Why Your Pee Looks Like A Chain

Ғылым және технология

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Have you noticed the shape of your urine stream when you pee? It does this twisty undulating thing. But why? And why do the same waves appear when you pour a liquid from a container?
Here's my video featuring Rayleigh instability:
• The bizarre ripples th...
Here's my video about the Lattice Boltzmann Method:
• The Bizarre Way We Tra...
The fake medical advice at the end comes courtesy of not-fake Doctor Rohin Francis. This is his excellent channel:
/ @medlifecrisis
Here are a couple of good videos on laminar flow:
• Why Laminar Flow is AW...
• Laminar Flow DISAMBIGU...
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  • @SteveMould
    @SteveMould3 жыл бұрын

    The bad medical advice at the end comes from Medlife Crisis. You should visit his channel here: kzread.info The sponsor is Blinkist - The first 100 people to go to blinkist.com/stevemould​ will get unlimited access for 1 week to try it out. You'll also get 25% off if you want full membership.

  • @RyanWaldroop

    @RyanWaldroop

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love that Dr. Francis is googling Matt Parker. 😂

  • @thesmiffable

    @thesmiffable

    3 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely ended myself when Rohan answered the phone, and even more when he started nonchalantly whistling

  • @UltraGamma25

    @UltraGamma25

    3 жыл бұрын

    .... too much pressure for that to happen

  • @MedlifeCrisis

    @MedlifeCrisis

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RyanWaldroop Actually I was using Bing

  • @RyanWaldroop

    @RyanWaldroop

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MedlifeCrisis Dang! I thought it might have been bing, but it sounds funny to say you're binging Matt Parker. I was more concerned you were using Internet Explorer.

  • @ElectroBOOM
    @ElectroBOOM3 жыл бұрын

    No literature on it? Then let's call it Mould Effect #2!

  • @rektangel333

    @rektangel333

    3 жыл бұрын

    i dont even know what to say other than hi and first

  • @jonathanvanhyning3344

    @jonathanvanhyning3344

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is something concerning about a "Mould" in my urine.

  • @cat-.-

    @cat-.-

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mould grand effect Mould little effect Mould last effect

  • @SteveMould

    @SteveMould

    3 жыл бұрын

    Works for me!

  • @rancidmarshmallow4468

    @rancidmarshmallow4468

    3 жыл бұрын

    how about the steve effect then?

  • @Masquerola
    @Masquerola3 жыл бұрын

    SmarterEveryDay: Laminar flow is my favorite! Veritasium: No, turbulent flow is better! Steve Mould: why is my pee a chain

  • @mari8761

    @mari8761

    3 жыл бұрын

    The P-chain

  • @rajkr7j

    @rajkr7j

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haa😆😆 I'm also thinking same.

  • @danjtitchener

    @danjtitchener

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mari8761 It's a P-wave!

  • @nineball039

    @nineball039

    3 жыл бұрын

    In 11 dimensions (give or take) it's a p-brane.

  • @FlashDrive356

    @FlashDrive356

    3 жыл бұрын

    XD

  • @58209
    @582092 жыл бұрын

    "Let's approach as closely as possible to the Platonic Ideal of a stream of pis--" This is the single greatest line in the entire history of KZread videos.

  • @AHustleIsLikeASideOfFries

    @AHustleIsLikeASideOfFries

    2 жыл бұрын

    I bet the KZread demonetizer was like, 'YES! I got you now!... D'oh!"

  • @FatalShotGG

    @FatalShotGG

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mhm, sure...

  • @gallitagen5224

    @gallitagen5224

    2 жыл бұрын

    1:53

  • @13_cmi

    @13_cmi

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s even more funny when people cut out things like this. You know what it is but it cuts off right before it happens. That’s way better than not cutting it off

  • @Keckered1

    @Keckered1

    Жыл бұрын

    1:55

  • @Love-and-Salt
    @Love-and-Salt Жыл бұрын

    This man has just become the pouring liquid expert at this point and I’m here for this extremely niche content

  • @MedlifeCrisis
    @MedlifeCrisis3 жыл бұрын

    So good to see you up and about

  • @augustgames6502

    @augustgames6502

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @FlorianFahrenberger

    @FlorianFahrenberger

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please tell me that Steve didn't even tell you what his fictional "condition" would be in the bit, and just had you vamping on about something vague. :-D

  • @bracco23

    @bracco23

    3 жыл бұрын

    The phone cable not attached is a great touch!

  • @SteveMould

    @SteveMould

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think I'm going to pull through

  • @huraqan3761

    @huraqan3761

    3 жыл бұрын

    Eyyyyyy (◠‿◕)

  • @MystDawg
    @MystDawg3 жыл бұрын

    As a huge fan of both physics and piss this appeals to me greatly

  • @007liammurphy

    @007liammurphy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Donald Trump approves of one of your interests

  • @Spanky00Cheeks

    @Spanky00Cheeks

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@007liammurphy people love being lied to.

