World's Lightest Solid!

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  • Опубликовано: 13 май 2024
  • 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: www.aerogeltechnologies.com/
    Thanks to Dr. Steven Jones and Dr. Mihail Petkov at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    And thanks to FLIR for loaning us the awesome high definition thermal camera. The footage is amazing! www.flir.com
    Special thanks to Patreon supporters:
    Donal Botkin, Michael Krugman, Ron Neal, Stan Presolski, Terrance Shepherd, Penward Rhyme and everyone who provided feedback on an early draft of this video.
    Filming by Raquel Nuno
    Animations by Maria Raykova
    Drawings by Mariel Solsberg
    Music From epidemicsound.com "Seaweed" "Swagger Stagger"

Комментарии • 34 тыс.

  • @boodabear5575
    @boodabear5575 4 года назад +5041

    Air: Who are you?
    Aerogel: *I’m you but stronger.*

  • @rizzgod-wj6ty
    @rizzgod-wj6ty 4 года назад +14066

    Aerogel: iam 99.8% air but why do i hear boss music playing
    *Lays: are you challenging me?*

    • @CBRN-115
      @CBRN-115 4 года назад +355

      "Come then, let us fight to the end"

    • @lust2879
      @lust2879 4 года назад +27

      I dont get it

    • @kyorone0420
      @kyorone0420 4 года назад +25

      Lmao 😂😂😂

    • @arminl4252
      @arminl4252 4 года назад +116

      Lust buy lays and you will understand

    • @lust2879
      @lust2879 4 года назад +8

      Ok

  • @kisitudeogratius301
    @kisitudeogratius301 Год назад +284

    As a thermal engineer, I appreciate this great scientific innovation. Looking forward to sharing this great video with my thermal group at Villanova University, USA!

  • @4seeableTV
    @4seeableTV Год назад +43

    I remember reading about this in USA Today about 30 years ago. They had a picture of an Aerogel cube in a person's hand, and a candle flame in the background. They said that Aerogel worked so well, that if a room was fully insulated with the substance, the candle flame would be enough to heat the room. I thought that was so intriguing. And yet, I never really heard much about it again. I'm guessing it's both very expensive and very fragile to be practical in mass insulation production.

    • @arjensmit6684
      @arjensmit6684 Год назад +9

      You can order it right now. Just google for it
      Its kinda pricy at like 100$ per square meter and 1/4" thick.
      Its thermal isolation is about 1.5 times as good as PIR and 2-3 times as good as rockwool.
      So yes its there, but you have 5 inches of PIR for pennies and it insulates MUCH better than 1/4" aerogel.
      In the end all these insulation materials do the same, insulate by having tiny airpockets. The smaller the air pockets, the better, aerogel is the best, but its not a game changing difference. Thickness always remains key to insulation. Unless you are willing to spend a fortune to save a little on the thickness/weight, you're just better of using something cheap like PIR.

    • @galactickiller977
      @galactickiller977 6 месяцев назад +1

      I remember to I seen it like frrr but I thought it was a joke but it was true

  • @wombatperson5431
    @wombatperson5431 4 года назад +10485

    I have never wanted to touch something more in my life.
    Edit: this comment has been on this video for two years and, to this day, I get notifications of people liking it in my inbox. It wasn’t even supposed to be a joke! I was but a simple fool writing the first thing I thought. It haunts me.

    • @szef1539
      @szef1539 4 года назад +447

      boobs?

    • @ally_1109
      @ally_1109 4 года назад +257

      Patpiee Design why did I imagine someone saying something like that before I clicked on replies!?😂😂😂

    • @Shinotant
      @Shinotant 4 года назад +89

      @@szef1539 yeah I came here to say that mate I'm disappointed I didn't get it first

    • @shiver8082
      @shiver8082 4 года назад +97

      Dick?

    • @shiver8082
      @shiver8082 4 года назад +151

      Err uhm I mean boobs! Damnit
      You didn’t hear that

  • @gian4764
    @gian4764 4 года назад +1660

    Aerogel: 99.8% air
    Plankton: 1% evil, 99% hot gas

  • @user-ds1ey1ud7i
    @user-ds1ey1ud7i 11 месяцев назад +19

    It's great to know about aerogels that have really great and interesting properties. Watching the video about the various uses and roles of the aerogel, I found it very attractive. I'm also looking forward to watching the aerogel develop further. Not only do we hope for more innovation and development in the future, but we also look forward to seeing aerogels being used in new areas.

  • @YoAndyZou
    @YoAndyZou Год назад +10

    The fact that they did this in 1931 is actually what blows my mind; it reframes what I think of scientific progress and capability back then

  • @devvydoesstuff
    @devvydoesstuff 4 года назад +8916

    Nobody :
    My brain : can I eat that

    • @xy3598
      @xy3598 4 года назад +74

      Same

    • @icebearpl188
      @icebearpl188 4 года назад +457

      No no no, can you BREATHE that

    • @wayneyd2
      @wayneyd2 4 года назад +23

      yes.

