HELP MY!!! My muscles are too big! I am a big tall man and my muscles are even BIGGER! I use them to get views but they HURT so much!!! Because they are heavy. Do you have any advice, dear ken
The gallium has to stay liquid to infuse into the aluminum, so you have to keep both warm for ideal results. It can get so weak you can crush it with your hands.
Yes to all you've stated. I'd also seen in a video showing that in order for the gallium to penetrate better, you had to pour the gallium onto the aluminum and then score/scratch the aluminum through the liquid gallium. If I recall correctly, it was something about the oxide forming on the surface of the aluminum so fast that it would form a protective coating before you could pour the gallium onto it.
@@JamesLinenX well we know they'll have to pretend we didn't exist & that post-collapse people were somehow refining those plastics with copper tools & wooden rollers.. 😉
I always watched your videos at lunch in HS with my friend Victor who passed recently, far too young. The lead block one was one of his favorites along with the Glock in the microwave. Watching your videos always makes me think of the fun I used to have with Vic and how happy your videos always made him. He wished to see all of your guns in one video, when that one came out I was sad he never got to see it. I collect a few of his favorite guns today in his honor. Thought about him today and a remake of his favorite video came out, thought it deserved a comment
Matt shot the block of aluminum 5 years ago?!?! Man I'm gonna watch this dude forever, it's already been like 6 years or so. Still the best channel on this site.
Matt "This is a block of Aluminum that I shot 5 1/2 years ago" Me: I remember that damn I've been watching you for 5 1/2 years!... Congrats DemoRanch you've had my attention and kept me satisfied for half a decade 😆
When I first saw the island boy original I lost all of my brain cells except one. I'm proud to say that today Matt has cured me with his own rendition. That's right, I now have all two of my brain cells back. Thanks Matt.
Based on my gallium experiments, and seeing how brittle the aluminum becomes, I was very surprised that the block didn't shatter when it was hit. Always entertaining!
Was thinking the same. That's a LOT of aluminum. It's usually pieces that are no thicker than an inch and a lot of gallium is used (gallium:aluminum ratio). For a piece that large, it may be necessary to drill a couple small holes to help the gallium too.
I think if he would have left the gallium for longer It might have shattered with a 9mm, Also he put it inside instead of on the part that he actually scratched up, so the inside was all oxidized already like he said it should have been put on the surface that he scratched recently
It's amazing how after all these years of doing this you still put out awesome videos and funny intros. I hope that whenever this comes to an end that you get into the film industry and start making movies or something because you can really put on a show for the camera.
I bet there's some small channel out there that not many ppl know about that put all his intros together.... I wonderrr. Eh werher it is or isnt, I think someone should do it like as a year rewind type video
Hey Matt, if you ever do this again try cleaning the surface of the aluminum with muriatic acid after taking a sanding wheel to it, the acid will eat any leftover oxides on the surface of the metal to speed up the process of gallium penetration.
@@bobthegoat7090 Indeed, the hotter the better. Stick a heating pad (one without those stupid auto-shutoff features) under it and put a cardboard box over it, leave it for a couple days, that would do the trick. I'm curious how quickly it would work at really high temps like an oven, run it at 450 or 500 degrees, I'll bet the gallium would race right through it...
I’ve watched this channel for years, including the original aluminum block video, and this is probably the most fascinating video I’ve seen so far. Very cool
I watched this with headphones. When you first scraped that block with your knife I almost puked 🤢 worst nails on a chalkboard feeling in years. Thanks. But as always I love the video!!
Maaan, that was insane! I was watching this on a big old Xiaomi phablet with a very average sound quality and this sound still got me. The only question is why we people react on it this way, it doesn't make sense
Aluminum oxide is the coating that occurs as aluminum reacts with the air. That's why you have to scruff up the surface. You should have kept the gallium heated in the liquid state to have it work better. Once it cools it loses a lot of its ability to affect the aluminum.
Fun video! However, as a lot of people have already commented upon, the gallium needs to stay in liquid form in order to permeate through the aluminum's crystal lattice. Once you poured it into the hole in the cold aluminum, it froze up the gallium. It would be interesting if you tried putting a heating element under the aluminum block to keep it warm enough to keep the gallium in liquid form. The shooting results afterwards would have been much more dynamic!
It definitely soaked in, you can tell by the color... It wasn't as dramatic because most videos you see with gallium and aluminum are of hollow objects where the thinner walls allow it to crunch. Most likely it melted again during one of the days within the week he left it to sit.
The production value of the intros increases exponentially every time there’s a new one. It’s really quite amazing. Also btw that .50 BMG APIT round striking the block at 0.25x playback speed is fucking awesome.
