Why white things are white

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Almost all white things are white because of scattering. You can do really cool things by playing with refractive index to dial up or down the amount of scattering, you can even make things disappear. It's how a Buddha Board works!
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  • @SteveMould
    @SteveMould3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry about the nipples. The sponsor is Skillshare: For a limited time, use this link to get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership skl.sh/stevemould11201

  • @thenoble1

    @thenoble1

    3 жыл бұрын

    We like the nipples :)

  • @Tensho_C

    @Tensho_C

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thenoble1 Speak for yourself. I LOVE them (No homo)

  • @euclideanplane

    @euclideanplane

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol nice click bait

  • @water4039

    @water4039

    3 жыл бұрын

    I almost failed NNN from them ngl

  • @Matty0311MMS

    @Matty0311MMS

    3 жыл бұрын

    😅

  • @JackLe1127
    @JackLe11273 жыл бұрын

    Is the uncensored version a Patreon exclusive?

  • @patzminihd

    @patzminihd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@StraightOuttaJarhois xD

  • @aivkara

    @aivkara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bwuahahaha!!!

  • @Sheriden.

    @Sheriden.

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd pay

  • @tudormuntean3299

    @tudormuntean3299

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think it is from only fans

  • @madkirk7431

    @madkirk7431

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@StraightOuttaJarhois no, it's a (insert funnier thing here) exclusive

  • @yaqxs
    @yaqxs3 жыл бұрын

    There is a technique in animal and organ preparation called Spalteholz preparation. By matching the refracting index of the conservation fluid and the outer layer of the object the object becomes translucent. So you can study the inner parts of your object without a section. It's called after its inventor Werner Spalteholz and I don't know if it's known outside Germany.

  • @SteveMould

    @SteveMould

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting!

  • @yaqxs

    @yaqxs

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SteveMould when I once visited the medical history museum of the Charité Hospital in Berlin, Germany 10 years ago, I saw such preparations of animals or parts of them, where as much of the body fluids as possible where exchanged by the preparation fluid, so the tissues became more or less translucent, and I remember taking pictures of it, but sadly I don't find them anymore.

  • @piteoswaldo

    @piteoswaldo

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've seen specimens preserved by diaphanization, that make the exterior transparent. Do you know if it's a similar technique?

  • @avariciousaxolotl

    @avariciousaxolotl

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's smart!

  • @yaqxs

    @yaqxs

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@piteoswaldo yes, I look it up and that's the proper English term for that preservation technique.

  • @proudtoberainy
    @proudtoberainy3 жыл бұрын

    We're a company that makes a hydrophobic coating designed to create art that appears when it rains. Our process relies on the fact that concrete gets darker when it gets wet. I've dug into why this happens several times but your video provided a more clear explanation than I've been able to find before, thank you! Interestingly, hydrochromic paints list silica as an active ingredient, which is also an ingredient in our hydrophobic coating. It's wild that silica can act as a white-to-transparent ingredient as well as a hydrophobic ingredient. If you ever made a video about the stunningly varied applications of silica, I'd be extremely interested to see it!

  • @louisvictor3473

    @louisvictor3473

    10 ай бұрын

    I wonder how useful this is 2 years later, but the main difference is that hydrophobic silica isn't pure, it is bounded to hydrophobic agents. Meanwhile, silica/fused silica (i.e. quartz) has a refractive index closeish to water (water 1.333..., silica 1.5 down to 1.4 ish), while air is about 1.0, so you get less dispersion in water). Specially if the layer is thin.

  • @kwertie133

    @kwertie133

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@louisvictor3473AYY it's so wholesome to see this reply even tho it's after 2 years haha

  • @davidioanhedges
    @davidioanhedges3 жыл бұрын

    A patent for one of the types of hydrochromic coatings lists the active water activated hydrochromic materials as : sodium aluminum silicate, alumina trihydrate, micronized amorphous silica gel ...

  • @SteveMould

    @SteveMould

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @TheChuDragon

    @TheChuDragon

    3 жыл бұрын

    Made from ground up Buddha's

  • @Kanitoxx

    @Kanitoxx

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was about to comment that it could be similar to the silica gel plates used in labs for thin layer chromatography, although, it will not show UV fluorescence (probably)

  • @jedshambeda4172

    @jedshambeda4172

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Kanitoxx A fluorescence check could be really interesting actually. Silica doesn't fluoresce on its own but there are a bunch of different additives that make that make TLC plates UV active. On top of that, one of the primary means of seeing a spot under UV light is the material in question de-activating the fluorescent material - basically canceling out the additive. Ooh, and there's the fact that pure quartz is somewhat opaque to UV...

  • @Z-Ack

    @Z-Ack

    3 жыл бұрын

    So what makes lsd fluoresce when dropped on blotter paper? Or why does Peruvian flake (fish scale) cocaine also fluoresce when its the exact same chemical extracted from a plant but just extracted with acetone to separate it from the plant fats? Lsd is perfectly clear and so is cocaine when in liquid state except lsd will evaporate rather than condense into the powder form we see cocaine to be...

  • @plinkage
    @plinkage3 жыл бұрын

    "titanium white" makes alot more sense now as a color name.

  • @wbfaulk

    @wbfaulk

    3 жыл бұрын

    And the previously used white pigment was a lead compound, which is why there's lead in old paint.

