What Happens to Lasers Underwater? (Total internal reflection) - Smarter Every Day 219

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  • Опубліковано 19 чер 2019
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  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  5 років тому +1467

    I found this link later that night while fishing. twitter.com/smartereveryday

    • @maxximumb
      @maxximumb 5 років тому +90

      Did you check the local news the following day to see how many UFO sightings were reported?

    • @pz1301
      @pz1301 5 років тому +8

      SmarterEveryDay hey can we hang out?

    • @quintonahmad20
      @quintonahmad20 5 років тому +9

      SmarterEveryDay “how do you know you got laser googles on dude” 😂😂

    • @maglight117
      @maglight117 5 років тому +4

      You should try it with one of those spherical fushigi balls, the internal reflections in the sphere is amazing looking. If I had mine still I'd take a photo of it but you gotta try it.

    • @PutitinDaramen
      @PutitinDaramen 5 років тому +5

      Dustin this made me think. If one could make the crystals in the glass refract in the perfect way, would you be able to project an image in the glass.

  • @ethanbrody8003
    @ethanbrody8003 5 років тому +4985

    Most people: "That sounds nice"
    Destin: "That's Acoustically pleasing"

    • @LePotatoJuice
      @LePotatoJuice 5 років тому +24

      came down here about that lol

    • @TheyCalledMeT
      @TheyCalledMeT 5 років тому +19

      yeah .. i envy him for his child like everything is amazing view of the world .. guess that's why people have a second childhood when they care for their children

    • @MudakTheMultiplier
      @MudakTheMultiplier 5 років тому +10

      When's Destin gonna do ASMR?

    • @michelinman8592
      @michelinman8592 4 роки тому +9

      It's "Engineers," a dialect of spoken language from an engineer.

    • @gerryn2
      @gerryn2 4 роки тому +7

      Destin sounds stoned to be honest... :)

  • @CyrisCloete
    @CyrisCloete 5 років тому +2450

    I just watched 2 grown men play with lasers in kayaks for 13min and loved every minute of it.

    • @RangSticks
      @RangSticks 5 років тому +15

      Giddy nerds and it's awesome. :)

    • @OrigamiMarie
      @OrigamiMarie 5 років тому +34

      Half the fun was the Looney Toons style pulling random heavy objects from improbable small containers.

    • @kuroshite
      @kuroshite 5 років тому +1

      14* cuz there only 5 secs

    • @mochamadramadhansjamsani5133
      @mochamadramadhansjamsani5133 5 років тому +5

      Just two guys, stoned by science. Who said we need alcohol to have fun.

    • @Yora21
      @Yora21 5 років тому +4

      Science!

  • @anthonymaravilla2034
    @anthonymaravilla2034 3 роки тому +351

    pov: you're a fish and two aliens start sticking lightsabers into your house

    • @Perforated611
      @Perforated611 2 роки тому +4

      "See it's the aliens! I told you Jimmy didn't move to florida, he was abducted and dissected!"

  • @5MadMovieMakers
    @5MadMovieMakers 4 роки тому +493

    "You can tell it's an aspen because of the way it is"
    Sick reference

  • @ComputerSchool101
    @ComputerSchool101 4 роки тому +2144

    I don't think I've ever seen Destin so excited about anything...except Laminar flow

  • @brettgeorge5427
    @brettgeorge5427 5 років тому +753

    Officer: Do you know why I pulled you boys over?
    Destin: frickin’ lasers man!

    • @jarrod9234
      @jarrod9234 5 років тому +7

      Hahaha, I've had a cop say almost exactly that phrase to a mate and me, because we actually were playing with lasers while driving along - we were young, and perhaps stupid.

  • @SteveAkaDarktimes
    @SteveAkaDarktimes 4 роки тому +453

    Two American gentlemen wearing laser googles in the middle of the night in kayaks on some random lake armed with lasers and forms of acryllic.
    "pass me the fiber optics."

    • @erikb8877
      @erikb8877 4 роки тому +9

      Nothing suspicious here, move along

    • @JasonBlack66
      @JasonBlack66 4 роки тому

      err Make a "Googles" k let's do sumich

  • @odenpetersen6028
    @odenpetersen6028 4 роки тому +180

    > sitting in the dark
    > only source of light is headlamps
    "hey lets stick them in the water"

  • @brandonhare8642
    @brandonhare8642 5 років тому +798

    Destin: Full scientific explination of random thing
    Also Destin: LIGHTSABER NOISES!!

