CONCENTRATING LEMON OIL LEADS TO A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL!
2022 ж. 10 Қаң.
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We demonstrate how to use a large reflux still to extract essential oil from lemons. I discuss what these oils can be used for and how to store them for long periods. Alex suffers a pretty bad cut during the video, but soldiers on and finishes filming. Don't worry, he's okay :)
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6:51 presenting to the emergency room ☝️
KZheadr cuts up 100 lemons. This is what happened to his thumb.
please don't ever let me end up in a chubbyemu video or a mr. ballen video.
Love it when channels collide
KZheadr cuts finger and introduces foreign substances to body, this is what happened after his second divorce
with knife-emia, knife, a word of uncertain origin, and emia, meaning presence in blood.
"Not everyone has a tank of nitrogen, but this is an excuse to get one" Love this guy
I have one. It's useful as a shielding gas for welding.
@@thomaslaparnestudenthbhs6439 I'm sure you know this, but for anyone else who reads this, argon works slightly better than nitrogen, but is way more expensive.
How about cream capsules?
@@TagiukGold ive used co2 aswell, not great but ok for backyard welding
@@FerdinandFake yes, great for some welding, but I wouldn't use CO2 for food storage applications.
Clickbait title: It was the knife and not the lemons that caused damage. This channel is great and does not need to use clickbait.
I love how wholesome the father-son interactions are in your videos. I love it.
"You're going to need stitches." Classic this guy... I'm an ICU physician, and I hope I'd be so calm if my kid, well... needed stitches. ❤
Step 1. Cut lemons scratch that Step 0. Teach son better cutting technique
Do you love it? 😮
Top tip for storing liquids and minimising exposure to the air... Glass marbles. I used to do this with wet film developer chemicals. When you've used some of the liquid from a container, instead of trying to find and decant it into a slight smaller container, drop clean/dry marbles into the container until you get the liquid up to the top again. Then screw on the cap.
That is a super idea!
I've honestly never thought of that but that's brilliant, thanks for the tip
That's a really good tip for something that you're using on a regular basis. Kudos!
drop marbles in carefully if you have glass bottles or C3H5N3O9 ;)
And what if you’ve lost your marbles?
Way to hang on, Alex! "Yeah, I might need stitches, but let's finish filming. I'll just hold this blood-soaking rag to my thumb and keep filming while you keep on presenting!"
I enjoyed this immensely, I worked for A. M. Todd Company 1984-1995, an Essential Oils Brokerage. I was in the Jefferson Oregon Field Office. My primary function was delivering 50 gallon drums preseason to the peppermint growers, picking them up when filled with 400 pounds of oil, off loading at warehouse, dewatering, weighing, and inventorying them. When shipped out each barrel was hand loaded onto a semi trailer with a drum truck. 100 per semi trailer, makes me sweat just remembering! 80% chance when you brushed your teeth I handled the oil that flavored your toothpaste 😁 Great Video, Thank You!
im not saying the oils are a cure all but something's it works and its cheaper, colds/shuffy noise's ect. works wonders or at least for me and it's somewhat good for asthma ect. or cleaning up the house/car ect.
I was too young then to be able to face peppermint toothpaste. But I'm sure my mouth would have thanked you.
Hand loaded with a drum truck? Where did you get a drum truck with hands?
We used to supply Bitter Lemon Essence to Schweppes Nigeria, an about this time of year in 1990 the packing staff reported someone had switched the lemon juice barrels from rectangular steel ones to more barrel-shaped plastic ones, nobody'd noticed. The consignment had to go (Christmas eve), so they used them anyway. What was designed to fit a standard 20' container did - with packing! During the journey, it evidently shifted. On arrival, we had a report back, that the doors had become self-opening, and the f##k-truck driver had been deluged in lemon juice! Well it was puetic...
@@JelMain I was fortunate that the shipper we contracted with understood the "Special Assignment," of moving our product. They would send the same man nearly every time. His name was Elliot, we would take lunch together after I loaded the trailer, we became friends and I stayed in contact with him over the years until he passed away. Our loading dock was like some kind of demented test for a driver to back into, over the years I actually had several drivers give up. 100-102 barrels per load averaged 500,000.00 USD in value, depending on market. Cheers Rahere! Merry Christmas!