    • @catalina3163
      @catalina3163 4 года назад +52

      you’d float

    • @jarvishp7971
      @jarvishp7971 4 года назад +38

      Main question is if it is edible!

  • @meidachnate8855
    @meidachnate8855 4 года назад +38959

    The world's *second* lightest solid is my wallet.
    Edit: Yo, I left for a year and came back to look at this thread. And nope. I am not even gonna ask.

  • @PixieDusted72
    @PixieDusted72 Год назад

    Found this by accident & am so glad I did!! Fascinating!

  • @dakota7134
    @dakota7134 Год назад +44

    Would aerogel make for good screen protectors for phones since it scatters the color blue more then red/yellow?

    • @mahadkhurram2950
      @mahadkhurram2950 Год назад +6

      I feel like maybe it could be, if they found a way to make it more durable while also staying incredibly thin.

  • @Linuxdirk
    @Linuxdirk 4 года назад +5361

    10:40 I totally did not expect THAT sound.

    • @shadezofbookz5915
      @shadezofbookz5915 4 года назад +464

      Ikr? Like I thought it's kinda... Soft... Like hard but... Not liek glass hard more like plastic or hard rubber hard...

    • @bubblebath2892
      @bubblebath2892 4 года назад +105

      Ohh hell ,I didn't even notice it , thnks for drawing our attention to that

    • @jaredguerra9324
      @jaredguerra9324 4 года назад +138

      it sounded like a tin can!!!!

    • @premeditadeds6304
      @premeditadeds6304 4 года назад +150

      I thought it would sound like jelly

    • @tannersmith9493
      @tannersmith9493 4 года назад +81

      Yeah, that noise definitely doesn't match the object and how their describing it. Not at all.

  • @leika8838
    @leika8838 5 лет назад +38405

    "99.8% Air"
    So the company producing this is associated with Lays, huh?

  • @savv.123
    @savv.123 Год назад +5

    This was so well explained! ✔️❤️

  • @1Chitus
    @1Chitus Год назад +5

    Wow, crazy how something so simple can make such a big impact. I’m sure there’s so much more we can do with this in do time. Very interesting👍🏽

  • @successinstinct5984
    @successinstinct5984 5 лет назад +8025

    Aerogel- I am 99.8% air.
    Lays- Hold my air.

  • @syncronised
    @syncronised 4 года назад +4610

    Aerogel is 99.8% air
    Lays: are u challenging me

    • @muhammad-jm1cr
      @muhammad-jm1cr 3 года назад +46

      Chocolate ur weird

    • @Thomas-bt7or
      @Thomas-bt7or 3 года назад +19

      Thanks

    • @hello-hb1ll
      @hello-hb1ll 3 года назад +15

      @@Thomas-bt7or ...shut up

    • @soap.3971
      @soap.3971 3 года назад +5

      Shut up Critical even if I’m wierd to that makes u weirder

    • @muhammad-jm1cr
      @muhammad-jm1cr 3 года назад +4

      GAMING WITH E.W AND M.K ok?

  • @rogersledz6793
    @rogersledz6793 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

  • @arnabrooj5298
    @arnabrooj5298 Год назад +3

    It's one of best video I have seen since last 21 years 🙂

  • @Jireninyourrecommendations
    @Jireninyourrecommendations 5 лет назад +2574

    World Lighest Solid: *contains alot of air*
    Lays: *_Allow me to introduce myself_*

    • @humanbeans4498
      @humanbeans4498 5 лет назад +47

      This is the 3rd version of this comment, and the newest

    • @dontknowdontcare1934
      @dontknowdontcare1934 5 лет назад +10

      @@humanbeans4498 Still not funny tho

    • @stephenolan5539
      @stephenolan5539 5 лет назад +10

      @@dontknowdontcare1934
      What did one potato chip say to the other?
      Hi, I'm Humpty Dumpty, are you Frito Lay?
      Was that funny enough for you?

    • @AidanRatnage
      @AidanRatnage 5 лет назад +6

      I really don't understand but Lays are Called Walkers in my country.

    • @t.m.599
      @t.m.599 5 лет назад

      😭

  • @starscream6933
    @starscream6933 5 лет назад +1731

    Aerogel- 99.8% AIR
    Lays: "I'm gonna end this man's whole career"

  • @ChemistryProfessor_unStoned
    @ChemistryProfessor_unStoned Год назад +20

    There's a lot of organic and polymer chemistry in aerogels. Very exciting materials!

  • @definitelynotafox6262
    @definitelynotafox6262 Год назад +1

    i'm crying this is so beautiful

  • @wolfsxcl6571
    @wolfsxcl6571 4 года назад +39556

    So you are basically holding a piece of the sky

    • @sakurahimari3627
      @sakurahimari3627 4 года назад +922

      Minecraft end of world, lol (I so dumb)

    • @bigcheese8
      @bigcheese8 4 года назад +448

      Chicken little xd

    • @night00glider
      @night00glider 4 года назад +459

      The sky is falling !
      Edit - Chicken Little reference

    • @hellothere8430
      @hellothere8430 4 года назад +197

      A sky can weight more than that

    • @night00glider
      @night00glider 4 года назад +124

      @@hellothere8430 it needs Atlas to hold it then....

