Conquering Clear Glass
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Күн бұрынAfter a very long journey and over 20 attempts, I finally find success in something that's continuously eluded me: making optically clear glass. Starting from resources I've collected from their natural source, I add one more ingredient to finally make this long-sought goal achievable.
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Today, getting what you need is as easy as a trip to the store. From food to clothing, energy, medicine, and so much more, Andy George will discover what it takes to make everything from scratch. His mission is to understand the complex processes of manufacturing that is often taken for granted and do it all himself. Each week he’s traveling the world to bypass the modern supply chain in order to harvest raw materials straight from the source. Along the way, he’s answering the questions you never thought to ask.
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@pedigrugames 5 жыл бұрын
That man’s hair, thats harder to achieve than clear glass
@JHA854 5 жыл бұрын
“I’m on camera today, better style the hair”
@EliseOfTheValley 5 жыл бұрын
Pedro Rimoli his hair is the bitchenest
@avenuex3731 5 жыл бұрын
I don’t know what that coif is named, but I’m calling it “rock kahuna”
@Newt2799 5 жыл бұрын
He's like some kind of video game merchant, it's amazing
@demandred1957 5 жыл бұрын
@@Newt2799 it's what sturgis's pompadour in Fallout 4 will look like in 20 years
@EkaridonGaming 5 жыл бұрын
I don't see enough comments about the Boron Guy's hair
@ZombieJesus1987 5 жыл бұрын
I was going to joke about it, but Boron Guy was actually pretty interesting. He earned his hair.
@nonipaskucz8977 5 жыл бұрын
Mihai Vlad I was looking as well and didn't find too many. His hair THOUGH! 😂😂
@cheeseeater8794 5 жыл бұрын
He was in how to make copper so that’s probably why
@dustincrandall4504 5 жыл бұрын
I started looking through comments as soon as I see it lol
@Josechpruiz 5 жыл бұрын
He looks like a Zelda character
@ninjacat512 4 жыл бұрын
Borax mans hair is honestly great. He seems happy with it and he WORKS it so well. Its very fitting with his personality. Come one yall rise up
@msDanielp369 3 жыл бұрын
he has a wife you know?🙄 oh u again wait u a girl right?
@bobbofly 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it looked pretty hip, actually.
@VespertilioGiganticus 3 жыл бұрын
@@msDanielp369 Shut up
@theCodyReeder 5 жыл бұрын
Now we need a liquid tin bath.
@Ultiminati 5 жыл бұрын
Do your own microscope and telescope with this! :D
@goodsous 5 жыл бұрын
He would probably spend the rest of his life doing that from scratch!
@TheOriginalJphyper 5 жыл бұрын
I was about to say that. It's how window makers get their glass so flat, isn't it?
@Marc83Aus 5 жыл бұрын
Or he could just learn how to blow perfectly flat plates.
@Kewlbrze 5 жыл бұрын
CODY!!!
@rasmus9311 5 жыл бұрын
haha the glass in front of the camera was a very nice touch
@markwijnands5440 5 жыл бұрын
Shows how clear it is, right
@sillykristy 5 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@CK-zl1sd 5 жыл бұрын
2:27 wtf is up with his hair??😂😂
@inevitablesound7465 5 жыл бұрын
Jochris TM ikr
@TheGeekTube1995 5 жыл бұрын
I went to the comments JUST FOR THAT! I let out a cheer that scared the dogs. So well done!
@Eutrofication 5 жыл бұрын
IM SO HAPPY TO SEE CLEAR GLASS FINALLY! I’m so proud of this channel it’s crazy! Seeing y’all get better and better equipment and closer and closer to great amazing dreams really makes me damn happy to watch! I really also like the new hexagonal dishes and the cleaner look of the lab. Congratz guys you really deserve the success
@andrewzhang1290 5 жыл бұрын
IKR! Hexagons are probably my favorite shape
@glassmakerx Жыл бұрын
He could have saved 14 of his 15 attempts by simply asking an actual glassmaker for some advice. It's not like we don't still exist. And this stuff isn't rocket surgery. Glass has been made for at least 5000 years.
