Are you REALLY a Carbon Based Life Form?

Are you really a carbon based life form? What is carbon anyway? And what are you actually made out of?
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Teaching topics: Atoms, elements, the periodic table, carbon and other elements of life, simple molecules, biomolecules
The first in a series of 3D animated videos about human biology and biochemistry. Please consider SUBSCRIBING to watch future videos in the series.
Errata: At 0:58, there should be three more zeroes (27, not 24) to make 7 octillion. Oops!
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[@RowanSteyn3D]

here from reddit, amazing animation and really well explained 😀👍

[@BradyJohnston]

Excellent video! I’m a structural biologist and biochemist and you explain everything in a very nice, not in any way condescending towards the audience but still maintaining excellent scientific accuracy. Good level odd human and a well written script. I’m looking forward the other videos in this series.

[@a.dudleybuchanan8632]

Not in any way condescending...... Okay? The bar so low.

[@WickedV3ng3nc3]

@@a.dudleybuchanan8632 Simple enough for a child.

[@kevinwee4941]

This animation is so well-made! I am a graduate student studying chemistry animations and the message delivered in this animation is very clear, the pace is well-done and not complicated to understand at all! I can't stress how much I love that you emphasize that the spheres are just an illustration of an atom instead of the atom itself. It is very rare to see an animation addressing the concept of representation before using it. Keep on the good work and I look forward to seeing more animations like this!

[@biocinematics]

Thank you so much! At the heart of it, you're right, a lot of this animation is really about visual representations. But shhh, that's supposed to be a subliminal message. ;) Also, where are you studying? I studied biomedical animation at University of Toronto, but I don't know of any programs specifically about chemistry animation.

[@kevinwee4941]

@@biocinematics I am at Purdue, Department of Chemistry, under the division of Chemical Education. I actually have met Prof. Jenkinson (which I believe that you worked with) in a conference two years ago and I believe we may meet again very soon. Going back to the "subliminal message" comment, I believe nowadays we sometimes have to emphasize the artistic license that we take to create representations. Lots of our audiences may actually believe that atoms are like ping pong balls and bonds are really sticks between them XD.

[@imcoder6969]

biocinematics great job keep it up! Continue the work further with biotechnology videos

[@lordmavbmp]

Is chemistry animation a field or were you just researching that topic on your own? Its 4 years later just realized. Hope you accompished what you set out to do brother!!

[@kevinwee4941]

@@lordmavbmp Yup I got my PhD in Chemistry in 2021, specialty in Chemistry Education, studying the educational value of Scientific Representations like animations. ^_^

[@KurtisJantzen]

Loved it! Your animations are beautiful and clear. Looking forward to the next one!

[@Questionairan]

This was an excellent video and you are a great teacher. You just took a subject that's very complicated for the average person to understand and made it plain and simple. Great job and keep up the awesome work!

[@SasukeUchiha-xy4vj]

Under rated beginners explanation. I came in vaguely knowing terms but walked away feeling like I got something under my belt mastered. Thank you.. fr

[@salamiogbeifun6929]

I'm 2.48secs I to the video and I'm 'wowed' by your presentation. You are a great tutor

[@lordtourette6057]

Honestly one of the best videos I've seen on this platform. Good job!

[@FridolinH]

Amazing! truly satisfying animations for a biochemist! I'm in awe:)

[@why---474]

i can't hold myself on commenting this. it was really glad that how u put ur efforts in these animations to feel this stufs. in this vdeo knowledge as well as the animation and cgi was on a level. thank uh & keep it up.

[@svetu9411]

What a great animation and story! The "Bonds" was funny. Also, as simple as it might seem, the picture where the atoms are stuck together made a difference. The representation where the bonds (haha) are separate from the atoms is hiw I used to see it. Chemistry is difficult to m3 because I have a hard time picturing it. Even when I do, another element comes along and chanfes the rules. So these things are very helpful.

[@Nawwar1980]

The key point is "Carbon" atom play very important role when bond with different atoms of different elements as being like the glue which keep the structure of the simple molecule to the most complex one like the "protein" stable, because of its unique physical bonding property , Silicon on the other hand being a second possible "life based form" candidate , but the problem for silicon its can not form a stable structure as in "Carbon".

[@dalalhabib6340]

Excellent formulation ❤️

[@Nawwar1980]

@@dalalhabib6340 thank you

[@brightbeacon]

Geez, I’m 1:23 in the very first video I’ve watched from your channel and immediately subscribed. This is great!

[@Miri50]

hellooo reddit!! Love use of CGI in your videos, u got me more interested in chemitrsy/physics than my teachers. Good luck with the channel, U got my sub :)

[@virtue1495]

Thank you for the perfect clarity!! Excellent video!💖

[@emmeeffe1282]

Congrats! Amazing work! Allow me to point out just a tiny oversight: at 0:58 the first digit should have been followed by 27 zeros, not 24. Keep up the great work!

