To see a World in a Grain of Sand

[@BitSmallX3]

when the sand is at the top, the top heavy sand timer wants to flip over, causing it to lean against the inside of the glass tube and wedge itself in place. when the sand is more evenly distributed in the timer it stops leaning and floats up. very clever. :3

[@andrewmartin3671]

Five Bob says they're for people afraid of heights and the lenses contained sand.

[@rdizzy1]

BitSmallX3 Yes in that model, but if you look at the article it has one that completely fills up the tube so it cannot lean at all.

[@DarthEditous]

rdizzy1 There'll always be some give, even if the hourglass appears to completely fill the tube. If the hourglass actually *was* a perfectly snug fit it would never move anyway, because it'd be held in place all around by the tube.

[@BitSmallX3]

DarthEditous not to mention there would be no room for the water to pass around it,and it would be held down by the water pressure on top of it and the vacuum created underneath it should it move at all.

[@DarthEditous]

Good point!

[@riamj6709]

"To see a world in a grain of sand And heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour" -William Blake

[@gierno4828]

devil may cry

[@JustSK37]

@@gierno4828 *Breathes in* BOI

[@TurboNemesis]

So it is written

[@ashh4929]

@@JustSK37 👏👏👏 Here I was fixing to throw down some philosophical quote of my own but I kinda started laughing *way* too hard at this. 😂😂😂

[@DeathBringer769]

@@gierno4828 Death Stranding

[@ThePlamzJoker]

Tim is the master of time with his amazing sand timer collection! Nice effects with the camera at the end there, and Tim still manages to utter his famous "heh!"

[@botdance9]

Don't forget "Nice idea that" and "...the1980's"!

[@softrockification]

ThePlamzJoker I can never watch the intro the same again. ;-;

[@MasterChiefTheChef]

ThePlamzJoker Time is an illusion, past, present and future exist at the same time.

[@ThePlamzJoker]

***** Oh my god, illuminaTim confirmed. :O

[@watch666]

Oh hey PlamzJoker. How's it going?

[@mightybison15]

Please get him to say "Welcome... to Jurassic Park..."

[@dsocjay]

YESSSSS, LOL

[@janglejingle5937]

No, he'd turn into a dinosaur.

[@tklue300]

John Hammond is Scottish.

[@MrDogfish83]

"Welcome to Jurrassic Park...Toy Shop! Here's an interesting plush dinosaur, you press its tail and it growls, what a lovely idea"

[@vashbain3136]

@@MrDogfish83 I read that with his voice

[@hdvija]

Have you ever auditioned for a narrator in a movie? You would instantly get it.

[@michaelsoftbinbows]

hdvija this is 5e story of a man named Tim...

[@thememegician2178]

@@velocique but one mysterious day... His collection didn't feel quite... Right...

[@shinymimikyu169]

@@blessedafricarains6429 It wasn't just his collection moving. furniture, paintings, even his bed.

[@FutureFootage]

man this old dudes voice is soothing

[@SavingPrivateBob]

+Ben Ballard Reminds me of every university lecturer I've had over 50.

[@cheekeen9683]

+Ben Ballard If you like this you need to see what ASMR is. Like for reals the best thing on youtube.

[@tehprotrollboi6472]

yeh

[@Debonair.Aristocrat]

+Ben Ballard Wouldn't it be nice if he read us "Auguries of Innocence."

[@SavingPrivateBob]

Fletcher DeMaine As a bedtime story? ^____^ haha

[@_GRiM1]

his english is so english i can't understand it

[@relentlessmadman]

+faabian303 I listened carefully over and over and soon! you should try Cockney!

[@user-zh3sn6fo5o]

+relentlessmadman chav.

[@LADvaitV]

his English is so English that I can't English

[@DaFlyingMusubi808]

I can't even speak English

[@_GRiM1]

though i'm chilean :v

[@GamingMill]

I can, and have, been watching these videos for hours. My nephews love it too; such a wonderful channel. Thanks, Tim!

[@elviswjr]

***** Fancy seeing you here! I'm surprised you're not busy honing your Gaming Mill Skills, but as good as you are, I suppose you can afford to take a break. :P

[@CapnHolic]

APPLBL00M Hello gaming mill fans!

[@thedehydratedpie3289]

What complete utter randomness seeing this comment here , was a big fan of you're channel. R.I.P man.

[@realhorsegaming]

vote tim for audible books

[@ophiolatreia93]

He was the voice in harry potter

[@GustavoSantos-ep5jx]

I have to admit I'm into video games, working on my car, etc and I never thought I would enjoy seeing these oddities that this guy has collected over the years it really is interesting

[@getsomebud]

"You are falling asleep..." *THUD* Lol.

