TITS ! Science is , like, cryptonite to the wigger and creationists. Keep it real, TITS! posted by elpapacito at 5:14 PM on January 11, 2007
Du reizvolle Deutsche! posted by nj_subgenius at 5:16 PM on January 11, 2007
Fabulous! One quibble: in the Faraday cage one, the labeling says "Faraday Cage Protects from 100,000,000V" but the audio clearly says "hundert tausent Volts" (i.e. 100,000V). Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? posted by languagehat at 5:22 PM on January 11, 2007
From the YouTube comments on World Champion Freehand Circle Drawer:
That's one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard. Iraq didn't cause 9-11. Saddam had nothing do do with it. He didn't even have any WMDs.
How? How did they possibly get onto that? posted by chrismear at 5:23 PM on January 11, 2007
Liquid Oxygen and a blow torch within a few feet of each other, sweet! posted by dibblda at 5:25 PM on January 11, 2007
Because Bush's improbably large and strong illogicity-field redefined our definition of a circle as well as the value of Pi? *shrug* posted by loquacious at 5:25 PM on January 11, 2007
Liquid Oxygen and a blow torch within a few feet of each other, sweet!
Yeah, I saw that part and I just about sneezed a biscuit. I really don't think they needed a 10L graduated cylinder of LOX to soak a single cigarette in, much less having the damn thing on a table filled with combustibles and a very large and hot ignition source. Well, granted with pure oxygen nearly everything is combustible, but still. posted by loquacious at 5:29 PM on January 11, 2007
I always preferred physics lectures over chemistry lectures because the physics demonstrations -- when there were any -- were simple calm affairs, whereas the chemistry people felt obliged to bloody MAKE THINGS EXPLODE all the time to keep people's attention. I hate danger and loud noises (I'm a real man's man, you can tell).
But now the Germans go and do this. Where can I be safe anymore? posted by chrismear at 5:33 PM on January 11, 2007
Outstanding! Just have to brush up on my german... posted by dubious at 5:39 PM on January 11, 2007
Some of these are absolutely amazing. Thanks! posted by musicinmybrain at 5:44 PM on January 11, 2007
Also, how'd they do that with the water? Are those wires electrified? posted by GuyZero at 6:41 PM on January 11, 2007
Those videos are pretty nice. But I prefer experiments that go wrong and end in a fiery explosion of flying glass. "That shouldn't have happened." posted by bob sarabia at 6:49 PM on January 11, 2007
GuyZero, from the description on YouTube:
Seemingly, we invert the gravitational law by making liquid flow uphill at the Physikshow of the University of Bonn! The clue is that the liquid is a salt (coppersulfate) and the duct has a magnetic field applied to it, and a current flowing from its one side to the other. Both the current and the magnetic field are orthogonal to each other and to the direction of movement of the liquid! posted by brundlefly at 6:58 PM on January 11, 2007
these are fantastic, but somehow it just ain't a demonstration without Mr.Wizard posted by cubby at 7:32 PM on January 11, 2007
Question: What is that music in the background? It sounds so familiar. I'm not sure if its in all of them, but I know it's in the cigarette/liquid oxygen one.
Bob Sarabia: That guy is so lucky. And without any sort of eye protection?
Carol never wore her safety goggles.
Now she doesn't need them. posted by CitrusFreak12 at 8:49 PM on January 11, 2007
youtube is down. Anyone got a mirror? posted by subaruwrx at 10:31 PM on January 11, 2007
Particularly impressive is the camcorder lofted to 85,000 feet using an 8ft weather balloon. Black daytime sky. Looks just like photos shot in low Earth orbit. posted by billb at 5:36 PM on January 12, 2007
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Really, this is great, thanks.
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