CONCENTRATING LEMON OIL LEADS TO A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL!

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  • We demonstrate how to use a large reflux still to extract essential oil from lemons. I discuss what these oils can be used for and how to store them for long periods. Alex suffers a pretty bad cut during the video, but soldiers on and finishes filming. Don't worry, he's okay :)
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  • @chubbyemu
    @chubbyemu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1604

    6:51 presenting to the emergency room ☝️

    • @cynoclast
      @cynoclast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +342

      TH-camr cuts up 100 lemons. This is what happened to his thumb.

    • @MadJustin7
      @MadJustin7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      please don't ever let me end up in a chubbyemu video or a mr. ballen video.

    • @jrmbayne
      @jrmbayne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Love it when channels collide

    • @brentbarham3157
      @brentbarham3157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      TH-camr cuts finger and introduces foreign substances to body, this is what happened after his second divorce

    • @trumpio
      @trumpio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      with knife-emia, knife, a word of uncertain origin, and emia, meaning presence in blood.

  • @jeff669
    @jeff669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1471

    "Not everyone has a tank of nitrogen, but this is an excuse to get one"
    Love this guy

    • @TagiukGold
      @TagiukGold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I have one. It's useful as a shielding gas for welding.

    • @TagiukGold
      @TagiukGold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@thomaslaparnestudenthbhs6439 I'm sure you know this, but for anyone else who reads this, argon works slightly better than nitrogen, but is way more expensive.

    • @NICEFINENEWROBOT
      @NICEFINENEWROBOT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How about cream capsules?

    • @FerdinandFake
      @FerdinandFake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TagiukGold ive used co2 aswell, not great but ok for backyard welding

    • @TagiukGold
      @TagiukGold 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FerdinandFake yes, great for some welding, but I wouldn't use CO2 for food storage applications.

  • @insolentstickleback3266
    @insolentstickleback3266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    I enjoyed this immensely, I worked for A. M. Todd Company 1984-1995, an Essential Oils Brokerage. I was in the Jefferson Oregon Field Office. My primary function was delivering 50 gallon drums preseason to the peppermint growers, picking them up when filled with 400 pounds of oil, off loading at warehouse, dewatering, weighing, and inventorying them. When shipped out each barrel was hand loaded onto a semi trailer with a drum truck. 100 per semi trailer, makes me sweat just remembering! 80% chance when you brushed your teeth I handled the oil that flavored your toothpaste 😁 Great Video, Thank You!

    • @richardprice5978
      @richardprice5978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      im not saying the oils are a cure all but something's it works and its cheaper, colds/shuffy noise's ect. works wonders or at least for me and it's somewhat good for asthma ect. or cleaning up the house/car ect.

    • @Poodleinacan
      @Poodleinacan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was too young then to be able to face peppermint toothpaste.
      But I'm sure my mouth would have thanked you.

    • @dalelc43
      @dalelc43 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hand loaded with a drum truck? Where did you get a drum truck with hands?

    • @JelMain
      @JelMain ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We used to supply Bitter Lemon Essence to Schweppes Nigeria, an about this time of year in 1990 the packing staff reported someone had switched the lemon juice barrels from rectangular steel ones to more barrel-shaped plastic ones, nobody'd noticed. The consignment had to go (Christmas eve), so they used them anyway. What was designed to fit a standard 20' container did - with packing!
      During the journey, it evidently shifted. On arrival, we had a report back, that the doors had become self-opening, and the f##k-truck driver had been deluged in lemon juice! Well it was puetic...

    • @insolentstickleback3266
      @insolentstickleback3266 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JelMain I was fortunate that the shipper we contracted with understood the "Special Assignment," of moving our product. They would send the same man nearly every time. His name was Elliot, we would take lunch together after I loaded the trailer, we became friends and I stayed in contact with him over the years until he passed away. Our loading dock was like some kind of demented test for a driver to back into, over the years I actually had several drivers give up. 100-102 barrels per load averaged 500,000.00 USD in value, depending on market. Cheers Rahere! Merry Christmas!

  • @timjon1122
    @timjon1122 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I love how wholesome the father-son interactions are in your videos. I love it.

    • @JonMahn
      @JonMahn ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "You're going to need stitches." Classic this guy...
      I'm an ICU physician, and I hope I'd be so calm if my kid, well... needed stitches. ❤

    • @Greg-yu4ij
      @Greg-yu4ij 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Step 1. Cut lemons
      scratch that
      Step 0. Teach son better cutting technique

    • @SeanSchwifty
      @SeanSchwifty 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you love it? 😮

  • @juststeve5542
    @juststeve5542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +463

    Top tip for storing liquids and minimising exposure to the air... Glass marbles.
    I used to do this with wet film developer chemicals. When you've used some of the liquid from a container, instead of trying to find and decant it into a slight smaller container, drop clean/dry marbles into the container until you get the liquid up to the top again. Then screw on the cap.

    • @kameljoe21
      @kameljoe21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      That is a super idea!

    • @Mirobe55
      @Mirobe55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I've honestly never thought of that but that's brilliant, thanks for the tip

    • @JoshuaKA02
      @JoshuaKA02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That's a really good tip for something that you're using on a regular basis. Kudos!

    • @jibbajungs
      @jibbajungs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      drop marbles in carefully if you have glass bottles or C3H5N3O9 ;)

    • @unlokia
      @unlokia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      And what if you’ve lost your marbles?

  • @AlextheguitarFreak
    @AlextheguitarFreak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    From one Alex to another, don't feel too bad about that cut on film for everyone to see. We appreciate all the blood sweat and tears that go into these videos, a little more blood this time but you know it happens... I hope you heal up quick! And I always appreciate your roving hand carrying shots keep up the good work.

    • @sallesekulic
      @sallesekulic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As another Alex...... "I concur!"

    • @cubertmiso
      @cubertmiso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Learned slowly how to cut things really effectively and fast. About 3x faster than the spouse and she isn't slow. Knives are nice to keep razor sharp and pro chefs tutorials about cutting things like the onions are way too complicated. Cuts make the master bro.

    • @AlejandroFerrariMc
      @AlejandroFerrariMc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Alex in Spanish agrees.

    • @GreenLarsen
      @GreenLarsen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ohh I assumed the reason he did not want to show was due to monetization, since youtube is pretty strict with blood etc. I know a few science youtubers that have gotten into truple due to this. And its a sad reason to have your channel closed to (even if only for a week or 2)

    • @alexhammond436
      @alexhammond436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Big up all Alex's 🤛

  • @oafkad
    @oafkad ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You can definitely see the love. Very sweet. Felt bad for the pop because you could see him breathing a bit faster. Definitely seemed like he had that parental defense mode kicking in.