    • @AnimilesYT
      @AnimilesYT 5 років тому +8

      That is the reason why he is my spirit animal :D

    • @pligon09
      @pligon09 5 років тому +4

      Why I love this channel and all content Destin makes

    • @KainaX122
      @KainaX122 5 років тому +4

      You can't tell me you could resist the urge to make lightsaber noises

  • @badger7736
    @badger7736 5 років тому +507

    how is this not the title "dudes with frickin lasers on kayaks "

  • @ZachYohama
    @ZachYohama 3 роки тому +66

    Destin: **uses lasers in the water to do science**
    The fish: TIME TO GET *_FUNKY_*

  • @TheHaleywebb
    @TheHaleywebb 4 роки тому +371

    7:27
    Destin: You can tell that it's an aspen cuz of the way it is
    We love a science man who knows his meme literature

  • @rob_robinson
    @rob_robinson 5 років тому +27

    7:26 "You can tell that it's an Aspen because of the way it is" I CAUGHT THAT REFERENCE AND I LOVED IT

    • @HimanXK
      @HimanXK 5 років тому +1

      It was such a neat reference! And dropped so casually too lol

    • @Norweeg
      @Norweeg 5 років тому +1

      That’s pretty neat!

  • @MatthewBowe
    @MatthewBowe 5 років тому +369

    "I'm going to quit talking and just do stuff."
    -Life goals.

    • @rprescott4284
      @rprescott4284 5 років тому +2

      I'm going to quit talking and just do stuff
      2 seconds later: *It's a light pipe*

    • @brownrice6050
      @brownrice6050 5 років тому +1

      *keeps talking*

  • @lukenavas6936
    @lukenavas6936 4 роки тому +69

    Lol, that throwback, "you can tell its an aspen, cause it is". You're awesome Destin!

  • @stickiedmin6508
    @stickiedmin6508 4 роки тому +170

    10:21
    "That's fun. We're having fun! We're learning things! We're learning things on kayaks with lasers!"
    It's got to be said - Destin's enthusiasm and joy at figuring out, testing and playing with the world and all the amazing things in it is truly infectious.
    The sheer _delight,_ almost *_bursting_* out of him as he watches a laser reflect off the surface of some water, or illuminating the little globe as it hit the meniscus, can pry and dig its way through the prickliest bad mood and soon enough, you're entranced as well.
    I know exactly what's happening - I remember all of this stuff from High School Physics and saw much drier versions of these demonstrations back then. Seeing it performed by a guy who's exploding with happiness that he gets to see this stuff, and overjoyed that he gets to share it with other people makes the whole exercise a *_LOT_* more fun however.
    I'm so glad I found this channel.
    13:41
    "So, I hope you enjoy this half as much as I do . . ."
    Destin. Dude.
    You enjoy all of this stuff enough for *_everyone._*

  • @L00PdeL00P
    @L00PdeL00P 5 років тому +1151

    That kayak must use the same technology as Minecraft Steve’s inventory

    • @small_SHOT
      @small_SHOT 5 років тому +7

      lmao

    • @L00PdeL00P
      @L00PdeL00P 5 років тому +5

      Hey thanks for the likes yall

    • @small_SHOT
      @small_SHOT 5 років тому +2

      L00PdeL00P's Channel
      nice

    • @natew.4699
      @natew.4699 4 роки тому

      L00PdeL00P 1000th like... didnt read the comment.😂 edit: glad i read it

  • @wannacry5022
    @wannacry5022 4 роки тому +728

    8:13 Destin: "u could make a camera that could see all the way to the bottom"
    Mark Rober: "time to get to work"

    • @sky3fall866
      @sky3fall866 4 роки тому +8

      Yoooooo that would be lit. A collab like that would be so epic!

    • @bobf5360
      @bobf5360 4 роки тому +3

      @@sky3fall866 they have collaborated before, on one of the pool videos I think. Also, this approach has already been done to make fiber optic cameras for surgery and intravital microscopy. So cool.

    • @ipbatinic
      @ipbatinic 4 роки тому +16

      However,. You'll soon realize it's only going to transmit one big fat pixel of completely scrambled rays of the image at the light pipe objective end.
      I know you know about fiber bundles. You get fiber pixels, each fed from an image ray, but still scrambled, only less scrambled. Each pixel is correctly lit and colored. But translates to the wrong spot.
      So that bundle has to be built with the bundled fibers in perfect alignment. But then it won't flex.
      So you can fuse just the ends of the bundles then cut and polish them, and insert the thing into a protective flexible hose.
      Interestingly, because of the physical characteristics of molten glass, if you pulled a softened bundle, you would keep the pixel organization, but get higher resolution, since the bundle gets thinner. But it's also stretching longer, so you can cut it into multiple bundles an regain the original objective surface area. (with some loss due to cutting and polishing ends again).
      I've wanted to try to create a fiber coupled high resolution digital imager by printing a space transformer to align bundles in this jig, such that the imager end of an optical camera front end can be paved with an array of bundles, but the output end of each bundle illuminates the for of its own imaging CCD device. It would have to be an assembly that mounts onto a PCB with an array of CCD imaging devices, probably in contact with the die, otherwise it would be out of focus.
      Alternatively using a lens to focus the bundle image on each die.
      A hack to get a 16 8Mpix imagers looking at a piece of one image, for drone recon, or an astro-cam for a telescope.

