Making a block of perfectly clear ice

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ธ.ค. 2021
  • Regular ice is usually filled with bubbles, and I think it's really ugly. What I want is some beautiful ice that's perfectly clear, and I'm gonna try to make some.
    Videos that I used as reference:
    • How to Make Clear Ice Home | Pro | Expert: • How to Make Clear Ice ...
    • Advanced Techniques - How To Make Clear Ice: • Advanced Techniques - ...
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  • @CptPatch
    @CptPatch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39161

    I love how NileRed is a safety conscious responsible science communicator while NileRed Shorts is HowToBasic in a labcoat.

    • @iloveindomienoodle
      @iloveindomienoodle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2124

      NileBlue is also a HowToBasic in a labcoat except it's way dangerous

    • @cuddlemuffin.9545
      @cuddlemuffin.9545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +216

      A lot of his videos are amateur stuff and you can do them at home or outside

    • @mhmkeku
      @mhmkeku 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      very true man

    • @kevinhendriksjeuh
      @kevinhendriksjeuh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      And less eggs

    • @ooooneeee
      @ooooneeee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      This video isn't unsafe though. Anyone can safely do this at home.

  • @aarusharora6678
    @aarusharora6678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12271

    you know the product is genuinely impressive when Nile doesn't destroy it in the end

  • @Rinne_Kagurazaka
    @Rinne_Kagurazaka ปีที่แล้ว +1275

    If the bubble in ice is the result of air being trapped, what would happen if you vaccum chamber the water then freeze it. Would it have different results?

    • @jumpshot9267
      @jumpshot9267 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Trevor Deppe lol

    • @holytofu911
      @holytofu911 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      good question man idk

    • @tanelehala6422
      @tanelehala6422 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Maybe ActionLab did smth like that? 🤔

    • @markos1603
      @markos1603 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      The water would evaporate. In a vacuum can only exist solid or gas, he explained it in a video in this channel where he puts an ice-cream in a vacuum chamber.
      Where solid water(ice) instantly turns into vapor instead of liquid water, because of the vacuum chmaber

    • @Good9tTo9t
      @Good9tTo9t ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@markos1603 It would still freeze if the temperature is low enough.

  • @loganbeck7276
    @loganbeck7276 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    There's a bar I go to that used to do this exact process for old fashioned cubes. I noticed how clear the ice was and the bartender explained this exact process with the cooler and freezing the top layer. He cut the cubes with a bread knife to make a line, then tapped the knife with a rubber mallet to separate the ice.

    • @julianlobo4450
      @julianlobo4450 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm trying to do the same at home and was wondering what tool to use for the cutting. Wouldn't a bread knife get dull really fast if you cut ice with it?

    • @cyan.6399
      @cyan.6399 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@julianlobo4450
      you're not really sawing the ice with the knife. the knife's metal is able to conduct heat into the ice directly and on a concentrated point so it "cuts" by melting

    • @jaycee330
      @jaycee330 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@julianlobo4450 You can use a handsaw to score it, then take a knife (one that you use just for this task, not one you would want to keep sharp) and a hammer and cut it.

  • @SliminBlue
    @SliminBlue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22167

    This is quite the rarity: A NileRed creation where you can actually do it at home. SAFELY.

    • @mnurkose7316
      @mnurkose7316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +263

      Exactly. I'm VERY tempted to try it out!

    • @michaelmoorrees3585
      @michaelmoorrees3585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +263

      Get out the chainsaw, and cut it on your lap.

    • @chrisstubbs6391
      @chrisstubbs6391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      @rho Should be able to do something similar with a smaller Styrofoam cup or other well insulated container. The biggest point here that isn't mentioned is the heat flux is unidirectional due to the insulation and this is what causes the clarity. Effectively the freezing is all in the same direction so there isn't "defects" that cause light refraction which makes it so clear.

    • @kuronekogamer2065
      @kuronekogamer2065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Think again knife and hammer...

    • @Jeyserhatesyou
      @Jeyserhatesyou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      It's pretty safe to pour some hydrogen peroxide into some concentrated sulfuric acid u know... It only gets slightly unsafe when u decide to put in ur body parts in there

  • @Reavenk
    @Reavenk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7700

    He was so impressed, he didn't even shatter it against the floor at the end. That says a lot.

    • @gooseberry_disliker
      @gooseberry_disliker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yes it does

    • @Zrillamarion
      @Zrillamarion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How does ice work?
      th-cam.com/video/UPp_gUH6OJk/w-d-xo.html

    • @S0oup1
      @S0oup1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@Zrillamarion I don’t think shitty music makes clear ice

    • @Zrillamarion
      @Zrillamarion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@S0oup1 that's funny you say that. 200K views and counting. 🤣

    • @perhapsclem872
      @perhapsclem872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@Zrillamarion from what I know, music in general doesn't make ice either.

