I think that the problem is the pressure pot, it forces resin into all the small air pockets in the sparkler, so i would retry but letting them cure without the pot.
@@Leena79im pretty sure that sparklers have both their oxygen and fuel source provided in the same pyrotechnic mixture that they use. It's probably not that different to the formulation of black powder. I reckon the issue is - not the fact on whether the mixture has access to actual air, but more due to the fact the resin forced itself in between the pyrotechnic mixture particals and is actively poisoning the overall reaction by stealing the heat that this mixture needs to stay ignited.
love to see one off these with storm matches. I believe they they work by brining along their own oxygen so they may have the best chance of working in/through resin as long as they don't soak up any.
Those sparklers are usually magnesium (and iron shavings, which is what does the sparks) and they can even burn under water. The resin probably penetrated the sparkler, so that's why it didn't work. Maybe try what you initially did with the matches in the resin chamber? That could be fun to watch!
Great try. I thought the sparkler might work also. What do you think about leaving them to cure on the bench so there are air bubbles? That might help introduce the oxygen you need. Fun episode this week! ☺️💜
Sparklers are supposed to contain an oxidiser, in theory it should burn underwater, though the water would remove the heat I'm thinking the pressure pot forced resin into the sparkler, maybe try without pressurising Interestingly 'crazy russian hacker managed to burn a sparkler underwater by wrapping with tape
Excellent intro Ben lol 😂 sparklers are charcoal and sulfur. I wonder if you had a channel allowing O2 to be at the bottom if that would help rather than the resin hugging each item
Loved potcam this week!! The accidental sparkliness, the candle, the synchronised big finish... Spectacular! 🫣🤩 Would love more multiple-casting episodes in future to see more synchronised potcam!
Another great episode Ben! But in all honesty, I'm glad the sparkler didn't work, my husband and I were concerned you had inadvertently created a frag grenade!!!
You might look for underwater-safe fuse for fireworks. You'll want to start with only a small amount and test it outside with safety goggles on, though, since you're burning something under compression. Black powder should also work, but it's easy to get in trouble with so I don't recommend it (if you can even get it there).
i don't think any of them will work. edit: when the sparkler flared up i thought it might actually have a chance and was surprised but then it fizzled. can you get actual green fuse down there? i wonder if something like that would work. it burns under water, i wonder if sparklers do too though?
What about taking the sparkler and trapping it inside the resin with a big bubble. You then can try to light the sparkler with a laser or sun raise like with the match video. It's probably a failed idea, but the idea would be interesting since you can trap air. 🤔
That was a good attempt, Ben! How about for the sparkler you put it in a cavity like you did with the match that ignited, but make the cavity bigger around so there is a bit more air. You could try the same thing using some match heads.
@@jheizer2467, For sure, but it would be cool to see and given the bigger cavity, it would give it more opportunity to burn as it has more air surrounding it.
I saw a video clip where an unlit sparkler was carefully passed completely through an uncooked egg. After lighting the sparkler, it burned clear through. I thought your experiment would work. In your case, perhaps the uncured resin soaked into the sparkler, thus preventing it from burning to the end. My understanding of sparklers is that once lit, they create their own oxygen because they contain potassium chlorate.
Hi Ben, Fellow Brisvegas Dweller here :), I've got 2 suggestions for you. 1) you know those orbeeze you can get, what about putting some of those in resin and see how they go. They do dry out over time but how would they go encased in resin, would they dry out? 2) Given it's christmas.. CANDY CANES in resin :)
Maybe place the items in drinking straws. I'm not a firerologist, but I suspect that the resin didn't allow enough air to the fuel. Even if the candle hadn't melted and the match hadn't soaked up the resin they'd have gone out at surface level for the same reason. A straw might allow enough air in for the sparkler, but not the others. The dark yellow flame indicates incomplete combustion even in open air, so a lower air volume would be worse.
I had a feeling they wouldn't be able to burn through the resin due to there being no air to fuel the fire in the resin. Maybe not putting them in the pressure pot to keep air bubbles in the resin could let it burn more. Good video none the less
I never knew that trick candles turned Super Saiyan 2 if you let them burn down. It had the electric sparks and everything. The only other thing that I could think of testing would be trying the match upside down into the resin so that the magnesium bit is the last part to light. Or maybe using the same setup as this but inverting the cups somehow so then the flame runs up into the resin instead of away from it. Nice video as always.
