DIY induction heater that can BOIL STEEL

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @TheBackyardScientist
    @TheBackyardScientist  3 года назад +2298

    I just realized I hit 5 MILLION subscribers when this video was uploading!! Ill have to think of an epic to celebrate :D thank you all so much!
    Also ive been doing a new podcast with William Osman, Peter Sripol, Nile red, and Allen Pan! Were posting a new episode today, check it out :) - ruclips.net/channel/UC7QE72cxiBkiwnvGoFfqYOg

    • @rebeccac4573
      @rebeccac4573 3 года назад +10

      Great job on hitting 5 million subscribers Kevin 😊

    • @corn3514
      @corn3514 3 года назад +6

      PagMan congrats!

    • @digerjosh
      @digerjosh 3 года назад +6

      Yes YES IT DOES give off ultraviolet light

    • @M-jn3nx
      @M-jn3nx 3 года назад +3

      You should make X-ray goggles. I was at the dentist and had to get some x-rays done and I was thinking about how the machine they used almost looked like a scope for looking through. Then I thought so what if you got two of them and made goggles that can take a x-ray scan of an object and then display it on a screen in-front of your eyes. Of course I am not sure about any of the logic behind any of this but I thought if anyone could make it happen it would be you. Hope you see this and maybe see if its logically possible to do. Thank you for the Awesome videos!

    • @InfinityGamingIMG
      @InfinityGamingIMG 3 года назад +3

      You just realized lol well congrats btw I've been subscribed since 1m

  • @PlasmaChannel
    @PlasmaChannel 3 года назад +3228

    I love how Kevin let the molten steel bubble all over the wooden frame haha. I was half expecting the thing to burst into flames. Solid build kev!

    • @neayt9952
      @neayt9952 3 года назад +4

      Hey Jay. What values did you use in your biggest voltage multiplier?

    • @Reilly18
      @Reilly18 3 года назад +2

      hello jay.

    • @bushhonky7936
      @bushhonky7936 3 года назад +2

      @ᴷⁱⁿᵈˡʸ ᴴᵉˡᵖ ᴹᵉ ᴿᵉᵃᶜʰ ⁵⁰ᴷˢᵘᵇˢ ❤️ No. I will not.

    • @Liquidgraphics117
      @Liquidgraphics117 3 года назад

      Bc is amoung us

    • @Xadccoux2
      @Xadccoux2 3 года назад +4

      I think I just found my new way of heating metal for forging

  • @ottojagenstedt9740
    @ottojagenstedt9740 3 года назад +610

    The lengths this man will go to to endanger himself, his family and the entire neighbourhood, never wearing more than shorts and a shirt never cease to amaze me

    • @unlokia
      @unlokia 3 года назад +17

      You say this as if it’s amusing. Put some more righteous anger into your tone.

    • @jonathans1759
      @jonathans1759 3 года назад +35

      He should wear a safety tie.

    • @Kristan1979
      @Kristan1979 3 года назад +11

      one of these days there will be a news story, "Crazed backyard scientist blows up whole neighbourhood with a magic molten wand"

    • @mt7680
      @mt7680 3 года назад +22

      FLORIDA

    • @TechySeven
      @TechySeven 3 года назад +11

      @@Kristan1979 "Popular Florida-Man Destroys Buildings With Science, Plans to Rebuild With Science"

  • @gabadaba5436
    @gabadaba5436 3 года назад +3373

    It's like a sparkler, but it causes damage to your eyes and can't be put out

    • @unoriginalclips9923
      @unoriginalclips9923 3 года назад +43

      @Tom Simons ᨆ no

    • @twentyroses
      @twentyroses 3 года назад +38

      6:17 He looks like a fairy 🧚‍♂️or a magican 🧙‍♂️with it. "Lumos!"

    • @axtchaos8719
      @axtchaos8719 3 года назад +7

      @@unoriginalclips9923 he's a fake the verified sign is fake

    • @peterpimmelmann3330
      @peterpimmelmann3330 3 года назад +9

      sparklers cant be put out either

    • @ewan7746
      @ewan7746 3 года назад +22

      Sparklers are made from primarily magnesium

  • @thelemonwiththumbs4560
    @thelemonwiththumbs4560 Год назад +997

    Lets all take a moment to appreciate that this man is on a watch list for our entertainment

    • @WiryCrow
      @WiryCrow Год назад +12

      just one?

    • @fbi3327
      @fbi3327 Год назад +26

      @@WiryCrow no CIA also has him on their watch list. we don't even need google maps to go to his house

    • @RongDMemer
      @RongDMemer Год назад +2

      @@fbi3327 really?

    • @fbi3327
      @fbi3327 Год назад +4

      @@RongDMemer yes

    • @RongDMemer
      @RongDMemer Год назад +11

      @@fbi3327 sounds like a lie
      But I'm not gonna doubt you random guy on the internet

  • @Weisz
    @Weisz 3 года назад +1911

    Was not expecting to hear my name mentioned in this video 😂 my favorite was the levitating molten aluminum, that was crazy

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 3 года назад +609

    Pretty neat magnesium sparkler

    • @lucasdwainwilliams6561
      @lucasdwainwilliams6561 3 года назад +13

      Home made dragons breath shotgun ammo ( shells are made with magnesium shards btw

    • @ElectricGun100
      @ElectricGun100 3 года назад +4

      Forbidden sparkler

    • @zlunazelena4080
      @zlunazelena4080 3 года назад

      Try to cast something with it😂

    • @Ne0nRaVeNgUrL93
      @Ne0nRaVeNgUrL93 3 года назад +3

      Looks more like a wand with a spell at the end

  • @rfldss89
    @rfldss89 3 года назад +374

    Yes magnesium does give off uv! The white light itself can already blind you because it's so bright, but it produces a fair amount of UV light too, so definitely wear eye protection when handling burning magnesium 😶

    • @kiraivoxy
      @kiraivoxy 3 года назад +44

      Welcome to Florida, where safety is our last priority.

    • @YogeshThangam
      @YogeshThangam 3 года назад +16

      @@kiraivoxy Safety is on the priority list?! 😲

    • @NandR
      @NandR 3 года назад +9

      When Richard Feynman watched the Trinity test he didn’t wear sunglasses. He watched from behind a windshield. Because he knew it was the UV that was damaging to your eyes and the glass blocked most UV light. He’s the only one to watch that test with the “naked eye”.

    • @marsguyphil
      @marsguyphil 3 года назад +2

      @@kiraivoxy Hey, they could do a crossover show... get Taras Kul and Kevin to test safety equipment.

    • @basedaf5580
      @basedaf5580 3 года назад +3

      this guy is so smart i really hope he doesnt hurt himself hahah

  • @dad49998
    @dad49998 2 года назад +82

    This is just wild. I still cannot believe how this guy is still alive to this day. Throwing molten metal all over your open yard in nothing but a t-shirt and shorts is just a bit too much. You never fail to make everyone laugh, but you still need to watch out. Please stay safe.

