Beeswax Vs Paraffin

I show the differences between paraffin and bees’ wax.

[oreubens]

the white stuff on the beeswax is indeed fat bloom similar to what happens on chocolate. It can also happen on candles.
only fairly pure beeswax will have this bloom, so if it' happens on candles it's an indication of purity.
The bloom happens when the fat is subjected to temperature changes. some of the fatty acids in beeswax have a lower melting point so they seep out and harden, and over time this produces the bloom effect.

[CasualUnboxing]

I Love the smell of beeswax, My grandpa was a beekeeper, when I was a kid I used to help him out, he had over 80 beehives in his apiary, it was so scary and exciting at the same time to have millions of bees flying around you, I loved that feeling. I still remember the wonderful smells of bee smoker, honey and beeswax in his harvesting shed.

[Albeef]

I melted these two together to make cloth waterproofing. The paraffin is used to cut (dilute) the bees wax and the beeswax makes the paraffin less brittle. It's marketed as Greenland wax

[chrisng]

I think the most important differences is that Paraffin Wax is an Alkane, Bees Wax is a Lipid.

[electronicsNmore]

To minimize shrinking you need to get the paraffin just hot enough to pour, and pour very slowly. I learned that years ago making candles, Great video!

[domramsey]

As a chocolate maker, your comment about bloom intrigued me. Bloom is caused by untempered cocoa butter fat crystals on the surface and the structure is very different from tempered chocolate. I wonder if you could change the thermal properties of beeswax by tempering it..?

[wesleytownsend]

Super! It really thrills me to see younger folks actually following a scientific method. I have watched Mr Cody for several years and always been pleased with his interest and knowledge of applied sciences. It is nice to have a honest creator to be able to recommend to struggling students on certain subjects. Another example of this is Nile Red. Thank you Mr Cody for more excellent content.

[palmetto]

hey cody i love your vids and i showed your channel to my science teacher and now we watch your vids in class

[gayforbrae]

at the end it looks like cody has cat ears

[davdal]

I've BEEn... Watching your channel for about 3 years I think and it's always great to see that something as mundane as comparing wax is always made interesting. I really enjoy what you put out there. Thanks cody

[lasersummit]

So, nobody is gonna talk about the spider that magically appears at 3:42 ? Magic at it's finest gentlemen!

[FlubberGamer]

You’re videos are actually my favorite because they are always informative and interesting and it’s what you’re into which shows through, love your videos man keep on making them

[DeltaDS]

lots of tea lights use wax made from soy. it is a lot softer than paraffin especially at room temperature

[pirocoroosterfly]

At 5:03, you can see in the upper side of the bee's wax pan that as soon as it touched the pan walls it solidified. When the parafin touched the pan it stayed clear all the way through.

[bobdehunt]

Wouldn't you need the same weight of wax for this test to work? 2 lbs parrafin. 2.5 bees wax

[maesto]

Could you refine beeswax (distill) it to get it to a purity like Paraffin? Would it change the properties?

[SciencewithKatie]

Beeswax smells so good, like a warm and fuzzy smell - having a block that big must be so nice!

[bbrockert]

6:11 something like Voronoi tessellation as the beeswax solidifies. You can spot it in a few frames using, and . buttons.

[Splarff]

6:13
I think the most intriguing part of this video was unintentionally showing off how the frames of the time lapse camera are taken consistently to the point where the second hand on the clock in the background always has 3 'positions' it appears to sit in until shifting to 3 new positions after a few moments. Really cool!!

[Hepad_]

Soooo ... when does that hybrid rocket motor you talked about is coming ?