Caustic lenses are really weird

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Sometimes called caustics or free form lenses, these objects use clever maths to move light around to make images.
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  • @SteveMould
    @SteveMould Жыл бұрын

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  • @Leo_Dragontamer

    @Leo_Dragontamer

    Жыл бұрын

    There is already a bot 😐 Thanks Steve mould I am a member

  • @BabyDontHearnMeNoMore

    @BabyDontHearnMeNoMore

    Жыл бұрын

    Alan Turing cut be looking fresh ngl

  • @PushyPawn

    @PushyPawn

    Жыл бұрын

    You should have done your head too for double the price.

  • @DavidGuild

    @DavidGuild

    Жыл бұрын

    Porn bots are out in force today. I really don't understand how they're supposed to work but I guess I'm not the target.

  • @WetDoggo

    @WetDoggo

    Жыл бұрын

    wait... did you use your beard as a progress bar?

  • @shrikarthikxd7237
    @shrikarthikxd7237 Жыл бұрын

    the transition from the goofy shaving sequences to the horrible business model of printers to the sponsor was amazing

  • @blaircox1589

    @blaircox1589

    Жыл бұрын

    lol, I found it deeply disturbing for just a milisecond with a legit physical response and widening of the eyes 🤣

  • @LotharLive

    @LotharLive

    Жыл бұрын

    for real, I hope they payed extra for that effort!

  • @donjaime_ett

    @donjaime_ett

    Жыл бұрын

    Really well done. Got me to stick around for the sponsor spot.

  • @d716agq

    @d716agq

    Жыл бұрын

    You should have recorded the script in reverse to grow the beard back on

  • @FAT9L

    @FAT9L

    Жыл бұрын

    I listened to the first few minutes of the video, so glancing at the screen to see 1/3 of a beard was enough to make me rewatch from the beginning.

  • @neverson42
    @neverson42 Жыл бұрын

    I love how you can clearly see Steve getting more and more giddy with this shaving bit as the video goes on.

  • @quintopia

    @quintopia

    Жыл бұрын

    I found it hard to focus on the actual content with the distraction of the shaving bit

  • @aquiladorada

    @aquiladorada

    Жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @GalactusTheDestroyer

    @GalactusTheDestroyer

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I'm sitting here just laughing and missing the whole point. Awesome video though. Home-made hologram sounds cool af.

  • @Lizlodude

    @Lizlodude

    Жыл бұрын

    I only noticed it halfway through and was very confused for a minutes XD

  • @jaredkennedy6576

    @jaredkennedy6576

    Жыл бұрын

    That smirk at the half shaved point

  • @ZachPetch
    @ZachPetch Жыл бұрын

    I cannot believe that I didn't see the changes in your facial hair until the half-way point. The strange feeling I got, once I realized it had been happening already and I'd been missing it, will be my main takeaway from this video. And the concept of caustic lenses will probably be floating around there somewhere too... but certainly not as palpably.

  • @eighdeekay7392

    @eighdeekay7392

    11 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @Pinoccappuccino

    @Pinoccappuccino

    10 ай бұрын

    I didn't notice it until 5:30 into the video. I was thinking "why does this guy have a beard like Kallus from Star Wars" only for him to turn right and I realized he *doesn't.*

  • @eeReal_Diamond

    @eeReal_Diamond

    10 ай бұрын

    The same

  • @l8ned

    @l8ned

    7 ай бұрын

    SAME ADHD CLAN @@eighdeekay7392

  • @hunterdragon7210

    @hunterdragon7210

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Pinoccappuccinox2

  • @benaback7384
    @benaback7384 Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love the creative approach to the ad read. We are so used to skipping over ads because they are just written by a company who is paying the creator to read a script. When a creator spends the extra time and effort to make the ad their own with a creative twist or spin on the ad read it really makes you want to watch the ad! Not because it’s an ad but because now it is content form the creator who you are there to watch in the first place.

  • @gautamdey4509
    @gautamdey4509 Жыл бұрын

    Loved how the shaving starts off subtly and gets progressively more. Way to go, all in for a sponsor. Hope they appreciate you.

  • @TomasPetrik

    @TomasPetrik

    Жыл бұрын

    I only noticed it first when half was already gone.

  • @Beakerbite

    @Beakerbite

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TomasPetrik Same. That scene where only his cheek is shaved was completely missed.

  • @ethanwasme4307

    @ethanwasme4307

    Жыл бұрын

    All in? 😭😭😭 Shave a beard for 5 thousand dollars isn't all in 😂😂😂

  • @ethanrandall3005

    @ethanrandall3005

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ethanwasme4307 Depends on how much you value your facial hair.

