The speaker begins by sharing a story about an abandoned hospital they visited with a friend. They discovered a trove of X-rays, many of which had already lost their silver due to leaks and environmental humidity. The speaker was concerned about the environmental impact of these discarded X-rays, which could release heavy metals and chemicals into the earth and water.
The speaker decided to recycle the X-rays themselves, despite initial concerns about the potential loss of silver. They cleaned the X-rays and prepared them for extraction. The silver in the X-rays is located in the black part, and the speaker has a collection of plates of various sizes to extract it.
The speaker then explains that X-rays are essentially a thin plastic sheet impregnated with silver crystals. These crystals turn black when oxidized by X-rays. The speaker attempted to dissolve the silver using a mixture of nitric acid and distilled water, but found this method too slow.
Instead, they decided to use energy to separate the silver from the X-rays. They placed the X-rays in a container and used energy to clean them. The speaker then separated the silver residue into a single jar and rinsed it with demineralized water to remove the bleach.
The speaker then melted the silver to extract it. They used a blowtorch to melt the X-rays, and then used a touchstone to test the purity of the silver. They were able to recover 5 grams of pure silver from the X-rays.
The speaker ends the video by expressing their satisfaction with their silver recovery and hopes to use the silver to make a ring.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The text is a transcript of a video about extracting silver from x-rays.
2. The video shows the process of cleaning, dissolving, filtering and melting the x-rays to obtain silver.
3. The video mentions that silver is used for photography, mirrors, computers, batteries and jewelry.
4. The video claims that recycling x-rays is necessary and profitable because they are highly polluting and contain valuable silver.
5. The video ends with a challenge to make a ring out of the recovered silver if the video gets 50 thousand likes in a week.