You can definitely see the love. Very sweet. Felt bad for the pop because you could see him breathing a bit faster. Definitely seemed like he had that parental defense mode kicking in.
From one Alex to another, don't feel too bad about that cut on film for everyone to see. We appreciate all the blood sweat and tears that go into these videos, a little more blood this time but you know it happens... I hope you heal up quick! And I always appreciate your roving hand carrying shots keep up the good work.
As another Alex...... "I concur!"
Learned slowly how to cut things really effectively and fast. About 3x faster than the spouse and she isn't slow. Knives are nice to keep razor sharp and pro chefs tutorials about cutting things like the onions are way too complicated. Cuts make the master bro.
Alex in Spanish agrees.
ohh I assumed the reason he did not want to show was due to monetization, since youtube is pretty strict with blood etc. I know a few science youtubers that have gotten into truple due to this. And its a sad reason to have your channel closed to (even if only for a week or 2)
Big up all Alex's 🤛
"Are you feeling dizzy" may sound like a funny question to ask, but some people really do pass out at by the sight of blood, and sitting down might help prevent a falling injury that could be very dangerous to someone's head. It is a good to be aware of this possibility.
Yep. And he's a doc ;-)
This almost happened to me when I cut deep into my finger with an exacto knife. My vision greyed out and I got tunnel vision, luckily I didn't collapse as I was standing at that time.
@@Ergzay It can happen quickly but if you ever sense that again, sit down quickly to reduce risk of injury. I've felt faint a time or two after an intense work out, and experienced that grey and tunnel like vision for maybe 5 seconds or so. I cant tell really, because fractions of a second seemed like forever. I think I pushed myself into a hypo-glycemic state, and I remember passing out once as a young child, and now as an adult I sometimes feel really nauseous, dizzy, clammy cold skin and turn a little green. Symptoms not uncommon to very low blood sugar.
@@kreynolds1123 I have had many seizures, and I have learned to very quickly, find a stable place to anchor my hand, as I carefully, lower my body to my knees. If I am still conscious at that point, I find a safe place on the floor, to put my other hand, and get my head to a place away from anything that could cause damage. All this in about three seconds, but very careful and aware, as I am looking for a way to safely fall, as the seconds go by. I don't know why, but for some reason, once my legs are bent, and I am kneeling on the floor, my head gathers awareness faster than if I were to try to tough it out on my feet.
@@Inertia888 kneeling I belive raises the blood pressure in your head a bit. I have no clue if that's related your clearer thinking or not. Then maybe there's a connection between blood pressure and some kinds of seizures. As Your knees bend, it queezes some blood up. It limits some flow to your feet. And if your heart is maintaining the same pressure, some of that flow is redirected to your head.
For a second I thought His dad was being over protective with the knife.... and then lol. Happens to the best of us. Makes for a funny story
Educators who manage to entertain are such an awesome breed of human. Thank you sir.
Another very absorbing video. Even though I may never reproduce one of your experiments, exactly, you present ideas and knowledge that is transferable to other areas of examination. Your demonstration of issues and the stimulating content are far more interesting than your contemporary KZheadrs. Thank you for your dedication to quality.
I think you meant to say "Another very ascorbic video."
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3:14 Is 95% alcohol that 190 proof alcohol mentioned here? What is the reason for different scales? So many questions. Please try help me/community to understand.
I just love how perfectly collected you both guys are. No screaming, no running around. "Hey, lemme see. Yeah, you might need stitches." "Yeah, just carry on" - grabs camera and starts taking close-ups ...
Thank you for that!
You must be 8 years old
This is why we keep painter's tape in our shops.
@@kellyvcraig and CA glue
Super glue works fine.
Of all the many channels on you tube, yours is one of the very best. Please continue !!
I've yet to find a single subject that you can't explain in a way that's both fascinating and educational. Thank you for sharing your expansive craft. Happy New Year to you and the crew.
