CodysLab - TV Episode Calendar

2014x1
Meteor Dust Part 1
Episode overview

I collect Magnetic dust that collected on the surface of the snow during the geminids meteor shower.

2014x2
Putting My Hand In A Vacuum Chamber
Episode overview

I put my hand in a jar and suck out the air in order to find out whether or not it would be possible to take your glove off in space.

2014x3
Year of BeeKeeping Episode 50, Making Sugar Frames
Episode overview

There really isnt much going on in the winter but here is a short episode so you all know that I havent forgotten about the bees.

2014x4
Recreating the Mars One mission in KSP Episode 1, Launching the Communication Satellites
Episode overview

This is the first episode of my new video series where I recreate the Mars One mission in Kerbal Space Program. I am using stock parts and a computer that is beginning to hate me, so it .. show full overview

2014x5
Recreating the Mars One mission in KSP Episode 2; Demonstration lander
Episode overview

I launch and land the demonstration lander. Better video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZcLxOeHw3Y

2014x6
Parobolic Mirror 2
Episode overview

My 2nd mirror project; this time using an iron dish that is less likely to break when I accidentally sit on it.

2014x7
Possible Future Mars Dwelling
Episode overview

Ohy build a dome when there are all these parabolic holes are laying around? sorry for the poor quality, I did this on a laptop and between Minecraft and the video recording I was lucky to get 1 frame/second.

2014x8
Recreating the Mars One mission in KSP Episode 3, Communication Satellites into place
Episode overview

I put the communication satellites into orbit around Duna. Better video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZcLxOeHw3Y

2014x9
Year of BeeKeeping Episode 51 winter checkup
Episode overview

I perform a winter check on my hives to be sure they have enough food to get through the rest of the winter. this is about when most hives that die during the winter start to run low so is a good time to risk having a peak at their supplies.

2014x10
Trying out Fraps by Playing KSP
Episode overview

After many requests I finally get Fraps and to test it out I fly a rocket into space using only radial thrusters for steering.

2014x11
Working Model Liquid Fueled Rocket Engine
Episode overview

A simple liquid fueled rocket engine that runs on hydrochloric acid and sodium carbonate solution. It doesn't get much thrust but it does work in a similar way as a shuttle engine. I .. show full overview

2014x12
Helium Balloon in Pressurized Bottle
Episode overview

I put a small helium balloon in a bottle and pressurize it to 10 atmospheres. Here is another similar experiment but with a steel tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3kz3b-_Gg

2014x13
Covered Crater
Episode overview

I attempt to make a greenhouse out of a small crater.

2014x14
Model Liquid Fueld Rocket Engine Verticial Test
Episode overview

This is a short video demonstrating my acid/base liquid rocket engine in a vertical orientation.

2014x15
Hibiscus Time Lapse; 7 Hours in 10 Seconds
Episode overview

I was playing with some recording software and set the camera on my hibiscus cutting throughout the night; I found the results somewhat interesting.

2014x16
Camera on Flywheel
Episode overview

I put a camera and some other items on the flywheel of a diesel engine.

2014x17
Space Shuttle SRB Rocket Fuel Sample
Episode overview

I ignite a small sample of the fuel used in the space shuttle boosters.

2014x18
Bird Bath
Episode overview

My bird takes a bath in the sink

2014x19
Testing Homemade Rocket Motors
Episode overview

I kept losing my home built rockets so I devise a better way to test them.

2014x20
Year of BeeKeeping Episode 52.1: Spring is coming
Episode overview

The bees have broke cluster and are beginning to forage for food and raise new bees. I also add a clip about sun bleaching bees wax and a call for suggestions for the final episode. .. show full overview

2014x21
Simple Electric Motor
Episode overview

A simple electric motor using a magnet, a copper wire, and a battery. I will eventually make a video explaining how it works.

2014x22
Cooking with The Cody episode 1: Pie Day!
Episode overview

This is the first episode of a new series I would like to produce.