  • @lickit77

    @lickit77

    3 жыл бұрын

    You mean "titanium hwite"?

  • @protheu5

    @protheu5

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most of the titanium mined is used to make paint.

  • @capivara6094

    @capivara6094

    3 жыл бұрын

    my dad works with paint, and, one time, when I was bored, I found this color and I was like "wtf?" I asked him why it has this name, and he answered "I have no idea." Now I get why it's named like this.

  • @YounesLayachi

    @YounesLayachi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Toothpaste

  • @McPhysX
    @McPhysX3 жыл бұрын

    6:30 We actually know very well why! A *Colloïd* is simply a name given to any object that has a size from 1nm to 1µm. When you shake water and oil together you are creating droplet of oils that are colloïds! Colloïds are unstable by nature because of surface tension. Oil droplets will naturally do two things: 1) If they are less dense than water, *rise up to the surface* 2) *Merge into bigger droplets* , because bigger droplets are more stable in regards to surface tension For your colloïd suspension to be stable you therefore have to counteract both effects. 1) is easy. A particular property of colloïds is that they are so *small* , that natural random movement that all molecules have become non negligible. Therefore if the speed at which they rise up to the surface due to archimedes is lower or equal to the speed of their random movement, they won't rise and will fill the whole volume, like a molecule would. This is mainly dependent on their size, the *smaller* they are, the more they *diffuse* and the less they rise. 2) Is harder but essential. Surface tension will merge any colloid suspension, unless you have particular molecules that stabilize the suspension. Which is the case in your alcohol! *Proteins* , soaps, surfactants,... any molecule that has a *hydrophilic and a lipophilic* part will place themselves at the *boudaries* of these tiny droplets, *reduce surface tension* , and make the droplets repel each other, therefore they will stay small and never merge. It is a well studied phenomenon, especially in *biology and pharmacology* , where you often want *oily molecules to be suspended in a water solution* for delivery, and you don't want your medicine to divide into a fine layer of high concentrated oily molecules and a deep layer of useless water.

  • @chawndel8279

    @chawndel8279

    Жыл бұрын

    I followed most of that, but did you mean to say archimedes? If so, can you explain what that means? Or, if it was an autocorrect error, which word did you intend? Btw, thank you for the detailed explanation, it's very informative.

  • @McPhysX

    @McPhysX

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chawndel8279 I meant by that the resulting force from buoyancy and gravity which is sometimes referred to as archimedes push in french idk if you guys use that. you're welcome

  • @BruceNJeffAreMyFlies

    @BruceNJeffAreMyFlies

    Жыл бұрын

    "Therefore if the speed at which they rise up to the surface due to archimedes is lower or equal to the speed of their random movement, they won't rise and will fill the whole volume" But the random movement cancels itself out in all directions, so it will still have the added force of buoyancy lifting it. Colloids were a bit part of my job when I was making biofuel, and one problem we struggled with was, regardless of size, the particles would eventually separate even with an emulsifying agent. I still don't think the company has a way of keeping the colloid submerged and colloidal without agitation.

  • @imbored742

    @imbored742

    Жыл бұрын

    Small droplets of oil suspended in water and stabilized with a surfactant are referred to as emulsions. A common emulsion that most people are familiar with is mayonnaise, which incidentally is white for the same reasons stated in the video.

  • @NachitenRemix

    @NachitenRemix

    9 ай бұрын

    ​​​@@imbored742But mayonnaise has a slight yellow color, I guess because of the egg yolks and/or oil it is made of right?

  • @jans1982
    @jans19823 жыл бұрын

    "Ooh! That's why!" - Me in every Steve's video

  • @matthewpetty7955
    @matthewpetty79553 жыл бұрын

    I bought a similar 'Buddha' board in China for practising writing Chinese characters using a wet brush. The top coating of this one is actually a thin layer of fabric (assuming cotton) over a black rubbery plastic to create the effect.

  • @theeversor69

    @theeversor69

    Жыл бұрын

    Gioven all that was said it makes perfect sense!

  • @UselessDuckCompany
    @UselessDuckCompany3 жыл бұрын

    8:16 that face

  • @joonasfi

    @joonasfi

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love your name and your videos 😍

  • @zanemcelroy7910

    @zanemcelroy7910

    3 жыл бұрын

    ::throws beads::

  • @Oscar4u69

    @Oscar4u69

    3 жыл бұрын

    thought the same 😂😂😂

  • @TheMorpheus017

    @TheMorpheus017

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry for one, who had to edit this moment.

  • @alejotassile6441

    @alejotassile6441

    3 жыл бұрын

    **You can start to see my n i p p le s**

  • @peterryrfeldt8568
    @peterryrfeldt85683 жыл бұрын

    1:00 amen brother tau is the true circle constant

  • @jameswalker199

    @jameswalker199

    3 жыл бұрын

    Certainly agree for working in radians

  • @Scuuurbs

    @Scuuurbs

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have no personal stake in the debate insofar as usability or objective superiority is concerned, but imo pi is more aesthetic than tau. It's easier to distinguish when dealing with colleagues', ah... _questionable,_ penmanship.

