I'm feeling grateful. As you can see, there is not a sponsor on this video. Thank you to everyone who supports on Patreon to let me make the kinds of videos I want (like this). www.patreon.com/smartereveryday It's the many people supporting for a small amount that makes videos like this possible. In this particular video, it took several trips to Cals' shop to make it happen. Check out Cal's work at www.calbreed.com Be sure to check out the small colored vases on Cal's website. We have bought one for every color of the rainbow and we put flowers from the yard in them. We love them! Thanks again for supporting on Patreon!
If i could I would support you on patreon and maybe one day I will because I love your videos and the passion you show for the subject and making of the videos Thanks for always entertaining us while learning these interesting things to us
I’ve visited a glass shop before but I never knew about the rubbery plateau and I always wondered how they could keep working the glass outside the furnace. Now I know! Also, seeing the internal stresses using the polarizer was awesome. Great job Destin!
I love how his criticism of his students was always something along the lines of: "We gotta practice that a little more." This guy has an incredible teaching style
See also: Apprentices. There's a slightly different relationship between a "master" (ie. a very skilled professional) and an apprentice, once which is different than teacher and student although it obviously shares some features, too. And, unless I miss my guess, it's not every skilled professional who would consider taking on more than one or two apprentices at the same time, but if that is possible it should tend to have a harmonic effect in terms of how learning happens. In other words, the peer group for 5 people (master and apprentices included) is likely to lead to everyone getting smarter at a faster rate than a group as small as 2 or 3.
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Repent to Jesus Christ “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”” John 11:25-26 NIV h
I really enjoyed Cal's perspective on failure. The use of failure as way to experiment and learn even though the piece isn't what he wanted it to be. It's a really smart idea.
This is true in engineering, too. Cal's perspective is the difference between people who are "paper experts" and people that you ask something and they casually give you the expert answer. A lot of people walk away from failures to start over ASAP. But good companies give their employees room to fail and explore those failures. So often, there are very important lessons in failures. This is why you see a lot of software teams hiring "chaos engineers" to purposely come break things in the infrastructure. "What happens when we hack this? What happens if our backup is shut down? What if ... what if ... what if ... ?" You can explore those questions "for free" when you are post-failure, but too many companies see this as a waste of time. They are thinking only about the deadline and getting the project complete with this "new setback," but knowledge lost to exploring "what went wrong" can prove to be much, much more valuable in the long run.
In a case like this, why would you want to quit? You can't do anything else but watch and see what happens, makes total sense to me from this aspect but that is unrealistic in every case scenario in life. Dumb actually!
It was this channel that helped me decide to quit my job and go back to school in my mid 30s. Best decision I ever made. Graduated 5 years ago and that degree has helped me so much. Just needed this motivation
The way Cal teaches and learns not just by understanding his and his team's failures, but also by pushing those failures to their limits, all while never being condescending or judgmental, is simply incredible. What a wonderful environment his shop must be if you're truly in love with this craft
tbf, glass blowers are ALL a bunch of stoners, and tend to have really clear headspaces and awareness. Dustin is too much of a jesus square to pick up on that.
Yeah lol when I read your comment, particularly the part about condescending, I immediately thought of how it compares to Gordon Ramsay's teaching environment...xD lmao two totally opposite methods, yet both effective!
Really love the way cal runs his shop. Very focused and serious, making sure all the apprentices understand the safety aspects. But at the same time he was never rude, never belittling. He's the kind of teacher that you know knows his stuff, but you're not scared of him, you're scared to disappoint him.
When I finish a Smarter Every Day video, I feel like a different person, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This channel is one of the last bastions of wholesome, educational, and transformative content on RUclips. These videos remind me that there's much good in the world. Thank you very much for the work you do Destin.
@@FIGHTTHECABLE yeah well im not saying that new great channels stopped popping up. but if you think about the last couple of years though, esp with shorts and how recent creators would optimize for the algorithm or use shock and psychological tricks to garner attention, you get a bleaker picture of the platform as a whole. A different archetype of content gets rewarded more, and it becomes harder to find channels like this one.
Repent to Jesus Christ “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”” John 11:25-26 NIV h
I love Destin's infectious enthusiasm and ability to explain complex topics in a clear and engaging way. I admire how Destin guides his interactions with kindness, empathy, and eagerness to learn. We can all stand to learn something from people like Destin who put aside personal differences and instead choose to focus on human connection. There's something truly special about this channel.
Reminds me of an old quote I heard “The line of demarcation between failure and success is so thin we often do not know where one ends and the other begins”
Cal's speech at the end about learning from failure is my main takeaway from this video. Glass is fragile, like so many endeavors. Failure is a learning experience. If you go in with this mindset, there's no way to lose.
In a case like this, why would you want to quit? You can't do anything else but watch and see what happens, makes total sense to me from this aspect but that is unrealistic in every case scenario in life. Dumb actually!
I love the concept of, “if I’m going to fail, fail all the way.” Reminds me of the Mythbusters, where their motto was “failure is always an option.” We learn so much from failing. We shouldn’t be afraid to fail, that’s where true knowledge comes from.
One can report that user on their profile but for some reason I can't do it. When I enter the impersonated channel's url, it says that the channel doesn't exist. It's so frustrating.
Cal's expectation of perfection and learning through failure is really commendable. My jaw literally dropped when you showed how they make the drinking glass. Just incredible.
I am a glass artist myself and I did know about the "rubbery plateau" I just didn't realise I knew. Also I love the idea of continuing to work on something after it has "failed". Not only does this mean you can find out about other ways it can fail, as the artist says, it must also be really freeing. You can try something mad and it doesn't matter if it doesn't work. Who knows where that could take you? Thank you, your team and all those involved so much for this.
