Should a Person Touch 200,000 Volts? A Van de Graaff generator experiment!

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  • @harry1751
    @harry1751 3 роки тому +11392

    I can't believe I just voluntarily sit through an entire 8 minutes of Physics lesson. Hats off my good Sir

  • @edadan
    @edadan 6 років тому +16090

    I have a degree in electrical engineering and I can tell you...I wish school was that much fun when I was learning! This guy's a great teacher!

    • @devinshook3289
      @devinshook3289 6 років тому +362

      True, if we had more people like this we'd have more people interested in STEM fields.

    • @Helveteshit
      @Helveteshit 6 років тому +202

      Yet people insist that Voltage kills. Albeit I say it is the Ampere that kills. Sure, hig hvoltage can kill if it generates enough Ampere on impact, which it can do in a Frequency network. But DC? Nah. Without ampere, you can't hurt a fly. Therefore, high voltage isn't necessarily Dangerous in the end of the day. The Ampere is.

    • @sarveshgupta1323
      @sarveshgupta1323 6 років тому +68

      Is that really school

    • @elliott614
      @elliott614 6 років тому +5

      @@Helveteshit You are forgetting another very important part: Delta t.
      Energy is proportional to delta t. Integral of power dt = energy. Energy is what kills. Current through the body is proportional to the power via I^2R=P. If it's only a nanosecond pulse width, probably won't hurt. Now make it one second, and you multiply total energy by one billion (assuming I=constant*[u(t)-u(t-T)] where T = pulse width). One billion (1,000,000,000x as much energy) and suddenly it's dangerous.

    • @elliott614
      @elliott614 6 років тому +4

      @@Helveteshit Also, Amperes are directly related to voltages by a very simple relationship. So the killer # of DC amperes (for example) requires some killer definitive DC voltage that is directly proportional to that # of DC amperes. If amperes kill, then the voltage required to produce that many amperes also kills to exactly the same degree. I think you may be thinking of capacity of a power source to produce a sustained current at a certain level (measured in Amperes)? Rather than just comparing voltage vs. amperes as far as which is more dangerous? V and A are mathematically related by a very simple proportional relationship in DC. Even in AC, Amps * Impedance = Volts. Impedance may vary with frequency, while resistance === impedance at DC.

  • @thegaminggirls2154
    @thegaminggirls2154 4 роки тому +13221

    “Should a person touch it?”
    Almost everyone “No!”
    “Wanna see it anyway”
    Literally everyone “YES!”

    • @cruzlouisrussell3695
      @cruzlouisrussell3695 4 роки тому +582

      Mom:That's curiosity
      Me:They want him dead

    • @manwithnodrip9142
      @manwithnodrip9142 3 роки тому +114

      @@cruzlouisrussell3695 I love this dark humor

    • @boomboxblaster8742
      @boomboxblaster8742 3 роки тому +40

      False. When he asked 'should a person touch it?', everyone said yes

    • @_XxXRUSTxXx_
      @_XxXRUSTxXx_ 3 роки тому +18

      @@boomboxblaster8742 He meant the second time , at 1:08

    • @NghtHwkk
      @NghtHwkk 3 роки тому +34

      Like
      “Do you want to die?”
      “No!”
      “Do you want me to kill you?”
      “Yes!”

  • @1bruce-
    @1bruce- 3 роки тому +4763

    "again this is not a major disappointment on my part, but why am i not dead?"
    me living my life every day

    • @YukiBrah
      @YukiBrah 3 роки тому +52

      i felt that

    • @thevipers1610
      @thevipers1610 3 роки тому +16

      completed 500 like by me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @mrteacup1769
      @mrteacup1769 2 роки тому +14

      i read that comment right as he said it and it was just a weird

    • @hashtagskittle
      @hashtagskittle 2 роки тому +1

      @@mrteacup1769 same

    • @benonaru
      @benonaru 2 роки тому +1

      no

  • @chipcroswell1738
    @chipcroswell1738 5 років тому +11038

    6:00 "I'm not disappointed, I'm just confused. Why am I not dead?"
    I ask that question to myself on a daily basis.

  • @joehunt3512
    @joehunt3512 5 років тому +8977

    Teach: "Should I touch 200 thousand volts?"
    Class: "Yes"
    Teach: "Probably Not. No."

  • @neoo.91
    @neoo.91 4 роки тому +5843

    Students: *has been told throughout 1st to 12 grade not to touch anything in a lab*
    College Professor: so I’m going to touch 200,000 volts

  • @undefinedritesh6119
    @undefinedritesh6119 2 роки тому +227

    As an electrical engineer i can understand that how wisely you teaching and entertaining the audience.
    Great work👍

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 роки тому +18

      Thank you!

    • @3847CAK
      @3847CAK Рік тому +2

      I'm a mechanical and electrical engineer with my PE stamp. This explanation was excellent!

    • @thegoodgamerthemovie6473
      @thegoodgamerthemovie6473 Рік тому

      And why you arent excuse me,dead ?​@@JeffersonLab

  • @blotmaster1
    @blotmaster1 5 років тому +7202

    He is a great teacher. He has charisma and makes learning the material a lot of fun.

