Things You Thought You Knew with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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  • @bryanstrange3176
    @bryanstrange3176 3 роки тому +2591

    Can we just appreciate the fact that we have the honor of being alive in the same life time as this man?

    • @shaunlastname391
      @shaunlastname391 3 роки тому +158

      Bit much

    • @mistral-unizion-music
      @mistral-unizion-music 3 роки тому +28

      Totally. He is very intelligent and also very good to vulgarise.

    • @samakshnamdev3723
      @samakshnamdev3723 3 роки тому +7

      Oh yessss

    • @mr.crafty5303
      @mr.crafty5303 3 роки тому +16

      He’s only special at this moment. So at any other time there would be people thinking the same thing about another “special” person 🤔

    • @shaunlastname391
      @shaunlastname391 3 роки тому +7

      @@mr.crafty5303 heisenberg uncertainty principle

  • @sparrowthesissy2186
    @sparrowthesissy2186 3 роки тому +887

    Neil is literally never going to forgive that one barista who forgot his whipped cream that one time. That anonymous lad will be immortalized in physics lectures for the rest of human history.

    • @reasonerenlightened2456
      @reasonerenlightened2456 3 роки тому +5

      If Earth rotates once every 88 minutes then how flat the earth would become?
      +++
      How to make a planet spin faster?
      If SpaceX tests all its engines in a direction that accelerates Earth then the Starship would be easier to launch in space.

    • @denisenj7648
      @denisenj7648 3 роки тому +29

      The poor guy wasn't lying. He probably just forgot and figured it must have sunk.

    • @BrixyBrixhamite
      @BrixyBrixhamite 3 роки тому +1

      if he doesn't, then I won't forgive him for the error he made (see my comment above).

    • @mf--
      @mf-- 3 роки тому +9

      @@reasonerenlightened2456 If all the rockets on Earth were set off to accelerate Earth's rotation, the day would not noticeably change. The Earth is too massive. Meteorite impacts would probably be required to significantly affect the Earth's rotation.

    • @reasonerenlightened2456
      @reasonerenlightened2456 3 роки тому +2

      @@mf--
      Are you saying the earth is so massive that the humans can have no effect on its climate.

  • @schlossgoldftw
    @schlossgoldftw Рік тому +35

    I have seen a lot of UA-cam shots with him and just now found this channel by accident and I am so glad I did. This man is a genius and I can listen to him for hours.

    • @carolinerothenberg3982
      @carolinerothenberg3982 9 місяців тому +2

      I just love learning from him! I never thought I could understand any sort of physics until I started listening to him. He actually makes physics easier to understand, fun, and even comical at times. Thank you, Neil!!! ❤😊

    • @Jay-ft3xh
      @Jay-ft3xh 5 місяців тому

      *genius liason

  • @williamwalbridge3895
    @williamwalbridge3895 2 роки тому +358

    I love how excited Chuck gets when he suddenly understands the concepts Neil is teaching him. The thrill of discovery and understanding.

    • @qa4057
      @qa4057 Рік тому +4

      Has to be an act since this is all rehearsed right?

    • @james-2374
      @james-2374 Рік тому +4

      If we had more teachers like Mr. Degrasi so much science would be better understood

    • @james-2374
      @james-2374 Рік тому +7

      No i beleive this man truely wants to teach the masses which definatley informs and with knowledge we evolve and progress can continue in our human existence

    • @the_hekate4668
      @the_hekate4668 Рік тому

      I'm confused now
      So if the water expanded by 0%
      It would just not float?
      Go in the bottom of the sea
      Or just stay right below
      Or if it expanded by let's say 70%
      Then would 30% of it still be underwater?

    • @LanceWillMakeIt
      @LanceWillMakeIt Рік тому

      @@the_hekate4668
      if it expanded 0%, it would be the same density, so YES it would just not float
      if it expanded 70%, then YES it WOULD be 30% in the water :)

  • @undrcoverlouky
    @undrcoverlouky 2 роки тому +79

    GO SEE NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON GIVE A LIVE LECTURE!!!! I saw him two weeks ago and it was amazing. He asked the audience a question. I yelled out an answer. He looked right at me and said No. My heart fluttered a bit. He spoke to ME! I was so excited, that I forgot the question he asked in the first place. HE SPOKE TO ME!

    • @princevegeta864
      @princevegeta864 9 місяців тому +8

      Erm OK...

    • @MsDsn420
      @MsDsn420 8 місяців тому +3

      Lol, That is pretty cool, sorry you got the answer wrong but....

    • @prettyjane9904
      @prettyjane9904 8 місяців тому +4

      That is still pretty cool in 2024

    • @abyssusnox
      @abyssusnox 6 місяців тому +3

      That seems pretty obsessive

  • @lotushead_music
    @lotushead_music Рік тому +26

    I listen to Neil when I can't sleep which is often. I never get bored of hearing him explain how life works

    • @Imhimheisme2025
      @Imhimheisme2025 Рік тому

      Me toooo!!! 😮😂😊😊

    • @joppadoni
      @joppadoni Місяць тому

      It maybe the other way around, you listen to Neil and it's his fault you cannot get to sleep! otherwise it would be a bit insulting.. LOL ' I listen to Neil when i can't sleep' Then i'm off like a light on a timer.. 🤣🤣

  • @melvinmuddfuckle4263
    @melvinmuddfuckle4263 3 роки тому +71

    I could listen to this wise man all day long! Wish I had him as a teacher back when I was on school. Don't understand how anyone couldn't find this man wise, smart, and interesting! Whenever he's on tv, he's a must watch!

    • @nicholasgardiner9601
      @nicholasgardiner9601 3 роки тому +1

      @Melvin Muddfuckle
      Similarly he is awesome as an author where he chooses the words and assembles the sentences and unfolds the ideas.