  • @mduvigneaud
    @mduvigneaud3 жыл бұрын

    I used to work for a paint manufacturing company a while back and the TiO2 slurry was one of the most significant ingredients in the paints.

  • @robertwilliams5979
    @robertwilliams59793 жыл бұрын

    The blue shower gel reminds me of how all mirrors are a tiny bit green, but you can only notice it from a really extreme angle

  • @KallePihlajasaari

    @KallePihlajasaari

    2 ай бұрын

    Regular plate glass is green. You can see if you look edge to edge. Front surface mirrors do not have the light pass through the glass (twice) and appear 'brighter' and do not have the loss of sharpness due to (multiple) reflections from the glass surface.

  • @abrahamwondafrash7549
    @abrahamwondafrash75493 жыл бұрын

    1:34 the microscope disappeared!😜 I love the sticky tape on a frosted glass trick...I can't wait to try it out! 10:10 the microscope appears!...11:13 disappeared again.

  • @lucassamuel6069

    @lucassamuel6069

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, good observation

  • @CivilChristoph

    @CivilChristoph

    3 жыл бұрын

    Matrix glitch

  • @junkmail4613

    @junkmail4613

    3 жыл бұрын

    Abraham Wondafrash 2 hours ago (edited), "1:34 the microscope disappeared/reappeared ..." Surely NOT "miracles of modern editing" but rather "MAGIC OF TROLLS UNDER THE BRIDGE!!!"

  • @abrahamwondafrash7549

    @abrahamwondafrash7549

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@junkmail4613 😂yeah definitely not a miracle but it's very hard to miss...I just couldn't resist mentioning it.

  • @beskamir5977

    @beskamir5977

    3 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me a skit jack made nearly a decade ago kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIeipddtY7Tglbw.html

  • @shadyganem5448
    @shadyganem54483 жыл бұрын

    That's so interesting. I learn so much from this guy. He is also the right amount of funny.

  • @deesync7203
    @deesync72033 жыл бұрын

    Speaking about presentations... It's just amazing how far you've come to make explaning such things look so easy... You're an idol Steve! Keep up the good work!

  • @thenamethatwasntaken2314
    @thenamethatwasntaken23143 жыл бұрын

    Eyes: What color is this? Brain: All of them.

  • @JUNIsLuke

    @JUNIsLuke

    3 жыл бұрын

    Y E S

  • @notchs0son

    @notchs0son

    3 жыл бұрын

    MHHH GOOD OBSERVATION EYE

  • @AlRoderick
    @AlRoderick3 жыл бұрын

    If you've ever watched hard candy making, like the stuff made by Greg from Lofty Pursuits here on KZread (okay it's actually made at his shop in Tallahassee Florida but he puts the videos on KZread) he makes white hard candy by pulling the molten candy on his stretching hook or his taffy pulling machine to aerate it and put a million tiny air bubbles in it.

  • @patromo
    @patromo3 жыл бұрын

    "Got to be handy with the steel if you know what I mean to earn your keep" I just let out a honk of a laugh

  • @Stigstigster
    @Stigstigster3 жыл бұрын

    What an easy man to listen to. Great information on curious subjects delivered in a very pleasant way. Top stuff! This gentleman has the hallmarks of a great educator.

  • @Pants4096
    @Pants40963 жыл бұрын

    Aha! There's a name for the nanoemulsion formed by diluting alcoholic solutions: the ouzo effect. It has its own wikipedia article. ◡̈

  • @CivilChristoph

    @CivilChristoph

    3 жыл бұрын

    Come on, you made that up,, created the wiki just for this! Tequila, anyone?

  • @quattovallor71

    @quattovallor71

    3 жыл бұрын

    Uhhhhhh... yeah, that’s what I thought... ...I’ll take a shot

  • @TheExplosiveGuy

    @TheExplosiveGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love Ouzo, with a sugar cube and cold water, amazing stuff. If you freeze ouzo for long enough crystals will start to form inside as well, they're beautiful looking...

  • @Agnes.Nutter

    @Agnes.Nutter

    3 жыл бұрын

    Came here to say this!

  • @austindenny7094

    @austindenny7094

    3 жыл бұрын

    As a chef you get a sort of intuitive feel for when different oil emulsions will remain stable for certain periods of time. Alcohol, amphiphilic additives, ratio of oil to water, dissolved solids such as sugar and gelatin, all have different effects. Too complicated to write it all down so you just go by feel and experience. Anise based essential oils in liquors are a special one I don't have as much familiarity with since you can't really "cook" anything with that effect.

  • @jaredf6205
    @jaredf62053 жыл бұрын

    "Oh my god Karen, you can't just ask people why they're white"

  • @nasonguy

    @nasonguy

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Git! Scram! Scatter!"

  • @yojon75

    @yojon75

    3 жыл бұрын

    beat me to it

  • @zanemcelroy7910

    @zanemcelroy7910

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just put sticky tape over your whole body. No one will be able to tell what color you might be. Bahah

  • @misterscott

    @misterscott

    3 жыл бұрын

    Titanium dioxide

  • @IvanOoze1990

    @IvanOoze1990

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nick Cannon**

  • @TF8ase
    @TF8ase9 ай бұрын

    That was really fascinating. Thank you 😊

  • @j.dietrich
    @j.dietrich10 ай бұрын

    In metal polishing, we sometimes aim for the opposite of this effect. A "black" polished surface is so smooth that it no longer scatters any appreciable amount of light, acting like an almost perfect first-surface mirror. From certain angles it will appear completely black, because all of the incident light is reflected away from the viewer. It's most often seen on components in high-end mechanical watches, but we use the technique a lot for injection moulds for plastic optical components.

