A Solid 20 Minutes of Useless Science Facts (ft. Hank Green & More!)

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  • A solid 20 MINUTES of Useless Science Facts! After I went through this pain for 15 minutes, obviously it had to return - but which fact is the most useless?
    Check out the inspiration for all of this, Austin McConnell's Useless Information Series: • A Solid 30 Minutes of ...
    Thanks to ALL of the guests that took part, you're heroes 😍:
    @austinmcconnell
    Hank Green (@vlogbrothers @SciShow @crashcourse )
    @johnnyharris Harris
    @CorridorCrew and @Corridor 's Wren Weichman
    @physicsgirl
    @SteveMould
    @answerinprogress 's Sabrina Cruz
    @RealEngineering
    @domainofscience
    @CleoAbram
    Vox's Joss Fong
    @EmilyGraslie
    @SimonClark
    @MedlifeCrisis
    @JohnCooganPlus
    @MarenHunsberger
    @Faultlinevideos
    @IsaacJohnston
    @KhAnubis
    @PatKellyTeaches
    @MatthewVandeputte
    @DrAndrewSteele
    @TravisGilbert
    @JordanHarrod
    @freethink 's Mike LaHood
    @davidianhowe
    @theHumanVerse
    @HuwJames
    @TristanSharman
    Anna Rothschild
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    ⏳ TIME STAMPS
    00:00-00:05 HYPE
    00:05-00:30 A call from a King
    00:30-00:37 Austin McConnell
    00:37-00:48 Facts
    00:48-01:00 Hank Green
    01:00-01:28 Facts
    01:28-01:46 Johnny Harris
    01:46-02:14 Facts
    02:14-04:26 Wren (Corridor Crew)
    04:26-04:57 Facts
    04:57-05:22 Physics Girl
    05:22-05:45 Facts
    05:45-06:11 Steve Mould
    06:11-06:22 Facts
    06:22-06:34 Sabrina Cruz (Answer in Progress)
    06:34-07:00 Facts
    07:00-07:30 Real Engineering
    07:30-07-53 Facts
    07:53-08:14 Domain of Science
    08:14-08:25 Facts
    08:25-08:43 Cleo Abram
    08:43-09:12 Facts
    09:12-09:52 Emily Graslie
    09:52-10:14 Facts
    10:14-10:54 Simon Clark
    10:54-11:10 Facts
    11:10-11:42 Medlife Crisis
    11:42-12:16 Facts
    12:16-12:31 John Coogan
    12:31-12:56 Facts
    12:56-13:21 Maren Hunsberger
    13:21-13:40 Facts
    13:40-13:46 Faultline
    13:46-14:17 Facts
    14:17-14:26 Isaac Johnston
    14:26-14:53 Facts
    14:53-15:08 Khanubis
    15:08-15:26 Facts
    15:26-15:38 Patrick Kelly
    15:38-15:52 Facts
    15:52-16:16 Matthew Vandeputte
    16:16-16:35 Facts
    16:35-16:49 Andrew Steele
    16:49-17:07 Travis Gilbert
    17:07-17:11 Facts
    17:11-17:29 Jordan Harrod
    17:29-17:35 Mike LaHood (Freethink)
    17:35-17:39 Facts
    17:39-17:51 David Ian Howe
    17:51-18:12 Verse
    18:12-18:15 Facts
    18:15-18:36 Huw James
    18:36-18:47 Facts
    18:47-19:16 Tristan Sharman
    19:16-19:26 Facts
    19:26-19:49 Anna Rothschild
    19:49-20:31 Facts
    20:31-20:41 20 Minutes BOSH
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 2 тис.

  • @TommoCarroll
    @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +500

    Which fact was your favourite?

    • @lizzieluz
      @lizzieluz Рік тому +62

      The factor of safety is my favourite useless fact

    • @MedlifeCrisis
      @MedlifeCrisis Рік тому +68

      Mine, obviously

    • @ArlenKundert
      @ArlenKundert Рік тому +12

      The part about fiber optic cables, but I also work in network engineering, so I might have a bias...

    • @skyswinger5249
      @skyswinger5249 Рік тому +10

      The one about marine iguanas sneezing. I frickin' love marine iguanas.

    • @TheRealQuickSilver
      @TheRealQuickSilver Рік тому +10

      I think the one that astounded me the most was the one about Mayflies. I don't understand how their cells could even generate that quickly.

  • @MedlifeCrisis
    @MedlifeCrisis Рік тому +2339

    Mate you don’t take the easy option of just stitching it together, you really make it much more engaging…and much more work for yourself! Great stuff!

