I Waterproofed Myself With Aerogel!

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  • 게시일 2019. 06. 20.
  • Aerogel has extraordinary properties but it can be tough to work with. This video looks at modifying aerogels to take advantage of their unique characteristics.
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    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
    Aerogel’s extraordinary properties are due in large part to its structure. Aerogel is a solid but on the nanoscale it has a mesh or sponge-like structure. The struts of this structure are nanoscale, as are the pores at around 20nm across. This makes silica aerogel incredibly light (it was once the lightest solid but has now been superseded by graphene aerogel), transparent and adsorbent.
    An ice-cube sized piece of aerogel has an internal surface area roughly equal to half a football field. Aerogel is used in high end museum cases to regulate humidity. Plus it helps maintain the vacuum on the Mars Insight seismometers - it adsorbs moisture and other outgassed volatiles that come from the spacecraft itself. Proposed uses include as a physical insecticide by ‘drying out insects’ reducing the need for chemical and toxic pesticides.
    Special thanks to all my Patreon supporters especially those who contributed feedback to an earlier draft of this video:
    a human, Albert Jachowicz-Brzeziński, Alfred Wallace, Arjun Chakroborty, Brent Stewart, Chris Vargas, Chuck Lauer Vose, Clip Tree, Coale Shifflett, Colin Bellmore, DALE HORNE, Eric Velazquez, Fedor Indutny, Fran Rodriguez, James Wong, Jasper Xin, Joar Wandborg, Johnny, Jorge Angel Sandoval, June Kang, Kevin Beavers, Kishore Tipirneni, Levan Ferr, Listen Money Matters, Manuel Zürcher, Mark Bevilacqua, Mathias Göransson, Michael Bradley Wirz, Michael Krugman, Mohammed Al Sahaf, Nicholas Hastings, OddJosh, Patrick Čalija, Peter Tajti, Philipp Volgger, Roberto Rezende, Robin DeBank, Ron Neal, Stan Presolski, Swante Scholz, Tiago Bruno, Tige Thorman, Warrior8252
    Filmed by Paul Gramaglia
    Thumbnail by Ignat Berbeci
    Animations by Catherine Chooljian
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    This is an educational, scientific video.

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  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday 4 년 전 +114303

    I'm here for the laminar flow dawg.

    • @FlixTV
      @FlixTV 4 년 전 +2451

      Not for Total Internal Reflection?

    • @aynunnabil
      @aynunnabil 4 년 전 +485

      I knew you would be here XD

    • @maxl5112
      @maxl5112 4 년 전 +80

      Lol

    • @thedestroyer3262
      @thedestroyer3262 4 년 전 +126

      Please make a video on this stuff it's super interesting and I want to know more about it.

    • @maxl5112
      @maxl5112 4 년 전 +55

      You yourself proved that laminar flow doesn't exist

  • @Thatguywiththelaptop
    @Thatguywiththelaptop 2 년 전 +14638

    "You're confident I'm not going to get hurt?"
    "Not permanently."
    10/10 reassuring speech

  • @jirehjirehjirehjireh
    @jirehjirehjirehjireh 2 년 전 +199

    Aerogel is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I remember first seeing articles and videos about it years ago and feeling like we truly are living in the future. Cant wait for a time where materials like this are in daily life

    • @datboii2877
      @datboii2877 23 일 전

      Yeah, I can already picture hundreds of uses just based off of what they showed us rn

  • @ilialaudignon4587
    @ilialaudignon4587 2 년 전 +27

    Finally an amazing KRplus channel which makes us more knowledgeable! Thanks guys, keep us the good work

  • @irene-wv6uj
    @irene-wv6uj 3 년 전 +6665

    The future’s kids: “I can’t go swimming today, I forgot my aerogel at home”

  • @ummjoe
    @ummjoe 3 년 전 +4034

    2030: Snorting aerogel to breathe underwater

  • @agyos
    @agyos 2 년 전 +111

    How difficult is it to wash off? Also, is it damaging to the lungs if the dust is breathed in?

    • @Noname22310
      @Noname22310 년 전 +30

      This is what I was thinking. Plus isn't this how people treated asbestos before they realized it was harmful? I'd have had some sort of mask on + goggles etc...

    • @kazooersunited
      @kazooersunited 년 전 +18

      11:20 I think the man in the blue shirt explains this here

    • @Noname22310
      @Noname22310 년 전 +16

      @@kazooersunited True, but isn't this stuff bleeding edge new? How many long term studies have they done on humans? Asbestos takes roughly 30 years for its scarring damage complications to manifest. Just saying I'm not sure I want any form of silica in my lungs.

    • @Littlebat_girl
      @Littlebat_girl 6 개월 전 +1

      No it’s not dangerous to breath in I’m pretty sure

    • @chilltarts
      @chilltarts 개월 전 +4

      @@Littlebat_girl they would phrase it as, “we have no evidence that this is dangerous to humans,” because ofc we don’t- it hasn’t had long enough to be studied. Lol.