@CoolbreezeFromSteam 5 жыл бұрын
That boron guy's hair looks like he had the greaser hair from the 50s, and just tried to keep it going as his hairline receded.
@seiyuokamihimura5082 5 жыл бұрын
I thought it looked like the crest of the Andean cock of the rock.
@fss1704 4 жыл бұрын
Whatever, i wish i have some nice hair like that when i'm old, that's a respectable hair.
@wowiezowiepowie 4 жыл бұрын
thats Johnny Barvo hair in the real world !
@teeheeplays5541 3 жыл бұрын
kinda mean dont ya think?
@davymccarty1956 5 жыл бұрын
Who came to the comments to see someone talking bout his haircut...
@csplinter 5 жыл бұрын
me
@joshuarogers6978 5 жыл бұрын
Dude looks like a haircut from Fallout 3
@NeoIsTaken 5 жыл бұрын
it's lopsided
@CrazyTechReviews 5 жыл бұрын
@@NeoIsTaken and it looks odd
@castabelle 5 жыл бұрын
me lmfao
@cholulahotsauce6166 5 жыл бұрын
I don’t think anyone understands perseverance quite like you and the rest of HTME team. Congratulations!
@angelaphsiao 5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! You have leveled up! Unlocked: Clear Glass I feel weirdly proud, after watching this channel for so long part of me thought you just weren’t going to succeed, but you didn’t give up!
@kaitan4160 5 жыл бұрын
Many years ago i was in a "Glashütte". Baically a German Glass producer. they explained us there that to get rid of of the greenish tone from the Iron impurities they add "braunstein" which is, if my School chemistry doesnt fail me, Mangandioxid. While Iron is the yellowish green tone Mangandioxid will make it violett. Both are complementary colours so you end up with gray clear glass. Thats what they at least explained to us. But seeing as you mentioned making soap you propably knew that the Mangandioxid is know as "Glasmacherseife", Glas maker soap.
@thatsmadness1865 5 жыл бұрын
Mangandioxid? i thought it was weabootonium
@Nerdule 5 жыл бұрын
@@thatsmadness1865 Germans use a slightly different chemical nomenclature than us; we'd call it "Manganese Dioxide". Still a real thing.
@burningscarlet 5 жыл бұрын
@@Nerdule I think he was trying to make a joke about "manga" and "weeaboos"
@StoicObserverS 4 жыл бұрын
Way too complicated. Can I just buy a window please?
@ecoista1373 2 жыл бұрын
@@thatsmadness1865 I don't know why but I can't stop laughing at this name weabootonium
@McFunnyPantz 5 жыл бұрын
“How would you like your hair?” “You ever peel out in the mud?” I love this guy. And his hair. Edit: I love how you go out and get your own materials. This channel is pretty sick. Really enjoying it so far.
@exodustinnmann 5 жыл бұрын
The green color is some by-product of the iron in the glass. Low iron glass reads closer to blue and has a slightly clearer appearance. Nice work, took a lot of glass blowers years to figure out what you covered
@rex02244 5 жыл бұрын
that explains why glass can look a little green.
@micahphilson 5 жыл бұрын
Years? You mean centuries. Or rather, a couple millennia even!
@fakiirification 5 жыл бұрын
standing on the shoulders of giants. What i want to see next is a youtube series where a completely clueless person has to figure out how to remake modern technology with no access to books or the internet and no one to ask. That would be entertaining.
@fantakilla1 5 жыл бұрын
@@fakiirification it would take hundreds of years
@Pixelarter 5 жыл бұрын
@@fakiirification I think a more appropriate wording would be "standing on the shoulders of a pile of dwarfs". There's probably many more small contributions from random people that collectively added up to get where humanity got, than large contributions from a few significant people.
@orlondow5664 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats for finally making clear glass, I really appreciate all the hard work that went into this. That being said, please stop lifting with your back.
