modulus is extremely high, reported between 395 and 462 GPa, which rivals that of diamond (443 GPa). The hardness of osmium is moderately high at 4 GPa.[9][10][11] Because of its hardness, brittleness, low vapor pressure (the lowest of the platinum-group metals), and very high melting point (the fourth highest of all elements, after carbon, tungsten, and rhenium), solid osmium is difficult to machine, form, or work."
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmium

  • @curvylineart9864
    @curvylineart9864 Před 2 lety +2648

    "One of the densest and rarest elements of Earth"
    "Cost me close to $1000"
    Him: *drops it, slams it into delicate storage case*

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Před 2 lety +2

      @Justin A It's very brittle

    • @armandb.8737
      @armandb.8737 Před 2 lety +2

      y we saw that bro.

    • @chachasteak628
      @chachasteak628 Před 2 lety

      @@armandb.8737 shut up

    • @Majestic469
      @Majestic469 Před 2 lety +28

      That’s quite dense of him

    • @pev_
      @pev_ Před 2 lety +10

      Well, he paid a thousand so that he can do with it as he pleases.

  • @demonetizedhistory5806
    @demonetizedhistory5806 Před 4 měsíci +1

    "Osmium is one of the rarest elements in the universe." Continues to bang it lol

  • @whimsicalstray
    @whimsicalstray Před rokem +1

    Immediately proceeds to drop heavy pebble down a grate somewhere.

  • @PBCreation96
    @PBCreation96 Před 2 lety +703

    “The World’s Densest Element” was my nickname in Math class

    • @tosharsaini2962
      @tosharsaini2962 Před 2 lety

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    • @chandrda
      @chandrda Před 2 lety +8

      Lol

    • @nave7537
      @nave7537 Před 2 lety +2

      ... not chem?

    • @donnhughes7139
      @donnhughes7139 Před 2 lety +2

      Hay !!!! Me too !!!

    • @tsukikoamagiri
      @tsukikoamagiri Před 2 lety +1

      Oh you, too?

  • @riverdays533
    @riverdays533 Před 2 lety +656

    For reference, it's about the size of a quarter, but it feels about as heavy as a stack of 6 quarters in your hand.

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Před 2 lety +19

      a quarter-sized piece of osmium would only be about 2.5 times as heavy as a quarter by my calculation, not 6

    • @avyghn5324
      @avyghn5324 Před 2 lety +178

      @@vibaj16 Then calculate different for fucks sake, it's way cooler if it is 6 times as heavy.

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Před 2 lety +55

      @@avyghn5324 then why not say it's 69 times as heavy?

    • @JimsyFlimsy
      @JimsyFlimsy Před 2 lety +18

      Well that’s kinda underwhelming…

    • @asiamies9153
      @asiamies9153 Před 2 lety +3

      @@vibaj16 joke

  • @blackman7186
    @blackman7186 Před 2 měsíci

    "One of the rarest metals on earth!"
    "Also, i bought this online."

  • @TinPanMan_REAL
    @TinPanMan_REAL Před 2 měsíci

    "It’s also the rarest metals on earth"
    *proceeds to slam it into the box*

  • @Paladiea
    @Paladiea Před 2 lety +840

    The reason for its apparent rarity is due to that density. I imagine that it's not quite so rare _in_ Earth as opposed to _on_ Earth (and by that I mean it's all probably hanging out in the core of the planet).

    • @dfquartzidn6151
      @dfquartzidn6151 Před 2 lety +76

      And it gets more and more dangerous the deeper we go into the Earth. So in order to search for even one of these in nature, a lot of safety procedures and equipment need to be prepared.

    • @niggacockball7995
      @niggacockball7995 Před 2 lety +57

      sooo to get more osmium we have to break into the core
      cool, now lets just build machines that doesnt burn due to overheating and overpresure

    • @taicanium
      @taicanium Před 2 lety +39

      It's been suggested that the inner core of the planet probably looks like a giant layered marble. c:

    • @dfquartzidn6151
      @dfquartzidn6151 Před 2 lety +28

      @@taicanium Sounds prettier than it probably is

    • @cypherusuh
      @cypherusuh Před 2 lety

      @@taicanium isn't it molten core? So different layer of molten density?

