How To Make Ruby in a Microwave
In this video we experiment with several methods for making ruby in a microwave. Click the link to get $15 off your first pair of BRUNT boots, plus free shipping & returns: cen.yt/bruntnighthawk
Thanks to ElementalMaker for inspiring this series of ruby making projects, and also for allowing me to use his footage. Channel here: / elementcollector1001
Thanks also to NileRed for the awesome plasma footage. See his video on the subject here: • The microwave plasma m...
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@rubbegameing5370
11 ай бұрын
Great!
@ArdaSReal
11 ай бұрын
Now that is a cool use of Technology
@zuenkozuenko3433
11 ай бұрын
What if u used a alluminium plate instead of wires in the dust maybe it would make a ruby coin on top of the aluminum coin/plate thingy :)
@Kelvryn
11 ай бұрын
Wouldn't it help to use a small aluminum container and then put that container in the glass? or maybe use aluminum ball bearings? it looks like the rubies are formed around the contact points between the wool and the seed material.
@ezekielbrockmann114
9 ай бұрын
You should warn people about opening microwaves to try to hack them for higher wattages, it's a terrible way to die.
Beard, check. Rubies, check. Parrot? Check. You're a pirate.
@evelyndeleon7234
3 жыл бұрын
oh, I like this one
@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice
3 жыл бұрын
YAR HAR DIDDLE DEE DEE
@LookingGlass69
3 жыл бұрын
@@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice DO YOU WANT CUZ A PIRATE IS FREE
@Nathan_V_
3 жыл бұрын
@@evelyndeleon7234 :D
@MGoat76
3 жыл бұрын
I am seeing Ted Cruz, which is unfortunate. 🙂
2005: make diamonds in your microwave with charcoal and peanut butter... lol, jk. 2020: make rubies in your microwave... no, really.
@alphaadhito
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I remember the Mythbusters trying to replicate that diamond peanut butter, good old time lol
@duh4572
3 жыл бұрын
@@alphaadhito I don't, do you remember which season and/or episode? I have them all.
@Baigle1
3 жыл бұрын
Funny thing is the charcoal + microwave = diamond is possible in a near-vacuum (chemical/plasma vapor deposition). There are actually a lot of different ways to do it.
@blg53
3 жыл бұрын
@@Baigle1 Don't you also need a very high pressure?
@Baigle1
3 жыл бұрын
@@blg53 Not really. Most successful setups use low pressure mixtures of a noble gas and methane at high temperature, but you can also use ion beams to knock off charged high velocity chunks, imbed ions directly, or statically attract free gaseous ions from plasma. If you are directly trying to crush a sample of charcoal (or even super-pure graphite) inside a laser-assisted diamond anvil (at any usefully large crystal size), you will usually always get grain dislocations, vacancies, impurities, and various crystal arrangements that make it hit-or-miss with most industrial processes. Now that I mention it, it may be possible to use an x-ray laser arrangement which only targets deformities in crystal structure inside diamond anvil cells. This may make it possible to only (or mostly) allow growth of a selected type of crystal (or along a certain axis) in a combined micro-vapor deposition/ compression method. Good work, you.
Didn't think I'd be adding a microwave into my workshop, but here we are.
Microwave: Aluminium-Oxide molten Soup still cold
@TheAechBomb
3 жыл бұрын
very true
@eddiemarohl5789
3 жыл бұрын
69th like
@dmaraptor
3 жыл бұрын
Check mains voltage before. If it has low level microwave oven won't work.
@nicolaslesch4675
3 жыл бұрын
Just use plasma to heat your soup :D
@derGhebbet
3 жыл бұрын
Put some steel wool in an try again.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how easy he made this to understand and follow along with?
@GadgetBoy
2 жыл бұрын
That's why I've been following him since he was making fireworks in his parents' kitchen
@kantdrawl3328
2 жыл бұрын
This man speaks Lehman, he is underappreciated!
@rishil6491
2 жыл бұрын
have u even heard what he said at 1:06 ?
@TheOldDemo
2 жыл бұрын
goes on to make diamonds tomorrow
@gekkoukasane1713
2 жыл бұрын
It’s microwaving an oxide? Not rocket science dude.
I love how thoroughly you credit other creators
You have a wonderful way of helping people recognize how fun and interesting science can be.
I have a suggestion for a more energetic way to create rubies: I'm sure you know that when a lighting strikes a beach you can then find at the point of discharge some glass in the shape of the electrical arc that melted it, aka fulgurites. You can also make these with a power transformer (the ones hanging from poles) and a flower pot filled with slightly damp sand. Also there is a way to make fulgurites harvesting natural lightings, basically break the path from a lighting rod to ground with a jar full of sand. What if instead of using sand you use the ruby seed material? I think you could get pretty gorgeous lightning shaped rubies. I hope you can at least set up some "lightning traps" somewhere if you can't or won't deal with a power transformer and its dangers
@Nighthawkinlight
3 жыл бұрын
I might be able to combine that idea with another I've been thinking about. Thanks for your comment!