  • @nyctilia
    @nyctilia 개월 전 +6

    This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while!

  • @CS-vc2um
    @CS-vc2um 4 년 전 +119341

    *Moms in 2050* : “okay kids it’s raining don’t forget to spray your aerogel on”

    • @iiquailconsumer5248
      @iiquailconsumer5248 4 년 전 +4071

      y e s

    • @kaleblewis9998
      @kaleblewis9998 4 년 전 +3477

      CS that would be beautiful

    • @dothmotherknowyouwearth
      @dothmotherknowyouwearth 4 년 전 +5452

      There would always be that kid who doesn't listen.

    • @kaciebarnett7467
      @kaciebarnett7467 4 년 전 +3435

      Yes mother *sprays* *gets on hoverboard*

    • @darkest_eclipse8271
      @darkest_eclipse8271 4 년 전 +1964

      Some people would like that, but I’m a person who likes to feel rain on my face and feel the cool rain droplets. Of course I would definitely like this to protect my pack and the items inside from getting wet.

  • @sinabeheshti4177
    @sinabeheshti4177 2 년 전 +7448

    Airogel: I’m 99% air
    Chip bags: pathetic

  • @alyssanibert2105
    @alyssanibert2105 년 전 +3

    Aerogel has got to be the most interesting thing I've ever seen. It's absolutely mind blowing

  • @alessandro3540
    @alessandro3540 2 년 전 +5

    This videos make me LOVE science, thank you

  • @mar631
    @mar631 3 년 전 +9530

    Me: **Thinking that aerogel is really soft and squishy**
    Aerogel: **Makes a metallic sound**
    Me: oh

  • @aryaroy476
    @aryaroy476 3 년 전 +6443

    Aerogel: I’m 99% air
    Lays: *_Are you challenging me?_*

    • @evilpumpkin8301
      @evilpumpkin8301 3 년 전 +51

      🤣🤣

    • @23enjoyer
      @23enjoyer 3 년 전 +234

      Air is 100% air
      Lays: are you challenging me

    • @CooGmerYT
      @CooGmerYT 3 년 전 +86

      That’s not even a joke, it’s an issue. I low-key get 5 chips max

    • @F_the_G
      @F_the_G 3 년 전 +21

      Is it Lays fault that your fat ass buys packs by their size instead of their weight? You'd rather have fully stuffed bags with crumbled chips in it because there's no space?

    • @questionablelifechoices7501
      @questionablelifechoices7501 3 년 전 +42

      Fabian Girsch Well obviously not fully stuffed but I don’t want a good half of my bag to be an air pocket and void space between chips.

  • @Nick_7434
    @Nick_7434 년 전 +2

    very off topic but this man here has completely changed my perspectives and made me ask further questions into his learning, I love how education yet fun it is and love the fact that it keeps me pentertained, can't wait to see further lessons on his work

  • @user-ks8oq8vq1w
    @user-ks8oq8vq1w 29 일 전 +1

    Congratulations on 15M subs!

  • @sumi579
    @sumi579 3 년 전 +4222

    Me: maybe I should go to sleep
    KRplus: I waterproofed myself with aerogel

  • @adriangomez3005
    @adriangomez3005 3 년 전 +5753

    Aerogel: is 99.99% air
    My bag of Doritos: *Pathetic*

  • @corinnemaggio5116

    This video makes me realize how amazing science is. The things these scientists are able to figure out is just astonishing.

    • @HAMWICH90
      @HAMWICH90 10 개월 전

      I was also wondering how that guy got all the aerogel powder off his body. Especially since it repels water. ?

  • @LabRat6619
    @LabRat6619 년 전

    Your videos are pure quality.

  • @Solid.food.
    @Solid.food. 3 년 전 +3030

    Moral of the story: He will never be able to take a shower ever again

    • @nightmarionne2602
      @nightmarionne2602 3 년 전 +73

      So you're telling me, a blow torch is hotter than a volcano?
      *BOI IF YOU DON'T*

    • @Solid.food.
      @Solid.food. 3 년 전 +62

      Salty Squirrel ok 👏🏽 bear with me on this... volcano diving ....BOOM we are rich

    • @nightmarionne2602
      @nightmarionne2602 3 년 전 +21

      @@Solid.food. isn't that a little poisonous to the skin and lungs?

    • @Solid.food.
      @Solid.food. 3 년 전 +28

      Salty Squirrel but we will be rich...think about all the money

    • @nightmarionne2602
      @nightmarionne2602 3 년 전 +12

      @@Solid.food. think about losing all that money because you are dead

  • @TuckerAlmengor
    @TuckerAlmengor 4 년 전 +3911

    *"You're confident that I'm not going to damaged?"*
    *"Not permanently"*

    • @veritasium
      @veritasium  4 년 전 +366

      I think the look on my face after that says 'does not compute'

    • @aurelia8028
      @aurelia8028 4 년 전 +8

      nice

    • @crackedemerald4930
      @crackedemerald4930 4 년 전 +46

      Scientists being scientists

    • @juker92
      @juker92 4 년 전 +10

      So, he's not permanently confident?

