World's Lightest Solid!

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  • 게시일 2024. 04. 22.
  • Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission. The focus of this video is silica aerogels, though graphene aerogels are now technically the lightest.
    At one point Dr. Steven Jones literally held the Guinness World Record for making the lightest aerogel and therefore lightest solid. If you're interested in learning more about aerogels, let me know in the comments as there is a potential trilogy in the works...
    Huge thanks to Dr. Stephen Steiner and the crew at Aerogel Technologies. To find out more or buy your own aerogel sample, check out: www.aerogeltechnologies.com/
    Thanks to Dr. Steven Jones and Dr. Mihail Petkov at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    And thanks to FLIR for loaning us the awesome high definition thermal camera. The footage is amazing! www.flir.com
    Special thanks to Patreon supporters:
    Donal Botkin, Michael Krugman, Ron Neal, Stan Presolski, Terrance Shepherd, Penward Rhyme and everyone who provided feedback on an early draft of this video.
    Filming by Raquel Nuno
    Animations by Maria Raykova
    Drawings by Mariel Solsberg
    Music From epidemicsound.com "Seaweed" "Swagger Stagger"

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  • @Linuxdirk
    @Linuxdirk 4 년 전 +5344

    10:40 I totally did not expect THAT sound.

    • @shadezofbookz5915
      @shadezofbookz5915 4 년 전 +460

      Ikr? Like I thought it's kinda... Soft... Like hard but... Not liek glass hard more like plastic or hard rubber hard...

    • @bubblebath2892
      @bubblebath2892 4 년 전 +104

      Ohh hell ,I didn't even notice it , thnks for drawing our attention to that

    • @jaredguerra9324
      @jaredguerra9324 4 년 전 +138

      it sounded like a tin can!!!!

    • @premeditadeds6304
      @premeditadeds6304 4 년 전 +150

      I thought it would sound like jelly

    • @tannersmith9493
      @tannersmith9493 4 년 전 +81

      Yeah, that noise definitely doesn't match the object and how their describing it. Not at all.

  • @boodabear5575
    @boodabear5575 4 년 전 +5007

    Air: Who are you?
    Aerogel: *I’m you but stronger.*

  • @kisitudeogratius301
    @kisitudeogratius301 년 전 +276

    As a thermal engineer, I appreciate this great scientific innovation. Looking forward to sharing this great video with my thermal group at Villanova University, USA!

  • @user-ds1ey1ud7i
    @user-ds1ey1ud7i 10 개월 전 +18

    It's great to know about aerogels that have really great and interesting properties. Watching the video about the various uses and roles of the aerogel, I found it very attractive. I'm also looking forward to watching the aerogel develop further. Not only do we hope for more innovation and development in the future, but we also look forward to seeing aerogels being used in new areas.

  • @rizzgod-wj6ty
    @rizzgod-wj6ty 4 년 전 +14038

    Aerogel: iam 99.8% air but why do i hear boss music playing
    *Lays: are you challenging me?*

  • @leika8838
    @leika8838 4 년 전 +38402

    "99.8% Air"
    So the company producing this is associated with Lays, huh?

  • @4seeableTV
    @4seeableTV 년 전 +36

    I remember reading about this in USA Today about 30 years ago. They had a picture of an Aerogel cube in a person's hand, and a candle flame in the background. They said that Aerogel worked so well, that if a room was fully insulated with the substance, the candle flame would be enough to heat the room. I thought that was so intriguing. And yet, I never really heard much about it again. I'm guessing it's both very expensive and very fragile to be practical in mass insulation production.

    • @arjensmit6684
      @arjensmit6684 11 개월 전 +7

      You can order it right now. Just google for it
      Its kinda pricy at like 100$ per square meter and 1/4" thick.
      Its thermal isolation is about 1.5 times as good as PIR and 2-3 times as good as rockwool.
      So yes its there, but you have 5 inches of PIR for pennies and it insulates MUCH better than 1/4" aerogel.
      In the end all these insulation materials do the same, insulate by having tiny airpockets. The smaller the air pockets, the better, aerogel is the best, but its not a game changing difference. Thickness always remains key to insulation. Unless you are willing to spend a fortune to save a little on the thickness/weight, you're just better of using something cheap like PIR.