    • @patrickgracias5782
      @patrickgracias5782 5 років тому +99

      blotmaster1 wish my physics teacher was like this

    • @solar5519
      @solar5519 5 років тому +64

      Aamn#2 you must be lucky af then.

    • @whompingdomping9878
      @whompingdomping9878 5 років тому +25

      My physics teacher was bored out of her mind just repeating things, not explaining. I hated that so much

    • @gerardo007puchero4
      @gerardo007puchero4 5 років тому

      Love Rush.

    • @Lilem-
      @Lilem- 5 років тому +13

      I wish I had a physics teacher like him my teacher gave me a detention for sneezing a lot at once I’m not even joking 😂

  • @user-rf9wm3bv4f
    @user-rf9wm3bv4f 3 роки тому +1671

    Proof that for a lot of people, the ability to learn something more complicated, becomes infinitely easier with a good teacher/instructor/professor. This guy rocks.

    • @daydodoodle1279
      @daydodoodle1279 2 роки тому +11

      I literally just watched a video talking about voltages and enjoyed it because of him

    • @majorpwner241
      @majorpwner241 2 роки тому +18

      Except most the kids in that class still have no idea how this is working... lol. He's a great teacher. Not everyone is a great student.

    • @atlasdgen
      @atlasdgen Рік тому +1

      ​@@majorpwner241a bad teacher always blames the students

    • @jacobyson7629
      @jacobyson7629 Рік тому +3

      Ok he's a great teacher yes but one thing you have to note is that he is teaching the basic fun stuff. Eventually when you get into the actual details of this and you see the math behind it, it becomes boring. He is not teaching the boring part of physics, which is the math behind the scenes

    • @opendebate
      @opendebate Рік тому +3

      @@jacobyson7629 The math is actually the most fun of physics because it says a lot about physics and its structures at fundamental level

  • @WWaveformCreations
    @WWaveformCreations 8 років тому +25862

    Professor: "What is a lightning rod?"
    Students: "gdhjsgbdhsjkgbfhdskbghfjdkgh"
    Professor: "Correct."

    • @altidudx
      @altidudx 8 років тому +311

      hahaha

    • @djman1239856
      @djman1239856 8 років тому +164

      WWaveform Creations You made my night xDDD

    • @megawattapps
      @megawattapps 8 років тому +650

      4:39 actually the correct text is
      "You know what a lightning rod is?"
      "gdhasdjoasdai"
      "Pointed piece of metal"
      He never says "Correct"

    • @beanie5507
      @beanie5507 7 років тому +90

      But if he said that mega, it wouldn't be as funny you buzzkill!

    • @infinitedelete
      @infinitedelete 7 років тому +36

      He never says correct.

  • @carl9976
    @carl9976 3 роки тому +243

    Learnt more about electricity in 8 minutes than I have in the past 31 years what a excellent teacher!

  • @rflamez
    @rflamez 3 роки тому +6397

    I would listen to this guy talk about electrons for 10 hours straight

    • @kerlowkey
      @kerlowkey 3 роки тому +66

      Indeed, teacher got knowledge and skills for storytelling and keeping it entertained.

    • @Armandosparadais69
      @Armandosparadais69 3 роки тому +4

      me too

    • @tianshugao28
      @tianshugao28 3 роки тому +2

      nah~

    • @fifapyscho5327
      @fifapyscho5327 3 роки тому +2

      Yas

    • @anthonywatkins3620
      @anthonywatkins3620 2 роки тому +9

      I can agree I wish I would of had a teacher like this in school I might have graduated

  • @123macbookair
    @123macbookair 9 років тому +5918

    There's clearly something good about this guy since I watched the whole video without getting bored

    • @OwenPrescott
      @OwenPrescott 9 років тому +78

      Or maybe theres just something wrong with someone who can't watch an 8min video without getting bored.

    • @justinsaunders5504
      @justinsaunders5504 9 років тому +16

      TheGreatSheikh I clicked on the video and was hoping to see someone comically fly across a room. I know, I'm horrible. (But IO wouldn't want to see someone die so I actually wouldn't want that to happen) But the video was very educational. I didn't know that's how currents and voltage went together.
      One time I put a plug in a socket, I felt and heard a buzz, then suddenly there was a flash, small fire, and a bright blinding light out of nowhere and it all happened in about 1.5 seconds. I got up went to the bathroom, looked in the mirror, and I was covered in black stuff. I can't remember what is was called (soot maybe?). That scared the hell out of me and I am not sure if that was a close death experience or not, or if it was common, but I know that no horror movie jump scare matched that moment. lol. Has that happened to other people a lot?
      Once I realized I was okay I just laughed for like 5 minutes. The whole wall within a 2-3 foot radius of that socket was also black and burnt, and that socket was no longer functional. Any idea what might have caused such an explosion? Poor wiring? Over use? Wear out overtime? That socket had been there for many 10s of years because I had that house for a while and never had that problem.

