Can You Melt Obsidian and Cast a Sword?

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  • I took some user comments way too seriously and figured out how to melt obsidian and sand cast it into a sword.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 30 тис.

  • @reeeeepuffs
    @reeeeepuffs 4 роки тому +6371

    Instructions unclear
    There is a nether portal in my garage

  • @tropturd6458
    @tropturd6458 4 роки тому +13540

    **melts obsidian**
    Minecraft players: *impossible*

    • @roadkill236
      @roadkill236 4 роки тому +142

      Are you in a great pain?

    • @christophervazquez5561
      @christophervazquez5561 4 роки тому +56

      @@roadkill236 spinel

    • @qwertyman1511
      @qwertyman1511 4 роки тому +98

      What happens to items you toss into lava

    • @justurbob
      @justurbob 4 роки тому +21

      SPINEL DID THEY FUSE ON U AND USE THEIR SWORD ON U
      *coughs*Obs*coughs*idi*coughs*an

    • @nothingelseyt688
      @nothingelseyt688 4 роки тому +13

      Hey spinel try to defeat the ultimate fusion
      *OBSIDIAN*

  • @RichWoods23
    @RichWoods23 2 роки тому +315

    Obsidian appears to be an excellent choice of material if you want to break crucibles and kilns.

  • @austinbrown4707
    @austinbrown4707 2 роки тому +512

    The metallurgy classes ive taken are all telling me that this is a bad, gross idea. And it is. Obsidian is terribly brittle and you mix it with metals that have a completely different grain structure. A better way to do this would be to grind it into a fine powder and compress it (sintering), like tungsten rods. This would eliminate the need for flux and force the obsidian back into its "normal" grain structure

    • @081_MM
      @081_MM Рік тому +21

      It is very brittle,
      -said every creative mode player

    • @yamiyomizuki
      @yamiyomizuki Рік тому +16

      obsidian is a glass and glass by definition doesn't have a grain structure.

    • @davidbakke9293
      @davidbakke9293 Рік тому +10

      @@081_MM obsidian is like the glass they use for the windshield in cars. It’s really hard, but once it’s penetrated, then it shatters.

    • @thoughtsfromthebrain3805
      @thoughtsfromthebrain3805 Рік тому +6

      @@davidbakke9293 Pretty sure Obsidian is different as windshield glass is often laminated glass with 3 layers, glass/plastic/glass, so when it cracks it doesn't shatter. While side windows are often tempered glass, with the outside in compression and interior in tension, this causes it to fracture into small pieces.

    • @guy-gw2cd
      @guy-gw2cd Рік тому +2

      "And then i hit him with a baseball Bat Witch they did not see because they only see rocks and minerals"

  • @griskosamohonka4486
    @griskosamohonka4486 4 роки тому +7009

    False instructions. I tried to make it at home and now i'm in nether

    • @martin3288
      @martin3288 4 роки тому +274

      Is the WiFi better now in the nether? Last week i could not even send pictures

    • @griskosamohonka4486
      @griskosamohonka4486 4 роки тому +161

      @@martin3288 Well it was better in the overworld but i can live with it

    • @jawzdu5549
      @jawzdu5549 4 роки тому +83

      Czech Gopnik i know why.
      You made the obsidian sword but their was a hole in the middle that got lit by using the kilt and now you are in the nether.

    • @ainzwolfords3769
      @ainzwolfords3769 4 роки тому +10

      lol

    • @vllnv6026
      @vllnv6026 4 роки тому +28

      how did you sleep

  • @whyuneedtoknow1088
    @whyuneedtoknow1088 4 роки тому +996

    Scientists: obsidian is pretty fragile
    Minecraft players: R U SURE BOUT DAT

  • @TheVoodooMaker
    @TheVoodooMaker 2 роки тому +68

    You know, there's probably a reason why an entire civilization of renowned goldsmiths and architects never bothered melting obsidian, even thogh they were very fond of shaping it into swords...

  • @stevelux9854
    @stevelux9854 2 роки тому +58

    Your mold needs to be pre-heated. The glass (obsidian) is experiencing thermal shock from the relatively cold sand in the mold, causing it to cool too quickly and break. The slowly cooling thernal mass of the mold will prevent a rapid temperature change and should prevent thermal delta as a cause for cracking.

  • @BabaBeanis
    @BabaBeanis 4 роки тому +2174

    The next video
    Enchanting my obsidian sword

  • @phnxsteve7up
    @phnxsteve7up 4 роки тому +3093

    *breaks obsidian with one hit* everyone: impossible

  • @e1lmoose
    @e1lmoose 2 роки тому +24

    the fact you went through with all this, just because some random commenters told you to, got you in my book of mad respect

  • @zakiakram2648
    @zakiakram2648 7 місяців тому +4

    I have a suggestion as steps :
    1. get a large focusing lense to focus sunlight to melt a rock .
    2. get obsidian in rock form.
    3. use the obsidian and the lense to melt the obsidian.

