Pouring Molten Aluminum from 50 feet! What will happen?

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@taofledermaus 3 жыл бұрын

The company I used to work for gave me the same safety training you got, for the huge boom lifts we had to use. None.

@bio3m 3 жыл бұрын

🎶 youuuuu rent ittttt, youuuu die inn itttt” 🎼 Bring back the jingle!!!

@manicoptio9305 3 жыл бұрын

That explains a lot... :)

@blueninja115 3 жыл бұрын

(figured I should probably put that harness on so I didn't have to constantly step over it) "There's the power switch now take it over there and fix that" AYE AYE CAPTAIN!

@cliffordsmith8499 3 жыл бұрын

That's the amount of training everyone gets. I think it's supposed to make it more fun to learn not to die on the fly.

@justaregulargymrata 3 жыл бұрын

Its a bird Its a plane No Its silver surfers cum

@Ididathing 3 жыл бұрын

I can feel the American army taking notes

@pajpuch260 3 жыл бұрын

Probably true !

@thermalemu3828 3 жыл бұрын

American government: noted

@dylanward6406 3 жыл бұрын

So true

@thesci-fibro5835 3 жыл бұрын

And I did a reply

@toaffungus8373 3 жыл бұрын

I’m scared now

@PlasmaChannel 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm proud to live in a free country where only multinational corporations can decide what you can and cant see, based on arbritray licensing deals" - Kevin 2021

@celestestefanova8791 3 жыл бұрын

glad to see kevin is on his way to being a leftist revolutionary :•)

@alech9418 3 жыл бұрын

@@celestestefanova8791 I had the opposite thought. I guessed he was talking about social media bias.

@celestestefanova8791 3 жыл бұрын

@@alech9418 it's pretty overtly anti-capitalist. deplatforming people who incite attempted coups isn't the issue.

@alech9418 3 жыл бұрын

@@celestestefanova8791 It it decrying oligarchical rule from the tech sector. Being able to forcibly shut down your competition isnt exactly free market friendly. I didn't even mention Trump, but since you mention it "Go home. Be Peaceful" doesn't seem like incitement to me. Maybe I am just crazy.

@celestestefanova8791 3 жыл бұрын

@@alech9418 is that seriously the only tweet that comes to mind? not consistently discussing how big and wild the jan. 6th protest was?

@kirkjohnson9353 3 жыл бұрын

He is worried about 'safety but never blinks at one handed handling of a pot of boiling aluminum while wearing shorts - the part that is actually dangerous.

@VenturiLife 3 жыл бұрын

First thing I noticed. Molten plastic or metal are no joke.

@Spideryote 3 жыл бұрын

@@VenturiLife Brian Brushwood talks about this when teaching fire eating for magic performances You cannot wear any kind of synthetic fabrics, because they'll melt to your skin like napalm if anything goes wrong. Full cotton/wool, no compromises

@michelelabrador7312 2 жыл бұрын

I imagined the lift suddenly jerking on the way up and molten aluminum spilling all over him 😖

@MarkTillotson 2 жыл бұрын

If you wear shorts, don't wear shoes for pities sake! But really why not use PPE that's fit for purpose?

@Spideryote 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkTillotson Cause he lives in Florida. He's gotta represent

@ventura9513 3 жыл бұрын

You should come to Australia and collab with the boys from How Ridiculous and drop the molten aluminium off their 40 meter high tower,, would be good to see

@WenrichSam 3 жыл бұрын

How Ridiculous loves this kind of content! I’m sure they would be interested.

@JofreSteele 3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@CaptainQ2607 3 жыл бұрын

Just coming to say this lol

@aurora_dawn123 3 жыл бұрын

At least I wasn't the only one who thought of that, I hope he sees this.

@andysalvador9947 3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to say that

@joshuasalem5022 3 жыл бұрын

9:50 The amount of times you replayed that clip is annoying but hilarious

@MrE_ 3 жыл бұрын

Hes such a troll lol

@ganondorf66 3 жыл бұрын

Reminded me of Taken

@Graytail 3 жыл бұрын

I see you quiver with antici.................

@Graytail 3 жыл бұрын

PATION

@RadioTrefoil 3 жыл бұрын

it's a parody of the infamous "truck vs bollard" gif

@GadgetAddict 3 жыл бұрын

"I always wondered" lol I love how your mind works.

