Precious Metal Refining & Recovery, Episode 13: Platinum From Spark Plugs

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  • @C4uSt1CO
    @C4uSt1CO 7 ปีที่แล้ว +732

    Ah yes, Ciλy's Lnb, my favorite channel.

  • @imdaman9782
    @imdaman9782 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how Cody actually cares enough to reply to relevant comments, not many TH-camrs care enough to even look at a single comment. Props to Cody'sLab my all-time favorite science TH-cam channel.

  • @sams.8934
    @sams.8934 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Cody's lab is one of the only channels that I am interested in and every time that he comes out with a new video I flock to it. It just fascinates me how he knows so much and the amount of thought that goes into it blows my mind, who knew platinum was so easy to come across.

  • @CuriousEarthMan
    @CuriousEarthMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At Pt prices, June 2020 (used $810/ oz T) I get $1.07 in Platinum recovered. Watching your video saved me so much time! Thanks too for all the information you share!!!

  • @KingofJ95
    @KingofJ95 8 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    *Removes item from 2000 degree furnace
    "That's warm"
    Oooookay

    • @marsbase3729
      @marsbase3729 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It was a crock pot not a furnace. 🙄

    • @Weinkle84
      @Weinkle84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@marsbase3729 at 9:12 he removes item from 2000 degree furnace and says that's warm. Pay attention

    • @lucasmucas9072
      @lucasmucas9072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Huh
      Its a little chilly

    • @seancarney9101
      @seancarney9101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      2k f
      Won't touch pt

  • @trudiswanson9855
    @trudiswanson9855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cody, this science deprived grandma is learning lots from your chanel. So good. Thank you.

  • @mav6771
    @mav6771 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I just wanted to say, I absolutely love this series.

  • @lukewilkinson3778
    @lukewilkinson3778 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Cody, im a big fan of your channel and its refreshing to see a patriotic American utilizing the metric system. great work!!

  • @barshak
    @barshak 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Watching these precious metals series, I'm always worried Cody's going to sneeze and lose the beads. :)

  • @YeCannyDaeThat
    @YeCannyDaeThat 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've got like 60 subscriptions on TH-cam but everyday I first look for Cody. by far my favourite channel.

  • @hot_dog_water2437
    @hot_dog_water2437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    i love how he casually stores hydrochloric acid in a milk jug

    • @theterribleanimator1793
      @theterribleanimator1793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      HDPE does wonders for your wallet.

    • @Louisianabayou
      @Louisianabayou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Eat your cereal

    • @machine8834
      @machine8834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s the jug it comes in when you buy lol

    • @BossOfAllTrades
      @BossOfAllTrades 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sadly its only harmful to humans over long exposure sadly overrated :(
      unless your dissolving a body

    • @lywke9574
      @lywke9574 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      morning coffee with extra milk yummy yummy

  • @Crazy_Diamond_75
    @Crazy_Diamond_75 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The chemistry you show off in these videos is just so damn cool.

  • @raymondmendez9832
    @raymondmendez9832 8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I have like three buckets full of spark plugs (dad's a mechanic) might try this lol

    • @bigwillandthechocolatestom4523
      @bigwillandthechocolatestom4523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You will spend $20 on chemicals to make.28c...

    • @aj2142
      @aj2142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ~500 plugs to a gram. 10-12 grams for a ring. So 5k-6k plugs for a nice wedding band.

    • @mh6276
      @mh6276 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That would be dangerous for someone who probably doesn't know chemistry (do you?).

  • @The_Duke_2002
    @The_Duke_2002 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are like a really awesome science teacher but instead of test and long boring speeches you show us the cool stuff.

  • @joeman1063
    @joeman1063 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Hey Cody! your videos never fail to inspire me to do great things :). Keep up the good work!

    • @handpancakeman
      @handpancakeman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ditto!

    • @laibeh1
      @laibeh1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do Ditto! mean

    • @the_real_cookiez
      @the_real_cookiez 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ditto means something along the lines of "same" or "I feel the same way."