[@biocinematics]

Oops, you're right! Don't know how that happened, but I'm off by 1000. I'll make a note in the description, thanks for the heads up.

[@emmeeffe1282]

@@biocinematics I'd imagine that it happened because the word "octillion" could have subconsciously suggested you to take eight groups of three zeros. Never mind, anyway!

[@biocinematics]

@@emmeeffe1282 No, I was aiming for three billions, or three sets of nine, I think I just miscounted.

[@johannajantzen7939]

Awesome! Great animation!

[@christfree537]

Great explanation in the beginning but I'm little confused with the bond angles because you say the bond is physical... so 2 atoms "bonded" together .... where do you get the angle from? 7:04

[@lukemurphy9152]

Sharing with all my bio and ap bio classes. Well done. Put out more. Subscribed!

[@sachinfulsunge9977]

Excellent video and explanation your channel should grow and educate as many people as possible

[@TheSheiit]

"Stuck together with bonds", James Bond's. I love it.

[@rhetoric5173]

Amazing production level and a lucid explanation

[@malvinderkaur541]

Thank you for simple explanations😊

[@samnaga310]

Great explanation of the elements and fulfilling to learn today.subbed. 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 !

[@racheljantzen5731]

Wow! I get it! So clearly explained!

[@DerekNg1]

Awesome animation! 😃

[@rurupoi]

Excellent content and animations, Stuart! Very interesting watch :D

[@alwinshanedeleon8586]

Nice, this is very informative video and you have the sense of humour.

[@AryanKumar-vo1ic]

excellent visuals and explanation. thank you sir

[@gefulltetaubenbrust2788]

This is a great video, totally you are underrated. If all your content is this good, youve earned a sub. Nerd nitpick: Oxygen usually does not contain a double bond, but actually a single bond and a 3 electron half bond, making it a diradical. Double bonded oxygen, called singlet oxygen exists but is more akin to the excited oxygen in fire. I know this is pretty much irrelevant but I just had to get it out of my system xD

[@biocinematics]

Thanks! This is interesting, I didn't know that about oxygen. I'm intrigued to read up more about it. Asking honestly, do you think this is a misconception that is too often perpetuated in education, or a detail/nuance that requires advanced chemistry to really grasp.

[@gefulltetaubenbrust2788]

@@biocinematics I guess it's more the latter, since this knowledge isn't too useful until you delve into spin, excited states of molecules and their reactivities and such. And when you teach someone about lewis formulas, they will find it more intuitive to think everything would always want to be in the singlet state. Then again, it is technically wrong to just say it has a double bond, but I think that isn't too important. Maybe if it is shown as example it's a bit deceiving, but again it hardly matters. Also, as a little correction for my comment, triplet oxygen has two of these half bonds, not just one.

[@williamchamberlain2263]

The Thought Empoium and NileRed did a nice video on singlet oxygen and why it's moderately terrifying: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5vFZ5V3apqWY5I

[@codenstar]

Awesome!!! Video, info, animation and the way you explained everything just luved it great work pls keep it up m.

[@amiraboodi2075]

Your video is fantastic. Very good. Thank you very much. 🌹

[@infinite_consciousness6]

Beautiful video...enjoyed it👍👌

[@DrGammaMindset]

Excellent video

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Underrated video

[@RaviGarlapati]

This is so awesome on many levels! It truly deserves a million views..... Thanks for the quality video.

[@okagedesu]

That's the best video I've seen on the subject yet, thank you !

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I support you 🔥

[@Neojhun]

1min in you got me, Give or Take +/- being a Burger then Toilet is genius.

[@leapschool623]

So well explained - Thanks! Could not find anything else on the topic as good...

[@GingerWaters]

Brilliant! Thats why green leaves turn to yellow when blue nitrogen goes away. My whole garden is in nitrogen defficiency because I did not compost this year hardly any greens. My learning by trial and error gets me to results. :)

[@notsethrogen_4029]

6:45 made me want Nerd Clusters

[@man-sanma3201]

hehe love the narration

[@sheaobrien4038]

I am an 8th grade science teacher. This video is a perfect visual study guide to our first unit of the year! More please!

[@biocinematics]

So glad it's helpful! I've got more in the works, they just take quite a while to produce 😄

[@sheaobrien4038]

@@biocinematics Ha ha that is my answer when students ask me why I don't make videos like these for every class!

[@Souparno_Biswas]

Literally the best reply to the title of the video would be in Hindi "Koi Shakh?" meaning "Any Doubts?"

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Wow, amazing animations! Thanks for the educational content you are SOOOOO underrated!

[@hurlmonster]

This video was amazing.

