Blowing The World's First Black Bubbles-The Physics of Light Penetration Experiment

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In this video I make the word's first black bubble solution! I use a special kind of bubbles (goo.gl/MBSS3j) and coal black food coloring. I talk about the physics of light penetration and how you could even make transparent metal! And then finally I put the touchable bubbles in the vacuum chamber to see what happens!
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DISCLAIMER: Any experiment you try is at your own risk

[@Benzy670]

I remember those bubbles from my childhood. They were advertised like crazy! When I finally got my mom to get me some, I ended up being pretty disappointed because they fall straight to the ground like they’re depressed and that polymer skin was like a dead bubble.

[@esthergerlitz2359]

I had these as a kid and I got the solution in my eyes...I don't know how. It hurt so bad

[@NessRandom1]

I drank bubble mixture

[@aquashame]

I put my finger in a escalator when I was little.

[@andrewedis9907]

Get some more and fill with Helium or a lighter than air gas

[@bertisacutepumpkinboy8517]

I swallowed a shirt button when I was smoll😂😂

[@rhyadiaz8675]

This reminds me of the scene from the Incredibles where Mr. Incredible is attacked by the expanding black “bubbles”

[@WoodlouseFairy]

I thought that as well

[@aussie4237]

That scene gave me way too much anxiety

[@thecakeisalie4885]

Damn, good one lol I remember that

[@TixGames]

So it isn't the first? That lying son of a-

[@Alisuhari]

When i realized I am claustrophobic lol

[@Ratsoupp_]

“World’s first black bubbles” tar: am I a joke to you?

[@HankRichard]

I love tar

[@trevorjameson3213]

@@HankRichard Little round tar babies. So cool.

[@Patch075]

You said it... "Transparent Gold Bubble." I must see it

[@autodidacticartisan]

Is that a joke?

[@victorjames1064]

Can you try to put them in the freezer? Like so that he can see this

[@strangeclouds7]

No

[@jaxvipre8606]

Bubbles that last *forever* I had the same thoughts

[@messiahcomplex1]

What if i dont want him to see ur comment?

[@camrocian7230]

Nope

[@ed504]

They will not keep their shape

[@yatint9665]

Can you make some bubbles coated with black 3.O?

[@churrocharcharm]

Even black 1.0 or 2.0 would be sweet, main problem is the pigments might mess up the bubbles

[@sohopedeco]

And them burn the bubbles with the brightest flashlight!

[@big_cuh]

Yatin, why is your zero an O?

[@hazza2247]

It isn’t real I thought

[@lckingcarrier5594]

Yatin T fdhgrdtdhgfxhtrxtrxdbfr I know I don’t like you but you cannot life and I can

[@YouCuberHD]

Everyone's so satisfied until he accidentally inhales through the straw

[@Eh-roar]

Yep

[@QUICKNEASYHANDYMAN]

How can you do that accidently

[@windowsxpmemesandstufflol]

Automated brain system be like: Oh no! I’m running out of air gotta breathe in

[@CLX-WanZy]

@@windowsxpmemesandstufflol yep thas how systems works lmao

[@windowsxpmemesandstufflol]

@Æshton [bio: Gamer,CEO of mint,oc] *Brain decides to use mouth for some reason*

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

"I blew some bubbles and I want to paint them black" a rolling Stones rewrite

[@SpydersByte]

lol

[@paddington1670]

This comment has a disappointing number of likes, should be the top comment. Oh well, we are in the age of 9 year olds on the internet after all. Times have changed from 1 car, 0.3333 PCs per household.