  • @baadlyrics8705

    @baadlyrics8705

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ethanrandall3005 no, the amount of hair he had was of like 5-10 days of not shaving. Thats not all in no matter how you turn and twist it

  • @scaredyfish
    @scaredyfish Жыл бұрын

    Caustics are also one of the hardest problems in computer graphics, because light from anywhere in the scene might just end up on one of those bright lines, so you have to simulate a ton of light rays to get a noiseless image.

  • @tylisirn

    @tylisirn

    Жыл бұрын

    Which is why we cheat whenever we can get away with it. If you see an underwater render, chances are the caustics are not simulated, but instead they are just a animated texture overlaid on the geometry. In 99% of cases, it's good enough. In other renders, caustics are often turned off, unless they play a prominent role in the image, because they're not that noticeable. A drinking glass refracting onto the table is just a small bit of the image usually, for instance.

  • @supersonictumbleweed

    @supersonictumbleweed

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tylisirn this or prerendered emissive

  • @ronnetgrazer362

    @ronnetgrazer362

    Жыл бұрын

    I saw a machine learning solution to this problem not long ago. I don't mean showing caustics from an arbitrary surface, but generating the optimal surface for any given caustics. Now I can't find it anymore, but it was a bonus from their method of extracting/recreating scenes (lighting, shading etc) from an image. I think they were at version 3, the name ended with the letter A, or was it a K? When is my neural implant ready?

  • @ronnetgrazer362

    @ronnetgrazer362

    Жыл бұрын

    Mitsuba 3 - differentiable rendering. I'll hold off on the implant until the first version after 2.0 that I can afford. Intro video: watch?v=9Ja9buZx0Cs

  • @toddmatteson183

    @toddmatteson183

    Жыл бұрын

    I've heard it said that realtime caustics is the holy grail of computer graphics. I didn't have the background knowledge at the time, nor did I understand the context of the remark, so it stuck in my memory purely by virtue of the peculiarity of the words, but everything I've learned since then has reinforced it to the point that I'm not sure I'll ever see a realtime caustic render in my lifetime.

  • @WrenchRanch
    @WrenchRanch10 ай бұрын

    That. Is how you make a KZread video. Take notes people. This man. This man right here.

  • @JohnDoe-py3rc
    @JohnDoe-py3rc Жыл бұрын

    A1 video Mould. I’ve been subscribed since at least the 10th grade (im 25 now) and I can tell you that I’ve noticed how your videos have gone from purely informative to informative and genuinely entertaining. Feel like you’ve come into your own shoes in the KZread sphere. Can’t wait to see what you got cooking next man. This is one of the best educational channels on this site.

  • @luuk9172
    @luuk9172 Жыл бұрын

    You integrated the sponsorship so well and without interrupting the video that I watched the whole thing at the end out of curiosity and respect. Very well done!

  • @bubblecast

    @bubblecast

    Жыл бұрын

    Get the sponsor block extension

  • @qlum

    @qlum

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bubblecast Except in this case you would have to manually unskip the sponsor spot to get it.

  • @bubblecast

    @bubblecast

    Жыл бұрын

    @@qlum not with the extension

  • @qlum

    @qlum

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bubblecast depends on your settings, I guess

  • @TheSkystrider

    @TheSkystrider

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bubblecast 👎 I support good content creators by watching the segments. YT actually has metrics for how many ppl watch the segments which determines "reach" for the sponsor to know part of the value. It's not just straight up conversions. Just reaching someone has value cuz they might buy it later on without using Steve's sponsor code, maybe another code, after being influenced by multiple sponsorships. At least that's my guess. I don't actually know this from experience. But I've heard creators talk about these things.

  • @BleachWizz
    @BleachWizz Жыл бұрын

    1:11 - that's one of the most beautiful things that exists in my opinion. Since I was a kid I always were mesmerized by those lights under the water.

  • @andrebartels1690

    @andrebartels1690

    Жыл бұрын

    I tried scuba diving in a swimming pool. When I saw this pattern on the floor I was sold.

  • @j.v.kelley6133

    @j.v.kelley6133

    Жыл бұрын

    Also, 3:53

  • @unliving_ball_of_gas

    @unliving_ball_of_gas

    Жыл бұрын

    @@j.v.kelley6133 Agreed

  • @pedsantiago

    @pedsantiago

    Жыл бұрын

    "And the pool was filled with water out of sunlight, And the lotos rose, quietly, quietly, The surface glittered out of heart of light, And they were behind us, reflected in the pool." (T. S. Eliot, "Four Quartets")

  • @macforme

    @macforme

    Жыл бұрын

    Kostynha: OHHHHH! I was expecting you to say a beard disappearing.

