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  • @mint.6068
    @mint.6068 4 года назад +14

    I just watched this man microwave sugar and let it sit out for a week
    goals

  • @amychristie8858
    @amychristie8858 7 лет назад +25

    I'm a science teacher and I let my students make 5 sticks each for them selves and it was so much fun!

  • @Zalaniar
    @Zalaniar 10 лет назад +4

    When you allow the string to dry, you are removing the water, leaving behind just the sugar stuck to the string. Since the solution is super-saturated, the sugar wants to come out but has nothing to stick to, in order to from crystals. Once you put the string with the small crystals back in, the sugar is able to stick to that in order to come out of the solution, and the new crystals provide more and more points for sugar molecules to "stick."

  • @godgirlsandbasketbal
    @godgirlsandbasketbal 10 лет назад +8

    After the solution cools down it becomes supersaterated from the high concentration of sugar and the fact that high energy(temp) = high solubility and low energy(temp) = low solubility of a substance in a solute. However the slow temp change allows for the extra sugar to stay in the water then it only needs something to start the crystallization. At least I think thats close.

  • @TheDeepDiveLLC
    @TheDeepDiveLLC 10 лет назад +61

    Do we still need adult supervision if we are 18 years old?

  • @JHRobbins
    @JHRobbins 10 лет назад +32

    So for three cups of sugar, you get one little string of rock candy - seems a bit of a waste.

    • @MT-vc7od
      @MT-vc7od 10 лет назад +6

      We'll you can do it more

    • @jetjake99
      @jetjake99 10 лет назад +1

      Ryan Wen well*

    • @veel9492
      @veel9492 10 лет назад +2

      You can do more, you can re heat the mix and do more

    • @glowsofficial8575
      @glowsofficial8575 6 лет назад +1

      reuse it

    • @sonant6622
      @sonant6622 5 лет назад +6

      Drink the sugar water

  • @jstyledipset
    @jstyledipset 10 лет назад

    It's because by putting in way more sugar than there is water, you made a solution that is super saturated with sugar. Normally if you mix in that much sugar and water together, the sugar wont dissolve, but by heating the water to boiling point, there is much more room for extra sugar. When the mixture cools it needs to get rid of the sugar that super saturated the solution by forming crystals. It forms crystals on the string because you coated it in the solution and let it dry for a bit, that way you made seed crystals on the string that would actually cause sugar to grow mostly from the string, but it will also form on the bottom of the jar because likely there will be small amounts of undissolved sugar crystals that will also act as seed crystals

  • @D4kshar
    @D4kshar 10 лет назад

    By heating the water, you allow it to become supersaturated with sugar, and the dried string acts as a catalyst to the sugar, allowing it to unsaturate and for the crystals

  • @maxfroster7607
    @maxfroster7607 10 лет назад +1

    I does that because you desolved the suger in the microwave and when you left it it crystallizes again but in a diffrent

  • @arunise4304
    @arunise4304 4 года назад +1

    So I’m 29 now and just had a “do you remember rock candy?” moment with my boyfriend. I first clicked another video with over 6 million likes. Got bored 5 seconds in, came here, and was not disappointed.
    Easy instructions. Simple setup. No frills. Just science.

  • @emmastokes8735
    @emmastokes8735 9 лет назад +1

    Ur tutorials are soooo much easier than other vids where they talk and confuse you. Just the steps, and fast forwarding and ur done :D

  • @lilkimchim
    @lilkimchim 10 лет назад +1

    A little tip try making it into shapes with pipe cleaners that's what I used in science camp

  • @otrapnagey3625
    @otrapnagey3625 10 лет назад

    The sugar solution is supersaturated. The string that contains sugar on it causes the solution to crystallize.

  • @rafaelgarcia2618
    @rafaelgarcia2618 10 лет назад

    We are learning in science that some rocks take time to crystalize so it makes it different from the other and we did this on Friday!

  • @poopsicles50
    @poopsicles50 10 лет назад +2

    I've made these before! Yes they're edible! Taste good but just sugar. Maybe add some flavouring mint or something :)

  • @carlijnbeuvingx
    @carlijnbeuvingx 10 лет назад

    because the string is warmer then the cooled solution. That's why the crystals are forming..