@LMF1716
3 жыл бұрын
Like taking the scaled up process for making flash graphene and applying it to making rubies
@hasanhas00n1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Nighthawkinlight hello i am a material scientist, a machine already exists that could recreate the same plasma conditions as a lightening strike. Its called Vacuum Arc ReMelting (VAR or VAM depending on the author) this machine is used to melt high temperature research alloys that require 3000+ degrees Celsius within seconds
@MrChaoticPurple
3 жыл бұрын
Kinda like what the backyard scientist did? but with the ruby material instead of sand?
@dolphinschild62
3 жыл бұрын
@@Nighthawkinlight I am excited to see this idea.
Be careful with those glasses, nile red showed that the plasma can damage glass, causing it to break spontaneously later
@Cautionary_Tale_Harris
3 жыл бұрын
When he showed that part I said, "Yep, and he had to destroy all those beakers!"
@DanielGBenesScienceShows
3 жыл бұрын
Good call out. Temperamental tempered glass!
@109Rage
3 жыл бұрын
2 months later: "So all my beakers started breaking…"
@jamescanjuggle
3 жыл бұрын
Time to take out the Thermal Tamper *Que the smashing symphony*
@norXmal
3 жыл бұрын
The rapid change of temperatures can do that, had a bartender give me a newly washed glass with a cold drink, didn't last long.
this guy is gold.. talks in plain English.. THANK YOU!
@joeblogh2340
21 күн бұрын
Apparently that isn’t even his real voice. He used AI. This world is getting stupider by the minute. If you can’t use your real voice, don’t talk to me. About anything.
@KovKov
19 күн бұрын
@@joeblogh2340 Proof?
Um, honey? Wife: Yes, dear. We seem to need a new microwave.
I'm sure I've cooked pizza rolls in the microwave hot enough to make rubies. But I just burnt the shit out of the roof of my mouth instead.
@AmericanAkosm
2 жыл бұрын
Oral scarification is an unappreciated art... The Romans called it "the art of cunnilingus".
@dajair01
2 жыл бұрын
Because you don't put pizza on the microwavy
@DudleyaSetchellii
2 жыл бұрын
When I got my first microwave, I wanted some instant coffee. Filled cup and put it in for 5 minutes should do. I thought it a bit hot so I used a glove mitten to take it. A tea spoon of coffee and BOOM! It splattered hot coffee all over the kitchen like if a large fire cracker were in it. About 1/4 of the water was left in the cup.
@anonomuse9094
2 жыл бұрын
Same, dude.
Im 100% trying this at home with my home microwave. My gemologist wife is gonna be so proud when I make her birth stone, or I'll die. Either way. Win-win.
@AA-vr8ve
2 жыл бұрын
So how'd it go
@Ciara_Foxx
2 жыл бұрын
@@AA-vr8ve I died
@uncannysnake
2 жыл бұрын
@@Ciara_Foxx Nooooo
@funguy7218
2 жыл бұрын
Did you do it?? So cute 🥰
@GriswoldCain
2 жыл бұрын
This is fucking hilarious.
How have i not seen this channel before, im definitely going to watch more of these in the future you’re up there with the likes of codys lab and nile red.
Cool stuff!! I believe the term "seed" is used for the small piece of Ruby or original crystal material that is typically used to grow a boule from. (It's not the powder)
@ChiefWombatCuddler
10 ай бұрын
Yes, in crystal chemistry and engineering the introduction of crystals to grow crystals is done to change the nucleation energy states in order to expidate growth, or even trigger it. In fact this is observed in crystal field theory when trying to apply it when making heterogeneous crystals. The crystals don't always have to be the same molecular compounds either, this is called heterogeneous nucleation.
"Don't do this in your home microwave" K, work microwave it is. That's what you get for heating fish in there Hank! Imma be heating rubies!
@hyperparadox1
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine people in your work heating their food up only to find their food fluoresce under UV light in a brilliant pink, makes for some sick pastries
@sarcasm-aplenty
3 жыл бұрын
I used my college microwave once to cook a potato and... it caught fire
@PinBallReviewerRepairs
3 жыл бұрын
@@sarcasm-aplenty Should of poked it with a fork make some punctures with a fork around the potato and you can cook it in the microwave. Not doing that the potato could blow up.
@jefferywilson2280
3 жыл бұрын
And a friends home
@sarcasm-aplenty
3 жыл бұрын
@@PinBallReviewerRepairs do microwaves that aren't attached to walls work differently? Like are microwaves and microwave ovens fundamentally different and I just never noticed?
