Precious Metal Refining & Recovery, Episode 13: Platinum From Spark Plugs

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @C4uSt1CO
    @C4uSt1CO 7 лет назад +729

    Ah yes, Ciλy's Lnb, my favorite channel.

  • @imdaman9782
    @imdaman9782 8 лет назад +1

    I love how Cody actually cares enough to reply to relevant comments, not many RUclipsrs care enough to even look at a single comment. Props to Cody'sLab my all-time favorite science RUclips channel.

  • @sams.8934
    @sams.8934 8 лет назад +19

    Cody's lab is one of the only channels that I am interested in and every time that he comes out with a new video I flock to it. It just fascinates me how he knows so much and the amount of thought that goes into it blows my mind, who knew platinum was so easy to come across.

  • @barshak
    @barshak 8 лет назад +37

    Watching these precious metals series, I'm always worried Cody's going to sneeze and lose the beads. :)

  • @KingofJ95
    @KingofJ95 8 лет назад +350

    *Removes item from 2000 degree furnace
    "That's warm"
    Oooookay

    • @marsbase3729
      @marsbase3729 5 лет назад +8

      It was a crock pot not a furnace. 🙄

    • @Weinkle84
      @Weinkle84 5 лет назад +17

      @@marsbase3729 at 9:12 he removes item from 2000 degree furnace and says that's warm. Pay attention

    • @lucasmucas9072
      @lucasmucas9072 4 года назад +2

      Huh
      Its a little chilly

    • @seancarney9101
      @seancarney9101 4 года назад

      2k f
      Won't touch pt

  • @CuriousEarthMan
    @CuriousEarthMan 4 года назад +1

    At Pt prices, June 2020 (used $810/ oz T) I get $1.07 in Platinum recovered. Watching your video saved me so much time! Thanks too for all the information you share!!!

  • @mav6771
    @mav6771 8 лет назад +9

    I just wanted to say, I absolutely love this series.

  • @trudiswanson9855
    @trudiswanson9855 5 лет назад +1

    Cody, this science deprived grandma is learning lots from your chanel. So good. Thank you.

  • @zachdalehite2165
    @zachdalehite2165 8 лет назад +111

    Everybody talking about mumbo jumbo while I'm over here cringing at how close he almost cuts his fingers in the beginning...

  • @lukewilkinson3778
    @lukewilkinson3778 8 лет назад

    Hey Cody, im a big fan of your channel and its refreshing to see a patriotic American utilizing the metric system. great work!!

  • @raymondmendez9832
    @raymondmendez9832 7 лет назад +54

    I have like three buckets full of spark plugs (dad's a mechanic) might try this lol

    • @bigwillandthechocolatestom4523
      @bigwillandthechocolatestom4523 4 года назад +3

      You will spend $20 on chemicals to make.28c...

    • @aj2142
      @aj2142 4 года назад +6

      ~500 plugs to a gram. 10-12 grams for a ring. So 5k-6k plugs for a nice wedding band.

  • @YeCannyDaeThat
    @YeCannyDaeThat 8 лет назад

    I've got like 60 subscriptions on RUclips but everyday I first look for Cody. by far my favourite channel.

  • @hot_dog_water2437
    @hot_dog_water2437 4 года назад +78

    i love how he casually stores hydrochloric acid in a milk jug

    • @theterribleanimator1793
      @theterribleanimator1793 4 года назад +10

      HDPE does wonders for your wallet.

    • @Louisianabayou
      @Louisianabayou 4 года назад +5

      Eat your cereal

    • @machine8834
      @machine8834 4 года назад +3

      That’s the jug it comes in when you buy lol

    • @BossOfAllTrades
      @BossOfAllTrades 4 года назад +2

      Sadly its only harmful to humans over long exposure sadly overrated :(
      unless your dissolving a body

    • @lywke9574
      @lywke9574 2 года назад

      morning coffee with extra milk yummy yummy

  • @Crazy_Diamond_75
    @Crazy_Diamond_75 7 лет назад +2

    The chemistry you show off in these videos is just so damn cool.

