Precious Metal Refining & Recovery, Episode 14:Gold From Dishes

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  • Опубликовано: 17 сен 2016
  • I recover the gold from some gold rimmed plates and cups.
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  • @Thomas-jc3bv
    @Thomas-jc3bv 4 года назад +341

    "Hey I just wanted to bring these dishes back"
    "Weren't these gold-trimmed before?"
    "Yeah I just washed them in cyanide"
    "Sir, please leave"

  • @samuelgeorge8524
    @samuelgeorge8524 3 месяца назад +3

    Rewatching all your refining videos and 7 years later still in awe of your scientific ventures. Thank you Cody for all of this.

  • @Daniel-vu4wh
    @Daniel-vu4wh 7 лет назад +126

    I laughed so hard when he said "I can just take them back to the thrift HAHA" with the most smug ass laugh

  • @TheAnnoyingAsian
    @TheAnnoyingAsian 6 лет назад +72

    I love how Cody gives these simple solutions complex names. "Reaction vessel" aka plastic bucket.

  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +790

    Sorry about the re-upload; this video was way too much work to have misplaced audio.

    • @KiwiWithAHatF8F
      @KiwiWithAHatF8F 7 лет назад +18

      You make chemistry fun. If only we did cool experiments like this at my university's chem lab.

    • @TheonlyFletch
      @TheonlyFletch 7 лет назад +1

      Hi Cody

    • @inanee_
      @inanee_ 7 лет назад +4

      no problem!

    • @dstnlockwood77
      @dstnlockwood77 7 лет назад +1

      You should make some nitrocellulose and use it in your mine

    • @moshill1374
      @moshill1374 7 лет назад +2

      and the number was wrong :P

  • @ThePaintballgun
    @ThePaintballgun 7 лет назад +608

    Cody you literally break every laboratory safety rule there is!

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +338

      You know I try! :)

    • @sjsjsjjssjsjssjj
      @sjsjsjjssjsjssjj 7 лет назад +26

      you must be real fun at parties

    • @diesanta68425
      @diesanta68425 7 лет назад +164

      Hey. He wore gloves. What more do you want from the man.

    • @ThePaintballgun
      @ThePaintballgun 7 лет назад +34

      Jack Black The thing is, gloves in chemistry can buy you some time, but it's still not recommended to shove your whole hand in a toxic solution!

    • @ThePaintballgun
      @ThePaintballgun 7 лет назад +55

      simran jabbal And, if people at the parties you go to play with cyanide, I have to ask who you're partying with.

  • @jamesroseii
    @jamesroseii 7 лет назад +444

    looks like you also found an effective method for removing label adhesive.

    • @FirstDagger
      @FirstDagger 7 лет назад +24

      I personally use Oil and Steel Wool, have not had a label that survived this.

    • @oopoopop1
      @oopoopop1 7 лет назад +10

      Acetone or nail polish remover with acetone works about 100% of the time for me.

    • @lucaspeltie
      @lucaspeltie 7 лет назад +9

      Do you not care about what is under the label because that will probably scratch it.

    • @lucaspeltie
      @lucaspeltie 7 лет назад +10

      Doesn't that dissolve some types of plastic?

    • @FirstDagger
      @FirstDagger 7 лет назад +3

      lucaspeltie Use only Oil if you don't want to scratch it, Oil binds the glue.

  • @jacksonhawkins9176
    @jacksonhawkins9176 7 лет назад +305

    3:24 "Oh shit I drank some cyanide water!"
    "drink some bleach and it will go right away!"
    "Ok, thanks! Wow, I feel better already!"

    • @romainetomatoes2416
      @romainetomatoes2416 5 лет назад +19

      do you mean "bletch"?

    • @emom46
      @emom46 4 года назад +1

      You sicko

    • @speteydog2260
      @speteydog2260 4 года назад +2

      Jackson Hawkins Lol 😂

    • @lukmly013
      @lukmly013 3 года назад +5

      Trump agreed

    • @macca462
      @macca462 3 года назад

      So glad I wasn't the only one with that thought!!

  • @memelab5183
    @memelab5183 7 лет назад +230

    You actually did make that money back... In RUclips revenue baby

    • @Nick-cr9de
      @Nick-cr9de 7 лет назад +6

      He probably already made a few grand

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +141

      More like 40 bucks

    • @relientker
      @relientker 7 лет назад +51

      no no no cody, you're supposed to continue making people believe that you can make a few thousand bucks of 20,000 views!

