Behind the Beehive - The Code - Episode 2 - BBC Two

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  • @PianoKwanMan
    @PianoKwanMan13 жыл бұрын

    I love his straight lines and his ability to draw each shape so that they fit together almost perfectly - like a computer. A true sign of a scientist

  • @hyekang3850

    @hyekang3850

    4 жыл бұрын

    The reason for the behaviour of the bees that uses the diagonal arrangment of the "hexagon" (or whatever the shape of their tail is, if you like) in order to build the full-scale beehive would be more plausible choice of argument I think...

  • @AirSeaAdventures
    @AirSeaAdventures10 жыл бұрын

    They are trying to make cylinders, the shape of their own body and that of the larva. And when you squish cylinders together on all sides, it flattens them into hexagons.

  • @senadmahmutovic2110

    @senadmahmutovic2110

    6 жыл бұрын

    AirSeaAdventures why not octagons lol

  • @giacomomaresch3324

    @giacomomaresch3324

    5 жыл бұрын

    not true there are two theories on how they shape their cells and neither one is close to yours for the simple reason that if the bees initially built the cells like cylinders, space and wax would be wasted anyway which would defeat the point of doing the cells in an hexagon shape in the first place.

  • @tpmbe
    @tpmbe8 жыл бұрын

    I really love this ... perfection in nature... the master design template

  • @jasonhawke4753
    @jasonhawke475310 жыл бұрын

    While I was watching this video I found it amazing why the bees use the hexagons. I found out that is was because it is more efficient on saving the wax that they use. It is even cool that there is a mathematical formula that even show that it is more efficient.

  • @jasminemayaborja5598

    @jasminemayaborja5598

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jason Hawke

  • @hyekang3850

    @hyekang3850

    4 жыл бұрын

    Arguably, especially in the philosophy class when it comes to the verification process to conclude some theses from a deductive viewpoint..

  • @natalieskroekersvlogs3171
    @natalieskroekersvlogs31715 жыл бұрын

    i was wearing headphones, and when the bees were buzzing i was like WTF!!!! lmao

  • @nulno
    @nulno14 күн бұрын

    Beautiful ✨️ 🐝

  • @sapphiretiger1
    @sapphiretiger113 жыл бұрын

    i love bees they cute and fluffy, if i see on struggling on the floor i'll pick it up and carry it to some flower filled area ^^

  • @hyekang3850

    @hyekang3850

    4 жыл бұрын

    by whom?

  • @Doubledig
    @Doubledig13 жыл бұрын

    @madass21 Not when they are in a beehive. They build onto a sheet of wax in a wooden frame, which fits neatly into the hive. The Beekeeper is holding one of the frames. The wax sheet has hexagonal markings on it to encourage the bees but they would build the comb that way anyway.

  • @Knappa22
    @Knappa22 Жыл бұрын

    Not only do they build hexagonal cells in a grid, they build the grids back-to-back so they interlock. And they do this in the dark.

  • @phrike7588
    @phrike7588 Жыл бұрын

    Isn't the hexagon shape "just" the natural deformation when building holes so close together? Which stops deforming when reaching the strongest shape. It's still extremely impressive, but i don't think they're making hexagons intentionally.

  • @manofcorn5930

    @manofcorn5930

    Ай бұрын

    YES THANK YOU

  • @trematable
    @trematable6 жыл бұрын

    You got more options than three if you need periodicity. Look at the Bravais structures and then you'll find 7 different lattice which continuously fits each other.

  • @triforcelink
    @triforcelink11 жыл бұрын

    Great observation!

  • @TheMelissaswem
    @TheMelissaswem11 жыл бұрын

    I think having a 'Save the Bees' bumper sticker is quite appropriate at this point, no?

  • @guillermocuadra8272
    @guillermocuadra827229 күн бұрын

    'with a little help of evolution, they worked it out themselves millions of years ago'... hilarious!

