This Tesla Valve Straw Only Works In One Direction

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @crobodile
    @crobodile 4 года назад +3976

    “Can I have some of your drink?”
    “Yeah just flip the straw over to the side I didn’t put my lips on.”

    • @vanterbaba4110
      @vanterbaba4110 4 года назад +130

      Oh thats so smart... SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY I WANT MY DRINK FOR MYSELF

    • @jahm0vetact
      @jahm0vetact 4 года назад +10

      LMFAOAO

    • @RyanSmith-wc7ku
      @RyanSmith-wc7ku 4 года назад +35

      @@vanterbaba4110 what if they just don't flip it over-

    • @Demian1
      @Demian1 4 года назад +2

      Lmaoooooooooo

    • @newcatvideos3306
      @newcatvideos3306 3 года назад +1

      Story of my life

  • @falconeio
    @falconeio 3 года назад +4316

    I'd love to see this done with a clear version and colored fluid, so we can see how it's actually flowing inside.

    • @mathewking1559
      @mathewking1559 3 года назад +135

      And then get a nice slow motion when you change out the dye so you can see the colliding fluids

    • @falconeio
      @falconeio 3 года назад +114

      @@mathewking1559 I smell collaboration with the Slow Mo Guys

    • @tylorban
      @tylorban 3 года назад +4

      Yeah and also clear the fluid between tests

    • @daxroger3075
      @daxroger3075 3 года назад

      My exact thought.

    • @andym5195
      @andym5195 3 года назад +9

      youd need some glitter or somet to see the vortices

  • @devonfarmer3438
    @devonfarmer3438 3 года назад +99

    The reason(other than it being ineffective) we don't use valves like that in the plumbing trades is because mostly due to how difficult it would be to service, and build up of debris would be awful

    • @davidtuchscherer6276
      @davidtuchscherer6276 Год назад +5

      Also because they're obviously quite ineffective....

    • @wbeaty
      @wbeaty Год назад

      @@davidtuchscherer6276 But does it still work at extremely high frequency? Even ultrasonic? It may still work fine in conditions where all other valves will fail. INSIGHT! With "Reynolds number," ...whenever operated at very low speeds, the fwd and rev flows should be identical, (when very slow, or also when using viscous syrup.) The Valvular Conduit requires high-inertia fluids in order to produce its little fluid jets, and to behave as a diode. (The "vortices" are in fact small fluid jets, either flowing in parallel or colliding opposite. Fluid jets are created by vortex-shedding.)
      If the valve converts alternating fluid flows in to "DC," does it also convert sound into constant pressures, or even convert sound into wind? Test it with incense smoke, plus music. Put it into your bathtub. Vibrate the water, or maybe play loud music, or simply yell at it. Does the Tesla Straw start swimming? Powered by fluid propulsion?
      .
      In terms of fluid jets, the Tesla Valve is a long stack of NAND gates, where two jets are aimed towards each other. They collide, producing a "logic low" of near-halted flow. But in the "good" direction, the two fluid jets are aimed in the same direction, producing a logic function AND, with a "logic high" maximum flow output.

  • @shadowlord0162
    @shadowlord0162 4 года назад +3411

    "is it harder to suck in one direction than the other"
    looking at my life choices i suck in both directions

    • @atriyakoller136
      @atriyakoller136 4 года назад +95

      Look at the bright side (not the RUclips channel though)! You're a human, not a Tesla valve then

    • @shadowlord0162
      @shadowlord0162 4 года назад +39

      @@atriyakoller136 i guess thats a good thing

    • @Incognito-rb4tz
      @Incognito-rb4tz 4 года назад +73

      @@shadowlord0162
      or is it? *_vsauce music intensifies_

    • @rgerber
      @rgerber 4 года назад +9

      glorious 👌

    • @shadowlord0162
      @shadowlord0162 4 года назад +5

      @@rgerber thank you

  • @loganpedersen9906
    @loganpedersen9906 4 года назад +8921

    “Why would you want a one way straw?”
    So the kids don’t blow bubbles in their drinks

    • @kristenstreck3123
      @kristenstreck3123 4 года назад +235

      My exact thought.

    • @nerdup1238
      @nerdup1238 4 года назад +369

      Flip it upside down and blow out

    • @BESTofAlp
      @BESTofAlp 4 года назад +133

      blowing bubbles is fun!

    • @gammacxygames
      @gammacxygames 4 года назад +79

      It’s more fun than drinking it normally

    • @haram69187
      @haram69187 4 года назад +75

      What if they turn it.......its big brain time

  • @kibbiking9122
    @kibbiking9122 3 года назад +546

    A one-way straw would be useful if you're sharing a drink from the same cup because the valve at the end of the straw makes sure no liquid being sipped goes back into the drink.

    • @KobeLoverTatum
      @KobeLoverTatum 3 года назад +32

      I mean I guess that idea would be useful in that niche circumstance but that’s not how this straw works. It’s only works one way meaning if you flip the straw it won’t work, the liquid still flows in and out like any normal straw when using it the right way up.