  • @nonoririko2056
    @nonoririko2056 8 лет назад +6

    this series makes me feel like a chemist even though I don't know alot about the chemicals

  • @ovihaliuc5405
    @ovihaliuc5405 8 лет назад +2

    I really enjoy watching the process of extracting metals. It's almost therapeutic 😄

  • @abbrown810
    @abbrown810 7 лет назад +19

    I was cringing so hard when he was snipping off the platinum, it looked like he was going to pinch his hand with a lot of force

  • @The_Duke_2002
    @The_Duke_2002 8 лет назад

    You are like a really awesome science teacher but instead of test and long boring speeches you show us the cool stuff.

  • @joeman1063
    @joeman1063 8 лет назад +69

    Hey Cody! your videos never fail to inspire me to do great things :). Keep up the good work!

    • @handpancakeman
      @handpancakeman 8 лет назад +2

      Ditto!

    • @laibeh1
      @laibeh1 8 лет назад

      What do Ditto! mean

    • @the_real_cookiez
      @the_real_cookiez 8 лет назад

      Ditto means something along the lines of "same" or "I feel the same way."

    • @paynerizzer4552
      @paynerizzer4552 8 лет назад

      +lejla behrens same i think it comes from the pokemon Ditto and it can copy any pokemon so yeah

    • @tylerjb1017
      @tylerjb1017 8 лет назад

      +lejla behrens I agree/same

  • @ticodegroot
    @ticodegroot 8 лет назад

    i dont know much about the stuff you talk about and after ive watched them i wont remember everything but it is just so fun to learn from ppl that have pasion and you have pasion youre a guy who could make match fun.

  • @egarutemn
    @egarutemn 8 лет назад +221

    mumbo jumbo pillow sighted!

    • @billybrandt355
      @billybrandt355 8 лет назад +19

      Omg you watch Cody and mumbo too XD

    • @sarasotaslim4090
      @sarasotaslim4090 8 лет назад +2

      +Billy Brandt so do i

    • @DerekMobExterminator
      @DerekMobExterminator 8 лет назад

      Where

    • @kamoroso94
      @kamoroso94 8 лет назад +9

      I saw it too, I was so excited! Wouldn't it be cool if Mumbo was a fan of this channel?

    • @HelenaOfDetroit
      @HelenaOfDetroit 8 лет назад +7

      and to think, I subbed to Mumbo when he had less then 50k subs and subbed to Cody's mine when he had less then 70k. All my favorite youtubers are growing up

  • @Ziegen-Sauger
    @Ziegen-Sauger 4 года назад

    Tell you what, besides making videos about really cool experiments and life hacks, Cody himself is a very nice guy. Always smiling, being nice, kinda softspoken. Light years away from the standard of average youtuber, imagine me being an Engineer and majority of things he masters are my hobby. Great job son, never stop watching your channel, old and new alike.

  • @MarkRose1337
    @MarkRose1337 8 лет назад +43

    For those curious, that's about $1.50 in platinum and $0.48 of iridium.

    • @dixcico5052
      @dixcico5052 8 лет назад

      you saved my life!

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 лет назад +25

      I was hoping someone would do the math! So what is that like a nickel a plug?

    • @letstrend
      @letstrend 8 лет назад

      which means you'd need a lot of spent spark plugs and a large operation to make it worth your while to actually do this.

    • @MrBrew4321
      @MrBrew4321 8 лет назад

      +Cody'sLab Speaking of math, it seems like a lot of your videos are like, "please do the math first, this is just for fun, you'd actually loose money if you did this." Well I have two questions, are you making money overall? And do you plan to make money, for example if you did videos and turned a profit on the mining operation, that would be sick!
      Ps I just assume you are making money from ad revenue/ patreon, I'm really curious if your experiments and whatever else are generating money.

  • @darabbit333
    @darabbit333 8 лет назад

    Over 10 mins video from Cody? Yes, thank you very much sir!