And who knows what might happen with that finished "failure". Failure might be turned into success in the end, even if it doesn't match your original vision.
That last bit about failure Cal was talking about is pretty much spot on for any kind of learned skill. I love painting, but any kind of new technique I learn (blending, shading, medium etc) generally starts with failure and experimentation 🤙
And THANK YOU soooooo much for including Cal's thoughts on the freedom to learn that failure represents. I struggled in the past with the concept of "failing fast" as an excuse not to do one's homework ahead of time. His comments open up that process to learning so much more, compared to the "one question, one right answer" trend I see so often in formal education today. Fantastic episode, Destin.
That "pftt" making the bubble grow in the glass BLEW my mind, straight up wizardry! Cal's explanation of the balance of failure was profoundly beautiful! Absolutely 10/10 video!
As an artist, I really appreciate the way you show the artist process and the intricacies that go into the creation of these pieces. The art you see is the last and sometimes least important part of the puzzle, its all that failure and struggle and teamwork that makes the piece worth it. You capture that feeling and I am so happy you show that
5:47 That type of glass is used today for Ruby Red neon tubing with various formulations. The ruby red color is from selenium in the form of cadmium selenide and another agent zinc sulfide its the heating that develops the color and if it is overheated can permanently turn clear. Some formulations of ruby red darken when heated so as every sharp bend of the tubing is darker as it was heated more than a sweeping bend such as in a "O". In the past ruby red neon tubing was made with particles of gold and was a beautiful blood red color - but very difficult to bend as it took a higher heat to work it. I've been making neon for over 40 years.
The respect you show for people with different types of intelligence from you is really heart-warming. Your commitment to learning as much as you can from anywhere you can is definitely a standard to be sought after by more people!
High quality photos of those glass pieces through various types of lenses and scopes would make an amazing album. The whole thing looks almost organic, and also like something out in space. Incredible and beautiful.
Destin, I know what you mean when you say that the final piece made you feel things. I wasn't expecting to get emotional watching a 30 min video about glass work, but my heart feels more full after watching this than it felt before, and that's something special. Thank you.
Smarter Every Day videos often make me feel warm, because they show the beauty of engineering, but now that it's coupled with the beauty of art, it's on another level.
It's the same with molten metal. This stuff is that hot, that it will not be able to touch your bare skin due to the Leidenfrost-Effect. If molten glass / metal hits your cloths they will catch on fire and burn you badly. Ideally you would work butt naked just with gloves and protection googles on. But RUclips would not allow that. And I may think his apprentices would also have something to say about that.
@@NineSun001 That's not true. I've been burned multiple times from hot glass. There isn't enough oil on your skin to withstand more than a split second of contact. And we wear cotton clothing, not synthetic, because it doesn't melt or catch fire easily. I've got more shirts with tiny burn holes in them than I can count. Not sure where you're getting your information.
I really enjoyed this video and as a glass artist, I love this idea of "failing in all the ways I can" in a project! I'm going to start trying that in all the ways I can in the future!
Your depiction of the different forms of glass (PR drop, molten glass, not yet cooled glass container) on the viscosity/temperature curve was key to turning a simple number like temperature into a graphic of the interplay between the inherent physical properties of these various "states" of glass that must be in balance to achieve this goal. Great job not only on exploring this "What if..." path but also on illustrating it so elegantly.
I agree. Eric, Jill and the rest who work with him are extremely good team mates. I'm impressed with their ability to all give each other negative feedback in a constructive way. We could all learn from their example.
between frames 2037.618 and 2037.833 at 20:29-:32 you can see the schlieren of the shockwave and elastic ripple of the molten glass from the drop AND GETTING CAPTURED by the transitional phase as stress.. that causes the blue coloring in the polariscope and the shockwaves Destin mentions at 25:29.. AWESOME. seeing something actually happen is so incredibly enlightening! keep up these awesome videos!
"an Artist who understands the material properties of glass far more than any engineer I know" this is such a profound statement in my mind. Artists are so often undervalued, but clearly a man as amazing as Destin can see the true extent of how artists help uplift society.
Dr. Temple Grandin understand this greatly and also the truth of all area. Engineers to technician/artist to office personnel (Organizers, Financial, CEO type people) Very interesting information I have learned by this and believe that all schools need to work with this as a way to teach. Give all people the opportunity to learn the best way possible for them and not just teach one way.
but at the same time, the artist sees that Destin build a tool for a purpose that fits the process - so let's go. And if it does not work: just adapt the tool the process and the process to the tool - so let's go.
For a very long time artists, artisans and craftsman where the only engineers and scientists. From pretty much the earliest use of fire and tools, our ancestors knew nothing of thermodynamics and gasses or how the material properties of stone worked. They learned how to use the fire for more than warmth and cooking, they learned how to chip stone all with intuition and how to pass those skills on before any kind of complex math or even writing. From there it was metallurgy, glass making and everything else centuries before the first engineers and scientists as we know them came about.
I had a university professor several years ago whose standard response to students saying "I have a problem" was "There are no problems, only opportunities." Yes, sometimes that reply was delivered in a seriously sarcastic manner, but the words remained absolutely true. Every situation and every outcome that is not the one desired is an opportunity to learn, change what needs to change, and continue on to improve. Thank you, Dr. Crenshaw, for sharing your acerbic wit and lifetime of wisdom with this ever non-traditional Ag student.
