Bismuth Is Strange...

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  • Опубликовано: 13 окт 2022
  • Tim recently received a box of toys and gadgets from an inventor in Iowa USA called Chuck Hilliard.
    Trivial Pursuit cards are fitted together in different ways to make spinners. And then rolls of paper tickets converts into three dimensional shapes.
    3D printing has been used to make some intriguing shapes.
    Then a gadget to entertain cats, using string and elastic bands!
    Next Bismuth - Tim shows some amazing crystals of this element.
    Finally, an interesting gadget that can retain water, even when you hold it upside down - a lovely example of surface tension.
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  • @chucksaduck
    @chucksaduck Год назад +668

    I am bursting with excitement to see you play with my stuff!! It’s such an honor to be featured in one of your wonderful videos! Thank you for being you Tim🥰🥰

    • @RussellBrandon
      @RussellBrandon Год назад +25

      Superb! Amazing stuff you've designed!

    • @sstills951
      @sstills951 Год назад +9

      Did Tim mispronounce Iowa?

    • @ploopproductions8655
      @ploopproductions8655 Год назад +6

      Congrats chuck!

    • @ayden839
      @ayden839 Год назад +12

      Great job Chuck Hilliard from Aye-Oh-Wah

    • @wamplertube
      @wamplertube Год назад +8

      Dude this is amazing! I saw your video where you sent them and I was hoping it would wind up like this! Sincerely cool!

  • @Lunchpacked180
    @Lunchpacked180 Год назад +250

    Tim got old enough to be a kid, and then decided that that's the best age, and just stayed that way, an inspiration to us all.

  • @nurdytyrd3816
    @nurdytyrd3816 Год назад +19

    Tim is right, I do like a bit of water now and then

  • @bristratostar7908
    @bristratostar7908 Год назад +62

    This is remarkably sweet, fun and wholesome. We love you Tim! 💕

  • @tOSdude
    @tOSdude Год назад +85

    Such a calming voice
    And then 3:54
    And even better at 5:43

  • @E1Bochi
    @E1Bochi Год назад +82

    You know it's going to be a good Friday when Tim drops a 10 min video.

  • @Jojoblurp
    @Jojoblurp Год назад +8

    You know what they say... There's no bismuth like show bismuth.

    • @fennglordd6365
      @fennglordd6365 Год назад

      If that's the case, then bismuth be your lucky day!

  • @glenngriffon8032
    @glenngriffon8032 Год назад +32

    Bismuth is a beautiful element. Those square patterns that you see are completely natural too. That's just one of the odd properties of the metal, when it cools and starts forming crystals it just builds these square designs.

    • @austini.5262
      @austini.5262 Год назад +1

      Hope we see more geology stuffs.

    • @galadis123
      @galadis123 Год назад

      Yes. It also emites a slight amount of radiation that will not harm you. It's rare that an element can do that.

    • @Ebani
      @Ebani Год назад

      @@galadis123 Not really, color is also a type of electromagnetic radiation, all "radiation" is.

    • @Ebani
      @Ebani Год назад +1

      Those cubic patterns are actually the crystaline structure configuration of the atoms which, if grown slowly over time (thermodynamically reversible process) it's visible macroscopically. Most minerals have such repeatable lattice structures with some like diamonds having more than 1 of which can be found in nature in either forms (best one being a rhombus/diamond shape, hence the name).

    • @chucksaduck3228
      @chucksaduck3228 Год назад +2

      @@Ebani it’s radioactive actually! Once thought to be the heaviest non-radioactive element, it was recently discovered to have a half-life about 20 Quintillion years!!

  • @KiCkiN828
    @KiCkiN828 Год назад +9

    5:44 I was nodding out and BAM! That sound from that toy hitting the microphone made me jump up and holler "hey." Almost woke up the wife lol.

  • @benjaminoechsli1941
    @benjaminoechsli1941 Год назад +18

    I can only imagine what a delight it must be to share your creations with someone who appreciates toys as much as Tim does.
    Thank you for sharing, Chuck! I might have to steal that rubber band toy design for my own cats. ;D
    Something that's easy to miss in this episode is Tim's knowledge of both bismuth and water's inherent properties. Never lose your curiosity and wonder at nature, my friends! This universe is full of cool things!

    • @chucksaduck3228
      @chucksaduck3228 Год назад +1

      All too right, I’m am literally jumping with joy!! The rubber band toy is a super-sonic whip so play carefully!