  • @qhack
    @qhack 8 лет назад +29

    Cody, you need to make a hydrogen/oxygen torch. They get up to 3200 C, plenty hot enough to melt palladium. Could be a fun build video as well.

    • @gpaulsen1
      @gpaulsen1 8 лет назад +2

      He was trying to melt iridium not palladium

    • @qhack
      @qhack 8 лет назад +9

      Well, iridium melts at 2446 C, so it would work for that as well.

    • @williamela3340
      @williamela3340 8 лет назад +12

      He has one! If you go through his videos you'll find it....he melted tungsten and other things

    • @qhack
      @qhack 8 лет назад

      Ah, I will have to go back and find it.

    • @charlie7480
      @charlie7480 8 лет назад

      He has a homemade oxy/hydro torch. He has a vid or two on his channel about it

  • @wildysnow547
    @wildysnow547 8 лет назад

    Cody season your crucible with borax on the inner surface will glaze the borax with the torch. helps prevent cracking and preheats the crucible prior to smelting. thanks for your videos always enjoy your posts.

  • @chefkawrg
    @chefkawrg 8 лет назад +159

    Did I see a Mumbo jumbo pillow? I love him :D

  • @ben-th2ey
    @ben-th2ey 8 лет назад +378

    You'd get around $1.53 for that platinum bead..

    • @imbored7779
      @imbored7779 8 лет назад +150

      As he's said in previous videos, the purpose of experiments like this isn't to make money. Its just a demonstration to prove a concept.

    • @ben-th2ey
      @ben-th2ey 8 лет назад +181

      I'mBored777 I just wanted to let people know :P

    • @lumker
      @lumker 8 лет назад +31

      You'd need to spend a day at the junkyard clipping off leads into a baggie to make anything reasonable. You'd also have to take into consideration the cost of the acids involved and so on so forth to see if its a worthy investment. It's a worthy investment IMO if you gather 2000+ spark plug leads (which is entirely possible) before doing a batch of these. Implying this is not a good source of primary income but some side spending cash. That iridium bead was only worth about $0.09 though :L not sure how much palladium one could make doing this.

    • @ben-th2ey
      @ben-th2ey 8 лет назад +14

      lumker found my new job lol

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 8 лет назад +8

      Palladium is reserved for 'racing' spark plugs are they not? I don't think you will find many at the junk yard.

  • @josephturner1119
    @josephturner1119 8 лет назад +1

    Thumbs up for the mad scientist hair at the end. Also, awesome content. Your metal refining series has fascinated me from the beginning. Thank you for sharing you knowledge.

  • @sorsorscience0787
    @sorsorscience0787 8 лет назад +15

    oh and the stuff left after evaporation was chloroplatinic acid, its worth $3000 an ounce

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 лет назад +23

      If it was pure.

    • @sorsorscience0787
      @sorsorscience0787 8 лет назад +2

      ***** Yeah, you should make a video on extracting silver fulminate from pop-its

    • @ChunkyWaterisReal
      @ChunkyWaterisReal 8 лет назад +2

      +Sor Sor Science07 pretty sure he already has.

    • @sorsorscience0787
      @sorsorscience0787 8 лет назад +2

      Conlan Hinkel he did silver, not silver fulminate though.

    • @Luke-hq5zd
      @Luke-hq5zd 4 года назад

      @@sorsorscience0787 yeah, he refined the silver fulminate

  • @jaywest4102
    @jaywest4102 8 лет назад +1

    Cody would make a great teacher.

  • @tmelvin9728
    @tmelvin9728 7 лет назад +12

    the gm plugs that didn't say platinum are factory plugs. they are platinum

  • @funkydunky1671
    @funkydunky1671 8 лет назад +100

    Cody, assuming that the bead is an ideal sphere, does its density match the one of platinum?

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 лет назад +91

      doing the math it came out to 22g/cm^3 that is close to platinum.