    • @Thiaguraju
      @Thiaguraju 4 년 전 +2

      Veritasium A ice cube size aerogel has a surface area similar to half the area of football field. Interesting 👍

  • @hyperquitter291
    @hyperquitter291 2 년 전 +1

    Great job!
    Thank you soooo much!!!
    This is amazing!!
    Thank you again!

  • @jainilpatel8508
    @jainilpatel8508 2 년 전 +4

    this tech is definitely so useful for fire fighters

  • @HeliosL
    @HeliosL 3 년 전 +3389

    Derek after the video: "Time to wash this off"
    Aerogel: *laughs menacingly*

    • @GriffinGamez
      @GriffinGamez 3 년 전 +83

      i cant ruin that the comment has 69 likes otherwise i would like

    • @vixy2321
      @vixy2321 3 년 전 +43

      griffin gamez
      I respect you

    • @quackyig
      @quackyig 3 년 전 +79

      He is forever waterproof

    • @Cay9z
      @Cay9z 3 년 전 +19

      You can wipe it off tho

    • @HeliosL
      @HeliosL 3 년 전 +30

      Cay9s yo really? thats cool never knew thanks bro

  • @merpoid
    @merpoid 3 년 전 +14267

    The real question is how he got the aerogel off.
    Me: By washing his hands... wait a minute

  • @rubenhagen1453
    @rubenhagen1453 2 년 전 +1

    so i where wondering what happend if you made some voltage on the object
    how does it recharge does it goes every were like a coper wire coil?

  • @FriskTheFallen
    @FriskTheFallen 년 전 +12

    would it be possible to use aerogel instead of precious metals in catalytic converters due to their highly absorbent capabilities or does it only work with liquid?

  • @nikjoh06
    @nikjoh06 4 년 전 +5014

    * puts waterproof material on *
    * tries to wash it off*
    *outstanding move*

  • @ATOMarchive
    @ATOMarchive 3 년 전 +5201

    Aerogel floats on water
    *Step 1:* _wait for it to rain_
    *Step 2:* _cover yourself in aerogel_
    *Step 3:* _fly_

  • @paritashah743
    @paritashah743 2 년 전 +7

    Genuine question: How do you remove the aerogel from your hands ?

  • @murungsedihdandepresi.sadn4489

    God bless you sir. 💕 Thanks for everything. 👍

  • @cmw3737
    @cmw3737 4 년 전 +13453

    *Covers himself in Aerogel*: Wow this feels weird
    *Submerges in pool*: Awesome, I don't even feel wet
    *Gets in shower*: Damn, how do I get this stuff off?

    • @krisjinstark4843
      @krisjinstark4843 4 년 전 +537

      well, as long as the dirt/grime on his skin doesn't get the aerogel on it, then he doesn't need to take it off!

    • @krisjinstark4843
      @krisjinstark4843 4 년 전 +1071

      @Andy Smith yeah fair enough.
      though, then again, i can already see it...
      "florida man dies from wearing aerogel armor!"

    • @ethanisnothere1375
      @ethanisnothere1375 4 년 전 +582

      You use waterproof water

    • @CowyC
      @CowyC 4 년 전 +49

      Uhh does this have a different "meaning"? It seems like no one understands... Is it just me???

    • @xenolyn2962
      @xenolyn2962 4 년 전 +52

      scrubbing it

  • @JohnSmith-pz4pm
    @JohnSmith-pz4pm 3 년 전 +24433

    You can only like this if you didn't search for it

    • @julianna3863
      @julianna3863 3 년 전 +178

      yung boi I had to search for this bc I finally wanted to watch it after it being in my recommended for a week

    • @RemiStarz26
      @RemiStarz26 3 년 전 +59

      This was in my recommended and it looked cool so :/

    • @anastasia-cs8mv
      @anastasia-cs8mv 3 년 전 +23

      yeah, i liked the video too!

    • @User-pp9jg
      @User-pp9jg 3 년 전 +5

      Correctt

    • @Jay-jj5ri
      @Jay-jj5ri 3 년 전 +11

      This was in my recommended as I was trying to do math

  • @qrowing
    @qrowing 년 전 +2

    Huh, I remember seeing another video about a heat resistant putty-like material made from I believe corn starch, flour, and sugar, and that worked incredibly similarly to what he shows early in the video. Minus the aerogel of course. Whatever they've made must be incredible.

  • @Beatlesfan1076
    @Beatlesfan1076 27 일 전

    They should make this for firefighters for their jackets. I know that it would be expensive, but it could very well be a life saving apparatus for them, even baby blankets, and so much more. How amazing is this structure! I'm in Awe!!