2014x23
Year of BeeKeeping Episode 52.2: final episode
Episode overview

The final episode of the year of beekeeping series: I perform some requests and talk about the future.

2014x24
Timelapse From My Window: Sugar House, Salt Lake City, 3-17-14
Episode overview

Recorded from my apartment window over approximately 4 hours.

2014x25
Cooking with The Cody episode 2: Cinnamon!
Episode overview

In this episode The Cody shows his recipe for beans and hot chocolate. So turns out that "cooking with cody" was already used on youtube so it will be known as "cooking with the cody" from now on.

2014x26
Measuring The Temperature Inside a Presure Cooker
Episode overview

when using a pressure cooker it is difficult to check the temperature because you can't see inside and so I use an indirect method.

2014x27
Spinning Electrified Water
Episode overview

A strong magnet is placed under a dish of electrolyte and the solution spins when a current is applied but not in the way that I expected. Update 3-28-14: I now have the answers and the explanation video will be out soon!

2014x28
Homemade Rocket Tests part 2
Episode overview

I continue my rocket testing: much exploding

2014x29
Cooking With The Cody Episode 3: Where'd My Knife Go?
Episode overview

Bananas, helium, and a missing pocketknife.

2014x30
New Bees, 2014
Episode overview

I pickup and install 4 packages of bees while trying to show the parts I left out last time. Sorry for the shaky nature of this film... i'll try to fix that in the future. Jones bees: http://www.jonesbee.com/

2014x31
Shook Swarm
Episode overview

I take an artificial swarm from the Westminster hive.

2014x32
I Got One!
Episode overview

One of my hives swarmed just before I got to it, but fortunately the swarm moved into one of my traps. this is the first swarm I have caught this season.

2014x33
One Week Check Up
Episode overview

I take the first look at my new bees after leaving them for a week.

2014x34
Eggs Dyed With: Iron, Aluminium, Sulfur, Graphite, and Cyanide
Episode overview

This is how a pyrochemist dyes eggs! (note: none of the coloring agents are toxic, even the Ferric ferrocyanide.)

2014x35
Sugar Syrup
Episode overview

I show my method of making sugar syrup. This video is geared for the beginner making a gallon at a time.

2014x36
How to Pick up Chicks
Episode overview

I got some chicks for a broody hen back on the farm and I thought I would demonstrate the girl attracting power of baby animals by picking up chicks, with chicks.

2014x37
How to Simultaniously Fix a Broody Chicken and Raise Chicks
Episode overview

This is what I did with the chicks from my "how to pick up chicks" video.

2014x38
Donning My Armor
Episode overview

Putting on my armor for the day. This is a video that I made a while ago but forgot to upload.

2014x39
Donut Surprise
Episode overview

My professor has a policy that if your phone goes off in class you have to bring treats.

2014x40
Long bee vid part 1
Episode overview

I was having trouble with the long video so I split it in 2 and this is the first half. I don't know if its necessary...

2014x41
Long bee vid part 2
Episode overview

And Here is part 2

2014x42
Catching Honey Bee Swarm
Episode overview

I saw a message on the Utah Bait Hive Challenge Facebook page about a lady with a swarm and I went and got it.

2014x43
Sound of Bees Building Comb
Episode overview

ya I know the video is rubbish even for me but I hope the sound is acceptable. There is a little bit of noise from the camera and me breathing but most of the sound is from the bees. not .. show full overview

2014x44
My Terrarium
Episode overview

A 300 gallon tank that I have had plants growing in for the last 8 years.

2014x45
Working With Some Very Angry Bees
Episode overview

The reason they where acting like this is probably due to then not having a queen, bees get very defensive while raising new queens because if they fail the hive dies. the behavior is .. show full overview

2014x46
Inspection Checklist (draft)
Episode overview

I try out my new checklist for inspecting bee hives.