[@Man-ej6uv]

Paddington boomer

[@purplezucchini6813]

@@paddington1670 uh, I bet some 9 year olds know that song

[@MrMatte0000]

Idea, try and mix black 3.0 with bubbles and see if that works. Also, try filling the bubbles with hydrogen or something flamable and then hit them with your 5W laser, might have a cool effect

[@petefunk]

Bro you need to chill with all these great ideas

[@ZeroYami]

@@petefunk ikr

[@seanimo8579]

Exploding bubbles

[@solomon7722]

Bro you got PLANS

[@richbarrows3922]

Butane

[@crazedprogrammer5825]

This guy is one of my favorite youtubers, he knows we wanna see things in a vacuum chamber, and its rare to find a decent genuine youtuber, i mean its pretty obvious that he sincerely cares about not only the experiment, but showing us the process, he does educational content in a fun and awsome way, i just love these videos!

[@ironclad452]

It's the excited chuckles that make you so incredible of a teacher. Not only do you know your stuff, but you love it, too! That makes your lessons contagious!

[@felr1b]

"That's so cooool" - I always smile when he says this haha

[@MammaOVlogs]

Almost to 2 M , Way to go! :) That's my boy!

[@jmqughj4316]

Thanks for the chocolate chip cookie recipe 🙂

[@evilmonkey0202]

Lol

[@MammaOVlogs]

@@IndiBeauProductions LOL TOO FUNNY!

[@MammaOVlogs]

@@jmqughj4316 you are welcome and thanks for trying the recipe!

[@MammaOVlogs]

@@evilmonkey0202 :)

[@ronjlwhite8058]

1.9 mill...AWESOME!!! Awesome channel. Discovered you years ago when i was lookin up vacuum chambers. Been watchin ever since.

[@marc2048]

Ron JL White cool

[@mev9980]

27,780 views. And 1.9 million subscribers

[@marc2048]

Hopeful Interpretation lol

[@alfiebright1384]

Hopeful Interpretation Illuminati+1.9 million subscribers ¿¿¿

[@ploperdung]

@Hopeful Interpretation and also 190 likes on the comment!(At the time of writing this)

[@decordova.]

Imagine being the neighbor whose house gets its walls bombarded with black bubbles.

[@STARDRIVE]

A professional asshole fills them with hot air, and releases them under cover of the night. When the air cools, they descend.

[@jyrahsorzi]

I had these bubbles once as a kid. My mom swore she would never buy them again when she found a small collection of them on the side of the couch 2 months later.

[@PunTimesWithNeil]

That's too funny 🤣

[@shaggygaming4612]

Next use black 3.0 on those bubbles

[@BradLeeee]

Ikr

[@strangeclouds7]

You know thats going to be one of his next videos

[@CallenderMan]

Lol I just commented the same thing

[@growingcat2479]

he can just use void 5.0, void 1.0 is already blacker than the blackest thing and void 5.0 is so dark that it makes things around it as black as black 3.0

[@shaggygaming4612]

@@growingcat2479 what's void 1.0 no?,i have no idea my dude.

[@skiiiler7943]

Now i want to see transparent metal😶

[@harveyharbicht4959]

I heard that transparent aluminum is actually a thing now. Thanks, Scotty.

[@ploperdung]

I came up with a way that would actually be possible...

[@BidoMaggot]

@@ploperdung share ur knowledge

[@sb_sp]

Just take a CD and look through it towards the Sun. I do this every time I watch an eclipse.

[@ccelik97]

Did you mean: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Transparent/35849 ?

[@senmetwo42]

4:06 TheActionLab is actually a stoner 5:58 Nevermind, there he goes. Love your vids, man!

[@mikayatayor3969]

Anybody else think of the everlasting bubble from SpongeBob?

[@TheSilverCrow64]

@Lenny Face and literally let someone drown in front of him

[@sure118]

Episode “AtlantisSquarepantis”

[@maxuronjunior5202]

If i saw that episode before you commented that then probably yes

[@ebrucan7161]

i didnt know that existed

[@adamx7989]

Bubble Buddy. Lol

[@notafurrysogoaway]

More die? Did you mean dye? (Please tell me you meant dye...)

