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[oliviasdaddy1]

6 people are still using vacuum tubes.

[Gnoo]

......1:19..... that is not a mosquito...

[DarkRaven118666]

@Gnoo its a tick i think

[XxStalkerxSasquachXx]

Intel is awesome.

[unix001]

If you know how transistors work then basically the N and P-type semiconductors can be no less than 4 atoms across (according to Michio Kaku) or else it will effectively be a short. If you are familiar with Moores law (which states that the transistor shrinks by half like ever 16-18 months) it is due to run out in about 20 years or so. this means that we must develop quantum computers...

[klooger28]

i would assume the theoretical limits of the transistor sizes would be broken down around the size of a few atoms.

[Geelar]

Lol I like the way Adam was self aware by saying we cant afford an electron microscope until after we get paid for this Intel gig

[PRODVDi]

AWESOME!!!!

[lurzax]

Lmao A GOOD VID

[Mecarambola]

Adam and Jamie <3 :)

[Amana09]

The proposed theoretical limitation from what i've heard is 11nm to possibly 6nm. At 6nm microchips will suffer from "Quantum Tunneling" which I believe is the problem of moving electrons through a substance. At 11nm and 6nm they'll be using nanotube composite materials.

[Shumeshi]

tunneling means electrons "jump" (tunnel) from the conductor they are flowing through into another conductor nearby without the need of connecting the conductors. Scanning tunneling microscopy is based on this property, so there's another side of the coin.

[Amana09]

That's interesting, but wouldn't that supposed "jump" cause inconsitancies with reading by the computer causing it to incorrectly compute data?

I'm still curious what we will do beyond the 6nm scale. Already hearing about proposed nano-molecular computing technologies/assemblies and if that's the case what is beyond that? Can we go to sub-nano molecular components about the size of a quark?

[bloodz1311]

nice!

[robbtoyo]

Haha, I love it.

[blackngold29]

Heh, that's awesome!

[Andy90611]

that was pretty cool editing

[laurence265]

talk about tiny stuff crazy

[UssenterprizeDv2]

mem-resistors are on the way and a new world of personal computing also we're 10 years away from desktops having a 80 core cpu and Terraflop speed. It's like a century of technology is evolving in a decade.

[Grymyrk]

We already have servers with 80+ core cpus. The problem with putting those cpus into desktop pcs is that we would need a whole new paradigm of computer programming. It's not very easy to utilize all those cores efficiently.

[madianooo]

hahahaha god job

[emojman]

98%.....o..k i can live with that lol!!!!

[punkrocksknot]

i like the practical effects too

[FAnchax]

product placing pwn

[Pwner57]

lol i can live with that

THAT WAS AWESOMEFANTASTICAL!

[LadySparr0w]

man I love this!

[PinotGB]

good effects and i love Mythbusters

[jxmitchell]

RIP Adam Savage

[Mythbusterzs]

omg jamies so sexy, so small looking

[NerdInHisShoe]

wtf, he's like 90 years old.

[Mythbusterzs]

hes 52 just to let u know. =]

[Liusila]

COOOHOOOOL 8D

[gudedanni]

Nice work with the forced perspective.

[arkk1]

whats a transistor

[jefftheworld]

"Within acceptable tolerance, you're about 98%"

*cut to intel logo*

I LOLed so much at that!

[scooterride33]

I'm still afraid of him too Adam!!!

[kieferslover1949]

"IT'S SODA!"-ADAM

[kjlg74]

Long live Mythbusters! Adam and Jamie are awesome.

[qertvbnpop1]

are these on TV? because i havent seen them

[K4Karma]

These three videos were created for sharing online only. Inside Intel, there are lots of Adam and Jamie fans who thought it'd be great seeing the dynamic-scientific duo explaining the wonders of computer technology advances...their own, creative ways.

[giantvee]

Ah. The infinity of the white space.

[jambo111]

yeah i always wonder how they do that

[SGRBOB]

adam savage rules!!!

[K4Karma]

These videos were created in late April 2007.

[kmedward]

It's not an old video, isn't it?