The Transparent Man: Quirkology Investigates

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  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday 8 років тому +930

    Great work. Each little 10 second clip in this video took a long time to set up! Quality work.

  • @MrThreeWorlds
    @MrThreeWorlds 8 років тому +1848

    So many illusions at once makes me question my reality.

  • @Blenif
    @Blenif 3 роки тому +174

    Looking back on this video now, it’s hilarious to see all the comments talking about how people were complaining about quality. Yet, this is probably the best “quality” you’re gonna get nowadays. Maybe not resolution wise, but ambition wise and with interesting brain teasers that actually make you scratch your head. People were so focused on resolution, they never realized what really mattered: the content itself. And I must say, quirkology probably had the most fun content I’ve seen on this platform tbh. Even to this day it ages pretty well and manages to stump me sometimes

    • @schmeag7710
      @schmeag7710 3 роки тому +1

      True

    • @RocketRidge
      @RocketRidge 2 роки тому +4

      True, he reminds me a lot of old Vsauce in that sense.

  • @rzeka
    @rzeka 8 років тому +424

    Whoa, I really didn't expect it to work

    • @whotfisturbo
      @whotfisturbo 5 років тому +1

      It's just the glasses reflecting the light lol

    • @imnotanesp6254
      @imnotanesp6254 4 роки тому +2

      @@whotfisturbo That's what I thought at first too but then he put his hand out in front of the light and we could see the shadow of it. Maybe he used some kind of trick for that part though.

    • @electric_claire
      @electric_claire 4 роки тому

      @@imnotanesp6254 You can see the "shadow" because the ninja is wearing black

    • @twistedbus344
      @twistedbus344 3 роки тому +3

      @@imnotanesp6254 We would see his hand, not a shadow, that's all we are seeing is a shadow. not actually his hand behind the person.

  • @zdrux
    @zdrux 8 років тому +642

    Where's the goat? I miss its presence.

    • @shredium
      @shredium 8 років тому +64

      Absence of this goat is another illusion. The horned qutie is just invisible too.

    • @emraldswrd
      @emraldswrd 8 років тому +14

      BAA"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
      hi
      Im here don't miss me
      Ik im not a goat

    • @commentor5479
      @commentor5479 4 роки тому

      The goat is a jumpscare

  • @KingMasterKing
    @KingMasterKing 8 років тому +1075

    Vsauce and Quirkology collab

  • @jackofallspades98
    @jackofallspades98 8 років тому +399

    Wow! This is some awesome new kind of content! Looking forward to hopefully seeing some more of this.

  • @jakerobbins314
    @jakerobbins314 8 років тому +31

    Okay this video was a really bang up job, I must say. Bravo. I think these investigative, illusion-revealing videos are the next step. Felt like a really fun classroom lecture. Loved the editing and composition, really. Classic Quirkology but in a new way.

  • @edithtagocon1730
    @edithtagocon1730 8 років тому +529

    First the Quirkology goat, then the Quirkology ninja. What's next?!

  • @ZrCorelx
    @ZrCorelx 8 років тому +95

    plz make more vids like this one! very interesting!

  • @insidiousy
    @insidiousy 8 років тому +38

    Really liked this one. I love the how the video played out.

  • @EuphratesCanyon
    @EuphratesCanyon 8 років тому +95

    But no joke the thing with the balls in the water really tripped me up

    • @iim4xii129
      @iim4xii129 5 років тому +4

      Starting the sentence with 'But', despite it not being a follow-up to a previous sentence...

    • @jahandahan7490
      @jahandahan7490 5 років тому +10

      @@iim4xii129 ok boomer

    • @emiliatan5792
      @emiliatan5792 3 роки тому +2

      @@iim4xii129 Trying to act all smart by pointing out other's mistake is just showing how much of an idiot you are

    • @Felix-jn2ly
      @Felix-jn2ly 3 роки тому +5

      @@emiliatan5792 maybe he's not an idiot, he just too serious and didn't know when to not too serious. But correcting someone else mistake can lead to annoyance or gratitude, it depends on the person. As you can see I am got too serious replying your message lol. Hope you have a great day !

    • @caz8135
      @caz8135 3 роки тому

      @@emiliatan5792 idiot

  • @mont9150
    @mont9150 3 роки тому +35

    I love when you keep the vids simple. Not 20minutes explaining unnecessary things and props

  • @BlueInfinity22
    @BlueInfinity22 8 років тому +6

    This might actually be my favorite video from you, that was fascinating from beginning to end and presented in such an engaging way.

  • @whackcar
    @whackcar 8 років тому +1

    One of the finest videos on this channel in recent memory. Keep this standard of quality in your videos.

