Frozen Bubbles 01-24-11

[tboyh100]

Where was this video when it was snowing a few days ago :( D:

[ashurathesadxhacker]

nice

[MightyJustas]

Is it fucking necesarry to slow video down each time you show us a bubble freezing? Were not retards we can clearly see that!

[MWOObserver]

@MightyJustas First of all, we would appreciate it if you refrained from using profanity on our video, as we have a wide variety of people watching our videos. Secondly, although you may not have been interested in seeing each bubble freeze in slow motion, quite a few people are/were. By showing it in both real time, and in slow motion, we tried to give different looks at the process of the bubble freezing and crystallizing.

[MightyJustas]

@MWOObserver i apologise for that

[UnsweetenedPineapple]

@MWOObserver

I really appreciated the slowdowns, myself! I was amazed. I could really appreciate the beauty of the freezing with it slowed down. I really want to do this myself sometime. :)

[EVLWNS]

Beautiful. An inspired idea.

[kinglynx]

STOP MOVING THE CAMERA WHEN IT LANDS I WANA SEE WHAT HAPPENS

[MWOObserver]

@kinglynx Filming a floating bubble while trying to zoom in on it at the same time is quite difficult. Doing that all while wearing fairly heavy gloves because it's more than 30 degrees below zero makes it even more difficult. We tried to get the best footage we could.

[NineTailsDemonFox]

can you credit your music please? I've yet to know what artists you used for your music.

[MWOObserver]

@NineTailsDemonFox All the music used in this video is stock iMovie music. Because of that, I'm not sure who the artists are that made the music.

[Masowai]

@NineTailsDemonFox Hey Dood, Shazam it. It gave me the names of 2/3 of these songs.

[dhbiza]

When I was a little kid I used to make bubbles in the bathtub

[jessa2309]

Cool

[stephonmiserable]

:)

[seants07]

You guys are AWesome... Jeff was teaching us about this stuff in my classroom (how fast the speeds of wind can be And alot more fun things.) it was fun. =)

[NinjaBuddy98]

... Did he just eat soap?...

[Kiruklee]

I have wanted to see how this works for years, thank you.

[LeeKittyy]

It reminds me of a Fugiball

[MrVincaldo]

Interesting. And nice music!

[Exarian]

strange how when the bubble freezes, it somehow looks even MORE delicate than when it is liquid.

[o0smokingmonk0o]

haha, i just checked the website, home of worlds worst weather, nice

[jehcrazyjehcmy]

It's so nice to see our tax-payer money being wasted through government sponsoring to be waste by some scientist who decide to make frozen bubbles as RESEARCH! FTW

[MWOObserver]

@jehcrazyjehcmy A couple things in response to that statement. First of all, the Mount Washington Observatory is a private, non-profit, member supported science, research, and education organization. We are funded mainly through our nearly 4,000 members, as well as corporate sponsors such as Eastern Mountain Sports and Subaru, and lastly through research grant money. We are not directly funded by taxpayer money, and we are not part of the National Weather Service.

[MWOObserver]

@jehcrazyjehcmy Over the years, some of our research grants have been funded by taxpayer money, including a couple that we are working on right now. However, I assure you that the time spent making the video you see here was not billed to any of those grants. Only very specific tasks that we work on are billed to those grants, and making frozen bubbles most certainly does not fall under any of those tasks.

[MWOObserver]

@jehcrazyjehcmy Lastly, keep in mind that the crew that works on the summit for the Observatory not only works there, but also lives there for one week at at time. Because of this, we aren't working 24 hours a day, and have some free time to do fun things like this.

I hope that clears things up for you. For more information about our non-profit organization, please visit our website.

[jehcrazyjehcmy]

@MWOObserver I was just kidding guys :D

[TriforceSD]

@jehcrazyjehcmy

If taxes were used to pay for this, I'd rather it be used on this than some of the other things it gets used for. Just sayin'.

[TheTelesha]

umm i like this video.i want to blow bubbles in the snow now! =)

[o0smokingmonk0o]

that's great

[MandaWildwoman]

Very nice! Loved the slow motion so we can see just how it freezes. Great work.