@DragonMals 3 жыл бұрын

@stanleybochenek1862 2 жыл бұрын

@@DragonMals Sup

@DragonMals 2 жыл бұрын

@@stanleybochenek1862 How are you?

@stanleybochenek1862 2 жыл бұрын

@@DragonMals Good you?

@syncfox6835 3 жыл бұрын

“I am not one to care about safety so I am not going to” quote of the year.

@winksatfriend 3 жыл бұрын

0:17 Me: Hey if you want high, ask How Ridiculous

@Sasquatch_101 3 жыл бұрын

I mean... yeah. But aren’t they in Australia?

@TheCerealArsonist 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sasquatch_101 well, mark rober went there so im sure the backyard scientist can go there too

@crymorefkr 3 жыл бұрын

"I need to get high" "I'm already too high" "i know it doesnt look like I'm that high" great soundboard clips 😂

@Ninety9Ninjas66 3 жыл бұрын

Stoner soundboard clips 😂😂😂😂

@fof1353 2 жыл бұрын

When he said i need to get high, i felt that

@darreno9874 Жыл бұрын

Lead shot is made in the same way but dropped from 140 to 225 ft inside a tower, the lead shot is collected in a water bath to keep it spherical. So maybe if you used a smaller diameter sieve and 3 of the lifts taped on top of each other, it would work

@mysticfist-cloakedgamer-9042 3 жыл бұрын

6:58 Ants: The last war has come upon us! Stay strong! Hold!

@BecomeTheKnight 3 жыл бұрын

0:23 me after work every day 0:55 how we know you're from FL

@carloskaskalla8017 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you here man

@xdragclick2074 3 жыл бұрын

doge

@pompomaddons 3 жыл бұрын

*I needa get high!*

@KaiLean 3 жыл бұрын

10:08 me after i get high

@DragonMals 3 жыл бұрын

@electronicsNmore 3 жыл бұрын

You definitely needed to be much higher for the first test without the strainer. One drawback to living in Florida, it's flat. LOL

@epicguy228 3 жыл бұрын

Like my wife.

@RO_Tim 3 жыл бұрын

@@epicguy228 nothing wrong with that tho.

@comfortablynumb9342 3 жыл бұрын

Flat is part of what makes Florida awesome

@electronicsNmore 3 жыл бұрын

@@comfortablynumb9342 The warm weather, lakes, and ocean makes Florida, without those things, I wouldn't be here.

@DragonMals 3 жыл бұрын

@taylang6101 3 жыл бұрын

“This is really high!!!” How ridiculous: “that’s cute”

@zackerybartlett4426 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos man. Layout and all. I may be 27 and with pretty severe depression but your attitude and style definitely helps me be happy and calm. You've helped me. And for that I truly appreciate you man. 💚🔥💨

@joshuagibson2520 3 жыл бұрын

"I need to get high!" I got you fam. Just tell me how high.

@DyslexicMitochondria 3 жыл бұрын

Haha funny you say that. I am also working on videos throwing things from a height. Don't know how high though

@TheBackyardScientist 3 жыл бұрын

@@DyslexicMitochondria at least 450ft... know a guy?

@joshuagibson2520 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBackyardScientist 😂😂😂

@ChipsDaCat 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBackyardScientist danggggg

@extremetornado4080 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBackyardScientist yea i know a guy his name is TheBackyardScientist

@Gopic21 3 жыл бұрын

2:01 now this feels like information that the people that watch this type of channel should not be allowed to know

@Giuseppe_De_Bellis 3 жыл бұрын

Cool Video! This reminded me of the Coop’s Shot Tower I saw in Melbourne, Australia, where lead bullets were made by dropping molten lead from a tall tower (50 meters - 164 feet) into pools of water that would flash form them into their spherical shape. Keep up the great work! Cheers form Italy!

@kahlzun 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, people seem to have forgotten that those were a thing

@kevindegraaff9875 3 жыл бұрын

This is like all my phobias in a 10 minute video

@Gramortic 3 жыл бұрын

Time for the Backyard Scientist to grab Mark Rober and head down under to How Ridiculous! 50 meter tower molten aluminum drop?

@Seelenschmiede 3 жыл бұрын

Why Mark? Is there an engineering part in it? More of a Destin thing I think.

@Gramortic 3 жыл бұрын

@@Seelenschmiede Mark has worked with both of them before was my thinking.

@brennanbarlow3078 3 жыл бұрын

"I need to get high!" -Florida Man ( 0:23 )

@thew2646 2 жыл бұрын

😳😳😳

@dudeman6593 2 жыл бұрын

0:56 😂🤣😂 Love the authenticity!