    • @seno7904
      @seno7904 7 месяцев назад +1

      Florida man

  • @ChrisBurnes
    @ChrisBurnes 3 года назад +3188

    I love how he is playing with molten Aluminum, Magnesium, and Steel. Splashing it around, flinging it, setting things on fire etc. And the 1 "safety warning" that he makes sure to highlight is to "Check your gloves for spiders".
    LOL.

    • @mq5731
      @mq5731 3 года назад +168

      Irk. Safety nightmare. Let’s just heat up some molten steel in a polo shirt and shorts

    • @routtookc8064
      @routtookc8064 3 года назад +10

      @@mq5731 yah, i is unkomfortbel

    • @mross1705
      @mross1705 3 года назад +11

      Its not like anybody can just build that kind of machine

    • @brainretardant
      @brainretardant 3 года назад +89

      Molten metal only has to teach you once

    • @dreamwolf7302
      @dreamwolf7302 3 года назад +83

      @@brainretardant hobbyist blacksmith, can confirm. Once is enough for at least 2 generations to learn from.

  • @SeanHodgins
    @SeanHodgins 3 года назад +2249

    I love how the question "How do I get rid of this?!" always ends with it being half-hazardously thrown in the driveway.

    • @awaitingchaosband
      @awaitingchaosband 3 года назад +120

      sorry to do this to you but *haphazardly

    • @medium.kahuna
      @medium.kahuna 3 года назад +34

      @@awaitingchaosband *Haphazardishously

    • @SeanHodgins
      @SeanHodgins 3 года назад +8

      @@awaitingchaosband damnit.

    • @newp0rt
      @newp0rt 3 года назад +4

      @@morscovium8881 i hate 80HD

    • @zwenkwiel816
      @zwenkwiel816 3 года назад +13

      @@morscovium8881 why though? for all intensive purposes they mean the same thing.

  • @kevinmencer3782
    @kevinmencer3782 3 года назад +972

    Magnesium actually does give off UV light, so it's very important to protect your eyes when you're working with it

    • @navasings
      @navasings 2 года назад +67

      "I wonder if someone in the comment knows..." time for comment check
      thank you friend, you're a friend

    • @whitefox3104
      @whitefox3104 2 года назад +14

      And a second thanks from me too

    • @biz4rr
      @biz4rr 2 года назад +15

      The uv light is my last concern. how about the oscilating magnetic field?

    • @shrujanamsyama9940
      @shrujanamsyama9940 2 года назад

      Small amount of UV does not harm much

    • @navasings
      @navasings 2 года назад +13

      @@shrujanamsyama9940 yea, but it still IS ionizing radiation, which any levels are worse than none :)

  • @MetalDEmpire
    @MetalDEmpire Год назад +824

    -Melts Steel in 35 seconds
    -Wears shorts

    • @MayhemMarshal
      @MayhemMarshal Год назад +20

      Average day in Florida

    • @johnsebok3555
      @johnsebok3555 Год назад +9

      Yeah, you wear shorts to keep yourself cool - duh. (OSHA doesn't not approve of this message)

    • @Andrew-jm4tp
      @Andrew-jm4tp Год назад +6

      I used to think that I live dangerously, but I always wear pants and thick boots if I'm going to play with molten metal...so I guess I'm soft core?

    • @dudearlo
      @dudearlo Год назад +1

      Dood needs way more PPE and some mfn SOPs 😬

    • @guttagutta420
      @guttagutta420 Год назад

      Also flings molten aluminum around in shorts…

  • @scoobydoo4595
    @scoobydoo4595 3 года назад +1974

    Your favorite Florida man is back trying to get himself branded as a threat to the state of Florida.

    • @DarkKnight52365
      @DarkKnight52365 3 года назад +92

      he would have to try really hard if he wants to out do our governor

    • @mewskull1179
      @mewskull1179 3 года назад +70

      I believe each florida man is trying to out do every other florida man

    • @YounesLayachi
      @YounesLayachi 3 года назад +17

      Back to dumping molten metal into water and hoping for it to explode

    • @danielf3623
      @danielf3623 3 года назад +17

      Looks like he's trying to get himself branded, full stop.

    • @ronniewilliz153
      @ronniewilliz153 3 года назад +2

      Dump it in saltwater

  • @seldoon_nemar
    @seldoon_nemar 3 года назад +441

    molten steel doesn't explode when it hits water due to the lidenfrost effect. the effect you are thinking of is that water explodes entering molten steel because of the flash boil acting like a gunpowder charge. it's a big problem at steel mills, and throwing a water bottle in the pot is like throwing a live grenade in. I'm not sure but there might even be some disassociation of the water adding H and O to the "fun"
    also, the mag probably stuck because it fusion welded to the steel

    • @Speeder84XL
      @Speeder84XL 3 года назад +22

      Yeah!
      That was really cool when he dropped it in the pool. I never expected it to glow for that long, when it got under water. But the leidenfrost effect was indeed creating a layer of steam around the molten steel, preventing the water to get much contact with it and cool it down quickly.

    • @ShishkabobJoe
      @ShishkabobJoe 3 года назад +1

      This guy steels

    • @thedudeprime4677
      @thedudeprime4677 3 года назад

      Wouldn’t be surprised if the next video we see is something like this 😂 ruclips.net/video/78CBUcGtfOs/видео.html

    • @seldoon_nemar
      @seldoon_nemar 3 года назад +2

      @@thedudeprime4677 this is what happens when a mill doesn't pre-heat their steel to drive out moisture.
      ruclips.net/video/-RYCXDUt2m8/видео.html

    • @phishyouknow4938
      @phishyouknow4938 3 года назад

      go out side

  • @thevideoman12
    @thevideoman12 2 года назад +627

    Another pro tip from Kevin:
    Always make sure the front that faces your induction heating coil is made out of wood.

    • @lordshuv-rowyoknow6486
      @lordshuv-rowyoknow6486 2 года назад +19

      Yeah, should have used plastic

    • @gasmaskstudios5951
      @gasmaskstudios5951 2 года назад +2

      @Koroku Miuri well not anymore

    • @TantalumPolytope
      @TantalumPolytope 2 года назад +3

      @Koroku Miuri it aint anymore

    • @peterconrad8416
      @peterconrad8416 2 года назад +4

      looks like pressure treated wood as well...yum

    • @RonaldRaiden
      @RonaldRaiden 2 года назад +2

      Thats to prevent the fans from pulling in heated air into the PC board. I ordered a pre-built one and the video i watched said to do this. Of course it wont be complete. Ill also need to build the water coolant system and find a way to power it. I was thinking with a bunch of 20 amp laptop batteries, and wire the circuit so you can switch breakers on and off to add volts. My bench power supply aint gonna power this monster. You can actually make a heater for your home by just spinning a magnet near a copper coil, and hookup the coil to a radiator with a fan. Directly convert kinetic energy to heat energy on the fly, and its even more efficient than resistance wire.