  • @007liammurphy

    @007liammurphy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Spanky00Cheeks you are a handsome man and people like you

  • @Spanky00Cheeks

    @Spanky00Cheeks

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@007liammurphy now I feel like must feel. :) Orange man is gone. And while Orange man is bad, there are worse men and women out there. No. Just men. My bad.

  • @littlejackalo5326

    @littlejackalo5326

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Spanky00Cheeks waaaaaa. Haven't seen and feminists that are men in the comments before.

  • @paullove5238
    @paullove52382 жыл бұрын

    Ive always considered myself to be of an analytical mindset. I'm always looking at things and trying to understand how they work. But the problem I always have is then explaining what I am now able to understand. But I love that your out here doing the homework for us and really answering the big questions that need answering. Love your channel. I look forward to learning something new Everytime I click on one.

  • @envar1
    @envar1 Жыл бұрын

    Wasn’t sure if your video’s quality before watching, but I can say that this video is very well made. Job well done!

  • @tdude3212
    @tdude32123 жыл бұрын

    Rohin looking at picture of Matt, and his phone line being physically disconnected are the best parts of the bit. Solid colab :)

  • @zerid0

    @zerid0

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aren't we all looking at pictures of Matt on our free time? :D

  • @mheermance

    @mheermance

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't notice that the handset wasn't connected. Thanks for pointing it out.

  • @benhbr

    @benhbr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Duh, it's a cordless phone

  • @funtechu

    @funtechu

    3 жыл бұрын

    It completely caught me off-guard. Fantastic cameo, and way better than just having some random person pretend to be a doctor.

  • @scottwatrous

    @scottwatrous

    3 жыл бұрын

    The fact that the wire was not plugged in immediately caught me off guard lol

  • @FanOfAwesome1
    @FanOfAwesome13 жыл бұрын

    The shape resembles a chain. I'd call it a water chain, and address each "pinch" as a waterlink.

  • @MikeSchwirian

    @MikeSchwirian

    3 жыл бұрын

    Came to say the same.

  • @NickCombs

    @NickCombs

    3 жыл бұрын

    good idea, but it should happen in any fluid with surface tension, not just water

  • @reptarien

    @reptarien

    3 жыл бұрын

    First thought was that it looked chain-like. Completely agree, that's what it most resembles

  • @cgromo

    @cgromo

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's what it's called in some fluid simulation papers, see Two Minute Papers' episode on a relatively recent simulation technique that can accurately simulate water chains: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hax9zbOtYJe9c9I.html

  • @jerrymiller276

    @jerrymiller276

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Mould liquid chain effect. Does he have a thing about chains?

  • @timelsen2236
    @timelsen2236 Жыл бұрын

    Steve Mould is the science bomb of all You Tube. He always has the unusual not found anywhere, with intuitive explanations easy to follow. All schools should study Steve's work.

  • @geoffreyraleigh1674
    @geoffreyraleigh1674 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this one. Great stuff!

  • @kaidenschmidt157
    @kaidenschmidt1573 жыл бұрын

    “The platonic IDEAL of a stream of pi-“

  • @mirzaahmed6589

    @mirzaahmed6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very strictly platonic.

  • @onetwoBias

    @onetwoBias

    3 жыл бұрын

    That part really cracked me up! 😂

  • @noahbehnke

    @noahbehnke

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES! 1:58 I had to pause because I was laughing so hard.

  • @fenrirab620

    @fenrirab620

    3 жыл бұрын

    I see an R.Kelly experiments

  • @terrygoyan3022
    @terrygoyan30223 жыл бұрын

    Wife: "What the heck are you doing in the bathroom?" Man: "Experimenting!"

  • @sjcaljames

    @sjcaljames

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @hi-here4102

    @hi-here4102

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @DFPercush

    @DFPercush

    3 жыл бұрын

    "So that's why you needs a ruler... suuure"

  • @Metal_Master_YT

    @Metal_Master_YT

    3 жыл бұрын

    now, wouldn't it be normal to *be in the bathroom* while you pee? "what the heck are you doing in the bathroom?" "using it... what else would I be doing?"

  • @diynevala

    @diynevala

    3 жыл бұрын

    Science cannot be stopped! I need more beer to continue this endeavour!

  • @Eduardo29564
    @Eduardo295642 жыл бұрын

    I had this question since high school! Never got it answered, even with 5 years studying physics at university! After 8 years finally I got an answer! Thank you!

  • @maxgotts5895
    @maxgotts58954 ай бұрын

    so beautifully explained. you are an awesome educator

  • @davisdiercks
    @davisdiercks3 жыл бұрын

    "We need laminar fl-" * Destin materializes out of thin air * You summoned me?