  • @thedankest6973
    @thedankest6973 2 года назад +15955

    “This object is 99.8% air”
    Lays: finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary

  • @weekendhoppers
    @weekendhoppers Год назад +4

    Great invention 👍
    Initially I thought it would have been inspired from Cotton Candy, but it was mind-blowing to know that they evaporated liquid from a jello, wow.

  • @dantepilon2286
    @dantepilon2286 Год назад +4

    Me gusta que le entusiasme compartir sus conocimientos. Los maestros de las escuelas públicas deberían incorporar esto en su enseñanza. Cuando estaba en la escuela, dos de mis profesores de ciencias estaban entusiasmados. Amaban lo que hacían. Exudaban eso en su trabajo. La retención del trabajo de curso fue mucho mayor que en otras clases y materias.

    • @vinnymontgomery9013
      @vinnymontgomery9013 Год назад

      You literally translated someone else's comment, props to you

  • @Adrianirl
    @Adrianirl 5 лет назад +15061

    Aerogel - I’m the closest to air possible
    Lays - Observe

    • @amo1319
      @amo1319 5 лет назад +278

      best comment in this comment section

    • @prezzyjim
      @prezzyjim 5 лет назад +64

      Awesome, it’s so true 😂

    • @Exodyr
      @Exodyr 5 лет назад +324

      you cant compare air to air. thats just unfair :D

    • @clips9294
      @clips9294 5 лет назад +21

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @soulfrost2020
      @soulfrost2020 5 лет назад +28

      This man gets it😎

  • @aseemgidwani9641
    @aseemgidwani9641 5 лет назад +2954

    My boy figuring out the RUclips algorithm... you deserve it

    • @mrshrimp4459
      @mrshrimp4459 5 лет назад +28

      1,344,121 viewws when i sawed it. He must be a wizard with purple pants.

    • @codycast
      @codycast 5 лет назад +2

      Aseem Gidwani huh?

    • @mrshrimp4459
      @mrshrimp4459 5 лет назад

      @@codycast love it

    • @michaels4340
      @michaels4340 5 лет назад +7

      @@codycast Aseem is referring to the previous Veritasium video: ruclips.net/video/fHsa9DqmId8/видео.html

    • @doornumb
      @doornumb 5 лет назад +1

      IQ 10000

  • @guhanarul1971
    @guhanarul1971 Год назад +2

    The animation of Knudsen effect was next level 💥

  • @makzee5181
    @makzee5181 2 года назад +5

    Paper crying rn

  • @SUPAMON
    @SUPAMON 3 года назад +3280

    Aerogel: I’m 99% air
    Chip bags: *pathetic*

    • @Habo1003
      @Habo1003 3 года назад +76

      Actually that's not 99% air, it's composed of 98.8% of air, there is a difference of 0.2%.

    • @noidadeepti
      @noidadeepti 3 года назад +54

      you mean lays

    • @waffthewaffle9269
      @waffthewaffle9269 3 года назад +6

      LMAO

    • @waffthewaffle9269
      @waffthewaffle9269 3 года назад +26

      @@noidadeepti prolly also doritos

    • @yashila5353
      @yashila5353 3 года назад +29

      Chip packets are filled with a lot of nitrogen so that the chips stay fresher longer and have a longer shelf life..also when they are transported they get tossed around and so having the nitrogen in them prevents them from getting crushed. So yeah thats your fact of the day why chips have a lot of air :)

  • @sage-1127
    @sage-1127 4 года назад +6760

    love how chocolate takes mad long to melt under a fire but melts in 5 seconds in my hand

  • @RahulSharma-vp1fv
    @RahulSharma-vp1fv Год назад +1

    I've been as amazed by Aerogel since the time I heard about it. It's amazing how you can create stuff out of thin air and use it in a gazillion ways. This video is a great piece of work. Kudos 👏

  • @ason860
    @ason860 Год назад

    Fantastic work!

  • @TommoCarroll
    @TommoCarroll 5 лет назад +1101

    That aerogel is like a constant ‘Oddly Satisfying’ moment

    • @xoxo-sf1zg
      @xoxo-sf1zg 5 лет назад +3

      😮

    • @Tussinette
      @Tussinette 5 лет назад +6

      This

    • @vishal-ki3wk
      @vishal-ki3wk 5 лет назад +5

      Guys, take a moment and check this guy's(aspect science) channel,
      Guy has some good videos...

    • @user-3dfhdha24
      @user-3dfhdha24 5 лет назад +3

      haha

    • @TuxedMask
      @TuxedMask 5 лет назад +4

      Aspect Science love your channel ❤️

  • @KnightSlasher
    @KnightSlasher 5 лет назад +12005

    Aerogel- has 99.8% air.
    Lays-HoLd My AiR

    • @Jaym4
      @Jaym4 5 лет назад +277

      Steven Matthews Lays is 99.99% air

    • @mirend413
      @mirend413 5 лет назад +98

      alright come on atleast make your own comment. Don't steal them.