Another awesome video! The sparkler one made me wonder if a fuse could burn once it's cast into resin? Interesting experiment, and I was really hoping that one would have worked.
Great experiment but the small cavity that would have been caused burning it down, did not allow for nearly enough oxygen and some of the gas around it may have also been fumes from melting plastic and resin. I suggest put in some sort of silicone straw (not allowing resin in the straw itself), cure it, then remove it and add whatever u want to light (love the sparkler idea) into the hole where the straw was
Try it again with tape covering the sparkler, to prevent resin from contaminating the chemistry. Metals burning makes the sparks, but there is an oxidizer/catalyst involved as well. Note also that sparkler burns at 2000+ F...the resin absorbed the heat, terminated the reaction. Look up 'thermite' to get a better idea what is going on. When the resin penetrated the sparkler coating, it was ruined.
I would expect anything that won’t burn under water to not burn once it’s inserted into a liquid resin. You might be able to drill a hole in the resin and then insert the sparkler and get it to work. But you would still have two issues that I can see. O2 for combustion and thermal mass cooling combustion.
Last New Year’s I used a ball mold and filled with the poppers or snappers whatever you wanna call them, and when I bounced it on the table, the whole thing exploded. I would love to see if you get the same results.
Why don't you try casting cans and bottles of different types of sodas like Coke or 7Up? And afterwards, see if the heat from the resin changes the flavor in any way?
Is there a specific holiday you guys can only lit fireworks on? I’m so used to the week of the fourth or even just day depending on where you live to light fireworks. Are there areas you can just light fireworks all year?
The resin makes heat as it cures. In the vacuum it cannot convect out so it reaches a higher temperature. Just pull vacuum briefly and let the air back in. Do you really need to degas these?
So here's a question! I've seen videos of people lighting firework fuses and putting the firework underground And when the fuse gets to the ground it still goes! So why doesn't the fire keep going into the resin with the sparkler? :0
Gunpowder (the explosive used in 99% of fireworks) ignites in a confined space because all the chemicals needed for detonation are bound up inside it. It doesn't need atmospheric oxygen. The same goes for most chemical fuses. Many fuses will even burn underwater.
You should try thermite and see if it will lit off, cast some in resin and then drill a hole down in the resin and put some on top to lit. I bet that'd go off! 👍
Your experiment may have failed but it gave me a few laughs along the way. I love the 3 stooges reference. It would be interesting to find the cause of the fracture and see if you can replicate it to create a featured piece.
Maybe skip the pressure pot? I think it's pushing the resin into the smaller air pockets in the 3 "wicks" as you could see with the tooth-pick. Though they might have soaked it up either way.
Fire needs oxygen, fuel, and heat. The resin is removing the oxygen from the equation, which snuffs out the flame. You could always see if you could get it to work the same way as the match?
Different varieties of visco fuse maybe? Especially if you wax-coat it first. That stuff makes its own oxygen, and can be bought in ranges from slow to fast to insanely fast,
Can't help but think when you put it in the pressure pot that it forced the resin into the sparkler and into the wick and into the wood of the match so it was protecting it even when you drilled past it there was still resin coating the inside.
I would like to see you make the cavity one again but this time wrap a piece of cannon fuse around the match and super glue it on, then scrape some of the sparkler powder off the sparkler into the cavity, add the match and seal the cavity then light it using the magnifying glass again or a high powered laser. I think it would work. But you might want to be behind something protective in case it tries to grenade fractured resin.
I really enjoy watching your experiments. I'll give you 2 thumbs up for creativity. I thought with the candles don't you blow them out and they light up again? 💜
You would have a better chance if you didn't use the pressure pot. Also, for the sparkler, if you had a thin silicone noodle cured right up against the side of the sparkler, then pulled the silicone noodle out, it would leave a small air tube for the sparkler to ignite all the way down. That's your best chance if any.
