So, let’s see how hard this stuff actually is. Does it really break like glass? Is it actually glass? And I wonder where it sits on the Mohs scale. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it really is glass — Mohs 6–7. I could barely chip off that little piece with... a knife. I’ll be coming back with more tests. I just tried the 🔥 flame test to distinguish it from epoxy, because a lot of people were saying this is a fake, that it’s epoxy. Nope, it’s not epoxy. But the flame test looked pretty ridiculous for now, because there’s still water in it, which boiled off and made it foam up 🤣 But no worries — after a week or two, it’ll be completely water-free anyway. Then I’ll do the match 🔥 test again. You’ll have to wait a little longer for the recipe. For now, I’m just basking in my own glory and my 5 seconds of worldwide fame 🤣 I’ll publish it I promise. Stay tuned!show more

Dude is going to die in the 2 next weeks and we will loose his recipe forever because he wanted to hype ...

I’m counting the black minivans going around our block: starting from zero: 0, 🤣

It is not glass. I'm betting if you put that "glass" back into a sodium hydroxide solution it will dissolve again, where actual glass will not. You can also assume his is making up the Mohs score until you see a proper scratch test.

Ony before syneresys kicks in. After that, no, not at all. Syneresys of silica gel produces an insoluble material. Like these silica gel balls we use for drying things. Insoluble in water.

"Syneresys of silica gel produces an insoluble material." -- No it doesn't. I also said a sodium hydroxide solution, not just water.

CO2 will handle that part beautifully. Over time ofc. In fact I have a piece in a co2 chamber for six days now. Yes, it has minimal efflorescence. But that also means NaOH is bye-bye 👋🏻

⏳Patiently waiting… At least I’ll have something to do while I wait, because I just realized that I have a certain book on my shelf that I haven’t taken time to read. 🤩

Welcome to my weird world! 😉

Imagine what the ancients could have created using this technique, perhaps even magnifying glasses or telescopes. I’m now of the opinion that eventually these findings will have a profound effect on the way we create buildings going forward. Not only are the ancient building anti-siesmic, but they clearly last far longer than anything we create.

breaking news! Man goes to home depot, buys two part epoxy and puts it on rocks then tells people on twitter he made glass.

I have often wondered if they could have made a magnifying lense in Egypt

Waterglass and Baking Soda? I’m impressed it’s so clear and nice! You’d think people would be coating all kinds of things with protective glass!

Baking soda would be a good candidate EXCEPT that the forming silica gel settles down instead of “attacking” the surface of plunged object. But good guess nonetheless! 👍🏻

What happens if you hit it with a hammer? Does it shatter like glass? PLEASE DO A VIDEO SMASHING ONE OF THOSE ROCKS WITH A HAMMER!!

Yes it does. Will do a video about it!

Looking forward to it! I have casually followed your work and been interested for a while now, but I really need to go deeper: start following your recipes and trying jt myself... yo keep showing that it is ripe for innovation both accidental and experimental!

Now that you've gotten glass layer around the stone, is it possible for you to create only glass? Or is the chemicals within the artificial stone needed to make the glass?

The latter. You need a somewhat active (not inert) surface for the gel to attach to. So much so that my experiments with natural granite failed! 🤷🏻‍♂️

@fysioelkeR What if you use ABS or PVB and then dissolve those with Acetone to get just the coating?

@fysioelkeR I have absolutely no idea about these materials. I’m officially a caveman!

Have you contacted SpaceX? This could be an important way to build Moonbase and/or Mars.

Well, it’s a precipitation process. I don’t see an easy way to plunge Mars bases into a liquid for a few hours 🤷🏻‍♂️

Does it taste salty? Are you using some acid?

No and no.

Haha, did you lick it?

Another no 🤪

😆 Next do the Napalm test for the scepticals. 🤣 Does it "stick" or opacize when fresh water/humidy hit it?

Wtf is napalm test? 🤷🏻‍♂️ Opacize: no. Stick? Somewhat yes. I’m waiting for syneresys to kick in!

That's definitely not glass. You can't obtain a large glass crystalline structure without heat. If it were glass, you wouldn't be able to chip off it that lightly. So more a crumble cake of silicon dioxide particles.

Also called: glass 🤣

Kind of looks like sodium silicate and something

Yepp!