    • @aiylavayu9572
      @aiylavayu9572 5 лет назад +258

      Mirend this is the Internet comrade
      Nothing is yours
      Nothing is mine
      If it exists
      It's o u r s

    • @btsgarbage
      @btsgarbage 5 лет назад +138

      *i n t e r n e t c o m m u n I s m*

    • @navivaldez6240
      @navivaldez6240 5 лет назад +23

      @@btsgarbage This made many laugh. I love you for this comment. Have this. 💜

  • @abdurrafay4978
    @abdurrafay4978 Год назад +2

    Another video which is amazing is on the channel NileRed where he makes aerogel in his lab, I was surprised with how complicated it is to actually make this.

  • @heindlwest
    @heindlwest 2 года назад

    It’s about time I saw a great video on Airgel

  • @zuko1569
    @zuko1569 5 лет назад +5126

    It looks like an ice cube but it somehow died and turned into a ghost

    • @xoxo-sf1zg
      @xoxo-sf1zg 5 лет назад +141

      It looks little Holographic

    • @ev2782
      @ev2782 5 лет назад +106

      Your comment deserve an noble prize

    • @nomadMik
      @nomadMik 5 лет назад +30

      @@ev2782 Why? This vid is about light solids, not noble gases!

    • @saintlikegrimm
      @saintlikegrimm 5 лет назад +5

      Bruh, ive also seen you on CircleToon's new video wtf

    • @smashtech8528
      @smashtech8528 5 лет назад +5

      Is your profile pic the Red blood cell from cells at work?

  • @danielbroadhurst7018
    @danielbroadhurst7018 5 лет назад +4363

    He discovered that you could swap the water in jello for alcohol. The true inventor of the jello shot.

    • @electriksheep1508
      @electriksheep1508 5 лет назад +27

      that would be rad

    • @keithkemp7876
      @keithkemp7876 5 лет назад +2

      🤣😊🖖

    • @GizmoMaltese
      @GizmoMaltese 5 лет назад +88

      He was invited to all the parties

    • @OrangeC7
      @OrangeC7 5 лет назад +76

      @@GizmoMaltese And they said nerds didn't get invited to the cool parties

    • @ten_tego_teges
      @ten_tego_teges 5 лет назад +29

      Literally, my first thought was how far can we then take the jello shot. 99.8% ethanol?

  • @s-covidgame8957
    @s-covidgame8957 Год назад

    Hello. Thank you very much for this video and also a special thanks for putting Farsi(Persian) subtitles

  • @Theonewhoaskedlol
    @Theonewhoaskedlol 2 года назад

    Clicked on this video by accident and now I love it and won’t stop watching it

  • @discotech6178
    @discotech6178 5 лет назад +1493

    Aerogel has 99.8% air
    Inside of my skull: Hold my Brain cells

    • @alexh1131
      @alexh1131 5 лет назад +20

      Anton1561
      r/ihadastroke

    • @alexh1131
      @alexh1131 5 лет назад +6

      Anton1561 r/engrish

    • @rinkyuu9773
      @rinkyuu9773 5 лет назад +9

      @Anton1561
      *are
      *you
      *saying
      *you
      *have
      *brain

    • @heavenlysteel8337
      @heavenlysteel8337 5 лет назад +6

      Patrick: "airhead heheh." *head deflates*

    • @CreepahJacket
      @CreepahJacket 5 лет назад +2

      @@alexh1131 r/ihavereddit

  • @Aaron-xr7oc
    @Aaron-xr7oc 5 лет назад +1402

    "Can I put my finger here?"
    *Puts finger there without hesitation

    • @ifrite3
      @ifrite3 5 лет назад +42

      and then licks his finger, and puts it straight onto the device without wiping

    • @yacoboy
      @yacoboy 5 лет назад +1

      @@ifrite3 wrong finger

    • @hAcKeRsBeAsT44
      @hAcKeRsBeAsT44 5 лет назад +2

      @xiggie
      who cares, out of everything you can take from the video that's what you care about gtfo lol

    • @musama8771
      @musama8771 5 лет назад +4

      If it isn't hot enough to melt chocolate it won't melt his finger

    • @ongbonga9025
      @ongbonga9025 5 лет назад +17

      Derek's last words will be "what does this button do?".

  • @davepitzer6416
    @davepitzer6416 Год назад +2

    Killing me. Bring the mini series. How about Alon next.

  • @javimelecio
    @javimelecio 3 месяца назад

    now I know about aerogels!
    This is neat!

  • @ruilmonsezhi4088
    @ruilmonsezhi4088 5 лет назад +1458

    "Is this okay to touch"
    -This man, while touching it.

    • @black_squall
      @black_squall 5 лет назад +3

      *breaking

    • @uguryigit7105
      @uguryigit7105 5 лет назад +1

      Very NİCE Video Look My Channel :)

    • @joeyfineman
      @joeyfineman 5 лет назад +3

      He meant “may I touch it.”