Do the enclosing in an airspace again (as you said, fire needs oxygen and the pressure pot removed all the air bubbles and filled them with resin). Most crucially we need to see the sunlight setting them on fire as it’s blinking freezing over here and you’re wasting a golden opportunity to share the Aussie summer!
You're a braver man than me Gunga Din. Putting the Resin under pressure traps Oxygen and other gasses in. Mix up some resin, super bubbly, cure it under pressure, then nuke it in the mirowave. Might pay to check the house n contents insurance, and pack a bag before you start. Send Nicole for a holiday on coast. 👍
The problem is none of these materials can burn without a good amount of oxygen. Now if you try this with cannon fuse it should work. Cannon fuse burns underwater since it has a tri oxide metallic compound in it. SO for every molecule of this metal powder that burns it releases three oxygen atoms.
Try a thermite stick. Just make sure you research thermite, do it outside away from anything that can combust and don't do it on anything that matters if it gets destroyed.
imagine sculpting a "flame" made of resin, and then casting that sculpture onto a candle (with harder wax, so it doesn't melt) and then casing the entire piece in clear resin...A sort of "unextinguishable flame" You could even swirl in some "smoke" using grey tinted resin for extra realism....
The wick needs to be made of something that has its own oxygen source like nitromethane because once the flame goes below the surface of the resin, there's no more oxygen, so there can be no fire. Your fuel source must chemically contain its own oxygen that is released when it burns and fuels itself.
Hi Ben! Fun video. I was wondering if you could try it again, only don't use the pressure pot. That would keep the glasses from melting, and keep air in the wood and candle, and a little around the sparkler. Thanks for sharing. Hi to Nicole! USA, South Dakota, 1947 cdt.
I think that the problem is the pressure pot, it forces resin into all the small air pockets in the sparkler, so i would retry but letting them cure without the pot.
Good point - no oxygen, no burn. Also, the candle ran out of material to burn.
I was gonna comment with the same thing. Fire needs oxygen to keep going, and these poor things had none.
Could be worth trying to capture them in an air pocket kind of like the one match experiment
I was thinking the same😅 thing
@@Leena79im pretty sure that sparklers have both their oxygen and fuel source provided in the same pyrotechnic mixture that they use. It's probably not that different to the formulation of black powder.
I reckon the issue is - not the fact on whether the mixture has access to actual air, but more due to the fact the resin forced itself in between the pyrotechnic mixture particals and is actively poisoning the overall reaction by stealing the heat that this mixture needs to stay ignited.
I couldn't help but imagine Nicole busting in and screaming at you for trying to burn the shop down lol
Or running in with a fire extinguisher 😂
love to see one off these with storm matches. I believe they they work by brining along their own oxygen so they may have the best chance of working in/through resin as long as they don't soak up any.
sparklers also work without oxygen but the waterproofness of storm matches would probably help the resin from soaking in and disrupting the reaction
You could try some steelwool and put a 9v batter on each end, it will heat the wool up to it glows and melts, you could try a stick welder also
Those sparklers are usually magnesium (and iron shavings, which is what does the sparks) and they can even burn under water. The resin probably penetrated the sparkler, so that's why it didn't work. Maybe try what you initially did with the matches in the resin chamber? That could be fun to watch!
the problem is that the mixture has no oxidizer. magnesium can burn under water because it is reactive enough to rip o2 off of h20.
Great try. I thought the sparkler might work also. What do you think about leaving them to cure on the bench so there are air bubbles? That might help introduce the oxygen you need. Fun episode this week! ☺️💜
Thanks Mel, yeah I think that might work 😊
Pressurize it and add tons of air pockets!@@BensWorx
Sparklers are supposed to contain an oxidiser, in theory it should burn underwater, though the water would remove the heat
I'm thinking the pressure pot forced resin into the sparkler, maybe try without pressurising
Interestingly 'crazy russian hacker managed to burn a sparkler underwater by wrapping with tape
Excellent intro Ben lol 😂 sparklers are charcoal and sulfur. I wonder if you had a channel allowing O2 to be at the bottom if that would help rather than the resin hugging each item
Loved potcam this week!! The accidental sparkliness, the candle, the synchronised big finish... Spectacular! 🫣🤩
Would love more multiple-casting episodes in future to see more synchronised potcam!