  • @_Rezzik
    @_Rezzik Год назад +159

    That metal bar heatup at 2:10 caught me off guard. I wonder if blacksmiths would be interested in something like this as an alternative to a flame.

    • @nacnudsnevets981
      @nacnudsnevets981 Год назад +55

      A lot of knife makers use induction heaters for knives since they don't need large furnaces to heat up the (relatively) smaller pieces of metal they work with. Gas operated heaters and torches also need to be refueled eventually so it is a bit more economic in the long run.

    • @skoparweaver7692
      @skoparweaver7692 Год назад +31

      ​@@nacnudsnevets981 To add to this - it's a lot more accurate in terms of temperature and repeatability. I work for a very large manufacturing company and you can heat treat accurately and consistently with a small induction heater. If you shape the coils you can also consistently get a variety of hardnesses on the same part (strong flexible tang and a very hard knife edge).

    • @nates564
      @nates564 Год назад +5

      I've thought about finding ways to cast steel but every furnace I found ended up being ungodly expensive. Maybe this would be good to have. The problem is where to find one 😂

    • @RubenKelevra
      @RubenKelevra Год назад +3

      Blacksmiths use induction heaters for ages.

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Год назад +6

      The term is induction forge. It is a little too specialized to fully replace fire, but is still useful. It has been a thing for a while.

  • @aja5177
    @aja5177 3 года назад +177

    2:20 good to see you wearing a protective layer of safety skin!

    • @joonasfi
      @joonasfi 3 года назад +1

      A safety squint is all you need

    • @bootnoot8696
      @bootnoot8696 Год назад

      Florida man skin

  • @dk3062
    @dk3062 3 года назад +574

    Backyard Scientist: "A magnesium fire basically is impossible to out"
    Also Backyard Scientist:
    "YEET"

    • @jimdebo6855
      @jimdebo6855 3 года назад +10

      also puts out magnesium fire in bowl of water

  • @LabCoatz_Science
    @LabCoatz_Science 3 года назад +53

    That's pretty awesome Kevin! You should try building a solid-state Tesla coil with that mammoth inverter. You could probably get larger sparks from that circuit than you did from your vacuum-tube coil!

  • @Mordur27
    @Mordur27 Год назад +257

    It's pretty amazing you are so experienced in that science magic and still so intelligent to throw a molten metal into bushes XD

    • @aronaronaronaronaronaronaronar
      @aronaronaronaronaronaronaronar Год назад +4

      wet bushes.

    • @21Walls
      @21Walls Год назад +4

      "Experienced" is a little generous when most of his content is "I dunno what's gonna happen, does anybody know because I don't"

    • @owen368
      @owen368 Год назад +3

      Having worked with a range of honestly dangerous things, can say that his attitude wouldn't make it in the work place. No I am not h & s nazis just somebody that prefers to not get hurt.

    • @obeseperson
      @obeseperson Год назад

      @@owen368you sound pretty boring then

    • @greatrj
      @greatrj Год назад +1

      @@obesepersonno workplace hazards and violations?? Boring!!

  • @Theor.y
    @Theor.y 3 года назад +379

    Maybe I'm off mushrooms but him swinging molten metal made me realize he really is a glorified Florida man.

    • @kevinmarrs3372
      @kevinmarrs3372 3 года назад +14

      I think the chronic heat melts part of their brains 🧠

    • @nihlify
      @nihlify 3 года назад

      true

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 3 года назад +2

      It looked like some kind of magic staff lol.

    • @Fnruivbeirf
      @Fnruivbeirf 3 года назад +5

      @@abyssstrider2547 6:17
      Yer' A Wizard Harry

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 3 года назад +2

      @@Fnruivbeirf That's more like a wand but whatever

  • @htownblue11
    @htownblue11 3 года назад +195

    This man is amazing but it’s also amazing he hasn’t burnt down or leveled his home yet. Such good content.

    • @macrumpton
      @macrumpton 3 года назад +4

      I can imagine when he sells the house, and the new buyer asks "what are all these odd stains on the driveway and in the pool?"

    • @PrecisaS
      @PrecisaS 3 года назад +1

      Just typical florida business

    • @reeetawd
      @reeetawd 3 года назад +4

      You can be pretty reckless playing with fire in a place where if it's not raining the humidity is still close to 100% 365 days a year.

    • @evancourtney7746
      @evancourtney7746 2 года назад +3

      When he suddenly stops posting we’ll know the inevitable happened. But at least the “Florida man” headline should be entertaining.

    • @pyrotechnicalbirdman5356
      @pyrotechnicalbirdman5356 2 года назад +1

      Us Floridians don't run away from problems

  • @alden1132
    @alden1132 3 года назад +196

    You realize, of course, that you haven’t *started* to experiment with this device, right?
    There is **SO MUCH POTENTIAL** for more responsibly irresponsible “experiments,” or, as I prefer to call them, “science shenanigans!”
    My first idea? Revisit your “super alloy” experiment! Imagine recombining those 19 elements in the same crucible, subjected to the influence of THIS magnificent machine!
    Of course there are many other ideas, but that is my favorite so far.

  • @digitaldoc1976
    @digitaldoc1976 Год назад +12

    The most amazing part of this video (and it was amazing through and through) is that you didn't drip a ball of molten metal into your skin. A very close second place: you didn't burn your neighborhood to the ground. Fun to watch, though! Thank you.

    • @-opie-
      @-opie- Год назад

      It’s Florida baby

  • @electronicsNmore
    @electronicsNmore 3 года назад +654

    I always admired your safety gear. LOL Great video!

  • @dudeman6593
    @dudeman6593 3 года назад +348

    8:07 carrying molten steel while riding on a one wheel. Florida man status 9000. So proud to be a fellow Floridian.

    • @Pestolis
      @Pestolis 3 года назад +4

      Lmao bruhhh😂😂🤣

    • @LogjammerDbaggagecling-qr5ds
      @LogjammerDbaggagecling-qr5ds Год назад

      Are you sure about that? Aren't you tired of hearing some charisma lacking gargoyle complaining about "woke" nonstop?

  • @suryanshsrivastava5551
    @suryanshsrivastava5551 3 года назад +197

    At 2:55,
    "Welcome to the Wild Florida man garage where safety is our last priority".

    • @fredhebert3648
      @fredhebert3648 3 года назад +13

      Well, he does make sure that there are no spiders in his gloves lol

    • @internetuser8922
      @internetuser8922 3 года назад +1

      3rd priority according to the podcast

  • @Gurtington
    @Gurtington 2 года назад +58

    3:20 that's a wild looking gaming pc

  • @benisjammin8926
    @benisjammin8926 3 года назад +143

    The fact that this dude has never burned his house/yard down is incredibl

    • @Oglokoog
      @Oglokoog 3 года назад +3

      Meanwhile poor William Osman's house burnt down through no fault of his own.