I wish Alex a speedy recovery. I had a similar injury and can attest to the fact that it's not fun. While I swore like a sailor, Alex acted calm and professional, especially given the fact that he was cutting lemons.
That was a freakin sharp edge so the wound will come together fast.
It's jus a cut.
@@nemo-x It's just a tip of a finger. I've seen few times how someone lost his finger.
@@nemo-x lol no not just a cut lol how he gon say just a cut but people losing fingers lol
@@nieczerwony Just a fingertip. You sound like a troll. Losing a finger is actually seen as a disability.
You guys are the essence of what the internet should spread !! I wish many science teachers take exemple from your channel ! Thanks again for this awsome content!
You have to dig deep, but it's out there. I'm sure there are better platforms for a more curated experience, but I'm lazy and haven't gone looking. It really would be nice, tho. This also reminds me of why I stopped watching TV all those years ago: You used to find all kinds of interesting stuff to watch, but now it's all taken a BS reality TV spin. Well, that and there were less and less music videos to watch.
Yeah I was going to say something similar except KZhead is censoring Americans. Freedom loving Americans have no place on KZhead. Please consider mirroring your content on Lbry / odysee unless you like the idea of a ivly league new grad deciding all of your work and content needs to be canceled. Serious.
THIS WAS essentially the majority of the sorts of things, AND people, that BUILT this platform/website! Of course that was before 80% of every one was "purged" with millions of dollars pocketed and never paid to the content-creators, who were essentially all ungraciously-used to generate revenue and build a substantial presence and wealth of ideas, all on what had became a huge "attraction"/"money-machine"...and then ... "SergAy B(pirate)rin", the Anti-American Communist, decided to sink-his greasy(KY jelly)-hands into it, put his wife's sister in-charge, and "SURPRISE".. "The Ministry Of Truth" is now in charge here, and of elections! WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH AND "GOBRANDON" IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH!
I wouldn't mind seeing a club for this channel, and Applied Science is another one.
they should do a test of surgical masks with a vapour the size of oh, lets say for giggles - 143nm, or about the size of a coronavirus particle!....wouldn't that be science! (oh wait - we don't want to get him banned from KZhead -forget everything I said :-) )
You’re one dude who won’t have to apologize to his viewers. You’re an honest and good man, smart as hell too!
good balance, how you include the additional notes creates an inclusive , absorbing and practical learning experience for me
I love how you keep mistakes in the footage.. keeps it honest and transparent and Alex handled it like a champ.
This video is a good demonstration of the importance of proper knife handling techniques, which become more important when using sharp quality knives. I harp on my kids about keeping their fingers curled when cutting, and this is exactly why. A friend of mine cut the tip of her finger off doing this, went right through the nail and everything. I’d say he was rather fortunate he was not using more force while cutting.
I'm reminded of a story from the classic book "Ignition!" by Dr John D. Clarke regarding d-Limonene. He worked at the Naval Air Rocket Test Station (which later became part of Picatinny Arsenal) and for a time in the mid 40's they shared test stands/facilities with Reaction Motors Inc. During this period the people at RMI were testing all sorts of unconventional concoctions for possible use as rocket fuels, and one of these was d-Limonene burned with WFNA (white fuming nitric acid). During this part of the program the area around the test cells was "blanketed with a pleasing odour of lemon oil", an occurrence so far removed from the kind of aromas usually generated by experimental rocket fuels that Clark felt it worthy of noting in his text. Thanks for another interesting video!
That will be my next read. Thank you.
If that had worked for missile fuel, dispatch your aerial enemies with a fresh, lemony smell. "Why do I smell lemo*BOOM*"
Good on you Alex for hanging in there.
Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us. It's always a pleasure to learn from you and your family.
I hope Alex heals well and quickly! As always, excellent video where I learned some totally new things I can file away for use when a situation arises.
next episode: we made mustard gas from bubble gum and my assistant accidentally inhaled it all (twice)
Yet he would still operate the camera.
O cholera, Pan Burak też lubi Tech Ingredients.
Great video, Love your work.
I think NileRed did that one already.
Beaker and Bunsen shirts? Maybe drop a "we're gonna need another Timmy" line?