    • @kerriward8935
      @kerriward8935 8 лет назад +6

      +Cody'sLab my favorite videos are extracting platinum and gold

    • @thepariah3516
      @thepariah3516 8 лет назад +3

      +Cody'sLab I can't math. Whenever you explain something mathematically in your videos I have a hard time following along.

    • @leopoldbroom7679
      @leopoldbroom7679 8 лет назад +2

      Literally weigh it, measure its volume. Divide them and voila. Not that hard.

    • @adrian5b
      @adrian5b 8 лет назад +1

      He knows that, that's what he asked: "assuming it is a perfect sphere, did you verified its density to see if it matches with the nominal density of platinum?" … that's just to put it in other words, he wasn't asking how to obtain the density of an object.

  • @ClashGardener
    @ClashGardener 5 лет назад

    Nice work. I love the close ups of the beads. They always look so much bigger than they are.

  • @codmon1
    @codmon1 8 лет назад +3

    I feel really dumb watching these but God I Love Em!

  • @picobyte
    @picobyte Год назад +1

    The gap is tuned for hot spark at least wear. The voltage over gap thing is no issue for car engines. That myth comes from kids modding their two-stroke motorbikes.

  • @Ash-lt2ty
    @Ash-lt2ty 8 лет назад +8

    Last time I was this early, I still had a high rate of reaction

  • @mr1880
    @mr1880 8 лет назад +1

    Hey man, glad to see another episode of the precious metal refinery series, love it and I hope to see more!

  • @PaulDebaecker
    @PaulDebaecker 7 лет назад +5

    You forgot to put this video in the Precious metal refining & recovery playlist! :-)

  • @austinyouk3927
    @austinyouk3927 8 лет назад

    Half the time I don't know what he's doing but I love watching the videos !

  • @dj505Gaming
    @dj505Gaming 8 лет назад +12

    "It's warm"
    *takes out red hot container
    I think "warm" is an understatement 😂

  • @MrMustangman1995
    @MrMustangman1995 8 лет назад

    Cody the AC Delco plugs are OEM. They were original in the car. No one saw them until they were spent. That is why they aren't labeled. Any fine wire electrode (.4-.8mm) will be Platinum or Iridium. You can also tell by the ignition system if they are single or double. Single coil vs Waste spark (GM coil packs) in the coil packs the electric arcs swap origination points and the platinum must be on both sides because of this. Iridium is usually only on the electrode. The ground strap (hooked part) Will have a platinum pad.
    Fun fact: Iridium if not an Element that naturally occurs on Earth. ALL the Iridium we have is located in the layer of dust from the large meteorite strike that killed the dinosaurs. Love the videos. Keep them coming!

  • @aceldama
    @aceldama 8 лет назад +13

    i love that cody's hair is slowly morphing into einstein's. XD

  • @BrentRoberts01
    @BrentRoberts01 8 лет назад

    For anyone wondering, the price of platinum as of August 3rd 2016 is $37.32 per gram. The price of the platinum Cody collected is roughly $0.93. You're welcome :)

  • @Rekooh112233
    @Rekooh112233 8 лет назад +5

    *The container is glowing white* "It's a little bit warm" lol

  • @REMEFish
    @REMEFish 8 лет назад +1

    @Cody'sLab
    Almost correct on the gapping reason mate: Too big a gap & the spark is delayed- retarding ignition, and if too small a gap & the spark is to early- advancing ignition. Think of the spark plug as a kind of capacitor, dumping out the charge when it has reached a sufficient voltage to bridge the gap. Either way can be used in older engines (especially 2 strokes) to tune best for a given rev range. Awesome vid as always, thanks buddy!

  • @gragaloth6237
    @gragaloth6237 8 лет назад +19

    i see that mumbo jumbo pillow back there :D

  • @TIMMIELUND
    @TIMMIELUND 2 месяца назад

    Wow I just learned something new today thank you so much for being a scrapper.

