I remember the first time I saw this segment! ...and I remember being confused for the rest of the day about "Metal Salts"... and trying to rub table salt onto the copper base of a saucepan to see if it turned blue... and it didn't work, shaking my faith in the show a little :) (I would have been about 7 years old...)
Yes, it is a little confusing. The salt we put on our food is sodium chloride or common salt. But there are scores of other salts - some are coloured and some are poisonous. To turn your saucepan base blue, you would have needed an acid. Deane.
Deane explained how a fax machine worked by using graph paper and telling rob when to fill in squares. Years later when I held a fax in my hand for the first time I could see the black squares in the letters and knew exactly how a fax machine worked. Thanks Deane. Not only did I learn from Deane how a fax worked, I understood pixels as a little kid, and 40 years later pixels are still my job in my AI work.
You can make a self starting siphon from bendy straws. Make them into the shape of an M with one hill slightly higher than the other. I don't remember where I saw a guy doing this... oh hang on. It was on this very channel.
Thanks for your kind remarks. There are many more STEM segments (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) in our UA-cam channel ua-cam.com/users/curiosityshow Please enjoy them and tell your friends. Deane.
This would have been a fantastic thing for someone on Star Trek in the 1960s to have done, too, as either real chemistry or as a special effect for alien plant species. This is really neat!
this bit is really cool! hows this one only got 54k views??? this should b blowing up recently discovered your content as an American n its the niche i wish I'd had as a kid thanks for having sated our curiosities 💜
I've only watched 3 videos from this channel recently. No idea how long it's been here. I've subbed. stupid question, is his accent Australian or British?
Australian. Curiosity Show was a national science program for children featuring Dr Rob Morrison and Dr Deane Hutton. It was made in Adelaide, South Australia and screened nationally in Australia as well as in Europe, Asia and Australasia (14 countries) from 1972-1990. Deane and Rob intentionally used everyday items around the house (like old cans) so that children could repeat the demonstrations with materials they had to hand. In 1984 Curiosity Show won the Prix Jeunesse International, the world's top award for children's TV programs. Rob and Deane are steadily uploading segments at ua-cam.com/users/curiosityshow
CuriosityShow thanks to both of you. You sparked an interest in science when I was a kid in the seventies. It was my favourite show of the week, and thinking back, I feel a bit sorry for my dad as I kept asking him to help me recreate some of your experiments.
I've just read an article on the net that the price of cobolt could skyrocket over the next few years because it's an element that is needed for electric car batteries and supply may be limited.
"Technically, chemistry is the study of matter, but I prefer to see it as the study of change. It's growth, then decay, then transformation - so, let's watch me transform from a down-in-the-dumps highschool chemistry teacher into a murderer and drug lord."
I remember having a science kit way back in the day and in it I had little vials of a range of chemicals.. one of the experiments was this one.. If we were to attempt to order these chemicals online these days, we'd all end up on watchlist.. oh how times have changed.. :(
Don’t worry, a lot of these are actually used in things like fertilizers, fungicides, ant baits, and other common uses. Not good for kids to be touching, but not exactly bomb or meth supplies either.
All these homeopathic hipsters these days would say that GMO's are "chemical gardening". But ill take my nice cheap "chemically assisted" vegetables anyday over this overpriced "organic" garbage. Or maybe ill make a "chemical garden" the Curiosity Show way, both are ok in my book.
I remember the first time I saw this segment! ...and I remember being confused for the rest of the day about "Metal Salts"... and trying to rub table salt onto the copper base of a saucepan to see if it turned blue... and it didn't work, shaking my faith in the show a little :) (I would have been about 7 years old...)
Yes, it is a little confusing. The salt we put on our food is sodium chloride or common salt. But there are scores of other salts - some are coloured and some are poisonous. To turn your saucepan base blue, you would have needed an acid. Deane.
CuriosityShow isn’t it great that Deane answered your question, 40 years later!
@@idjles Right? When we were 7 we couldn't even imagine that happening.
Deane explained how a fax machine worked by using graph paper and telling rob when to fill in squares. Years later when I held a fax in my hand for the first time I could see the black squares in the letters and knew exactly how a fax machine worked. Thanks Deane.
Not only did I learn from Deane how a fax worked, I understood pixels as a little kid, and 40 years later pixels are still my job in my AI work.
@@CuriosityShow This is my favorite channel now. Thank you so much.
Not sure how I exactly found this show but it's one of my new favorite channels on here
Delighted to see your username. Just rewatched the whole MASH series for the thousandth time.
make sure you use a self starting siphon or you'll get poisoned
it's pumping not siphoning
You can make a self starting siphon from bendy straws. Make them into the shape of an M with one hill slightly higher than the other. I don't remember where I saw a guy doing this... oh hang on. It was on this very channel.
It was the '80s. People had more common sense back then.
Another awesome Curiosity Show segment, absolutely fascinating....didn't think about googling for 3 full minutes.
Thanks for your kind remarks. There are many more STEM segments (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) in our UA-cam channel ua-cam.com/users/curiosityshow Please enjoy them and tell your friends. Deane.
This would have been a fantastic thing for someone on Star Trek in the 1960s to have done, too, as either real chemistry or as a special effect for alien plant species. This is really neat!
This show makes me so happy
Reminds me of Entamoeba Histolytica growing and thriving in acetone and mineral turps. This is very cool 😎
Perfect choice of music during the growing.
