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- Inside a Noble Metals factory, where even the dust on your shoes is too valuable to ignore!
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I do wear a tie...But only periodically.
ba tum duss
**volatile reaction**
Ryan Hampson lol
lol
oh... that's just wrong.. go sit in the truck...
I love it that he uses his tie for educational purposes. This guy kicks ass.
I know right?! He's a chemical gansta (OG)... he-he
Probably quicker to point to tie than get the old worn out chart out when doing talks like this
I'd be happier if he used the tie to h@ng himself
@@yesnoblemetalsoxidizetoo3079 lol attention seeker
@@vxtalityone8131 don't defend this man. He doesn't deserve it.
Imagine all the gold and platinum he could steal in just his hair.
lol yeah. too bad you have to enter a metal detector when leaving or entering
tac540 i bet he went in special chamber at home,comb his hair and start browsing new cars...
He could *steel*
only about 10lbs before he becomes dangerously top heavy
😀😀😀
As a blacksmith you have no idea how jealous I am of people that get to work with platinum. Those ingots are so smooth and there's no scale (oxide) coming off the stock under that hammer.
I need to change my medium.
I relate to your comment. As a steel fabricator and welder, we are on the messy end of the food chain here. Can you imagine holding those pliers or what you call them as that pneumatic hammer slams down on the platinum. Wow epic energy right? Anything is possible if we want it we can make it. We can also seek out where this place is and I bet with the right contacts get a tour of sorts. Keep blacksmithing it is becoming a lost art I believe.
I once welded a platinum heat exchanger. It was a tube and sheet construction and was relatively large. It came with an armed guard. It welded quite easily.
Better platinum than gold, it costs only half as much. But is a lot harder to forge and weld than gold.
Shut up, use plwtinum and see hwi much that acheives compared to what the professor does
@@harveymoon6004 ???
"Posh way of saying 'chemically boring.'" Love it, Prof.
Matt L I read this comment at the same time he said it. 😂
Well, it means 'well mannered'. When said this way, the metaphor works.
That comma is the most useless comma ever
deylan 8 not really. To me, at any rate, it indicates a slight pause 🧐
You are noble
its quite difficult to get into a place like this, i had to wear a ski mask and some black clothes, plus i had to cut some locks and climb through vents. for some reason they dont want you in here without theyre permission.
Their*
Perhaps you might want to try it on a library first...
***** And buy some ice for the burns on the way there
+LazyBoy343 All these comments are gold. or platinum.
im scared
20LetterMaximum their
Here in my garage.
Just bought this new uh platinum ingot.
Fun to drive up here in the Hollywood Hills.
but you know what i love more than platinum ingots?
KNAWLEDGE
+Robert Yang you should do a ted talk about it
Please, teach me to drive a platinum ingot.
+Robert Yang KNAW LEDGE
+Connor Steppie Just buy his new book, 'How To Get SCAMMED'
This professor can put a car's worth of dust into his afro!
+aadfg0 much much more that that if it was platinum.
yes he can!
Maybe he did, just unintentionally. He should wash it in a basin and then run it through a lab filter.
Sheogorath: Prince of Madness want some cheese and wine
Noice 1 m8 👌
That is so unreal to see a glowing ingot of metal which is not immediately scaling in the air and no incrustations falling off when forging it, amazing.
i thought i was the only one to notice that :) it really looks strange!
pinkypower
It didn't strike me when watching, but it's logical. The interesting thing for me was the precision an cleanliness of the power-hammer. Such tools are usually covered in swarf and grease.
LCdrDerrick Is it because of how clean everything is?
LCdrDerrick nice! I appreciate this
LCdrDerrick Well duh.
Why do you think it needs an insanely high temperature to melt? For fun?
Noble - A posh way of saying chemically boring. I have to remember that one.
+s70rk Perhaps stoic is a better term. 😄
in that case I've got to stop meeting Noble women....
Actually, noble was meant as aristocracy does: Doesn't mix well with inferior ones.
"Noble" could also mean that way back, the noble men didn't mingle the commoners. ;D
Did you remember I just want to remind you 4 years later
He just used his tie to outline which metals he was referring too........... I love him
You are wrong, gold has a reaction, especially when someone finds it.
He says gold does not oxidize - using a rather restricted definition of oxidation (reacting with oxygen).
Gold is not inert - by using aqua regia, some sort of gold chloride is produced, which can be reduced to pure gold via melting.
buggsy5 it’s a joke
@@buggsy5 woosh
@@lumonox Who made a joke, Mr Slav? I got that, it was rather obvious.
But the maker of the video was the person who made that oxidation statement and he was not making jokes. He supposedly is presenting facts about the elements.
buggsy5 the question is why do you care after a year?