    • @kibbiking9122
      @kibbiking9122 3 года назад +19

      @@KobeLoverTatum I think there are other valves which you could use that completely stops liquid from flowing back out. Also, a valve which stops all liquid from flowing back out also ensures that the drink is always at the top of the straw, so you don't spend energy sucking air before the liquid arrives. This is useful for people who have respritory challenges and have trouble sucking.

    • @wraiz8563
      @wraiz8563 3 года назад +2

      it wouldn't lmao, just keep sucking while taking the straw out of the liquid

    • @clickthecreeper9463
      @clickthecreeper9463 3 года назад +4

      sure, but also if you actually take germ theory into consideration the negligible amount of spit shared with a regular straw is entirely unlikely to get you sick in any way.

    • @azisalive4972
      @azisalive4972 3 года назад +1

      I'd prefer my own straw, cheers

  • @kamo7293
    @kamo7293 4 года назад +4955

    A clear version would be even better if it's possible then we could see the fluid impeding itself

  • @auralynn3862
    @auralynn3862 4 года назад +1820

    "Why would you want a one-way straw?"
    For sharing a drink. *Shudders at backwash*

    • @KILLRXNOEVIRUS
      @KILLRXNOEVIRUS 4 года назад +29

      AHHHHHHH

    • @stormiepeterson2943
      @stormiepeterson2943 4 года назад +129

      This is what I said or also for a kid who blows bubbles into their drink and making messes. 😂

    • @gregorysharp
      @gregorysharp 4 года назад +90

      Nothing like sharing with your child. Chewed pizza floating in your cola.

    • @284mbp
      @284mbp 4 года назад +24

      there's a literal pandemic now, i can't imagine sharing any surface where people are putting their mouths on it.

    • @atriyakoller136
      @atriyakoller136 4 года назад +38

      @@284mbp maybe if both people have their own one-way straws?

  • @thrasher2344
    @thrasher2344 3 года назад +53

    I think if you used a constant pressure feed you would possibly see more of a difference because gravity just pulls the fluid downward and fills the loop and flows to the next. If it were flat on a table perhaps it could build up more backpressure. I don't think it created any back pressure there.

  • @russ_carspotta
    @russ_carspotta 3 года назад +2341

    Science dude: "and no water comes out"
    water:*drip*

    • @jaredhared
      @jaredhared 3 года назад +36

      It resists water it doesnt repel it

    • @russ_carspotta
      @russ_carspotta 3 года назад +21

      @@jaredhared Ik but what he said is the reason I said it

    • @jaredhared
      @jaredhared 3 года назад +2

      @@russ_carspotta ah i see

    • @russ_carspotta
      @russ_carspotta 3 года назад +2

      haha u will never know what i said before

    • @rickylafleur5823
      @rickylafleur5823 3 года назад +11

      @@russ_carspotta yup.. a leaking one way valve is a faulty one. so no, it does not work lol.

  • @prathameshdeshmukh9530
    @prathameshdeshmukh9530 4 года назад +5294

    Now combine all valves for ultimate blockage.

    • @Abid_Ibn_Ashraf
      @Abid_Ibn_Ashraf 4 года назад +182

      I think, we have to combine all '"you'" kind of commenter to get a critical comment of level '"infinity'"

    • @lovingcapacitors8382
      @lovingcapacitors8382 4 года назад +29

      @@Abid_Ibn_Ashraf better than original comment

    • @ManjitKaur-lm9sj
      @ManjitKaur-lm9sj 4 года назад +4

      lol

    • @HAL9K1969
      @HAL9K1969 4 года назад +19

      Or just use a cork

    • @Lillylafrog
      @Lillylafrog 4 года назад +14

      Ah so when one breaks it has a backup, smart

  • @Riverbend1752
    @Riverbend1752 3 года назад +12

    I could see a one-way straw being useful when drinking something carbonated. When I have a regular straw in a carbonated drink, the bubbles adhere to the straw and pull it up, sometimes enough that it falls out of the cup. If there were a one-way valve, the weight of the liquid in the straw may help reduce the floatation from the bubbles, thus helping keep the straw in the drink.

  • @quintenvermeulen4576
    @quintenvermeulen4576 4 года назад +608

    The action lab: *uploads a video about the Tesla valve*
    Integza: *heavy breathing*

  • @dwarfganon6900
    @dwarfganon6900 4 года назад +835

    TAL:As you can see, no water is coming out...
    Water: *Is coming out*

    • @cutiebunnyamber3447
      @cutiebunnyamber3447 4 года назад +3

      no

    • @Woodledude
      @Woodledude 4 года назад +32

      That's not water, that's... Drops. It's different.

    • @KaitiKat216
      @KaitiKat216 4 года назад +32

      @@Woodledude well, they are drops of *water.*

    • @Woodledude
      @Woodledude 4 года назад +52

      @@KaitiKat216 *covers your mouth and pulls you aside* Hey, hey, shh, take it easy. Listen, stay quiet about this, and we'll make sure you're taken care of... *slips a dollar into your pocket*

    • @tripodgamer
      @tripodgamer 4 года назад +9

      @@Woodledude dude that’s kinda sus

  • @earthlingdad
    @earthlingdad 3 года назад +2

    This is my favorite science channel. I must be the only subscriber that didn't know you are a doctor. You earned a doctorate in Chemical Engineering. Not many PhD's with a popular RUclips channel. Please don't stop educating us. This is also my son's favorite science channel.