    • @toastcrunch96
      @toastcrunch96 5 лет назад

      he did that a few times & out of habit it made me a lil mad -,-

    • @fml_kev
      @fml_kev 5 лет назад

      Ruilmon sez hi Im the 1k like

  • @matthewmcclain1316
    @matthewmcclain1316 5 лет назад +522

    10:38 that second piece dropping, the sound blew my mind more than anything else

    • @smoothred9453
      @smoothred9453 5 лет назад +2

      Ok yes thank you

    • @user-op8pf3uf8s
      @user-op8pf3uf8s 5 лет назад +3

      It's piped in.

    • @Neil197
      @Neil197 5 лет назад

      Exactly

    • @tobqob8408
      @tobqob8408 5 лет назад +1

      life is a mystery of thing we'll never understand and also Karens are a very mysterious type

    • @NEOX128
      @NEOX128 5 лет назад

      WFT mind blow

  • @kielskritters347
    @kielskritters347 2 года назад

    that stuff is so cool I actually got to play with some in elementary school one of my classmates dad's worked for NASA brought in a couple pieces

  • @chilldude7375
    @chilldude7375 2 года назад +3

    "This object is 99.8% air"
    My dad: yes, a worthy opponent

  • @Itsyou01
    @Itsyou01 2 года назад +13901

    Legend watch after 2 years

    • @akashchoudhury8040
      @akashchoudhury8040 2 года назад +38

      😂 😂

    • @jupitertank608
      @jupitertank608 2 года назад +105

      Lol so true after ignoring it several times RUclips finally made me click it

    • @chloejasen1777
      @chloejasen1777 2 года назад +20

      I've watched it but i'm rewatch 2 years later

    • @rockerrohan5445
      @rockerrohan5445 2 года назад +16

      Legend's watch after u

    • @its.pheonix
      @its.pheonix 2 года назад +28

      U guys do like to spread cringe i guess....many ppl watch vids after years...u just want some stupid reason to call urself a LeGenD

  • @5Nex
    @5Nex 3 года назад +7977

    If this was taught in schools I would willingly go to school even on weekends.

    • @questionmarkquestionmarkques
      @questionmarkquestionmarkques 3 года назад +360

      be honest, no you wouldnt
      to all the people saying you would, if this change actually took place youd be regretting it after a few weeks

    • @real_lampcap
      @real_lampcap 3 года назад +110

      Right?? Omg I swear we were taught the same things every year and I was always in advanced science because it was to easy. I wanna learn stuff like this! It isn't even new! It was created in the 30's!! I wanna make aerogel!

    • @FUCKtair
      @FUCKtair 3 года назад +54

      nah bro, go into materials engineering and maybe in your masters you'll be able to work with this kind of stuff, but you gotta go through a few hard and boring years to start to understand these things practically

    • @silassutter16
      @silassutter16 3 года назад +38

      till you have to calculate those gels and understand the chemical reactions itself :D

    • @xd._.earnest1672
      @xd._.earnest1672 3 года назад +31

      no, but you sure know that cell's powerhouse is mitochondria

  • @joydubberstein246
    @joydubberstein246 9 месяцев назад

    This Video is super good for knowledge and I love it
    good job ✓

  • @myborgrs8846
    @myborgrs8846 Год назад +1

    "A liquid chocolate situation". Sounds like my kind of situation 😍

  • @AzurityArts
    @AzurityArts 4 года назад +1044

    Aerogel:
    Lays: Finally! A worthy opponent!
    Lays: Our battle will be legendary!

    • @evaristegutierrez8260
      @evaristegutierrez8260 4 года назад +17

      I understood that reference ☝

    • @judea8454
      @judea8454 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @eviedoodle8836
      @eviedoodle8836 4 года назад

      XD

    • @TheJnblackwell2007
      @TheJnblackwell2007 4 года назад +2

      copied but ok

    • @eviedoodle8836
      @eviedoodle8836 4 года назад +3

      @Gaming Legend Absolutely unnecessary, it's just a comment! And, others find it funny so, if you dont have anything nice to say, don't say it! Good day! :)

  • @samuelcooper5208
    @samuelcooper5208 8 месяцев назад

    the SOUND of the aerogel being droppped!!!!

  • @neozgeo
    @neozgeo 2 года назад

    Wow fascinating, didn’t even know about this, that really cool!

  • @StevenLaityMusic
    @StevenLaityMusic 5 лет назад +2018

    Beat the algorithm, viral, and no click-bait? Veruitasium is the king of the Tube.

    • @krisbailey8537
      @krisbailey8537 5 лет назад +11

      Steven Laity hopefully he won’t go clickbait later tho

    • @HisGloryLivinginMe
      @HisGloryLivinginMe 5 лет назад +10

      Ever heard of Daily Dose of Internet?

    • @ca-ke9493
      @ca-ke9493 5 лет назад +2

      cos science is cool yo

    • @Jesusisyhwh
      @Jesusisyhwh 5 лет назад +3

      Good ole Dirk of Veristablium.

    • @jamiedickinson4079
      @jamiedickinson4079 5 лет назад +22

      Click bait doesn't just mean lying, it's just having an attractive title/thumbnail. So yes, he does clickbait. Everyone does.