  • @isaacshepherd2423
    @isaacshepherd2423 10 лет назад

    the suger is a form of cystal when mixed with water they combine (like stalegtites in a cave) and can become a solid form with the right stimuly (the string)

  • @matildewilliams5297
    @matildewilliams5297 10 лет назад

    The candy is formed because the atoms of sugar want to kiss the yarn, but they can't go!

  • @thatskrazy2586
    @thatskrazy2586 10 лет назад

    What’s Going On?
    • Why does the string need to be soaked and then dried?
    The string will provide the surface on which the crystals will grow. As water evaporates from the string, small crystals of sugar will encrust the string. These tiny seed crystals provide starting points for larger crystals. Future growth will be concentrated around these points.
    • What makes the crystals grow?
    Two different methods will contribute to the growth of the crystals on the string. You have created a supersaturated solution by first heating a saturated sugar solution (a solution in which no more sugar can dissolve at a particular temperature) and then allowing it to cool. A supersaturated solution is unstable-it contains more solute (in this case, sugar) than can stay in a liquid form-so the sugar will come out of solution, forming what's called a precipitate. This method is called precipitation.
    The other is evaporation-as time passes, the water will evaporate slowly from the solution. As the water evaporates, the solution becomes more saturated and sugar molecules will continue to come out of the solution and collect on the seed crystals on the string. The rock candy crystals grow molecule by molecule. Your finished rock candy will be made up of about a quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) molecules attached to the string.

  • @mimireich
    @mimireich 10 лет назад +1

    There's too much sucrose that could crystallization in a week, because mostly separated into fructose and glucose. Back again to normal when something interrupted.

  • @Fkcerb
    @Fkcerb 10 лет назад +3

    I know!!!! It rots!!!!!!

    • @arthurthegreat216
      @arthurthegreat216 10 лет назад +15

      Lol, no!! The string acts as a crystal seed. In other words, it is something that the sugar can start crystallizing on under the right conditions.

    • @Fkcerb
      @Fkcerb 10 лет назад

      arthurthegreat it has a sarcasm side...nerd

    • @aajjeee
      @aajjeee 10 лет назад +1

      arthurthegreat also the fact that it gets too concentrated and has to deposit(it being the sugar

    • @theinsanenoobs
      @theinsanenoobs 10 лет назад +1

      No your wrong. As the water evaporates, it leaves sugar behind which dew to slow evaporation of water the crystals form

    • @aajjeee
      @aajjeee 10 лет назад +1

      TheInsanenoobs there is not enought water evaporating to make a diference however the solubility of a solid is proportional to the temperature. therefore, you can get a lot of sugar in the water when its hot but a it cools down it begins to precipitate. then the string acting as a catalyst, the crystals grow on it.
      (sources: solution chemestry)

  • @kaylannaidu973
    @kaylannaidu973 9 лет назад

    i read that the blue meth in breaking bad is actually crushed blue rock candy. that is the main reason i love this vid

  • @12000487
    @12000487 10 лет назад

    The sugar dries and instead of going to the bottom it stays on the string and in a week it should of mostly got on the string

  • @silviagudzianskas8811
    @silviagudzianskas8811 10 лет назад

    Maybe bits the shugar that gets allí moldes up and creates that rock hard etible candy struckure !

  • @JaikeJones
    @JaikeJones 10 лет назад

    Sort of like honey, since it's thick like honey, it crystalises as it sits, so when you take the string out, it will have the crystals on it, only larger, i think.

  • @BartomiejGarbiec
    @BartomiejGarbiec 10 лет назад

    Our liquid is supersaturated. It has too much sugar. Theoreticallly, we couldn't dissolve that much sugar in one cup of water. But we were cheating - we used high temperature (hot water could "take" more sugar than cold). When our syrup cooled down, water was supersaturated - it was just a matter of time, sugar had to crystallize and it crystallized on our string!

