Thanks, I am happy you enjoy my comments. 🤗I try not to just feed the trolls but set them a place at my table. The court jester wants to be entertained. 😎
@@philipbender956 the court jester entertains the court! Obvious voice over, “now I pour this perfect bar” and, oops. Evidently, Not all get your sense of humor. But I did. I must be brilliant 😂 thank you for your reply. Didn’t know if you would see it.
@@marbo6429 ok, first you will need to gather 10kg of computer scrap. Then you will stare at the moon for 7 lunar cycles as I download the golden knowledge to your mind.
By far the most instructive step by step video on this subject of gold reclamatin that I have seen in the last 10+ years of "trying to get it right". NO STEPS WERE LEFT OUT!!! It always left me so puzzled why anyone would even think about making an instructive video that leaves steps out or fails to give proportions. The context seemingly goes from one view to a completely different view thus bringing the nagging question to mind--"What did I miss? How did they go from here to there?" Well Sir, you have surpassed all others in making a true step by step instructable! Thank you so much!
Ummm. I'm guessing that what was left out was the importance of having a detailed understanding of the chemistry and the methods chemistry uses to carry out such reaction safely. Without those fundamentals, people are very like in danger of blowing themselves up or damaging themselves and others with powerful acids and such. In short, I suggest that LOTS of steps were left out. Still, I found it fascinating to watch.
Do that to lead others, astray, most likely due to greed and animalistic thinking. People think they are in some stupid rat race to keep up with the jonses is my guess 🤷♂️
I was reorganizing my storage unit one day and this old gentleman camw by to his storage unit next to mine (I think he mentioned he was turning 89 in a couple of weeks as we started talking). I moved my stuff out of the way so he could get to his unit. Lo and behold he had thousands of computer parts from the 1980s and 90s. He used to run a mainframe business. Anyway, I helped him put some “important” stuff into his car and I asked him if I could have any of the containers, never mind the parts. He told me to o take all of them. So I did and put them into my storage unit. I think I have roughly 60 pounds of these beautiful gold-plated connectors and chips lying around. Your video absolutely gave me some inspiration to make my own gold bar. Very well outlined. Thank you.
@@SeattlePioneer a quick calculation yeilds about $1,761.95 worth of gold (not including processing cost though) 60lb = 27215.5g 27215.5g * 0.001 (avg gold amount) = 27.22g of gold depending on nature of PCBs 27.22g * $64.73 = $1761.95 *Edit: with his amazing yeild, it would be close to $17,000!
Thank you for posting this. As a kid I worked helping do this (mid to late 70s) at our family owned business. I didn't really pay attention to the details but knew there was a chemical process for stripping precious metals using this process. We were doing it on an industrial scale, reclaiming gold and silver from aircraft parts. I still have the stamps and tools for marking the bars we sold. Thanks for detailing the process. This was fascinating.
I will give ya this, you do a good job at finally getting the gold out of the scrap. Cleanest gold refine I have ever seen online. Probably the purest as well.
Absolutely deserving of standing applause! The color of the ‘high purity’ gold-bearing solution literally took my breath away. It is reminiscent of the fire opals known to Mexico- a sort of jelly opal the color of bottled sunset. Seriously beautiful and unmistakable for sure. Thank you so much. I’ve watched numerous recovery vids, and none come even within sight of you, sir.
Thank you, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗 Yes high-purity, highly concentrated gold-bearing is quite beautiful. It is amazing to think that this is the dust from a star that went supernova.
I'm so glad I stuck with it and watched it to the end. That was really cool. If we did that in school, I believe I would have actually tried to learn some chemistry! Thank you.
Philip or Dr. Bender. Completely sold!!! I appreaciate your throughness in applied chemistry and not to leave the importance of procedure and SAFETY which you highly accentuate! Thank you!
@@threewavesgirl9899 I will attempt to bring you on a journey. Through the exciting world of chemistry. Today I will talk you through the depths of the gold and its properties. It all started with a star. But not just any star. One made mostly from hydrogen. Upon the violin death of that star it was able to produce heavier elements. That soon formed in to a new heavier star. Soon this cycle of star death and life will result in the formation of gold.....😀
Great video! I hope your a chemistry professor. Clear, direct, and with perfect execution. I think the gold bar is perfect as it sits. In the name of Science!
Very Nice presentation. Very clear and detailed. Thank you very much for that Mr. Bender. Nice side pastime for my retirement after equipment expenses..lol
I like you manner of speaking, it makes what you are saying perfectly clear and easy to understand what you are saying. When dealing with acid we must fully understand you and your methods , thank you. I bet your drains have no hair clogs, lol.