@abdlhmdx 5 жыл бұрын
Barber: *"How would you like your hair to be today?"* Boron Guy: *"Ever seen a chicken that went into a washing machine and got cleaned with borax soap to then be dried with a hair dryer"* Barber: *"I got you!"* 4:00
@fss1704 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, we like crazy hairs, they're creative.
@starshot5172 5 жыл бұрын
This man never gives up. What a boss
@ERIK31351 5 жыл бұрын
The greatest KZfaq challenge of all time, Clear glass
@johnpossum556 5 жыл бұрын
@B Madan clear ice is easy, you use hot water
@corbenmatthews9890 5 жыл бұрын
@B Madan wanna know how to make clear ice?? The bartenders have been doing it for years. Just look at any bartending video on yt
@corbenmatthews9890 5 жыл бұрын
@B Madan no problemo m5+4-1
@johndough8413 5 жыл бұрын
9:34, your dog wanted nothing to do with your fire
@richardhead8264 5 жыл бұрын
*_Clearly_*_ you've broken the glass ceiling of DIY technology._
@MrZylix-6 4 жыл бұрын
Richard Head. underrated comment alert: more people should like this...
@dodiswatchbobobo 4 жыл бұрын
I mean, since he’s a dude, he hasn’t by definition.
@imablank6236 4 жыл бұрын
hahaha "so funny"
@heyandy889 4 жыл бұрын
gottem
@l00k4ss 5 жыл бұрын
The greenish color is due to iron impurities, which might be contained in your starting material. Or it is is just due to the multiple purings on steel plates.
@linecraftman3907 5 жыл бұрын
This is just insane how far you've come! Really want to see how the camera will turn out! Keep progressing through that tech tree HTME team!
@linecraftman3907 5 жыл бұрын
Also 1.6k to 5 like dislike ratio is insane
@snosibsnob3930 5 жыл бұрын
Soon: powering my house with nuclear fusion
@darksskull 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I know it was a struggle, I remember that original glass video and how much you guys struggled with it, glad you finally got it to work.
@BestExperiments 5 жыл бұрын
xD
@JJ-tz8qx 5 жыл бұрын
lsd
@absame_edits3167 5 жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert
@Awgolas 5 жыл бұрын
I watched your first glasses video when it came out and my heart skipped when I saw the title "conquering clear glass". That is some dedication to your craft, props to you
@apsmar 5 жыл бұрын
What I like about this series is how it shows that much of what we take for granted today takes more then what the average person could ever be able to do them selfs. It also shows how much modern items are reliant on others to make.
@MohammedMuaawia 5 жыл бұрын
15:05 this is the best flex I've ever seen on my time on KZfaq
@mumiemonstret 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know that word but I liked what he did there so I guess I liked the "flex".
@colinflack4517 5 жыл бұрын
*weirdest
@MohammedMuaawia 5 жыл бұрын
@@colinflack4517 but ok
@MohammedMuaawia 5 жыл бұрын
@@mumiemonstret the urban dictionary defines flexing as the act of showing off or boasting one's possessions or achievments in an extremely over bearing way. Get with the times old man!
@etitopkek 5 жыл бұрын
weird flex but ok
@joshuasutherland6692 5 жыл бұрын
Christ that guy had jojo hair.
@swedneck 5 жыл бұрын
MENACING
@sam_i_am1143 5 жыл бұрын
Time stamp pls
@MuhammadNafisJamil 5 жыл бұрын
@@sam_i_am1143 6:29
@alfianwisnuanggoro1538 5 жыл бұрын
could be a stand user...
@raerohan4241 5 жыл бұрын
I know you're probably sick of glass-working by now... but I kind of wanted to see a stained glass window. Maybe one day, in the future, you'll do a "making a house from scratch" series and include it then? Maybe that's just a little too ambitious though? 😅
@harnado24 4 жыл бұрын
That's actually a very good idea.
@songohan5960 4 жыл бұрын
Rae Rohan not him though,his skills are pathetic.
@ineedabetterpfp2485 3 жыл бұрын
Son Gohan Who do you suggest?