I've been watching this man for years and years and he almost never misses. On the skits that is. Hilarious. His wife is lucky too. Not attracted to men but he's funny, handsome, talented, smart because he's a veterinarian, pretty good marksman, good father and the list goes on. The kind of guy anyone would want to be friends with. It's no wonder his channel has grown to be so successful.
I'm wondering if the aluminum block should've been kept over 85° seeing that the gallium goes solid under 85° in order for the gallium to do it's thing
That's definitely how it works the best! The hotter it is, the faster it reacts and the deeper it will penetrate. We did it in school where we had a half inch plate that we brushed rough, poured gallium over it and put it in the oven. It made huge crystals where the gallium was and the plate was so brittle you could break pieces off of it with your fingers
The blowtorch was probably a bad idea. Partially re-oxidized the block after he cleaned it. Gallium still worked, but that much should have reduced the block to pile of gunk..
It’s sat for 3 days. If it was going to do anything it would have been done. It only messes with the structure of the aluminum not the hardness. In fact in may make it harder. But if he put two bolts on it and tried to separate it it would instantly fall apart
Matt, as a "Scientist"™, you should know that bad data is as important as good data when doing the "Science"™! Never censor your results when it's not the ones you wanted/expected!
It's hard to believe I have been watching this show for over 5 years but I guess time does fly bye faster with age. Enjoyed the show and the destruction of the aluminum block using science. Matt keep em coming..
Matt, make a gallium slug and see if it hits harder than a lead one! Seems super easy since you can just dump it in at like 90 degrees and have it cool down naturally
As a man who keeps my knives sharp, I understand. But can always sharpen them for a video he gets money for. I have a mini pry bar for things that hurt knives if that says anything.
If you try it again, I suggest scraping through the gallium when it's on, as the oxide layer that forms to protect the aluminum is made just by exposure to air. Scraping beneath will guarantee at least some lines are exposed.
The oxide layer returns immediately after you stop removing it. In order to do this correctly you have to apply the gallium then take the screwdriver through the gallium and score the aluminum under the gallium in order to prevent the oxide layer from returning.
Additionally, you should have put the block of aluminium on top of something warm so the galium actually remains frozen. This reaction can take a while especially with such a massive block.
The oxidation process takes time, look at the broken block, it's obvious the gallium penetrated it. Yes it does start right after you're done scoring it, but the oxide layer biulds up over time.
Well "brittle" would imply it is harder. Which explains the resistance to lower caliber rounds. The trick with brittle is you have hardness as cost of flexibility. That means you made it harder, but once ypu pass that threshold and actually damage it, it is gonna shatter vs flex.
You can have brittleness, without necessarily having hardness. Usually the harder something is, the more brittle it is, but the more brittle something is doesn't necessarily mean it's harder as well.
That intro pretty much sums up how most of the world feels about those dudes... PRICELESS COMEDY. Love you man. Hope you and your family live a long and happy life. Cheers.
When metals are brittle, they also tend to be harder. It would be harder to damage them, but they would usually fail catastrophically when they do fail. That's why you have to heat and cool knives in certain ways. You have to heat them up to really high temperatures and cool them quickly to make them hard enough to hold an edge, then have to heat them to relatively low temperatures and cool them slowly to make them flexible enough that they don't just snap in half.
@@Jizzzmani I haven't studied metallurgy enough to be able to explain why metals get more brittle as they get harder. I just know from my experience dabbling in blacksmithing that harder metals don't bend, they just break. Instead of deforming, they just crack apart. A softer metal will bend out of shape before it snaps completely in two. That's why things like leaf springs make good knife blades. The metal is strong enough to keep a good edge, but flexible enough that it won't crack as soon as you apply stress to it.
@@benjaminfarrar9643 Oh spanish it's pretty easy mate, whenever you don't quite understand what's being said you just answer "callate puto" and that's it.
The protective layer takes a fraction of a second to remake itself so youre supposed to scratch the aluminium when theres already gallium on it so the aluminium doesnt get in contact with air
That layer you spoke of is aluminum dioxide, which reforms very rapidly(within 10 minutes). This is why it's considered a "self healing metal". Little known fact: the aluminum oxide layer is roughly 3 times the melting temperature of the aluminum itself. This is why cleaning off the oxidation prior to welding aluminum is so important. If you don't clean off the oxidized layer, once you weld through that layer and get to the aluminum, the aluminum will just melt all the way through and make a giant hole. Aluminum melts at roughly 2.5 x lower heat than steel, get the oxidized layer on top of aluminum melts at roughly the same point. Right around 3,200° for the oxidized layer, and right around 1200 degrees for the aluminum itself. I only learn this because I had to pass an aluminum welding test. It was difficult to say the least.