  • @ciarfah
    @ciarfah3 жыл бұрын

    0:45 Tau Nice

  • @glaucomflecken

    @glaucomflecken

    3 жыл бұрын

    8:15

  • @ciarfah

    @ciarfah

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@glaucomflecken Also nice

  • @Talaxianer

    @Talaxianer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Still hope...

  • @bl4cksp1d3r

    @bl4cksp1d3r

    3 жыл бұрын

    Weird, I see only 2 Pi :/

  • @janSimiman

    @janSimiman

    3 жыл бұрын

    ah, I see you are a man of culture as well

  • @countpoolnoodleiii99
    @countpoolnoodleiii993 жыл бұрын

    That phenomenon of some alcoholic beverages turning white/opaque has been bugging me for half a year now. Thank you for finally clearing that up. (no pun intended)

  • @jakubswitalski7989

    @jakubswitalski7989

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: it's called the ouzo effect.

  • @countpoolnoodleiii99

    @countpoolnoodleiii99

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jakubswitalski7989 That´s awesome and quite fitting. I actually started wandering about this when I had a glass of ouzo back when you could still go out and have a drink.

  • @Flokirie
    @Flokirie3 жыл бұрын

    That Regulators reference took me a while, but was much appreciated. Great video, as always. Got me extra hyped for Unnecessary Detail season 2 as well.

  • @joeemenaker
    @joeemenaker3 жыл бұрын

    One test you can run on the theory is to foam up the shave gel and then form it into a long line of foam and then illuminate the foam from the far end, opposite the camera. The light it sees should be that which had to pass through a lot of the gel (hence, blue). You may need to put mirrors along the sides of the foam to redirect all of the scattered light back into the foam (or else you might see very little light making it all the way through the foam)

  • @jeremiahbullfrog9288

    @jeremiahbullfrog9288

    10 ай бұрын

    Good idea. Could probably squeeze it into a stainless steel straw and shine a flashlight through.

  • @tomiticus4967
    @tomiticus49673 жыл бұрын

    Me: "Dad, why is shower gel blue?" Dad: "For the last time, it's because of Rayle... wait, what?"

  • @wallabra

    @wallabra

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rayleigh had struck a sponsorship with your Dad. Now that it is crumbled, Rayleigh wants revenge. Hide you--and your dad--in a bunker. Preferably one without sunlight. :D

  • @morgansearle3912

    @morgansearle3912

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wallabra And leave caltrops out for the inner tubes. Oh wait, was that 'Rayleigh' with a 'y'?

  • @wallabra

    @wallabra

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@morgansearle3912 Hehe!

  • @JohannaMueller57

    @JohannaMueller57

    3 жыл бұрын

    you thought everything that's blue is subject to rayleigh scattering? LOL. dumbo

  • @HaraldRevery
    @HaraldRevery3 жыл бұрын

    2:31 HEY LOOK!! HEXAGONS!!!! 😁

  • @NathanButh

    @NathanButh

    3 жыл бұрын

    The bestagons!

  • @bodhi_db

    @bodhi_db

    3 жыл бұрын

    A man of culture

  • @JacobRy

    @JacobRy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@NathanButh spreading the religion

  • @Shrooblord

    @Shrooblord

    3 жыл бұрын

  • @Sheamu5

    @Sheamu5

    3 жыл бұрын

    Must tile the plane

  • @AbstrDistr
    @AbstrDistr3 жыл бұрын

    I've always wondered why adding white paint to other colors made it opaque, and I feel like this explains it pretty well!

  • @mrakalin
    @mrakalin3 жыл бұрын

    This was a great explanation on transparency of the materials and white color apparience on matters, better than other explanations like electrons jumpimg to different orbitals. Thank you for all.

  • @InvadersDie
    @InvadersDie3 жыл бұрын

    For being a wave, the photon particle has a very physical way of interacting with the environment

  • @maximilianmeyer4905

    @maximilianmeyer4905

    3 жыл бұрын

    Xd

  • @MichaelSmith-xo6li

    @MichaelSmith-xo6li

    3 жыл бұрын

    I shudder to think of the explanation

  • @PK-hs7up
    @PK-hs7up3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Steve, I would guess that this hydrochromic image is just coated with silica gel or something like that. Maybe you want to test this: Take an image, apply spray glue on it and dust some silica powder over it. Maybe it is something with an RI even closer to water instead of silica, but ... just a guess.

  • @fengyouliu8937

    @fengyouliu8937

    3 жыл бұрын

    P K front end dev be like

  • @Marko_Djuricic

    @Marko_Djuricic

    3 жыл бұрын

    import React from 'react'; import PropTypes from 'prop-types'; import parse from 'html-react-parser'; const CommentComponent = ({comment}) => { return {parse(comment)}; } CommentComponent.propTypes = { comment: PropTypes.string } export default CommentComponent;

  • @General12th

    @General12th

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can make text italic by putting underscores around it. I _guess._

  • @JoseRojas-hl7sn

    @JoseRojas-hl7sn

    3 жыл бұрын

    _ Guess _

  • @SteveMould

    @SteveMould

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Marko_Djuricic I can parse html natively thank you.