    • @paynerizzer4552
      @paynerizzer4552 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +lejla behrens same i think it comes from the pokemon Ditto and it can copy any pokemon so yeah

    • @tylerjb1017
      @tylerjb1017 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +lejla behrens I agree/same

  • @ticodegroot
    @ticodegroot 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    i dont know much about the stuff you talk about and after ive watched them i wont remember everything but it is just so fun to learn from ppl that have pasion and you have pasion youre a guy who could make match fun.

  • @zachdalehite2165
    @zachdalehite2165 8 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Everybody talking about mumbo jumbo while I'm over here cringing at how close he almost cuts his fingers in the beginning...

  • @Ziegen-Sauger
    @Ziegen-Sauger 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tell you what, besides making videos about really cool experiments and life hacks, Cody himself is a very nice guy. Always smiling, being nice, kinda softspoken. Light years away from the standard of average youtuber, imagine me being an Engineer and majority of things he masters are my hobby. Great job son, never stop watching your channel, old and new alike.

  • @MIgardener
    @MIgardener 8 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Awesome! How much money would say 100 spark plugs worth of platinum be?

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +381

      about 6$

    • @MIgardener
      @MIgardener 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      ***** your videos are amazing man. I really love what you are doing. Keep it up man!

    • @Alex-rg9lz
      @Alex-rg9lz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      +Cody'sLab do you watch mumbo jumbo I saw the pillow

    • @AndresSanchez-lv4ng
      @AndresSanchez-lv4ng 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Worth!!!

    • @sethmorton8539
      @sethmorton8539 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Cody says 6 bucks but the cost of chemicals will put you in the hole unless you do a extreme amount and your time is value too it's a good experiment to do

  • @josephturner1119
    @josephturner1119 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thumbs up for the mad scientist hair at the end. Also, awesome content. Your metal refining series has fascinated me from the beginning. Thank you for sharing you knowledge.

  • @egarutemn
    @egarutemn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    mumbo jumbo pillow sighted!

    • @billybrandt355
      @billybrandt355 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Omg you watch Cody and mumbo too XD

    • @sarasotaslim4090
      @sarasotaslim4090 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Billy Brandt so do i

    • @DerekMobExterminator
      @DerekMobExterminator 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where

    • @kamoroso94
      @kamoroso94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I saw it too, I was so excited! Wouldn't it be cool if Mumbo was a fan of this channel?

    • @HelenaOfDetroit
      @HelenaOfDetroit 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      and to think, I subbed to Mumbo when he had less then 50k subs and subbed to Cody's mine when he had less then 70k. All my favorite youtubers are growing up

  • @ovihaliuc5405
    @ovihaliuc5405 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoy watching the process of extracting metals. It's almost therapeutic 😄

  • @nonoririko2056
    @nonoririko2056 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this series makes me feel like a chemist even though I don't know alot about the chemicals

  • @wildysnow547
    @wildysnow547 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cody season your crucible with borax on the inner surface will glaze the borax with the torch. helps prevent cracking and preheats the crucible prior to smelting. thanks for your videos always enjoy your posts.

  • @funkydunky1671
    @funkydunky1671 8 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Cody, assuming that the bead is an ideal sphere, does its density match the one of platinum?

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      doing the math it came out to 22g/cm^3 that is close to platinum.

    • @kerriward8935
      @kerriward8935 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Cody'sLab my favorite videos are extracting platinum and gold

    • @thepariah3516
      @thepariah3516 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Cody'sLab I can't math. Whenever you explain something mathematically in your videos I have a hard time following along.

    • @leopoldbroom7679
      @leopoldbroom7679 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Literally weigh it, measure its volume. Divide them and voila. Not that hard.

    • @adrian5b
      @adrian5b 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He knows that, that's what he asked: "assuming it is a perfect sphere, did you verified its density to see if it matches with the nominal density of platinum?" … that's just to put it in other words, he wasn't asking how to obtain the density of an object.