Really cool expansion of uses for the distillation machine! Glad to hear Alex is alright - great dedication! :)
I gain so much from these videos. His ability to articulate in elegant and precisely direct terms the technical aspects of what are often quite complex processes shows his complete mastery. "Experts" of lesser intelligence often resort to 'high fallutin' terminology and more complex language to impress the listener with their supposed erudition. I am in awe of the scope and depth of his knowledge, of his communication skills and of his unfeigned humility. Thank you.
Thank you!
Man, I love how encouraging and positive you guys are. It's easy to be a bit cold or impatient when it comes to lab work but it's much better when everyone is happy. I know I find it easier to stay engaged when the environment is positive.
Ikr! I'm the wake-up-happy kinda of guy, and bring it to my lab. But there are some people so down all the time, that I get home empty at night.
@@electronicscaos I envy you, I wake up feeling irritated and blue every day
Awesome video! Hope your assistant heals well! Also, on a note of the knife accident, small tips on proper knife usage for those watching: - Proper knife holding: hold a knife with the middle finger as close to the end of the handle as possible (middle finger can touch the bolster), and use both the thumb and index fingers to grip the spine (top part of the blade that doesn't have a cutting edge). Knives have their center of mass as close to the bolster (middle part between blade and handle) as possible, so this grip makes it so you hold the knife at its center of mass, which makes the grip more stable and firm. A quick image search on "proper knife grip" shows how to do this grip. - Cat paw/claw grip: retract tips of fingers to hold the stuff you need to cut as if you had a cat paw or a claw grip. It's hard to get used to, but it's safer. The point is that the cutting direction is never going towards something that is straight. The search for "proper knife grip" should also show these grips.
I love the people who try to learn me how to make lemonade and in the end I have learned a big bunch of "unrelated" stuff. Thank you very much indeed
Feel better Alex! Heal up quick! Also, thanks for showing us the the cut and the blood. It adds realism to the project and allows us to understand that we should always focus on safety an attention with what we're doing in the lab. Cutting gloves next time might be a good choice ♥
Thanks!
"cutting gloves" are NEEDed?! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
On bleeding: Hold your hand high. At least above your soldier. The blood flow to your hand will lower and the bleeding will stop. The pain will lessen a lot as well
@@TTTzzzz should be held up above the pumping heart
@@TTTzzzz👍
When life gives you lemons, get insurance.
When life gives you lemons, add some sugar & brew some alcoholic lemonade! eg: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Dogs Alternatively, demand life take back the lemons, and burn down life's house! kzhead.info/sun/eLCkl82Ce2uBqIU/bejne.html
I sell propane and propane accessories I tell you what.
Or super glue
Or you can get mad, and make Life take the Lemons back!
What if you r the lemon...
I appreciate that you left that whole scene in Alex. That is the kind of thing that adds to the “behind the scenes” feel of KZhead we all love so much. P.s. super glue works incredibly well as an alternative to stitches. I haven’t had to get stitches ever since I learned of that trick. Hope it heals quickly!
Yes, there's even a "super glue" used by medical professionals.
Just check you’re not allergic to superglue before trying.
it impresses me just how concise you are in your content delivery. Not something I see very often elsewhere.
I came here for a Cave Johnson joke. That’s calm and dedication to doing this project.
Interesting, as always. BTW: the chef's way to cut a lemon in half is to hold it between finger and thumb, creating an arch with your hand, with the axis of the lemon horizontal. Then you can safely introduce the blade of the knife, with no risk of cutting your fingers.
Hi, TI. I guess that is what you call, "The show must go on." I hope everything healed properly. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!
I subbed! This was probably the best video I've watched this year so far. Thanks
Yet another exceptionally informative video , right down to the reason for using Cu in bubbler plates, and as always you don't hide the mishaps. Its not often I encounter people that I would want as a teacher, its even rarer that folks impress me to the point of wishing they were relatives. Your videos never disappoint in form or content. Thanks for your efforts to educate, enlighten and entertain - never enough 😀
Thank you.
You can also use sugar to extract citrus oils from the zest to make what is known as Oleo-Saccharum. You could have then used that citrus oil infused sugar in your lemonade to give it a complex flavor profile.
