QUEST Lab: Aerogel - KQED QUEST

[chrisp196]

Cryogel Z, another "version" of Aerogel is already being used to insulate homes

[bputra13]

ooh fun fact...the people in livermore has created 2 new elements

[qwert8T5]

@bputra13

During the Cold War, it was one of the top 5 places Russia wanted to nuke. Pretty big feat for such a boring town, if I do say so myself.

[chrisp196]

@bputra13 You can't create an element? Doesn't it have to be pre-existing? I'm guessing (if this is even true) that they merely discovered the elements.

[3lizabetch]

Wow I just saw something on this on natgeo, it looks so cool!

[alkalinecuban]

Fucking love kqed

[pindalord]

FUCKING COMIC SANNNNSSSS

[JamesBrett2008]

Alex Gash though.

[1NaturallyChanel]

I saw a bigger one in Washington DC. It's so cool!

[KCKwarsick]

Science rocks.

[The5T1N9R4Y]

I now want an aerogel boiling flask. Its uselessness would greatly amuse me

[RedemptionAirsoftTv]

@neonflames1999 ohmagawd yuu mean windows

[IamGreg73]

Would it be possible to make solid hydrogen though using a similar method?

[626hunters]

@tech851 United nuclear has 100 CC for like 5.50Us ,But that might not weigh that much.

[jairokg]

Is anyone here leaning back.

[P4ZP47Z]

But will it blend?

[tech851]

where can i buy some.

like 1-5 grams

[FadoDeo4444]

@tech851 hahaa... 1-5 grams? That's a lot of aerogel considering how light it is.

[neonflames1999]

see through homes... every stalkers dream

[JuglarEuskaldun]

How dose it taste?

[ZebbMassiv]

I wish it were way cheaper. Why is it so extremely expensive?

[cannedshoes]

Heh, I was surprised at how many likes my comment got.

[oyc1980]

Alex GASH. LOL

[SablePillow7]

dear Santa...



[litetheory]

This material was used to coat the Haunebu crafts.

[iTzMartinReturns]

wiki said it cud carry 2k more then its weight not 4k..

[BIGGIN2102]

@iTzMartinReturns wiki also seds we got into ww2 in 1939 so !!



[AALLJJNNDDRR]

bob lazar brought me here :P

[TFo13y]

1:35 is that a serpent in there?

[LordTyroxx]

he can't be an actual scientist.  He uses comic sans...

[MrMuffin769]

That stuff is so expensive, a couple thousand per ounce

[zninja141]

@MrMuffin769 yeah but at that density, an ounce would be at least the size of a bed or something ridiculous sounding like that, the stuffs almost as light as air

[QBisbest]

I want to eat it.

[ThiaguU123]

eu quero Nelma

[tvienti]

Mithril.

[alchenist]

God! Why the surface area is always the football field?

[NyteHawk33]

@alchenist A football field should become an official unit of measure

[redhaiku]

I just think it's really beautiful.

[monkeymit2]

hello, i come from BRAIN CANDY

[ydabom]

How hard is it to make this stuff? I mean, if you're just removing liquids the a trip through an oven should be the main process to make it? Or am I completely wrong? I'm probably wrong. :D

So, really, how hard is it to make this stuff?

[MissAllyLyn]

space crafts pffft we don't have a program for that anymore

[JudgeErlend]

This title made me think of Coe`s Quest.

[nightfoz]

I want to eat it.

[Candamile]

@nightfoz Good news. It is totally edible. (im serious)

[CoffeeAndNachos]

It's actually an octopus.

[cannedshoes]

Microlattice is now the lightest.

[Gizmo101010101]

@cannedshoes Yet, isn't Microlattice man made? if it's true then aerogel would be the lightest natural material

[cannedshoes]

@Gizmo101010101 Aerogel is made by removing all liquid from silica gel, leaving it's molecular structure intact. Isn't that considered man made.

[blackmagi849]

@cannedshoes i know. but you have to admit that aerogel is quite the interesting material

[cannedshoes]

@blackmagi849 Yeah, it definitely is amazing.

[SofaKingAwesome23]

Not lighter than a micro lattice!!

[badjackal913]

that was so cool

[AxelsAxis]

It's not the lightest anymore.

[mooitsachristina]

eeeeeeeeew comic sans!!

[crossbonepk]

wait, not all scientists wear lab coats? omgwtfhax!?

