A Plastic That Conducts Electricity?

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  • Plastics usually stop electricity in its tracks, but scientists have figured out a way to keep the electrons flowing.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 563

  • @Diceyed
    @Diceyed 7 років тому +690

    i love how a large portion of human discovery is someone made a mistake.

    • @piranha031091
      @piranha031091 7 років тому +75

      "someone made a mistake" is just a tiny portion.
      Serendipitous discoveries are a minor factor in progress compared to "regular" research and development. You only hear disproportionately about them because they make for popular stories in the media.
      But even when it is the case, the initial mistake must first be recognized as being potentially of interest (instead of going straight to the trashcan), then investigated, replicated, and understood ; and only then can you start the whole engineering (and extra research) needed to make it into something useful (if it turns out it can be made into anything useful at all).
      Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration.

    • @ObiWanCannabi
      @ObiWanCannabi 7 років тому +4

      yeah and when they go looking for things they get it totally wrong

    • @amegenshiken
      @amegenshiken 7 років тому +15

      And not just with humans. DNA and RNA "making mistakes" is how mutations (in the short-term) and evolution (in the long-term) happen.
      Sometimes you get good things (like larger brains), sometimes you get bad things (like cancer), and sometimes you get things that are bad with the full version but can be good in the lessor version (Fully expressed sickle-cell anemia's bad, but, being a carrier of the gene can make you more resistant to malaria).
      Long story short, not all mistakes are bad.

    • @Renuclous
      @Renuclous 7 років тому +9

      Well the entire evolution of all life on earth is just a series of "mistakes", so scientific "evolution" often follows the same principle.

    • @ShobhitVashistha
      @ShobhitVashistha 7 років тому +2

      yes Rump... thats what I was going to say exactly, nature has shaped us using just one tool, "mistake"

  • @medjed2511
    @medjed2511 7 років тому +719

    The bucket part had me dead.
    Well done SciShow, Well fucking done.

    • @lbochtler
      @lbochtler 7 років тому +4

      Look into CCD's, and you will run across another bucket analogy. In the case of a CCD, imagine a bunch of conveyor belt with buckets on them, all feeding into another bucket filled conveyor belt. This belt feeds a single bucket that is used to measure the contents of the previous bucket on the belt feeding into it. once all conveyor belt are emptied, you can then put the numerical representation of the buckets contents back together into a representation of the bucket array. Thus creating an image.
      Another one is analog solid state reverb, where you have a bucket chain that moves the signal from the input to the output, the time it takes for the contents of a bucket to get from one end to the other is the delay time. (when combined with a un-delayed signal you have a reverb effect)
      I could give you a few more bucket analogy's if you want.

    • @sunfish2
      @sunfish2 7 років тому +5

      Oh, God, so many buckets! Aaaaahhh!
      I'll never be able to unsee that.

    • @candysoto8533
      @candysoto8533 7 років тому +4

      Mkay good I'm not the only one who found that funny 😂

    • @Afterscience742
      @Afterscience742 7 років тому +2

      Kevin Like the first episode of Rick and Morty season 2 (GIVE US SEASON 3 ALREADY) all over again eh?

    • @LucasGarrow
      @LucasGarrow 7 років тому +2

      Has science gone too far??

  • @MephLeo
    @MephLeo 7 років тому +49

    2:11 I want a shirt with that pattern of Hanks passing buckets to other Hanks.

  • @ummaaron
    @ummaaron 7 років тому +33

    the bucket scene was the best moment in my day

    • @infinitecanadian
      @infinitecanadian 4 роки тому

      It belongs in a GIF and/or on SciShow merchandise.

  • @n4p4l44
    @n4p4l44 7 років тому +168

    Exhibit A: 2:00 to 2:10 of SciShow video titled "A Plastic That Conducts Electricity?". This section of the video shows the early stages of the accused's [Hank Green] production of identical androids with hive-mind tendencies.

    • @pomtubes1205
      @pomtubes1205 7 років тому +2

      Napalm HS lol

    • @agjakku
      @agjakku 7 років тому +5

      Clone wars: Hanks vs Craigs? I honestly would watch that...

    • @spindash64
      @spindash64 7 років тому +11

      The Hankening

    • @jameshansmeyer4936
      @jameshansmeyer4936 7 років тому +4

      Napalm HS everyone submit to our all powerful robotic Overhanks

    • @vampyricon7026
      @vampyricon7026 7 років тому

      +

  • @neapolitan468
    @neapolitan468 7 років тому +11

    That duplicating Hank thing.... was mesmerizing.... Hank truly is the bucket god.