  • @MrMustangman1995
    @MrMustangman1995 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cody the AC Delco plugs are OEM. They were original in the car. No one saw them until they were spent. That is why they aren't labeled. Any fine wire electrode (.4-.8mm) will be Platinum or Iridium. You can also tell by the ignition system if they are single or double. Single coil vs Waste spark (GM coil packs) in the coil packs the electric arcs swap origination points and the platinum must be on both sides because of this. Iridium is usually only on the electrode. The ground strap (hooked part) Will have a platinum pad.
    Fun fact: Iridium if not an Element that naturally occurs on Earth. ALL the Iridium we have is located in the layer of dust from the large meteorite strike that killed the dinosaurs. Love the videos. Keep them coming!

  • @qhack
    @qhack 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Cody, you need to make a hydrogen/oxygen torch. They get up to 3200 C, plenty hot enough to melt palladium. Could be a fun build video as well.

    • @gpaulsen1
      @gpaulsen1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was trying to melt iridium not palladium

    • @qhack
      @qhack 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well, iridium melts at 2446 C, so it would work for that as well.

    • @williamela3340
      @williamela3340 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He has one! If you go through his videos you'll find it....he melted tungsten and other things

    • @qhack
      @qhack 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, I will have to go back and find it.

    • @charlie7480
      @charlie7480 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      He has a homemade oxy/hydro torch. He has a vid or two on his channel about it

  • @darabbit333
    @darabbit333 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Over 10 mins video from Cody? Yes, thank you very much sir!

  • @chefkawrg
    @chefkawrg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Did I see a Mumbo jumbo pillow? I love him :D

    • @benj8815
      @benj8815 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I saw it as well.

    • @Om-xt1wx
      @Om-xt1wx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where?

    • @Om-xt1wx
      @Om-xt1wx 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nevermind.

    • @AL_O0
      @AL_O0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      7:41

    • @shacoclone3299
      @shacoclone3299 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was just about to comment that! XD

  • @mr1880
    @mr1880 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey man, glad to see another episode of the precious metal refinery series, love it and I hope to see more!

  • @ben-th2ey
    @ben-th2ey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    You'd get around $1.53 for that platinum bead..

    • @imbored7779
      @imbored7779 8 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      As he's said in previous videos, the purpose of experiments like this isn't to make money. Its just a demonstration to prove a concept.

    • @ben-th2ey
      @ben-th2ey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      I'mBored777 I just wanted to let people know :P

    • @lumker
      @lumker 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      You'd need to spend a day at the junkyard clipping off leads into a baggie to make anything reasonable. You'd also have to take into consideration the cost of the acids involved and so on so forth to see if its a worthy investment. It's a worthy investment IMO if you gather 2000+ spark plug leads (which is entirely possible) before doing a batch of these. Implying this is not a good source of primary income but some side spending cash. That iridium bead was only worth about $0.09 though :L not sure how much palladium one could make doing this.

    • @ben-th2ey
      @ben-th2ey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      lumker found my new job lol

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Palladium is reserved for 'racing' spark plugs are they not? I don't think you will find many at the junk yard.

  • @michaelmcdonald4869
    @michaelmcdonald4869 8 ปีที่แล้ว +663

    Is it just me or are the intros getting more and more unreadable?

    • @RamenLewis
      @RamenLewis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Great copy and paste of a past comment.

    • @michaelmcdonald4869
      @michaelmcdonald4869 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Afro Lewis what are you talking about?

    • @michaelmcdonald4869
      @michaelmcdonald4869 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +I am triggered because well it wasnt copy and paste, I just said what I thought...

    • @User-dz2zv
      @User-dz2zv 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      +I am triggered because you have the best possible name on youtube for a comment section arguement

    • @MistaMoose
      @MistaMoose 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +MICHAEL MCDONALD liar

  • @TIMMIELUND
    @TIMMIELUND 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow I just learned something new today thank you so much for being a scrapper.

  • @abbrown810
    @abbrown810 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was cringing so hard when he was snipping off the platinum, it looked like he was going to pinch his hand with a lot of force

  • @ohmynoun
    @ohmynoun 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos, man. You're a likable guy to boot. Keep doing what you're doing!

  • @dj505Gaming
    @dj505Gaming 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "It's warm"
    *takes out red hot container
    I think "warm" is an understatement 😂

  • @ClashGardener
    @ClashGardener 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work. I love the close ups of the beads. They always look so much bigger than they are.