  • @angelinadiotisalvi5889
    @angelinadiotisalvi58893 жыл бұрын

    Good job bro, we used it in math class !!! :)))))))))))))))

  • @ChrisTPMusic
    @ChrisTPMusic13 жыл бұрын

    once the number formulas where shown i was lost

  • @sapphiretiger1
    @sapphiretiger113 жыл бұрын

    @fightforthislove1000 thats a wasp, when a bee stings its stinger is ripped from its body and the bee dies

  • @brittn3yj
    @brittn3yj11 жыл бұрын

    What does the N stand for? the number of sides of each figure? and what do those numbers represent?? perimeter...area?

  • @madass21
    @madass2113 жыл бұрын

    What surface are they building on wood ?

  • @QueenFondue
    @QueenFondue12 жыл бұрын

    The hexagon MAY be a strong structure, but not as strong as a square.=D

  • @CastelDawn
    @CastelDawn11 жыл бұрын

    Well, as i have a master in math i do like to think that my math are decent enough but i disagree with you here my friend. You can change the size of something as much as you want but the shape you can give to t is simply limited. Huge number of possibilities yes, but it does it finite.

  • @fightforthislove1000
    @fightforthislove100013 жыл бұрын

    @sapphiretiger1 i knew that, just not the part about the wasp still stings when it dies and not the bee

  • @felrece
    @felrece11 жыл бұрын

    Don't know what point you're trying to say here. The queen bee could have passed on the trait of building hexagonal shapes and then produced offspring to create the colony. Who knows? Maybe bees built weird, odd looking hives before natural selection took its course and now we have bees that's around here today.

  • @Wixxos
    @Wixxos9 жыл бұрын

    Very vague explanation. How do you compare 'efficiency' here? wax usage compared between triangles, squares and hexagons with the same area? I mean I can cover a fixed area using less wax with squares if im allowed to choose the size of the cell...

  • @lostn65

    @lostn65

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Wim miW It's not the area but the perimeter. Longer perimeter means more wax is being used to create the structure. Hexes were calculated to have smaller perimeters for the size than triangles or squares, so more efficient wax to honey ratio.

  • @ICYcoldPrince
    @ICYcoldPrince11 жыл бұрын

    Well said! :D

  • @BBHGoldenRepublic
    @BBHGoldenRepublic11 жыл бұрын

    That is crazy! Makes me feel a sense of correctness.

  • @VICARI0S
    @VICARI0S12 жыл бұрын

    @EurofighterVsRaptor God is telling the bees how to make the hive.

  • @Jeffbkb
    @Jeffbkb11 жыл бұрын

    I hope people understand the difference between science and religion. They have nothing to do with each other, but people keep insisting there is a correlation. Science in clear context is the study to find how things are made, what makes a particular natural phenomenon work, and why they occur through various explanation and experiments. Religion asks a totally different question from science as it tries to answer the question WHO OR WHAT STARTED IT ALL? HOW did it all begin?

  • @takeshikoey5995
    @takeshikoey59958 жыл бұрын

    can i have the math equation for the hexagons, squares and triangle please

  • @bananian

    @bananian

    7 жыл бұрын

    it's just a ratio between the perimeters and their areas. and you assume all sides are of equal lengths. so for a square, the perimeter formula would be 4a while area would be a^2. if you think about it, the hexagon is just 6 triangles put together but with 6 sides removed in the middle. this gives more area while reducing the amount of wax needed to create the storage space and still be able to pack together without gaps.

  • @diewson
    @diewson11 жыл бұрын

    uhhh... they are hexagons not because "it is in their dna". I remember seeing a documentary on the reason why they are hexagon. it's because they naturally build a circle shape. when they circles are pushed together they become hexagons. correct me if I'm wrong, but there is a much better explanation than what was provided in this video

  • @natalieskroekersvlogs3171
    @natalieskroekersvlogs31715 жыл бұрын

    awesome😁

  • @hassmann2000
    @hassmann200013 жыл бұрын

    That's the power of God baby.

