This is what happens when you heat an ordinary marble over a flame then immediately drop it into cold water

andayk · 2020-04-07T12:05:27+00:00

You better wear eye protection when trying this at home, guys!

incestuous_wild_boar · 2020-04-07T11:17:22+00:00

Do they explode at all?

CajunDecade · 2020-04-07T13:33:10+00:00

How does this affect its marble racing skills?

50v3r31gnZA · 2020-04-07T12:11:04+00:00

Look the diamond industry gets a lot of flack and rightly so.

You know how awesome it is to work on diamond jewelry? Heat it as much as you want even untill bright red, don't have to worry about flux or heat deviations, dump it in water or acid to clean boom work done.

Cz, emeralds, garnets and to a lesser extent sapphires and rubies all require meticulous heat control and wil break/shatter/chip if dunked while red hot.

not_falling_down · 2020-04-07T13:04:24+00:00

This was a thing when I was in elementary school. There was a lot of homemade jewelry that used marbles cracked this way.

I did this in science class as my experiment, to demonstrate expansion and contraction from heat and cold. Meanwhile, a guy at the next desk was doing something that involved heating stuff in a test tube, and had the brilliant idea of cooling the test tube in my ice water, with predicable results.

WheelsUpInThirty · 2020-04-07T13:34:57+00:00

In the late 60's/early 70's this type of jewelry was all the rage. I remember my parents buying a blue cracked marble necklace for me to give to my first grade teacher.

unicornheabutt · 2020-04-07T14:45:10+00:00

As a few people have rightly mentioned, if you're going to attempt this, be careful, wear eye protection, all that good stuff. You should be good!

reidell_iwanachi · 2020-04-07T13:48:49+00:00

I have a feeling it's very fragile

ianindy · 2020-04-07T18:51:17+00:00

You can also boil the marbles in water and then run cold water over them. No flame needed. My grandmother used to do this and decorate her plants/planters with them.

reztek2 · 2020-04-07T14:22:00+00:00

The important question how would this marble perform under marbula 1 conditions?

balsaaaq · 2020-04-07T13:47:39+00:00

We did this on a cookie sheet in the oven. Safest way

Schmoreshmoosh · 2020-04-07T13:48:46+00:00

But how well does it race?

Qwardian · 2020-04-07T12:54:15+00:00

My dad made me a couple of these as a kid using a blow torch. It was cool when he did it. First time I tried to use one it shattered when it hit the other marble. Still cool.

pandaxpaws · 2020-04-07T15:15:40+00:00

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AbbotThoth · 2020-04-07T19:11:09+00:00

Congratulations, you have mildly interested me. I thank you for this, and hope that my exuberant outburst has not shattered your marble.

kittenkin · 2020-04-07T19:14:59+00:00

Quarantine, or a very modern realization about how and why they did the kinds of science they did in the 1700s.

Next thing you know someone is going to post about how they were trying alchemy.

jesus_chestnut · 2020-04-07T11:19:15+00:00

yeah, the temperature difference is too big and it cracks since it’s made of glass. if you coat it with some epoxy, it’d probably hold it together and still look cool if the layer is thin enough (depends on the epoxy)

edit: epoxy* and fuck english pronounciation

gitarzan · 2020-04-07T15:14:40+00:00

We used to do this when I was a kid. We’d play marbles with them and try to bust the other guys marble with ours. Prob a 50/50 chance of either breaking apart.

megaboto · 2020-04-07T19:06:22+00:00

Did with a glass bottle as a kid. Broke in my hands. Fascinated by the fact that I could break it with my hands only, I did. I've got a scar on my hand now and an lucky to still have my left thumb

reverendsteveii · 2020-04-07T19:23:45+00:00

good to see quarantine is going well for you

CloudiusWhite · 2020-04-07T22:19:18+00:00

This is borderline one of those posts 4chan used to make about mixing chemicals to make crystals when you blow on it with a straw , while really making chlorine gas. I say borderline because it's only missing the encouragement to try it at home.

Blackbear0101 · 2020-04-07T22:31:08+00:00

This is what happens SOMETIMES, and sometimes it will explode in a mechanical explosion, projecting shards of glass just a bit slower than sound everywhere.

bubbalooski · 2020-04-07T11:19:25+00:00

Well I know what I’m doing this afternoon.

