Drinking 2000 year-old Coin Juice 

Eating random things, more proof Wren is actually three cats in a trench coat. -Justin

Wren is now patient zero for some ancient disease after taste testing the coin :P

Let's take a moment to appreciate Wren and his shenanigans.

"Digging up coins with metal detector"... you should really buy a shovel...

I really hope that these were the dirtiest things wren has ever put in his mouth... but knowing wren thats probably not even close.

Nick, you're adorable and we love you.

As a coin collector I totally agree. It may take away all value but I'd rather be able to see the detail in the coin and learn were it came from especially since my interest in collecting coins came from the journey in which the coin has endured before it got to me. It's really really cool to think that a coin I'm holding was made, used by and was in the hands of people from thousands of years ago and now it's in my possession

With that triple dog dare and "the game of life," I want to introduce you guys to a game called "What are the odds?" For example, Wren jokes about drinking the coin juice. C-Mike would then say, what are the odds? Wren sets the range, for example, 1 in 20. Wren and C-Mike count down from 3 together, and both say a number in the range at the same time. If you both say the same number, then Wren would have to do the thing. But you can set whatever range you want, you can say 1 in 1,000,000. Regardless it's a very fun game and seems like a fun way to get Wren and the others to do dumb things. :)

Wren " I don't like eggs" Also wren : *nibs nibs* " Roman coin"

Yay! A return to Nick's coin collection! Always enjoy those segments. Also yay for more Lifeline BTS! Fun vlog today.

Nick, you might want to select a electrolysis process that doesn't harm metals. what we saw happen with the spoon could also happen to the coin, depending on the metal it's made off. If you could get your hands on a small titanium(or platinum) rod you might have a replacement for your spoon that doesn't get corroded, but it might corrode your coin.

2:30 - 2:47 THIS IS WHY WREN IS MY FAVORITE

I'd consider you more of a historian than a collector. I'd imagine that a historian would want to get an artifact as clean/restored as possible. 👍🏻

I drop everything to watch the Sam and Niko channel

After he said "I triple dog dare you" and it moved to the "drive to set screen" I thought it was the car driving Wren to the hospital

Sometimes I'm ashamed at how relatable I find Wren.

Man! Going back to when they swore on camera is so jarring. Nick out here wigging me out

Thanks for giving us another episode on the coins, Nick - very interesting to see. I don't see why destroying the patina should devalue the coins, though; surely being able to see most of the detail is more valuable than having them covered in gunk.

just gonna say because I've done electrolysis for a few years in school, be careful guys. I've never done it indoors without proper ventilation because you can risk the buildup of hydrogen (and oxygen) gases which can lead to some not too satisfactory results if a spark were to jump from one of your clamps. another thing just to be aware of since it sounds like you clean coins a lot and may be implementing this in the future is that if you use a stainless steel anode (the material with the positive current running though it) it can cause oxidized chromium to form in a gas above the solution (I believe it was Hexavalent Chromium but I may be wrong, I'm just typing this from my car). Anyway papa bless and it makes me super happy when you guys do little things involving science and film making since those are like my two favorite things.

"Why does he do things?" That's what we all want to know.

Forget Sam and Niko, can we have a Wren and Nick channel instead?

Is Wren the youngest of the guys? He appears that way and it's ADORABLE.

Is anyone else lowkey in love with Nick and Wren? Just me? Okay...

Probably one of my favorite episodes, I really enjoyed this! Love the combination of informative behind the scenes and just messing around in the office. Thanks guys ♥️

Try using salt + vinegar instead! (I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL NEVER SEE THIS COMMENT 😞 ) also make sure to do the electrolysis in a ventilated area! (chlorine forms when using salt!!!)

Loved the coins bits. I was on an archaeological dig in Mallorca and found a few Byzantine coins over the course of the dig. Always so exciting when we uncovered stuff like that, coins can tell us so much.

I love the coins stuff ! More of it please !

The coin stuff was actually cool. You should talk more about it

I'm on an absolute Corridor bender and this is one of my fav videos. Nick cleaning the coins was so cool. I miss when the channel did this kind of content.

wrendare comeplete

first of all these videos are amazingly simple and awesome and those videos in the description are great!

LOVE THAT YOU PUT THE SMARTER EVERY DAY CLIP AT THE END PLZ DO A VIDEO WITH HIM

Well that's awesome nick, and look at Sam and niko rolling with the big dawgs. Cool guys!

Awesome video as always.

Honestly I don't watch Corridor Digital content anymore, but I am always hyped for a new Sam and Niko vid, and to see you guys working behind the scenes, or making props etc. Nuking go pros is awesome. I don't even watch that much node anymore. It's all S&N for me now ;)

really liked the parts about filming with sam and niko, interesting to see actually how many people are there working and what goes on

I'm glad you cleaned some of them - to know a bit more about them than just possess something potentially valuable :) Cool stuff Nick. (although I'm surprised you haven't tried that earlier - I did electrolysis experiments back in high school) Also, I'm glad you referenced Smarter Every Day at the end, one of my favourite channels :) (you're on the top as well!)

So one of you makes cheese in their free time, another likes to clean ancient coins...do all of you have strange hobbies?

I love this channel so much.

Things like coin collecting honestly, are what making being a human great. I love his enthusiasm, and greatly appreciate all the corridor, Node, etc people, they are all so wonderfully unique. Wren especially.

As nerdy as it is, it's legit cute to see Nick talking so passionately about something.

Smart Choice with SmarterEveryday!! Nice to see the quiet BTS. LOL

You guys are so awesome!