  • @ASkinnyWhiteGuy
    @ASkinnyWhiteGuy ปีที่แล้ว +36

    My man really just made a Minecraft Glass Pane

  • @justanice6269
    @justanice6269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    As an ice it makes me super happy to watch this

  • @MaddenPeppperoni
    @MaddenPeppperoni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2783

    Nile's solution to fixing something ugly : H A M M E R

    • @masonp1314
      @masonp1314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Note that was an ice pick

    • @joelhodoborgas
      @joelhodoborgas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      "carefullly"

    • @zvjatouslawinc.7098
      @zvjatouslawinc.7098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Trotsky*

    • @voltsiano116
      @voltsiano116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Every minute you spend not making yourself look presentable for the day is a minute that Nile could hit you with a hammer....

    • @defectivepikachu4582
      @defectivepikachu4582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      its a good thing most babies are cute

  • @SoberAddiction
    @SoberAddiction 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4280

    Whenever NileRed says "carefully", a hammer is the next thing we see.

    • @AmidaNyorai48
      @AmidaNyorai48 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      😅😅

    • @1lobster
      @1lobster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Is there anything aside from common decency stopping him from making a nuclear bomb?

    • @AbsoluteAbsurd
      @AbsoluteAbsurd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      xD

    • @Sky_Guy
      @Sky_Guy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@1lobster Yeah, he'd immediately want to detonate it upon completion.

    • @fbi1319
      @fbi1319 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@1lobster what a foolish question lobster, you don't even need to remove that for him to do it

  • @anthonyprucha2535
    @anthonyprucha2535 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "I carefully need to get rid of it."
    Dumbledore said, calmly.

  • @AuronJ
    @AuronJ ปีที่แล้ว +37

    If you don't have enough space in your freezer for a whole cooler you can also just do this with a Yeti tumbler or any other insualted thermos. Comes out drink sized too so you don't even have to cut it up to use it in your cocktails.

  • @sameerverma104
    @sameerverma104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3493

    Nilered: “I got carefully rid of it"
    The excess ice: “With a HAMMER??"

    • @danielyuan9862
      @danielyuan9862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      but he still did it _carefully_

    • @captaineinsicht264
      @captaineinsicht264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      yup. thats the joke!

    • @roryfolland7485
      @roryfolland7485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Unfunny and lame lol get a life touch grass hahahaha

    • @captaineinsicht264
      @captaineinsicht264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @SUB AND LIKE THIS COMMENT you cant subscribe to a comment

    • @ghostrighter6530
      @ghostrighter6530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is my deee th-cam.com/video/gBCu-A1SsCM/w-d-xo.html

  • @Azerrz
    @Azerrz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2645

    For 2 seconds I thought you were gonna say "And I think that it almost looks fake...that's because it is fake"

    • @aboudi_gaming50
      @aboudi_gaming50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Here before blows up
      " 25 likes and 0 replies"

    • @prod.spid4
      @prod.spid4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hi Azerzz

    • @SouloDoloMusic
      @SouloDoloMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Homeboy over here about to make clear ice for his next video to throw people off 😂

    • @noxk1992
      @noxk1992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same thought too

    • @AnimeFan-wd5pq
      @AnimeFan-wd5pq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nile always says his lines like he either made the mistake he mentioned or was foreshadowing one lol.

  • @artepjan
    @artepjan ปีที่แล้ว +17

    POV: you're looking for the comments saying "bOiLinG iT is FaSTer"

  • @footballthings_foryou10
    @footballthings_foryou10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I love how NileRed makes these shorts videos and he is also showing people about all these quick science videos for example he could make a video for 2 minutes about a rare chemical but I love your videos NileRed!

  • @GianTEzT
    @GianTEzT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3217

    "I'll break this ice carefully" said NileRed calmly.

    • @DeenBoi
      @DeenBoi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      well he did say it pretty calmly

    • @lenoobxd
      @lenoobxd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      With a hammer in hand

    • @DeenBoi
      @DeenBoi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      but he didnt go all out on the hammer
      that would break his sink idk

    • @k2_x376
      @k2_x376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I get the referece, you herry po'tha fan

    • @mcvddyw6628
      @mcvddyw6628 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@k2_x376 Dumbledore said calmly-

  • @AmoghA
    @AmoghA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1652

    1:17
    Nile: And I carefully got rid of it.
    Also Nile: *Proceeds to hammer the living soul out of the ice*

    • @pumbi69
      @pumbi69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      First time?

    • @itsnottimetostop4462
      @itsnottimetostop4462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You caught the joke too?

    • @skar9556
      @skar9556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You seem to be new here. This man has hammered more dangerous things than a block of ice.