  • @nathantron
    @nathantron 7 років тому +11

    I fucking loved the editing in this episode. XD

  • @claudefaust9104
    @claudefaust9104 7 років тому +35

    I like the way this video edited.

  • @ItoeKobayashi
    @ItoeKobayashi 5 років тому +2

    That bucket scene was not only entertaining but really clearly explained the concept! :D I love that they decided to edit his voice in several times over as well to really sell the scene.

  • @MaltaMcMurchy
    @MaltaMcMurchy 7 років тому +27

    Hank is an awesome teacher. :)

  • @shaqman5335
    @shaqman5335 7 років тому +134

    how do you accidentally add a 1000 more of anything

    • @Noodler
      @Noodler 7 років тому +9

      Probably thought he was supposed to add kilos instead of grams or something.

    • @YiGzit
      @YiGzit 7 років тому +45

      Noodler more like he was supposed to add nanograms but added milligrams instead

    • @wytsewolf
      @wytsewolf 7 років тому +9

      Noodler that's kinda bullshit, he was in a lab, not a factory. Experiments aren't done with kilo's of chemicals but with milligrams or grams

    • @wytsewolf
      @wytsewolf 7 років тому +25

      It is possible tho, that he used grams instead of milligrams

    • @vonneely1977
      @vonneely1977 7 років тому +1

      Tim Allan.

  • @Brown95P
    @Brown95P 7 років тому +10

    1:58
    Basically SciShow's Funniest Moment 2017.

  • @puggeele
    @puggeele 7 років тому +1

    loved the bucket analogy combined with the visuals..keep up the great work

  • @fapasaurusrex
    @fapasaurusrex 7 років тому +1

    I swear every time Hank hosts a video, it has some form of weird entertainment in it

  • @diamondspeek
    @diamondspeek 7 років тому

    I can't stop rewatching the bucket brigade scene. It is so amazing; I love it!!
    Hank Green continue what you're doing!

  • @TristramBudelcom
    @TristramBudelcom 7 років тому +1

    I've worked on this for years at the energy research institute of The Netherlands. Awesome video!!

  • @MrNicoJac
    @MrNicoJac 7 років тому

    This is one of the most interesting video's you've made in a long time. Wow, just wow.

  • @matthewhiggins1803
    @matthewhiggins1803 7 років тому +1

    I love the editing in this video

  • @kh2war
    @kh2war 7 років тому +1

    I really enjoyed the bucket bit, very entertaining. Nice work.

  • @kentkbo
    @kentkbo 7 років тому

    Awesome! I loved the multi-Hank bucket simile! SCI SHOW RULES!

  • @valken666
    @valken666 7 років тому +7

    What I learned from this video? If you accidentally make something great, never tell your teacher, he will steal the idea.

  • @CortezEspartaco2
    @CortezEspartaco2 7 років тому

    That demonstration with the buckets was beautiful.

  • @mr2octavio
    @mr2octavio 7 років тому

    I have to give a big kudos to the editors, to you guys I give my entire apreciation for making those videos funnier and much more enjoyable

  • @lukedemetri5666
    @lukedemetri5666 7 років тому +12

    I thought I had a stroke at 2:00

  •  7 років тому

    perfect editing. On point. 10/10 would bang again

  • @HeadsFullOfEyeballs
    @HeadsFullOfEyeballs 7 років тому +2

    If you listen closely, you may be able to hear UA-cam's compression algorithm hyperventilating when the screen suddenly fills with Hanks in extremely busy patterned shirts :v

  • @sueanoimm
    @sueanoimm 7 років тому +1

    *dying at Hank multiplying into a dozen Hanks

  • @R.Instro
    @R.Instro 7 років тому +1

    Microscopic Bucket Brigade: Hank's new band w/Michael Aranda & Matthew Gaydos. =D

  • @KathyTrithardt
    @KathyTrithardt 7 років тому

    The multi-Hank editing on this video was wondrous.