@randyfox4611 7 ай бұрын

Love the falling camera following the drops down. Very clever. Great job.

@bigstackD 3 жыл бұрын

Mmmm molten metal🤤🤤🤤

@arinfishburn3513 3 жыл бұрын

great vid earlier mate ;)

@jackgyver4683 3 жыл бұрын

Duuude I love your videos. I didn’t expect to see you here

@xXx_Azulover69 3 жыл бұрын

Slurp slurp 😋

@Lucas_sGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Cmon give it a quick tast

@adamscoolthings3316 3 жыл бұрын

Lichit

@Nuovoswiss 3 жыл бұрын

For the aluminum/water explosion, increasing the conductivity of the water by saturating it with salt should help that. The explosive reaction between reactive metals and water is called a Coulomb Explosion, and has more to do with electric charge than most people are aware of. Another option is to add a bit of hydrochloric acid to the water, which will help eat through the oxide layer. If you want to get really nuts, using a lot of iron chloride in the salt solution will result in a much more violent version of the thermite reaction (chlorides instead of oxides in the reactants/products).

@christopher3790 3 жыл бұрын

All I can say is you're freakin' crazy. To put it more eloquently, a true maverick. In all the best ways. Thanks for another awesome video

@yeetgrenade7492 3 жыл бұрын

Backyard scientist out of context: “I need to get high”

@krystofdayne 3 жыл бұрын

A "safety noose" 😂😂 dude I'm rolling

@matt_kildea 3 жыл бұрын

Come to Australia and drop some molten aluminium from the How Ridiculous tower in Perth, Im sure the How Ridiculous boys will look after you

@RedPhoenix550 3 жыл бұрын

but then the aluminum will fall upside down XD

@matt_kildea 3 жыл бұрын

Haha how do you know that you're on top? Maybe magnetic north is just gravity pointing down 🤔

@redsquirrelftw 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too, I was literally watching some of their videos a while ago lol

@alandouglas2789 3 жыл бұрын

Those grubs need to learn to clean up after themselves

@chieffirefigherplays 3 жыл бұрын

It's in GinGin at the Space discovery Center.

@rebeccaconlon9743 2 жыл бұрын

6:22 the reason why water droplets are the shape they are is surface tension from hydrogen bonding and the fact that the water isn't changing state. The aluminium however has a cooling outer layer while also decent metallic bonding. Much like a volcano throwing out lava into the air. Looks just the same

@LegendareLee 2 жыл бұрын

"I'm not one to normally care about safety...so I'm not going to"....bro had me busting out laughing in the middle of my office. LOL

@cpu_1292 3 жыл бұрын

Wait till youtube reccomends this 5yrs later.

@Rainok 3 жыл бұрын

One of these days, he’s gonna burn his face off with all this molten aluminum stuff and his gravestone is gonna read “died by reenacting the end of Terminator”

@zuthalsoraniz6764 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if aluminium would ever pull together into a spherical or raindrop shape while falling, the same way that lead does in a shot tower. It seems to me like maybe the oxide layer that forms on the molten aluminium prevents surface tension from pulling it together into a sphere.

@pedrovarunca2197 2 жыл бұрын

1:17 I'm gonna take a gander and say it goes 50 ft up

@YounesLayachi 3 жыл бұрын

1:58 this is dangerous information and should be classified lmao

@TabooGroundhog 3 жыл бұрын

Companies fault for being lazy

@ryanfarrell8763 3 жыл бұрын

If you could somehow get in touch with the guys over at 'How Ridiculous' I bet they would let you use their 45m (147ft) tower.

@Berm_Blaster Жыл бұрын

When the rental company asked if he knew how to operate the man lift he said "yes! I've been watching KZfaq videos on it!" Hahaha

@Starkl3t 2 жыл бұрын

That is the cutest little boom lift I've ever seen

@DesignedbyWill2084 3 жыл бұрын

01:45 The LPL would have picked the lock in the time it took you to say "I think I forgot the key"

@kdarkwynde 3 жыл бұрын

Backyard Scientist: I think I forgot-- LPL: This is the Lock Picking Lawyer, and what I have for you today is, a cherry picker with a missing key. Small click on one...nothing on two...and, we've got an open. BYS: Wait, what?

@techguy6241 3 жыл бұрын

4:43 My Teachers Mic on Zoom meeting's.