I dont think vets and doctors dont learn too much extra science beyond their high school education. They have a vast amount to learn about bodies - vets more so as they have to learn about various animals rather than just one body type - humans with doctors. They do however, have a great capacity to learn so there's little he could'nt learn given enough time.
@@spwicks1980 Yeah.. my wife is a vet. Extremely intelligent in her line of work. Great doctor, amazing surgeon. She called me today to ask how to adjust her secindary surgery table. Its just a hydraulic jack. Pedal to go up, lever to go down. I get at least a picture or two a week saying "how do I fix/do this"
@@thekoalawasbrown Diffusion. Thermodynamics tells us that that the gallium will go from where it is most concentrated to where it is is least concentrated over a period of time. I'm not sure of the reaction between aluminium and gallium as physical chemistry is my area not inorganic chemistry but it is pretty cool. He could of kickstarted the reaction if he had drilled into the cavity full of gallium. The issue is the oxide layer forms almost instantly meaning the reaction rate was pretty slow. I bet if he'd drilled a few small holes 1/4" deep, all of the gallium would have diffused into the block. Still, the results were pretty cool to watch :D
@@Joze1090 especially at the angle he was scraping it, it will obliterate any sharp edge the knife had. it basically rolls the sharp tip over. This is a pain in the ass to fix later when sharpening.
Love the video! One *hopefully* constructive criticism is that lately the camera is not directed at a wide shot of the target when Matt shoots. Personally I really enjoy seeing the target hit from a distance then seeing the replays close up. Keep up the good work!
i think one of his gopros got killed in a semi recent video, not really sure but if so thats probably why that angle is missing. i also really enjoy seeing that wider side shot he normally does.
10:20 Yo I think this is one of the few channels where the shallow depth of field doesn't always work out, I like being able to see the impact more clearly in this angle 😁 Edit: 16:36 And this, it's nicer to have you _and_ the target in the same shot like in your older videos..
Maybe it’d be a nice idea to start marking the hits on things you shoot so that if you’re gonna do it again, you don’t need to try to remember, or if you plan to keep it at the bunker, people would see which Bullet made each hole. Intros just keep getting better and better too lol
I love that you've cracked the TH-cam algorithm demonetization(and an aluminum block) by really hyping up the science in recent episodes. :-P keep up the great work!!!
matt this has to be one of the smartest and coolest videos i’ve ever seen and in my opinion the best video u have ever made. i’ve been watching since 2018 and love ur vids but this has topped everything off. great content my guy❤️
Someone get this man a record deal!
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HELP MY!!! My muscles are too big! I am a big tall man and my muscles are even BIGGER! I use them to get views but they HURT so much!!! Because they are heavy. Do you have any advice, dear ken
@@AxxLAfriku hello again axxl, how have your 2 weed smoking girlfriends been?
Seriously, what in the hell was that intro about???? LOL
@@AxxLAfriku just stop
The gallium has to stay liquid to infuse into the aluminum, so you have to keep both warm for ideal results.
It can get so weak you can crush it with your hands.
Beat me to it, good point!
Yes to all you've stated. I'd also seen in a video showing that in order for the gallium to penetrate better, you had to pour the gallium onto the aluminum and then score/scratch the aluminum through the liquid gallium. If I recall correctly, it was something about the oxide forming on the surface of the aluminum so fast that it would form a protective coating before you could pour the gallium onto it.
@@Neutercane yup, the oxide layer forms nearly instantly. Same concept as to why stainless steal doesn't rust
What would happen if you put gallium in molten aluminum?
@@comfortablynumb9342 it would probably just turn into the same alloy metal.Im not sure what it's called maybe galuminum lol
Demolition Ranch continues his quest to lay down the most confusing layer of sediment for future archeologists
On todays episode we find the answer as to why 17 Mannequins are buried on a Texan ranch
@@andrewyoung1446 all of them filled with lead
Copper lead gallium and aluminum. Tough luck for them guys
@@andrewyoung1446 perfectly preserved, but with bullet holes all over. Were they robots? The electronics melted away??? ALIENS.
@@JamesLinenX well we know they'll have to pretend we didn't exist & that post-collapse people were somehow refining those plastics with copper tools & wooden rollers.. 😉
That pocket knife scraping on metal is still giving me chills 5 minutes later
Does anyone else think that when he feels the video is gonna flop and decides to just have fun, are the best videos?! Great job Matt!