  • @eldehoe7839
    @eldehoe7839 Жыл бұрын

    Bro the gradually shaving your beard throughout the video melted my brain.

  • @plainspirate
    @plainspirate Жыл бұрын

    Great video, the shave progression was great, had me wondering to the end what it was about.

  • @pastek957
    @pastek957 Жыл бұрын

    At EPFL (where the Alan Turing image comes from) there are a few of those acrylic panels under the library so that when sunlight shines on it, faces of famous people show up on the ceiling. Pretty impressive "resolution" too when the light shines just at the right angle

  • @legygax

    @legygax

    Жыл бұрын

    I scrolled the comments to see if someone mentioned the EPFL mirrors, and here you are. They are under the Rolex Learning Center, I remember how amazed I was the first time I cycled under the structured and saw the reflexions above my head.

  • @sarjulia

    @sarjulia

    Жыл бұрын

    Cool! I'll have to go visit the EPFL now! Thanks for the info

  • @adamplace1414
    @adamplace1414 Жыл бұрын

    Man.. The gags that Steve has for his first video of the new year always get me. Between his ballerina act last year and the disappearing beard gag this time, it makes me wonder if the family he visits during the holidays are all buttoned down people who don't respond to his humor, and he just has to let it all out afterward?

  • @ChozoSR388

    @ChozoSR388

    Жыл бұрын

    Thought I was going nuts at first lol

  • @SirVilder
    @SirVilder7 күн бұрын

    I love that you are holding back laughter in every cut where you're partially shaved.

  • @Max-js1mx
    @Max-js1mx Жыл бұрын

    4:18 this is so cool, I would love to see something like a scaling medieval landscape with a castle or something but instead of it being thru the thin edge, carve it so if shine light thru it sideways you get a long flat artwork

  • @breadman32398
    @breadman32398 Жыл бұрын

    I'm curious how they actually make these peices of glass.

  • @OrigamiMarie

    @OrigamiMarie

    Жыл бұрын

    I think they're acrylic? And if so, that's pretty easy, it's just a mold. Possibly an injection mold. Just a really fancy precise one, where they pay more attention than usual to the shrinkage and warping. The colorful one would be a little harder, but you could mold each of the pieces and then warm them together to fuse them.

  • @jelly.212

    @jelly.212

    Жыл бұрын

    @@OrigamiMarie Wooow!!! You are so smart 🤓

  • @AdamDavisEE

    @AdamDavisEE

    Жыл бұрын

    Per their website, they can make them with almost any transparent material, but the easiest and most common are resin, glass, and crystal. Glass molding is not difficult, so when made with glass or crystal it would first be carved into a molding material, then the glass pressed into it, cooled, then tempered.

  • @brianfhunter

    @brianfhunter

    Жыл бұрын

    @@OrigamiMarie - Agree, and with glass, maybe with laser etching, but im not sure if can be polish after the etching and maintain the precision... if they do on glass, i would love to see how they do.

  • @HelenaOfDetroit

    @HelenaOfDetroit

    Жыл бұрын

    I bet a model of the finished piece could also be sls printed, then used to make the mold. Would definitely help with the precision required

  • @chrisogrady28
    @chrisogrady28 Жыл бұрын

    The most impressive part is seeing the black areas, you'd just expect the non-lit sections to be the same as the loght passing through flat glass. Seeing that immense contrast is so cool!

  • @stargazer7644

    @stargazer7644

    Жыл бұрын

    The light that's focused in the bright parts has to come from somewhere.

  • @chrisogrady28

    @chrisogrady28

    Жыл бұрын

    @@stargazer7644 Obviously, I'm not denying the phenomena's existence. It's just that when seeing this kind of effect you'd expect it to look very low contrast, so it's against one's intuition.

  • @chris24hdez
    @chris24hdez Жыл бұрын

    Finally! I've been waiting for this follow-up!

  • @SynopticLabs
    @SynopticLabs Жыл бұрын

    What a cool idea for an episode and very well done. Very fascinating. Bravo

  • @ThePowerRanger
    @ThePowerRanger Жыл бұрын

    Half beard Steve is not real, it can't hurt you. Half beard Steve: 3:48

  • @robfenwitch7403

    @robfenwitch7403

    Жыл бұрын

    I shaved half my beard (and the opposing side of my moustache) back in 1977 and it took until the evening for anyone to notice :)

  • @CH3R.N0BY1

    @CH3R.N0BY1

    Жыл бұрын

    there's also 5/6 beard steve at 1:38, 2/3 beard steve at 2:48, 1/3 beard steve at 4:50, and 1/6 beard steve at 6:55

  • @ambulocetusnatans

    @ambulocetusnatans

    Жыл бұрын

    The beard thing was a distraction so you wouldn't notice the gorilla lurking in the backround.