  • @thesoupin8or673
    @thesoupin8or6733 жыл бұрын

    Here after Hexagons are the Bestagons and I couldn't stop seeing 120° angles in the bubble cross-section! Super cool to see

  • @felipegonzalezlelong7944
    @felipegonzalezlelong79443 жыл бұрын

    I really like how you don’t avoid answering the questions that may arise from the concepts you present

  • @kalpanapatel2387
    @kalpanapatel23873 жыл бұрын

    10:47 People who watch Tom Scott might be aware of this. 😂

  • @nosferathu258

    @nosferathu258

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really like when the KZreadverse connects

  • @sjallard

    @sjallard

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or the Scillabus channel too, in French though : kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z316yNSlkdnfoMo.html

  • @IvanOoze1990

    @IvanOoze1990

    3 жыл бұрын

    or maybe the ActionLab guy

  • @TheEgg185

    @TheEgg185

    2 жыл бұрын

    I also pronounce it Jif. That was the way I heard it in my head the first time I saw the word.

  • @ErickTun
    @ErickTun3 жыл бұрын

    11:08 "You gotta be handy with the steel, if you know what I mean. Earn your keep." REGULATORS, MOUNT UP!

  • @Do_Odles

    @Do_Odles

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad others caught that :) ...though its stuck in my head now lol. "It was a clear black night...

  • @bradley3549

    @bradley3549

    3 жыл бұрын

    These are my people.

  • @MrKyltpzyxm

    @MrKyltpzyxm

    3 жыл бұрын

    ... a clear white moon... because of the scattering of light. It's all connected.

  • @satyris410

    @satyris410

    3 жыл бұрын

    G-funk, where rhythm is life, and life is rhythm

  • @_modnar_
    @_modnar_3 жыл бұрын

    "I've got Titanium Dioxid on my walls!" sounds way better than "My walls are white."

  • @HelloKittyFanMan.

    @HelloKittyFanMan.

    3 жыл бұрын

    When did "[t]itanium [d]ioxid[e]" supposedly become a brand, according to you?

  • @_modnar_

    @_modnar_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@HelloKittyFanMan. You missunderstood me: I never called titanium dioxide ["Titan(IV)-oxid" or "Titandioxid" in my native language] a brand, just a thing on my walls.

  • @HelloKittyFanMan.

    @HelloKittyFanMan.

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@_modnar_: I didn't misunderstand you. You capitalized it mid-sentence. If you don't think it's a brand or title then why did you capitalize it?

  • @_modnar_

    @_modnar_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@HelloKittyFanMan. Because we call it Titan and Oxid in my native language (german). So please excuse me for making a small mistake in a foreign language :D

  • @HelloKittyFanMan.

    @HelloKittyFanMan.

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@_modnar_: Oh, you were writing in "Germlish," huh? I see, kind of like "Spanglish" is Spanish mixed with English (Espangles). And I've heard that German capitalizes all nouns for some odd reason.

  • @flyinrhino1
    @flyinrhino13 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this odd but very interesting observation. I’ve been kicking around an idea for a project at work and I now wonder if this could be a step towards a solution

  • @jacobriddle7230
    @jacobriddle72303 жыл бұрын

    Hot thumbnail

  • @the_original_Bilb_Ono

    @the_original_Bilb_Ono

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just like Steve to use his sex appeal to gain views instead of using his intelligence.... tsk tsk tsk...

  • @kosmicgr
    @kosmicgr3 жыл бұрын

    Me, after I looked at the thumbnail: Ah yes, many people's favorite album... "DAMP."

  • @adamlipare1033
    @adamlipare1033 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this info! I'll be sure to remember to bring all my tape when visiting the changing rooms that have the frosted doors

  • @mavrophor
    @mavrophor3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic explanation, very thorough and brief at the same time.

  • @prettycillium
    @prettycillium3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Steve, you ve done an amazing video and clear explanation to the subject. Thanks for that. I'd love to request from you to put captions to the videos you share. Even though your accent is so clear, I sometimes can't understand because of lack of English I have. It'd be great if you consider it for your videos. Nevertheless, it's amazing to watch and learn from you. Thanks a lot!

  • @kapowbalw

    @kapowbalw

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nonsense. Your English is great :)

  • @prettycillium

    @prettycillium

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kapowbalw you misunderstood me, his English is great, not mine. That's why I request him to put subtitles

  • @Bu11etSp0ng3

    @Bu11etSp0ng3

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@prettycillium And your English is fantastic as well, evidenced by your great comment. What you may be lacking is listening comprehension, hence the need for subtitles.

  • @osar7664
    @osar76643 жыл бұрын

    In the foam, the amount of light that reaches the inside of the material is lower because there are so many surfaces that reflect light before enough thickness of the material is encountered. Less light reaching the gel means less red & green light is absorbed. Also, the total brightness reaching the eye is higher, so the remaining blue photons are more diluted

  • @InuranusBrokoff
    @InuranusBrokoff3 жыл бұрын

    I was just talking about something along these lines with a friend last Sunday morning. Glad I subd, gotta keep the gears turning up top.

