What Happens to Swiss Cheese in a Vacuum Chamber?

Due to many requests, I put swiss cheese in the vacuum chamber. This should be interesting because swiss cheese has massive holes in it that are made when the cheese is forming. I tell you why in the video! Then after I put the swiss cheese in the vacuum chamber I put in another soft… Continue reading What Happens to Swiss Cheese in a Vacuum Chamber?

Can You Pop Popcorn With A Giant Magnifying Glass? Fresnel Lens Test

In this video I use my giant Fresnel lens to try to pop popcorn. It turns out it is pretty difficult to do since the lens produces such extreme heat so fast. It’s almost like trying to pop popcorn with a blow torch. Either way it was fun to burn/pop popcorn with my giant magnifying… Continue reading Can You Pop Popcorn With A Giant Magnifying Glass? Fresnel Lens Test

Is Sucking the Opposite of Blowing? The Reverse Sprinkler Problem

Get your Action Lab Box Now! https://www.theactionlab.com/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactionlabman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theactionlabrat In this video I test if sucking is the opposite of blowing. I tell you about the very difficult questions posed by physicists that says if you suck water into a sprinkler will it actually spin in the opposite direction. I… Continue reading Is Sucking the Opposite of Blowing? The Reverse Sprinkler Problem

The Reverse Spinning Basketball Problem

Get the Blackview phone here: http://bit.ly/2KlZ3le In this video I show you how it is possible for a basketball to reverse spin when it hits the ground. I talk about the physics of why a bouncy ball can reverse spin sometimes when it bounces on the ground Get your Action Lab Box Now! https://www.theactionlab.com/ Get… Continue reading The Reverse Spinning Basketball Problem

Can You Figure Out the Mysterious Self-Singing Pipe Experiment?

Checkout Brilliant here: https://brilliant.org/theactionlab/ In this video I show you how a mysterious experiment where a heated pipe begins to make sound! I talk about resonant and natural frequencies and show you some neat experiments that make sound using resonant frequencies. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactionlabman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theactionlabrat Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/therealactionlab/ My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA19mAJURyYHbJzhfpqhpCA For more… Continue reading Can You Figure Out the Mysterious Self-Singing Pipe Experiment?

Can I Make Ferrofluid Out Of Cheerios With A SuperMagnet?

In this video I use my hydraulic press to crunch up some cheerios. I put the crunched up cheerios in a bag with water and use my super strong neodymium magnet to extract iron filaments from the cheerios. Then I mix it with some oil to make ferrofluid! I then compare my ferrofluid with some… Continue reading Can I Make Ferrofluid Out Of Cheerios With A SuperMagnet?

Boiling Water By Heating It With My Hands

In this video I show you how it is possible to boil water from the heat of your hands. Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/ Checkout my experiment book: https://amzn.to/2Wf07x1 Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactionlabman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theactionlabofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealactionlab/ Watch other popular videos from my channel Gömböc—The Shape That Shouldn’t Exist Shooting a Nerf Gun… Continue reading Boiling Water By Heating It With My Hands

Double Domino Effect With 30 Huge Bricks—How Does it Work?

The Action Lab Box: https://www.theactionlab.com The Action Lab Experiment Book: https://amzn.to/2Wf07x1 Or buy wherever books are sold In this video I show you what the double domino effect is and then talk about how it works. The double domino effect is an amazing domino physics feat. Learn how to do the double domino effect on… Continue reading Double Domino Effect With 30 Huge Bricks—How Does it Work?

I Made a Chemical Stop Light

In this video I made a chemical traffic light that runs on glucose and oxygen. The color comes from the redox indicator called indigo carmine. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactionlabman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theactionlabofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealactionlab/ Watch other popular videos from my channel Superhydrophobic Knife Slices Water Drops in Half Real-Life Invisibility Cloak Can Hide Anything! How… Continue reading I Made a Chemical Stop Light

Is it Possible to Catch the Rolling Shutter Effect on Video with a Drone?

Checkout Brilliant here: https://brilliant.org/theactionlab/ In this video I show you what the rolling shutter effect looks like in real time as I film with a fast shutter speed that matched the propeller spin rate. This rolling shutter effect is amazing to see in real-time. The Action Lab Box: https://www.theactionlab.com The Action Lab Experiment Book: https://amzn.to/2Wf07x1… Continue reading Is it Possible to Catch the Rolling Shutter Effect on Video with a Drone?

Shooting Oobleck With a 500 mph (800 kmh) Ping Pong Ball From a Vacuum Cannon

In this video I shoot oobleck with my ping pong vacuum cannon. This should be interesting because oobleck acts like a solid when it is moved quickly. The ping pong cannon works by connecting my vacuum pump that I use for my vacuum chamber to a PVC pipe and inserting a ping pong ball. The… Continue reading Shooting Oobleck With a 500 mph (800 kmh) Ping Pong Ball From a Vacuum Cannon