Building A Nuclear Powered Gameboy (Lasts 100 Years!)
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@iancharnas 3 жыл бұрын
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@user-pt9cy7vt5o 2 жыл бұрын
"Ох, он более странный каждый раз"? Мне не послышалось? )))
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-pt9cy7vt5o hehehe it's totally true!!! 💯
@user-pt9cy7vt5o 2 жыл бұрын
@@iancharnas В таком случае правильнее было бы сказать; "с каждым разом он всё страннее". :))
@Cryptofarmer228 2 жыл бұрын
Попросите оператора сделать русские субтитры пожайлуйста (если это возможно)
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
@@Cryptofarmer228 Your wish is my command! I just ordered Russian subtitles from rev.com - it should be finished tomorrow. The cost was around $60 USD. Hopefully in the future I can pay for subtitles for every video with my Patreon.
@MattGrayYES 2 жыл бұрын
If there was an award for friendliest mad scientist, I think you’d be destined for a win! Great video as always!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Matt Gray, the legend himself! Thanks for the encouragement :-)
@kevinbissinger 2 жыл бұрын
Hah, his shirt even is cutesy but deadly haha
@andrewharmon8204 2 жыл бұрын
The fact you have 4K subscribers at the time of me writing this comment is insane. Your production quality is amazing, your explanation of concepts is easily digestible, and I don't regret spending my time watching this. Please please please keep this up. If you ever feel discouraged, just look back on this comment and know you inspire at least one more person in the world.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
WOW Andrew! That's so nice of you - thanks friend :-) I really appreciate the encouragement!
@reps 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome work! Never heard of these thin film batteries before 🤯
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Marco Reps! I love your channel! You and I both like doing things that are hard, because they are hard.
@thokozanezwane760 7 ай бұрын
Yeah true. You get ideas from this information
@thokozanezwane760 7 ай бұрын
Yeah true. You get ideas from this information
@jasondinalt7691 2 жыл бұрын
0:21 - "Ох, он более странный каждый раз" - "Oh he's weirder every time" :)
@hullinstruments 2 жыл бұрын
Keep coming back to this. Jesus it’s hilarious. The shot on the park bench!! That green “radioactive” glow…. with the Ferris Bueller music is too freaking hilarious!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hehe thanks!! That's good encouragement for me. What's your name by the way?
@SuperMakeSomething 3 жыл бұрын
Have been waiting for this! Incredible! Great video!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Yay! Thanks Alex :-)
@Toadsith Жыл бұрын
I truly don't understand how your channel doesn't have more subscribers! THIS IS AN AMAZING PROJECT! Completely bonkers and such high level execution! And easy to understand due to your thorough and fun explanations, absolutely FIRST CLASS content! I hope you keep producing these videos, this build was such a great concept!!
@gsmontag 2 жыл бұрын
I've dreamed about doing something like this for a while, and I can see it was above my skill level for sure. Those batteries were a really interesting find! Also great job shouting out NurdRage, a quality channel. I can see you'll be going places with this channel, yourself, and I'm glad to be here on the ground floor. Keep up the awesome work!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hey friend, welcome aboard 🥳. and thank you so much for that super nice comment! It really, really makes my day to get a comment like that.
@gormauslander 2 жыл бұрын
I actually never fully understood the process of fission until i watched you split the neutron into a proton and an electron. Very simple, very easy, thank you
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Gorm for the super nice comment! I appreciate it. Something you may find interesting - technically, this process is called "decay" instead of "fission" - the difference is that in "fission" the whole atom splits into two (or more) different atoms, while in "decay" only a sub-atomic particle will change and so if you started with one atom you will still end up with one atom. It's kind of confusing but I hope that makes sense!
@gormauslander 2 жыл бұрын
@@iancharnas i do find that interesting, lol. I spent a few seconds trying to figure out what the word was that i was looking for, but fission was all that came up. I figured somebody would correct me and then I'd know!