    • @galactickiller977
      @galactickiller977 6 개월 전

      I remember to I seen it like frrr but I thought it was a joke but it was true

  • @dakota7134
    @dakota7134 년 전 +43

    Would aerogel make for good screen protectors for phones since it scatters the color blue more then red/yellow?

    • @mahadkhurram2950
      @mahadkhurram2950 년 전 +6

      I feel like maybe it could be, if they found a way to make it more durable while also staying incredibly thin.

  • @Adrianirl
    @Adrianirl 4 년 전 +15065

    Aerogel - I’m the closest to air possible
    Lays - Observe

    • @amo1319
      @amo1319 4 년 전 +277

      best comment in this comment section

    • @adrianprez8752
      @adrianprez8752 4 년 전 +63

      Awesome, it’s so true 😂

    • @Exodyr
      @Exodyr 4 년 전 +323

      you cant compare air to air. thats just unfair :D

    • @clips9294
      @clips9294 4 년 전 +21

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @soulfrost2020
      @soulfrost2020 4 년 전 +28

      This man gets it😎

  • @devvydoesstuff
    @devvydoesstuff 4 년 전 +8913

    Nobody :
    My brain : can I eat that

  • @savv.123
    @savv.123 년 전 +3

    This was so well explained! ✔️❤️

  • @YoAndyZou
    @YoAndyZou 11 개월 전 +9

    The fact that they did this in 1931 is actually what blows my mind; it reframes what I think of scientific progress and capability back then

  • @wolfsxcl6571
    @wolfsxcl6571 4 년 전 +39510

    So you are basically holding a piece of the sky

  • @aseemgidwani9641
    @aseemgidwani9641 4 년 전 +2955

    My boy figuring out the KRplus algorithm... you deserve it

    • @mrshrimp4459
      @mrshrimp4459 4 년 전 +28

      1,344,121 viewws when i sawed it. He must be a wizard with purple pants.

    • @codycast
      @codycast 4 년 전 +2

      Aseem Gidwani huh?

    • @mrshrimp4459
      @mrshrimp4459 4 년 전

      @@codycast love it

    • @michaels4340
      @michaels4340 4 년 전 +7

      @@codycast Aseem is referring to the previous Veritasium video: krplus.net/bidio/lqyrk2l2o6StlWk

    • @doornumb
      @doornumb 4 년 전 +1

      IQ 10000

  • @1Chitus
    @1Chitus 11 개월 전 +5

    Wow, crazy how something so simple can make such a big impact. I’m sure there’s so much more we can do with this in do time. Very interesting👍🏽

  • @rogersledz6793
    @rogersledz6793 년 전

    Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

  • @syncronised
    @syncronised 4 년 전 +4612

    Aerogel is 99.8% air
    Lays: are u challenging me

  • @gian4764
    @gian4764 4 년 전 +1656

    Aerogel: 99.8% air
    Plankton: 1% evil, 99% hot gas

  • @PixieDusted72
    @PixieDusted72 년 전

    Found this by accident & am so glad I did!! Fascinating!

  • @arnabrooj5298
    @arnabrooj5298 년 전 +3

    It's one of best video I have seen since last 21 years 🙂

  • @thedankest6973
    @thedankest6973 2 년 전 +15960

    “This object is 99.8% air”
    Lays: finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary

  • @sage-1127
    @sage-1127 4 년 전 +6758

    love how chocolate takes mad long to melt under a fire but melts in 5 seconds in my hand

  • @ChemistryProfessor_unStoned

    There's a lot of organic and polymer chemistry in aerogels. Very exciting materials!

  • @definitelynotafox6262

    i'm crying this is so beautiful

  • @danielbroadhurst7018
    @danielbroadhurst7018 4 년 전 +4361

    He discovered that you could swap the water in jello for alcohol. The true inventor of the jello shot.

    • @electriksheep1508
      @electriksheep1508 4 년 전 +27

      that would be rad

    • @keithkemp7876
      @keithkemp7876 4 년 전 +2

      🤣😊🖖

    • @GizmoMaltese
      @GizmoMaltese 4 년 전 +88

      He was invited to all the parties

    • @OrangeC7
      @OrangeC7 4 년 전 +76

      @@GizmoMaltese And they said nerds didn't get invited to the cool parties

    • @ten_tego_teges
      @ten_tego_teges 4 년 전 +29

      Literally, my first thought was how far can we then take the jello shot. 99.8% ethanol?