    • @JohnWaaland
      @JohnWaaland 2 роки тому

      @@HopDavid And you don't want to be entertained ever ⁉️🤔

    • @JohnWaaland
      @JohnWaaland 2 роки тому

      @@HopDavid Hi. And you got a little sloppy with the spelling of lectures. Anyhew, maybe that was the fault of something else.
      What I was getting at there was is it ok in your guesstimation to be entertained to one degree or other while learning complex subject matter ⁉️

    • @jasonbenoit1888
      @jasonbenoit1888 Рік тому +1

      ​@@HopDavid great to see I'm not the only one who can see Tyson is just the new Bill Nye, and will be used politically more and more to exploit the fallacy of appeal to authority.

    • @eyeswideshut1989
      @eyeswideshut1989 Рік тому

      @@JohnWaaland It would be fine if you were truly learning "complex subject matter" while you're being "entertained" but you're not. This guy is so full of s*** and not even remotely close to being on the same level as someone who is actually knowledgeable within reality. . Oh, and before I forget... Did you say, "entertainment" ?? If this POS for a person is entertaining to you then man, oh man... You might want to try getting out a little more often because you ain't seen nothin' yet! 🤣

  • @nikhilsomvanshi9960
    @nikhilsomvanshi9960 3 роки тому +154

    When you've been a Tyson fan for long, you know you've heard so many of his stories over and over and over again. PS: Not complaining

    • @1990tcyta
      @1990tcyta 3 роки тому +4

      LoL, when you realize this is a reupload, you know you've been here for quite a while
      I remember the Scotch part for sure

    • @Sacrengard
      @Sacrengard 3 роки тому

      @@1990tcyta I am sure I heard the orbit thing before too

    • @AsobiMedio
      @AsobiMedio 3 роки тому +1

      I'm pretty sure he unconsciously memorizes these examples of natural laws and reuses them without realizing it. I've noticed this after watching a lot of his interviews over the last 20 years. Though I suppose consistency is a definite positive when it comes to educating people through analogies.

    • @qwok
      @qwok 3 роки тому +1

      Hes not as bad as kaku

    • @tcluchito
      @tcluchito 3 роки тому

      I am surprised chuck doesn’t say something like hey man we know that story already man

  • @amymaki2918
    @amymaki2918 9 місяців тому +4

    It's reassuring that concepts that I would never otherwise understand from the way they were taught in conventional classrooms in my day can be explained in terms that are comprehensible and humorous when they are discussed by Neil and Chuck. Thank you, guys!

  • @theduder2617
    @theduder2617 3 роки тому +139

    I absolutely love how Neil patiently waits and allows Chuck to conduct his experiment so that he can duplicate the results of the scientific claim on his own.
    That first hand experience in my opinion, is extremely powerful in creating permanent storage of knowledge gained as well as generating a strong interest and desire to learn even more.

    • @samualwilliamson1187
      @samualwilliamson1187 2 роки тому +1

      Uh,...yes indeeeed...

    • @fernandomoraes8464
      @fernandomoraes8464 2 роки тому +2

      Chuck should not be in the show.
      He is simply completely unprepared to discuss anything with Neil Tyson.

    • @JohnWaaland
      @JohnWaaland 2 роки тому +4

      @@fernandomoraes8464 Kinda harsh ya think ⁉️🤔 He brings more funny 🤣 to the topics ‼️

    • @OfficialBurrow
      @OfficialBurrow 2 роки тому +7

      @@fernandomoraes8464 That's the point.

    • @Johnboy33545
      @Johnboy33545 Рік тому +7

      @@fernandomoraes8464: You are way off. Chuck is playing a role for the audience. It's sad you can't see it.

  • @truesimplicity
    @truesimplicity 3 роки тому +144

    Awesome team... Chucks genuine appreciation and enthusiasm for the pearls if wisdom imparted by Neill are priceless.
    Thanks Guys

  • @tadonplane8265
    @tadonplane8265 2 роки тому +129

    Learning can be so much fun! Thanks Neil and Chuck!

  • @calabrais
    @calabrais 2 роки тому +37

    I love Dr. Tyson, but I adore Chuck. This is a perfect 50/50 partnership. Thanks for the great content!!

  • @GarageWoodworks
    @GarageWoodworks 3 роки тому +220

    17:10 Would have been the perfect opportunity to discuss why ice takes up more volume than the liquid state: crystal packing/hydrogen bonding etc. The question "why does ice float?" answered with "ice is less dense than water - takes up more volume" only begs the question : "why is ice less dense than water - take up more volume?" A perfect opportunity to discuss hydrogen bonding, crystal packing and maybe even a great place to discuss entropy.

    • @rdspam
      @rdspam 3 роки тому +8

      10/10/20 Star Talk all about water and ice. Still not that level of detail, but an interesting episode.

    • @erics320
      @erics320 3 роки тому +12

      Yeah, i was hoping to get the answer to why water expands close to freezing.
      As far as i know its the only liquid doing that.
      Without that, life never would have evolved on this planet.
      I dont believe in creation, but this looks like intelligent design to me.

    • @Earth4Mars
      @Earth4Mars 3 роки тому +7

      These are particularly aimed at the average person who probably have a limited if not at all, knowledge of these concepts.
      However, the podcast dives deeper in the answers that sometimes at the frontier of today's knowledge

    • @silvermane5695
      @silvermane5695 3 роки тому +2

      That would be a good question for a chemical engineer to explain ;-).

    • @GarageWoodworks
      @GarageWoodworks 3 роки тому +1

      @@silvermane5695 No, just a good chemist or anyone that has taken general chemistry in college.

  • @sunshinesquares
    @sunshinesquares 2 роки тому +3

    I saw NDT at the Straz in Tampa this year.
    The entire auditorium was so happy to see him we gave him a standing ovation when he came out on stage.
    It was like finally seeing an old friend after a long time.