Only way to make proper lemonade in my book.
Grandma used to grate the zest of lemon and orange, then muddle it with sugar and put it in a jar and store it in the fridge. Never thought it had a specific name like oleo-saccharum
Some days ago I harvested olives and I made fine extra virgin olive oil. All the suggestions you made for preserving the essential oil can be applied for the olive oil too. I found the perfect excuse to obtain a nitrogen cylinder 😂. Thank you 👍
Liquid Nitrogen can also be applied via Qtip to freeze warts, only reapply if after the scab sloughs any of the wart survived. Plantar warts however, should be excised from the side of the foot by a Podiatrist, because the roots are deep & scarring can hurt like having a rock in your shoe... forever (gasp).
It is usually a man that talks like this, and we always need to give so many reasons to get something to "play" with even if in the end we are doing something for the benefit of everyone else. Wives are so tough to convince. Good for you!
Love your videos! You start off to learn something and end up with all kind of knowledge.
insanely well made video. i really like all the additional knowledge, how to store the distillate correctly etc.
Thank you!
I saw that cut coming the first time I saw him cut the lemon holding it incorrectly. BTW, superglue is a great instant stitch for minor cuts in a pinch. There is also liquid skin makes a nice addition to a first aid kit.
in his defence, he's a kid and most kids don't know how to cut vegetables and hold knife properly. But he handled himself excellently after injury though. didn't panicked, remained calm and kept chugging forward with recording without a single complaint
Or butterfly closures/stitches. Do a pretty good job for clean cuts, if you can stop the bleeding temporarily enough to stick it onto your skin
i was once told that superglue (krazy glue) Cyanoacrylate was made to glue skin together for use by medics in vietnam
Superglue? It's toxic in the blood stream, innit?
@@anonymousarmadillo6589 Not any more than rubbing alcohol is.
As always, thank you for interesting and informative content. I rarely have time to watch longer videos, but I schedule time to watch yours. No one on KZhead condenses as much quality information into a given time frame as you. Thanks again!
Outstanding !!!! I will forward all your videos to others as all of them are high quality scientific education . Thank you !!!
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You are one thorough-going individual, and it shows in the work you share with us all. Thanks again! I hope Alex recovers well from the cut.
Every dad knows that once you say “don’t cut your hand off”, that it is a moral imperative for the child to at least make an attempt. But what a recovery and right back to work. That’s work ethic’s. A trait so hard to find these days.
it's almost as if he was sayin when you cut yourself you'll have to wait to get to a dr till I'm done here haha
I know the itch I had to get closer and closer to the table saw blade after my dad told me that. Then he went and bought a saw-stop the next day and I had to install it, haha. Now I worry about the same things with my son. And see him get mad and become more reckless. Sigh.
@@astronemir some things never change!
@@astronemir Is that the one that shoves a soft metal block into the blade and pushes it up when it detects it's in contact with flesh?
Nice. I love the broad scope of topics you cover on your channel.
I love these videos so much, thank you for posting them
Off topic, but after seeing your series on epoxies I though to would be cool to see you tackle bioplastics. An hour or two of you guys talking about the core principals of bioplastics while running experiments on different formulas and how different amounts of this and that can affect the final product sounds like good entertainment to me.
From what I've seen on bioplastics is that they are made using non-petroleum sourced materials but end up still being plastics that have the same issue with biodegrading that traditional plastics have.
The various bioplastic alternatives for drinking straws explained. I hate paper straws.
Yes please! One of my goals is to sustainably source all of my resources. Considering how much we use plastic this seems essential. (No essential oil polymer joke intended.)
Yes! Like that other KZheadr who made bulletproof armor from milk! Supposedly milk plus vinegar to get a curd, then clean the curd and dope it with electroexfoliated then ultrasonicated graphite (allegedly graphene). Next the protiens in the curd are cosslinked with tannic acid, they use tea, and then its dried as a homogenous mixture. Finally, they put the dried protein chips into a mould, heated it up, then pressed it with about 20tons. Ended up with a 1/2" thick 3" diameter bullet proof milk disk! Pretty fun to watch
I would really like to see this too. I've dabbled in trying out different approaches and recipes but I'm not as organized or methodotic as these fine gentlemen.