  • @hadiyyaedah-tally7302
    @hadiyyaedah-tally7302 4 роки тому +3

    why are people complaining about the quality of this video??? if anything, i prefer it and its style over the quality of most science videos these days! it gives me a nostalgic, “videos that i used to watch on TV as a kid” vibe, and I appreciate it so much!

    • @Peter_1986
      @Peter_1986 4 роки тому +1

      People nowadays are super-spoiled when it comes to video quality - if it is less than like 1080p then they will always be like "w0ot which pixel is the video? I cannot see _anything_ at all!". =P

  • @tbefilms
    @tbefilms 8 років тому +6

    This was fascinating and so well put-together! Please explore more forgotten illusions like this!!

  • @EngineerMikey5
    @EngineerMikey5 8 років тому +673

    Oh, look at all these spoiled pre-teens complaining about the quality.

    • @Karuiko
      @Karuiko 8 років тому +47

      When 480p becomes obsolete and 4K becomes standard, UA-cam should keep 480p just for Quirkology :3

    • @daylightanimation
      @daylightanimation 8 років тому +6

      yeah.... try to find good 4K content.
      instead of some cheesy demos and trailers.

    • @vbeis0
      @vbeis0 8 років тому +15

      i don't mind if it's 720p or 480p. my videos go even lower xD

    • @drrandomcoolboy5580
      @drrandomcoolboy5580 8 років тому +3

      MikeTheKnight im 12 in september turning 13, i am not spoiled , and love his content , btw this is typed on tablet.. its not easy

    • @ssaraicastillo
      @ssaraicastillo 7 років тому +1

      DrRandom Coolboy your 13 and don't have a phone I'm 11 and I have a iPhone

  • @JohnDubuc
    @JohnDubuc 8 років тому +156

    Lol, all the kids who can't handle 480p. Well you guys don't have 2 million subscribers, so to heck with it.

  • @moprolackofuploads1674
    @moprolackofuploads1674 8 років тому +4

    Two videos within a year of each other? It's a Christmas miracle!!!

  • @Dayz3O6
    @Dayz3O6 8 років тому +210

    This channel and Vsauce

  • @marijnbenschop5580
    @marijnbenschop5580 8 років тому +1

    This video shows so well how just a little bit of editing can make it so much better :)

  • @mabeI
    @mabeI 8 років тому +45

    PLS MAKE THIS A SERIES THO

    • @xmbovlogs
      @xmbovlogs 8 років тому +1

      great work on recording this video

    • @mabeI
      @mabeI 8 років тому +2

      xmbovlogs oh it wasn't me, it was my people. I just direct them.

  • @tomtomeow
    @tomtomeow 8 років тому +18

    It's the light reflecting to the front of the person making it seem she's invisible. When he waves his hands, he blocks a part of the light, but the rest still reflects on top of the person.

    • @waelag
      @waelag 8 років тому +6

      Slywolf no shit

    • @Lucy360.
      @Lucy360. 7 років тому +1

      Interesting

  • @chrisw4997
    @chrisw4997 3 роки тому +13

    For those confused, it's just the bending of light. In this case, the glass is reflecting the light behind the person

    • @panda45925
      @panda45925 3 роки тому +3

      Still quite impressive he discovered it in 1929

  • @baileyuniacke8130
    @baileyuniacke8130 8 років тому +117

    Two videos in one week? What is this sorcery?

  • @RSpudieD
    @RSpudieD 8 років тому +1

    That was very well-done and I love how it actually worked after all this time. Nicely done!

  • @hkayakh
    @hkayakh Рік тому

    0:37 “and on a good night” your way of explaining things always surprises me

  • @JKHighLightOfficial
    @JKHighLightOfficial 8 років тому +59

    See you in 2018 guys

  • @bulman07
    @bulman07 8 років тому +22

    Why don't people realise the 480p is one of the Quirkology quirks? It wouldn't work in HD

  • @JoeLibby
    @JoeLibby 8 років тому +4

    That's remarkable! Thanks for sharing the illusion with us.

  • @hrep14
    @hrep14 8 років тому

    Now that was worth the months of waiting for a new upload.

  • @cavebelly
    @cavebelly 8 років тому +7

    Woah two videos in 5 days?!?!Thats a new record!!!

  • @fera9328
    @fera9328 8 років тому

    Absolutely astonishing. Love the old camera style and all that, although people seem to not understand. You are a pretty good talker. And have a very likable face.

  • @donatelife4600
    @donatelife4600 8 років тому

    Quirkology has given some great knowledge about some wonderful ideas. keep the video uploading.