  • @Metal_Master_YT

    @Metal_Master_YT

    3 жыл бұрын

    YEAH XD

  • @mikek6298

    @mikek6298

    3 жыл бұрын

    That and snatch blocks

  • @qutaara3454

    @qutaara3454

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol, I could see Destin's face Popping into the screen right when he mentioned the word "laminar"

  • @jekizer
    @jekizer3 жыл бұрын

    "This video is not about laminar flow." > Destin has left the chat

  • @olimpather

    @olimpather

    3 жыл бұрын

    > Veritasium has joined the chat

  • @Abel19129

    @Abel19129

    3 жыл бұрын

    HAHA thats a good one xD

  • @zyansheep

    @zyansheep

    3 жыл бұрын

    > Captain Disillusion has opened blender

  • @fluffigverbimmelt

    @fluffigverbimmelt

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just about to post this, nice

  • @makius1400

    @makius1400

    3 жыл бұрын

    KZread nerds are the best

  • @divyagupta6854
    @divyagupta6854 Жыл бұрын

    Just straight on to the topic man!! Real professional!

  • @odywilly1485
    @odywilly14852 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad you’re answering the real questions

  • @Chaunton
    @Chaunton3 жыл бұрын

    "Let's approach, as closely as possible, the platonic ideal of a stream of pi-." Love it.

  • @anonymousranter2583

    @anonymousranter2583

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed!

  • @alansouthall8221

    @alansouthall8221

    3 жыл бұрын

    So good

  • @Mobilesuit413x

    @Mobilesuit413x

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is also my favorite part.

  • @massimookissed1023

    @massimookissed1023

    3 жыл бұрын

    Stream of π

  • @GediMini
    @GediMini3 жыл бұрын

    the British KZreadr cinematic universe is getting out of hand... And I love it!

  • @user-vn7ce5ig1z

    @user-vn7ce5ig1z

    3 жыл бұрын

    KZread is more incestuous than _Game of Thrones._ _Worlds are colliding! George is getting upset!_

  • @WhatColourIsYourBugatti_

    @WhatColourIsYourBugatti_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Americans....

  • @dashquinnten6346

    @dashquinnten6346

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WhatColourIsYourBugatti_ living rent free in your head

  • @tutragic3992
    @tutragic39922 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for answering a question I never ask or ever thought about! 👍

  • @valentindumont3740
    @valentindumont3740 Жыл бұрын

    Hyyyyyper intéressant ! Never found explanation about this before

  • @WhatColourIsYourBugatti_
    @WhatColourIsYourBugatti_3 жыл бұрын

    10:53 Casually staring at a picture of Matt Parker, then picking up a telephone that isn’t even connected. Feels like the start of an adult film...

  • @freescape08

    @freescape08

    3 жыл бұрын

    Didn't even notice the phone was disconnected until your comment, that makes it even better.

  • @MikkoRantalainen

    @MikkoRantalainen

    3 жыл бұрын

    And the "Oh, and Steve, it's been good knowing you, man. Take care." was the cherry on the cake.

  • @Elitematt74
    @Elitematt743 жыл бұрын

    Some say if you repeat "Laminar flow" three times in a mirror, Destin appear behind you...

  • @LeglessWonder

    @LeglessWonder

    2 жыл бұрын

    Is there a way to run laminar flow thru snatch blocks? He’d be in heaven lol

  • @moorhen6156

    @moorhen6156

    2 жыл бұрын

    I heard if you say it 5 times you'll find a Chinese tea pot somewhere near by

  • @DeepakGautamX
    @DeepakGautamX Жыл бұрын

    5:10 What I think. When we pour water from the container like jug. Water wants to come flows out in cylindrical shape. But when it leaves the container it becomes thin like a flat paper. Cylinder changes to flatten cylinder. And due to outward coming force this flat surface roates. And it keeps on rotating. You can confirm this by taking a long strip of clothe hold it from one side and turn it from other side. Like do several twist. The exact same shape will form.

  • @florasplace3404
    @florasplace34042 жыл бұрын

    I've always wondered this! Thank you for satisfying my curiosity!

  • @latergator9622
    @latergator96223 жыл бұрын

    I love how you perfectly emulate the “disheveled but still functioning look”

  • @MrEDMeaner

    @MrEDMeaner

    3 жыл бұрын

    Emulate? Haha

  • @ryant1626

    @ryant1626

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right? Like a homeless millionaire lol

  • @johnbox5013

    @johnbox5013

    2 жыл бұрын

    He works hard at the stuff he does. Proper presentation with a team of people to help.

  • @latergator9622

    @latergator9622

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Smee Self to match or surpass. Look up sactimonious.

  • @answersteslaqueries6712

    @answersteslaqueries6712

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@latergator9622 TIL there is an adjective for the act of virtue signaling

  • @Ruffaloo
    @Ruffaloo3 жыл бұрын

    Quarantine day 336: "Why does my pee look like a chain?"

  • @mduckernz

    @mduckernz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Richard Joyce Ugh, Qdroids even here. Go away.

  • @EliteGeeks

    @EliteGeeks

    3 жыл бұрын

    Euler's force, with the Coriolis force, makes the entangled stream known to me an Oscillating Undulation the action of moving smoothly up and down.

  • @MS-me6fv

    @MS-me6fv

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EliteGeeks is it normal?

  • @EliteGeeks

    @EliteGeeks

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MS-me6fv ( clarified.... ) to me yes...

  • @MS-me6fv

    @MS-me6fv

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EliteGeeks what do you mean "to you" ? Is it not normal to others?