    • @fairlyobvious8320
      @fairlyobvious8320 4 роки тому +4

      @@ipbatinic Oh yeah well...
      you're a pixel.

    • @hyuga7784
      @hyuga7784 4 роки тому

      Introducing Islam Abdul Wahab Luqman official pp

  • @lyler.1082
    @lyler.1082 3 роки тому +17

    Hey Destin, I just wanna let you know that you have changed the course of my life. I started watching your videos a couple of months ago and three weeks ago I decided to study Mechanical Engineering. I'm dead set on that now and I'm excited to live the rest of my life in fascination.

    • @rubenc6767
      @rubenc6767 10 місяців тому

      How are your studies in mech eng going?

  • @Someone-ox3ot
    @Someone-ox3ot 3 роки тому +39

    "Wheres my laserr" Hes so excited

    • @willrands1532
      @willrands1532 3 роки тому +1

      It’s the funniest and most wholesome thing ever

    • @Someone-ox3ot
      @Someone-ox3ot 3 роки тому

      @@willrands1532 yes

    • @node_deer
      @node_deer 2 роки тому

      I adore Destin cause he always gets super passionate about things. This whole video was great to watch cause he was so excited and happy about a specific phenomenon

  • @hawkeyestiguy
    @hawkeyestiguy 4 роки тому +1046

    *DISCLAIMER: NO alcohol was consumed prior to or during the making of this video All giggles were caused strictly by science overload.* Hahaha
    *Remember to always science responsibly.*

    • @aleccheckerfield7100
      @aleccheckerfield7100 4 роки тому +1

      Gtfo

    • @bwcbiz
      @bwcbiz 4 роки тому +15

      Also, don't science and drive.

    • @JasonBlack66
      @JasonBlack66 4 роки тому +3

      Except me, I will happily admit I am smashed :/ By that I mean I am Drunk and Possibly have a Problem. Just Call me "SleeveHeart"

    • @jamesfilms_
      @jamesfilms_ 4 роки тому +15

      Quote from my physics teacher: "You don't need drugs when you've got physics"

    • @catguy5425
      @catguy5425 4 роки тому +4

      Hello, everyone... My name is Andrew Hagadone. I am a scientolic. My first experience with science was when my older brother got me interested in space.

  • @ExplodingDarth
    @ExplodingDarth 5 років тому +136

    Dude your enthusiasm for this is infectious; I love the relaxed yet excited atmosphere, it's inspiring.

    • @VictorBR45
      @VictorBR45 5 років тому

      With that infectious enthusiasm, I can totally imagine him in a dark alley smiling while holding a bloody knife.

  • @jaycollier28
    @jaycollier28 4 роки тому +13

    "You can tell it is an Aspen 'cause of the way it is."
    I love how he has seen and can quote Nature walk.

    • @penitentman7139
      @penitentman7139 2 роки тому +1

      I like your profile picture.
      Ps: I also like Wintergatan ;)

  • @chrisricetopher21
    @chrisricetopher21 3 роки тому +1

    Those nature sounds stir up a serious bit of nostalgia & wanderlust. Great vid

  • @maxximumb
    @maxximumb 5 років тому +307

    Destin: That's acoustically pleasing.
    Everyone else: That sounds nice.
    Does Destin ever stop sciencing?

    • @konatadesuka
      @konatadesuka 5 років тому +1

      Yeah, give him a lightsaber, lol, swoosh!

    • @johngalt3568
      @johngalt3568 5 років тому

      Simple answer: Guy goes Bass fishing at night in Alabama. Fails to catch fish but occupies himself and fishing buddy by illustrating total internal reflection. I would have switched to black top water lures.