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +105

      Me thinking about taking the easy option is like putting a plate of Krispy Kreme donuts in front of me and trying to not hoover them up
      Thanks for being a part of it mate! I loved having you in this one :)

    • @HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote
      @HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote Рік тому +11

      @@TommoCarroll i wholeheartedly agree with medguy here, you did a great job making it feel much faster than 20 minutes

    • @goonimann5028
      @goonimann5028 Рік тому +2

      My favourite cardiologist, I’m so happy your in this video!

    • @doctor_who1
      @doctor_who1 Рік тому +1

      Cardiologist that knows more about anaesthesia than Anaesthesiologists? Hmm...

  • @DrAndrewSteele
    @DrAndrewSteele Рік тому +1494

    This video is a complete waste of 20 minutes 41 seconds. I loved it! Thanks for having me!

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +44

      Haha, that's what I like to hear!

    • @ZephyrysBaum
      @ZephyrysBaum Рік тому +3

      @@TommoCarroll You are now one of my ~450 subscriptions!

    • @Xenko007
      @Xenko007 Рік тому +2

      @@ZephyrysBaum What dose this even Mean

    • @ZephyrysBaum
      @ZephyrysBaum Рік тому +3

      @@Xenko007 I have subscribed to 450 people

    • @jewelweed6880
      @jewelweed6880 Рік тому +1

      @@ZephyrysBaum 😂

  • @omershalita9592
    @omershalita9592 Рік тому +88

    Tommy: hey guys, please make sure that your videos are no longer than half a minute long
    Wren: *stares intensely*

    • @whateverd
      @whateverd Рік тому +8

      literally. i dont wanna be that guy but it felt annoying

  • @kindlin
    @kindlin Рік тому +20

    2:14 As a structural engineer, I loved this entire segment. And I had heard of the the super low factor of safety of aircraft, but I believe it's more like 1.5. While in spaceflight, it routine gets down to below 1.25, or even 1.1 or lower, depending on how much that extra design capacity affects the weight and how variable the loads are.
    Modern structural design mostly uses LRFD design, verse the ASD (Allowable Stress Design) being discussed with all of these factors of safety. FoS are easy to understand and implement (FS=5, *BAM,* you're much safer), but miss a lot of nuance is the statistical nature of the _maximum anticipated load_ that you expect your system to have to support/resist.
    In Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), you apply a factor to various applied loads, like wind, earthquake, self weight, snow and live loads, based on how likely they are to occur simultaneously (1.2D+1.0E+0.2S), and you also apply a different factor to the capacity side of things, based on how variable the type of fabrication is for that type of member (rolled steel = 0.9, welded connections = 0.75, brittle concrete = 0.65). Taken together, the Load Factors and the Resistance Factors are intended to provided a 1:10,000 chance of failure of any given member experiencing its maximum design load.

  • @GabrielDemetriusSilva
    @GabrielDemetriusSilva Рік тому +558

    As a Engineer at the aeronautical industry I can say to you that there are REALLY strict rules on what is considered to be "the loads expected" on a airplane. Yes, the factor of safety can be considered "small", but the "expected loads" is actually waaaaaay higher than any regular operational load. The level of safety of a airplane is State of The Art in the engineering world. :) Fly safe, fly relaxed.

    • @theresaduffy8222
      @theresaduffy8222 Рік тому +9

      Thank you

    • @feckineejit
      @feckineejit Рік тому +9

      Yes I needed to hear this

    • @Tht1Gy
      @Tht1Gy Рік тому

      😱😱😱

    • @bbgun061
      @bbgun061 Рік тому +11

      And the number of cycles is tracked so the airplane can be retired before metal fatigue occurs.

    • @creativecraving
      @creativecraving Рік тому +5

      That makes sense, because the airplane can easily increase the load on the fuselage and wings during an emergency event. It didn't make sense that you could have such a small safety factor and still have such insanely high survivability rates otherwise.

  • @minecrafter0505
    @minecrafter0505 Рік тому +522

    Wren misunderstood the point a bit, so interesting :D
    But also, his safety factor is based on the carrying capacity of the aircraft, which isn't the only safety factor to consider. For example, four-engined planes can still fly with just one engine running.

    • @samwalker2367
      @samwalker2367 Рік тому +15

      He just wanted to be the center of attention

    • @ScubaSteveabc
      @ScubaSteveabc Рік тому +43

      I'm also pretty sure the standard safety factor for most commercial aircraft components is 1.5, and the factor for the pressurized fuselage is 2. Safety factors as low as 1.2 tend to apply to components like landing gear - which are obviously still critical but not somewhere where failure will likely result in serious injury.

    • @danielm2549
      @danielm2549 Рік тому +28

      Wren's understanding of safety factor of airplanes was far off. While yes, the safety factor of airplanes are typically 1.5, not 1.2 mind you, planes are designed to actually hold up to 2-4 times their max gross weight, PLUS the actual safety factor on top of that. Although their landing gear probably couldn't, their wings can due to increased weight in turns and possible emergency situations.

