- DANIEL BERNOULLI, 1738, HERE'S WHAT HE SAID:
FAST-MOVING AIR CREATES LOW PRESSURE.
[softly] BAM!
[audience laughter] SO NOW WATCH THIS.
SO NOW--SEE, NOW WATCH THIS.
I'M GONNA BLOW REALLY HARD HERE, OVER THE TOP OF THE STRAW,
AND WATCH, THE LIQUID'S GONNA COME UP THE STRAW,
AND IT'S GONNA SHOOT OUT AT SOMEBODY ELSE AT THE TABLE.
WATCH.
SEE? - WOW.
- WANNA TRY IT? - OKAY.
- NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
[audience laughter]
SO THAT'S--THAT'S PRETTY MUCH-- THAT'S IT!
- THAT'S--OKAY, WELL-- - THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
BUT, YOU--NO, NO, NO, NO-- [applause]
PLEASE.
SO, YOU'RE GONNA LOSE A LOT OF YOUR BREATH--
- YEAH. - AND SO THAT'S WHY I CAME UP
WITH THIS, SO HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.
SO THIS, YOU JUST KIND OF-- BUT THEN THAT WOULD MAKE
A HUGE MESS. - RIGHT.
- SO, UH... SO THEN, I WAS THINKING--
YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO TO THE HARDWARE STORE,
YOU CAN SPEND HOURS. MY WIFE GIVES ME LIKE 20 BUCKS,
AND I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT. - MM-HMM.
- FOR A WHOLE DAY. SO I GOT THIS THING,
AND SO THIS GOES OVER HERE, KINDA LIKE THAT.
SEE? - OKAY.
- SO NOW WHEN YOU TURN IT ON-- [air blows loudly]
SEE, THAT'S FAST-MOVING AIR. - YEP.
- BUT THEN I WAS THINKING THIS WOULD BE FUN TOO,
SO THESE ARE PING PONG BALLS, OKAY? SO NOW... HERE.
I'M GONNA HANG ON TO THIS, AND YOU JUST TAKE THE PING PONG BALL
AND JUST KINDA DROP IT IN. YOU'RE GONNA FEEL IT GET PULLED
RIGHT IN TO THE STREAM, TRY IT. - ALL RIGHT.
- OKAY.
NO WAIT! WAIT A MINUTE. YOU GET TO DO IT.
YOU HANG ON HERE-- - OKAY.
AND I'M GONNA LOAD FOR YOU. YOU READY?
- OKAY. - SO TURN IT ON...
- OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
- SEE, THAT'S NOT EVEN USING SCIENCE,
THAT'S JUST SCREWING AROUND. - OKAY.
- SO, UM... [audience laughter]
SO NOW, THIS IS THE BIG STRAW, SO SEE, I GOTTA SOMEHOW
TIE IT BACK TO THIS, RIGHT. - RIGHT, OKAY.
SO THIS GOES RIGHT HERE, LIKE THAT,
SO NOW WATCH WHAT HAPPENS. IF YOU TURN IT OVER,
LIKE THIS, YOU CAN ACTUALLY PULL THE PING PONG BALLS UP.
[turns machine on] [indistinct speaking]
WATCH THIS, READY?
SEE? THAT'S PERFECT!
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!
OKAY. THIS IS--
THIS IS WHERE WE KIND OF GOT INTO PROBLEMS AT HOME,
BECAUSE--WELL, THAT WAS FUN. YOU JUST--
THERE'S NO RAPID FIRE AT SOMEBODY, THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
- THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. - RAPID FIRE!
- YEP. - SO...SO THEN,
IF YOU GO DOWN TO AISLE 17, YOU CAN FIND THIS, ALL RIGHT?
[audience laughs and reacts] SO THIS IS THE LOADER.
[laughs] SO THIS IS PRETTY FUN.
- UH HUH.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I ASKED ALL THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS,
I EMAILED THEM AHEAD OF TIME, AND I SAID "YOU SHOULD BRING
SAFETY GLASSES." SO WATCH. - UH HUH.
- YOU--PUT ON YOUR SAFETY GLASSES.
- OH, WOW. - SO I WOULD JUST BE KIND
IN HOW YOU AIM. SO NOW YOU HANG ON
TO THE WHOLE THING-- - UH HUH.
- NOW WATCH THIS. AS SOON YOU'RE OUT,
I'LL RELOAD YOU WITH THIS TUBE RIGHT HERE, ALL RIGHT?
- OKAY. OKAY.
AND THEN I'M GONNA RELOAD YOU WITH THIS TUBE RIGHT HERE.
ALL RIGHT? SO YOUR JOB IS TO GET 'EM ALL.
READY? HERE WE GO. - ALL RIGHT.
TURN IT ALL THE WAY ON. NICE JOB, HERE WE GO.
OH, THAT'S VERY NICE.
THAT'S GREAT. GOOD.
PERFECT, PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
LET ME GO--HOLD ON.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. THIS ONE'S A BETTER ONE!
YES! BETTER!
IT REALLY COMES OUT FAST, DOESN'T IT?
IT RELOADS SO FAST. SO--
BAM! ISN'T THAT FUN?
- THAT IS SO MUCH FUN!
- YOU HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH ONE--
- I WOULD DEFINITELY PUT THOSE BACK ON. ALL RIGHT.
- SO THERE'S NOW 32 BLOWERS-- - YEP.
- AND NOW THERE'S 60 PING PONG BALLS IN EACH ONE OF THOSE,
- RIGHT. - BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GONNA
DO IT RIGHT, THEN OVERDO IT RIGHT.
- RIGHT, RIGHT. - SO--AND THEN--
COME HERE AND LOOK AT THIS-- HERE'S THE SCIENCE BEHIND THIS.
REMEMBER, IT'S FAST-MOVING AIR CREATES LOW PRESSURE,
SO EACH ONE OF THESE IS AIMED STRATEGICALLY
AT A PART OF THE AUDIENCE. - GOOD. SO...
WONDERFUL. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO
AFFECT MORE AUDIENCE THAN WE'VE EVER DONE, ANY EXPERIMENT,
EVER ON YOUR SHOW. - RIGHT.
[cheers and applause]
COME BACK WITH ME. - OKAY, GOOD.
- COME BACK BEHIND HERE. - ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO FIRE.
SO YOU'RE GONNA STAND OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE.
WHEN I SAY GO, ALL THE BLOWERS ARE GONNA COME ON AT ONE TIME,
BUT YOU ARE GONNA REACH OVER HERE--SEE THE LITTLE PINS?
- YES. - YOU'RE GONNA PULL THOSE,
KIND OF AS FAST AS YOU CAN-- - SURE.
AND WHEN YOU PULL THOSE, THOSE'LL GO TO THOSE PEOPLE
IN THE AUDIENCE. - OKAY.
I, ON THE OTHER HAND, WILL DO THIS SIDE OVER HERE,
AND WE WILL MEET IN THE MIDDLE.
- OH, THIS IS GONNA BE INSANE! - GOT IT?
[cheers and applause]
READY? ALL RIGHT--
HERE WE GO, HANG ON-- TURN ON THE POWER!
[blowers all start] ALL RIGHT, GO!
BAM!
[blowers turn off] [cheers and applause]
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