  • @jamesduncan6729
    @jamesduncan6729 Год назад +31

    Awesome stuff, Tim! This has got to be one of the best channels on RUclips ❤️

  • @KronosGodwisen
    @KronosGodwisen Год назад +7

    This,
    THIS,
    is how Tim corrupts minds with his channel. Encouraging people to pursue amusement and wonder.

  • @Nowhere-Near
    @Nowhere-Near Год назад +13

    Chuck is a very talented dude, good to see his work being appreciated! Great vid!

  • @roberthuxley1689
    @roberthuxley1689 Год назад +9

    Always fun to watch. Thanks, Tim.

  • @RussellBrandon
    @RussellBrandon Год назад +4

    So wonderful to see two of my favorite play and puzzle appreciators interact like this! 🥰

  • @iyhgtyea8028
    @iyhgtyea8028 Год назад +13

    bismuth from the nile!!!!

    • @Charlesb88
      @Charlesb88 Год назад +1

      I get my bismuth from Bismarck. If someone asks you where you get yours from and tell them it’s none of their bismuth. 😂🤣

  • @lieutenantwoomy3146
    @lieutenantwoomy3146 Год назад +1

    A nice way to spend a Friday night, starting the binge rn

  • @durnin84
    @durnin84 Год назад +5

    8:22 Is that water from the Nile?

  • @VanwolfsterLycan
    @VanwolfsterLycan Год назад +3

    Nice one Chuck, great fun Tim, and thank you Grand Illusion team. Always fantastic.

  • @A_very_tinly_can
    @A_very_tinly_can Год назад +2

    Had a bad day so I've just been binge watching grand illusions for the past hour. Really helps put my mind at ease, thank you Tim 😊

  • @Mint_Egg
    @Mint_Egg Год назад +6

    Jumpscare at 5:42 😱

  • @_-insertname-_
    @_-insertname-_ Год назад +2

    Ha, the ticket roll thingies! Used to do the exact same thing with those paper rulers they had hanging around in the furniture store as a kid. Nice to see that again in this form.

  • @MeatSim9
    @MeatSim9 Год назад +3

    I love when people with 3D printers contribute to their favorite RUclipsrs. :D
    There was a fan over on the Shaun Woods channel 3D printing mousetraps based off antique ones that were reviewed on that channel.

  • @flyingsodwai1382
    @flyingsodwai1382 Год назад

    You are one of my heroes. Never lose your sense of wonder!

  • @Haedrian
    @Haedrian Год назад +4

    Water... From a river in North Africa?

  • @FlamRackett
    @FlamRackett Год назад +2

    Thank you Chuck for Tim's content for another charming video :)

  • @loveadumb
    @loveadumb Год назад +1

    lovely stuff

  • @GoetiaTV
    @GoetiaTV Год назад +1

    Some of those look like great fidget toys! The card spinners are genius in their simplicity and I love the patterns as they spin. Clever stuff!

  • @TransfemMarta
    @TransfemMarta Год назад

    Tim’s videos are so calming. If I ever feel stressed out, I can just pop a long video on and listen to his voice. Thank you Tim!

  • @a1rh3add
    @a1rh3add Год назад

    I love this mans enthusiasm over things that seem so simple yet have the capacity to bring such enjoyment to him. When seeing them through his perspective it adds a whole new level of appreciation for these small knickknacks and oddities. Every video is so wholesome and heart warming. Truly an underrated channel that needs more attention.

  • @NorwegianKnifeDude
    @NorwegianKnifeDude Год назад +2

    Let's all take the time to give Chuck a little applause👏👏👏

  • @MrWillwildfire
    @MrWillwildfire Год назад

    I find incredible comfort here.

  • @SenatorAri
    @SenatorAri 6 месяцев назад

    That pulsating universe really is something

  • @timmytommy2921
    @timmytommy2921 Год назад +1

    5:03 trying to remain wholesome. Trying to remain wholesome.

  • @dubuyajay9964
    @dubuyajay9964 Год назад +5

    I am found of Bismuth too. I wish you could grow whole buildings with this stuff.

    • @sleepCircle
      @sleepCircle 11 месяцев назад

      The Court grew from the Seed Bismuth

    • @dubuyajay9964
      @dubuyajay9964 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@sleepCircleWhat Court?

    • @sleepCircle
      @sleepCircle 11 месяцев назад

      @@dubuyajay9964 ahhh, nothing, sorry hahah-just a reference to a book.

    • @dubuyajay9964
      @dubuyajay9964 11 месяцев назад

      @@sleepCircle Could you tell me the book plz?