  • @zuko1569
    @zuko1569 4 년 전 +5125

    It looks like an ice cube but it somehow died and turned into a ghost

    • @xoxo-sf1zg
      @xoxo-sf1zg 4 년 전 +141

      It looks little Holographic

    • @ev2782
      @ev2782 4 년 전 +106

      Your comment deserve an noble prize

    • @nomadMik
      @nomadMik 4 년 전 +30

      @@ev2782 Why? This vid is about light solids, not noble gases!

    • @saintlikegrimm
      @saintlikegrimm 4 년 전 +5

      Bruh, ive also seen you on CircleToon's new video wtf

    • @smashtech8528
      @smashtech8528 4 년 전 +5

      Is your profile pic the Red blood cell from cells at work?

  • @weekendhoppers
    @weekendhoppers 년 전 +4

    Great invention 👍
    Initially I thought it would have been inspired from Cotton Candy, but it was mind-blowing to know that they evaporated liquid from a jello, wow.

  • @s-covidgame8957

    Hello. Thank you very much for this video and also a special thanks for putting Farsi(Persian) subtitles

  • @Aaron-xr7oc
    @Aaron-xr7oc 4 년 전 +1402

    "Can I put my finger here?"
    *Puts finger there without hesitation

    • @ifrite3
      @ifrite3 4 년 전 +42

      and then licks his finger, and puts it straight onto the device without wiping

    • @yacoboy
      @yacoboy 4 년 전 +1

      @@ifrite3 wrong finger

    • @hAcKeRsBeAsT44
      @hAcKeRsBeAsT44 4 년 전 +2

      @xiggie
      who cares, out of everything you can take from the video that's what you care about gtfo lol

    • @musama8771
      @musama8771 4 년 전 +4

      If it isn't hot enough to melt chocolate it won't melt his finger

    • @ongbonga9025
      @ongbonga9025 4 년 전 +17

      Derek's last words will be "what does this button do?".

  • @successinstinct5984
    @successinstinct5984 4 년 전 +8026

    Aerogel- I am 99.8% air.
    Lays- Hold my air.

  • @RahulSharma-vp1fv
    @RahulSharma-vp1fv 년 전 +1

    I've been as amazed by Aerogel since the time I heard about it. It's amazing how you can create stuff out of thin air and use it in a gazillion ways. This video is a great piece of work. Kudos 👏

  • @guhanarul1971
    @guhanarul1971 년 전 +2

    The animation of Knudsen effect was next level 💥

  • @Henrix1998
    @Henrix1998 4 년 전 +794

    10:40 you really should have recorded more how it sounds like, that metallic/glass like sound was really unexpected

    • @raylarkin5004
      @raylarkin5004 4 년 전 +32

      I just posted the same thing. 😄
      It surprised me too.👍

    • @ShaddyWoohooMan
      @ShaddyWoohooMan 4 년 전 +25

      Yeah I didn't expect it to sound like that at all lol

    • @benni5541
      @benni5541 4 년 전 +29

      @@ShaddyWoohooMan in the end its still sponged up silica

    • @damyr
      @damyr 4 년 전 +29

      I thought aerogel is soft, jelly and spongy, not glassy and easy breakable. Therefore, it's not aerogel, but aeroglass. Ehh... those scientists have no sense for sense.

    • @Demidar
      @Demidar 4 년 전

      @@damyr yea but its the SKELETON of the gel, there is no gel in it anymore its basically a scaffolding

  • @discotech6178
    @discotech6178 4 년 전 +1494

    Aerogel has 99.8% air
    Inside of my skull: Hold my Brain cells

  • @dantepilon2286
    @dantepilon2286 년 전 +4

    Me gusta que le entusiasme compartir sus conocimientos. Los maestros de las escuelas públicas deberían incorporar esto en su enseñanza. Cuando estaba en la escuela, dos de mis profesores de ciencias estaban entusiasmados. Amaban lo que hacían. Exudaban eso en su trabajo. La retención del trabajo de curso fue mucho mayor que en otras clases y materias.