  • @madass21
    @madass2113 жыл бұрын

    @Doubledig Oh i thought they eat anything, metal hexagons or maybe wood xD

  • @TheOgi22
    @TheOgi225 жыл бұрын

    It is circles, not hexagon.

  • @Whiterabbit124
    @Whiterabbit1242 жыл бұрын

    HEXAGON IS A BESTAGON

  • @Knigh7z
    @Knigh7z8 жыл бұрын

    2:37, is he drawing on a paper towel? xD

  • @tdogthegreat
    @tdogthegreat Жыл бұрын

    bees

  • @zbzb-ic1sr
    @zbzb-ic1sr7 жыл бұрын

    Computational Design.

  • @Zapinc9
    @Zapinc910 жыл бұрын

    beeeeeees

  • @hyekang3850

    @hyekang3850

    4 жыл бұрын

    in your bonnnnnneeet :D LOL

  • @fightforthislove1000
    @fightforthislove100013 жыл бұрын

    @MannySteinerBIeeky its not an animal, its an insect. ..

  • @CastelDawn
    @CastelDawn11 жыл бұрын

    lol, there isn't. You can only create that many shapes, it's finite.

  • @sapphiretiger1
    @sapphiretiger113 жыл бұрын

    @fightforthislove1000 bees dont sting without provocation, they prefer life so they wont sting me if i show no stupid actions towards them :P

  • @CrayonVlogger
    @CrayonVlogger13 жыл бұрын

    Interesting.

  • @hyekang3850

    @hyekang3850

    4 жыл бұрын

    The normal honeybees never pick a fight from the first place

  • @reflectoessis3
    @reflectoessis313 жыл бұрын

    or mabey thy thought.. i dont want it to be a circul ... FUCK IT HEXAGONAL

  • @hyekang3850

    @hyekang3850

    4 жыл бұрын

    another wasp there, beep beep eliminate beep :D LOL

  • @fightforthislove1000
    @fightforthislove100013 жыл бұрын

    @sapphiretiger1 apperently when they're dead they can still sting hehe :P

  • @TheHolyReality
    @TheHolyReality9 жыл бұрын

    Hexagon on north pole of Saturn

  • @fightforthislove1000
    @fightforthislove100013 жыл бұрын

    @MannySteinerBIeeky errmmm, because it's a fact. And i haven't got adhd, thankyou.

  • @ArtofTZU
    @ArtofTZU7 жыл бұрын

    They 'just' know? ..and have done so for thousands of years...? = I do not have a f*cking clue!

  • @limb0nes

    @limb0nes

    7 жыл бұрын

    how do you know how to walk? E: or use your hands? or breathe? or talk? or smell? or draw?

  • @fightforthislove1000
    @fightforthislove100013 жыл бұрын

    @sapphiretiger1 and then when it stings you you'll start to cry and hate them :D lol

  • @idk9137
    @idk91379 жыл бұрын

    My trypophopia x(

  • @ylsemza7623

    @ylsemza7623

    6 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks, I been tryin to find out about "build beehive" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Tiyia Beehive Basophilic - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my m8 got amazing results with it.

  • @azmagaref
    @azmagaref4 жыл бұрын

    Evolution my arse.

  • @septemberdawn01
    @septemberdawn0112 жыл бұрын

    Intuitive instinct would be more precise. Evolution is used far too much to describe matters it is incapable of comprehending. It is a minor player in the majesty of the grand scheme of things and used far too often to veil ignorance. "We don't have a clue what's going on and in order to avoid looking like complete idiots we'd best use a word that should impress the non- thinking viewers...evolution is usually chosen. Thankfully the BBC series 'The Code' avoided the cop out, for the most part.

  • @banclaster
    @banclaster11 жыл бұрын

    Why? How is it any better? Does it hold up to scrutiny? Is it so elevated to god status that it cannot be challenged?

  • @movAX13h
    @movAX13h10 жыл бұрын

    Actually bees don't make the hexagonal structure. Bees produce them circular and the wax itself changes shape afterwards: nature.com/news/how-honeycombs-can-build-themselves-1.13398

  • @jwheat65
    @jwheat6513 жыл бұрын

    If you believe they've "evolved" that's fine but don't please don't present it as if it's fact.