    • @memelab5183
      @memelab5183 7 лет назад +13

      If I converted all my RUclips revenue to pennies I'd be rolling around in a very small pile of sweet sweet RUclips revenue

    • @patrickderp1044
      @patrickderp1044 7 лет назад +2

      Im counting your patreon because you plug it in the description

  • @Rouverius
    @Rouverius 7 лет назад +77

    Reminder to self: make sure to have a Cyanokit on hand when eating in Cody's zipcode.

    • @Maiu13
      @Maiu13 7 лет назад +12

      Ohh so that's why Amanda Todd did it

    • @ensenadorjones4224
      @ensenadorjones4224 4 года назад

      I saw the receipt. He was in Logan Utah. Or at least the Deseret Industries (DI) thrift store is in Logan. I live near Cody. Utah State University Student?

  • @WayneEarls
    @WayneEarls 7 лет назад +101

    Aww man, I wanted to see it flash.

  • @pkneeyahx
    @pkneeyahx 7 лет назад +38

    You know how the Terminator destroyed the T-1000 by dropping him into the vat of molten steel? Would it be possible for you to isolate the polyalloy that T-1000 is made out of and ressurect him? Now that would be an intense episode.

  • @TAGfrost
    @TAGfrost 7 лет назад +93

    Now to observe the gold dissolving... enter cody's hand mixing up the pile.
    Original cup buried. "Hey, I was watching that!"

  • @theirishaxe9405
    @theirishaxe9405 7 лет назад +90

    that little bit of gold covered all those dishes? amazing

    • @atooch213
      @atooch213 7 лет назад +6

      I thought the same thing. I was expecting a lot more with how many dishes he had

    • @DamianReloaded
      @DamianReloaded 7 лет назад +5

      The paint had probably more than gold in it. And he probably didn't recover 100% of it.

    • @XZenon
      @XZenon 7 лет назад +63

      Gold is the most malliable element known to man.
      One gram can cover roughly one square meter.

    • @Luckeux
      @Luckeux 7 лет назад +2

      +FieryWingedAngel Seriously?

    • @XZenon
      @XZenon 7 лет назад +16

      Luckeux Seriously. At this thickness, even solid gold becomes very transparent to visible light while still being able to block out a large amount of harmful radiation, which is why gold foil is used on the helmets of space suits.

  • @TheRoaringBearGames
    @TheRoaringBearGames 7 лет назад +75

    I genuinely get excited when I get a notification that you posted a video! Doesn't happen for any other RUclipsr!

    • @BodilyFunction
      @BodilyFunction 7 лет назад +1

      Same accept generikb

    • @bernardo00124719
      @bernardo00124719 7 лет назад +1

      a boner?

    • @theoroosevelt4849
      @theoroosevelt4849 7 лет назад +14

      go watch primitive technology and i bet you get hooked!

    • @fishecod2552
      @fishecod2552 7 лет назад

      be carful, primitive technology is extremely addicting, and he only uploads once a month.

    • @celuler22
      @celuler22 7 лет назад +1

      primitive technology is a hard thing to do and very time consuming

  • @wallywutsizface6346
    @wallywutsizface6346 7 лет назад +208

    You should melt all of the gold you've gotten so far into one bead.

    • @atooch213
      @atooch213 7 лет назад +19

      That would be cool. Maybe he could do the same with other precious metals he has gotten

    • @Remus1033
      @Remus1033 7 лет назад +89

      Whaaat, no. He should get a display case with each of the beads separated and a little note about how he got them. Build his own little Cody-museum :D

    • @MGSLurmey
      @MGSLurmey 7 лет назад +24

      +Remus1033 That would be cool, but it would also be cool if he eventually got enough gold to cast his own ingot!

    • @jft4820
      @jft4820 7 лет назад +4

      I thought he was planning to make a gold ring or coin out of it all

    • @cannagorillacannagorilla6038
      @cannagorillacannagorilla6038 7 лет назад

      not on your life

  • @ethanjacobs3591
    @ethanjacobs3591 7 лет назад +112

    You should sent the plates and stuff on down to Demolition Ranch

    • @mf_01
      @mf_01 7 лет назад

      lol yes

    • @ledraps22
      @ledraps22 7 лет назад +15

      "now let's see how this mine faces up against... a 50 bmg"

    • @Jason-io2vy
      @Jason-io2vy 7 лет назад +6

      Yes! Someone else showing some love for Matt and his channels Demolition ranch/Vet ranch/Off the ranch.