  • @lolfreddy
    @lolfreddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Feel better Alex! Heal up quick!
    Also, thanks for showing us the the cut and the blood. It adds realism to the project and allows us to understand that we should always focus on safety an attention with what we're doing in the lab. Cutting gloves next time might be a good choice ♥

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Thanks!

    • @anothercomment3451
      @anothercomment3451 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "cutting gloves" are NEEDed?! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    • @TTTzzzz
      @TTTzzzz ปีที่แล้ว +12

      On bleeding: Hold your hand high. At least above your soldier. The blood flow to your hand will lower and the bleeding will stop. The pain will lessen a lot as well

    • @anothercomment3451
      @anothercomment3451 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TTTzzzz should be held up above the pumping heart

    • @moohypunter6177
      @moohypunter6177 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TTTzzzz👍

  • @kreynolds1123
    @kreynolds1123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    "Are you feeling dizzy" may sound like a funny question to ask, but some people really do pass out at by the sight of blood, and sitting down might help prevent a falling injury that could be very dangerous to someone's head. It is a good to be aware of this possibility.

    • @fordfiveohh
      @fordfiveohh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yep. And he's a doc ;-)

    • @Ergzay
      @Ergzay ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This almost happened to me when I cut deep into my finger with an exacto knife. My vision greyed out and I got tunnel vision, luckily I didn't collapse as I was standing at that time.

    • @kreynolds1123
      @kreynolds1123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ergzay It can happen quickly but if you ever sense that again, sit down quickly to reduce risk of injury. I've felt faint a time or two after an intense work out, and experienced that grey and tunnel like vision for maybe 5 seconds or so. I cant tell really, because fractions of a second seemed like forever. I think I pushed myself into a hypo-glycemic state, and I remember passing out once as a young child, and now as an adult I sometimes feel really nauseous, dizzy, clammy cold skin and turn a little green. Symptoms not uncommon to very low blood sugar.

    • @Inertia888
      @Inertia888 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kreynolds1123 I have had many seizures, and I have learned to very quickly, find a stable place to anchor my hand, as I carefully, lower my body to my knees. If I am still conscious at that point, I find a safe place on the floor, to put my other hand, and get my head to a place away from anything that could cause damage. All this in about three seconds, but very careful and aware, as I am looking for a way to safely fall, as the seconds go by. I don't know why, but for some reason, once my legs are bent, and I am kneeling on the floor, my head gathers awareness faster than if I were to try to tough it out on my feet.

    • @kreynolds1123
      @kreynolds1123 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Inertia888 kneeling I belive raises the blood pressure in your head a bit. I have no clue if that's related your clearer thinking or not. Then maybe there's a connection between blood pressure and some kinds of seizures.
      As Your knees bend, it queezes some blood up. It limits some flow to your feet. And if your heart is maintaining the same pressure, some of that flow is redirected to your head.

  • @MrRepeters
    @MrRepeters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    Another very absorbing video. Even though I may never reproduce one of your experiments, exactly, you present ideas and knowledge that is transferable to other areas of examination. Your demonstration of issues and the stimulating content are far more interesting than your contemporary TH-camrs. Thank you for your dedication to quality.

    • @Objektiv_J
      @Objektiv_J 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I think you meant to say "Another very ascorbic video."

    • @mortlet5180
      @mortlet5180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Objektiv_J Underrated comment

    • @cubertmiso
      @cubertmiso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      3:14 Is 95% alcohol that 190 proof alcohol mentioned here? What is the reason for different scales? So many questions. Please try help me/community to understand.

  • @OrganicGreens
    @OrganicGreens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For a second I thought His dad was being over protective with the knife.... and then lol. Happens to the best of us. Makes for a funny story

  • @rickoshea8138
    @rickoshea8138 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Clickbait title: It was the knife and not the lemons that caused damage.
    This channel is great and does not need to use clickbait.

  • @justinpoirier5285
    @justinpoirier5285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Way to hang on, Alex! "Yeah, I might need stitches, but let's finish filming. I'll just hold this blood-soaking rag to my thumb and keep filming while you keep on presenting!"

  • @SmidFilip
    @SmidFilip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I just love how perfectly collected you both guys are. No screaming, no running around.
    "Hey, lemme see. Yeah, you might need stitches."
    "Yeah, just carry on" - grabs camera and starts taking close-ups ...

    • @cherylm2C6671
      @cherylm2C6671 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for that!

    • @eglintonflats
      @eglintonflats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You must be 8 years old

    • @kellyvcraig
      @kellyvcraig 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is why we keep painter's tape in our shops.

    • @jakospence
      @jakospence 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kellyvcraig and CA glue

    • @edwardecl
      @edwardecl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Super glue works fine.

  • @eIicit
    @eIicit ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Educators who manage to entertain are such an awesome breed of human. Thank you sir.

  • @whatstdiggn
    @whatstdiggn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    What a trooper. He's leaking fluid and has probably got a good inch and a half sized hole in him and he's got a camera getting close ups instead of going to get stitched up. About 8 years ago working at a hardware store I had someone bump into me while holding a hack saw at the work bench in the crowded receiving room. The blade gently tapped the back of my thumb along the knuckle along one of the creases and left most likely a single layer of cells intact because when I looked to check it I watched the skin peel itself apart and almost passed out where I was standing because I could see under the wrinkly semi loose skin. Tendons are effing gross. And I used to be a butcher, but it's different when your looking into your own body. It still makes me nauseous since there was very very little blood.

    • @codyneitte9801
      @codyneitte9801 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How tf do u get cut by a hack saw? Thats like getting cut by a butterknife.

    • @hakimmohamad6216
      @hakimmohamad6216 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I herad that a lot of butchers are very sensitive to seeing their own blood because when they cut the throat of the animals the blood comes out and the animal dies.
      So they associate blood with death, and the first response of their subconscious when they cut themselves and see the blood is "Oh no! I'm dying!" That's why many butchers faint when they cut themselves.

  • @Doctorbasss
    @Doctorbasss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    You guys are the essence of what the internet should spread !! I wish many science teachers take exemple from your channel ! Thanks again for this awsome content!

