How to talk like a physicist

[@hesitantjaguar7897]

Annoyingly informative, thank you Sabine =)

[@ajud]

Well actually ...................................

[@deepstariaenigmatica2601]

Sabine: "now go and do something useful with your day" me: i don't think i will, sabine :(

[@michaelblacktree]

LOL

[@edwardandrade4390]

2, and everything is always interesting. Got job

[@carlosgaspar8447]

the kind of video neil degrasse tyson would do.

[@MedlifeCrisis]

More like this one please. It appeals deeply to my uncontrollable urge to correct people.

[@KlaudiusL]

Hello. Nice to see you here, again

[@weshard1]

I said this to someone, the other day, and they said, "oh, your that guy?" I said, "no, I have to constantly refrain". "And by the way, it’s you’re.." Okay, that last quote didn’t happen.

[@SabineHossenfelder]

Hello, and Happy New Year! Loved your Christmas poem. Will put your wish on the list.

[@jimlakey8366]

...and that urge is called pedantry. You're welcome.

[@RogerLuedecke]

Well, actually@@jimlakey8366 that's not exactly correct. It'd be better to say that urge could be described as pedantry. Though it might appear to an outside observer as pedantic, the subjective experience of our agent should be taken into account to ascertain firstly if pedantry is an accurate description and secondly if it is the best description.

[@daveh7720]

"Well, actually..." Sounds like my Dad talking. "Well, actually..." Sure sounds like Dad. "Now go and do something useful..." Yep, that's Dad all right.

[@zair_salahuddin]

"Now go and do something useful with your day" Okay then, more Sabine videos it is

[@raditguntoro9946]

Anjay di like udin

[@albirtarsha5370]

Definitely my favorite part in this video.

[@zeropol]

haha

[@saheb534]

Ok , what is useful from physics point of view?

[@davehollis5816]

That part made me laugh out loud. Best sign-off for a video I've ever seen.

[@jishcatg]

"You'd think the ocean wouldn't be so deep with all the sponges in it." - Steven Wright

[@douglasstrother6584]

There's a blast from the past.

[@Tubluer]

I needed some paper so I went to the stationery store. They'd moved.

[@Otacatapetl]

"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?"

[@07YellowS2000]

"It's a small world....but I wouldn't want to paint it."

[@John.Smith007]

My favorite comedian!!!

[@revanth5344]

Someone: Opens their mouth physicists: well, actually...

[@stefanhennig]

Me, being a mathematician: well, what you actually actually meant to say is ...

[@nova_supreme8390]

@@stefanhennig Alternatively: That is true within certain axioms, however...

[@ishworshrestha3559]

Ok

[@matheusveigamatveiga1995]

Physicists : Well, yes 👀but actually no👁👁the great statistics of the universe's structure being governed by Eintein's general relativity show that there is an infinitesimal probability of time travel... and...🗣$@%=×/_*&&#× >4÷×=566656{4~6}

[@pamir8232]

Alternative title: "How to lose all of your friends very quickly"

[@johnkelland]

Well actually you would not lose them all

[@gerjaison]

Well actually, you need to have friends at the first place, you can't lose them if you don't have any.

[@xdragon2k]

@@gerjaison Well actually, he doesn't need to watch this video because the already practiced it. It explains why he doesn't have any friend.

[@agentsmidt3209]

Well, actually I have no friends, so your assumption was wrong.

[@johnkelland]

@@agentsmidt3209 surely you exaggerate the number of friends you have ; )

[@universalroyalempire]

Please do a "unfortunately, we don't yet have proof" video 😂. I enjoyed this. Thanks.

[@hojoj.1974]

"Now go and do something useful with your day." Awesome.. LOL

[@udokahn3262]

Sabine:" How many did you know?" Me:" All of them." Also me: *existential crisis*

[@scarfhs1]

Q. How many pedants does it take to change a lightbulb? A. Change or replace?

[@ДаниилРабинович-б9п]

change

[@Duo2]

Well actually...

[@ДаниилРабинович-б9п]

@M Bacon well actually, there is no definition of the maximum size of a lightbulb so you can if it's big enough.

[@alansilverman8500]

@M Bacon "Don't go changin'... To try to please me... I like you just the way you are..."

[@dlevi67]

@@alansilverman8500 It takes Billy Joel to change a lightbulb?

[@Thomas-gk42]

I love these older Sabine videos. Nothing more useful to do with the day, than watching them.