    • @marshallboice6871
      @marshallboice6871 7 лет назад

      Yup

    • @bdog111
      @bdog111 7 лет назад +2

      But then there would be razor sharp glass shards all over the ranch. That's why he always shoots plastic milk jugs and water melons. :)

  • @sam08g16
    @sam08g16 7 лет назад +7

    I enjoy many RUclips channels but Cody's metal refining and mining videos (and to be fair also any from Primitive Technology) are the ones that get me exceptionally delighted. Great job and keep them coming... FOREVAH!

  • @Billy-I-Am-Not
    @Billy-I-Am-Not 7 лет назад +17

    The store clerk was probably thinking "what the hell is this guy doing

  • @mothman.industries
    @mothman.industries 7 лет назад +30

    "Cody shows you how to lose a bunch of money doing cool Chemistry: Episode 14"

  • @buster_brownie3921
    @buster_brownie3921 7 лет назад +35

    great in depth video about the refining process using thrift store items but I cant resist BUNNY@ 8:14 !!!

  • @arcooke
    @arcooke 7 лет назад +11

    Pretty amazing that they are able to stretch out that tiny ball enough to cover every cup/dish you purchased.

  • @alui92
    @alui92 7 лет назад +1

    Cody - The first man since Klondike that can make his fiancee a gold ring with different precious metals by himself from his own mine.......
    That's just mindblowing.
    Those skills though! I really admire your work Cody! Keep it up and stay safe!!
    Greetings from Germany.

  • @masacatior
    @masacatior 7 лет назад +408

    Cody > Pewdiepie

    • @Phoenixx-vy7ln
      @Phoenixx-vy7ln 7 лет назад +86

      anyone > pewdiepie

    • @Blewlongmun
      @Blewlongmun 7 лет назад +5

      Yah but Pewdiepie > anyone when it comes to subscribers 0-0 you literally can't change the fact that hes the most subbed

    • @inquaanate2393
      @inquaanate2393 7 лет назад +15

      If anyone>pewdiepie then pewdiepie>pewdiepie...

    • @ReheatonRs
      @ReheatonRs 7 лет назад

      You literally can, but it probably won't happen for a while.

    • @Blewlongmun
      @Blewlongmun 7 лет назад +1

      erefes awedfe Then no you can't I can't say earth doesn't exist it just won't happen for a while, earth exists and pewdiepie has the most

  • @andrewgoss1682
    @andrewgoss1682 7 лет назад +45

    was that household jean destroyer or household gene destroyer?

  • @ronnetteharvey2002
    @ronnetteharvey2002 4 года назад +16

    Not only the cost of the dishes but what about all those chemicals? Sounds like the cost is ghastly to me.

  • @CanadianGoldProspector
    @CanadianGoldProspector 7 лет назад +3

    Gold..... Who loves gold more then Cody...me
    Great video as always Cody!!
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @vondarkmoor1
    @vondarkmoor1 7 лет назад +4

    It always amazes me how little gold it takes to make the plated stuff.

  • @pirobot668beta
    @pirobot668beta 7 лет назад +3

    Antique military medals and such were sometimes gold-filled, rather than simply plated.
    Gold filling is applying thin sheets of gold onto the base metal.
    I recall my grand-dad once saying that his medals from WWI were worth more than than their weight in $100 bills.
    He said there was gold in them.

    • @petertaylor4980
      @petertaylor4980 5 лет назад

      British medals were made of solid sterling silver, and have a bullion value of around 200 GBP/USD/EUR.

    • @canadiangemstones7636
      @canadiangemstones7636 3 месяца назад

      I threw Granpa Chip’s war medals into the river.

  • @amritpalsingh517
    @amritpalsingh517 7 лет назад +5

    It's interesting that so little amount of gold could cover so much area (on the dishes I mean) !!
    Nice video!

  • @productivememberofsociety7363
    @productivememberofsociety7363 7 лет назад

    Cody, next to your mining series and your random videos, like the dyer's woad, your extraction/refining series is my favorite work of yours. Thank you for wasting your money on our edutainment. You are indeed a true productive member of society.

  • @vascurten
    @vascurten 7 лет назад

    cody, just wanted to say thank you for your videos, dedication and the knowledge you spread, there should be more channels like yours

  • @sullyboy12177
    @sullyboy12177 7 лет назад +216

    3:15 you mean "bletch"?