  • @ndowroccus4168
    @ndowroccus4168 2 роки тому +5

    Take note…chuck is a master of listening and responding accordingly.
    For everyone that has issues communicating in social situations.
    Becoming easily amazed, from someone explaining a story or concept helps becoming a great listener.

    • @keithcollymore1
      @keithcollymore1 Рік тому

      Neil you are a true genius you make difficult things sounds so easy and Acceptable I wish you were my teacher I would have been the genius too

  • @steps0x029a
    @steps0x029a 3 роки тому +43

    Had my teachers explained physics like this to me, I'd have listened more and maybe even studied it later on - fascinating! Thank you so much!

    • @ericparrish1515
      @ericparrish1515 2 роки тому +1

      If gravity doesn't affect you I guess it doesn't matter.

    • @georgesheffield1580
      @georgesheffield1580 Рік тому

      Your teacher probably didn't know what they were talking about but just following the flawed curriculum dictated to them .

    • @steps0x029a
      @steps0x029a Рік тому +2

      @@georgesheffield1580 Well, I could agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong 🤷🏻‍♂️
      There's a *slight* difference between "presented in an boring way" and "dictated curriculum".

    • @Zerpersande
      @Zerpersande 4 місяці тому

      @@georgesheffield1580
      Hmm, in many cases Neil might chastise you for drawing a conclusion without any data about said teacher.
      Only a small percentage of science secondary teachers have degrees in chemistry or physics. My degree was in chemistry and I always ended up teaching physics, too.
      What people forget is that although this sort of clip is extremely interesting it’s also necessary to solve the math problems and to be able to assimilate all of the new material with the old. It’s a rather formidable task. A lot harder than watching a clip by an extremely good teacher with no math problems, equations or essay questions to worry about. But at the same time, I get it. It’s a major reason I went into teaching. I did fine in my classes in high school but teachers never motivated me.
      .

    • @Zerpersande
      @Zerpersande 4 місяці тому

      Yeah, this is pretty decent up to this part 6:04. But he could do better. And as your classroom teacher, he would still have the problem with students losing interest when he starts requiring that these ideas be treated mathematically. He’d be much better than some teachers, but he would still lose the interest of the class. it’s a fact of life. If you just teach the material. You have to teach them why they should learn, you have to motivate them.

  • @grahamwillis585
    @grahamwillis585 Рік тому +7

    Loved that why does ice float explanation , wish we had more teachers in school like Neil, seems like such a gentleman and happy to teach.

  • @johnkaupakamasua5540
    @johnkaupakamasua5540 2 роки тому +26

    Neil is the real deal...he has a passion that is only matched by his incredible talent

    • @SlyNine
      @SlyNine Рік тому

      He's good at making people think he's smarter than he is.

  • @mayagreenwald293
    @mayagreenwald293 3 роки тому +24

    Thank you Dr. Tyson for everything you do for us! This is a fun way for our kids to learn about the magic of science. Love your work.

  • @theDane70
    @theDane70 Рік тому +2

    I sincerely find myself so lucky to be alive in a time when I get to witness such a genius just explaining his deep understanding of things, it would be like being able to hear Einstein, Da Vinci and Newton’s thoughts and understanding and visions of science. I’m 53 and have been binge reading and now watching videos about science. And no my learning series doesn’t end...
    Neil deGrass Tyson is such a great example for the passion of learning and understanding.

  • @theitineranthistorian2024
    @theitineranthistorian2024 3 роки тому +15

    Ice spheres and scotch, I learn so much watching your programs. Seriously, another great show.

  • @Omenvreer
    @Omenvreer 3 роки тому +28

    so glad you mentioned The Expanse! The science that show considers for production of an episode is staggering, even down to how they have to pour water into a glass off-center in the spinning facility on Ceres so the water spirals into the glass correctly.

    • @aimankhan5377
      @aimankhan5377 2 роки тому

      I was going to say! Would love to hear a detailed discussion of the science in The Expanse!

    • @blakbro2k
      @blakbro2k 2 роки тому +1

      Such a great show. Although, later seasons.....

  • @fstimellom8882
    @fstimellom8882 2 роки тому +27

    Now thats what i call a great comunicator of science. Even i understood that

  • @mattevans-koch9353
    @mattevans-koch9353 3 роки тому +57

    Now that was a fun and educational afternoon interlude. Thank you gentlemen.

    • @reasonerenlightened2456
      @reasonerenlightened2456 3 роки тому

      If Earth rotates once every 88 minutes then how flat the earth would become?
      +++
      If SpaceX tests all its engines in a direction that accelerates Earth then the Starship would be easier to launch in space.

    • @WoloW1zard-
      @WoloW1zard- 3 роки тому

      @@reasonerenlightened2456 effect of engines on earth acceleration is negligible even if they were all in the same direction

    • @reasonerenlightened2456
      @reasonerenlightened2456 3 роки тому +1

      @@WoloW1zard-
      Superman managed to make the world spin so fast that it went back in time.

    • @WoloW1zard-
      @WoloW1zard- 3 роки тому +1

      @@reasonerenlightened2456 good to know

    • @jamesritter4813
      @jamesritter4813 3 роки тому

      I literally learned more here on UA-cam then 12 years of school lol

  • @miltonezzell4331
    @miltonezzell4331 2 роки тому +14

    Neil,I'm sure you get this all the time. I have watched you for years and I say thank you for educating me as well as many other people. I think you are a good human being and you definitely deserve respect. You help make science fun and more interesting than it already is for most of us who already have interest.

    • @ParadiseDB7
      @ParadiseDB7 Рік тому +3

      ​@@HopDavid Lil buddy is upset Niel didn't acknowledge him in Twitter 🥺

    • @M9Vendetta
      @M9Vendetta Рік тому

      @@HopDavidget off his nuts.

  • @sidepieceseason1414
    @sidepieceseason1414 Рік тому

    Thanks! I love this!