Giving a lecture off his tie. What a legend.
Legend. Over-used word.
I'd love to have a shirt made of that platinum weave.
Try staying out of the sun when you put that shirt on.
Dr SM Ahmad I have no clue lol xD
Your coat would be worth more then the shire. kek
+Silver Koffee Nice reference
You have expensive taste my friend
Back in the late 70s the company I worked at/for. Used rodium coated discs in a memory storage device. 250k bytes. The disc was 1/4 in. Thk ( 6mm) and the size of an album. Other ram memory consisted of a 50KUSD mother board with (4) 5KUSD daughter boards. Memory was so expensive then BUT. Our million dollar systems paid for themselves in less than a year. Those rodium plated disc memory system required nitrogen air purges and any destabilizing shocks could make a disc crash. Literally 250 mag pic ups a millimeter from the disc spinning at. 10K rps. A disc crash ment one pickup blew apart and whiped out everything usually scratching the disc and making another nice souvenir. The discs were mirror like. I was just out of EE school and this stuff blew my mind back in 78. My point; engineering was so cool being able to make positive changes to a company and make mgmt changes. Rodium plated discs made me really open my mind to possibilites or improvements not thought of before. It was a great global company in the 80s. I had lunch with Ronald Reagan he visited our plant. Half our biz was export. Inflation was killing the country. I got a 17% raise and I lost money. Later in the 90s we got bought out a couple if times. Everything went to china a decade or so ago. C'est la vie. Great times great people. Witnessing the destruction of the engineering and support of a company can leave one bitter, forget that. What I experienced is a slow roll compared to now. Nothing is sacred. Chose your dreams carefully.
great story. inspiring. why not start the company again in the US?
5:30 Mythril
+RohanHorse Haha best comment!
+RohanHorse yes.
+RohanHorse much heavier ^_^
Mithril’
ive spent the last hour wondering A) how much, and B) how heavy, a suit made from something like like platinum weave would be
"We're going to need the dust you've collected."
"What? That's outrageous, I haven't been collecting dust to steal!"
"No, sir, by walking around, your shoes have collected enough platinum, iridium, and gold dust to most likely pay off your car and house combined. We need it back."
That's the kind of conversation that would put me in jaw-to-the-floor stasis.
Anon Ops Can't tell if you're trolling?
You serious dude?
Funny, but it's worth much less. They said it recovers a car's worth *per year* of daily shoe brushing!
zwz • zdenek Doesn't seem worth the effort for a company that makes shiny logs you could trade for a 4 bedroom house.
Hitsyfication It's not that much effort. These brushes don't cost all that much.
hondac55 oh, house, not horse.
This guy is the stereotypical mad scientist.
Yes, but he's nice mad, rather than nasty mad. It's the "mein Fuhrer" types that are the ones to worry about.
Agreed his channel is awesome.
R0773N
Yes, he's a very nice guy.
"Martyn, are you going to wear that hideous tie again?"
"I need it for work, Janet"
I wish he was my grandpa
Chromium Trioxide well aren't you lucky
Michael Adams he is remeber:)
How do you know he isn’t?
I'd make him do my science homework
Ok "mortty"
That hammer is slightly terrifying.
Thanatos Gaming ... Crunchy.
Indeed.
+nubeees POWER HAMMER!
+Mikail Elchanovanich No it is called a trip hammer
actually that probably is a power hammer, Trip Hammers are much older in design and Power hammers are more modern, might be a trip but i don't see why a processing plant that deals entirely in precious metals would use such old equipment considering how much money they rake in.
"Why do chemists call helium, curium, and barium 'the medical
elements'? Because, if you can't 'helium' or 'curium', you 'barium'! Hm
hm!"
Haha “heal em’,”cure em’,”burry em’,”
lol puns
under rated
Ha! Which they're mostly doing in China these days
@@nancyhobson9710 Or hidefactsium.
@@nancyhobson9710 ?
This man is my hero, an inspirational man with loads of knowledge
+ben barr KNAWWWLEDGE
Yeah, man. Periodic Videos and Numberphile are both great channels with awesome Professors.
+Kvarnholmen codys lab is a great one
reaperofthedamned07 I don't like the bee keeping ones at all, I wish he would make a separate page for them
I’m a chemist working in a catalytic converter recycling company, analyzing loads for PGM concentrations. Such an interesting video!
Oh, I adore him so. Being able to have crazy hair is definitely a perk to being a guy, especially an older gentleman. I tried to let it go as a girl myself, but it's too much of a matting situation.