  • @fenrisredacted2870
    @fenrisredacted2870 4 года назад +3436

    Is this why Half-Life 3 hasn't released yet? It's going the wrong way through the valve?

  • @LeeGio_MS
    @LeeGio_MS 4 года назад +1072

    4:14
    “I can still get it, but it is a lot harder. I can barely get any water unless I suck hard.
    This way, it comes right in.”

    • @willywocker1086
      @willywocker1086 3 года назад +183

      “So its hard to tell how much im actually getting in my mouth”

    • @xjessee7x210
      @xjessee7x210 3 года назад +19

      PAWSEEEEEEE

    • @iamelite20
      @iamelite20 3 года назад +1

      U are ct ik silver ct

    • @rickylafleur5823
      @rickylafleur5823 3 года назад +23

      especially with his flamboyant voice.. dude def has experience.

    • @alexdonnell6921
      @alexdonnell6921 3 года назад +19

      thats what she said

  • @arielreynante8795
    @arielreynante8795 3 года назад +54

    My question is if it impeads the flow of air enough to discourage a child from blowing bubbles

  • @caliberwhips9595
    @caliberwhips9595 4 года назад +695

    I glanced at the title and thought for a sec Tesla was now making straws

    • @TNXaro
      @TNXaro 4 года назад +5

      Me too, lol

    • @Q--_--90909
      @Q--_--90909 4 года назад +2

      I thought that also.

    • @flare_studios.
      @flare_studios. 4 года назад +1

      $420 a straw

    • @Ishan716
      @Ishan716 4 года назад +3

      At this point, wouldn't be surprised if it did.

    • @gabrieltavares774
      @gabrieltavares774 4 года назад +2

      @Pablo Andres Aguilar Mendez exactly

  • @mikvance
    @mikvance 4 года назад +648

    "It works when you suck in one direction, but not the other." Literally what I've been telling her this entire time.

    • @VanQuoc-qh6qy
      @VanQuoc-qh6qy 4 года назад +10

      Lol bro u the best haha. Im laughing like hell.

    • @herobrine1847
      @herobrine1847 4 года назад +16

      What do you mean sucking in another direction

    • @KILLRXNOEVIRUS
      @KILLRXNOEVIRUS 4 года назад +6

      @@herobrine1847 Blowing smh

    • @yaryort6134
      @yaryort6134 4 года назад +3

      @@ProdEXTWO 😂🤣 prolly like, 13

    • @SoapMcCallister
      @SoapMcCallister 4 года назад

      @@herobrine1847 bruh

  • @DanielHodgeVoice
    @DanielHodgeVoice 3 года назад +37

    Tesla: "We have made the straw less efficient."
    Me: ""A Trend of yours I've noticed."

    • @dragonsbreath389
      @dragonsbreath389 3 года назад +7

      Different tesla man

    • @immfi
      @immfi 3 года назад +1

      DragonsBreath38 r/wooosh

    • @dragonsbreath389
      @dragonsbreath389 3 года назад +2

      @@immfi no.... its not as you can see multiple different people have said the same thing

  • @shhh7857
    @shhh7857 4 года назад +1609

    This whole video is a “that’s what she said” joke

    • @savagebros9085
      @savagebros9085 4 года назад +20

      I was gonna put don’t be gutter minded in the comments too😭

    • @NikoxNobu
      @NikoxNobu 4 года назад +12

      Read your comment just as he was mentioning the ball check valve, gave me a chuckle

    • @davybastiansaputra
      @davybastiansaputra 4 года назад +2

      I don't understand

    • @capo4742
      @capo4742 4 года назад +1

      Underrated Coment

    • @clover-il7tf
      @clover-il7tf 4 года назад +2

      🤦‍♀️

  • @CarolinaGunGuy
    @CarolinaGunGuy 4 года назад +168

    "...but then, no water comes out."
    *Water drips out.*
    😆

    • @railx2005
      @railx2005 4 года назад +1

      Ikr lmao

    • @00WatName00
      @00WatName00 4 года назад +11

      Well he _did_ say "It doesn't completely block flow in one direction, it just increases resistance"...

    • @rickylafleur5823
      @rickylafleur5823 3 года назад

      @@00WatName00 yea but a one-way valve completely blocks flow in one direction. it's called a fail.

  • @michaelperreault184
    @michaelperreault184 2 года назад +1

    From your explanation, it makes sense that it is made for higher frequencies since the turbulence will peak when the state changes.
    Once you reach a permanent regime the turbulence will be much lower and yhe fluid will ho through much more easily.
    Both the shape and the principles remind me very much of a coil in the electrical field.

  • @hansimansi7702
    @hansimansi7702 4 года назад +78

    4:20 what a legendary timestamp and what a legendary quote

  • @Zeedius
    @Zeedius 4 года назад +79

    "Why would you want a one way straw?"
    Time-efficiency, imagine all those seconds you'll save just by having the fluid ready to flow into your mouth, without it needing to climb the whole straw.