@kantackistan 2 жыл бұрын
Out of curiosity I googled "how much uranium would it take to power a Gameboy" and I still can't believe someone had the answer
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Haha the internet is an amazing place
@skypig 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing, you are such an underrated creator.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@robertgraham6481 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this! I found your channel very recently because of your collaboration with Xyla Foxlin on the exploding greeting cards. I'd love for you to do more collabs to help you reach a bigger audience. Your videos are way too much fun for so many people to be missing out on them!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh thank you so much Robert for the kind words! I'll try to do more collaborations, I think you're right :-)
@TheTechRandom 2 жыл бұрын
Solid state batteries have so much potential! I hope we start to see them in consumer products in the next 10 years. Can't wait for the next video, keep em coming
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed! Maybe QuantumScape will really come through on manufacturing solid state batteries big enough to power an electric vehicle. Thanks for the super nice comment Chris!!
@extphas 2 жыл бұрын
How about adding solar panel charging as a supplement and charging it? You should be able to use it more quickly if you charge it with sunlight in addition to charging it alone
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hehe you are definitely right! If I made a solar-powered Gameboy that would work better. Somehow though my projects always fall into the "not super practical, but funny" category.
@ChadKapper 2 жыл бұрын
I instantly love this channel!! Great project!.. I’m so happy you didn’t give up!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Chad! One million thank-you's for posting that super nice comment 😊- I really appreciate the encouragement.
@TechnoChic 2 жыл бұрын
NEXT, can you make me a nuclear-powered MP3 player that loops the song "Radioactive"? Amazing video!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Haha - love that idea 😆
@albertoesposito476 Жыл бұрын
man you're amazing. Please add more content like this!
@iancharnas Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Alberto! 🙏
@finaltransconfigurat 2 жыл бұрын
This is so amazing! I've been researching "micro reactors" but these is absolutely MICRO MICRO reactor!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you for the kind comment! And yes you're right, it's soooo MICRO.
@herbschilling2215 2 жыл бұрын
So much fun, Ian ! Made my week!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Herb! Glad you enjoyed it :-)
@Elektronaut 2 жыл бұрын
Great project next up a RTG to power a real Gameboy ;-) But wait a moment... I know you. You are Ian from the Tesla Orchestra!! We've met 10 years ago in Linz.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Huzzah! I would love to power a real Gameboy! Also yes hello - I had such a good time in Linz, both with the Tesla Orchestra at Ars Electronica and also with the Waterfall Swing at the OK center. It's such an amazing city. Linz should be on everyone's travel list! Thanks for saying hi :-)
@grayman2041 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my, awesome beautiful video, I will get quite mad if it doesn't blow up. I've seen a lot of videos and searched a lot trying to find someone doing something substantial with nuclear batteries, this is the first one to achieves that and in such a marvellous way too with a brilliantly written and executed video. Goes into my inspiration folder.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh thank you so much! A super nice comment like yours really makes my day 😊
@craftypaddy6203 2 жыл бұрын
Just been binging all ur vids and the I love how u explain all the steps really detailed!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Crafty Paddy - Awesome! I'm super glad you're enjoying them :-)
@Chickey 2 жыл бұрын
You are truly nuts my friend, awesome work and love the production quality!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Colin - Thank you so, so, so much for your help on this! I've already added you to the thank-you's in the video description but really - you saved the day. There wouldn't be a video without you. Thank you!
@Santas_Hell 2 жыл бұрын
Science and video games go hand in hand very well
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sinuhé! I'm super glad you liked it :-)
@BrianSantero 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing as ever, Ian! I'm so sorry it took literal months, but hey, I hope you didn't have a meltdown over it.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Brian! No meltdown here thankfully. I kind of like when a project is difficult. It makes it more worthwhile you know?
