As a Geologist, its great to see mineral growth in action, thanks so much for the demonstration.

This has got to be one of the most coolest things I've ever seen.

I fell in love with chemistry because i didn't have a hard time making a mental image of what happens during a chemical reaction. Now when i can visually see the beauty i'm happy i decided for chemistry. You inspire me NurdRage.

@FluxoTacho interesting! any particular counter ion? tin chloride? or something else?

this reminds me of fractals, its beautiful !

@Dumdumshum

6 жыл бұрын

Because it is a fractal..

With proper comtrol of this process you can make tiny pure-silver coral jewelery :D

This was a fantastic vid. I love every one of these NurdRage videos and this one was top notch. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and posting them here. Please don't ever stop rockin'!!

I'm speechless, this is really beautiful! Such a simple reaction too.

05:30 Reminds me of some plants in starbound found in volcanic planets with dangerously high temperature =p

Could you please do a bigger one so we can see it with our bear eyes please ! :)

I have to sincerely thank you for making this video. That was very fascinating and one of the most amazing things I've seen in my lifetime.

Probably the coolest nurdrage I've seen so far. Fascinating!

*As crystals grow, T-1000 theme plays in head

@oldgoodrandomroutine

7 жыл бұрын

sorta

@tubulartopher

6 жыл бұрын

kinda

lol would be nice if it was possible to do this on a larger scale to grow silver at home...haha

@AstralTraveler

2 жыл бұрын

And what exactly stops us from doing it on larger scale?

@cutlerylover

2 жыл бұрын

@@AstralTraveler cost of materials its probably cheaper to just buy silver than grow it in any significant amount...Also time...time is money...If it was cheaper to make silver than buy it people would be doing just that :)

@AstralTraveler

2 жыл бұрын

@@cutlerylover Actually just so happens that I have around 50kg of electric contactors - copper with silver patine and contacts made of pure silver with addition of iridium and paladium... This will be probaqbly my first step in the process of extraction/rafinstion... :) The only issue is the NO2 - do you know if there is some kind of air filter to prevent the deadly pollution of my neighbourhood?

@cutlerylover

2 жыл бұрын

@@AstralTraveler well the silver crystal growth here is through a microscope or at least loupe so id imagine you would need to replicate what was done here 1000+ times? maybe 100,000 times? to maybe get 1ozt silver currently worth $23..is that profitable? thats for you to decide lol

@AstralTraveler

2 жыл бұрын

@@cutlerylover I guess that it's possible to adjust the speed of crystal growth by increasing the amperage of electric current. Besides, extracting silver is only the first step. What I'm mostly interested in are the "leftovers" of electrolyse - mostly platinum, iridium and palladium. Compared to them, silver is just a mere byproduct. .. I mightt soon become quite rich (at least compared to my current standard of life) :)

@CoNiGMa yeah, the silver is coming out of the silver nitrate solution and the silver metal anode (off camera). While i could melt it down afterward, if i really wanted to do that i'd just melt silver bars directly, far cheaper than going through this slow process of electrochemical crystallization.

Thank you for taking the time to make this! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!! Probably the coolest video EVAR!

Now I can tell my mother the silver DOES grow on trees! XD

Is it possible to grow gold crystals??

@monkeyemperor1223

7 жыл бұрын

Rory O no, there is no chemical that will do this with gold, it is just too dense, also this isn't making silver, it is just crystalyzing it

@technolapin

7 жыл бұрын

If you find the right chemicals, yep. It exist, but isn't really easy to get since gold is extremely resistant to chemical attacks.

@zanpekosak2383

6 жыл бұрын

monkeyemperor12 Its possibile with gold cyanide. Cody did a gpld platin video. If things can be gold plated why do you think that gold crystals cant be grown?

@gammadelray1225

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. You absolutely can. If you can plate something with it, you can grow crystals with it. Gold would behave almost the exact same way. You could use gold chloride, or gold cyanide solution. Density, chemical resistance, or mercury have nothing to do with this. Gold chloride is a commonly used compound, and its very easy to get your hands on. As long as you have the money, because I believe its somewhere around 240 dollars a gram. As a jeweler and goldsmith, electroplating is one of the things I have to do all the time. We use a solution of rhodium sulfate and sulfuric acid for rhodium plating. A solution of gold chloride for gold plating. Nickle chloride for nickle. and copper nitrate for copper. In our setup, we have a platinized titanium anode, and a gold cathode. The cathode is some gold wire with four hooks soldered to it. I love when we clean the cathodes off, because you can watch the rhodium metal slowly crystallize onto the hook. It takes months, but its cool seeing them develop.