  • @nicholasross5265
    @nicholasross5265 5 років тому +263

    "oh, oh that's acoustically pleasing. You'll wanna hear that"

  • @andrecastellanos8573
    @andrecastellanos8573 3 роки тому +5

    “It’s moving my “Kayak” because it’s soo big” 😂 that’s what he said, I love this guy 😂

  • @HumansOfVR
    @HumansOfVR 5 років тому +499

    *_A dose of Smarter Every Day is good for the soul_*

    • @johnnysparks44
      @johnnysparks44 5 років тому

      im Not Lookin to Manage symptoms,,, Im Lookin for the cure... HA h ah h ha hah ahaaaa MKUltra does a Body Good Right Ha h ah ha aaaaa,,, just kidding... havin a lil fun,,,
      He sure is Smart i'll give you That one hands down...
      but He Ain't catchin fish... might as well cut Bait;. HA h hahahaa

    • @Lyre206
      @Lyre206 5 років тому +1

      *Yeah very very good*

    • @antoncasciano8747
      @antoncasciano8747 5 років тому +1

      daily dose

    • @Lyre206
      @Lyre206 5 років тому +1

      Life Progress - Health, Wealth, & Happiness Channel how did you get it to be slanted and bold at the same time?

    • @holycow3097
      @holycow3097 5 років тому

      Is it possible to overdose?

  • @clb92
    @clb92 5 років тому +223

    "You can tell it's an aspen because of the way it is."
    That's neat!

    • @bensessions3753
      @bensessions3753 5 років тому +3

      Christoffer Bader That's pretty neat!

    • @charlesfisher3983
      @charlesfisher3983 5 років тому +4

      Ben Sessions he wants everyone to know how neat science is. Instead of just him knowing it.

    • @fastindy
      @fastindy 5 років тому

      @@bensessions3753 That is pretty neat! But it's also why I always try to pack some he - - pack a gun

    • @mike3684
      @mike3684 5 років тому

      Hey! I think you're pretty neat but I respect your distance...

    • @Huntybun
      @Huntybun 5 років тому

      What a beaut!

  • @tslim250
    @tslim250 2 роки тому

    Career cnc co2 laser operator here for ever a decade. This has been one of the coolest laser light tricks i've seen in years. Kudos.

  • @andrew3524
    @andrew3524 4 роки тому +1

    This is also a huge concept in my industry where we use ultrasonics to examine welds for things like cracks in pipelines and pressure vessels. This makes the whole idea of Snell's Law make so much more sense and being able to visualize it was really cool! Thank you

  • @estiaanj8425
    @estiaanj8425 5 років тому +263

    "That's acoustically pleasing" is totally how I compliment music from now on

    • @Symantecification
      @Symantecification 5 років тому +1

      That's the awesome thing about English, in German the translation would not nearly sound that cool :)

  • @matheokesar3390
    @matheokesar3390 5 років тому +246

    Everyone: "That sounds nice."
    SmarterEveryDay: "That's acoustically pleasing."

  • @Abhishek-hy8xe
    @Abhishek-hy8xe 4 роки тому +32

    This channel is just about a nerdy guy having fun with other nerds.

  • @johncoteTTIC
    @johncoteTTIC 3 роки тому +1

    Destin,
    I have been playing with light and water all my life.
    I love your enthusiasm for all things physics.

  • @Picnic_Chicken
    @Picnic_Chicken 5 років тому +165

    I love how you low-key dropped in “you can tell it’s an aspen because of the way it is” from Neature Walk. Well done

    • @curtp8105
      @curtp8105 5 років тому +14

      Picnic Chicken I'm only in the comments hoping to find someone else who heard that too 😂

    • @HardCoreFerret
      @HardCoreFerret 5 років тому +2

      @@curtp8105 Sameeee 😂😂😂

    • @wengel_eth
      @wengel_eth 5 років тому +3

      I flipped out when he said that haha.

    • @ImPrismuh
      @ImPrismuh 5 років тому +2

      Dude I literally screamed “NO WAY HE JUST SAID THAT” 😂😂😂

    • @Picnic_Chicken
      @Picnic_Chicken 5 років тому

      I don’t even know you all and I already love you! 😂

  • @de0509
    @de0509 5 років тому +430

    Perfect excuse against
    Wife: "But you already went fishing last week"

    • @Jeremy-fl2xt
      @Jeremy-fl2xt 5 років тому

      "Didn't you go (to the grocery store|shopping|to the bathroom|breathing|regexing) last week?" - because regex is a kind of fishing... sort of... but not really.

    • @StevenMartinGuitar
      @StevenMartinGuitar 5 років тому +8

      The only response any bloke will ever need "Yes, but this time we have lasers!"

  • @tissue_savior
    @tissue_savior 3 роки тому +4

    I wish my school taught it with visuals. I know about TIR and realised it the moment I saw it but didn't know it was so beautiful. Thank you Destin. You are the Real G.