@songohan5960 2 жыл бұрын
@@ineedabetterpfp2485 a professional glassblower near you. Andy is really pathetic at anything besides food and he doesn't really try to improve at all. It's like watching a guy slam his head into a brick wall only to look at the big sign after doing it a million times saying the wall actually had a gap and he did not need to do it at all. He flakes on projects frequently.
@jacobtramel6293 5 жыл бұрын
"I cant just buy these ingredients.. I need to source them from nature; which seems to becoming a lost art." True. Lit. Subbed.
@micahphilson 5 жыл бұрын
*YOU FINALLY CONQUERED IT!!!* The White Whale has finally been vanquished!
@via45 5 жыл бұрын
I love this rock expert, it’s so refreshing to watch such enthusiasm
@bradywells1293 5 жыл бұрын
I was not expecting someone so well spoken and knowledgeable after being introduced as "rock expert" and seeing that crummy sign. This guy should be a chem professor or something.
@mininara6471 5 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love slightly green glass, it’s so beautiful in such a weird way
@magemultimedia2943 5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Andy! Been watching this journey since the start and I am joyous to see you overcome these hurdles. Keep at it, good sir!
@pf732 5 жыл бұрын
That’s some sexy hair right there
@anarcho710 5 жыл бұрын
Yee
@shannonsoehl5908 5 жыл бұрын
yeeT
@notavailable8130 5 жыл бұрын
i couldn't stop staring at the hair, he must have no friends cause a friend would tell him he looked insane
@viktorkarlsson6271 5 жыл бұрын
And he plays Whit rocks 😂
@Onxide 5 жыл бұрын
Slick af
@shashwatgulati6130 5 жыл бұрын
I was so happy for Andy after reading the title, I don't know when I got so attached to this channel but I love every second of it
@_Piers_ 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's funny to think that so many of us are willing him along, hoping he'll succeed. Even though we don't know him and will almost certainly never meet him. Go Andy go! :)
@brandontoms5199 5 жыл бұрын
Barber: wuchu want Shop Owner: you seen a wave Barber: say no more
@fluffycritter 5 жыл бұрын
Even perfect commercial glass is ever so slightly green - that's why if you're in a hall of mirrors, the distant reflections are way greener than they are up close. The fact that you got yours so clear on what's essentially home equipment is pretty amazing!
@shotshaper3638 5 жыл бұрын
What. Is. That. Hair?!
@JesseDahirKanehl 5 жыл бұрын
That guys got a little too much boron in his head
@bigboy6704 5 жыл бұрын
Was looking for this
@Twitchi 5 жыл бұрын
Man has more style in his forehead than we can ever hope to achieve, we need to learn from this prophet
@_Piers_ 5 жыл бұрын
It's the same hair style he's had since he was young...his hair line slid backwards and the style has follow it. He needs to move on, he'd look much better with different hair.
@Pro_Vs_Con 5 жыл бұрын
That's the hair of a dude that wakes up next to a beautiful wife and drives a bunch of bitchin cars as he stated.. 😂 Oh yea, and he plays with rocks..
@HelikeLong 5 жыл бұрын
Man, I got weirdly happy to see you finally nailed it! I'm really proud to see how far you got in so little time and very proud to say I followed and supported since the beginning
@Axodus 5 жыл бұрын
Did you misspell 'beginning' on purpose?
@HelikeLong 5 жыл бұрын
@@Axodus thanks
@dcbadger2 5 жыл бұрын
Watching this is like watching the entire evolution of glass making, from early experiments to opaque globs to translucent plates, to the final clear form. Great stuff.
@jermainegayle1647 Жыл бұрын
Love your tenacity, your diligence and hard work paid off. I am truly impressed, you have motivated me to persevere in my own projects
@TheAmmoniacal 5 жыл бұрын
You can see internal stress inside glass by using two polarizing filters (they are common, often sold for cameras). Worth it to see how good the annealing is.
@_Piers_ 5 жыл бұрын
....plus they're pretty cool for a lot of things :)
@sparrowthenerd 5 жыл бұрын
“This is very basic. Let’s go get some pumpkin spice latte” I’m dying lmaoooooooo EDIT: I hope you realize he says this in the video. I didn’t make it
@b2spirit35 5 жыл бұрын
Pls explain?