  • @MarkRose1337
    @MarkRose1337 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    For those curious, that's about $1.50 in platinum and $0.48 of iridium.

    • @dixcico5052
      @dixcico5052 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      you saved my life!

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I was hoping someone would do the math! So what is that like a nickel a plug?

    • @letstrend
      @letstrend 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      which means you'd need a lot of spent spark plugs and a large operation to make it worth your while to actually do this.

    • @MrBrew4321
      @MrBrew4321 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Cody'sLab Speaking of math, it seems like a lot of your videos are like, "please do the math first, this is just for fun, you'd actually loose money if you did this." Well I have two questions, are you making money overall? And do you plan to make money, for example if you did videos and turned a profit on the mining operation, that would be sick!
      Ps I just assume you are making money from ad revenue/ patreon, I'm really curious if your experiments and whatever else are generating money.

  • @Nono-hk3is
    @Nono-hk3is 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You never fail to impress, Cody.

  • @sorsorscience0787
    @sorsorscience0787 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    oh and the stuff left after evaporation was chloroplatinic acid, its worth $3000 an ounce

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      If it was pure.

    • @sorsorscience0787
      @sorsorscience0787 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** Yeah, you should make a video on extracting silver fulminate from pop-its

    • @ChunkyWaterisReal
      @ChunkyWaterisReal 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Sor Sor Science07 pretty sure he already has.

    • @sorsorscience0787
      @sorsorscience0787 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Conlan Hinkel he did silver, not silver fulminate though.

    • @Luke-hq5zd
      @Luke-hq5zd 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sorsorscience0787 yeah, he refined the silver fulminate

  • @aceldama
    @aceldama 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    i love that cody's hair is slowly morphing into einstein's. XD

  • @REMEFish
    @REMEFish 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @Cody'sLab
    Almost correct on the gapping reason mate: Too big a gap & the spark is delayed- retarding ignition, and if too small a gap & the spark is to early- advancing ignition. Think of the spark plug as a kind of capacitor, dumping out the charge when it has reached a sufficient voltage to bridge the gap. Either way can be used in older engines (especially 2 strokes) to tune best for a given rev range. Awesome vid as always, thanks buddy!

  • @liora.5003
    @liora.5003 8 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    7:43 lol is that a mumbo jumbo plush cube? xD

    • @Lgzr
      @Lgzr 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it might be

    • @SHADOW17018
      @SHADOW17018 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mumbo cube! damn

    • @Brylicet
      @Brylicet 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      It 100% is

    • @liora.5003
      @liora.5003 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I0nic our cody is a minecraft fan (:

    • @adrianbornabasic7499
      @adrianbornabasic7499 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      good eye

  • @austinyouk3927
    @austinyouk3927 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Half the time I don't know what he's doing but I love watching the videos !

  • @PaulDebaecker
    @PaulDebaecker 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You forgot to put this video in the Precious metal refining & recovery playlist! :-)

  • @henryv443
    @henryv443 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m pretty ignorant to all this refining and what each compound or chemical are but I do love your vids and must admit you are teaching me little by little. Keep these going my man super entertaining and binge worthy no doubt

  • @JerryAsano
    @JerryAsano 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why is this video not in your refining playlist?

  • @xerxesodysseus6585
    @xerxesodysseus6585 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are so interesting everytime I learn a lot from you.

  • @codmon1
    @codmon1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I feel really dumb watching these but God I Love Em!

  • @jaywest4102
    @jaywest4102 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cody would make a great teacher.

  • @Ash-lt2ty
    @Ash-lt2ty 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Last time I was this early, I still had a high rate of reaction

  • @jamescorvett
    @jamescorvett 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i believe the Ac Delco plugs that werent marked are their Rapid Fire series and they are Iridium tipped. In the USA they cost aprox $6.36 each and are good for 100k miles. Its the only plug Ive used since the came out. the Bosch plugs suck usually last a yrs if that.
    You could prob get more platinum out of catalytic converters. Its been a big theft problem in the US people stealing them from automobiles and selling them for scrap. Nice collection of refining videos you have done here! thanks for sharing!