  • @missgrreen9398
    @missgrreen9398 3 роки тому +2

    This was so much fun to watch. Thanks for sharing these moments of curiosity and knowledge. Your pure joy is contagious and reminds me of that familiar hilarious thought, “I wonder what people think I’m *actually* doing right now because they’re probably wayyy off”. Amazing 💕

  • @mac-gyver1152
    @mac-gyver1152 5 років тому +396

    Amazing 👍👍
    Your next project should be the underwater camera tube.

    • @AdelleOverton
      @AdelleOverton 5 років тому +1

      Seconded!

    • @Blitzkrieg63
      @Blitzkrieg63 5 років тому +2

      Thirded

    • @Maxawa0851
      @Maxawa0851 5 років тому

      One hundred eight sixthed

    • @JosephParker_Nottheboxer
      @JosephParker_Nottheboxer 5 років тому

      I think they worked out an "underwater" rig when filming guns underwater and cavitation bubbles when working with the Slo-Mo Guys. IT used Two mirrors and reflections...

    • @TacetCat
      @TacetCat 5 років тому +1

      Somebody call Mark Rober.

  • @gcm747
    @gcm747 5 років тому +242

    Me: That sounds good
    Destin: That’s acoustically pleasing

    • @CoDisafishy
      @CoDisafishy 5 років тому

      Better than the younger generations: that sound lit bruh

  • @DustinHarms
    @DustinHarms 4 роки тому +1

    Coming back months later because your enthusiasm and joy always makes me smile. :)

  • @ishanshah5805
    @ishanshah5805 4 роки тому +1

    This is so cool... I never thought of this way to demonstrate reflection and refraction... Thanks.

  • @mgsquared5204
    @mgsquared5204 5 років тому +338

    “You can tell that it’s an aspen because of the way it is”
    Now we now, for certain, that Destin is a man of culture.

  • @osamaalharbi7090
    @osamaalharbi7090 5 років тому +344

    10:18
    imagine another far human sees that in the middle of the night at a lake.
    I would live in doubts for the rest of my life.

    • @billyjoejimbob75
      @billyjoejimbob75 5 років тому +21

      Yeah, another alien video on the internet then.

    • @peterbillings3276
      @peterbillings3276 5 років тому +4

      Thought the same thing when he did the light saber and the Christmas ornament. I bet it looked heckin' spooky!

    • @merclife650
      @merclife650 4 роки тому +2

      Osama Alhazmi bro image what the fishies think 😂

    • @0num4
      @0num4 4 роки тому

      @@peterbillings3276 dog rates?

    • @peterbillings3276
      @peterbillings3276 4 роки тому +2

      @@0num4 uhh, I dont get it :/

  • @Drag0nStorm1
    @Drag0nStorm1 3 роки тому +1

    just wanted to point out how much you have my respect for reading Just Mercy, and reflecting on it too (in addition to literally everything else that is amazing on this channel haha)

  • @vinsmith11
    @vinsmith11 3 роки тому +1

    Destin does an excellent job showing how the principles of fiber optics work in an intuitive way. Some of the earliest experiments that led to what we know as fiber optics today began by observing how light was contained in the streams of illuminated water fountains in the late 1800s. As for transmitting an image using fiber optics, the technology has actually been around since the 1950s. They are called "image guides" are used in the medical industry (endoscopes), the military, and some other industrial applications.

    • @sarawebbscience
      @sarawebbscience 3 роки тому

      that’s amazing that technology has been used since the 1950s!!

  • @noahmartini6087
    @noahmartini6087 5 років тому +179

    Destin: I would like to tell you about a book that made me internally reflect as well.
    Well played...

  • @kailashharsha1122
    @kailashharsha1122 5 років тому +475

    Jerry Seinfeld: Comedians in a car getting coffee.
    Destin: Dudes on kayaks playing with lasers.
    I smell a new show here.

  • @adrey2149
    @adrey2149 3 роки тому +3

    8:20 omg that laugh!! 😂 gotta admit tho, its kinda weird stuff to take on a midnight kayak trip... 😂

  • @eddie2480671
    @eddie2480671 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for taking the time to show us all these cool things and inspiring scientists for years to come.

  • @GodlessVoice
    @GodlessVoice 5 років тому +291

    "Learning things on kayaks with lasers."
    Make that a shirt! Boost this comment and see if Destin will go for the idea!
    Design thought: rustic looking font and colors: brown on a beige shirt. Silhouette of a man in a kayak reaching below the water with a neon green line coming from his hand bouncing off the water line. Or holding a thick neon green light saber (acrylic rod)
    Possibly even put "smarter every day 219" in smaller font below the quote. Nothing wrong with advertising intelligent and entertaining program

    • @kemalknight5505
      @kemalknight5505 5 років тому +4

      I second that motion

    • @stapakropoz
      @stapakropoz 5 років тому +1

      AYE!!