    • @matthewp3859
      @matthewp3859 7 лет назад +18

      He's referring to the odd way Cody pronounces "Bleach". He pronounces it like "Bletch"

    • @lightdark00
      @lightdark00 7 лет назад +9

      Damn "jean destroyer" is the oddest way ever to say "bleach".

    • @ronathanjohnson8457
      @ronathanjohnson8457 7 лет назад +10

      He means it as in DNA destroyer

    • @Kire1120
      @Kire1120 7 лет назад +5

      +Jace Verdon It will destroy jeans also if you soak them in a concentrated solution of it. The fibers just pull apart.

    • @datalorian
      @datalorian 7 лет назад +1

      yeah I got excited to hear him say it the way he does, but he avoided it lol!

  • @JustinAlexanderBell
    @JustinAlexanderBell 7 лет назад +120

    Big tub full of cyanide left outside, what could go wrong?

    • @mf_01
      @mf_01 7 лет назад +24

      Living out in the country on private property 2 miles from the public road, at worst an animal.

    • @JustinAlexanderBell
      @JustinAlexanderBell 7 лет назад +2

      mpeterfin Because pets don't matter?

    • @gregmasterson-verified-8959
      @gregmasterson-verified-8959 7 лет назад +11

      #petslivesmatter

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +84

      Turns out animals wont drink it, I've seen a thirsty cow take a sniff of a cyanide solution and then go on to walking half a mile to get clean water, I guess they are actually pretty smart.

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +53

      Anyway I tipped in a pint of bleach as soon as I was done filming.

  • @fotoschopro1230
    @fotoschopro1230 7 лет назад +1

    Cody, you are the best. Your channel is one of the few classic youtube channels that are left. Keep up the good work :)

  • @austinhyde9408
    @austinhyde9408 6 лет назад +1

    The gold yielded in this video, is moreso in the production of the video itself, giving you an overall yield greater than the cost, giving you overall profit...
    Well done!

  • @samc5898
    @samc5898 7 лет назад +5

    Did you know that you're a genius

  • @AdamCanFly
    @AdamCanFly 4 года назад +7

    That’s what a $1 gold coin would look like.

  • @marcom5575
    @marcom5575 7 лет назад

    I honestly love this series so much, it's relaxing and scienc-y and I get to stare at shiny stuff

  • @dungshute1836
    @dungshute1836 7 лет назад

    I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos

  • @jameslamb4573
    @jameslamb4573 7 лет назад +66

    If you smell almonds ...... run!!!

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +69

      Smells pretty good actually.

    • @thenewguysubscribeplease235
      @thenewguysubscribeplease235 7 лет назад +3

      ***** plz reply Cody I've been watching for 2 years

    • @Hossak
      @Hossak 5 лет назад +2

      Not everyone can smell cyanide. It is dangerous however not hard to handle. Consider that in the gold industry we use literally tens of thousands of tonnes and worker fatalities from cyanide poisoning are almost non-existant or due to suicides :(

    • @well_as_an_expert_id_say
      @well_as_an_expert_id_say 4 года назад +1

      @@Hossak why is there a high suicide rate, if you don't mind my prying

    • @Hossak
      @Hossak 4 года назад +1

      @@well_as_an_expert_id_say Suicide rate is about normal based on sex and age group. The mining industry is dominated by men (getting not as bad now) and as a result, some few guys going through some bad times see cyanide as a quick/painless solution to their issues. I personally don't know of anyone who has taken this route though and I have been in mining for about 25 years. However it does happen.

  • @yourlocalscribe948
    @yourlocalscribe948 4 года назад +3

    5:09 I love how no-one even is talking about how he is handling the cyanide charcoal with his bare hands but ok

  • @jrsbruce
    @jrsbruce 7 лет назад

    great video Cody, always love seeing what you're up to

  • @rubysmine592
    @rubysmine592 7 лет назад

    Always love watching you do science! Keep up the amazing work!

  • @DJCyanide
    @DJCyanide 7 лет назад +4

    cody you inspire me so much i couldn't put in words how much i want to be like you i am 14 and i plan on working for a job in radiation sciences i really hope you see this comment and good luck on all your future projects

  • @srgjohnsonson
    @srgjohnsonson 7 лет назад +29

    that scale would be a drug dealers dream

    • @xjack9955x
      @xjack9955x 7 лет назад +54

      You must not know much about drug dealing

    • @ThomasBlithe
      @ThomasBlithe 7 лет назад +20

      Dream? Man, you cant operate WITHOUT one of those

    • @SilverBull30
      @SilverBull30 4 года назад

      Lmao

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs 3 года назад

      Yes. Because we all know the buyer will go home and use the same scale, to make sure to account for every mg

  • @L337f33t
    @L337f33t 7 лет назад

    Can't wait to see that mine produce something! You've worked so hard, thanks for taking along for the ride!