Wow really cool! I did some calculations and it turns out that at 26.16 grams of 22-carat gold, today you would have (gold being the price of $52.56 per gram) $1375.05 not too bad for saving old computer parts and then all of that in a day's work. Sounds kind of naive but I fix computers and for the longest time I didn't know that they had gold on the boards. If I only had all the circuit boards and pieces that I have thrown away. *shaking head* 😣🙄 Such is life. Great video! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
There are 24 hours in a day............he ran the pump for 72 hours..........plus the other processes. I also built and repaired computers and knew the contacts were gold. The same with SCART, PHONO, HDMI, etc connections. Gold plated for corrosion resistance.
You didn't pay very good attention if you thought that was accomplished in a "days work "! Just the first initial soak/washing stage took OVER 72hrs( AS HE STATED). and in total I think this whole process took most of a WEEK**. Id be curious to know the total amount of time it took actually....🤔
Honestly young lady, I'm a semi-retired roofer and life long scrapper, and even I have been saving computer boards, pins, prong strips of CPU's and every other type of gold in those boards, hard drives, keyboards, and cell phones (older) as well as conduction wires/ flat banding (which is pure gold wire) - for the past 20 years! The scrapyards I use actually pay you by weight for the very "cards" we just watched him process and have for the past 2 decades. Without coming off too condescending, if you "repaired" computers all that time, ( assuming you were physically dissecting and assessing the internal components with voltmeters, etc... What did you think all those bright yellow shiny things of those components are? Brass? While brass is used for many things, gold has always been the highest conductive metal occuring naturally in nature, far beyond aluminum, copper, or any others except for this new age of graphene (super conductors,) which are manmade in a lab. It's ok, it's never too late to start saving them and now you know!- high end stereo systems are loaded with them as well as basically all types of electronic equipment we see thrown away every day, and ONCE YOU START COLLECTING THEM --It adds up QUICK! I have buckets and gallon ziplock bags full of them. Even if you don't process them right now or by yourself, they are the same as "💲in the bank!" Happy hunting 💲
Outstanding video! I especially enjoy the detailed explanation of everything happening, what you were doing and why you were doing it. No details left out. Brilliant work!
I feel asleep somewhere around 16-17 minutes in... Looks like I'll need beakers, tubes, hardware, etc. to get started... but of course the main thing is to start collecting and salvaging old computer components etc to have enough to start.... Phillip, thanks for the step by step instructions! cool stuff...
Very cool video, thanks. I would almost be reluctant to precipitate the gold out of the aqua regia because it's so beautiful. I'm sure you know that when Germany invaded Denmark in 1940, George de Hevesy dissolved the gold Nobel Prizes of Max von Laue and James Franck in aqua regia to prevent the Nazis from taking them.The medals were then able to be recast after the war from the original gold.
Good recovery and refine!! It looks like it's very close to .999 Fine Gold!! Good job!! You're very right about the older scrap, a big difference!! They really did their job decreasing the gold content, seems like it's less than one micron now!! Have a GREAT Day!!!
@@briankidd2433 Maybe. Could be like almost every new technology that comes along. The most expensive time is when they're new and people are really wanting the product. Like so many things, for example flatscreen tv's, I bought a 55" flatscreen in 2011 for $497.00 on sale, the average price where I live was $800 to $1,200 for a 55"! Now you can get 4 or 5 different brands of a 65" for less than $300 new! There was alot more gold in the 80's but gold was also roughly $300 an ounce, today it's close to $1,600 an ounce! More than 500% increase. I know it's real nice to get ahold of the older computers when I can!
@@shaneyork300 As far as cheap big screen TV's the Chinese government subsidizes the manufacturers and with dirt cheap labor they can flood the market and put a hurting on all the other companies that can't compete. They get good prices on bulk components also made in country to make profit. It's insane how cheap they are. But this is standard business in China with many products sparking the trade war. Walmart, Harbor freight, Amazon, Ebay products etc...
Finally! A practical video on extraction and purification. I fell in love with that flask of brilliant orange solution! Better than a tequila sunrise! I am confident that I could perform the same operation with equal success after watching this video. Very well done. I especially liked how each step was well defined as to function. Thanks!
This video explains a lot about this lab I have been putting together at a mine. The owners plan on doing this on a large scale. Everything used in the video is in the lab plus a lot of smelting supplies outside.
i was watching sea fishing videos, how the hell did i end up getting recomended this? and then watchng the whole video! Fascinating, absolutely fascinating, thank you.
Hmm ... It was really an intricate procedure when dealing with lots of acids and these were so sensitive to humans as a whole. Two of my friends are dealing into scraps of old computer parts and shared like the same process this in video. They were buying some parts in view of some companies are upgrading their computer wares where truckloads were dumped at their yards. Now I am impressed the reasons behind why they collating all the junks which I came to know later that they making 'good money' out of the junks. Hmm ... such tedious processes but it is a worthwhile watching. Kudos !
has anyone ever told you that your voice is very unique? Reminds me of the old horror movie guys like boris karloff , vincent price! Great job on the lesson, safety first .