    • @willliamlockhart
      @willliamlockhart Рік тому +12

      He was also generally wrong about structural safety factors which usually range from 1.2-1.5. I don’t know much about elevators but the IBC seems to say they have a safety factor of 5.

    • @A_Random_Ghost
      @A_Random_Ghost Рік тому +1

      @@samwalker2367 😶😶😶

  • @peppersalt
    @peppersalt Рік тому +10

    14:03 the female mayflies you are referring to do not die 5 minutes after being born, but 5 minutes after they molt from their juvenile form.

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +2

      True, my wording could have been better

  • @lloydbush
    @lloydbush Рік тому +3

    18:00
    The only time I'm ever gonna see a guitar mistaken for a bass! LOVE IT!!!

  • @TheBenenene10
    @TheBenenene10 Рік тому +639

    Did you just get EVERY sci UA-camr?
    With that lineup you could start a Edutainment YT Rewind

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +137

      If this video does well that is genuinely the plan! So…help a fella out and share this monstrosity!

    • @EpiphoneShredzzzzz
      @EpiphoneShredzzzzz Рік тому +22

      @@TommoCarroll you should get Kyle Hill on the next one! He's easily my favorite, right next to good ol' Hank

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +23

      @@EpiphoneShredzzzzz I tried for this one but will try again next year!

    • @1qstudios
      @1qstudios Рік тому +12

      but where is vsauce

    • @petevenuti7355
      @petevenuti7355 Рік тому

      @@1qstudios oh that cartoon with the bulldog came to mind... This time I did not forget the gravy.....

  • @szymonsowicki
    @szymonsowicki Рік тому +218

    5:05 Maria Skłodowska-Curie was actually Polish, not French. The fact that she was married to Pierre Curie and that she had a French citizenship doesn't make her less Polish, as she was born and raised in Poland. Her last name Skłodowska should always be remebered as it was her real name and Curie was taken by her as a way to connect to the French science enviroment, besides of course being connected with her husband.

    • @geekyvors2837
      @geekyvors2837 Рік тому +2

      🤓

    • @coletm7146
      @coletm7146 Рік тому +32

      @@geekyvors2837 bruh this is a video on science facts tf else you expecting

    • @camelliaraychaudhuri742
      @camelliaraychaudhuri742 Рік тому +29

      And most importantly, she named the element she discovered after het homeland. 'Polonium'

    • @josephc.9520
      @josephc.9520 Рік тому +11

      @@camelliaraychaudhuri742 Rather than Francium
      Ill show myself out

    • @camelliaraychaudhuri742
      @camelliaraychaudhuri742 Рік тому +1

      @@josephc.9520 haha although we have her student to thank for that so...

  • @nothingtoseemiano9895
    @nothingtoseemiano9895 Рік тому +4

    Its fun to see which ones youve already known simply by watching creators like these so much, and its fun to learn something new

  • @JosefK29364
    @JosefK29364 Рік тому +18

    Wren was the kid who didn't read the instructions and did the whole project the first night while everyone else just picked their topics.

  • @Nufuckingway
    @Nufuckingway Рік тому +69

    As a former lift/elevator engineer, a lift made for 10 people cannot lift 100. It will start sliding downwards because a lack of friction between the belts/ropes and the motor wheel. The safeties will catch you though, but it won't be pleasant and getting you out will be an absolute pain if you've gone down far enough. It will most likely start sliding around 15 isch depending on the lift, individual weights etc.

    • @ctakitimu
      @ctakitimu 4 місяці тому +1

      And is it 10 Filipinos or 10 Samoans? They should display the current load compared with its limit on a little digital readout. That always used to bother me a child.

    • @user-ml6dk8sk4e
      @user-ml6dk8sk4e 4 дні тому

      Oh !😮

  • @TristanSharman
    @TristanSharman Рік тому +196

    Fantastically useless video, it was an honour to be a part of it!

    • @pythagoras646
      @pythagoras646 Рік тому +3

      Actually your fact is not true...the largest single living organism, is a fungus, which is about 2300 acres in size

    • @bernardkariuki1365
      @bernardkariuki1365 Рік тому +1

      @@pythagoras646 Oh yeah, I learned that useless fact from somewhere. A mycelial network that became it's own underground communication highway or something with a shared connection of roots. They'd all work together to keep the trees and plants on the network alive or share water and nutrients with those that didn't get enough. Weird community I'm a part of. Love it.