    • @JoshuaKA02
      @JoshuaKA02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You have to dig deep, but it's out there. I'm sure there are better platforms for a more curated experience, but I'm lazy and haven't gone looking. It really would be nice, tho.
      This also reminds me of why I stopped watching TV all those years ago: You used to find all kinds of interesting stuff to watch, but now it's all taken a BS reality TV spin. Well, that and there were less and less music videos to watch.

    • @pokerplayer6495
      @pokerplayer6495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I was going to say something similar except TH-cam is censoring Americans. Freedom loving Americans have no place on TH-cam. Please consider mirroring your content on Lbry / odysee unless you like the idea of a ivly league new grad deciding all of your work and content needs to be canceled. Serious.

    • @YoutubeSupportServices
      @YoutubeSupportServices 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      THIS WAS essentially the majority of the sorts of things, AND people, that BUILT this platform/website! Of course that was before 80% of every one was "purged" with millions of dollars pocketed and never paid to the content-creators, who were essentially all ungraciously-used to generate revenue and build a substantial presence and wealth of ideas, all on what had became a huge "attraction"/"money-machine"...and then ... "SergAy B(pirate)rin", the Anti-American Communist, decided to sink-his greasy(KY jelly)-hands into it, put his wife's sister in-charge, and "SURPRISE".. "The Ministry Of Truth" is now in charge here, and of elections!
      WAR IS PEACE
      FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
      IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
      AND "GOBRANDON" IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH!

    • @cherylm2C6671
      @cherylm2C6671 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wouldn't mind seeing a club for this channel, and Applied Science is another one.

    • @007travelbug
      @007travelbug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they should do a test of surgical masks with a vapour the size of oh, lets say for giggles - 143nm, or about the size of a coronavirus particle!....wouldn't that be science! (oh wait - we don't want to get him banned from TH-cam -forget everything I said :-) )

  • @OutOfNamesToChoose
    @OutOfNamesToChoose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    I wish Alex a speedy recovery. I had a similar injury and can attest to the fact that it's not fun. While I swore like a sailor, Alex acted calm and professional, especially given the fact that he was cutting lemons.

    • @HanSolo__
      @HanSolo__ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That was a freakin sharp edge so the wound will come together fast.

    • @nieczerwony
      @nieczerwony 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's jus a cut.

    • @nieczerwony
      @nieczerwony 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nemo-x It's just a tip of a finger. I've seen few times how someone lost his finger.

    • @raymirtv
      @raymirtv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nemo-x lol no not just a cut lol how he gon say just a cut but people losing fingers lol

    • @theonewhoisthere4559
      @theonewhoisthere4559 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@nieczerwony Just a fingertip. You sound like a troll. Losing a finger is actually seen as a disability.

  • @hullinstruments
    @hullinstruments 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Yep, as someone with a lab of unbelievably sharp things, I concur! I had the unique situation of spending several years and countless $$ on microscopy equipment, And then another room/section of the lab a separate business… of woodworking, Specifically hand tools, and countless years chasing the perfect edge.
    It was only a matter of time until I was testing ways to get the sharpest edge possible no matter the cost.
    Damn curiosity!
    So I’ve had my fair share of bone deep blood gushing cuts. Where a simple slip can take off a portion of the finger
    Finally I just quit going to the emergency room and keep a “stitch up kit” in my lab. Also, medical grade super glue which is what they used on me most of the time. My cuts were always to the bone or close, and in areas that hardly could be stitched. So a little investment in the proper supplies and materials is a good idea 😂 and practice before hand so you know what to do when the shit hits the fan, and you don’t contaminate an open wound or a missing finger. They’re all in my lab has always been, Hospital only when body parts start hitting the floor. Unless I turn into a serial killer… Which is looking more likely by the year… That rule shouldn’t be hard to follow.
    Was letting a good friend borrow a piece of equipment for a big job, because his failed the day before. $18,000 worth of surgery and dental work later, Sometimes I wonder if I will continue to fine his teeth fragments on the floor when I do a big lab cleanup. Worst non-lethal accident I’ve ever seen. But it really wasn’t anyone’s fault because the building was being remodeled and the power cut in the middle of him using this machine. Even with the backup lights, the loss of RPM and such a sudden change in motor torque, he didn’t stand a chance.
    Be careful out there folks

    • @zebraloverbridget
      @zebraloverbridget 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There are different versions of medical glue out there. If you want the best option for your dollar, or just can't get a hold of the proper medical glue that would be used in a hospital, then try out vet bond. It is safe for human use and much safer than the little tubes of "medical" glue that are found on places like Amazon. Only downside is that since it is used with other closure methods it is a bit weaker.
      The little "one time use" tubes you can more easily find seem to work fine so there isn't anything wrong with them. Other than the fact that they're super wasteful since the packaging isn't designed for multiple uses and you don't need a full tube a lot of the time. I also question how sterile they actually are and the overall safety, but if I had no other glue around I would still use them.

    • @kornshadow097
      @kornshadow097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      those emergency UPS / BPS are essential with stuff like that... ouch

    • @sakelaine2953
      @sakelaine2953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jesus Christ