  • @lelandshennett
    @lelandshennett 3 роки тому +20

    I grew up on an island in Alaska, I’ve spent my life on the water. The section about boats blew my mind

  • @ryanlandriault9562
    @ryanlandriault9562 3 роки тому +26

    I like how chuck acts surprised when Neil tells him facts that he has allready told him multiple times.
    Neil gets repetitive but you know it forces me to watch it and then it gets stuck into my memory easier so I’m not complaining

    • @zack_120
      @zack_120 3 роки тому

      That is because he is the host and as such he is responsible for ignighting the audience.

  • @palmarolavlklingholm9684
    @palmarolavlklingholm9684 Рік тому +2

    I love how you are able to simplify things. To explain things in a way that anyone can understand. You don't use all that technical mumbojumbo that only scientists understand. You are an actual cornucopia(or should I say encyclopedia?) of knowledge, and still you speak like an ordinary person. You sir have a rare gift for teaching. So many people sit on enormous amounts of knowledge, and still are incapable to teach it. Not you though. You make it easy to understand. And Chuck although sort of the comedic part. You always seem to ask the right questions, or make a comment that helps clarify things even further. you play the role of the uneducated guy here, but you obviously understands much more than you pretend to. Your comments and questions show that. You are both doing a great job.

  • @charliebell5073
    @charliebell5073 2 роки тому +45

    "Why would you want soap that floats?" was a fun line, but it shows how young Neil DeGrasse Tyson is. When people regularly took baths rather than showers, they'd often drop bars of soap in the sudsy water - and have to find them by feel.
    Fun episode in a FINE series. Thank you.

    • @robertmacfarlane7723
      @robertmacfarlane7723 2 роки тому

      Funny the genious couldn't remember that.... Or figure it out.

    • @GraemePayne1967Marine
      @GraemePayne1967Marine 2 роки тому +2

      Regarding the floating bars of soap - my mother would never use it. The reason is she grew up in England in the early 1900's, and there and then the soap that floated was a rather harsh soap used for scrubbing floors and other tough cleaning tasks.

    • @ParadiseDB7
      @ParadiseDB7 Рік тому +1

      ​@@robertmacfarlane7723 what an arrogant person

    • @discounting
      @discounting 11 місяців тому +2

      Holy crap! I grew up on Ivory & both silly ads in the 60's, still reading book pr day; Have long understand quantum coherence; Never a hint of a clue of why either Ivory selling point was good. Here you solved a 50-year dilemma. #HatsOff #gobsmacked #factoids #ThatDamnedIvorySoap 😄😁

    • @JumperXxXCables
      @JumperXxXCables 11 місяців тому

      Soap that floats can be found in water easier plus you can't step on it and slip.

  • @jeanine219
    @jeanine219 3 роки тому +8

    Hi Neil and Chuck! I just love you guys. "Chucked" full of such great knowledge, information and humor. We literally wish to "Neil" down to you in gratitude, after every episode.

  • @trupalcanada
    @trupalcanada 6 місяців тому +2

    27:32 The thing Chuck was talking about shaping ice with brass/copper moulds doesn't happen because of ice melting under pressure, it is enabled by the fact that the moulds are made of metal, which make them super conductive to heat and hence the ice melts quickly and shapes itself.

  • @thenullhypothesis6179
    @thenullhypothesis6179 3 роки тому +8

    I love Chuck's bubbly persona. He helps me feel more excited about what is admittedly, probably very dry and boring subject matter.

  • @vintxgemedusa
    @vintxgemedusa 2 роки тому +19

    The comedy of chuck while learning makes this a true experience

  • @brianscott7057
    @brianscott7057 6 місяців тому +2

    N. deG. T. Is the MAN!!!!!!!! He’s the Mr. Peabody of our generation!!!!! 😁😊😁👍🏾

  • @donsayers4418
    @donsayers4418 2 роки тому +5

    You gentlemen are alot of fun to learn from even at my advanced age of 62. Please Keep it up we /I always enjoy it. Thanks guys.

  • @sueware8377
    @sueware8377 3 роки тому +63

    I LOVE this guy...I never knew physics could be so much fun and that the human brain could store this quantity of such "cool stuff" too. I have learned SO much from listening to him and this series is great. Thanks, guys....you both are are so much fun to watch and I learn a lot from both of you.

  • @sherylbegby
    @sherylbegby 11 місяців тому +1

    I'm really happy Chuck is on the show. Please tell him.

  • @bortiz11
    @bortiz11 3 роки тому +34

    My kid and I talked about some of this recently. This clarifies a bit and explains more about water/ice displacement.

    • @leondetailing2415
      @leondetailing2415 3 роки тому +1

      No one cares

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl 3 роки тому +2

      @@leondetailing2415 funny how everyone else here can just leave a like and move on, but you? Nope, you have to leave a rude, negative comment (that isn't even remotely accurate, BTW), instead. Bet you're proud of yourself for that. 🙄

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl 3 роки тому +1

      I'm glad you can now use this to help explain it even better to your kid! That's one of the really great things with NDT, he's really good at communicating science!

  • @owenpichot7293
    @owenpichot7293 3 роки тому +122

    It's been a few years since i started following neil on youtube and his various books, I could'nt possibly count the number of times i heard that coffee story with the cream 😂 Keep bringing science to everyday people you rule 😉

    • @DominantalleleYT
      @DominantalleleYT 3 роки тому +4

      This mans needs to start learning some new sciences so he can grow the communities knowledge instead of rehearsing the abcs to nerds.

    • @jonathanclarke4529
      @jonathanclarke4529 3 роки тому +1

      Comma needed here ;)

    • @killy.
      @killy. 3 роки тому +2

      @@DominantalleleYT do math teachers need to inform themselves of social studies instead of teaching different people the same math curriculum? How literate are YOU in the sciences?