  • @OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS
    @OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS 5 лет назад +2350

    Bets in 1930's: dare you to change the molecular structure of jelly into an unseen before composition
    Bets in 2018: eat a tide pod

  • @Blessingsuponyou
    @Blessingsuponyou Год назад

    That stuff is so comfortable ! I remember in iraq they said our
    Cushioning pads in our kevlar was aerogel

  • @XxoOlisaOox
    @XxoOlisaOox Год назад +11

    Would aerogel be suitable for insulation material in the building sector for normal houses, or is it way to expensive to produce? Could this technology be developed so that a broad use of the material would be possible? It's a fascinating material for sure! 😍

    • @hellegennes
      @hellegennes Год назад +1

      It's way too expensive for commercial properties. The process to make it also isn't easy, however easy it seems on demos like these.

    • @xcrayz3131
      @xcrayz3131 Год назад +2

      It's pricey because its not mass produced yet, it'll be cheaper when its already mass produced

  • @jdtug8251
    @jdtug8251 5 лет назад +637

    Veritasium figured out how the internet works. I'm so glad to see you get consistent success again.

    • @sablesoul
      @sablesoul 5 лет назад +23

      If there is one great thing clickbait-y youtube channels have done, it's teach legitimate content creators how to make a living again.

    • @nowheremap
      @nowheremap 5 лет назад +3

      You're not a true science channel until you science the frick out of your entire medium!

    • @paulthompson9668
      @paulthompson9668 5 лет назад +3

      @@nowheremap You're not a true science channel until you stop supporting oppressive, fascist Internet censors (i.e., Patreon).

    • @TheMightyPatapon
      @TheMightyPatapon 5 лет назад +1

      @@paulthompson9668 Please cry more, your tears sustain me.

    • @paulthompson9668
      @paulthompson9668 5 лет назад +1

      @@TheMightyPatapon That's an old one, son.

  • @zzz6351
    @zzz6351 5 лет назад +1888

    Super Light Solid
    When Dropped Sounds Like Metal
    *Seems Legit*

    • @kaiguy1257
      @kaiguy1257 5 лет назад +19

      K

    • @alessiomantovanelli2758
      @alessiomantovanelli2758 5 лет назад +32

      Watched this comment in the same moment

    • @Vhmvd
      @Vhmvd 5 лет назад +3

      @@alessiomantovanelli2758same

    • @letterobserver
      @letterobserver 5 лет назад +39

      @@alessiomantovanelli2758 *watched a comment*

    • @ntl5983
      @ntl5983 5 лет назад +16

      Sounds like glass... it's silica

  • @julianthebowler
    @julianthebowler 4 месяца назад

    Despite me watching this video a thousand times٫ and Nile reds video of aerogel coming out a couple months ago٫ I still think how cool it is that both Nile red and Veritasium have made very similar videos.

  • @liweipeng9106
    @liweipeng9106 Год назад

    it sounds like metal when it hits the desk, amazing

  • @dabolife1
    @dabolife1 2 года назад +11725

    It is amazing how we learn great things here than we did in school.

  • @Henrix1998
    @Henrix1998 5 лет назад +794

    10:40 you really should have recorded more how it sounds like, that metallic/glass like sound was really unexpected

    • @raylarkin5004
      @raylarkin5004 5 лет назад +32

      I just posted the same thing. 😄
      It surprised me too.👍

    • @ShaddyWoohooMan
      @ShaddyWoohooMan 5 лет назад +25

      Yeah I didn't expect it to sound like that at all lol

    • @benni5541
      @benni5541 5 лет назад +29

      @@ShaddyWoohooMan in the end its still sponged up silica

    • @damyr
      @damyr 5 лет назад +29

      I thought aerogel is soft, jelly and spongy, not glassy and easy breakable. Therefore, it's not aerogel, but aeroglass. Ehh... those scientists have no sense for sense.

    • @Demidar
      @Demidar 5 лет назад

      @@damyr yea but its the SKELETON of the gel, there is no gel in it anymore its basically a scaffolding

  • @Biggeo7
    @Biggeo7 2 года назад

    Very cool stuff!

  • @dafneyfaelogo2493
    @dafneyfaelogo2493 2 года назад

    It is so great invention... You can discover new things using this... I can't wait what will be the use of it...what is the Important contributions of it to technology..

  • @memez4dayz31
    @memez4dayz31 5 лет назад +2282

    My brain: Okay, go to sleep
    RUclips recommendations at 3am: worlds lightest solid?
    My brain: sure why not

    • @omaa11
      @omaa11 5 лет назад +14

      same issue

    • @nigward2271
      @nigward2271 5 лет назад +20

      really, youtube recommendations are becoming a meme now

    • @woozysooziecocopuff7951
      @woozysooziecocopuff7951 5 лет назад +11

      My brain cant get by the chocolate bunny they ruined...

    • @TheJoeWerewolf
      @TheJoeWerewolf 5 лет назад +1

      Same man

    • @GHN1013
      @GHN1013 5 лет назад

      F4TE WackoJacko - LoL. That’s the story of my life. 😉

  • @fullshark09
    @fullshark09 5 лет назад +1159

    Thank you so much for not making us go through a hell hole of introductions, presentations and giveaways in a schizofrenic voice.
    Straight to the point.