  • @lunaakuma5044
    @lunaakuma5044 Рік тому +9

    As someone Polish, It irks me just a bit when people "Marie Curie" her proper name is "Marie Sklodowska -Curie" and I know it is not the point (probably just English making it easier for people) but it feels like people are forgetting her Polish heritage by only using her husband's name

  • @jamesupton5914
    @jamesupton5914 Рік тому +22

    Love the eyes and ears fact. Makes so much sense when you think about how often one darts their eyes to try to locate a sound.

    • @jackbrennecke3440
      @jackbrennecke3440 6 місяців тому

      i can legit feel my eardrums softly shift when i look side to side fast

  • @brettbarager9101
    @brettbarager9101 Рік тому +241

    As a person who is a "Wealth of Useless Information," I appreciate being able to add this to my wealth!

    • @georgielancaster1356
      @georgielancaster1356 Рік тому

      A lot of these are spews of facts of decades old fact podcasts/videos.
      Disappointing. And appallingly vague and unacceptable. A lifetime of saliva is the same as 2 pools. What size pool?
      Kim Karcrapion factoid.

  • @anon_imowy
    @anon_imowy Рік тому +22

    Marie Skłodowska-Curie wasn't French, she was Polish, that's why the element she discovred is called Polonium not Frenchium

    • @bradh4848
      @bradh4848 Рік тому +1

      There is an element called francium though...

    • @acidbunny999
      @acidbunny999 8 місяців тому +1

      Yes. Please don't take this one from us

  • @grzegorztlusciak
    @grzegorztlusciak Рік тому +1

    05:05 - Maria Skłodowska-Currie as Polish! I hate when people don't acknowledge that and say that she was French. She was French only by marriage.

  • @stefanyrojas8559
    @stefanyrojas8559 Рік тому +1

    It makes me so happy to know more than a half of these people, all incredibly talented and interesting human beings, such a good video¡¡

  • @dylanpritchard4981
    @dylanpritchard4981 Рік тому +58

    This could have been 5 hours long and I wouldn’t have realized! I was just entranced by never ending facts!

  • @HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote
    @HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote Рік тому +81

    You can actually still hum with your nose plugged, just only for a short time before needing to stop to let the used air flow back into your lungs so you can push it back into your mouth and sinuses again. And this does technically allow you to hum. Fascinating. 6:30

    • @KristenRowenPliske
      @KristenRowenPliske Рік тому +5

      Not a very good hum, I’ve discovered just now. Sounds more like I’m trying to blow my nose 😁

    • @MasterCrander
      @MasterCrander Рік тому +5

      If you allow the air to also empty into your mouth and fill your cheeks you get a little more time

    • @DanWi90
      @DanWi90 Рік тому

      How do you hum? I can just hum normally trough the mouth!

    • @HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote
      @HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote Рік тому +3

      @@DanWi90 I think what makes humming "humming" instead of just..."musicing..."? is specifically having your lips closed while doing it. When I open my mouth I can make the sounds all the same, I just need airflow through somewhere. Plugging my nose and mouths gives me a time limit.

    • @SirCutRy
      @SirCutRy Рік тому +3

      @@DanWi90 When you hum with your mouth closed, the lips don't contribute to producing the sound.

  • @VectorScalar01
    @VectorScalar01 Рік тому +3

    Half of these facts come in exams

  • @spacecase13
    @spacecase13 Рік тому +1

    I watched this in six sittings over two days. What an amazing ride!

  • @whiteink225
    @whiteink225 Рік тому +9

    Marie Curie was polish not french. Her name was Maria Skłodowska Curie

  • @Renuclous
    @Renuclous Рік тому +6

    6:31 fun fact, you actually CAN hum with both mouth and nose closed!
    You can deposit the air in your closed mouth and shorty hum while lowering your jaw.

  • @spacemanspiff3039
    @spacemanspiff3039 Рік тому +1

    I live maybe 20 minutes from Pando, and she's one of the most gorgeous creatures, especially in Autumn!

  • @engineeringtehmetals
    @engineeringtehmetals Рік тому +1

    In response to Wren's comments about the factor of safety of airplanes, it has everything to do with the material used. Aircraft metal is made to a much higher standard than the steel used in elevators and buildings (big part of why it's called aircraft aluminum or aircraft metal) and when the material is much more consistent the factor of safety doesn't need to be so high.

  • @kamikazeviking3053
    @kamikazeviking3053 Рік тому +14

    6:22 The Japanese word for humming is "鼻歌" which roughly translates to "nose song"

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 8 місяців тому

    One Easter vacation my sister and I attempted to hike from Los Alamos to the Valle Grande caldera. When we got into the aspen grove we met out match. The fallen trunks and tangled roots made it into a giant pick-up stick game that required one to climb over, duck under or squeeze through consecutively, in no particular order.

  • @dzspdref
    @dzspdref Рік тому

    Absolutely enthralling, and we are all waiting for the next 20+ minute episodes for Part 2, Part, 3,..... Part 56..... etc...