A Tide Pod could be interesting suspended in resin, then try to pop it if it stays intact..?
Another great episode Ben! But in all honesty, I'm glad the sparkler didn't work, my husband and I were concerned you had inadvertently created a frag grenade!!!
"..with all the safety equipment."
All of it.
Love the Ben's Worx Lab episodes, you are awesome!!
Question - Should I invest in a pressure pot or a vacuum chamber? Which one would be best used for doing resin projects?
You might look for underwater-safe fuse for fireworks. You'll want to start with only a small amount and test it outside with safety goggles on, though, since you're burning something under compression. Black powder should also work, but it's easy to get in trouble with so I don't recommend it (if you can even get it there).
I can see it now….
“ Hey honey I am going to play with fire and resin….on a wooden table “
Nicole - “ Ok dear…have fun. “
😂😂😂
i don't think any of them will work.
edit: when the sparkler flared up i thought it might actually have a chance and was surprised but then it fizzled.
can you get actual green fuse down there? i wonder if something like that would work. it burns under water, i wonder if sparklers do too though?
Try waterproof fuse, does not need oxygen to burn.
What about taking the sparkler and trapping it inside the resin with a big bubble. You then can try to light the sparkler with a laser or sun raise like with the match video. It's probably a failed idea, but the idea would be interesting since you can trap air. 🤔
There's no oxygen. You've taken one corner out of the triangle.
Although this was a bust, it was still way cool to see the resin sparkle on pot cam!!😂
Can't wait to see what you come up with next mate!
That was a good attempt, Ben! How about for the sparkler you put it in a cavity like you did with the match that ignited, but make the cavity bigger around so there is a bit more air. You could try the same thing using some match heads.
as soon as the o2 gone though it would stop burning.
@@jheizer2467, For sure, but it would be cool to see and given the bigger cavity, it would give it more opportunity to burn as it has more air surrounding it.
Actually, Ben, how have you been feeling and such? You seem to be recovering really well.
So glad you’re taking again. That last video was less entertaining without the voice
I've missed the shows with just you. They're much more streamlined! Great vid
I saw a video clip where an unlit sparkler was carefully passed completely through an uncooked egg. After lighting the sparkler, it burned clear through. I thought your experiment would work. In your case, perhaps the uncured resin soaked into the sparkler, thus preventing it from burning to the end. My understanding of sparklers is that once lit, they create their own oxygen because they contain potassium chlorate.
Hi Ben, Fellow Brisvegas Dweller here :), I've got 2 suggestions for you.
1) you know those orbeeze you can get, what about putting some of those in resin and see how they go. They do dry out over time but how would they go encased in resin, would they dry out?
2) Given it's christmas.. CANDY CANES in resin :)
Maybe place the items in drinking straws. I'm not a firerologist, but I suspect that the resin didn't allow enough air to the fuel. Even if the candle hadn't melted and the match hadn't soaked up the resin they'd have gone out at surface level for the same reason.
A straw might allow enough air in for the sparkler, but not the others. The dark yellow flame indicates incomplete combustion even in open air, so a lower air volume would be worse.
Wonder whqt would happen if light em before resin is set the full hard. Would it fracture
Loved the experiment. I had a great time watching for result.
Opening screen shot. Not even watched it yet and I'm excited for this one ! 🤞🤞
I had a feeling they wouldn't be able to burn through the resin due to there being no air to fuel the fire in the resin. Maybe not putting them in the pressure pot to keep air bubbles in the resin could let it burn more. Good video none the less
This was so cool to watch! Love these kinds of experiments!
I never knew that trick candles turned Super Saiyan 2 if you let them burn down. It had the electric sparks and everything.
The only other thing that I could think of testing would be trying the match upside down into the resin so that the magnesium bit is the last part to light. Or maybe using the same setup as this but inverting the cups somehow so then the flame runs up into the resin instead of away from it.
Nice video as always.
Another awesome video! The sparkler one made me wonder if a fuse could burn once it's cast into resin? Interesting experiment, and I was really hoping that one would have worked.