  • @takeshikoey5995
    @takeshikoey59958 жыл бұрын

    math formula*

  • @hyekang3850
    @hyekang38504 жыл бұрын

    2:44 Seriously??!??? It seems it should be that shape simply because the bees are really the good engineers/builders with one very poor tool - Their body!!. What else on earth can the bees use to build the holes in their beehives?! Triangular or squarish forms with their oval body? They dip and press their bellies to the beeswax to make these holes. Diagonal arrangement seems to deform the shape made there by the stamp-like formula of the bees' tails. I think it is actually not HEXAGON but simply just the shape of their body in the strictest sense. The bees wouldn't theorise, just use the easiest most economical means to build their homes. When the theory is applied to the aircraft wings I think it would be more plausible and sensical. But seriously, in the nature?!?!

  • @banclaster
    @banclaster11 жыл бұрын

    ; ...view that should undergo the same scrutiny as anything else. I'd like to think for myself and be able to challenge other ideas. This should be encouraged in this day and age. This video is more about buttressing evolution and the push for the idea that the scholars have all the answers and we should blindly go to them for all the answers in nature.

  • @banclaster
    @banclaster11 жыл бұрын

    ...the dearth or winter. I'm not a mathmetician but to me its very elementary. Other shapes just wont allow all thats needed in a hive. Most all other bee, wasp, hornets, etc. use a hexagon. As stated below, the insides of the cells are circular needed for brood. I know my comment will irk many, but why do they always have to make sure to state that evolution helped it along? And no proof whatsoever given except the ol' "millions of years ago" line...

  • @felrece
    @felrece11 жыл бұрын

    k.

  • @dylansheen44
    @dylansheen443 жыл бұрын

    but the link said free robux

  • @ruiakaSyntax
    @ruiakaSyntax12 жыл бұрын

    @MasterMalli So, evolution is nonsense to you?

  • @BayviewFinch
    @BayviewFinch11 жыл бұрын

    Who are you talking to? Talk about bees.

  • @SparkleBunny69
    @SparkleBunny6911 жыл бұрын

    His pen makes me cringe...

  • @barrya.6212
    @barrya.6212 Жыл бұрын

    GOD's creation.... little mini creators...

  • @ericrice5585
    @ericrice558510 жыл бұрын

    Top commenter is a dude who doesn't understand evolution, and thinks it's a copout answer. Probably one of Ken Ham's cronies.

  • @ZarkYouTube
    @ZarkYouTube13 жыл бұрын

    i hate bees

  • @TheJoju1988

    @TheJoju1988

    6 жыл бұрын

    they hate you lol

  • @banclaster
    @banclaster11 жыл бұрын

    Evolution being ever the conjecture answer. If it was evolution, what was the former design before hexagons? Is it so unbelievable that God created them that way from the beginning? There's no other way they could have built it more efficiently but a hexagon. Its the fastest, strongest, most versatile design to hold honey, and brood interchangeably. The nectar is usually short period so honey bees needs to make comb fast to fill it with enough food stores and brood to make it through...

  • @limb0nes

    @limb0nes

    7 жыл бұрын

    god being the answer for you

  • @michaelroseagain
    @michaelroseagain10 жыл бұрын

    ***** Nothing funny about that, evolution is smarter than all of us.

  • @CastelDawn
    @CastelDawn11 жыл бұрын

    better to say evolution than to talk about some fairy tale figures like god or santa claus.

  • @muzzytt
    @muzzytt3 жыл бұрын

    I love how the narrator shoves the evolution part into it instead of saying how wonderful has God created the bee. Evolution theory is solely designed to push God out of humans lives you cannot believe in a creator and then say evolution did it.

  • @SuperKingPrincess

    @SuperKingPrincess

    3 жыл бұрын

    For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. Romans 1:20‭-‬21

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