  • @osta1550
    @osta1550 4 роки тому +717

    Fact: hes on creative mode

    • @1ne_shot
      @1ne_shot 3 роки тому +14

      That explains why he's breaking it without a diamond pickaxe

    • @mabert2664
      @mabert2664 3 роки тому +2

      Withtextures shaders and mods

    • @TheRatLiker
      @TheRatLiker 3 роки тому +2

      no hes no-
      redditors: die

    • @sunsetsleeper
      @sunsetsleeper 3 роки тому +1

      I got a an idea that is so unprofitable that if he does it he might make profit... make a titanium blade with a tungsten carbide edge...

    • @tinyfreezemans4369
      @tinyfreezemans4369 3 роки тому

      no hes herobrine

  • @ADisappointment1
    @ADisappointment1 4 роки тому +2991

    See this is why we can’t have obsidian swords

    • @mikedanielespeja6128
      @mikedanielespeja6128 4 роки тому +61

      Aztecs have the macahuitl though.

    • @suyash5608
      @suyash5608 4 роки тому +83

      @@mikedanielespeja6128 wooden clubs studded with obsidian shards

    • @almynolongergames2946
      @almynolongergames2946 4 роки тому +34

      Netherite came in clutch

    • @yupme5020
      @yupme5020 4 роки тому +4

      Hes a hecker!

    • @Rogue_Dora
      @Rogue_Dora 4 роки тому +6

      fixter 62 its not that its becuase look ITS FREAKING LAVA HES PORING LAVA!!!

  • @ndgaming1880
    @ndgaming1880 2 роки тому +45

    I am genuinely curious how much money this ended up costing in broken kilns and other costs

    • @RicoLen1
      @RicoLen1 2 роки тому

      I am too, but also at how much this video has made as well.

  • @serioushex3893
    @serioushex3893 2 роки тому +40

    this just makes me think of the old might and magic games, where obsidian armor and weapons were the strongest by far. all i could think of was "How?! it's impossible to work with!"

  • @antarctic8927
    @antarctic8927 4 роки тому +3246

    Me: mines obsidian with a diamond pick
    This man lad: “obsidian is actually really weak”
    *breaks it with his hand*

    • @reneko
      @reneko 4 роки тому +121

      But he can't use his hand to break obsidian block

    • @patrikk.2861
      @patrikk.2861 4 роки тому +146

      Creative

    • @reneko
      @reneko 4 роки тому +19

      @@patrikk.2861 aw you got me

    • @livinglegend4590
      @livinglegend4590 4 роки тому +12

      This MAN LAD

    • @the_danksmith134
      @the_danksmith134 4 роки тому +14

      You can actually break it your hand! Its just that it takes like a millennium to do it

  • @goaway1514
    @goaway1514 4 роки тому +624

    He could've just installed a mod, took a stick and 2 blocks of obsidian
    Why is he over complicating things

  • @mrz80
    @mrz80 2 роки тому +8

    I truly admire this level of obsessive dedication :D

  • @shadowwolf8434
    @shadowwolf8434 2 роки тому +4

    It's been 3 years but it's back in my recommended

  • @aaa-ky1px
    @aaa-ky1px 4 роки тому +2224

    Him:*breaks obsidian with rock*
    Diamond Pickax: *Am I a joke to you?*

  • @sr.torrada1142
    @sr.torrada1142 4 роки тому +630

    "despite all the mythology around obsidian,"
    *casually opens mini nether portal*

    • @skzid
      @skzid 4 роки тому +8

      Sr.Torrada what is your point this is a normal occurrence

    • @kokinz6239
      @kokinz6239 4 роки тому +2

      10,000 x 10,000

    • @darksideorbit8898
      @darksideorbit8898 4 роки тому

      Why is no one talking about game of thrones, this is obviously inspired from got

    • @funnyvalentine7416
      @funnyvalentine7416 4 роки тому +4

      @@darksideorbit8898 you have no power here

    • @MarsStarcruiser
      @MarsStarcruiser 2 роки тому

      @@darksideorbit8898 whats game of throwns, was that a sitcom?

  • @StacyBaldwin-qv5cj
    @StacyBaldwin-qv5cj 7 місяців тому +3

    Heat your vermiculite up to between °500 and. °900 before you put your obsidian blade in it. This will allow your obsidian to cool slower. This method is recommended when welding cast steel, for the affor mentioned reason.