  • @gtametro
    @gtametro 8 лет назад +45

    for anyone interested 40 miligrams is worth about $1.50, could be profitable if doing it on a bigger scale

    • @johnlbales2773
      @johnlbales2773 8 лет назад +3

      thanks 👍

    • @EKULvideos
      @EKULvideos 8 лет назад +4

      And the 25mg of iridium is worth about $0.40

    • @200932me
      @200932me 8 лет назад +3

      But how much was spent in chemicals and heat to process?

    • @johnlbales2773
      @johnlbales2773 8 лет назад

      +Bruce E i bet, tho just a wag, that it is not economical. probably Cody wanted to educate us non- chemist types. :)

    • @goobyplz9040
      @goobyplz9040 8 лет назад +2

      that's why you would want to do it on a much much larger scale. Doing all that for just a few spark plugs is obviously not worth it.

  • @Nono-hk3is
    @Nono-hk3is 8 лет назад

    You never fail to impress, Cody.

  • @MIgardener
    @MIgardener 8 лет назад +191

    Awesome! How much money would say 100 spark plugs worth of platinum be?

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 лет назад +381

      about 6$

    • @MIgardener
      @MIgardener 8 лет назад +47

      ***** your videos are amazing man. I really love what you are doing. Keep it up man!

    • @Alex-rg9lz
      @Alex-rg9lz 8 лет назад +19

      +Cody'sLab do you watch mumbo jumbo I saw the pillow

    • @AndresSanchez-lv4ng
      @AndresSanchez-lv4ng 7 лет назад +6

      Worth!!!

    • @sethmorton8539
      @sethmorton8539 6 лет назад +21

      Cody says 6 bucks but the cost of chemicals will put you in the hole unless you do a extreme amount and your time is value too it's a good experiment to do

  • @xerxesodysseus6585
    @xerxesodysseus6585 8 лет назад

    Your videos are so interesting everytime I learn a lot from you.

  • @stuffzify
    @stuffzify 8 лет назад +14

    I did the math, to get an ounce of pure platinum via this method, you would need a whopping 14,000 spark plugs. 2 milligrams per spark plug = 500 spark plugs per gram, just over 28 grams = 1 ounce, 28 x 500 = 14,000

    • @nickjimenez9983
      @nickjimenez9983 7 лет назад

      Cromulon
      Time to get 14,000 spark plugs

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 7 лет назад +3

      Actually, it is worse than that. There are 31.1 grams in a troy ounce - so that comes to 15,500 plugs.

    • @davidsandlin9686
      @davidsandlin9686 6 лет назад +1

      You would have to work at the junkyard to come up with this many spark plugs.

  • @botfoblhrp
    @botfoblhrp 5 лет назад

    Holy moly is this guy smart or what? He showed us super cool science , and probably made more money for the video than you guys will ever figure out trying to price out what the metals worth. Enjoy the science everyone😉

  • @liora.5003
    @liora.5003 8 лет назад +109

    7:43 lol is that a mumbo jumbo plush cube? xD

  • @sciencefusion5352
    @sciencefusion5352 4 года назад

    Cody u really deserve a lot of love you are absolutely awesome and i love all your videos ❤️❤️❤️😍 u r my inspiration for science experiments which i perform in my home love u Cody 😘😘😘

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 8 лет назад +5

    Maybe if you preheat the crucible and iridium in the furnace before hitting it with the torch, you will be more successful. I suspect that during the torching process, most of the heat is going into the crucible.

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 лет назад +6

      probably why I was able to melt the platinum.

    • @tom_something
      @tom_something 8 лет назад

      Could be. I find iridium really interesting. The first Periodic Video I watched was on iridium and I was hooked on the whole channel after that.
      Unrelated: A while back, I asked if you'd like me to send you some batteries to help with your traveling and videography. I'd still like to send those to you if you're interested.

  • @ohmynoun
    @ohmynoun 8 лет назад

    Love your videos, man. You're a likable guy to boot. Keep doing what you're doing!

  • @JerryAsano
    @JerryAsano 7 лет назад +4

    Why is this video not in your refining playlist?

  • @frankenscience3553
    @frankenscience3553 8 лет назад

    you are not made of star stuff, you are spirit

  • @michaelmcdonald4869
    @michaelmcdonald4869 8 лет назад +663

    Is it just me or are the intros getting more and more unreadable?