Great experiment but the small cavity that would have been caused burning it down, did not allow for nearly enough oxygen and some of the gas around it may have also been fumes from melting plastic and resin. I suggest put in some sort of silicone straw (not allowing resin in the straw itself), cure it, then remove it and add whatever u want to light (love the sparkler idea) into the hole where the straw was
I always enjoy your videos. But my curiosity about what would happen made this one extra special!
Try it again with tape covering the sparkler, to prevent resin from contaminating the chemistry.
Metals burning makes the sparks, but there is an oxidizer/catalyst involved as well.
Note also that sparkler burns at 2000+ F...the resin absorbed the heat, terminated the reaction.
Look up 'thermite' to get a better idea what is going on.
When the resin penetrated the sparkler coating, it was ruined.
I would expect anything that won’t burn under water to not burn once it’s inserted into a liquid resin. You might be able to drill a hole in the resin and then insert the sparkler and get it to work. But you would still have two issues that I can see. O2 for combustion and thermal mass cooling combustion.
Last New Year’s I used a ball mold and filled with the poppers or snappers whatever you wanna call them, and when I bounced it on the table, the whole thing exploded. I would love to see if you get the same results.
Experiments might not have worked but pot cam was spectacular!
Would it work if you put it in a straw before you put the resin in?
Why don't you try casting cans and bottles of different types of sodas like Coke or 7Up? And afterwards, see if the heat from the resin changes the flavor in any way?
Is there a specific holiday you guys can only lit fireworks on? I’m so used to the week of the fourth or even just day depending on where you live to light fireworks. Are there areas you can just light fireworks all year?
The three stooges, lumpy bumpy and curly. Thanks for the fun
That was interesting. You never know what will work until you try. I think experiments are always fun!
The resin makes heat as it cures. In the vacuum it cannot convect out so it reaches a higher temperature. Just pull vacuum briefly and let the air back in. Do you really need to degas these?
Try something that's hollow to but the sparkler in
What happened to the cups in the pot? Exothermic resin cure melting them?
I’m assuming pressurised pot only, not vacuum.
I love the little cattywompus molds look.
I had fun watching it.
Thanks Lynn 😊
All your experiments are really fun to watch thanks for sharing them with us Ben! (With that lab coat should we call you Bens Worx the science guy? 😂)
Could always try the stuff they use underwater.
Wife still thinks you'd be a great kids show host 👍
So now, crush up all the rest of the sparklers, mix that fine powder densely with a column of resin, and make a super sparkler!
Fun experiment, keep them coming!
So here's a question!
I've seen videos of people lighting firework fuses and putting the firework underground
And when the fuse gets to the ground it still goes!
So why doesn't the fire keep going into the resin with the sparkler? :0
Gunpowder (the explosive used in 99% of fireworks) ignites in a confined space because all the chemicals needed for detonation are bound up inside it. It doesn't need atmospheric oxygen. The same goes for most chemical fuses. Many fuses will even burn underwater.
@@andymanaus1077 Ohhhh! That makes sense, thank you! ^^
Aren’t there wind and rain resistant matches and or emergency flares?
Maybe that would be Cool to see?
As well as Pot Cam, I’d love to know just how hot it gets inside the pressure pot. Any chance of a ‘Thermo cam’.
You should try thermite and see if it will lit off, cast some in resin and then drill a hole down in the resin and put some on top to lit. I bet that'd go off! 👍
Could you try the sparkler but light it before the resin has fully set?
Hey Ben
It was sure worth the try.
Hope all is well over there.
Take care of Yourself 😊
Thanks Mate 😊
Your experiment may have failed but it gave me a few laughs along the way. I love the 3 stooges reference. It would be interesting to find the cause of the fracture and see if you can replicate it to create a featured piece.
Excellent work as always 😘😘
Maybe skip the pressure pot? I think it's pushing the resin into the smaller air pockets in the 3 "wicks" as you could see with the tooth-pick. Though they might have soaked it up either way.
Add a little bit of aluminum shavings to some iron oxide(rust) then put that at the bottom of the sparkler on top of the resin
Fire needs oxygen, fuel, and heat. The resin is removing the oxygen from the equation, which snuffs out the flame.
You could always see if you could get it to work the same way as the match?
Next time, dip the sparklers in resin to stabilize the outside, leaving the tip uncovered. Then cure it in resin. It may light up that way.