    • @yaboi1774
      @yaboi1774 5 років тому +2

      I third that

    • @SleightCreative
      @SleightCreative 5 років тому +1

      I'll buy it

    • @abdomar0528
      @abdomar0528 5 років тому +1

      Common people we need 1k likes to get this comment to the top! I want this t-shirt too!!!!

  • @nickfotopoulos5323
    @nickfotopoulos5323 5 років тому +366

    *Pulls out 5 foot acrylic cylinder*
    Okay...seriously, are you REALLY in a lake on a kayak? 😅

    • @davidlamb12345
      @davidlamb12345 5 років тому +10

      *5 foot acrylic LIGHT SABER!

    • @philrod1
      @philrod1 5 років тому +16

      I feel like they didn't really *need* to be in kayaks on a lake to make this video but I wouldn't want to spoil the fun 👍

    • @peedonhobo
      @peedonhobo 5 років тому +11

      no, he’s on a lake in a kayak

    • @osmo2384
      @osmo2384 5 років тому +2

      he's actually on a Viking longboat

  • @Trepanation21
    @Trepanation21 4 роки тому +1

    The excitement in these two is just an absolute joy to witness, I love it. Learning++

  • @sheemondallasgeorgia
    @sheemondallasgeorgia 4 роки тому

    It also works between layers of air; this is how amateur radio operators can communicate around the world with a 1watt [short wave - SW] AM or SSB radio.
    Between layers of water in the ocean; this is how submarines can hide from Sonar.
    Your flat LCD screen backlight works on this principle. I saw it demonstrated some 30+ years ago.
    Good Job!

  • @joshacollins84
    @joshacollins84 5 років тому +62

    "Total Internal Reflection" sounds like a level 10 meditation or yoga technique. Lol

  • @HKMoo
    @HKMoo 5 років тому +146

    "I happen to bring a larger version of a fiber optic with me" - sounds like what a leisure kayaker would bring

  • @bencushwa8902
    @bencushwa8902 4 роки тому +7

    "Fast forward to now: We've got lasers."
    OMG. Amazing line.

  • @poopiebandit
    @poopiebandit 4 роки тому +1

    Deude! I love your curiosity...never stop learning every day!

  • @dcquence
    @dcquence 5 років тому +3

    I love how genuinely giddy with excitement Destin is in this video

  • @ArmchairDeity
    @ArmchairDeity 5 років тому +129

    Dustin: This is so gonna look like a light saber!
    Pulls out a 5’ glow stick... 😂

  • @ashwin_mahajan
    @ashwin_mahajan 3 роки тому

    4:28 I never could visualize wave interference, but it was mind blowing when I saw that wave forming and those sharp points. There has never been a video more enjoyable. More on this please.

  • @TheMegaspenny
    @TheMegaspenny 4 роки тому

    dude...i love how amped you are, your giggles got me giggling....im sitting her unemployed, 30 years old, in self isolation in a pandemic, giggling from videos of lasers.

  • @maxximumb
    @maxximumb 5 років тому +137

    Regular science is too easy. I know lets do it in a swamp in kayaks in the middle of the night...

    • @pyrokugleis
      @pyrokugleis 5 років тому +1

      kinda wouldn't work if it wasn't night :P

  • @JacobTurner21
    @JacobTurner21 5 років тому +92

    "You can tell it's an aspen, because of the way it is"
    Destin freaking rocks.

    • @Xx911YoshixX
      @Xx911YoshixX 5 років тому +2

      That made me so happy when he said that 😂

    • @Rlaxer37
      @Rlaxer37 5 років тому +3

      That's pretty neat!

  • @TheDnlnext
    @TheDnlnext 4 роки тому +1

    Nice video! I learned about snells law and refraction while learning ultrasonic testing (NDT). The sound path through a transducer travels through certain materials and bounces just like the light. It’s easy to calculate the size and depth of flaws/anomalies in materials such as steel.
    Request: I would like to see a ultrasonic or phased array NDT video, almost everything we deal with on a daily basis goes through some sort non-destructive testing at some point. People minds will spin if you get into eddy current!