  • @williamcunningham1669
    @williamcunningham1669 7 місяців тому +1

    I love how your cat was chilling in the yard when you sped up the footage. 🥰

  • @HazzyHazeI
    @HazzyHazeI 5 років тому +4052

    *breaks obsidian with hammer*
    Steve has left the chat.
    Edit: *I have commit edit.*

    • @expectedeyeball8049
      @expectedeyeball8049 5 років тому +4

      Lol

    • @erienaline2777
      @erienaline2777 5 років тому +10

      Wtf why is it chat U meant Has left the game or Server Dummy it's not chat If it's chat it's could've been like what's app

    • @ejenkicap7452
      @ejenkicap7452 5 років тому +64

      @@erienaline2777 you must be fun at parties

    • @erienaline2777
      @erienaline2777 5 років тому +2

      @@ejenkicap7452 I never even in a party before -_-

    • @yungmeningitis3702
      @yungmeningitis3702 5 років тому +27

      ItsYoGamer Gaming You haven’t even been invited to any parties? Unfortunate...

  • @calebmtb
    @calebmtb 4 роки тому +791

    He obviously used mods because there's no crafting recipe

    • @marmqr
      @marmqr 4 роки тому +28

      Mountain Biker 256 he just cut out the part when he went into creative mode

    • @hugebuffman3619
      @hugebuffman3619 4 роки тому +11

      He used tinkers construct

    • @judea8454
      @judea8454 4 роки тому +1

      :O

    • @joseh.749
      @joseh.749 4 роки тому +3

      @Savage Squad Productions congrats my buddy you got someone to do a wrong whoosh

    • @imnotusingthisanymore2300
      @imnotusingthisanymore2300 4 роки тому

      No shit no need to point it out

  • @geminitrash470
    @geminitrash470 2 роки тому +1

    If you ever give this another shot I'd suggest picking up on the methods used for lost wax investment casting.
    It appears as though getting a proper pore in is too tough, but if you could get a custom mold into the kelm with powderized obsidian within you wouldn't need to!
    After the obsidian completely melted you just need to slowly lower the temperature until room temp was achieved!

  • @josh.salles
    @josh.salles 2 роки тому +1

    lol I love the creative process; it usually takes me about that many tries myself before learning techniques on how to do it the best way 👍

  • @curtisschneider5371
    @curtisschneider5371 3 роки тому +2765

    As a glass making professional of 32 years, I can safely say you are using far too much flux ( soda ash, I assume). The bubbling you observe is outgassing from the flux continuing to mix disproportionately with the silica and other impurities. Your issue with continued breakage has just as much to do with the chemistry as it does the inconsistent thickness and rapid, uneven cooling of the glass.

    • @keegentilley4116
      @keegentilley4116 2 роки тому +140

      So if done properly do you think casting obsidian would be possible?

    • @rafaelperez6826
      @rafaelperez6826 2 роки тому +136

      He basically said yes

    • @ayeeii5585
      @ayeeii5585 2 роки тому +26

      Oh wow I’m only just thinking about how to start this is great info to know!! Thinking about creating shields and gear w a twist

    • @MasterLGI
      @MasterLGI 2 роки тому +12

      I'd love to see a usable sword made from obsidian

    • @samuelmarberry4761
      @samuelmarberry4761 2 роки тому +84

      @@MasterLGI yes usable until you hit the first solid object 😂 I hope you are wearing safety glasses when it shatters!

  • @seemonyelda1416
    @seemonyelda1416 5 років тому +357

    "Can we COPYSTRIKE Obsidian guys"

  • @studentjohn
    @studentjohn Рік тому +1

    Thanks for doing the experiment - it's been fascinating!

  • @MikeyMystery45
    @MikeyMystery45 2 роки тому +3

    You should look into graphite crucibles and a kiln that can get hot enough to do what they call slumping. Also once you have it poured into your mold if you can ramp the temperatures down over like a 24 hr period you're much less likely to have cracks.

  • @Villeful
    @Villeful 5 років тому +1268

    Dear UA-cam Recommendations:
    I clicked the video. Happy now?
    Leave us alone.
    Yours truly; Everyone.

    • @rujeet8291
      @rujeet8291 5 років тому +1

      Sherlock Sixx that dp brought awesome memories

    • @Villeful
      @Villeful 5 років тому +4

      I'm not a social experiment. What on earth made you think that?

    • @joshuafuller8028
      @joshuafuller8028 5 років тому +1

      I agree 100%

    • @njcwolf4654
      @njcwolf4654 5 років тому +7

      Literally could've just pressed the three dots and then "Not interested"...

    • @smilingdog3200
      @smilingdog3200 5 років тому +1

      Sherlock Sixx preach

  • @pedromendes6846
    @pedromendes6846 4 роки тому +1573

    I see the comment section is full of minecraft jokes
    *I'm so proud of this community*

    • @prophetcitrus9638
      @prophetcitrus9638 4 роки тому +5

      @Alaina Watson
      The people who take the jokes literally proves that society is doomed 😄

    • @woffil3644
      @woffil3644 4 роки тому +2

      Dead meme

    • @roach6787
      @roach6787 4 роки тому

      And we are proud of you buddy :)

    • @RF_N
      @RF_N 4 роки тому +4

      Me on the other side: **sees minecraft memes** **Facepalms**

    • @george_bungot
      @george_bungot 4 роки тому +2

      I love democracy

  • @scottlang7271
    @scottlang7271 2 роки тому +1

    I give you 120/100 for effort. Well done for your persistence, even if it wasn't what you wanted as an end result. A very interesting video :)

  • @lvhao5105
    @lvhao5105 Місяць тому

    thank you sir. Your patience is admirable.