  • @Sebastian-rf1hz
    @Sebastian-rf1hz Рік тому +11

    The "why is the sky blue?" one is kind of incorrect.
    It has something to do with the shorter wavelength of blue light because shorter wavelength get scattered more, but as far as I know there's no resonance going on in Rayleigh scattering.

    • @dhruvdas2770
      @dhruvdas2770 Рік тому +4

      exactly! was looking for someone who noticed.

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin Рік тому

      I was wondering if maybe I didn't understand scattering on some fundamental level. What I think he means is that the light can only be absorbed when it strikes the molecule at one of its fundamental frequencies, and the electron is sent to a higher excitation state (think: spectroscopy). But really, Rayleigh Scattering is not absorbing, but kind of deflecting or siphoning some of the energy from the incident light.

    • @Sebastian-rf1hz
      @Sebastian-rf1hz Рік тому

      @@kindlin Yes exactly, in Rayleigh scattering there are no real existing energy (and therefore no defined frequency for resonance) specific excitation states.

  • @szymon.o
    @szymon.o Рік тому +12

    5:05 there will never be a day when someone calling Maria Skłodowska-Curie "Marie Curie" or "a French scientist" will not bug me. I would expect more precision, especially from science entertainers, because this is truly disrespectful, both to Skłodowska-Curie herself and the Polish nation as a whole.

    • @HawasPonders
      @HawasPonders Рік тому +3

      Yeah, like why would she call the very first radioactive element discovered "Polonium" if it wasn't for the fact she wanted to commemorate Poland (and also draw attention that it's been partitioned and erased from maps and Polish nationality was being repressed)

    • @Night_Scroller
      @Night_Scroller Рік тому +2

      Exactly! Thank you!

  • @sachafriderich3063
    @sachafriderich3063 Рік тому +1

    I love how i see a bunch of my favourite creators in the same video

  • @maryrosekent8223
    @maryrosekent8223 Рік тому +1

    FAVORITE FACT: Bees using pumpkin flowers as sleeping bags

  • @CommandantNOVA
    @CommandantNOVA Рік тому +47

    This is the most ambitious crossover event in history.

  • @TravisGilbert
    @TravisGilbert Рік тому +58

    Thanks so much for including me on this Tom!

    • @jeffhappens1
      @jeffhappens1 Рік тому +1

      Love your content!

    • @TravisGilbert
      @TravisGilbert Рік тому

      @@jeffhappens1 thank you!

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +5

      Thank YOU for being a part of it!

    • @DampeS8N
      @DampeS8N Рік тому +1

      2Fast2Curious

    • @Anvilshock
      @Anvilshock Рік тому

      There's a difference between being "included on this Tom" and "included on this, Tom". Did you ever get _off_ Tom again?

  • @scept3r.studios
    @scept3r.studios Рік тому +2

    Footnote on 4:26, the place is called Taal Volcano. Before it erupted in 2020, you can actually see the view of the volcano in Tagaytay, Batangas.
    The more you know :))

  • @nahidparvez7346
    @nahidparvez7346 Рік тому +8

    When Wren arrives..
    Man, I just love this guy a lot. The way he talks gives me vive of energy, excitements..

  • @Ballberith
    @Ballberith Рік тому +7

    Marie Skłodowska - Curie wasn't French. She was Polish.

  • @likebot.
    @likebot. Рік тому +134

    Man, you've really come a long way since your YT commenter days. The circles you travel in are amazing! Keep up the great work too.

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +19

      Haha my 'UA-cam commentor days!?' what was that?

  • @MrCodename
    @MrCodename Місяць тому

    "The internet weighs about a tennis ball" yup I'm stealing that

  • @stefanschneider3681
    @stefanschneider3681 Рік тому +12

    The one that struck me the most is the length of dna we produce over our lifetime - being a md and a hobby astrophotographer that hit me twice 🤣!

    • @petevenuti7355
      @petevenuti7355 Рік тому +1

      Made me think of the spaghettivacation....

  • @user-gu6td6hn2h
    @user-gu6td6hn2h 7 місяців тому

    The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

  • @coolguyhino92
    @coolguyhino92 4 місяці тому +2

    .....watching Wren's airplane speech hit different after the recent Boeing debacle.

  • @ckq
    @ckq Рік тому +5

    Bro got half the people ived watched on UA-cam

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +2

      I’m so stoked they were all so up for getting involved! They’re the MVPs!

  • @xcoder1122
    @xcoder1122 Рік тому +13

    My favorite facts were that arctica means "bears" and antarctica means "no bears." I have known these terms since I was in elementary school, but no one ever told me what they meant or where they came from and I never bothered to look that up. But it was also pretty cool to learn about the "safety factor," since I assumed there must be such a thing, but I had no idea what it was called or what values to expect in the usual cases.