  • @baka-weeb5430
    @baka-weeb5430 3 года назад +2

    Bruh my teacher told the class to do this project 😀

  • @joane67
    @joane67 9 лет назад +2

    I am in the process of doing this with 5 different kinds of sugar, as a science fair experiment. As I made the solutions, I dipped a wooden skewer in the solution and rolled it in the respective sugar. I then poured the solution into a glass jar and put the seeded skewer in the solution. However, I didn't not wait for the solution to cool...do you think this will still allow the crystals to grow?

    • @JasminMendoza12
      @JasminMendoza12 9 лет назад

      No it wont. Me being impatient I didnt wait for the solution to cool completly and went ahead and put my sticks in, I check on them about 5 days later and all of the liquid fused together making one big sticky mess.

    • @kiwivvv
      @kiwivvv 9 лет назад

      +Joan E i think i just got an idea for for my science fair project
      all i need is a bunch of sugar. and teacher approval
      and patience

    • @notskeptical
      @notskeptical 3 года назад

      @@kiwivvv How did the science fair project go?

  • @ItIsMeJorden
    @ItIsMeJorden 10 лет назад

    The candy uses principles of crystal formation and sedimentation to form giant sucrose crystals. Included seeded sticks provide the perfect surface on which the crystals can form, and the end result is enormous and delicious sucrose crystals on a stick. They're just like the rock candy you can get at stores!

  • @TheSubjectOfInterest
    @TheSubjectOfInterest 10 лет назад

    Yay for supersaturated solutions!

  • @Fourminers4
    @Fourminers4 10 лет назад +7

    Do I need a rock

  • @beakadon1
    @beakadon1 10 лет назад

    It's not required but it just looks cool

  • @badonkadonkeater
    @badonkadonkeater 4 года назад +1

    No hate, but the green water thumbnail makes it look like a over-spikey pickle XD

  • @Jessievera
    @Jessievera 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for showing you can use a microwave

  • @thatlady4189
    @thatlady4189 6 лет назад

    No coating the string with sugar? I was always told to roll the string in sugar. It gives the rock candy something to hold onto

  • @maeh4792
    @maeh4792 10 лет назад

    I guess it crystallises

  • @beepboop8457
    @beepboop8457 5 лет назад +1

    I did one of these for a school project but my jar had gotten completely crystallized any one know why?

  • @ninazhang5918
    @ninazhang5918 10 лет назад

    Is it because the suger hydrates when it is heated?

  • @neganinja
    @neganinja 4 года назад

    Say i have a question in regards of making multiplies amount of candy. Is it possible to reuse the candy Syrup solution to make more or would i have to repeat the process over again?.

  • @Pixelminer87
    @Pixelminer87 10 лет назад

    Does it have to be cane sugar?

  • @youngatheart212
    @youngatheart212 10 лет назад

    Can flavoring be added like citrus or vanilla?

  • @Donivanp23
    @Donivanp23 10 лет назад

    can you use any kind of sugar

  • @kikialeaki1850
    @kikialeaki1850 9 лет назад +3

    I've finally seen your face

  • @badreyaalb
    @badreyaalb 10 лет назад

    Because you used more than enough sugar .. It couldn't desolve in the water

  • @briggers623
    @briggers623 10 лет назад

    If i did this i would stop after step 2 and for step 3 i would go to town on it

  • @allpixelsmatter5471
    @allpixelsmatter5471 9 лет назад

    nice glasses and you are good at showing step by step videos so you earn a subscriber

  • @madelinelee8999
    @madelinelee8999 4 года назад

    can you use each batch of solution for multiple rock candies?

  • @Draalo
    @Draalo 10 лет назад +1

    sick - why is colouring needed???

    • @petslifeworld8211
      @petslifeworld8211 5 лет назад

      Draalo it isn't it's just for the colouring ;)

    • @petslifeworld8211
      @petslifeworld8211 5 лет назад

      Draalo if you wanted you could just make it without food colouring and it would be a transparent white rock candy ;) Hope I helped even though it's a couple years later

  • @ifonemodder
    @ifonemodder 10 лет назад +1

    Is it supersaturation?