Any episode with Nick talking coins is great. I'm not a coin-guy, but any time you get to hear someone who's really passionate about something, talk about that thing - you should take it

It was really nice to learn more about the coins :)

Whoever makes the thumbnails for this channel does really good graphic design. Most catching thumbnails I've seen on youtube.

Hey, you may be able to preserve the oxide layer or patina if you use a smaller potential for your electrolysis. You can also have a sacrificial piece of metal, one that is more easily redoxed so that it is consumed rather than the oxide. I'm not sure if it will still be enough to knock the grime and dirt though. Cool video guys!

Well done on having Niko say "so now it's" then cutting to Nick saying "20 minutes later"

I don't know, maybe it's just me but the idea that you're holding pieces of ancient history in your hands just blows my mind. Some of those coins have survived thousands of years, from the Roman era to today, who knows whose hands those coins have been through over the millennia and they now end up in yours. It's crazy. Maybe it's because I'm a history nerd but seeing those coins cleaned and seeing the remnants of their original state makes me all giddy.

I think the thing about letting the coins shine again is pretty cool. Not really invested in the 'ancient coin lifestyle' but good for you guys.

5:31 "so now it's" (smash cut) "twenty minutes later" Well done Nick/Carmichael.

wren that was electrolysis with salt, you just tasted chlorine

Every time I watch these vlogs, more and more I want to meet Nick.

hey, how about using high power power ultrasonic bath cleaning for the coins?, it would rmeove all the gunk and leave the patina

I like the shout out you guys gave to smarter every day.

4:36 actor from Friday night lights tv show! loved that show!

i lived in siscia....so cool to see you actually know about croatia

It's probably too late, but don't use stainless steel in electrolysis. The chromium in stainless steel creates carcinogenic compounds during the electrolysis process. I cleaned my dad's rusty tools using a piece of regular old non-alloy steel rebar. Yes stainless steel doesn't degrade as fast, but I'd rather stay on the safe side than be a bit more efficient.

At 5:52 Nick says that the value of the coin has been ruined because of how they cleaned the coin. But why is that? They we're successful in getting the detail of the coin out from the dirt and rust. Do coin collectors care about the way that the coin was cleaned? Why does that effect the value?

At first, I kind of thought it was click bait, but such a creative video! Thanks, corridor

This was really interesting. I never thought about how those coins could lose value by simply being too clean. Ahaha, awesome as always.

At least you guys are never bored, be it cleaning ancient coins or eating them!

didn't even need the notification

I could watch nick clean coins all day

Rest in peace wren.

2:48 I laughed so much!!!!!!!!

Aw come on, you can't show electrolysis and not tell people what the bubbles are. That's pure oxygen on one side and hydrogen gas on the other!

I love recognising the background music hahah

I'm so pumped right now, because the city Nick's coin is from is like 1 hour drive from me, in croatia we call it Sisak, but yeah, in history class we learned that the latin name for Sisak is Siscia

this thumbnail is a thing of beauty

DUDE love the lofi

Can we take a moment to appreciate the little cut between the Lifeline set and the coin fizzling at 5:34 Lifeline Set: ... so now it's- Corridor Studio: -20 minutes later.

ha! I use that same bag (as sam) on set. love using my tactical gear.

wren is a special fella...

On the next Sam and Niko: Nick pry's open Wren's Lockjaw

Holy shit. Jerry "Hands" Espinson from Boston Legal is in lifeline? I'm sold. Christian Clemenson is a great actor.

Gotta love those shenaniwrens.

Now I'm dying to see/hear the musical side of node. I need Jake's guitar playing in my life.

More coins!!!! This was awesome. Even if it's just a cut. Give a minute every week for coins. That was cool and interesting. I know I don't have a stake in it or anything but it was cooler to see it restored with zero value than it was when I wouldn't have been able to see the door or the bricks or the identification of the Roman coin and it was worth $7

Every video I watch has some sort of really really great topic or something that is interesting to me, and anyone else who would ever do that topic would definitely be 100x more boring. It's all you guys, and I just can't stop watching sometimes. I also require the number of diet cokes from that guy (7:15) that Sam drinks each day. Each video. I NEED it.

Nico going to a movie set: Wren drinking coin juice: “spitting sounds”

Is it weird that I'd watch Nick clean coins for like hours and not be bored?

You can also use that method to make iron oxide for stuff like thermite

More on old coins please

2:29 where Wren stops acting human temporarily, and again at 2:47 when he pauses for a moment, randomly hurks out an item, and continues on like nothing happened.

Woah Nick has such a cool hobby!

best moment: 2:35 Completely out of context in the background: "Teleportation!"

What is the patina thing that is lost and devaluated the coin?

Wrens like a cat, or dog, coughing up coins instead of hairballs and old shoes

I wish these guys taught my high school science classes. I might have learned something.

Nick! That is so awesome, I'm going to try it on a few coins I have. I showed Wren (this past weekend) the rings I make from old coins, if you're interested, just let Wren know-he has my deats!

Just started watching lifeline so it was cool to see this

Wren is one of my favorite people with node and stuff

One thing you could also try is ultrasonic cleaning in a mildly caustic solution

I love how they put the new rick and morty ep in the description

The coins are so cool! They remind me of the coins you collect in the Uncharted game series

That coin stuff was sooooo cooooool

Btw btw this works for any very rusty tools I used this on a axe and it looks amazing and saved hours of scrubbing

Next time use aluminium foil on the electrolysis. It is less noble than Iron so it should be more effective, you get higher surface area and you don't destroy spoons. Also it should work passively with aluminium if you just have salt in the water. Would be slower though. It is a long time since I did chemistry but I did a quick check on the internet and I should be right.

electrolysis also works with graphite instead of using your metal spoon and baking soda in your solution.