    • @poopandfartjokes
      @poopandfartjokes Рік тому

      Wait until you find out that Antarctica has two C’s. 🤯

  • @Froahk
    @Froahk Місяць тому

    17:55
    talks about the similarities of the sky being blue and a guitar string
    shows a 5-string bass
    jokes aside I absolutely love this series, some of these facts have had me burst out laughing

  • @guenthersteiner9252
    @guenthersteiner9252 4 місяці тому

    The scientist who named that fungus after Spongebob is a legend

  • @teekaa2520
    @teekaa2520 Рік тому +4

    Sorry the Factor of Safety part is wrong. And Wikipedia is partially wrong.
    The factor of safety accounts for uncertainties in the design, loads, material, manufacturing, environmental conditions...
    There is a misconception in that engineers calculate strength. They don't. They actually estimate strength with math and other means.
    Aircrafts have safety factors of at least 1.5 for most parts, but rarely exceeding 2.0. Also different factors of safety for different uncertainties are layered on top of each other (mostly by multiplication).
    A Factor of Safety can be decreased by increasing certainty. For example: more complicated math in the estimation process, strength tests (the best part of engineering), quality control during production...

    • @teekaa2520
      @teekaa2520 Рік тому +2

      But the rest of the video is pretty cool

    • @teekaa2520
      @teekaa2520 Рік тому +3

      To expand a little further on the safety factor (SF).
      Language and definitions differ between industries and areas.
      In general the highest load that can be reasonable expected during operation is the limit load. Based on standards and regulations (where they apply) and experience (where they don't) a SF or a set of SFs is defined. Limit load times SFs gives ultimate load. The design is based on the ultimate load.
      To exceed the limit load "because there's a safety factor involved" is wantonly negligent and if the justice system works as intended you go to prison. To suggest otherwise is incitement.
      I have seen regulations that state: You may apply a SF of 2.5 if you don't test the structure, but 2.0 if you test to limit load or 1.5 if you test to ultimate failure. The value of the SF may depend on the importance of the structure or the condition of the test. Extreme cold or extreme heat or both, maybe 90% humidity thrown in for good measure or you must use an intentionally degraded test subject.
      To select the appropriate safety factor is incredibly complex. To reason that it gives you a pass for misuse, well I made that point earlier.

    • @JC-dt7jv
      @JC-dt7jv Рік тому +1

      Thank you. Came here to say this. Rockets are typically 1.1 to 1.2 per Tory Bruno. FAA wing test requires 1.5x max wing load per it's standard.
      In my industry 1.5 - 2.0 when comparing nominal load vs nominal strength is typical.

    • @Nerdnotwashere
      @Nerdnotwashere Рік тому +1

      Yep, just confirmed with my father who recently retired from working on aircraft after 30 years. Commercial aircraft is at least 1.5, and he knows several articles to prove this.

  • @EpicSpaceman
    @EpicSpaceman Рік тому +45

    Love this, thanks for putting in so much effort to make it so interesting and entertaining!

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +5

      You're welcome! Thanks for watching the vid and dropping a comment :)

  • @erichanson3369
    @erichanson3369 Рік тому

    Many people are afraid of flying in an airplane because they can't overcome the thought of falling, or due to claustrophobia, or because of a fear that the plane will be highjacked, or for the perceived relative lack of physiological control while one is so unnaturally high in the air.
    I'm now scared to fly not for any of those much more common reasons, but rather because of my new knowledge of the comparatively low factor of safety sky vessels have. Thanks, Tommo Carroll and Wren, you just helped inspire a new phobia in my brain.

  • @Fogmeister
    @Fogmeister Рік тому +1

    “Glass cow”?!? 😂
    Scotland needs to have a word.

  • @emfournet
    @emfournet Рік тому +13

    One thing to remember about that 1.2 FoS for the airplanes... That's loading it 20% above the absolute maximum, then subjecting it to the worst possible in-flight conditions the aircraft will ever encounter, and no airline would ever fly in- think loop-the-loops in a hurricane- and it won't break. That's pretty dang impressive.

    • @ssdd28561
      @ssdd28561 Рік тому +1

      ... and every second in the air gives you fos "for free", because like 20-50% of the weight of the plane is fuel.
      But the thing that was helpful for my mind, is that you can break almost every system, and the plane will still be flying. Typical example is that 4 engine plane will survive with 1 engine left. So its "layman's fos" is like 4+ - if you can survive with 1/4 of the things that make you fly. And now you can think about max load on top of that and the worst possible weather conditions.