  • @newmono7341
    @newmono7341 4 년 전 +10508

    Next video: *I made myself Imortal with liquid flex tape*

    • @thomasmckenzie11
      @thomasmckenzie11 4 년 전 +270

      I think they call that flex seal

    • @willd4686
      @willd4686 4 년 전 +5

      Newmono Finn
      Kb

    • @thomasnewton8223
      @thomasnewton8223 4 년 전 +96

      Thomas McKenzie nah it’s a new product, people loved flex tape so much, they decided to make the tape a liquid, it’s an entirely new product

    • @sourispine
      @sourispine 4 년 전 +73

      SPRAY ON SHOES!

    • @jp9548
      @jp9548 4 년 전 +9

      aerogel an isolation tank

  • @_spiderz_571
    @_spiderz_571 3 년 전 +3843

    Aerogel: I'm 99% air
    Lays: That's cute

    • @zapato9041
      @zapato9041 3 년 전 +116

      Ye lays are 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 percent air

    • @srikumardwarakanath
      @srikumardwarakanath 3 년 전 +17

      Yep😁😭😂😂😂😂

    • @saxinator143
      @saxinator143 3 년 전 +9

      One joke, huh?

    • @hhhcirA
      @hhhcirA 3 년 전 +8

      @@saxinator143 no cap

    • @kingwilliams9077
      @kingwilliams9077 3 년 전 +18

      @@zapato9041 .... thats the
      _
      same number as 99.9

  • @ultrathemes
    @ultrathemes 2 년 전 +6

    If this was my science class, I would never miss a class

  • @throbulonthemighty5754

    I got to tour a NASA facility a few years ago and they showed off some aerogel and even just the way the stuff looks in person is really trippy, it's what you would imagine solid air to look like

  • @sopeachy.__
    @sopeachy.__ 3 년 전 +1333

    "Am I going to be damaged by this?"
    *"not permanently"*

  • @neko2317
    @neko2317 3 년 전 +3232

    This is how Ariel was always dry once she got out of water.

    • @Shanziiyzt
      @Shanziiyzt 3 년 전 +126

      Aerogel..Ariel..the fbi would like to know your location

    • @leo_g1154
      @leo_g1154 3 년 전 +13

      @@Shanziiyzt Try be less funny, I bet you can't do it

    • @Shanziiyzt
      @Shanziiyzt 3 년 전 +43

      @@leo_g1154 idk if this is sarcasm

    • @clipn7518
      @clipn7518 3 년 전 +3

      Shanell women aren’t funny is what he’s saying

    • @jesuschrist6531
      @jesuschrist6531 3 년 전 +4

      How are you so unfunny?

  • @TheTJshow2011
    @TheTJshow2011 년 전 +3

    This would be amazing for those suffering from excema. Some get allergic to water, and so with something like this they would be able to participate in swimming or water sports without worry.

    • @sketchAsketch
      @sketchAsketch 년 전

      Huh, some get allergic to water? Weird. For me it’s when my skin is dry that it’s a problem.

  • @RivLoveshine
    @RivLoveshine 년 전

    The silver effect on you looks so Y2K! I love it.

  • @BradLeeee
    @BradLeeee 4 년 전 +3505

    Next video: I Fireproofed myself with Aerogel!
    *Jumps into lava*

    • @ddoublec936
      @ddoublec936 4 년 전 +312

      Just use a potion of fire resistance

    • @DraconianNyx
      @DraconianNyx 4 년 전 +31

      Where sthe HP Button doe

    • @coatpocket7017
      @coatpocket7017 4 년 전 +30

      FireBrad_ *cue Minecraft theme*

    • @tired247
      @tired247 4 년 전 +28

      @@coatpocket7017 *Gamers please right for our national gamer anthem*

    • @Damianizthebest998
      @Damianizthebest998 4 년 전 +1

      ChaoticPyrrhus04 what do you mean right mate?

  • @cull15
    @cull15 3 년 전 +2364

    “I waterproofed myself”
    Skin: Am I a joke you you?

    • @audrieschaubel7825
      @audrieschaubel7825 3 년 전 +39

      Peter skin absorbs water

    • @bryceshade.4683
      @bryceshade.4683 3 년 전 +52

      Pores: yes

    • @hatinlife5259
      @hatinlife5259 3 년 전 +29

      Yeah, what he said
      Yes, if you just got wet, water was gonna sit there, but leave that wet area of your skin alone and you will dry. That's because your skin absorbed the water, but sometimes I like to think that it could had evaporated, because I have a hard time believing my skin is eating what I leave on it

    • @audrieschaubel7825
      @audrieschaubel7825 3 년 전 +8

      Hatin Life you are right, skin absorbs some of the water while some of the water evaporates.

    • @sillysaurus4627
      @sillysaurus4627 3 년 전 +3

      I literally tapped on this video to find this comment

  • @somedude8604
    @somedude8604 2 개월 전

    The way that the hydrophobic effect works confused me for a while but when you understand it it's honestly quite simple. At least when you're looking at it from the perspective of thermodinamycs, considering the gibs free energy change, enthalpy decrease and entropy increase in the water.