    • @hullinstruments
      @hullinstruments 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@Santa-614 Believe it or not it was a tablesaw. I’m a machinist and tool and die maker by trade so I’ve worked around a lot of lathes and Mills and you’re right. They can do some terrible things.
      I’ve always used the best I could afford and I had just purchased a “saw stop” brand table saw. They are claim to fame is that they can immediately lower the blade within a split second when it senses contact with skin. So they literally are 1000 times safer than normal table saws… Which are usually the most dangerous tools in a shop. I said it all several times and the wound on my finger was so minor that it didn’t even draw blood. It’s within one millionth of a second the blade disappears below the table, because usually if you touch the blade even just a little bit, it will pull your hand into it and you’ll lose at least two or three fingers. A good 10% of the woodworker so do it professionally and have for years are missing several fingers from tablesaw accidents
      But the building was being renovated, it was a huge industrial incubator for small businesses. I was in the middle of a large batch of guitar finger boards that I was cutting on the table saw. I always lock my shop doors when cutting….. so no one could sneak up on me when using equipment like that.
      But the maintenance man let in a good friend of mine without me knowing, which was no big deal and a normal thing because I always had people in clients visiting. And sometimes I would have the music cranked up pretty loud and it was a huge warehouse type shop. So you might not hear someone knocking.
      He snuck up behind me without me even realizing he was there, and he was standing directly behind me DIRECTLY IN LINE with the table saw blade.
      The maintenance crew doing the remodel accidentally cut the power for a few seconds, On the whole building. which reset the breaker in my shop and powered off the table saw. I was cutting extremely hard Ebony wood using a push stick, so not only did the few seconds of total darkness totally throw off my senses… But as the blade jerked and began to slow rapidly it quit cutting and it grabbed the fretboard blank… and push stick, throwing it right past my head … If you’re not used to big powerful tablesaws you’d be amazed how fast they can throw something across the room. They can throw a 60 pound billet of mahogany well over 100 miles an hour up against the block wall and break the brick
      That’s why you always use a push stick with the table saw, so that you’re never in line with the blade and path.. it all happened so fast, there was so much blood. Immediately got him down on the floor because he looked like he was going to pass out, call 911, and helped him keep pressure on it as best as we could but without knowing the extent of the damage you don’t want to be pushing on somebody’s head to hard. I grew up in a family of doctors, forensics investigators, and Taxidermist.. So I’ve seen some terrible shit, mangled bodies, and awful injuries. So I knew it was not life-threatening. But it was still pretty damn bad and gruesome
      We looked for his teeth over the next week or two, and even with insurance I paid about $15,000 for his subsequent surgery and dental implants. I felt so bad because he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever known.
      The craziest part… His girlfriend was with him, they had just met a few days prior and it was their first date. He was bringing her there to show her my Guitar business because she was a musician… So it was literally like the first hour he had been around this chick. Now 15 years later they’re married with several kids. At first I worried that maybe the trauma had caused them to bond and maybe they shouldn’t have gotten married so soon. But they proved me wrong 😂

    • @alk555
      @alk555 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@hullinstrumentsWhat an amazing story to read in a YT comment. Thank you.

  • @gungasc
    @gungasc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You’re one dude who won’t have to apologize to his viewers. You’re an honest and good man, smart as hell too!

  • @JAKOB1977
    @JAKOB1977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I love how you keep mistakes in the footage.. keeps it honest and transparent and Alex handled it like a champ.

    • @WizardVespian
      @WizardVespian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This video is a good demonstration of the importance of proper knife handling techniques, which become more important when using sharp quality knives. I harp on my kids about keeping their fingers curled when cutting, and this is exactly why. A friend of mine cut the tip of her finger off doing this, went right through the nail and everything. I’d say he was rather fortunate he was not using more force while cutting.

  • @McRootbeer
    @McRootbeer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Off topic, but after seeing your series on epoxies I though to would be cool to see you tackle bioplastics. An hour or two of you guys talking about the core principals of bioplastics while running experiments on different formulas and how different amounts of this and that can affect the final product sounds like good entertainment to me.

    • @joegee2815
      @joegee2815 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      From what I've seen on bioplastics is that they are made using non-petroleum sourced materials but end up still being plastics that have the same issue with biodegrading that traditional plastics have.

    • @jhowell5874
      @jhowell5874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The various bioplastic alternatives for drinking straws explained. I hate paper straws.

    • @andrewkaiser1606
      @andrewkaiser1606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes please! One of my goals is to sustainably source all of my resources. Considering how much we use plastic this seems essential.
      (No essential oil polymer joke intended.)

    • @kevincorapi137
      @kevincorapi137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! Like that other TH-camr who made bulletproof armor from milk! Supposedly milk plus vinegar to get a curd, then clean the curd and dope it with electroexfoliated then ultrasonicated graphite (allegedly graphene). Next the protiens in the curd are cosslinked with tannic acid, they use tea, and then its dried as a homogenous mixture. Finally, they put the dried protein chips into a mould, heated it up, then pressed it with about 20tons. Ended up with a 1/2" thick 3" diameter bullet proof milk disk! Pretty fun to watch

    • @toxomanrod
      @toxomanrod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would really like to see this too. I've dabbled in trying out different approaches and recipes but I'm not as organized or methodotic as these fine gentlemen.

  • @1dct
    @1dct 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us. It's always a pleasure to learn from you and your family.

  • @Bigshooterist
    @Bigshooterist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've yet to find a single subject that you can't explain in a way that's both fascinating and educational. Thank you for sharing your expansive craft. Happy New Year to you and the crew.

  • @hankhill5409
    @hankhill5409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    When life gives you lemons, get insurance.

    • @NemoConsequentae
      @NemoConsequentae 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When life gives you lemons, add some sugar & brew some alcoholic lemonade!
      eg: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Dogs
      Alternatively, demand life take back the lemons, and burn down life's house!
      th-cam.com/video/ELkgiJD9KuM/w-d-xo.html

    • @nexusyang4832
      @nexusyang4832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I sell propane and propane accessories I tell you what.

    • @i1-L22Belarus
      @i1-L22Belarus ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or super glue

    • @Ichijoe2112
      @Ichijoe2112 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or you can get mad, and make Life take the Lemons back!

    • @shelbyconstructions7256
      @shelbyconstructions7256 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What if you r the lemon...

  • @sirretsnom3329
    @sirretsnom3329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I saw that cut coming the first time I saw him cut the lemon holding it incorrectly. BTW, superglue is a great instant stitch for minor cuts in a pinch. There is also liquid skin makes a nice addition to a first aid kit.

    • @lordjaashin
      @lordjaashin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      in his defence, he's a kid and most kids don't know how to cut vegetables and hold knife properly. But he handled himself excellently after injury though. didn't panicked, remained calm and kept chugging forward with recording without a single complaint

    • @noahluppe
      @noahluppe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or butterfly closures/stitches. Do a pretty good job for clean cuts, if you can stop the bleeding temporarily enough to stick it onto your skin

    • @airgunnut9489
      @airgunnut9489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      i was once told that superglue (krazy glue) Cyanoacrylate was made to glue skin together for use by medics in vietnam

    • @anonymousarmadillo6589
      @anonymousarmadillo6589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Superglue? It's toxic in the blood stream, innit?

    • @lobsterbark
      @lobsterbark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@anonymousarmadillo6589 Not any more than rubbing alcohol is.

  • @dredg9611
    @dredg9611 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    good balance, how you include the additional notes creates an inclusive , absorbing and practical learning experience for me

  • @stevefridell4555
    @stevefridell4555 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Of all the many channels on you tube, yours is one of the very best. Please continue !!

