Precious Metal From Catalytic Converter

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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @pkz420
    @pkz420 4 года назад +3939

    "I'm going to move this inside so it doesn't get knocked over by an animal."
    Gets knocked over by cat.

    • @ABQSentinel
      @ABQSentinel 4 года назад +276

      I cannot fathom why people keep cats at pets.

    • @bchin4005
      @bchin4005 4 года назад +231

      @@ABQSentinel Because they're awesome

    • @microttaja783
      @microttaja783 4 года назад +285

      @@bchin4005 cats are assholes

    • @ljk8059
      @ljk8059 4 года назад +149

      Cats are awesome because they're assholes... most people marry, and humans are way worse than cats!

    • @user-vn7ce5ig1z
      @user-vn7ce5ig1z 4 года назад +42

      The cat wants to buy some treats and needs money, so it wanted to get the precious metals (he knows a fence).

  • @0calvin
    @0calvin 4 года назад +2968

    On the bright side, you can now claim to have a platinum-coated garage floor.

    • @Jobobn1998
      @Jobobn1998 4 года назад +331

      Nah, call it "platinum-infused;" sounds even more haughtier.

    • @laharl2k
      @laharl2k 4 года назад +98

      Say it helps reflect cosmic rays or something.

    • @Demicron
      @Demicron 4 года назад +51

      adding sales value

    • @przemko961
      @przemko961 4 года назад +72

      I just wonder if cat is coated too

    • @laharl2k
      @laharl2k 4 года назад +103

      @przemko961
      Nah, Cody probably threw the cat into the remains of the acid bath to redisolve the particles

  • @dathaniel9403
    @dathaniel9403 Год назад +12

    I hope that the hilarity that a cat screwed up your CATalytic converter extraction isn’t lost on you.

  • @MarttiSuomivuori
    @MarttiSuomivuori 3 года назад +6

    I have great respect for how you just seem to fool around with stuff that's left around the house.
    Your chemical expertise must be up there in the stars.

  • @maxwellssilverhammer
    @maxwellssilverhammer 4 года назад +574

    I have been waiting on this video for 3 years now. I am finally fulfilled.

    • @x9x9x9x9x9
      @x9x9x9x9x9 4 года назад +31

      Except the damn cat ruined it. This is why I hate cats.

    • @vinniecocco9932
      @vinniecocco9932 4 года назад +10

      @@x9x9x9x9x9 I hate cats too

    • @Pro_Vs_Con
      @Pro_Vs_Con 4 года назад +4

      Fulfilled? Not me watching all that just to have a cat say "HAHHAHA you watched all that? Sucks for you!"

    • @vinniecocco9932
      @vinniecocco9932 4 года назад +3

      @Ix Suomi I owned a cat once and it tried to shoot me!!!

    • @ODST_Republic
      @ODST_Republic 4 года назад

      @@vinniecocco9932 it knew you were evil, that's why I named my cat Kevin to keep me in check

  • @RubenKelevra
    @RubenKelevra 4 года назад +624

    So your cat just increased the resell value of your house.
    *Slaps on the floor* »This bad boy is full of precious metals«

    • @grahambins454
      @grahambins454 4 года назад +13

      Ruben Kelevra remember when Cody slapped his kitchen floor with his body😂

    • @avapire2359
      @avapire2359 4 года назад +4

      @@grahambins454 *falls on floor* this bad boy is full of precious metals

    • @trollmcclure1884
      @trollmcclure1884 4 года назад +8

      and "cough" mercury "cough"

    • @hamsteerio
      @hamsteerio 4 года назад

      Ruben Kelevra it probably sniffed it and tried to sit on it

  • @timmyy420
    @timmyy420 2 года назад +19

    I just watched a Vice video on where used catalytic converters in Africa. These guys were taking out that "honeycomb" structure, crushing it into a powder and sniffing it as a drug. It was insane, there were hundreds of them all walking around with plastic bags of that powder in their pockets.

    • @spg1794
      @spg1794 Год назад +7

      theyll literally snort anything esp in central africa

    • @tabascoraremaster1
      @tabascoraremaster1 Год назад

      @@spg1794 As long as it is White Powder.
      Especially when made of fresh bones taken from a a living albino child.
      Very sick and sad.

    • @jedidiahshilts7152
      @jedidiahshilts7152 Год назад

      Ya they called it the Bomb lol they were cutting it with some kinda pillz

    • @nathanielball365
      @nathanielball365 5 дней назад

      ​@@spg1794Agreed!! Hell yeah they'll snort and huff anything over there!
      I'm sure you've heard of this shit they call"Jankem" that they huff over there!? IT IS LITERALLY FREMENTED HUMAN SHIT THEY SHIT IN A PLASTIC BAG AND LEAVE IT OUT IN THE SUN AND IT BASICALLY FREMENTS! 🤢 WELL, ROTS REALLY!?
      BUT THERE ARE JANKEM ADDICTS EVERYWHERE OVER THERE!! LOL JUST IMAGINE your drug of choice being human shit in a bag that they'll huff from!! GYAAWWDDD!!!; 🤢 🤮 MAKES ME WANT TO PUKE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT YUCK!!! BUT AT LEAST THEIR BUSINESS IS ALWAYS BOOMING ESPECIALLY DURING DYSENTERY OUTBREAKS!! LOL!!!😂😅😂😅😂, 🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤮🤮🤢🤮

  • @MISTERLeSkid
    @MISTERLeSkid 2 года назад +25

    Damn, as a total non-chemist, this reminds me of videos I watched a decade or so ago about people getting the precious metals out of CPUs. I think I'll stick with cooking stuff I can eat. Where I live, there's a rash of converter theft going on at the moment, which is why I searched for this, just to see. Goodonya Cody - you're a much more patient man than me lol.