    • @kat3217
      @kat3217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, that is the joke

    • @mlg-rp2pn
      @mlg-rp2pn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@skar9556 fr

  • @usharana7641
    @usharana7641 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Nilered : "i will carefully take out the ice"
    Also nilered : proceeds to smash the ice

  • @xaiano794
    @xaiano794 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You know if you use an uninsulated container you get really cool stuff?
    I once sterilised a waste paper basket to use to make ice for a party, filled the whole thing and put it in the freezer.
    After 24h it had a sphere of water in it that hadn't frozen so I got the idea to drill a small hole in it then fill up the center with vodka orange which we drank.
    It looked so cool, like a big orange trapped in ice

  • @jacobkelly3863
    @jacobkelly3863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4613

    The uneven cut is because the ice wasn’t tempered before you tried to cut it. Leave it for half an hour after it’s popped out from the cooler and each cut will be far cleaner.

    • @ABisdoingjustfine
      @ABisdoingjustfine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      I have a genuine doubt - won’t the ice have started melting by then?

    • @h.f6364
      @h.f6364 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      @@ABisdoingjustfine ice started melting regardless since he put it over the sink to get it out of the cooler

    • @ABisdoingjustfine
      @ABisdoingjustfine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@h.f6364 my question was specific to the tempering suggestion user jacob kelly made. how does melting help with tempering?

    • @gabejohnson97
      @gabejohnson97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      found otzi the iceman's alt account

    • @jacobkelly3863
      @jacobkelly3863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      @@ABisdoingjustfine I’m not a scientist, just a bartender, but from my understanding it brings the ice closer to its melting point. The freezers we use at work are -20 Celsius so we leave it out for half an hour or so before cutting in order to bring the temperature up. I think it has something to do with crystal structures but honestly I couldn’t tell you specifically why warmer ice cuts better. The ice will start melting, but large ice melts less as it has less exposed surface area so the amount of melting compared to the size of the ice cubes you get means you don’t really need to worry about it!

  • @-hc__
    @-hc__ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1072

    Man is answering the questions we all didn't know we needed

    • @user-kz9rq1ej4l
      @user-kz9rq1ej4l 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've actually been trying to find how to make clear ice
      Other vids are so long and this one was short and straight to the point in which I love

    • @emraldswrd
      @emraldswrd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did he answer a question tho

    • @CerealExperimentsMizuki
      @CerealExperimentsMizuki 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@felicia4382 bye Felicia.

    • @CerealExperimentsMizuki
      @CerealExperimentsMizuki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @yo mama Jesus Christ

    • @cherryam2616
      @cherryam2616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jeez these bots💀

  • @KartiacKID
    @KartiacKID ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This was a beautiful episode just like you, BlueNile, and Robo-RedNile

  • @rebeccabirch6130
    @rebeccabirch6130 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YEP! I do this to make the ice I put in any drinks I mix. Improves the taste, lasts longer, and it just looks real nice in a cocktail!

  • @stockicide
    @stockicide 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1456

    I can't believe NileRed is doing cocktail tricks now. That clear ice is just hard to resist, I guess.

    • @matthewcox7985
      @matthewcox7985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      My next thought was of Cocktail Chemistry or How To Drink!

    • @timefortee
      @timefortee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Made of warm tap water, yuuummm

  • @braxtontaylor7054
    @braxtontaylor7054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3270

    you should re-do this but flatten all the sides with an hot iron, like an actual clothes iron. it makes the sides perfectly flat so there's even less distortion. makes it look like a piece of glass

    • @Hellothere-ky4jr
      @Hellothere-ky4jr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Cool fact

    • @turkdizikiz1147
      @turkdizikiz1147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Wouldn't that melt it all down?

    • @braxtontaylor7054
      @braxtontaylor7054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      @@turkdizikiz1147 just till it flattens it out. Most irons can’t stay hot that well anyway, so you’re constantly having to wait for it to warm up…

    • @ghostrighter6530
      @ghostrighter6530 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/_AMlQZ9T6pQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @DevinDTV
      @DevinDTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@turkdizikiz1147 yeah a clothes iron will instantly melt a 2 inch thick block of ice before you can even react
      (sarcasm)

  • @ayeshaaamer5781
    @ayeshaaamer5781 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just love how 'carefully' Nile does stuff😂

  • @RazzEuw
    @RazzEuw ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “It almost looks fake”
    Me quickly looking at the date so it is not April 1

  • @kmarasin
    @kmarasin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    Having done this myself, I have a safety tip: wear rubber or latex gloves in order to grip the ice properly when cutting it. One slip and you can cut yourself badly. I have the scars to prove it. (Got nervous at one point when your hand was in line with the saw blade.) Furthermore, place the ice block on a wet towel to prevent it sliding around.
    For further comfort, wear thin wool gloves under the waterproof pair. This will also prevent the ice melting from the heat of your hand.

    • @bethankfultohaveinternet3292
      @bethankfultohaveinternet3292 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      His finger are not even on the ice

    • @AxionSmurf
      @AxionSmurf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@bethankfultohaveinternet3292 1:43, try 0.25 speed

    • @polanski2399
      @polanski2399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@bethankfultohaveinternet3292 bro?