@gammadelray1225

6 жыл бұрын

Mexi Chemia The problem with electrolysis is you need to have very pure material. You absolutely could make your gold chloride, but it would be even more expensive. Because the nitric acid you would need is very expensive. I can buy gold chloride plating solution easily, already mixed and ready, much cheaper than straight gold chloride. Or if you needed to, you could easily make cyanide plating solution that works much better. However, for a big corporation, they want safe and cheap. So pre bought acid based solution is the only reality. hahaha

you are a genius. And i love it that you put this online for people to watch.

The high current process makes Lichtenberg figures! Cool!

I'm sure that these are the same things God says when he makes things. "Wow, look at that - isn't it amazing!" Thank you for showing how incredible even very small things can be.

@zakk6648

8 жыл бұрын

+Quality Silver Bullion god is the one who hid things like this from us you dumb fuck

@AnimationFan-fc9sj

8 жыл бұрын

+Zak K says the dumb

@mihaelab.1104

6 жыл бұрын

But humans are the ones who chose to cut off connection with God.

@JustinHath99

6 жыл бұрын

Zak K Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.

I've only seen 3 videos from this guy so far. Is there any particular reason he uses a filter for his voice other than to hide his identity for some reason.

@Amperzand

9 жыл бұрын

He's a real life Doc Brown (see my other comment!). But seriously, it is silly to disguise your voice just by changing the pitch. Anyone with basic audio software can change it back to any other pitch. So if someone were really looking for him, they'd find him. Or her!

@saulbishop2776

9 жыл бұрын

he said one time he doesn't use a voice changer. im not sure when though

@tctjams

9 жыл бұрын

Saul Bishop I bet he's just accidentally editing his videos at a slightly slower rate.

That was beautiful! Couldn't take my eyes off the screen!

Very awesome video, I think this is one of the few videos that really took my breath away as I watched the reactions. Love what you do, keep it up!

why does he keep saying its microscopic...if you would do this for a few days straight wouldn't it eventually grow to the size of a quarter or so?? I'm not trying to be a smart ass just trying to see if anyone knows.

@5hape5hift3r

7 жыл бұрын

Zachary Wech the crystals wouldn't grow that large because they would kinda branch off just like that high current run

Alchemy .-.

@5hape5hift3r

7 жыл бұрын

Rebornshadows false

Awesome! i might try it too!

Five plus minutes of my life, very well spent! Your video's are some of my most satisfying and enjoyable subscribed to content on KZread and I can only have wished that you were the professor that had taught me 'O' chem back when I was still in school. Thank You again.

Very unique !!! I'd say you did a great job capturing all this on film! Thank you....

dude i take my hat off to you, i look through all these videos, and am am not only learning but you take it to the next level, by explaining the process in a well informed way. cheers from australia :)

Mr. NerdRage, This was one of your coolest videos! Thanks for teaching me all about chemistry!!

@rovhatree Yes actually, using the gold salt its possible to grow gold crystals. It costs a lot but perhaps someday when i have the money i might do it.

@RdgBrr2099

6 жыл бұрын

@Nurdrage: To grow gold crystals does the catode and anode would have to be gold as well and apply current in the disolved gold salt? or which procedure do you suggest? Many thanks

Oh I've seen this done before, looks really amazing. Fractalicious!

That has got to be one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.

Awesome video, I've seen pictures of this quality in my textbooks but never on video, whenever you do a crystallization from now on you gotta do this, it's so awesome!

Even though I do not understand the things you talk about in your videos but I love every single one of them, please make more! :) I will never understand science but ive alway been fascinated by all the amazing thing science has uncovered and created. You are so awesome!

I'd really like to know how to do this on a larger scale. Amazingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

@insaneperson7766 no, we're not making silver from nothing. The silver came from the anode and the silver nitrate solution. So the total amount of silver is always the same. Elements cannot be made chemically, only converted between forms.

Extremely cool! I did the same thing a few years ago with Copper. Thanks Dr. Lithium!

Crystal growing really fascinates me, thanks a lot for the video, i am studying chemical civil engineering and one of the reasons i am studying that is your awesome videos, thanks again

A+ as always thanks for taking the time to post and discuss the process as we observe it, also thanks for posting in HD the details are just awsome

I could literally watch you play with this all day.

this was really amazing to watch. thank you!

