A crosswalk in Germany where you can play Pong against someone across the street while
you wait for the light to turn green. And say hello to the newly discovered Blue Butt
Monkey.
Vsauce, Kevin here. This is Mind Blow.
New energy calculations suggest warp drive could scientifically be possible. Previous
calculations predicted the mass-energy of Jupiter would be necessary
to cause space-time warp around a football-shaped starship with a large flat ring encircling
it. But if the ring were donut-shaped, it may be powered by a mass the size of a spacecraft
like the Voyager 1 probe launch in 1977.
"So somebody invest this please, now, thanks"
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory recently demonstrated Acoustic Levitation.
They use sound waves to levitate droplets of solutions containing different drugs with
two opposing speakers pumping out 22,000 hertz that trap the droplets in a standing wave.
The point is to study drugs in an amorphous state, which is more desireable than the crystalline
structure most drugs take, because an amorphous state is more efficiently taken up by the
body. But, the solutions become crystalline when they evaporate while in contact with
a surface- hence studying them while floating in mid air.
There is no pen.
You're looking at the earliest color movies ever found. The National Media Museum in Bradford,
UK date the films to 1901 or 1902, and they were produced by Edward Turner using a technique
in which frames were recorded on film through red, green, and blue filters, with the sets
of three images then being projected through similar filters to recreate the colors.
This super-stretchy sliver of jelly is so strong it easily bounces a metal ball. The
hydrogel is a mixture of two polymers, and it can be stretched 20 times its original
length without breaking. The developer from Harvard University claims it's so strong you
can't even tear it apart with your hands, and they hope to use this kind of material
in replacement cartilage or as scaffolds for growing artificial organs.
Tallest Mohawk in the world.
These Prototype GPS shoes will guide you home no matter where you are in the world. Simply
upload your destination via a USB Cable to the GPS located in the heel, then click your
heels together to activate a ring of LED lights in the toe that point you in the right direction.
LIFX looks to reinvent the light bulb. Controlled by a smart phone, it boasts a variety of features
including color controls, timers like a slowly fading night light, music visualization, and
even flashing to alert you of your social media notifications. Find the link below for
more information.
Finally, Experimental Light Sculpture is a BTK College of Design student-project involving
a jagged surface wall and animated project light. I'm gonna leave you with the deepest swimming pool in the world.
So, this is the 50th episode of Mind Blow, and whether you've been with Vsauce2 from
the beginning, or just recently found out about this channel through the awesome videos
that Michael is doing over on Vsauce1, I just wanted to say that I really appreciate all
the great comments, all the stuff you guys send me for BiDiPi, and everything else that
makes Vsauce one of the cooles things on YouTube. So, here's to 50 more episodes, and, as always,
thanks for watching. Also, I'm not bald, so...I just like hats.