    • @noirceur_
      @noirceur_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bethankfultohaveinternet3292 you must be one of those blind people who watch youtube for the sound

    • @Lamadon_Pyreus
      @Lamadon_Pyreus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ik I remember my dad cutting some meat I think and he almost cut one of his fingers off. Pure awful. However, the might of the human body is astonishing and it healed. **Be careful with sharp objects.**

  • @VincitOmniaVeritas7
    @VincitOmniaVeritas7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    Directional freezing.
    I do this to make translucent ice for my cocktails.
    My current method is puncturing small holes on the bottom of silicon ice molds and placing them inside a cooler without its cover. It makes getting the ice cubes out a lot easier than carving them from big chunk of ice.

    • @charlottegiv1607
      @charlottegiv1607 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      *SENSITIVE CONTENT*
      ONNANOKO.TOKYO/machiko
      MEGAN : "Hotter"
      HOPI : "Sweeter"
      JOONIE : "Cooler"
      YOONGI : "Butter" .
      PETTY : face.
      BODY : Beautiful.
      SMART : flirt.
      Like to eat.
      Жизнь, как красивая мелодия, только песни перепутались.
      #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков
      #ライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#かならりやばかったですね!1#万人を超える人が見ていたもんね(笑)#やっぱり人参最高!#まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした!#今後は気を付けないとね5). .
      !💖🖤❤#今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#1万人を超える人が見ていたも ん(#笑)#やっぱり人参最高!#まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした #今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!( #笑)#垃圾

    • @beautifulday1665
      @beautifulday1665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, that kinda work.

    • @stewiegriffin7372
      @stewiegriffin7372 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cocktails are gay.

    • @VincitOmniaVeritas7
      @VincitOmniaVeritas7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stewiegriffin7372 chicks love them tough. It is a good skill to learn.

    • @spikkyo540
      @spikkyo540 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charlottegiv1607 g

  • @Ryu_175
    @Ryu_175 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's all fun and games until you chuck it onto someone

  • @senku6107
    @senku6107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    love how he does things carefully

  • @X1_s0ul1ess
    @X1_s0ul1ess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6014

    *"I need to CAREFULLY remove the the unfrozen water"*
    *Gets a hammer from thin air and mercilessly destroys half of the ice*
    I have started a war in the replies 💀

    • @MirioLOL
      @MirioLOL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Hahahahaha. 😐

    • @Melonblox2
      @Melonblox2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@MirioLOL ?

    • @GaeluskaX
      @GaeluskaX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      @@Melonblox2 hes a kid wanting attention saying peoples jokes are trash

    • @Melonblox2
      @Melonblox2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@GaeluskaX I know

    • @GaeluskaX
      @GaeluskaX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Melonblox2 good

  • @Kaelygon
    @Kaelygon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    If you don't have cooler yourself. A plastic ice cream package wrapped in thick towel works well too!
    Edit: and you can cut the ice with a bread knife that you don't mind dulling a bit. After you have cut the clear ice, you can put it back to freezer and it will stay clear.
    To prevent the ice cracking, keep the ice in room temperature for a minute or two, before dropping it into a drink.

    • @charlottegiv1607
      @charlottegiv1607 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      *SENSITIVE CONTENT*
      ONNANOKO.TOKYO/machiko
      MEGAN : "Hotter"
      HOPI : "Sweeter"
      JOONIE : "Cooler"
      YOONGI : "Butter" .
      PETTY : face.
      BODY : Beautiful.
      SMART : flirt.
      Like to eat.
      Жизнь, как красивая мелодия, только песни перепутались.
      #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков
      #ライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#かならりやばかったですね!1#万人を超える人が見ていたもんね(笑)#やっぱり人参最高!#まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした!#今後は気を付けないとね5). .
      !💖🖤❤#今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#1万人を超える人が見ていたも ん(#笑)#やっぱり人参最高!#まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした #今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!( #笑)#垃圾

    • @shadetraveleroftheunknown4949
      @shadetraveleroftheunknown4949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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      REPORTED

    • @harinikalaithasanbartleyss8861
      @harinikalaithasanbartleyss8861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Charlotte Giv STay safe hope you are happy... your reported

    • @Syvern.
      @Syvern. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@harinikalaithasanbartleyss8861 *You're

    • @harinikalaithasanbartleyss8861
      @harinikalaithasanbartleyss8861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Syvern. i- wow i didnt see my typo there- thanks-

  • @ushabhattacharjee3421
    @ushabhattacharjee3421 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much

  • @jeffreyhe1470
    @jeffreyhe1470 ปีที่แล้ว

    The clear ice at the end is so beautiful that NileRed doesn't throw it on the ground, unlike some of his other objects.

  • @mchlnovak
    @mchlnovak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    You can get cleaner cuts by letting the ice block sit out at room temperature for 20-30 minutes. This is tempers the ice and you’ll know it’s tempered when it’s no longer frosty looking and has a wet appearance. I do this to make clear ice for my cocktails. It’s simple, easy and so satisfying. Love the video!