[Athatchica]

That's fantastic!

The trick where you blow smoke into the bubble, I wonder what that would look like.

[hyuridebarros]

This is awesome ! keep it up!

[Alacritous]

The one thing that I wanted to see, whether the bubbles formed shards when they broke frozen, is the one thing you didn't show.

[CondellX]

can someone tell me name of the music clip or whatever for the first part of movie is please? thanks!

[MWOObserver]

@CondellX All music in this video is music that is supplied with Apple iMovie.

[MrSenorpockitz]

@CondellX took me a little bit but i found it for you. it's called Catwalk Long.caf idk how you find it past that

[bernard2021]

Hi!, who are de musicians? specially, who play's the acoustic solo guitar? Salutes from Caribean Sea!

[TOstevo]

@bernard2021 It's iMovie stock music.

[zaitesushion]

Brought to you by Eastern Mountain Sports.

[ridor9th]

Did you just eat the liquid soapy thing? Barf.

But watching the bubble getting frozen is grand! It is my lifelong dream to visit Mt Washington. So you're lucky to spend your times on the top of New England mountains.

R-

[methylethyldeth]

This was awesome! Thanks for the great video! (Just ignore the trolls who think you have to be Steven Spielberg to make a video for Youtube.) You guys did a great job :D

[giantsammich]

If I blew a bubble with gum in this cold, I'll have an instant  volley ball!

[Lolzerzomg]

Now if only there exists a video of a bubble with a flammable mixture freezing in mid air, and then somebody lighting it on fire!

[alexanderquijada]

To clarify to anyone who does not use Imperial, this is around -30 to -35C. Shame, I could have done this outside when it was -40C (-40F) outside a week ago. Dog would have had a blast.

[StaringKate]

wanna playyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[pipster06]

This would be a lot cooler if they used a decent camera...and cameraman...cool idea..just shit video quality

[MWOObserver]

@pipster06 Make sure you are viewing the video in full 1080 HD. The camera used to shoot the video is a Sony Handycam HDR-FX7. While this is not a high end camera by any means, it is most certainly not a low end camera either. It shoots in full 1080i resolution on DV tapes.

Additionally, keep in mind that the crew that works on Mount Washington is a group of mostly scientists. They are not cameramen, and are certainly not film makers.

[MWOObserver]

@pipster06 Lastly, I am sure you can imagine how difficult it is to shoot video and zoom in on a floating bubble, all while wearing heavy gloves to combat the extreme cold.

[splendiferousgabbie]

This is great.

[kjhcj]

Geekologie sent me.

[Malus9804]

The music sounds very... educational

[AmyLuthien]

oooo! I've got to try this! I just did the "tossing boiling water in the air" trick, which was completely awesome, but this has got to be too!

[jimmyzzzzzaaaaa]

let me get this straight...water freezes in sub temperatures???

thanks for slowing it down.

[MWOObserver]

@jimmyzzzzzaaaaa First of all, this isn't just water, it's a mixture of dish soap, sugar, and water. Secondly, the point of the video isn't simply that "water freezes when it's cold", it's the fact that we were able to actually watch a soap bubble crystallize in mid-air. This is not something you can see everyday, and is also why we slowed down the video, so viewers could clearly see that crystallization happening.

[jimmyzzzzzaaaaa]

@MWOObserver let me get this straight...a mixture of dish soap, sugar, and water freezes?

outstanding.

[garbagelasagna]

Eastern Mountain Sports "viral" ad?

[originalarenas]

Never thought of a frozen bubble demonstration. Very cool...I mean cold. Thanks for posting it.

[skillerohn]

200th thumb up :D

[marieinus]

All music is from Garage Band

[ylavidasenosva]

@LeandroTheLazy Anyway, the song is called collins avenue

[JayDesignGFX]

-31 degrees by god you should move away form were you are to somewhere warmer like florida

[pchapman905]

@JayDesignGFX It's not that bad, as long as it's not windy.

[fathom26]

Best advertisement ever at 2:10...Eastern Mountain Sports has gotta love this video :)

[Barbattilas84]

Please inform me about the song after 2:45.

Thanks!

[box2105]

That is real critical point science!

