I've seen this done with matches, graphite pencil rods, and carbon fiber. The downside of these is they usually require manual ignition. Also, Pyrex seems to work fairly well for containment, especially for preventing the ball from burning through the roof of the oven.
At 2:58 the reason the glass didn't work and the plastic container did, is because the plastic container was on stilts so more oxygenated air could flow in and continue the process. If you do the same thing with a glass container on stilts, the glass won't melt as easily as plastic, and the reaction will continue until either it runs out of oxygen, or it explodes the glass in the microwave.
if you just take out the turning mechanisme, put a glass bowl on small pillars (upside down), light a candle underneath it, and then turn on the microwave you get a more stable plasma thingy.
maybe try using a candle with a glass bowl on top, and put 2 other bowls to suspend that other one above the bowl so it doesnt starve the candle of oxygen, the plasma stays for a long time, as seen in a video on youtube aswell
I suggest that you examine the spectrum of the glowing gas to determine if it actually is a plasma ( black body with elemental and molecular spectral lines ) or if it is simple combustion. I also suggest that you experiment if the glowing gas can be influenced by a magnetic field which would also confirm an actual plasma.
"OH yeahh It's still going..." Thats WHAT SHE SAID!!!
ndpratas 9 hours ago
He got just so happy with it HAHAHAHA
RafaellaszBill 14 hours ago
OOOOOWWWWWHH YEAAAAAAAH ITSSS STILL GOOOIINNNGG
Geo877 5 days ago 5
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matt2eadgbe 6 days ago
HAHAH "multiple plasm"
yao9598 1 week ago
what was his favourite state?
thebigboss1212 2 weeks ago
@thebigboss1212 It was Bose-Einstein Condensate
ShashDixit 1 week ago
@thebigboss1212 bose-einstein condensate
shield543 5 days ago
YYYEEEAAAHHH!!!! IITT'''SSS SSSTTTIIILLL TTTHHHEEERRREEE!!!! *plasma dissapears*
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smart5047 2 weeks ago
Try a burnt toothpick stuck in a cork....
danski1212 2 weeks ago
yes who needs drugs when u can b like him and get high of science :)
Chuukun1 2 weeks ago in playlist More videos from 1veritasium
ohhhh yeah... oh no....
MultiToombs 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
cc lol
Lopalop2 3 weeks ago
who needs drugs!?
reallybigninja 1 month ago in playlist More videos from 1veritasium
Holy #### the guy on the left is ####ing hot
MrChazdagnino 1 month ago
@MrChazdagnino That would be Mr. Derek Muller, the guy responsible for this awesome channel.
vrjim 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
You're supposed to take the tray out...
sscswimmer1 1 month ago
@sscswimmer1 as you can see, it doesn't really matter. We were concerned about cleaning up afterwards since it was the School of Physics' microwave.
1veritasium 1 month ago 3
1:39 WHOA WHO NEEDS DRUGS
diahorror 1 month ago 4
Lol. I love how excited he gets.
JEsc0123 1 month ago in playlist More videos from 1veritasium
with that haircut David, you remind me of Grant from MythBusters.
similar voice too
upat121 2 months ago 2
usea candle!
joeyouyang 2 months ago
love the video. thank you for the level of nerd you have achieved. im truely envious.
bleedthetrees 3 months ago
i like the bose as well
xXFarWestXx 3 months ago
you look so different without beard!
magicalmusic96 3 months ago
OHHHH YYEEEEAAAHHHHHHH
jmxbox 4 months ago
1:40 WHOAH, WHO NEEDS DRUGS.
scoyangv09 4 months ago 48
@scoyangv09 I was gonna write the same comment
matt2eadgbe 6 days ago
With plasma containment like that, you can make Fusion happen!! Forget magnetic fields or lasers! PLastic containers
drphildooley 4 months ago
who bullshits here
Dragonite202020 4 months ago
GOOOOO THEEE LAWSSSSS OFFFF PHYYSSSSIIICCSSSSSSSSSS
mcnugett 4 months ago 25
I've seen this done with matches, graphite pencil rods, and carbon fiber. The downside of these is they usually require manual ignition. Also, Pyrex seems to work fairly well for containment, especially for preventing the ball from burning through the roof of the oven.
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At 2:58 the reason the glass didn't work and the plastic container did, is because the plastic container was on stilts so more oxygenated air could flow in and continue the process. If you do the same thing with a glass container on stilts, the glass won't melt as easily as plastic, and the reaction will continue until either it runs out of oxygen, or it explodes the glass in the microwave.
whatyouguysmissed 4 months ago
@whatyouguysmissed I can see the reason of your username XD
chaplinskywalker 2 months ago
Why grape?
trashthethrasher 4 months ago
try a candle, its better
Tato0Tato 4 months ago
hahah good old bosi. good value
ezekiel0920 4 months ago
This is the best video everrrrrrrrrr
tazaabha 4 months ago
Woah, who needs drugs.
deadplague96 4 months ago 5
1:41 I'd like to answer in the affirmative please...
yodasodaskoda 4 months ago
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haha "holy...faeces!" 2:36
v2shan 4 months ago
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v2shan 4 months ago
wooh who needs drugs lol
1Jupe 4 months ago
LOL @ the aussie guys voice in slomow
WhiteWoodGaming 4 months ago
Have you seen the channel SixtySymbols? Both channels are so awesome! subbed
porkypine1888 4 months ago
so thats how they make plasma tvss
harlyops 4 months ago
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noofa88 4 months ago
im gonna try this
DannySauce95 4 months ago
next time put the camera inside so we see better :)
benjicool2808 4 months ago
@benjicool2808 I can see that going horribly wrong.