  • @Theonewhoaskedlol
    @Theonewhoaskedlol 2 년 전

    Clicked on this video by accident and now I love it and won’t stop watching it

  • @matthewmcclain1316
    @matthewmcclain1316 4 년 전 +522

    10:38 that second piece dropping, the sound blew my mind more than anything else

  • @ruilmonsezhi4088
    @ruilmonsezhi4088 4 년 전 +1460

    "Is this okay to touch"
    -This man, while touching it.

  • @dafneyfaelogo2493
    @dafneyfaelogo2493 2 년 전

    It is so great invention... You can discover new things using this... I can't wait what will be the use of it...what is the Important contributions of it to technology..

  • @javimelecio
    @javimelecio 2 개월 전

    now I know about aerogels!
    This is neat!

  • @Jireninyourrecommendations

    World Lighest Solid: *contains alot of air*
    Lays: *_Allow me to introduce myself_*

    • @humanbeans4498
      @humanbeans4498 4 년 전 +47

      This is the 3rd version of this comment, and the newest

    • @dontknowdontcare1934
      @dontknowdontcare1934 4 년 전 +10

      @@humanbeans4498 Still not funny tho

    • @stephenolan5539
      @stephenolan5539 4 년 전 +10

      @@dontknowdontcare1934
      What did one potato chip say to the other?
      Hi, I'm Humpty Dumpty, are you Frito Lay?
      Was that funny enough for you?

    • @AidanRatnage
      @AidanRatnage 4 년 전 +6

      I really don't understand but Lays are Called Walkers in my country.

    • @t.m.599
      @t.m.599 4 년 전

      😭

  • @KnightSlasher
    @KnightSlasher 4 년 전 +12008

    Aerogel- has 99.8% air.
    Lays-HoLd My AiR

    • @Jaym4
      @Jaym4 4 년 전 +278

      Steven Matthews Lays is 99.99% air

    • @mirend413
      @mirend413 4 년 전 +98

      alright come on atleast make your own comment. Don't steal them.

    • @aiylavayu9572
      @aiylavayu9572 4 년 전 +258

      Mirend this is the Internet comrade
      Nothing is yours
      Nothing is mine
      If it exists
      It's o u r s

    • @btsgarbage
      @btsgarbage 4 년 전 +138

      *i n t e r n e t c o m m u n I s m*

    • @navivaldez6240
      @navivaldez6240 4 년 전 +23

      @@btsgarbage This made many laugh. I love you for this comment. Have this. 💜

  • @heindlwest
    @heindlwest 2 년 전

    It’s about time I saw a great video on Airgel

  • @joydubberstein246
    @joydubberstein246 9 개월 전

    This Video is super good for knowledge and I love it
    good job ✓

  • @TommoCarroll
    @TommoCarroll 4 년 전 +1101

    That aerogel is like a constant ‘Oddly Satisfying’ moment

  • @wombatperson5431
    @wombatperson5431 4 년 전 +10478

    I have never wanted to touch something more in my life.
    Edit: this comment has been on this video for two years and, to this day, I get notifications of people liking it in my inbox. It wasn’t even supposed to be a joke! I was but a simple fool writing the first thing I thought. It haunts me.

    • @szef1539
      @szef1539 4 년 전 +447

      boobs?

    • @ally_1109
      @ally_1109 4 년 전 +257

      Patpiee Design why did I imagine someone saying something like that before I clicked on replies!?😂😂😂

    • @Shinotant
      @Shinotant 4 년 전 +89

      @@szef1539 yeah I came here to say that mate I'm disappointed I didn't get it first

    • @shiver8082
      @shiver8082 4 년 전 +97

      Dick?

    • @shiver8082
      @shiver8082 4 년 전 +151

      Err uhm I mean boobs! Damnit
      You didn’t hear that

  • @Blessingsuponyou
    @Blessingsuponyou 11 개월 전

    That stuff is so comfortable ! I remember in iraq they said our
    Cushioning pads in our kevlar was aerogel

  • @abdurrafay4978
    @abdurrafay4978 년 전 +2

    Another video which is amazing is on the channel NileRed where he makes aerogel in his lab, I was surprised with how complicated it is to actually make this.

  • @5Nex
    @5Nex 3 년 전 +7978

    If this was taught in schools I would willingly go to school even on weekends.