Nighthawk is the most wholesome dude, but he also feels like the sole holder of some manner of power
@pacefactor
3 жыл бұрын
He is a forest deity with an interest of how humans manage to use nature.
@glenngriffon8032
3 жыл бұрын
He's youtube's answer to Tom Bombadil.
@Rabcup
3 жыл бұрын
He is the messiah
@supermaster2012
3 жыл бұрын
He's thr living figure of Tim Horton ngl
@myrealusername9998
3 жыл бұрын
He’s the first other person that I know knows that sapphire isn’t only blue, and in fact there are yellow pink and transparent ones as well
Interesting experiment. Also, this is the first time ever I’ve watched a sponsor ad completely through. I’m considering looking them up.
Those UV light shots were breathtaking!
I think, almost more impressive than you making rubys in a microwave, is that you have sponsor I would consider purchasing from.
@joeywatch1145
3 жыл бұрын
How much do your shoes cost? In rubies.
@Tejvir7
3 жыл бұрын
Good grammar
@Tejvir7
3 жыл бұрын
Not
@oilybrakes
3 жыл бұрын
@@Tejvir7 What an unexpected and funny twist you manifested with your second message that negated the first message. Such skill, such outstanding mastery of linguistics! I am in awe!
@mheermance
3 жыл бұрын
Same here, they look like good boots.
For the next part of this series, you should try and build an actual Verneuil furnace. See if you can make some gem-grade crystals.
You may never see this, but I'm inspired to write it anyways. Ruby is my birthstone and to see them illuminated so brilliantly was amazing. It makes me wonder if my old class ring would do it too, but I have no idea where it is. Anyways, thanks for the cool video!
One of my favorite videos on KZread. Such a great job
Most people think of a ruby as being red, but just as you showed in this video, they can be pink in color. Cool how it transforms from that seafoam color. I never knew about that microwave kiln, I definitely need to buy one. Great work as always!
@Nighthawkinlight
3 жыл бұрын
You can change the deepness of the red color by adding more chromium, up to about 5%
@electronicsNmore
3 жыл бұрын
@@Nighthawkinlight It would be interesting to experiment using other elements to alter the color.
@ThomasAndersonbsf
3 жыл бұрын
@@Nighthawkinlight what about some zirconium kiln material? also why not use aluminum metal and chromium metal with an oxygen supply fed from say an electrolysis system breaking down water and sending the oxygen to the chamber while heating. (zirconium based kiln like the alumina one you had, for higher temp resistance)
@the_great_tigorian_channel
3 жыл бұрын
what most people don't understand about gems is that they are quite often cloudy like in this video and by faceting and polishing the boule you will see the color become deeper and more translucent.
@ThomasAndersonbsf
3 жыл бұрын
@@the_great_tigorian_channel sometimes but I doubt this is the case here because of cooling time, to get that clearer aspect they will probably need to let them cool slower so as to form single solid crystal, formation from it, additionally though they could use these gems to dissolve in water with in a hydrothermal synthesis system and recrystalize in the cooler end (we are talking 100s of degrees C due to it being under pressure to keep it liquid so it won't boil thus becoming a super solvent unlike plain 100C or less water that wont dissolve an emerald or ruby, and even the "cooler" side is still a couple 100 degrees C so still way hotter than 1atm of pressure would allow it to exist in as liquid,) What I am more interested in is the way to heat it and maintain that temp to allow flowing and annealed cooling into a solid for say nozzle tips for 3D printers and such ;)
10 SECONDS TO MAKE RUBIES. 10 MINUTES TO WARM UP MY LEFT OVER LASAGNA 😠
@owenadair8893
2 жыл бұрын
@kylekataryn exactly
@canbakr5602
2 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@Cmoth040
2 жыл бұрын
That's because you didn't create a large enough plasma vessel. Crispy, would have to be the goal here.
@eduardosfw
2 жыл бұрын
yeah, its better to make thousands of rubies and sell them for hot lasagna
@nate7LP_my_dog_found_the_knife
2 жыл бұрын
@@eduardosfw till everyone does it and the world is full of Rubies and devoid of perfectly microwaved lasagna. Is that a world that you want to live in?
Most interesting video I've seen in a while! I'd love to see more of these where you try to perfect the formula even more!
As a fellow bird owner, I got way too excited when I learned you had a Caique. You Caique is so cute! Looks like you have a great bond too!
My wife loves rubies, I love sapphires. Our honeymoon was spent sapphire mining in Montana. I highly recommend it! Padparascha is a pinkish, peachish (orangish) color of sapphire that is highly desirable. Therefore, similar to ruby, it has a special name, Padparascha. Thank you for posting your videos, very educational stuff!