@silviu4637 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Keep the good work! :)
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lunga!! Honestly, it's super nice to get a kind comment like yours :-)
@BeardySnorelax 2 жыл бұрын
So… who now wants uranium chips after seeing this
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
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@MalikShier 2 жыл бұрын
Super cool video Ian!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matthew! I'm super glad you enjoyed it :-)
@rogertoaster9385 2 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, how do you not have over 10 million followers? If this video doesn't put you over the top I'm going to buy a million of those nuclear tubes to play one sad song on a first generation ipod.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Would you believe I only let the smartest, coolest people like, comment, and subscribe? By the way, congratulations on making the list! 🏆 Seriously though, thanks for that super nice comment. It made me smile 😊
@antivanti 2 жыл бұрын
Cool. I assume it would be possible to make a tritium generator that doesn't use the detour of florescence and photocells to generate a voltage/current and uses the electrons... beta particles... directly to generate the voltage and current? I wonder how much tritium it would take with the optimal design to generate enough wattage to run the gameboy indefinitely 🤔
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Anders thanks for the super nice comment! I appreciate it. Yeah what you're describing is totally possible. They call that a "betavoltaic" cell rather than a "photovoltaic" cell. They are indeed more efficient. The only trouble is they cost several thousand dollars. Maybe one day when my patreon has a few more supporters 😉
@FuZZbaLLbee Жыл бұрын
Now we just need to find out how to make a bright glow stick using Unrefined uranium ore 🐸
@martianingreen 2 жыл бұрын
"The naughty list" Love it
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hehehe thanks :-)
@FuZZbaLLbee Жыл бұрын
On the naughty list, just like that kid who made his own nuclear reactor 😋
@avidlyathena 2 жыл бұрын
Saw the articles dude, congrats! Very cool Nuclear TetrisBoy.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Blep Bloop thanks friend! This was a super fun project / excuse to obtain a Geiger counter 😏
@owenhaupt 2 жыл бұрын
Unreal wow, awesome video!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Owen thank you so much!! It means a lot to me to get nice comments like yours.
@GabrielRTXti 4 ай бұрын
i was hopping to see one of those pacemaker nuclear batterys in a game boy, good video
@nuke 2 жыл бұрын
This is so incredibly cool!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! It really means a lot to get a nice comment like yours. I appreciate it :-)
@denniskatinas 2 жыл бұрын
This channel is underrated. Great work.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Dennis thank you so much!
@denniskatinas 2 жыл бұрын
@@iancharnas You are very welcome. I was reading some comments on making this tritium cell at hackaday and read about your video, so I looked for it. I'm looking to buy a tritium-powered red dot sight for a paintball marker and one thing let to another. I have zero background in this matter but it was really enjoyable to read about this and see your top production video.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
@@denniskatinas cool! I"m a huge fan of hackaday, they do a good job of showing interesting projects and keeping it entertaining while still talking about the tech.
@stefanosk27 2 жыл бұрын
This was the funniest video I’ve watched for a while! Oh, and super interesting too.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
OMG thank you so much! A nice comment like this really makes my day :-)
@cortisonesss 2 жыл бұрын
I think you very well could have a hit channel on your hands sir, best of luck!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Greenland Santiago - oh my gosh thank you! It really makes my day to get a nice comment like yours 😊
@simonchoudhury7576 4 ай бұрын
Most underrated channel on site
@CrudeButEfficient 2 жыл бұрын
Great job! Your tenacity is inspiring, I would have called it quits at many points during that process... 😅
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much friend! I probably *should* have called it quits, but when you combine my stubbornness with my lack of social life, this is what happens LOL
@CrudeButEfficient 2 жыл бұрын
@@iancharnas Sometimes it's the stubborn ones that gets the truly awesome results!
@abdulhamza172 Жыл бұрын
Wait how the heck you only have 9k subs? That intro alone deserves 100k subs
@iancharnas Жыл бұрын
Haha I agree with Abdul!! My secret is I only let the BEST people subscribe. Welcome to the channel by the way, you passed the test! 🙂
@atomic14 2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, now I want a nuclear powered ESP32
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
That'd be fun! The nuclear battery could power an ESP32 for a short time. I'd have to check to see the current draw of that micro versus the peak power output of the thin-film batteries, but it seems plausible.