[@HORRIOR1]

Imagine being high in Tim's house XD

[@thevsdjs]

+HORRIOR break all the shit

[@dalama1161]

+XxNinjaNoobxX There is no "shit" in Tim's house.

[@ximbabwe0228]

hahaha

[@ximbabwe0228]

his glass gizmo doubles as a bong

[@evanhairgelion]

+Srs Bsns way ahead of you bb.

[@malosmys7660]

Guys, Tim is a time traveler in disguise! He's from the year 191990 4:14

[@Oxidizer25]

Well he does have a reverse sand timer, so no wonder.

[@fezzes428]

Uncle Frank yes him as the master would be awesome

[@poofsplix2003]

Malosmys wassup

[@SD-vx9yo]

knew it

[@Whitefox-pc7lp]

Testicular Prolapse Tim lord

[@arsiund6073]

I love it when he says "what a lovely idea"

[@Siile_]

"Where do you put your sand timer-based toys?" "Inside my red goggles"

[@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock]

I want Tim to read The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh for us please. Thanks.

[@danielonenut1864]

you know he won't

[@TecnoTyler]

we can dream

[@nathoghazi5026]

but he will be banned in china

[@archravenineteenseventeen]

Tiannanmen square?

[@swat22camden]

i like how he talks at 4:24 "whats happening here?" "is the sand jammed is it?" to relate to whats going through our minds and his little fake surprised reaction :D

[@Juanah92]

Funny you mention it, cuz until now I'd never realized how often Tim says that in his videos

[@Sweatyspaaghetti]

wish you were my teacher when i was in grade school.

[@Voltaic_Fire]

I wish he was my teacher now and I've been out of school longer than I was in it.

[@Jayman2800]

These videos are always so comforting to me. It reminds me of when I was a little kid and my grandpa used to come over every Sunday.

[@natshenkin]

4:16 Tim's a time traveller from the year "191990" CONFIRMED.

[@MicheleBenfante]

"All is normal, well... almost.. heh" I love you Tim

[@IcsulX]

when the top half of the hourglass is full it wants to flip so it creates friction with the walls, thats why it doesent rise. when tehre is less sand on the top half the force gets weaker and the hourglass is free to float.

[@Cubeazza]

Teofil Raicu It has to be friction

[@DamianReloaded]

Indeed. In other words: the center of mass in the hourglass is "more centered" in relation to the cylinder so the hourglass wants to "turn less" or "collide less" with the walls until it ultimately wants to go straight up.

[@Cubeazza]

Damian Reloaded or basically the top is heavier so it wants to go down and flip over, causing it to push against the glass and causing friction to hold it there.

[@DamianReloaded]

Cubeazza yep. still the buoyancy force is greater than the total weight of the hourglass. ^_^

[@IcsulX]

Coppershielt *spreads wings* *activates mustache propeller* *zooooom!*

[@eadbound]

4:58 Tim's first steps into YTPing :'3

[@creamygoodness4467]

I Got this back in 191919, Oh glorious future god and your sand timers.

[@SavvageCabbage]

I don't even understand why i'm addicted to these videos

[@tomispandacuddle]

I like this guy lol one of the best youtubers I have seen

[@notanthony.]

I thought the guy from Jurassic park died

[@weichi_]

Lol hahahahaha

[@ekualo08]

lol, yeah I was waiting for the "spared no expense of course" line after he show cased his collection.

[@kailanijames5991]

lol

[@vitrtorbelfotrt677]

clever girl

[@rgaud8]

+Slim They can clone dinosaurs, that guy isn't dying.

[@fresh_baked_jake78]

tim needs one of those 30 min TV shows of him talking about his collection

[@morasoftwood8224]

I love content so much. It's hard to find quality contents these days.

[@user-jd3os8xe4o]

this is so odly satisfying

[@nickhenman7549]

In the first timer. The floating egg timer. The sand is acting like a ballast. When you invert the tube, the sand timer becomes unstable and wants to flip so the sand is at the bottom and the air at the top. This self righting mechanism is used in ships, the the centre of gravity wants to be as low as possible, so the half with the most weight wants to be on the bottom. So when the sand is at the top this inbalance causes the egg timer to try and flip, but it is restricted by the tube. The egg timer pushing against the side of the tube has enough friction to stop it from rising until enough of the sand has flowed in too the bottom half re distributing the weight and stopping the egg timer from wanting to spin. This wouldn't work with out the restrictive tubing. Eg at the bottom of a pool. It would just flip and rise up before the sand had a chance to move to the other chamber.