@BrunoGoncalves13
2 жыл бұрын
What a very different idea for a Honeymoon, i'm inspired to have something as creative as this. Hope she likes it. Already gave her a sapphire tho
@lexruptor
2 жыл бұрын
Ugh, we don't actually have any decent sapphire mines, Montana that is, all our good ones are covid shut down, and the ones we have alive still are overpriced scams. Glad you had fun though
@jeffhall92
2 жыл бұрын
Have you tried making sapphires in the microwave?
@user-yy4ux9zf4r
Жыл бұрын
What minerals do i have to add to sapphire mixture to make it that color?
@calitrix5037
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffhall92 🤣☠
What an absolutely awesome process you developed; I'm blown away! Thank you so much for the shoutout too! You are a truly great guy.
@ProlificInvention
3 жыл бұрын
I've watched every video both of you guys have made, all I can say is thank you.
@ElementalMaker
3 жыл бұрын
@@ProlificInvention Thank you Prolific!
@porkrinds9572
3 жыл бұрын
Certainly didn’t create this process. Not by far, friend.
@ProlificInvention
3 жыл бұрын
@@porkrinds9572 Is there another video made previously to this where rubies were created using a microwave? Links?
@danieleardley3689
3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if either of you were thinking of using an induction furnace to try and melt the rubies?
Wauw, never thought that rubies could be made by a microwave...looks very nice man. And damn, you're parrot loves you, what a beautifull bird!! Love it
my dog went nuts at your bird, I can't tell if he's saying "ahh cute" or "get in my belly", either way.. great vid as always!
Man you are genuinely an inspiration to me with how creative and affordable you make certain higher end scientific processes. There is that tradeoff with precision some of the time, but i am always shocked at how machines that would be over 3000 dollars can be handily manufactured for under 100 bucks with creativity. Just want to say thanks for making the world a better place. You can tell from the comments just how many makers are being inspired.
I have successfully melted Zirconia (2700°c) with a microwave back in 2003 (omg time flies!), the trick is to put the microwave susceptor (usually silicon carbide or SiC, probably the black thing of your heating cover) at the center so all the energy is dumped into the material to be melted. Also keep the internal walls of your cover white so the infrared is reflected towards the sample(hemisphere is better than square) In your case, just make a sandwich like this: ruby precursor powder-a drop of SiC powder in the center -ruby precursor powder in the top. Of course, there will be some contamination near the SiC but you should recover fine samples away from the center. You can get SiC powder cheaply as it is sold as an abrasive, powder size doesnt seem to have a noticable importance so i advise to get coarser grit as it is easier to work with.
@Nighthawkinlight
3 жыл бұрын
Good tip!
@toxomanrod
Жыл бұрын
Hi aetius31, I'm gonna try what you've suggested. Any resources you can share where I can learn how you figured out your methods? Thanks!! By the way, we are both subscribed to nearly the same channels! I need more friends like you 😂
@aetius31
Жыл бұрын
@@toxomanrod Hello, i will be glad to answer your question (at least trying to because it was a long time ago). Maybe we could discuss in a discord server, for instance the discord of DIY Perks (invite link in the channel "about"). My nick is the same there "Aetius31". Btw I am located in France with GMT+2 time.
I just cannot believe that you showed me something new. Thanks so much to give me something new to work with and try to make thing NEW. Have yourself a Happy New Year a good week late. Hope we both have more to come our way Sir. vf
Great video and I will try this...but still for me the best part is to see how you and your feathered friend are best buddies...
Logical next step: Lightning rod in large box of ruby seed material. This is done with sand to create glass formations, why not try it for making rubies? Maybe giant capacitors if you can't wait for the weather.
@Draakdarkmaster6
2 жыл бұрын
because rubies take a hell of alot more heat to crystalize than glass unfortunately, so lightning could do it, but the ruby formations would likely be smaller and more sparse per strike
@raum_dellamorte
2 жыл бұрын
@@Draakdarkmaster6 That seems a valid point. Of course, had I unlimited funds I would do it anyway and compare the results to the microwave. Of course I would do a lot of insane things with unlimited funds. At the moment I only have funds for slightly unconventional science. Mad science will have to wait.
@nate7LP_my_dog_found_the_knife
2 жыл бұрын
@@raum_dellamorte your passion is your soul, never lose it.
@Starstruck_Seven
2 жыл бұрын
@@nate7LP_my_dog_found_the_knife Im gonna use this as my yearbook quote lol
@nate7LP_my_dog_found_the_knife
2 жыл бұрын
@@Starstruck_Seven 👍
Your mixture of educated speculation and insane "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" is amazing. Thanks.