Greetings Philip, I want to congratulate you on the video, I'm from Brazil, and there are few who really "explain" the experiment in detail. I also like that you can speak calmly and slowly which helps a lot. I look forward to more videos. Big hug.
I just extracted my collection from our family's depot site and have over 2 ounces still have tons more to do. thanks for the instructions it really works well.
Great video, thank you. You explained it perfectly and made me feel like this is something I could attempt if I had the materials (and more experience) Appreciate it!
Im a computer tecnihician for almost 15 years and i had a lot of junk ram,videocards,moboards and processors in my old shop.I already knew this process but i never attempt to do it because of safety and health issue.This video is very intertaining.. i loved the voice over LOL!
"Most... of the base metals.... have been dissolved.... by the solution..... Only the Gold.... is strong enough to resist.... It's quite... enjoyable." 😂😂😂 @11:25
Oh my God I can watch this Channel all day long! Thank you so much you are absolutely brilliant! Your ideas are absolutely amazing! And so easy! Thank you thank you thank you❤❤❤
Phillip, Very interesting. I would urge you to emphasize the importance of protective gear in doing many of these processes. It would seem that at a minimum, eye protection, hand protection and a chemical mask. You are practiced and obviously competent but people unfamiliar with chemistry will lack these skills. Perhaps a short video on emergency accident neutralization.
Yes absolutely fascinating to watch your video! in the beginning this Goldextracting looks sort of straight forward, but after a while, well,... seems more and more complicated and rather like a medieval kind-of-thing. From a DYI kind of point of view I rather abstain. Thank you much for making this video!
still a pretty bar.... man, about 35 years ago I was in electronics school and my uncle was an accountant, gave me one of the first Burroughs Desk type computer. It had I think about 80 square ceramic CPU chips, many boards and components and I am sure it was full of gold. If I only would have known.....would have been nice to have for retirement. Thanks for the video !
they should teach this in senior year of highschool so that people who dont want to go to college can get into business doing this instead. They should give us practical knowledge like this.
First; this was a well documented and interesting intro to modern gold extraction and purification. Thank you. Second; All these Safety Sallies telling you to get PPE when you didn't need it. I handled HCl for years as a pre-teen child to burn my own warts off (real HCl from a laboratory, not COTS compound-w). My goal was to slowly burn part of my body away, which hurt, and I needed to repeat this hurt until it REALLY hurt (meaning the roots were killed and it was time to pull the whole wart out). So? Life hurts, Sallies. Get a dry diaper, and deal with it.
Why, thank you, friend. I have always been a strong proponent of proper safety equipment and attire. Surely you observed that I was wearing gloves when I stuck my hands, in the acid. 🤗
@@philipbender956 That I did brother. I was just giving you a bit of sh** for the no gloves at first but as the video went on I was like "you know, maybe I commented a bit to soon," because everyone knows damn well that's 80% of us. Lol. Not overly protective, we can afford a finger or two, maybe a couple skin grafts, but when its getting real we saftey up.😉😅 Good video all the same bro. Thank you. Cheers.
Thank you Philip. This method was used by Streetips also, with similar results. I have tried it but in much smaller scale. It works, but to justify economically the material must be over 10lb to start with.
Greetings! Thanks, I learned a lot. When I first heard your voice, I immediately understood your motives. As for negative comments, you (in your responses) just rolled with it. I was greatly impressed by your attitude! So, I learned both how to extract gold and be a golden example of humanity. Thanks, Philip! BTW, roughly $250.00 an hour, ain't bad for a hobby!
Approx. 1.0445% conversion to gold at hopefully 22 Carrat. Cost of equipment starting out = ~ 200 AUD. 26.1 g of gold ~ 84 AUD/g = I'm in! Move over recyclers, repurposers, et. al. ... Thanks for the vid., great job : ) The "containers" we used to call 'beakers' back in science at school. People should pay attention to safety very carefully learning how to do this. Have a good one !
You don't need scientific beakers and stuf. You can do it with plastic home depot buckets and thrift store cookware. Cost of equipment $20 US. 🤑 Happy you enjoyed the video 🤗 😀
metabisulphite is also used in wine making, as a sterilizing agent. It's also used as a baby bottle sterilizer too. who would have guessed it is also useful in refining gold?
Thanks, I am happy you have recognised my work. I have voiced over, over 3675 robo call messages. My work is very important and helpful to humanity. For example, a recent message I worked on was for the Social Security Administration. The message was warning people that their social security number was about to expire😳 But with my robo speaking skills. I was able to direct people to press 1 to speak with the next available agent. I have helped so many people over the years with that work🤗🥰
With gold prices up thats a pretty good "bar" for your effort! Very well detailed video, you have a gift my friend! Thanks, Im off to destroy my lungs and melt off some skin. Gold plated coins and jewellery look out!