  • @donok2222
    @donok2222 7 лет назад

    I really do LOVE these videos. Thanks so much Cody

  • @xavierh.5102
    @xavierh.5102 7 лет назад +13

    you said that you would let it get red hot for several hours... how much does that add to the electricity bill? i would imagine keeping stuff red hot for hours at a time isn't cheap?

  • @jimster1111
    @jimster1111 7 лет назад +6

    you should do more electroplating experiments please. like gold or silver plate your house key, or the frame of some glasses.

  • @user-xh9mw9xp3b
    @user-xh9mw9xp3b 7 лет назад +2

    I'm 16 and I love watching your videos keep up the good work!
    I have to say though I absolutely love codys mine

  • @carbite81
    @carbite81 7 лет назад

    I Love these videos! Cody is just so down to earth, My favorite RUclipsr.

  • @DanIsthebestatmc
    @DanIsthebestatmc 7 лет назад +3

    And u are literally the smartest person i know "cody einstien"

  • @MuzikBike
    @MuzikBike 7 лет назад +12

    What about extracting gold from one of those alcohols that has gold leaf dispersed in it?

  • @jamesgray4037
    @jamesgray4037 7 лет назад +1

    dude my fave vid in this series so far,, can't wait to see you mine your first ounce of gold,, good luck man,im rooting for you,,⛏⚒🔧🔦

  • @hadeelshawol9306
    @hadeelshawol9306 7 лет назад +1

    Great job Cody ,love watching your videos , please keep up your amazing work :)

  • @Carpfoon
    @Carpfoon 7 лет назад +14

    8:15 BUNNNYYYYYY 🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰

    • @notreallysure4575
      @notreallysure4575 5 лет назад +1

      It should be 8:14 theres like a few frames of bunny on 8:15

  • @Rodrigo-ye3jo
    @Rodrigo-ye3jo 7 лет назад +16

    How about refining copper or nickel from coins? I heard that the copper In penny is worth more than a penny itself

    • @atooch213
      @atooch213 7 лет назад +5

      I believe that is illegal, defacing currency or something. Would be cool though

    • @NectarinoMo
      @NectarinoMo 7 лет назад +2

      Hey everyone Cody here. You may remember my bag of coins from the last episode, I couldn't use those being illegal and all so I used them to pay for som-*JUMPCUT* I'm back and I've got this money bag full of copper chunks, I found them at the thrift store, I'm gonna see if I can turn them into a copper ingot.

    • @Cannibeasty
      @Cannibeasty 6 лет назад +5

      You can do whatever you want to US currency, as long as you don't alter it to pass it off as a higher denomination of money. I.e., can't make a penny look like a dime and try to buy something with said counterfeit. Melt them down to your hearts content :)

    • @trumpeteer4792
      @trumpeteer4792 4 года назад

      @@Cannibeasty Cody quoting William Ulibaari as he is led off in cuffs but.... but.... William said I could do it 😭

    • @jupitercyclops6521
      @jupitercyclops6521 4 года назад +1

      @@trumpeteer4792 will lib would have been right for the most part, but I'm pretty sure they changed the laws.
      They made it illegal to melt pennies & nickels.
      When copper was high, pre 83 pennies had 3cents
      Worth of copper.
      Woulda been a sweet gig- go buy $10,000 worth of pennies, scrap them and gross $30,000!
      Only "they" can make money that easy.

  • @swiftpath121
    @swiftpath121 7 лет назад

    I've been watching you for about 5 or 6 months now I believe. I started with your beekeeping videos, transitioned to the mine, now I'm on the metal refining. Thanks to you I've found a few things Iay wanna try as a fallback career later in life

  • @MatthewVandeputte
    @MatthewVandeputte 7 лет назад

    Loved this Cody, thanks for showing us

  • @OcelotPwns
    @OcelotPwns 7 лет назад +54

    on the bright side, if the economy collapses and you still have this gold, you will have made a profit.

    • @rafikimusic
      @rafikimusic 7 лет назад +23

      it's not a if but a when at this point

    • @smellycharly8956
      @smellycharly8956 7 лет назад

      Most likely afew hundred years away.