[@TheActionLab]

No, I mean death 💀 😂

[@mysterious6856]

*FBI, open up!*

[@azaros]

@@mysterious6856 no u

[@triplec5902]

I was gonna point that out too...

[@azaros]

@@triplec5902 yee me too

[@karolbaczewski4972]

the way you say 'so cool' kills me every time

[@themanisworthit1022]

Oh so that's the stuff they shot mr. Incredible with.

[@AbhayNayak]

Thanks for bringing curiosity among the younger generations, keep showing how cool science is ❤️

[@JustinY.]

The dark side is strong with this one

[@juicysucculentbreast2754]

Almost beat ya

[@dans8338]

boi

[@mv6354]

You were on Jack's video too ,moments ago

[@dis0wnedclan974]

How dare you!!!

[@sjaizee]

It's actually the force, not the dark side

[@Chonky17]

Action lab+ the king of random+ the backyard scientist= best collaboration ever

[@ruok1992]

"" *That's what Finn Used to make his gift to BubbleGum Princess* ""

[@7mzam7md48]

I was thinking the same

[@JM-vz6ok]

1953: By 2010 we'll have flying cars! 2019: We've made black bubbles!

[@suokkos]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYjalnmvqdOWm7s Small scale flying is too expensive compared to wheels.

[@abbynievs2488]

Julius Martin no its now 1854

[@pushkarkulkarni4861]

3:14 he needs to say holy cow, but he cannot speak because of straw but soon fulfills the dialogue at 4:06

[@g.rosenberg5492]

I'm a simple man. I see a video about black bubbles, I hit like.

[@ashutoshtiwari3785]

Best teacher ever!

[@dream.machine]

It looks like you are blowing balloons! Amazing!

[@DANGJOS]

@The Action Lab you should make a video on thin film interference and soap bubbles and the different colors that you get under different lighting like fluorescent lights and incandescent light.

[@bigcarpetflour3572]

Why @

[@MartinPurathur]

Because it is interesting

[@Splainte]

Do those black bubbles with helium or something less dense than air, would be fun to see these things fly

[@Starrlet]

Evi1M4chine You don’t have to be so aggressive fam

[@metalism6]

but the outside membrane still has some weight to it, and i dont think that membrane is lighter than air so it probably wont fly even with helium

[@Splainte]

@@metalism6 balloons filled with helium do, even if plastic is heavier than air ^^

[@metalism6]

@@Splainte oh yea, i completely forgot 😂

[@G-NG3RRR]

But… Bubbles are soap and water

[@ubersham]

So THAT'S the formula for Transparent Aluminum! Professor Scott would be so proud of you.

[@seandeefromthechi8118]

Your channel is so cool. Love the videos.

[@lengsubscribepleaseimpro68]

Awesome! Keep it up

[@juicysucculentbreast2754]

*Liked before watching*

[@phillpauley6672]

I don’t know who is more easily amused, you for making this video or me for watching the whole thing.

[@legonneon5973]

And you know what i am happy because this guy can smile we need more pozitive people.I enjoy every video that he makes

[@KashNoK]

_Can't wait for Asian bubbles._

[@georgeohwell9979]

Well, if it's Chinese bubbles, there will be a fortune cookie proverb in them. Quite cute really.

[@andrewnguyen1320]

Aarch YT yeah!

[@georgeohwell9979]

@Migz Caritos certainly don't look yellow. ☺I am.

[@zezekingyo2374]

_Next time, make a Caucasian bubble_

[@georgeohwell9979]

@@zezekingyo2374 hehehe

[@F_L_U_X]

"No colors anymore, I want them to turn black..."

[@taeforde9988]

Supervious black is not a color

[@Chigger]

I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes.

[@andres_quintero]

@@taeforde9988 r/Whooooosh

[@F_L_U_X]

@@taeforde9988 no COLORS ANYMORE, I want them to TURN BLACK

[@F_L_U_X]

@@taeforde9988 turning black = no more colors. DURRRRRRR

[@biancakhambayat3130]

Hi! Love ur interesting vids. Keep making some more as I can't stop watching them. Makes me think beyond..