    • @Andreadel96
      @Andreadel96 4 года назад +1

      Genius.

    • @mickymoist
      @mickymoist 4 года назад +13

      One-Way Straws make drinking easier for individuals with a weak suck, oral motor difficulties, and/or problems generating and maintaining suction.

    • @falalogo
      @falalogo 4 года назад +6

      @@mickymoist And stop kids that blow on the straw to make bubles

    • @tannernotter3857
      @tannernotter3857 4 года назад +2

      And to stop kids from blowing bubbles in their damned drink!!!

    • @darwisyaiman1865
      @darwisyaiman1865 4 года назад +1

      Usefull to empty the cup maybe?

  • @ReelFusionbySupun
    @ReelFusionbySupun 3 года назад +14

    Actually, the one way straw may help prevent diseases when sharing drinks. Because the person's saliva doesn't go back to the drink

    • @DeadNova_Gaming220
      @DeadNova_Gaming220 7 месяцев назад +2

      Well if you drank out of
      The same straw it won’t work

    • @sayanorSayen
      @sayanorSayen 7 месяцев назад

      Yes you will just suck it up again

  • @PanD0rA_
    @PanD0rA_ 4 года назад +71

    “No water comes out”
    The water coming out: *I serve no purpose*

  • @Willyknightka
    @Willyknightka 4 года назад +410

    So many opportunities to say: that’s what she said... but I’m mature now, and didn’t want to

    • @The.throngler
      @The.throngler 4 года назад +23

      That's what he said

    • @supernova719
      @supernova719 4 года назад +7

      And now you have 69 likes. Nice

    • @Willyknightka
      @Willyknightka 4 года назад +3

      @@supernova719 Lmaoo😂😂

    • @supernova719
      @supernova719 4 года назад +3

      And now it's ruined. No more funny sex joke :(

    • @Rachara
      @Rachara 3 года назад

      Your mom wanted to.

  • @Evan102030
    @Evan102030 3 года назад +1

    I just learned about this yesterday. The mind of Tesla was simply amazing, the way he was able to visualize nature is mind blowing.

  • @Spherey
    @Spherey 4 года назад +138

    1:20 this is basically me trying to prioritize my thoughts with adhd symptoms but my thoughts just end up being a mess

    • @KILLRXNOEVIRUS
      @KILLRXNOEVIRUS 4 года назад +8

      Almost like the *exaggerated swagger of a black teen*

    • @justswift5369
      @justswift5369 4 года назад +1

      @@KILLRXNOEVIRUS gives me goosebumps

  • @thejchristopher
    @thejchristopher 4 года назад +90

    4:20 that’s what she said

  • @Kartik-mz7sk
    @Kartik-mz7sk 3 года назад

    you did a very hard job with the black tesla straw upside down......... i'm impressed

  • @heyyatif6062
    @heyyatif6062 4 года назад +178

    So you're saying that everything Tesla made was just astonishing revolutionary 🎊🤯

    • @merlinmantikur1338
      @merlinmantikur1338 4 года назад +14

      Always has been😂

    • @Ahayeahishere
      @Ahayeahishere 4 года назад +16

      Actually hes saying that this invention is not really usefull

    • @dwdadevil
      @dwdadevil 4 года назад +5

      @@Ahayeahishere But thanks to it, we perfected the design

    • @DrCrunkMusic
      @DrCrunkMusic 4 года назад +12

      It was useful in its day, clever mechanical solutions to age old problems. Another principle of this are the viaducts the Romans built to provide clean running water to their cities way before the invention of pumps.

    • @pelufaz8435
      @pelufaz8435 4 года назад +5

      Not a lot of people are as smart as Tesla

  • @lucifersdevilishdetails.
    @lucifersdevilishdetails. 4 года назад +127

    my niece annoyed me and her mother when she blow bubbles in her drinks so a one way draw would help stop that.

    • @KILLRXNOEVIRUS
      @KILLRXNOEVIRUS 4 года назад +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @Randomdudefromtheinternet
      @Randomdudefromtheinternet 4 года назад +17

      This is probably why this straw was invented, it's true purpose lmao

    • @Rose-ec6he
      @Rose-ec6he 4 года назад +2

      I too vouch for a one way drawer

    • @nihaalspeaks
      @nihaalspeaks 4 года назад +1

      Air can still travel through perfect

    • @imeleventeen
      @imeleventeen 4 года назад

      @@nihaalspeaks no it can’t. It works the same way

  • @jimjames4348
    @jimjames4348 7 месяцев назад

    I love these videos. If only I had youtube when I was at school.

  • @carlrichie2012
    @carlrichie2012 4 года назад +61

    Woooooo early to science for the first time in my life

  • @homomorphic
    @homomorphic 4 года назад +53

    I don't know how many times I've put a straw in my beverage upside down and said to myself "it is so very annoying that this straw works upside down". This problem is now solved.

  • @themineshaft6891
    @themineshaft6891 7 месяцев назад

    The example with the water bottle at the beginning was a really good way to explain it, thanks!

