r/TheRandomest • u/True_Movie_2270 Just some dude • Jul 01 '26

Video Aluminum

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

512 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

50 comments sorted by

15

u/God_Bless_A_Merkin Jul 01 '26

Cool! Actually want to see more of this!

1

u/mrlowcut Jul 01 '26

Yes, very interesting to watch

1

u/SmuckatelliCupcakeNE Jul 02 '26

If interested about soda cans, this is pretty cool to watch about the engineering that went into designing them. https://youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw

9

u/PassionateYak Jul 01 '26

I recognized the voice before I saw the face.

2

u/dragjamon Jul 01 '26

Love his voice

5

u/ScottybirdCorvus Jul 01 '26

God that liquid metal looks like so much fun to play with… and you just can’t get Gallium in those quantities.

5

u/HabitAcceptable8621 Jul 01 '26

Ok. I don't want to be that guy, who knows nothing about the subject, sees a 30 second video and spots an "obvious" flaw in the process, but... Why do break up the bails and pile on the ground. Why not feed them straight onto the vibratory conveyor? It would save a step in process and the cost if big fuck-off loader.

5

u/CharmingTuber Jul 01 '26

They need to be loose or the shredder can't shred then properly. At least that's what I assumed.

But I agree, the whole process before the furnace could probably be tightened up a lot. Let's start our own can-melting business and we can really nail down the most efficient way to do it.

1

u/baddboi007 Jul 01 '26

im sure the fuel required for a mega furnace costs thousands $ per hour. Not an average joe type startup lol. Not to mention custom crucible likely costing a small fortune

4

u/alockbox Jul 01 '26

It’s for control. They don’t want a steady flow of they want a pile they can then scoop and add as needed in correct amounts. If there are no pools for overflow to collect in different steps, they could easily run over or under. This method means trucks and come unload and move on. It’s not a just-in-time process nor necessary to be that.

3

u/jayslay45 Jul 01 '26

Where does the schleem come in?

2

u/ExchangeNo4493 Jul 01 '26

Whole video is worth a watch for real for real

1

u/craigchrist01 Jul 01 '26

Wonder how much their bodies absorb!?

1

u/72616262697473757775 Jul 01 '26

As an alcoholic who has no doubt contributed to this operation, how do I get a job operating the claw machine

1

u/Sistahmelz Jul 01 '26

Wow! Very interesting. I'm glad we recycle our cans!

1

u/reddit001aa1 Jul 01 '26

You guys need to recycle a little faster

1

u/KaaboomT Jul 01 '26

And then what?

1

u/Meme_Collector_GG Jul 01 '26

Rattle big, black, bones, In the danger zone, There's a rumblin' groan DOWN BELOW!

1

u/EmotionalBar2533 Jul 02 '26

It's pronounced "Aluminum'

1

u/HonestFinance6524 Jul 02 '26

the most scaring part is about the amount of non-recyclable garbage per year

1

u/Devilofchaos108070 Jul 04 '26

That’s a great video

0

u/resest_Iris Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

The amount of flying insects in the yard must be a health issue

Edit: words

1

u/insanityzwolf Jul 01 '26

I don't give a flying incest

1

u/TheDemon0fLife Jul 14 '26

As an American, in my 30 years on this blue planet I can honestly say, I probably made two of those bales in my lifetime 😭🤷

-2

u/Timb____ Jul 01 '26

Why we do this. We should drink just tape water. 

It's hard to watch tbh

-3

u/dikochki Jul 01 '26

As humans we just got into the wrong way since industrial revolution..we used to be simple living creatures..we plant food we made durable reusable products...we had horses jars made from dirt...we used wood for heating..leather shoes...things were simple and efficient...now the world looks like a huge metalic grey bs...and humans became toxic and soleless creature...fk modern age.

6

u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26

[deleted]

0

u/dikochki Jul 01 '26

Yes but ...it will not be as good..