[hd92122]

it should be put into firefighter's outfits and maybe windows to stop excess heat from coming in during the summer :O

[SeasaCleaus]

Aether!

[awesomecoolgurl]

so if i made a house out of this stuff would the movie UP be possible? O.o

[iamLI3]

lightest solid known to man , but what is it liquidating and vaporizing temperatures i wonder?.....

[GalacticEarthling]

@iamLI3 Did you watch the whole video?

[iamLI3]

@GalacticEarthling yes , and it doesn't say......

[buildminecraftnet]

Everything in science is compared to football fields, science only happens on EPIC scales.

[irock0527]

i dont understand why he wore that purple glove because at 1:19 he touched the aerogel with his bare hand so obviously the glove did nothing... :/

[supermanondrugs1]

Bouncy gell from portal?

[EpicFail304]

screw nasa! i want this to play with!

[WilliamAncich]

Can you buy this anywhere?

[rileytyfy]

anyone see this in a book?

[atvatv12]

Did anyone else get here from cracked?

[OneOfThoseVideoMaker]

Spacecrap... LOL

[aerogelteam]

You can see my experience with aerogel When you write aerogel 10 commandements on google you take the first

[aerogelteam]

You can see my experience with aerogel

[sourdiesel141]

seen it -_-

[iliteritmonkey]

could you imagine going back like 200 years with just a handful of the tech we have today.

you would be killed so fast for being some sort of witch you don't even know.

[defect530]

you can buy a small piece for 35.00$ online!!

[sporefreak334]

If its going to be used as an insolator then im probably going to rip apart my house....

[OmgServiette]

...But did you see the gorilla?

[vilvero]

I don't I have a house made out of this yet?

[087Alfred]

I want like 10 crates 

[Ruben4720]

I want 10 grams of this for Christmas!

[kre4ito]

Hmm...Reminds me of the Aether...MOD.

[luvpinata]

can i eat it?

[fiddleswith]

this guy isn't a great actor... he hesitates alot. great vid tho :P

[TheNinjaDefuze]

The music at the beginning sounds like something from Super Mario Sunshine...

[TheEstherinator]

SKIP

[Sparta9471]

wait did he say hes name was Alex Gash...?

[RandomDrawingFreak1]

that is so confusing yet cool

[Trisscarro]

how the fuck did i end up here, i started to watch how balloons are made

[ZidaneRMDWHL]

what a great dumbness it takes for someone to dislike this video !!

[supernulia]

but will it blend?

[SuPPerReaPPer]

@supernulia lol

[danjoelabrenica]

heck yeah VSAUCE FTW

[hippie874]

Does that means floating rocks dosent ecxist ?

[GCErik]

a real football field or what americans call a football field?

[mitsri1991]

who says Science is boring after watching this

[qaHs0r]

it's still a solid.

[bungholjio]

im a stampede :D

[DiVeRsIoNify]

but can it cut things ?

[NarlepoaxIII]

Sun Rooms made of aerogel! The UV would be hard pressed to find it's way through, and cold, bugs, heat, wind; almost everything would stop in place, but you can see through it!!

[JapanForSale]

@NarlepoaxIII I think we already have something like that. It's called glass.

[superdakotablogz]

but can you eat it!?

[kizbo]

is he an actual scientist? 

[Slashbag69]

@kizbo With a name like Gash, I sure hope not.

[hgeorgehful]

just wanted to say, vsauce!

[Cr4ZyT0rn4do]

what if we made a room out of that :D

is it possible anyway? :D

[sodasirap]

High Definition. But in 360p.

Sorry. I forgot what it feels like being in 2008 ;P

[gummyherbgarden]

will it blend?

[beckham7959]

cool

[mdraluck23]

Anyone else ever used a Dunlop Aerogel?

[kingfrank201]

I feel like im on a field trip, if you aint in the vsauce playlist, you didnt come on the bus with us.

[MinecraftingPlatypus]

I'm gonna build a car out of that, paint it, and lift it and feel like a badass.

[MiKaiiEL]

@MinecraftingPlatypus So how are you gonna drive it in a storm when it's so light?

[Dustinknight123]

@MiKaiiEL He just wants to pick it up...

[sparkster7744]

But will it blend??

[Naruto73176]

@sparkster7744 that is the question.