    • @im_da_blessed_og1664
      @im_da_blessed_og1664 7 лет назад +5

      +Smellycharly ROBLOX more like when the president is chosen

    • @smellycharly8956
      @smellycharly8956 7 лет назад

      xD

    • @geminirox8635
      @geminirox8635 7 лет назад +3

      if the economy collapses gold will no longer have a value. It has no practical uses.

  • @erics8757
    @erics8757 4 года назад +21

    $1.00 worth of gold isn't worth bringing cyanide into the house. 😒

  • @BrianEvans766
    @BrianEvans766 6 лет назад

    Absolutely love this channel

  • @grayem76
    @grayem76 7 лет назад

    i enjoy your vids cody would love to see your channel grow to 10 mil subs you are growing slowly and you're never super hard to understand and your range of activities is great looking forward to next vid keep it up

  • @gavigu4360
    @gavigu4360 7 лет назад +4

    Put a rail road in the mine

  • @PurpoleToast
    @PurpoleToast 7 лет назад +3

    Hey Cody, in general do you think there was only around $1 of gold on all those plates beforehand? Or was there much more lost to refining the gold?

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +6

      Obviously I lost some, If I where to guess I would say my recovery was between 50 and 70%

    • @gordonlawrence3537
      @gordonlawrence3537 7 лет назад

      I was just wondering if there was a way to increase yield? Or is it not worth the effort for small quantities?

    • @superdau
      @superdau 7 лет назад +1

      Even at 100% yield and free dishes the chemicals, carbon and electricity for the oven would still cost more than the gold is worth. But making money is not the point of the videos.

  • @Xenrel
    @Xenrel 7 лет назад

    Man I could watch your videos all day instead of the countless pointless subjects in school that I don't even need to know..

  • @charlottejohnson5045
    @charlottejohnson5045 2 года назад

    Ty Cody for getting my family priceless items back from them Thebes 🧿🔓🧻😀🧻🧻🧻🧻

  • @ravenoustraal
    @ravenoustraal 7 лет назад +5

    I didn't realize that gold leaf decorations was real gold on dishes. impressive.

    • @atooch213
      @atooch213 7 лет назад +3

      Me neither. Thought is was just paint or something

  • @exiarules6712
    @exiarules6712 7 лет назад +5

    watch the water spread out and then evaporate at 8:13

  • @Desklamp1234
    @Desklamp1234 7 лет назад +1

    I love how your main purpose is not to try and profit from this refining series, but simply to educate about the subject.

  • @bradbennett2003
    @bradbennett2003 7 лет назад

    Pretty cool. Amazing how gold can be applied so thin!

  • @hannahmorris1835
    @hannahmorris1835 7 лет назад +268

    Two chemists walked into a bar. The 1st chemist asked for H2O. The second chemist asked for H2O too. The second chemist died.

    • @tjrsasea
      @tjrsasea 7 лет назад +6

      niceeeee

    • @morganmitchell4017
      @morganmitchell4017 7 лет назад +60

      I'll bet the average person watching this video has seen that joke at least ten times.

    • @hannahmorris1835
      @hannahmorris1835 7 лет назад +10

      I've personally heard this joke 480 times, but I still think it is as funny as when I first heard it every time. But then again, I am easily amused.

    • @vjm3
      @vjm3 7 лет назад +50

      Hey! Have you heard the joke about Sodium!?
      ...Na.....

    • @Davidautofull
      @Davidautofull 7 лет назад +1

      just heard it again last night in the movie "Goodbye World".

  • @Pillowtap
    @Pillowtap 7 лет назад +7

    Why does the gold always form a little ball? Shouldn't it just become a flat puddle?

    • @googleeatsdicks
      @googleeatsdicks 7 лет назад +41

      It's because of the surface tension. It pulls the molten gold into a sphere.

    • @ClayTheLoquitor
      @ClayTheLoquitor 7 лет назад

      surface tension I guess

    • @mitchellisnotallowed1731
      @mitchellisnotallowed1731 7 лет назад +4

      Interesting question for those "flat earth" nuts. lol Water does the same thing. When it splashes, the little drops that fly up are spherical.

    • @Yunghorsecock
      @Yunghorsecock 7 лет назад +1

      My guess is probably gravity pushing on it from all sides, same with the water drops.