[@MetroAndroid]

Imagine you just blow a few black bubbles into your neighbor's yard every day, they think it's some strange weather phenomenon.

[@brasik]

why it looks green for me?

[@Wynkopop]

Angery Salmon Same

[@TheMidnightChannel]

Could be several things, the lighting, you display, etc. It looks black in my computer monitor but green ish in my phone

[@idontlikeyou.7413]

Angery Salmon ur colorblind

[@tgagaming8206]

Angery Salmon rest, my child

[@jairishi3235]

New too

[@sidhanth5104]

i thought he was going to do that with black water

[@woosh_police4018]

LMAO

[@sidhanth5104]

@@woosh_police4018 black water is really a thing. Its supposed to be healthy

[@Chigger]

Oh, black water, keep on rollin'.

[@JasonW.]

@@sidhanth5104 heh. Campers sure want to get rid of the black water from their trailers.

[@frankcastle13]

Really cool :)

[@alifalahad8032]

Your videos are really awesome

[@suborgtfo.4433]

*Did You Know* A soap bubble is an extremely thin film of soapy water enclosing air that forms a hollow sphere with an iridescent surface. Soap bubbles usually last for only a few seconds before bursting, either on their own or on contact with another object. They are often used for children's enjoyment, but they are also used in artistic performances. Assembling several bubbles results in foam. When light shines onto a bubble it appears to change colour. Unlike those seen in a rainbow, which arise from differential refraction, the colours seen in a soap bubble arise from interference of light reflecting off the front and back surfaces of the thin soap film. Depending on the thickness of the film, different colours interfere constructively and destructively. A bubble can exist because the surface layer of a liquid (usually water) has a certain surface tension, which causes the layer to behave somewhat like an elastic sheet. However, abubble made with a pure liquid alone is not stable and a dissolved surfactant such as soap is needed to stabilize abubble.

[@justinfoster6135]

I'm to lazy to read all of that

[@er1081]

*à b u b b l e*

[@jamiemiller4160]

Did u just copy this from Wikipedia

[@itsthepanshu]

You're boring than my science teacher 😑😂

[@Chicory-Cat69]

I already knew

[@itstheinternet4443]

Hey... I just wanted to ask you a question...why can't we see our reflection in boiling water??

[@covershopkid]

ItsCROSSIANOgaming do you think if you heated a mirror to it’s melting point and looked in it, could you see your reflection?

[@bertisacutepumpkinboy8517]

Cause bubbles are constantly coming up and down so the surface is irregular. For an object to reflect you, it must be smooth like the surface of stagnant water is calm and no disturbances. That's why it reflects light. That doesn't mean boiling water doesn't reflect light. Of course it does. Otherwise you can't see it. It just shows irregular reflection and doesn't follow the laws of reflection. This is my theory. Hopefully it makes sense 😊

[@ChickenDeranged]

@@bertisacutepumpkinboy8517 i would think you are reflected in boiling water, hundreds maybe thousands of tiny reflections on the surface happening at a rapid rate, to fast and too small to see. it would be interesting to take a super high def photograph of the water surface of a pot of rapidly boiling water and see what yo got? or maybe the steam would just get in the way?

[@abdelrahmananbar6286]

The surface of the water is disturbed by the bubbles in the liquid. You need a smooth surface that can reflect light evenly to see a reflection

[@hanspogi6465]

Because you are too busy screaming in agony because it splashed on your face

[@ordinarygamerlife6479]

Dude your a genius 👏👏love your videos 👌

[@arynmckenzie.9709]

Amazing 😉

[@HaydenSimmons44]

What would happen if you froze those bubbles?

[@plantshub7788]

They will froze

[@plantshub7788]

@Scott Johnstone yup they will....