  • @sharcblazer99
    @sharcblazer99 8 років тому +40

    Light is such a peculiar thing...

    • @mrnat3058
      @mrnat3058 8 років тому +3

      Why does their comment have to relate to their name or profile picture?

    • @sharcblazer99
      @sharcblazer99 8 років тому

      ////-/////-/-////////////////////R //////// Make some goddamn sense please?

    • @mrnat3058
      @mrnat3058 8 років тому

      ////-/////-/-////////////////////R //////// Obvious troll is obvious.

    • @sharcblazer99
      @sharcblazer99 8 років тому

      Mrnat Indeed.

    • @readytowatch4350
      @readytowatch4350 8 років тому

      Sharc Blazer yep

  • @CesarDaSalad
    @CesarDaSalad 8 років тому +120

    So if you made a suit of transparent balls, and submerged yourself in a clear water tank, would you become invisible too?

    • @Henriktranoy
      @Henriktranoy 8 років тому +31

      No, The water trick is done by having glass with the same refractive index as water. Meaning the light bends the same amount in the water is in the balls. He, on the other hand, is neither see-through, nor does he have the same refractive index, so....

    • @konamihatchibori
      @konamihatchibori 8 років тому +10

      I think it was a joke >_^

    • @Henriktranoy
      @Henriktranoy 8 років тому +28

      Haha, you're right, I was a bit absent minded

    • @konamihatchibori
      @konamihatchibori 8 років тому +2

      Henrik Hovden :3

    • @som-shekhar
      @som-shekhar 8 років тому +15

      no. you will become naked :D

  • @frankbrislin4378
    @frankbrislin4378 3 роки тому

    Quirkology , This is your best video yet.

  • @expelos8571
    @expelos8571 8 років тому +2

    Please we need more videos like this!

  • @DarkVampireL
    @DarkVampireL 8 років тому +6

    I love those little gel balls. So much fun to throw at people.

  • @amefuraggamuffin
    @amefuraggamuffin 8 років тому

    what that was so cool!!! I love this. Reminds me of old school mythbusters, illusion confirmed!

  • @Novaisnova
    @Novaisnova 8 років тому +1

    He finally made a double upload this month! Congrats!

  • @sonofsoft9767
    @sonofsoft9767 8 років тому

    This is amazing! These types of videos are really facinating!!

  • @PradiptaPaul-y9w
    @PradiptaPaul-y9w 3 місяці тому +4

    0:17. The page number.

  • @Spoketlabolina
    @Spoketlabolina 2 роки тому +2

    There's no mirrors...but as we all know...glass becomes a mirror at a certain point if the light on one side is stronger than the light source on the other side. So Im guessing that the glass acts as a mirror when turning on the glass which then also would explain how an object behind the person...like a hand is visible in front of the person. And the whiteness blocking her is white due to the strenght of the light and amplifying relfection on the glass while the mid region of the person is the darkest point, emits not light on the backside of the glass. The brightness is blocking our sight due to how the glass is placed around the chair, where the light source is coming from and the fact that the persons midsection is blocking light from one side of the glass.

    • @Spoketlabolina
      @Spoketlabolina 2 роки тому

      I have no idea what Im talking about lol...Im wildly speculating!!

  • @Karim-Shami
    @Karim-Shami 8 років тому

    2.1 million subscribers and almost 2017, and still this man uploads in standard resolution.

  • @struggle819
    @struggle819 8 років тому +4

    i liked the last trick , where quirkology becomes visible after adding water 😁

  • @TheGamingParadise22
    @TheGamingParadise22 8 років тому +139

    Who is that 1 disliker???

    • @jakearandz
      @jakearandz 8 років тому +7

      TheGamingParadiseBlue - Roblox How can we be so sure it's not you?

    • @Ethan_Roberts
      @Ethan_Roberts 8 років тому +5

      Jake Arandilla How can we be so sure its not you?

    • @jakearandz
      @jakearandz 8 років тому +5

      Ethan Roberts And how can we be so sure it's not you?

    • @MrThreeWorlds
      @MrThreeWorlds 8 років тому +6

      How can we be so sure its not you?

    • @Ethan_Roberts
      @Ethan_Roberts 8 років тому +4

      MrThreeWorlds How can we be so sure its not you?

  • @catvlek2
    @catvlek2 8 років тому

    More videos like this one please, was really good!

  • @Seraph54
    @Seraph54 8 років тому +1

    This was great, I hope to see more like this!

  • @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff
    @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff 8 років тому +8

    Brilliant video!

