I also have a better way to open a geode. (If you cant tell, I'm a geode fanatic). -Use a hammer and chisel. -Look for a crack by submerging the geode in hot water. -The air will expand and leak out any cracks. -Place the chisel along the crack and start tapping it with the hammer. -90% of rattling geodes already have a crack -If you find no cracks, start chiseling a groove around the circumference of the geode. -Keep chiseling the groove deeper until a crack forms. -Try to direct the crack along the groove with the chisel -That should break it into 2 perfect halves.
@@ladykfilmartproductions273 One of those things big enough to break geodes costs about $700 or more. Usually only mine owners or retailers are going to make that kind of investment.
I used to mine geodes and i gotta say i havent seen anyone do such a bad job at opening one. Congratz you just destroyed something that took thousands of years to form.
True true, people do crazy things for money. I do have to say its a good thing keeping the youth interrested about crystals and minerals, but he just smashed that thing like he was Zeus.
Yorick Goddijn Yah, a bit overkill, but I gotta give him a few forgiveness coupons for working with kids that age, one or two you can see are thinking of anything but being there. I hope to get an area set up again where I can get back to carving - agates were always my favorite - still have hundreds of pounds just waiting.
Yorick Goddijn I'm not familiar with Eifel proper in mineral terms but anybody into agate knows of Idar and Oberstein, at least in name if not the history. Austria also has some amazing minerals. I got a couple of hunks of pinolith from a friend a few years ago. She told me Austria was the only source. Now I'm getting really nostalgic! I stopped for a time to learn about concrete and mortar and crafting with cement in general. Works out nicely as my rock tools are well suited to the stuff.
LOL. We cleaned up the mess ourselves. You are correct that the janitors in our building would not appreciate the mess of cracking rusty geodes,. That's why we make sure we clean up after ourselves.
For next time, try placing a cloth between the rock and cutting board, it wont move as much, won't lose debris and is easier to collect. Washing, use cheese clothe and save the plumbing! Fun video!
My parents went on a rock and mineral society hike in Alaska when we lived there in the late 70's and found a bunch of them. They where all solid, duds
That happen a lot. I have been told that if you shake the geode and can hear pieces moving, the geode should have separate crystals inside. Good luck in the future treehorn70.
I've seen them opened with a chain and a lever. The chain is wrapped around the geode and tightened by the lever until the pressure fractures the geode under the chain. It's like breaking a piece of glass by putting a force on a very small area along a line. The glass breaks along the line, the geode breaks right along the line under the chain. It only works with reasonably hollow ones.
I just wish people would not use such loud music in youtube video. Dramatic effect is fine, (within reason) I like to hear what is being said. At least 80% of the youtube videos I have watched over the years, blow the video with music.
Okay so for everyone who came here from Instagram or Snapchat please read. This is Mr.Boal he is an 8th grade science teacher. He’s actually really nice and good at his job. This was made for our ecology club! We go around and pick up recycling and learn about different things about science 🧪 it’s a great club for anyone!
It's not the part of smashing the geode with the hammer that I did not like, But the fact that the teacher let that student wash all that clay and minerals right down the drain.
I found a better way to determine if a geode is hollow or not. -First, get the density of the geode in g/cm^3 using a scale and spill tray. -Divide the density by 2.65 (the specific gravity of quartz) -minus that decimal from 1 and multiply it by 100% -*That is your exact hollowness as a percentage of mass* Anything more than 10% is usually worth keeping. OR -take the volume of your geode and multiply it by 2.65. -That's the mass of the geode if it were solid. -Minus your geode's actual mass from it's "solid mass". -That gives you how much mass is missing. -divide the missing mass by the actual mass. -multiply that decimal by the geode's volume. *-The result is the exact volume of the inside cavity of your geode!*
The problem with this is that geodes have formed with all sorts of different minerals in them. Ive seen geodes that have had crystalized sulfer in them. Mostly I just turn out the lights and hold a high power flashlight next to the skin of it. If it glows then its hollow. If not then its most likely solid.