And this folks is the reason why way back when, there were people requesting your old computers and phones or anything that could have precious medals extracted from them. I remember asking what would anyone do with all that broken down junk. At $2000 an ounce, a lot. Lol great vid 👍👍
Same here! I was a laboratory professional for 35 years. We were never allowed to handle, pour or mix acids or alkaline solutions without wearing nitrile or thick rubber gloves, protective apron, face mask/respirator and face shield. Acid burns are not fun on any part of the skin or face.
Oh my gosh, your replies to the lazy, unimaginative trolls are priceless. Great sense of humor and brilliant at the same time. Fascinating.
Thanks, I am happy you enjoy my comments. 🤗I try not to just feed the trolls but set them a place at my table. The court jester wants to be entertained. 😎
@@philipbender956 the court jester entertains the court! Obvious voice over, “now I pour this perfect bar” and, oops. Evidently, Not all get your sense of humor. But I did. I must be brilliant 😂 thank you for your reply. Didn’t know if you would see it.
@@Mama_298 yes, only the most intelligent will understand my humor. I am happy you are one of us. Thanks, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗😀
@@philipbender956 Make me one of you..I beseech thee
@@marbo6429 ok, first you will need to gather 10kg of computer scrap. Then you will stare at the moon for 7 lunar cycles as I download the golden knowledge to your mind.
By far the most instructive step by step video on this subject of gold reclamatin that I have seen in the last 10+ years of "trying to get it right". NO STEPS WERE LEFT OUT!!! It always left me so puzzled why anyone would even think about making an instructive video that leaves steps out or fails to give proportions. The context seemingly goes from one view to a completely different view thus bringing the nagging question to mind--"What did I miss? How did they go from here to there?" Well Sir, you have surpassed all others in making a true step by step instructable! Thank you so much!
Thanks, I am happy you enjoyed the video. 🤗☺️
Ummm. I'm guessing that what was left out was the importance of having a detailed understanding of the chemistry and the methods chemistry uses to carry out such reaction safely. Without those fundamentals, people are very like in danger of blowing themselves up or damaging themselves and others with powerful acids and such.
In short, I suggest that LOTS of steps were left out.
Still, I found it fascinating to watch.
Do that to lead others, astray, most likely due to greed and animalistic thinking. People think they are in some stupid rat race to keep up with the jonses is my guess 🤷♂️
I was reorganizing my storage unit one day and this old gentleman camw by to his storage unit next to mine (I think he mentioned he was turning 89 in a couple of weeks as we started talking). I moved my stuff out of the way so he could get to his unit. Lo and behold he had thousands of computer parts from the 1980s and 90s. He used to run a mainframe business. Anyway, I helped him put some “important” stuff into his car and I asked him if I could have any of the containers, never mind the parts. He told me to o take all of them. So I did and put them into my storage unit. I think I have roughly 60 pounds of these beautiful gold-plated connectors and chips lying around. Your video absolutely gave me some inspiration to make my own gold bar. Very well outlined. Thank you.
So.... how did it go?
@@SeattlePioneer a quick calculation yeilds about $1,761.95 worth of gold (not including processing cost though)
60lb = 27215.5g
27215.5g * 0.001 (avg gold amount) = 27.22g of gold depending on nature of PCBs
27.22g * $64.73 = $1761.95
*Edit: with his amazing yeild, it would be close to $17,000!
Thank you for posting this. As a kid I worked helping do this (mid to late 70s) at our family owned business. I didn't really pay attention to the details but knew there was a chemical process for stripping precious metals using this process. We were doing it on an industrial scale, reclaiming gold and silver from aircraft parts. I still have the stamps and tools for marking the bars we sold. Thanks for detailing the process. This was fascinating.
That’s PFA. I wish you could post a photo here!
I love when he says "Has been digested quite nicely" and then "Its very enjoyable to scrape"
😆😁😄 Thanks, I am happy you enjoyed the video🤗😀
This dude is thorough, not leaving any gold behind, I’m here for it 😁. Shoutout to a king tho 🤴🏼
Missing Chemistry 101 way back during my college days.
Amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to show us this. Probably, not many people have the patience to do this, so I applaud you.
I sure as hell don't have the patience to do this or the time. I have a thing called a life
The clarity of your English is a godsend. Your slow and precise talking makes this incredibly easy to follow. Thanks!
Thanks, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗 😀
I will give ya this, you do a good job at finally getting the gold out of the scrap. Cleanest gold refine I have ever seen online. Probably the purest as well.
This man should start his own company.
Absolutely deserving of standing applause! The color of the ‘high purity’ gold-bearing solution literally took my breath away. It is reminiscent of the fire opals known to Mexico- a sort of jelly opal the color of bottled sunset. Seriously beautiful and unmistakable for sure. Thank you so much. I’ve watched numerous recovery vids, and none come even within sight of you, sir.