    • @ryanrestivo8405
      @ryanrestivo8405 8 років тому

      Sub for sub??

    • @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff
      @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff 8 років тому

      Nimrod Challenger - No

    • @ryanrestivo8405
      @ryanrestivo8405 8 років тому

      Ok

    • @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff
      @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff 8 років тому

      Nimrod Challenger - I don't mind subscribing to a channel I like. But it makes no sense to sub just because someone subscribed to you. I want subscribers who actually care about the videos I make. That way they might actually WATCH the videos I make.

    • @ryanrestivo8405
      @ryanrestivo8405 8 років тому +1

      Wood 'n' Stuff w/ Steve French - I actually checked your channel and subbed😂 I get it if you don't want to sub, just know I like your content😂

  • @laurenlewis4189
    @laurenlewis4189 2 роки тому +1

    I saw this same illusion (or at least a spin on it) at a Ripley's Believe It or Don't, See If I Care (this might not be the right name, my memory's hazy) somewhere in Prince Edward Island as a kid 20 some-odd years ago! I always wondered how it was done. Now, looking at the setup, it makes perfect sense

  • @ceciwolfcat7
    @ceciwolfcat7 8 років тому

    Brilliant, absolute genius! Bravo👏👍

  • @rebeccablaske8634
    @rebeccablaske8634 8 років тому +5

    I don't know how that would be useful but that's AMAZING!!

  • @suhaamina
    @suhaamina 3 роки тому

    Such a hidden gem, this channel

  • @maxresdefault_
    @maxresdefault_ 8 років тому +12

    I like this, do more

  • @mrping2603
    @mrping2603 8 років тому

    You've videos are getting a lot better!

  • @polinitravel8078
    @polinitravel8078 7 років тому

    this has been a popular channel now I remember this channel after 2 years

  • @still_synthwave
    @still_synthwave 8 років тому

    Awesome channel.
    480p make special atmosphere.

  • @Peter-xm7fz
    @Peter-xm7fz 8 років тому +2

    This is an amazing video, even if it is only 480p...

  • @herosive8762
    @herosive8762 6 років тому +2

    This video got me time traveled, I met my grandfather from another mother

  • @gchatz6480
    @gchatz6480 8 років тому +1

    that was awesome!!
    i need more of this :P

  • @TheNanaguro
    @TheNanaguro 8 років тому +1

    i would love more videos like this one

  • @Masterfm1000
    @Masterfm1000 8 років тому +94

    Two videos in one week???!!! Quirkology ninja??!!!
    Who are you and what have you done to the REAL Quirkology????

    • @HarvoSpoon
      @HarvoSpoon 6 років тому +1

      the quirkology ninja is staying now

  • @_ritikulous_
    @_ritikulous_ 8 років тому

    you are just awesome.........
    i have become ur greatest fan👌

  • @CompileConquer19
    @CompileConquer19 8 років тому

    Richard Wiseman... you are awesome... please do more videos :)

  • @DJmilianomusic
    @DJmilianomusic 8 років тому +2

    you were kidding me so many times in this video =D

  • @DeMelkBoer
    @DeMelkBoer 8 років тому

    This dude still has everything that he had bought when he was in his twenties, Camera, furniture, wallpaper. :D

  • @otakuribo
    @otakuribo 8 років тому

    I'm loving the new direction! 👌

  • @WitherGirlGaming
    @WitherGirlGaming 8 років тому +1

    I'll see you next year, then.
    Also, GREAT video! :D

  • @mhoover
    @mhoover Рік тому

    It's like 2 periscopes. The light comes thru the rear glass, reflects off the front glass toward the center then reflects off the rear glass toward the viewer. And technically it does use mirrors if you count reflecting glass as a mirror.

  • @tygarner9142
    @tygarner9142 8 років тому +20

    I just love how he trolls us the whole time, while educating us

  • @AmedeeBoulette
    @AmedeeBoulette 8 років тому

    This is awesome! You should do more videos about the history of illusion and illusionists....

  • @ClydeOnPluto
    @ClydeOnPluto 8 років тому

    That's pretty amazing!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @Joeobrown1
    @Joeobrown1 8 років тому +1

    very cool... would like more of these if you can think of/read up on them

  • @ashleyhendy1
    @ashleyhendy1 7 років тому

    that was the coolest thing i've ever seen in my life

  • @blazeitharry7403
    @blazeitharry7403 8 років тому

    That was unbelievably amazing...