[@TiagoMorbusSa]

Sabine: "it is a really small bulge" Earth exits the chat. 2:17

[@KaiHenningsen]

Well, actually, the thing with the oblate spheroid isn't quite true, as well, You see, ... _(explains pear shape)_

[@JohnVKaravitis]

Never took Sabine for a size queen.

[@nzuckman]

Nah the Earth isn't spherical at all, its got a big ol' nipple-thing on top like Columbus said

[@omegalamda3145]

@Th Pi you’re not trying...

[@markthebldr6834]

@@JohnVKaravitis Sabrina is a freak! :)

[@ktrout17i70]

She really has nailed it. Even the ineptness to look confident is impressive.

[@gentlyschannel4193]

"Actually the earth isn't round" flat earthers ears pick up

[@misterphmpg8106]

Who cares about the earth if the whole milkyway is flat?

[@bookashkin]

@@misterphmpg8106 You did not notice Milky Way's bulge. Milky Way's feelings hurt.

[@carnsoaks1]

@@bookashkin when is she due?

[@bookashkin]

@@carnsoaks1 Not that kind of bulge 😎

[@irokosalei5133]

She indeed said the earth is flat to an extent.

[@rickymherbert2899]

I haven't a clue what you are talking about but you deliver it in such a fascinating manner I've just got to subscribe. Keep safe, keep sane and keeeeep posting such great content.

[@T-Slider]

Well, being 76 and retired, listening to you speak is one of the most useful and pleasurable things I do. Thank you!

[@brian.josephson]

And don't forget Sabine's music videos, which I've only come across recently.

[@macpr0c]

Me an engineering major: "Ah yes now I can finally infiltrate the physics department"

[@SabineHossenfelder]

You'll be well prepared 😉

[@KlaudiusL]

before watch "How to speak English like Einstein" .. and nobody will suspect a thing

[@henriquedecristo8436]

just don't forget that 𝜋 ≠ 3

[@macpr0c]

@@henriquedecristo8436 But still e=𝜋 and 𝜋^2=g right ?

[@henriquedecristo8436]

@@macpr0c oh, sure, and sin𝜃 = tan𝜃 = 𝜃

[@arthurwilton958]

Thank-you for the explanation of why light is neither a particle nor a wave instead of being both! I learned something from this.

[@vegasgeorge]

And, she didn’t say “Billions and billions” even once!

[@alphagt62]

I do hate it when someone gives a number in, “Thousands of Billions, or Millions of Millions”, instead of just saying a Trillion, or Quadrillion. They think they are dumbing it down for laymen, but it’s actually just confusing.

[@DangPTran]

Well Actually because of the short and long scale it's much preferable to use the 10^9 notation since in Germany and England pre-1974 they use the long scale and America and England Post-1974 use the short scale which can lead to confusion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers

[@Dragrath1]

@@DangPTran This has always bothered me as it effectively renders billion million and the likes as worthless. Nowadays the only things left are SI prefixes and scientific notation. where you say 10^9 years or Giga years(Gy or if years ago prefixed to Ga the further abbreviated prefix of Gya) instead of billion years.

[@a.randomjack6661]

@@alphagt62 Aren't large number names different in US from Britain?

[@alphagt62]

@@a.randomjack6661 I don’t think so? It’s fairly universal I would think?

[@roymitchell1721]

I couldn't resist imagining myself taking a test in class to check if I had paid enough attention to so many of your other marvellous and enjoyable videos Sabine! I certainly knew more of them than I would have before I discovered your channel. Thankyou so much. I watch for your inimitable presentation as much as for your content. Hope you never stop.

[@johnrendle1303]

Sabine-you are fabulous!!!! So quirky and what a dry sense of humour…. I love your videos..

[@tobarstep]

I got a good laugh. Any time I see "Well, actually" in a forum thread it's an instant conversation killer for me.

[@SabineHossenfelder]

Well, actually, I know what you mean ;)

[@Dragrath1]

:( But then how can I convey the rich nuance and depth that belies each and every possible subject in existence? Thoughts on "Technically", "Too be fair", "looking into more depth", Is there some better segue for keeping your attention? I am keen to hear your thoughts science communication is important

[@Tubluer]

@@Dragrath1 You forgot "That turns out not to be the case." !

[@srikaka]

"Now go and do something useful with your day." Well actually, this video was very entertaining which is approximately the same as useful to first order.