  • @sixstringedthing
    @sixstringedthing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I'm reminded of a story from the classic book "Ignition!" by Dr John D. Clarke regarding d-Limonene. He worked at the Naval Air Rocket Test Station (which later became part of Picatinny Arsenal) and for a time in the mid 40's they shared test stands/facilities with Reaction Motors Inc.
    During this period the people at RMI were testing all sorts of unconventional concoctions for possible use as rocket fuels, and one of these was d-Limonene burned with WFNA (white fuming nitric acid). During this part of the program the area around the test cells was "blanketed with a pleasing odour of lemon oil", an occurrence so far removed from the kind of aromas usually generated by experimental rocket fuels that Clark felt it worthy of noting in his text.
    Thanks for another interesting video!

    • @alext8828
      @alext8828 ปีที่แล้ว

      That will be my next read. Thank you.

    • @greggv8
      @greggv8 ปีที่แล้ว

      If that had worked for missile fuel, dispatch your aerial enemies with a fresh, lemony smell. "Why do I smell lemo*BOOM*"

  • @blaylockr1
    @blaylockr1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Suggestion: Freeze the lemon juice in ice cube trays so that you don't have to thaw or partially thaw an entire gallon.

    • @dmackle3849
      @dmackle3849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It’s a great suggestion. But something tells me when these guys thaw lemon juice, they do it at scale.

    • @brettbullman6387
      @brettbullman6387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think that's why he said he was only filling it 2/3 full. He can thaw it, add water and sugar, and it's ready to drink. My guess is that he's done this before and knows the ratios that produce lemonade to his liking.

  • @Natures-Rhythms
    @Natures-Rhythms ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your teaching style is a stream of consciousness exercise. You simply explain what you are thinking as you go through an experiment. A great storyteller

  • @brackenjolley5492
    @brackenjolley5492 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    it impresses me just how concise you are in your content delivery. Not something I see very often elsewhere.

  • @rigilchrist
    @rigilchrist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Interesting, as always. BTW: the chef's way to cut a lemon in half is to hold it between finger and thumb, creating an arch with your hand, with the axis of the lemon horizontal. Then you can safely introduce the blade of the knife, with no risk of cutting your fingers.

  • @BrzydkiBurak
    @BrzydkiBurak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    next episode: we made mustard gas from bubble gum and my assistant accidentally inhaled it all (twice)

    • @filipek5230
      @filipek5230 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Yet he would still operate the camera.

    • @randomisedrandomness
      @randomisedrandomness 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      O cholera, Pan Burak też lubi Tech Ingredients.

    • @laszlon.4424
      @laszlon.4424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great video, Love your work.

    • @CraftAero
      @CraftAero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think NileRed did that one already.

    • @jhowell5874
      @jhowell5874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Beaker and Bunsen shirts? Maybe drop a "we're gonna need another Timmy" line?

  • @DrToly
    @DrToly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really cool expansion of uses for the distillation machine! Glad to hear Alex is alright - great dedication! :)

  • @bazookamoose7224
    @bazookamoose7224 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I came here for a Cave Johnson joke. That’s calm and dedication to doing this project.

  • @thomascaldwell184
    @thomascaldwell184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I hope Alex heals well and quickly! As always, excellent video where I learned some totally new things I can file away for use when a situation arises.

  • @Munden
    @Munden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Next week, we make and test high performance cyanoacrylate for the application of closing wounds in lieu of sutures.
    Speedy recovery, Alex!

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Thanks!
      We'll need a few volunteers.😙

    • @The_Mimewar
      @The_Mimewar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Any good mechanic keeps super glue in his box.

    • @littlegrabbiZZ9PZA
      @littlegrabbiZZ9PZA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TechIngredients I've got some new soldiers that are as yet uninitiated... I'll let you borrow them in exchange for a bottle or two of homebrew.

    • @jupiterjunk
      @jupiterjunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wire Wheel acid, for cleaning car wheels, will cauterize MOST cuts.
      Stings, but stops the bleeding.

    • @bracholi
      @bracholi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@littlegrabbiZZ9PZA Keep your privates off the internet

  • @terminalhiccup
    @terminalhiccup 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really Appreciated this video. Especially your delivery. Very informative.

  • @CliveBagley
    @CliveBagley 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent work, as always.

  • @r4dios1lence92
    @r4dios1lence92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Awesome video!
    Hope your assistant heals well!
    Also, on a note of the knife accident, small tips on proper knife usage for those watching:
    - Proper knife holding: hold a knife with the middle finger as close to the end of the handle as possible (middle finger can touch the bolster), and use both the thumb and index fingers to grip the spine (top part of the blade that doesn't have a cutting edge). Knives have their center of mass as close to the bolster (middle part between blade and handle) as possible, so this grip makes it so you hold the knife at its center of mass, which makes the grip more stable and firm. A quick image search on "proper knife grip" shows how to do this grip.
    - Cat paw/claw grip: retract tips of fingers to hold the stuff you need to cut as if you had a cat paw or a claw grip. It's hard to get used to, but it's safer. The point is that the cutting direction is never going towards something that is straight. The search for "proper knife grip" should also show these grips.

  • @Morgow1
    @Morgow1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    An uncalculated independent variable.

    • @JimMaz
      @JimMaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks, Spock! 🖖

    • @michiganjack1337
      @michiganjack1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JimMaz You said it Jim

    • @markm0000
      @markm0000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JimMaz 🖖🏻

  • @JohnBoudouris
    @JohnBoudouris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos! You start off to learn something and end up with all kind of knowledge.

  • @howwitty
    @howwitty ปีที่แล้ว

    Great explanation of a reflux still.

  • @motosk8er2
    @motosk8er2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I appreciate that you left that whole scene in Alex. That is the kind of thing that adds to the “behind the scenes” feel of TH-cam we all love so much. P.s. super glue works incredibly well as an alternative to stitches. I haven’t had to get stitches ever since I learned of that trick. Hope it heals quickly!

    • @ryanwaege7251
      @ryanwaege7251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, there's even a "super glue" used by medical professionals.

    • @franceslock1662
      @franceslock1662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just check you’re not allergic to superglue before trying.

  • @lasagnahog7695
    @lasagnahog7695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Man, I love how encouraging and positive you guys are. It's easy to be a bit cold or impatient when it comes to lab work but it's much better when everyone is happy. I know I find it easier to stay engaged when the environment is positive.

    • @electronicscaos
      @electronicscaos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr! I'm the wake-up-happy kinda of guy, and bring it to my lab.
      But there are some people so down all the time, that I get home empty at night.