    • @derppycombostyleofpvp2124
      @derppycombostyleofpvp2124 9 років тому +1

      ***** Thank you someone that speaks my mind

    • @VK-pk8uz
      @VK-pk8uz 9 років тому +14

      TheGreatSheikh Even better: he made about 70 kids keep attention and answering questions throughout the whole thing.

    • @darknova000
      @darknova000 9 років тому +1

      TheGreatSheikh Now if only my college professors would speak like this man does! I'd probably have an A in all my classes!

  • @hhampole
    @hhampole 6 років тому +4158

    These are the kind of teachers that will preserve humanity for the future...I'm so glad they still exist. My sincere thanks to teachers like you sir. You make your students better people and this world a better place.

    • @hannesternstrand6923
      @hannesternstrand6923 6 років тому

      Even though that is true. This vid is 9 yrs old😢

    • @rmg6884
      @rmg6884 5 років тому

      they always have existed what are you talking about

    • @Linkario86
      @Linkario86 5 років тому

      These Students actualy learned (not just learned for the exam and forget) more in one lesson, than most do in a whole semester.

    • @trenth4514
      @trenth4514 5 років тому

      harsha hampole good man.

    • @thedarkmajesty1773
      @thedarkmajesty1773 5 років тому

      Oof

  • @Frostgnaw
    @Frostgnaw 2 роки тому +214

    I love this guy's sense of humor.
    "I'm not dead. I'm not disappointed; I'm just confused."

    • @mho...
      @mho... Рік тому

      gz to 69 likes!, nice

  • @o.abdellatif
    @o.abdellatif 5 років тому +10243

    Plot twist : electricity Is a paid actor

    • @tr.deathcrusher9272
      @tr.deathcrusher9272 5 років тому +83

      Plot twist plot twist the electricity is a serial killer

    • @loop5720
      @loop5720 5 років тому +56

      Plot twist: Plot twist: Plot twist: this comment is about plot twists

    • @hellospaghetti5754
      @hellospaghetti5754 5 років тому +28

      Plot twist:it was all a dream

    • @mikelee5982
      @mikelee5982 5 років тому +15

      TR.DEATHCRUSHER WOLF PACK plot twist the teacher is an outlet

    • @TheFirstdjsteels
      @TheFirstdjsteels 5 років тому +8

      That is. . . correct !

  • @Nocturnes1984
    @Nocturnes1984 8 років тому +2015

    Perfect example on how to teach kids something in a very good way and something they will remember for the rest of their lifes. Well done mr. Teacher
    - From a colleague teacher

    • @dave45032
      @dave45032 8 років тому +70

      Indeed! I was surprised at how the kids were so engaged!

    • @LocksSpirit
      @LocksSpirit 6 років тому

      Great teacher

    • @LJRossPhoto
      @LJRossPhoto 6 років тому

      As an aircraft electrician, he explained basic principles of power very well. What a cool job!

    • @Wouter10123
      @Wouter10123 6 років тому

      Seriously, seeing videos like this make me want to go into teaching.

  • @Svmbah
    @Svmbah 9 років тому +10601

    The science teacher we all wish we had..

    • @sohamsdays
      @sohamsdays 8 років тому +92

      We can just wish :(

    • @asm_nop
      @asm_nop 8 років тому +63

      Svmbah
      My teachers for science(s) from grades 7-12 have all been great. It's the english teachers that I've mostly hated. There was 1 really good english teacher though. I've had a mixed bag of teachers in everything except science/chem/physics.

    • @bldjln3158
      @bldjln3158 8 років тому +4

      katze [^-^] u did? Not

    • @hallothere7157
      @hallothere7157 8 років тому +3

      Simba so true

    • @traxcs2901
      @traxcs2901 7 років тому +8

      Simba i have an awesome teacher we did this and every Christmas he blows up 2 painters cans man it is awesome

  • @thereishere
    @thereishere 2 роки тому +137

    This is the best explanation I have ever seen in my life. I loved physics but never had a teacher that 'showed' me the physical phenomenon. As a person with ADHD, I really really appreciate and love this explanation. Thank you and best of luck!

    • @satxrn_child3756
      @satxrn_child3756 2 роки тому +3

      I have ADHD too and have been searching for a video to help me because I have an exam tomorrow and I’m stressed about it but this video was so great!

    • @alecsbizarrememes7862
      @alecsbizarrememes7862 2 роки тому

      Try professor walter lewin's videos. 8.02.

  • @Ahzafera
    @Ahzafera 5 років тому +3189

    Meanwhile at every class I've ever had
    Teacher: "How many Volts are in a 9-volt battery?"
    Crickets: *Chirping*

    • @anuj8825
      @anuj8825 5 років тому +83

      Reply section of this comment.
      Crickets : *chirping*

    • @KillJoy_Since2017
      @KillJoy_Since2017 5 років тому +1

      Ahzafera
      Ikr

    • @Riotewo
      @Riotewo 5 років тому +22

      🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗

    • @SirMonty_
      @SirMonty_ 5 років тому +16

      CRICKETS : *CHIRPING*

    • @kia256
      @kia256 5 років тому +2

      Crickets: *Chirping*

  • @Porcay
    @Porcay 3 роки тому +3560

    General Iroh would be proud

  • @cloudyskiesx
    @cloudyskiesx 8 років тому +3330

    I wish I had a teacher like this guy.