    • @michaelclevelandstrangelov2987
      @michaelclevelandstrangelov2987 3 года назад +3

      You forget he started as Household Scientist, then front-yard Scientist. I think the garage, backyard, and driveway may be all that is left.

    • @rreedd_3191
      @rreedd_3191 3 года назад

      I know righ!

    • @KevinTurner-aka-keturn
      @KevinTurner-aka-keturn 3 года назад +1

      When I saw the magnesium fires, I really thought this might be the video where it finally happens.

  • @doggonemess1
    @doggonemess1 3 года назад +136

    Most of the time, people wear fire suits when playing with molten iron. Or at least leather. Or pants.

  • @alishanmao
    @alishanmao 2 года назад +783

    man you got to be careful with molten metal. I do metal works and once while welding, a small piece of red hot metal fell on my show, burned through my shoe, then socks and my toes LOL. what you have there is something that your shoes and clothes (specially wearing shorts when playing with these awesome things you make) are not going to stop. it will go all the way to bones bro :) keep these awesome vids coming but next time more safety please

    • @ex5080
      @ex5080 2 года назад +88

      Ahhhh yes safety, in the backyard scientist

    • @jophiohip
      @jophiohip 2 года назад +32

      @@odjsjaks ah u dont need to worry its gonna burn his nerves so fast he wont feel any pain :D

    • @epicdud5905
      @epicdud5905 2 года назад +9

      I think he has a ton of safety measures that aren’t even visible

    • @epicdud5905
      @epicdud5905 2 года назад +144

      Ok I watching further and I completely take back my statement

    • @Pixel3572
      @Pixel3572 2 года назад +10

      RUclips engineers don’t care about safety. Except maybe The Hacksmith. But atleast they know what their doing.

  • @boringblaziken8122
    @boringblaziken8122 Год назад +115

    3:19 "hey is that a new gaming pc?" "No its a steel boiler"

  • @oliverblake8812
    @oliverblake8812 3 года назад +37

    At School we use little pieces of Blue Glass to look through when heating magnesium. It can damage your eyesight, so don't look at directly without eye protection.

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 3 года назад +1

      He doesn't use protection, because he heard that his parents didn't wear any either and that's how he was born. /s

  • @nicklittle8399
    @nicklittle8399 3 года назад +123

    So interestingly enough, when magnesium combusts in open air it does so with such absolute power that it emits enough UV light to be effectively used as an anti bacterial agent. I wouldn't recommend it though haha

    • @tommytheshimigami
      @tommytheshimigami 3 года назад +8

      This is great information! Science!

    • @1978garfield
      @1978garfield 3 года назад +3

      I wonder if pure oxygen would make it burn even brighter?

    • @nicklittle8399
      @nicklittle8399 3 года назад +4

      @@1978garfield Believe it or not, when magnesium burns it actually does so with such destruction that it even rips the oxygen off of water vapor in the air! That only adds to the brightness of the reaction.

    • @Oglokoog
      @Oglokoog 3 года назад +7

      So what you're saying is, flashbangs can be used to rapidly disinfect rooms?

    • @tommytheshimigami
      @tommytheshimigami 3 года назад +6

      @@Oglokoog Exactly, just don't forget to wear your dark sunglasses.

  • @santtuisometsa5168
    @santtuisometsa5168 3 года назад +121

    8:00 when you're trying to get it to explode, it doesn't work because there's not enough of steel and too much water. It's actually the water that explodes, not the steel. But to do that you need the water to become trapped by the steel to build up enough pressure.
    I used to work at a steel mill. In order to do maintenance on the crucibles, we'd pour out the leftover steel and slag in a smaller crucible which would be then emptied outside. One time it had been raining all day and I forgot to check whether there was water in the smaller crucible and dumped liquid steel there, the explosion shattered most of the windows in the hall....

    • @MysticLucyGaming
      @MysticLucyGaming 2 года назад

      Didnt know that

    • @StardomSeeker
      @StardomSeeker 2 года назад

      Always take advice from people who know what they’re doing

    • @stephaniedsouza2700
      @stephaniedsouza2700 2 года назад +1

      Were you okay??

    • @santtuisometsa5168
      @santtuisometsa5168 2 года назад +1

      @@stephaniedsouza2700 the crucibles are downright huge, so they are moved with a big crane from another room, so I was okay. But it did scare the living hell out of me...

  • @ianjardine7324
    @ianjardine7324 Год назад +190

    This is what happens when Florida man gets an education. I'm not even sure if I'm complaining or complimenting.

  • @Quotenbrtchen
    @Quotenbrtchen 3 года назад +270

    Kevin is gonna become part of a headline, I swear.
    _"Florida man throws around molten steel and accidentally sets neighborhood on fire"_

    • @DigitalGus75
      @DigitalGus75 3 года назад +11

      Lol, to be honest, I’m surprised that Kevin hasn’t generated half a dozen “Florida man” headlines…

    • @FROST_HUGGER
      @FROST_HUGGER 3 года назад +1

      I wonder if he started the california fire?

    • @Thorhian
      @Thorhian 3 года назад +3

      @@FROST_HUGGER which one lol?

    • @FROST_HUGGER
      @FROST_HUGGER 3 года назад +3

      @@Thorhian all of em

    • @LonersGuide
      @LonersGuide 2 года назад +3

      You know, I completely missed that. You say "Florida man," and it all falls into place.

  • @Chaoddity
    @Chaoddity 3 года назад +92

    "what a beautiful and deadly sparkler"
    my favorite quote of the year

  • @markserbu
    @markserbu 3 года назад +539

    Wow...that's some of the coolest stuff I've ever seen! Definitely buying an induction heater...

    • @DomLindner
      @DomLindner 3 года назад +15

      You should test induction hardening along with other heat treat methods on parts like firing pins!

    • @tarmy3619
      @tarmy3619 3 года назад +8

      Didn't think I'd see you here

    • @1_3_37
      @1_3_37 3 года назад

      Verifie yourself now

    • @dylanbennett958
      @dylanbennett958 3 года назад +5

      Just don’t put a slap round in it…

    • @GitHubStiizz
      @GitHubStiizz 3 года назад +3

      Love your Rifle, I’ll for sure own one someday

  • @Numby322
    @Numby322 Год назад +30

    A genius man who can create things such as induction heater, and yet still having trouble with shapes

    • @MaxGiganteum
      @MaxGiganteum Год назад

      Look at Einstein... he's often considered to be the smartest man that ever lived - but he supposedly couldn't figure out how to fix his own toilet. The lesson here? You may be the best ever at something... but be a bonehead at everything else. We all have our gifts and talents as limited as they may be. 👨🏻‍🔬👍🏻
      - Max Giganteum

  • @Chris-ib8lw
    @Chris-ib8lw 3 года назад +186

    When you were holding the molten Mg on the steel rod I kept thinking:
    "You're a wizard now TBS!"