    • @theRPGmaster
      @theRPGmaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@electronicscaos I envy you, I wake up feeling irritated and blue every day

  • @wasteoink8376
    @wasteoink8376 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the people who try to learn me how to make lemonade and in the end I have learned a big bunch of "unrelated" stuff. Thank you very much indeed

  • @jancorey9971
    @jancorey9971 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    your presentation, narration, is captivating.

  • @gmonte00
    @gmonte00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I've just made a lot of limoncello a couple days ago! The lemon skins will stay in the alcohol for a whole month!! Hi from Italy 😁

  • @panoskotsalidis8109
    @panoskotsalidis8109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Some days ago I harvested olives and I made fine extra virgin olive oil. All the suggestions you made for preserving the essential oil can be applied for the olive oil too. I found the perfect excuse to obtain a nitrogen cylinder 😂. Thank you 👍

    • @rosemariebredahl9519
      @rosemariebredahl9519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Liquid Nitrogen can also be applied via Qtip to freeze warts, only reapply if after the scab sloughs any of the wart survived. Plantar warts however, should be excised from the side of the foot by a Podiatrist, because the roots are deep & scarring can hurt like having a rock in your shoe... forever (gasp).

    • @your_utube
      @your_utube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is usually a man that talks like this, and we always need to give so many reasons to get something to "play" with even if in the end we are doing something for the benefit of everyone else. Wives are so tough to convince. Good for you!

  • @russellday8102
    @russellday8102 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well thought out and explained. Thank you.

  • @Scooter5440
    @Scooter5440 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I gain so much from these videos. His ability to articulate in elegant and precisely direct terms the technical aspects of what are often quite complex processes shows his complete mastery. "Experts" of lesser intelligence often resort to 'high fallutin' terminology and more complex language to impress the listener with their supposed erudition. I am in awe of the scope and depth of his knowledge, of his communication skills and of his unfeigned humility. Thank you.

  • @peterbarta1444
    @peterbarta1444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    When trying to get those deep gashes to stop bleeding for either treatment at home, or to make a less messy trip to the ER. One or two wraps of electrical tape over the paper towel works fantastic at applying constant pressure. You can get about six to eight pounds of pressure per lair with electrical tape. Just keeps adding up. Be careful you don't cut off circulation.

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That or super glue, but keeping the cut higher than the heart level lowers the pressure.

    • @dass1333
      @dass1333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A the advice of a sparky. Plumbers just wipe glue on the cut. The burning running up your arm is the clean / sanitization power!
      Don't worry it will peel off no problem.....

    • @sparacin
      @sparacin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Super glue saves the day

    • @scottfirman
      @scottfirman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      While working on cars, a mix of axle grease and dirt stops the bleeding as well. Generally I use electrical tape in a pinch. I find two stroke oil mixed with dirt works fastest on bleeders. I used to work on snowmobiles and always cut myself on something. Grease, oil and dirt stops bleeding fast.

    • @rosemariebredahl9519
      @rosemariebredahl9519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pressure dressings don't need to go all the way around, just fold up gauze (or the cleanest substitute) over the wound and then pull on the tape after sticking it to the skin on one side so that it pinches the sides of the wound together when you stick the other side down. If you ever do have to cut off the circulation on an extremity though, you must release the tourniquet no less than every 2 hrs to let blood circulate some before reapplying. Just fyi.

  • @DrivingVertigo
    @DrivingVertigo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    You can also use sugar to extract citrus oils from the zest to make what is known as Oleo-Saccharum. You could have then used that citrus oil infused sugar in your lemonade to give it a complex flavor profile.

    • @sarahgraves6759
      @sarahgraves6759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only way to make proper lemonade in my book.

    • @grbadalamenti
      @grbadalamenti 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Grandma used to grate the zest of lemon and orange, then muddle it with sugar and put it in a jar and store it in the fridge. Never thought it had a specific name like oleo-saccharum

  • @MrSpot41
    @MrSpot41 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fabulous video as usual, everything you investigate is very educational and absolutely fascinating to me. Thanks so much for posting.

  • @MUGenjoyer
    @MUGenjoyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really cool and informative video! Wasn't expecting this in my recommendations, but I'm glad it was

  • @krabkit
    @krabkit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    orange oil(cheaper to buy than lemon) is my 3rd most use solvent for cleaning, right after water(with soap if needed) and isopropyl alcohol. it will pull the glue from stickers and labels off of things fast and smells great. also perfect for removing pine pitch from your hands.

    • @bobweiram6321
      @bobweiram6321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Limonene is found in lemons, lime and oranges and is the active ingredient.

    • @michaelblacktree
      @michaelblacktree 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Orange oil is also great for cleaning greasy hands, after working on the car.

    • @bobweiram6321
      @bobweiram6321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If you really want a really good degreaser and an excellent solvent for cleaning glue, then try Turpentine. It's the mother of all terpenes the same family of chemicals that include limonene and Tetrahydrocannabinol.

    • @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep
      @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think there is a famous brand that has sold straight orange oil for cleaning just for this purpose. If only someone remembered the name...

    • @bobweiram6321
      @bobweiram6321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep There's a quite a few of them. Orange Glo, Citriclean, Goof Off and Goo Be Gone are some popular ones in the US.

  • @polie67
    @polie67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I KNEW he was going to cut himself by the way he was holding the lemon. Super glue it, and get-er-done!

  • @auds9738
    @auds9738 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love these videos so much, thank you for posting them

  • @GG-ud1ib
    @GG-ud1ib 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would suggest that you use mini muffin or regular muffin pans to freeze the lemon juice, than store in freezer bags or Tupper ware containers. This way you can simply remove and thaw the amount you need at a particular moment.

  • @jonminer9891
    @jonminer9891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hi, TI. I guess that is what you call, "The show must go on." I hope everything healed properly. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!

  • @ricknelson947
    @ricknelson947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Every dad knows that once you say “don’t cut your hand off”, that it is a moral imperative for the child to at least make an attempt. But what a recovery and right back to work. That’s work ethic’s. A trait so hard to find these days.

    • @drewberrynews3875
      @drewberrynews3875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it's almost as if he was sayin when you cut yourself you'll have to wait to get to a dr till I'm done here haha

    • @astronemir
      @astronemir 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know the itch I had to get closer and closer to the table saw blade after my dad told me that. Then he went and bought a saw-stop the next day and I had to install it, haha.
      Now I worry about the same things with my son. And see him get mad and become more reckless. Sigh.