This stuff is beautiful... Both the outcome and the process. My favorite part is hearing Cal describe how and why he uses the failures to learn, near the end of the video. I also like seeing Destin's approach to meeting new people. Not only with Cal, but also with Matt from Smarter Every Day. He has fostered new friendships in a unique way and we are all better for it. As someone about Destin's age, without a lot of deep friendships, I think back to my own life and ways that I could perhaps have invested more in others to HAVE those friendships now, but don't... And I'm trying to figure out the best way to cultivate those skills and qualities in my four kids.
This video is beautiful, insightful and very touching. Your ability to connect with everyone, and the deep respect you have for their craft is second to none. It is incredible to see how art and engineering interact to make each other better, while showcasing the talent of everyone involved. Thank you Destin for this incredible series, and thanks to Cal and the team for opening their door and sharing their knowledge.
I think you're an artist too Destin. I don't know how you do it but sometimes, you take the simplest subjects and explain them in a way that's so interesting it's mind blowing. I have never been bored a second watching your videos. I wish I had teachers like you when I was growing up. People like you expand the mind of other human beings. Keep making this world interesting and better. Thank you so much for your work.
That lesson about intentionally committing to moments of failure as opportunities of learning is _deeply_ important. Doing that actually disconnects the experience of failure from being tied to your Amygdala's fear & survival response. This is preventing you from treating failure as a threat and instead embracing it as a way for your Prefrontal Cortex to gain a deeper understanding of the thing you're dealing with. It's one of the most important ways to deal with unknown unknowns and mastering something that you are deeply interested in, so hearing him talk so specifically about that process from a practical standpoint in an episode where you emphasize his intuitive sense of that over just the explicit statistical knowledge was REALLY fantastic!
26:59 What Cal said there made so much sense and taught me so much... I just cant explain it.... He is a genius and truely an Artist. How i wish I could learn so much more from him.. and not just about glass... about Life!!
Cal feels very wise, and a great artist, with a great team to boot! I just love all your enthusiasm for the art of glass and the Prince Rupert's Drop specifically. Please give us more of Cal and co!
3:09 I love these little handwritten safety notes. The fish saying wear safety glasses is great 😂 and "Do not pick up glass from the floor! - it's NOT safe." 😅 perfect for ne who sometimes just forgets that there would be a super heated oven right in front of me. 😂
I could probably use that sign about picking up glass at my work. I have a bad habit of picking up broken glasses bare-handed instead of grabbing a broom.
Cool video, as always. Fun fact from near the beginning at about 5:53 aubergine is the french word for eggplant, might be why Destin hadn't heard that word before, it is also English for eggplant, but most Americans (and possibly other English speakers) just say eggplant.
Eleven years a go, Cal gave you something to work with... Eleven years later, you gave him back something truly wonderful to work with and add to his portfolio... THAT... Is Brilliant... A tremendous thing to happen you don't see often between Engineers and Artists... Nice one! 👌👏👏👏 😎🇬🇧
So awesome to see the folks at Orbix featured. My wife and I visited them two years ago to make Christmas ornaments. Jill took care of us and was so incredibly kind and patient! You could tell that she truly loved what she was doing and glad to talk with us about the process. Great folks!!
Very impressed at your consistency in making videos and appreciate the letter reference at 23:45 showing the 11 years of this video's history in the making! Happy to see you're going from Strength to Strength.
Okay, that view of the final product using the polaroscope was *amazing*. So freaking pretty! Cal and his team are truly remarkable, and I'm so glad you got to document their skills and experience with your signature enthusiasm and curiosity. Thank you for the great work you do Destin-I've been watching your videos since I was 10, and I'm nearly 21 now! I remember the first Prince Rupert's Drop videos you made and I look forward to many more in the future :) You make the Internet a better place.
We often went to Bornholm (Denmark) on vacation when I was a kid (almost 30 years ago 😭) and there were quite a few open glass workshops where I just loved watching the artisans do their thing. I just remembered how relaxing and beautiful this art is to look at.
There needs to be more engineers like you. Willing to learn and redefine what you understand from the people that actually work with materials all day.
Your enthusiasm for the science, along with Cal and his team's enthusiasm to learn was a joy to watch. This is a great video, and represents the best of the internet. Keep up the great work.
10 years later, and he's still got it! That was the video which got me started watching your channel 🙏❤️ Thank you for over a DECADE of great free educational content.
You get smarter every day from making these videos, but I get dumber every day because I am constantly watching more of your videos and not doing homework.
I love the idea of failing but still finishing so that you continue to learn. Especially if the material is just waste after a fail anyway. Going to take that lesson with me for the rest of my life.
Cal talking about failure as education at 25:57 is one of the most concise and inspiring motivational speeches I’ve ever heard, from now this is mandatory viewing for my sales team. Great video from start to finish as always! If you ever want to talk robots, hit me up! Cheers!
Hot glass work is so incredible to see. I had the opportunity to blow a fishing float last year, and it was way harder than it looks. Cal and his team are so skilled. If you’re interested in glass work, the Corning Museum of Glass channel has hours of narrated live recordings.
I never thought I would enjoy glass making this way and this much, and not to mention the whole physics behind it, even the entire process you've all subjected yourself into to get the most perfect cast of Prince Rupert's drop in a glass mold that translates how failures can shape success❤
One of my favourite builds so far! It's amazing to see how his brain works and being at an age to appreciate it after growing up watching him on myth busters. Would love to build my skills to be able to make something like this of my own! Thank you Adam for motivation!
Very interesting Destin - loved the pieces that were created. I also love the statement that "Failure is being in a good space for discovery" that Cal made around 27:31. Really cool video, and indeed, the works of the Lord are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them... 👍🙂❤
Jill is one of a kind hearing her talk about how she works without hardly any thought in it and just shows that that’s the trade she was meant for when you’re doing work and you don’t even gotta put the thought into it. That is one of the best employees you’ll ever get.