  • @mrsymor
    @mrsymor 2 роки тому +24

    Your students are very fortunate to have someone who can communicate such a technical topic in an easily digestible, fun manner

  • @hareeshk7852
    @hareeshk7852 5 років тому +1279

    This guy thought me more physics in 10 minutes than my school in 10 years

  • @peanutsz321
    @peanutsz321 9 років тому +5525

    if i had a teacher like this in high school i would probably have invented teleportation by now

    • @xxxmarmasterxxx
      @xxxmarmasterxxx 9 років тому +199

      +peanutsz A real teacher that likes to have fun with his students.

    • @multimapping8303
      @multimapping8303 9 років тому +127

      +xxxmarmasterxxx Yes exactly... I'm fed up with all those boring bad written schoolbooks :(

    • @MrPicklesAndTea
      @MrPicklesAndTea 9 років тому +27

      +Michael P A good teacher helps.

    • @Dongdot123
      @Dongdot123 9 років тому +1

      +Michael P Example?

    • @GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser
      @GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser 9 років тому +9

      xxxmarmasterxxx Yes this is true, his comment is an excuse nonetheless.

  • @zorrow7718
    @zorrow7718 4 роки тому +1229

    "I'm not dead which is a good start" Van de Graaf

    • @loraenkapnaq6660
      @loraenkapnaq6660 4 роки тому +24

      You do understand that Van de Graaf is the person who invented shown generator in 1929

    • @nikhilkrishna8662
      @nikhilkrishna8662 4 роки тому +5

      Lmao. Van de Graff aint the name of the prof.

    • @p1x3lFPS
      @p1x3lFPS 3 роки тому +2

      The no. of likes on this comment makes things funnier, i wonder how many assumed his name to be this

    • @spongegarr6235
      @spongegarr6235 3 роки тому +1

      @@p1x3lFPS I’m pretty sure the person knew it’s not his name, and more or less made a joke saying that may have been what Van de graff may have said when creating the generator, just my thoughts though.

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 роки тому +4

      @@spongegarr6235 Given that the quote is from the presenter in this video argues against your point.

  • @maureensurdez7841
    @maureensurdez7841 Рік тому +5

    I am 73 years old. I am watching this lecture, and I am learning things thank you. I had a masters degree in nursing, but they didn't cover a whole lot about electricity other than jewels. JOULS thanks this was fun.

  • @FurryWrecker911
    @FurryWrecker911 5 років тому +735

    7:43 _Casually explains how lightning rods work in a bonus lesson._
    We need more people like this on earth.

  • @Jack-ce4se
    @Jack-ce4se 3 роки тому +972

    I honestly feels like I have wasted 2 hours for my Physics teacher to explain the same thing. This is so much better!

    • @TryHardCentral
      @TryHardCentral 3 роки тому +22

      Why would a teacher explain touching 200000 volts?

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 роки тому +157

      @@TryHardCentral Because they can.

    • @TryHardCentral
      @TryHardCentral 3 роки тому +7

      @@JeffersonLab do they do that though

    • @zach237
      @zach237 2 роки тому +2

      @@TryHardCentral mine did, we also did experiments in class.

    • @ניין-י9ש
      @ניין-י9ש 2 роки тому +1

      @@TryHardCentral not the exact but related to that concept

  • @thealmightyduck335
    @thealmightyduck335 9 років тому +2060

    I would love him as my science teacher

    • @252abdulla
      @252abdulla 9 років тому +35

      connor nicholls thats what i was arguing about with my friend

  • @justindouglas7043
    @justindouglas7043 2 роки тому +63

    Absolutely super - really well-presented. Favourite moment when he gets unbelievably close to the grounding sphere with his nail! I thought OMG, if I did that, I'd probably touch!

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  2 роки тому +17

      It actually does touch. Intentionally. It's not super obvious that it does so, but you'll see it if you look for it.

    • @justindouglas7043
      @justindouglas7043 2 роки тому +10

      ​@@JeffersonLab Thanks, yes, come to think of it, I think I might have spotted it. It was such a relief when I learnt that it wouldn't matter if he did touch - such a fun way of building up tension through learning! Truly a great demo!

  • @ijnyamato643
    @ijnyamato643 8 років тому +1739

    Not gonna lie, when he put his right hand on it and went "boo!" I jumped out of my seat

  • @joonnation4535
    @joonnation4535 7 років тому +11836

    Why am I not dead? I ask myself the same question.

  • @jeffreyli7421
    @jeffreyli7421 5 років тому +3177

    "Why am I not dead?"
    Same.