  • @zipzaezaveon9438
    @zipzaezaveon94382 жыл бұрын

    OK, I've been looking for something on this subject for yearsssss!!! Never found anything about it, so when I saw this on my recommended I knew I had to watch it

  • @carolinazanata1473
    @carolinazanata14732 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why, but this video made so happy! you're delightful thanks for this :)

  • @MattAndImprov
    @MattAndImprov3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I've literally Googled whether urethras are rifled.

  • @mikieswart

    @mikieswart

    3 жыл бұрын

    would be nice if they were! might actually get that first second of stream into the bowl and not… everywhere else but

  • @mduckernz

    @mduckernz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ribbed for his/her pleasure? ;p

  • @bedi3983

    @bedi3983

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mduckernz you dont fuck a urethra

  • @corbeaudejugement

    @corbeaudejugement

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bedi3983 sounding

  • @scvpest

    @scvpest

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bedi3983 YOU don't fuck a urethra

  • @Prateekch95
    @Prateekch953 жыл бұрын

    Steve : To properly describe this shape, let's produce a really good example of it. Me: Oh God! I hope he doesn't start peeing.

  • @blinded6502

    @blinded6502

    3 жыл бұрын

    69 likes, nice

  • @suppersdinner119

    @suppersdinner119

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope he does

  • @pairot01

    @pairot01

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ThePursuitWOD You can't not expect that comment

  • @leftysheppey

    @leftysheppey

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ThePursuitWOD steve mould is a DILF, and I'm sorry you cant accept that

  • @paulfitzgerald4933
    @paulfitzgerald49332 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Can you do one little trick with the rinse aid study? Maybe use a syringe and inject to one side food coloring or a few sand particles. Simply out, if it's oscillating the color should stay on the same two sides with little crossing of paths. If it's actually spinning the fluid with color / dye / particles should be criss crossing from one to the next and then the next in the same direction on the way down. Not that I don't believe it's oscillating, but I do think it would be astounding to see one side of it limited to the same two sides as further proof. It could also be done with dividers in the container and coloring only in one that's near the edge of one. Let me know your thoughts on my lunacy, My good man, if you would please!

  • @B-2-Z
    @B-2-Z2 жыл бұрын

    In order to see the flow patterns going on inside the buckled stream (as I would describe it) it would've been nice if you had added particles like glitter or something like that in combination with Slow motion filming to see what's actually going on there. I myself always thought that the shape was a spiral... Gotta love physics!

  • @AmphiptereSiX
    @AmphiptereSiX3 жыл бұрын

    Steve-"I can't do any chores around the house without noticing physics oddities"-Mould

  • @EmoAdam0312
    @EmoAdam03123 жыл бұрын

    Idk why the algorithm recommended me this video, but honestly......not disappointed. Made it pretty damn entertaining.. I loved the doctors skit.

  • @pedromms8908

    @pedromms8908

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here! I guess youtube knew I was in a urge to pee

  • @chady51

    @chady51

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes love PISS

  • @anacreon212
    @anacreon2122 жыл бұрын

    This man answering the important questions

  • @jebzerker
    @jebzerker2 жыл бұрын

    Just a thought, there also is a strong correlation between the fluid flow and a gaseous flow that has also been explained as a harmonic resonance. I believe that this is a component in the steam pattern since there is a harmonic component in the body that will affect the steam follow. This flow pattern exhibits several influencers simultaneously and isn't limited to just one causel property. C

  • @pauliemac5814
    @pauliemac58143 жыл бұрын

    I noticed from the time I was a young adult that my stream was helical and discussed it with friends but no one else seemed to have taken any notice of their stream. I’ve always described my “anatomy “ as having rifling, like the inside of a gun barrel. I love that this video now exists. Thanks for making it Steve. Now I better go get my affairs in order I guess.

  • @KOZMOuvBORG

    @KOZMOuvBORG

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can identify your "Inner Gun" by checking the twist on the rifling.

  • @moondust2365

    @moondust2365

    2 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of a certain someone saying they "charge rifle" peed lol.

  • @krashsytegaming9222

    @krashsytegaming9222

    Жыл бұрын

    What kind of bullets do you piss? .22? .50?

  • @mu11668B
    @mu11668B3 жыл бұрын

    I actually ran into the explanation of this phenomenon when I was taking a course about fluid dynamic in college. This is the correct solution! I remembered the professor showed us a model simulation under laminar flow assumption (which apparently holds in this case as the shape is almost constant in Eulerian frame of reference).

  • @sontapaa11jokulainen94

    @sontapaa11jokulainen94

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your professor also used a piss stream as an example?

  • @mu11668B

    @mu11668B

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sontapaa11jokulainen94 Ofc not lol. It was just a fun example of shaped nozzle.

  • @sontapaa11jokulainen94

    @sontapaa11jokulainen94

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mu11668B XD

  • @jeaneliel
    @jeaneliel Жыл бұрын

    I can totally see this becoming a source of inspiration for all forms of art ( if it's not already).

  • @blmisfit8208
    @blmisfit8208 Жыл бұрын

    This man is answering the real questions

  • @SthamerAMVs
    @SthamerAMVs3 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else get excited when Steve Mould appears in your notifications?