@Dan_Sightsandsounds 2 жыл бұрын
could you encase the fuel rods in a reflective mirror container to increase the light power into the solar cells?
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan! Thanks for the comment. Yeah the NurdRage channel basically did that. They had a solar cell on one side and a mirror (well, aluminum foil) on the other side. But it works best (generates the most power) with solar cells on both sides.
@ForkGenesis 2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо за напоминания на русском. Совершенно не ожидал, приятно))
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks friend! The guy speaking Russian is a good friend of mine. His family is from Russia, so I knew his Russian would be good.
@Nikitafrom233 2 жыл бұрын
awesome, thanks
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Nikita, thanks for the super nice comment!
@alan2here 4 ай бұрын
Tahini and Banana sandwich looks like a nice mix :)
@unpopuIaropinion 2 жыл бұрын
AWESOME !
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!! I'm so glad you liked it 😊
@shanegibbens Жыл бұрын
just subscribed, great video!
@iancharnas Жыл бұрын
Shane, that makes me so happy to read. Thank you.
@dabbindad206 2 жыл бұрын
May your channel grow from this amazing content 😁
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Dabb you are so kind! Thank you so much 😊
@goodboy-iz8yb 2 жыл бұрын
do not..... i repeat....... DO NOT let the mothers get this or our gaming life will be limited to an hour of tetris every 2 months
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Bwahahaa Rishi, you have my word, I will not let this technology fall into the wrong hands :-)
@RichfieldAutoCenter Жыл бұрын
Ian, this was awesome! Wishing you continued success!! -Vinnie
@iancharnas Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh Vinnie! It's been so long man! I think the last time I saw you was in Country Kitchen. What a fun place for us night owls back in the day. I just checked out your channel, great work friend! I watched several videos and I can see why they're getting tons of views, they are super helpful and you explain things really well. Keep up the awesome work 🙂
@RichfieldAutoCenter Жыл бұрын
@@iancharnas ow wow. Thanks man. If you need an automotive guy for a collab, I’m your man.
@iancharnas Жыл бұрын
@@RichfieldAutoCenter I would love that! I'm sure I'll do another car project at some point. I had one a few years ago where I hacked my car so the windshield wipers sync'd with whatever music I was listening to.
@Toxicity1987 2 жыл бұрын
Now that you have Tritium, build a Nuclear Reactor. Just google Farnsworth-Hirsch-Fusor.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hehe I DO have a free Saturday coming up. hmm....
@Matando 2 жыл бұрын
9:16 Lookin at you CodysLab XD
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Ahaha so true! So ... true.... Cody we love you! No more refining radioactive ore though, LOL
@undefined06855 2 жыл бұрын
haha I just saw this video from a news article! Amazing!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Yay! I'm so happy to see a nice comment like yours. Thank you! 😊
@undefined06855 2 жыл бұрын
@@iancharnas oh and if you're interested, the news article is www.vice.com/en/article/qj8ezm/youtuber-builds-beautifully-inefficient-nuclear-powered-tetris-machine
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
@@undefined06855 awesome! I just saw that Vice article a few minutes ago. I've never been written up in Vice before - super cool!!
@brickdaddiy 3 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!!!
@iancharnas 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks friend (and thanks for the suggestions on the thumbnail)! Folks, you should really check out the Once Upon A Workbench channel! If you like my blend of "early onset dads" humor, you'll love his "actual dads" humor 🤣
@jonatanmoewe9983 Жыл бұрын
We have a lot uranium ore in lower Austria. Actually this would be a much better source for this setup, I am just not sure how the radiation would affect the semiconductors in the solarcell over time.
@iancharnas Жыл бұрын
Hi Jonatan! Thanks for the comment. I've been to Austria a few times. I had fun in Linz and also hiking around the mountains.
@juneangel7221 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info 👍😀 🍺
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks June!