  • @shawnthibodeau189
    @shawnthibodeau189 2 роки тому +13

    This guy is such a good teacher. He literally made me enjoy sitting through an 8 minutes physics lecture. If every teacher was like this nobody would fail

  • @snowballdrifter5673
    @snowballdrifter5673 6 років тому +4697

    Turns out 200000 volts is a good form of hair gel

    • @70dume
      @70dume 6 років тому

      Tired of using gel? Use plastic shoes and a 200.000 volts electricity source

    • @yarinquapi1
      @yarinquapi1 6 років тому

      Lol, true that tho

    • @jbbolts
      @jbbolts 6 років тому

      more like a bad one

    • @violet_cat.
      @violet_cat. 6 років тому

      If you glue plastic chairs to your shoes then yes....

    • @watherby29
      @watherby29 6 років тому

      you just need to gt a charge in the morning and walk on high heels

  • @ijustneedaname47
    @ijustneedaname47 5 років тому +638

    I'm 29 turning 30 and this guy just made me want to go back to school.

    • @yloibx
      @yloibx 5 років тому +6

      I'm 26 and I finished it just month ago. same thought.

    • @IronwaveStudios
      @IronwaveStudios 5 років тому +28

      Trust me, its not really this fun.

    • @rexthehusky6966
      @rexthehusky6966 5 років тому +1

      Your only 12 years late

    • @GoodVibes-xq4yi
      @GoodVibes-xq4yi 5 років тому

      Same

    • @insitakaya1672
      @insitakaya1672 5 років тому

      @@rexthehusky6966 Pretty sure that we learn this stuff in Freshmen Year...

  • @kevinkruger1329
    @kevinkruger1329 4 роки тому +317

    6:53 As an European I never knew you had to poke holes inside a hotdog before microwaving it. Guess you learn something new everyday.

    • @Youtubehandle9001
      @Youtubehandle9001 4 роки тому +7

      Happens if you microwave cold boiled eggs as well, apparently

    • @sophiaclapp912
      @sophiaclapp912 4 роки тому +16

      As an American I didn't know that either

    • @danx9243
      @danx9243 4 роки тому

      Kevin Kruger as an American I didn’t know either! And I microwave hotdogs all the time

    • @agnespali6267
      @agnespali6267 4 роки тому +26

      Same I thought them blowing up was just a sign that they're ready

    • @yeetyeetyeet3911
      @yeetyeetyeet3911 4 роки тому +8

      If they blow up its fun

  • @occamraiser
    @occamraiser 2 роки тому +7

    This guy was very entertaining and informative. It made me appreciate my O'level physics teachers because I got almost the same demonstration (without the comment about lightening conductors - which was a revalation) when I was 13, and remembered it all.
    Well done Mr Benson in 1975

  • @metalheadmachines9800
    @metalheadmachines9800 5 років тому +2547

    He did it for shock value.

  • @1mpossa
    @1mpossa 6 років тому +2836

    Nice to see smosh's Ian hecox decided to get a more professional job

  • @vasundhra3708
    @vasundhra3708 4 роки тому +456

    " Did you die?"
    "Yes...... But I lived"

  • @DonQuixotec
    @DonQuixotec 11 місяців тому +1

    I had a physics teacher just like this guy. Enthusiastic, practical and is very good at explaining things in an easy way. This was the reason physics was my favorite subject at school, even though I don't really care for math and physics that much in general.
    Teachers like this should earn way more than the useless boring teachers. Unfortunately, the system is not made this way...

  • @b.w.s.k.3894
    @b.w.s.k.3894 9 років тому +2528

    Should a person touch 200000 volts? Depends on the person - I have a list of people who should...

    • @Jules-bass
      @Jules-bass 9 років тому +143

      +B.W.S.K. 200000 amps, is what you need bud ;)

    • @kirillpopov4795
      @kirillpopov4795 9 років тому +13

      +B.W.S.K. XD, me too.... MUAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA

    • @Aka.G0llum
      @Aka.G0llum 9 років тому +7

      jules leenders It COULD kill you. As in "if you've got some kind of heart problem or a pacemaker it could be lethal".

    • @alexandriariley5209
      @alexandriariley5209 9 років тому +58

      +jules leenders 200000 milliamps should do the trick

    • @jeffschulte4630
      @jeffschulte4630 9 років тому +12

      +B.W.S.K. Hahaha this is the first time in a while that a youtube comment genuinely made me laugh

  • @Surkee
    @Surkee 9 років тому +394

    This guy is amazing. Only teacher I've seen in my entire life that doesn't make me sleep. I always had problems with electricity chapter in 6th grade because our teacher would never explain us stuff. Now all that mystery I had is gone because I watched an 8 minute video. Amazing.

  • @SpartacusColo
    @SpartacusColo 4 роки тому +528

    "Which is an experiment we can only do once." - flew right over everyone.

    • @FoulOne
      @FoulOne 4 роки тому +43

      Well he would've, and probably into everyone as well.