    • @RamenLewis
      @RamenLewis 8 лет назад +42

      Great copy and paste of a past comment.

    • @michaelmcdonald4869
      @michaelmcdonald4869 8 лет назад +1

      +Afro Lewis what are you talking about?

    • @michaelmcdonald4869
      @michaelmcdonald4869 8 лет назад +5

      +I am triggered because well it wasnt copy and paste, I just said what I thought...

    • @User-dz2zv
      @User-dz2zv 8 лет назад +32

      +I am triggered because you have the best possible name on youtube for a comment section arguement

    • @MistaMoose
      @MistaMoose 8 лет назад +1

      +MICHAEL MCDONALD liar

  • @Poxteria
    @Poxteria 8 лет назад

    I learn more from cody than I ever do in school

  • @grandpaseed
    @grandpaseed 8 лет назад +6

    You should develop a way to dissolve vulcanized rubber then reconstitute it for reuse you would be rich !

  • @donswope9111
    @donswope9111 4 года назад

    That is a lot of work for $ 0.65 USD of platinum. On the other hand I really enjoyed watching your video it was very educational thank you.

  • @NeutraleLibero
    @NeutraleLibero 7 лет назад +6

    Welcome back to CITY'S LAD

  • @1BlackopsGuru
    @1BlackopsGuru 8 лет назад

    i like how you refer to stuff thats super red hot as warm

  • @jasonlumbert2211
    @jasonlumbert2211 8 лет назад +7

    Was that your compressor for your mine at the end of this video?

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 лет назад +17

      yes

    • @gutsngorrrr
      @gutsngorrrr 8 лет назад +6

      +Cody'sLab Are you going to do a video all about how you fixed your compressor, as I think a lot of us would find that interesting.

    • @firstlast-vt6gw
      @firstlast-vt6gw 8 лет назад +1

      +Cody'sLab im a huge fan of your Codys Mine videos! many a night i have stayed up to watch in fascination at your wide breadth of knowledge and skill. it amazes me that you are a savant in so many areas of knowledge and human endeavor. im a big fan and i hope you come out with another codys mine video soon!

  • @Joe.Rogan.
    @Joe.Rogan. 8 лет назад

    i learn so much watching codys channel.. keep up the great work man.

  • @AL_O0
    @AL_O0 8 лет назад +43

    Is that a MUMBO JUMBO PILLOW?

    • @billybrandt355
      @billybrandt355 8 лет назад

      What time

    • @Om-xt1wx
      @Om-xt1wx 8 лет назад

      +Billy Brandt 7:45.

    • @AL_O0
      @AL_O0 8 лет назад

      7:41

    • @keagancarson3933
      @keagancarson3933 8 лет назад +1

      If he was going to watch a minecraft RUclipsrs, I would bet on Mumbo and other hermit craft players

    • @AL_O0
      @AL_O0 8 лет назад

      I think he is subbed to Xisuma!
      Once he posted a comment!

  • @_ZombieDoll_
    @_ZombieDoll_ 8 лет назад

    I've learned so much more from your channel than I ever did in school :P

  • @dragonskizi7681
    @dragonskizi7681 7 лет назад +101

    This guy spends hours making this video and the only thing people care about is a pillow....

    • @blargh6143
      @blargh6143 5 лет назад

      Dragonskizi it’s not the only thing we care about. We care about learning from Cody but noticed something which brought our attention to it

    • @mcfansrandomvids
      @mcfansrandomvids 4 года назад +3

      I'm a little late to the comment. But let's be honest here. If people didn't care about the video they wouldn't have made it far enough into the video to see the pillow

    • @potatoboy549
      @potatoboy549 3 года назад

      It’s nothing new. You can spend weeks and months doing something and people would only care about the smallest and useless things.