  • @Danny.._
    @Danny.._ 3 года назад +54

    magnesium does indeed produce UV light when it burns, and looking at it can cause permanent retina damage

    • @BodoqueHavelange6483
      @BodoqueHavelange6483 3 года назад +1

      I'm in accord with the unknowned man

    • @danielf3623
      @danielf3623 3 года назад +2

      You're going to need to type larger if you want him to see it then.

    • @Convolutedtubules
      @Convolutedtubules 3 года назад

      I wonder if it produces any other radiation like xray

    • @internetuser8922
      @internetuser8922 3 года назад +1

      @@Convolutedtubules no, the temperatures needed for that are way too high

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  3 года назад +12

      😎 epic

  • @syke384
    @syke384 3 года назад +27

    6:45
    Dense cloud powdered magnesium jet deflagration was studied using a linear test combustor. Magnesium is a highly flammable metal that produces copious ultraviolet and visible light emissions during combustion

  • @lowkey724
    @lowkey724 Год назад +24

    Kevin is the definition of Florida Man

  • @RamadaArtist
    @RamadaArtist 3 года назад +920

    "It's also basically impossible to put out a magnesium fire."
    "Why do... Why do you do things?"

    • @thebigbear209
      @thebigbear209 3 года назад +7

      So true

    • @TheDesertRat31
      @TheDesertRat31 2 года назад +7

      It's not impossible

    • @chuck52007
      @chuck52007 2 года назад +16

      @@TheDesertRat31 all you need a Class D fire extinguisher

    • @THESLlCK
      @THESLlCK 2 года назад +3

      @@TheDesertRat31 just very very very hard

    • @TheDesertRat31
      @TheDesertRat31 2 года назад +19

      @@THESLlCK I'm a firefighter. It takes copius amounts of water. But, any more than just a little bit of magnesium can be very dangerous due to reactivity and the superheating of the water.

  • @davey4731
    @davey4731 3 года назад +99

    When he was whipping the metal he’s lucky it didn’t drip on his shoulder

    • @UrielSepsis
      @UrielSepsis 3 года назад +3

      @Tom Simons ᨆ Those are the most disgusting pizzas I've ever seen. And we have some real crap here, pasta pizza and whatnot, but these ones take the cake. Ketchup and mayonnaise for the sauce. I can't even.

  • @rustopholis1667
    @rustopholis1667 3 года назад +13

    your freakin timing man. This is my 3rd week in a new job FOR AN INDUCTION HEATING COMPANY. I will be making the coils into various shapes to fit customer applications. really cool gig

  • @darkheartplays007
    @darkheartplays007 25 дней назад +2

    3:03 bro is trying to use a magic weapon, even though he’s a support class

  • @thatlarsguyrl7737
    @thatlarsguyrl7737 3 года назад +44

    I showed your channel to my son and he loves your videos. He's 8. He's opening his first Kiwico box for his birthday today. He doesn't know yet. Thank you so much for your videos. You inspire him to learn all kinds of new things and use his mind to invent new ideas.

    • @bachlava7
      @bachlava7 2 года назад +5

      Buuut, you also taught your son this guy doesn't care about safety 🤣

    • @Mr._Lister_The_Sister_Phister
      @Mr._Lister_The_Sister_Phister Год назад

      Yeah man, there are way better channels for your son. This guy is a reckless asshole, your son deserves an infinitely better source of inspiration. If your son decides to emulate this guy, then your son is likely going to get seriously injured or worse.

  • @Terminator1O1
    @Terminator1O1 3 года назад +221

    "Its basically impossible to put out a magnesium fire" *Walks Toward Plants With a Cup of It*

    • @curiousseal2678
      @curiousseal2678 3 года назад +1

      Somebody woke up and chose violence lol

    • @DeuxisWasTaken
      @DeuxisWasTaken 3 года назад +3

      Thankfully, a magnesium fire is only such as long as it burns magnesium, even if you drop it in the middle of a forest the only thing you need to do to prevent a wildfire is to control the regular plant matter fires it ignites until it burns out.

  • @Bale626
    @Bale626 3 года назад +157

    "It's basically impossible to put out a magnesium fire!"
    **Proceeds to attempt to fling molten magnesium into the dry grass in his driveway**

  • @campbellwalls6720
    @campbellwalls6720 Год назад +20

    This seems like it'd be very effective for forging

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Год назад

      It is, but you are somewhat shape limited.

  • @TylerRaber
    @TylerRaber 3 года назад +23

    6:50 YES IT DOES! KEVIN PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WEAR ACTUAL WELDING GOGGLES

  • @matthewposton3243
    @matthewposton3243 3 года назад +101

    How he wears shorts when dealing with explosive, molten metal is quite terrifying

    • @richard-gn3es
      @richard-gn3es 3 года назад +5

      What trousers would stop magnesium??

    • @internetuser8922
      @internetuser8922 3 года назад +4

      @@richard-gn3es tungsten pants would be cool

    • @bcdm999
      @bcdm999 3 года назад +8

      @richard marriott it doesn't have to stop it, it just has to slow it down long enough for you to rip off your pants

    • @richard-gn3es
      @richard-gn3es 3 года назад +2

      @@bcdm999 im not a stripper but ripping off your pants sounds hard work

    • @bcdm999
      @bcdm999 3 года назад +2

      @@richard-gn3es easier than getting magnesium directly off your body ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

  • @nilsschenkel7149
    @nilsschenkel7149 3 года назад +23

    Magnesium does put out a crazy high amount of infrared radiaton when burning. Together with PTFE it makes up an "exotic thermite" that is used in angel flares to evade heat seeking missiles.

  • @gordondeitz7838
    @gordondeitz7838 2 года назад +66

    Wow! thats plenty strong enough for simple forging. Could you do a parts list? Good video 👍 congratulations on the 5 mil. So cool!

    • @trent4580
      @trent4580 Год назад

      yeah just let us all make one so we can kill ppl useing magic
      to know what i mean my magic look at my comment

    • @Tyler-jq7rv
      @Tyler-jq7rv Год назад +1

      It's at the end of the video

    • @DjSharperimage
      @DjSharperimage Год назад

      An Electrical Arc Furnace would be wayyyy easier to build. All you need is 2 carbon rods from a lantern battery, and a fire brick. ruclips.net/video/VTzKIs19eZE/видео.html

  • @eduardo6296
    @eduardo6296 3 года назад +168

    His complete lack of safety concern like throwing molten steel off a rod is absolutely terrifying... Awesome job!