  • @micahphilson

    @micahphilson

    Жыл бұрын

    Single Mutton Chop Steve is his true final form

  • @paulbarnett227

    @paulbarnett227

    Жыл бұрын

    @@micahphilson I was waiting for the shave to continue over the top leaving him bald 🤣

  • @human_brian
    @human_brian Жыл бұрын

    That must've been so difficult to not laugh during the parts with the beard transitions.

  • @hidsgi-games5369

    @hidsgi-games5369

    Жыл бұрын

    Not just that. He had to make very sure the bits he already did were without mistakes. Once shaven, he can't go back to re-shoot an earlier section.

  • @revivalcycle
    @revivalcycle2 ай бұрын

    visually encoded shaving transform is a nice touch and proves production & editing skills.

  • @chaoslab
    @chaoslab Жыл бұрын

    That subtle smile, you know what you are doing with your beard. Bravo!

  • @scellyyt
    @scellyyt Жыл бұрын

    I can't help but notice how the reflections look just like a video waveform monitor when light reflects from them at a narrow angle, I think it is a good analogy for how they work

  • @HappySlappyFace

    @HappySlappyFace

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd have to agree with you on this one

  • @toseltreps1101

    @toseltreps1101

    Жыл бұрын

    +1 there, reminded me of the Captain Disillusion video "Color"

  • @xxportalxx.

    @xxportalxx.

    Жыл бұрын

    Video waveform monitor?

  • @sayochikun3288

    @sayochikun3288

    Жыл бұрын

    Is it tho?

  • @unvergebeneid

    @unvergebeneid

    Жыл бұрын

    I fail to see the connection. Could you elaborate?

  • @Chrismas815
    @Chrismas815 Жыл бұрын

    Steve you're missing half your beard

  • @froakie14

    @froakie14

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @marcmilk

    @marcmilk

    Жыл бұрын

    6 minute late

  • @joesantos7085

    @joesantos7085

    Жыл бұрын

    You know what's funny till I saw your comment I hadn't noticed I was so focused on what he was saying.

  • @ckq

    @ckq

    Жыл бұрын

    I just realized it at 3:52 and had to check the comments

  • @exsciato6382

    @exsciato6382

    Жыл бұрын

    noticed minute 4.

  • @fergochan
    @fergochan Жыл бұрын

    The mention of Optimal Transport made me realise that there must presumably be an infinite number of Suboptimal lenses that produce an identical image.

  • @terriplays1726

    @terriplays1726

    3 ай бұрын

    I wouldn’t call them suboptimal, because with light rays there is hardly any cost of deflecting them a bit more than necessary. The entire connection to transport theory is more a historic thing. Since the late 90s enough computing power is available to solve such problems in a more general way, with the Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm and its variants.

  • @robinmoussu
    @robinmoussu Жыл бұрын

    The way you introduced your sponsor is so awesome!

  • @Leo_Dragontamer
    @Leo_Dragontamer Жыл бұрын

    3:48 his beard is half gone but it’s all there in the shot before Edit: it gets worse throughout the vid

  • @zorm

    @zorm

    Жыл бұрын

    This Is due to the sponsorship.

  • @stargazer7644

    @stargazer7644

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Captain Obvious.

  • @idemanddonuts
    @idemanddonuts Жыл бұрын

    Wait a damn second! 5 minutes into the video and I only just now notice that half his face is shaved? Am I missing something? XD Btw great video so far. Edit: okay the shaving is progressing as the video goes on... I am THOROUGHLY confused xD

  • @metanevets91

    @metanevets91

    Жыл бұрын

    I just noticed that too! It's disconcerting lol

  • @zorm

    @zorm

    Жыл бұрын

    @3:48

  • @metanevets91

    @metanevets91

    Жыл бұрын

    Ahh, that's better

  • @idemanddonuts

    @idemanddonuts

    Жыл бұрын

    @@metanevets91 yeah, turns out to be part of the sponsorship. Very creative actually XD

  • @metanevets91

    @metanevets91

    Жыл бұрын

    @@idemanddonuts yaaa, and just a tad disappointing to a non sequitur lover...

  • @user-sx1fg7lc3c
    @user-sx1fg7lc3c Жыл бұрын

    I know I probably will never NEED half of the knowledge I gain from this channel but I still look forward to it. I love learning about random things like this. Love this channel.

  • @AsmodeusMictian

    @AsmodeusMictian

    Жыл бұрын

    Fools collect money, the wise collect knowledge. Once gained, it's almost impossible to have it taken away from you. It's yours to keep virtually forever :)

  • @t00bed
    @t00bed Жыл бұрын

    smooth transition 🙂Also - the pattern made by those lenses when turning, reminded me of video waveform monitors.

