Sonicating a gummy bear

In response to all those videos destroying gummy bears in the most scientific manners, Joanne responds by liquefying a gummy bear with high frequency sound waves. Scientists do indeed use this technique to essentially liquefy cells (takes a lot less time) in order to study the contents for forensic or research purposes.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• gummy
• bears
• Joanne
• Manaster
• sonication
• lysosomes
• enzymes
• protein
• denaturing

[clustro]

shes gorgeous

[SkeptikSnarf]

beauty and brains, perfect combination

[krarox]

@NoWattz i think is usually 100 watt max

[NoWattz]

It's kind of frightening when you think about it. Using sound waves in such a manner. I can't imagine what power output must be. Hundreds of watts? Maybe thousands? Yikes!

[cleffaruru]

Aww, why were you crying???

[wbeaty]

Try it in total darkness after dark-adapting, see if any sono light is visible. (Will it be pink?!)

[jaredcormier]

Nice video, personally, I find sonication useful for getting large molecules into solution so much faster. I haven't used a probe sonicator before; just the bath style.

[CousinoMacul]

Cruelty to GummiBears!!!

This makes me wonder whether Richard Wrangham's cooking hypothesis might be right. (When are you going to review his book?)

I have OAS (oral allergy syndrome), so there's a whole bunch of raw fruits and vegetables that I can't eat (because my body mistakes them for birch tree pollen), but if those same foods are cooked or highly processed, then they don't bother me at all. Strange in a way.