[@GauravSharma-dy8xv]

@Scott Johnstone Internet and KZbin is for all the users. It doesn't differentiate between casts, colour, religions and languages. But assholes like you do.

[@kenzosteinmetz5661]

Ey chill

[@keiji1531]

The bubble will froze and the shape will keep

[@xenos17]

"It's time that I go to sleep before 4am" 3am *watching black bubbles

[@zaytaz9331]

Lol

[@ronmeck249]

First time this man ain’t clickbaitin😂 but I hella rock with these videos

[@chrisfonte4987]

Your videos are stupendous

[@gizhaz77]

Could you try this with any color? i feel like it would have a simalar effect, possibly.

[@tranqal]

Team up with MrBeast and fill somebody’s backyard with them

[@otesunki]

Thebackyardscientists backyard right?

[@shutup3312]

Pro Odermonicon lol

[@AmbiiAmbrr]

No the whole neighborhood if everyone agrees that is

[@Someoneyeeted]

I'ma about to turn his backyard to a blackyard

[@ethdog1013]

That's so weird I just saw this video an right below it was a video from Mr beast

[@FallenAngelZero00]

You find some crazy fun stuff.

[@mrcoolr429]

glow in the dark bubbles next please! I've been wondering for years if they are possible

[@muhdzafri7551]

Cool science

[@RomanoPRODUCTION]

Are black bubbles touching clear bubbles going to taint clear bubbles??? Equilibrium?

[@freekingawwsome]

Thank you for the share

[@racecarpoop]

Totally love your channel and all your videos. Even better is that you sound like Mr. Van Driessen . Awesome 👍

[@saeednaoki3259]

We used to get this in grocery stores when we were kids.

[@gamingthegames4105]

They look like anti gravity metal balls

[@syoncheung]

-Oh wow so -*-*Cool*-*- !-

[@manray6584]

This guy is on NASA's most wanted list.

[@alltypesofthings4559]

Yes his tshirt is also of nasa

[@MammaOVlogs]

l could see your refection in the black bubble on the lawn, way cool :) and they looked like spiders :)

[@MammaOVlogs]

@@Spinder_ lol

[@muzammilpatel3072]

Watch at 1.25 speed.welcome

[@RiderGeats]

Thanks man, it is really helpful. I thought your were joking....

[@vitotheo]

It's just faster

[@izukumidoriya535]

Wow the music is way better thx man

[@davilimalol4612]

@@vitotheo his video is full of filler.

[@YugiSans2]

Nothing changed

[@slumpedxx1030]

Cool!

[@shinigamilee5915]

Wow, I just realized you were right. I used to lap heads for drives down to between 20 or 30 nanometers and yes they were slightly transparent. They were darker than glass but had a brown haze of crystals.

[@SplitRezurrect]

Fill up these bubbles with colored smoke ! That would look amazing

[@nagualdesign]

(2:00) "...if I tried more _dye_ the bubbles wouldn't form." *die* _verb_ (of a person, animal, or plant) stop living. *dye* _noun_ a natural or synthetic substance used to change the colour of something.

[@justinfoster6135]

Lol

[@j.h.2947]

Lol was hoping someone else caught that

[@farzinkarimi7685]

It is an hononym

[@bertisacutepumpkinboy8517]

Sounds right to me. Don't get the joke???!?

[@Jacksparrowthethird03]

Beat me to it

[@ramvelselvarajan1146]

You are the hero..

[@scottquigley3887]

Years ago, while working in manufacturing, I had the occasion to acquire some 1 thou (25 um) stainless steel shim stock. While it wasn't what I would call transparent, you could definitely see light and shadows through it. Crazy stuff.

[@TheRandomWolf]

Wait, are these the black ball things from The incredibles?