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Maybe if you preheat the crucible and iridium in the furnace before hitting it with the torch, you will be more successful. I suspect that during the torching process, most of the heat is going into the crucible.

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      probably why I was able to melt the platinum.

    • @tom_something
      @tom_something 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Could be. I find iridium really interesting. The first Periodic Video I watched was on iridium and I was hooked on the whole channel after that.
      Unrelated: A while back, I asked if you'd like me to send you some batteries to help with your traveling and videography. I'd still like to send those to you if you're interested.

  • @sciencefusion5352
    @sciencefusion5352 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cody u really deserve a lot of love you are absolutely awesome and i love all your videos ❤️❤️❤️😍 u r my inspiration for science experiments which i perform in my home love u Cody 😘😘😘

  • @SparksThePhysicist
    @SparksThePhysicist 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    And if you dont mind me asking how do you bring in income at the ranch

    • @BenJaminLongTime
      @BenJaminLongTime 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      curious about this myself as an ex ag farmer

    • @the_real_cookiez
      @the_real_cookiez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TH-cam doesn't bring in jack sht. I would say its mostly Patreon now!

    • @antonhelsgaun
      @antonhelsgaun 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +T- panda no ads

    • @cadecollier6047
      @cadecollier6047 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it brings in a good amount. he isnt rich of it obviously but its a pretty good paycheck for just videos

    •  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've read comments that say that TH-cam pays between 300 and 4000 USD
      for a million views, depending on the type of content and location of
      the creator. Cody has averaged roughly 600k views on his more recent
      videos, so that would be about 5000 USD every week. Not bad. :)

  • @caraame
    @caraame 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Got to be one of the best channels on youtube!!!!

  • @gragaloth6237
    @gragaloth6237 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    i see that mumbo jumbo pillow back there :D

    • @123einhundert
      @123einhundert 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thought the same ^^

    • @gragaloth6237
      @gragaloth6237 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes, i'm not alone :D

    • @cryotheum
      @cryotheum 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME :D

    • @biowerks
      @biowerks 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I came down to comment on that too!

    • @mrbeardbee4538
      @mrbeardbee4538 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      YEA

  • @crustysocks8019
    @crustysocks8019 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your vids are very entertaining and fun to watch, keep doing what your doing Cody

  • @NvrchFotia
    @NvrchFotia 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Awesome! Do you have any plans of trying different ammonium nitrate based explosives in the mine like ANFO? It might save you a little bit of money on Al powder (And if you do it right you can eliminate the NO2 fumes).

  • @Joe.Rogan.
    @Joe.Rogan. 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    i learn so much watching codys channel.. keep up the great work man.

  • @jasonlumbert2211
    @jasonlumbert2211 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Was that your compressor for your mine at the end of this video?

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      yes

    • @gutsngorrrr
      @gutsngorrrr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Cody'sLab Are you going to do a video all about how you fixed your compressor, as I think a lot of us would find that interesting.

    • @Bigboibeven22
      @Bigboibeven22 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Cody'sLab im a huge fan of your Codys Mine videos! many a night i have stayed up to watch in fascination at your wide breadth of knowledge and skill. it amazes me that you are a savant in so many areas of knowledge and human endeavor. im a big fan and i hope you come out with another codys mine video soon!

  • @picobyte
    @picobyte ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The gap is tuned for hot spark at least wear. The voltage over gap thing is no issue for car engines. That myth comes from kids modding their two-stroke motorbikes.

  • @gtametro
    @gtametro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    for anyone interested 40 miligrams is worth about $1.50, could be profitable if doing it on a bigger scale

    • @johnlbales2773
      @johnlbales2773 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      thanks 👍

    • @EKULvideos
      @EKULvideos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And the 25mg of iridium is worth about $0.40

    • @200932me
      @200932me 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But how much was spent in chemicals and heat to process?

    • @johnlbales2773
      @johnlbales2773 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Bruce E i bet, tho just a wag, that it is not economical. probably Cody wanted to educate us non- chemist types. :)

    • @goobyplz9040
      @goobyplz9040 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that's why you would want to do it on a much much larger scale. Doing all that for just a few spark plugs is obviously not worth it.