Destin's genuine excitement is so infectious! I never knew I would spend half an hour glued to a video about glass, but here I am. Awesome work, as always!
Good god the absolute elation that your videos bring to me is unreal, Destin. You are the very best at capturing very complex (and simple) subjects and distilling them down in the most learnable, fun, engaging, and fearless way. God bless you and your family!
Part of me wants to buy #1, but a bigger part of me wants to let Cal/Destin keep it as reminder of this wonderful time they spent learning together. I don't think you should sell it for any price. It's absolutely beautiful, and priceless. Pass it on to one of your kids.
The absolute best part was the energy an empassioned team working together like that was generating. I was enthralled the entire time and feel grateful to see true artists at work.
"If we're going to mess up, I want to mess up a lot" is such an amazing teaching methodology! Figure out all the flaws and why to come up with a better solution! Love this!
As a person who went through many years of learning to be a glass worker, it is both amazing to see you go in depth on the process and give the necessary respect to the “feeling” of working glass . Also, I always said I could’ve spent the time just watching glass being worked because glass working is fun and super entertaining for spectators. Thanks for giving this the time and energy it deserved Destin
You deserve an award for educational videos Destin. Thanks man. My boy is young but I can’t wait till he’s a bit older. I’ll love watching videos like this with him.
Cal is so full of wisdom. Hearing him talk at the end of what he thinks of failure and pushing that failure as far as it can go for purposes of discovery is extremely enlightening.
I'm feeling grateful. As you can see, there is not a sponsor on this video. Thank you to everyone who supports on Patreon to let me make the kinds of videos I want (like this). www.patreon.com/smartereveryday
It's the many people supporting for a small amount that makes videos like this possible. In this particular video, it took several trips to Cals' shop to make it happen. Check out Cal's work at www.calbreed.com
Be sure to check out the small colored vases on Cal's website. We have bought one for every color of the rainbow and we put flowers from the yard in them. We love them!
Thanks again for supporting on Patreon!
If i could I would support you on patreon and maybe one day I will because I love your videos and the passion you show for the subject and making of the videos
Thanks for always entertaining us while learning these interesting things to us
Was grabbing the uranium an interesting contact?
I think you crashed his website lol
You said supersonic shockwaves, but what I saw was magnetic fields!
Well, he's definitely proud of his work. Neat stuff, but not $1000+ neat.
How to make half an hour fly by 🙌
Hello gav/dan nice to see you here.
Hope to see another collab between you two soon!👀
or melt away :D
These guys know what an aubergine is
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I’ve visited a glass shop before but I never knew about the rubbery plateau and I always wondered how they could keep working the glass outside the furnace. Now I know! Also, seeing the internal stresses using the polarizer was awesome. Great job Destin!
agreed
Looks like you've got a new video idea!
@@LeoStaley he doesn’t sound smart
How special relativity makes magnets work ≠ The big misconception about electricity.
Please redo the God's Rod video with stabilizers on the rods this time
I absolutely love the respect you’ve given to the artists in this video.
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I love how his criticism of his students was always something along the lines of: "We gotta practice that a little more." This guy has an incredible teaching style
See also: Apprentices. There's a slightly different relationship between a "master" (ie. a very skilled professional) and an apprentice, once which is different than teacher and student although it obviously shares some features, too. And, unless I miss my guess, it's not every skilled professional who would consider taking on more than one or two apprentices at the same time, but if that is possible it should tend to have a harmonic effect in terms of how learning happens. In other words, the peer group for 5 people (master and apprentices included) is likely to lead to everyone getting smarter at a faster rate than a group as small as 2 or 3.
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Molten glass looks so cool. Not much else radiates visible light while at the same time being transparent.
Repent to Jesus Christ “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?””
John 11:25-26 NIV
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I'd love to see you play with the stuff :-)
Light bulb?
@@Adriand979 has a part that's transparent and has a part that produces light that isn't
I really enjoyed Cal's perspective on failure. The use of failure as way to experiment and learn even though the piece isn't what he wanted it to be. It's a really smart idea.
The school of hard knocks is always the best teacher.
Engineering meets art. Or is it art meeting engineering?
I always try to learn from my mistakes, but this is a completely different and brilliant way of looking at it.
This is true in engineering, too. Cal's perspective is the difference between people who are "paper experts" and people that you ask something and they casually give you the expert answer. A lot of people walk away from failures to start over ASAP. But good companies give their employees room to fail and explore those failures. So often, there are very important lessons in failures. This is why you see a lot of software teams hiring "chaos engineers" to purposely come break things in the infrastructure. "What happens when we hack this? What happens if our backup is shut down? What if ... what if ... what if ... ?" You can explore those questions "for free" when you are post-failure, but too many companies see this as a waste of time. They are thinking only about the deadline and getting the project complete with this "new setback," but knowledge lost to exploring "what went wrong" can prove to be much, much more valuable in the long run.
In a case like this, why would you want to quit? You can't do anything else but watch and see what happens, makes total sense to me from this aspect but that is unrealistic in every case scenario in life. Dumb actually!
It was this channel that helped me decide to quit my job and go back to school in my mid 30s. Best decision I ever made. Graduated 5 years ago and that degree has helped me so much. Just needed this motivation
Thank you for taking the time to share this, it is wonderful to read and I hope it goes onto inspire others
How did you live without a job?
@@TJ-W the ever important question
Well done mate, congratulations on your achievement and best wishes for your future endeavours...
What did you study?
The way Cal teaches and learns not just by understanding his and his team's failures, but also by pushing those failures to their limits, all while never being condescending or judgmental, is simply incredible. What a wonderful environment his shop must be if you're truly in love with this craft
tbf, glass blowers are ALL a bunch of stoners, and tend to have really clear headspaces and awareness. Dustin is too much of a jesus square to pick up on that.