  • @xjunkxyrdxdog89
    @xjunkxyrdxdog89 4 года назад +384

    "The only way to recover it would be to chisel up the floor"
    I half expected a cut to cody with a jackhammer.

    • @DutchPhlogiston
      @DutchPhlogiston 4 года назад +15

      I fully expected him to do that.

    • @nailbatgore
      @nailbatgore 4 года назад

      😂

    • @nick6876
      @nick6876 4 года назад +4

      The fact that he even considered it is impressive

    • @xjunkxyrdxdog89
      @xjunkxyrdxdog89 4 года назад +6

      "Now this isn't really profitable, but just to explore the chemistry..."

    • @thjeokthjeok443
      @thjeokthjeok443 4 года назад +1

      @@xjunkxyrdxdog89 , With all the pollution in cities its now used in high rise buildings to clean the air . All the worlds Platinum will fit into about about a 1 meter by 2 meter room . Its uses are kept a secret ! used in Industry . The Vatican church or the Pope has a cup made out of platinum , must be worth a fortune . I think its worth more in its pure state .

  • @Bowl221
    @Bowl221 4 года назад +304

    Cody: I'm going to take this inside so an animal doesn't knock it over.
    Cody's cat: $_$

    • @bernardo00124719
      @bernardo00124719 4 года назад +4

      that was hilarious

    • @maxpracht7719
      @maxpracht7719 4 года назад +17

      Cody: *spends days working to make a video*
      Cody’s cat: I’m about to end this man’s whole career

  • @slayer91340
    @slayer91340 Год назад +2

    Not sure what the hell I just watched. But I watched it. And I don't regret it.

  • @aol11
    @aol11 2 года назад +5

    Your example with the torch of making the honeycomb glow red is exactly why a car running to rich will burn out the catalytic converter. When someone's Catalytic converter Burns out they usually just replace it and never ask why it went out. Usually due to a bad air/fuel sensor

  • @Lemurai
    @Lemurai 4 года назад +244

    This guy is literally turning his home into a class 1 superfund site for our viewing pleasure.

    • @normancocksmell
      @normancocksmell 8 месяцев назад +9

      And now you could to for the low, low price of your neighbors’ catalytic converters.

  • @lesliefranklin1870
    @lesliefranklin1870 4 года назад +117

    First, there was Schrödinger's cat. Now there's Cody's cat. Put the cat in a room with an experiment. Before you open the door, you don't know if the cat has knocked over the experiment or not.

    • @marcelpeinsipp2708
      @marcelpeinsipp2708 4 года назад +11

      It has both knocked the jar over and not

    • @cboechler7
      @cboechler7 4 года назад +2

      @@marcelpeinsipp2708 thanks for correcting leslie

    • @haliax8149
      @haliax8149 4 года назад +2

      @@cboechler7 He wasn't incorrect, he just didn't complete the statement. Not knowing whether or not it's been knocked over is part of the point, you idiot.

  • @TheGerminator71
    @TheGerminator71 3 года назад +11

    "The chlorine gas won't hurt anything, going to release it into the atmosphere" *hears cars crashing in the background*

    • @TallManJae
      @TallManJae 3 года назад +1

      😂😂😂 best comment

  • @sourdough7791
    @sourdough7791 2 года назад +2

    Oh, so you’re the one who you stole my cat converter

  • @ryanl6189
    @ryanl6189 4 года назад +94

    No one used this chance to say,
    Cody's is a man of solutions not problems

  • @PyroFalcon
    @PyroFalcon 4 года назад +409

    Dont worry Cody, swimming pools release a lot more chlorine into the atmosphere (yours is negligible in comparison)

    • @twigglykevin
      @twigglykevin 4 года назад +45

      dont forget pulp mills. ive seen the stacks shit out yellow green for days

    • @PyroFalcon
      @PyroFalcon 4 года назад

      @@twigglykevin agree 100%

    • @magnusdagbro8226
      @magnusdagbro8226 4 года назад +23

      Two wrongs do not make one right. That attitude is what is killing our climate right now -
      Nobody's to blame because there's always someone else who is worse. Really we *all* have to stop living like there's 5 earths.

    • @PyroFalcon
      @PyroFalcon 4 года назад +28

      @@magnusdagbro8226 I totally see and ageee with your point.... but lets be realistic here and acknowledge that our mere lives are a detriment to the planet as we've known it, we all contribute to its demise in one way or another and beating oneself down for every little thing wont help the situation at all. We try to minimize/mitigate our impact more so than most people outthere in many other ways, including Cody I'm sure....

    • @ianmacfarlane1241
      @ianmacfarlane1241 4 года назад +9

      @@magnusdagbro8226 Cody seems to be quite environmentally aware - replanting trees and keeping bees amongst other things.
      Ok, releasing chlorine gas is never good, but it couldn't have been much.

  • @Hidden_Destinations
    @Hidden_Destinations 3 года назад +37

    This is like an episode of Breaking Bad.