  • @somegoodvibes5824
    @somegoodvibes5824 4 роки тому +649

    3:47 guy on the right is literally shaggy

  • @marcomiclat
    @marcomiclat 4 роки тому +1430

    I thought the title said “how to melt a Canadian”

    • @nathanperez9596
      @nathanperez9596 4 роки тому +143

      I found it.... The one non minecraft comment

    • @rottiwun3760
      @rottiwun3760 4 роки тому +51

      And you clicked to look at a human melting then being cast? 😂😎

    • @saadick
      @saadick 4 роки тому +17

      Only Trump Can
      I think

    • @koopatroopacandy4269
      @koopatroopacandy4269 4 роки тому +1

      lol

    • @meraybg8371
      @meraybg8371 4 роки тому +8

      Actually that's a good question

  • @gianrivero4008
    @gianrivero4008 Рік тому +1

    HtME: "Can you melt Obsidian and Cast a Sword?"
    Aztecs: Hold my Macuahuitl.

  • @douglaskingsman2565
    @douglaskingsman2565 2 роки тому

    Wow, wonderful. You are soooo intrepid! Don't know why as a mere viewer I was so engaged to the point that every failure was just a new cheer for me to urge you to continue. In the Bronze Age, you would have been a god!

  • @cause0ffear544
    @cause0ffear544 4 роки тому +631

    Minecrafters rn:
    *I don't need sleep. I NEED ANSWERS.*

    • @user-hy3uz5wl1r
      @user-hy3uz5wl1r 4 роки тому +15

      But the phantoms

    • @robertlaws1554
      @robertlaws1554 4 роки тому

      Me at 11:06 pm no sleeeeeeeeeep

    • @ethaan1854
      @ethaan1854 4 роки тому +1

      GD Octi uh how bout the phantoms. *uhhhhhh*

    • @auatom-
      @auatom- 4 роки тому

      @@user-hy3uz5wl1r i fear no man
      But that thing (phantom )
      It make me have to sleep

    • @domnom9387
      @domnom9387 4 роки тому +1

      **you can not rest now there are monsters nearby**

  • @hazeltree7738
    @hazeltree7738 5 років тому +1978

    Nah you can only make obsidian weapons with a mod, sorry.

    • @renn8303
      @renn8303 5 років тому

      LOL

    • @DeCarbonZo5979
      @DeCarbonZo5979 5 років тому +19

      His mod failed alot.

    • @drvissierl1404
      @drvissierl1404 5 років тому +12

      Your jokes are not funny

    • @hazeltree7738
      @hazeltree7738 5 років тому +33

      @@drvissierl1404 Thank you! That's very kind.

    • @mohididrees
      @mohididrees 5 років тому +7

      An Intellectual Idiot dude, the guy’s name is literally “My Jokes Aren’t Funny.” Chill.

  • @noxcks8916
    @noxcks8916 2 роки тому +1

    Honestly am just amazed by the amount of effort you put in to try and make it work.

  • @scythe_fresco
    @scythe_fresco 2 роки тому +4

    Could you create an internal structure, (iron/steel wire frames) like bones, to make it more durable?

  • @prime8pe88
    @prime8pe88 5 років тому +381

    Smh another pewdiepie clone

    • @alphaslash
      @alphaslash 5 років тому

      - ポールFyz hehe

    • @adelinabuckmaster5888
      @adelinabuckmaster5888 5 років тому +3

      r/whoooosssshhh check the dates again

    • @giabao576
      @giabao576 5 років тому +7

      r/normies

    • @ibgamma2555
      @ibgamma2555 5 років тому +2

      Be careful guys, this video is a copie of pewds video

    • @reee2326
      @reee2326 5 років тому +2

      Adelina Buckmaster do you even know what fucking woosh means

  • @freakingamer2532
    @freakingamer2532 5 років тому +646

    👏👏 MEME REVIEW

  • @jonaswerner8480
    @jonaswerner8480 Рік тому +3

    I'm seriously impressed by this mans dedication to make that damm obsidian blade

  • @Soloong_Gaybowzer
    @Soloong_Gaybowzer 7 місяців тому

    Normal obsidian cools very slowly, as it's formed from lava. So I'd say YES, you can cast it. And you can probably do it well. But you'll need to replicate the cooling conditions of natural obsidian. Cast the glass, but keep it under a gas forge. Slowly dial back the amount of BTUs per hour, never jumping more than 20 degrees Fahrenheit. I'd like to see how that works for you.