@rakeebhossain7099 5 жыл бұрын
@@b2spirit35 basic white girls are known for getting pumpkin spice latte
@TAnkersly19937 5 жыл бұрын
@@rakeebhossain7099 does that make me a basic white girl?
@mrlxnx 5 жыл бұрын
nice joke
@l.c.8475 5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but pumpkin spice latte is slightly acidic so...
@TheWretchedOwl 5 жыл бұрын
Man, when you took that other half of the glass from in front of the camera, I strait up gasped. You got me good on that one.
@caseykoons 5 жыл бұрын
I love the hard-fought progress you made on this. It's been fascinating to see you being as a enthusiastic novice and gain such skills through determination and perseverance.
@richie6799 5 жыл бұрын
you didn't think of using borax? what a boron.
@user-es6fb6rv4t 5 жыл бұрын
Richie Lew underrated comment
@eggboi4517 5 жыл бұрын
Richie Lew *_DID YOU JUST..._*
@tracyk3567 5 жыл бұрын
That glass looks awesome. Looks like old German windows in 100 year old houses. Even the green tint.
@jjisnow 5 жыл бұрын
That's amazing - I'm impressed by your perseverence and even more impressed at how much of an achievement humanity made making optically clear glass
@h31l0 4 жыл бұрын
Your dedication is astounding
@nonamelikethis9453 5 жыл бұрын
"We are very basic. Lets go get a pumpkin spice latte." Dude im freaking dead 😂
@underscoreviolet 5 жыл бұрын
HTME: Can I have some borax? Borax Shop: TIDE PODS
@TimothyBoazbond 5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Andy and Team HTME on the clear glass project.
@GtsAntoni1 5 жыл бұрын
The effort, dedication and stoicism you show is awesome man. Keep going.
@maltezeer 5 жыл бұрын
Last time i was this early, Andy couldnt make clear glass
@talhatariqyuluqatdis 5 жыл бұрын
XD
@talhatariqyuluqatdis 5 жыл бұрын
This needs to be favourited
@_Piers_ 5 жыл бұрын
I always down vote these sorts of comments. I don't care how early you were, how first you were, what year you watch in, what TV show/Movie brought you here... ...but this was pretty good :)
@katra5673 5 жыл бұрын
should've just smelt a stack of sand smh
@imjusthanginman6225 5 жыл бұрын
username checks out
@pecoliky8793 5 жыл бұрын
@@imjusthanginman6225 fo foks sake, he should just make panes, it just takes 6 glass...
@MKahn84 5 жыл бұрын
Wow - people didn't bother to watch the video or his other videos. THIS video says he TRIED just using sand. It doesn't make clear glass and the melting point is too high. As for obsidian, he's done that before. That was a fun video.
@katra5673 5 жыл бұрын
@@MKahn84 it's almost as if there was a joke in the above comments or somethingg
@MKahn84 5 жыл бұрын
@@katra5673 Sure doesn't look like it - especially with the use of "smh." But some people are pretty clueless about making sure jokes are understood as such. Clearly the case if a joke was intended.
@celanis7164 5 жыл бұрын
It's been a long time comming. I am glad you didn't give up on the project. It's amazing to see how much effort was involved in the creation of something we take for granted!
@philthytanks4952 3 жыл бұрын
i’ve been watching since the old days n it’s amazing how far you’ve come! this is amazing compared to your early tries. keep up the good work!!
@laurensyring7524 4 жыл бұрын
Rip king of random
@TheBoczk26 5 жыл бұрын
Glass floats on molten tin... that how they use to make flat glass panes
@Marc83Aus 5 жыл бұрын
The float method might help wit his annealing issues.
@saradanhoff6539 4 жыл бұрын
You also want to vaccum bell it to remove the bubbles
@VermisTerrae 5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! What a massive amount of hard work it took..so excited for you!
@heyimamaker 5 жыл бұрын
Love the dedication and tenacity!
@masterimbecile 5 жыл бұрын
100 years ago, the Entente conquered the Central Power. Today, Andy conquered clear glass.