Aietra · 2020-04-07T13:59:01+00:00

Now you only need eleven more to activate your End Portal.

JonnyGat · 2020-04-07T15:00:18+00:00

It kinda looks like Sub-Zero trapped Scorpion in an ice ball

UnsignedRealityCheck · 2020-04-07T15:13:44+00:00

I was waiting for a video to start and kept smacking the screen like an idiot.

invariablyuniquename · 2020-04-07T15:25:17+00:00

Marble of ice and fire

WhosTaddyMason · 2020-04-07T15:49:53+00:00

There was a video of some dude doing these in the oven on Pinterest, his hands got more and more bloody during the process..was funny I tried to find it but no luck

jonny_vegas · 2020-04-07T15:57:58+00:00

Did this as a kid all the time. I however remember it backwards. You throw your marbles in the freezer. take them out in an hour and throw them into hot water. boom...cool cracks.

kjuuz · 2020-04-07T17:01:54+00:00

But it looks very nice.. even kind luxury 😁

peckerbrown · 2020-04-07T17:05:59+00:00

My dad showed me this in the '60s.
This is why I'm glad I grew up with a gas stove.

2020-04-07T17:06:05+00:00

It turns delicious:)

SmallFry3694 · 2020-04-07T17:07:30+00:00

Did the glass break? Or did it just crack on the inside?

spikyman · 2020-04-07T17:19:28+00:00

You don't need an open flame; We used to heat them in a frying pan. Safety equipment is a good idea, but nobody talked about that 50 years ago ;-)

buttface1000 · 2020-04-07T17:26:30+00:00

New team for the marble league.

r/JellesMarbleRuns

#GOOOOOOOOOOORANGERS

potatosalmon64 · 2020-04-07T18:38:12+00:00

torpanzo torpanzanite diamond

Theaternearyou · 2020-04-07T19:11:39+00:00

fun at home for kids of all ages from 8 to 80? (You'll shoot yer eye out, kid)

faster_grenth · 2020-04-07T19:25:26+00:00

Hold my cosmo.

yesitsyourmom · 2020-04-07T20:33:42+00:00

60's kids remember this.

Squapple_ · 2020-04-07T11:18:34+00:00

This is really cool, and btw happy cake day!

kaviidt · 2020-04-07T14:52:57+00:00

Looks uncomfortable

ironMikeV1 · 2020-04-07T15:02:32+00:00

That's pretty cool

woman-cat · 2020-04-07T15:28:56+00:00

I know what i'm doing tomorrow

ajdog0106 · 2020-04-07T15:54:36+00:00

I can imagine this being said in a “Daily dose of internet tone”

AtopMountEmotion · 2020-04-07T16:24:59+00:00

Be damned careful of your eyes, my friend. A bit hotter or a preexisting crack could result in that glass seeming to explode.

tequilavixen · 2020-04-07T16:26:57+00:00

r/oddlyspecific

roronoaDzoro · 2020-04-07T17:19:47+00:00

One marble to rule them all

2020-04-07T17:29:26+00:00

Crunchy

Spicy-Samich · 2020-04-07T17:33:25+00:00

How long did you keep the marble over the flame before dropping it in water?

AKA_OneManArmy · 2020-04-07T17:43:23+00:00

Be carful doing this. Mine have exploded in the past.

BlackWhiteCoke · 2020-04-07T17:52:37+00:00

Dolores has escaped r/westworld once again

DebaJean · 2020-04-07T18:07:39+00:00

Fried marbles! I've made them before when my kids were small .

Salmizu · 2020-04-07T18:11:56+00:00

And now throw it for a homemade shrapnel granade

Adiantum · 2020-04-07T18:36:58+00:00

I was sitting here waiting for the video of this to continue...

thewholerobot · 2020-04-07T18:51:01+00:00

Nope. that's what happens when YOU do it. I'm sure I would screw this up.

Mjtarq67 · 2020-04-07T19:30:09+00:00

Can’t wait to see this race in Jelly’s races

bellcurve7 · 2020-04-07T19:33:46+00:00

So I’ve read in the comments how the marble is mostly compromised and can break easily after this is done. What if you dipped it in resin? Would that preserve the cracks and keep it from falling apart?