GPMSharpCommand 4 months ago
This is really cool. I always learn somthing new from this channel. Now it's time to make things goooooooo raaaaaddddddidicaaaaalllllll
ZHX1138 4 months ago
if you just take out the turning mechanisme, put a glass bowl on small pillars (upside down), light a candle underneath it, and then turn on the microwave you get a more stable plasma thingy.
Jeuhann 4 months ago
Dude in the green shirt is like a real life Sheldon from Big Bang Theory
KarliBarl 4 months ago
more Bosi!!
OhJoyLOL 4 months ago
The future of plasma weapon is depended on our daily fruit quality!!!!!!!!!
sinobisifa 4 months ago
GO THE LAWS OF PHYSICS,
bombsta101 4 months ago
Press 3 & then 7!
th3spy 4 months ago
i have the weirdest boner right now...
MrEricLee982 4 months ago
in halo plasma is pink and blue though
Actionboy619 4 months ago
Is the laws of physics a football team?
AcerN2 4 months ago
works with raisins as well
hvf26 4 months ago
MULTIPLE ORGASM? MORE LIKE MULTIPLE PLASM!
Windoctorate 4 months ago
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!! its still going! is exactly what your mum said (3:50)
WhySoSkyHigh 4 months ago
Crazy Aussie bastard!
brindabellaoffroad 4 months ago
Try clicking this ( 5:02 ) in 2 second delays without laughing.
alexba100 4 months ago
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alexba100 4 months ago
Ooooohhhhh yeeeeeaaahhhh itsssss sttiiiillllllllll gggggooingggggggg
staticslipk5 4 months ago
what if you put 100 grapes in there
Carefreeblues 4 months ago 2
@Carefreeblues The universe folds in on its self.
deraifu 4 months ago
~scienceeeee~
insurgentdude 4 months ago
HAHA i almost pissed myself when he says Woah who needs drugs
Poloxx523 4 months ago
WOAH! WHO NEEDS DRUGS
JoshysHomeMadeVideos 4 months ago
He seemed overly impressed... I'd like to see him watch some fireworks
cookesam6 4 months ago
how to stuff your microwave...
ProNoober8 4 months ago
Try using a live animal like a cat or baby possum or something?
FlyOnShit 4 months ago
this guy is way too excited, lmao
KevinYeahBoi 4 months ago
GO THE LAWS OF PHYSICS
McRosco95 4 months ago 66
I'm amazed how you guys are soo into physics :)
adreanmarie 4 months ago
This is all this atheist science propaganda. There are no electrons and all that bull! It's The grape's spirit leaving it's body!
MoonCitizen100 4 months ago 3
@MoonCitizen100 Must we have someone trying to rouse Religious conflict in EVERY video concerning science?
Geez...
hungryhippo247 4 months ago
ITSSSSSSSSSS STILLLLLLLL GGGGOIINNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG
MegaLol555 4 months ago
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woahh who needs drugs?!!
pollocampero91 4 months ago
3:48 close your eyes and try not to laugh
And DONT BULLSHIT sayin u didnt!
jewishdud101 4 months ago 114
@jewishdud101 I'd say I didn't laugh, but I'd be bullshitting.
SlaveExplosion 4 months ago
@jewishdud101 i didnt laugh
elon619 4 months ago
Isthmus n. A narrow piece of tiss.....zzzz..HOLY SHIT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE
soundofreason1 4 months ago
engineering guy did the same experiment. His one had a dont try this at home warning
notfree25 4 months ago
It's real life Sheldon...
niko011 4 months ago
We accidentally discovered that plasma also happens when nuking frozen raspberries.
MaeTrees 4 months ago
i liked the part when the nerd talked
HAPPYWHEELSGUY 4 months ago
OH YES IT'S STILL GOING xD
Who needs drugs! Haha so funny
MediaMocker 4 months ago
holy feces!
AbortedSheepFetus 4 months ago
I LOVE THIS GUY.
xhotshot12 4 months ago
I love this channel, keep up the good work! (:
mittensandco 4 months ago
multiple plasm hahaha
bennykfcbenny 4 months ago
"Who need's drugs, when you have this" LmFAO!!
1337Skiiez 4 months ago
much better than when we were in class :)
bloodysaph 4 months ago
Is fire of a regular candle actually plasma..?
juanpedro19840914 4 months ago
thumbs up if your an aussie....anyone?