Josh Hufford Most of the geodes I have encountered (trancas, mexican cocconut, keokuk, kentucky, dugway, ocos, cathedral, and moroccan) are composed primarily of silica (quartz, chalcedony, agate) which is 2.65, and calcite which is 2.7. All the other minerals are usually in small enough amounts that their overall effect on the density is negligible.
Josh Hufford Flashlight method - I'd never heard that before, nice! The silica based calculations should work in a large number of cases if for no other reason than a large portion of the weight is taken up by a chalcedony or agate shell which is largely micro/cryptocrystalline quartz (silica) and many contain a good amount of quartz or silica rich components. Perhaps exceptions, but it's a neat rule of thumb. I've never tried putting a geode in water before cutting it (breaking them is sacrilege in my temple, sinners! lol...) and it'll be some time before I get a chance, so - do they float? Has anyone reading this tried?
Interesting video, it shows how cracking the good rock. Interesting which place to see the weakest part. Know I know what tool I might use for such as this teaching point. Thanks for sharing your video with us. God Bless.
Mr. Boar reminds me of this crazy guy Dennis at this old dive bar, Dee's Cafe we used to hang out at back in the 90s. This guy used to call my Powder Keg. I never knew why. That geode looked like a rotten cantaloupe when you busted it. I had a cool science teacher many, many years ago. Actually, I think all my science teachers were cool. Also- what kind of jackass would give this a thumbs down? The kind that don't like to see kids enjoying science with cool teachers. Jerks. Keep smashing shit, Mr. Boar.
Not sure if the 4-way split was what you had intended. For best results, I'd recommend using a soil pipe cutter. Normally, geodes won't "rattle". Rattling on the inside may mean the crystalline formations have been damaged. Instead, knowing what to look for in a given area is your best bet. Geodes normally have a chalcedony outer shell which give it away. And although many of them are hollow, they may have crystalline formations that almost fully make up the center dampening the sound. The rust/iron oxide is hematite. I'm not really sure what was said after the approximate 3:04 mark due to music output being too high. By the way, where was the geode found?
Maybe saw it open with a diamond circular saw blade if you can put the rock into a vise first, and if the saw can be properly set up to do the job without the rock shifting around underneath.
I learned something from this video! Shake a rock, if it rattles, it's a good probability it is a geode! But, WHERE to locate these rocks that shake? That is what I want to know. I live in Florida, and we have a lot of limestone here....
This scientist is most amazng. I say scientist not just because he wears the classic white lab coat but his obvious mastery of the science of hammers & rocks shaped like lips early in the video. The way he demonstraited the theory of 'putting force on things' with the spheres & paper is Nobel Award worthy science, although I was worried he'd burst into flames by such a brazen demonstration.. He later went onto write a paper explaining how in fact the Geode was an actual fossilized dinosaur turd.
he did say rust inside right? that would mean iron oxygen and water were trapped during formation correct? so if left alone under pressure for lets say another million years what would happen?
We are working on that right now. We have all the pieces and it looks very pretty with the rust removed. We will post a new video of it in a few weeks.
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It's amazing, when he broke the geode open, strange music began to play.
Joey Jamison : LOL
Joey Jamison it's ancient and of some prehistoric civilization
Joey Jamison I thought I was watching The Lord of The Rings.
Joey Jamison it went into 4 I was amazed
Joey Jamison strange music .....tech ni9e
You can tell that the kid in the red jacket really doesn't care😂
Emily Holley 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ikr
Most people in general don’t have interests in specific topics except for generic things like video games, sports stuff, their kids.
I also have a better way to open a geode. (If you cant tell, I'm a geode fanatic).
-Use a hammer and chisel.
-Look for a crack by submerging the geode in hot water.
-The air will expand and leak out any cracks.
-Place the chisel along the crack and start tapping it with the hammer.
-90% of rattling geodes already have a crack
-If you find no cracks, start chiseling a groove around the circumference of the geode.
-Keep chiseling the groove deeper until a crack forms.
-Try to direct the crack along the groove with the chisel
-That should break it into 2 perfect halves.
CheetahFoxx nice!