@Nighthawkinlight
3 жыл бұрын
Good way to describe how I do things
@JesseCase
3 жыл бұрын
It's Peanut the macaque!!
You should consider getting a used commercial (restaurant or similar) microwave. They are 10x stronger than even high wattage home versions.
@isaacbrewster1153
Ай бұрын
I used to work at Starbucks and The microwave oven we have is easily five or six times more efficient than any other microwave I've ever seen
This was fascinating and grabbed my attention so hard that I couldn’t stop watching and being totally submerged into every frame and word. Thank you, so very cool. Mose is soo stinking cute, such a cool bird.
Microwaves always surprise me by how much an everyday item can do
@unlokia
3 жыл бұрын
One can make a spot welder from the HT transformer of a microwave; I'd posit this is a FAR more useful thing than a few small rubies.
@Nae_Ayy
3 жыл бұрын
Just a box that casually raises voltage to a plasma-inducing level And we use it to cook food, poorly
@glinchdk
3 жыл бұрын
@@Nae_Ayy idk about poorly, it just works best for certain things.
@Nae_Ayy
3 жыл бұрын
@@glinchdk bruh
@signalworks
3 жыл бұрын
@@Nae_Ayy “raises voltage to plasma inducing level” isn’t quite accurate. It’s more about the amount of sheer energy delivered by electromagnetic radiation. It does use high voltages to drive the magnetron however
Very clever method!
@willynebula6193
3 жыл бұрын
I scrolled through to find your comment Ben. I was surprised to see this simple comment tbh. As im sure we all hold your work and thoughts in high regards, i was anticipating your thoughts on this. Oh Well i hope you are doing well and im looking forward to your next video. Cheers from Australia.
@Nighthawkinlight
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben!
@MrNeelthehulk
3 жыл бұрын
Gentlemen behold epic bro moment
@bzg_
3 жыл бұрын
@@willynebula6193 weirdo
@Roshkin
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you refine the method!
Just randomly cruising YT and found this, had to watch of course. Now, an idea hit me as i was watching it, and since it's the first video from you i've seen, not knowing if you tried this, i thought i could comment about something. I used to work with CNC, and one of the first things you got to learn was to listen to any kind of sounds that may indicate that the machine wasn't running smooth. Why is this important in this case then? Well, since ceramics are usually VERY heat resistant, they're also usually fairly brittle. They break well before they bend. As i watched, i also listened, and could clearly hear that the glass was shaking. At extreme temperatures this creates a surefire way to cause internal fracturing. If you were to remove the capablity to rotate the table, this would also remove a lot of shaking, since the pressure wouldn't shift as much due to the rotation trying to heat things evenly. Having it stationary wouldn't heat things evenly, but since you were trying to create plasma, this shouldn't have any effect on induction.
I love that little bird. He's so cute.
OMG!! Not only a fascinating subject. But the introduction to the microwave kiln just opened a door of endless possibilities for crafts and creativity! Also thanks for showing 'Moez'. I forgot how sweet birds can be.
were the 294 people who disliked this expecting him to pull out a set of ruby tiffany's ear rings?
@nommy8599
3 жыл бұрын
no
@nommy8599
3 жыл бұрын
any other questions?
@amayizingnicollama
3 жыл бұрын
@@nommy8599 I had forgot this video existed, thanks for reminding me so I could watch it again
@amayizingnicollama
3 жыл бұрын
@@haveagreatday8248 Thanks! And nearly, several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a pict. Have a great day yourself
@tylerdm6474
2 жыл бұрын
@@nommy8599 Liar
First time I see one of your videos, felt like I was hearing a friend explain the whole thing, its just missing a couple cold ones. Amazing experience and the outro with your pet was cherry on top cause I love pets.
Such a ruby of a science teacher!
I can't even begin to describe how cool this is. Also, I have got to get me one of those microwave kilns!
@MsBleau
3 жыл бұрын
Not even expensive just.looked it up.20$
@InfiniteDarkMass
3 жыл бұрын
But is there any actual use for these homemade rubies?
@MsBleau
3 жыл бұрын
@@InfiniteDarkMass suckers on ebay an etsy
for the first time ever, there's an ad in a video for something I might want
Would love to see refined methodes for bigger cleaner rubies :D
@zachcrawford5
Жыл бұрын
I think basically the slower the media cools after being heated the larger the crystals will be. Also if you seed the media with a crystal that has already formed the molecules will favor building new layers (with the same lattice orientation) on that crystal as opposed to starting new crystals from scratch.
I got a great deal on a used microwave oven, and I plan to make a ruby tomorrow. Good buy, ruby Tuesday.