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin Рік тому

      @@ssdd28561 And things like landing gear and your wings have a built-in dynamic FoS upwards of 2.0 (1.5 min). Also, anything directly necessary for humans to survive, like pressurization, etc., will be at the standard 2.0 minimum FoS.

  • @rklauco
    @rklauco Рік тому +20

    This is getting progressively better :) Thanks! And great collabs!

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +2

      If this video performs well and there's a volume 3, I'll aim to make it progressively better again!

    • @rklauco
      @rklauco Рік тому

      @@TommoCarroll The only problem with this video is that the facts are getting less and less useless :)

  • @ThunderSnail.
    @ThunderSnail. 8 місяців тому +1

    Ngl it's not useless at all
    90% of all these facts were amazing and new to me
    Love your videos Tommo

  • @chocolaterose3483
    @chocolaterose3483 Рік тому +2

    I want to know more about all of the facts you guys shared. I felt so teased the whole time. Please keep up the good work guys. Forever a fan. 🙂❤

  • @bracco23
    @bracco23 Рік тому +2

    Joke on you, i walked on the treadmill for the whole 20 minutes, no sitting!

  • @Miss_Trillium
    @Miss_Trillium Рік тому +4

    As much as I like Wren & CD, I feel like his fact missed the mark (between the fat joke and pointing out that the Safety Factor was less than other things without explaining why it's still safe)

    • @David-ln8qh
      @David-ln8qh Рік тому +2

      Agree about the fat joke.

    • @PageNeedsaLife
      @PageNeedsaLife Рік тому +4

      Same the fat joke was really disappointing. I partially watched the video because he was in the thumbnail and it was just a bad time all around.

  • @kskrastins30
    @kskrastins30 7 місяців тому

    That is fun to watch. And very interesting. Opens some new perspectives 🎉
    Thanks

  • @gordohogo8016
    @gordohogo8016 4 місяці тому

    Can't believe I sat through the entire thing? Dude, I'm hitting replay!

  • @Knooblegooble
    @Knooblegooble Рік тому +9

    6:34 You had me looking at size comparison charts to make sure I wasn't crazy, I believe it's Jupiter is twice as MASSIVE as all the other planets combined.

  • @Daymickey
    @Daymickey Рік тому +3

    Wait wait… we don’t know how general anesthesia works?! But we use it everyday successfully. That’s crazy!

  • @hannahlenk7426
    @hannahlenk7426 Рік тому

    „the chair you’re sitting on” bold of you to assume I’m not laying in my bed

  • @MatthewVandeputte
    @MatthewVandeputte Рік тому +13

    Thanks for having me my friend!

  • @jakobmax3299
    @jakobmax3299 Рік тому +1

    10:11 is really fascinating. Only recently have we achieved high enough presicion that it cant be felt.

  • @marcopohl3236
    @marcopohl3236 Рік тому +4

    Finally someone explained that Orca fact correctly

  • @u1zha
    @u1zha Рік тому +4

    Amasia and mad hatterpillar = ❤
    And noone dares to outdo Tom Scott's deadpan humor

  • @kandystorressantiago8865
    @kandystorressantiago8865 Рік тому +1

    10:47 creeps me out. I just imagine the moon falling into the Earth.

  • @DragonMan5643
    @DragonMan5643 Рік тому

    19:55 I actually got a chance to experience a few minutes of totality back in 2017 during a school trip. I live in Nebraska, so it was just a 60 mile trip to Arthur so we could see it in full. Wild how such a short distance made such a difference.

  • @hannahbrown2728
    @hannahbrown2728 Рік тому +15

    As my first exposure to your channel but not the format, putting Austin McConnell first of collabs has me cracking up!

  • @DeRien8
    @DeRien8 Рік тому

    I was tickled every time one of these played that I had already seen. It's like a recap of my watch habits

  • @user-tc5fv7wg3s
    @user-tc5fv7wg3s 7 місяців тому

    Each time we face a fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.

  • @sliceoflife4283
    @sliceoflife4283 Рік тому +21

    I love this! Every single fact is a door to whole (useless) research

  • @Sharonmxg
    @Sharonmxg Рік тому +11

    I could watch/listen to 120 minutes easy. More please.

  • @ChaoscelusApollyon
    @ChaoscelusApollyon Рік тому +2

    this is like school but I actually enjoy it

  • @iqtadarhaider
    @iqtadarhaider Рік тому

    3:30 So thoughtful of the editor to include a PIA plane 😉

  • @saralynn518
    @saralynn518 Рік тому +11

    Wren: Chair designers know fat people love chairs.
    Me: I do. I do love chairs. I thought it was because of my spine and hip disorders, but I still love 'em! Oh, I'm lazy, too.