[@tonysuffolk4651]

+Nick Henman Exactly. You explained this very clearly. When I looked at this the first time I doubted the perspex tube would create enough friction so I gave it a try with a weighted wooden stick. The real skill is to make the overall density of the sand timer just slightly less than the density of water.

[@staticklingon2182]

Entertaining as always.

[@NDMytp]

Tim, why don't shopping channels follow your example? I'd buy everything!

[@tattooeduglyguy3376]

He should do amazon reviews. Buy a cool thing, do a nice video, profit. Then profit again

[@KuvaPefo]

Dude I gotta have one of them iron filings/magnetic sand timers. :D

[@joeyjoeanu4910]

God words CANT describe how much i love these intros and content

[@THEAP1995]

Anakin disliked this video

[@AgentSapphire]

oh no. I thought I escaped these videos! Help! I can't get out! They're so wonderful!

[@Derederi]

+AgentSapphire HEEEEEEEEEEEELPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AgentSapphire]

***** Tiny bats make the best hats

[@jadynd7916]

Is it Sakuya?

[@RainingCord922]

Sand from the Nile

[@Ace_of_Horns]

I like the reference to William Blake's poem.

[@megawattapps]

The air from the bottom of the sand timer rises up to the top level, causing it to float

[@Alexander-Hatala]

very subtle video

[@Mike.Nov51]

20 Long seconds?...where does he get these oddities from?

[@safe4547]

"Welcome... To Jurassic Park"

[@ajhamton2616]

dunno y...but i like you're profile pic..can u send me a dwnld link plz🙏

[@safe4547]

A J hamton thanks but sorry, i can't. it's from a friend of mine, she doesn't want anyone to use it except me ^^

[@ajhamton2616]

+Safe oh...cool👍

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

Tim is, as of tonight, my new ASMR guy. So calming!

[@imaginative-monkey]

What I really would like to know about Tim is how he's collected these many unique toys and gadgets. Is this just a hobby, or related to his profession?

[@recklessroges]

Both.

[@varunreddy2994]

sand from the nile.

[@wompstopm123]

sand from the nile... heh

[@ChoogieWoogie]

No. Just no.

[@Bender1]

Yes, just yes.

[@cameronvandygriff7048]

CaptainSkelebones hehehehe

[@DudeBoerGaming]

Still waiting to see the world through a grain of sand....?

[@lukerussell1858]

I'm really high and confused

[@boyloboyle5327]

+Luke Russell .... I'm really high and amazed, now I want to buy some pointless egg timers just to watch them

[@lukerussell1858]

What do you mean by minds polluted? Are you referring to the weed?

[@relentlessmadman]

Luke Russell there are a great many ways to get high, some legal, I wasn't referring to any thing specific, and before this turns into a fist fight Let me apologize if I've offended you. I have no Idea if you do drugs, and It is none of my business.

[@lukerussell1858]

Woah no I didn't mean it that way haha. Yeah I get your concern with drugs and alcohol. I was also meaning high as in smoking weed, not a big fan of the other drugs.

[@boyloboyle5327]

polluted??? my mind was polluted from school man, i was thought all about god and jesus, didn't find out what evolution was until after I droped out got high and watched a david attenborough documentry... weed is a very good thing for the mind man, it might make ya forget simple shit sometimes but all times its making you think about things in really different ways, plus it makes me very very happy

[@The4thAndOnly]

that transition though

[@antoniogeorge2086]

i watches the whole video only because of his voice\accent

[@buddybc3]

I'm curious to know why Tim needed to disguise the magic box

[@alexlyster8679]

i just subscribed because this guy is so soothing to watch

[@ericr4764]

love your videos. Thank you. I have a 8 year old girl I'm trying to get interested in science.

[@dpmakestuff]

Why did he tape the box?

[@10madbananas]

+Dustin Penner It probably had a logo on it that could be copyright claim Or maybe some naked ladies XD

[@silver_the_rowlet2521]

+10madbananas He used it in another video, one of the puzzle box ones, I think, and it wasn't taped then.

[@Tyubirocks1]

The only use I can think of for the box is to hide something. Maybe he didn't want to give it away.

[@quasiczarcasm]

+Dustin Penner My guess is with puzzle boxes the fun is in trying to get them to open. If he revealed the manufacturer or model of it then the mystery is ruined for whoever may own it and couldn't get it open.

[@calmdownitsjustme6180]

+Tyubirocks1 he hides Flash drives with "stuff" he wants to keep secret.