How about grabbing few tungsten filaments from incandescent lamps instead of the aluminium wool? Higher melting point and readily available. I love the simple approach you came up with, and look forward when you polish those rubies and put them on a ring :)
@Nighthawkinlight
3 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea!
@3th1xs
3 жыл бұрын
Really good Idea!
@Basement-Science
3 жыл бұрын
Ideally no metal plasma starter should be required after the first plasma ignition. The aluminium wire has the benefit that it does not contaminate the Ruby because it should just oxidize when hot, meaning it turns into alumina which is already an ingredient in the mixture.
@kistuszek
3 жыл бұрын
@@Basement-Science Ideally you would have a plasma that stays lit, but seems like the air changes chemically or something and you cant keep the plasma long term. Otherwise you just used the plasma inside the kiln thing an keep it heating until the whole batch of powder melts. Or your kiln disintegrates, whichever happens first. :)
@stefanl5183
3 жыл бұрын
@@Basement-Science Yeah. I think an interesting approach might be to just use powdered aluminum and oxygen or the oxygen from the air with some chromium salt mixed in. Aluminum burns very hot. Of course the problem here might be containing it. Or maybe a mixture of aluminum powder and ammonium dichromate.
NightHawk: "don't try this at home" Me: "what do I have to do to do this safely at home" NightHawk: "this reaction makes toxic byproducts. This is a chemistry microwave now." Me: goes to thrift store to get chemistry microwave
@Hoch134
3 жыл бұрын
Would be easier to buy a small kiln...
@deth3021
3 жыл бұрын
@@Hoch134 probably less electricity to use a microwave though?
@Hoch134
3 жыл бұрын
@@deth3021 I'm not sure about that. You need the same energy for the process and I can imagine that a lot of energy is wasted in the microwave. Also, you will get way bigger rubies with a kiln.
@deth3021
3 жыл бұрын
@@Hoch134 I don't think so. With a kill you use most of the energy in a difuse manor, also due to the greater volume heated you have a longer heat up time. With this method you only run the power for 10 seconds and it's directly applied to the area where the heat is needed. As for the size. I think there is still potential to evolve this Process. This seems more like a proof of concept than a refined process.
@Hoch134
3 жыл бұрын
@@deth3021 That's why I said small kiln - there are very small kilns around. If you want to do it fast, you could easily use a torch as well. Of course, this is a proof of concept. But it seems inefficient to convert energy into different forms instead of using it directly.
I enjoy your videos. They're quite educational. I was wondering if you ever made a video on making a bullet-proof material using easy to find ordinary household materials? I would be interested in learning about it. Thanks
What if you turn the steel wool into a powder and mix it in the seed powder?
@ZeroPlayerGame
Жыл бұрын
You need sharp edges to nucleate plasma, so a powder won't work iirc.
Wow, I had no idea that you could do that. Great video! :)
@michaelgarza9039
3 жыл бұрын
Make a video already
@ivanrodionov9724
3 жыл бұрын
Back from the grave eh :P?
@NoahideAnthropology
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Keystone, I remember you and Cody were making a fusion reactor. Any news with it?
@robertcamargo3282
3 жыл бұрын
So happy to see you comment here. Love your channel. Hope life is good bud!
@KieranShort
3 жыл бұрын
Now, how do we make one with a 0.4mm hole in the middle and adhere it to the tip of an fdm 3d printer nozzle?
You should look into using Flux. With Flux, the powder dissolves into the Flux once it liquefies(similar to how salt and sugar dissolve in water). The temperature required to melt Flux is much lower than that required to melt aluminum oxide. And just like salt water or sugar water, if you have a seed in the solution, the dissolved particles will begin to attach to the seed and grow a larger crystal. It's a slow process, but if it's possible to do with a microwave, that would be really cool.
@lukeingram7655
2 жыл бұрын
This is how the first synthetic rubies were made so it certainly does work!
Love your videos and I'm really learning a lot. I follow up on what you talk about here so the knowledge sticks. That microwave kiln has got my mind thinking 🤔 I about lost it on the ladder shot with the boots tho lol. They look great by the way. You got my attention talking about the stress points. I've had nice boots, bad stress points.
Thank you for helping me find more creative things i would love to try!
"Don't try this at home." What about at a friend's house?
@jakep111
3 жыл бұрын
Your MOMS house
@turtle7792
3 жыл бұрын
@@jakep111 typically that would be the same house
@awesomefacepalm
3 жыл бұрын
No. The house of your enemy
@haderwael2987
3 жыл бұрын
@@charred1010 lmfao 💀
@raynewell6371
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah!!! What he said????
As a Ruby on Rails developer, I'm impressed!
@JohnDoe-ce2wl
3 жыл бұрын
proposed method for you: put the crucible into the microwave, but fill it with cold coffee before starting. Guaranteed to produce ruby gems.