    • @46.ri9
      @46.ri9 3 년 전 +361

      be honest, no you wouldnt
      to all the people saying you would, if this change actually took place youd be regretting it after a few weeks

    • @real_lampcap
      @real_lampcap 3 년 전 +110

      Right?? Omg I swear we were taught the same things every year and I was always in advanced science because it was to easy. I wanna learn stuff like this! It isn't even new! It was created in the 30's!! I wanna make aerogel!

    • @FUCKtair
      @FUCKtair 3 년 전 +54

      nah bro, go into materials engineering and maybe in your masters you'll be able to work with this kind of stuff, but you gotta go through a few hard and boring years to start to understand these things practically

    • @silassutter16
      @silassutter16 3 년 전 +38

      till you have to calculate those gels and understand the chemical reactions itself :D

    • @xd._.earnest1672
      @xd._.earnest1672 3 년 전 +31

      no, but you sure know that cell's powerhouse is mitochondria

  • @SUPAMON
    @SUPAMON 3 년 전 +3282

    Aerogel: I’m 99% air
    Chip bags: *pathetic*

    • @Habo1003
      @Habo1003 3 년 전 +76

      Actually that's not 99% air, it's composed of 98.8% of air, there is a difference of 0.2%.

    • @noidadeepti
      @noidadeepti 3 년 전 +55

      you mean lays

    • @waffthewaffle9269
      @waffthewaffle9269 3 년 전 +6

      LMAO

    • @waffthewaffle9269
      @waffthewaffle9269 3 년 전 +26

      @@noidadeepti prolly also doritos

    • @yashila5353
      @yashila5353 3 년 전 +29

      Chip packets are filled with a lot of nitrogen so that the chips stay fresher longer and have a longer shelf life..also when they are transported they get tossed around and so having the nitrogen in them prevents them from getting crushed. So yeah thats your fact of the day why chips have a lot of air :)

  • @kielskritters347
    @kielskritters347 2 년 전

    that stuff is so cool I actually got to play with some in elementary school one of my classmates dad's worked for NASA brought in a couple pieces

  • @davepitzer6416
    @davepitzer6416 년 전 +2

    Killing me. Bring the mini series. How about Alon next.

  • @jdtug8251
    @jdtug8251 4 년 전 +637

    Veritasium figured out how the internet works. I'm so glad to see you get consistent success again.

    • @sablesoul
      @sablesoul 4 년 전 +23

      If there is one great thing clickbait-y youtube channels have done, it's teach legitimate content creators how to make a living again.

    • @nowheremap
      @nowheremap 4 년 전 +3

      You're not a true science channel until you science the frick out of your entire medium!

    • @paulthompson9668
      @paulthompson9668 4 년 전 +3

      @@nowheremap You're not a true science channel until you stop supporting oppressive, fascist Internet censors (i.e., Patreon).

    • @TheMightyPatapon
      @TheMightyPatapon 4 년 전 +1

      @@paulthompson9668 Please cry more, your tears sustain me.

    • @paulthompson9668
      @paulthompson9668 4 년 전 +1

      @@TheMightyPatapon That's an old one, son.

  • @Name-ul8es
    @Name-ul8es 4 년 전 +1086

    I really wanted to see him break/squish/crumble the Aerogel (more)

  • @ason860
    @ason860 년 전

    Fantastic work!

  • @neozgeo
    @neozgeo 2 년 전

    Wow fascinating, didn’t even know about this, that really cool!

  • @AzurityArts
    @AzurityArts 4 년 전 +1045

    Aerogel:
    Lays: Finally! A worthy opponent!
    Lays: Our battle will be legendary!

  • @StevenLaityMusic
    @StevenLaityMusic 4 년 전 +2018

    Beat the algorithm, viral, and no click-bait? Veruitasium is the king of the Tube.

    • @krisbailey8537
      @krisbailey8537 4 년 전 +11

      Steven Laity hopefully he won’t go clickbait later tho

    • @HisGloryLivinginMe
      @HisGloryLivinginMe 4 년 전 +10

      Ever heard of Daily Dose of Internet?

    • @ca-ke9493
      @ca-ke9493 4 년 전 +2

      cos science is cool yo

    • @Jesusisyhwh
      @Jesusisyhwh 4 년 전 +3

      Good ole Dirk of Veristablium.

    • @jamiedickinson4079
      @jamiedickinson4079 4 년 전 +22

      Click bait doesn't just mean lying, it's just having an attractive title/thumbnail. So yes, he does clickbait. Everyone does.