    • @DominantalleleYT
      @DominantalleleYT 3 роки тому +3

      @@killy. What you said has nothing to do with expanding your knowledge of the subject you teach. You literally referred to a different subject. Just because they are both subjects doesn't mean the objective of both correlate. Simple logic. If a math teacher can only teach his students the same math and tells them to be curious yet doesn't expand his knowledge, he is deserving of judgment or criticism. You teach the unknown when you want to give power. You teach the common when you are weak or fear others having the same knowledge.

    • @ActionJackson669
      @ActionJackson669 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah, he has a few stories that get recycled quite a bit, but it's good for the people who haven't watched all the other episodes 😂😂😂 also his example of different dimensions, using the 2D sheet of paper and dropping the 3D sphere through it, I've heard that one between 3-5 times 😅😅😅 but it's still a helpful explanation for those who haven't heard it before, it helps paint a good picture of how it works

  • @lazyguitarist2691
    @lazyguitarist2691 Рік тому +2

    i love how understandable(I hope my term is correct coz english is not my first language) these guys' explanation is.they explain in an easy way and funny at times.thanks!

  • @roysweetland8162
    @roysweetland8162 2 роки тому +19

    It's always so cool to be wise and smart, never cool to be a fool, unless you're just playing the fool to catch the wise, thank you both Neil and Chuck for continuing to make learning and seemingly complicated scientific concepts so much fun to explore and understand, you both are such a credit to humanity.

    • @theperfectbotsteve4916
      @theperfectbotsteve4916 2 роки тому +1

      but you must remember that even the wisest can be fooled under the right circumstances so it may not be cool to be a fool but it still can be a tool for people who'll take the time to school there brains and fuel there mind to overule that that fools

  • @light-master
    @light-master 3 роки тому +4

    I need more Neil and Chuck in my life.

  • @djacobsnyc
    @djacobsnyc 8 місяців тому +3

    Betty Lou Oliver was the elevator operator in the Empire State Building in 1945 when a B25 crashed through the building on the 80th floor. Her car was waiting on the 79th floor and the impact through her off the elevator. She had a few broken bones so they patched her up and put her in another elevator car on the 79th floor to take her down and out of the building. Unbeknownst to anyone the cables of the second car had been weakened and broke, causing her to drop down to the ground floor which should have killed her but she lived to tell the story. The truth of the matter is that as the car dropped it compressed the air in the shaft, softening her landing along with elevator cables that preceded the car, coiling at the base of the shaft. So It turns out that it's possible to fall down in an elevator and survive a drop of 79 floors (approximately 1,000 feet). So in reality, Betty shouldn’t have survived but she did (more or less). She had many more injuries upon arrival on the ground floor. She was 20 when it happened but she lived to be 84 years old. Just a closing note, this was going to be her last day of work at the Empire State Building. Boy was it ever.

  • @gwenmarcus3712
    @gwenmarcus3712 3 роки тому +12

    You two are a great team! You are foils for each other and create a casual atmosphere in which I can relax and have fun while reviewing concepts I haven't consciously thought about in years. Fun and educational.

  • @jecette2807
    @jecette2807 3 роки тому +8

    Love Chuck's dedication wearing the startalk tee shirt for the podcast!

  • @handyhippie6548
    @handyhippie6548 2 роки тому +1

    ok, i just found this channel, and it only took 5 minutes of this vid to get me to sub the channel. knowledge, humor, and personality. these two have it all! loving the interaction!

  • @numbr17
    @numbr17 2 роки тому +6

    Love this video. These guys are awesome. Neil has a brilliant mind, and they talk about super fascinating topics. Thanks so much for sharing these moments with us!!

  • @germansanchez316
    @germansanchez316 2 роки тому +8

    I had a rough day. When Chuck looks serious and says "Tell me about it." y almost exploded in loughter. They do me good while I learn something new. These dudes rule, they match each other like toast and butter.

    • @samirh.1763
      @samirh.1763 Рік тому

      😂 yeah that moment was Hilarious

  • @ardisbarnes122
    @ardisbarnes122 Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @theduder2617
    @theduder2617 3 роки тому +5

    This was a very good compilation of segments indeed.

  • @mekongdon
    @mekongdon 3 роки тому +11

    Chuck is my favourite co host, please only have him on.

  • @modestenare9518
    @modestenare9518 Рік тому +2

    Chuck is so down to heath. wonderful quality for anyone interested in gaining knowledge from another person.

  • @russell_szabados
    @russell_szabados 3 роки тому +32

    Fun fact: the planet Saturn is less dense than water. If there were a body of water large enough, Saturn would float & bob on top of the water. Because of Saturn’s low density, its gravity is close to that of Earth, despite its immense size.

    • @reasonerenlightened2456
      @reasonerenlightened2456 3 роки тому

      Saturn does not have gold and diamonds?
      How to make a planet spin faster?

    • @tah-rehar-1802
      @tah-rehar-1802 3 роки тому

      Here is a fun fact saturn is not sold and Neil is a nasa priest

    • @STST
      @STST 3 роки тому +2

      @@tah-rehar-1802 let me guess. The earth is flat?

    • @babayega_
      @babayega_ 3 роки тому +1

      @@STST the horizon is flat.

    • @STST
      @STST 3 роки тому +6

      @@babayega_ At ground level it looks flat Yes. On a flat earth the horizon would be much different than we see on earth

  • @chino8646
    @chino8646 3 роки тому +4

    Been listening from ages. Love the chemistry between them, makes for amazing episodes every damn time!!!
    Poor uncle Eddy😂😂😂

  • @JessieRayPosey122680
    @JessieRayPosey122680 Рік тому +1

    I can see why you two guys get along so well! I love the chemistry between you two! No BS but I do believe we would get along. I know this message will never be read but, I can hope.

