You know something that people don’t appreciate about this guy enough? His cinematography. Make no mistake, this is a display of chemical wizardry and blade crafting of the highest caliber, but the clean camera shots, balanced spacing, and crisp timing, plus the hours of editing that must go into creating these videos are just as important. Edit: grammar
I have the utmost respect for this guy. It took him 6 months to MAKE enough material to make a candle knife, and he still lit it up on fire despite it ruining his creation.
this channel is literally mesmerizing. it’s not the floating beheaded doll that freaks me out, nor the exorcist doll in a rose bathtub. it’s the sudden introduction of margarine, after minutes of doing who-knows-what with grain, magnesium, and some kind of car filter. i don’t have the slightest inkling of what’s actually in this knife but I’m happy to be here
It’s such a joy seeing a notification for a new video. These videos definitely take heaps of time to make and even though posts are less frequent than other youtubers, I’d have to say this is my favourite channel on the platform. Every step in the process is just so amazing to watch
From start to finish this felt like watching a NileRed video in the sense he has access to a fully stocked lab and workplace for the required materials, but decides to do it at home because he's trying to pass on his wizarding ways for the common would-be spell caster. 10/10 I could watch you spend 10 hours making playdough into a machine gun and be happy with whatever the outcome is.
Okay so NileRed is a scientist so he follows the scientific method but when he attempted to replicate the bismuth knife he did not follow hardly any of the instructions.
It all worked out in the end tho, turns out God is a closer colleague with the Reaper than the devil ever was so the call went to the intended recipient anyway ^^
He made stearine which is a kind of wax, that doesn't get gradually softer when heated like the common candle wax paraffin, but melts more like water. Paraffin is made from petroleum products, stearine is always plant or animal based.
i feel like his videos are slowly wearing us down to the point where he can make a "sharpest human flesh knife in the world☺️" vid and no one would bat an eye
In the past, i remember thinking "this guy is going to run out of materials to craft a knife at some point, right?" I was wrong, you're a genius and my mind cant even comprehend how you work. Good job!
"Oh neat he's gonna make a knife out of wax." *Confused as to why he doesn't just melt the wax into a mold* *Thinks about it.* *Totally remembers this channel again* "Holy shit he's gonna make the wax from scratch!" *Instantly impressed*
Can we take a moment to appreciate how accessible this content is? In just a minute of scrolling I've seen English, Japanese, Spanish and I think Portuguese as well? I'm so glad so many people from around the world are enjoying this batshit crazy channel.
This guy's amazing, he isn’t just making knives out of various materials, he shows you every part of the process. So many things he did was just to show the viewer what was going on, like acidity changes, or heating the hydrogen to make a popping sound, it’s such a nice form of education. He does some complicated stuff, but presents it clearly and entertaining enough to keep viewers immersed. おつかれ！！
Its strange to me how one of my absolute favorite channels to watch is one where i understand absolutely nothing about whats going on. 10/10 content, keep making me laugh and be confused at the same time.
This is another level of amazement at the process and how patient you are. I was telling my brother that it could take you a month or two to make the knife, but when I saw " Six Months Later" , it was shockingly amazing. It simply shows how much you love what you do and how much we love watching it.
When I saw you filling an ENTIRE VACUUM CONTAINER with elemental hydrogen, I was genuinely terrified. Folks, when I was doing my grad degree, I had to drill a venting hole in a lab wall because my college was concerned that the hydrogen concentration would reach above 4% during an experiment. That concentration, if exposed to a stray spark, could have blown the doors off the room and caused considerable damage to the squishy humans inside. I say this only so that you can all realize how insane it is that he had a 4L container of pure hydrogen gas at above atmospheric pressure in his apartment. There have to be easier ways to hydrogenate things. Never do this.
@@luke2026 Probably the same qualification people have to use big propane tanks for their grill, or fill their car with gas, or using a natural gas stove in their house. The world is a dangerous place, that’s just life.
I remember one chemistry lesson from the times when I was in middle school. We did an experiment with aluminium and hydrochloric acid to demonstrate that "barking dog" reaction Kiwami did at 9:05 in this video. I was distracted and overdid it with the amount of hydrogen in the test tube and when I ignited it... well, it was a VERY good demonstration of why oxyhydrogen IS dangerous. Thankfully, test tube didn't explode in front of my face, I just burned my hand a little.
again a masterpiece. really funny, entertaining, educating and relaxing to watch. always wondering what will be the next kitchen knife. please keep them coming.
@@RichardBaran I feel like it’s educating in the sense that it pushes people to think out of the box, and to see regular objects in a new way? I haven’t learnt anything from those videos either but I still feel like I’m getting educated in some way too haha
@@RichardBaran There is a lot of chemistry involved in this video which is very educating. I.e. he made a DIY hydrogen generator for Pd catalyzed hydrogenation.
Man these get more insane every time. Remember when he went on a hike and made a little rock knife using just the other rocks around and water from a creek? Yeah.
This is the least amount of elaboration he’s yet provided in a video, and I have never been more scared, confused, and dumbfounded all at the same time. But either way. Good work Kiwami.
I tihnk the lack of explanation is at least in part for preventing people from making hydrogen the way he did. It's a very nasty gas to have around a kitchen, given its flammability.
@@pedrobettt no, not really, the part that makes hydrogen is really easy to reproduce. But yeah he didn't provide much explanation this time, probably counting on weirdos like me to explain later... Which I did.
With these videos I try and find the exact point where I could no longer replicate this at home. For this episode, it was when he took a freaking diamond saw and sliced up a catalytic converter and ground it up with a mortar and pastel.
Wife and I play a game where I set up the video without showing her the title and see how long it takes her to guess what the knife is actually being made out of. After 8 months... glad to see he's still doing his thing.
Two things, firstly, that is the Star of David, not a pentagram (I don’t know if that was intentional) and secondly this is possibly the most fascinating and simultaneously creepy channel I’ve ever seen. Absolutely brilliant
ive learned (from watching evangelion, ironically) that in japan since judaism/christianity isnt really practiced by anyone there, the symbols and imagery that have clear meanings to most westerners don't carry any weight to people of other cultural backgrounds. all this to say, i doubt he put a ton of thought into it lol
Sourcing the palladium catalyst from a catalytic converter instead of just buying palladium is such a big brain move. In fact, this guy just did a palladium hydrogenation of oil into wax without having palladium, hydrogen gas, OR oil to begin with.