  • @dylancope
    @dylancope Жыл бұрын

    Noticing half the beard gone at 3:49 really shocked me. Had to go back to make sure it wasn't gone from the beginning!

  • @ivanljujic4128

    @ivanljujic4128

    Жыл бұрын

    It's even more gone on 4:51 And it continues to happen throughout the video lol Edit: it's connected to the sponsorship XD

  • @kindlin

    @kindlin

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ivanljujic4128 Each time he shows his face on camera, he has less beard. He did each shot sequentially, shaving between every shot. That's some dedication.

  • @RobSchmidt434
    @RobSchmidt434 Жыл бұрын

    Love how you carried the sponsor all the way through for a reveal at the end. Just like the light shining through the glass reveals the lion. Brilliant!

  • @rosegray4061
    @rosegray40618 ай бұрын

    Okay but that business card one from the beginning is genius-

  • @brentbreasbois2471
    @brentbreasbois2471 Жыл бұрын

    What an ingenious lead in to the sponsorship. the whole video I'm like "okay... he's surreptitiously losing more and more facial hair every time it cuts back to him. wtf is going on?"

  • @willburk
    @willburk Жыл бұрын

    Nice shaving transition! I didn't notice until 6:00, lol.

  • @Audio_Simon
    @Audio_Simon Жыл бұрын

    Good job on the sponsorship spot! It did make me want to try a safety razor and I like well engineered items. I'd have been willing to pay £30 for the handle, but nearly £60 is too rich for me.

  • @JorgetePanete
    @JorgetePanete Жыл бұрын

    An ad so well executed, I wish the usual sponsor blocks were more like this

  • @loganhodgsn
    @loganhodgsn Жыл бұрын

    I'd love to learn about the deeper maths behind the optimum transport problem!

  • @panda4247

    @panda4247

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dav1dsm1th just like the proverbial fire - it's a good servant, but a bad master :) but it's never a friend

  • @joeshmoe7967

    @joeshmoe7967

    Жыл бұрын

    What if there is only a single math involved.................

  • @jacewhite8540

    @jacewhite8540

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds more like 3 blue 1 brown video

  • @Maciej-Komosinski

    @Maciej-Komosinski

    Жыл бұрын

    Read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_mover%27s_distance

  • @scheimong
    @scheimong Жыл бұрын

    Man. This is possibly only time that a sponsorship in a KZread video has me sold on the spot.

  • @onhazrat
    @onhazrat7 ай бұрын

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🌞 Caustic lenses can produce recognizable images by manipulating lens shapes. 01:03 💧 The patterns caused by undulations in transparent materials are related to how lenses work, focusing light rays to create bright lines called caustics. 03:00 🔍 Shaping lenses to redistribute light optimally is an area of mathematics known as optimal transport, akin to sculpting sand with minimal movement. 04:27 🌐 Power diagrams represent the distribution of light, and adjusting them influences the brightness and darkness of regions in an image. 05:53 🖥️ Computer scientists like Mark Pauly have contributed to understanding and implementing the curvature of lenses to create specific images. 06:51 🌈 The transition from familiar light patterns to recognizable images in these lenses creates visually engaging moments. 08:16 💼 The video sponsor, Henson, makes well-engineered safety razors, providing an alternative to the expensive "razor and blades" business model. Made with HARPA AI

  • @willowsmith1262
    @willowsmith1262 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Your videos always brighten my day. Then in top of that, I learn something new.

  • @Gunbudder
    @Gunbudder Жыл бұрын

    you can start a fire using water as a lens! you just need pretty clear water and a lot of direct sunlight. there are a few different ways to make it work, but a ziplock bag full of clear water might be the easiest. i've also seen a regular water bottle do it with a lot of patience

  • @wbfaulk

    @wbfaulk

    Жыл бұрын

    You can certainly do it with ice.

  • @stargazer7644

    @stargazer7644

    Жыл бұрын

    Dewdrops have been known to start fires in hay.

  • @Meg_A_Byte

    @Meg_A_Byte

    Жыл бұрын

    @@stargazer7644 That is simply not true. Please don't trust anything you see on the internet. Dew drops are way too small to do anything. They occur only in the morning when the sun is not as powerful either. Dew can help catching hay on fire, but because of completely different reason and that's building up heat due to chemical reactions and microbial growth.

  • @ondrej_hrdina

    @ondrej_hrdina

    Жыл бұрын

    I vividly remember when a teacher's keyring at high school began to give off smoke. It was a sunny morning and there was a dead aquarium filled with water on the teacher's desk. The resulting lens near ignited plastic.