[MWOObserver]

@LeandroTheLazy All the music used is included in iMovie, so not sure who made the music.

[thatGUYbehindthemask]

@MWOObserver >imovie. that enough for me to rate this video down.

[MWOObserver]

@thatGUYbehindthemask: We're meteorologists and scientists, not film makers. iMovie does everything that we need it to, and then some.

[gaaratoast]

@MWOObserver Frankly, I agree with the other guy. I understand that you guys aren't film makers, but the rest of us are tired of hearing the same music loops over and over again.

[MWOObserver]

@gaaratoast No one is forcing you to watch the video you know. If you don't like the music, don't watch the video, simply as that. There's also a button that you can click to mute the music.

[Ricktard1010]

@MWOObserver

Please excuse thatGuy. He is under the impression that we are still on 4chan where it is socially acceptable to judge things by their minor, insignificant flaws. I for one just wonder how much clothing you had to wear while outside.

[MWOObserver]

@Ricktard1010 Thanks for the encouraging words. In conditions like we had when this video was shot, we make sure to cover all exposed skin. This means wearing a face mask and goggle, in addition to wearing several layers of technical outerwear, supplied to us by our official outfitter, Eastern Mountain Sports (sorry for the shameless plug!).

[irepeatyou]

@MWOObserver you have to expect these comments, it's YouTube after all. Just because some like to complain doesn't mean most don't like it. It's all part of the process.

[MWOObserver]

@irepeatyou Thanks for your comment. It's just amazing how people on the internet will try so hard to find something negative in everything they comment on.

[Isinia1979]

2 people didn't have bubbles in their young life.

[SkiInToATreeOW]

The recipe that I made was...Mountain Top Bubble Mixture: 3 Tsp of dish soap,

1 Tsp of sugar, 1-2 Tsp of hot water. Mix gently so as not to make bubbles in the solution. The soap and water create the bubble but the dissolved sugar int he solution acts as a catalyst for the crystals to form as it freezes. To see more picture of the bubbles you can read my comment on our website. Click on the observer comments heading on the right hand side of the page and look for Jan 24, 2011 comment

[WindyCityNovelties]

Well this changes how I feel about -33 degree temps entirely.

[OurBleuTube]

yea, add food coloring! Where's the recipe?

[4961angel]

cool! Here in Ottawa, Canada it gets that cold quite often and I never thought of blowing bubbles...will have to try this :)

[namaste2uom]

pretty wild



[WhiteArcane]

Only if it had colours.. then they could have been playing Frozen Bubbles my all time favourite game :D

[TheTornadoChaser]

You've got to love the weather! Simply incredible.

[toocoolforu]

You used nearly all of Digital Rev music

[toocoolforu]

AMAZING!!!!

[TimNP61278]

I use to live in Nashua, and went to Mt. Washington once, during the summer, and it's really chilly up there... regardless of temp... pretty damn cool video too

[wolvesrockILOVEWOLF]

wow



[SUZQWIN]

I did the same at my home! Really neat. Just showed this to some afterschool program students and they are going to go home and try it (under parent supervision!)

[OurBleuTube]

@SUZQWIN .... where is the recipe? I would love to try this. does it work below 32 F? or do you need sub zero temps?

[Caroleeena]

This is incredibly interesting and whimsical. I love you for even thinking of doing this. I love making bubbles but I usually don't make them in winter because they never lasted very long. Now I realize I was just a quitter! Must do something about that. And I'd love your recipe for bubble juice.

[LauraG1973]

Would the bubbles freeze faster if you used a bubble machine? You can borrow my kids bubble machine to test it out, if you want to!

[chewyluigi]

very cool vid and great music!

[badin0802]

That's so cute~~~What kind of recipe did you use? I love it! Thanks for trying this and staying in the cold! How was the bubbles taste like~ haha :-P

[sidecarpyro]

I saw a really cool Smiley Face at 1:36 into this vid'.

[wolvesrockILOVEWOLF]

@sidecarpyro haha I see it too!

[mtwashingtonNH]

thats really intense!!!

[goldengma]

Very cool!

[vtjumpr]

Really cool experiment, you summit scientists!!