    • @Yusuto
      @Yusuto 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Underrated comment

  • @micdon5886
    @micdon5886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    0:58 Me on the toilet

    • @sade8590
      @sade8590 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm Crying. Flying. And dying

    • @micdon5886
      @micdon5886 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@sade8590 wow two years ago

    • @micdon5886
      @micdon5886 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for the comment

  • @ericawangsa7671
    @ericawangsa7671 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “And I carefully got rid of it.”
    *starts aggressively hammering the ice*

  • @ImmenseJ-tard8253
    @ImmenseJ-tard8253 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    NileRed: “and i **carefully** got rid of it”
    Also NileRed: *SMASH THE ICE WITH A HAMMER*

  • @ChazTheYouthful
    @ChazTheYouthful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    I do this all the time. I like to use a bread knife, a small wooden mallet, and an ice pick to shape the results. You can get wax stamps and heat them with a blowtorch to emboss it as well.

    • @NileRed2
      @NileRed2  2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      It was a surprisingly fun little project

    • @charlottegiv1607
      @charlottegiv1607 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      *SENSITIVE CONTENT*
      ONNANOKO.TOKYO/machiko
      MEGAN : "Hotter"
      HOPI : "Sweeter"
      JOONIE : "Cooler"
      YOONGI : "Butter" .
      PETTY : face.
      BODY : Beautiful.
      SMART : flirt.
      Like to eat.
      Жизнь, как красивая мелодия, только песни перепутались.
      #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков
      #ライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#かならりやばかったですね!1#万人を超える人が見ていたもんね(笑)#やっぱり人参最高!#まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした!#今後は気を付けないとね5). .
      !💖🖤❤#今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#1万人を超える人が見ていたも ん(#笑)#やっぱり人参最高!#まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした #今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!( #笑)#垃圾

    • @paodeskate822
      @paodeskate822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@NileRed2 Look below your comment

    • @Aereto
      @Aereto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@paodeskate822
      Yeah, rampant bot invasion

    • @gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240
      @gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Aereto Plot twist: It was bubbles trying to get into the ice, ruining the experiment.

  • @adenchase
    @adenchase 2 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I've always wondered how to do this. Thx NileRed!

    • @CreamAle
      @CreamAle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You'll have better luck with a vibrating tray while it freezes btw.

    • @aayushpaswan2941
      @aayushpaswan2941 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      about mpemba effect:- th-cam.com/video/YIs3th01NV0/w-d-xo.html

  • @gumarks_
    @gumarks_ ปีที่แล้ว

    That literally looks like a piece of some kind of silicone. It's crazy how clean and smooth that ice chunk looks!!

  • @alliwallykim
    @alliwallykim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “And I think it’s really ugly.”
    *smashes ice block brutally*

  • @SpliefDaGrief
    @SpliefDaGrief 2 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    There is actually some measurable effects of using this clear ice in drinks compared to cloudy. The lack of air bubbles makes the ice denser and thus melts slower + has more total cooling capacity. Also, it just looks sick 🥵🥵

    • @garowwolf
      @garowwolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      noice

    • @ViveLaIsrael
      @ViveLaIsrael 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Frozen water isn't healthy for you at all. Once water freezes, it has a adverse effect and instead of hydrating you, it dehydrates. It's just not good for you. For optimum benefits, drink water that is room temperature, or spring cool.

    • @garowwolf
      @garowwolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@ViveLaIsrael how so? when water freezes the only thing changing is the way molecules organize

    • @alhassanlol7023
      @alhassanlol7023 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@garowwolf because body works differently

    • @garowwolf
      @garowwolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      ​@@alhassanlol7023 ok cold water can effect the digestion and if you drink it a lot after an heavy meal you can actually feel sick.
      BUT 3 cubes of ice in your drink or cold water in summer can't actually hurt you. For example if you drink cold water when you exercise it helps you to not overheat.

  • @rblxpinkyzz2807
    @rblxpinkyzz2807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Wow that is amazing. It’s funny how ice can turn from a blurry chunk of coldness, then turn into something almost crystal clear.

    • @shiney3237
      @shiney3237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your hundredth like

  • @冑
    @冑 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my god he’s so calm, careful and collected 🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @dr.clutch8573
    @dr.clutch8573 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    NileRed is the only TH-camr that says “ and i have to carefully remove some ice “ then brings a sleg hammer 😂

  • @hugolabate1514
    @hugolabate1514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    There was a Scientific American article I read long ago that made a convex lens from this bubble-less ice and used it to take some pictures in a dark chamber. The refraction index of ice is quite different from glass, and it gave some weird photos.