[@scifieric]

I have to say that the introduction to this video made me laugh out loud!

[@plameniontchev3681]

Yes, you are completely right! And people almost always tend to change the subject!😊

[@c.augustin]

Well, actually this was at the same time funny and informative. Most interesting I found the facts about water being blue. Well done!

[@oliverhetzner9879]

Vielen Dank für die netten Videos dieses Jahr, und guten rutsch.

[@SabineHossenfelder]

Danke gleichfalls!

[@michael.forkert]

@@SabineHossenfelder Die Wahrheit ist die folgende: du bist schon lange dorthin gerutscht, wo du nimmermehr rauskommen wirst. „Als er nun in der Hölle war, hob er seine Augen auf in seiner Qual .... Und er rief: 'Vater Abraham, erbarme dich meiner...' Abraham aber sprach: '... Und überdies besteht zwischen uns und euch eine große Kluft, dass niemand, der von hier zu euch hinüber will, dorthin kommen kann und auch niemand von dort zu uns herüber'. " (Lukas 16, 23-25)

[@pleindespoir]

@@michael.forkert well, actually "Rutsch" ins Neue Jahr kommt nicht von rutschen, sondern aus dem Hebräischen "rosch", was "Kopf" bedeutet und den hebräischen Neujahresgruß einleitet: רֹאֹשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

[@dulli41]

@@pleindespoir Das ist dann die well actually sprachwissenschaftlerversion :) ...ich glaube soziemlich alle professionalisierten haben ihre 'well, actually' gebiete... und auch weniger professionelle... apropos @Michael: Auf welcher Seite der Kluft stehst Du?

[@AdrianaTufaile]

Great video! I'm also a physicist and I try to avoid this kind of situation, but sometimes I can't help myself.

[@kloassie]

How to sound like The Critical Drinker: end your video with something that resembles "Go away now!"

[@avonacolyte]

What would they make of each other, I wonder?

[@berendharmsen]

I was thinking the same thing. I wonder what would happen if those two got together. The grumpyness would reach critical mass I expect.

[@vast634]

Starting out the video with "You know, once i was reading this paper when passing out in a public bathroom ..."

[@kloassie]

@@vast634 Exactly!!! 😂😂😂

[@mprado4177]

Several neural pathways in my brain just cleared up! Thank you!

[@davidgilner9763]

Backdrop has the largest collection of books without spine titles I've seen on KZbin. Really attractive threads, Sabine.

[@kairostimeYT]

Different Title: "How to talk like Sheldon Cooper?"

[@243263843]

Being a nerd does not mgically make you a scientist

[@kairostimeYT]

@@243263843 Context?

[@tree_relics]

Oh man, I'm not even a physicist and know this and have often heard "well, actually" come out of my mouth for many silly reasons. Its the curse of the know-all. Well, actually it's a response when I get annoyed with gross generalizations, urban myths, opinions I don't like, and common misconceptions to be honest. Even my own will trigger the corrective response. Way to call us all out! Love it!!

[@larryscott3982]

Science with ‘attitude’. “No, actually it’s just science.”

[@draganklj]

Ms. Sabine you are fantastic! Please do not stop..........

[@suhasprabhu3898]

Thank you Sabine for a wonderfully informative and entertaining video. I loved the last line!

[@thomaswallace1125]

Well, actually, this is Steven Wright level of genius comedy.

[@tensaisenshi]

That would be annoying in a conversation, but in a video like this turns out to be very interesting. Kind like a misconceptions video.

[@guineapig1016]

"Go and do something useful with your day." Love it

[@jimbrittain402]

I could definitely see myself talking like this. I'm surprised I have any friends at all... it is a reflection on their saintly patience that they put up with me. Many thanks!

[@markbehets]

When at university, I heard following story from a professor, A certain day, people were confronted with a problem, and asked a lawyer, a physicist and an engineer to find a solution. The lawyer gave a very long explanation, which ended in the conclusion that no solution was needed because there was not really a problem. The physicist started to look for an exact solution, and never found one. Finally the engineer came, used some approximations and solved the problem.

[@Tubluer]

...and the solution failed as soon as the contractors had gone home.

[@markbehets]

@@Tubluer 😁

[@zappawench6048]

Didn't know that water was actually slightly blue!

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Actually, that was the most annoying one.

[@tarmaque]

I prescribe some Zoloft.

[@elihyland4781]

Well actually..THIS WAS INCREDIBLE! Happy New Year Sabine!