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Except none of his videos flop. Monetized or otherwise
@@Cdc1151 Flop as in lack in content because the idea failed
@@The_Viktor_Reznov Even so, people watch it anyway, so it’s still content
Caught some major "Old Demoranch" vibes from this vid. No screaming, no gagging, no plugs, no excess. Really loved it
@Angelina L 👇💋 no sex in that comment section, only guns
Yeah there was less background noise and just kinda felt different
The problem of selling out.
@Angelina L 👇💋 i live in your walls
@@Killbayne Oh, come say hi some day. I’m in her closet.
I always watched your videos at lunch in HS with my friend Victor who passed recently, far too young. The lead block one was one of his favorites along with the Glock in the microwave. Watching your videos always makes me think of the fun I used to have with Vic and how happy your videos always made him. He wished to see all of your guns in one video, when that one came out I was sad he never got to see it. I collect a few of his favorite guns today in his honor. Thought about him today and a remake of his favorite video came out, thought it deserved a comment
God bless Vic and you my man.
RIP vic
RIP
May he rest in peace, and God bless!
Rip Vic, sorry brother
Matt shot the block of aluminum 5 years ago?!?! Man I'm gonna watch this dude forever, it's already been like 6 years or so. Still the best channel on this site.
Matt "This is a block of Aluminum that I shot 5 1/2 years ago"
Me: I remember that damn I've been watching you for 5 1/2 years!... Congrats DemoRanch you've had my attention and kept me satisfied for half a decade 😆
I remember that too
I like Matt, he always puts so much effort into his intros!
I think it's all comes natural to him. No effort at all. Lol
he just vibin' on the pool
This intro was annoying
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Have you seen the original?
@@Ranstone yes
When I first saw the island boy original I lost all of my brain cells except one. I'm proud to say that today Matt has cured me with his own rendition. That's right, I now have all two of my brain cells back. Thanks Matt.
Look at ginger billies country boy version ! 😂😂 might get one more brain cell
I love the GoPro shot sound effects. Gives the clip character and detail
Matts impression in his pool is golden
He went country really fast tho 😂
ginger billy was better
Whats the Song?
@@lumina1119 just look up island boy song and when two twins tatted up with wierd hair come up its it
I refuse to believe I’ve been watching demolition ranch for over 5 1/2 years.. time flies
same its been along things have changed but at the same time still hasnt
Based on my gallium experiments, and seeing how brittle the aluminum becomes, I was very surprised that the block didn't shatter when it was hit. Always entertaining!
All of the insides were oxidized and very little gallium actually went in.
Was thinking the same. That's a LOT of aluminum. It's usually pieces that are no thicker than an inch and a lot of gallium is used (gallium:aluminum ratio). For a piece that large, it may be necessary to drill a couple small holes to help the gallium too.
The only other channel I've seen use gallium before this was Lock Picking Lawyer, he destroyed some locks with it.
@@johns9652 Countless channels uploaded videos way before LPL.
I think if he would have left the gallium for longer It might have shattered with a 9mm, Also he put it inside instead of on the part that he actually scratched up, so the inside was all oxidized already like he said it should have been put on the surface that he scratched recently
It's amazing how after all these years of doing this you still put out awesome videos and funny intros. I hope that whenever this comes to an end that you get into the film industry and start making movies or something because you can really put on a show for the camera.
I still want to see someone that has never watched Matt before watching all of his intros with no other context.
Bro I only am here because of another channel and uh wtf did I see? Alien brainwashing?
I bet there's some small channel out there that not many ppl know about that put all his intros together.... I wonderrr. Eh werher it is or isnt, I think someone should do it like as a year rewind type video
@@lechking941 has your ship been compressed into a cube yet?
@@wolvarine35 no idea what your talking about, for i have been stuck planet side on the rim for WAY TO LONG.
Over time you can witness his descent into madness in his intros
I vote for a repeat in the spring when the ambient temp gets high enough to keep the gallium liquid for the reaction to continue.
and drill some holes down into it
This was different than most your vids. I loved the science behind it. Idk how you could but more vids like this would be pretty dope
I’ve watched this at least 8 time now and it still makes me laugh 😂 Your intros are my favorite out of anyone on TH-cams
"all you need is 85°F (29°C), it will start melting in your hands"
Matt: boiling water, blowtorch, the unmatched power of the sun
Been watching for a long time and this really felt like an old school episode of demolition ranch.
I can make you one out of solid sterling silver. I have melting equipment
Do it for science
Yes done it already I believe.