    • @sleepCircle
      @sleepCircle 11 месяцев назад

      @@dubuyajay9964 Gunnerkrigg Court

  • @social3ngin33rin
    @social3ngin33rin Год назад

    excellent way to display surface tension (especially in water) :)

  • @berendwlllem
    @berendwlllem Год назад

    When I look at Tim, the smile on my face doesn't go away . . . 🙂

  • @Kotifilosofi
    @Kotifilosofi Год назад

    This channel is a blessing to anyone seeking for new interesting ways to get some fun sensory stimulus.

  • @rc4688
    @rc4688 Год назад

    I've found you demonstrations fascinating. I hope your channel continues for a very long time. Thank you.

  • @roachdoggjr45
    @roachdoggjr45 Год назад

    This 4k Tim is amazing. Many thanks to all involved.

  • @danforbes3573
    @danforbes3573 Год назад

    Tim, the man who will always be young at heart!

  • @carlosdavidg7
    @carlosdavidg7 Год назад +4

    I think my favorite was the water device.

    • @Ebani
      @Ebani Год назад

      Not sure how Tim's doing it but a pattern with Tesla valves might also work, if that isn't how he's doing it already. Imo that toy looked like it was 3D printed

  • @charliegonzales4932
    @charliegonzales4932 Год назад +4

    I always watch your videos Sir!!!
    Have a great day!!😁

  • @LethalAxis
    @LethalAxis Год назад +1

    Tim you are the best

  • @Kukapetal
    @Kukapetal 4 месяца назад

    I want to play with those rattling plastic things SO bad

  • @bread9276
    @bread9276 Год назад +1

    i still have y button and thread spinner from when i was 4, mine is made of twine, and cedar

  • @maxpayne2574
    @maxpayne2574 Год назад +1

    Great if more adults felt it was ok to say I've been playing this would be a better world.

  • @ObviousSchism
    @ObviousSchism Год назад

    What a lovely idea.

  • @collenwildcat74
    @collenwildcat74 Год назад

    Chuck sent me from TikTok! Love both of your videos!

  • @accountpc4311
    @accountpc4311 Год назад

    Tim is the real asmr king

  • @jenniferclark9969
    @jenniferclark9969 Год назад

    Here from Chuuckaduuck! Love his brain and what comes out of him.

  • @wubby9144
    @wubby9144 Год назад

    I am so glad to see u still make vids!(btw love ur content

  • @smallfry9735
    @smallfry9735 Год назад +1

    Super cool Tim

  • @mrbethliz
    @mrbethliz Год назад

    This is the coolest! These are the coolest toys, Chuck!! :)

  • @kng3785
    @kng3785 Год назад +1

    I get the feeling that these might make wonderful toys for some autistic children, as well as other Sped kids❤️!

  • @okancanarslan3730
    @okancanarslan3730 Год назад +1

    fascinating stuff as usual

  • @voidremoved
    @voidremoved Год назад

    A week and a 1/2 feels like 3 or 4 days when you're having fun

  • @Dreamyblue101
    @Dreamyblue101 Год назад +2

    Super Rare gems!

  • @nathangamble125
    @nathangamble125 8 месяцев назад

    Fun fact: Bismuth is the least-radioactive radioactive element. There is technically no completely stable isotope, but the _most_ stable, Bi-209, has a half-life of approximately 10 billion times the age of the universe, so its radioactivity is harmless and basically impossible to measure.

  • @typograf62
    @typograf62 Год назад

    I suddenly remember a trick I read about a long time ago. You hold a coin (20-25 mm or so) vertically between the table and the tip of your left index finger. Then with the other hand you move your right index finger quickly down your left finger (you can change left/right if convenient). That sends the coin spinning on the table.
    Let the spectators try - they won't make it.
    The trick is that the tip of your right thumb just hits the edge of the coin and sends it spinning. But nobody notices.
    I wonder how I forgot that.

  • @typoclerk
    @typoclerk Год назад

    Such strange shapes the Bismuth takes.. when solidifying.

  • @tanjirou_kamado1
    @tanjirou_kamado1 Год назад

    What ever is the age of Tim he still inspired me for 5 years

  • @Srcsqwrn
    @Srcsqwrn Год назад

    I love this channel

  • @charlesmangum2100
    @charlesmangum2100 Год назад

    Love your videos.

  • @andrewhall7176
    @andrewhall7176 Год назад +2

    That's none of your bismuth!

  • @mercster
    @mercster Год назад +2

    Those are Trivial Pursuit cards!