  • @zackthomas5707
    @zackthomas5707 6 років тому

    LMAO! Love the bucket analogy. Cool video

  • @raghurami253
    @raghurami253 4 роки тому

    awesome explanation man

  • @sarahelmasry8225
    @sarahelmasry8225 7 років тому

    Hank, keep on hosting, you're a legend

  • @lochinvar00465
    @lochinvar00465 7 років тому

    There is also conductive rubbers(usually silicon based). One app of it is connecting to LCD screens in digital watches, small game toys etc. It is composed of alternating strips of conductive and non-conductive rubber. A home made pressure sensor can be made using this because with pressure the resistance changes.

  • @phantasm1234
    @phantasm1234 7 років тому +4

    Hi there, SciShow! I would love for people to learn about the terrifying and sudden nature of cerebral aneurysms! I had one rupture at 19 and I think it would make for an interesting video topic!

  • @Voldecourt
    @Voldecourt 7 років тому

    Awesome video! It would be cool if you guys would talk about piezoelectric polymers sometime. Those are super cool.

  • @curtissilveria7225
    @curtissilveria7225 7 років тому

    AYYYY! I'm excited! I have been doing research for 2 years now on polymer based solar cells and now they are getting their own spotlight!

  • @RandomGuy666100
    @RandomGuy666100 7 років тому +1

    2:10 I need that background as a screensaver XD

  • @Karinah1414
    @Karinah1414 7 років тому

    I like that upgrade in editing. the bicket segment was pretty funny

  • @NoorquackerInd
    @NoorquackerInd 7 років тому

    Darn, the editing is much better!

  • @MrNadirzenith
    @MrNadirzenith 7 років тому +1

    We use a black conductive plastic housing on one of the parts I work with. It conducts about 600VDC in operation. I took my multi-meter to it once to check its resistance but it showed an open. Guess its only conductive at high V

  • @cooleda17
    @cooleda17 7 років тому +1

    Tuna, I love ya man. Great graphics here~

  • @kcwidman
    @kcwidman 7 років тому +9

    Bucket-ception.

  • @BattousaiHBr
    @BattousaiHBr 7 років тому

    to whoever did the bucket editing, kudos.

  • @chuckchildress9295
    @chuckchildress9295 7 років тому

    I really love your shirt! Cool video

  • @JeffOf813
    @JeffOf813 7 років тому

    it's going to be a scroll with retractable borders that stiffen the screen for a certain distance... and they will prolly give you an extra amount you can pull out for a sidebar style menu with pins and notes. all rolling up into a pen sized device that houses the rolled up screen, all needed ports, and a smaller pen to detach for use with the scroll while extended... its going to be awesome... it's so obvious to me lol.

  • @RyanMakesStuffOccasionally
    @RyanMakesStuffOccasionally 7 років тому +1

    and the army of Hank Green's have begun

  • @WarzoneNinja2
    @WarzoneNinja2 7 років тому

    this editor is fun! please keep him!

  • @zeFanciestBard
    @zeFanciestBard 7 років тому +635

    How do you accidently add 1000x a catalyst? Like that sounds just a little bit more than a "Oh whoops" situation lol.

    • @Quantickzz
      @Quantickzz 7 років тому +152

      It was probably measured in micrograms (or just a really small measurement), so a little droplet can literally be 1000x more than what it's supposed to be used.

    • @robertmartinu8803
      @robertmartinu8803 7 років тому +43

      TheFanciestBard exponent confusion, milli vs micro for example, or cm3 vs mm3 in measurement. And why is kilogram (1000g) a base unit instead of the logical gram?!;)

    • @Noodler
      @Noodler 7 років тому +34

      That one study about caffeine where they accidentally gave the participants 100 times the intended dose putting them in significant danger

    • @Belicose777
      @Belicose777 7 років тому +31

      TheFanciestBard well if the mixture called for a milligram and you add a gram of something, which isn't much, you have now added 1000x more catalyst.

    • @ganaraminukshuk0
      @ganaraminukshuk0 7 років тому +8

      By getting your metric wrong, that's how. Well, each prefix is 1000 times more (or less, going the other direction) than the last (except for centi and deci).

  • @jdjr3640
    @jdjr3640 2 роки тому

    Came here looking for an answer to how you could apply and conduct charges across plastics and was not disappointed: Plastic polymers.
    Interesting that it was invented by total accident and has revolutionized several industries.
    Hank, you're a prophet and didn't know it! We have folding phones. The future is now!