@@rb6troling729 yes he did that's how he got the premier armored SUV
Do it grimes
Did it with loose silver coins and blocks
Love that 4th wall break. Honestly the best moment in all of the channels history right there 🤣
Hey Matt, if you ever do this again try cleaning the surface of the aluminum with muriatic acid after taking a sanding wheel to it, the acid will eat any leftover oxides on the surface of the metal to speed up the process of gallium penetration.
And he should keep the aluminum block warm to keep the gallium liquid.
@@bobthegoat7090 Indeed, the hotter the better. Stick a heating pad (one without those stupid auto-shutoff features) under it and put a cardboard box over it, leave it for a couple days, that would do the trick. I'm curious how quickly it would work at really high temps like an oven, run it at 450 or 500 degrees, I'll bet the gallium would race right through it...
I was just about to say this
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Just some caustic soda and hydrogen chloride and you got some meth!
I’ve watched this channel for years, including the original aluminum block video, and this is probably the most fascinating video I’ve seen so far. Very cool
For sure, I think he also updated his camera and this video looks so good🔥
Mat. Your intros are getting out of hand. I love it
they have been out of hand already lol
You must be new here, you should watch some of his very early intros/ videos.
@@Ser04SpecV I’m not new. Watched ever video for a couple of years now. And off the ranch
I can't believe its was 5 1/2 years ago when I started watching your show, seeing that big block of aluminum Literally was one of your first videos!
Science and weapons ... I love where the channel is headed ❤
I feel he's going more and more insane in the intro every video
We should probably start giving him intro ideas. This is getting scary.
One of the issues with this is you needed to keep it above 80f while you let the GA sit on the Aluminum.
Matt being a scientist...
There should be more videos like this
Its kinda interesting!
Love the work
at first I didn't notice that in the intro he's hair is 50 cal bullets
ahhahahahha
I PROMISE that everyone that reads this comment will be going back to see that now! Lol
@@jackmanns5439 yup.
@@jackmanns5439 I did lol
@@jackmanns5439 Yep. I had NO idea what that was on his head until I went back and looked at it. 🤣
The matt porcupine when threatened fires 50cal bullets in all directions
Had that block been at 95º it would have been considerably more damaged, over half of the gallium froze before attacking the aluminum crystal lattice.
You sound like a scientist
@@edowner00 well.. it's just common logic
Mmm I want to attack your crystal lattice
@Aidan craik That’s not “logic”. It’s chemistry.
@@jizzlemack9927 there's a point at witch some chemistry is apart of common logic
Matt doesn’t like guns and Mere knows everything!!🤭 my life was a lie!!😵
first time Ive seen matt do a current meme, good job old man
5 seconds in and liked the video already, never cried watching a YT video before but I cried of laughter instantly!
Props my guy
Same lol
he said the galium wasnt toxic
but that into has to be from that galium stuff
I watched this with headphones. When you first scraped that block with your knife I almost puked 🤢 worst nails on a chalkboard feeling in years. Thanks. But as always I love the video!!
Dude me too!!! I winced so hard and my shoulders were up so high I swear they were almost touching my ears!! 😆 🤣
I thought the same thing...puke..
Maaan, that was insane! I was watching this on a big old Xiaomi phablet with a very average sound quality and this sound still got me.
The only question is why we people react on it this way, it doesn't make sense
No ASMR joy in that xD
There's no way that video was 5 ½ years ago. No way. I remember watching it. Can't be that long, can it?
@@JohnZ0805 it was 5 years ago
Holly shit. Ur joking right? God I’m old
I remember back to his trick shotgun loading videos, that seems like forever ago.
@@FrozenSolidM5 same. Crazy how fast time flys
I feel like he's always been there...if he ever quits, I'm screwed...😆
I love your video intros more than anyone else's. And you seem like a really fun guy to hang around no doubt
Aluminum oxide is the coating that occurs as aluminum reacts with the air. That's why you have to scruff up the surface. You should have kept the gallium heated in the liquid state to have it work better. Once it cools it loses a lot of its ability to affect the aluminum.
Lmao even Matt getting in on the Island Boy trend, still a better job than the original. 🤷🏼
This makes me pretty flipn happy
Epstein was the original island boy
@@RichardCranium321 lmao
@@RichardCranium321 who did NOT kill himself
if this original I tip my hat to you sir
"And Mer knows everything" omg I laughed so hard to that! Classic Matt
but he lied to us all
@@ivodijk4181 worth it still XD
🐒
I'm a really really really really really big fan of him and you to Kentucky ballistics
Fun video! However, as a lot of people have already commented upon, the gallium needs to stay in liquid form in order to permeate through the aluminum's crystal lattice. Once you poured it into the hole in the cold aluminum, it froze up the gallium. It would be interesting if you tried putting a heating element under the aluminum block to keep it warm enough to keep the gallium in liquid form. The shooting results afterwards would have been much more dynamic!