  • @vishnumthss
    @vishnumthss 3 роки тому +1

    Really cool video man! I have two comments about reflection and angles, feel free to skip if you aren't interested in the technicalities, or do know them.
    4:55 So when we talk about angles in optics, we calculate the angle from the normal with respect to the optical boundary, ie, the surface of the lake, or the glass. So, the angle is not under the angle of incidence, but over the critical angle. The angle made by the light beam wrt the normal is called the angle of incidence.
    11:27 the beam shouldn't get lighter and lighter as you point the beam up more. When you are pointing the beam up more and more, you are actually decreasing the angle of incidence (wrt normal). Now, at all angles greater than the critical angle, all light reflects, so there shouldn't be a change in the intensity as you keep tilting the laser, until after the angle of incidence, when light starts coming out. Even then, a portion of the light is reflected into the lake, it's just too faint to notice. Thus technically, the light coming out of the lake will increase in intensity as you point the beam more upwards; but this happens only after passing the critical angle.

  • @randomperson3145
    @randomperson3145 5 років тому +44

    4:34 just imagine if there were some people at the shore, they would think that some kind of alien stuff would be happening on the water!

    • @ballisticfox9033
      @ballisticfox9033 5 років тому

      Parker Bartnicki well I don’t really know about Huntsville

  • @joog0
    @joog0 5 років тому +222

    Me, a normal person: That sounds nice
    Destin, an intellectual: That's acoustically pleasing

    • @prymexxxx
      @prymexxxx 5 років тому +4

      your comment got stolen and then liked by destin. It´s ok if you cry.

  • @fernandobondebon
    @fernandobondebon 4 роки тому +1

    I LOVE how excited you get at stuff!

  • @swiftarrow9
    @swiftarrow9 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks so much for the beautiful demonstration.
    I would love to know the details behind that interference pattern you got when shining the laser through the acrylic block.
    IDEA: could you build a visual analog to antenna tuning using lasers and acrylic? I know it’s not exactly the same, but the end result is similar (EM waves) and maybe there’s a way such an analog could translate into better understanding of the dark art of antenna design.
    ALSO another idea: I wonder if the light pipe analog can translate into an analysis of acoustic waves traveling through water pipes?

  • @MattieAMiller
    @MattieAMiller 5 років тому +129

    "Learning things on kayaks with lasers"
    I'd watch that show

  • @flip66five
    @flip66five 5 років тому +289

    OH IT LOOKS SO AWESOME!!
    Put your goggles on...
    Oh.. Does it look awesome??

  • @greenarrow5217
    @greenarrow5217 4 роки тому +1

    I found your videos a week ago & I've been on binge since. I love the content!

  • @patrykcysarz6922
    @patrykcysarz6922 2 роки тому +1

    I love how much fun you guys had doing this :)

  • @chuggs2726
    @chuggs2726 5 років тому +169

    Your videos make me so happy every time I watch one of your videos your mood makes me smile

  • @skippy6703
    @skippy6703 5 років тому +60

    I'm pretty sure this is the first time in history that those objects been together in a boat

    • @love.ly.
      @love.ly. 5 років тому +7

      ardrone2.0 elite especially in a Kayak

    • @starshot5172
      @starshot5172 5 років тому +8

      Not in any boat, but in a kayak

  • @ashlyrollins2851
    @ashlyrollins2851 4 роки тому +1

    I love how excited you get. It just gets me excited about this and this video is so funny with all the giggles and jokes.

  • @aeft5294
    @aeft5294 2 роки тому

    Thanks for being here for all of us !

  • @robdok98
    @robdok98 5 років тому +60

    I just gave an exam about this stuff so when I saw this video I was like "well, this would've been useful yesterday"

  • @GeneBurnett
    @GeneBurnett 5 років тому +60

    "I'm gonna quit talkin' and just do stuff." I like that.

  • @ripsaebri8082
    @ripsaebri8082 2 роки тому

    maybe its mostly just the visuals, but this is your video with the most rewatches from me. great stuff

  • @croatililliouspartridge5822
    @croatililliouspartridge5822 5 років тому +40

    Destin can be like this: "Oh, that's acoustically pleasing!"
    And this: "Can I light up the whole water?"
    In the same video, and I love it.

  • @pyrokugleis
    @pyrokugleis 5 років тому +106

    Your videos make me so happy every time I watch one
    :)

    • @TechnaDesign
      @TechnaDesign 5 років тому

      omg I just came to the comments to type pretty much the same thing! 😀👍

  • @kcmac9304
    @kcmac9304 3 роки тому +1

    I love how excited you get. You inspire me

  • @kempison1
    @kempison1 4 роки тому +1

    Just Mercy also illuminated my mind. Thanks for mentioning it!

  • @_IHateHandles_
    @_IHateHandles_ 5 років тому +185

    *That's acoustically pleasing*
    My new favourite Destin phrase. XD

    • @dexbin18
      @dexbin18 5 років тому +2

      that should be a subreddit

    • @izuix5629
      @izuix5629 5 років тому +1

      asmr

    • @paradoxicalbum4489
      @paradoxicalbum4489 5 років тому +1

      I would love to see Destin's take on doing ASMR.