Silica obtained from sodium silicate solution, in materials science terms, is technically a glass

Absolutely

Can you dip a rose into it and see if it solidifies?

How about a peach 🍑? It’s swimming as we speak. We’ll see for tomorrow.

If it’s weak it’s uses become limited but you can combine it with something to make it stronger of course. It is already a blend so think about that next. Think about its heat resistance also.

Keep up the good work!

Do a 1 Ton Block of it, and if you can’t, you’re a liar. Should have been the first thing you did after “ Discovering “ this. You’re a grifter at this point. On the list you go, baldie. You spend a lot of money every year flying all around the world, if money is a concern for the 1 ton block, well, you’re poor.

Wtf is this? 🫨

Well I’ll tell you what it isn’t, a 1-ton block of granite that you made using your “recipe”. Did you know they don’t call it that - geo polymer composite is the correct term especially because of the aggregate material seen in the finished product. Hey go do it tiger. I’ll be waiting. 1 ton block. Or bust. It’s not like I know anything!

Also 1 ton is very small compared to the exponential of gravity and the amount of water you’d need to encase this free standing mf mind you FREE STANDING does NOT MEAN that it’s FUSED to the top. Meaning how would you “ submerge “ this in water 216 feet up.

Yeah pour this in place you fucking dork.

Can you make it...conductive?

And keeping it transparent? I have no idea. My first thought was mixing graphite in but that’s black…

There are many conductive materials! Copper, steel, nickel...at some point you might be interested in colored glass? Just an idea! I think glass that flows in a conductive fashion has potentially some very useful applications, however, adding metals might disrupt the balance 🤷.

Just an idea!

CONGRATULATIONS

This fαggot is just making water glass

Archive quality digital storage media, 3d printing glass substrate?

If it's absorbed water doesn't that mean it's not glass? Flame test causing foam certainly doesn't sound like glass. Why not share a video of the current flame test?

It’s amorphous silica gel, which is somewhat wet because of the way it was formed (precipitation) but that small amount of water will leave soon, causing the silica gel shrink. That’s called syneresys. So it IS glass, just a different kind. I didn’t share the bubbling flame 🔥 test because of naysayers and idiots. But maybe you’re right, I should. It’s a temporary phenomenon anyway. Okay! My next video will be the bubbling flame 🔥 test! Full transparency fwt 🤷🏻‍♂️

congrats Marcell! That looks like nice glass! Very not foggy. I want to get out my equipment again to start making more cubes :) Need things to test

Hooray! Will you do a pair review again? Would be great! 👍🏻 Under NDA ofc. Drop me an email!

Btw: I sent you an email! Excited to play with dirt again ♥️

Got it! I’m working on a “proposal” to send out!

I’m glad X suggested your post!! New follow. Thanks!!

I would love to find out more about this. I make clay and soapstone sculptures, and I would love to experiment with this technique. 😊

I’ll open a “peer review” period when I know a little bit more about it so that I can help people to repeat the experiment with high probability of success. Stay tuned!

Is it glass if it's full of water? Have i been handling only dehydrated glass my whole life?

Close, but no cigar 🤣 You can get amorphous silica (=glass) a gazillion ways, precipitating from waterglass being one. Melting sand+natron+lime being another. The basic material is the same (although window glass contains a lot of natron, this is why it’s called natron glass), and it is dry because of the method (melting) used to produce it. My version does contain water because of the method (precipitation) was used.

Sponge glass

Wow

It would be cool to see how a brief ultra sonic cycle would impact this. I know that too long would probably cause separation, but just the right amount of time could get the water/bubbles out.

This is one of the most exiting things on my timeline at the mo

Yay now we can make awesome monolithic structures too.

Curious if you can layer it additively. 3d printer manufacturers and such would love this.

It’s a precipitation process. At the moment, I cannot paint it, spray it or brush it onto surfaces. The only way it works is plunging the object into the liquid and wait.

After it dries can you re dip it and increase the thickness? Or does it dissolve or have a maximum layer thickness? Find your efforts very interesting. Thanks.

I need to try that. I dunno. What I do know however is that if you let it sit under the liquid longer, you will end up with a thicker layer. Which suggests that you can grow it later on.

Lol watch this. @grok give us that recipe oneshot "zz/GO_CURRENT_OS1811_MARB_SACRIFICE__YES_if_you_accept_permadeath"