Will a sparkler still burn if the resin is wet?
Different varieties of visco fuse maybe? Especially if you wax-coat it first. That stuff makes its own oxygen, and can be bought in ranges from slow to fast to insanely fast,
That was an Awesome Video Ben's Worx and I hope you are all well 😊
Can't help but think when you put it in the pressure pot that it forced the resin into the sparkler and into the wick and into the wood of the match so it was protecting it even when you drilled past it there was still resin coating the inside.
I would like to see you make the cavity one again but this time wrap a piece of cannon fuse around the match and super glue it on, then scrape some of the sparkler powder off the sparkler into the cavity, add the match and seal the cavity then light it using the magnifying glass again or a high powered laser. I think it would work. But you might want to be behind something protective in case it tries to grenade fractured resin.
I really enjoy watching your experiments. I'll give you 2 thumbs up for creativity.
I thought with the candles don't you blow them out and they light up again? 💜
You would have a better chance if you didn't use the pressure pot. Also, for the sparkler, if you had a thin silicone noodle cured right up against the side of the sparkler, then pulled the silicone noodle out, it would leave a small air tube for the sparkler to ignite all the way down. That's your best chance if any.
try casting the same items but have a straw surrounding the flammable hopefully the straw will come out.
Enjoyed the new music.
Delightful! 🤘🧐
0:41 Ben, I think that Sea Otter is trying to photobomb your technique😊
Maybe waterproof matches as I believe they have an oxidiser in them - embed the head, then light with a laser maybe?
I really thought having it's own oxidizer would work. But, being a solid mass, it can't move particles out of the way like water.
Do the enclosing in an airspace again (as you said, fire needs oxygen and the pressure pot removed all the air bubbles and filled them with resin).
Most crucially we need to see the sunlight setting them on fire as it’s blinking freezing over here and you’re wasting a golden opportunity to share the Aussie summer!
Try thermite completely encased. It’s self oxidising so doesn’t need external oxygen
You're a braver man than me Gunga Din.
Putting the Resin under pressure traps Oxygen and other gasses in.
Mix up some resin, super bubbly, cure it under pressure, then nuke it in the mirowave. Might pay to check the house n contents insurance, and pack a bag before you start. Send Nicole for a holiday on coast. 👍
Try visco fuse, it's the fuse you light for fireworks and canons
try cannon fuse! it will burn under water, so burning in epoxy should work too. If that fails, try a road flair.
Great fun!!!
The problem is none of these materials can burn without a good amount of oxygen.
Now if you try this with cannon fuse it should work. Cannon fuse burns underwater since it has a tri oxide metallic compound in it.
SO for every molecule of this metal powder that burns it releases three oxygen atoms.
A question I never knew I needed to ask. Sweet.
How about a stick of tightly rolled paper, like those hard paper sticks they use for lollipops?
What about a model rocket fuse or firework fuse. some are designed to work underwater.
Try a thermite stick. Just make sure you research thermite, do it outside away from anything that can combust and don't do it on anything that matters if it gets destroyed.
Awesome!
Thanks Linda 😊
imagine sculpting a "flame" made of resin, and then casting that sculpture onto a candle (with harder wax, so it doesn't melt) and then casing the entire piece in clear resin...A sort of "unextinguishable flame" You could even swirl in some "smoke" using grey tinted resin for extra realism....
The wick needs to be made of something that has its own oxygen source like nitromethane because once the flame goes below the surface of the resin, there's no more oxygen, so there can be no fire. Your fuel source must chemically contain its own oxygen that is released when it burns and fuels itself.
I thought the sparkler and the candle would work. You gave them all a fair try 😀 interesting experiment 🎉
Hi Ben! Fun video. I was wondering if you could try it again, only don't use the pressure pot.
That would keep the glasses from melting, and keep air in the wood and candle, and a little around the sparkler.
Thanks for sharing.
Hi to Nicole!
USA, South Dakota, 1947 cdt.
Try det cord if you can get your hands on some
Maybe you could coat them with quick drying uv resin and then try again.
I think you need a way for oxygen to get in. Might try drilling a small hole from the side.
you can try putting a firecracker in the resin taking it outside lighting it and running away