  • @super_bakon7238
    @super_bakon7238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    I love how Nile can never escape making longer videos. It's his shorts channel but it's almost 3 minutes long

  • @ophthojooeileyecirclehisha4917
    @ophthojooeileyecirclehisha4917 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much

  • @Cakes2312
    @Cakes2312 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    my last brain cell during a test : 0:05

  • @gn6691
    @gn6691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    Man that freezer is hella fast.
    It made the water ice in literally 5 seconds.

    • @sobertillnoon
      @sobertillnoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Wow. This is some weird spam. #Waste

    • @paodeskate822
      @paodeskate822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sobertillnoon I'm reporting the whole damn thing, I don't know how the nile hasn't blocked this trio yet!

    • @Mikelica69
      @Mikelica69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      XD

    • @MikeyTheA
      @MikeyTheA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yan.8043 im guessing the 2 first repliers are bots

    • @samuelfellows6923
      @samuelfellows6923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Porn bot 😠

  • @BradSchmor
    @BradSchmor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    As you may know, under ideal conditions, water crystallizes into hexagonal shapes. This is most readily apparent with snowflakes.
    However, when I was a teenager, we must have had absolutely ideal conditions outside for a couple of days - air just below freezing and absolutely no wind. What resulted was the top 4 inches of our pool froze into - not a clear slab - but vertical hexagonal columns, like pencils. It was like a million perfectly formed and transparent glass pencils were aligned vertically on the top of the pool. I grabbed a handful of them and played with them in amazement.
    I'm a PhD chemist who has made crystals countless times, and the old adage is that the best crystals are made by accident. Forgotten solutions sitting in the back of your hood with the lid ajar, etc. It is even more satisfying if you have a pile of crystals on a large (100 g to 2 kg) scale. I never lost my love for a big tray of crystals. The satisfaction of working them around a tray out of a vacuum oven - hearing the shhhh shards of glass sound. The light refractions. Awesome.
    While I have made some perfect crystals for x-ray diffraction purposes, possibly the most beautiful crystals I ever made were some aldehyde - I forget which. Something like 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxy)phenylpropionaldehyde. Maybe it wasn't that because that probably wouldn't crystalize out of a heptane solution. But whatever - around 80 g of whatever it was in a liter of eluent from a column chromatography. I left it over a weekend. When I came back the crystals were this dazzling dendritic (tree branch-like) structure that filled the flask, like a tree covered in frost, with a greenish-blue tint in the supernatant from trace chromium from the oxidation. It was absolutely beautiful. This would have been in perhaps 2004 so I didn't have a phone to take a picture. It broke my heart to dump it out and evaporate it down, although I did grab a small sample of the crystals before I did.

    • @nikopipo2643
      @nikopipo2643 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ok

    • @bennet2315
      @bennet2315 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ok

    • @germanyluv
      @germanyluv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why did you put anything in the mobile phase?

    • @ElGranPanda
      @ElGranPanda ปีที่แล้ว +86

      God, a bunch of people dismissing a guy with a passion.
      Brother I understood nothing of what you said, but it sounded really cool and beautiful.
      Good luck and take care

    • @germanyluv
      @germanyluv ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ElGranPanda hopefully you weren't referencing me.

  • @neon_lights
    @neon_lights ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You know it's precious when he doesn't throw it in the end

  • @Mis7erSeven
    @Mis7erSeven ปีที่แล้ว

    Nile removing things carefully has the same energy as Dumbledore asking calmly.

  • @hiddenuchiha5959
    @hiddenuchiha5959 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    0:55 When you’re taking a phat shi....

  • @eetuthereindeer6671
    @eetuthereindeer6671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +636

    I once found the clearest ice i've ever seen outside in a small river (LITERALLY AS CLEAR AS THIS AT LEAST)
    It was so cool. I couldn't even see it at first, i was just wondering why the water in that area took a weird path

    • @tofifichannel7199
      @tofifichannel7199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow nice bro lol

    • @president00007
      @president00007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Of course it was cool, it's ice!

    • @eetuthereindeer6671
      @eetuthereindeer6671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@president00007 yep! Very cool.

    • @marisanya
      @marisanya ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, I've seen very clear ice in running water too. What is it about it?

    • @ralanham76
      @ralanham76 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought that was what niel was going to do

  • @LoomianLegacy-ni6vw
    @LoomianLegacy-ni6vw 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for teaching me how to make ice this is truly an important and historic discovery for not just me, but for all of mankind.

  • @brunos.6852
    @brunos.6852 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ain't nobody gonna talk about the amount of time he holds a chunk of ice in his bare hands

    • @cowboybob7093
      @cowboybob7093 ปีที่แล้ว

      I make clear ice in a similar way. My adult son and I were surprised how "cold" it was.

    • @WindowsDrawer
      @WindowsDrawer ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you some kind of lava creature that you can't hold ice for more than 10 seconds?

