Deep Fried Water

The Action Lab

Life, Energy & ATP

Published on May 10, 2020 Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

46,000 Year Old Dead Bird

via Gizmodo

"On Jacquelyn Gill’s first day doing field work at the Siberian permafrost caves during the summer of 2018, a local fossil hunter approached her with a dead bird in his hands. The translator hadn’t yet arrived, but from the freshly dead look of the bird, Gill assumed it had just recently flown into the cave and died. A modern bird was of little interest to her team, which had flown to this remote region and trekked for miles to study remnants of the last ice age. The man, however, was persistent in offering her the dead bird."

Floating an Anvil on Liquid Mercury

World's Lightest Solid!

Published on May 31, 2019 Veritasium

"Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission. The focus of this video is silica aerogels, though graphene aerogels are now technically the lightest.

At one point Dr. Steven Jones literally held the Guinness World Record for making the lightest aerogel and therefore lightest solid. If you're interested in learning more about aerogels, let me know in the comments as there is a potential trilogy in the works...

Huge thanks to Dr. Stephen Steiner and the crew at Aerogel Technologies. To find out more or buy your own aerogel sample, check out: http://www.aerogeltechnologies.com/

Thanks to Dr. Steven Jones and Dr. Mihail Petkov at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory"

Aluminum and Mercury

Methane Bubbles Frozen in Lake Baikal

via APOD

"Explanation: What are these bubbles frozen into Lake Baikal? Methane. Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia, is the world's largest (by volume), oldest, and deepest lake, containing over 20% of the world's fresh water. The lake is also a vast storehouse of methane, a greenhouse gas that, if released, could potentially increase the amount of infrared light absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, and so increase the average temperature of the entire planet. Fortunately, the amount of methane currently bubbling out is not climatologically important. It is not clear what would happen, though, were temperatures to significantly increase in the region, or if the water level in Lake Baikal were to drop. Pictured, bubbles of rising methane froze during winter into the exceptionally clear ice covering the lake."

Why Do Tomatoes Taste So Bland?

Published on Dec 17, 2018 SciShow

"The tomatoes you find in the supermarket used to be tastier, but we accidentally bred the flavor right out of them!

Hosted by: Olivia Gordon"

How to easily Etch the Logo in Steel using salt and batteries. A short Tutorial

Published on Apr 10, 2018 M.N. Projects

"In this tutorial I explain how to make a logo in steel."

The World in UV

Published on Jul 21, 2018 Veritasium

What Do 'Natural' and 'Artificial' Flavors Really Mean?

Published on Jun 27, 2018 SciShow

"What does it actually mean when your snack cake has "naturally flavored" on the package?

Hosted by: Hank Green"

What is DNA and what does it taste like? | Edible Chem

Published on Sep 29, 2017 NileRed

Bouncy Liquid Metal

Published on Mar 24, 2017 TheBackyardScientist

Monster magnet meets magnetic fluid... ferrofluid

Published on Jan 27, 2017 Brainiac75

"Thorned spikes? This time my 6x2" neodymium magnet meets something unusual, a magnetic fluid.
It is called ferrofluid and reacts spectacularly near any magnet, but even better near such a large and powerful magnetic pole surface - even with a surprising shape on the spikes!"

World's First Automatic Ferrofluid Display

Published on Jan 24, 2017 Taras Kul

What Makes Your Hair Curl?

Published on Jan 21, 2017 SciShow

"We all have really different looking locks but what actually make our hair straight or curly?

Hosted by: Michael Aranda"

How Silly String Saves Lives

Published on Jan 12, 2017 SciShow

"Silly String. It’s awesome for pranks or party shenanigans, but this foam could also save your life someday.

Hosted by: Michael Aranda"

Should I Be Afraid of BPA?

Published on Jan 10, 2017 SciShow

"BPA has had some bad press, and now we’re all wondering: Is BPA bad for us? Michael Aranda goes into how we encounter BPA in our lives and how it affects us.

Hosted by: Michael Aranda"

8 Lesser-Known, Useful Elements

Published on Jan 4, 2017 SciShow

"There are 118 elements on the periodic table, but it seems like only a handful of them get any attention. But just because you haven't heard of an element doesn't mean that it isn't a vital part of everyday life.

Hosted by: Michael Aranda"

The Strongest Acids in the World

Published on Dec 19, 2016 SciShow

"Inside chemistry labs, chemists work with what they call superacids. No one’s found a specific use for such a fantastically strong acid yet, but chemists are actively looking for one.

Hosted by: Michael Aranda"