  • @bentbilliard
    @bentbilliard 3 роки тому +18

    The most important fact I got from this whole thing is that Neil confirmed that Santa Clause is real and lives on the north pole.

    • @yardman3427
      @yardman3427 3 роки тому

      What type of weed your smoking...

    • @bentbilliard
      @bentbilliard 3 роки тому

      @@yardman3427 None. He says it during the video.

    • @hydrolito
      @hydrolito 3 роки тому

      Santa Clause was name of a movie and character's name was Santa Claus while clause was part of a contract in the movie.

    • @CthulhuInc
      @CthulhuInc 3 роки тому +1

      he means sanity clause

    • @nelsonbrum8496
      @nelsonbrum8496 3 роки тому

      Sandy Claws...

  • @shawnkerr
    @shawnkerr 3 роки тому +8

    Love these talks you two have. Your is one of the only videos I don't mind watching more then a half hour. Fascinating.

  • @quezdonivey5518
    @quezdonivey5518 7 місяців тому +1

    6:20 Ivory soap loating was a selling point because people were still bathing themselves in rivers and streams, and all other brands of soap would sink and you would lose your soap and have to buy a new bar. So, the developers of Ivory soap created a soap that would float so if it slipped out of someone’s hands, they could run or swim down to grab it. Also, a little fun fact, the exact mixing time for the proper density was discovered by accident, but was proven useful as it could float.

  • @andromeda7954
    @andromeda7954 3 роки тому +7

    Everytime I have a question, neil has answers.

  • @nasiruddin208
    @nasiruddin208 2 роки тому +35

    Neil is great teacher of our time. He is genetically unique and distinct. Planet earth needs more intelligent minds like him to prepare generation z to graduate ours to an advanced civilization in stage two. My deepest regards to Neil to make me understand complex dynamics of a broad range of scientific issues to a lucid one. Long live dear professor Neil.
    Nasir Uddin from Bangladesh

    • @mirk0x
      @mirk0x 2 роки тому +1

      why is he genetically unique? :o

    • @danielpelanek7869
      @danielpelanek7869 2 роки тому

      @@mirk0x He is obviously a lizard. Look at him…

    • @Johnboy33545
      @Johnboy33545 Рік тому

      We are all both genetically the same yet unique. You and I are brothers, Nasir, in the same family. Peace, my brother, to you and your more immediate family. You are correct about Neil.

  • @ev1Lsect
    @ev1Lsect Рік тому

    I love how great these discussions are, makes me really have a tough time dealing with most people who know nothing about science. Which is most people.

  • @godanibal3234
    @godanibal3234 3 роки тому +18

    My high school teacher told me something about ice: when freezing, water molecules will connect to form hexagons, and in the middle of those hexagons there’s only empty space so that’s why ice is less dense than water

    • @reasonerenlightened2456
      @reasonerenlightened2456 3 роки тому

      If Earth rotates once every 88 minutes then how flat the earth would become?

    • @mlijah2730
      @mlijah2730 3 роки тому +4

      @@reasonerenlightened2456 I am almost fairly certain that the Earth would not flatten if all the matter is moving at the same pace. I also saw you ask this question in regards to SpaceX and their rockets, and I would like to explain that force of rockets is not high enough to displace the movement of the entire planet, and if it was, the rockets would only destroy the earth, not propel it faster. The planet's surface would break far before it was propelled, even thought both are entirely impossible under the conditions stated. All that would move anyway would be the wind, some water (maybe), and whatever rubble was around these "engines". Hope that clears it up.

    • @yassasloan7308
      @yassasloan7308 3 роки тому

      high school science is a joke

    • @knuckle12356
      @knuckle12356 2 роки тому +1

      Hexagon is the most efficient perimeter to area ratio. Multiple soap bubbles on the surface of a bucket go from round to hexagonal as they propagate and crowd and stick to each other. The same thing happens with bees making honeycomb. The wax cells get put together round, but the additional packing of more cells cause them to find the best ratio to take up the smallest footprint (perimeter,) with the most area. And that happens to be the hexagon. Physics!!

    • @Aquatic_Boys
      @Aquatic_Boys Рік тому

      @@mlijah2730 Earth bulges at the equator from spinning at 1Rev/24*60 min. 1rev/88 min. would increase force on the surface and make it bulge more. Go faster and faster, the earth wil bulge more and more. If there is no limit on speed it will become a pancake shape or it will begin to loose matter. I wonder what would happen first?

  • @ArtDigitalMediaTV
    @ArtDigitalMediaTV 2 роки тому +10

    Sitting down to a conversation with these two would be so fun! And I'm glad they brought up the topic of water and ice. Yes, life is only possible because of this 'feature' of water. And maybe they don't want to get too technical, but, it would have been nice to explain why ice expands when it freezes. It's the hydrogen bonding between molecules that makes it form a lattice. And, as an example, a lattice of metal pipes is less dense than a pile of metal pipes, it's the same concept. The shape of the water molecule + hydrogen bonding forces it into a lattice since the molecules interact more strongly at lower temperatures. And maybe the concept of hydrogen bonds is too complicated for a short segment, but, it's a topic that always fascinated me. It's not a full bond. Far from the strongest bond. And yet, it essentially makes life possible. The life-sustaining properties of water, and also our very own proteins and DNA are stabilized by hydrogen bonds.

    • @kellychuba
      @kellychuba 2 роки тому

      I think they might have blazed. :)

    • @babymanC-137
      @babymanC-137 2 роки тому

      I think you blazed

  • @joppadoni
    @joppadoni Місяць тому

    What we need is Chuck Candy.. The world would be a better place. More Chuck.

  • @bryanreed1556
    @bryanreed1556 2 роки тому +6

    Floating soap is a selling point if you are going to be taking a bath in a lake or river. Camping for example. I learned that lesson as a kid taking a bath in lake Shasta, the soap slipped out of my hand and I never seen it again. The next time my mother gave me a bar if ivory soap and it was the coolest thing ever even when it slipped I never lost it again.