  • @cd14623
    @cd14623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I always love the “I carefully did x y z -“ *cuts to hammer footage*

  • @elvafabian4874
    @elvafabian4874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    0:06 people on twitter when someone has an opinion

  • @g.r.5759
    @g.r.5759 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “ I CAREFULLY got rid of it”
    *hits ice with hammer*

  • @chaosinsurgency884
    @chaosinsurgency884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    "I carefully got rid of it"
    *ABSENT MINDFULLY SMASHES ICE WITH HAMMER*

  •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Somehow the restaurants always have clear ice

    • @wellwellwell5096
      @wellwellwell5096 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      cool, you have a checkmark but you have absolutely no videos.

    • @user-rz1eh7pn8c
      @user-rz1eh7pn8c 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wellwellwell5096 he deleted his vids

    • @wellwellwell5096
      @wellwellwell5096 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-rz1eh7pn8c b r u h

    • @user-rz1eh7pn8c
      @user-rz1eh7pn8c 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wellwellwell5096 ikr

  • @sc3dev
    @sc3dev 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    never knew i needed to see a perfectly clear block of ice but here we are

  • @oraeku
    @oraeku ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Came here to show love cuz Snapchat has too many ads on these lmao ❤️

  • @8beef4u
    @8beef4u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Traditionally clear ice is made by freezing from the bottom up so it’s a single crystal front. The cooler acts to insulate the sides so the ice grows from the top down. Had you let it finish freezing the bottom likely wouldn’t have been as clear as the top

  • @luna.marzandula
    @luna.marzandula 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    1:13 I carefully got rid of it. *destroys with hammer*

  • @Post-Truth_Cephalopod
    @Post-Truth_Cephalopod ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My igloo can finally have windows. Thank you, Chemistry Man!

  • @cowboybob7093
    @cowboybob7093 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I make clear ice in the regular refrigerator compartment, not the freezer. Plain cold tap water works fine. Use a plastic cup filled pretty much to the rim (perfection is not required at all.) Then place the edge of the cup right where the cold air blows into the refrigerator. After a day there will be a nice clear medallion, after a few days it will be several times as thick. I'm serious. The trick is to have the air blow over the surface of the water. I keep a cup going and every few days put the clear ice in the freezer to serve guests. BTW an ice pick and a wooden crab cracking mallet come in handy, tap tap not jab jab.
    The worst water to use? Seltzer. It makes one big white blob. Maybe I'll try boiling seltzer. What's really nice is tonic water. Make a pitcher of gin and tonic or vodka tonic and use those ugly but flavorful pieces of ice to keep it cold in the pitcher, and some clear ice to keep it cold in the glass. Too bad it's Tuesday morning!

  • @DocMonke
    @DocMonke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    2:21 that one water drop from the ice: aight Nile ima head out you do you

  • @agustinexposito9123
    @agustinexposito9123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I just love how Nile is a man of science...But sometimes he just reverts to old times of "Haha, hammer go smash"

    • @WilliamC.
      @WilliamC. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@yukierose9225 ​ @Yukie Rosé ​ @Charlotte Giv 💞 ​and yo mama are bots so report them.

  • @AlohaGiraffe
    @AlohaGiraffe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Regular ice is so ugly, I want to to be *perfect* 😀”

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's neat to think that ice is basically a mineral that liquefies at a convenient temperature for life.

  • @bukachell
    @bukachell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I was going to make an argument towards ice with bubbles in it, but now you've convinced me. Clear ice is beautiful

  • @bladexplays2007
    @bladexplays2007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    1:53
    Disclaimer: No ice are harmed during making this video 😂😂😂
    LOL

    • @Hala_hachem
      @Hala_hachem ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I fought he cut his hand

  • @zedena1413
    @zedena1413 ปีที่แล้ว

    if you have a thermos cup you can do the same thing on a smaller scale and it only needs about 24 hours. Make sure you use a cup that tapers out as to not get the ice stuck

  • @lordofx1smry
    @lordofx1smry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:58 that's what she said.
    Btw gr8 vid

  • @christianhunt7382
    @christianhunt7382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    What a genius short idea. Simple dissolved gas explanation, with a highly practical use. We can finally all become the ice unicorn sculptures we were meant to be!!

  • @khristelle9340
    @khristelle9340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I just love how the ice is so clear and can see perfectly.

    • @markermanbfdi
      @markermanbfdi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      isn’t that the point of the video

    • @khristelle9340
      @khristelle9340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@markermanbfdi Yeah, I guess

  • @maxresdefault_
    @maxresdefault_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder if this could be done with a smaller Ice cube tray designed to have results like this

  • @toast69496
    @toast69496 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I tried this. It worked.

  • @ranjithk7506
    @ranjithk7506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    Can we just appreciate how this man was holding the ice with his bare hands to give us a better look

    • @Sh4dowbanned
      @Sh4dowbanned 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I appreciate the effort. No, I do not appreciate him holding ice.

    • @Sh4dowbanned
      @Sh4dowbanned 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Simple no. Beyond that, I like that he's holding ice he made.