  • @driftliketokyo34ftw35
    @driftliketokyo34ftw35 Год назад

    Tim is proof childishness and maturity can coexist

  • @TABBYMUSIC
    @TABBYMUSIC Год назад +1

    5:43 *_SLUUURP_*

  • @camsahutske6160
    @camsahutske6160 Год назад +1

    Let’s go the coolest tiktoker getting his inventions out there

  • @wayneiangaming7536
    @wayneiangaming7536 Год назад

    Grandpa Tim is still here

  • @dan_aca
    @dan_aca Год назад +1

    magnesium is cool too

  • @johnmike7
    @johnmike7 Год назад

    Can't believe Tim didn't put the ticket bowl on his head. He's always wearing strange things as hats!

  • @brimeows
    @brimeows Год назад +4

    love your vids tim!!! i look forward to each upload, glad to have caught this one early! hope you're doing well :)

  • @Cowboy736
    @Cowboy736 Год назад

    You sound different god bless you tim❤🎉

  • @DomDomTheFirst
    @DomDomTheFirst Год назад

    Would be interesting to see the elastic band and strong on an elastic band gun. 😊✌️

  • @tonk82
    @tonk82 Год назад

    Nice AT field there Tim...

  • @Samfam2016
    @Samfam2016 Год назад +1

    Thank you Tim!
    Could it be due to water surface tension?

  • @MontanaHarvestor
    @MontanaHarvestor Год назад

    Cool Beans

  • @WhiskeyTape
    @WhiskeyTape 11 месяцев назад

    7:56 Especially if that's the water from one particular African river.

  • @goddhowarddiscipleofobama
    @goddhowarddiscipleofobama Год назад

    7:42 This is because the atoms expand as they cool. Same reason why ice floats in water

  • @rtos
    @rtos Год назад

    Last item is a solid sponge...

  • @rc4688
    @rc4688 Год назад

    The earlier versions of FIDGETS.

  • @Xanderviceory
    @Xanderviceory Год назад

    I've been coating my glass work in bismuth for years, its a crazy weird medium to work with, it's the most random medium i've ever dealt with

  • @MrAlphahobo
    @MrAlphahobo Год назад

    Tim big fan

  • @1224chrisng
    @1224chrisng Год назад

    8:55 it went to the Nile, that's where water from the Nile is from

  • @GamingPalOllieMK
    @GamingPalOllieMK Год назад

    I wouldn't have such long strings and elastic bands around cats, it doesn't take long for a cat to swallow a string or an elastic band due to their essentially automatic swallowing mechanism and it could be a disaster. I have 4 cats at the moment, had them for many years now and I've kept cats my entire life so while playing with strings is ok if you hold onto one end firmly and know the cat won't get ahold of the whole thing, wrapping strings around your ankles especially ones made of different smaller strings could end badly. This might just be me being overprotective but I felt like saying it's a bad idea :)
    Awesome awesome toys tho, loved the green one on a string, it somehow gave me frog vibes.

  • @FyionHard
    @FyionHard Год назад

    Nice

  • @craigmurphy2046
    @craigmurphy2046 2 месяца назад

    Oo , that's a thing. 😮

  • @gregsumerix6347
    @gregsumerix6347 Год назад

    This wonderful man is literally the headmaster of Hogwarts for muggles. Truly spectacular

  • @r.h.0101
    @r.h.0101 Год назад

    Lolz great video.😂

  • @starofjustice1
    @starofjustice1 Год назад

    Yes, she certainly is.

  • @Blaze11592
    @Blaze11592 Год назад

    That water thing was sorcery

  • @deepfriedbananane
    @deepfriedbananane Год назад

    Very statisfying

  • @MGM697
    @MGM697 Год назад

    Different type of shapes

  • @thedoggowisdom
    @thedoggowisdom Год назад +1

    nice

  • @haydenblanchard2006
    @haydenblanchard2006 Год назад

    it’d be quite nice to get a toy of your own creation on Tim’s youtube channel

  • @mop314
    @mop314 Год назад

    What an entertaining video Tim! However, this may be the loudest video to date...

  • @CptDuck
    @CptDuck Год назад

    I wonder of Tim still collecting toys. This is all men's dream to have all kind of toys and show it to everyone and future generation..

  • @charlesachurch7265
    @charlesachurch7265 Год назад

    I would like to see these items viewed with a strobe light.

  • @madmonkey8141
    @madmonkey8141 Год назад +1

    I always watch time on the toilet at 4:30 am