@dmikrut yes, i can do this on any scale i want. and no, I cannot make money because silver nitrate costs more than the amount of silver metal i get out of it.

That's about one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Thanks NR!

this is one of the best things i saw on youtube hope you make more of this

Interesting, very interesting. I've seen sugar crystals grow but this is the first time I've seen metal crystals growing.

BEST CHEMICAL VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!

@ninjanerd8 The total amount of silver in the experiment is always constant. so we're not making silver, no matter how expensive silver gets this experiment will never be a viable a source of silver because all we're really doing is converting silver wire into silver crystal.

That was amazing, thanks for sharing!

Not gonna lie. These videos are probably another reason i'm going for a chemistry major next year. keep making videos!

Awesome video. Just started electro chemistry at uni. Hope I'll be making some of those funky silver crystals in the labs soon.

Amazing video! Would love to see more like this.

This is the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen.

Wow, this is beautiful :) I love watching your videos!

Wow, that is just plain awesome. Thank you so much for showing me, I might have to try this myself....

@Whopzer no, we're not making silver from nothing. The silver came from the anode and the silver nitrate solution. So the total amount of silver is always the same.

Nice one NurdRage, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

In all my life, that is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

Nice fireworks. Reminds me of those crystal grow kits.

Excellent, safe and easy to try. Thanks for sharing.

Beautifully demonstrated. Thank you.

it's 4:39 am here in monterrey mexico... i'm still up because of this awesome channel :)

That is exceptionally beautiful.

dear god if this isn't beauty in it's purest form I don't know what is. thank you again nerdrage for absolutely enthralling me in one of your elplorations into the amazing things that happen around us every day. :D

It's really nice to see, I like. Indeed most people don't have the requiered equipement... so thanks for sharing your video, it's great. Crystals of any materials are always beautiful to look : )

This was so well done. Thanks!

@pastooleo1 click the "cc" button in the youtube bar.

I love watching how the difference in current changes how the crystals grow. I would like to see this same experiment performed, but instead of a static resistor, placing a variable resistor or potentiometer into the chain, and then throttling the resistance to impede or accelerate the growth.

love your experiments dr. L

Those crystals were beautiful. I am not kidding.

that was a beautiful demonstration! I agree - prob, no, make that DEFINITELY my fav subscribed content, along with periodic and sixty. Nurdrage, you're a legend!!! :)

Who need Netflix or HBO, if we can see this beautiful experiments in KZread and also enrich our scientific culture ?. Haha. Great Channel.

I'm meant to be an electrical engineer but when I watch this I realise that there's so much more to learn.....please oh master let me come and learn the darker arts of electroalchemy I promise to be a very astute pupil....!!!

Awesome vid! I've never even thought about trying something like this even tho I have all the stuff to do it, I feel some experiments coming on! Keep up the good work, love the vids!

Very nice and good video . Great speech and fantastic video

i love this video! cant wait for your work on potassium

Very interesting videos, as always - keep'em coming. I don't understand a fraction of what's happening, but I'm always watching the whole vid when a new one comes out. Happy Holidays .-)

This was really beautiful, thank you.

When the silver branches it looks so similar to Julia set fractals - amazing!

I love when you talk technical to me

Brilliant! I am going to try this once I get a better microscope.

Amazing - once again, good job :)

Bravo ! I love these crystals

I remember doing this in high school inside a test tube using silver nitrate. FUN STUFF!

Awesome as always.

It's like growing a bunch of silver trees! So breathtakingly beautiful. :')

I didn't know awesome and beautiful electrochemistry figured among Bane's hobbies.

That is absolutely beautiful! It fits in nicely with the holiday season too ^_^

Merry Xmas fellow Nerds. Thanks for the great vid NurdRage.

Great work!

Awesome video!

Thats absolytely beautiful

fantastic, science and beauty together. thanks for uploading this video for us.

I love this new video! Very relevant to my and my interest in photographic film chemistry :)

Fantastic! I am SO impressed! Where chem and physics meet. I can't wait to try this for m class. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and making it quite clear (I think) on how to do this ourselves. cheers!

Last night I was thinking about metal plants. Now, WOW!!! Silver Plant!!!!!!!

wow what a awesome display of science and chemistry

One of your best vidoes!

@Amana09 laser crystals are usually non-conductive, this process can only make crystals from conductive materials and even then it only really works with metals... which are opaque and definetly not usable for lasers.