    • @raafmaat
      @raafmaat 5 лет назад +17

      I recently unsubbed to all channels that overdo this, youtube is now nice and calm :)

    • @matthewmitchell4573
      @matthewmitchell4573 5 лет назад +30

      I wish RUclips would stop using “watch time” in their algorithm. I miss the days of short and concise videos, straight to the point.

    • @mralabbad7
      @mralabbad7 5 лет назад +8

      Guys make sure we hit 5000 likes in the first hour AND I'LL UPLOAD AEROGEL PART 2 !!
      and checkout our merch🍰✌✌

    • @mushroomsamba82
      @mushroomsamba82 5 лет назад +2

      make sure you smash like, hit that bell and check out my patreon

    • @med8615
      @med8615 5 лет назад +2

      Who you calling out? I'm not getting the hint

  • @user-uj7zh5dx4x
    @user-uj7zh5dx4x Год назад

    Your videos are super cool 😇 looking for more

  • @tedcruz1774
    @tedcruz1774 2 года назад

    Amazing stuff.

  • @Name-ul8es
    @Name-ul8es 5 лет назад +1086

    I really wanted to see him break/squish/crumble the Aerogel (more)

  • @danielsong9365
    @danielsong9365 5 лет назад +1609

    Him: It is 99.8% air
    Me: Are you talking about Lays?

  • @ankitchauhan8682
    @ankitchauhan8682 2 года назад

    Touched the sky finally.

  • @danielcorona7513
    @danielcorona7513 2 года назад

    Fascinating.

  • @tomam258
    @tomam258 5 лет назад +791

    I tought that thumbnail was fake?!!
    Veritasium never disappoints.

    • @zf0666
      @zf0666 5 лет назад +20

      I skipped this video multiple times in recommended because it looked like clickbait, until I saw it was from veritasium

    • @dryatish2102
      @dryatish2102 5 лет назад +2

      Neil deGrasse Tyson showed this thing in his podcast

    • @kuru9157
      @kuru9157 5 лет назад +4

      he has already woken up to the "youtube-game", like he said in his how to go viral video. except it from this point on.

    • @SeanByramTheOneAndOnly
      @SeanByramTheOneAndOnly 5 лет назад +3

      That's a banger!

    • @joeyouyang
      @joeyouyang 5 лет назад +1

      You uncultured swine

  • @laurotabil2970
    @laurotabil2970 2 года назад +7950

    Aerogel: I am basically made from air.
    Lays: So am I 😊

    • @hanji8020
      @hanji8020 2 года назад +54

      🤣

    • @user-qs1mn9xj1z
      @user-qs1mn9xj1z 2 года назад +56

      how u gon say its lay but it be almost all chip backs that be like that

    • @_hazeq
      @_hazeq 2 года назад +7

      I-Ehh?

    • @BaseballFan562
      @BaseballFan562 2 года назад +7

      I’m made of air

    • @indekscard
      @indekscard 2 года назад +31

      @@user-qs1mn9xj1z man i love opening *chip backs* and eating the chips inside

  • @PeterBehr82
    @PeterBehr82 2 года назад

    An amazing material

  • @bushibayushi
    @bushibayushi 19 дней назад

    fascinating stuff

  • @DoctorORBiT
    @DoctorORBiT 5 лет назад +1879

    Dropping aerogel sounds like metal?
    I was fine up until that point.

    • @mahamsaleem3876
      @mahamsaleem3876 5 лет назад +104

      Like tin almost

    • @Melissandrel
      @Melissandrel 5 лет назад +69

      hahaha so it's not only me, I cringed a little

    • @alexx7910
      @alexx7910 5 лет назад +14

      I don't believe it!!

    • @TheTom90100
      @TheTom90100 5 лет назад +69

      Please explain these acoustic properties

    • @SKyrim190
      @SKyrim190 5 лет назад +57

      @@TheTom90100 A light solid that makes a little tiny sound, but resonates a lot in all those micro-air chambers? That is my hypothesis at least...

  • @josetomascamposrobledano4618
    @josetomascamposrobledano4618 5 лет назад +2273

    RUclips: want to see the World’s Lightest Solid?
    Me: Ok...

    • @TheRandomizerYT
      @TheRandomizerYT 5 лет назад +7

      Ok no problem....

    • @technoraver99
      @technoraver99 5 лет назад +6

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    • @Captain.Obvious
      @Captain.Obvious 5 лет назад +2

      hardtrance goa channel 1995 - 2003 u trying to make me slee.. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    • @shiitakestick
      @shiitakestick 5 лет назад

      😶

    • @shlokgamer2015
      @shlokgamer2015 5 лет назад +2

      @@technoraver99 whoa that's alot of typing did you type that

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en Год назад

    Wicked. Very clever stuff.

  • @marksmith9176
    @marksmith9176 Год назад

    I really want to see and learn more about Aero Gel.