    • @charlesmcgill2974
      @charlesmcgill2974 2 года назад

      In my city people keep stealing them I think I figured out where people got the idea

    • @diegotorres1194
      @diegotorres1194 2 года назад +1

      @@charlesmcgill2974 from their friends thats who if you're about to blaim this man you're really not in the right place this shit has existed for years your city just recently got caught up is what happens if you're that worried get a camera and a gun in case someone tries stealing yours if you dont already have those two handy

    • @spanishforjames
      @spanishforjames 2 года назад

      Breaking Bad is like a copy of Cody's Lab.

  • @douglasanderson1151
    @douglasanderson1151 3 года назад +6

    Man, I just love how down to earth you are Cody! I appreciate your videos. This is my fifth time watching this. I am a person who scraps etc and I love how stuff people would just throw away can be used!

  • @Master_Therion
    @Master_Therion 4 года назад +553

    A lot of work, extracting these metals from catalytic converters.
    I bet you're... exhausted ;)

  • @iThinkSOiAm97
    @iThinkSOiAm97 4 года назад +488

    Im sorry youtube is screwing you man. Your content is very educational and intriguing. You deserve more

    • @joelachance0305
      @joelachance0305 4 года назад +3

      What is RUclips doing to screw him over? Seems like he's frustrated with them but I haven't watched in a while.

    • @risefal
      @risefal 4 года назад +31

      @@joelachance0305 demonitizing and striking everything

    • @MegaRazorback
      @MegaRazorback 4 года назад +32

      @@joelachance0305 A lot of Cody's vids have been demonetized and struck because "It does not meet RUclips's standards and guidelines" which is there speak for "Oh you want to show off how to make/refine metals and chemicals even though you are doing it is a very safe way? NOPE!!!" I mean hell, he showed off one of the OLD ways gunpowder was made (with sulfur/urine/charcoal) and they got flagged as "inappropriate". Cody also only gave us snippets of the process, it wasn't a full length vid on exactly HOW to make it.

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 4 года назад +17

      youtube has too many logan pauls taking advertising money to pay everyone, and pewdepies making bank for doing trash

    • @jcdenton4436
      @jcdenton4436 4 года назад +5

      Most of his best videos have been removed.

  • @gex6095
    @gex6095 2 года назад

    Always enjoys Codys videos ive learned quite a bit of very useful knowledge much love to ya brotha hope all is well

  • @slp1338
    @slp1338 Год назад +5

    This dude has the potential to be real life Breaking Bad.Lmao

  • @weneedtotalk6153
    @weneedtotalk6153 4 года назад +124

    19:45
    When you have to find precious metals from catalytic converters at 9 and take the holy land at 10

    • @VerifyVeracity
      @VerifyVeracity 4 года назад +2

      I did not notice the CHAINMAIL, thanks

    • @R_T_D
      @R_T_D 4 года назад

      Comment of the century.

  • @whispermason8052
    @whispermason8052 4 года назад +82

    Platinum from the road is one of the vid's I always tell my friends about. That was one of my favorite because it was a brilliant concept.

    • @incubusfan4211
      @incubusfan4211 4 года назад +5

      I completely agree. I still don't understand how any state's DOT didn't recognize the possibilities.

    • @whispermason8052
      @whispermason8052 4 года назад +4

      @@incubusfan4211 True but if you recall Cody's video he did say the concept is sound but economic viability considering all of the refining costs might not be worth while.

  • @20BMR
    @20BMR 2 года назад +3

    Awesome video, what floors me the most is how brilliant this guy is. Unbelievable and people like him think of this like 2+2=4 it just makes sense. I’m just lost on how you have this knowledge😳🤙🏼💯👌🏼

  • @VinniesKitchenYt
    @VinniesKitchenYt 3 года назад +35

    You can hear how upset Cody is when hes tells us his cat knocked over The large vessel this is why I love Cody he took it in stride and said screw it let's with show the chemistry thank you Cody!

  • @gamingmarcus
    @gamingmarcus 4 года назад +419

    Just out of curiosity did you do an XRay analysis of the concrete floor afterwards?

    • @bolton368
      @bolton368 4 года назад +9

      Rarefying that floor! You legand

    • @bagochips834
      @bagochips834 4 года назад +8

      I'd actually really like to see that

    • @albertjurkowski9038
      @albertjurkowski9038 4 года назад +41

      Agreed. I wonder what the resale value of Cody's shed is now

    • @bernardo00124719
      @bernardo00124719 4 года назад

      @@albertjurkowski9038 with all the radiation and busted garden? very low i guess lol.

    • @alessandrodalterio7556
      @alessandrodalterio7556 4 года назад +9

      Next video "Extracting precious metal from my floor"

  • @lawso3798
    @lawso3798 4 года назад +231

    Next video title:
    Extracting all the organic compounds in a house cat

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 4 года назад +2

      Yeah that would be an interesting one once the cat dies...

    • @eclectichoosier5474
      @eclectichoosier5474 4 года назад +7

      @@kleetus92 Why wait?

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 4 года назад +1

      @@eclectichoosier5474 lol!

    • @patrickmatheson6537
      @patrickmatheson6537 4 года назад +5

      mee OWW!