  • @elantrauma
    @elantrauma 6 개월 전

    Back in the 70-80's a man invented a substance called Starlite. Thermally, it out-performed equivalent materials. Because it's inventor was so apprehensive about reveling Starlites composition, he took his formula to the grave. In 2018 a youtuber, attempting to recreate Starlite and came very close to doing so by using only flour, sugar borax and cornstarch. I attempted this myself and was surprised to find it actually worked! Once mixed, it can be formed and it hardens as it drys.

  • @ballerbill2361
    @ballerbill2361 3 년 전 +9016

    I edited this comment so the replies don’t make any sense

  • @9_1.1
    @9_1.1 3 년 전 +2585

    “Non flammable binder”
    “What’s burning?”
    “The binder”

    • @kneecap9927
      @kneecap9927 3 년 전 +286

      Non-flammable as in it won't ignite but rather melt/burn.

    • @greslycraane1986
      @greslycraane1986 3 년 전 +9

      Dumb butt!!!

    • @Petaurista13
      @Petaurista13 3 년 전 +3

      @@greslycraane1986 Mr Petaurista

    • @liamryan7239
      @liamryan7239 3 년 전 +43

      There wasn’t a flame started. That’s sorta what nonflammable means.

    • @coolkidzjuice
      @coolkidzjuice 2 년 전 +25

      i mean it didnt say it was nonburnable

  • @rabit2263
    @rabit2263 개월 전

    Absolutely fascinating and informative

  • @looney1023
    @looney1023 24 일 전

    When you were in the water, was the aerogel a good insulator? Could you feel the reaL temperature of the water at all?

  • @bootsfree
    @bootsfree 4 년 전 +4494

    “Okay, I waterproofed myself..........now how do I wash this off?”

  • @Lolaapje3
    @Lolaapje3 2 년 전 +6968

    Just to realize, this man has felt a sensation most of us haven't and/or will never experience

  • @AlxndrHQ
    @AlxndrHQ 년 전 +1

    2:25 “It doesn’t feel hot at all”
    *Nerve endings burning away*

  • @billcypher3248
    @billcypher3248 년 전

    Will you get wet if you didnt full applied it on your back part or something will it seep through the applied parts ? Can it lea

  • @FratinandMadrik
    @FratinandMadrik 4 년 전 +3203

    So, you're molding the Aerogel into shape.. Could you then call yourself... An Aerosmith?

  • @Plague_Doc22
    @Plague_Doc22 4 년 전 +16088

    The gel could be insanely good for firefighter suits.

    • @CubeCF
      @CubeCF 4 년 전 +3220

      @@melmao6531 How are you going to hit us with that response but not talk about it more

    • @michaellutz1539
      @michaellutz1539 4 년 전 +1431

      @@melmao6531 put existing waterproof and fire resistant layer outside and the aerogel on the inside. The suit might get damaged, but it could save lives

    • @meettheoutlaw.8278
      @meettheoutlaw.8278 4 년 전 +360

      @@michaellutz1539 that's what I was thinkin'. But hey,I ain't a scientist.

    • @Ocer.
      @Ocer. 4 년 전 +50

      @@imsocoolyoudontevenk dude, just stfu

    • @springrollwang4441
      @springrollwang4441 4 년 전 +40

      @@imsocoolyoudontevenk Not cool, dude, not cool.

  • @curtischildress9580

    Wow. It makes the fellow waterproof. Does the Aerogel deflect heat & cold? Can it work as an antiseptic against deflecting viruses? Is long term use safe? Is it toxic if ingested? Could it be used to deflect frost & ice from auto & plane windshields & plane wings & such? The video said it could be used in spacesuits...can it deflect radiation? Can it deflect harmful UV sunrays? Could it create a barrier to protect the paint colors on autos or vinyl siding or even prevent fabric fading? ...This stuff seems absolutely amazing! It proves how science is truly moving into a very sensational future.

    • @batscove
      @batscove 년 전

      I'm pretty sure it's a carcinogen but i would have to do more research to be completely sure

  • @RafaelGarcia-xu9ks
    @RafaelGarcia-xu9ks 개월 전

    Itd be awesome for survival instances to keep from getting hypothermia if someone needs to cross snow, water, or go through extreme heat if you could mass produce a rubbing powder

  • @dailymemes3996
    @dailymemes3996 3 년 전 +1951

    I wanna see someone drop a peice of aerogel into a bucket of water

  • @__-ic4di
    @__-ic4di 4 년 전 +2928

    This reminds me of the spray on shoes from cloudy with a chance of meatballs 😭🤣

  • @robmarshallofficial

    This is incredible, is it available on the market for insulation of homes etc? If so, is there a particular name for it?

  • @taekwondotime
    @taekwondotime 년 전

    KRplus hard at work making sure nothing new shows up in my feed..... Just seeing this now (Aug. 17/2022) for the first time. This is the FIRST time KRplus has recommended it for me.