    • @johnt.inscrutable1545
      @johnt.inscrutable1545 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@astronemir some things never change!

    • @keamu8580
      @keamu8580 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@astronemir Is that the one that shoves a soft metal block into the blade and pushes it up when it detects it's in contact with flesh?

  • @fishstickbio594
    @fishstickbio594 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding !!!! I will forward all your videos to others as all of them are high quality scientific education . Thank you !!!

  • @Mike-bs5pi
    @Mike-bs5pi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice. I love the broad scope of topics you cover on your channel.

  • @gregdawson1909
    @gregdawson1909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Electrical tape is the best to keep you from leaking your electrons, just don't wrap it too tight, you would be surprised how much pressure a couple wraps puts on a cut.

    • @bknesheim
      @bknesheim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nop, I will not be suprised. :-)
      Have used it with good effect many times. Often on top of a band-aid just to have less clue from the electrical tape sticking to the skin.

    • @Birdman3131
      @Birdman3131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      super 33+ is something I carry at all limes and have used on a few cuts. Works well.

    • @dfw_motorrad1329
      @dfw_motorrad1329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What you've described is the Patent Pending Mandaid.
      Elec-chicken's tape with a patch of shop towel what for preventing the stickage upon removal.

  • @mfree80286
    @mfree80286 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I've had several of those 'marginal' cuts heal perfectly by running the coldest water available over it until the bleeding stopped, a dash of alcohol and then more cold water, and as quickly as possible closing the wound under pressure and absolutely, positively not disturbing it for a day or two. Butterfly strips are good, even under a band-aid, and I've actually splinted a finger before just to avoid any movement.
    I remember one particularly clean cut managed to stitch itself back together in less than a week, though I still taped it to make sure it wasn't going to pull open at some inopportune time.

    • @Robert_McGarry_Poems
      @Robert_McGarry_Poems 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The pressure is the important part. Some plasma seeping is alright, since that is where the platelets are. Firmly pressing at the interface point, to stimulate the glue effect. And...if it hurts, well, don't do that...

    • @dogsarebest7107
      @dogsarebest7107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It was hard for me to see the exact angle and depth of the cut, but superglue works great. It looked deep enough that there is not going to be a flap of skin that will eventually die and dry up (i hate those kind, usually due to a shallow slice, where the top surface doesn't have enough bloodflow to reattach, and it turns to leather and catches on everything). Usually just gotta wait for it to die, which protects the underside of the slice that is raw, by the time the lid dies and dries up, it's time to cut it off as the underside has a layer of new skin by then. Paper thin and pink, but then ya can chop it off. I hate those low shallow cuts on fingers, always catch on pant pockets.

    • @mikebond6328
      @mikebond6328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Until a few years ago I never bothered with cleaning small cuts. I’ve worked in metal fab my whole life so I’ve had a few. A little electrical tape or duct tape and I would just keep it taped for a couple weeks until it grew back together. But a few years ago I had a sharp metal burr poke through my glove and into my left middle finger. It was literally the size of a pin prick, it didn’t bleed very much. I put a bandaid over it because we had them handy and went back to work. A few hours later my finger swelled to 4 times its normal size and turned red. It felt hot and I could feel my heartbeat in it. My boss sent me to the emergency room where I received antibiotics through iv. I still wasn’t taking it very seriously and felt like everyone was making a big deal out of it. Then the er doc told me that I had a good chance of losing the finger. That night I had a fever and I have never felt so awful. By the next day the fever broke and the swelling went down. I got to keep my finger. I take cuts more seriously now.

    • @janeuler3262
      @janeuler3262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      SUPERGLUE is the charm for clean sharp cuts! leaves a little scar, burns like hell but u stop bleeding instantly and are able 2 go on... that´s what it was invented 4!

    • @adamvalt6609
      @adamvalt6609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@janeuler3262 what? do you like put in into the wound??

  • @Freeagent-4-life
    @Freeagent-4-life 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good on you Alex for hanging in there.

  • @JamesBakerOhio
    @JamesBakerOhio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yet another exceptionally informative video , right down to the reason for using Cu in bubbler plates, and as always you don't hide the mishaps. Its not often I encounter people that I would want as a teacher, its even rarer that folks impress me to the point of wishing they were relatives. Your videos never disappoint in form or content. Thanks for your efforts to educate, enlighten and entertain - never enough 😀

  • @theTekkTura
    @theTekkTura 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    For oils separation add a saturated salt solution. It will increase the polarity difference and speed up the separation process.

    • @user255
      @user255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Or add a bit of anhydrous MgSO4 to the oil. It will suck water out of the oil.

    • @byrdhartley9014
      @byrdhartley9014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      would you loose a little bit of the oil to soaping?

    • @user255
      @user255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@byrdhartley9014 No, the essential oils are not triglycerides. And even if they were, you would need strong base to form soap. So, double no.

    • @andygaras
      @andygaras 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It actually wouldn't help , imo

    • @AWIERD1
      @AWIERD1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@byrdhartley9014 Adding a saturated solution of sodium chloride will not base it, and help drive off water which in turn would require less anhydrous magnesium sulfate.

  • @Metalrasputian
    @Metalrasputian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Having used very sharp chef knives in the past, I learned very quickly to cut knuckles out instead of tips out.
    Hope Alex heals up well!

    • @fluke196c
      @fluke196c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      imagine you have this man for your dad but you still dont know how to use a knife

    • @rdizzy1
      @rdizzy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I did this once, but I don't have knife skills, cut the tips of my knuckle skin off instead of my finger, on 2 knuckles. Was actually worse than just cutting my fingers as would keep splitting open all the time due to it bending all the time.

    • @Metalrasputian
      @Metalrasputian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rdizzy1 I am in awe. I don't know how you managed that but that sucks. Normally the edge of the blade doesn't go higher that your knuckles

    • @rdizzy1
      @rdizzy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Metalrasputian If you know how to properly cut I would imagine so.

  • @ryanrinn4041
    @ryanrinn4041 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy your videos. you are great at explaining things.

  • @HansLemurson
    @HansLemurson ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nicely explained process!

  • @catch_me_outside_how_bout_dat
    @catch_me_outside_how_bout_dat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the excitement in a parent's eyes when their children cut a lemon well and the disappointment in the children's eyes when they're treated like a child and clearly an adult

  • @LifeWithMatthew
    @LifeWithMatthew 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Dang! Your son took that cut like a champ, well done.