Cuz they’re stoners
Yeah lol when I read your comment, particularly the part about condescending, I immediately thought of how it compares to Gordon Ramsay's teaching environment...xD lmao two totally opposite methods, yet both effective!
Really love the way cal runs his shop. Very focused and serious, making sure all the apprentices understand the safety aspects. But at the same time he was never rude, never belittling. He's the kind of teacher that you know knows his stuff, but you're not scared of him, you're scared to disappoint him.
When I finish a Smarter Every Day video, I feel like a different person, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This channel is one of the last bastions of wholesome, educational, and transformative content on RUclips. These videos remind me that there's much good in the world. Thank you very much for the work you do Destin.
Dude yes, those are the perfect words for it🙏🏻🙏🏻
I would argue, that you haven't looked far enough yet.
@@FIGHTTHECABLE there are indeed many other incredible channels, yes, i agree 100%.
@@FIGHTTHECABLE yeah well im not saying that new great channels stopped popping up. but if you think about the last couple of years though, esp with shorts and how recent creators would optimize for the algorithm or use shock and psychological tricks to garner attention, you get a bleaker picture of the platform as a whole. A different archetype of content gets rewarded more, and it becomes harder to find channels like this one.
Repent to Jesus Christ “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?””
John 11:25-26 NIV
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I love Destin's infectious enthusiasm and ability to explain complex topics in a clear and engaging way. I admire how Destin guides his interactions with kindness, empathy, and eagerness to learn. We can all stand to learn something from people like Destin who put aside personal differences and instead choose to focus on human connection. There's something truly special about this channel.
He's a true rare gem, and worthy of the term role model. This world needs more Destins.
These are words Destin himself would use if he came across his channel from another dimension.
Destin, we need more Cal. His mindset on failure is phenomenal and incredibly applicable to anyone regardless of career. Thank you!
The way Cal speaks about the fine balance of success and failure is an amazing headspace.
Reminds me of an old quote I heard “The line of demarcation between failure and success is so thin we often do not know where one ends and the other begins”
@@housecapital2199 That is a quote I have not heard before but it is one worth remembering.
@@moondoggie1987 Its from Napoleon Hill
@@housecapital2199 Thank you for letting me know.
Cal's speech at the end about learning from failure is my main takeaway from this video. Glass is fragile, like so many endeavors. Failure is a learning experience. If you go in with this mindset, there's no way to lose.
In a case like this, why would you want to quit? You can't do anything else but watch and see what happens, makes total sense to me from this aspect but that is unrealistic in every case scenario in life. Dumb actually!
Once I wreck a watercolor painting, I just start playing. Might as well! Otherwise it's a complete waste of time and materials.
This video should be shown on day number one for grade school…loved the inspiration…failure is still learning…😊
I love the way you summarized it, thanks for commenting
There's winning... And there's learning.
I love the concept of, “if I’m going to fail, fail all the way.” Reminds me of the Mythbusters, where their motto was “failure is always an option.” We learn so much from failing. We shouldn’t be afraid to fail, that’s where true knowledge comes from.
I love how calm Cal is while also giving important feedback. Must be nice to learn under his guidance.
@@Sylv0swe What's going on here ?
One can report that user on their profile but for some reason I can't do it. When I enter the impersonated channel's url, it says that the channel doesn't exist. It's so frustrating.
Cal's expectation of perfection and learning through failure is really commendable. My jaw literally dropped when you showed how they make the drinking glass. Just incredible.
I am a glass artist myself and I did know about the "rubbery plateau" I just didn't realise I knew. Also I love the idea of continuing to work on something after it has "failed". Not only does this mean you can find out about other ways it can fail, as the artist says, it must also be really freeing. You can try something mad and it doesn't matter if it doesn't work. Who knows where that could take you? Thank you, your team and all those involved so much for this.
Great observation. Even when you know your art there’s always more to learn, these days is just as hopping on the internet to do so
And who knows what might happen with that finished "failure". Failure might be turned into success in the end, even if it doesn't match your original vision.
That last bit about failure Cal was talking about is pretty much spot on for any kind of learned skill. I love painting, but any kind of new technique I learn (blending, shading, medium etc) generally starts with failure and experimentation 🤙
The quality of the content you put on here is the reason i don't pay for TV at home anymore. This is simply mind blowing.
That final result looks incredible
Giant sperm in a glass. Imagine that blowin up a fallopian tube! 😂
Yes it's stunning.
Found out funny that aubergine wasn't a known word... It's the UK name for an egg plant (not sure where else says this)
And THANK YOU soooooo much for including Cal's thoughts on the freedom to learn that failure represents. I struggled in the past with the concept of "failing fast" as an excuse not to do one's homework ahead of time.
His comments open up that process to learning so much more, compared to the "one question, one right answer" trend I see so often in formal education today.
Fantastic episode, Destin.
The way Cal talks about the delicate balance between success and failure is such an inspiring mindset.
I absolutely love the respect you’ve given to the artists in this video. Bridging the gap between engineering and artistry is a wonderful thing 🎉
That "pftt" making the bubble grow in the glass BLEW my mind, straight up wizardry! Cal's explanation of the balance of failure was profoundly beautiful!
Absolutely 10/10 video!
I never understood how much teamwork could be involved with glass blowing! Really cool to see them work together! So much talent!
