MOLTEN GLASS VS Prince Rupert's Drop - Smarter Every Day 285

I'm feeling grateful. As you can see, there is not a sponsor on this video. Thank you to everyone who supports on Patreon to let me make the kinds of videos I want (like this). www.patreon.com/smartereveryday It's the many people supporting for a small amount that makes videos like this possible. In this particular video, it took several trips to Cals' shop to make it happen. Check out Cal's work at www.calbreed.com/ Be sure to check out the small colored vases on Cal's website. We have bought one for every color of the rainbow and we put flowers from the yard in them. We love them! Thanks again for supporting on Patreon!

How to make half an hour fly by 🙌

I absolutely love the respect you’ve given to the artists in this video.

I love how his criticism of his students was always something along the lines of: "We gotta practice that a little more." This guy has an incredible teaching style

The way Cal teaches and learns not just by understanding his and his team's failures, but also by pushing those failures to their limits, all while never being condescending or judgmental, is simply incredible. What a wonderful environment his shop must be if you're truly in love with this craft

I’ve visited a glass shop before but I never knew about the rubbery plateau and I always wondered how they could keep working the glass outside the furnace. Now I know! Also, seeing the internal stresses using the polarizer was awesome. Great job Destin!

I really enjoyed Cal's perspective on failure. The use of failure as way to experiment and learn even though the piece isn't what he wanted it to be. It's a really smart idea.

Destin, we need more Cal. His mindset on failure is phenomenal and incredibly applicable to anyone regardless of career. Thank you!

I love the concept of, “if I’m going to fail, fail all the way.” Reminds me of the Mythbusters, where their motto was “failure is always an option.” We learn so much from failing. We shouldn’t be afraid to fail, that’s where true knowledge comes from.

It was this channel that helped me decide to quit my job and go back to school in my mid 30s. Best decision I ever made. Graduated 5 years ago and that degree has helped me so much. Just needed this motivation

Really love the way cal runs his shop. Very focused and serious, making sure all the apprentices understand the safety aspects. But at the same time he was never rude, never belittling. He's the kind of teacher that you know knows his stuff, but you're not scared of him, you're scared to disappoint him.

That last bit about failure Cal was talking about is pretty much spot on for any kind of learned skill. I love painting, but any kind of new technique I learn (blending, shading, medium etc) generally starts with failure and experimentation 🤙

This was all so beautiful. The experiment itself, how you presented glasswork, Cal's failure-success philosophy... Thanks, man, this was great.

Molten glass looks so cool. Not much else radiates visible light while at the same time being transparent.

When I finish a Smarter Every Day video, I feel like a different person, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This channel is one of the last bastions of wholesome, educational, and transformative content on YouTube. These videos remind me that there's much good in the world. Thank you very much for the work you do Destin.

We often went to Bornholm (Denmark) on vacation when I was a kid (almost 30 years ago 😭) and there were quite a few open glass workshops where I just loved watching the artisans do their thing. I just remembered how relaxing and beautiful this art is to look at.

19:34 NICE! These guys just got exponentially better with each attempt! Very interesting video Destin!

The way Cal speaks about the fine balance of success and failure is an amazing headspace.

Cal's speech at the end about learning from failure is my main takeaway from this video. Glass is fragile, like so many endeavors. Failure is a learning experience. If you go in with this mindset, there's no way to lose.

The way that the whole team of people work together throughout the whole process is truly incredible, and you can see that each of them is so nervous at the beginning but over time they get more comfortable and fluid with everything and it's so cool to watch. Not to mention how incredible the finished pieces are, and even the semi-finished pieces and the mess-ups along the way! They are all masters in their field and still learning and so excited about every bit of it, and thank you Destin for showing that to us. Keep making cool videos like this one!