I'm digging the Frank Zappa style facial hair, Deane!
this bit is really cool! hows this one only got 54k views??? this should b blowing up
recently discovered your content as an American
n its the niche i wish I'd had as a kid
thanks for having sated our curiosities 💜
i have never seen a bird bath in my life that doesn't look exactly like that one in the back
That's so cool. It's like watching plants growing on an Alien Planet 😊
I've only watched 3 videos from this channel recently. No idea how long it's been here. I've subbed. stupid question, is his accent Australian or British?
Australian. Curiosity Show was a national science program for children featuring Dr Rob Morrison and Dr Deane Hutton. It was made in Adelaide, South Australia and screened nationally in
Australia as well as in Europe, Asia and Australasia (14 countries) from 1972-1990.
Deane and Rob intentionally used everyday items around the house (like old
cans) so that children could repeat the demonstrations with materials they had
to hand. In 1984 Curiosity Show won the Prix Jeunesse International, the
world's top award for children's TV programs. Rob and Deane are steadily
uploading segments at ua-cam.com/users/curiosityshow
You guys are the best!
CuriosityShow thanks to both of you. You sparked an interest in science when I was a kid in the seventies. It was my favourite show of the week, and thinking back, I feel a bit sorry for my dad as I kept asking him to help me recreate some of your experiments.
As British as you can get. I know, I'm a Britisher.
Funny how the cobalt salts are coppery colored and the copper salts are cobalt blue.
I knew about these, but thought they worked different. I'm intrigued.
There's a thin line between growing crystals and cooking meth
They're not to blame, this was a good show, is just a rough patch in my life I hope my comments don't inconvenience anyone.
I thought it was funny, Dan! I hope things get better for you man
@@dm.6133 Quite the opposite, it made me laugh! Best wishes!
That was amazing thanks for uploading this
"these salts are very poisonous but you should be able to talk to your teacher into getting all these chemicals"
Should've demonstrated how to make rock candy same process but more family friendly and edible too
Where does one obtain these 'salts of copper' of which you speak?
Wow how long did it took for reaction
I've just read an article on the net that the price of cobolt could skyrocket over the next few years because it's an element that is needed for electric car batteries and supply may be limited.
Start investing in Bolivian mining companies. I hear they have the largest deposits in the world
Ironically I’ve been in advanced placement chemistry and physics and have never been taught this amazing thing! Brilliant
Looks real nice
"Technically, chemistry is the study of matter, but I prefer to see it as the study of change. It's growth, then decay, then transformation - so, let's watch me transform from a down-in-the-dumps highschool chemistry teacher into a murderer and drug lord."
We love chemistry and we are chemistry students. We also done a lot of chemical fun in our channel. Your videos are best. 👍👍👍👍
Sounds great
Welp... I've never seen this demonstration, despite being fascinated by chemistry
"I'm glad you ask!" :-)
I remember having a science kit way back in the day and in it I had little vials of a range of chemicals.. one of the experiments was this one..
If we were to attempt to order these chemicals online these days, we'd all end up on watchlist.. oh how times have changed.. :(
Don’t worry, a lot of these are actually used in things like fertilizers, fungicides, ant baits, and other common uses. Not good for kids to be touching, but not exactly bomb or meth supplies either.
I used to grow these in our school lap.
Did it have a big lap?
Lap?
3:48 Cool music
Can anyone explain to me *WHY* this happens ?
What's the chemistry ?
Thnx for the help
ua-cam.com/video/sAr7mvBjWq8/v-deo.html
It reminds me of the picture on the box that Sea Monkeys came in.
i don't know why i was sent here,
but,
i'm told,
it is important
Sounds fun
When did Deane join the Musketeers? ;)
This is sooo coool
The latest thing in 2022 is A Salt by Russians. But is is dissolving quickly.
Why aren't these sort of experiments not in schools anymore, is all pretty much completely focus on theory nowadays
Is that garden is toxic ? can we use this chemical garden as a decoration piece.
Not toxic, although I wouldn't consume anything which was coloured by metallic salts - Rob
This guy had his life figured out even before I was born.
Why would he admit to so many violent crimes?
I bet nowadays one could use a clear resin instead of water to make a beautiful paperweight.
Why are we not financing this show today?
It was one of these beakers that sealed Saddam’s fate. He was sticking whole teaspoons of cobalt in and the UN had to act.
DUUUUUuuude!
Cool
So Walter White watched this amazing show too.
Wow
Salty!
Coolllll
Wanderfull
Really hope that cobalt was disposed of properly. Could be toxic
I think the water glass just stretched the elements I think 🧐
V for Vendeanea
HBO: Chemical garden
👍
And with that, kids everywhere started cooking meth
I used to call my girlfriend 'my little manganese' and she didn't like it
What was he looking at? 0:05
The "wonderful garden setting" of course!
Yes, admiring the garden setting.
Lmao
If it's quality its Banksia
And I thought all they did in the 80s is making bushy pornos
The more you know...
Salt of…. ION
I saw a mosquito
I grew a chemical garden in me bum look ets take a look at what grew .........WTF just cream why is it just o other mind .
All these homeopathic hipsters these days would say that GMO's are "chemical gardening". But ill take my nice cheap "chemically assisted" vegetables anyday over this overpriced "organic" garbage. Or maybe ill make a "chemical garden" the Curiosity Show way, both are ok in my book.
What a tool lmao
Absolutely useless, nothing you can do at home
Wanderfull