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As an artist, I really appreciate the way you show the artist process and the intricacies that go into the creation of these pieces. The art you see is the last and sometimes least important part of the puzzle, its all that failure and struggle and teamwork that makes the piece worth it. You capture that feeling and I am so happy you show that
A machine can make glass
5:47 That type of glass is used today for Ruby Red neon tubing with various formulations. The ruby red color is from selenium in the form of cadmium selenide and another agent zinc sulfide its the heating that develops the color and if it is overheated can permanently turn clear. Some formulations of ruby red darken when heated so as every sharp bend of the tubing is darker as it was heated more than a sweeping bend such as in a "O". In the past ruby red neon tubing was made with particles of gold and was a beautiful blood red color - but very difficult to bend as it took a higher heat to work it. I've been making neon for over 40 years.
The respect you show for people with different types of intelligence from you is really heart-warming. Your commitment to learning as much as you can from anywhere you can is definitely a standard to be sought after by more people!
The respect Destin shows as a really smart guy to the different types of intelligence is inspiring, from his father, to farmers, to artists.
High quality photos of those glass pieces through various types of lenses and scopes would make an amazing album.
The whole thing looks almost organic, and also like something out in space. Incredible and beautiful.
I really love the dynamic of Cal's shop. A master with a workshop of apprentices, it's like the great artists you read about.
Destin, I know what you mean when you say that the final piece made you feel things. I wasn't expecting to get emotional watching a 30 min video about glass work, but my heart feels more full after watching this than it felt before, and that's something special. Thank you.
Smarter Every Day videos often make me feel warm, because they show the beauty of engineering, but now that it's coupled with the beauty of art, it's on another level.
11:45 - working with hot molten glass in your shorts and T short. Now that's confidence !
It's the same with molten metal. This stuff is that hot, that it will not be able to touch your bare skin due to the Leidenfrost-Effect. If molten glass / metal hits your cloths they will catch on fire and burn you badly.
Ideally you would work butt naked just with gloves and protection googles on. But RUclips would not allow that. And I may think his apprentices would also have something to say about that.
@@NineSun001 we only saw the filmed part ^^
@@NineSun001 Wow! thanks for enlightening me. I'm becoming smarter everyday !
@@NineSun001 That's not true. I've been burned multiple times from hot glass. There isn't enough oil on your skin to withstand more than a split second of contact. And we wear cotton clothing, not synthetic, because it doesn't melt or catch fire easily. I've got more shirts with tiny burn holes in them than I can count. Not sure where you're getting your information.
@@NineSun001 don't spread misinformation
I really enjoyed this video and as a glass artist, I love this idea of "failing in all the ways I can" in a project! I'm going to start trying that in all the ways I can in the future!
Your depiction of the different forms of glass (PR drop, molten glass, not yet cooled glass container) on the viscosity/temperature curve was key to turning a simple number like temperature into a graphic of the interplay between the inherent physical properties of these various "states" of glass that must be in balance to achieve this goal.
Great job not only on exploring this "What if..." path but also on illustrating it so elegantly.
Cal is an amazing artisan. His patience, knowledge, and positivity are extraordinary.
I agree. Eric, Jill and the rest who work with him are extremely good team mates. I'm impressed with their ability to all give each other negative feedback in a constructive way. We could all learn from their example.
between frames 2037.618 and 2037.833 at 20:29-:32 you can see the schlieren of the shockwave and elastic ripple of the molten glass from the drop AND GETTING CAPTURED by the transitional phase as stress.. that causes the blue coloring in the polariscope and the shockwaves Destin mentions at 25:29.. AWESOME. seeing something actually happen is so incredibly enlightening! keep up these awesome videos!
I've always been amazed at glass work, but having the artists explain everything as they go is a whole new level of awe.
I agree, the artists have a deep meaningful connection with how the material works. It's fascinating.
Ask a glass scientist then, you will be amazed x1000
"an Artist who understands the material properties of glass far more than any engineer I know" this is such a profound statement in my mind. Artists are so often undervalued, but clearly a man as amazing as Destin can see the true extent of how artists help uplift society.
Dr. Temple Grandin understand this greatly and also the truth of all area. Engineers to technician/artist to office personnel (Organizers, Financial, CEO type people) Very interesting information I have learned by this and believe that all schools need to work with this as a way to teach. Give all people the opportunity to learn the best way possible for them and not just teach one way.
but at the same time, the artist sees that Destin build a tool for a purpose that fits the process - so let's go. And if it does not work: just adapt the tool the process and the process to the tool - so let's go.
You expect engineers to know everything about materials?
I loved the talk at the end about intuition!
For a very long time artists, artisans and craftsman where the only engineers and scientists. From pretty much the earliest use of fire and tools, our ancestors knew nothing of thermodynamics and gasses or how the material properties of stone worked. They learned how to use the fire for more than warmth and cooking, they learned how to chip stone all with intuition and how to pass those skills on before any kind of complex math or even writing. From there it was metallurgy, glass making and everything else centuries before the first engineers and scientists as we know them came about.
This was all so beautiful. The experiment itself, how you presented glasswork, Cal's failure-success philosophy... Thanks, man, this was great.
I had a university professor several years ago whose standard response to students saying "I have a problem" was "There are no problems, only opportunities." Yes, sometimes that reply was delivered in a seriously sarcastic manner, but the words remained absolutely true. Every situation and every outcome that is not the one desired is an opportunity to learn, change what needs to change, and continue on to improve.
Thank you, Dr. Crenshaw, for sharing your acerbic wit and lifetime of wisdom with this ever non-traditional Ag student.
This stuff is beautiful... Both the outcome and the process.
My favorite part is hearing Cal describe how and why he uses the failures to learn, near the end of the video.
I also like seeing Destin's approach to meeting new people. Not only with Cal, but also with Matt from Smarter Every Day. He has fostered new friendships in a unique way and we are all better for it.