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[@sheldonhall1295]

I’m a retired biology, chemistry, and genetics teacher. Your videos would be great for high school students.

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6:13 what delirium feels like, from small things getting bigger and bigger

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[@Shokkwavez]

Great video, understood everything right off the bat.

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[@azivt5115]

explained beautifully.. Thank you Sir

[@lordmavbmp]

You could do with some deepening of your vocals. It would make it pop a little more. Kinda like the "how its made" voice pops out from the background music. I take cash app lol

[@mirm0n]

AMAZING EXPLANATION 😮👏

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Impressive 3d videos animations.

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[@514Exc]

I think Carbon based life form refers to the physical flesh we call our body. Formula being = C18H10N2O4 18 Carbon atoms, 10 Hydrogen atoms, 2 Nitrogen atoms and 4 Oxygen atoms. Carbon 18

[@shamdeshmukh2536]

Great explanation why are you so underrated ?

[@biocinematics]

Because I only put out one or two videos a year. But I'm committed to the long game. Thanks for the comment

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[@anything5139]

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[@joshporters]

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I love this video! It helped me understand my Nutritional Biochemistry subject. Thank you so much!

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Thank you for this amazing video my dear carbon based youtuber

[@thearianrobben]

That mushroom cloud when talking about atoms cannot be divided into smaller parts.

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[@biocinematics]

Thank you sir!

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Now certain people are becoming crystalized or crystaline DNA. This is sometime a shock to people when they see the change that has been happening to a lot peoples bodies. Do a video on this if you can find enough info and understanding of what is happening.

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Lovely animation

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[@sheenapearse766]

Beautifully lucid and clear presentation , The miracle of life is the miracle of the dihedral angle of H2O of 104.5 degrees , and needs to be better known . Thanks

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[@tloke5757]

Is it okay if I share this only for educational purposes I will include the link to your channel nonprofit

[@biocinematics]

Yes, if you share the KZbin link or embed the KZbin video, but not by ripping/downloading and re-uploading the video. Thanks for checking.

[@tloke5757]

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[@midgerm]

so if a molecule is just two atoms together, whats a molecular acid do? seperate the atoms back into single?

[@biocinematics]

A molecule is two or more atoms, yes, and an acid is a molecule that tends to lose a hydrogen atom (kind of) when in water. It's a bit more complex than that, but that's the basic (no pun intended) idea.

[@zer0edgy952]

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[@hunterabdo1952]

The question is not what is the percentage of carbon in the human body. This is a traditional question. The real question that we can benefit from is what is the percentage of carbon in every animal on Earth, and each one individually, and the characteristics that each animal uses to benefit from the carbon in its body. As a simple example, the water goblin is the salamander that renews the limbs of every animal. It is characterized by a distinct carbon cycle, just like us humans. The percentage of carbon in the body differs among us humans according to the person’s condition. For example, there are people who have a carbon percentage and carbon cycle in their body that is different from others. For example, the magnetic man, the electric man, the rubber man, a mirror with X-ray eyes, and many examples. Carbon and the percentage of carbon may differ among us humans. It is a little complicated and requires an in-depth explanation for good understanding

[@omart643]

Loved this video

[@rjw7058]

Loved this explanation, have a basic understanding of my makeup, but who made us this way?, and why?

[@NotSoNormal1987]

Felt like I was watching the first episode of full metal alchemist

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Yay! I learnt a lot

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[@andywall2401]

Great video tank you. Is there i am wondering evidence to support that our only mass? I have faith that a good exists and wanted to ask if our thoughts, have a mass? As they are often stored in our bodies as stress ( Jo Dispenza) So then does ultimately our soul exist within our bodily mass? I would love to hear from you

[@biocinematics]

Interesting question, thank you. If you consider our thoughts to be electrical impulses traveling through neurons (brain cells), then definitely the ions (atoms) flowing in and out of the cells to produce these thoughts have mass. It depends on what you consider to be a "soul", but I would say a soul is not a physical entity, so it does not have mass. It's interesting to speculate about what a soul might be and how it interacts with thoughts, for example, but that seems to be outside of the realm of questions which biology can answer. I hope that helps.

[@andywall2401]

Thank you for your reply. Our cells are replaced over a period of days as within out gut and a few months for other tissues, as the years go by we are physically not the person we were a year or two earlier. As you say the atoms have mass and what i find amazing is we are the observers of our thoughts and not the thoughts themselves. Therefore our soul is something outside of the physical and known mass. Isn’t this incredible. Have you any thoughts on this ?

[@EditsByShady]

Water can get it 💦😂 4:59

[@astrocow1295]

I saw this on reddit and subbed

[@marylblood]

Yeah calcium is most definitely a metal it's shiny and hard but malleable and metallic and explodes in the air

[@synectics.pitcher]

Thanks

[@ericb6784]

This explains Everything, if you are a chemist.