  • @microblog
    @microblog Жыл бұрын

    This is your best work so far Steve. It could even be the greatest KZread video ever made. Theme, explanation, advertising tease, all perfectly executed. You could also have mentioned that the razor blades involve no plastic waste, which was my main reason for buying a similar competitor that I won't mention for obvious reasons.

  • @jonlukewest4633
    @jonlukewest4633 Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely stayed and watched the entire sponsor segment because I was super curious. Well played

  • @10yrs.istillcantthinkupawi11
    @10yrs.istillcantthinkupawi11 Жыл бұрын

    Love the creativity of the sponsor implementation

  • @YasirKhalid1
    @YasirKhalid1 Жыл бұрын

    "Once you know that you want 'hair' from your beard to go there..." Loved the explanation as always! Steve is an amazing teacher who has mastered the art of explaining difficult concepts in a fun n engaging way. You rock man!

  • @ManoharOfficial
    @ManoharOfficial Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! FInally! some good explainer on controlling caustics. I really wish The Rayy would make a software that could make these virtually, or even better a depth pattern for cutiong out of metal

  • @rivques4516

    @rivques4516

    Жыл бұрын

    If you look up Matt Ferraro, he's done a great piece about these and has some Julia code that will export an .obj of an image of your choice.

  • @AdrianPardini
    @AdrianPardini Жыл бұрын

    Nice plug for the safety razors :) I use one from the 50's, the plating is a bit worn but works just fine.

  • @markriley24
    @markriley242 ай бұрын

    So weird! I haven’t seen this particular video till now even though I’m subscribed. I didn’t notice the shaving thing till 4:50. I had to rewind and watch it from the beginning to see the progression. This just messed my brain up! How did I not notice? lol

  • @supersmashsam
    @supersmashsam Жыл бұрын

    I love when people cover new technologies such as this one that I didn't knew existed! Here is another recent technology that may interest people here : Cypris Materials has created polymer pigments, that while colorless when dry, turns to any color of the spectrum once applied as a paint. They work based on structural colors the same way as opals do. They have a few videos on KZread, they are worth watching!

  • @eatyourduck3352
    @eatyourduck3352 Жыл бұрын

    Never seen such an immersive endorsement of a shaving razor .

  • @AereForst
    @AereForst2 ай бұрын

    Great video and yes Henson razors are awesome. Switched from cartridges a year ago and love the smooth shave and cost savings knowing that blades cost only $0.10. I usually get about 5-7 good clean shaves out of one.

  • @user-xp1rf6im8k
    @user-xp1rf6im8k Жыл бұрын

    The video is great as always, but man do i want one of those razors now, what a beauriful integration!

  • @jesseshort8
    @jesseshort8 Жыл бұрын

    I always look forward to these video, thank you Steve!

  • @jiralishu
    @jiralishu Жыл бұрын

    You can also make that shape in coffee mugs by rotating a two circles of different diameters connected by a single point on each of their circumferences. The mug version has an exact ratio of 2:1 for the smaller and larger rings respectively. I can post images of several that I created a couple of years ago if you want to see some examples.

  • @thatotherguy4245
    @thatotherguy4245 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing explanations, thank you

  • @Lou.B
    @Lou.B2 ай бұрын

    Curious...and alarming! (and EXCELLENT tie-in for Henson!!! Well done!!!)

  • @clintongryke6887
    @clintongryke6887 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting , Steve; it reminds me of the moiré fringe effect. I have always thought it would a fine idea if the bridges of motorways have the spacings of their grills altered so that, just at the right time, the moiré fringe spelt out something: 'Drive carefully', for example. The maths is well beyond me, but maybe the two ideas are related?

  • @walterheukels

    @walterheukels

    Жыл бұрын

    Tom Scott has a video on something like this kzread.info/dash/bejne/lm1twcpsYNbdpLA.html

  • @nagualdesign

    @nagualdesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably best not to distract drivers with big signs, unless they're providing important information. "How come you veered into the fast lane?" "I was looking at the 'Drive Carefully' sign!" 🤦

  • @lievenvv

    @lievenvv

    Жыл бұрын

    There are moiré based road signs here in Europe that look like animated arrows, showing you upcoming turns

  • @u1zha

    @u1zha

    Жыл бұрын

    They have something like this for ship navigation apparently. See Tom Scott's video, "The moiré effect lights that guide ships home"

  • @krishtundwal7794
    @krishtundwal7794 Жыл бұрын

    i was sitting by the pool today and i literally thought about the ripples that are caused and i thought about it and when i figured it out my first thought was "huh, could be a steve mould video" love your videos man!