  • @Slabsticktwitch

    @Slabsticktwitch

    3 жыл бұрын

    I immediately started peeing helical.

  • @AttilaAsztalos

    @AttilaAsztalos

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel like I should be but by the time it happens I keep forgetting this channel exists.

  • @djmintyfreshful

    @djmintyfreshful

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Slabsticktwitch I usually pee in the complex plane, a phasor if you will.

  • @NickHermans
    @NickHermans3 жыл бұрын

    "the Mould piss stream effect".

  • @thorvaldspear

    @thorvaldspear

    3 жыл бұрын

    lmao yes

  • @jamesramplin8124

    @jamesramplin8124

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Mould Effect 2: Revenge of the piss

  • @drderpphd

    @drderpphd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mouldy Pee

  • @nasos007

    @nasos007

    3 жыл бұрын

    The mould effect - seconded. We did it for Parker squares...

  • @madil2259

    @madil2259

    3 жыл бұрын

    The piss effect

  • @avocatatomique
    @avocatatomique2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, awesome video

  • @redgentleman2412
    @redgentleman2412 Жыл бұрын

    I had came up with that very same explanation a while ago on the toilet, but now having it confirmed by Steve Mould I'm quite proud of myself

  • @finhornby8556
    @finhornby85563 жыл бұрын

    why not describe the shape as a chain? This 90° alternation is reminiscent of the way chain links interlock.

  • @Jesse__H

    @Jesse__H

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that makes sense.

  • @djmintyfreshful

    @djmintyfreshful

    3 жыл бұрын

    things can have many descriptions.

  • @martinfisker7438

    @martinfisker7438

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was also thinking of a chain wrapped in celophane

  • @rederaz2509

    @rederaz2509

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Chain" is exactly what I was thinking

  • @maolmhuire

    @maolmhuire

    3 жыл бұрын

    I came to the comments to describe this shape as a shrink-wrapped chain.

  • @thefriendorthefoe
    @thefriendorthefoe3 жыл бұрын

    1:57 "The platonic ideal of a stream of pi-" ANYWAY, moving on now

  • @andrewjvaughan

    @andrewjvaughan

    3 жыл бұрын

    a brand new sentence for the world right there

  • @303elliott

    @303elliott

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best part of the whole video

  • @JoeTaber

    @JoeTaber

    3 жыл бұрын

    The platonic ideal of demonetiz-

  • @user-vn7ce5ig1z

    @user-vn7ce5ig1z

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bahntonio> "The platonic ideal of a stream of pi-" The correct Greek pronunciation of π is /pee/, so your cut-off is still family-friendly. 🤷

  • @xtimes3952

    @xtimes3952

    2 жыл бұрын

    pi

  • @Annathroy
    @Annathroy Жыл бұрын

    I thought I was weird for having that stream... Thank you man

  • @squaretriangle2294
    @squaretriangle2294 Жыл бұрын

    Yes thank you

  • @ExperimentIV
    @ExperimentIV3 жыл бұрын

    “go and have a look now” he says IMMEDIATELY after i’ve finished peeing smdh

  • @kupillas-1638

    @kupillas-1638

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m gonna sound like an idiot saying this but what does “smdh” mean?

  • @ExperimentIV

    @ExperimentIV

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kupillas-1638 "shaking my damn head" don't be afraid to ask, even though there's so many jerks out there who'll be mean to you for not knowing something.

  • @kupillas-1638

    @kupillas-1638

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ExperimentIV aw thanks!

  • @FC_Dobbs48
    @FC_Dobbs483 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for answering a question I have pondered intermittently for about 60 years, often while standing out in the wilderness. How did this slit spout opening producing this chainlike stream evolve? Or was it significant for the other fluid emitted from this spout?

  • @josephsshitpostemporium4325

    @josephsshitpostemporium4325

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think it might have to do with symmetry in our bodies. It's between your legs so it gets squeezed on the side and grows vertically due to less restraint

  • @RealKlausSchwab

    @RealKlausSchwab

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was just pondering this phenomenon last month.

  • @RealKlausSchwab

    @RealKlausSchwab

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think it's due to the shape of the "nozzle" and surface tension of the liquid.

  • @jacobpugpoirier3350

    @jacobpugpoirier3350

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@josephsshitpostemporium4325 symmetry

  • @josephsshitpostemporium4325

    @josephsshitpostemporium4325

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jacobpugpoirier3350 My bad. Typo.

  • @matthewbartsh9167
    @matthewbartsh91672 жыл бұрын

    That bit about getting your affairs in order had me laughing out loud. More of that sort of thing please.

  • @SEThatered
    @SEThatered10 ай бұрын

    This man has endless curiosity. Never change.

  • @miigon9117
    @miigon91173 жыл бұрын

    "the faster you pee the longer the wave length" That's exactly what I want to know from science courses. EDIT: 400 likes? does that mean I’m legally in the “famous internet people” club now?

  • @afrog2666

    @afrog2666

    3 жыл бұрын

    Didn`t he say it`s NOT like the faster you pee the longer the wave length..?