  • @brazilianambassadordale8223
    @brazilianambassadordale8223 3 года назад +41

    Magnesium when it burns, actually gives off more ultraviolet than the temperature would supposedly indicate given the Planck distribution for black body radiation.

  • @sergiorodriguez8293
    @sergiorodriguez8293 3 года назад +259

    Imagine someone’s robbing thebackyardscientist and suddenly he whoops out a red hot steel bar and starts shooting molten steel per every swing. That’s what we call psychological warfare and a morale eraser.

    • @adam207321
      @adam207321 3 года назад +3

      catch!

    • @HeyerSolutions
      @HeyerSolutions 3 года назад +3

      Dude wtf is wrong with you lol😂😂😂😂😂.

    • @xpw_v
      @xpw_v 2 года назад +2

      LMAO MORALE ERASER

  • @joshuaeagan6012
    @joshuaeagan6012 Год назад +22

    Kudos to this guy and others like Mark Rober for sharing their passion for anything STEM to get future generations interested again in a field America used to be really good at. We just don't graduate as many engineers and scientists as other countries do abroad, at least not since the 80s. It's wonderful what those with H-1B visas have contributed to our country, but we need to catch up with the rest of the world. Really thankful for guys like this. Hope your channel gets millions of more subscribers.

  • @Fr4kTh1s
    @Fr4kTh1s 2 года назад +57

    FYI
    When you are building water cooling loop, try not to mix metals, as the galvanic corrosion will mess your loop very much and very soon. You have used copper tube for the coil, but the waterblock for IGBTs is aluminium(aluminum), so the galvanic corrosion will happen very fast. Even just different alloys of copper will cause it, but it will take much longer.
    You may delay the corrosion with anti-corrosive substances like those used in car cooling loop, but those can cause premature failure of the water pump.
    If you can, use only copper. If going budget and mixing metals, be ready for very frequent cleaning of the loop, blocks and the pump

    • @jermeyplunkett3744
      @jermeyplunkett3744 Год назад +3

      Great information

    • @lloydevans2900
      @lloydevans2900 Год назад +3

      This is true, but the galvanic corrosion only happens if the two different metals are in contact with the water and in contact with each other, making an electrically conductive connection to each other. The chemical reaction is basically a short-circuited battery - the higher the difference in electronegativity (aka reduction potential) between the two metals, the faster the reaction will be, and having some kind of electrolyte (any dissolved salts) in the water will accelerate the reaction too, which is why this kind of galvanic corrosion is faster in sea water than in fresh water.
      You can however stop it happening by having an insulating layer between the two different metals, so they cannot make an electrical connection with each other. So for example in this case with water running through copper tube and an aluminium heatsink block, all you would need is some rubber or plastic tubing taking the water between them, so the water can still flow through both but without the copper and aluminium parts touching each other. Or another example in my house - the rising water main is old iron piping, much thicker than more modern copper pipe. But some years ago, part of it had to be replaced, so the plumber had to connect a copper pipe to the iron pipe. If they had been directly connected, galvanic corrosion would have been a problem, accelerating the corrosion of the iron pipe. But a plastic adapter was used to make the connection, with more plastic (PTFE tape) to make the connection watertight. This layer of plastic insulation has the bonus prize of blocking the electrochemical reaction, so galvanic corrosion between the iron and copper can't happen.
      One interesting application of this kind of corrosion is in the "flameless ration heaters" in military ration packs, aka MREs. These are just a porous packet (like an overgrown tea bag) filled with a mixture of salt and some metal granules. The instructions tell you to put this in a plastic bag alongside the pouch containing the food and add some water, enough to soak the packet. This obviously dissolves the salt to make an electrolyte solution. But this is where it gets really clever: The metal granules are an alloy of mostly magnesium with a few percent of iron mixed in. When this comes into contact with the salt water electrolyte, a galvanic corrosion reaction happens - each individual piece of alloy becomes a short-circuited battery. Since there is a large difference in reduction potential between magnesium and iron, the reaction is fast and generates a lot of heat, easily enough to boil the water and heat up the pouch of food. The net reaction is actually oxidation of the magnesium component of the alloy by the water, with the iron and salt acting as catalysts, speeding it up. So one product is magnesium oxide, the other is hydrogen gas. Which is why you are not allowed to use flameless ration heaters on aircraft - the hydrogen released could build up inside the cabin (especially with a whole lot of people using them at the same time), and it only takes as little as 5% hydrogen by volume mixed with air to cause an explosion if it finds an ignition source.

  • @PYRO80812
    @PYRO80812 3 года назад +16

    This is probably the first video you've made where I was actually worried about what you're doing. Glad you're alive.
    1) Conductive crucible will prevent your lighter metals from jumping.
    2) Make sure you never let moisture in the coil.
    3) Aluminum explosions are bad.
    4) What frequency and DC voltage did you use?

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  3 года назад +2

      depending on the coil its resonant frequency is anywhere between 45khz to 80-khz, and its 120v rectified so around 170v DC
      and yeah voltage on the coil can be as high as 1000v so no touchy haha

    • @PYRO80812
      @PYRO80812 3 года назад

      @@TheBackyardScientist Cool, thanks for replying. Yes, please don't touch that. I like your content. One more question: How did you regulate power? Did you change the DC voltage, frequency (if so, above or below resonance), PWM, combination?

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  3 года назад +3

      @@PYRO80812 When i was testing it i used a variac, but this circuit doesn't have any explicit power control built in, basically 100% on all the time. It uses phase-lock-loop to track the small changes in resonant frequency you get by putting objects in the coil. you use a resistor/potentiometer to set the resonant frequency for the coil you are using, and you can regulate power by slightly turning the potentiometer to slightly off resonance.

  • @rockyroadmagic4152
    @rockyroadmagic4152 3 года назад +38

    It’s so cool how the sparks from the steel follow the magnetic field lines of the solenoid

    • @oliviawilde5646
      @oliviawilde5646 3 года назад

      AISURU.TOKYO/machiko 💞
      (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*18 years and over
      RUclips: This is fine
      Someone: Says "heck"
      RUclips: Be gone
      #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

  • @gregmarsters2434
    @gregmarsters2434 Год назад +2

    Confidence, casualness, cavalier, molten burning metals. What could possibly go wrong!?

  • @soyburglar77
    @soyburglar77 3 года назад +37

    This seems like something that would really be of interest to a blacksmith!

    • @philondez
      @philondez 3 года назад +10

      That's exactly what I was thinking, seems like if you could stretch out the induction coil to 6" or so and lower the power so that you're not accidentally melting your workpieces you'd have an excellent 'furnace' for knives and other small-medium projects

    • @JWH3
      @JWH3 3 года назад +8

      They're way ahead of you, some bladesmiths use these, and they've been used in industrial foundries and blade making factories for quiet a while.