As someone about Destin's age, without a lot of deep friendships, I think back to my own life and ways that I could perhaps have invested more in others to HAVE those friendships now, but don't... And I'm trying to figure out the best way to cultivate those skills and qualities in my four kids.
This video is beautiful, insightful and very touching. Your ability to connect with everyone, and the deep respect you have for their craft is second to none. It is incredible to see how art and engineering interact to make each other better, while showcasing the talent of everyone involved.
Thank you Destin for this incredible series, and thanks to Cal and the team for opening their door and sharing their knowledge.
Smarter Every Day videos put my brain into the rubbery plateau of learning. Thanks for all you do, Destin.
Such amazingly talented people you and all are! Love your channel!
I think you're an artist too Destin. I don't know how you do it but sometimes, you take the simplest subjects and explain them in a way that's so interesting it's mind blowing. I have never been bored a second watching your videos. I wish I had teachers like you when I was growing up. People like you expand the mind of other human beings. Keep making this world interesting and better. Thank you so much for your work.
Hehe he made an episode of how a weedeater line looks like while cutting lol. Couldn't have said anything more true
@@seanoverholt1736 Yeah! I remember! I watched it and I was captivated lollll.
@@kingsrevenge9234 Nope.
This channel never ceases to amaze me.
Also Cal's bit about failure and intuition was great to hear.
That lesson about intentionally committing to moments of failure as opportunities of learning is _deeply_ important.
Doing that actually disconnects the experience of failure from being tied to your Amygdala's fear & survival response. This is preventing you from treating failure as a threat and instead embracing it as a way for your Prefrontal Cortex to gain a deeper understanding of the thing you're dealing with.
It's one of the most important ways to deal with unknown unknowns and mastering something that you are deeply interested in, so hearing him talk so specifically about that process from a practical standpoint in an episode where you emphasize his intuitive sense of that over just the explicit statistical knowledge was REALLY fantastic!
2:45 It's soo fun to see all the doodles and writings on the heater/Furnace!
26:59 What Cal said there made so much sense and taught me so much... I just cant explain it.... He is a genius and truely an Artist. How i wish I could learn so much more from him.. and not just about glass... about Life!!
Cal feels very wise, and a great artist, with a great team to boot! I just love all your enthusiasm for the art of glass and the Prince Rupert's Drop specifically. Please give us more of Cal and co!
3:09 I love these little handwritten safety notes. The fish saying wear safety glasses is great 😂 and "Do not pick up glass from the floor! - it's NOT safe." 😅 perfect for ne who sometimes just forgets that there would be a super heated oven right in front of me. 😂
Yay! I need those notes :D Every time I pick up something hot in workshop XD
Also, "Do not sit on the floor"
I could probably use that sign about picking up glass at my work. I have a bad habit of picking up broken glasses bare-handed instead of grabbing a broom.
Safety Fish sez. Love it.
Destin, your enthusiasm for learning new things is intoxicating! If I could learn half the things you have forgotten I would be smarter every day.
6:14 I will sound like a kid but "glory hole" always make me smile :D
U r not alone buddy😂🤣😂 i searched for comment mentioning it😂
@@dsbuttar496 me too. ha ha ha
Cool video, as always.
Fun fact from near the beginning at about 5:53 aubergine is the french word for eggplant, might be why Destin hadn't heard that word before, it is also English for eggplant, but most Americans (and possibly other English speakers) just say eggplant.
It's Aubergine in the UK aswell.
in germany as well
Eleven years a go, Cal gave you something to work with... Eleven years later, you gave him back something truly wonderful to work with and add to his portfolio... THAT... Is Brilliant... A tremendous thing to happen you don't see often between Engineers and Artists... Nice one! 👌👏👏👏 😎🇬🇧
The way Cal talked abt failure at the end there...he's very brilliant ❤
So awesome to see the folks at Orbix featured. My wife and I visited them two years ago to make Christmas ornaments. Jill took care of us and was so incredibly kind and patient! You could tell that she truly loved what she was doing and glad to talk with us about the process. Great folks!!
Very impressed at your consistency in making videos and appreciate the letter reference at 23:45 showing the 11 years of this video's history in the making! Happy to see you're going from Strength to Strength.
Man this is beyond the definition of impressive. It's down right beautiful. The glass blowers made an amazing work.
watching a live performance from glas blowers is one of the strongest memories I have from a class trip in 3rd grade.
18:20 I never expected to hear Destin say the word "Gloryhole" 😂
you could have though because it was his second time already - see 6:16 lol
@@FrancoQwerty lmao, didn't even notice x)
Okay, that view of the final product using the polaroscope was *amazing*. So freaking pretty! Cal and his team are truly remarkable, and I'm so glad you got to document their skills and experience with your signature enthusiasm and curiosity. Thank you for the great work you do Destin-I've been watching your videos since I was 10, and I'm nearly 21 now! I remember the first Prince Rupert's Drop videos you made and I look forward to many more in the future :)
You make the Internet a better place.
19:34 NICE!
These guys just got exponentially better with each attempt!
_Very_ interesting video Destin!
"Failure ends up being a good space for discovery" - that's why SpaceX cheers when test flights experience rapid unscheduled disassembly
We often went to Bornholm (Denmark) on vacation when I was a kid (almost 30 years ago 😭) and there were quite a few open glass workshops where I just loved watching the artisans do their thing. I just remembered how relaxing and beautiful this art is to look at.
Where in Bornholm?
There needs to be more engineers like you. Willing to learn and redefine what you understand from the people that actually work with materials all day.
Your enthusiasm for the science, along with Cal and his team's enthusiasm to learn was a joy to watch. This is a great video, and represents the best of the internet.