  • @gamesixio2146
    @gamesixio2146 Před 2 lety +3921

    NileRed: “Osmium is the densest element.”
    SoL MCs: *Are you challenging me?*

  • @BigTawfiq
    @BigTawfiq Před rokem +1

    This isn't even chemistry anymore, this is just flexing

  • @emoji_page
    @emoji_page Před měsícem +1

    I believe it has a slight bluish tinge.

  • @bushhawk5460
    @bushhawk5460 Před 2 lety +1026

    "How can Osmium toxicity be real if your eyes aren't real?"
    - Explosions&Fire

  • @aniruudhh
    @aniruudhh Před 2 lety +1836

    Nile red: doesnt smash the densest element that's extremely rare and expensive into the wall
    *my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined*

    • @_shadow_1
      @_shadow_1 Před 2 lety +60

      He probably would have broke the wall lol

    • @Tactix_se
      @Tactix_se Před 2 lety +21

      Pretty sure it would leave a marble shaped dent in the wall if he tried

    • @Luffy_wastaken
      @Luffy_wastaken Před 2 lety +12

      Just email or PayPal him $1,500 (some as tip) and say that please destroy that marble and he WOULD. ;)

    • @kimm6589
      @kimm6589 Před 2 lety +2

      That velvet case got the treatment, though.

    • @AKAtheA
      @AKAtheA Před 2 lety +6

      it's also fairly toxic, so smashing is generally not a good idea...

  • @sigibaes
    @sigibaes Před 2 měsíci +2

    And when you sand it you die.

  • @user-ek6ur6nb8y
    @user-ek6ur6nb8y Před 10 měsíci

    “And it’s so rare-“ *yeets it on the table and ring holder*

  • @struggle29
    @struggle29 Před 2 lety +2104

    Imagine finding a deposit of the stuff and being able to make weights that take up relatively less space than generic ones. Don't even get me started with tungsten!

    • @medexamtoolsdotcom
      @medexamtoolsdotcom Před 2 lety +92

      It wouldn't make that much difference, tungsten is 19.3 grams per cubic centimeter and osmium is like 22.

    • @f1shyspace
      @f1shyspace Před 2 lety +58

      What would you need weights for? I’m thinking it could be used better in a different way, I’m thinking it would make a great material for bunkers because of how dense it is, but I’m not a chemist

    • @timeluster
      @timeluster Před 2 lety +141

      @@f1shyspace you're not wrong but the cost is astronomical. It doesn't offer more than twice the radiation protection of lead, but you could build a lead bunker 5000 times as thick for the same cost.

    • @sebagomez4647
      @sebagomez4647 Před 2 lety +21

      Tungsten is way more usefull than osmium tho. I would rather find a tungsten deposit

    • @Gamer63200
      @Gamer63200 Před 2 lety +52

      @@sebagomez4647 Sell the osmium and get tungsten.

  • @pepguardiolaclubista
    @pepguardiolaclubista Před 2 lety +359

    "It cost me almost a thousand dollars, and it's one of the rarest elements on earth"
    *_Intentionally drops it on the table_*

    • @DavidGoliath1
      @DavidGoliath1 Před 2 lety +17

      It’s not like the piece is gonna disolve or break.

    • @miserirken
      @miserirken Před 2 lety +45

      the table had more chances to be damaged...

    • @randaranatunga7259
      @randaranatunga7259 Před 2 lety

      @@miserirken lol yes
      That’s what I was thinking too

    • @Psalm91ArmorUp
      @Psalm91ArmorUp Před 2 lety

      FLEXING!

    • @AshrZ
      @AshrZ Před 2 lety +1

      @@DavidGoliath1 osmium's actually extremely brittle lol, so there's a chance it'd break

  • @matibrz6211
    @matibrz6211 Před rokem

    Drops the metal
    “..it cost me 1000 dollars”

  • @-._ilya_.-
    @-._ilya_.- Před 2 měsíci

    The numbers on the scale really did surprise. 😮

  • @spacy6604
    @spacy6604 Před rokem +148

    Me holding my little piece of tungsten: I NEED THIS!

    • @litearely_no_one
      @litearely_no_one Před rokem +3

      Tungsten isnt heavy anymore

    • @sbirkkk
      @sbirkkk Před 9 měsíci +16

      @@litearely_no_one what do you mean? Tungsten was always heavy.

    • @simonshek8701
      @simonshek8701 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Tungstennaniam

    • @thejuggercat
      @thejuggercat Před 5 měsíci +33

      a person with a cube of tungsten seeks enlightenment... but a person of osmium seeks power.