Thank you, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗 Yes high-purity, highly concentrated gold-bearing is quite beautiful. It is amazing to think that this is the dust from a star that went supernova.
@@philipbender956 how many computers did this take
@@jaydenmaras5166 around 300 computers.
@@philipbender956 ok
With gold now @ $1703.18/oz / 300 = $5.68 or £4.58 / computer.
I'm so glad I stuck with it and watched it to the end. That was really cool. If we did that in school, I believe I would have actually tried to learn some chemistry! Thank you.
Thankyou, I am happy you enjoyed the video.😆
Philip or Dr. Bender. Completely sold!!! I appreaciate your throughness in applied chemistry and not to leave the importance of procedure and SAFETY which you highly accentuate! Thank you!
Really wearing gloves and googles from the beginning would be recommended if you really wanted to make this mess. Seriously toxic waste.
Looks like 26+ grams of .990 gold. A troy oz. Is around $2000.00. pretty darn lucrative! You've sold me on idea.
finally he wears gloves at 27 hours! This is very clear instruction and makes it all seem very do-able. Thank you!
Very thorough chemistry and thoroughly explained with very nice results!
And, Thanks, Stephen Hawking for narrating.😁
Dr. A 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dr A, you makes me laugh so loud ,that my wife run to the office to see if something happen to me.
Dr. A a drugged, or drunk .. Stephen hawking...
I had to double take what I was reading. Stephen Hawking. Ha, ha, ha.
😂😂
This is like asmr, so relaxing. Your voice reminds me of a 1960's movie narrator
Thanks,I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗😀
@@threewavesgirl9899 I will attempt to bring you on a journey. Through the exciting world of chemistry. Today I will talk you through the depths of the gold and its properties. It all started with a star. But not just any star. One made mostly from hydrogen. Upon the violin death of that star it was able to produce heavier elements. That soon formed in to a new heavier star. Soon this cycle of star death and life will result in the formation of gold.....😀
Thanks for your explicitly detailed process. You are providing a public service and educational value.
Great video! I hope your a chemistry professor. Clear, direct, and with perfect execution. I think the gold bar is perfect as it sits. In the name of Science!
I hope you're a chemistry professor, not your.
Thank me very much.
YOU'RE
Do people no longer go to grade school?
How embarrassing to be so illiterate, so ignorant.
Very Nice presentation. Very clear and detailed. Thank you very much for that Mr. Bender. Nice side pastime for my retirement after equipment expenses..lol
Thank you for speaking slowly and clearly. Most people speak too fast and we have to back the video up.
I like you manner of speaking, it makes what you are saying perfectly clear and easy to understand what you are saying. When dealing with acid we must fully understand you and your methods , thank you. I bet your drains have no hair clogs, lol.
I never knew these electronic parts contained gold. Thanks for a painstaking video.
You are welcome.
And this is why it’s good to listen to your Science teacher 👍🏽
Wow really cool! I did some calculations and it turns out that at 26.16 grams of 22-carat gold, today you would have (gold being the price of $52.56 per gram) $1375.05 not too bad for saving old computer parts and then all of that in a day's work. Sounds kind of naive but I fix computers and for the longest time I didn't know that they had gold on the boards. If I only had all the circuit boards and pieces that I have thrown away. *shaking head* 😣🙄 Such is life. Great video! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Wow, I asked that question...thanks for the answer!
There are 24 hours in a day............he ran the pump for 72 hours..........plus the other processes.
I also built and repaired computers and knew the contacts were gold.
The same with SCART, PHONO, HDMI, etc connections. Gold plated for corrosion resistance.
You didn't pay very good attention if you thought that was accomplished in a "days work "! Just the first initial soak/washing stage took OVER 72hrs( AS HE STATED). and in total I think this whole process took most of a WEEK**. Id be curious to know the total amount of time it took actually....🤔
Honestly young lady, I'm a semi-retired roofer and life long scrapper, and even I have been saving computer boards, pins, prong strips of CPU's and every other type of gold in those boards, hard drives, keyboards, and cell phones (older) as well as conduction wires/ flat banding (which is pure gold wire) - for the past 20 years! The scrapyards I use actually pay you by weight for the very "cards" we just watched him process and have for the past 2 decades. Without coming off too condescending, if you "repaired" computers all that time, ( assuming you were physically dissecting and assessing the internal components with voltmeters, etc... What did you think all those bright yellow shiny things of those components are? Brass? While brass is used for many things, gold has always been the highest conductive metal occuring naturally in nature, far beyond aluminum, copper, or any others except for this new age of graphene (super conductors,) which are manmade in a lab.
It's ok, it's never too late to start saving them and now you know!- high end stereo systems are loaded with them as well as basically all types of electronic equipment we see thrown away every day, and ONCE YOU START COLLECTING THEM --It adds up QUICK! I have buckets and gallon ziplock bags full of them. Even if you don't process them right now or by yourself, they are the same as "💲in the bank!"