  • @oooo3141
    @oooo3141 5 років тому +541

    From pewdiepie

  • @druganja7501
    @druganja7501 4 роки тому +292

    *breaks obsidian with hammer*
    Minecraft : Impossible.

    • @NakMTLKane
      @NakMTLKane 4 роки тому +5

      Its a diamond hammer

    • @kenmurray457
      @kenmurray457 4 роки тому +7

      Hammer:
      Minecraft: Impossible.

    • @alexmartin5460
      @alexmartin5460 4 роки тому +2

      Because hammers aren’t in minecraft

    • @marshallivanov6868
      @marshallivanov6868 4 роки тому +1

      Druganja I like this comment because of your pictures, you’ve obviously met jesus

    • @petercraigg1
      @petercraigg1 4 роки тому

      @@NakMTLKane who here remembers when mine craft actually had a hammer tool?

  • @cody42069420
    @cody42069420 Рік тому +1

    I wonder if you cast it like gold with either a vacuum or centrifugal force to force the obsidian into the mold cavities. Might work better with such viscous fluid. Great video thanks 👍

  • @samcantu24
    @samcantu24 2 роки тому

    May I first say that your attempts at this are inspiring and congratulated.
    Now, for my knowledge, observations, and suggestions. Obsidian is more of a stonelike and less of a glasslike material so the process is going to need some tweaking. You don’t want to draw out the impurities as much since they are more or less essential in what makes it obsidian. I would suggest using only a little flux and relying more on the heat to melt it all together. A larger propane furnace might be better for the process. Heat it to liquid to melt together, then bring the temperature down so it’s closer to a gel like state. It will be a little more difficult to pour and mold but it will also be less prone to fracturing. Make sure the mold is well heated also. After annealing it should be in good condition. From there you can grind an edge that possible to hone or you could knap it for that serrated razors edge.

  • @reisei-5530
    @reisei-5530 5 років тому +156

    The comments on this video:
    10% about the hardwork this man put in to this video
    5% Minecraft
    5% why is youtube recommending this to me
    80% pewdiepie and memes

  • @imkindaretarded8513
    @imkindaretarded8513 4 роки тому +2277

    How to make: makes obsidian blade
    me playing minecraft: wait thats illegal
    mods: hold my vodka

  • @whendricso
    @whendricso 2 роки тому +80

    You did not make obsidian, you made low grade glass.
    Obsidian is formed when volcanic silicate at extreme temperature comes into contact with water, cooling it nearly instantly. The strength of obsidian comes from it's crystalline structure, not from the element that it's made of. Therefore, without a furnace that gets hot enough and a n instant quench, only glass can be formed.

    • @zquacky
      @zquacky Рік тому +5

      🤓

    • @yamiyomizuki
      @yamiyomizuki Рік тому +1

      glass and obsidian don't have a grain structure

    • @olsirmonkey
      @olsirmonkey Рік тому +2

      @@yamiyomizuki not grain, basic molecular structure. Think diamond to coal

    • @OnTheRiver66
      @OnTheRiver66 Рік тому

      The obsidian is formed with such a high silica content that it will be glass without coming into contact with water. There is very little difference between it and the glass we see every day. I used to flint knapp both glass and obsidian and they have the same apparent hardness and strength. Nothing special except the beautiful colors.

    • @varindergill1290
      @varindergill1290 Рік тому

      @@olsirmonkey or graphite all three have different properties just because of structure

  • @ChristopherSchreib-yn1vu
    @ChristopherSchreib-yn1vu 7 місяців тому +1

    The Astec Indians used a kind of wooden sword that had SMALL Obsidian blades attached to its edge. Although they were using Obsidian for centuries, apparently they never found any way to make large pieces of it that held up without breaking in use, although they always used it as much smaller cutting tools.

  • @tamirtiger2453
    @tamirtiger2453 4 роки тому +415

    Snaps obsidian in half
    Me: Wow his hands are made from diamond pickaxes

    • @razmerade4072
      @razmerade4072 4 роки тому +4

      @Polina Si That's exactly what he said...

    • @sledgetable172
      @sledgetable172 4 роки тому +1

      his hands are stronger than supermans xd

    • @lervinparas5575
      @lervinparas5575 4 роки тому

      @@razmerade4072 Whoosh

    • @razmerade4072
      @razmerade4072 4 роки тому +1

      @@lervinparas5575 1. That's not a wooosh
      2. r/thatswooooshwith4Os

    • @jehovahsfitness3151
      @jehovahsfitness3151 4 роки тому

      Enchanted that is. Look how fast it broke

  • @oscarthefunnydoggo9695
    @oscarthefunnydoggo9695 4 роки тому +157

    I’m really amazed how he refused to give up! I’m so happy.

    • @joemama-xm4xv
      @joemama-xm4xv 4 роки тому +3

      I'm really amazed how you refused to make a comment about minecraft! I'm so happy.