  • @donswope9111
    @donswope9111 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is a lot of work for $ 0.65 USD of platinum. On the other hand I really enjoyed watching your video it was very educational thank you.

  • @Rekooh112233
    @Rekooh112233 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    *The container is glowing white* "It's a little bit warm" lol

  • @dikotakreighbaum2430
    @dikotakreighbaum2430 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very intriguing Cody. 👌

  • @tmelvin9728
    @tmelvin9728 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    the gm plugs that didn't say platinum are factory plugs. they are platinum

  • @_ZombieDoll_
    @_ZombieDoll_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've learned so much more from your channel than I ever did in school :P

    • @_ZombieDoll_
      @_ZombieDoll_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, you are so right.

  • @stuffzify
    @stuffzify 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I did the math, to get an ounce of pure platinum via this method, you would need a whopping 14,000 spark plugs. 2 milligrams per spark plug = 500 spark plugs per gram, just over 28 grams = 1 ounce, 28 x 500 = 14,000

    • @nickjimenez9983
      @nickjimenez9983 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cromulon
      Time to get 14,000 spark plugs

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually, it is worse than that. There are 31.1 grams in a troy ounce - so that comes to 15,500 plugs.

    • @davidsandlin9686
      @davidsandlin9686 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You would have to work at the junkyard to come up with this many spark plugs.

  • @rileymcmorris7509
    @rileymcmorris7509 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job Cody love watching this types of video

  • @NeutraleLibero
    @NeutraleLibero 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Welcome back to CITY'S LAD

  • @IkBenHenkDeVriesch
    @IkBenHenkDeVriesch 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    ah! can see you're a mumbo fan cody! cool :) two of my favourite youtubers

  • @themastamanhd4861
    @themastamanhd4861 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Would HF be cable to dissolve iridium?

  • @user-yd6qq5pr7c
    @user-yd6qq5pr7c 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always learn something from your videos, thanks.

  • @auggy782
    @auggy782 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hi Cody, I was hoping you could help me with an experiment.
    My school sends high altitude weather balloons to the edge of space and allows students to attatch experiments. I am trying to come up with a cool experiment to send up to 100,000 feet above the earth. Any ideas??? Thanks in advance,
    Anna

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I've always wanted to see someone freeze dry something by using the vacuum of space.

    • @Eaglefield_
      @Eaglefield_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone?! That's messed up! One extra ticket to hell please. I'll need it for when i'm done laughing xD

    • @IgnasXXX1
      @IgnasXXX1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Anders Ørnfeldt "someone freeze SOMETHING", not someone

    • @auggy782
      @auggy782 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Cody'sLab hmmm cool idea! any ideas as to what to freeze dry?

    • @Eaglefield_
      @Eaglefield_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well.. Seems i'll need my own ticket.. Still laughing

  • @yamagishisan
    @yamagishisan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7:52
    That's exactly what all the alcoholics say, we all know that that's whiskey Cody, you don't have to deny it, we're here to help you.

  • @grandpaseed
    @grandpaseed 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You should develop a way to dissolve vulcanized rubber then reconstitute it for reuse you would be rich !

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      US Patent #1714835

  • @nateapple1410
    @nateapple1410 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great video cody, I always look forward to your uploads. you're the best youtuber

  • @gavigu4360
    @gavigu4360 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why they no use gold for spark plug

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Too soft, platinum and iridium are very hard metals.

  • @nibder15369874
    @nibder15369874 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cody I love the mumbo cube!

  • @dragonskizi7681
    @dragonskizi7681 7 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    This guy spends hours making this video and the only thing people care about is a pillow....

    • @blargh6143
      @blargh6143 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dragonskizi it’s not the only thing we care about. We care about learning from Cody but noticed something which brought our attention to it

    • @mcfansrandomvids
      @mcfansrandomvids 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm a little late to the comment. But let's be honest here. If people didn't care about the video they wouldn't have made it far enough into the video to see the pillow

    • @potatoboy549
      @potatoboy549 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s nothing new. You can spend weeks and months doing something and people would only care about the smallest and useless things.