[famousspotter]

views before  army... 10,425

view after army... 1,410,354

[692Caboose]

@famousspotter I watched this video last year, it was just passing 1000000. Also i'm surprised that most people don't know this. I'm using aerogel in my sci oly event this year.

[GreatBritishGamers]

They need to add this to minecraft!

[3M0H0KAG3]

Epic bouncy ball??? lol

[MrIh8ian]

Did you see the Dick Tits on the Gorrila behind the Octopus?

[WE2much]

i know what ghosts are made of..giggity

[JUsT4FuN863]

i love how it says high definition ind the beginning but it's only 360p lol

[tiocoolj]

1:25 look at that guys hand, he's freaking out!

[MattWDavies]

Insert Dick Tits Comment

[BloodyDIMISIS55]

Minecraft Aerogel mod... your house will never burn again

[Gr33nDiam0nd]

Dick Tits!!!!

[samtheking25]

but will it blend?

[SeasaCleaus]

Aether!

[raph0renzoo]

aether.

[bubuto355]

dicktits?



[Enriquegg]

can an octopus match it's color and texture?

[kojirodudeman]

@Enriquegg

Nope...but Chuck Testa can

[username951100]

@Enriquegg bah bah bah

[thenamesbanana]

I WANT TO PLAY WITH IT!

[flyleafrules93]

when i hear "aeroGEL" and being the least dense object ever, i was kind of this of like... sylicone but MUCH lighter, and i was hoping it was gonna be squishy and be like squishing a cloud. i was very wrong xD oh well, i still wanna touch it! o.o

[Tearjerker21790]

Will It blend??

[naruto0o0o0o0]

omg! does anyone know where i can buy this?! :O

[Makargo123]

am i the only one that thought it was CGI?!?!?

[XretardedlyawesomeX]

But can it blend?

[annoyinguitar]

im expecting the solid to be able to float in mid air..

[TheN1ckz]

@sarahlouisehaycox No...that's how you make glass in real life....heating sand...

Were you like Lady Gaga? Born that way? Or did your mental retardation develop later in life?

[TheN1ckz]

1:38

His glasses are rather crooked.

Maybe he adjusted them because he couldn't see the octopus...

[THRtactical]

i almost got this for my bday once

that and gallium

[BuiikiKaesu69]

Can I buy this?!

[InsideDating]

I subbed, for science!

[MrFrenchfry515]

but will it blend?

[sarahlouisehaycox]

OOHHHH so that's why u make glass from sand in minecraft...

[ironman5881]

VSAUCE STAMPEDE COMING THROUGH!!! Don't mind us :)

[crazypika12]

@ironman5881 *joins stampede*

[guesswho2390]

@ironman5881 Isn' it like walking across a campus with the teacher n learning different things? :D so much better than a school!

[Manny1222]

@ironman5881 WEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

[torched80]

Minecraft Aether?

[Violianom]

Genius, true genius, using it as windows. x_x

[Hobinator17]

1:55 lol not anymore.....

[Mrttorres1]

this is chucknorris`s hair gel

[SnappyK9]

what good is it for insulation in a home when a little wind breaks it .__.

[SuperSerial35]

The Aether in Minecraft!

[PuffyDustin9]

i perfer billy nye

[The123worm]

I have a urge to eat it!!

[Lampersonator]

Yeah... if you want insulation to cost about 1 million dollars... I think I would stick with my insulation. It is cheap and will do the job.

[Lampersonator]

sdf



[belieberchick101]

VSAUCE ARMY PASSING THOUGH WE COME IN PEACE :)

[uhelp06]

@belieberchick101 it was funny the first time...

[gmoney8773]

i saw this on funnyjunk like 6 months ago

[KsE909]

i touched that stuff about 6 years ago at the JPL expo thingy. it was crazy as hell.

[The7roll]

Portal 2 ?

[LaggyLuke]

1:00 I don't have any idea how big is a football field!

[boket5u]

@LaggyLuke 120 yards long x 53 1/2 yards wide (with end zones) or 360x160 feet. :)

[LaggyLuke]

@boket5u Thanks for trying to help but I'm from Finland and we use meters and I have no idea about yards and feet :S So I googled the size of the football field :D

[LittleRainbowMiss]

@LaggyLuke höhömoi :D

[boket5u]

@LaggyLuke Ahhhh!! you're welcome, I should've known you were overseas!!!

[LaggyLuke]

@boket5u Well that's the main reason I don't know how large is a football field :D