    • @anthropyrequien6227
      @anthropyrequien6227 4 роки тому

      @@joemama-xm4xv late you re

    • @demonhunter4652
      @demonhunter4652 4 роки тому

      @@joemama-xm4xv but its became real life

    • @demonhunter4652
      @demonhunter4652 4 роки тому

      @@joemama-xm4xv who cares about your comment

    • @joemama-xm4xv
      @joemama-xm4xv 4 роки тому

      @@demonhunter4652 who cares about yours?

  • @davidgiles4681
    @davidgiles4681 Рік тому

    As I understand items and elements:
    Every thing has a melting point - the point in which the energy needed to break the atomic bonds of a solid and thus turn the solid into a liquid.
    If you reach that point, (item x) will then become a liquid.
    You can then (experimentally) cast said item into another item.
    ---
    As swords go (to my understanding), they can be made:
    by casting (pouring them into a mold)
    -
    By forging (putting heat [enough to anneal the metal (make it soft enough to form it into a blade)] and then quench it (followed by tempering it).
    -
    Add other metals - hence Damascus steel (a combination of multiple metals to make a superior steel).
    -
    Forge and fold it (to add strength and purity of the blade). The Katana is one of the most famous examples of this method.
    -
    Casting a sword has multiple problems (as I understand).
    Bronze (tin and copper) is poured. The two metals allow it to be. But, it is a soft metal and only by pounding the edges (thus hardening them) can you get a durable edge.
    Iron - can be poured. But, you will have bubbles (bubbles will cause weak spots in the blade. When another sword hits the sword, those will cause massive system failure and your sword will break.).
    Steel - must be forged - carbon is introduced and uniformly in the sword. (as I understand it).
    ---
    Do I understand this correctly?

  • @frequencydependent1826
    @frequencydependent1826 2 роки тому +1

    I like his approach. Break something, do it again… break something, do it again. It’s sheer madness

  • @zachrayy288
    @zachrayy288 4 роки тому +403

    I can make it within seconds. Just combine water and lava

    • @prophetcitrus9638
      @prophetcitrus9638 4 роки тому +6

      But can you make an obsidian sword

    • @woffil3644
      @woffil3644 4 роки тому

      Ye

    • @justposted6321
      @justposted6321 4 роки тому +1

      Funny enough you can actually do that irl

    • @george_bungot
      @george_bungot 4 роки тому

      @@prophetcitrus9638 yes
      None Obsidian None
      None Obsidian None
      None Stick None

    • @rhysmisa2965
      @rhysmisa2965 4 роки тому +1

      He said "cast obsidian". Not "make obsidian"

  • @adairschannel7502
    @adairschannel7502 5 років тому +2988

    bury it somewhere to confuse archaeologists in the future.

    • @radicalraccoon
      @radicalraccoon 5 років тому +341

      Adair's Channel I like this idea. We should troll the future more often.

    • @DMM-cv5fh
      @DMM-cv5fh 5 років тому +20

      Adair's Channel LOLOLOL

    • @DMM-cv5fh
      @DMM-cv5fh 5 років тому +137

      Radical Raccoon LOL as a research historian, I can attest to how confusing it would be, LOL

    • @drevil8223
      @drevil8223 5 років тому +48

      Radical Raccoon lol I’m already on it i made a fake time capsule 😂

    • @fmath5
      @fmath5 5 років тому +56

      It wouldn’t confuse archaeologists for that long. We can date that shit these days

  • @Uknown5700
    @Uknown5700 Рік тому +7

    I love how hard he works just to answer one of our questions what an amazing UA-camr

  • @neildixon4746
    @neildixon4746 Рік тому +1

    10/10 for effort. Respect!

  • @Cohuatl
    @Cohuatl 4 роки тому +2296

    This man: *Breaks Obsidian with his hands*
    Mojang: Wait, that's illegal

    • @core3481
      @core3481 3 роки тому +28

      Is it pronounced "mo-jang" or "mo-yang"?

    • @mvalthegamer2450
      @mvalthegamer2450 3 роки тому +12

      @@core3481 mo yang

    • @nightfall89z62
      @nightfall89z62 3 роки тому +3

      Where is it illegal?

    • @core3481
      @core3481 3 роки тому +31

      @@nightfall89z62 South province, China

    • @nightfall89z62
      @nightfall89z62 3 роки тому +1

      @@core3481 huh, interesting.

  • @audricyap1491
    @audricyap1491 5 років тому +270

    why is this on everyone's recommended

  • @Quenstar
    @Quenstar 7 місяців тому

    I read in an article ("Smithsonian?" or "Scientific American?") where you can melt chalk, and if you cool it like glass, you will get glass, but if you keep it under pressure and cool it over days, you will get something like marble.

  • @donaldtrumpuncensored6728
    @donaldtrumpuncensored6728 Рік тому

    No-one can criticize you for your level of dedication!