    • @SoundsLikeJazz
      @SoundsLikeJazz 7 лет назад +5

      It's because of the surface tension. It pulls the molten gold into a sphere.
      Credits : Anticonny
      lol

  • @BasswobbleFattronix
    @BasswobbleFattronix 7 лет назад +1

    Brilliant video as always, well done on the result. I cannot wait for the video of you extracting the gold from your mine. Exciting times =D

  • @HoboJIm117
    @HoboJIm117 7 лет назад

    please keep making this series I don't know why but it's so fascinating

  • @otyy_0078
    @otyy_0078 7 лет назад +5

    7:30 ... its not stanes chloride.
    its stannis baratheon
    King of the Andals and the First Men
    Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
    Protector of the Realm
    Lord of Dragonstone
    Lord of Storm's End
    Lord Paramount of the Stormlands

  • @kkonstantinosss2
    @kkonstantinosss2 7 лет назад +5

    What precautions do you take when handling sodium cyanide?

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +83

      resist urge to lick

    • @Andrew-hq8gg
      @Andrew-hq8gg 7 лет назад

      LOL

    • @CrimFerret
      @CrimFerret 7 лет назад +3

      Don't ingest it, wear gloves and preferably safety goggles, and know the chemistry of what you're doing. As Cody mentioned, bleach makes it more or less harmless. Industrial gold processing uses cyanide solution extraction, but they recover the cyanide at the end and reuse it and it's done in a continuous process. It's cheap and as he demonstrated here, effective even with very low percentages of gold. It's not the fastest, but it is effective.

  • @MichelKiflen
    @MichelKiflen 7 лет назад

    Amazing video Cody! Loved the time-lapse at the end :)

  • @angielamb2721
    @angielamb2721 4 года назад

    Thank you, luv the science of this, and the honesty

  • @marco.ruggiero.
    @marco.ruggiero. 7 лет назад +4

    interesting as usual! :D
    but i was wandering, how can you make this method be worth for your mine's gold ore? process that amount of ore whit this chemicals shouldn't cost you more than the gold value itself?

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +11

      I always wondered why my grandpa abandoned the mine...

    • @brandonwilliams2768
      @brandonwilliams2768 7 лет назад

      @Cody'sLab you might be able to take it and dissolve the gold off the ore in a slightly larger batch then take the ore out and repeat it using the same chemicals for the next batch and save yourself on the cost of them or would the chemicals be used up by then (i would suggest mining a bunch first)

    • @marco.ruggiero.
      @marco.ruggiero. 7 лет назад

      you need to regenerate that chemicals first, example you dissolve tin in acid clorhidric, after you have to precipitate the metal and usually the rest it's waste

  • @SlimJimActual
    @SlimJimActual 7 лет назад +35

    Another great video, Cody! I was also wondering if you and Kenyan (sorry if misspelled) have gotten married yet. If not, congratulations anyway!

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +69

      She wants to finish school first

    • @SlimJimActual
      @SlimJimActual 7 лет назад +18

      Sounds like a good plan. Congrats

    • @tdoge
      @tdoge 7 лет назад +8

      "Kenya"

    • @bernardo00124719
      @bernardo00124719 7 лет назад +9

      getting merried its so 90's. just get together.

    • @thepariah3516
      @thepariah3516 7 лет назад +4

      You got something against Marriage?

  • @TheAveragePcGuy
    @TheAveragePcGuy 7 лет назад

    Love your videos! Always interesting and fun to watch

  • @shangrel110
    @shangrel110 7 лет назад

    I've always wanted to try this but never had access to cyanide. Thanks for posting I watch your videos like a kid with his eyes glued to the Saturday morning cartoons. Keep up the awesome videos, Cody!

  • @ZASurvivalist
    @ZASurvivalist 7 лет назад +3

    Sodium Hydroxide must be in Pumpkin Spice Lattes. 😏

  • @strider04
    @strider04 7 лет назад +31

    this new chat for tablet is terrible

    • @sarasotaslim4090
      @sarasotaslim4090 7 лет назад

      Ikr

    • @Blewlongmun
      @Blewlongmun 7 лет назад +10

      get a pc then scrub

    • @jamespham1906
      @jamespham1906 7 лет назад +5

      Does everyone need to be so mean for no reason?

    • @vladankler1038
      @vladankler1038 7 лет назад +5

      yes fck u

    • @Cerevisi
      @Cerevisi 7 лет назад

      Tate is a PC mustard race, or whatever... no hate just misplaced priorities

  • @warren_duke
    @warren_duke 7 лет назад

    Another great video Cody!