  • @imme9927
    @imme9927 2 роки тому

    Nice explanation

  • @zacparker2858
    @zacparker2858 7 років тому

    Props to the editor for this one

  • @Dani_Valykrie
    @Dani_Valykrie 7 років тому

    I lost it on the bucket part... omg XD

  • @PacesIII
    @PacesIII 7 років тому

    You might want to recheck your facts. The Ransburg Number 2 Process Electrostatic Paint Gun has a schematic dating 1961, which has a plastic bell that transfers 90,000 volts positive to the paint. If this bell is cleaned in laquer thinner or MEK, it will strip too many electrons making the bell almost useless. So, they are cleaned in xylene.

  • @char1194
    @char1194 7 років тому +1

    A+ editing

  • @gumunduringigumundsson9344
    @gumunduringigumundsson9344 7 років тому

    Thank you too so much@! 🐶

  • @LegendaryWaterBottle
    @LegendaryWaterBottle 7 років тому

    what a godly editing for bucket

  • @UpLateGeek
    @UpLateGeek 7 років тому

    Please put hundreds of Hank clones in every video, we need more, Hanks!

  • @char1194
    @char1194 7 років тому +4

    Why is there a bucket around my-
    Nvm it's the toilet.

  • @1Adamrpg
    @1Adamrpg 7 років тому

    I liked the editing

  • @IlrysKadiatu
    @IlrysKadiatu 7 років тому

    I think SciShow should make an episode featuring "accidentally awesome" mistakes in chemistry, things like conductive plastic and Teflon.

  • @RC-1290
    @RC-1290 7 років тому +1

    Haven't there been flexible screens for a while now? For example in those phones where the screen wraps around the edge? I was under the impression the limitation for bending phones right now was about their internal components.

  • @thegreatandpowerfultwily394
    @thegreatandpowerfultwily394 7 років тому

    2:00
    Never fear, the Bucket Brigade is here! =D

  • @enderwiggins8248
    @enderwiggins8248 7 років тому

    I like how the show is evolving

  • @free_spirit1
    @free_spirit1 7 років тому +1

    3:10 yeah... that's right. Researchers have to HACK printers, because none of the large corporations have yet opened up anything with regards to inkjet tech. Everything that exists and is usable is an HP cartridge printer that someone managed to reverse engineer. Otherwise you'll have to go with some real expensive industrial print heads, and good luck getting those working without spending tons of money.
    My point is, I really think there's a market for an inkjet maker kit, where you can experiment with different nozzle sizes and have full control over the head. This is not going to happen any time soon though, HP Ricoh and Epson are way too worried of innovation that isn't completely locked down.

  • @misuvva
    @misuvva 7 років тому

    top quality editing five outta fove

  • @zeuskepler4859
    @zeuskepler4859 7 років тому

    love hank green

  • @botcarlton3962
    @botcarlton3962 7 років тому +7

    wait...if you sit on a voodoo doll of yourself does that mean you will be infinitely stuck ?

    • @tmk6022
      @tmk6022 7 років тому +1

      cant influence your own voodoo doll or something

    • @marilynlynds3398
      @marilynlynds3398 6 років тому

      The scientist had to be knowledgeable and enough of a creative thinker, to extrapolate the potential uses for this " mistake" - and follow it up with learning even more about chemistry and electronics, couple with countless experiments, failures and much tenacity and teamwork.
      That is the way of most so called breakthroughs in science and medicine.

  • @dimitar4y
    @dimitar4y 7 років тому

    Enjoyed videoooo!

  • @acdnan
    @acdnan 7 років тому +1

    "bendy smartphone" oh John you think to small. AR is on the rise to kill the smartphone.

  • @candysoto8533
    @candysoto8533 7 років тому +1

    Why did the bucket part make me laugh 😂😂😂😂Someone tell me why the heck is it so funny to me😂😂😂😂

  • @bedepal
    @bedepal 7 років тому +1

    the bucket thing is sooo cooooooooool!!!!

  • @melTiceTiger
    @melTiceTiger 7 років тому

    Whoa, those are some shocking results....

  • @stuck_around
    @stuck_around 7 років тому

    i love hank

  • @johngreen7161
    @johngreen7161 7 років тому +2

    Last time I was this early there were no anus jokes

  • @Sivet555
    @Sivet555 7 років тому

    what the actual fuck was that AMAZING editing with the bucket example :D That was the best :D

  • @PatrikRasch
    @PatrikRasch 7 років тому

    Good job.