  • @YaboiAware
    @YaboiAware 4 года назад +30

    When I saw this in my recommendations and saw 'one direction', I actually thought it meant something along the lines of 'you have to face north to use this straw' XD

    • @Oscar-vs5yw
      @Oscar-vs5yw 3 года назад +1

      That would actually be really cool and probably useful aswell!

    • @TAGombie
      @TAGombie 3 года назад

      @@Oscar-vs5yw how would that be useful

    • @Oscar-vs5yw
      @Oscar-vs5yw 3 года назад +3

      @@TAGombie magnetless compass

    • @cupriferouscatalyst3708
      @cupriferouscatalyst3708 3 года назад

      @@Oscar-vs5yw Now I'm curious, what would be the benefit of a magnetless compass? I'm sure there has to be one but I don't know enough about magnets to think of anything. Do they interfere with electronics maybe?

    • @windhelmguard5295
      @windhelmguard5295 25 дней назад

      @@cupriferouscatalyst3708 magnets can loose their magnetism when exposed to heat.
      not sure when this would come up for a compass but there you go.

  • @nihalariyawansha6150
    @nihalariyawansha6150 4 года назад +32

    Can you show how gas flowing through the tesla valve. Using ballon or something like that..

  • @CaptBucket
    @CaptBucket 3 года назад +7

    Honestly just glad it exists. Who knows, a practical application could come up in the future.
    Just like how not all simple machines all used all the time.

    • @audigex
      @audigex 3 года назад

      They’re already used as a non-mechanical (no moving parts to break) backflow limiter

  • @rayalexander2281
    @rayalexander2281 4 года назад +608

    Bruh, tesla is soo famos he has a straw named after him

    • @VallimMotta
      @VallimMotta 4 года назад +11

      Elon musk is flying😎😎

    • @s1bh4mgodfl3shx
      @s1bh4mgodfl3shx 4 года назад +32

      Cuz he made it?

    • @dragonare715
      @dragonare715 4 года назад +14

      He named it after him
      Every scientist names shit they discovered
      Mostly every scientists that name something after them I consider a narcissists

    • @itsarin2166
      @itsarin2166 4 года назад +35

      @@dragonare715 its either the inventor named it himself or the inventor is known as the one inventing it so people is using the inventor name to call that certain invention.

    • @dragonare715
      @dragonare715 4 года назад +12

      @@itsarin2166 yeah... I had a stroke while reading this

  • @weignerg
    @weignerg 4 года назад +14

    You could use a combination of the valve types to improve longevity of the valve's maintenance for the moving parts when high pressures are involved.

  • @ge7647
    @ge7647 3 года назад +5

    "Why on earth you want to buy 1 way straw"
    Good Point

  • @utalis47
    @utalis47 3 года назад +18

    it would be a good concept for a fluid pump (for water)working much like a check valve does,but as a straw it would be very hard to clean and get bacteria out.

  • @Nedeles
    @Nedeles 4 года назад +265

    "It took a lot longer"
    Reality: 5s more

    • @KaiSoDaM
      @KaiSoDaM 4 года назад +36

      50%

    • @monasimp87
      @monasimp87 4 года назад +26

      1.5x longer so like imagine a 1hr movie but it takes 30minutes to load the movie in the middle it is just irritating

    • @hofung614
      @hofung614 3 года назад +2

      yea im like hUh

    • @holdthisforme8235
      @holdthisforme8235 3 года назад +1

      In comparison lmao.

    • @orderofthesnack5558
      @orderofthesnack5558 3 года назад +8

      It wasn't even really 5 second more, when he did it the right way he flipped it and started the clock so its already gonna be a second behind then he stopped it as soon at it left the syringe but not the straw as shown by water still coming out, he stopped the timer at 11 and said "10". Then for when he flipped it the wrong way he flipped it then started the timer, same thing he did to the first one, but this time he waited for all the water to be gone from the straw before stopping it. idk, I get the experiment but like I get that its gonna be slower but come on what you do to one side you need to do to the other to make it a fair test, might just be and I easily could just be blind as a bat and he may have stopped it after the water left the straw in the first one but from my perspective its not also I need to get a life just typed out this whole thing about something I could easily be wrong about just cuz.

  • @amaangaur3850
    @amaangaur3850 3 года назад +9

    1:15 the moment i thought he'd now surely mention Tricuspid and Bicuspid Valve too

  • @pirobot668beta
    @pirobot668beta 4 года назад +4

    The 'Tesla valvular conduit' was part of a larger system.
    He needed a flow bias; easier flow one way, more resistance the other.
    Part of how it worked so well in his application was the pulsing nature of the flow through the 'valve'.
    The pulsing leads to pressure and temperature gradients in the conduit; the heavy slab walls of the conduit acted like heat-sinks and to pre-heat incoming air.
    It was to be the inlet valve for a type of large pulse-jet engine...
    The flow bias kept pressure spikes in the combustion chamber while allowing smoothly flowing inlet air.
    The comprehensibility of air makes a sort of spring to absorb the 'bumps'.
    ...
    That is one aspect of how Tesla worked; the final use of any one part was not always apparent.
    His infamous 'death ray machine' was never presented all at once; he left a trail of bread-crumbs throughout the US patent system.