2014x47
Getting Nitrates From the Soil Around the MDRS.
Episode overview

This is a video of what I did during my free time while at the Mars Desert Research Station's refit party.

2014x48
Putting Bees Where I Probably Shouldn't
Episode overview

I put bees inside my parents house.

2014x49
Mars One Mission in KSP
Episode overview

I recreate the entire mars one mission using Kerbal Space Program This is a glimpse of how humans will colonize another world. Yes I know Mars one plans to send 4 people on the first .. show full overview

2014x50
Cody's Experimental Hydroponic/Aquaponic system
Episode overview

I show off what I have in my greenhouse.

2014x51
Homemade Furnace Part one: design and construction
Episode overview

I build a new furnace so that I can hopefully melt iron. Next week I will upload videos of testing and operation of the furnace.

2014x52
Hydro/Aquaponic System Update
Episode overview

I take another look at my greenhouse hydro/Aquaponic system. this is 3 weeks from the start 2 weeks since the last video was filmed.

2014x53
My New Bee Water-er
Episode overview

I have made something to give my bees water that only has to be refilled once a month or less.

2014x54
Homemade furnace part two: Testing
Episode overview

I build a fire and see what happens.

2014x55
My First Attempt at Thermite Welding
Episode overview

I make up some Thermite and try to use it to weld a tool. How to light Thermite with a match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAmRtO6XOGk

2014x56
Homemade Nitric Acid For Rocket Fuel
Episode overview

I make a small test batch of Fuming Red Nitric Acid and test it out in preparation for possibly using it as rocket propellent.

2014x57
Making Homade Hydroponic Solution and System Update Number 3
Episode overview

This is 6.5 weeks into my project (it is currently 8 weeks at time of uploading) everything seems to be going well, however there are not enough fish for the number of plants so I make .. show full overview

2014x58
More Hive Combining
Episode overview

now that its getting into mid summer, if the hives dont have at least 10 frames filled I will combine them so that I will have hives that have hope of surviving the winter.

2014x59
liquid Fueled Rocket Construction and Attempted Burn.
Episode overview

I build a very simple liquid fueled rocket engine for testing. I wasn't able to get it to fire but I learned a lot and as soon as I do get a good burn I will go ahead and build a more sophisticated rocket.

2014x60
Bees in House: Mid summer Update
Episode overview

I make another video of the bees that are inside the house. stay to the end for a slide show showing the hive development since putting the bees in.

2014x61
Hydro/Aquaponic update week 8 and 9, Harvest!
Episode overview

I get my first real harvests from my system. It currently seems to produce over a pound of food/day while consuming about 12 gallons of water/day.

2014x62
Falling Gravel
Episode overview

While waiting for the truck to be loaded I was filming the tractor scooping gravel and I managed to capture the gravel falling.

2014x63
Drilling Holes in a Metal Plate With a Gun!
Episode overview

My drill stopped working so I had to find another way.

2014x64
Update week 10: Some Improvments
Episode overview

I fix a wire and bug problem, I also attempt to design a way to check the solution.

2014x65
Why Things Roll When Placed on the Runway in KSP
Episode overview

I show evidence that the Earth is curved and a possible application.

2014x66
Honey Extracting Tips and Tricks
Episode overview

I show some of my secrets for getting honey out of comb.

2014x67
Uncrystalizing Honey
Episode overview

I show my method of liquifying large amounts of honey after it has crystallized. really though any method that heats the honey to about 140 degrees (F) for a long time will do the job.

2014x68
Does Soap Wash Away Spicy?
Episode overview

Arthur and I take a bite of the hottest peppers we could find. I wash my mouth with soap and Arthur sticks with plain water. The hot peppers contain a high concentration of capsaicin, the chemical that causes the "heat" in hot peppers.

2014x69
How A Transformer Works
Episode overview

I describe how transformers work and also perform a little experiment.

2014x70
Hydroponic Augst 18th Update
Episode overview

I have a look at my greenhouse now that summer is coming to an end.