  • @gabedababe3007
    @gabedababe3007 4 роки тому +2181

    Minecrafters: *_Wait, that's illegal_*
    (I am trying to hit 50 subs! :D)

  • @GewelReal
    @GewelReal 5 років тому +274

    Thanks Poppy Harlow

  • @chucklasher6061
    @chucklasher6061 7 місяців тому

    I see this was five years ago but I just came across this video. I was wondering if you had a mold that you could heat up to the point of melting the obsidian inside of it and then letting it cool. That way you have pure obsidian and you wouldn't have to pour it.

  • @DomManInT1
    @DomManInT1 2 роки тому

    It is always fun watching someone who has no clue trying to do something and totally failing at it. Thanks.
    By the way, you are attempting to do something in hours that takes days or weeks or months in nature.

  • @Falter007
    @Falter007 5 років тому +179

    There!
    Now get the hell off my recommendations!

    • @lifeguard8887
      @lifeguard8887 5 років тому +6

      I know right

    • @ridhofc7140
      @ridhofc7140 5 років тому +1

      Recommendations*

    • @polysinexy9590
      @polysinexy9590 5 років тому +3

      I watched this video a few days ago... It returned to my recommended feed... I don't think this beast can be tamed

    • @jawkman101
      @jawkman101 5 років тому +1

      seriously between this one and pewdiepies version. jesus christ

  • @mub0
    @mub0 5 років тому +279

    There youtube. i watched it. leave me alone

    • @tertrih9078
      @tertrih9078 5 років тому +1

      Mouse over the video. Three dots will appear. Click "Not interested" and the video will be removed. You can do this for any video

    • @squirrelknight9768
      @squirrelknight9768 5 років тому +1

      tertrih yea and after about 2 to 3 hours they will recommend it to you again anyway!
      They so that all the fucking time.
      They seriously recommend videos from Channels I blocked to me...

  • @Samus5164
    @Samus5164 2 роки тому

    Would you be able to create a tang out of something and then melt the obsidian onto the tang, like as a reinforcement? Not sure off the top of my head what metals could handle 2k Fahrenheit but maybe it'd help with the cracking as well.

  • @MM-jn2ny
    @MM-jn2ny 3 місяці тому

    I love the "I Suck at this" whisper near the beginning.

  • @dankhill76
    @dankhill76 5 років тому +208

    *i watched it UA-cam now leave me alone*

  • @jhnnysins1087
    @jhnnysins1087 4 роки тому +429

    Obsidian Sword:
    54 Atk Damage
    30% Block Absorption
    Weight: 9 LBS

  • @freedem41
    @freedem41 2 роки тому +1

    The chemistry of glass is vital to what you were doing, and when metals are added it works best if they are already reacted as in nickel carbonate. For flux this is even more important and borax and or lithium are most likely needed. The rules are very different than metal that the glass batch has to be heated very slowly for a long time. The usual alumnia pots will often crack under the besf of conditions. If you want a pot likely to survive you will need a cubic zirconia pot which is a kind of clay and treatment with little relation to the jewelry. To actually make the piece it would be better tonget the near shape you want and press mold it as it will never run like water or liquid metal. Of course some research into chemical content and the appropriate amount of flux mignt be asking too much and the coeffecient of expansion needs to be as low as possible and the same everywhere in the piece hence the need for a long heat time and all the glass needs to be outof the pot before it is cooled or even a cubic zirconia pot will break.
    A real glass shop with a glory hole to even out the heat before going into the annealer would also be useful. As would a very looong annealing time.

  • @shimazuyamato
    @shimazuyamato 5 місяців тому

    Very cool experiment, I like both swordsmithing and gemstones (for meditation mostly) and found this very interesting :D

  • @networknomad5600
    @networknomad5600 3 роки тому +1557

    Think of all the pure energy and hours spent in this endeavor. Makes you think about how much our ancestors must've struggled and failed in metalwork before achieving anything even remotely successful.

    • @notyou2353
      @notyou2353 3 роки тому +159

      Which really explains why blacksmiths were so highly valued.

    • @MichaelReznoR
      @MichaelReznoR 2 роки тому +12

      *glasswork

    • @TeddyGNOP
      @TeddyGNOP 2 роки тому +46

      ​@@MichaelReznoR the layman's process is similar enough. melt the product, pour the product, shape the product, sell the product. that melting part must've taken a damn eternity though - melting and mixing different metals and minerals until we find something useful. glasswork was a novelty, but bronze was _useful._

    • @nathanieldebarros3849
      @nathanieldebarros3849 2 роки тому +15

      you do realize that both metalworking did not start with casting and obsidian is not metal

    • @TeddyGNOP
      @TeddyGNOP 2 роки тому +13

      @@nathanieldebarros3849 bronze and copper alloys were proliferated long before ironwork was.