  • @ToastyFresh1
    @ToastyFresh1 4 년 전 +2358

    “Do not try this at home”
    You know what. I’m gonna make a highly heat resistant material from air, form it into a gel like state, then blowtorch my own limbs to see if it works at resisting 2000 degree heat..

    • @centerofgravity3403
      @centerofgravity3403 4 년 전 +35

      *FBI* OPEN UP!

    • @comhelper426
      @comhelper426 4 년 전 +32

      I'll just try it on school.

    • @Corn0nTheCobb
      @Corn0nTheCobb 4 년 전 +10

      @@centerofgravity3403 FBI? Is this a federal crime?

    • @user-nq9uh9ev1c
      @user-nq9uh9ev1c 4 년 전 +7

      @@Corn0nTheCobb No, this is dangerous we have to stop him

    • @Corn0nTheCobb
      @Corn0nTheCobb 4 년 전 +3

      @@user-nq9uh9ev1c I disagree. I know he was just kidding, but if someone was actually dumb enough to try this, I'd be in favor of letting them learn the hard way.

  • @Itsnotgigi
    @Itsnotgigi 4 년 전 +9334

    I feel like this would be a great material that should be utilized by firefighters.

  • @govindjayakumar
    @govindjayakumar 년 전 +1

    Wow imagine the limitless possibilities

  • @s-tale
    @s-tale 2 년 전 +1

    Finally I have my question answered.

  • @am-zv1qv
    @am-zv1qv 4 년 전 +1606

    This man continues to beat the KRplus algorithm every time

    • @nopenope7700
      @nopenope7700 4 년 전 +20

      Amen. I catch every video.
      Came from a RE7 Speedrun.

    • @spencerevans2923
      @spencerevans2923 4 년 전 +6

      530 am, ikr

    • @MidnightMeka
      @MidnightMeka 4 년 전 +35

      i thought i was already subscribed because of the amount of his videos i see everywhere

    • @_DarkKnight2301_
      @_DarkKnight2301_ 4 년 전 +13

      He talked to Mr. Beast not too long ago about the how to work the algorithm to his advantage

    • @armpap1
      @armpap1 4 년 전 +49

      @@_DarkKnight2301_ Every youtuber knows how it works, its not a secret, but being able to pump high quality videos that justify the clickbait is completely different.

  • @joshandromidas
    @joshandromidas 4 년 전 +2211

    "This experiment was conducted by professionals."
    Derek: I wanna do the blowtorching myself

    • @aviza12
      @aviza12 4 년 전 +56

      Well, Derek IS a professional.

    • @johnchase4408
      @johnchase4408 4 년 전

      Wtf are you talking about?

    • @diosito9161
      @diosito9161 4 년 전 +14

      I mean derek is a physicist

    • @johnchase4408
      @johnchase4408 4 년 전 +1

      @@diosito9161 And he was scared why then?

    • @diosito9161
      @diosito9161 4 년 전 +6

      John Chase i dunno man i just said that technically he is a professional who got a full scholarship for an engineering school and is a physicist, if he gets scared it probably has to do with the situation he is in not because he isn’t who he is.

  • @karthikaas7305
    @karthikaas7305 2 년 전 +2

    cant these make good umbrella materials? like they can protect you from heat and also from water and light weight! sounds good to me!

  • @ahbutler57
    @ahbutler57 개월 전

    Just wondering if this could be used to provide lightweight radiation shielding? One major problem with a mission to Mars is the amount of lead shielding that would be required to keep astronauts safe probably be weight prohibitive. Not a chemist here, but if one could connect a lead molecule to the OH group, would this potentially provide a lighter weight shielding material? Would love to hear any responses.

  • @Jackp1ayz
    @Jackp1ayz 4 년 전 +3011

    The worlds second lightest solid is my wallet

    • @XavierBronxHaloFernandez
      @XavierBronxHaloFernandez 4 년 전 +50

      and mines is the first lightest

    • @safi3005
      @safi3005 4 년 전 +29

      Xavier Fernandez nah I win I don’t even have a wallet I’m so broke 😭😂

    • @egg1208
      @egg1208 4 년 전 +1

      PSN Store cards right?

    • @glatykoffi6672
      @glatykoffi6672 4 년 전 +10

      @Skyler Rogers Your wallet so light, its going up and you have to retain it with a chain

    • @tyshang_3551
      @tyshang_3551 4 년 전 +2

      Condoms?

  • @Rex-ib4is
    @Rex-ib4is 4 년 전 +2807

    “I made myself waterproof!”
    Next video: “I made myself bullet proof!”
    *runs into battlefield*

    • @oxy6689
      @oxy6689 4 년 전 +4

      Meets M1 Abrams

    • @greykid7201
      @greykid7201 4 년 전 +8

      @@oxy6689 backed up with A-10 warthogs

    • @oxy6689
      @oxy6689 4 년 전 +2

      @@greykid7201 lmao

    • @Dabadi4834
      @Dabadi4834 4 년 전 +4

      ENEMY AC130 ABOVE

    • @oxy6689
      @oxy6689 4 년 전 +6

      @@Dabadi4834 TACTICAL NUKE INCOMING.