    • @kerlowkey
      @kerlowkey 3 роки тому +3

      Exactly I was surprised no one laughed I did 🤣

  • @RaduP3
    @RaduP3 2 роки тому +2

    I went to Polytechnica in Bucharest, no one ever explained things in this manner. You literally have an experience of these phenomena directly. wow

  • @williamchen5627
    @williamchen5627 5 років тому +586

    No one:
    UA-cam: we're concerned that you might have to touch a 200,000 volt ball someday so watch this

  • @donairechristianp
    @donairechristianp 6 років тому +1297

    It seems that 200,000 volts turn you into a super saiyan

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому

      well...it is over 9,000

    • @geeway5923
      @geeway5923 5 років тому

      no, he went Red Riot: Unbreakable

    • @the5thgamerlegend315
      @the5thgamerlegend315 5 років тому

      Lol

    • @mikeystolenuggie9701
      @mikeystolenuggie9701 5 років тому

      Doesnt he use more volts to make his hair about the size of the Trafford centre

    • @ahmed38247
      @ahmed38247 5 років тому +1

      Well, if it had a small chunk of current it would probably turn u into some pokemon character

  • @angeloiv4965
    @angeloiv4965 8 років тому +3839

    that class seems fun... until they take the exam

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  8 років тому +628

      Fortunately for them, this is a field trip, so there's no exam.

    • @atomskreborn5740
      @atomskreborn5740 7 років тому +485

      Jefferson Lab unfortunately for them it's a field trip, so they don't have this teacher everyday

    • @christopherperez6345
      @christopherperez6345 7 років тому +84

      Jefferson Lab This video is like 7 years old they are currently most likely grads by now starting college

    • @b_nadryl
      @b_nadryl 7 років тому

      I would enter in NASA after having a teacher like this

    • @ipmanguydude2751
      @ipmanguydude2751 7 років тому

      My name is Angelo. And I'm the forth. This is trippy

  • @leandrorampim5344
    @leandrorampim5344 2 роки тому +9

    What an amazing teacher, I forgot how fun lessons like these were

  • @jaketaylor12yearsago.44
    @jaketaylor12yearsago.44 7 років тому +5393

    And the flash was born

  • @bayuww
    @bayuww 6 років тому +1852

    When will this bug be patched?

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  6 років тому +190

      At 4:18.

    • @GakisStylianos
      @GakisStylianos 5 років тому

      God has given up developing earth, it is no longer supported with updates. He has jumped to new projects instead.

    • @alexander6998
      @alexander6998 5 років тому

      @@JeffersonLab you absolute legend!!!!

    • @ansedev8935
      @ansedev8935 5 років тому

      420 likes lol

    • @decastar3010
      @decastar3010 5 років тому

      After half of a century

  • @Guitarfollower22
    @Guitarfollower22 8 років тому +264

    Why is this on my suggested list? Why did I watch it? I don't really care about the preceding questions, I enjoyed this video. Thank you UA-cam

  • @kushalthapa3548
    @kushalthapa3548 Рік тому +7

    The dedication towards the concept is at a great level. Respect ❤

  • @Sterlingjob
    @Sterlingjob 9 років тому +376

    This is a shocking video, I'm just totally stunned at the quality and content

    • @linag622
      @linag622 9 років тому

      haha

    • @gw5479
      @gw5479 9 років тому +26

      "Shocking"

    • @gw5479
      @gw5479 9 років тому

      10r4everr Shocking stands out more.

    • @TartarianTopG
      @TartarianTopG 9 років тому

      ha-ha

    • @shaquillewilson9862
      @shaquillewilson9862 9 років тому

      +George Washingpun what did you search in google to get the profile pic?

  • @Paulyfr3sh
    @Paulyfr3sh 8 років тому +58

    I'm liking this video, not because of the subject, but because we need more good teachers in the world teaching kids with passion like this. This is artwork.

  • @eric23hendrew3
    @eric23hendrew3 6 років тому +2356

    When he touched it with his right arm, I was legit scared

    • @dakarai2350
      @dakarai2350 6 років тому

      Alex The Great me to

    • @kj4ilk
      @kj4ilk 6 років тому

      Don't be until the AMPS pass the heart he's fine

    • @ricardoalves9605
      @ricardoalves9605 6 років тому

      Or when he went to the ground

    • @gustavoherrera2532
      @gustavoherrera2532 6 років тому

      Same

    • @jmvr
      @jmvr 6 років тому

      I actually learned in Electricity class that voltage doesn't kill you, it's the Amps.

  • @peterwithredeyes-6958
    @peterwithredeyes-6958 3 роки тому +13

    That's crazy, I've been in one of these presentations in Jefferson lab when I was a kid in four or fifth grade, I didn't think I would come across again and the same guy who is presenting in the video is the same guy who gave us the presentation when I was a kid. IDK just give a bit of nostalgia. Congrats on them for getting 14 mil views on this vid and 300k subs.

  • @mohamedplayz3995
    @mohamedplayz3995 4 роки тому +193

    This is such an amazing explanation by the coolest teacher with a huge sense of humor

    • @fpeter01
      @fpeter01 3 роки тому +2

      I have never met a physics teacher, who didn't had humor. They go hand in hand. :)

  • @elbenezermirabuena7755
    @elbenezermirabuena7755 3 роки тому +1735

    "I'm not disappointed, I'm just confused, Why am I not dead?"
    *I hate to break it to you sir but the school staff is disappointed for you increasing their electricity bill.*

    • @maojpatra
      @maojpatra 3 роки тому +66

      Electricity bill goes up when you draw current and in this experiment the current very low. Perhaps the light bulb raises the bill much more than these domes :-)

    • @albert_the_cool8092
      @albert_the_cool8092 3 роки тому +8

      @@maojpatra so its 200k volts and low current?