  • @rowancurtis5930
    @rowancurtis5930 10 лет назад

    The form on the string because its the only part that was dipped in the solution

  • @arielgrande535
    @arielgrande535 10 лет назад +12

    I tried this, and when I went to eat it the crystals fell off :/

  • @TJAXSUN28
    @TJAXSUN28 9 лет назад +1

    Hi. Nice video. Would you mind if I use just a few seconds of your rock candy making video for a different video? It has nothing to do with cooking or candy. My video is about a genetic illness where molecules in blood precipitate into long strands. The best example I can think of is how rock candy forms crystals from a solution. I will probably put it on RUclips also in the near future after I set up a channel. I will cite you and your page if you do not mind. Let me know. I am pushed for time and have to send the finished video to my mom tomorrow for a health fair. I am not positive I will use the video but I wanted to ask just in case I do. I have asked a few others the same question to cover my bases, so I would probably go with the first positive reply I receive. Thanks.

  • @wendellholly
    @wendellholly 9 лет назад

    Because the sugar hangs on the string

  • @emmigummi2895
    @emmigummi2895 9 лет назад +1

    I made it and I ate it...I was delicious

  • @ollieabbe2423
    @ollieabbe2423 8 лет назад

    would it work if i just heated up water in a coffee pot and poured it into the sugar??

  • @Rit957
    @Rit957 10 лет назад

    Water starts to evaporate on the string, causing pure sugar crystals to form on the string.

  • @doctorwhofan1497
    @doctorwhofan1497 10 лет назад

    The sugar it's like salt crystals but sugar

  • @thanhchiem5761
    @thanhchiem5761 10 лет назад

    becuase the string is the best nuclear ion point i. the jar.

  • @LILBM2009
    @LILBM2009 2 года назад

    thank you so much for this video this is my #1 candy in the world

  • @sarahforeman4226
    @sarahforeman4226 10 лет назад

    How long does this take to crystallize?? A few weeks? Or less?

  • @minitorothy5304
    @minitorothy5304 9 лет назад

    Is it okay if I put worm water?
    I don't have a microwave.

  • @9Faiz7
    @9Faiz7 10 лет назад

    That is the amount of sugar I take when eating candy?!?

  • @Bryanseas
    @Bryanseas 8 лет назад

    i was hoping id see how he looked thru the reflection on the microwave, but he even positioned himself perfectly so the camera won't see him

  • @josueperez2790
    @josueperez2790 8 лет назад

    how long do you have to let the string dry on the waxed paper

  • @kaisongg
    @kaisongg 10 лет назад

    Instead of setup 3 I drank the sugar water....

  • @adrianantonio9899
    @adrianantonio9899 10 лет назад

    The sugar cristalizes on the string.

  • @zhiping2230
    @zhiping2230 10 лет назад

    The science of crystallisation :D

  • @jiyoungie412
    @jiyoungie412 10 лет назад

    it looks like a green ebi tempura-

  • @cjtramm8
    @cjtramm8 3 года назад

    Spinoblood Especially if your 18

  • @kexinjiang3437
    @kexinjiang3437 10 лет назад

    Crystallization

  • @ElciaHo
    @ElciaHo 10 лет назад

    It's easier and cheaper make it with salt because you don't need to warm it in microwave.

    • @eldre456
      @eldre456 10 лет назад

      Then it wouldn't be candy. It would just be a huge chunk of salt

    • @ElciaHo
      @ElciaHo 10 лет назад

      Eldre Kurt Maraan
      Yes, it wouldn't be candy, you can't eat it :)
      It would be a huge BEAUTIFUL chunk of salt.
      Do you ever try make it by yourself?

    • @jstyledipset
      @jstyledipset 10 лет назад

      You can warm it in the microwave to super saturate the salt solution further and make bigger crystals

  • @eliwilson009
    @eliwilson009 10 лет назад

    My dad is diabetic, can I use splenda?

  • @JaikeJones
    @JaikeJones 10 лет назад

    Does it have to be string, sorry for askin, but can it be a skewer, as a skewer is easier to hold while eating?