  • @n4ss
    @n4ss 4 года назад +160

    “it flows better in one direction”
    *turns to my girl*

  • @likearockcm
    @likearockcm 3 года назад

    After watching 2 other videos this one is the only one that explained it in "simple" terms !!

  • @hong4033
    @hong4033 4 года назад +32

    This man just ingested thousands of microplastics by drinking from that straw.

    • @caazi
      @caazi 4 года назад

      Wdym

    • @IDK-yx2lr
      @IDK-yx2lr 4 года назад

      tasty

    • @yosyp5905
      @yosyp5905 4 года назад +13

      pure PLA is *technically* food safe since it's made from corn starch, but obviously many compnies put dangerous additives in. Still, you ingest tons of microplastic every day, this little test is almost nothing compared to what our body has to sustain.

    • @eathanbertrand1301
      @eathanbertrand1301 4 года назад

      @@yosyp5905 they probably knew about all yhe microplastics and wasshed it out before hand.

    • @yosyp5905
      @yosyp5905 4 года назад

      @@eathanbertrand1301 Washing does close to nothing, it gets rid to the mostly free, big particles, but microplastic is not that

  • @Bob3D2000
    @Bob3D2000 4 года назад +52

    6:08 People who don't want their spit to flow down the straw into the drink they're sharing with someone else.

    • @dookie3453
      @dookie3453 4 года назад +2

      The other person will still drink your spit as it is in the straw

    • @Indee___
      @Indee___ 4 года назад +13

      @@dookie3453 Do you share straws with people??? do you not just get two straws???

    • @dookie3453
      @dookie3453 4 года назад +1

      @@Indee___ lmao I have no idea why I thought someone would share one of these straws or any straw just wrote that comment quickly

    • @physicsisawesome696
      @physicsisawesome696 4 года назад

      @@dookie3453 lol

    • @paulaccuardi9071
      @paulaccuardi9071 2 года назад

      @@Indee___ the problem is the backwash going back into the drink

  • @JoeC26
    @JoeC26 2 года назад +1

    I didn't know Tesla and Valve had a cooperation together, this is incredible

  • @masquerade1954
    @masquerade1954 4 года назад +406

    Im a bit too dirty minded for today's episode

  • @vesa7069
    @vesa7069 3 года назад +27

    A one way straw would keep your straw from floating up and out of the bottle, glass or can as it stays filled with the liquid.

    • @vasiliansotirov6976
      @vasiliansotirov6976 3 года назад

      a normal straw wouldn't float either because levels would be equalized

    • @vesa7069
      @vesa7069 3 года назад +1

      @@vasiliansotirov6976 You've never used a straw now have you?

  • @iseraid1504
    @iseraid1504 3 года назад +1

    5:39
    "For example I just put a one way valve on a straw here" *starts drinking antifreeze*

  • @demagab
    @demagab 3 года назад +6

    6:00 I have that exact check valve for my fish tank aerator. We added that valve after the tank decided, one night, to empty itself all on the floor and eventually leaking downstairs

  • @Sonilotos
    @Sonilotos 4 года назад +48

    5:43
    He's drinking either blue fanta or literally a cleaning chemical (I wouldn't be surprised if option 2 was the case)

    • @Bijlez
      @Bijlez 4 года назад +15

      Or water with food coloring in it

    • @Sonilotos
      @Sonilotos 4 года назад +1

      @@Bijlez or cyanide lol who knows

    • @hemantbshanbhag6104
      @hemantbshanbhag6104 4 года назад

      Kerosin

    • @craigcorson3036
      @craigcorson3036 4 года назад +3

      @@hemantbshanbhag6104 In English, we spell it "kerosene". No sweat; from your name I'm assuming that English isn't your first language. I just thought you'd want to know.

    • @Sonilotos
      @Sonilotos 4 года назад +1

      @@hemantbshanbhag6104 yumm

  • @bernhardtmitdt2586
    @bernhardtmitdt2586 3 года назад

    Very good explanation using the small ball - does not need and knowledge about physics. Thank you!

  • @horseradish0911
    @horseradish0911 4 года назад +8

    1:07 wow it's amazing how he could name all of them from memory

    • @lessthanahome
      @lessthanahome 3 года назад

      Cuz they all used to be names for his bhole

    • @_Cfocus
      @_Cfocus 3 года назад

      probably have a paper right in front of him of what he is going to do and what he should say its just hidden everyone does that

    • @horseradish0911
      @horseradish0911 3 года назад +1

      @@_Cfocus i know...

  • @roughwoof
    @roughwoof 4 года назад +45

    *I can make a lot of "that's what she said" jokes, but that would be taking the easy Road.*

  • @Benbim
    @Benbim 3 года назад

    Heard about this valve and was not sure how it worked but sounded very interesting as no moving parts. Thanks to you have seen an example and perfectly explained with the ball bearing. By the way Nicolai Tesla not Nicolas. Sorry to be pedantic.