  • @bestamerica
    @bestamerica 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    '
    i did used 4 plug sparks to the wire grinding wheel and cleaning up really easily...
    finish that wire grinding wheel...
    put 4 clean sparks to the car engine...
    very smoooth and perfect running well

  • @AL_O0
    @AL_O0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Is that a MUMBO JUMBO PILLOW?

    • @billybrandt355
      @billybrandt355 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      What time

    • @Om-xt1wx
      @Om-xt1wx 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Billy Brandt 7:45.

    • @AL_O0
      @AL_O0 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      7:41

    • @keagancarson3933
      @keagancarson3933 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If he was going to watch a minecraft TH-camrs, I would bet on Mumbo and other hermit craft players

    • @AL_O0
      @AL_O0 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he is subbed to Xisuma!
      Once he posted a comment!

  • @botfoblhrp
    @botfoblhrp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy moly is this guy smart or what? He showed us super cool science , and probably made more money for the video than you guys will ever figure out trying to price out what the metals worth. Enjoy the science everyone😉

  • @eduardarroyo6408
    @eduardarroyo6408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey Cody ! Can you extract some metals in human blood?

  • @Poxteria
    @Poxteria 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I learn more from cody than I ever do in school

  • @snarkspawner
    @snarkspawner 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Cody's Lab is basically Fallout 4 scrapping mechanics LOL
    Scrounging old useless stuff to make new stuff through SCIENCE

  • @theshellman132
    @theshellman132 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always awsome to watch you and this series!

  • @XtreeM_FaiL
    @XtreeM_FaiL 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Kids in Finland could have eat that ammonium chlorite.

  • @parasdsingh
    @parasdsingh 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    That platinum solution in a cup sure looked like tea lol. Expensive tea

  • @moistschmeckles400
    @moistschmeckles400 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    10:46 bad hair day?

    • @ThereforeIAmHim
      @ThereforeIAmHim 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      xD

    • @tracysmith9934
      @tracysmith9934 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A scientist always has messy hair, remember Frankenstein??? Lol

  • @Tonicwine999
    @Tonicwine999 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video and I love the high definition

  • @clansapngad9312
    @clansapngad9312 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Extract cyanide from fruit seeds...

    • @snowstorm9818
      @snowstorm9818 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if you're talking about how apple seeds supposedly contain cyanide, that wouldn't really be possible, as they don't contain actual cyanide, but rather amygdalin, a compound that produces cyanide when it comes in contact with digestive enzymes, which means that in order to actually get the cyanide, you'd need someone to eat the seeds, which would both make the cyanide irrecoverable and kill the person eating it.

    • @clansapngad9312
      @clansapngad9312 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Snow Storm What about other seeds like cherry pits they should contain more...

    • @theCodyReeder
      @theCodyReeder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I actually have over 100lbs of cherry pits and I have extracted cyanide from them, its not that hard really, in fact so easy that I'm worried about showing people how to do it.

    • @parkkos9798
      @parkkos9798 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Cody'sLab . hahaha

    • @parkkos9798
      @parkkos9798 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Cody'sLab just do it!

  • @donaldhinck4490
    @donaldhinck4490 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good job Cory.
    Very interesting

    • @omarbabovic5241
      @omarbabovic5241 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Donald Hinck it’s Cody not Cory

  • @lokkas3637
    @lokkas3637 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    pls make some MDMA

    • @theRhinsRanger
      @theRhinsRanger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      An DMT

    • @flaviochavez1747
      @flaviochavez1747 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Rhins Ranger maybe some LSD too

    • @lil_weasel219
      @lil_weasel219 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@flaviochavez1747 lsd is made from a fungus. He is a geologist, not a medical biologist

  • @anttivetelainen9975
    @anttivetelainen9975 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    These videos are so darn interesting to watch.

  • @archbishop8719
    @archbishop8719 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    More precious metal refining!!!! Thanks Cody!

  • @fronthole
    @fronthole 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thumbs up. Very entertaining Cody

  • @TrekIntoTheUnknown
    @TrekIntoTheUnknown 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't wait for the next video Cody ! This one is a damn great one !

  • @MrCartoonlife
    @MrCartoonlife 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're awesome I check your channel twice a day for new videos just incase lol