  • @awesomesauce94
    @awesomesauce94 7 개월 전 +1

    what I'm curious about is if you coat your whole body with the hydrophobic powder to make yourself waterproof, how do you get it off? I assume showering won't really work in this scenario.

  • @jamesharris5156
    @jamesharris5156 개월 전

    I can’t wait for this stuff to get super cheap and mass produced for personal use. The way NASA had memoryfoam developed and then a few years later it was in everything! This going to change the world of home insulation. Sooooo much energy is going to be saved in heating and cooling.

  • @yoursleepparalysisdemon1828

    4:38 all my girlfriends

  • @that_one_nub629
    @that_one_nub629 4 년 전 +2944

    Video game characters when they come out of water look completely dry. Now we know how

  • @LPReyna-rf2pc
    @LPReyna-rf2pc 2 년 전

    Here is a question I have about hydrophobic aerogels.......if you mixed aerogels with a ultrahydrophobic substance with a water angle 150°+ (aka the Lotus effect) and coated a 100ml glass cup with the substance and poured in 75ml of Water chilled at 40°f (277.594 kelvins), what would the insulation factor of the coating be, and what would be the rate of thermal conductivity?

  • @manuelgarcia5484
    @manuelgarcia5484 개월 전

    What happens if I use this to swim? Will I see significant improvements in using airgel to swim faster?

  • @eleettabboo8673
    @eleettabboo8673 4 년 전 +3143

    Clickbait title✓
    Quality content✓
    Perfectly balanced as all things should be

    • @couqueza4169
      @couqueza4169 4 년 전 +140

      It isn't really clickbait

    • @salmanahmed3071
      @salmanahmed3071 4 년 전 +6

      clickbait. wot

    • @NadimSadeeq
      @NadimSadeeq 4 년 전 +8

      Mikas he didn’t really make himself fireproof though did he

    • @eleettabboo8673
      @eleettabboo8673 4 년 전 +8

      @@couqueza4169 True. The title is enticing though.

    • @ToTCaMbIu
      @ToTCaMbIu 4 년 전 +9

      He explained in one of his other videos why he does it.

  • @tobias3130
    @tobias3130 4 년 전 +3198

    This guy: Spends alot of money on aero gel to become water proof.
    Me: Covers myself in butter to become waterproof.

    • @bobrosser1101
      @bobrosser1101 4 년 전 +57

      Tobi Lynn butter is water resistant not proof

    • @pregnantbae9432
      @pregnantbae9432 4 년 전 +132

      @@bobrosser1101
      R/woooooooosh

    • @mohawk4759
      @mohawk4759 4 년 전 +78

      Nikitas33 r/stfu

    • @42WoodenPlanks
      @42WoodenPlanks 4 년 전 +76

      Instructions unclear, covered self with butters’s organs

    • @pgdasilva
      @pgdasilva 4 년 전 +33

      @@pregnantbae9432 another shitty kid who doesnt know how to woooosh people...

  • @Tisisrealnow
    @Tisisrealnow 2 년 전 +2

    Can you skinnydip or just swim in lava without being damaged as aerogel can be an excellent insulator and hydrophobic (Im assuming lava behaves like water but is just extremely hot)

  • @kamikaliente
    @kamikaliente 2 년 전

    Is the aerogel skin safe? Would we be able to use this in everyday life for some reason?

  • @Apr-iy4ti
    @Apr-iy4ti 3 년 전 +4828

    This is a perfect material to use inside F1 helmets to protect fire incidents.

  • @nirvocity562
    @nirvocity562 3 년 전 +4930

    This can save lives. Imagine a fire-mans suit with aerogel.

    • @priority688
      @priority688 3 년 전 +579

      it costs 23,000 dollars per pound of aerogel, 1000 cubic meters is only 0.0083 lbs. Pretty expensive if you ask me also im pretty sure they would already be using it

    • @shutdownz4824
      @shutdownz4824 3 년 전 +72

      Priority that’s what I was about to say l lmao

    • @codyfabulousyt4920
      @codyfabulousyt4920 3 년 전 +81

      Or a minimalistic diving suit

    • @ghoulbuster1
      @ghoulbuster1 3 년 전 +235

      @@priority688 You don't have to use pure aerogel, just a little bit and it gives a massive boost in thermal conductivity.

    • @dsdsspp7130
      @dsdsspp7130 3 년 전 +213

      ​@@priority688
      cost of something changes as it is produced more.
      people were saying the same thing about electric cars and now they're way cheaper than what they were before

  • @H2OFIZZ
    @H2OFIZZ 년 전 +2

    This is going to be so helpful in the future, we can make aerogel sprays and spray ourselfs so we dont get wet in the rain! And if you put some on your eyes during showering, you dont have to worry about your eyes being a hurting, red colour. Thank you so much aerogel!