  • @marklatimer7333
    @marklatimer733310 ай бұрын

    I've seen a similar thing before concerning images having depth, the Kodak film 'Kodachrome' had layers which were said to improve the image - it was an extremely complex and therefore expensive developing process that was abandoned decades ago.

  • @davidegaruti2582
    @davidegaruti2582 Жыл бұрын

    IIRC the optimal transport problem prompted a matematichian to make the first nomograph , wich is a printed analog computer composed of lines with numbers on and it's meant to be used with a string or a ruler , I reccomend checking them out because they are pretty awsome

  • @abydosianchulac2
    @abydosianchulac2 Жыл бұрын

    6:48 Everyone pauses to do a web search

  • @michaelsteinbach

    @michaelsteinbach

    2 ай бұрын

    That blurring is VERY generous.

  • @hawks9142

    @hawks9142

    8 күн бұрын

    ​@@michaelsteinbach it's a sensitive area

  • @ODISeth
    @ODISeth Жыл бұрын

    These are beautiful, thanks for shaving Steve!

  • @fishbarbeque8540
    @fishbarbeque85402 ай бұрын

    This video was smooth in SO MANY WAYS The main topic flow The beard The printer to razor Segway the end

  • @DUKE_of_RAMBLE
    @DUKE_of_RAMBLE3 ай бұрын

    Closest thing to this I've experienced is the Camera Obscure effect caused by my window shades. They're blackout style, but not true blackout, as the edges still let some light by. It's those edges that create the lens... So when my mom is walking outside around the side of the house near my bedroom, I'll see her shadow get projected along the wall where that light is shining through. Or, the vehicle at it drives around the driveway. Obviously, though, everything is upside down.... But it's still every bit recognizable. 😊

  • @martinevans8965
    @martinevans8965 Жыл бұрын

    I really thought a Fourier transform was going to be involved. I swear I learnt that at uni, maybe with lasers.

  • @iamthirdyt
    @iamthirdyt Жыл бұрын

    My 6yo, 8yo, and I love your videos!! Thanks so much for sharing fascinating science to all ages!!

  • @terriplays1726
    @terriplays17263 ай бұрын

    Great video. I am working in a closely related field. If you do X-ray Nano-Imaging you have to solve the exact opposite you problem, you measure one of those smeared-out patterns where you can guess the coarse shape of the object, and your goal is to find the density of the object (your sample in the microscope) that has produced the pattern you observe. Mathematically it is almost identical. The more technical term for this is X-ray Inline Holography.

  • @zoltan1953
    @zoltan1953 Жыл бұрын

    Best sponsor plug ever. Didn’t notice the hair disappearing until the cut with the half and half shave lol

  • @Mr.Wonder1ng
    @Mr.Wonder1ng Жыл бұрын

    Great video, I’ve always been fascinated how you can manipulate projections of transparent 3d objects, seeing all the details magnified on a wall or something. Basic lenses lol.

  • @fghsgh
    @fghsgh Жыл бұрын

    I can confirm, safety razors are great. I bought one a few weeks ago for €20, you can get a pack of 100 blades for €0.10 a piece, and they actually shave _better_ than a conventional razor! Although it is also easier to cut yourself if you're not careful. This was actually the first time I cut my legs while shaving. Ouch. But you can also take them apart to get the hair out! So great!

  • @DeputatKaktus
    @DeputatKaktus Жыл бұрын

    Well done integrating the sponsorship. Interestingly safety razors seem to be making a comeback on multiple fronts. As a decades long user of classic safety razors I applaud this an find it amusing at the same time. Feels a bit like being smug and saying „ah, finally… Took you long enough“. I was also fed up with the cost for the cartridges. Their only upside really is that you can usually put cartridges 😅into carry-on luggage if you happen to fly.

  • @michaelschwartz9485
    @michaelschwartz948511 ай бұрын

    Your 1/2 Five O' clock shadow hologram is very convincing! Super cool! Great video!

  • @bene-dikt
    @bene-dikt Жыл бұрын

    Hi Steve, what always mesmerises me is the steady transition between the visible image and the chaotic light. Isn't that - like with every lens - the steady fourier transition?🤯 I have been wondering since my bachelor if there's any usable information in that.

  • @NigelMelanisticSmith
    @NigelMelanisticSmith Жыл бұрын

    I always wanted to use things like this on that Glow In The Dark paper, to "store" the image

  • @AkashPatel-ko7rv
    @AkashPatel-ko7rv Жыл бұрын

    No one noticed his beard disappearing.🤣🤣🤣

  • @swampfoxfpv
    @swampfoxfpv Жыл бұрын

    Best sponsorship bit on youtube period. Awesome vid as always but as a lifelong electric shaver guy I'm genuinely tempted to get one of these just to support the business model

  • @REdgar66
    @REdgar6610 ай бұрын

    Like watching The Howling” but in reverse. Clever. Very clever! As always.