Also, I adore how he's conveniently wearing his mobile periodic table.❤️😊
ellepwnzstevedaily the guy is a genius XD he has like 4 or more of this ties! he also has a bowtie like that so nerdy!
Ya he's a very interesting individual. I think of him as a modern day Einstein.
ellepwnzstevedaily Bah! Who says that? I'm a guy and my hair gets matted all the time. All you have to do is shave every couple years! :D
And don't forget the half upturned jacket collar! :)
Im terribly late but doesnt he get a majority of his ties from his fans? I know hes shown off a few fan mail ties in the past.
Why brush the bottoms of the shoes. Docs haircut probably caught more super-expensive dust XD
fairly underrated comment
Bry Heisenberg ruines by the XD
Most of it’s on the ground because it’s so dense
Galejro if it was in the air, they would need masks inside, therefore I highly doubt there would even be a trace in his hair, unless he mopped the floor with his head
It is very dense dust, so it is unlikely to be carried by the air, therefore it all falls to the ground.
I would've loved to have him as my chemistry professor .
He's such an interesting speaker.
Hello from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Hello from Rhyl, Wales 🇬🇧
English speaking is so clear for learning English with chemistry , Great master, thank you very much
An excellent dose of much-needed perspective...I'm going to save this and re-watch it every time I'm tempted to complain mightily about how long it's taking me to save up enough money to buy a platinum flute. Small wonder they're so hideously expensive!
Smelted ingot is perhaps the most beautiful object I've ever seen.
It looked amazing. I paused the video to admire it.
@@joshuarosen6242 wow, you are easily amused. I see aluminum parts from a CNC Lathe all the time that are equally smooth
@@integr8er66 How is what comes off a lathe comparable with something cast? No-one said it was the smoothest thing ever, that wasn't why we were admiring it.
@@joshuarosen6242 They said most beautiful, I think aluminum with radius corners is just as beautiful, no one said why they thought it was beautiful either, so until then beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Where did you get your tie? I want it.
Fun fact: Roadside dust often contains more platinum from car catalysts than most lesser quality platinum ores contain platinum.
Now, before you start sweeping up roadside dust and refining it, just know that making that process profitable would require some major equipment and several years of operating it. :3
"chemically boring" I like this guy!
Tons of passion needed to be that prof..u are legend sir
The best chemistry videos on You Tube...just mesmerizing.....
Thank You Noble Metals for that wonderful look at your metals and factory.
I wonder how many kilogram those metals doc hide into his hair ;)
only Walter white knows the answer. 👴
Raymond Leggs Walt is bald - how would he know? ;D
Jarmo187 😂😂😂😂
@daAnder71 the OP's comment is 5 year old
@@privatetaxcollector1957 and yours is one years old
I want to know who does your hair man.
Thank you sir. It is great too see the real life processing of materials we use in everyday products.
I loved that video thanks for sharing!!
Did they have to sift through his hair when he left the facility ????
Sorry sir, even your dandruff contains too much precious metals for you to just walk out with it.
They shaved him on the way out the door.
@@jengleheimerschmitt7941 Hahaha 😭😂
@@TheSphongleface 😁 Would have been great if he did a little "conclusion" scene where his head was buzzed clean. "So, that was our tour of the precious metals factory, join me next week for..."🤣
@@jengleheimerschmitt7941 Yes! I'd love to see that 😁
When he said "one point five million pounds worth of metals", I immediately thought "Wouldn't that break the table?". Then I realized he meant currency.
That tie is absolutely brilliant! I'd love to find one.
I love this profesor , thank you for making everything you talk about exiting
I love professor Martin
I've actually removed and installed these catalyst bags "tea bags" in a nitric acid plant on several different occasions. Also split the heat exchanger train behind the catalyst. Its quite an interesting process. Everything involved once the heat exchangers are opened is sent back for recovery, paper booties, tyvek coveralls, vacuums, tarps and gloves.
A fabulous tie!! Marvellous
I just love the way you talk, your eloquence is one of a kind
I wonder if the security at this place is tight, If platinum is more expensive than gold! Any one up for a little job?
I only took physics class so I dont even know whats he is talkig about in the chart but he looks so smart and i repect him for being to nice and sharing his knowlage
Oscar Guzman don't repect him too hard lol
Oscar Guzman You dont take chemistry? I though all science stream take the holy trinity of science subjects, Chemistry, Physics and Biology. Math is universal even to non science field.
Nick John
Not biology, biochemistry
Wow, where are you from?!
@@nickjohn2051 In grade 10 in Canada you take basic science and then in grade 11 and 12 you can continue with the basic science learning all 3 or you can choose to take them separately and learn more in depth
That tie is amazing. I wish there was an acoustics version.