    • @curlyfries3232
      @curlyfries3232 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I need the 4in cube of tungsten

  • @spotlight1729
    @spotlight1729 Před 2 lety +108

    "Slams it into the case"
    Never gonna open that case again

  • @bluefoxgalaxy6057
    @bluefoxgalaxy6057 Před 2 měsíci

    Spending 1,000 dollars on that is wild

  • @NotGarbageLoops
    @NotGarbageLoops Před měsícem

    Suddenly my desire to get a tungsten cube has been replaced.

  • @will6376
    @will6376 Před 2 lety +67

    After doing some googling I found to get the amount of osmium you have there, you would have to dig through 6.4 mega tonnes of earth crust

    • @fern7306
      @fern7306 Před 2 lety +2

      That’s not a lot of earth though

    • @mortenhartvigkristiansen7760
      @mortenhartvigkristiansen7760 Před 2 lety +23

      @@fern7306 6.400.000.000 kilos isn't a fair amount of dirt?

    • @damianchristopher205
      @damianchristopher205 Před 2 lety +4

      @@mortenhartvigkristiansen7760 Here, let me translate that to correct (murican) for you: ~14,000,000,000 lbs

    • @kreterakete
      @kreterakete Před 2 lety +1

      @@damianchristopher205 merica now understands still nuthing in kilo

    • @edwardgensheimer6640
      @edwardgensheimer6640 Před 2 lety +3

      Maybe that is why its rare and expensive

  • @igornababan6620
    @igornababan6620 Před 2 lety +752

    Chemistry alumni: "OMG I can't believe he gave me osmium ring as engagement ring!!! I am so happy!"

    • @tbrackett9344
      @tbrackett9344 Před 2 lety +47

      Just don't go on a cruise or fishing trip. :)

    • @Marco-sm9bu
      @Marco-sm9bu Před 2 lety +131

      “You dare challenge me?”
      *takes ring off, drops it, breaks ground*
      “I’ve been training my whole life”
      *ring finger wrestles*

    • @atom6486
      @atom6486 Před 2 lety +76

      @@Marco-sm9bu *shitty flute Naruto theme starts playing*

    • @captainjacksparrow690
      @captainjacksparrow690 Před 2 lety

      what ??

    • @onehundredgeese
      @onehundredgeese Před 2 lety +1

      @@tbrackett9344 wait why :0

  • @StudiousGirl-qs5ev
    @StudiousGirl-qs5ev Před měsícem

    Me looking for this in the periodic table

  • @Narrativerse
    @Narrativerse Před měsícem

    To get a sense of scale,
    Do you remember his 42 lbs (19.05087954 kg) tungsten block? (For about 9.95 x 9.95 x 9.95 cm)
    If made into a block, a Osmium block with the same mass would be 9.45 x 9.45 x 9.45 cm.
    105% smaller.

  • @ninaaniston1717
    @ninaaniston1717 Před 2 lety +446

    It dropped on that table like Sauron’s ring before Bilbo left Hobbitton.

  • @PunishedNegativeZer0
    @PunishedNegativeZer0 Před 2 lety +578

    I like iridium more. Doesn't rust, isn't as toxic, etc, but almost exactly as dense.

    • @SomeRandomPiggo
      @SomeRandomPiggo Před 2 lety +47

      osmium is toxic? didnt know xd

    • @woof1219
      @woof1219 Před 2 lety +331

      i like uranium more. radioactive, who tf cares about density, idk if rusts, probably die if ingested

    • @Mp57navy
      @Mp57navy Před 2 lety +35

      Platinum for me. pretty much the same weight. And.... it's a platinum group element.

    • @coldcoffeegaming2798
      @coldcoffeegaming2798 Před 2 lety +65

      @@SomeRandomPiggo it forms some very toxic oxides

    • @SpartanIVAlpha015
      @SpartanIVAlpha015 Před 2 lety +46

      @@Mp57navy Osmium and Iridium are both Platinum Group elements though

  • @willketchum7236
    @willketchum7236 Před 3 měsíci

    That box had no chance.

  • @OuinstonIchkleau
    @OuinstonIchkleau Před 11 měsíci

    The sound that it made when he slammed it in and closed it was actually kind of satisfying.