    • @DevinDTV
      @DevinDTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      wow he held ice with his bare hands!! it's like 32 degrees fahrenheit!!!! that's fairly chilly! i bet his hand got damp too!!! wow!!!!!!!!!

    • @randompeople465
      @randompeople465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because its fake ice.

    • @Doejrk
      @Doejrk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@randompeople465 ok.

  • @Adi-in6ju
    @Adi-in6ju 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I'm just surprised him making ice didn't turn into making a flamethrower or random bomb.

    • @laughinggoat9343
      @laughinggoat9343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah that’s really not like Nile……….he just needs some more potassium

  • @phoenixair11
    @phoenixair11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Btw you leave the ice for 15 mins so it can "temper" and get soft and clear rather than hard and frosty, also makes for easier cuts

  • @JEFF36179
    @JEFF36179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Finally! A Nile red experiment witch doesn’t require any chemicals!!!

    • @sed8181
      @sed8181 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wdym? It requires dihydrogen monoxide. Make sure to wear gloves and goggles

    • @sovietbot6708
      @sovietbot6708 ปีที่แล้ว

      Technically, everything has chemicals. 🤓

  • @corkedfever
    @corkedfever 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Its recommended to use a wooden mallet instead of a metal hammer for a more controlled force of your swing because the force will actually ricochet through the hammer head back down into your target instead of being absorbed/muffled by the wooden mallet head (you'll also do less damage to the knife). Its the same reason why metal hammers are used often in forging of knives and blades for proper shaping and conserving your energy.

  • @kialm1820
    @kialm1820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    When I was working at a butcher shop a few years ago, I was told to fill the large metal tubs with cold water specifically, to make the ice freeze clear. I have followed with that rule of thumb ever since and it hasn't steered me wrong.

    • @gluino
      @gluino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Were the sides and bottom of the metal tubs well insulated? Because if they were plain metal walls, then you wouldn't expect to be able to make clear ice in those. AFAIK clear ice is formed if the heat loss is mostly from the top surface, so that ice grows downwards.

  • @Memerath
    @Memerath ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The whole sequence at 0:55 is genuinely the funniest thing i’ve ever seen ice do

    • @3mxh
      @3mxh ปีที่แล้ว

      it farted

  • @capuron926
    @capuron926 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Ice ASMR" was a better title

  • @Bluexanthus0522
    @Bluexanthus0522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Anyone remember when the mythbusters were trying to make a death ray out of ice and they struggled super hard to make a clear one without bubbles. And this mans just does it first try?

    • @awli8861
      @awli8861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember that... [*]

    • @CerealExperimentsMizuki
      @CerealExperimentsMizuki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its because this is 100% totally and completely fake, without a doubt, nothing else about it, there's nothing that can even compare, it is absolute and the ultimate total fact of the Universe.

    • @kevinradtke3767
      @kevinradtke3767 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@CerealExperimentsMizuki how do you think they make clear ice in a bar

    • @Wikarian99PL
      @Wikarian99PL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@CerealExperimentsMizuki because?

    • @CerealExperimentsMizuki
      @CerealExperimentsMizuki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kevinradtke3767 using Eldritch magick

  • @infernosgaming8942
    @infernosgaming8942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I actually got the restaurant to start making its own clear ice for the bar after I brought in my own cubes and spheres I've made with some cheap silicone molds. Tips for anyone who wants to try this, make sure your mold has holes at the bottom and a resevior beneath them, this lets the water and later air flow through them so that the air settles down there and the mold itself is air-free. When you go to use your cubes make sure they have a small difference in temperature from the liquid (either bring the liquid down to near-ice-cold or let the ice "warm up" slowly) otherwise it will crack from the temperature shock.

  • @carazhou4520
    @carazhou4520 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never knew that a piece of ice would make me happy

  • @wafflesa
    @wafflesa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nile red the person who made history

  • @Fishcentral
    @Fishcentral 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    NGL, as Long as it makes my drink cold I’m satisfied with it
    But this is soooo cool

    • @nicks40
      @nicks40 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't use this ice for your drinks, as the original hot water from the tap isn't sterile. Use cold water that you have boiled instead.

  • @elmesacosta2484
    @elmesacosta2484 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    2:08 So are we not gonna talk about the fact it sounds like a reference to “Industry Baby”

    • @sidddd5757
      @sidddd5757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and "Miss the rage" at 1:36

  • @01jiratjiampoonsap80
    @01jiratjiampoonsap80 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    looks delicious

  • @Ratciclefan
    @Ratciclefan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    NileRed shorts is basically just NileGreen but with the real Nigel

  • @westie430
    @westie430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    The end was so calm. I was thinking for sure he'd throw it...I'm shocked😂

    • @user-nf1bz3sn4z
      @user-nf1bz3sn4z 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did!
      check the full video lmao
      th-cam.com/video/hiRacdl02w4/w-d-xo.html