I've just made a lot of limoncello a couple days ago! The lemon skins will stay in the alcohol for a whole month!! Hi from Italy 😁
Wonderful and inspiring. Me and my wife came to making syrups for cocktails (such a phase in relationships), and after this video I'm up for oils. You guys really influence the audience and I definitely like the way it's filmed. Thank you!
Great;
I can always count on you producing useful supplementary knowledge en route to the goal. Today I learned there's a very practical reason for brown glass.
Speedy recovery, Alex!
Such an epic exemple of patience and situation awareness. The calm and precise actions after the cut are key to prevent more risk and damage. I really admire you both. 👏👏👏👏👏 Trauma just get worse if you panic.
Fabulous video as usual, everything you investigate is very educational and absolutely fascinating to me. Thanks so much for posting.
Great video yet again, can't wait for more on this topic.
This is such a great channel, I have been watching since lasers was your main focus. I wish my dad was as interested in science/engineering as I am, I would have done anything to grow up with someone like you. I hope you keep growing and putting out such amazing content!
outstanding content as usual, hope the assistant heals up quickly, and thank you!
Really cool and informative video! Wasn't expecting this in my recommendations, but I'm glad it was
Your teaching style is a stream of consciousness exercise. You simply explain what you are thinking as you go through an experiment. A great storyteller
Big credit to both of you, the show must go on.
Suggestion: Freeze the lemon juice in ice cube trays so that you don't have to thaw or partially thaw an entire gallon.
It’s a great suggestion. But something tells me when these guys thaw lemon juice, they do it at scale.
I think that's why he said he was only filling it 2/3 full. He can thaw it, add water and sugar, and it's ready to drink. My guess is that he's done this before and knows the ratios that produce lemonade to his liking.
Great explanation of a reflux still.
Really Appreciated this video. Especially your delivery. Very informative.
I love the excitement in a parent's eyes when their children cut a lemon well and the disappointment in the children's eyes when they're treated like a child and clearly an adult
When trying to get those deep gashes to stop bleeding for either treatment at home, or to make a less messy trip to the ER. One or two wraps of electrical tape over the paper towel works fantastic at applying constant pressure. You can get about six to eight pounds of pressure per lair with electrical tape. Just keeps adding up. Be careful you don't cut off circulation.
That or super glue, but keeping the cut higher than the heart level lowers the pressure.
A the advice of a sparky. Plumbers just wipe glue on the cut. The burning running up your arm is the clean / sanitization power! Don't worry it will peel off no problem.....
Super glue saves the day
While working on cars, a mix of axle grease and dirt stops the bleeding as well. Generally I use electrical tape in a pinch. I find two stroke oil mixed with dirt works fastest on bleeders. I used to work on snowmobiles and always cut myself on something. Grease, oil and dirt stops bleeding fast.
Pressure dressings don't need to go all the way around, just fold up gauze (or the cleanest substitute) over the wound and then pull on the tape after sticking it to the skin on one side so that it pinches the sides of the wound together when you stick the other side down. If you ever do have to cut off the circulation on an extremity though, you must release the tourniquet no less than every 2 hrs to let blood circulate some before reapplying. Just fyi.
Great video as always. You explain things very pleasant and understandable
Excellent work, as always.
You have no idea how much I, and presumably, thousands of others, enjoy your hard work. I only wish I had a 10th of your expertise. I am glad that Alex is fine.
As always incredible videos, no BS TikTok trends, with people doing useless things, this is authentic educational content that doesn't get boring or bland.
As usual, a very informative video. Well done!
Excellent explanations and details. Learned a lot many subjects in just one video. Thanks dear
You're welcome!
I found you through all your solar videos and love all your content. Your astute, no nonsense way of going about things is so refreshing! Thank you for being an absolute wonderful teacher!
Thanks!
@@TechIngredients really love the show. Would be great to see your thoughts on building a high powered ultrasonic cleaning bath.