  • @XJWill1
    @XJWill1 Před 2 lety +826

    Tungsten is only about 15% less dense than osmium, and you could probably get more than 5-kilograms of tungsten for $1000.

    • @Caffeine.And.Carvings
      @Caffeine.And.Carvings Před 2 lety +158

      Well, like with everything high end, you pay a super high premium for the last % of improvement

    • @bommtatak
      @bommtatak Před 2 lety +66

      He already generated 3,500 dollar from this video already, which wouldn’t have been possible through tungsten. Well, he made quite a fair deal. Smart man.

    • @ashwinsuresh9460
      @ashwinsuresh9460 Před 2 lety +8

      And unlinke tungsten, osmium is rare.

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 Před 2 lety +7

      @@bommtatak lol you think he actually made money off of this video... Thats such a greedy, naiive way to view a video upload.

    • @bommtatak
      @bommtatak Před 2 lety +21

      @@whitealliance9540 that’s the logical answer for someone commenting like the one above ☝🏼 That’s just an explanation, not like I watch everything that way. And even if I do, what wrong in that?

  • @sesijanarjasis9917
    @sesijanarjasis9917 Před 2 lety +68

    I've always loved this stuff for its ridiculous density. My old chemistry teacher had an infographic showing all these metals with some extra facts about them in a tiny blurb.
    Like osmium is so dense that a hunk of it the size of a regular brick would weigh upwards of 50 pounds.
    I loved our school's science program

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Před 2 lety +1

      Now I want a sphere of osmium like 4 cm in diameter, just to hold
      According to my calculations, that would be about 757 grams, which is over 3/4 of a kilogram!

    • @MainframeSupertasker
      @MainframeSupertasker Před 2 lety +1

      That's it?

    • @iiiivvvv9986
      @iiiivvvv9986 Před 2 lety

      @@MainframeSupertasker think of what the comment above said, something of diameter 4 cm will weigh three quarters of a kilogram. Now imagine a piece of osmium the size of a normal one kilogram weight and how heavy that will be

    • @MainframeSupertasker
      @MainframeSupertasker Před 2 lety

      @@iiiivvvv9986 hmmm

  • @oliverlister1029
    @oliverlister1029 Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you for this video, very interesting!!

  • @thisguyhandle
    @thisguyhandle Před 2 měsíci

    Oh dude, I've never played this! Been meaning to for years. Excited to see what it's all about!

  • @antongolovko1149
    @antongolovko1149 Před 2 lety +62

    It's a platinum group metal, so osmium is extracted in tiny amounts when they purify platinum I think. Cool thing is that it's so rare that only about 1 metric ton is produced each year.

    • @mynameismatt2010
      @mynameismatt2010 Před 2 lety +14

      And it’s so dense that 1 metric ton is only ~1.6 cubic feet.

    • @imprincesswolfy2565
      @imprincesswolfy2565 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mynameismatt2010 how much in metric? pls

    • @yuanheli307
      @yuanheli307 Před 2 lety +19

      @@imprincesswolfy2565 Easy, 1.6 cubic feet of osmium is ~1 metric ton.

    • @gokn6462
      @gokn6462 Před 2 lety

      @@yuanheli307 how much in imperial? pls

    • @blee4288
      @blee4288 Před 2 lety +2

      If that’s very rare then why is it cheaper than gold? 1000 dollars for 32 g

  • @hunghua1309
    @hunghua1309 Před 2 lety +124

    “It’s one of the rarest elements on earth”
    *uses it for a quick CZcams video and nothing else*

    • @Diabandana
      @Diabandana Před 2 lety +2

      Everything he buys he uses bro

    • @kevinf8439
      @kevinf8439 Před 2 lety +6

      he can write it off as a work expense if he makes a video with it.

    • @Zzudwa
      @Zzudwa Před 2 lety +8

      And what should he do with it in your opinion? Implement it into someone's skeleton and claws?