I guess you can say the geode is releasing some thousand year old hot air from the dinosaur debate to learn stuff before they die off eh?
Thanks for the tip ! :D
No I have a better way than your way. It's called a soil pipe cutter....
@@ladykfilmartproductions273 One of those things big enough to break geodes costs about $700 or more. Usually only mine owners or retailers are going to make that kind of investment.
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Me haha
rip geode
like a bagillion years ago - 2015
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Rest in pieces.. snif, tear..
I used to mine geodes and i gotta say i havent seen anyone do such a bad job at opening one.
Congratz you just destroyed something that took thousands of years to form.
Yorick Goddijn Not as bad as when people dye agates - part of me dies everytime I see those hideous travesties.
True true, people do crazy things for money.
I do have to say its a good thing keeping the youth interrested about crystals and minerals, but he just smashed that thing like he was Zeus.
Yorick Goddijn Yah, a bit overkill, but I gotta give him a few forgiveness coupons for working with kids that age, one or two you can see are thinking of anything but being there.
I hope to get an area set up again where I can get back to carving - agates were always my favorite - still have hundreds of pounds just waiting.
Frank Gualtier yeah in Eifel Germany i used to do a lot of collecting and it was filled with agates, have loads and loads.
Yorick Goddijn I'm not familiar with Eifel proper in mineral terms but anybody into agate knows of Idar and Oberstein, at least in name if not the history. Austria also has some amazing minerals. I got a couple of hunks of pinolith from a friend a few years ago. She told me Austria was the only source. Now I'm getting really nostalgic! I stopped for a time to learn about concrete and mortar and crafting with cement in general. Works out nicely as my rock tools are well suited to the stuff.
Bet the janitor was pissed
LOL. We cleaned up the mess ourselves. You are correct that the janitors in our building would not appreciate the mess of cracking rusty geodes,. That's why we make sure we clean up after ourselves.
Good man, and it teaches the kids some thing as well
Same
The background music is too loud, can't hear what people are saying.
i would pay 10000000000000000% attention in that class
I thought, he's getting crap for not opening this rock correctly but man he's doing some good teacher stuff!
same fam
Ikr
Its amazing these crystals see the light after million years
awesome video!!! cracking the geo + music = top drama ! wish I had a teacher like that. Thank you so much for sharing.
For next time, try placing a cloth between the rock and cutting board, it wont move as much, won't lose debris and is easier to collect. Washing, use cheese clothe and save the plumbing! Fun video!
My parents went on a rock and mineral society hike in Alaska when we lived there in the late 70's and found a bunch of them. They where all solid, duds
That happen a lot. I have been told that if you shake the geode and can hear pieces moving, the geode should have separate crystals inside. Good luck in the future treehorn70.
I've seen them opened with a chain and a lever. The chain is wrapped around the geode and tightened by the lever until the pressure fractures the geode under the chain. It's like breaking a piece of glass by putting a force on a very small area along a line. The glass breaks along the line, the geode breaks right along the line under the chain. It only works with reasonably hollow ones.
Very Interesting technique.
Would i be able to open a geode by its side with the chain and lever?
😮😮😊😊
This is a great lesson for those who wish to have a clogged sink drain
the music is really annoying
wow. that was awesome. I have always been fascinated by minerals and gems. heck, i have 5 geodes of my own. that was a very cool video.
the slow motion part was so suspenseful lol
what a kind teacher.
I'd rather take this class over Spanish...
Wow gems are so interesting they take thousands of years to form and we just...look at them intresting
I have access to a saw so I no longer use a hammer because they tend to shatter as you demonstrated. Great video!
That 2 Balls on paper have blown my mind!
What a great teacher.
Love the dramatic music!
music too loud!
What an awesome teacher! I loved watching
I love this!!! What an awesome teacher!
i think this teacher has a hard on for the kid with the camera... "kinda looks like a set of lips" lmao
Heather Olivia Rhinhart he is my teacher
I saw this on an Instagram post and it said it was from space 😂
The music is coming out of the geode. Everyone knows that once a geode is broken open, cinematic music wafts out.