@Scanlaid
3 жыл бұрын
On rails? ❌ *In jar?* ✔
@TheSektor47
2 жыл бұрын
Whoa whoa, this is an off the rails video.
It was cool watching your camera record how the light keep the timer display up
I have a suggestion for a larger one. Put in your aluminum first, heavier amount, then pour in your mixture and press a little, not pushing all the oxygen out. This way the mixture is throughly integrated and has room for oxygen also. When you heat it the aluminum is throughout the mix and evenly heated.
Idea: isnt it possible to pull the plasma down with a neodymium magnet/electromagnet???
@Nighthawkinlight
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting thought!
@narayanbandodker5482
3 жыл бұрын
The heat would cause the magnet to lose its magnetic power due to curie point
@pike7318
3 жыл бұрын
@@narayanbandodker5482 if you had It under the glass container where the "seed material" is inside ?🤔
@startedtech
3 жыл бұрын
Neodymium magnets max temperature is ~350c before it loses its magnetism, so you'd have to find a way to stop the magnet from heating up too much. Or I suppose you could stick an absolutely massive magnet on the bottom of the microwave, but that may affect the functionality of the microwave.
@MCtomgie
3 жыл бұрын
What about a plasma sputtering machine?
My parents got rid of a perfectly functional microwave a few years back and I'm still annoyed that I wasn't allowed to keep it for experiments And of course the return of the birb himself
@Pascal_Robert--Rc_Creations
3 жыл бұрын
just make a post on fb, there are a lot of old microwaves people will give up for free
@lewismassie
3 жыл бұрын
@@Pascal_Robert--Rc_Creations That's a pretty good idea actually, never thought of that
@thewolfin
3 жыл бұрын
Did they upgrade to one they can control via Alexa, or something?
@lewismassie
3 жыл бұрын
@@thewolfin It was just too big I think
@anoirbentanfous
3 жыл бұрын
if you live in North America you can find them on the streets... just take a look and 98% of them are in a good working condition, I have a pile of them that I am gathering for some sort of experiments like this.
I read a few comments, then straight away subscribe before even watching video, that's how awesome this is!!!
Love that you had some of NileRed’s content! Lol awesome video man
You made my day bringing Mose in again at the outro. What a strange and silly bat you have.
"No, dont use that one, its my chemistry microwave."
@mariejones6324
3 жыл бұрын
Haha. I was buying a new microwave this week anyways....
@KipIngram
3 жыл бұрын
I have a reflow soldering toaster oven. :-) That works quite well - just squeegee your solder paste, hand-place your surface mount components with tweezers, and pop it in the toaster oven for a little while. You can ruin a board if you go to long, but if you're careful and pay attention you can get a nice reflow.
Thanks for the great ideas ! My favourite was the bird ofc...
havent even watched this, sounds crazy, awesome vid
Commercial synthetic ruby producers: *_You weren’t supposed to do that_*
@kristyanne719
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, Big Ruby gonna come after him now
@Freakytim
3 жыл бұрын
@@kristyanne719 big ruby Lmfaoo
@GatekeeperofOld
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah big ruby, aka jack, come down on you like he did Oswald lol.
@nejiniisan1265
3 жыл бұрын
@@kristyanne719 lol
New theory: Nighthawk is an immortal being who was a well known alchemist in the Middle Ages.
@KeystoneScience
3 жыл бұрын
I believe it
@lolo-om9rs
3 жыл бұрын
thats why he looks middle eastern
@Cautionary_Tale_Harris
3 жыл бұрын
@@lolo-om9rs That's why he looks ten years old with a beard 😆
@sdrchannel576
3 жыл бұрын
Truth is the T virus has been administered and this is the result.
@unalguien1347
3 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Flamel confirmed?
I'm doing this with my brother who is a carpenter and am making a table with lights installed and epoxy over them to make the top of the table. Gonna be dope
Please keep going and refine this process!
Oh my goodness, I wasn't expecting a birb. Your trust bond is so strong!!! I'm so happy to see a happy pet. 😍
nice but STRONGLY recommend throwing on a pair of polycarbonate goggles when using that UVA LED. The Nichia 365nm diodes have become so powerful and intense even the specular reflections scare me now, much like a laser's.
Birb at the end is an excellent bonus.
Not to much of a scientist, I just watch for your cute little bird antics. Having said that I really enjoy your, how to invent and make, simplified.