    • @KamraanMir
      @KamraanMir 3 роки тому +9

      @@albert_the_cool8092 it's not flowing through anything... That is what the whole lecture was all about

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  3 роки тому +286

      @@KamraanMir No, current is flowing through him. He's quite explicit about this. If you think that electricity *isn't* flowing, then you've missed the point of the whole lecture.

    • @azysgaming8410
      @azysgaming8410 3 роки тому +37

      @@JeffersonLab BRUH

  • @Randoman35
    @Randoman35 5 років тому +1201

    UA-cam 2010:
    UA-cam 2019: Ooh ima recommend this to Randoman35

  • @siddharthSingla
    @siddharthSingla 2 роки тому +5

    Man this guy can make even the most monotonous topics come alive we need such teachers

  • @Beho1der
    @Beho1der 5 років тому +39

    Someone give this man a medal for his great lecture!

  • @nishanth4048
    @nishanth4048 5 років тому +838

    Professor: what is unit of power?
    Student:what?
    Professor:watt thats a right answer👍🏻
    Professor:unit of resistance?
    Student:hmmm🤔
    Professor:ohm thats a right answer. Good

  • @jacobgetsdipped
    @jacobgetsdipped 8 років тому +552

    this guy is an awesome teacher! i already knew all this but the way he was teaching was very entertaining so I watched it anyway.

    • @Nocturnes1984
      @Nocturnes1984 8 років тому +2

      Same

    • @AmorDeae
      @AmorDeae 8 років тому +7

      I know everything that is going on there... and I'm 15 years old.

    • @gsiros
      @gsiros 7 років тому +2

      amadeusz antyga give this guy a medal

    • @N3G4T3
      @N3G4T3 7 років тому +4

      amadeusz antyga As you should, this is common knowledge for even 13 yr olds.

  • @gmansgnarlyscienceshow2820
    @gmansgnarlyscienceshow2820 2 роки тому +1

    I already knew all of this stuff, but watched anyway. That is what I call a talented presenter.

  • @songsonyourmind
    @songsonyourmind 5 років тому +397

    3:07 Dude I fell down from my bed.

    • @luvrshaq
      @luvrshaq 4 роки тому +9

      bruh💀😂

    • @anwin4505
      @anwin4505 4 роки тому +16

      I jumped in my sit i was wearing headphones
      Because they suspense

    • @goktugblack
      @goktugblack 4 роки тому

      I legit jumped in my chair

    • @divyansh_kashyap2901
      @divyansh_kashyap2901 4 роки тому +4

      I felt goosebumps 😂😂😂

    • @yeetyeetyeet3911
      @yeetyeetyeet3911 4 роки тому +1

      I jumped when i clicked the timestamp coz i forgot that happened

  • @danielhoefler3830
    @danielhoefler3830 4 роки тому +84

    him pointing electrons is one of the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life

  • @toanhien494
    @toanhien494 3 роки тому +115

    I just realised, how many years have passed. He is still a brilliant teacher.

  • @bluespinarak7410
    @bluespinarak7410 3 роки тому +7

    When I was a freshman in high school, my physics teacher would strap us up to one of these for certain lessons. I always volunteered. I miss that man.

  • @kannankr1884
    @kannankr1884 5 років тому +12

    "If you tell me I will forget, If you show me I might remember, But, if you involve me I will understand" -- .and physics requires involvement... This guy is awesome...

  • @HippoTNT
    @HippoTNT 9 років тому +1095

    I swear someone said "A Pokemon move." When he asked what a Lightning Rod was.

    • @Magmafrost13
      @Magmafrost13 9 років тому +286

      EruditeWho the even sadder part is, they're not even right... Its an ability, not a move. Completely different

    • @BobMarley-pm2lz
      @BobMarley-pm2lz 9 років тому +551

      Magmafrost13 the even sadder part is that you know the difference.

    • @kidmanier
      @kidmanier 9 років тому +7

      HA!.... Got em!

    • @jabberwockydraco4913
      @jabberwockydraco4913 9 років тому +13

      Pikachu GameNStuff
      no worries, lord helix will save us!

    • @SirFelyne
      @SirFelyne 9 років тому +2

      +Magmafrost13 Doesn't it negate all electric type attacks done to the pokemon? Also, a coincidence seeing you here.

  • @JonMascar
    @JonMascar 9 років тому +10

    One can really learn a LOT from this single video. This is my favorite demonstration of the fundamentals of electricity. Great job!

  • @TanayKesamReddy-q7e
    @TanayKesamReddy-q7e Рік тому +1

    Great video, I was educated, fascinated, and tuned in, the whole 8 minutes

  • @PulseBox
    @PulseBox 4 роки тому +112

    "Touching 200,000 volts can kill you"
    Him: Here let me demonstrate.

  • @winneton9323
    @winneton9323 4 роки тому +1237

    Plot Twist: He's the son of Thor.