  • @techpriestsalok8119

    @techpriestsalok8119

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@afrog2666 9:45 listen for fifteen seconds at this point.

  • @mechamicro

    @mechamicro

    3 жыл бұрын

    More like beat slower. With lower angular velocity

  • @Enerjy

    @Enerjy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Hand Grabbing Fruits That's a very interesting observation! I'm guessing this person somehow got _`_ and _'_ mixed up. Because the only time you use _'_ is when there is a quote within a quote. _`_ is pretty much only used in programming languages.

  • @Enerjy

    @Enerjy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Hand Grabbing Fruits haha nice

  • @squigglypeterson7157
    @squigglypeterson71573 жыл бұрын

    I've tried for years and years to find out the real reason of it and what it is called. Thank you for your perseverance!

  • @samgamgee7384
    @samgamgee73849 ай бұрын

    I wasn't sure if this Steve was brilliant or the maddest lad on the Tube. Then I realized he's both. I hope the follow up episode will be why your stream sometimes splits in two as it emerges or even goes off to a side.

  • @user-rm2qj2jh4l
    @user-rm2qj2jh4l9 ай бұрын

    Steve (and also me): The shape of the water flowing matches the simulation! How satisfying!! Everyone else: if you say so Great video and explanation! :)

  • @ButzPunk
    @ButzPunk3 жыл бұрын

    When your doctor spends his free time binging pictures of Matt Parker, you know you've got yourself a winner.

  • @leftysheppey

    @leftysheppey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or a psychopath

  • @SupaDanteX

    @SupaDanteX

    3 жыл бұрын

    What if it wasnt his free time? Maybe Matt has issues too D:

  • @nawarelsabaa

    @nawarelsabaa

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SupaDanteX Does Matt have Parker-square-shaped urine?

  • @renatoimperatori5289

    @renatoimperatori5289

    3 жыл бұрын

    you mean a weiner 😂

  • @xiaofan4503
    @xiaofan45033 жыл бұрын

    Helical pee streams can have disastrous effects on aim. As the pee pulls inwards, conservation of angular momentum makes it spin *faster*. When the stream breaks into droplets down the line, individual droplets sometimes end up with a lot of linear momentum. Under the right conditions, the end of the stream turns into a kind of spray. @steve I think I can see the beginnings of this at the bottom of your helical stream demonstration, but your video just barely cuts off the breaking up of the stream.

  • @Jefe_D._Jefes

    @Jefe_D._Jefes

    Жыл бұрын

    Mmmhmmm yes, can confirm, have sprayed the wall next to my toilet many a time.

  • @FYAHWEHL

    @FYAHWEHL

    Жыл бұрын

    Never in my life I’ve seen anyone talk about pee in such a way

  • @FYAHWEHL

    @FYAHWEHL

    Жыл бұрын

    Never in my life I’ve seen anyone talk about pee in such a way

  • @milad.nikzad
    @milad.nikzad Жыл бұрын

    Instant subscribe. I’ve wondered for a lifetime. I thought something was wrong with me.

  • @OlivierDelcourt_BE
    @OlivierDelcourt_BE Жыл бұрын

    Thank you explaining something I see everyday and for which I was asking myself a lot of questions… :)

  • @DaVoKanfr
    @DaVoKanfr3 жыл бұрын

    Laminar flow? I bet that smarter everyday will comment in less than 5 days.

  • @sacalius_papalagius

    @sacalius_papalagius

    3 жыл бұрын

    he needs to get out of the submarine first.

  • @jeremyturner2873

    @jeremyturner2873

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe he'll bring his #SNATCHBLOCK!

  • @joratto2833

    @joratto2833

    3 жыл бұрын

    inb4 smarter everyday

  • @YPOC

    @YPOC

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha I had the same thought! :D

  • @jasonenns5076

    @jasonenns5076

    3 жыл бұрын

    I no longer have laminar flow... Ever since I became a teenager it is all chaotic flow now.

  • @incription
    @incription3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always tried to pee harder to increase the wavelength of my pee stream. Now I know the physics, thanks Steve!

  • @jakkakasunset5485

    @jakkakasunset5485

    3 жыл бұрын

    *pisses harder* *_PHYSICS_*

  • @incription

    @incription

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jakkakasunset5485 MORE POWER

  • @Gereon_

    @Gereon_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@incription MAXIMUM POWER!

  • @tomwang5564

    @tomwang5564

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Gereon_ Elon Musk has entered the chat!

  • @tomwang5564

    @tomwang5564

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@incription Elon Musk has entered the chat!

  • @ObeyTheLaw7
    @ObeyTheLaw72 жыл бұрын

    Hey, I have a question. If you started this experiment in lab conditions but really really high up, would the stream ever finally oscillate into a perfect circular shape? If so I think it would prove your hypothesis!

  • @wfzero

    @wfzero

    2 жыл бұрын

    This was the comment I was hoping to find!

  • @simpleman5494

    @simpleman5494

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think it would end in droplets before you could see that. Maybe it's possible with fluids of different viscosity like oil..