This is very similar to the process by which cubic zirconias are made commercially. They use a rf induction coil (basically a big microwave oven) and put a bunch of the base material in (usually 90% zirconia, 10% yttria). Then, a small chip of metallic zirconium is inserted. The metal piece heats up, just like a piece of metal would in a microwave. This will eventually get hot enough to melt some of the surrounding zirconia, and once molten, the liquid zirconia absorbs the radiation and heats up on its own. The molten part is held at temperature for a while and cooled down very slowly, to cause big single crystals to precipitate out, and this is what makes a nice clear gem. There's a lot of potential in this method, since it's more or less tried and true. I hope you'll continue along this path of inquiry.
Me: alright I'll stay up all night to study for my exam Me at 2am: ooh I wanna make Ruby in a microwave
@cyanwine6003
2 жыл бұрын
Literally me rn
@reisinani9005
Жыл бұрын
same
@renierv.dmerwe9858
Жыл бұрын
1 hour before exam, and yep I’m watching this instead of revising
@shebahammy
Жыл бұрын
I have all f’s so i dont even try to study
@bmxbiker310
Жыл бұрын
Hey me too 😂😅😅😅
thats absolutely cool, thanks for making a video about it and being inspiring
15:40 i loved you playing with your bird at the end!!!
Found your channel from a comment on one of NileRed’s videos. So far, I love your content! As a student, it’s always interesting to hear about new reactions that I didn’t know could happen.
Please please please try some other colors! Also, try the "flash graphene" setup to see if you can get high enough temperatures :)
Impressive and the way you explained is amazing 👏 thank you
Damn I wanna do science in the microwave now. That was so freaking cool to watch!!!
That was too cool. Also, your bird is awesome! You obviously love, take care of him very well and are very gentle with him, as many birds don't trust people that much and would bite if played with like that. Thank you for making a 10/10 video!
Dude, you are awesome! I love how you make complicated things accessible for basicly everyone. Mark of a true hero :)
WHOAAAAH AWESOME!!!!! Thank you for making this video!
Liked for the conure play at end
i had an idea for how to do this a while ago. if you use some graphite electrodes and ground half of them to the bottom of the microwave and leave the others isolated from ground and have them all pointing into a chamber with the ruby mix in it, they will arc together and make plasma that'll make ruby. i'm not sure if the grounding actually matters but with tests Ive done using pencil graphite, it does seem to make a difference. this gives you the advantage of holding the arc right where you want it and it being a continuous arc. just make sure that then ends you want the plasma to come out are pointed and that there is nowhere else on the graphite that's pointed or that'll be a nucleation site too.
Your bird trusts you a lot to let you flip him on his back. That's pretty awesome.
10 second Ruby's dude you rock I'm definitely yard saleing for a bunch of microwaves this spring I'm going to turn my grandkids on to this too
Wow, that bird is awesome!
Try lightly moistening the matrix material. It may hold the powder together just long enough to help form larger crystals. Great video!
@kyosokutai
Жыл бұрын
Or it might create steam bubbles in the materials resulting in smaller crystal shrapnel embedding into the kiln lining.
@ashleyransley3441
Жыл бұрын
😧 Do it. (for science) Film it too pls.
@gristlevonraben
Жыл бұрын
It would add bubbles, but you could dry it out first, and the paste should be stiffer from water allowing for better stacking and compression, right?
@haydenphipps4923
Жыл бұрын
The moisture along side the sudden extreme change in temp will more than likely cause it to combust
@NoMoreBsPlease
11 ай бұрын
@@Gasp7000 Actually, we do know. It's called a steam explosion! You ALWAYS dry something out before heating in a kiln or foundry. It's honestly terrifying that you've done so little research to even suggest adding moisture 😳
I don't usually watch videos this long, especially without fast forwarding through parts but your video is excellent! To the point and just enough explanation without being too simple. Thanks for the education!
I have experimented with welder method, both TIG and stick, and so far i think the main issue is that the material gets way too hot before it fuses into anything of usable size. I figured it out by doing short bursts of heat instead of one long one. Before material gets hot enough to fuse into one, i am noticing bright pink specks, showing that the ruby _is_ being made. However, heating up the whole amount, size of a small grape, in an attempt to fuse everything into one turns the mixture into a glassy dark gray metallic-y object that hardly glows even in UV light. Interestingly, structure changes to something more opal-like with randomly oriented flakes inside that is rather beautiful by itself. At one point i thought bringing temperature up even higher would help, but just ended up melting a miniature firebrick kiln i made for the process. Since both open-air and CO2-argon shielded heats produce similar results, it seems that oxygen has no effect. I have tried compacting the powder in a press to make it act more like a solid object to begin with, but being basically dry sand it does not stay together enough to make a difference. I'd like to try this process under constant pressure, but have not yet figured out how to do so. Seeing how nice of a stone can be made with the microwave method makes me think that it is either a lower temperature process compared to welder, or perhaps pure aluminum makes a difference. Going to try and see.
Dude, I've been looking for this for days! Thanks