@therealog9430 3 жыл бұрын

Research shot drops. It's how they used to make lead shot back in the day. Tall silo looking buildings that were tall enough for the lead shot to solidify by the time they hit the ground.

@insane4deadpool468 3 жыл бұрын

Ah gotta love a good ol Backyard Science video 😎 glad to see you're still alive and not in a federal pen 😁

@marquisoflabyrinths 3 жыл бұрын

5:10 is almost like something out of a HowToBasic video

@SD-oi9gr 3 жыл бұрын

It’s cute that you thought it was going into the tank so soon lmao.

@CrystalFungus 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh I started dying when he said safety noose 🤣

@rescuegirl 14 күн бұрын

2:45 You don’t need any marijuana because you’re already high. 😂

@unouin7252 3 жыл бұрын

0:23 wait a minute

@dismal8294 3 жыл бұрын

Ok 1:23

@Zack-nd8ef 3 жыл бұрын

" i need to get high" followed by "so some how i swindled..."

@minimalgrammar1276 3 жыл бұрын

Aww, he's acrophobic. I feel ya there.

@diywithhaz1559 Жыл бұрын

* the backyard scientist * today we are pouring molten aluminium off of the top of the burj khalifa

@treepotato9273 3 жыл бұрын

If you need to drop things off high stuff I recommend contacting the HowRidiculous lads, they're essentially experts at this point and they have access to a bigass tower.

@edsanville 3 жыл бұрын

I want this crossover.

@cry2love 3 жыл бұрын

10:15 shattersfying

@austrianexplorer92 Жыл бұрын

Alternate title: how to not die from construction equipment.

@BryanBalak 3 жыл бұрын

When the Backyard Scientist shows up at the pet store, I bet all the fish tanks panic

@mx._dobro-spec 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to get the aluminum to explode when it hits the water, try adding sodium or potassium hydroxide, since that can dissolve the oxide and allow the aluminum to react. You'll know when it's basic enough when the cold aluminum reacts with it.

@WarlandWriter 3 жыл бұрын

You say you need guys with a really tall building you can drop stuff off... Collab with the guys from How Ridiculous when?

@justinreeves3699 3 жыл бұрын

Genius idea.

@cameronknowles6267 3 жыл бұрын

Different countries though

@Tropategan 2 жыл бұрын

This has been one of my favourite backyard scientist videos. I like to think of you safety third team as the real life KZfaq equivalent of MCU Avengers. I wonder which one Kevin would be?

@TheBntimmins 3 жыл бұрын

At my job, we use genie's and scissor lifts to clean pipes. Pipes that are 30 feet above the floor and over machines that cost millions to put together. Don't forget the random dips and hills on the floor.

@playbuttonwith1video-readm668 3 жыл бұрын

2:22 “I hate this. I’m not even afraid of heights” Not afraid of heights? 🤣

@fearmeforiamscary 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not afraid if heights, I’m just afraid of falling

@dillonvandergriff4124 3 жыл бұрын

@@fearmeforiamscary Yes! Not even really falling, just the sudden stop at the end.

@Graytail 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, here is an idea for you. Look around for buildings that have been condemned, and ask if you can use the lift shaft instead of dropping it outside. No wind to blow the droplets about and you wouldnt even need to worry about being up too high, you wouldnt see it... unless you look straight down the lift shaft

@FBIagentObama 3 жыл бұрын

*“Safety noose”* 😂

@Masterslackers Жыл бұрын

I live around 5 miles from you, and it's always fun trying to find where you film certain things since I'm familiar with the area! This field has me stumped so far, though! Haha

@sjei. 3 жыл бұрын

This seems like something The Modern Rouge would love to help with, especially with the tower they do tests off of

@Charles12 3 жыл бұрын

when its 4/20: 0:23

@malkmuslistener5459 3 жыл бұрын

"oh my gosh the grass is on fire" good times, yo

@FAKE-NAME 3 жыл бұрын

Heavy equipment rental Agency:what do you need it for? I did a thing:.....I need to get high Heavy equipment rental: we can help with that.