2014x71
Inhouse Hive Quick Update
Episode overview

We have a quick look at the in-house bee hive now that the honey flow is underway. Also I look at the waterier again.

2014x72
Pendulum 2
Episode overview

This is a time lapse (about an hour) of a pendulum swinging on a 6ft tether in my basement; you can clearly see that the earth is rotating below it.

2014x73
Road Work Day 3
Episode overview

We are doing some road work on Saber ranch; this video is a time lapse of us building a ramp for a turnaround.

2014x74
The slowest way to move in Kerbal Space Program
Episode overview

I set a kerbal on the launch pad and instruct him to do jumping jacks for a couple hours as the planet rotates. If you like the music be sure to give LapFox some love: .. show full overview

2014x75
Venus and Jupiter Conjunction Seen From Utah 2014
Episode overview

I captured the Venus/Jupiter conjunction august 18th northern Utah.

2014x76
Liquid Fueled Rocket Test Number Two
Episode overview

After some redesigning of the tanks I test the engine again. This time we have Fire!

2014x77
Hand Warmer With Pure Oxygen Inside Sealed Bottle
Episode overview

Title pretty much says it; I wanted to see if a had warmer would absorb all the oxygen. I plan to do some more experiments with this in the future, E.G. A bottle that cant crush and a bottle with regular air.

2014x78
How We Will Get Water On Mars
Episode overview

I briefly show my proposal for the water extraction experiment that I want to send to Mars.

2014x79
Why Extrasolar Planets are Hard to See
Episode overview

I create a model of a solar system to show why planets are so hard to find.

2014x80
How We Will Get Water From Mars (Short Version)
Episode overview

Same video I uploaded yesterday but since it was too long I edited out all my breaths and shaved off a full minute.

2014x81
Space and Back in 2minutes 18 secounds
Episode overview

I take up Manley's challenge to get to space and back as fast as possible using stock parts in KSP. Here is a better attempt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3aZe7h5hXQ

2014x82
Shortest KSP Space Mission Challenge 2 Minutes 4 Secounds
Episode overview

Same spacecraft as last time but I try landing on a mountain. My aim isn't that great so I could probably do even better, but right now its just proof of concept.

2014x83
Shortest KSP Space Mission Calenge 1:40
Episode overview

In my final attempt I use the "cheaty" monoprop engines and land on the mountain. I could have still done better if I could have staged the spent tanks faster but its 20s better than my last attempt.

2014x84
Kitten Stuck In a Sunflower
Episode overview

I have a little kitty that I guess wanted to climb something but was too small to climb a tree. I heard it crying and just had to grab my camera before saving it.

2014x85
Wax Moths
Episode overview

I forgot about some frames in a vacant hive and the moths got them.

2014x86
Homade Flower Drying Dessicant
Episode overview

I experiment with making my own desiccant for drying flowers, by dehydrating magnesium sulfate and mixing it with sand.

2014x87
Hydroaquaponic System End of Season
Episode overview

Things are starting to wind down for the season as I give my 2nd to last update.

2014x88
Saber Bees End of Season Prewinterizing Check
Episode overview

I have a quick look at my bees to see what I will need to do to winterize them.

2014x89
Homemade Lead Acid Batteries
Episode overview

I give a detailed tutorial on how to build a lead acid battery.

2014x90
Cutting a Bike Cable With a Pocket Knife
Episode overview

I try my hand at cutting a cable using only a small Swiss army knife.

2014x91
Cody's KSP Lets Play Episode 1: Solar system tour and getting to orbit
Episode overview

This is the first episode of a new series that I want to do. I will be playing a modded version of Kerbal Space Program that is as close to real life as I can make it. I want to use this .. show full overview

2014x92
Cody's KSP Lets Play Episode 2: Rescuing Jeb from orbit
Episode overview

In this second episode I play with 2 more installed mods and rescue Jedidiah from orbit

2014x93
Freezing Honey to -109F
Episode overview

What happens when you get honey really cold? Watch this video to find out.