    • @MAGGOT_VOMIT
      @MAGGOT_VOMIT 4 года назад +1

      *The Kritty Krat obviously licked it's paws clean and hasn't Died, so that's proof you can spread it on a Sammich and lick the Spoon.*

  • @Nursejea
    @Nursejea 2 года назад +2

    Thanks alot !! You just increased the amount of thugs stealing them by thousands

  • @gunnymalfara5175
    @gunnymalfara5175 3 года назад

    Thank you as a auto mechanic I appreciate you brother keep up the awsome videos Semper Fi Gunny

  • @captainswjr
    @captainswjr 4 года назад +332

    Danger Level: Cody wears respirator. Mere mortals beware.

    • @DanHaiduc
      @DanHaiduc 4 года назад +5

      You don't want to catalize your lungs. They'll react!

    • @jit_rs
      @jit_rs 4 года назад +1

      @@DanHaiduc what if this will overdrive oxygen absorption

    • @DanHaiduc
      @DanHaiduc 4 года назад +7

      @@jit_rs Then we have a new superhero: Oxidizing Agent

    • @saddekko77
      @saddekko77 4 года назад

      @Fred Knowells you don't know?

    • @saddekko77
      @saddekko77 4 года назад

      @Fred Knowells you're new to the channel aren't you?. Anyway its a copper chainmail he made to add extra weight while working so he can get his workout done

  • @johnnyu.9823
    @johnnyu.9823 4 года назад +127

    "this tells me that.... somebody ripped me off"
    School really paid off. Lol this channel is in my top 5.

    • @angeldemore6922
      @angeldemore6922 4 года назад +3

      Lol school. more like him having a gcms expensive piece of gear.

    • @angeldemore6922
      @angeldemore6922 4 года назад +1

      hes doing shit poor white people who live in southern states do to catalytic converters and scrap crap metals from tv's

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 4 года назад +2

      @@angeldemore6922 you dont need no damn school when you got a 10 000$ computer in your inventory lol (5k on the cheaper side)

    • @ytrew9717
      @ytrew9717 4 года назад +4

      @Cody why don't you publish the name of this dishonest seller (to avoid him/her, and because there is nothing better than a good shaming process to stop/prevent these behaviors). I wonder why most people avoid denouncing these dishonest guys. Social media could make the world better also with that.

    • @carpdog42
      @carpdog42 4 года назад +4

      @@angeldemore6922 LOL I totally clicked on this video while saying to my wife "lets see how the crooks do it". Instead of one lesson, we got two. Step 1: Steal Catalytic converters Step 2: Extract metals Step 3: Sell waste on ebay.

  • @spingebill8551
    @spingebill8551 2 года назад +10

    Can you do a tutorial on how to actually remove it from the car? Every time I try to remove one, I get threatened by angry car owners.

  • @welporajackwelp4899
    @welporajackwelp4899 2 года назад

    Hey Cody how did you account for the effects of chloroplatinate? I have heard it has some nasty health effects.

  • @paulherriot8936
    @paulherriot8936 4 года назад +49

    I cant believe there are people who dislike anything Cody does. Top guy. Keep it up buddy.

  • @NoahWL1
    @NoahWL1 4 года назад +171

    "Hey everyone, welcome back to Cody'sLab. Today I'm going to be harvesting copper from these unfinished houses."

    • @rassault
      @rassault 4 года назад +3

      holy shit

    • @jonathancrow626
      @jonathancrow626 4 года назад +3

      FBI, OPEN UP!

    • @coutopraze
      @coutopraze 4 года назад

      HAHAAHA

    • @timsmith854
      @timsmith854 4 года назад +1

      "harvesting" AMOST made the action of thievery sound noble, but just not quite. Thanks for the laughs though. You are very funny...

  • @jasontilley71
    @jasontilley71 3 года назад

    I love this channel, he has a ton of knowledge and a disregard for most safety concerns. Sounds like some shit i would pull.

  • @Korea_MostWanted
    @Korea_MostWanted 3 года назад +6

    Next video can you make a video about how to make a MDMA? I'm getting low on my supplies. Keep up the good work Mr. Heisenberg!!!

  • @Kurukx
    @Kurukx 4 года назад +583

    Your protection against wild animals needs to include evil pets :)

    • @kubajz2257
      @kubajz2257 4 года назад +15

      Pests

    • @FroggyTWrite
      @FroggyTWrite 4 года назад +16

      gotta be more careful with the cat though, it could have gotten seriously injured with the glass and chemicals

    • @LazyLifeIFreak
      @LazyLifeIFreak 4 года назад +41

      @@FroggyTWrite Screw the cat, save the chemicals!

    • @-danR
      @-danR 4 года назад +3

      Cody's protection against water includes gloves 5:23 .

    • @mybackhurts7020
      @mybackhurts7020 4 года назад +7

      Place metal cooking sheets on the edge of the counters at night. It scares the crap out of the cats and they stop jumping up on things

  • @bldeagle10
    @bldeagle10 4 года назад +165

    I may be able to actually get you a large bin full of catalytic convertors.

    • @DJBillyQ
      @DJBillyQ 4 года назад +14

      Make it happen!

    • @bldeagle10
      @bldeagle10 4 года назад +32

      Left a comment on Patreon, if he’s interested he can get in contact with me

    • @TheAdventureLog
      @TheAdventureLog 4 года назад

      The local metal recycling place will pay 25-40 a piece for catalytic converters

    • @ssteele1812
      @ssteele1812 4 года назад +5

      @@TheAdventureLog I have two recyclers near me. One won't take them because the price changes too much. The other under pays to compensate for price fluctuation. Too many crackheads stealing cats around here.