  • @Sclonez
    @Sclonez 4 года назад +15

    It would be interesting to film a transparent Tesla valve with a colorful liquid to visualize how it works.

  • @BirbBoiYT
    @BirbBoiYT 4 года назад +21

    "Yeah, that's a normal straw"
    ...

  • @eSSentialplaysYT
    @eSSentialplaysYT 3 года назад +51

    "Is it harder to suck in one direction, than the other?"
    Activision-Blizzard.

  • @deco3334
    @deco3334 3 года назад +4

    5:35, ooow that’s some pretty fresh water you have there

  • @krsgopalan
    @krsgopalan 4 года назад +12

    @The Action Lab - The time taken would be more than 15 seconds on the wrong side if you had the straw on the top of the container. By having the opening of the container at the bottom will ensure that the liquid in the container seeks its own level on the straw as well so that by the time you flip the straw down, its already half filled thus making the water flow easier. if you still want to keep the opening of the water container downwards, the tube connecting to the straw needs to be longer so that you can hold the one way straw higher than the container so that the liquid does not get into the straw initially making your experiment accurate to measure the actual time taken for the liquids to pass through the straw on both sides.

  • @WolfPackGameing
    @WolfPackGameing 3 года назад

    a one way straw is used in the water pack that hikers and military use, it keeps water in the straw right away, but also keeps it from leaking by using it with another one way valve

  • @shashwat4920
    @shashwat4920 4 года назад +31

    *Action Lab: Tesla valve straw*
    Me: Elon Musk??😂

    • @biem7091
      @biem7091 4 года назад +3

      ???

    • @EQINOX187
      @EQINOX187 4 года назад +6

      Don't give Musk another idea to steal and claim he thought of / invented

    • @shashwat4920
      @shashwat4920 4 года назад

      @@EQINOX187 😂😂

  • @rieviousretrograde4281
    @rieviousretrograde4281 4 года назад +24

    This should be taught in school. Like elementary bc this would've been so much fun and I could take a straw home.

  • @wbeaty
    @wbeaty Год назад

    Think in terms of Reynolds Number and viscosity. The valve needs low-viscousity fluids in order to produce the tiny fluid jets. Try drinking milkshake or thick syrup, and both flows become identical. Or also, try it with extremely slow flows. If there is no vortex-shedding, then tiny fluid jets cannot form.

  • @cameronrutten6483
    @cameronrutten6483 3 года назад +3

    this valve works best horizontally without suction or pressure from either end the valve however works really well with higher levels of flow (not pressure)

  • @PrometheoNTG
    @PrometheoNTG 3 года назад +15

    I suspect that you may be able to make a more effective tesla valve with some refinement on your manufacturing of the straw version. Still nice that you were able to measure an increase in resistance with a relatively crude one!

  • @NeverSnows
    @NeverSnows 4 года назад +41

    "who would want a one way straw?" who wouldn't? imagine that: you suck a liquid on a normal stral, you take it out of your mouth, but that liquid that already touched your mouth and got contaminated goes back and contaminates the rest of the drink. Aka, you can't hand the drink over to a frriend. with a one way straw that problem does not exists.

    • @ruler_of_everything
      @ruler_of_everything 4 года назад +1

      ya but still your lips touched the straw
      sooo get 2

    • @NeverSnows
      @NeverSnows 4 года назад +5

      @@ruler_of_everything but that IS the idea, to get 2.

    • @marlonyo
      @marlonyo 4 года назад +3

      But this way there is no indirect kiss

    • @Olliebunny
      @Olliebunny 4 года назад +4

      Fill the straw with vodka then put it in another drink as an automatic chaser

    • @General_Griffin
      @General_Griffin 4 года назад +1

      @@Olliebunny A true genius is among us...

  • @nicholaschavez9204
    @nicholaschavez9204 4 года назад +17

    “But then no water comes out” water clearly drips out

  • @wolfyviking4692
    @wolfyviking4692 3 года назад

    I have made a muffler for a truck, it works great but only us one loop back. You should try it too remember to put glass packaging in the loop

  • @patrickpablo217
    @patrickpablo217 4 года назад +6

    how forgiving is a Tesla valve in terms of how much its performance suffers if it isn't made exactly right? is there an optimal loop shape / position & angle for the loop to reconnect with the main stream to cause the most turbulence / resistance? do these things depend on what is supposed to be flowing through the valve?

  • @Rocush
    @Rocush 4 года назад +20

    its alot harder Straw: takes 5 more seconds to drain the water

  • @keysejkeysej
    @keysejkeysej 3 года назад +2

    I think the sharpnes of edge inside and quality of tesla's valve are important. Second topic it's speed of fluid (gas it's also a fluid) if you use it as dynamic part for example in rocket engine as fuel pipe or other it can be ok. Also in (as you said in video) in changeable flow with high freq. changes. This valve can also work as some kind of pump (or part of the pump).