  • @madlocust3435
    @madlocust3435 7 років тому

    Thats really interesting

  • @brandongaines1731
    @brandongaines1731 Рік тому

    What surprises me about this whole thing is that it took almost 30 years for the group of scientists who invented conductive plastics to be formally recognized for their work....

  • @DanNacht
    @DanNacht 7 років тому

    Whoever edited this episode of scishow is hilarious.

  • @adddrian100
    @adddrian100 7 років тому

    Where did you buy that shirt Hank?:) love it!

  • @j-money2337
    @j-money2337 7 років тому

    When you want to pass your bucket but everyone around you already has buckets

  • @Praise777
    @Praise777 7 років тому +5

    I love the bucket-acid-trip you tossed in there.

  •  7 років тому +1

    And what is that black rubbery material on the back of button sheets that touches the circuit plate? I thought that's also plastic

  • @tristancliffe
    @tristancliffe 7 років тому

    If my team invented a conductive plastic, my first move would be to show it to Emperor Palpatine too.

  • @AidanRatnage
    @AidanRatnage 7 років тому +2

    Can't wait for my solar powered rucksack!

    • @infinityPV
      @infinityPV 7 років тому

      Start with a flexible plastic solar cell powered charger ;-) infinitypv.com/products/heli-on/heli-on

  • @chadzsideg7710
    @chadzsideg7710 7 років тому

    Really enjoyable show! Did he say "on accident"?

  • @woody9283
    @woody9283 7 років тому

    @SciShow....Back in 1991 in computer science class in college they were talking about plastic ram and plastic hard drives.What ever happened to that stuff. Also we were told that someone was working with biological transistors and other biological computer components. I haven't heard anything ever coming of that stuff but would love to know why.

  • @gabrielheredia7563
    @gabrielheredia7563 4 роки тому

    How about taking apart some stuff and showing us where to find some of these conductive polymers and diferent looks and styles they might have

  • @MideoKuze
    @MideoKuze 7 років тому

    bendy smartphones: bad
    smartphones whose components can handle an impact: sign me tf up

  • @mongomoonbladder8023
    @mongomoonbladder8023 7 років тому

    Hank Green for President !

  • @Guru_1092
    @Guru_1092 7 років тому

    So many buckets!

  • @darkfightlight1939
    @darkfightlight1939 7 років тому +2

    why didn't the person who accidental made the plastic get any credit for the descovery?

  • @xXFluffers
    @xXFluffers 7 років тому +1

    We have conductive plastic, now we need transparent metal. Aluminum seems like a good contender.

  • @angelic8632002
    @angelic8632002 7 років тому +19

    Wait *someone* in his lab accidentally created the base for the material and *he* got the Nobel price? Did I get that right?

    • @darkfightlight1939
      @darkfightlight1939 7 років тому +5

      yeah. Maybe its because the person who accidentally made it never worked out how it works?
      Or the lab head just stole it :/

    • @Ides385
      @Ides385 7 років тому +16

      He figured out how it worked so it could be replicated and improved. That's what the prize was for.
      BTW if your use your job's or university's resources to invent something they can claim rights to it.

    • @darkfightlight1939
      @darkfightlight1939 7 років тому +7

      +Ides385 Damn...if i was ever in that position i would hide the decovery and later release it on my own claming i only used my own resources.

    • @squiddi1393
      @squiddi1393 7 років тому +2

      +darkfight light No you wouldn't, because you couldn't. We need each other. We all have different expertise and come up with different ideas. One person doesn't suffice. If those other guys never helped I'm sure this discovery would have come much later.

    • @darkfightlight1939
      @darkfightlight1939 7 років тому +3

      +Squiddi I would. I am greedy/petty and absolutely hate getting screwed over.

  • @TheNipSnipper
    @TheNipSnipper 7 років тому

    4:05 lol we already have bendy phones. They're known as "iPhones"

  • @0101dyon
    @0101dyon 7 років тому

    wow! easy on the shirt there hank.

  • @proxenosenos
    @proxenosenos 7 років тому +1

    Hank "multiple buckets" Green

  • @apostle333
    @apostle333 7 років тому

    almost there...Marry this to transparent metal, and flexible glass, and you now have a complete system. (All are doable, hang in there! You're sooo close)

  • @entenhundadventures4384
    @entenhundadventures4384 7 років тому +1

    First time I'm so early on a SciShow-video...
    hey guys!

  • @eurabe1
    @eurabe1 7 років тому +1

    Hold all the buckets! xD