  • @dustywilson5461

    About the aerogel-infused fiberglass insulation sheets.. . is this stuff commercially available ?
    What might it cost in comparison to conventional "cotton candy" fiberglass insulation already sold ?

  • @markfearns8535
    @markfearns8535 2 년 전 +4821

    As an aerogel developer I can't imagine how dry your skin must have been doing this. Waterproofing also means extremely oil absorbant

  • @earlgreyi-blink4131
    @earlgreyi-blink4131 4 년 전 +3265

    Has anyone thought how he’s gonna wash all that aerogel off his body now

    • @matasovich3446
      @matasovich3446 4 년 전 +93

      He wont

    • @gedeost
      @gedeost 4 년 전 +488

      With wate- oh

    • @kimbaldun
      @kimbaldun 4 년 전 +410

      If not water then fire

    • @matasovich3446
      @matasovich3446 4 년 전 +311

      @@kimbaldun *INTELLIGENCE:100*

    • @stewiegriffin9218
      @stewiegriffin9218 4 년 전 +167

      a surfactant maybe? I was thinking there would be something (maybe organic) that would dissolve / help peel it off but you probably wouldn't want any organic solvent on your skin
      scrubbing could be effective too
      I'm surprised he didn;t cover this in the vid

  • @samuelraju1115
    @samuelraju1115 8 개월 전

    @derek muller what happens if you replace air with helium in an aerogel? Does it become much more lighter and even buoyant in air?

  • @mikewall7450
    @mikewall7450 년 전

    Could it be used as a subsatute for bullet resistant vests? For police dept? Military? Civilian uses?

  • @Childish360
    @Childish360 4 년 전 +13148

    how do you wash of a waterproof substance, my brain cant handle this

    • @deadpoolsalsa643
      @deadpoolsalsa643 4 년 전 +2241

      Scrub it off I think. Honestly my mind is hurting because of that

    • @estherbjerga523
      @estherbjerga523 4 년 전 +2124

      Childish Lemonade probably you could use an oil based cleanser, or just straight oil like coconut oil, because oil absorbs and grabs onto things that water doesn’t.

    • @BarackObama-zh9od
      @BarackObama-zh9od 4 년 전 +254

      Childish Lemonade use something that breaks it down or scrub I guess

    • @mynamehasspacesinit8687
      @mynamehasspacesinit8687 4 년 전 +352

      *Yeah, This is big brain time.*

    • @BigwantPrezentacje
      @BigwantPrezentacje 4 년 전 +57

      you have to use oil

  • @yaboichase147
    @yaboichase147 3 년 전 +2004

    Diamond armor: nah
    Netherite armor: nah
    Aerogel armor: HECK YEAH

    • @helpnoname7588
      @helpnoname7588 3 년 전 +1

      line x armor

    • @missingno2401
      @missingno2401 3 년 전 +44

      1: get aerogel and turn it to dust
      2: get flex seal liquid
      3: mix
      4: pour it on diamond armor
      this armor will have the protection properties of diamond, the rubber holds the diamond together and it will give fire resistance if you wear the entire set.

    • @yaboichase147
      @yaboichase147 3 년 전 +8

      MSSGNO and upgrading it with netherite will basically turn on god mode

    • @charliec986
      @charliec986 3 년 전 +13

      @@missingno2401 Quick! Delete this before the Secret Services get to you. It may be too late.

    • @missingno2401
      @missingno2401 3 년 전 +12

      @@charliec986 i will sacrifice myself if it means helping people obtain super armor

  • @KevKovac
    @KevKovac 22 일 전 +1

    Couldn't this be a great replacement for PFOA/PFAS waterproof coatings for clothing and other stuff?

  • @beroberoberoberobero852

    9:00 wow.... this absolutely looks like low quality fluid simulation, but FREAKING REAL!

  • @emilythegreat18
    @emilythegreat18 3 년 전 +1897

    “Am I gonna get hurt by this?”
    “Not permanently!”

    • @fadziana
      @fadziana 3 년 전 +51

      Understandable, have a great day

    • @maven9323
      @maven9323 3 년 전 +13

      Understandable, have a nice day!

    • @maven9323
      @maven9323 3 년 전 +4

      Only comment once a week if you dont yo mama gay

    • @Kid_A_
      @Kid_A_ 3 년 전 +15

      @@maven9323 i have bad news for you then

    • @maven9323
      @maven9323 3 년 전

      Dont like it need to be 666 forever or your dad gay

  • @420alfonzo6
    @420alfonzo6 3 년 전 +1398

    My dad always says "you can go swimming but don't get wet" as a joke, but now I actually can.

  • @LaineyBug2020
    @LaineyBug2020 개월 전

    8:50 it's like Chromoplastic from Dune that is used for the dew collectors! It's able to collect even the slightest amount of moisture because nothing sticks to the surface.

  • @sultanofsick
    @sultanofsick 개월 전 +1

    How long before I can have a hydrophobic aerogel ultralight jacket?