@Silveraga 2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome, juste subbed 'cause of that
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Silveraga for the win! 🥳Welcome aboard 🤝
@bitluni 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! RTG next?
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Ooooh good idea! [googles safe ways to do that]
@aenirudh4574 5 ай бұрын
Effort paid off!
@Diemermakes 2 жыл бұрын
Delightful!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Dan! It totally makes my day to see a nice comment like this.😊
@Saraseeksthompson0211 2 жыл бұрын
All I want to know is how do these videos not have the same views as mark rober and veritasium. These are WAYYY more interesting and fun.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
OMG thank you so much! Mark Rober and Veritasium are awesome. What an honor to be compared with them. Thanks!
@RealSlendyBoi 2 жыл бұрын
Damnit! I wish I would've found this in time for the raffle, that kind of nuclear powered game boy would be so cool to have. Not just because of it being one of many cool custom "Gameboys", but because it's powered by RADIATION!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh thank you so much! I'm super happy you're into it. This comment made my day
@user-zs8eg4mu8t 2 жыл бұрын
same lol
@lucaspoussard8279 2 жыл бұрын
That's a very promising channel !
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Lucas!!! I'm so glad you liked the video.
2 жыл бұрын
Man, your videos are really cool. You must have more subscriptors. Greetings for Mexico
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
¡Gracias Antonio! I visited CDMX with the Tesla Orchestra for a performance back in maybe 2016. It was so amazing. I love Mexico.
@1will2000will1 4 ай бұрын
This makes me wonder if creating a long-term emergency phone charger would be doable with this concept
@thestarfun3714 2 жыл бұрын
Smartphone + Nuclear battery Next content :)
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea!!
@aayaan1935 Жыл бұрын
Great editing
@iancharnas Жыл бұрын
Thank you Aayaan!
@crystalsheep1434 2 жыл бұрын
1:51 hahaha
@meda3d 2 жыл бұрын
Oh what?! Now I want to make all my devices nuclear powered with this stuff :P
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah this project was totally fun :-) Glad you liked it!!
@keeganmccray5856 2 жыл бұрын
Great video if you mind what were the exact components you used i want to make something similar my self
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Keegan, thanks for the super kind words! Sure, here are the solar cells: www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/powerfilm-inc/LL200-3-37/9559467?s=N4IgTCBcDaIIwE4EDYC0cAMcDsqByAIiALoC%2BQA The thin film batteries are CBC050-M8C but they are out of stock in most places. Hopefully you will be able to find some. Good luck!
@MAM-fv8sf 6 ай бұрын
Lo felicito, genial.
@vikstu6816 2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that this channel has so few viewers and subscribers compared to the quality of the content and videos production!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Agree!! 😆 Thank you so much Vik, that's super nice to hear. ❤️
@lawtoninflatables 2 ай бұрын
63k views? This dude is awesome!
@AmaroqStarwind Жыл бұрын
Now turn a gameboy into a geiger counter! :D
@bigmouthstrikesagain4056 10 ай бұрын
Hmmm... I wonder what would happen if you made one of these with some of that radium dial paint?
@bryanayer Ай бұрын
Here from Ali's video. Super cool project! I would love to see more
@djcfrompt 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Side note - phosphors don't necessarily contain phosphorous; the name refers to the ability of the compound to emit light when excited, not its chemical composition. As far as I can find online, it appears that the phosphor commonly used in tritium tubes is zinc sulfide, likely doped with some rare earth element to change color.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
That's super interesting, I didn't know that! I had always wondered what the term phosphors meant. Thanks for the comment and also for the kind words :-)
@scottmoylan7927 2 жыл бұрын
Too genius brother.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott!!!!