    • @Serge_82
      @Serge_82 4 года назад +6

      Only way to make a profit is if you cut them from parked cars , otherwise it isn't worth paying for any of them.

  • @miketyson8933
    @miketyson8933 Год назад

    I've seen your stuff years ago along with Streetips or however you spell it, 2 very smart fellas! So many steps, almost makes sense to do it with a LOT of converters. I know the California Catalytic Converters have a LOT more metals in them, like 10× more!!!

  • @timschutte6924
    @timschutte6924 Год назад +2

    You are a chemistry wizard. It's fascinating what you can do with the proper chemicals in proper proportions.
    Added at the proper moment.
    It would take a long time to build up enough metal to get any significant amount of money. Thing is, who are you gonna sell it too ?

  • @coolnoah8183
    @coolnoah8183 4 года назад +622

    How to improve the reward from this experiment:
    1. More Catalytic Converters
    2. Less Cats

    • @jakemcmillian
      @jakemcmillian 4 года назад +52

      So more cats and less cats?

    • @IanWilkinson
      @IanWilkinson 4 года назад +12

      * _fewer_ cats !

    • @Enonymouse_
      @Enonymouse_ 4 года назад +1

      It's much more difficult to keep it attatched to the cat. As to whether it cleans up the emissions of your mouse eating machine who knows, there has been insufficient studies on it's efficacy. :P

    • @misterblobbys
      @misterblobbys 4 года назад

      Yey Minster Blobby

    • @jessewilson8676
      @jessewilson8676 4 года назад

      Not all catalytic converters are created equality. Some the scrap yards will only pay $10 or less others they will pay $400-500. In general the imports have higher priced cats.

  • @joeydubbs763
    @joeydubbs763 4 года назад +287

    I have a sneaking suspicion the majority of your platinum in in your cats fur, 🤔......... You may want to consider distilling the cat in order to attempt some sort of recovery...
    I won't think any different of you I promise...
    😆

    • @Chuckiele
      @Chuckiele 4 года назад

      ofc most of the platinum is in the cat, thats where it belongs to ;)

    • @bitai683
      @bitai683 4 года назад +1

      he should shave it so the cat doesnt die

    • @JanFlycaster
      @JanFlycaster 4 года назад +12

      funny, now its a cat. cat....

    • @gmfCoding
      @gmfCoding 4 года назад +6

      Codys cat, putting the cat in catalyst since well over a year ago.

    • @joshuawan7004
      @joshuawan7004 4 года назад +4

      Pt2+ is a cat ion after all...

  • @Pcwizayylmao
    @Pcwizayylmao 2 года назад +1

    It's interesting that this got recommended to me because on Monday, some people broke into our work place and stole a couple of of those converters from the work trucks. That kinda hints to me that they must have gotten this video recommend to them as well.

    • @Pcwizayylmao
      @Pcwizayylmao 2 года назад +1

      @Nana Kwame no, I can assure you I didn't. However, I did say the word outloud, so that means my phone listens. That sucks.

  • @kkkevan
    @kkkevan 3 года назад

    Fascinating and well done.

  • @Arm0ry
    @Arm0ry 4 года назад +174

    Cody: I'm moving this inside because I'm putting it in kind of a precarious situation and don't want any wild animals running into it.
    Also Cody: I lost most of the product because my cat ran into it after I moved it inside.
    *facepalm*

    • @slapallan
      @slapallan 4 года назад

      Haha

    • @nahkaimurrao4966
      @nahkaimurrao4966 4 года назад +3

      Bold move, going with the ole cat ate my homework method. Let's see if it works out for him

    • @lukes2219
      @lukes2219 4 года назад

      Arm0ry he tried

  • @kubajz2257
    @kubajz2257 4 года назад +213

    1:00 It looks just like Minecraft terrain.

    • @Enderol89
      @Enderol89 4 года назад +16

      I literally thought that and scrolled down to the comments in the middle of the video
      lol

    • @scotthenrie5674
      @scotthenrie5674 4 года назад +4

      Now you know where you can get platinum! 😉

    • @psygn0sis
      @psygn0sis 4 года назад +2

      GO AWAY!

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H 4 года назад +1

      That's exactly what I was thinking.

    • @BadMax02_VR
      @BadMax02_VR 4 года назад +2

      haha searched for this comment because same thought

  • @thefoambone
    @thefoambone 7 месяцев назад

    Cool, I learned something. Great chain maille! Now that I am retired, I have the time to learn the craft. Thanks.

  • @mrblitzman
    @mrblitzman 4 месяца назад

    Hi Cody, awesome video. What type of XRF analyzer did you acquire? I am looking for a not too expensive solution too. Any suggestions? Thanx, M

  • @GunFunZS
    @GunFunZS 4 года назад +104

    Good scientists publish negative results. Cody, I appreciate all of your style. Take heart, sir.

  • @SuperHoneyOil
    @SuperHoneyOil 4 года назад +66

    Wild animals? More like keep it outside to avoid wild indoor ones! Sorry that happened, how frustrating. Great video still Cody!

  • @adirompin1727
    @adirompin1727 2 года назад

    Cody : Extracting precious metal
    Cat : Sabotage

  • @fedexteban
    @fedexteban 9 месяцев назад

    Hello, thank you very much for your video, I have a question, is there the possibility of separating 3 metals? gold, platinum and palladium?