It definitely soaked in, you can tell by the color... It wasn't as dramatic because most videos you see with gallium and aluminum are of hollow objects where the thinner walls allow it to crunch.
Most likely it melted again during one of the days within the week he left it to sit.
The production value of the intros increases exponentially every time there’s a new one. It’s really quite amazing. Also btw that .50 BMG APIT round striking the block at 0.25x playback speed is fucking awesome.
Always love it when the .338 makes an appearance!
Best rendition of island boi I've heard yet!!
Intro already got me cracking up😂
This video reconfirmed the thought I've had for a few years now. Matt REALLY needs to do a collab of some kind with Destin from Smarter Everyday
YEEEEEESSSSSS
Yes!
Stronger and smarter every day 💪 🧠
Dude! yes! that would be amazing!
I've been watching this man for years and years and he almost never misses. On the skits that is. Hilarious. His wife is lucky too. Not attracted to men but he's funny, handsome, talented, smart because he's a veterinarian, pretty good marksman, good father and the list goes on. The kind of guy anyone would want to be friends with. It's no wonder his channel has grown to be so successful.
Real bromance happening here!!! 😳
@@twooldguyswithcrossbows5170 yeah kinda sus
That’s so a Bromantic!!!
Pretty sus indeed
Not attracted to men, BUT... lol
The intros are 80% the reason I watch your videos.
I'm wondering if the aluminum block should've been kept over 85° seeing that the gallium goes solid under 85° in order for the gallium to do it's thing
That's definitely how it works the best! The hotter it is, the faster it reacts and the deeper it will penetrate. We did it in school where we had a half inch plate that we brushed rough, poured gallium over it and put it in the oven. It made huge crystals where the gallium was and the plate was so brittle you could break pieces off of it with your fingers
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it's = it is
That would certainly help, gallium is supposed to be absorbed in the block, not just solidify on top of it
The blowtorch was probably a bad idea. Partially re-oxidized the block after he cleaned it. Gallium still worked, but that much should have reduced the block to pile of gunk..
It’s sat for 3 days. If it was going to do anything it would have been done. It only messes with the structure of the aluminum not the hardness. In fact in may make it harder. But if he put two bolts on it and tried to separate it it would instantly fall apart
Matt, as a "Scientist"™, you should know that bad data is as important as good data when doing the "Science"™! Never censor your results when it's not the ones you wanted/expected!
But that's how everyone else does it!
It's hard to believe I have been watching this show for over 5 years but I guess time does fly bye faster with age.
Enjoyed the show and the destruction of the aluminum block using science.
Matt keep em coming..
This is the best start to one of these video so far
Matt, make a gallium slug and see if it hits harder than a lead one! Seems super easy since you can just dump it in at like 90 degrees and have it cool down naturally
Yes please.
TH-cam doesn't like homemade ammo videos is what I've heard...
Issue is it'll likely melt and coat the inside of the barrel, would be an awful idea for any gun with aluminum parts.
@@kylekenney1907
I'm sure it will only be in contact with the inside of the barrel, so no worries.
@@kylekenney1907 How about if it had a thin metal jacket?
Best interpretation of that song Matt. I feel that in my heart.
the way Mat treats his knives hurts my soul in a way I cannot explain.
Bruh it’s fine
As a man who keeps my knives sharp, I understand. But can always sharpen them for a video he gets money for.
I have a mini pry bar for things that hurt knives if that says anything.
Doesn’t he sell knives?!?
@@johnsparks6949 they closed down the company if I remember right.
Yeah the prying is pretty bad, but at least he's not trying to cut ceramic with it this time.
This man's intros some of the weirdest, random, funniest, goofiest, flabbergasting, bamboozling, mind-boggling, craziest thing i've ever watched
If you try it again, I suggest scraping through the gallium when it's on, as the oxide layer that forms to protect the aluminum is made just by exposure to air. Scraping beneath will guarantee at least some lines are exposed.
The oxide layer returns immediately after you stop removing it. In order to do this correctly you have to apply the gallium then take the screwdriver through the gallium and score the aluminum under the gallium in order to prevent the oxide layer from returning.
Additionally, you should have put the block of aluminium on top of something warm so the galium actually remains frozen. This reaction can take a while especially with such a massive block.
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The oxidation process takes time, look at the broken block, it's obvious the gallium penetrated it. Yes it does start right after you're done scoring it, but the oxide layer biulds up over time.
