In this video I make a piano out of bananas and make a house plant and some lettuce sing Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.” I use a cool little device called a Makey, Makey to do this. I use the opportunity to talk about how transistors are making it work by showing a simple circuit made… Continue reading Making a Singing House Plant and a Banana Piano
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Is It Possible to Vacuum in a Vacuum Chamber?
In this video I test if you can vacuum in a vacuum chamber to see if it is possible to vacuum in space or on the moon! Watch what happens when I try to suck up some lint in my vacuum chamber under full vacuum. Will it still work? Checkout my science channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA19mAJURyYHbJzhfpqhpCA Checkout… Continue reading Is It Possible to Vacuum 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
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?
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
Anti-gravity Slinky? What Happens When You Drop a Giant Slinky?
In this video I elaborate on why a slinky floats in mid-air as the top of the slinky falls towards it. I show you how the center of gravity falls as expected once the slinky is dropped with a ball dropping at the center of gravity. Then I show you that even if there is… Continue reading Anti-gravity Slinky? What Happens When You Drop a Giant Slinky?
What Happens When You Put Liquid Nitrogen In A Vacuum Chamber? Disappearing Nitrogen Snow Ball
In this video I put liquid nitrogen in my vacuum chamber in order to make solid nitrogen! The nitrogen evaporates due to the low pressure. This causes the temperature of the liquid nitrogen to drop until it freezes into a solid chunk! This solid is only at about 63 degrees above absolute zero! Then I… Continue reading What Happens When You Put Liquid Nitrogen In A Vacuum Chamber? Disappearing Nitrogen Snow Ball
Is it Possible To Un-Mix a Liquid? The Entropy Reversal Challenge
In this video I set up a way to attempt to un-mix a liquid that has been stirred. Can you actually reverse the mixing process and get the food color back in its original location after mixing? I talk about how this can be possible and talk about entropy and eventually the heat death of… Continue reading Is it Possible To Un-Mix a Liquid? The Entropy Reversal Challenge
Can Metal Rings Climb? Explaining the Geoflux
In this video I show you how awesome a bunch of metal loops can be. The structure in this video is called a geoflux. It is a type of 3d kinetic structure. I show you how it is made and why it seems to crawl down and up your arm. Visit my facebook page at:… Continue reading Can Metal Rings Climb? Explaining the Geoflux
What Happens When You Put a Whipped Cream Pie In a Huge Vacuum Chamber?
In this video I put a whipped cream pie in my vacuum chamber! whipped cream is a good candidate for a vacuum chamber because it is filled with little bubbles of nitrous oxide (laughing gas). These bubbles expand as the vacuum decreases the surrounding pressure. Eventually it fills my whole chamber with whipped cream! Visit… Continue reading What Happens When You Put a Whipped Cream Pie In a Huge Vacuum Chamber?
Amazing Skittles Underwater Rainbow Waterfall Trick! Satisfying Rainbow of Colors in 3D
In this video I soup up the traditional skittles in water trick that you may have seen done on a plate. I do a 3D version of the color trick. First I show the original skittles in water trick when you add water to skittles candy on a plate. Then I show the more awesome… Continue reading Amazing Skittles Underwater Rainbow Waterfall Trick! Satisfying Rainbow of Colors in 3D