DingleBerries95 4 months ago 111
@DingleBerries95 Maybe...
justanotheraustrlian 4 months ago
but will it blend?
zacharylisle 4 months ago
LMFAO XDDD
LXBD 4 months ago
maybe try using a candle with a glass bowl on top, and put 2 other bowls to suspend that other one above the bowl so it doesnt starve the candle of oxygen, the plasma stays for a long time, as seen in a video on youtube aswell
brotatoesandgravy 4 months ago
OOOH where did you get that idea?!?!?!!?
simoncapon 4 months ago
@simoncapon he said, "replicate videos you can see on the web..." :P
bloodysaph 4 months ago
@bloodysaph i hope you're from his physics class. :D Ben?
simoncapon 4 months ago
BOSE EINTEIN CONDENSATE1!!!11!!!!!ONE!!!!1!!!Llama!!!
paulramones9 4 months ago
Did my top comment last video influence this one perchance? :p
I don't think it did but cool anyway!
H057IL3 4 months ago
I am glad I found this channel :D
atomixfang 4 months ago
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Doppel plasma ! all the way
msms47 4 months ago
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msms47 4 months ago
this guy has sooo many great catch phrases! use him more!
cuzwereacool2 4 months ago 4
haha i wish he were my physics teacher
jaymayhoi 4 months ago
I suggest that you examine the spectrum of the glowing gas to determine if it actually is a plasma ( black body with elemental and molecular spectral lines ) or if it is simple combustion. I also suggest that you experiment if the glowing gas can be influenced by a magnetic field which would also confirm an actual plasma.
Steaphany 4 months ago
Press 7 for orgasmic scream.
Idkkeponer1 4 months ago
Did you know that you can also make plasma in the microwave with a mach?
roco8080 4 months ago
i heard you can get the same effect with a match
littlefrank90 4 months ago
Heh 69 thumbs up on 2nd most thumbed up comment
brassmonkey555 4 months ago
that's pretty cool. i used to use plasma cutters at work, fun stuff. the plasma cutters make a bitchen sound.
defect530 4 months ago
I want you to do the experiment of what happens when an element is in the triple point ( punto triple de equilibrio)
WillGetBetter 4 months ago
holy feces
redryderbbguy 4 months ago
BOSE-EISTEIN CONDENSATE!!!! plz! :3
ilovefunnyvideos216 4 months ago
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Who would have thought
maakjar 4 months ago
Sounds like there having sex..
sinasfles 4 months ago 2
Go the laws of physics!!!!!!
122123 4 months ago
Someone REALLY loves plasma
Streetpartymarty 4 months ago
learning something new every week with vertiasium! :)
JTK12893 4 months ago
Bose Einstein Condonsate FTW!
zxcasdqwez3 4 months ago
HOLY FECES !
BlackGypoMagic 4 months ago
try it nexy time with a candle and a toughened/tempered glass bowl. beeyootiful.
origamishishou 4 months ago
got any grapes? :)
Raessentia 4 months ago
@Raessentia bam bam bam bam banana
addem1234 4 months ago
isnt this the laws of chemistry?
WOGI5M 4 months ago
WHO NEEDS DRUGS!
Vriespop 4 months ago
The Batman and Robin of physics.
1965cyclone39 4 months ago 3
bose-einstein condensates are so strange, but very interesting, any video plands?
reubensugars 4 months ago
Two handsome blokes. What grape?
ghrpdx 4 months ago
gosh... hes sooo cute :3
lecctro09 4 months ago
GO! The law of Physic! Ohhhhh yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeaaaaaaa
XoXCrazyVietDudeXoX 4 months ago 3
GAWZALAWZA PHYSICS!!!
onraj9mm 4 months ago
it's SHELDON with GLASSES!!!
blazraidr 4 months ago 2
HEYYY! I have that microwave!
BoBz013 4 months ago
lol grape falls off at 5:01
xStraTuz 4 months ago
That crazy guy sure loves his physics :)
MrStupiddolphin 4 months ago
Go the laws of physics!
Cindayyee 4 months ago
3:35 "go the laws of physics!" "ohhh yeahhh, it's still going!!"
MTran0708 4 months ago
3:42
I lol'd
DefensorsPacis 4 months ago
where's the plasma? WHOAAA!
MTran0708 4 months ago
Can you contain plasma for an extended amount of time?
NibTV1 4 months ago
awesome xD
laury150 4 months ago
This can acutally be dangerous, because it releases a toxic gas.
Elsoddo 4 months ago
thumbs for slow mo
EmpereurNapoleonex 4 months ago
oooooooooh yeeeeeah!
decadecadeca123 4 months ago
woahh who needs drugs?!!
mothgods 4 months ago 171
ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ThePistolero909 4 months ago 179
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GrabbinSomeHAX 4 months ago
Anyone else read that as Grape + Microwave = Pizza ?
Kevio4 4 months ago
3:35 what I say when im taking a dump
iJAUZION 4 months ago
WHOA! Who needs drugs?!?!
haha made my day
NedMcPhie 4 months ago
fdghj
ThePistolero909 4 months ago
GO THE LAWS OF PHYSICS!!! OHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHH
ssoupie 4 months ago 5
thats cool
zorseofcorse 4 months ago