  • @kebakent
    @kebakent 4 года назад +63

    I always enjoy these videos. It doesn't really matter what Cody is doing, his positive attitude makes it worth watching.

  • @rvaughan74
    @rvaughan74 4 года назад +56

    "Cody here. Today we're going to increase the value of a garage floor with a toxic spill."

  • @gman2036
    @gman2036 11 месяцев назад +1

    More of a question Cody, what is the equipment you use as the spectrometer? I would like to get one. Suggestions on which brand to buy?

  • @DyuodYksyksky-qq4yk
    @DyuodYksyksky-qq4yk 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for the guide❤

  • @johnpossum556
    @johnpossum556 4 года назад +66

    I've used the ol' "Rowdy cat spilled my homework" excuse plenty of times.

    • @kemphoss-4791
      @kemphoss-4791 4 года назад +10

      My Ol' rowdy cat broke my window with a baseball once

    • @sfsaviation
      @sfsaviation 4 года назад +5

      *mom I promise the poop sock isn’t mine that’s the cats please mom*
      *_MOM ITS NOT MY POOP SOCK_*

  • @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156
    @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 4 года назад +45

    Cody's next video:
    Separating the cat into all its basic elements.

  • @muhammedshahbazsadiq5995
    @muhammedshahbazsadiq5995 3 года назад

    The best demonstration 👌

  • @johnnymichaelangelo9264
    @johnnymichaelangelo9264 3 года назад

    HEY STOP TEACHIN PEOPLE THIS!!! theres a group of us who have woke up to a loud exhaust some sawzall blades and no converters on the damn car lol🤣

  • @rubenirrelevante1817
    @rubenirrelevante1817 4 года назад +140

    Cody through the whole video: *Slaps glass tank*
    Also Cody: "This bad boy can fit so many deadly gasses inside"

    • @JJJthebest
      @JJJthebest 4 года назад +16

      Bad format, bad execution

    • @TRX450RVlogger
      @TRX450RVlogger 4 года назад +3

      Rubén Irrelevante Yeah I’m gonna have to say horrible horrible joke. I’d rather have a fat guy give me a hand job then have to read your attempts at trying to be funny.

    • @RCobra17isMyName
      @RCobra17isMyName 4 года назад

      I never knew people despised the car salesman format so much

    • @MuffFlux
      @MuffFlux 4 года назад +7

      @@RCobra17isMyName Well it wasn't even used right. A weird mutant crossover joke for which existence is pain thus should never have been created to begin with.

    • @leojciaccioii
      @leojciaccioii 4 года назад

      AI...

  • @Klesh
    @Klesh 4 года назад +75

    Well that’s unfortunate about the cat knocking over your experiment. At least you now have a supply of palladium and platinum in your concrete floor if you ever need some.

    • @justinbarrus8959
      @justinbarrus8959 4 года назад +15

      Yeah cody. If you hadnt already scared away any potential buyer with all the radioactive isotopes in your garage it could have been a real selling point.

    • @KingMidas1983
      @KingMidas1983 4 года назад +32

      @@justinbarrus8959 "I love the mood lighting in here but how do you turn it off?"
      "Depends on the half-life of radium-226"

    • @chiptunechannel
      @chiptunechannel 4 года назад +1

      Love your gold videos Klesh!

    • @yutub561
      @yutub561 4 года назад +1

      Fancy seeing you here, love your videos Klesh!

    • @KingMidas1983
      @KingMidas1983 4 года назад +1

      Haha I didn't even notice I replied to Kesh, love your series. Favorite video is where you panned the "skudge" from NY

  • @dawudcox7834
    @dawudcox7834 7 месяцев назад

    You should always practice safety. First with the release of the chlorine and then with the loss of the product due to your cat. With the chlorine you need to find another way to combine it with something else to make it safe or concentrate it and send it for correct disposal.
    Everyone of us is adding to environmental damage.

  • @stevelemley8446
    @stevelemley8446 Месяц назад

    The cork and air lock you can get at a wine supply store.the air locks that have water in them will help stop the chemicals getting out into the air as much since the gas has to pass through the water.

  • @teej008
    @teej008 4 года назад +58

    The old ‘cat knocked over my fluids’ excuse. We’ve all been there

  • @8bits-pt
    @8bits-pt 4 года назад +584

    I guess the feline was trying to cat-alyze the reaction... but that had cat-astrophic results.

    • @Dacura
      @Dacura 4 года назад +23

      It hurts...

    • @steffentysnes5302
      @steffentysnes5302 4 года назад +3

      Why

    • @warhawks8358
      @warhawks8358 4 года назад +4

      as much as i hate puns dude, this was amazing and i love you for it

    • @8bits-pt
      @8bits-pt 4 года назад +2

      @@warhawks8358 I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.

    • @cougarhunter33
      @cougarhunter33 4 года назад

      @@Dacura Meow. So catty

  • @okkrom
    @okkrom Год назад +7

    Why nobody ever talks about the Rhodium? Thats the real precious metal supposedly in there.