    • @strlslvr987
      @strlslvr987 4 місяці тому +1

      Don't all people love chairs though? Jeez

  • @suchitrasridhar5313
    @suchitrasridhar5313 Рік тому +4

    This was not only interesting, but also introduced me to a bunch of EduTube channels I had not heard of. Thanks!

    • @itsgonnabeanaurfromme
      @itsgonnabeanaurfromme Рік тому

      Pop science youtubers, you mean. Well youtubers and a neoliberal "journalist"

  • @Bobolouis
    @Bobolouis Рік тому

    One of my favorites is one you might consider for your next compilation:
    Every planet in the solar system would fit between Earth and The Moon.

  • @paulmarquardt6881
    @paulmarquardt6881 Рік тому +1

    About the humming: you actually can hum for a short while with your nose shut, the air that you would breathe out just is stored in your cheeks so it's only possible for like a second.

  • @galaxiaknight
    @galaxiaknight Рік тому +2

    the one about paintings has terrified me forever.

  • @linuxliaison
    @linuxliaison Рік тому +4

    This is far better than any YT Rewind that the tube could make

  • @TK-gz2sl
    @TK-gz2sl Рік тому +1

    I don't ever consider knowledge of how the world works "useless". There just isn't a time and place for that knowledge to shine yet.

  • @randompheidoleminor3011
    @randompheidoleminor3011 Рік тому

    17:06
    Termites are well able to do this too - construction of their mounds requires a lot of dexterity on the part of the workers head and mouthparts, and many species' soldiers' heads are basically turrets mounted on a swivel that shoot a sticky resin at their enemies. Despite being totally blind they can accurately hit targets at relatively long distances.
    TBH I remember even some beetles being able to move their heads side-to-side.

  • @skyswinger5249
    @skyswinger5249 Рік тому +5

    5:34
    Okay, no joke. Marine iguanas have been my favorite animal for at least two years now. This fact is something I already knew, but still greatly appreciated 😊

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +1

      I've just wanted to share this fact for agessssss, so I'm stoked you still liked hearing it again!

  • @playerguy2
    @playerguy2 Рік тому +3

    (Soon to be) Engineer here:
    The factor of safety thing was well explained, but a more detailed version would be "The factor of safety is there to account of mistakes and unknowns, such that the object surely breaks *after* it has served it's purpose.
    Airplanes are well understood and checked often to make sure they will surely survive 'n' more flights."

  • @user-li2du1ze4f
    @user-li2du1ze4f 4 місяці тому

    my dad forced me to watch a science video cause i got a 56 in my mid-term exam but he never said which sort of video so thank you for 20 minutes and 41 seconds of useless information!

  • @michaelafitzgerald721
    @michaelafitzgerald721 Рік тому

    Mayflies actually live months to years in an aquatic nymphal stage after being born, and then those 5 minutes are when they molt and emerge from the water as adults! Very cool insects!

  • @milandeclercq5747
    @milandeclercq5747 Рік тому +2

    Man this video is a treasure full of conversation starters.

  • @alexanderwinslow3422
    @alexanderwinslow3422 Рік тому +9

    Putting faces to all these youtubers is incredible. Thank you for making this:)

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll  Рік тому +1

      That’s a great comment to receive. Glad you liked it! :)

  • @Al.j.Vasquez
    @Al.j.Vasquez Рік тому

    12:26 aw damn it, i wish we were on that side so i could take milkyway photos during summer in Costa Rica (that if the relative position to the sun stayed the same) because here we can see the center of the galaxy mainly during winter season, which is the rainy season, and when ghe rains start to go and the sky clears at night, the center of the galaxy is hidden by the mountains instead of at the top of the sky, which again, it happens during the rainiest months of the year here.

  • @Pktommy1
    @Pktommy1 Місяць тому +1

    “Air planes go through so much testing so they’re strong enough to not break in the middle of a flight” 3:56
    Boeing in 2024: 👁️👄👁️

  • @Blaster_Unity_UB
    @Blaster_Unity_UB Рік тому +3

    This was actually very fun to watch, although it could be called wasted, but I quite like useless facts!

  • @MAGA_Extreamist
    @MAGA_Extreamist Рік тому

    I love stuff like this lots of rewinding and going back too

  • @Cloveis
    @Cloveis Рік тому +5

    Even after the whole factor of safety bit, I’ll still say I feel safer on a plane than on an elevator.

  • @timmytws
    @timmytws Рік тому +1

    4:09 really helps me. Going on an airplane overseas to the US lol
    Really good video!

  • @VaterAyotte
    @VaterAyotte Рік тому +1

    I multi tasked ...
    Don't judge me science dude!!
    Great video! Nice to see you all collaborating! 😀

  • @cobaltchromee7533
    @cobaltchromee7533 Рік тому +2

    2:40 Jesus Christ, I didn't expect that. I love unexpected laughs