  • @brightoff
    @brightoff2 жыл бұрын

    I think my favorite example bubbles scattering light is with candy. To make white hard candy you take molten sugar and folder over itself continuously, essentially folding air bubbles into the candy which lightens the color. (The same works for turning a- say- dark blue colored candy into a light blue candy.)

  • @andyrharris
    @andyrharris3 жыл бұрын

    Loving the Nate Dogg/Warren G reference... Regulators! Mount up...

  • @jamesallen4050

    @jamesallen4050

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just comment surfing for this! Further trivia; Nate Dog and Warren G sampled it from the movie, Young Guns.

  • @Thesignalpath
    @Thesignalpath3 жыл бұрын

    Oh god the thumbnail! :)

  • @signalworks

    @signalworks

    3 жыл бұрын

    hey shahriar! you should make more lecture videos on rf design :)

  • @GTAVictor9128

    @GTAVictor9128

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely helps to garner attention 😏

  • @TheGoupil19
    @TheGoupil193 жыл бұрын

    Pernod or pastis in general does eventually become clear. Just like any emulsion, eventually it separates into two layers. That said in pernod there is only little "oil", these insoluble particules might form micelles or other arrangements that stabilise the emulsion form

  • @lyubenkoa
    @lyubenkoa3 жыл бұрын

    I love how you used a beaker for the t-shirt demo, that way everyone knows its not just crass entertainment...ITS SCIENCE!

  • @FufuFang
    @FufuFang3 жыл бұрын

    I am going to have to try these myself.

  • @leuenbergemo
    @leuenbergemo3 жыл бұрын

    But the question is, where did that microscope thing in the background went at around 01:34?!

  • @TarekMidani

    @TarekMidani

    3 жыл бұрын

    It went here 8:35

  • @snork_games

    @snork_games

    3 жыл бұрын

    And here 9:58

  • @RedHillian

    @RedHillian

    3 жыл бұрын

    It got wet, changing its refractive index.

  • @kayura77
    @kayura772 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Regulate reference, very smooth!

  • @ChubbiestLamb6
    @ChubbiestLamb63 жыл бұрын

    1:03 "the superficial explanation" Superficial - existing or occurring at or on the surface Very appropriate wording there, Steve...

  • @samtibbitts
    @samtibbitts3 жыл бұрын

    5:10 where do the people go? When will they come back? Am I the only one distracted by them?

  • @TheJunky228

    @TheJunky228

    3 жыл бұрын

    my first thought was The Enigma of Amigara Fault; they found the hole meant for them

  • @deus_ex_machina_

    @deus_ex_machina_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheJunky228 Wow I'd read that before but never knew the name, Junji Ito has quite the imagination.

  • @ioansimion892
    @ioansimion8923 жыл бұрын

    "He does pronounce it 'jif', soo..." :)))

  • @TechnologyWithSaikat
    @TechnologyWithSaikat2 жыл бұрын

    Sir, once in my life, I wanna meet u. U r genius! U having knowledge mostly every field. And I also loves to learn new things.

  • @stefantschirren4466
    @stefantschirren44663 жыл бұрын

    This takes me back to my year 12 high school physics project. I asked myself the same question about white foam on a freshly poured glass of soft drink and came up with this as my topic. Good to hear it again and confirm my presentation.

  • @ViiKing_
    @ViiKing_3 жыл бұрын

    This was cool but can you explain glue? it's white when it's wet but gets transparent when it dries, how?

  • @blackmber

    @blackmber

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting question! Mind if I take a guess? In a water based glue, the adhesive agent may be emulsified in the water in a similar way to the essential oils described in the video. The particles scatter light against the water because they have a different refractive index. However, once the glue dries there is no water between the adhesive and the light travels through. tl;dr The water makes it very cloudy but when the water evaporates, the glue becomes clear.

  • @mrkrunch4340

    @mrkrunch4340

    3 жыл бұрын

    Science!

  • @ViiKing_

    @ViiKing_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@blackmber that's a smart guess, I never thought about that

  • @Hypercube9

    @Hypercube9

    3 жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid, we used to break our crayons, put them in our Elmer's glue, and then shake them to make the glue change colors. Years later, that became an actual product you could buy in stores. LOL

  • @Ducky69247

    @Ducky69247

    3 жыл бұрын

    It doesn't dry clear if you use too much, and it's only barely clear when you use the right amount.

  • @KeeperOfKale222
    @KeeperOfKale2223 жыл бұрын

    8:16 What a face

  • @benjaminruiza

    @benjaminruiza

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is why we came

  • @brided9407

    @brided9407

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@benjaminruiza But it's NNN.

  • @PotionsMaster666

    @PotionsMaster666

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@brided9407 whats NNN ?

  • @brided9407

    @brided9407

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PotionsMaster666 NNN means no nut November.

  • @JimCoder

    @JimCoder

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wet T-Shirt contest. One contestant. Guaranteed win! I had to look up "Buddha Board" and Pernod. Learned two things today!

  • @joelcrow
    @joelcrow3 жыл бұрын

    Great lighting in this Steve!

  • @clockworkkirlia7475
    @clockworkkirlia74753 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating stuff! Always love some *Light* learning! No, seriously, anything to do with light is great.