    • @jstyledipset
      @jstyledipset 10 лет назад

      Yes you can use a skewer, but it will be harder to have it suspended in the jar without touching the bottom. Also dont forget to coat the skewer with the solution. Here is a little tip, after dipping the skewer in the solution coat the skewer with granulated sugar, and put it in the jar. The granulated sugar will act as seed crystals and will speed up the process a bit

    • @JaikeJones
      @JaikeJones 10 лет назад

      jstyledipset Thanks, you could probably do the same with suspending it in the jar, except just taping it to the pencil

    • @alejandrovillapando724
      @alejandrovillapando724 10 лет назад

      No

    • @Dmansnazz32
      @Dmansnazz32 10 лет назад

      you can also use a skewer but i would recommend getting it wet and dipping it in sugar, so the crystals have something to begin growing on. check out my channel for my way of making rock candy for more info

  • @tqexplosion
    @tqexplosion 10 лет назад

    Crystallization of sugar :)

  • @masoudramillar6704
    @masoudramillar6704 10 лет назад

    Ok, well that is wonderful, but no one is really gonna wait a week to make candy!

  • @drabsn
    @drabsn 7 лет назад

    This video that about crystalisation processes as geologic gives important informations

  • @kelasands1785
    @kelasands1785 10 лет назад

    Well if u use 3 cups of sugar its such a waste
    Try putting in 2 strings instead of 1

  • @cupcake5309
    @cupcake5309 10 лет назад

    Is it because it's so concentrated in crystallises or is it chemical reactions?

  • @LifeOfPabs
    @LifeOfPabs 10 лет назад

    holy moly that is a lot of sugar!

  • @leoleo1035
    @leoleo1035 10 лет назад

    I have no clue of what happens. But it does tastes nice.

    • @ikbeneenpop1
      @ikbeneenpop1 10 лет назад +3

      a week goes fast for ya then..

    • @Tulanir1
      @Tulanir1 10 лет назад +1

      ikbeneenpop1 Maybe he's done it before...

  • @troy1572
    @troy1572 10 лет назад

    isnt this the crystallisation method normally used to separate a soluble and insolube solid o.o

  • @joannelauroree
    @joannelauroree 9 лет назад +1

    I like licked the screen it looks so good I'm doing it on Saturday or even today who knows

  • @iLuCz88
    @iLuCz88 10 лет назад

    It looks really cool

  • @RoryFin
    @RoryFin 10 лет назад

    Nucleation, my friends. Nucleation.

  • @katie3502
    @katie3502 10 лет назад

    but can i use something other than a string?

  • @nati7763
    @nati7763 9 лет назад

    would it work with brown sugar..

  • @Taebooty-y6k
    @Taebooty-y6k 10 лет назад

    3 CUPS of Sugar !!!!!!!

  • @williamlo3787
    @williamlo3787 10 лет назад

    saturated solution cools down the temperature and become crystal

  • @jgdingding
    @jgdingding 10 лет назад

    I KNOW! why not, whats wrong with the crystals forming on the string

  • @dollykaur-arora726
    @dollykaur-arora726 4 года назад

    This is very cool!

  • @progamer1o5
    @progamer1o5 10 лет назад

    Too lazy to make it? You can call Saul!

  • @ThePhluff
    @ThePhluff 10 лет назад

    mustard gas

  • @walkerdestiney
    @walkerdestiney 10 лет назад

    Isnt that a complete waste of sugar

  • @danihussein6159
    @danihussein6159 4 года назад

    cool
    but i only do it for home work

  • @bambaandayasoriano6027
    @bambaandayasoriano6027 8 лет назад +1

    he shud have 1000000 Subs

  • @gigutybrandon
    @gigutybrandon 10 лет назад +1

    I knew id see breaking bad comments

  • @kuso121
    @kuso121 10 лет назад +3

    is this edible because it looks disgusting

    • @jzzmn1379
      @jzzmn1379 10 лет назад +2

      Why is it called rock CANDY then??

  • @Jeffreykruse74
    @Jeffreykruse74 9 лет назад

    114 willow grove elmore nj

  • @PipayGirl
    @PipayGirl 10 лет назад

    It works because of science. Duhhh!

  • @yukpiutsang
    @yukpiutsang 10 лет назад

    it rots?