Tales From the Lab

Test of FDL-2 3D printed NERF gun Video 04.11.2024 ↓

Older clip, showing a quick test of a FDL-2 3D printed nerf gun. https://github.com/trilu2000/FDL-2_Arduino/

Hand Crank Generator Video 11.09.2024 ↓

Build a hand cranked generator based on the instructions and design from Tim Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb3iN4m9Bik It works quite fine.

Playing with ferrofluid Video 11.09.2024 ↓

Just playing with some self made ferrofluid displays.

Butterfly pea flower tea Video 11.09.2024 ↓

Butterfly pea flower tea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_pea_flower_tea), commonly known as blue tea, is a caffeine-free herbal tea, made from a infusion of the flower petals or whole flower of the Clitoria ternatea plant. The color comes...

ESP8266 Geiger Counter Part 2 Video 11.09.2024 ↓

Testing different radioactive samples with my ESP32 Geiger Counter. Part 2 Photos: https://pixel.tchncs.de/i/web/post/586695111360716092 Code: https://github.com/Vault2501/Geiger-Counter-Cajoe

Crystal Growth Video 11.09.2024 ↓

Just a sped up clip of Crystals Growing

Dancing Ferrofluid Video 10.09.2024 ↓

Ferrofluid dancing to audio, using an electromagnet controlled by an ESP32.

Black Flame Video 10.09.2024 ↓

A black flame, created by burning ethanol with sodium chloride in light from a sodium lamp.

Noise Grenade Demonstration Video 01.12.2023 ↓

Short Demonstration of the Noise Grenade, a ESP-01 based mp3 player that is controlled via Wifi.

Chirality in the Kitchen Video 08.09.2023 ↓

A small experimen you can do at home in your kitchen. Chirality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality_(chemistry)

Small Tesla Coil Video 19.08.2023 ↓

Playing with a small chinese Tesla Coil

Sterling Engine Video 19.08.2023 ↓

A small chinese made Sterlinge Engine powering an LED.

ESP8266 Geiger Counter Part 1 Video 21.07.2023 ↓

Testing different radioactive samples with my ESP32 Geiger Counter. Photos: https://pixel.tchncs.de/i/web/post/586695111360716092 Code: https://github.com/Vault2501/Geiger-Counter-Cajoe Openscad files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5982201

Untrue Video 17.07.2023 ↓

And all of this is untrue.

Burning Magnesium Aluminum Mix Video 11.07.2023 ↓

A small amount of Magnesium and Aluminum being ignited

White Flame Video 11.07.2023 ↓

Here you see nitro methane buring in a petri dish.

Fluorescent PLA Video 09.07.2023 ↓

Short clip of my 3D printer printing fluorescent pla filament in the dark.

Firing a Propane "Gun" Video 08.07.2023 ↓

I wouldn't be a proper mad scientist without an oversized completely useless but loud "Plasma Gun" - wouldn't I? 😉 So, here a short clip of firing a propane gas powered gun. It does not shoot any projectile, but only burns the propane for some...

Photocromic Resin Video 07.07.2023 ↓

In this clip I'm demonstrating the photocromic effect. I put photocromic pigment in resin and poured that into small molds. When it is exposed to UV light - the color of the pigment is changing.