  • @sonatics2314
    @sonatics2314 2 года назад +2918

    Imagine you build a house with Aerogel, will the house be flying somewhere when the wind blows? o-o

    • @anwarhossain6979
      @anwarhossain6979 2 года назад +164

      Omg I'm in deep thoughts now bro....

    • @squifli6456
      @squifli6456 2 года назад +72

      69 likes lol imma ruin that and make it 70

    • @Cline507
      @Cline507 2 года назад +15

      @@anwarhossain6979 me 2

    • @bushrarehman9514
      @bushrarehman9514 2 года назад +78

      If you are inside home so it won't 😂

    • @vangyng
      @vangyng 2 года назад +11

      hol up..

  • @ariestheram5693
    @ariestheram5693 5 лет назад +529

    Veritasium : *video goes viral*
    Veritasium : *makes a video about why his video goes viral*
    Veritasium : *goes viral again*

    • @JoeMiyagi
      @JoeMiyagi 5 лет назад +7

      I also think it's really interesting that he didn't title this "World's Least Dense Solid." He sacrificed some technical accuracy for a more relatable and "clickable" title. Given that he qualifies this in the first sentence of the video though, there's no reason to take issue with it imo.

    • @jaylockett1627
      @jaylockett1627 5 лет назад

      Aries The Ram lol

  • @Aiyatheduck
    @Aiyatheduck Год назад +1

    I need to find and buy this

  • @cg_923
    @cg_923 7 месяцев назад

    they should weave some fibers through it when its solidifying as a gel to reinforce it, i doubt it would affect the insulating strength

  • @giovannip8600
    @giovannip8600 5 лет назад +1188

    Veritasium, the channel that makes video thumbnails make you think are clickbait but they aren't and you're not disappointed but happy 😀😀
    Great vid mate

    • @goldwyn19
      @goldwyn19 5 лет назад +7

      What_are_we_doing ? Diamond in the rough 👌

    • @andrepaulsen2660
      @andrepaulsen2660 5 лет назад +2

      If it gets you to click on it, it is clickbait

    • @andrepaulsen2660
      @andrepaulsen2660 5 лет назад +2

      But this is the good clickbait

    • @frankweiler7121
      @frankweiler7121 5 лет назад

      The exclamation mark in the title makes it really clickbaity for sure!

    • @Agnes_Noby_sir
      @Agnes_Noby_sir 5 лет назад +1

      only reason to click was the reputation of this channel

  • @dazaiosamu4897
    @dazaiosamu4897 5 лет назад +1475

    Aerogel: 99.8% air
    Lays: and i oop-

  • @thomasnappo6309
    @thomasnappo6309 Год назад

    That's amazing

  • @antoniomaiscedo
    @antoniomaiscedo 2 месяца назад

    Congrats I love to learn with u

  • @harperlyon9741
    @harperlyon9741 5 лет назад +693

    "Can I put my finger here?"
    *puts finger there before getting answer*

    • @svtirefire
      @svtirefire 4 года назад +27

      I've made that mistake before.

    • @OhChroniqz
      @OhChroniqz 4 года назад +46

      That’s a rape case right there

    • @user-mu9mz5jh2z
      @user-mu9mz5jh2z 4 года назад +1

      I read this comment right as he said that

    • @damonedwards1544
      @damonedwards1544 4 года назад +3

      Be careful. Not because it's hot.

    • @Gold161803
      @Gold161803 4 года назад +2

      Science

  • @anjelinapolishchouk9063
    @anjelinapolishchouk9063 4 года назад +2103

    Nobody:
    My brain: *squish it*

    • @SreenikethanI
      @SreenikethanI 4 года назад +83

      * squishes it, but it cracks instead
      My brain: ... dogshit

    • @carcinocatnip7044
      @carcinocatnip7044 4 года назад +23

      I wanna eat it it looks like ice

    • @akhaireddine1306
      @akhaireddine1306 4 года назад +4

      no one:
      people in the replies of the comment section: *don’t know what a joke is*

    • @anjelinapolishchouk9063
      @anjelinapolishchouk9063 4 года назад +2

      @@akhaireddine1306 yes! Finally someone that understands the joke thanks!

    • @WokeX111
      @WokeX111 4 года назад +1

      thats what she said

  • @andrejohnson6731
    @andrejohnson6731 2 года назад +3

    Let’s all take a moment to celebrate a modern day legend: Samuel Kistler, inventor of the Jello Shot. A king amongst men. Salute!

  • @stormvanhogh6909
    @stormvanhogh6909 2 года назад

    So cool!

  • @megagene
    @megagene 5 лет назад +546

    4:28 "Can I put my finger here?"
    **puts it there anyway before the guy tells him it's safe**

    • @sergejnikitin99nt
      @sergejnikitin99nt 5 лет назад +4

      Because he's RUclipsr 😂 He is must make a good content 😂

    • @jamalfranklin3807
      @jamalfranklin3807 5 лет назад +6

      That's whats he did to his boyfriend.

    • @Adrenaline0413
      @Adrenaline0413 5 лет назад +1

      @@sergejnikitin99nt Yep thats what he must did have to did!

    • @austismm
      @austismm 5 лет назад +2

      he pointed at it