2012 Christmas Lectures - Burning a Diamond
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2013
- Dr Peter Wothers is assisted by Nobel prize winner Sir Harry Kroto.
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Did prof. Kroto just go teary-eyed? :O
So sad. RIP Prof Kroto. May you break down into numerous wonderful organics!
2:38 That girl at the upper right corner made me lol
I swear the people who comment on youtube videos dont even watch the full thing
Rihanna knew it already "Shine bright like a diamond"
Juan Gea Shine on you crazy diamond.
Juan Gea She's however _burning_ her diamonds into the _limelight,_ not _lime-water._
And she's wrong about it... diamonds don't shine, they reflect. But who's complaining?
If they had used the engagement ring they could sue the company who sold it to them if they used the "Diamonds are Forever" advertising line.
or if it doesn't burn then it's not a diamond and they can also sue them for selling fake =P
@@brianuuuSonicReborn i dont think you will find any fake crystal that wont burn either way
Beautiful , love the music and obviously the cloud chamber, there's also a video by Brian cox on Wilson cloud chamber which is quite informative, actually an excerpt from one of the episodes of his new show
And by the way, thanks for the diamond ring (puts it in his pocket)
The moment he said "it's a pretty low-grade diamond", I felt sorry for the Kroto couple
computer2computer He was talking about the diamond that was burning, not their wedding ring.
Scrippy Chicken The diamond that was burning WAS from her wedding ring. He took the diamond out of its socket on the ring itself, and even mentioned something about the diamond coming out of the socket easily.
austen hult he did say it wasn't hers.
computer2computer austen hult Perhaps you missed the part where he said they didn't actually burn their engagement ring. Rewind the video to around 3:59 for it. They actually burnt a decoy instead - the low grade diamond.
austen hult lol .. pay attention kid, it was a PRANK .. the wive was probably in on it. It was probably a completely fake ring or they just switched the diamond. He said "don't worry we didn't really burn your diamond" he probably should have made it clearer that it was a joke/prank. They burned a low grade diamond and made him think it was his wedding ring.
Apart from the cool experiments here, I LOVE the theme song or whatever, which is played at the end! I think it may have some Egyptian feel to it. Is there a name for this song?
Also, for some reason, I think that yellow lab coat looks a bit cool--kind of different from the normal white.
From John Nozum
It's something to do with the electron, the IA unsure in periodic table is quite unique due to its colour spectrum as you can see in firework. It's a bit complicated :)
hier deserves more views !!!
The guy's probably like, "heh what...😢u...u just burned my diamond.I... I could've used that"
Can you make the domain liquid? ?
Would you kindly share the source of the title music? It's the same intro music as the other lectures on your site and it's not listed in the credits. Thanks.
was just wondering why does the hydrogen flame have colour?
This was very neat. In liquid oxygen they burn white and very brightly.
If I was stupid enough to buy an engagement ring with a diamond involved, and someone asked me if they could burn it, I’d say yes before they even finished their sentence.
@ 03:11 is that actress ellen page sitting first in the right..
"Don't worry, it is merely a run of the mill blood diamond".
Clearly wasn’t her diamond 💎He wouldn’t have removed it that easily from her mounting. And getting a diamond that hot would turn it milky white.
RIP Sir Kroto
There are tons of diamonds that are not gem quality. Synthetic diamond can be made in factories.
Guys, he said that the fake diamond is a low grade diamond, not the couple's diamond
so diamonds burn or not?
...yes.
Honestly the whole prank part was unnecessary -- I'm here to watch burning diamonds, not squirming nobel prize winners
You did see a diamond burn, just a low grade one, not her engagement ring lol
I know; but I find the whole need to deceive everyone into thinking it was the engagement ring unnecessary
Aldurnamiyanrandvora it's called showmanship. The difference between a boring demonstration and an interesting, engaging demonstration that you not only enjoy but also learn more from.
yeah, you're right XD I guess that's why I can never get into TV these days -- too much emphasis on entertainment and drama
Aldurnamiyanrandvora Agreed. Internet saved me. Any bitch tries anything on my baby will die. Barack Osama, i'm lookg somewhat in your direction!.
he must have pocketed the diamond instead lol
burning diamonds for science!
3:11 nooo....
SO much stress for the poor woman and her husband. How could they focus on the experiment with that prank going on?
Mark Patterson They were in on it of course.
Mikael Murstam The wife probably was; prof Kroto, i'm not so sure
That Nile Red guy burned a diamond into CO2, and used it to make carbonated water. I guess it didn't taste all that bad.
The Wild Wild West The Night Of The Burning Diamond 1966 :)
Escobar: heats with money
This dude: pathetic
Who else came here from ScienceAlert ?
Perhaps it was a labgrown diamond?