  • @irkz6690
    @irkz66903 жыл бұрын

    *hits blunt Whoah dude. So is the shower gel still blue in the bottle? Since no light can get to it?

  • @lidarman2
    @lidarman23 жыл бұрын

    It won't work if the frosted part is on your cube neighbors side :(

  • @jetison333

    @jetison333

    3 жыл бұрын

    just reach over and quickly slap down the tape. or wait till they are on a bathroom break or something.

  • @javierhualde739

    @javierhualde739

    3 жыл бұрын

    In fact, some frosted glass is made gluing two glasses with the frosted side inside, so the outer sides are smooth.

  • @Islykids

    @Islykids

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@javierhualde739 how is everyone so smart jees they even thought about that one too

  • @HelgaCavoli
    @HelgaCavoli3 жыл бұрын

    LOVED the blurring of the wet shirt. 😂

  • @EricDenny
    @EricDenny2 жыл бұрын

    My man you find the most unique things to study! There are some seriously enlightening things hidden in the world where nobody else is looking. I wonder how you actually get places ignoring the sidewalk to travel through all the cracks

  • @ronwesilen4536
    @ronwesilen45363 жыл бұрын

    I guess the lipids in the perno (or however is called) have some kind of polar molecules that eventually make a little ball around the insoluble lipids so that it separates the lipids from the water. A similar thing happens in your blood to transport cholesterol and fatty acids. (They are called ldl hdl and quilomicrons, all of them being lipoptroteins) i dont know this for sure but it makes sense for me. Edit: turns out perno is not aromatic oil (as i assumed) so probably this is not the reason, the video, specially comparing it to the emulsion of oil in water made me confused

  • @kindisc

    @kindisc

    3 жыл бұрын

    they use aniseed resin, which crystallises when water is added, see also - ouzo.

  • @ronwesilen4536

    @ronwesilen4536

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kindisc oh yes, i didnt know what perno was and i understood from the video that it was aromatic oil. My bad

  • @SteveMould

    @SteveMould

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think even said aromatic one one point instead of essential oil. My bad!

  • @tudormuntean3299
    @tudormuntean32993 жыл бұрын

    1:30 Why does that thing in the background disapear?

  • @elisakrippner
    @elisakrippner2 жыл бұрын

    super interesting video! loved learning about that!

  • @TheKnacklersWorkshop
    @TheKnacklersWorkshop3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Steve, A really interesting video... I think I may get myself a Buddha Board... thanks for sharing. Take care Paul,,

  • @RedStefan
    @RedStefan3 жыл бұрын

    Honey I am watching this wet t-shirt contests for research purposes I swear!

  • @seanc6128
    @seanc61283 жыл бұрын

    "Regulators, mount up"

  • @MrSpindre

    @MrSpindre

    3 жыл бұрын

    I had to scroll way too far down for this

  • @suicideiscla55ic

    @suicideiscla55ic

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrSpindre *too

  • @joshuadowdle9691
    @joshuadowdle96912 жыл бұрын

    It's very thoughtful of Steve to warn those of us who know the real and 100% correct pronunciation of GIF.

  • @gigglysamentz2021
    @gigglysamentz20213 жыл бұрын

    6:20 I did a little controlled experiment: turns out ethanol helps stabilise oil in small droplet in water, turning the water cloudy. Maybe the ethanol molecules act like amphiphiles ("ethan" part towards the oil, "ol" part towards the water). A bit like soap dispersing the oil throughout the water. Maybe it prevents coalescing of the oil because the ethanol layer needs energy to be broken.

  • @ElendirFoxburr
    @ElendirFoxburr3 жыл бұрын

    Really neat, thank you! Any ideas why some plastics turn white as you deform them? (i.e. plastically deform usually)

  • @digeon8798

    @digeon8798

    2 жыл бұрын

    Idk but that phenomena (prob. Spelled wrong) is called going crazy, maybe same reason?

  • @frobthebuilder

    @frobthebuilder

    2 жыл бұрын

    I believe the stress creates tiny voids in the material, which scatter light in the way described in this video.

  • @RealUlrichLeland
    @RealUlrichLeland3 жыл бұрын

    7:10 sounds a bit dodgy if you had frosted glass showers

  • @akshatverma6889
    @akshatverma68893 жыл бұрын

    I am glad someone asked this question

  • @Geronimo122
    @Geronimo1223 жыл бұрын

    Great video-- enjoyed this topic.

  • @evilferris
    @evilferris3 жыл бұрын

    8:15 😍 The goods you came to see. Kinda.

  • @thofu

    @thofu

    3 жыл бұрын

    #freethenipple

  • @tremkl
    @tremkl3 жыл бұрын

    I hadn't heard of Buddha Board before, but when you described it, my mind immediately jumped to frosted glass. I own a frosted glass chess set (half the squares/pieces are clear glass, half are frosted), and after I had used it a fair amount I found the glass had a lot of fingerprints on it and I wanted to clean it. I got a damp cloth and wiped it down, and much to my surprise all of the squares disappeared. Sure enough as it dried, the frosting came right back.