  • @johnnylego807
    @johnnylego807 2 года назад +1

    You know have a very exspensive cat. A palladium kitty 😂

  • @carnivalwrestler
    @carnivalwrestler 4 года назад +144

    Off the top of my head, Platinum is about $1,000 per Troy ounce (31.1 grams), Palladium about $2500 (it has soared in the past week or so), and Rhodium maybe $8500 per ounce. You really ought to keep a better eye on your cat : )

    • @rickmorris338
      @rickmorris338 2 года назад +7

      you listed three materials. He salvaged one. How do you get the other materials out of them? Do you have a better idea? Other then keeping a better eye on the cat?
      :-) lol

    • @siklop6374
      @siklop6374 2 года назад +12

      @@rickmorris338 electrolysis

    • @giovannipelissero1886
      @giovannipelissero1886 2 года назад

      @@rickmorris338 he did it in an another video

    • @the_bencredible
      @the_bencredible 2 года назад +6

      That’s crazy. I assume the real problem is finding someone to buy it. I don’t think the local recycling center is going to give you money for the material lol

    • @shyannenicole1615
      @shyannenicole1615 2 года назад

      Lol they pay so much more now

  • @GeorgeAusters
    @GeorgeAusters 4 года назад +532

    At least when you sell your house, you can list the garage floor as "containing precious metals" and increase the value by $10k.

    • @well_as_an_expert_id_say
      @well_as_an_expert_id_say 4 года назад +55

      @Tony Samson thanks Tony. We thought he was serious. Fuckin idiot

    • @Nik-mg1rp
      @Nik-mg1rp 4 года назад +11

      well as an expert I'd say that you’re gay

    • @StBeter-tc2te
      @StBeter-tc2te 4 года назад +5

      well as an expert I'd say 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣love your comment

    • @duandle1358
      @duandle1358 7 месяцев назад

      LOL why is this so funny

  • @MarkAnderson-vg5vq
    @MarkAnderson-vg5vq 2 года назад

    Thank You for giving a great break down

  • @danielebrparish4271
    @danielebrparish4271 2 года назад

    Platinum sells for about $30/gram and palladium is about $60/gram. A typical catalytic converter contains about $100 worth of precious metals. I have no estimates for the costs of the chemicals needed to extract the metals.

  • @Sparrow_Bloodhunter
    @Sparrow_Bloodhunter 4 года назад +13

    Cat: "Science? not on my watch, we'll have none of your heathen voodoo in this house!"

  • @arlascott9428
    @arlascott9428 3 года назад +221

    My mum had her catalytic converter cut out and stolen from her car last week while parked in her work car park. The grief and stress from the lengths thieves go to get these precious metals is awful.

  • @saporracho
    @saporracho 3 года назад +6

    My sister's catalytic converter got stolen from her car last week, that's also becoming very famous

    • @oceankite7442
      @oceankite7442 2 года назад

      Yeah happened here in Australia now there was a guy he was paying top dollar for catalytic converters with out people knows what was it for, now everybody is doing it lolz

  • @jimmycrooke9646
    @jimmycrooke9646 2 года назад

    What were the temperatures outside while it was cooking or marinating or whatever you want to call it

  • @marcelpeinsipp2708
    @marcelpeinsipp2708 4 года назад +52

    Cody: wants to extract precious metals.
    Also Cody: picks up the bead of metal with the rustiest pair of pliers.

    • @iPownYouN00B
      @iPownYouN00B 4 года назад +1

      Good thing precious metals are generally less corrosive and noble metals in particular are corrosion resistant so no biggy

  • @SirTerabyte
    @SirTerabyte 3 года назад +359

    In the UK, there is day light robbery of catalytic convertors. They must have seen your video 😂

    • @mynameis8211
      @mynameis8211 2 года назад +16

      @@WAM.87 Its everywhere. Precious metal prices are rising big time due to shortages, so its creating an in for criminals to make money.

    • @davidattias4166
      @davidattias4166 2 года назад +6

      Those cats look like they were cut off

    • @yankeespanky6570
      @yankeespanky6570 2 года назад +19

      It happens in the U.S. a lot as well. I think just about any country that have cars with catalytic converters will have thieves that want to make a come up on them.

    • @ayorna4188
      @ayorna4188 2 года назад +3

      Just don’t buy a hybrid and you’ll be 70% less likely to be targeted

    • @MegaMeco2
      @MegaMeco2 2 года назад +2

      Yup here in phoenix its a huge and i mean huge problem. They target peoples cars at homes, jobs, Dr offices, etc.

  • @lifeclipsofe-rock1287
    @lifeclipsofe-rock1287 2 года назад

    I used to do metal plating. I eventually got into running the wastewater plant for the plating shop. I loved it. Well one day I got a barrel of nitric acid that was mislabeled as sodium hydrosulfate. Well thinking it was hydrosulfate I went to top off the remainder of one barrel into the new barrel. Except I wasnt pouring a base into a base I poured a base (sodium hydrosulfate) into a fresh barrel of Nitric acid. 80% bahm. It blew up in my face spraying my eyes and lungs and ears with a nasty chemical reaction. Luckily due to my training through Lake vocational I knew to stay calm and get straight to a wash station. I hit myself with the shower flushed my eyes. And gargled water even breathing some in through my nose to flush my nasal cavities and lungs. Went to the hospital to get treated for very mild chemical burns. 2 days later I quit. Too dangerous for me.

  • @alfredozertuche784
    @alfredozertuche784 2 года назад

    I dont think it stays glowing red cause the gas is reacting with the platinum. I think its burning the fuel that's coming into contact with a already glowing hot surface. Pretty much how a glow plug works on a diesel engine. If it was glowing still cause a chemical reaction. you wouldn't have to heat the ceramic in order to get the chemical reaction to start reacting with gas fumes. Fumes ignite easily

  • @diesockedeslebens6599
    @diesockedeslebens6599 4 года назад +122

    Next vid: how to recover precious metals from the floor

    • @raphaelmartinguiheneuc2531
      @raphaelmartinguiheneuc2531 4 года назад +3

      Die Socke des lebens he already did that

    • @trebloc002
      @trebloc002 4 года назад +1

      He has already done that aslong as you consider the road a floor.