  • @lagarttemido

    @lagarttemido

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe in vacuum.

  • @mylittlepony7477

    @mylittlepony7477

    Жыл бұрын

    If we could make acceleration due to gravity 0 then maybe the experiment is possible Or else the stream will just turn turbulent

  • @hiimgood

    @hiimgood

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mylittlepony7477 or split up into droplets

  • @Siberius-
    @Siberius-Ай бұрын

    0:20 - "PUSHING water out of your body". That's interesting phrasing, but less interesting since I already found out that many people can't pee by just relaxing and letting it flow out by itself (unless they are busting). They have to actually push, to expel the liquids, otherwise nothing comes out. Now, to get the last tiny bit out, one will have to push a bit either way, so both sides have a bit of each other's situation going on to a minor degree lol. How beautiful.

  • @vidalion
    @vidalion3 жыл бұрын

    Other Science KZreadrs: here's a 3d animation explaining it Steve Mould: I've rendered it in a copper pipe this is the ingenuity we stay for

  • @mitchh3092

    @mitchh3092

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh but when I just film myself peeing and go "SEE THIS WEIRD SHAPE THE PEE MAKES" I'm "violating decency standards" and "a creep"

  • @luiss428

    @luiss428

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mitchh3092 i hate this LMAO

  • @manojlds

    @manojlds

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, he has a thing for pipes. Sad that he didn't paint it red.

  • @JS-rv3et

    @JS-rv3et

    Жыл бұрын

    id use a chain link

  • @thechumpsbeendumped.7797
    @thechumpsbeendumped.77973 жыл бұрын

    10:56 Doctor pretending to type picks up a phone that’s not connected to base. I love these silly jokes.

  • @Norsilca

    @Norsilca

    3 жыл бұрын

    pretending to type into google image search results for matt parker

  • @nobodynowhere8061

    @nobodynowhere8061

    3 жыл бұрын

    What jokes? He was in his office doing paperwork for his patients and the phone was wireless

  • @thechumpsbeendumped.7797

    @thechumpsbeendumped.7797

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nobodynowhere8061 🤣

  • @Tehluls1
    @Tehluls12 жыл бұрын

    Another possible explanation for why the magnetic ring example was not a perfect model: friction between the table and magnets robbing that momentum that causes the oscillation. This would (in my mind) only have a pronounced effect if the magnets are dragging along the table rather than rolling though. So out of curiosity, are the magnets rolling or dragging as they move back and forth? Could you change that behavior with a bigger/smaller circle? More grippy magnets or a less grippy surface? Different shaped magnets? More or bigger or smaller magnets? There has to be a reason to optimize this. The stuff about the water was cool too.

  • @sluttymacycheezboiiii
    @sluttymacycheezboiiii Жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @dhsora95
    @dhsora953 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait for this guy to get old He's gonna be such a perfect mad scientist character

  • @CoolistBeans
    @CoolistBeans Жыл бұрын

    Love the captain disillusion laminar flow link!

  • @agentorange9586
    @agentorange9586 Жыл бұрын

    Finally. Real answers to real questions.

  • @justrtm
    @justrtm3 жыл бұрын

    What about when it splits up into 2 streams and makes a huge mess?

  • @gameonyolo1

    @gameonyolo1

    3 жыл бұрын

    L

  • @NothingHereButMe

    @NothingHereButMe

    3 жыл бұрын

    F

  • @georgecampbell9190

    @georgecampbell9190

    3 жыл бұрын

    L

  • @snoot6629

    @snoot6629

    3 жыл бұрын

    if you pee less hard the two streams would eventually meet in the middle and will combine into a single stream of piss

  • @the_original_Bilb_Ono

    @the_original_Bilb_Ono

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol idk if you are genuinely asking or just trying to be funny.. but, thats because there is semen in your urethra. Thats why it happens after sex or wetdream.

  • @amarug
    @amarug3 жыл бұрын

    I really had to laugh out loud when Rohin picked up that phone with the disconnected cord during "pretend working" ... he is such a comedic genius and his channel is suuuper interesting, personally by far my favourite medical YTer. I really like his views and approach to everything.

  • @smarthome2660
    @smarthome2660 Жыл бұрын

    Gravity makes it fall, surface tension keeps it in this flow patteren & magnetic field of earth determines which direction it spins. North of the equator water spins counter clockwise & water below the equator spins clockwise. Fill your sink then pull the stopper, then once it is spinning, try to reverse the spin and you will see it will change back to the direction it first spun once you stop changing the spin.

  • @johnahn1117
    @johnahn11179 ай бұрын

    Ooooh yeah that rinse aid poured SO nice

  • @emmab.dalton8456
    @emmab.dalton84563 жыл бұрын

    I want you to know that I watched this and subsequently spent a large portion of my son's bathtime explaining the concept to my husband using bath toys. Fun for the whole family!

  • @hewhobringsthenight9907

    @hewhobringsthenight9907

    Жыл бұрын

    i bet you are really really fun at parties. no sarcasm. i would love to hang out with u lmao

  • @uplink-on-yt
    @uplink-on-yt3 жыл бұрын

    Doc, what happens when I die? We give the bed to another patient.