    • @Jane-nc2fr
      @Jane-nc2fr 8 місяців тому

      I never saw it again, not never seen it again.

  • @LucidCreature
    @LucidCreature 3 роки тому +9

    5:20 the only answer I got right from a Neil question. So proud of myself

  • @angelbinet2407
    @angelbinet2407 Рік тому

    Just subscribed to star talk. I’ve learned so much just listening to these videos while I work the past few days. Fell in love with learning again.

  • @johnglielmi6428
    @johnglielmi6428 2 роки тому +19

    Hey Chuck, for around $8600 you can experience weightlessness on that Zero-G plane. Astronauts train in it to understand how to respond in a zero-g environment. just like being in a very large pool, But instead you are in Free Fall for several seconds at a time. The plane does a series of climbs and then dives at extreme angles to induce free fall. same effect when you are at the top of a very large rollercoaster hill. as you crest the hill you feel as if you are no longer in your seat because you are not, you are in a momentary free fall.

    • @gibbsncis3800
      @gibbsncis3800 2 роки тому +5

      Ahhh ye ole "Vomit Comet"!!

    • @J040PL7
      @J040PL7 2 роки тому +2

      What does that have to do with ice? 🤣

    • @gibbsncis3800
      @gibbsncis3800 2 роки тому +1

      @@J040PL7 They stopped at Mickey D's and got a large sweet iced tea!!

    • @J040PL7
      @J040PL7 2 роки тому +1

      @@gibbsncis3800 drinking ice tea in zero Gs would be cool I guess 😅

    • @gibbsncis3800
      @gibbsncis3800 2 роки тому +1

      @@J040PL7 Only by straw I guess! LOL! Best wishes to you and yours!

  • @Boromir_vlogs
    @Boromir_vlogs 3 роки тому +4

    If this is how we learnt physics and chemistry back in primary school then later high-school, it would've been a lot easier to understand, follow and use that information.

  • @patriciavanfossen4162
    @patriciavanfossen4162 Рік тому

    I love the explainers. i play them over and over. they are informative and with all the good time had in the company of you too i forget the facts and just start having a good time. so i listened to this one again this morning. along with the moon episode where Chuck gave the very best presentation of the deep emotional side to a planet and moon drifting apart. i also listen and relisten to many others and have wondered if you have them in some sort of collection. I'm sure I've missed many. Thank you so much for not giving up on educating us. I'm sure a sense of futility could easily creep in . I wish you and chuck would do a cameo or more of an appearance at an earth shot event. it would be great press for everyone involved. Keep up the good work. you are Gentlemen and Scholars.

  • @snotrryn
    @snotrryn 3 роки тому +29

    I'm currently reading Neil's book astrophysics for people in a hurry and I remember him talking about the coffee shop story in it and it made me laugh in class reading it.

    • @Orion225
      @Orion225 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah he probably mentioned this many of his interviews.

    • @kt420ish
      @kt420ish 3 роки тому +1

      That's a good book. You should check out "Letters From an Astrophysicist" after you finish that

    • @snotrryn
      @snotrryn 3 роки тому

      @@kt420ish sure thing, after all I do find any kind of science related thing interesting!

    • @kt420ish
      @kt420ish 3 роки тому +2

      @@snotrryn very cool. The book is basically an amazing "cosmic gumbo" where he fields all sorts of questions about a lot of different topics. Fun stuff to learn in that book! I promise you won't be disappointed

    • @snotrryn
      @snotrryn 3 роки тому +1

      @@kt420ish Oh I already love it so far! I'm so glad my older sister passed this book down to me and my 8th grade science teacher would always rave about Neil (she was an awesome teacher) if it weren't for her and my sister I would've never known and appreciate science and surrounding as much as I do now!

  • @EnigmaticPsych0
    @EnigmaticPsych0 2 роки тому +12

    I would suspect that the reason floating soap was a selling point is because people use to take baths, rather than showers and if you dropped the soap, it was easier to recover in the bath if it were floating. Otherwise, you'ld be fishing for it.

    • @FOG-321
      @FOG-321 2 роки тому

      The reason for floating soap was an accident.The mixers were left on all night.Whipped air into the soap.They processed it and sold it.What else ya gonna do?

  • @Lionsblade
    @Lionsblade Рік тому +1

    Neil's enthusiasm towards knowledge an passing that knowledge to others is unrivaled.

  • @jaredtandle2596
    @jaredtandle2596 2 роки тому +3

    About the pipes freezing.. if you have PEX it freezes at a lower temperature and it'll bulge out before it'll break too. At that point you just get that bit replaced and move on.

    • @DeadEyeDave
      @DeadEyeDave Рік тому

      I solved that problem by moving to San Diego. 😎

  • @CrisJunkie
    @CrisJunkie 3 роки тому +25

    I saw the title and was like, "Didn't they have a separate episode about why ice floats?" Still watched anyway. LOL

    • @treyrandolph4720
      @treyrandolph4720 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah they even just pulled the video from it, I realised that when chuck started talking about the ice sphere in scotch

    • @valentinrafael9201
      @valentinrafael9201 3 роки тому

      He talked at Joe Rogan about it too

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl 3 роки тому

      @@valentinrafael9201 lol, talked "at" him! For Rogan being an idiot that is a covid-denier, and now loves ivermectin (the antiparasitic!), that's probably all NDT could manage, talking AT him.

  • @jeffreyallen2778
    @jeffreyallen2778 8 місяців тому

    I have never had orbit explained so thoroughly. 5 miles per second new information for this guy. Thanks for the content. I am really enjoying this.

  • @--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
    @--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ 3 роки тому +6

    5:20 , Neil: who's the guy who splits wood sections into firewood?
    Me: Captain America !