@GapedCeiling 5 жыл бұрын
i remember when my parents used to tell me as a kid that glass was just melted rocks...and then i would imagine a desert where the rocks were just melting into glass lmfao.
@alexandramuller9055 5 жыл бұрын
There is a desert with special sand that if for example in a thunderstorm a lightning strike hits it it form really long lightning shaped Glas structures.
@sergeantoreo8062 5 жыл бұрын
a glass dessert ....could be a neat setting
@chudzy 5 жыл бұрын
@@alexandramuller9055 there are also examples of meteorite impacts creating glass as well as nuclear test sites, like in White Sands, NM.
@jonahs92 5 жыл бұрын
@Dennis West No way! Can you tell me what that Egyptian glass is called so I can research it some more?
@jonahs92 5 жыл бұрын
@Dennis West Thanks!
@ollaughingbeta2233 5 жыл бұрын
you finally did it man, i've seen your struggles with clear glass for a long time. and when i saw this vid in my subscriptions i said "No way!". very proud of your accomplishment, always knew you could do it.
@Direblade11 5 жыл бұрын
Make this a playlist. Seeing you go on The Journey for Clear Glass was great.
@andrewwep1674 5 жыл бұрын
Hey I’m really getting into smelting and casting, and I was wandering, where did you buy the electric forge and if you made it, how did you make it. Plz answer
@bkboggy 5 жыл бұрын
I loved watching How It's Made and this channel takes it to the next level. Two thumbs up.
@_Piers_ 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah this channel could be called - No, No really **how** it's made
@TheIdiotsAreTakingOver_ 5 жыл бұрын
This is probably your best episode. You were neat and careful, it has good information, it is well written and filmed, it tells a story that goes first through your initial slumps and finally to success, which makes it much more entertaining. I think it shows well your progress and in my opinion it should lay the standard to your videos going forward. Congrats!
@lank_asif 5 жыл бұрын
I feel like we all won with this!! Every attempt has been an emotional rollercoaster as well as an emotional investment and now you've finally cracked it!!! CONGRATULATIONS guys!!!!!!!
@ccortez392 5 жыл бұрын
“I’m so basic” “Let’s go get a pumpkin spice latte”
@_Piers_ 5 жыл бұрын
I expected to see a lot of references to that, but I think most people seem not have connected the two :)
@niccatipay 5 жыл бұрын
"Im so complex." "I like coffee please."
@t0rr012 4 жыл бұрын
9:33 i bet that dog was like “yo what is he doing ohhhh shittt”
@kahanumorales 5 жыл бұрын
So glad you finally did it! Congrats!
@Paul-vo4ze 5 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you finally got there..!!! Been tracking your progress since you first started.
@matt21884 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy, I really enjoyed the video. It's amazing to see how far you've come. Have you considered washing your sand with hot HCl to remove any trace iron impurities? When you dissolved your roasted sand/NaOH mixture and filtered out the insolubles, the color was reddish brown. To me, that suggests there were Fe(III) ions in solution. If you were to wash your sand in HCL with your sep funnel (followed by washing steps with distilled water) a few times before the roasting step, I bet you could greatly reduce the iron impurities. Anyways good luck.
@The_Great_Wrennicles_the_IV 5 жыл бұрын
But how would he make HCL acid?
@vinish542 4 жыл бұрын
Boron valley and Silicon Valley aren’t as similar as you think they’d be
@jomiar309 5 жыл бұрын
My goodness...I knew glass was extremely difficult, but I never guessed "simple" clear glass was this hard! I have a whole new appreciation for my windows! I absolutely love everything about your channel--I have long wanted to do this, but can't right now. I have loved watching and learning as you try to figure out how to reproduce some "simple" things around us.
@AndrewNicholsSeattle 5 жыл бұрын
YAY! YOU DID IT!!! What a great success! I'm so glad the new kiln was successful. Thank you for documenting your learnings.
@blazingeek 5 жыл бұрын
Could these new findings make the cast obsidian sword obtainable without having to lower the natural obsidian content as much?
