World’s Lightest Solid!
Aerogels are the world’s lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission. The focus of this video is silica aerogels, though graphene aerogels are now technically the lightest.
At one point Dr. Steven Jones literally held the Guinness World Record for making the lightest aerogel and therefore lightest solid. If you’re interested in learning more about aerogels, let me know in the comments as there is a potential trilogy in the works…
Huge thanks to Dr. Stephen Steiner and the crew at Aerogel Technologies. To find out more or buy your own aerogel sample, check out: http://www.aerogeltechnologies.com/
Thanks to Dr. Steven Jones and Dr. Mihail Petkov at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
And thanks to FLIR for loaning us the awesome high definition thermal camera. The footage is amazing! https://www.flir.com
Special thanks to Patreon supporters:
Donal Botkin, Michael Krugman, Ron Neal, Stan Presolski, Terrance Shepherd, Penward Rhyme and everyone who provided feedback on an early draft of this video.
Filming by Raquel Nuno
Animations by Maria Raykova
Drawings by Mariel Solsberg
Music From http://epidemicsound.com “Seaweed” “Swagger Stagger”
This is insane, super light but observe many heats,
“99.8%”
So that’s a cube of air?
/setblock ~ ~ ~ air
mc reference, if you don’t know
…then you finished the video and saw that they answer your question in depth?
Are you talking to me, or someone else?
So if I buy some aerogel and they send me a bill for £1,000. can I tell them it is 99.8% air and pay them 10p. 😊😊😊
Youtube has recommened a lot of Aerogel videos lately, I chose to watch yours.
Thanks!
Me too
Super Light Solid
When Dropped Sounds Like Metal
*Seems Legit*
Gear
kid stfu you suck at science
*It is free real Aerogel*
+Joey Splats Is it actually hard tho for real? 🤔
The AeroGel I mean, is it really hard?
Everybody: This could revolutionize the world!
My brain: lEmMe EaT iT
Yesssss
It looks like ice and I would eat ice soo…
XD yes
0:18
Areogel : 99.8% Air
Lays : Hold my chips packet
&
1:31 animal abuse
+4,388,091 views are you dumb ?
That is only a joke
about the animal abuse: it’s for SCIENCE!
4,388,091 views r/wooosh
4,388,091 views are you actually stubid? It’s a joke 🤦♂️
Virtual PC Build 👍🏾
4:28 “Can i put my finger he-”
*has already put his finger on the plate, right next to the open flame*
+XOMIX he did
Nisse he didn’t
No he didn’t.
Nisse such a weird comment… He clearly didn’t
Aerogel-the closest to air
My bank: are you sure about that
😭
Your bank account is virtual. There is literally no air in the virtual space that your account makes up. It’s a virtually room that can hold an unlimited about of things. You just happen to not hav any in it. So you have no air and no money.
Savage
Same
+Ptyler Beats it cant hold an unlimited amount of things, just because something is virtual doesnt mean it takes up 0 physical space. the data is stored physically.
Bunny: Aaargh, that’s hot that’s hot!
* looks at aerogel *
How good of an insulator are you?
Aerogel: Yes
Derek: Explaining the complex science behind aerogel and it’s history
Me: I eat
Aerogel- 99.8% AIR
Lays: “I’m gonna end this man’s whole career”
+Rodert Moss no sh1t Sherlock
I wasn’t speaking to you, smart ass.
+Rodert Moss u must be fun at parties
+Rodert Moss …just no
0:18
*Lays:* Hold by chips
*Me:* But you dont have chips
*Lays:* Hold my plastic bag
*Me:* ok.
No one:
Youtube Recommendations: Yo wanna see some solid air?
Me: sure why not
This Video: almost 4 million views in 24 hours
Youtube Trending: Nah fam
Me:
YouTube: Worlds Lightest Solid
Me: Yeah okay fine.
I guess buying a block of air is now a reality…
But I already spent all of my money on *Lays’ stocks*
“When they would build skyscrapers in antarctica, they’ll use aerogel.”
– “Hahahaha… ye… why?”
Oh boy. His video went viral again…
*_cries in corner_*
“Aerogel made from the farts of people”
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*AEROSMELL*
Lol and I was thinking cotton is the lightest solid till now ,
RIP COTTON😓💨
Technical Lucky!! What are you, the south in the 1930’s?