Happy hunting 💲
Outstanding video! I especially enjoy the detailed explanation of everything happening, what you were doing and why you were doing it. No details left out. Brilliant work!
Thanks, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗😀
This was so interesting. Thank you for the detailed and fascinating video!
I feel asleep somewhere around 16-17 minutes in... Looks like I'll need beakers, tubes, hardware, etc. to get started... but of course the main thing is to start collecting and salvaging old computer components etc to have enough to start.... Phillip, thanks for the step by step instructions! cool stuff...
Very cool video, thanks. I would almost be reluctant to precipitate the gold out of the aqua regia because it's so beautiful. I'm sure you know that when Germany invaded Denmark in 1940, George de Hevesy dissolved the gold Nobel Prizes of Max von Laue and James Franck in aqua regia to prevent the Nazis from taking them.The medals were then able to be recast after the war from the original gold.
Thank you for the video! I’m not going to lie, when you said “perfect gold bar” i couldn’t help but die laughing seeing the gold flying everywhere 😂
Thanks, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗😀
Good recovery and refine!! It looks like it's very close to .999 Fine Gold!! Good job!! You're very right about the older scrap, a big difference!! They really did their job decreasing the gold content, seems like it's less than one micron now!!
Have a GREAT Day!!!
Hence, the reason why the older computers were so expensive. The amount of gold in them.
@@briankidd2433 Maybe. Could be like almost every new technology that comes along. The most expensive time is when they're new and people are really wanting the product. Like so many things, for example flatscreen tv's, I bought a 55" flatscreen in 2011 for $497.00 on sale, the average price where I live was $800 to $1,200 for a 55"! Now you can get 4 or 5 different brands of a 65" for less than $300 new! There was alot more gold in the 80's but gold was also roughly $300 an ounce, today it's close to $1,600 an ounce! More than 500% increase. I know it's real nice to get ahold of the older computers when I can!
@@shaneyork300 As far as cheap big screen TV's the Chinese government subsidizes the manufacturers and with dirt cheap labor they can flood the market and put a hurting on all the other companies that can't compete. They get good prices on bulk components also made in country to make profit. It's insane how cheap they are. But this is standard business in China with many products sparking the trade war. Walmart, Harbor freight, Amazon, Ebay products etc...
Finally! A practical video on extraction and purification. I fell in love with that flask of brilliant orange solution! Better than a tequila sunrise! I am confident that I could perform the same operation with equal success after watching this video. Very well done. I especially liked how each step was well defined as to function. Thanks!
For even longer and more detailed videos of the various methods of precious metals recovery, see those by sreetips.
Thank you, for stating so clearly your content at the begining. It was just what i needed.
Thanks, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗😀
this was pretty awesome to watch and learn. congratulations on your work and thanks for sharing it! love the depth of the voice over!
Thanks, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗 😀
This was very educational, thank you so much. That was a beautiful gold nugget.
Thank you, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤣😀
THE BEST VIDEO I'VE EVER WATCHED 💯. Just subscribed and will be recommending to everyone I know. Thanks for sharing 💛
Thank you for your good and useful narration,and explanation!God bless you Sir!
This video explains a lot about this lab I have been putting together at a mine.
The owners plan on doing this on a large scale.
Everything used in the video is in the lab plus a lot of smelting supplies outside.
Great video, really fascinating! I, for one, loved your voice. It was like being taught chemistry by G-man! ;)
Fascinating. I never was a chemistry enthusiast, but now I believe it why we need it. Thanks.
Stay in School... :-/
Still can't believe he's doing this without gloves! Very thorough. Thanks!
Thank you, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗😀
Great demonstration guide, thank you for the guide in refining for gold from old computer parts.
Thanks, I am happy you enjoyed the video 🤗😀
i was watching sea fishing videos, how the hell did i end up getting recomended this? and then watchng the whole video! Fascinating, absolutely fascinating, thank you.
I am happy you enjoyed the video 😊 Thank you for watching.
Bering sea gold is a show on Discovery. Could have been the missing link
The Autistic Angler same here.....
I was mesmerized by this video...the colors were amazing and the end product was beautiful....but boy what a process...thank you for sharing
took the words outta my mouth
At $ 1600 an oz, how much work did he do. 26 oz times $ 1600 an oz. Do the math Janet Plummer..
@@cgod241 It must have been while you were...
#Sucking.
@@mikebigelow9057 Scales was in grams not ozs. He had not quite an oz.
Wow, such an amount of Gold in this little bit of scrap! I'm amazed, great video!
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Great video. Thanks. You are a very good teacher, precise and clear.
That was pretty amazing. Thank you!
Makes me want to go buy a chemistry set. Great video thank you
Hmm ...