Keep up the great work.
I love how genuinely excited you are while explaining both the science and artistry behind this work. ❤
10 years later, and he's still got it! That was the video which got me started watching your channel 🙏❤️ Thank you for over a DECADE of great free educational content.
Same here! Such a beautiful, full circle moment
You get smarter every day from making these videos, but I get dumber every day because I am constantly watching more of your videos and not doing homework.
Home work was meant to be a punishment just keep watching destin
aint me cause i got no homework even tho im currently in highschool haha
@@whoathatcombo You don't have to tell us twice that you don't do your homework
Um…coursework is not a measure of "smartness."
Sounds like a you problem 😂
I love the idea of failing but still finishing so that you continue to learn. Especially if the material is just waste after a fail anyway. Going to take that lesson with me for the rest of my life.
Indeed, the road to success is paved by failure :)
@@mikesemus9773 when you reach the absolute bottom, all that remains in order to change is rising above it ☯
Cal talking about failure as education at 25:57 is one of the most concise and inspiring motivational speeches I’ve ever heard, from now this is mandatory viewing for my sales team. Great video from start to finish as always! If you ever want to talk robots, hit me up! Cheers!
$100,000 for #1 is definitley not letting it go, but I can see someone special acquiring it. What a cool journey! Thanks for capturing it Destin!
I don't think anyone is buying that lmfao
@@Gmasked2 someone will
@@TheJefferson To me it's obvious he doesn't want to sell it, but he also knows everything has a price.
@@mistawonkypants1569 100% someone will still buy it though
@@TheJefferson true
Hot glass work is so incredible to see. I had the opportunity to blow a fishing float last year, and it was way harder than it looks. Cal and his team are so skilled. If you’re interested in glass work, the Corning Museum of Glass channel has hours of narrated live recordings.
I never thought I would enjoy glass making this way and this much, and not to mention the whole physics behind it, even the entire process you've all subjected yourself into to get the most perfect cast of Prince Rupert's drop in a glass mold that translates how failures can shape success❤
One of my favourite builds so far! It's amazing to see how his brain works and being at an age to appreciate it after growing up watching him on myth busters.
Would love to build my skills to be able to make something like this of my own! Thank you Adam for motivation!
Very interesting Destin - loved the pieces that were created. I also love the statement that "Failure is being in a good space for discovery" that Cal made around 27:31. Really cool video, and indeed, the works of the Lord are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them... 👍🙂❤
I love it when Destin is just so amazed by people doing what they do best
It's hard to not be impressed by someone who is at the top of their game.
Jill is one of a kind hearing her talk about how she works without hardly any thought in it and just shows that that’s the trade she was meant for when you’re doing work and you don’t even gotta put the thought into it. That is one of the best employees you’ll ever get.
The piece where Cal talks about pushing failure all the way was very interesting to me, i am going to try and apply it at work. Thanks Destin
That dude looks like he's baked on life. Loving every minute of watching a master work on glass.
Destin's excitement about science is so contagious :)
@@MadSandman Curiosity is a contagious thing. They were both there for different reasons but they both wanted to see the end results.
25:55 What a fantastic mindset Cal has. It would do me good to pick it up.
Destin's genuine excitement is so infectious! I never knew I would spend half an hour glued to a video about glass, but here I am. Awesome work, as always!
Truly amazing piece. A moment frozen in time. Also seeing so many passionate people is so encouraging. Thank you for making this.
Good god the absolute elation that your videos bring to me is unreal, Destin. You are the very best at capturing very complex (and simple) subjects and distilling them down in the most learnable, fun, engaging, and fearless way. God bless you and your family!
I put my hamster in a sock and slammed it against the furniture.
This was the most inspirational video that I've seen in a very long time. Cal shared some seriously good wisdom! Please keep doing what you do!
Part of me wants to buy #1, but a bigger part of me wants to let Cal/Destin keep it as reminder of this wonderful time they spent learning together. I don't think you should sell it for any price. It's absolutely beautiful, and priceless. Pass it on to one of your kids.
Yeah 100k is a fair price, one that is far beyond my reach, but fair
It’s amazing how similar the glass techniques are to blacksmithing! It would be super cool to get artists from those two disciplines together.
Seeing this man explain stuff like at 12:50 has perfect chill teacher energy who doesnt take himself too seriously
5:56 Uranium? Better grab it with my bare hand real quick
Whats the issue?
@@bsdetector837it is highly toxic
Actually it's surprisingly safe!
Nile Red made some.
The absolute best part was the energy an empassioned team working together like that was generating. I was enthralled the entire time and feel grateful to see true artists at work.
"If we're going to mess up, I want to mess up a lot" is such an amazing teaching methodology! Figure out all the flaws and why to come up with a better solution! Love this!
I really like Cal's view. Also, that viscosity curve is almost identical to rubber's, and why you need different tyres in different weather.
As a person who went through many years of learning to be a glass worker, it is both amazing to see you go in depth on the process and give the necessary respect to the “feeling” of working glass . Also, I always said I could’ve spent the time just watching glass being worked because glass working is fun and super entertaining for spectators. Thanks for giving this the time and energy it deserved Destin
You deserve an award for educational videos Destin. Thanks man. My boy is young but I can’t wait till he’s a bit older. I’ll love watching videos like this with him.
At 2 minutes in i got shivers of how exciting it is that I can simulate this in my head
Can we just take a moment and appreciate how nice all the animations and graphs Destin makes for these videos! They are awesome!
Cal is so full of wisdom. Hearing him talk at the end of what he thinks of failure and pushing that failure as far as it can go for purposes of discovery is extremely enlightening.