  • @julianthebowler
    @julianthebowler 4 개월 전

    Despite me watching this video a thousand times٫ and Nile reds video of aerogel coming out a couple months ago٫ I still think how cool it is that both Nile red and Veritasium have made very similar videos.

  • @samuelcooper5208
    @samuelcooper5208 7 개월 전

    the SOUND of the aerogel being droppped!!!!

  • @starscream6933
    @starscream6933 4 년 전 +1730

    Aerogel- 99.8% AIR
    Lays: "I'm gonna end this man's whole career"

  • @tomam258
    @tomam258 4 년 전 +790

    I tought that thumbnail was fake?!!
    Veritasium never disappoints.

    • @zf0666
      @zf0666 4 년 전 +20

      I skipped this video multiple times in recommended because it looked like clickbait, until I saw it was from veritasium

    • @dryatish2102
      @dryatish2102 4 년 전 +2

      Neil deGrasse Tyson showed this thing in his podcast

    • @kuru9157
      @kuru9157 4 년 전 +4

      he has already woken up to the "youtube-game", like he said in his how to go viral video. except it from this point on.

    • @SeanByramTheOneAndOnly
      @SeanByramTheOneAndOnly 4 년 전 +3

      That's a banger!

    • @joeyouyang
      @joeyouyang 4 년 전 +1

      You uncultured swine

  • @XxoOlisaOox
    @XxoOlisaOox 년 전 +11

    Would aerogel be suitable for insulation material in the building sector for normal houses, or is it way to expensive to produce? Could this technology be developed so that a broad use of the material would be possible? It's a fascinating material for sure! 😍

    • @hellegennes
      @hellegennes 년 전 +1

      It's way too expensive for commercial properties. The process to make it also isn't easy, however easy it seems on demos like these.

    • @xcrayz3131
      @xcrayz3131 년 전 +2

      It's pricey because its not mass produced yet, it'll be cheaper when its already mass produced

  • @ankitchauhan8682
    @ankitchauhan8682 2 년 전

    Touched the sky finally.

  • @---fj1ju
    @---fj1ju 4 년 전 +2656

    Could you replace the air inside that cube with Helium and make the Aladdin's flying carpet?

  • @zzz6351
    @zzz6351 4 년 전 +1888

    Super Light Solid
    When Dropped Sounds Like Metal
    *Seems Legit*

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 년 전

    Wicked. Very clever stuff.

  • @kylenisbet8036
    @kylenisbet8036 2 년 전

    I have been seeing this video on my suggestion feed over and over for weeks now, more than any other unseen video has been suggested to me EVER. Every time I get on my phone or PC, there it is, at the top of my feed. And after about five minutes of scrolling, there it is again. I am now watching it just so it will go away and I see 51,891,488 views. Everything makes sense now.

  • @memez4dayz31
    @memez4dayz31 4 년 전 +2281

    My brain: Okay, go to sleep
    KRplus recommendations at 3am: worlds lightest solid?
    My brain: sure why not

  • @OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS
    @OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS 4 년 전 +2352

    Bets in 1930's: dare you to change the molecular structure of jelly into an unseen before composition
    Bets in 2018: eat a tide pod

  • @liweipeng9106
    @liweipeng9106 년 전

    it sounds like metal when it hits the desk, amazing

  • @anishsidhantmathur

    This is incredible it's like a solid cloud if you know what I mean. the aerogels, could be used in so many medical techniques to be able to improve the the touch and feel of a solid matter. i feel. let me know what you all think?

  • @laurotabil2970
    @laurotabil2970 2 년 전 +7953

    Aerogel: I am basically made from air.
    Lays: So am I 😊

    • @hanji8020
      @hanji8020 2 년 전 +54

      🤣

    • @user-qs1mn9xj1z
      @user-qs1mn9xj1z 2 년 전 +56

      how u gon say its lay but it be almost all chip backs that be like that

    • @_hazeq
      @_hazeq 2 년 전 +7

      I-Ehh?