Yeah ok but are you a Dr or vet nope 👎 ok shut up
@@valqueenofValhalla what does that have to do with this lol
I have watched this intro more times than I've watched ANY video on TH-cam...it's just too damn accurate and funny.
Sounds a lil gay
we need a compilation of all of Matt's intros for the year at the end of every year
Well "brittle" would imply it is harder. Which explains the resistance to lower caliber rounds. The trick with brittle is you have hardness as cost of flexibility. That means you made it harder, but once ypu pass that threshold and actually damage it, it is gonna shatter vs flex.
You can have brittleness, without necessarily having hardness. Usually the harder something is, the more brittle it is, but the more brittle something is doesn't necessarily mean it's harder as well.
It's a classic case of correlation, not causation
more brittle does not mean its harder
@@weekd4ys93 I will not fully disagree but if you look up the definition of brittle, "hard but liable to break or shatter easily."
lmao i always love seeing people trying to look smart in the comments
That intro pretty much sums up how most of the world feels about those dudes... PRICELESS COMEDY. Love you man. Hope you and your family live a long and happy life. Cheers.
As a chemical engineering student and gun enthusiast, this video gets two thumbs up! 👍👍
I think the reason Matt is so humble is because after every intro he questions his life
When metals are brittle, they also tend to be harder. It would be harder to damage them, but they would usually fail catastrophically when they do fail. That's why you have to heat and cool knives in certain ways. You have to heat them up to really high temperatures and cool them quickly to make them hard enough to hold an edge, then have to heat them to relatively low temperatures and cool them slowly to make them flexible enough that they don't just snap in half.
was looking for this comment 👍
But the reaction should make it litterly fluff up and get destroyed
Isn’t it that you make them brittle by hardening? Not that they harden “on themselves” when you intended to make them brittle? 🤨
@@Jizzzmani I haven't studied metallurgy enough to be able to explain why metals get more brittle as they get harder. I just know from my experience dabbling in blacksmithing that harder metals don't bend, they just break. Instead of deforming, they just crack apart. A softer metal will bend out of shape before it snaps completely in two. That's why things like leaf springs make good knife blades. The metal is strong enough to keep a good edge, but flexible enough that it won't crack as soon as you apply stress to it.
A “nails on a chalkboard” warning would have been great at 7:05. 🤣
16:30
matt: I am looking for drama here.
Kentucky: oh , no. You don’t want that.
Underrated comment
good thing it wasn't Matts Serbu!
The fact that I remember the first episode you made five years ago makes me feel really old and makes me happy I love you matt
Thats not his first video lmao. He has way more.
I watch this guy every day to practice my English, man those videos are crazy! 🔥
Keep practicing! English is my first language and I'm trying to learn espanol. Its hard!
@@benjaminfarrar9643 Oh spanish it's pretty easy mate, whenever you don't quite understand what's being said you just answer "callate puto" and that's it.
@@KerbosYT made me choke on my beer
@@KerbosYT Man you gotta chill 😂 My first language is Spanish 😂😂😂
@@benjaminfarrar9643 I suggest you don’t try to talk as fast as we commonly do, that can be complicated at the beginning.
When you can handle a 500 Magnum but can't handle a wire brush 🤣🤣 Fuckin love this guy!
this is the dewalt 500, the most powerful wire brush in the world and will scrub your block clean off......
@@billynomates920 I got Dirty Harry vibes off your comment 😂👌
the whole beginning just has an early morning vibe. Like I just know in my heart it was filmed at like 3 AM.
The protective layer takes a fraction of a second to remake itself so youre supposed to scratch the aluminium when theres already gallium on it so the aluminium doesnt get in contact with air
That intro was pure gold
No its metal
@@CarranzaAlberto but gold is a metal
@@CarranzaAlberto HELLO FELLOW SMART
This channel is so informative, before this video I didn’t even know it could be 67 degrees in Texas
That layer you spoke of is aluminum dioxide, which reforms very rapidly(within 10 minutes). This is why it's considered a "self healing metal".
Little known fact: the aluminum oxide layer is roughly 3 times the melting temperature of the aluminum itself. This is why cleaning off the oxidation prior to welding aluminum is so important. If you don't clean off the oxidized layer, once you weld through that layer and get to the aluminum, the aluminum will just melt all the way through and make a giant hole. Aluminum melts at roughly 2.5 x lower heat than steel, get the oxidized layer on top of aluminum melts at roughly the same point. Right around 3,200° for the oxidized layer, and right around 1200 degrees for the aluminum itself. I only learn this because I had to pass an aluminum welding test. It was difficult to say the least.