  • @jeycopcuervo7524
    @jeycopcuervo7524 3 года назад +66

    I am sure one day I am gonna see in the news that this guy died in a accident or that he is really wounded. I hope no, I really wish you stay safe and keep giving us this amaizing content but hell be more careful xD

    • @LouseGrouse
      @LouseGrouse 3 года назад +8

      Same tbh. I hope it doesn't happen but if it does I just hope nobody else gets hurt

    • @youtubasoarus
      @youtubasoarus 3 года назад +6

      Same, sorry to say. He's being very careless with safety. This stuff is nothing to play with.

    • @Thomahawk1234
      @Thomahawk1234 3 года назад +5

      Yeah I've been saying the same thing for a while. He looks just a bit too careless with this stuff.

    • @rfcesq5474
      @rfcesq5474 3 года назад +8

      Yeah, I'm unsubscribing. He's just too cavalier and reckless. I can't support that. It's really too bad. It would take so little effort for him to be safe.

    • @whyarealltheidstaken
      @whyarealltheidstaken 3 года назад

      This stuff isn't that dangerous! I played w/ high voltage and molten metal and explosives and projectiles when I was a bored kid, still in grade school.. forget the age that is, but I'm sure by 10 I was well in to this stuff. I'd be willing to bet every kid who grows up in the country where there's room to play and not a lot to do has done the same. Florida man here just found a way to step up the silly projects as an adult and make some money off it. Standing next to a road or driving a car is more dangerous than these projects.

  • @bigstackD
    @bigstackD 3 года назад +144

    Oh hell yeah Matey 👊🏻😁🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

    • @dankicusmemeacus5822
      @dankicusmemeacus5822 3 года назад +5

      I thought I'd see you here

    • @DraconicMaker
      @DraconicMaker 3 года назад +3

      Sup big stack!

    • @andie_pants
      @andie_pants 3 года назад +3

      Haha, literally came down to leave a comment about you!

    • @ApexPredator9001
      @ApexPredator9001 3 года назад +2

      Needs to be Friday already

    • @The12aChronicles
      @The12aChronicles 3 года назад +1

      Hey tell me you plan on building one of these things it would be interesting to see you use it in one of your small melts

  • @neospawnkiller6586
    @neospawnkiller6586 3 года назад +10

    Induction heating has always fascinated me. I've always wanted to build one to play with. I remember working in a drop forging plant and we used induction to heat our steel billets it was amazing watching an ice cold chunk of steel go into one end of the furnace and like 15 seconds later come out red hot.

  • @thesarcasticliberal
    @thesarcasticliberal 3 года назад +205

    When you were flinging around that molten magnesium on a stick, I kept seeing it fall off and hit one of you. That's hardcore dangerous, as molten magnesium is basically super-napalm (which is unsurprising given the water % of the human body). Seriously, be careful with that stuff, as it only takes one mistake before you're in the burn ward with full thickness burns.
    Also, you can smother a magnesium fire with a chemical extinguisher, albeit slowly. It's not like a fluorine fire, in which case you basically just need to pray. Please don't take this as a suggestion to start playing with energetic fluorinating agents (eg. dioxygen difluoride).

    • @redlinearroyo847
      @redlinearroyo847 2 года назад +24

      You're giving him this bad idea. I expect it to be on a episode soon

    • @TS-jm7jm
      @TS-jm7jm 2 года назад

      @@redlinearroyo847 i for one am hoping

    • @supertornadogun1690
      @supertornadogun1690 2 года назад +6

      Or chlorine triflouride

    • @theprogressivecynic2407
      @theprogressivecynic2407 2 года назад +13

      @@supertornadogun1690 Fortunately, nobody who knows how to make Chlorine Trifluoride would be willing to play around with it (and it isn't exactly stocked in chemical supply depots). A violently exothermic super-oxidizer that is also a super-fluorinating agent, that also decomposes into hydrofluoric acid is just about the nastiest chemical you can make, short of radioactive compounds. Ironically, that said, it isn't all that hard or complicated to make.

    • @CurrentlyObsessively
      @CurrentlyObsessively 2 года назад +17

      @@theprogressivecynic2407 Oh yeah... you definitely don't want him to make it. Just named the full chemical name and hinted that it was easy to make. I trust you bro.

  • @brothersonrails9432
    @brothersonrails9432 3 года назад +60

    Greetings Kevin, I’ve had this question for a while. Since you now have a larger and better induction heater, will you be able to melt tungsten? Just curious

  • @stevestarcke
    @stevestarcke 8 месяцев назад +1

    I never thought of growing transistor seeds into IGBT's. Excellent!

  • @personguyguy
    @personguyguy 3 года назад +114

    an accurate title: "florida man gets his hands on electronics, disaster strikes out across florida"

    • @vaulttecrepresentative414
      @vaulttecrepresentative414 3 года назад +2

      “Florida Man Busts Myth, Is Now Possible To Set Florida On Fire”

    • @Mbabbb399
      @Mbabbb399 3 года назад

      @@vaulttecrepresentative414 I as a fellow Flawda man can say....the state I not on fire...yet...

  • @Metal_Master_YT
    @Metal_Master_YT 3 года назад +110

    The Backyard Scientist: "don't try this at home, its dangerous."
    *Proceeds to do all this, in shorts and a tee.*

    • @1978garfield
      @1978garfield 3 года назад +8

      You have to wear a Hawaiian shirt.
      Somehow a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandals and sunglasses makes him invincible.

    • @epicdud5905
      @epicdud5905 3 года назад

      “Backyard scientist”

    • @elatrocidad5953
      @elatrocidad5953 3 года назад +4

      Florida Man doesn't need safety

    • @y100900185
      @y100900185 3 года назад

      @@elatrocidad5953 Breaking News : Florida melts from a metal boiler

    • @j_freeman3230
      @j_freeman3230 3 года назад

      At home, no less lol

  • @ditoalfrido
    @ditoalfrido 2 года назад +28

    6:10 No Way. the real Lumos spell!

  • @gregoryagogo
    @gregoryagogo Год назад +1

    You're so cool... watch out, don't set the neighborhood on fire!

  • @CoffeeAddictEvan
    @CoffeeAddictEvan 3 года назад +10

    S tier video, however there's a small editing error starting at 7:31, the voice over is quieter than the footage
    Not a huge deal, just thought I'd mention it

  • @nicholasknotts8531
    @nicholasknotts8531 3 года назад +46

    What you are seeing on the steel melt down is called “carbon boil” it occurs when you melt steel very fast without aluminum, especially steel with a high carbon content.

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  3 года назад +8

      oh that's interesting, but I cant find any information on how aluminum has anything to do with it.

    • @nicholasknotts8531
      @nicholasknotts8531 3 года назад +6

      @@TheBackyardScientist Aluminum is added into the bath during a carbon boil to "calm" it down, usually in a very fine form.