    • @BaseballFan562
      @BaseballFan562 2 년 전 +7

      I’m made of air

    • @indekscard
      @indekscard 2 년 전 +31

      @@user-qs1mn9xj1z man i love opening *chip backs* and eating the chips inside

  • @Itsyou01
    @Itsyou01 2 년 전 +13906

    Legend watch after 2 years

    • @akashchoudhury8040
      @akashchoudhury8040 2 년 전 +38

      😂 😂

    • @jupitertank608
      @jupitertank608 2 년 전 +105

      Lol so true after ignoring it several times KRplus finally made me click it

    • @chloejasen1777
      @chloejasen1777 2 년 전 +20

      I've watched it but i'm rewatch 2 years later

    • @rockerrohan5445
      @rockerrohan5445 2 년 전 +16

      Legend's watch after u

    • @its.pheonix
      @its.pheonix 2 년 전 +28

      U guys do like to spread cringe i guess....many ppl watch vids after years...u just want some stupid reason to call urself a LeGenD

  • @uwelinzbauer3973
    @uwelinzbauer3973 년 전 +1

    Hello Veritasium,
    Can aerogel be able to form heat protection shields for the reentry into the atmosphere as well?

  • @PeterBehr82
    @PeterBehr82 년 전

    An amazing material

  • @fullshark09
    @fullshark09 4 년 전 +1159

    Thank you so much for not making us go through a hell hole of introductions, presentations and giveaways in a schizofrenic voice.
    Straight to the point.

    • @raafmaat
      @raafmaat 4 년 전 +17

      I recently unsubbed to all channels that overdo this, youtube is now nice and calm :)

    • @matthewmitchell4573
      @matthewmitchell4573 4 년 전 +30

      I wish KRplus would stop using “watch time” in their algorithm. I miss the days of short and concise videos, straight to the point.

    • @mralabbad7
      @mralabbad7 4 년 전 +8

      Guys make sure we hit 5000 likes in the first hour AND I'LL UPLOAD AEROGEL PART 2 !!
      and checkout our merch🍰✌✌

    • @mushroomsamba82
      @mushroomsamba82 4 년 전 +2

      make sure you smash like, hit that bell and check out my patreon

    • @med8615
      @med8615 4 년 전 +2

      Who you calling out? I'm not getting the hint

  • @user-uj7zh5dx4x

    Your videos are super cool 😇 looking for more

  • @cg_923
    @cg_923 7 개월 전

    they should weave some fibers through it when its solidifying as a gel to reinforce it, i doubt it would affect the insulating strength

  • @dabolife1
    @dabolife1 2 년 전 +11729

    It is amazing how we learn great things here than we did in school.

  • @meidachnate8855
    @meidachnate8855 4 년 전 +38966

    The world's *second* lightest solid is my wallet.
    Edit: Yo, I left for a year and came back to look at this thread. And nope. I am not even gonna ask.

  • @ChandrasegaranNarasimhan

    8.35 if looking through aerogel is like looking through sky and sun appears orange during sun rise, why is it that it is not orange during mid day?

  • @fufu1890
    @fufu1890 년 전

    my middle school science teacher actually showed us that!! we couldn't experiment on it since she only had one little sample though, it was still cool nonetheless

  • @giovannip8600
    @giovannip8600 4 년 전 +1188

    Veritasium, the channel that makes video thumbnails make you think are clickbait but they aren't and you're not disappointed but happy 😀😀
    Great vid mate

    • @goldwyn19
      @goldwyn19 4 년 전 +7

      What_are_we_doing ? Diamond in the rough 👌

    • @andrepaulsen2660
      @andrepaulsen2660 4 년 전 +2

      If it gets you to click on it, it is clickbait

    • @andrepaulsen2660
      @andrepaulsen2660 4 년 전 +2

      But this is the good clickbait

    • @frankweiler7121
      @frankweiler7121 4 년 전

      The exclamation mark in the title makes it really clickbaity for sure!

    • @Agnes_Noby_sir
      @Agnes_Noby_sir 4 년 전 +1

      only reason to click was the reputation of this channel

  • @sonatics2314
    @sonatics2314 2 년 전 +2919

    Imagine you build a house with Aerogel, will the house be flying somewhere when the wind blows? o-o

  • @tedcruz1774
    @tedcruz1774 2 년 전

    Amazing stuff.

  • @danielcorona7513
    @danielcorona7513 2 년 전

    Fascinating.

  • @DoctorORBiT
    @DoctorORBiT 4 년 전 +1879

    Dropping aerogel sounds like metal?
    I was fine up until that point.

