Carborundum: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius

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Although silicon carbide occurs in the natural world, it's extremely rare. Tune in to learn how Edward Acheson got struck by inspiration and learned how to manufacture this substance, which he called carborundum.
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@izonker 9 лет назад

Wow... You guys managed to clearly explain the origins of Carborundum in under 2 minutes. I have always wondered where this stuff came from. Great work!

@howstuffworks 9 лет назад

+izonker Thank you -- and thanks for watching!

@andrewdavies5722 9 лет назад

second hardest substance known to man and I didn't know until now. I am ashamed.

@nurlatifahmohdnor8939 2 года назад

Function: to fly. Wings of insect = ku-mbang. Crystals of silicon carbide

@adityayempalle790 4 года назад

after studying about it , I feel that carborundum is Sic

@abbifash 4 года назад

It is Silicon carbide or SiC

@adityayempalle790 4 года назад

@@abbifash you didnt get the joke

@abbifash 4 года назад

Ha, sick... got ya lol.

@adityayempalle790 3 года назад

@@abbifash yeah that's it

@superturkeylegs Год назад

It can also be pretty abrasive sometimes tho 😉

@kathiesmith5212 5 лет назад

Carborundum is one of the most fragile, i know becouse i have it

@thashasolutions3414 3 года назад

Yes

@Neerja1905 3 года назад

I kept wondering why I keep getting chunks of it!

@BigBootyBitches47 9 лет назад

That's pretty SiC

@Woah_cube 5 лет назад

I have a gem like that

@seiyuokamihimura5082 Год назад

Got a really pretty piece that would look good as a "mountain" for a bonsai. Just gotta make the right bonsai now.

@ashutoshsuman9473 3 года назад

The story is inspiring. Thanks 🙏

@paulstewart4077 9 лет назад

awesome, history you don't hear much about anymore.

@leedaniels617 9 лет назад

Interesting, this is!.

@beckysmith3660 2 года назад

I love carborundum its so pretty

@manojkarndeo3161 6 лет назад

Good explanation

@Srk7028 3 года назад

Is it really 2nd hardest substance ? Is boron nitride harder than silicon carbide ?

@veinbanger9381 3 года назад

I work at the new Carborundrum (St Gobian) in Niagara Falls NY USA!

@mrmelon8490 3 года назад

Can be used as jewellery?

@curlyhairdudeify 2 года назад

*Moissanite

@superturkeylegs Год назад

I see no reason why not. I use it for sandblasting headstones (granite is mohs hardness of 9, silicon carbide is 9.4). It is VERY shiny and definitely catches my eye. I'd say go for it!

@maximumyeet4219 5 лет назад

Does this really work??? What type of clay?

@nurlatifahmohdnor8939 2 года назад

C. Kar-bon.

@brooklynboiprod 9 лет назад

What about adamantium?

@10xGeneration 4 года назад

You can also build LEDs with it

@nurlatifahmohdnor8939 2 года назад

Soda is used in the 1 laboratory 2 kitchen.

@nurlatifahmohdnor8939 2 года назад

Male voice is o.k. as a narrator. So far.

@saylove2517 6 лет назад

I have one.

@andrecostajesus 6 лет назад

Sayleon Smith i have one too !! But it is very fragile, no? It is always with sand around it?

@saylove2517 6 лет назад

André Jesus mine does not have sand in it, but yes it is fragile! I put some force on it expecting it not to brake but I guess it did.

@andrecostajesus 6 лет назад

Sayleon Smith but shouldn't it be strong? Why , in this form, is such a hard material so weak?

@saylove2517 6 лет назад

@@andrecostajesus thats what I was thinking! I'm not exactly sure why is brakes easily. It might be that they have to straighten it somehow. But I don't know.