[@hhghhhhhhhfdsss]

Yes

[@zweks]

I was just thinking that, that scene always creeped me

[@davesulphate4497]

Have you thought of using a fluorescent dye and a black light? that would look really cool at night... if you inflated them with He or H2 it might be fun to shine a blue lazer at it as it floats off. Maybe even a phosphorescent dye might work? (Edit; TLDR; glow in the dark bubbles would be fun)

[@acyannamedkitkat7188]

There should be a geniuse(or whatever you call it) world record book award on the first ever person to blow black bubbles which is this guy

[@adl3129]

Nice video

[@F_L_U_X]

What's that song called when you first start blowing the black bubble? It's pretty.

[@F_L_U_X]

@Zepter thanks.

[@adel.9424]

Wait what is it?

[@somepunkasskid6864]

"Worlds first" my ass when I was a kid my ponds filter got clogged and started making black bubbles

[@czhefu8950]

Ok nigga

[@arq2565]

@Ram Manuel Del Rosario what if he's black

[@ck7993]

@@arq2565 still very weird to say to a random person on the internet who only talked about a pond's black bubbles

[@deletcleet9771]

@@ck7993 lol y’all got trolled

[@glassmountain2725]

I must say I'm more impressed with the backyard that ur in looks nice and peaceful were ever you are

[@Pavel.Zhigulin]

Nobody: Action lab: I had a lot of requests to put bubbles into vacuum chamber Everyone: yes!

[@ineedtowait90daystochangem68]

He always looks like he's saying kill me 😂😂

[@schizoidboi6695]

The algorithm got him.

[@OF01975]

Loooooop ur really ghr

[@ujjwalbhandari3284]

Believe me ! Now the companies will use it to sell their product in different colors!!

[@gjeraldh2989]

No

[@qearaaa01]

Cool.. 😀

[@yamiyaro]

His experiment is always mindblowing

[@ericnelson3102]

Try filling these with hydrogen to see if they float

[@gabor6259]

Hydrogen is pretty flammable but helium is okay.

[@scalex12.5]

Hey Action Lab! Not to be rude, but at 1:57 I think instead of die you meant the word dye! Just to let you know for future reference.

[@legreatpotato8888]

Lol

[@tospsy]

Same

[@neelamverma8167]

Rip auto generated text

[@uopual2256]

If I tried more DIE

[@eidolomere]

Let's die some bubbles

[@stephanspring5181]

Dear action lab can you please explain the multicolored shadows of regular bubbles

[@sinrock85]

Dude, you know your audience. About three seconds before you mentioned it, I was thinking vacuum chamber lol

[@joesTired]

I enjoy your content and love learning the science involved in the interesting anomalies you tend to post. Just a small piece of advice, don't force your enthusiasm over whatever odd thing you've shown or created. Just be yourself. It comes through as forced and disingenuous. Your tone and inflection sound phony a lot of the time when you say something is "awesome!" or "amazing!" We don't need you to be anything but yourself and the science you tend to explain will get us excited. Your topics and physical experiments are usually extremely interesting and that will get us enthused on it own merit. Just a piece of advice..it could also just be me... Anyway, your channel is awesome and amazing! ;-) Thank you for all the effort you go to just to entertain and educate us. My 14 year-old son LOVES your experiments/demonstrations and science is slowly becoming his favorite subject. I genuinely feel that your channel is directly responsible for his growing passion. Thank you and my son and I wish you the absolute best!!!

[@Thor-uq3bi]

7:53 you forgot to edit that out

[@jdjr3640]

Thank you for showing me how every music video is made!

[@coreyc47]

I imagine some pretty cool pictures of different color bubbles!

[@Vivian-ls7db]

Awesomess tv made a vid of glow in the dark bubbles

[@Tripower443]

"... let's see if this actually works..." C'mon, we all know you play with bubbles in your freetime and have already tested this millions of times.

[@MatTheeDarkOverLordSimons]

That was very cool, I can think of a few real world uses for this. I don't understand over 500 dislikes, that's just you tube I guess. x

[@charlessnyder1839]

Wait, did you just invent transparent aluminum? Scotty would be proud!