It was really an intricate procedure when dealing with lots of acids and these were so sensitive to humans as a whole. Two of my friends are dealing into scraps of old computer parts and shared like the same process this in video. They were buying some parts in view of some companies are upgrading their computer wares where truckloads were dumped at their yards. Now I am impressed the reasons behind why they collating all the junks which I came to know later that they making 'good money' out of the junks.
Hmm ... such tedious processes but it is a worthwhile watching. Kudos !
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Beyond my capacity to competently replicate, but fascinating! Thank you for scratching my scientific curiousity bug 🙏
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has anyone ever told you that your voice is very unique? Reminds me of the old horror movie guys like boris karloff , vincent price! Great job on the lesson, safety first .
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Greetings Philip, I want to congratulate you on the video, I'm from Brazil, and there are few who really "explain" the experiment in detail. I also like that you can speak calmly and slowly which helps a lot. I look forward to more videos. Big hug.
I just extracted my collection from our family's depot site and have over 2 ounces still have tons more to do. thanks for the instructions it really works well.
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Very well explained with the right equipment and a little time looks like the common guy could pull this off thank you
Absolutely, the common guy can pull this off. I am the common guy 😉
thank you for the chemistry. i learned a lot.
Great video, thank you. You explained it perfectly and made me feel like this is something I could attempt if I had the materials (and more experience)
Appreciate it!
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Jeez, that extracting process is intense. Thanks for uploading
Im a computer tecnihician for almost 15 years and i had a lot of junk ram,videocards,moboards and processors in my old shop.I already knew this process but i never attempt to do it because of safety and health issue.This video is very intertaining.. i loved the voice over LOL!
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this guy is why we have to take those im not a robot tests
Couldn't have said it better 😎👍
"Most... of the base metals.... have been dissolved.... by the solution..... Only the Gold.... is strong enough to resist.... It's quite... enjoyable." 😂😂😂 @11:25
Why is this comment so far down in the comment section?! This comment is a work of art!!
Well that robot is pretty fucking smart but your comment is not😮
Thank you brilliant ❤
Oh my God I can watch this Channel all day long! Thank you so much you are absolutely brilliant! Your ideas are absolutely amazing! And so easy! Thank you thank you thank you❤❤❤
Thanks for the lesson, very interesting such a mammoth and intricate process. Most satisfying to watch!
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Phillip, Very interesting. I would urge you to emphasize the importance of protective gear in doing many of these processes. It would seem that at a minimum, eye protection, hand protection and a chemical mask. You are practiced and obviously competent but people unfamiliar with chemistry will lack these skills. Perhaps a short video on emergency accident neutralization.
Hint: Fume Cupboard...
Thank you for sharing. Very informative - I only wish I had paid more attention in chemistry class!
Beautiful work. I've done a similar extraction procedure some three years ago and enjoyed it a lot. Learned lots of additional things from you though!
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Yes absolutely fascinating to watch your video! in the beginning this Goldextracting looks sort of straight forward, but after a while, well,... seems more and more complicated and rather like a medieval kind-of-thing. From a DYI kind of point of view I rather abstain. Thank you much for making this video!
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A perfect bar of gold... hilarious!
Use 1.5 speed for best watching results..this guy is genius...but I'd cut out a few steps as I need that gold fast!
Lol you right
You..you.. Robber $$$ lol
Duck!!11!!1
d'Oh!!11!
NeverMind :'(
still a pretty bar....
man, about 35 years ago I was in electronics school and my uncle was an accountant, gave me one of the first Burroughs Desk type computer. It had I think about 80 square ceramic CPU chips, many boards and components and I am sure it was full of gold. If I only would have known.....would have been nice to have for retirement.
Thanks for the video !
Pretty cool. I had no idea. Fascinating.
Chemists job...with thorough knowledge.
Thank you 😊 for sharing
That was interesting to me.
they should teach this in senior year of highschool so that people who dont want to go to college can get into business doing this instead.
They should give us practical knowledge like this.
I offered to teach at the local high school but they refused claiming the process was too dangerous for children.
@@philipbender956 it is very dangerous tho.👩🎓but can be done
Hey Phillip, Really enjoyed the video. Thanks!
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First; this was a well documented and interesting intro to modern gold extraction and purification. Thank you.
Second; All these Safety Sallies telling you to get PPE when you didn't need it. I handled HCl for years as a pre-teen child to burn my own warts off (real HCl from a laboratory, not COTS compound-w). My goal was to slowly burn part of my body away, which hurt, and I needed to repeat this hurt until it REALLY hurt (meaning the roots were killed and it was time to pull the whole wart out). So? Life hurts, Sallies. Get a dry diaper, and deal with it.
Extremely sweet voice!
Hey!.... Hey you! Yes you- Cleveland!! EXCELLENT use of PPE and appropriate work area.