  • @bestamerica
    @bestamerica 8 лет назад

    '
    i did used 4 plug sparks to the wire grinding wheel and cleaning up really easily...
    finish that wire grinding wheel...
    put 4 clean sparks to the car engine...
    very smoooth and perfect running well

  • @SparksThePhysicist
    @SparksThePhysicist 8 лет назад +14

    And if you dont mind me asking how do you bring in income at the ranch

    • @BenJaminLongTime
      @BenJaminLongTime 8 лет назад +1

      curious about this myself as an ex ag farmer

    • @the_real_cookiez
      @the_real_cookiez 8 лет назад +3

      RUclips doesn't bring in jack sht. I would say its mostly Patreon now!

    • @antonhelsgaun
      @antonhelsgaun 8 лет назад +1

      +T- panda no ads

    • @cadecollier6047
      @cadecollier6047 8 лет назад +2

      it brings in a good amount. he isnt rich of it obviously but its a pretty good paycheck for just videos

    •  8 лет назад

      I've read comments that say that RUclips pays between 300 and 4000 USD
      for a million views, depending on the type of content and location of
      the creator. Cody has averaged roughly 600k views on his more recent
      videos, so that would be about 5000 USD every week. Not bad. :)

  • @r91976
    @r91976 7 лет назад

    Iridium is so badass. Practically non corrosive by any acid, densest element along with osmium, one of the highest melting points of the elements, one of the hardest elements as well and the only metal that retains good mechanical properties at a temperature above 1600 Celsius

  • @gavigu4360
    @gavigu4360 8 лет назад +5

    Why they no use gold for spark plug

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 лет назад +20

      Too soft, platinum and iridium are very hard metals.

  • @crustysocks8019
    @crustysocks8019 8 лет назад

    Your vids are very entertaining and fun to watch, keep doing what your doing Cody

  • @snarkspawner
    @snarkspawner 8 лет назад +5

    Cody's Lab is basically Fallout 4 scrapping mechanics LOL
    Scrounging old useless stuff to make new stuff through SCIENCE

  • @jamescorvett
    @jamescorvett 6 лет назад

    i believe the Ac Delco plugs that werent marked are their Rapid Fire series and they are Iridium tipped. In the USA they cost aprox $6.36 each and are good for 100k miles. Its the only plug Ive used since the came out. the Bosch plugs suck usually last a yrs if that.
    You could prob get more platinum out of catalytic converters. Its been a big theft problem in the US people stealing them from automobiles and selling them for scrap. Nice collection of refining videos you have done here! thanks for sharing!

  • @eduardarroyo6408
    @eduardarroyo6408 5 лет назад +4

    Hey Cody ! Can you extract some metals in human blood?

  • @henryv443
    @henryv443 5 лет назад

    I’m pretty ignorant to all this refining and what each compound or chemical are but I do love your vids and must admit you are teaching me little by little. Keep these going my man super entertaining and binge worthy no doubt

  • @auggy782
    @auggy782 8 лет назад +7

    Hi Cody, I was hoping you could help me with an experiment.
    My school sends high altitude weather balloons to the edge of space and allows students to attatch experiments. I am trying to come up with a cool experiment to send up to 100,000 feet above the earth. Any ideas??? Thanks in advance,
    Anna

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 лет назад +14

      I've always wanted to see someone freeze dry something by using the vacuum of space.

    • @Eaglefield_
      @Eaglefield_ 8 лет назад

      Someone?! That's messed up! One extra ticket to hell please. I'll need it for when i'm done laughing xD

    • @IgnasXXX1
      @IgnasXXX1 8 лет назад +3

      +Anders Ørnfeldt "someone freeze SOMETHING", not someone

    • @auggy782
      @auggy782 8 лет назад

      +Cody'sLab hmmm cool idea! any ideas as to what to freeze dry?

    • @Eaglefield_
      @Eaglefield_ 8 лет назад +1

      Well.. Seems i'll need my own ticket.. Still laughing

  • @themastamanhd4861
    @themastamanhd4861 8 лет назад +5

    Would HF be cable to dissolve iridium?