  • @Onliest
    @Onliest 4 роки тому +56

    I think I learned more in this 8-minute video than I did in the entirety of my school year. You're a great teacher and I thank you for your services.

  • @hamodalbatal464
    @hamodalbatal464 10 місяців тому +1

    Anyone would be lucky to have a teacher like him.

  • @djvelocity
    @djvelocity 3 роки тому +164

    You are a phenomenal teacher, truly the gold standard of what teachers should strive to achieve 😊🙌🤩

  • @HalfBoiIed
    @HalfBoiIed 5 років тому +675

    Can we jump into lava?
    Yes.
    It’ll be a once in a lifetime experience.

  • @samsoulee
    @samsoulee 8 років тому +155

    That's some good teaching !!!!!

    • @NecumNaTo
      @NecumNaTo 8 років тому +1

      It's like show for children lol

    • @JeffersonLab
      @JeffersonLab  8 років тому +12

      +NecumNaTo Well, if you take a look at the audience...

    • @NecumNaTo
      @NecumNaTo 8 років тому +1

      Ay, missed that. OK, it is a show for children :P

  • @loushia16
    @loushia16 2 роки тому

    UA-cam recommendations has impressed me once again. Did not think I'd sit througha an entire lesson on voltage but here I am.

  • @Methodbox
    @Methodbox 4 роки тому +769

    I'll see you guys at the next UA-cam Algorithm Meetup

    • @chocman8630
      @chocman8630 4 роки тому +2

      hi

    • @8koi245
      @8koi245 4 роки тому +2

      cya

    • @The-bq2ks
      @The-bq2ks 3 роки тому +1

      Wonder what it will be

    • @aknummi
      @aknummi 3 роки тому +1

      @@The-bq2ks im pretty sure it was that worlds hardest game speed run from 11 years ago

    • @abskhairoun
      @abskhairoun 3 роки тому

      Bet

  • @kewoodedge6379
    @kewoodedge6379 5 років тому +453

    "Did you died?"
    This man: "Yes but actually no."

    • @isaacwellsfit
      @isaacwellsfit 5 років тому +14

      Did you died?

    • @johnyoon5377
      @johnyoon5377 5 років тому +3

      schrodinger: that's my point

    • @triplez5393
      @triplez5393 5 років тому +1

      He was in a quantum super position and in our universe he survived, we saw the version of him that lived! Lol

    • @renanandre6031
      @renanandre6031 5 років тому

      By Midorya Izuku 100% One for All

  • @AkalankaEkanayake
    @AkalankaEkanayake 3 роки тому +12

    amazing explanation!

  • @zeenatkhan262
    @zeenatkhan262 Рік тому +4

    A rare species of teachers which are never found on this planet hats off

  • @nygeek6471
    @nygeek6471 9 років тому +93

    Wow this teacher is amazing..

  • @UhKimboze
    @UhKimboze 6 років тому +993

    200,000 volts? 200,000 subs? Awesome coincidence.

  • @claireashton4696
    @claireashton4696 3 роки тому +22

    Brilliant. I am nearly 50 and have never had a good grasp of physics.. this cleared up a few questions that I had. Thanks

  • @remixrespect4490
    @remixrespect4490 3 роки тому +28

    A perfect teaching ,it makes me understand how the lightning rod works. Thanks a lot sir

  • @Dafastso
    @Dafastso 6 років тому +3784

    lol watch this
    touches metal electricity ball
    dies
    class: :O

  • @tencraziest5697
    @tencraziest5697 8 років тому +22

    one of the few good prices of content on youtube

  • @pundice6176
    @pundice6176 4 роки тому +34

    without a doubt one of the best teachers i have ever seen, even if it was 10 years ago

  • @Skill_issue_editz
    @Skill_issue_editz 3 роки тому +4

    Now this is called a good and entertaining teacher. I would love to have teachers like this

  • @cine_arsh
    @cine_arsh 4 роки тому +84

    I haven’t concentrated this much in my entire life!!! 😂😂

  • @juanvargas-qz6vd
    @juanvargas-qz6vd 3 роки тому +16

    I have tons of respect for ppl who enjoy what they do for living, this teacher is one of those

  • @stenstenvidz
    @stenstenvidz 9 років тому +69

    began my journey about 5 hours ago with some speedway. i saw a guy trying to break glass, i saw some guys shoot nails from a shotgun and now this. this has been an interesting night with youtube.

    • @xXGodofTecknoXx
      @xXGodofTecknoXx 9 років тому

      "I'm lernding, Super Nintendo Chalmers!"

    • @martinhaider7796
      @martinhaider7796 9 років тому

      +Tony nilsson Demolition Ranch? :) Good Channel!

  • @satxrn_child3756
    @satxrn_child3756 2 роки тому +32

    I’m a few years late but I just wanna say I’m impressed. I have ADHD so focusing is very difficult and I loose interest in this stuff quickly, I was just looking for a video to learn from for my exam tomorrow and found this video, it’s so fun to watch and I learnt! So thank you for making this interesting and fun enough for me to study with, I hope I do well!😄