Wonderful video! You are definitely a techie's techie. Although I've worked in multiple highly technical fields for more than 40 years, I am wow'ed by your expertise. I thank you dearly for your efforts and production of such high quality content. SUGGESTIONS: optical calumniators, ring laser gyros, rate integrating gyros, RF antennas (directional, omni, dipoles, long wire, horn, etc.), microwave systems.
Fascinating, this guy is brilliant. I hope your assistant recovered well? All the best, Beamer.
I really enjoy your videos. you are great at explaining things.
I've had several of those 'marginal' cuts heal perfectly by running the coldest water available over it until the bleeding stopped, a dash of alcohol and then more cold water, and as quickly as possible closing the wound under pressure and absolutely, positively not disturbing it for a day or two. Butterfly strips are good, even under a band-aid, and I've actually splinted a finger before just to avoid any movement. I remember one particularly clean cut managed to stitch itself back together in less than a week, though I still taped it to make sure it wasn't going to pull open at some inopportune time.
The pressure is the important part. Some plasma seeping is alright, since that is where the platelets are. Firmly pressing at the interface point, to stimulate the glue effect. And...if it hurts, well, don't do that...
It was hard for me to see the exact angle and depth of the cut, but superglue works great. It looked deep enough that there is not going to be a flap of skin that will eventually die and dry up (i hate those kind, usually due to a shallow slice, where the top surface doesn't have enough bloodflow to reattach, and it turns to leather and catches on everything). Usually just gotta wait for it to die, which protects the underside of the slice that is raw, by the time the lid dies and dries up, it's time to cut it off as the underside has a layer of new skin by then. Paper thin and pink, but then ya can chop it off. I hate those low shallow cuts on fingers, always catch on pant pockets.
Until a few years ago I never bothered with cleaning small cuts. I’ve worked in metal fab my whole life so I’ve had a few. A little electrical tape or duct tape and I would just keep it taped for a couple weeks until it grew back together. But a few years ago I had a sharp metal burr poke through my glove and into my left middle finger. It was literally the size of a pin prick, it didn’t bleed very much. I put a bandaid over it because we had them handy and went back to work. A few hours later my finger swelled to 4 times its normal size and turned red. It felt hot and I could feel my heartbeat in it. My boss sent me to the emergency room where I received antibiotics through iv. I still wasn’t taking it very seriously and felt like everyone was making a big deal out of it. Then the er doc told me that I had a good chance of losing the finger. That night I had a fever and I have never felt so awful. By the next day the fever broke and the swelling went down. I got to keep my finger. I take cuts more seriously now.
SUPERGLUE is the charm for clean sharp cuts! leaves a little scar, burns like hell but u stop bleeding instantly and are able 2 go on... that´s what it was invented 4!
@@janeuler3262 what? do you like put in into the wound??
Next week, we make and test high performance cyanoacrylate for the application of closing wounds in lieu of sutures. Speedy recovery, Alex!
Thanks! We'll need a few volunteers.😙
Any good mechanic keeps super glue in his box.
@@TechIngredients I've got some new soldiers that are as yet uninitiated... I'll let you borrow them in exchange for a bottle or two of homebrew.
Wire Wheel acid, for cleaning car wheels, will cauterize MOST cuts. Stings, but stops the bleeding.
@@littlegrabbiZZ9PZA Keep your privates off the internet
I was an operator in a natural gas plant for a few years and there are reflux stills all over the place in a refinery. Reflux stills and absorption towers were every where for different hydrocarbon process streams. I always found the principle of a reflux tower interesting to operate. In fact, all the different processes were interesting to operate. It's neat seeing a still operate clearly like this.
Thanks for the new video and keep sharing your inside to how things work. :)
I KNEW he was going to cut himself by the way he was holding the lemon. Super glue it, and get-er-done!
Dang! Your son took that cut like a champ, well done.
I did a similar thing when I was chopping rhubarb at age 17 (almost 40 years ago now). Alex handled it even a bit better than I did. 7 stitches and still a curved scar on my left ring finger. I told mom, "Y'know, maybe we SHOULD go to the hospital after all." 20 miles in 15 minutes later. Never saw Mom drive at 100+ before.
your presentation, narration, is captivating.