  • @jaredcoffin8702
    @jaredcoffin8702 Жыл бұрын

    This is mind blowing. I’m in the automotive industry and never understood quite how clear coat became less transparent over time. Or with lots of sun. And why water on my truck makes it look a lot nicer. Or… endless possibilities

  • @tilmanfrers7206
    @tilmanfrers72063 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the correct use of the plural of index.

  • @stupidgenius107
    @stupidgenius1073 жыл бұрын

    Now explain Elmer's glue. White when wet, dries clear. 🤔

  • @duodot

    @duodot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Something in the wet glue is suspended in various orientations, scattering the light, but orients into a shared direction when it solidifies, making it transparent? Edit: Another comment I found hypothesized that the adhesive being emulsified in the water scatter light while suspended in the water, but when the water evaporates, it becomes less refractive.

  • @stupidgenius107

    @stupidgenius107

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@duodot The second one makes more sense to me in the context of this video. I don't think it has anything to do with alignment, because then I would think it would only be clear from one angle (or 2 parallel angles). 3rd option: magic.

  • @duodot

    @duodot

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stupidgenius107 Yeah, seems so to me as well. I work with metals, so crystal formations was the first thing to pop knto my head lol

  • @kurtrichter1732

    @kurtrichter1732

    3 жыл бұрын

    And that is why you need to polish the metal samples before you can see their structure under the microscope. Now it makes sense to me.

  • @radicalxedward8047
    @radicalxedward80473 жыл бұрын

    Ahhhh! I tried replicating what he was doing and got a bunch of photons in my eyes.

  • @DarkdeathKnigth
    @DarkdeathKnigth25 күн бұрын

    I once wondered why some stuff made of cloudly and white resin became clear after adding a fresh layer on it, now it makes a lot of sense. Thanks!

  • @bryceg8101
    @bryceg81013 жыл бұрын

    Woah, a wild pebble time steel! I don't remember the last time I saw another one of those, nice!

  • @gpowell511
    @gpowell5113 жыл бұрын

    You should try adding Pernod to heavy water, Deuterium, and see if it separates out then

  • @sageinit

    @sageinit

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why?

  • @gpowell511

    @gpowell511

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sageinit Because the droplets did not coalesce in normal water and he stated "nobody knows why" so by changing 1 parameter (the density and not the chemical reactions associated) we can possibly gain a step towards understanding why.

  • @mwgondim
    @mwgondim3 жыл бұрын

    Apparently, all sunscreen lotions I've checked have Titanium Dioxide in their composition... Is this scattering responsible for their UV protection?

  • @GuyNamedSean

    @GuyNamedSean

    3 жыл бұрын

    Partially, yes. The whole point in sunscreen is to be opaque to UV. Most sunscreens that I've seen appear black on a UV image, so it would appear they absorb the light, but I have seen some that reflect the majority of the light.

  • @ronwesilen4536

    @ronwesilen4536

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GuyNamedSean maybe the black ones have the oxide.to.make them white

  • @Scandium_quasar

    @Scandium_quasar

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GuyNamedSean Yeah, physics girl and veritasium if I remember correctly looked at different sunscreens with a UV camera and some do reflect instead of absorb the UVR.

  • @tiarkrezar

    @tiarkrezar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, if it looks white, that just means it scatters the visible part of the spectrum. I'm guessing it probably absorbs UV so that it doesn't reach your skin cells.

  • @mwgondim

    @mwgondim

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Scandium_quasar well remembered, I'm gonna check that video again

  • @MadhuAkash
    @MadhuAkash3 жыл бұрын

    U r a awesome guy u have the same thoughts that I have but u solved and educating every one this is awesome

  • @althaz
    @althaz3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely the best pronunciation of skl.sh I've ever heard. Five stars.

  • @danielwarren7110
    @danielwarren71103 жыл бұрын

    so paint your house colours to annoy your neighbours, then cover it in the same paint as the board. and only annoy them when it rains

  • @hootsmcgee7896
    @hootsmcgee78963 жыл бұрын

    man for once id like to see the massive bong hit i assume Steve does before starting his videos..... i can imagine all that white smoke!

  • @thoperSought
    @thoperSought3 жыл бұрын

    those were some solid sksh recommendations also, awesome video

  • @wethumour
    @wethumour3 жыл бұрын

    You know who you remind me of? Richard Feynman. The delightful, infectious joy of getting to the bottom of everyday curioisities, leading directly to being driven to delightfully share what you learn, as simply as how you were delighted with each original aha moment.

  • @bl4cksp1d3r
    @bl4cksp1d3r3 жыл бұрын

    Typical, Steve Mould perceives the first three number of 2 × Pi as art xD

  • @ca-ke9493

    @ca-ke9493

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just say Tau

  • @bl4cksp1d3r

    @bl4cksp1d3r

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ca-ke9493 nah, I'm fine

  • @gehteuchnixan69
    @gehteuchnixan693 жыл бұрын

    Steve: _Pernod_ My ear: *Porno?*

  • @alexanderthomas2660

    @alexanderthomas2660

    3 жыл бұрын

    Porno usually only turns white at the end…

  • @mathieucharette6511
    @mathieucharette65112 жыл бұрын

    Finally subscribed lol. Fun videos, I love your content! :)

  • @robin888official
    @robin888official3 жыл бұрын

    I remember in school when I wanted to mix a light color. Adding color to white did next to nothing. Adding just a bit of white to color did so much more.

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