Jatzy_AME · 2020-04-07T20:18:48+00:00

Shh, my brother and I traded those "super rare marbles" in school back in the 90's, don't let the secret out!

BraveEguana · 2020-04-07T20:45:51+00:00

This is the most beautiful thing I have seen all day. Thank you for this!

cbolser · 2020-04-07T20:52:48+00:00

We used to do this as kids. Dump a bag of marbles into boiling water for a bit, then immerse them in ice water. The crackling sound was immediate and loud.

luckydawg326 · 2020-04-07T21:04:50+00:00

can we talk about the image quality though🤯

Heavy_Messing1 · 2020-04-07T21:14:35+00:00

Was the flame ordinary too?

pietromj · 2020-04-07T21:54:28+00:00

This feels like the trick where you tell someone to put a ball of aluminium foil in the microwave to make it smooth

sam-spike · 2020-04-07T21:57:25+00:00

Sell that shit on eBay and make some P

JesusIsMyZoloft · 2020-04-07T22:03:02+00:00

Probably still faster than Mary.

Rasip · 2020-04-07T22:05:38+00:00

That would be anything made of glass.

JsDaFax · 2020-04-07T22:10:10+00:00

But hold your marbles 'cause here goes the cold water

2020-04-07T22:16:50+00:00

This may have been the one stupid thing I didn't do as a kid.

muskitt-boon · 2020-04-07T22:23:36+00:00

Just wait til you see what happens when you use an extraordinary marble!

timndime2 · 2020-04-07T22:25:58+00:00

Aaaaaand I'm trying this tonight

Liamds52 · 2020-04-07T22:39:50+00:00

It looks like Ang when he was stuck in the ice kind of

annabanahna · 2020-04-07T22:54:04+00:00

"We were trying to see if our fire alarm works."

"It doesn't."

queenarreic · 2020-04-07T22:55:58+00:00

frantically searches for marbles

2020-04-07T23:42:03+00:00

It breaks.

Wuznotme · 2020-04-07T23:52:16+00:00

Ahh yes, the diamond cateye, worth 5 doughboys, or 10 steelies.

Rift6Walker9 · 2020-04-08T01:23:13+00:00

Thia isn't like the aluminum ball thing is? I don't want my house to blow up

Mufasa_Has_Died · 2020-04-08T01:24:45+00:00

I need to find a marble, and btw how long do you hold it over with flame for

LoftyGoat · 2020-04-08T01:31:37+00:00

Called "crazing".

KiltedTailorofMaine · 2020-04-08T01:47:20+00:00

Oh, perhaps 40 years ago, these were called 'fried marbles'!

WillisPWallfish · 2020-04-08T01:53:58+00:00

We called them Fried Marbles. We would heat them up in a cast iron frying and then a pot of cool water. They were always good for trading.

S_E_P1950 · 2020-04-08T02:37:46+00:00

Crazy.

Zorak6 · 2020-04-08T05:30:29+00:00

It breaks?

MoravianPrince · 2020-04-08T07:49:19+00:00

Looks like Janet is traped in there.

Redraven256 · 2020-04-08T17:18:02+00:00

Omg!!! I gotta do this! How long was it on the flame?

Jtef · 2020-04-07T13:58:56+00:00

You're lucky it didn't burst and fly right into your eye.

ImmortalMischief · 2020-04-07T16:34:05+00:00

Can you put it in cold water then immediately hold it over a flame so I can see what it looked like originally?

xmaster90 · 2020-04-07T17:24:50+00:00

Thank you OP for this idea.. :)

I got a bunch of old marbles out of the shed and started experimenting...
Some advice for the people who also want to do this:

Step One: Get safety material (goggles/gloves/protection against heat)
Step B: Get a bunch of marbles (of course)
Step 3: Get a heat source (i used my kitchen stove)
Step four: Get something to hold the marbles (i used a pair of tongs)
Step 5: Get a bowl with ice cold water
Step f: Grab your marble gentle with the tongs and hold it above the fire, use a timer to get to a sweet spot (for me it was 3 minutes)
Step $iX: When the timer hits put the marble instantly into the bowl

Step 7: Let it sit there for a couple of minutes (let say five minutes)

Step eighT: You have your awesome marbles :)

Enjoy!

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