  • @stormyrosebud2878
    @stormyrosebud2878 Жыл бұрын

    End bit was great ☺️

  • @MrEnjoivolcom1
    @MrEnjoivolcom12 жыл бұрын

    I have ALWAYS wondered this!

  • @mataeuxah
    @mataeuxah3 жыл бұрын

    here is the most important question : when your pee splashes, is the splash made of pee or water? what determines the composition of the splash?

  • @violahero4life

    @violahero4life

    3 жыл бұрын

    Acid to water, and not water to acid

  • @halflucan

    @halflucan

    3 жыл бұрын

    The splash is made of pee. I brought a blacklight bulb for Halloween and out of curiosity, took it to the bathroom... the bathroom bowl was near a right angle of wall and it was speckled to hell 1. I didn’t realise pee fluoresced 2. How are you meant to clean drywall

  • @guiagaston7273

    @guiagaston7273

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@halflucan that's why real man sit down to piss.

  • @halflucan

    @halflucan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Sam Towers I’m assuming the black light was fluorescing the dry compounds in the piss and the water evaporated The faster something hits water, the more it behaves like a solid. To me, is like pee is bouncing off it like a rubber ball

  • @namedrop721

    @namedrop721

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@halflucan never take your black light to a hotel if you ever want to travel ever again

  • @kjv35
    @kjv353 жыл бұрын

    This shape should be called an "oscylinder"

  • @marfrde

    @marfrde

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was a Mould Cube

  • @macronencer

    @macronencer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, "oscylinder". Good!

  • @peachmelba1000

    @peachmelba1000

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's a helix.

  • @macronencer

    @macronencer

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@peachmelba1000 Not really. It has two longitudinal planes of symmetry: it doesn't "spiral around itself". I think "oscylinder" is a fun word because it would be a cylinder (tapered, anyway) if it were not for the oscillations.

  • @peachmelba1000

    @peachmelba1000

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@macronencer True. I just peed. Took notes haha

  • @Jack_Schularick
    @Jack_Schularick2 жыл бұрын

    Very elegant, thanks

  • @KOZMOuvBORG
    @KOZMOuvBORG2 жыл бұрын

    Suggest catenoid (resembles a chain, L.) for the shape as, to me, looks a bit like an anchor chain (covered in seaweed, concealing the links?) Catenary's used to describe the curve a chain makes when suspended (as on a bridge). 8:40 the Boltzmann effect webs through the space inside a[n open) link. 13:38 could a spiral stream result from one "screwing" too much or too hard? Could a left-hand twist Out you?

  • @paulwright8695
    @paulwright86953 жыл бұрын

    I have been wondering about this for literally DECADES. I've tried searching for it on the internet and only ever seen it described as "twisting", which it clearly can't be. Thank you for giving a plausible explanation Steve!

  • @ikarienator
    @ikarienator3 жыл бұрын

    It should be called "pee diamonds".

  • @ewantheboat

    @ewantheboat

    3 жыл бұрын

    What about pee chain ?

  • @Qmeister044

    @Qmeister044

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like shock diamonds? I can get behind this. :p

  • @qnicks23434

    @qnicks23434

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ewantheboat 'pee chain' sounds like 'печенье', means cookie in Russian

  • @summertilling4023

    @summertilling4023

    3 жыл бұрын

    My cat had that. We had to feed him special food.

  • @camicus-3249

    @camicus-3249

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kidney stones if you have a powerful stream

  • @PA551ON
    @PA551ON2 жыл бұрын

    Yep. I've reached this point in my life

  • @kiatsommart
    @kiatsommart2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Can you look into the physic of pee splash as well?

  • @mel14sky
    @mel14sky3 жыл бұрын

    Smarter everyday day: poop splash Steve mold: pee shape

  • @MonkeyJedi99

    @MonkeyJedi99

    3 жыл бұрын

    This channel has really gone in the toilet.

  • @T3sl4

    @T3sl4

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cody's Lab: mercury tho?

  • @michaelmoccio2225
    @michaelmoccio22253 жыл бұрын

    "The platonic ideal of a stream of pi-" oh come on man, he had me going there.

  • @SplashAttackTCG
    @SplashAttackTCG Жыл бұрын

    This is what I needed to know. This.

  • @azuregriffin1116
    @azuregriffin11162 жыл бұрын

    I thought this immediately when I saw the thumbnail. I'm happy

  • @Olodus
    @Olodus3 жыл бұрын

    "The Platonic ideal of a stream of pi--" almost made me spit my food laughing. Haha you are amazing Steve

  • @jamesrockybullin5250

    @jamesrockybullin5250

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just FYI, it's "platonic", as in Plato, the Greek mathematician.

  • @markp8295
    @markp82953 жыл бұрын

    This is such a great explanation. These analogies and models are so easy to understand.

  • @tiagomatias6667
    @tiagomatias66672 жыл бұрын

    finaly somebody is asking the REAL big questions

  • @rcplayland
    @rcplayland Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

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