Man, what an awesome video. Thanks for teaching us. 🎉
orange oil(cheaper to buy than lemon) is my 3rd most use solvent for cleaning, right after water(with soap if needed) and isopropyl alcohol. it will pull the glue from stickers and labels off of things fast and smells great. also perfect for removing pine pitch from your hands.
Limonene is found in lemons, lime and oranges and is the active ingredient.
Orange oil is also great for cleaning greasy hands, after working on the car.
If you really want a really good degreaser and an excellent solvent for cleaning glue, then try Turpentine. It's the mother of all terpenes the same family of chemicals that include limonene and Tetrahydrocannabinol.
I think there is a famous brand that has sold straight orange oil for cleaning just for this purpose. If only someone remembered the name...
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep There's a quite a few of them. Orange Glo, Citriclean, Goof Off and Goo Be Gone are some popular ones in the US.
I love your videos. I have a small 160 tree tangerine grove, just got and tried a still, and now have new things to try with next years harvest. Thank You
Love you guys! As always I'm late to this very entertaining show. As a Limoncello maker myself - (the hi proof way) I recommend both lemons and oranges for an excellent after diner aperitif. Also one other easy way to eliminate oxygen in a jar is to use a kitchen vacuum sealer. Using one of your vacuum jars which only need be bigger than subject, place the subject inside with lid screwed only finger tight. Vacuum this and when you release the vacuum your jar inside will stay sealed from outside pressure. Finish with a finger tightening ... I do this to my yeast that is bought in bulk.
Came for the click bait, stayed for the content, excellent work as usual guys, super interesting and super informative
Having used very sharp chef knives in the past, I learned very quickly to cut knuckles out instead of tips out. Hope Alex heals up well!
imagine you have this man for your dad but you still dont know how to use a knife
I did this once, but I don't have knife skills, cut the tips of my knuckle skin off instead of my finger, on 2 knuckles. Was actually worse than just cutting my fingers as would keep splitting open all the time due to it bending all the time.
@@rdizzy1 I am in awe. I don't know how you managed that but that sucks. Normally the edge of the blade doesn't go higher that your knuckles
@@Metalrasputian If you know how to properly cut I would imagine so.
I have been watching you for number of years now, and have always deeply enjoyed your content. The breadth of subjects covered is perfect for people who have boundless curiosity about everything and anything. There has always been something in my mind that found your content almost soothing... It was not until today that the calm, concise way you explain subjects triggered a sense memory; and reminded me of many childhood hours watching Don Herbert (Mr. Wizard). Thank you for reminding a jaded adult nerd that there is still plenty to learn, and plenty to be curious about.....even if it is just for the fun of it.
When you are explaining the destillation,for me its like you are explaining the time machine to the littlle friends you still have ,really beautyfull.
this is the second knife incident you guys have been involved in!!!.. i appreciate the lengths you and your family go to to bring excellent science to us. stay safe!!!!
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Thanks, Spock! 🖖
@@JimMaz You said it Jim
@@JimMaz 🖖🏻
Thanks for this video. I hope your son heals soon, I know how frustrating it can be to get a finger slash.
Thanks!
@@TechIngredients i wish a speedy recovery. I have cut my self similar a few times, one with a band saw even, so I winced hard. Good luck and rest well
I've learned so much from this that has nothing to do with the oils them selves. the end of the video was most of that. and it applies to things i didn't know i was wanting to know. this is great! while i don't plan on extracting essential oils. i did want to know how it was done. but I've also learned how to preserve other things that are sensitive to light, hat, and oxygen degeneration. something i didn't watch for but am happy to have learned or rather re-learned and can actually apply. i knew many of the concepts and applications of them but not how "I" could apply them to my situation. again thank you!
Thanks. That's the way we handle most of the videos we post, the project itself is the star of the show, but the science that surrounds it contains much of the value.
Very interesting video. I have been in the chemical industry for 45 years. My specialty is distillation and I have experience with phase separators! Thanks for all of your excellent videos.
Thanks!