That's alotta damage!
That kid never got his chance...
why not use a rock hammer? and i recommend light taps in a line around the geode to form a precrack it helps
Good Idea. I may try that in the future.
TheKithkhan that's my method - like yours.
Works great and I don't mess up any potentially beautiful crystals
Forget my actual science teacher this is mine now
Instagram clickbate?
Hey, I'm glad I joined! That was so fun, can't wait for the next one!
You bet Rylee. I'm really glad you joined too. See you Monday.
You too! I can't wait!
Will there be a meeting after school on Friday?
Rylee Jo Birkhimer Yes, from 2:30 to 4:30- (March 27-15)
That WAS a nice geode
I just wish people would not use such loud music in youtube video.
Dramatic effect is fine, (within reason) I like to hear what is being said. At least 80% of the youtube videos I have watched over the years, blow the video with music.
step back Superman it's kryptonite
Okay so for everyone who came here from Instagram or Snapchat please read. This is Mr.Boal he is an 8th grade science teacher. He’s actually really nice and good at his job. This was made for our ecology club! We go around and pick up recycling and learn about different things about science 🧪 it’s a great club for anyone!
Who else came to watch because of INSTAAAAGRAAAM
did he just killed a dragon egg??
with great power comes great responsibility
He cracked open an ancient turd
It's not the part of smashing the geode with the hammer that I did not like, But the fact that the teacher let that student wash all that clay and minerals right down the drain.
WOW that must be cool inside
breaking geode open make me giggle
Somebody call the janitor!
I found a better way to determine if a geode is hollow or not.
-First, get the density of the geode in g/cm^3 using a scale and spill tray.
-Divide the density by 2.65 (the specific gravity of quartz)
-minus that decimal from 1 and multiply it by 100%
-*That is your exact hollowness as a percentage of mass*
Anything more than 10% is usually worth keeping.
OR
-take the volume of your geode and multiply it by 2.65.
-That's the mass of the geode if it were solid.
-Minus your geode's actual mass from it's "solid mass".
-That gives you how much mass is missing.
-divide the missing mass by the actual mass.
-multiply that decimal by the geode's volume.
*-The result is the exact volume of the inside cavity of your geode!*
The problem with this is that geodes have formed with all sorts of different minerals in them. Ive seen geodes that have had crystalized sulfer in them. Mostly I just turn out the lights and hold a high power flashlight next to the skin of it. If it glows then its hollow. If not then its most likely solid.
Josh Hufford Most of the geodes I have encountered (trancas, mexican cocconut, keokuk, kentucky, dugway, ocos, cathedral, and moroccan) are composed primarily of silica (quartz, chalcedony, agate) which is 2.65, and calcite which is 2.7. All the other minerals are usually in small enough amounts that their overall effect on the density is negligible.
Josh Hufford Flashlight method - I'd never heard that before, nice!
The silica based calculations should work in a large number of cases if for no other reason than a large portion of the weight is taken up by a chalcedony or agate shell which is largely micro/cryptocrystalline quartz (silica) and many contain a good amount of quartz or silica rich components. Perhaps exceptions, but it's a neat rule of thumb.
I've never tried putting a geode in water before cutting it (breaking them is sacrilege in my temple, sinners! lol...) and it'll be some time before I get a chance, so - do they float? Has anyone reading this tried?
I'm here from Instagram
it is ausome watching the prospecting of gem stones, and i just watch the cutting open of a geode, simply fasanating
The slow motion did it for me.
I like the paper holes with those two balls more than the geode
the music sounded like weird science. hahhaa
its pretty neat how he breaks the geode in almost 4 equal sizes :D
Omg I want this guy as my science teacher
Thanks, That's very nice of you. I try to be the science teacher I wish I'd had.
Interesting video, it shows how cracking the good rock. Interesting which place to see the weakest part. Know I know what tool I might use for such as this teaching point. Thanks for sharing your video with us. God Bless.