@llo-4004 4 ай бұрын
Awsome video
@handydudediyetc..2066 2 жыл бұрын
dang your amazing i subscribe
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
OMG thank you so much!!! :-)
@crystalsheep1434 2 жыл бұрын
Verry cool
@skyforce6 2 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Matt - thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. 😊
@andyred4037 2 жыл бұрын
доктор Левин создает атомную батарейку... ;-)
@mattimotion 2 жыл бұрын
The #1 handheld for patient gamers 😎
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hehe you nailed it! I guess this helps ensure that you don't spend too much time on games LOL
@PanzerTheTortoise 2 жыл бұрын
Where did you find these batteries!!!! I've been looking for them far awhile now. Please tell me
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Good question! There are electronics surplus companies that sell old stock. I bought mine from RightPartsOnline.com
@zerumsum1640 2 ай бұрын
I want to make a cell of these in an old ammo can and see how much juice it'll put out. Just full send it and see if i can get it to charge up a phone power bank. The infinite power source XD
@Stormbolter 2 жыл бұрын
That was amazing! If only there was a way to make this more efficient, I can imagine this powering an STM8L micro for things like long term periodic measurements (the micro itself would be the least concern, probably the sensors would eat more energy) :)
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Abraham, thank you for that super nice comment!! 😊 Yeah you are exactly right - I think the main use case for these thin film batteries was for powering super low power clock modules and things like intermittent sensors where it saves up energy from kinetic or dim light sources until there's enough saved up to briefly power up a micro and record a measurement. I bet there are some of these in space right now, which is fun to think about.
@mutzbunny 2 жыл бұрын
Can someone give me a place where I can buy these light emitting radioactive things, I feel challanged to make a better version, Wich produces enough power to power a homemade game console (because I don't have a Gameboy neither can afford one) but without having to charge batteries before using
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Sure! Just look at the "supplies" section of the Instructable I wrote on this: www.instructables.com/DIY-Nuclear-Generator/
@johnandrews9433 3 ай бұрын
If you can’t afford a gameboy you definitely can’t afford this much tritium. 😂
@andywest5773 2 жыл бұрын
So does this mean you can charge a game boy just by placing it on a granite countertop?
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hehehe if only it were that easy :-)
@RDani223 2 жыл бұрын
just cover the countertop with phosphorus base compound first
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
@@RDani223 hmm interesting! I need to check to see what kind of radiation the granite is emitting. If it's beta radiation, that might work! Or it might need to be encased in a vacuum, I'm not sure. Maybe someone in particle physics will see our comment and let us know.
@Yevgi 2 жыл бұрын
Говоришь по-русски во много раз лучше чем актёры в голливудских фильмах :)
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! The Russian man is my friend. His family is from Russia. He is a great guy.
@SolarSeeker45 Жыл бұрын
Coulda built a few more tritium generators instead of hunting down an exotic battery. But since the exotic battery has already been found the next step is to figure out how many tritium generators it takes to have a reasonable recharge time and fit it all inside the case.
@iancharnas Жыл бұрын
Hi thanks for the comment! I was getting about half of a microwatt of power out of the tritium generator, and I think the video game used something like 500 microwatts... so I would need to make 500 of those tritium generators in order to eliminate the exotic battery. With the right amount of money, it's possible.
@thyme676 Жыл бұрын
Could you use the ore with a layer of phosphor for a much more powerful diy battery?
@waffleen9129 2 жыл бұрын
I'm way too impressed by how little people has seen this incredible video. Great work!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you so much!! 😊
@jimjjewett 2 жыл бұрын
I used to wonder how they made nuclear power plants small enough to power spacecraft. Now I only wonder how they make them powerful enough.
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Ahahaha you're so right 😆
@hamstereyes 2 жыл бұрын
You have a giger counter lol wow, nice!
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Hehe naturally! Those Geigers aren't going to count themselves, LOL. People get very *concerned* when I am walking around measuring things with a Geiger counter :-)
@neallong2480 2 жыл бұрын
I really like this guy. lol he’s the right kind of crazy…(edit) and for that he deserves a subscribe
@iancharnas 2 жыл бұрын
Yippee! Welcome aboard Neal 🥳
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