  • @RohanRobert02
    @RohanRobert02 5 років тому +1424

    Anyone from pewdiepie’s channel????
    Btw I’m a small youtuber

  • @wskinnyodden
    @wskinnyodden 2 роки тому +1

    It is my opinion you have no choice but to make a custom alloy! I would be really interested in seeing what you'd come up with, never really considered "rock"/metal alloys (though from a astronomist perspective anything above helium in the periodic table is metal...) but I'm betting you could even create something new that may have some interesting properties (with some luck revolutionary).
    Try to mix the obsidian with around 5% to 8% silicon, then add 1% to 2% lead (to prevent the cracking, copper may also be a good idea).

  • @TheJhtlag
    @TheJhtlag 2 роки тому

    Love the Sisyphean task and declaring victory at the end.

  • @saar5947
    @saar5947 5 років тому +214

    Congrats you are now a meme

  • @johnsongtf683
    @johnsongtf683 5 років тому +2302

    Stole PewDiePies Video.

    • @jeanrobert5561
      @jeanrobert5561 5 років тому +51

      reincarnation actually you’ re wrong

    • @Smellymilk6
      @Smellymilk6 5 років тому +4

      xX_ALI-A Fan_XD look when it was made

    • @garagexkast
      @garagexkast 5 років тому +48

      reincarnation r/woooosh

    • @ProjectPH03N1X
      @ProjectPH03N1X 5 років тому +27

      For those saying look at the dates how to make everything copy striked pewdiepie's video that's why Felix reupload it because it got token down

    • @chrismark9565
      @chrismark9565 5 років тому +1

      PewDiePie says 1 hour ago this is 6 days ago (edit)oh this a joke

  • @ernestrost4069
    @ernestrost4069 7 місяців тому

    You tried and tried. Good to see the hard work that was put in. Maybe you can try again if and when you get more info on a better way to make it happen. Thanks for the vid.

  • @saeklin
    @saeklin Рік тому +1

    Next episode we melt down diamonds to cast a diamond sword. Then we melt old computer parts and pour a brand new computer. Then we melt some chickens down to cast an ostrich.

  • @thefbi1666
    @thefbi1666 5 років тому +384

    Keep it up pewdiepie

    • @spatzentoeter7777
      @spatzentoeter7777 5 років тому +1

      Santosh Kumar Desai didn't know he was so talented

    • @gring6101
      @gring6101 5 років тому

      *Y O U C O M M E N T E D I N T H E W R O N G V I D E O*

    • @afonsoalmeida3330
      @afonsoalmeida3330 5 років тому

      holy succ swoosh

  • @michawolski2584
    @michawolski2584 5 років тому +96

    It's a freaking clickbait. A guy sitting in front of his pc reviewing some memes

    • @katsosbey4614
      @katsosbey4614 5 років тому +20

      Agreed! Who does he think we are? 9 year olds?

    • @Bruhhbrubruhhbtuduudhe
      @Bruhhbrubruhhbtuduudhe 5 років тому +8

      i know right?

    • @nekori.
      @nekori. 5 років тому +3

      I just wanted to see if we could melt obsidian. 😤😤😤

    • @ephraimboateng5239
      @ephraimboateng5239 5 років тому +2

      Kat Sosbey he has no respect for our kind

    • @the.vilest
      @the.vilest 5 років тому

      I know im so mad Smh im not 9

  • @JMtzSchz
    @JMtzSchz 8 місяців тому

    What if you would cast it in the vertical instead of the horizontal with warm sand

  • @rickkarrer8370
    @rickkarrer8370 6 місяців тому

    Great effort. It came out nice considering how hard it was to produce.

  • @BenandKollinschannel
    @BenandKollinschannel 5 років тому +435

    Next time he will have to play Despacito on the guitar

  • @GhostIy_Games
    @GhostIy_Games 3 роки тому +2316

    Imagine seeing something that looks like honey but it’s actually lava

  • @Knight3rrant
    @Knight3rrant 2 роки тому +1

    Weird thought...I wonder if graphene can retain it's form (molecular structure) at those levels of heat and not break down and or burn off. If so, then a mixture of powdered obsidian and graphene powder would be interesting as graphene has severL properties wh8ch may greatly improve the outcome.

  • @jasonfirewalker3595
    @jasonfirewalker3595 2 роки тому

    Thank you. Ive always wondered if this was possible. I think you just have to find the right active volcano.

  • @trundenthebad
    @trundenthebad 5 років тому +389

    I can really see the difference when pewdiepie edits his videos

  • @dessywu3461
    @dessywu3461 5 років тому +671

    This episode of *LWIAY* look so different than the usual 👏👏

  • @pwar1686
    @pwar1686 23 дні тому

    subscribed for the unbelievable effort just to make something you knew was a fail but did it anyway for the viewer.

  • @scottfrigiola
    @scottfrigiola 8 місяців тому

    Can you provide a clear smoke as your heating it