The inside of that geode looks like rice crispies. 😂
Mr. Boar reminds me of this crazy guy Dennis at this old dive bar, Dee's Cafe we used to hang out at back in the 90s. This guy used to call my Powder Keg. I never knew why.
That geode looked like a rotten cantaloupe when you busted it.
I had a cool science teacher many, many years ago. Actually, I think all my science teachers were cool.
Also- what kind of jackass would give this a thumbs down? The kind that don't like to see kids enjoying science with cool teachers. Jerks.
Keep smashing shit, Mr. Boar.
The kid at 3:08, red shirt.. he was like "yeah, whatever"..
4:55 umm yummy, BBQ😂😂
Love the music!
The guy at 3:8 really doesn’t care lmao 😂
Not sure if the 4-way split was what you had intended. For best results, I'd recommend using a soil pipe cutter. Normally, geodes won't "rattle". Rattling on the inside may mean the crystalline formations have been damaged. Instead, knowing what to look for in a given area is your best bet. Geodes normally have a chalcedony outer shell which give it away. And although many of them are hollow, they may have crystalline formations that almost fully make up the center dampening the sound. The rust/iron oxide is hematite. I'm not really sure what was said after the approximate 3:04 mark due to music output being too high. By the way, where was the geode found?
your a good teacher
'can i hit it' 'okay ill let you have a chance' fucking smashes it open
Thats the sound of a teens heart breaking.
Maybe saw it open with a diamond circular saw blade if you can put the rock into a vise first, and if the saw can be properly set up to do the job without the rock shifting around underneath.
I learned something from this video! Shake a rock, if it rattles, it's a good probability it is a geode! But, WHERE to locate these rocks that shake? That is what I want to know. I live in Florida, and we have a lot of limestone here....
Wish he woulda been my teacher. Like the paper thing.
The Song at the end... i thought the LA Beast would enter the room...
This scientist is most amazng. I say scientist not just because he wears the classic white lab coat but his obvious mastery of the science of hammers & rocks shaped like lips early in the video. The way he demonstraited the theory of 'putting force on things' with the spheres & paper is Nobel Award worthy science, although I was worried he'd burst into flames by such a brazen demonstration.. He later went onto write a paper explaining how in fact the Geode was an actual fossilized dinosaur turd.
he looks very natural holding balls in his hand
great video !!!
Wow this is fascinating, I love it!
You demolished it dude! What a shame.
Rocks really rock !
HAH! the music at the end made me think they are going to eat it, LA Beast style!
LOL. That would have been awesome!
cool! Thanks for the lesson!
+arkmom2girls
Of course. I love too share. even if I don't always keep up with this discussion board.
What are the crystals we find inside the geoid? Can we find emeralds?
Are the rounded crystals the beginnings of what would have been pseudomorphs had conditions permitted?
i can't believe he used a dyed geode slice!!!
Imagine being the teacher or kid recording and getting 146k views on a video you put on youtube to share with a few people or something like that lol
I know we were all surprised. Jacob Ashley filmed this and did a great job in my opinion.
Love it!
I love Crystal geode
Imagine he opened it and a alien pop out
the kid in the ohio state hoodie does NOT want to be there lmao
R.I.P geode
I also saw a Rose Quarts that was pretty
Are you, per chance, a heavy handed gentleman?
Was looking for this type of comment
What if he released an ancient alien virus cracking geodes.
Rule #1 of breaking open geodes: Never do it on a floor
New floor tiles , why didn't you use a sand bag or something to absorb impact.?
he did say rust inside right? that would mean iron oxygen and water were trapped during formation correct? so if left alone under pressure for lets say another million years what would happen?
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Me
Rudy krantz me
@@luhhrell5k116 and then to find out its a fucking rock
I have the same geod that has round bubble looking things inside and rust how should I clean it
Uhh why are people hating on him for cutting it wrong? I don't think he has a diamond saw blade just lying around.
I was told that what’s inside this rock is disturbing
lol the kid with the glasses upside down
I wanted to see what it looked like with the rust washed away.
We are working on that right now. We have all the pieces and it looks very pretty with the rust removed. We will post a new video of it in a few weeks.