[@EmazingGuitar]

This puzzled me for a second because I though the buoyancy of the air would lift the sand regardless if it was above or below the sand until I took the friction of the wall into account

[@GoldsCovers]

Time to get stoned and watch grand illusions for 5 hours

[@fresh_baked_jake78]

hell yeah

[@_WhoppiMoldberg]

Lmao

[@manumarinhumanez9848]

me cago en Satán chiquillo no se te entiende un carajo

[@DeadlyBlaze]

"Sand timers form the mechanism inside a couple of toppling toys, and a joke item that tells men how long they should do the housework for. (Not long!) " Oh boy if you said that in current year you'd get trending on twitter

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

He did add it is rather rude

[@davidf3016]

flip the poles for the magnet timer and see.

[@mitchellmitchell6938]

Hypothesis: when the sand is on the top, the bottom is more buoyant. Therefore it wants to flip(moment about the center). This causes enough static friction to keep the sand timer at the bottom. when the moment (tendency to flip in this case) has been reduced "enough", the static friction isn't "enough" to keep it at the bottom, therefore it rises to the top. Reply if you agree/disagree.

[@TheSadDuck]

+Mitchell Mitchell Well thought out. I'm inclined to agree!

[@mitchellmitchell6938]

TheSadDuck :)

[@steeldimond]

I thought maybe that also. I would really like to know the definite answer but I can't seem to find it online unfortunately. It makes me sad.

[@mitchellmitchell6938]

+Kyle Murdoxk Sound like it's time for an experiment.

[@jastinbrooker4124]

Love your vidios

[@1C3CR34M]

"I got this in... eh.... 191919."

[@cipherclone]

is this you alfred?

[@MyLifeOfficial]

I want you to talk away all my worries in life.

[@dirtymushroom-hollybubba3796]

my life you may be on to something because after I watch this video It did help relieve some stress as I've been having

[@MyLifeOfficial]

I hope for all your stresses to go away and wish you a relaxed state of mind. Be at peace.

[@dirtymushroom-hollybubba3796]

MyLife thank you kind sir wish more people in the world had your attitude

[@momsspaghetti7693]

"Oop! What happened there?"

[@samhayzen]

"Very clever"

[@mybestpartnerofficial9760]

Odd

[@HandgeHarry]

I dont got the time for this!

[@coltenmeyer2775]

Have a sprite!

[@JohnLeaf]

3:58 if police find you in the street with these thing you gonna have to explain yourself for a while lolll

[@P-Bass_Pete]

Sand from the Nile

[@colinschabel]

I think that you don't know how things work.

[@colinschabel]

You never say how it works

[@practicaldeduction6862]

I like that magnetic one... and the upside down one.

[@MajesticSkywhale]

hello based William Blake daddy

[@mihailo5694]

*heh*

[@user-dl8yo3wv1t]

Is it just my headphones? I have to have my volume ALL the way up and still can barely hear it. All other videos are normal.

[@sjabina2371]

cool

[@danforrest7709]

The year is 191990, Toys have taken control....One man, One table, One camera. Tim Saves the World.

[@d1n0alg75]

Isn't the title a line in Auguries of Innocence? "To see a world in a grain of sand,and heaven in a wild flower"

[@Screwiish]

Why did he tape that box?

[@makorharis9968]

now i found what did i need when i was a child :D

[@TheDreadGazeebo]

Why is the box covered in tape?

[@VergilAvaritia]

Is the title a reference to Auguries of Innocence?

[@SenMysrana]

Tim is such a positively delightful gentleman.

[@pastuleo79]

I watched this whole thing just to see how the first one worked!!! You owe me an explanation buddy!

[@leodeleon3990]

21 savage

[@xDannyboo]

191990!

[@joshshugesmallworld9688]

I appreciate the retro feel of this channel. As well as his calm demeanor.

[@Xx_Martha_xX]

Luv ur videos and ur voice!

[@eltioistvan]

I'd pay good money to see Tim having a conversation with Michael Caine

[@lilsweetbabyraysbbqsauce1994]

u da man tim

[@bronst0n_1.05]

Ryans Toy Reviews for Sophisticated people.

[@Willianatior]

Your channel and marijuana make a hell of an evening.

[@jaredbrown548]

he sounds just like Anthony Hopkins

[@ArtyFartyBart]

Why did he put brown packing tape on that box? Was it covered in swastikas or something? :S

[@KadajRemnantInc]

i dont actually know why it was given to me as recommended video but it was one of the purest simple youtube channel I always watch. No ads. No interruption. Just pure wholesome entertainment.

[@DDG2023]

I wish I had grown up in Tim's household. Constant curiosity and fascination would have been around every corner.

[@tamastarczy6262]

Im pretty sure the Internet would be a lot less without Tim. He is an Internet-phenomenon. Love to know he is around. Stay strong old chap Tim. Keep it up!🤘

[@laughterman805]

The BEST bedtime programming!