  • @user-yd6qq5pr7c
    @user-yd6qq5pr7c 8 лет назад

    I always learn something from your videos, thanks.

  • @NvrchFotia
    @NvrchFotia 8 лет назад +6

    Awesome! Do you have any plans of trying different ammonium nitrate based explosives in the mine like ANFO? It might save you a little bit of money on Al powder (And if you do it right you can eliminate the NO2 fumes).

  • @parasdsingh
    @parasdsingh 8 лет назад

    That platinum solution in a cup sure looked like tea lol. Expensive tea

  • @XtreeM_FaiL
    @XtreeM_FaiL 8 лет назад +10

    Kids in Finland could have eat that ammonium chlorite.

  • @RobBoss757
    @RobBoss757 Год назад

    Must just be Cody things cause as a Cody myself. The question of what to do with all my apark plugs and spare cats was answered by another Cody.

  • @clansapngad9312
    @clansapngad9312 8 лет назад +5

    Extract cyanide from fruit seeds...

    • @snowstorm9818
      @snowstorm9818 8 лет назад +2

      if you're talking about how apple seeds supposedly contain cyanide, that wouldn't really be possible, as they don't contain actual cyanide, but rather amygdalin, a compound that produces cyanide when it comes in contact with digestive enzymes, which means that in order to actually get the cyanide, you'd need someone to eat the seeds, which would both make the cyanide irrecoverable and kill the person eating it.

    • @clansapngad9312
      @clansapngad9312 8 лет назад

      +Snow Storm What about other seeds like cherry pits they should contain more...

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 лет назад +11

      I actually have over 100lbs of cherry pits and I have extracted cyanide from them, its not that hard really, in fact so easy that I'm worried about showing people how to do it.

    • @parkkos9798
      @parkkos9798 8 лет назад

      +Cody'sLab . hahaha

    • @parkkos9798
      @parkkos9798 8 лет назад

      +Cody'sLab just do it!

  • @donaldhinck4490
    @donaldhinck4490 5 лет назад +2

    Good job Cory.
    Very interesting

  • @moistschmeckles400
    @moistschmeckles400 8 лет назад +5

    10:46 bad hair day?

  • @HashlandXXX
    @HashlandXXX 8 лет назад

    The unmarked spark plugs; my guess is that they were sold in bulk to a car manufacture, so the spark plug company may not bother to mark them. Thanks for another insightful video. I've already learned so much from watching this, and Grant Thompson, I built my own Aluminum forge. RUclips is important, don't ever let it change.

  • @mentalleevoid
    @mentalleevoid 8 лет назад

    I came, I learned, I liked. Now the world is a slightly better place.

  • @lokkas3637
    @lokkas3637 8 лет назад +12

    pls make some MDMA

    • @theRhinsRanger
      @theRhinsRanger 5 лет назад +1

      An DMT

    • @flaviochavez1747
      @flaviochavez1747 5 лет назад

      The Rhins Ranger maybe some LSD too

    • @lil_weasel219
      @lil_weasel219 5 лет назад

      @@flaviochavez1747 lsd is made from a fungus. He is a geologist, not a medical biologist

  • @archbishop8719
    @archbishop8719 8 лет назад

    More precious metal refining!!!! Thanks Cody!

  • @theshellman132
    @theshellman132 8 лет назад

    Always awsome to watch you and this series!

  • @anttivetelainen9975
    @anttivetelainen9975 8 лет назад

    These videos are so darn interesting to watch.

  • @rileymcmorris7509
    @rileymcmorris7509 8 лет назад

    Great job Cody love watching this types of video

  • @boleslawszemplinski2549
    @boleslawszemplinski2549 3 года назад +1

    And now to dilute the platinum i'll add some homemade moon shine from my jar and a shot of vodka

  • @MrCartoonlife
    @MrCartoonlife 8 лет назад

    You're awesome I check your channel twice a day for new videos just incase lol

  • @nateapple1410
    @nateapple1410 8 лет назад +1

    great video cody, I always look forward to your uploads. you're the best youtuber