    • @mahamsaleem3876
      @mahamsaleem3876 4 년 전 +104

      Like tin almost

    • @Melissandrel
      @Melissandrel 4 년 전 +69

      hahaha so it's not only me, I cringed a little

    • @alexx7910
      @alexx7910 4 년 전 +14

      I don't believe it!!

    • @TheTom90100
      @TheTom90100 4 년 전 +69

      Please explain these acoustic properties

    • @SKyrim190
      @SKyrim190 4 년 전 +57

      @@TheTom90100 A light solid that makes a little tiny sound, but resonates a lot in all those micro-air chambers? That is my hypothesis at least...

  • @dimtriyofreeman8186
    @dimtriyofreeman8186 4 년 전 +432

    10:39 that was a shocker to hear the aerogel sound like that

    • @johnnymedina3497
      @johnnymedina3497 4 년 전 +43

      Dimtriyo Freeman fr the sound doesn’t fit what your looking at at all

    • @HagenvonEitzen
      @HagenvonEitzen 4 년 전 +19

      If you can *see* aerogel *sound* that's a shocker in itself

    • @dimtriyofreeman8186
      @dimtriyofreeman8186 4 년 전 +2

      @@HagenvonEitzen oops

    • @botfollower8341
      @botfollower8341 4 년 전 +7

      Theres a metal table on the bottom ?

    • @HarperNguyen
      @HarperNguyen 4 년 전 +13

      Peter Quill But if you drop a sponge on a table, what does it sound like?

  • @neilfpv
    @neilfpv 년 전

    Amazing! Can we use this as a sweater for our lipo battery that we used on our quadcopters? In winter, the battery depletes so quickly since it's very cold. Can that prevent cold air from touching the battery?

  • @ktsuen
    @ktsuen 7 개월 전

    Will there actually be an aerogel material road bike frame in the future

  • @megagene
    @megagene 4 년 전 +546

    4:28 "Can I put my finger here?"
    **puts it there anyway before the guy tells him it's safe**

  • @harperlyon9741
    @harperlyon9741 4 년 전 +693

    "Can I put my finger here?"
    *puts finger there before getting answer*

  • @lll9416
    @lll9416 6 개월 전

    Fun Fact! The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray may look like a spaceship from some angles, but that may be by sheer coincidence. Though that’s not to say that a certain space agency shouldn’t be thanked for a certain attribute the C7 features. And that is a substance called Aerogel!
    Developed by NASA for use in space suits, Aerogel is considered to be one of the lightest materials in existence, composed of 99.8 percent air, and yet capable of retaining a solid form. At the same time, this substance insulates 39 times better than even the best fiberglass. It is with Aerogel that GM chose to line the C7’s transmission tunnel, with a 10-mm (0.4-inch) layer applied to its sides, and another 5 mm (0.2 inch) on the top. The goal is to keep the heat of the transmission tunnel from transferring into the cabin..

  • @Za7a7aZ
    @Za7a7aZ 2 년 전

    finally a material which can withstand the extreme tempratures in space..

  • @ariestheram5693
    @ariestheram5693 4 년 전 +530

    Veritasium : *video goes viral*
    Veritasium : *makes a video about why his video goes viral*
    Veritasium : *goes viral again*

    • @JoeMiyagi
      @JoeMiyagi 4 년 전 +7

      I also think it's really interesting that he didn't title this "World's Least Dense Solid." He sacrificed some technical accuracy for a more relatable and "clickable" title. Given that he qualifies this in the first sentence of the video though, there's no reason to take issue with it imo.

    • @jaylockett1627
      @jaylockett1627 4 년 전

      Aries The Ram lol

  • @danielsong9365
    @danielsong9365 4 년 전 +1609

    Him: It is 99.8% air
    Me: Are you talking about Lays?

  • @gaiusjulius_caesar2059

    I grew up in that neighborhood... making it on the channel has made my day ! Given me a nice rebuttal to "the crime rate is rampant there"..... Well, we make aerogel; aerogel !

  • @chilldude7375
    @chilldude7375 2 년 전 +3

    "This object is 99.8% air"
    My dad: yes, a worthy opponent

  • @ThoughtsFromClosets
    @ThoughtsFromClosets 4 년 전 +1579

    3:10 So you can swap out water for say alcohol.
    Did Samuel Kistler also invent jello shots?