I really appreciate you taking the time to show us this and its funny when you point out your tie.
Very educational, loved it. I would've liked to know more about applications
You sir are the embodiment of chemistry
I love listening to the way you explain this stuff
incredible video! thanks you.
I'd rather watch these interesting video's than go to school. That is for sure.
Iridium is 25$ a gram on eBay in powder and can alloy gold, the gold becoming heavy.
Osmium is the densest iridium is a hair off
I never new metal could be made so fine and woven, pretty amazing.
this was absolutely fascinating!!!! I love chemistry and its amazing after so many years of studying it I can finally see its applications
And just think, if we start asteroid mining this stuff could be much more abundant!
this guy looks like science
Bad newwwwssssss
Another guy stole you comment and got 4K likes
I’m sorry
I'm totally out of my league with this channel but I absolutely love it and cannot get enough of it
I watched this post many times and never get bored to watch it again.
An 14 kilo metal ingot costs more than a lamorgini
***** NO. A 14 kilo of a certain metal costs more than a LAMBORGHINI
tom w you get the jist of it...Lamborghini, happy now
lol dude i was joking
tom w hehehe lololz
Roll 20 TES?
I clicked on this video thinking the title said explosive metals. Nonetheless still very interesting.
I suggest magnesium or phosphorus.
Interesting video. I worked in a warehouse at a palladium mine for a summer. I found a number of the processes fascinating. A lot of work goes into extracting metals
Great lecture , thanks for sharing.
When in High School I would regularly fail in Chemestry. And because of that I started to hate the subject. Now, watching those videos, I wish this guy was my teacher (I know it's a bit pretentious of me). But if I had a teacher like this guy, who would explain complex things in a way that even someone like me can understand, things would be very different for me in Chemistry.
you're failing chemistry because you're a dumbass and you clearly don't love it. this guy has a passion for it, something you don't have. you either live and breathe chemistry, or you don't.
+AlcatrazSniper Plenty of people can excel at chemistry, but only a select few can translate their understanding for others. You need not be so hostile when someone was offering high praise.
***** It's auf wiedersehen, not "Alvedesen".
***** I may be bad at Chemistry, but I speak 3 languages, and you don't.
+Doutor Gori Certified by Harvard
I love the fact that his didactic tie functions as a teaching aide, here.
I know it's a bit out of scope of this channel but I'd love to see a video about how platinum catalysts work. That bit of chemistry has always eluded me.
It's a bit mysterious, even now. It may function as a lattice where atoms are pushed together.
I love these videos! Thank you so much for making these!
He reminds me of Dr. Wright from Sim City for the SNES.
Chuck Norris is on the periodic table... For the element of surprise!
+Alex Fay Ooh
Chuck Norris is a little movie man, nobody is afraid of him
that was funny, LOL
Dont know how I got here, but I could listen to this dude all day... subbed
Love how happy and excited he is to be there!
There was nothing magical about the coiling of that platinum bar. Notice the three rollers immediately prior to the coil; as the metal moved through the three rollers, it was given a stress in one direction, so after the wire passed the last roller, it simply "relaxed" by assuming a curved shaped. This technique is normally used to straighten wire for multiple industrial processes.
Yeah. Ruin the trick for the other kids.
i love how he used his tie for the refrencing now that a try scientist
Fabulous video.... and tie! Keep them coming, we will keep learning :)
excellent thermocoupling materials!
This man's hair is made of science
If science was a person it would look like this guy
Hello 8 year old guy
Love when he is explaning by showing up his tie. what a lovley neard
Fabulous on many, many levels.
he's so cute " it's like magic ... i was mesmerized"
Surely they have non-metallic belts for visitors to borrow.
+Zheng Zu One would think theyd have non metallic belts for people working there, Or at least suspenders.
They don't, and don't call me Shirley.
my old english teacher told me that joke
It's called rope
What if you have a prince alfred?
Thanks Prof.
great video, very nice to leran and see those metals
After many years of exposure to bad chemicals and probably radioactive materials he still has so much hair.Or... maybe some of them grew hair!What a secret.
Screw all those precious metals, I want that tie!
Love the tie sir
very clear explaination, thank you prof
2.17 million US Dollars in metals for those who are curious
it says in the video
"chemically boring" lol
Amazing stuff!
These are wonderful. Fantastic content !
"I didn't actually take my hair out to measure but i believe it" Now that's a real scientist!
I would like to hold a gold bar once in my life.
I love how he has the Table Tie: to point out exactly what he’s talking about on the fly.
You can feel that guy's love for experiments.
"Noble gases, which means they don't react; or the nice way of saying they're boring"