    • @hmmmtietmetmosterd
      @hmmmtietmetmosterd 3 года назад

      @@nicholasknotts8531 so steel is pritty much always a carbon iron and aluminum alloy?

    • @nicholasknotts8531
      @nicholasknotts8531 3 года назад +2

      @@hmmmtietmetmosterd Not exactly, some steel has high nickel, other steel has high chromium, some has high carbon, some has low carbon.
      Aluminum is not a part of steel, it is just added during the melt down process to ensure that the carbon does not "burn-off" and change the chemistry of the alloy

    • @hmmmtietmetmosterd
      @hmmmtietmetmosterd 3 года назад

      @@nicholasknotts8531 i see, and with aluminium having a much lower metling temperature then the rest of the alloy, can i asume it just burns off while making the alloy?
      Tnx for your explaination, its very clear! I apreasiate it allot

  • @danpicus469
    @danpicus469 3 года назад +8

    I actually used to melt steel powders on a daily basis with a similar induction set-up to measure their sulfur and carbon content. Takes less than 10 second and the whole content is turned liquid. Induction is really powerful!

  • @Bombasticpik
    @Bombasticpik Год назад +6

    If you showed this video to me when I was 5, I would think this guy is doing magic.

  • @ajpereira29
    @ajpereira29 3 года назад +11

    Amazing video! When you catch magnesium on fire the safest way you can get it out is with a Class D fire extinguisher. It's almost like a sand consistency. If you have a decent-sized magnesium fire and you throw water on it, it actually explodes and Pops like a firework almost similar to the steel it's just a lot brighter and hotter.

  • @ChanandIerBong
    @ChanandIerBong 3 года назад +12

    Thanks for fixing the sound. I thought my headset broke for a second there.

  • @sinfulwrath666
    @sinfulwrath666 3 года назад +35

    "Always make sure there's no spider in your gloves because you only make that mistake once"
    Australian: We have to check everything for spiders!

    • @Wulthrin
      @Wulthrin 3 года назад +1

      i am so sorry

    • @internetuser8922
      @internetuser8922 3 года назад +4

      even spiders have spiders in them

    • @sinfulwrath666
      @sinfulwrath666 3 года назад

      @@internetuser8922 Huntsman spiders
      Eugh...

    • @marsguyphil
      @marsguyphil 3 года назад

      That would be BigStackD. He always wears gloves, long pants, boots, and a respirator when melting metal. And always checks everything for spiders, especially old motors pulled out of a junk yard near Perth.

  • @Oliver-ls2sv
    @Oliver-ls2sv 2 года назад +1

    My favorite part about this video is that in the title it says DIY

  • @ninjapenguin161
    @ninjapenguin161 3 года назад +63

    Videos like this make me feel good about wearing jeans every day.

  • @MstrChet
    @MstrChet 3 года назад +65

    The title should be: How have I not burned my house down yet.

    • @tommytheshimigami
      @tommytheshimigami 3 года назад +2

      The air is basically water there

    • @MstrChet
      @MstrChet 3 года назад +1

      @@tommytheshimigami That would explain a lot.

    • @choahjinhuay
      @choahjinhuay 3 года назад

      A much more accurate title

  • @jadegecko
    @jadegecko 3 года назад +16

    5:41
    "😃"
    "It's also basically impossible to put out a magnesium fire"
    "😑 why do you do this"

  • @WeebRemover4500
    @WeebRemover4500 5 месяцев назад

    so proud of this guy producing interesting and popular videos. 6 million subscribers. i was the first to comment on his videos so many years ago now
    persistence pays off.

  • @kingneutron1
    @kingneutron1 3 года назад +40

    This guy builds a genius-level induction heater and then acts like a 5 year old on crack, spattering molten metal on the ground because he had no idea what to do with it after melting it. There are no words.

    • @skip741x3
      @skip741x3 3 года назад +3

      Yep! check my comment on this idiocy! what people do for youtube views is astonishing

  • @theaggrivatedpineapple5927
    @theaggrivatedpineapple5927 3 года назад +6

    Congrats on 5 million dude! I remember when you were on discovery science in a show that was called something like back alley science! Been a fan for so long, you are really one of my idols. I hope to be just like you one day. It’s hard to concentrate in class since I have adhd, but I try my best because I want to be a scientist!

    • @unlokia
      @unlokia 3 года назад +1

      Yes, 5 million, of which there'll be a fair percentage of impressionable youngsters who Kevin is setting an APPALLING example to, and endangering.
      Yeah... "Congratulations" 😏🤦‍♂️ and nice slow clap for Kevin.

  • @xattakz2868
    @xattakz2868 3 года назад +21

    6:18:When you accidentally become Harry Potter

  • @mikegriffen244
    @mikegriffen244 Год назад

    Yea just casually doing this in shorts flinging molten steel around. This guy is my hero. I'm on my way up tryna make some money right now and once I'm a bit more comfortable in life I'm absolutely setting up a basic chemistry lab and now thanks to this guy going to do some research on the electrical side of things.

  • @CallMeEitan
    @CallMeEitan 3 года назад +94

    great performance in your boyfriend doesn't scare me

  • @jwalster9412
    @jwalster9412 3 года назад +63

    "it's basically impossible to put out a magnesium fire."
    *Continues to let the magnesium jump out, and plays with it.

  • @Cooliemasteroz
    @Cooliemasteroz 3 года назад +7

    That was very impressive and interesting to see how easy it is now with off the shelf components to make an induction heater. It worked a bit too well though, I’m fairly certain that all the sparks coming out of the steel was the carbon being burnt off.

  • @williamlogalbo6377
    @williamlogalbo6377 Год назад

    I appreciate the fact you put the ad after the video It earned you the rank of scholar

  • @nathanielallen3612
    @nathanielallen3612 2 года назад +4

    When you turned it on and off, it made me think of the aluminum plant I started interning at. To make the large aluminum ingots before they are rolled, they pour the molten aluminum into a mold, but the mold has copper going around it and they pump it with like 6000 Amps and the aluminum doesn't actually touch the sides of the mold as they pour it and it end up with super smooth surface quality.

  • @teknophyle1
    @teknophyle1 3 года назад +59

    I am double amazed. first by the amazing build. but also the lack of safety practices 😅😅
    please get PPE, for yourself AND for aspiring backyard scientists/viewers that might not know better

    • @oliviawilde5646
      @oliviawilde5646 3 года назад

      AISURU.TOKYO/machiko 💞
      (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*18 years and over
      RUclips: This is fine
      Someone: Says "heck"
      RUclips: Be gone
      #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

  • @thecobra8508
    @thecobra8508 2 года назад +7

    5:25 i bet there is some really cool physics going on here to make that metal dance

  • @laurenvogel5203
    @laurenvogel5203 6 месяцев назад +1

    Your a wizard Backyard Scientist