@smellycat249 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great episode. And that shot following the molten aluminum to the ground was epic. Hope this style video keeps coming

@amanda-dv9nf 3 жыл бұрын

Backyard Scientist, thank you so much for your content, I have a daughter and she really likes science and stuff, so I'm watching a lot of your videos and me and her are learning so much, thank you dude! Keep up the great content, hope my daughter will become a great scientist! ;)

@MochaFur1 3 жыл бұрын

amogus

@amanda-dv9nf 3 жыл бұрын

@TheBackyardScientist Thanks for the heart! My daughter is jumping out of happiness hahaha

@Plainer. 9 ай бұрын

Steve: drops aluminum from 50 foot and hits target Kevin: eats mic

@flipper99808 3 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if it would make a difference if you pour the molten aluminium directly into a pipe/tube with Argon gas, so the aluminium can't make the oxide layer before hitting the water. And the aluminium would have a little more resistance on the way down, so you might be able to get a different shape, perhaps somting more resembling a droplet?

@thewallwall 3 жыл бұрын

"I need to get high" -Florida man, 2021

@dari9245 3 жыл бұрын

The amount of cuts from the block of aluminum missing is just a wow

@hasbotwofoursix5801 3 жыл бұрын

Safety noose that cracked me up 🤣

@KingBongHogger 3 жыл бұрын

0:23 me when I get home from work

@Austin1097 3 жыл бұрын

The chaotic energy that the Backyard Scientist brings to his videos is just...supreme entertainment. Really top tier.

@carbon_no6 3 жыл бұрын

It looked as is hundreds of sardines were being escape-artists when you first put the aluminum through the strainer. Haha.

@iamrusscell8766 3 жыл бұрын

"I need to get high!" -TheBackyardScientist 2021

@aidankane8491 3 жыл бұрын

“A safety noose” that made my day

@ThatDutchGuy82 3 жыл бұрын

Jfc!! 4:04 scared the living sh1t out of me! 😂

@tidalepc8736 3 жыл бұрын

"I need to get HIGH" XD

@someguy2316 3 жыл бұрын

Dude's got balls handling molten metal in shorts

@DragonDrop4758 3 жыл бұрын

7:24 *It sprays like my Cat.*

@freman 3 жыл бұрын

*cough* shot tower *cough* edit: yay you got there in the end :)

@aaronjoseph1777 3 жыл бұрын

Former career aluminum smelter worker. Water and aluminum can and will explode violently in the right conditions. Casting pit failure, furnace charging accidents can cause fatalities and severe structural damage. Even little explosions can severely burn or injure you.

@crimsonvirtuoso994 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't expect to not skip the sponsor clip

@zenithstar20 3 жыл бұрын

The How Ridiculous people have a forty five meter tower...you should try to do a collaboration with them!!!

@sliccmang8176 3 жыл бұрын

Two problem with that covid and Australia

@HeroDevon420 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, "I need to get high"

@zeromotivation1817 Жыл бұрын

2:30 am binge-watching backyard scientist vids instead of doing assignments. To the best of my knowledge forcing liquid Al through a similar set up of smalls to make tiny microdroplets ( then cooling by falling into a fine mist of water) is a production method for AlO

@SacredCowStockyards 3 жыл бұрын

Yay, Florida Man the Science Guy is back!

@jerboppami 3 жыл бұрын

this is a simulation of me and my toilet after taco tuesday at the gas station

@jaywest4102 3 жыл бұрын

Did he really make them move the pool and tanks instead of adjusting his position?

@TheBackyardScientist 3 жыл бұрын

We couldn't move further forward without pouring from a lower height.

@spugintrntl 3 жыл бұрын

They'd have to hook it back up to the truck to adjust the position of the manlift. Dragging a kiddie pool with a fish tank in it is pretty easy by comparison.

@jordanestabrook4492 2 жыл бұрын

"I regret shaking the platform immediately" 🤣

@MF-dz7cp 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but this kind of made me think of what it would be like if this KZfaq channel and "How Ridiculous" made a collaboration 🤣

@AESlR 3 жыл бұрын

Are we not gonna talk about us watching 2 people DIE 40 seconds into the video!!!! HELLO!!!! 0:40

@MrArtVein 3 жыл бұрын

OSHA safety guy here, from my understanding all 3 guys here survived. The 3rd video looks like the worse but it's actually safer than the entire video here. He survived because he was wearing a harness and lanyard. If he wasn't, he for sure would've died when he went over the railing. Mistakes are inevitable. The thing is employing hazard controls and protocols to mitigate loss WHEN accidents happen. He should've been lowered prior to moving the lift. If I was his safety manager he'd be fired immediately after this and his workers comp would be denied because he did not follow written guidelines. He was being lazy and it almost killed him. Just my 2 cents