    • @LordDragon1965
      @LordDragon1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did a similar thing when I was chopping rhubarb at age 17 (almost 40 years ago now). Alex handled it even a bit better than I did. 7 stitches and still a curved scar on my left ring finger. I told mom, "Y'know, maybe we SHOULD go to the hospital after all." 20 miles in 15 minutes later. Never saw Mom drive at 100+ before.

  • @lilBugger35
    @lilBugger35 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I subbed! This was probably the best video I've watched this year so far. Thanks

  • @fordprefect5027
    @fordprefect5027 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video as always. You explain things very pleasant and understandable

  • @AscendtionArc
    @AscendtionArc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks for this video.
    I hope your son heals soon, I know how frustrating it can be to get a finger slash.

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks!

    • @tek4
      @tek4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TechIngredients i wish a speedy recovery. I have cut my self similar a few times, one with a band saw even, so I winced hard.
      Good luck and rest well

  • @pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN
    @pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Speedy recovery, Alex!

  • @imusich
    @imusich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful and inspiring. Me and my wife came to making syrups for cocktails (such a phase in relationships), and after this video I'm up for oils.
    You guys really influence the audience and I definitely like the way it's filmed. Thank you!

  • @johnkillen588
    @johnkillen588 ปีที่แล้ว

    excellent presentation and thank you

  • @11ride4life
    @11ride4life 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This is such a great channel, I have been watching since lasers was your main focus.
    I wish my dad was as interested in science/engineering as I am, I would have done anything to grow up with someone like you.
    I hope you keep growing and putting out such amazing content!

  • @taavey
    @taavey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    As always, thank you for interesting and informative content. I rarely have time to watch longer videos, but I schedule time to watch yours. No one on TH-cam condenses as much quality information into a given time frame as you. Thanks again!

  • @zelmatrix731
    @zelmatrix731 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the new video and keep sharing your inside to how things work. :)

  • @nicholasks
    @nicholasks 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, what an awesome video. Thanks for teaching us. 🎉

  • @horusfalcon
    @horusfalcon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You are one thorough-going individual, and it shows in the work you share with us all. Thanks again! I hope Alex recovers well from the cut.

  • @PetScreen
    @PetScreen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Big credit to both of you, the show must go on.

  • @psycheisssdelic
    @psycheisssdelic 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    insanely well made video. i really like all the additional knowledge, how to store the distillate correctly etc.

  • @stevenkosmata6800
    @stevenkosmata6800 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I always feel as though I have gone to a college chemistry class with your videos. Your methods of teaching and explaining what's going on make these chemical processes understandable as well as entertaining . You almost had me reaching for my car keys to go get a tank of nitrogen. Don't know how else I would use it, but at least i would have it. Thank you..

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You might want it.
      Nitrogen plasma tube.
      Upcoming: a nitrogen laser.

  • @getyerspn
    @getyerspn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I worked as an engineer at a food packaging producer here in the UK and we used neat orange oil to clean the glue guns ,it's relatively food safe and dissolved the hot glue used to stick the induction welded membrane into the bottle/jar caps , that orange oil was nasty one drop on you're skin and if you didn't wash it off quick you'd end up with a sore patch for days that stank of orange till you'd had several showers... I got some in my eye once and Christ it felt like someone had driven a nail into my eyeball . Yes I was wearing safety glasses but a small drop still got in . I had a bright red blood shot eye for over a month.
    I got so sick of the super strong smell of orange I still can't eat them.

    • @aristotles-lantern
      @aristotles-lantern 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i love the smell of d'limonene

    • @parrish8854
      @parrish8854 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ive used Orange oil to strip lacquer and can still remember the smell

    • @ifell3
      @ifell3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cool story!!

    • @FerdinandFake
      @FerdinandFake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aristotles-lantern oh yes, people see the lemony smelling oil and forget that its basically acetone with a better flavor.
      Xylene is still best

    • @DC_DC_DC_DC
      @DC_DC_DC_DC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I could feel that little splat you got in the eye from between the safety glasses and your cheek

  • @chriscmoor
    @chriscmoor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It is also helpful to flood the bottle with nitrogen just before decanting the essential oil. Nitrogen is only a tiny bit heavier than air, but it will remain in the bottle long enough to be displaced by the oil. It's a lot less complicated than the "nitrogen packing" demonstrated in the video.

    • @peterl1520
      @peterl1520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ...and blowing N2 across the surface for a bit will agitate the oil and get rid of some dissolved oxygen.

  • @mavos1211
    @mavos1211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You can also use the oils in a diffuser, to give a nice atmosphere to a room.
    Diffusers pump out a relaxing mist from the essential oils.
    They are very popular in the U.K.

  • @Andre-zn7pm
    @Andre-zn7pm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tack för ännu en informativ och välgjord video

  • @kaytay5197
    @kaytay5197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I found you through all your solar videos and love all your content. Your astute, no nonsense way of going about things is so refreshing! Thank you for being an absolute wonderful teacher!

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks!

    • @alexglover4368
      @alexglover4368 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TechIngredients really love the show. Would be great to see your thoughts on building a high powered ultrasonic cleaning bath.

  • @HebertLuiz
    @HebertLuiz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such an epic exemple of patience and situation awareness. The calm and precise actions after the cut are key to prevent more risk and damage. I really admire you both. 👏👏👏👏👏
    Trauma just get worse if you panic.

  • @terrylyn
    @terrylyn ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video yet again, can't wait for more on this topic.

  • @JerkDouglas
    @JerkDouglas ปีที่แล้ว

    I can always count on you producing useful supplementary knowledge en route to the goal. Today I learned there's a very practical reason for brown glass.

  • @TricopterSail
    @TricopterSail 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love your videos. I have a small 160 tree tangerine grove, just got and tried a still, and now have new things to try with next years harvest. Thank You

  • @justajoe1
    @justajoe1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You have no idea how much I, and presumably, thousands of others, enjoy your hard work. I only wish I had a 10th of your expertise. I am glad that Alex is fine.

  • @jimtroeltsch5998
    @jimtroeltsch5998 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was an operator in a natural gas plant for a few years and there are reflux stills all over the place in a refinery. Reflux stills and absorption towers were every where for different hydrocarbon process streams. I always found the principle of a reflux tower interesting to operate. In fact, all the different processes were interesting to operate. It's neat seeing a still operate clearly like this.

  • @tahirhumayun
    @tahirhumayun 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent explanations and details. Learned a lot many subjects in just one video. Thanks dear