    • @izuix5629
      @izuix5629 5 років тому

      @@paradoxicalbum4489 plz no

    • @keyswelch
      @keyswelch 5 років тому

      @@paradoxicalbum4489 YES! He's into nice sounds and the world traveler thing with binaural audio, that would be awesome :)

  • @gingerfloof777
    @gingerfloof777 5 років тому +184

    Who did you get this kayak from, Mary Poppins??

  • @DanteYewToob
    @DanteYewToob 4 роки тому +1

    So one could argue, that Lasers are kinda like... _laminar flow..._ for light.
    That explains why Destin loves them so much.

  • @ColinGilbert24
    @ColinGilbert24 3 роки тому +1

    Playing about with an LED torch and running water one night I discovered that the light travels with the water stream. Really fascinating to do this.

  • @mattsnyder4754
    @mattsnyder4754 5 років тому +4

    The fact that you did all of the acrylic and fiber optic stuff in the boat for absolutely no reason makes this video extra special.

  • @mangokraken
    @mangokraken 5 років тому +71

    *Destin: What happens if you shine light in water??*
    _Water lights up_
    *_Destin: (insert surprised pikachu meme)_*

  • @wtfpwnz0red
    @wtfpwnz0red 2 роки тому

    I first watched this video before getting my radio license, but now seeing this again it's a great parallel for how HF propagation works, bouncing its way around the atmosphere

  • @bauhaus2040
    @bauhaus2040 4 роки тому +1

    I really enjoy the way you love making your videos. Grettings from Mexico.

  • @evanduty5320
    @evanduty5320 5 років тому +33

    @4:27 that standing wave made me gasp out loud, awesome, literally.

    • @csalagovitsmate8552
      @csalagovitsmate8552 5 років тому +13

      Yeah that's awesome, but it's not a standing wawe. The light is just bouncing back and forth between the two surfaces

    • @thomasneal9291
      @thomasneal9291 5 років тому +1

      "The light is just bouncing back and forth between the two surfaces"
      which creates a standing wave.
      yeah, it really is a standing wave. exactly like what you would get if you create a constant source of wave energy in an enclosed circle.

    • @tokyomobster3072
      @tokyomobster3072 5 років тому +2

      It isn't a perfect standing wave because the bottom antinodes aren't as crisp as the antinodes on top. Presumably because it isn't total internal reflection, some light is escaping through.

    • @csalagovitsmate8552
      @csalagovitsmate8552 5 років тому +2

      @@thomasneal9291 A standing wawe is when two wawes with the same wawelenght, traveling in opposite directions with the same speed interfere. This creates a wawe that has stationary nodes.
      (What circle?)

    • @csalagovitsmate8552
      @csalagovitsmate8552 5 років тому +1

      @@thomasneal9291 Btw i'm not that involved in the topic but i havent really heard of standing wawes of light, and i imagine they would be extremely hard to create

  • @Asdayasman
    @Asdayasman 5 років тому +226

    Shoutout to your buddy instantly saying "put your goggles on".

    • @ishab.6798
      @ishab.6798 5 років тому +16

      So are the goggles just for when you or someone accidentally points the lazer into someone's eyes?

    • @Asdayasman
      @Asdayasman 5 років тому +7

      @@ishab.6798 Why are you asking me, idiot?
      They're to protect your eyes from the laser light. You don't have to point it into your eyes, the whole video is about _reflection._
      Come on dude.

    • @MrTaitanz
      @MrTaitanz 5 років тому +56

      @@Asdayasman Could've done a friendlier approach. Why so rude?

    • @Robreese24
      @Robreese24 5 років тому +17

      @@Asdayasman You seem like a fun person lol

    • @ishab.6798
      @ishab.6798 5 років тому +23

      hmm yea bit rude but makes sense. Thanks for the answer anyway

  • @chrismofer
    @chrismofer 3 роки тому

    11:15 is the coolest shot in the bunch imo. perfectly demonstrates the edge.

  • @raoulmoes6278
    @raoulmoes6278 2 роки тому

    This is one of those videos that i just keep coming back to. It's just two dudes messing around with things that are so complex and interesting yet somehow also something we experience all the time.

  • @ThisIsAverage
    @ThisIsAverage 5 років тому +3

    It's awesome seeing how excited Destin gets by things that 'appear' to be simple phenomena to most people, that are actually something complex and amazing. And then he proceeds to blow our minds with his near-magic ability to explain things in multiple levels of analysis. Thanks for making us smarter every day! Your attitude towards experimentation is infectious and brings back the nostalgia of childhood curiosity.