  • @Markle2k
    @Markle2k 3 роки тому +6

    25:55 Oh no, no, no, no. Don't repeat the myth that you skate because of pressure. You have to be much, much heavier for that alone to work, even with hockey blades. If you depended on just the pressure, the sport of curling would not work. The reason ice is slippery is two-fold. The layer on top does not have as many bonds as the layers in the body of the ice. And it is the friction that actually melts the ice. This creates a submicron layer of semi-liquid very viscous water. Once the ice reaches something like -80 C (in that region), the temperature is low enough to inhibit this and ice is no longer as slippery. The ice "boulders" on Titan will not be slippery unless there is something else going on. But the cryovolcanoes' "lava" will probably be slippery until it cools to the ambient surface temperature of -180 C.

    • @EvilPyromaniac
      @EvilPyromaniac 3 роки тому +2

      Came to the comments to say this.

    • @sandstalker254
      @sandstalker254 3 роки тому +1

      +++

    • @Astraeus..
      @Astraeus.. 3 роки тому +1

      I would absolutely LOVE to see you create friction without pressure. That would be a truly impressive trick.

    • @Markle2k
      @Markle2k 3 роки тому

      @@Astraeus.. He's talking about causing a phase change solely with pressure, thereby reducing the friction coefficient. The pressure required to cause that phase change is insufficient under the weight of even a very large human being with very, very sharp skates. There have been a few scientific papers written on the subject. With experimental evidence of the true mechanism. Don't take my word for it. Look it up yourself.

  • @borndeafin1ear
    @borndeafin1ear 11 місяців тому +1

    As a swimmer who naturally contains my breath inside my lungs, I actually had to learn to sink. As long as I'm conscious I float vertically. Even as a teenager when my body fat was very low compared to what is now, I can literally float in freshwater, so the surface of the water sits at my lips. All it takes is a small flick of the foot or hand to bob above the water, take a breath, then just float there without moving. In order for me to sink, I had to blow all my air out and I sink like a rock.

  • @dakudeadsoul7741
    @dakudeadsoul7741 2 роки тому +4

    That moon explaination was just amazing 💯🙌🙌🙌😲🤯🤯

  • @mrbones909
    @mrbones909 2 роки тому +3

    I learned all this stuff in school byt I love seeing Chuck learn

  • @magicmaker5849
    @magicmaker5849 Рік тому +1

    Neil is the only person who could explain something to me and I'd get it instantly

  • @arielcabalin2746
    @arielcabalin2746 2 роки тому +12

    Amazing and very enjoyable video !

  • @martinsorg8815
    @martinsorg8815 3 роки тому +5

    Love the show!

  • @BradleyLayton
    @BradleyLayton Рік тому +2

    Nice job putting these concepts into colloquial terms and tickling the humor circuits. New knowledge is contingent upon prior knowledge as well as a connection to our emotions. Keep up the great work!

  • @Dallasxy
    @Dallasxy 3 роки тому +4

    Tip for saving money - fill your tank with gas at the coldest time of the day (usually around 3am) then during the day it will expand ⛽️

    • @caty863
      @caty863 3 роки тому

      If that was the case, then the engine would also consume more gas during cold weather (making it more powerful in the process)

  • @sheilahgregg7879
    @sheilahgregg7879 10 місяців тому +3

    So that's why it feels like a hippo jumps on my back as soon as I get out of thr water. 😅

  • @carolinerothenberg3982
    @carolinerothenberg3982 9 місяців тому

    Thank you to Neil, who teaches me things I should have known years ago! He is an amazing teacher. He makes science exciting, fascinating, and far easier to understand than any of my teachers were able to do! 😊

  • @linedanzer4302
    @linedanzer4302 3 роки тому +9

    I think I'm sort of looking forward to the *Explainer* done in Chuck's Scotch/Whiskey voice. 🙃

  • @HotelPapa100
    @HotelPapa100 3 роки тому +5

    On the selling argument of Ivory Soap: Neil, you‘re old enough to remember full baths. You lose your bar of soap once in the tub and you see the USP of a floating bar.

  • @zancam4847
    @zancam4847 Рік тому +1

    I know water boils at 15°C in a vacuum but if pressure keeps it from freezing does it freeze at a higher temperature Ina vacuum? Also what is the change on the molecular level that makes it less dense than in it's liquid state?

  • @heidi190
    @heidi190 3 роки тому +6

    "you just got scienced" is my new favorite saying... make a meme of that, please :)

  • @nothandsomecody7469
    @nothandsomecody7469 3 роки тому +7

    This was really interesting. I loved it.

  • @briangarrod8664
    @briangarrod8664 2 роки тому

    AMAZING This stuff should be on kids TV in the UK not hidden on Youyube Great job guys

  • @mikee2465
    @mikee2465 3 роки тому +5

    I love our man Chuck 😁

  • @hallallahfivedallah1845
    @hallallahfivedallah1845 2 роки тому +3

    Bartender here, I'm sorry Chuck, we just heat up the copper presses. The weight helps but if they get too cold it will take too long to shape the ice and the water will melt before it ever becomes a sphere.

  • @shellybunnii
    @shellybunnii Рік тому

    Neil has to be one of my favorite people on the planet when it comes to famous popular people. He is just so smart funny and just a warm hearted person. I can see him going out and getting a coffee eith him and just sit there for hours listening to this man talk to for hours. I just want him to blow my mind. I love him a lot. Like he’s my uncle and I would cry and my heart would break if something were to happen to them. The universe knew what it was doing. When you created this man he is absolutely wonderful. I don’t like when people talk down on him like how they say he talks too much or interrupts people too much. He is just very passionate and what he does and has a lot of knowledge that he wants to spread he can be very misunderstood and I wonder what growing up for him was like.

  • @lizandraabella
    @lizandraabella 3 роки тому +4

    Is repeating the stories the key of being a good mentor?