2014x94
Juggling Dry Ice
Episode overview

I show that it is possible to juggle chunks of frozen CO2 with your bare hands. Big thanks to Arthur Eby for letting me use his camera.

2014x95
Carbonating Honey Part 1
Episode overview

I put honey in a bottle along with some dry ice to see what happens when you carbonate honey.

2014x96
How to Juggle While Riding a Bike
Episode overview

Cody gives a brief humorous tutorial for juggling while riding a bicycle.

2014x97
Clark Honey Festival
Episode overview

My experiences at the 2014 honey harvest festival in Grantsville. The first time I have sold honey in several years.

2014x98
Homade CO2 Storage Vessel
Episode overview

I show off my latest invention involving dry ice.

2014x99
Using Dry Ice To Fill A Tire
Episode overview

I find an application for my CO2 storage unit.

2014x100
October 23rd 2014 Partial Solar Eclipse Viewed From Logan Utah
Episode overview

This is the best I could do as far as photographing the eclipse; clouds really messed up my plans. Oh well, I will try again next time.

2014x101
Honey Comb "Tree" rings
Episode overview

I show how a frame of honey comb preserves events as it is built. Also I show My new truck and talk about why I switched vehicles.

2014x102
Sending a Kerbal to The Moon
Episode overview

Canyon and I build a craft to send a Kerbal to the moon. We've added a few more mods and updated to KSP .25. In the next episode we will return a Kerbal safely from the moon.

2014x103
Landing and Returning From The Moon in Real Solar System
Episode overview

We go for another moon shot; this time with a little more Delta V

2014x104
Winter BeeKeeping Series Episode 1: First loss
Episode overview

I condense a hive from two boxes to one, and find that one of my mountain hives has died.

2014x106
Bees in Space?
Episode overview

I give my argument as to why bees need to go to space with us. Links to bees in space research: .. show full overview

2014x107
Mooshroom Stew
Episode overview

Kanyon and I make a Minecraft inspired dish.

2014x108
My Heavy Boots
Episode overview

I show why I have been nicknamed "Heavy Foot".

2014x109
Depleting Potassium
Episode overview

Arthur and I made a short video describing our idea for the opportunity quest competition.

2014x110
Radioactivity of One Ton of Potassium Chloride
Episode overview

Arthur and I go down to The Home Depot and put my Geiger counter next to a pallet of potassium chloride. We find that it would be a dangerous level if you were around it all the time. .. show full overview

2014x111
Winter Beekeeping Episode 2: last good day
Episode overview

I do one last check on my hives before winter really sets in.

2014x112
Homade Liquid Fueled Roket Engine Tests 3 and 4
Episode overview

After some redesigning my nitric/diesel rocket engine finally gets a decent burn and measurable thrust. But I can see a lot of work still needs to be done.

2014x113
The First Rocket Motor of the 2014 Season
Episode overview

now that the fire danger has dropped significantly; I build and test the first motor of the season. Before it flew away with the 2X4 I measured almost 30lbs of thrust! Don't worry, my .. show full overview

2014x114
Mercury Neclace
Episode overview

I made a necklace for my girlfriend using a vial of metallic mercury.

2014x115
Artificial Meteor Shower Idea
Episode overview

I show why I want to mine asteroids; Not for the metal but for the awesome meteor shower that the rocks could provide. Moving at near escape velocity a rock hitting the earth atmosphere will release 135 times the energy of an equal mass of gunpowder!

2014x116
Eletric Insulator Nozzle Test
Episode overview

I make and test a rocket using an electric fence insulator as a nozzle.

2014x117
Homemade Liquid Nitrogen Dewar
Episode overview

I make a container to transport cryogenic liquids using stuff I had around the yard.

2014x118
Winter Beekeeping Episode 3, A Bad Day
Episode overview

I go check on most of my hives, and get some bad news.