  • @ashley-m
    @ashley-m 4 года назад +5

    It’s the anti-backwash straw! Perfect for sharing drinks during COVID. All you need is a 6 foot model

  • @adamhamilton8242
    @adamhamilton8242 4 года назад +6

    2:04 *vortex
    (“vortices” means more than one vortex)

    • @tomcatt360
      @tomcatt360 4 года назад

      I was hoping I wasn't the only one who caught this. I was like "Wait, shouldn't it be vortex if it is singular?"
      Thanks

    • @sherine9033
      @sherine9033 4 года назад

      Wow I didn't even know that. Thanks

    • @Mr.D.C.
      @Mr.D.C. 4 года назад

      I think it's common for some people in speech to say vorticie instead of vortex, and verticie instead of vertex

  • @EDHCards
    @EDHCards 3 года назад

    This type of straw would be great for people who are unable to drink through a normal straw (perhaps because of a medical condition). Great video 👍

  • @isaacwykstra2059
    @isaacwykstra2059 4 года назад +7

    4:24 just close your eyes and listen for the next few seconds

  • @Luna-yo5fk
    @Luna-yo5fk 4 года назад +95

    Everybody gangsta' until you pull one out of these in a McDonald's

  • @batmanlikespizza2541
    @batmanlikespizza2541 3 года назад

    Thank you for making this type of content.

  • @patrickpablo217
    @patrickpablo217 4 года назад +5

    does it work differently if the straw is totally full of liquid vs having air pockets in the loops?

  • @crewpeery9076
    @crewpeery9076 3 года назад +20

    It’s so funny to me how awkward this man is. No hate to him, I love how comfortable he is to make videos for the internet. It’s just hilarious seeing his lil awkward mannerisms and flow when talking lmaoooo

  • @Meevious
    @Meevious 3 года назад +1

    1-way straw means you can share drinks without contracting contagions etc (or simply drinking other people's spit). It's a super idea.
    As for the Tesla valve, wouldn't it be more effective the longer and thinner it is? There's a point at which water can't overcome friction and travel through a pipe, so I'd guess that by adding impedance in just one direction, it should be possible to make a pipe that is too long and thin for one direction of travel, but not the other.

  • @angelosantos1756
    @angelosantos1756 4 года назад +130

    Tesla valve straw: Sucks one direction and not the other.
    The year 2020: Just plain sucked all around.

    • @HappyTheOrdinaryCat
      @HappyTheOrdinaryCat 3 года назад

      you would know huh lol

    • @Oofu
      @Oofu 3 года назад

      So just a regular straw

    • @The_Biologist27
      @The_Biologist27 3 года назад +1

      2020 and my girlfriend have alot in common then

    • @HappyTheOrdinaryCat
      @HappyTheOrdinaryCat 3 года назад

      @@The_Biologist27 she sounds like a real dirty fish 😾

  • @jordanleach7370
    @jordanleach7370 4 года назад +104

    I am a mature adult...
    I am a mature adult...
    "That's what she said"

  • @houckyy4530
    @houckyy4530 3 года назад +1

    Not sure if you mentioned this in the video, you could use a tesla valve to regulate how much fluid flows by slowing it down based upon the number of loops. Just a thought?

  • @l3igwill1994
    @l3igwill1994 4 года назад +6

    NO MORE BACKWASH IN MY DRINKS!! ...

  • @a.d.i.1810
    @a.d.i.1810 4 года назад +10

    5:45 Why is he consuming Copper Sulphate ??

  • @nativeoutdoors1780
    @nativeoutdoors1780 3 года назад

    This guy is way cool, like he is obviously very educated and can grasp many obscure topics, but unlike some other youtube science channels, he doesn't act like he needs to show people how smart he is, instead its like he wants to help others to also get excited and learn, which I think is pretty cool

  • @Gandi2000
    @Gandi2000 4 года назад +6

    This is basically how the blood vessels in our legs work so that blood can go up against gravity👍

    • @josepeixoto3715
      @josepeixoto3715 3 года назад

      except that in our legs the "valves" have moving parts,or flaps.

  • @fluoroantimonic9950
    @fluoroantimonic9950 4 года назад +4

    1:19 my mind broke into nanopieces

  • @isaacdowning5315
    @isaacdowning5315 3 года назад

    I work in a care home, we use one way straws to help clients who struggle to drink from a cup because of their dementia and don't have the suction to use a regular straw

  • @foxx8414
    @foxx8414 3 года назад +4

    One way straws would be more hygienic when sharing drinks

    • @Friend_2162
      @Friend_2162 3 года назад

      When you stop drinking, a small portion of what you had in mouth (really small) goes back. This straw has reservoir in its first 5% of size, where it still keeps the water that was near the end when you been drinking. For this purpose, it is nearly same non-hygienic as normal straw, if not the same.

    • @QPatriot07
      @QPatriot07 3 года назад

      Or just don't share drinks with anyone with which "hygiene" would be a concern...

  • @williamylee
    @williamylee 4 года назад +5

    4:19 "I can barely get any water up unless I really suck hard"
    Me: I should be able to do that

    • @vetevg
      @vetevg 4 года назад

      Uhhh what

    • @sashathedonut
      @sashathedonut 4 года назад +1

      @@vetevg you will understand when you are older

    • @vetevg
      @vetevg 4 года назад

      @@sashathedonut Oh ok I just got it I was confused at first