    • @hunghua1309
      @hunghua1309 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Zzudwa precisely

    • @ileutur6863
      @ileutur6863 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Zzudwa make one of the longer and more informative videos like he used to do

  • @Shadow_Hope10
    @Shadow_Hope10 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Don't say that Nile don't have expensive Jewelry! 😂❤

  • @zPxychoCaxon
    @zPxychoCaxon Před rokem

    "This is the one of the most rarest pieces of metal!!"
    *_proceeds to drop it_*

  • @paulkerr7320
    @paulkerr7320 Před 2 lety +164

    Interesting peice of comic book lore related to this, X-mens Colossus's metallic form is meant to be an Osmium-Steel alloy (or it was when the Complete Handbook of the Marvel Universe was published in the late 80's)

  • @bebedordecoca
    @bebedordecoca Před 2 lety +32

    Imagine to make a Lord of the Rings' One Ring with this metal and carry around in a necklace to feel the heaviness of the ring

    • @futuza
      @futuza Před rokem +7

      Unfortunately the ring would also be toxic and slowly poison you if you touched it...hmmm hang on maybe that's not such a bad idea.

    • @aidanwarren4980
      @aidanwarren4980 Před rokem +3

      @@futuza presumably you’d plate the ring with gold to match the aesthetics of the ring. I assume that would prevent the osmium from leeching out?

    • @futuza
      @futuza Před rokem +4

      @@aidanwarren4980 I was joking/referencing the nature of the One Ring, as it will slowly corrupt and poison the souls of all around it.

    • @gorisenke
      @gorisenke Před rokem +3

      ​@@futuzaso plate it in gold for visual accuracy, but leave it bare for lore accuracy. Got it.

  • @cloverandanais
    @cloverandanais Před 2 měsíci

    "I shall chart death, and my throne shall be carved of Osmium."

  • @69cheesyfries
    @69cheesyfries Před 2 měsíci

    Bros secretly balling with all these cool rare metals

  • @umarahmed6443
    @umarahmed6443 Před 2 lety +338

    All fun and games until....
    Nile: this is one of the rarest metal on earth
    Also Nile: that's is all we've got🙂

    • @robbieaulia6462
      @robbieaulia6462 Před 2 lety +1

      The metal would've cost at least 100 million dollars if it's that rare

  • @IMatchoNation
    @IMatchoNation Před 2 lety +622

    Fun fact: osmium is known colloquially as "Nokium" in the English-speaking world.

    • @theadmin2726
      @theadmin2726 Před 2 lety +124

      Ah so that’s why the Nokia is so indestructible

    • @troIIdier
      @troIIdier Před 2 lety +35

      I wonder if that's related to Japan's "Nintendium" at all

    • @shashwatsharma2596
      @shashwatsharma2596 Před 2 lety +83

      @@theadmin2726 the term indestructible was invented to describe Nokia

    • @let-me-use-kanji-in-handles
      @let-me-use-kanji-in-handles Před 2 lety +34

      @@troIIdier Nintendium is actually an isotope of Nokium

    • @Cobb
      @Cobb Před 2 lety +19

      Nokia was founded by Chuck Norris because he needed a phone he couldn't easily break.

  • @dvk578
    @dvk578 Před rokem

    You should fashion it into a wizard figurine and call it the "Wizard of Oz-mium"

  • @readytodrag6960
    @readytodrag6960 Před 2 měsíci

    "however it costs me almost 1000$" drops it like he doesnt care.

  • @alpha9413
    @alpha9413 Před 2 lety +70

    The way he violently puts it back in the box is just too good

  • @dsy5764
    @dsy5764 Před 2 lety +969

    No no, the world’s densest element is anime protagonists

    • @thecharkid3732
      @thecharkid3732 Před 2 lety +51

      ....What?! Are you saying what I think you're saying?!
      *close-up of eye twitching*

    • @johno4521
      @johno4521 Před 2 lety +55

      anti-vaxxers' brain matter....

    • @ryanspence5831
      @ryanspence5831 Před 2 lety +9

      Nah bruh you can't even follow giorno's plans most of the time that mfer smart as hell

    • @mcdc3037
      @mcdc3037 Před 2 lety +5

      @@johno4521 lmao, we'll see how this ages. Well, at least i probably will. Might be from within a fema camp tho.

    • @TheCatatonicAngel
      @TheCatatonicAngel Před 2 lety +3

      No, Anime Fanboys

  • @TikkaQrow
    @TikkaQrow Před 2 měsíci

    In the video game series Gears of War, this is apparently the primary metal used in the soldier's armor, weapons, and vehicles.
    The games take place on a different planet tho, so it may have been common for them.

  • @Bo_3rd
    @Bo_3rd Před rokem

    “And is one of the most rare elements in the world”
    Proceeds to slam it into the case

  • @ToddyPoggy
    @ToddyPoggy Před 2 lety +28

    Thats my kidney stone!