@neoqueto 5 жыл бұрын
Nice channel logo.
@patriciacruz2390 5 жыл бұрын
@@neoqueto its an strange parts rip off
@blazingeek 5 жыл бұрын
@@patriciacruz2390 Look up bind runes.
@PKMartin 5 жыл бұрын
@@blazingeek Looks like 5/6 of the Bureau of Balance to me
@vertoxico8943 5 жыл бұрын
The thing is, it's still not obsidian after you melt it.
@max.cr33p 5 жыл бұрын
*Just use the Minecraft recipe lmao*
@ZamWB 5 жыл бұрын
Smelt sand
@drowz2406 4 жыл бұрын
Boom glass
@kittenkagome1 5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! I have no idea how hard that was but you pulled it off! So proud!
@ezrahines3819 5 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how this channel doesn't have a million subs like seriously its one of the best in my book.
@lotsaliv2527 5 жыл бұрын
Top boron sales 2017: slime
@ishtiaqchowdhury7889 5 жыл бұрын
3:04 Andy's a villager
@warefairsoda 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats, I admire your persistence.
@elpirate9525 5 жыл бұрын
I admire your drive to succeed. You treat failure as nothing more than a lesson. Deterred by no restraint you've come this far. Nice fookn job m8
@joelverboom8467 5 жыл бұрын
Havent seen the video yet but if you succeed this will be the beginning of insane projects!!
@mr.stealyourgirl1779 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting hairstyle you got there buddy. 2:23
@rolandwagner1209 5 жыл бұрын
So satisfying that it finally worked!
@CasualUnboxing 5 жыл бұрын
I think the glass came out very good, wow so much work but the knowledge you have gained is priceless. Thanks for sharing my new favorite channel.
@ethanthao3704 5 жыл бұрын
There's a manga that reminds me of your channel it's called Dr Stone, it's basically people from a dystopian stone age future trying to get back to modern technology
@TiagoTiagoT 5 жыл бұрын
That would be an awesome hard-scifi series!
@oliveks82 5 жыл бұрын
Ethan Thao that actually sounds very interesting! I think I’ll go and read it now... thanks a heap 🙏🙌
@EliseOfTheValley 5 жыл бұрын
It’s almost like people spent years training to be expert glass makers
@plippilp2888 5 жыл бұрын
It's almost like you missed the entire point of this series.
@Quarter_Turn 5 жыл бұрын
This is so impressive. Truly one of the coolest channels on KZfaq!
@priscillaarinze8645 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats dude! So proud that stayed dedicated to this project! :)
@Impybutt 5 жыл бұрын
"Rock expert David Ayer" WHY ISN'T HIS SHOP CALLED AYER'S ROCKS
@frankxie7846 5 жыл бұрын
Have you been using the same bucket the whole time?
@kassiog.6595 5 жыл бұрын
He has dozens of these buckets
@arlecchineko 5 жыл бұрын
I'm now expecting a video on how to make buckets
@GeekSpeakDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Way to go! Love seeing the dedication
@Fionamarie0211 2 жыл бұрын
This video made me so proud!! I know I'm late to the party lol but I just found your channel and started at the beginning watching every video and I'm SO HAPPY FOR YOU! That is so exciting, your perseverance sir, is enviable. Great job!
@martinlumber 5 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know Ron Swanson owned a rock shop?
@bigboy6704 5 жыл бұрын
Ron Swanson would never live in California
@ConnorVisser 5 жыл бұрын
Okay so hear me out Andy, you should try a new set of rules where you unlock items for example, since you successfully made clear glass, in the next project you can just buy it instead of having to resource everything and increase the difficulty of the next step?
@mathewmccloskey8242 5 жыл бұрын
I support this
@danielbyal4440 5 жыл бұрын
I think he does some times, Idk what video but he bought some material that he made but was hard to make large amounts of
@esa062 5 жыл бұрын
Your glass endeavour has really made it clear (sic) how complex things we take for granted.
@ScienceByMike 5 жыл бұрын
That's impressive, glad you pulled that off.
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