  • @beatrixjones2982
    @beatrixjones2982 4 года назад

    This was awesome to watch! Thank you. We really enjoyed it

  • @Gradians
    @Gradians 7 лет назад +4

    What would happen if you tried to return them?

    • @noanoxan
      @noanoxan 7 лет назад +23

      You can't return them, but you can re-donate them.

    • @bendover9862
      @bendover9862 7 лет назад +44

      Everyone needs a coffee cup that was steeped in various chemicals ;)

    • @1019wc1019
      @1019wc1019 7 лет назад +3

      bleach makes it harmless, I'm sure they have a sanitizing solution in places like a good will or salvation army type place.

  • @0meat
    @0meat 7 лет назад +4

    Wait, so did you just say that you were getting a bunch of dishes, covering them in cyanide, then returning them to the DI?

    • @jacksainthill8974
      @jacksainthill8974 7 лет назад

      Not sure what a DI is, but what he _showed_ at one point was processing to break down the cyanide (he added NaOH solution or bleach, I think).

    • @jockejonasson6646
      @jockejonasson6646 7 лет назад +3

      Jack, dont you mean Bletch?

    • @jacksainthill8974
      @jacksainthill8974 7 лет назад

      jocke jonasson
      I think something like that has already been posted elsewhere in this video's comments section. No kudos earned here for originality, I'm afraid.
      Oh, and no - I meant bleach.
      Thanks anyway

    • @jockejonasson6646
      @jockejonasson6646 7 лет назад

      Jack Sainthill Well no shit its been posted before

    • @jacksainthill8974
      @jacksainthill8974 7 лет назад

      jocke jonasson
      Obviously, I know it isn't.

  • @kuttinkuddy3905
    @kuttinkuddy3905 7 лет назад

    awesome Cody! alot of effort for that video, thanks

  • @pnda13
    @pnda13 7 лет назад

    Without breaking anything, that is awesome man.

  • @AlexandrKovalenko
    @AlexandrKovalenko 7 лет назад +7

    What is the total amount of gold you've "mined" from not-so-traditional sources so far? :)

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  7 лет назад +26

      I might be approaching an ounce.

    • @gateke1
      @gateke1 7 лет назад +1

      nice videos, its a whole lot of work to get some little bead of gold, your patience has no limits ;) now i know its not worth my time and money to buy some 'gold 'dishes

  • @bestinthelobby2022
    @bestinthelobby2022 7 лет назад +13

    Aren't the crickets just beutyfull in utah.

  • @Jesse_Dawg
    @Jesse_Dawg 7 лет назад

    I love this gold extraction videos!

  • @denisbaranov1367
    @denisbaranov1367 5 лет назад

    I absolutely love these crickets in the background on your night footage

  • @TheAwkwardBanana
    @TheAwkwardBanana 7 лет назад +4

    Hey Cody, as a chemistry student I felt boggled when you said "burn all the carbon into ash." I was under the impression that carbon *is* ash, and that you couldn't reduce it much further. What would the ash be composed of if you "burned all the carbon out?"

    • @jacksongollasch
      @jacksongollasch 7 лет назад

      To keep it simple, the carbon is basically wood, (like a campfire) burning it to ash is just adding oxygen to it.

    • @Hulkeq2
      @Hulkeq2 7 лет назад +1

      non oxidizable residue. Heated carbon likes O a lot.

    • @ZivTheWyrd
      @ZivTheWyrd 7 лет назад +2

      come on man :/ wood ashes are mostly calcium carbonates with other noncombustable oxides/carbonates (potassium/magnesium/manganese etc) , there's very little to no carbon left in wood ashes. In fact, ashes in general are noncombustibles left over once the carbon has been completely burnt off, in this case, sodium carbonate/gold and other traces from the water supply. There's a difference between keeping it simple and misinforming :I

    • @gordonlawrence3537
      @gordonlawrence3537 7 лет назад +2

      #it depends on the ash. Fully burned ash has little carbon left but most preppers/woodsmen deliberately make fires that leave a fair amount of carbon behind. The reason being it is rich with free radicals which make it easier to start a fire from.

    • @jacksongollasch
      @jacksongollasch 7 лет назад

      Zivilyn The Wyrd
      That's why I said it is "like"

  • @AlecL
    @AlecL 7 лет назад +3

    Now the heading has a spelling mistake

  • @ericcartman4833
    @ericcartman4833 7 лет назад

    Dude, you're awesome! I love your videos!

  • @dawidw.6016
    @dawidw.6016 4 года назад

    Great! Keep uploading more about gold and silver