    • @bigbrickwall
      @bigbrickwall 4 года назад +2

      He should absolutely do this. I would watch.

    • @mgn567
      @mgn567 4 года назад +4

      ah shit, here we go again.

    • @mr.zimbel3164
      @mr.zimbel3164 4 года назад

      Kreativer username

  • @cybco
    @cybco 4 года назад +146

    This guys incredible. Perfect example of someone who loves what he's doing. If we were all so lucky.

    • @qislegit.donttrustthemedia6232
      @qislegit.donttrustthemedia6232 4 года назад +8

      He's a great guy

    • @edwarddrost5299
      @edwarddrost5299 3 года назад +2

      Do you think Ted Kaczynski hated what he was doing?

    • @cybco
      @cybco 3 года назад

      @@edwarddrost5299 I'm confused by your QUESTION.

    • @edwarddrost5299
      @edwarddrost5299 3 года назад +2

      @@cybco I suppose that the Unabomber was doing what he thought was necessary, not what he loved to do. We're lucky not everyone does that.

    • @cybco
      @cybco 3 года назад

      @@edwarddrost5299 Nope, he looked at it as a purpose. and reading his manifes6o in a sick way he makes sense.

  • @tallyjra
    @tallyjra 3 года назад

    thank you so much bro Cody'sLab.

  • @tomspeed2000
    @tomspeed2000 Год назад

    Hi, is Catalytic converter with metallic things inside , instead the ceramic have any As a hobby I had experiment with AUDI A2 1.6 catalytic converter.. inside was a soft&hard fragile nets kinds metals .. I dissolved a few parts in HCL+HNO3 , the solution color is dark green, than almost get black.. but the Tin chloride test showing nothing.. is it possible catalytic converter without any precious metals?

  • @mikescott16
    @mikescott16 4 года назад +380

    It only cost $200 in chemicals to get $5 in metal.

    • @black_knight777
      @black_knight777 4 года назад +33

      And a year of waiting.

    • @paulnathanielsmith
      @paulnathanielsmith 4 года назад +49

      I think its more about having fun with chemistry rather than a profit. Hobbies can be expensive.

    • @billbergen9169
      @billbergen9169 4 года назад +1

      The metals in catalytic converters are worth a lot (probably not that much metal tho).

    • @donvee2000
      @donvee2000 4 года назад +19

      It's only worth it if you got a big old bag of stuff to process. He had the right idea with the stuff he bought, but he got ripped off. Can't trust anyone anymore.

    • @Armageist
      @Armageist 4 года назад +9

      @@paulnathanielsmith It's not worth ruining your lungs and brain for.

  • @Phakepasco
    @Phakepasco 4 года назад +15

    Go join codys patreon he needs it more than most of these youtubers. He puts so much work into these videos you can tell. And you can imagine its probably expensive too.

  • @christopherleubner6633
    @christopherleubner6633 2 года назад

    Bake the carbon off the bricks in a kiln or hot oven. Leave the bricks whole and soak them in chlorine acid solution in a 5 gallon pail to get the metals. You dont need too much but you do need to make sure that the chlorine is atomic so add in doses over time. Helps to agitate constantly. I remember getting a craoload of them from a junkyard in the early 2000s and doing this. It was mostly platinum back them.

  • @christ2290
    @christ2290 3 года назад +2

    Current spot prices on Pd, Rh and Pt with your percentages put it at probably $13 or so. Since your cat spilled out most of your solution, your cat owes you some money now lol

  • @jacksonbarrett1878
    @jacksonbarrett1878 4 года назад +20

    The honeycomb things look like Minecraft mountains

  • @richardmauto
    @richardmauto 3 года назад +13

    This made my afternoon. I'm glad some still enjoying their chemistry outside of college.

  • @MoMo-gy3cl
    @MoMo-gy3cl 3 года назад +1

    No clue whatsoever what happened or what I’ve watched but it was fascinating whatever he done

  • @nicholasadams2374
    @nicholasadams2374 Год назад

    Cody: "Gona move it inside, because I'm gona be putting it in a somewhat precarious situation, and I don't want some animal to come knock it over."
    Cody's Cat: Came and knocked it over

  • @KingMidas1983
    @KingMidas1983 4 года назад +25

    Next video: "how to extract $6 worth of palladium from your garage floor using this simple trick!"

  • @sealpiercing8476
    @sealpiercing8476 4 года назад +37

    So you're saying the cat lysed your beaker full of catalyst suspension?

    • @matthiasmohr2051
      @matthiasmohr2051 4 года назад +4

      Step 1: Facepalm Step 2: Upvote

    • @midesti
      @midesti 4 года назад

      I knew someone would beat me to it.

  • @en2oh
    @en2oh Год назад

    meatball chemistry, at it's finest! Thanks for sharing this.

  • @aidkik580
    @aidkik580 7 месяцев назад

    Nah man the stuff in the bag is probably universal catalytic converters you put in to replace a blocked or broken up factory one, for whatever reason they put way less of the precious metals in them, the factory ones always have more