  • @jasnull99
    @jasnull99 3 роки тому +1

    Nobody gonna talk about how he said "on a good night" they emerge unhurt? 😂😂😂

  • @Xsiniti
    @Xsiniti 8 років тому

    how can someone this like this guy's video he is very interesting and very awesome Richard Wiseman is my favorite professor and I just got to both of his UA-cam channels

  • @BiteHandled
    @BiteHandled 8 років тому

    Good video! Hope to see more like this

  • @WhySoInstant
    @WhySoInstant 8 років тому

    I like this type of video! Do more please?

  • @TheCh0senOne
    @TheCh0senOne 8 років тому +16

    So the people complaining about 480p and rare uploads are coming later?

  • @avichunli1239
    @avichunli1239 8 років тому

    Quirkology I love ur vids!!! Keep it up!

  • @marcussmithereens-smithert5409
    @marcussmithereens-smithert5409 8 років тому

    That was a really good video, keep it up!

  • @shivangichaturvedi1543
    @shivangichaturvedi1543 8 років тому +1

    WOW! This was so cool!!

  • @mrsmamalove
    @mrsmamalove 6 років тому

    I kinda wanna just like give you a hug. :)))) love ur videos :))))) ❤️❤️❤️💖💖

  • @V-for-Vendetta01
    @V-for-Vendetta01 7 років тому

    Read through the invisible Man, there is a chapter where he describes about how he tried to get the refractive index of air and the body to be the same; and then directed his work to nullify the effect of the pigments that absorb and reflect light. That is the basic idea of invisibility.

  • @ruvimsilc614
    @ruvimsilc614 8 років тому +40

    Did he film all his videos in 1980?

    • @dragoncyborg817
      @dragoncyborg817 8 років тому +32

      you must be new haha

    • @Peter_1986
      @Peter_1986 8 років тому +4

      Ruvim Silc
      There is nothing wrong at all with the quality of this video, you can see perfectly well what's going on.
      People are too spoiled with crystal clear first class HD nowadays.

    • @dragoncyborg817
      @dragoncyborg817 8 років тому +1

      the video catches your interest which is more important :)

    • @ruvimsilc614
      @ruvimsilc614 8 років тому

      Dragon Cyborg shut up

    • @RagingInsomniac
      @RagingInsomniac 8 років тому +1

      +Ruvim Silc you.

  • @N.Doughnut
    @N.Doughnut 8 років тому +9

    beutiful, quirkology making a comeback

  • @arburo1
    @arburo1 8 років тому

    Robert Harbin was one of my childhood heroes. I think he DID show this illusion once on TV, say, in the 1960's or 1970's. I didn't think it was all that convincing so maybe that's why he never did it again.
    I saw Robert Harbin live in stage when I was taken by my father to one of the magic Circle Christmas Shows, which must have been in the early 1960's. The magic Circle still have their Christmas shows which members of the public can attend. They are held in their now permanent home in Stevenson Street near Euston Station.

  • @sirnate9065
    @sirnate9065 8 років тому +2

    Just commenting to mention that I'm early. This is gonna go very viral I bet and I want people to know I was one of the first 300 to watch it. Report me for spam if you want.

  • @rodneytrotters
    @rodneytrotters 8 років тому

    I think Paul Daniels performed a similar illusion on his magic show on the BBC. They had a volunteer from the audience step into a box and it was surrounded by people from the audience. A light in the box was ramped up and the person inside the box disappeared.

  • @nunixnunix04
    @nunixnunix04 8 років тому

    This type of content is great, I'd love to see more like it. But I do agree with some others, it'd probably be best to invest in a better camera

  • @sanjiisagee8481
    @sanjiisagee8481 8 років тому

    This video was a rollercoaster

  • @bmsvg7356
    @bmsvg7356 6 років тому +1

    I’m glad that none of the illusions got me.

  • @Ferbocarbo
    @Ferbocarbo 8 років тому +1

    Loved this video!

  • @dg-hughes
    @dg-hughes 7 років тому

    0:44 backwards writing on the back of the book reversed in mirror to look normal but the front of book is normal writing.

  • @danielb3381
    @danielb3381 8 років тому

    Great video. See you in 3 months

  • @VoidHalo
    @VoidHalo 13 днів тому

    Heh I've been using orbeez to do the same illusion with the balls in water. Once they've absorbed enough water, they refract light the exact same as water. So, the clear ones are perfectly invisible under water.
    I've also been soaking them in things like rubbing alcohol, food coloring, soda water, anything I can think of.
    I even soaked some in water mixed with baking soda to absorb half way, then swap it out for vinegar and let them absorb vinegar for the other half and see if I get bubbles in them or if they explode.

  • @ChapstickDealer
    @ChapstickDealer 8 років тому

    Make more of these please