Why, thank you, friend. I have always been a strong proponent of proper safety equipment and attire. Surely you observed that I was wearing gloves when I stuck my hands, in the acid. 🤗
@@philipbender956 That I did brother. I was just giving you a bit of sh** for the no gloves at first but as the video went on I was like "you know, maybe I commented a bit to soon," because everyone knows damn well that's 80% of us. Lol. Not overly protective, we can afford a finger or two, maybe a couple skin grafts, but when its getting real we saftey up.😉😅
Good video all the same bro. Thank you. Cheers.
Thank you Philip. This method was used by Streetips also, with similar results. I have tried it but in much smaller scale. It works, but to justify economically the material must be over 10lb to start with.
Greetings! Thanks, I learned a lot. When I first heard your voice, I immediately understood your motives. As for negative comments, you (in your responses) just rolled with it. I was greatly impressed by your attitude! So, I learned both how to extract gold and be a golden example of humanity. Thanks, Philip! BTW, roughly $250.00 an hour, ain't bad for a hobby!
good comment; what numbers gave you $250usd per hour please ?
how to extract gold, not abstract gold
@@solosailorsv8065 Where did he state $250 USD per hour? Australia and Hong Kong use Dollars also.
$1450.00 per gram divided by the time taken.
@@hughjaanus6680 Ah! Thanks, I need to proofread better. Hopefully, I've done better in the time since.
@@GLACIOUS13 10 months later......
If my chem teacher had us do projects like this I may have gotten better grades!! Great video :-D
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Approx. 1.0445% conversion to gold at hopefully 22 Carrat.
Cost of equipment starting out = ~ 200 AUD.
26.1 g of gold ~ 84 AUD/g = I'm in!
Move over recyclers, repurposers, et. al. ...
Thanks for the vid., great job : ) The "containers" we used to call 'beakers' back in science at school.
People should pay attention to safety very carefully learning how to do this.
Have a good one !
You don't need scientific beakers and stuf. You can do it with plastic home depot buckets and thrift store cookware. Cost of equipment $20 US. 🤑 Happy you enjoyed the video 🤗 😀
A fascinating process, and very educational. Thank you.
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Keep doing you because your voice didn't bother me. Pronunciation is key on here i can careless as long as i could understand you
Sha B00gz Agree 100%
100% agree. Keep it up. I understood everything just fine.
I thought Muriatic was Mud Pie. Doesn't work. Sheeit.
In science, if you can barely understand each other, it’s enough. And yet some people can speak the same language and never understand.
metabisulphite is also used in wine making, as a sterilizing agent. It's also used as a baby bottle sterilizer too. who would have guessed it is also useful in refining gold?
In your spare time, I bet you're the voice for the robocalls that I keep getting!
Thanks, I am happy you have recognised my work. I have voiced over, over 3675 robo call messages. My work is very important and helpful to humanity. For example, a recent message I worked on was for the Social Security Administration. The message was warning people that their social security number was about to expire😳 But with my robo speaking skills. I was able to direct people to press 1 to speak with the next available agent. I have helped so many people over the years with that work🤗🥰
Very interesting, informative and entertaining. Thanks.
Thank you Dr. Heisenberg
With gold prices up thats a pretty good "bar" for your effort! Very well detailed video, you have a gift my friend! Thanks, Im off to destroy my lungs and melt off some skin. Gold plated coins and jewellery look out!
A process to the process....
i'd love to see the continuation of this video, good work
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And this folks is the reason why way back when, there were people requesting your old computers and phones or anything that could have precious medals extracted from them. I remember asking what would anyone do with all that broken down junk. At $2000 an ounce, a lot. Lol great vid 👍👍
After an extremely meticulous video, the final pour of the "perfect" bar was awesome!
Thanks, most people don't get my dry sense of humor 😂
@@Kim_Kardashcam yes I have a very "dry" sense of humor. Hopefully my video has quenched your thirst for knowledge.
Kim_Kardashcam waste of a comment 🙄
That was freaking cool!
Rotary gun
Excellent dude thanks for sharing this 👍👍
I enjoyed the video. I'm just smart enough to know my limitations, at least most of the time. This tells me to hang on to my shovel, pick and pan.
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I just want to scratch out my ear drums after hearing your unique voice.
Extremely thorough, thank you for making this video.
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Same here! I was a laboratory professional for 35 years. We were never allowed to handle, pour or mix acids or alkaline solutions without wearing nitrile or thick rubber gloves, protective apron, face mask/respirator and face shield. Acid burns are not fun on any part of the skin or face.
Thank you for your fascinating and informative video.
Very interesting. And relaxing.
Very cool
No stupid unnecessary music and a very precise tutorial 👌
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very satisfying to watch. the robot voice was also an added charm :D
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Interesting video from Mr. Excitement
Hey hey hey that was my nickname back in college 😂