I love how Matt pretends that Science is a mysterious concept to him despite having practiced Veterinary Medicine, which requires a doctoral degree. 😄
I dont think vets and doctors dont learn too much extra science beyond their high school education. They have a vast amount to learn about bodies - vets more so as they have to learn about various animals rather than just one body type - humans with doctors. They do however, have a great capacity to learn so there's little he could'nt learn given enough time.
Dr. Demolition dont need no science
agreed but how the gallium penetrates deep into the aluminium is pretty mind bending
@@spwicks1980 Yeah.. my wife is a vet. Extremely intelligent in her line of work. Great doctor, amazing surgeon.
She called me today to ask how to adjust her secindary surgery table. Its just a hydraulic jack. Pedal to go up, lever to go down. I get at least a picture or two a week saying "how do I fix/do this"
@@thekoalawasbrown Diffusion. Thermodynamics tells us that that the gallium will go from where it is most concentrated to where it is is least concentrated over a period of time. I'm not sure of the reaction between aluminium and gallium as physical chemistry is my area not inorganic chemistry but it is pretty cool.
He could of kickstarted the reaction if he had drilled into the cavity full of gallium. The issue is the oxide layer forms almost instantly meaning the reaction rate was pretty slow. I bet if he'd drilled a few small holes 1/4" deep, all of the gallium would have diffused into the block. Still, the results were pretty cool to watch :D
Come for the intros, stay for the explosions and generally inadvisable conduct.
Matt we already know Mere knows everything, lol!
bruh
lololololololololol
There are videos of Island Boy getting booed and honestly I couldn't imagine a better way to start my day than Matt doing a perfect rendition.
Best intro ever! Just in a pool with 50 BMG bullets taped to your head and rambling! Love it!
Question of the day, has Matt cleaned those guns since the last aluminium block video? Lol
Considering that some of them weren't sighted in, yeah probably not.
Does matt sight in his own guns every time? All several hundred
No he just bought new ones lmao
@@TheColeronzio his main comment with the majority of his scoped weapons is that he hasn't sighted them in lol
I died a little inside when you scraped the metal with the knife
Why?
@@Joze1090 especially at the angle he was scraping it, it will obliterate any sharp edge the knife had. it basically rolls the sharp tip over. This is a pain in the ass to fix later when sharpening.
I died when he shoved the tip in and started prying with it lol
@@Joze1090 y
For me it was the fkn noise. I had a sincere and powerful urge to chuck my phone across the room to make the noise go away.
bro his intros have been goated for the past couple months now 😭😭😭
PSA: Mute before he starts scraping the block with his knife...especially headphone users
too late I'm deaf now
True my ears hurt
Love the video! One *hopefully* constructive criticism is that lately the camera is not directed at a wide shot of the target when Matt shoots. Personally I really enjoy seeing the target hit from a distance then seeing the replays close up. Keep up the good work!
i think one of his gopros got killed in a semi recent video, not really sure but if so thats probably why that angle is missing. i also really enjoy seeing that wider side shot he normally does.
Seemed to be more problems with keeping the camera focused as well
I agree. The background blur is too much.
Knew it was coming.
Wait.... did you say "coming?"
Slowmoguys and demolition ranch would be a match made in heaven
Your intros always make me laugh. Thanks Matt and Happy Thanksgiving to your family and you
@Lucky Catalyn 🅰️🅾️ Why do you steal from other channels success? You are lame af...
10:20 Yo I think this is one of the few channels where the shallow depth of field doesn't always work out, I like being able to see the impact more clearly in this angle 😁
Edit: 16:36 And this, it's nicer to have you _and_ the target in the same shot like in your older videos..
Love the reference to some materials Engineering! “Through all the microstructure of the aluminum “ excellent demonstration
I remember this!!! Has it really been that long ago? Longtime, life long fan!!!
Maybe it’d be a nice idea to start marking the hits on things you shoot so that if you’re gonna do it again, you don’t need to try to remember, or if you plan to keep it at the bunker, people would see which Bullet made each hole.
Intros just keep getting better and better too lol
iraqveteran8888 style
I love that you've cracked the TH-cam algorithm demonetization(and an aluminum block) by really hyping up the science in recent episodes. :-P keep up the great work!!!
matt this has to be one of the smartest and coolest videos i’ve ever seen and in my opinion the best video u have ever made. i’ve been watching since 2018 and love ur vids but this has topped everything off. great content my guy❤️
I've only been watching for a couple of months and I agree completely
This has to be the greatest intro of all time
Mere knew everything!?! The plot twist!