  • @dylanparker130
    @dylanparker130 Жыл бұрын

    Always enjoy Mould's playful approach to STEM.

  • @scoutskylar
    @scoutskylar Жыл бұрын

    I didn't notice the beard until 4:55.

  • @MARILYNANDERSON88
    @MARILYNANDERSON888 ай бұрын

    I have seen the designed mirror reflections, some are very antique religious artifacts. Very artistic treasures.

  • @isaacws
    @isaacws Жыл бұрын

    Safety razors are fantastic! Nice work on the sponsorship!

  • @marres8038
    @marres8038 Жыл бұрын

    Was waiting for this video, ever since I found the research done at EPFL I am fascinated - love to all the light enthusiasts out there! ✨

  • @theonetribble5867

    @theonetribble5867

    Жыл бұрын

    I also thought immediately of Differentiable Rendering. Do you know if this is the method Steve referred to or are there other ones?

  • @yuliy

    @yuliy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theonetribble5867 Hi, CTO of Rayform here. It's not Differentiable Rendering, that is a more general method. This is a tailor-made solution that allows higher quality and high-contrast. You can see our Siggraph paper for more details.

  • @AM23.
    @AM23. Жыл бұрын

    The corridor cast has a great podcast discussing how 3D rendering caustics is one of the hardest things you could possibly do. And how they figured out how to do it

  • @AM23.

    @AM23.

    Жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYyHj62gY92qmtI.html

  • @suicideiscla55ic

    @suicideiscla55ic

    Жыл бұрын

    Link?

  • @toseltreps1101

    @toseltreps1101

    Жыл бұрын

    these are "reverse" caustics, you don't calculate them, instead they are the starting point

  • @verifiedpurchase3486

    @verifiedpurchase3486

    Жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/aaBqs7Gcl7q-lqw.html

  • @kautzz

    @kautzz

    Жыл бұрын

    studied architecture ~15 years ago. first efficient raytracing engines with caustics, volumetric lighting and diffuse reflections found their way into our tools (cinema4d, rhino, even some caad programs) minds were blown

  • @kxuydhj
    @kxuydhj Жыл бұрын

    the shaving thing is just straight up terrifying, especially in the middle. and this is also one of the main reasons why i hate printers.

  • @kalla103
    @kalla103 Жыл бұрын

    oo i've actually thought about this tech a few years back, how it could be used in lamps in a room to direct the light to more efficiently (and more prettily) illuminate the room

  • @PlainBlueFolders
    @PlainBlueFolders Жыл бұрын

    The beard has been a fucking trip

  • @Amipotsophspond
    @Amipotsophspond Жыл бұрын

    3:51 I like the Half beard cut, great new style!!!

  • @user-cr5wt6gl2o
    @user-cr5wt6gl2o Жыл бұрын

    Ohhh, how awesome your channel is, I want this show on tv!

  • @carmineivanmango1733
    @carmineivanmango1733 Жыл бұрын

    I only noticed when he was at half face and had to watch the whole video back from the beginning and couldn't stop laughing ahahahah

  • @superrabbit224
    @superrabbit224 Жыл бұрын

    These are beautiful, thanks for sharing Steve!

  • @volvo09

    @volvo09

    Жыл бұрын

    I love crazy stuff like this!

  • @ZoroniteTech
    @ZoroniteTech5 ай бұрын

    Just imagine the amount of trolling that someone could do if they learned how to make these things

  • @Suushidesu
    @Suushidesu2 ай бұрын

    These feel like some 4D lightwaves popping into existence when you rotate them, very cool

  • @Rouverius
    @Rouverius Жыл бұрын

    What's wild is those Japanese "magic mirrors" that were crafted by hand hundreds of years ago that do something similar. They were created when Christianity was banned in Japan. It worked like a normal mirror but could also reflect an image of a cross in sunlight.

  • @Rouverius

    @Rouverius

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gregoryford2532 Oh! Thanks. I'll take a look.

  • @InvadersDie
    @InvadersDie Жыл бұрын

    5:49 How do you do that? Do you cover up one side so it gets no light to prevent the hairs from growing?

  • @SensSword
    @SensSword8 ай бұрын

    This definitely is related to the extended depth of field lenses for cataract patients and/or presbyopia correction....🤔

  • @ChickenDeranged
    @ChickenDeranged Жыл бұрын

    Steve be shedding like my long coat German Shepherd when spring hits!!!

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