I guess they can afford to burn diamonds if you have to be a member of the RI for 100 pounds per year just to enter the ballot for a chance to be allowed to buy a ticket for the lecture, haha :)
This is a very very expensive experiment, the most hearthbreaking ever :(. But you have done really well thank really much for the experiment
deadly but unknow Nonsense; diamonds are almost worthless. The market is controlled on a global scale by De Beers.
deadly but unknow Diamonds are worthless, the perceived value and resale is all an illusion. Also, watch the whole video before commenting.
Well, I wholeheartedly agree in the spirit of the concept, SeabasR, but while they are a conceptual sham for pricing (especially at 600+% markup as stones & jewelry), they do have *some* worth.
Being one of the hardest materials we have available, they make excellent cutting implements like coatings for saw blades, drill bits, etc. so their value is still somewhat intact, even if drastically lessened. :)
Diamonds are a bit more expensive now.
nope
jajaja que preferimos un trozo de grafeno quemado o un diamante quemado?? jaja yo quiero a los dos :D
I always burn diamonds when I have barbecues. U_U
It was an expensive experiment.
I don't understand.
Does the lady get her diamond back or not?
Doesn't that prove that some part of the diamond is gone now?
They used another cheaper diamond to burn, it was just a joke.
He didn't actually just burn a wedding ring right?
Trevor Brosiedon Fuck I should have waited till I finished the video lol
This is a small display of what a White Dwarf star is. This shows why no White Dwarf star has burned out in the lifetime of the Universe. They are giant burning diamonds.
Without a PhD the diamond would burn 2C + O2 --> 2 CO, not even producing hyper-expensive lime water. Cool reaction though.
+SheffieldRock well, it does not produce lime water: you start with lime water and get calcium carbonate. All lime water is not hyper-expensive: the calcium does not care what allotrope the carbone came from.
+SheffieldRock Well, thats all well and good, but you seem to have TOTALLY missed the point.
You are correct but not entirely. It does produce both CO2 and CO and not just carbon monoxide. He may have neglected that fact so as to not scare the audience with such a small amount of CO
and yes, Doc daneeka did totally miss your point
He sounds like Gordon Ramsay
hot pan, olive oil, diamond in, milky lime water produce by diamond, DONE!
There's a release of energy anytime you burn something--as heat and (at least usually) light. Hydrogen is no different.
he sounds a bit like gordorn ramsay
yaa
so you just BURNED her engagement ring's DIAMOND? WTF is WRONG with youuuuuuuuuuu
So I guess you didn't watch to the end lol
Like if you're here from captainspaklrez liquid carbon lecture!
burn some graphene....WE WANT GGRRAAAAAPPHHEEEENNEEE..the world is ROARING for it..its like inventing iron and copper and plastic at the same time
I mean you could probably just replace it with a manufactured diamond. Unless that ring cost a more than a million, the rock really _is_ pretty worthless.
Children in Africa could have eaten that diamond
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
mick shnick Then they should have ate it when they mined it
Lol.. the guy burning the diamond was telling that it's a cheap diamond in front of the couple hahahaha how harsh
sc113191 It wasn't his wife's real diamond engagement ring. It was just another diamond they brought in for the show. They choose a low grade one because they didn't want to destroy an expensive one, obviously.
Conor Langford But still it´s very fucking rude! xD
How...? The diamond was ordered for the show. Who do you think was he even insulting?
sc113191 Do you even comprehend, bro?
caues its so hot? or there are probably impurities.
audience seems bored.
Так вот куда идут наши налоги.
he called him cheap at the end just by saying it was low quality diamond
Javy Damas No .. the guy could have been clearer. But it was just a prank, they did not really use his wive's ring/diamond. They used a low grade diamond instead.
+Javy Damas You didn't hear correctly, they burned a fake diamond which was low grade instead of the real one.
+Hamguy Bacon ah so if I said your gold is 3carat and my gold is 24 carat would that mean your 3 carat is fake?
low grade high grade diamond .. the diamond is still a real diamond. "common sense" is all we need for that words.
is this hogwarts?
that's was stupid to be said !! and rude too !! 4:04
Faisaveli Immortaveli It wasn't his wife's real diamond engagement ring. It was just another diamond they brought in for the show. They choose a low grade one because they didn't want to destroy an expensive one, obviously.
Ahaaaa thanx
You're welcome. :)
who esle feels like they just wasted four minutes of their life?
So if you donate to the Ri they use the money to burn diamonds :/
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Uh next time you might want to just not even mention the low grade quality of the diamond in front of the people who allowed you to use it. Smart with no common sense.
And what if they bought it?
I'm sorry you're bad at parsing English, Kyle.
That made no sense at all.
I don't understand your point. The diamond they used didn't come from anybody in the audience.
The diamond they burned is probably a diamond that was made in a laboratory, as opposed to a natural diamond.
It still is a real diamond, in the sense that it is still the same allotrope of carbon, and chemically indistinguishable from a natural diamond.
I like it, but somehow he sounds annoying... And.. where is an actual supershow of burning the diamond?? Is that all? Just lots of unnecessary talking .
3:11 nooo....