[@darylgraham4313]

I love the closing rephrasing for water is blue, exactly how I would have phrased it and so often youtubers will mention a caveat but ignore it in a twisted summary that tries to stick with a theme. Also terrific video ender too!

[@dangut6574]

Could be a SNL skit: “Passive-aggressive physicist”, this thick German accent is perfect.

[@prestonransome5362]

Sabine's accent is not zat zik. Henry Kissinger and Klaus (spit) Schwab have zik accents.

[@jimgolab536]

This makes me think of a quote attributed to statistician George Box that I often use at work, usually paraphrased as "All models are wrong. Some models are useful." An addition to this that I like is "and it is our job to find the useful ones".

[@garygough6905]

All of them including the observation that they don't always matter. Do recall a friends surprise when I explained Cherencov radiation though. I'm not even a physicist. Keep the videos comming Sabine, I always look forward to opening them when I see a new one.

[@Ron-rs2zl]

Now I know how to sound like I'm really smart and with a German accent!

[@virajelix]

Fantastic!!! Thank you so much! ... and WIHSING YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!!!

[@mikeunleashed1]

Lmao "thats it.. now go and do something useful" I refuse.

[@jimsweeney7339]

Watching your videos is always useful....and sometimes quite amusing

[@BaseDeltaZero1972]

Physicist: "It's been pretty quiet this week...think we are safe for now..." Sabbine: *Uploads video for her acolytes* -"now fly my pretty's...FLY! hahahaha!" On a more serious note - All the best to Sabine and her viewers in 2021 - This channel is my favourite discovery of 2020. Absolutely fantastic.

[@n20games52]

Discovered your channel and have been watching a lot of your videos recently. Very much enjoy the pragmatic approach and the humor in videos like this one.

[@georgeorwell8138]

Aaaah, the beautiful, lovely Sabine. Makes my day every time I see her. (:

[@apaheus]

Love your sense of humor and sarcasm!! Now I have to come up with something useful to do today...hmmm.

[@deltaexplorer47]

Dr. Sabine ... you are AWESOME !! GOD bless you always !!

[@deltaexplorer47]

I knew the one about weight.

[@MorningStarNews]

Actually... this was very informative. Haha, you’re great~ Take care

[@tomschmidt381]

Thanks for the extra Sabine video for the end of the year. Always enjoyable.

[@mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

Sabine is funny. Well actually ... she is amusing ; her words and attitude are hilarious; she is quick-witted.

[@spirosfoufoutos6241]

I really like how humorous are the subjects of your last videos Sabine :-)

[@nebpoma]

In my opinion, you are one of the great theoretical physicists of our time. Thank you.

[@Bazzo61]

Oh dear... you've made me realise what I must sound like to my non physicist friends :-) Another great video. Love your content Sabine. Always original and informative... thank you.

[@attilakiss8585]

I knew these, but was so well presented so I liked to watch it.

[@thomaszehetner3281]

I am no physicist and I definitely will never reach this level, but my general knowledge is "good" and I would LOVE to be corrected this way!

[@bediha]

“Talk like a physicist and annoy people” i think i do that 😀 one of your good ones. i didnt know the sea as being really blue.

[@andresandres7267]

Sabine you look great with black clothes

[@SabineHossenfelder]

Yes, I like the shirt!

[@KazmirRunik]

I'd start sewing more buttons on it to see when people notice

[@chadtrump7009]

She looks nice in black but looks better on her back 😛

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

Sabine, I love you and your quick wit! I hope you have a great year in 2021!

[@cipaisone]

well, actually it was really interesting.

[@johnstack3338]

When you make a sharp turn, you're not being pushed against the car door, the door is pushing against you. Your body is just trying to move in straight line.

[@philshifley4731]

Great little lecture. I will never forget when Sabine Hossenfelder said that meteorology was about "clouds and stuff". A dig on meteorology I'm sure.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

Sabine you are a wonderful person. Since I can't be a fan of anyone I am an old guy who likes your presentations. Than you.

[@bartroberts1514]

On reflection, this video strikes remarkably close to what many regard as the heart of fundamental science, Occam's Razor. With each "Well, actually.." we see entities multiply, as a new necessity is introduced. For myself, I take the Marie Kondo approach to what is necessary: does it bring you joy? In that sense, every "Well, actually.." rejects not the statement being amended or corrected, but the feelings of satisfaction of the original author of that statement and seeks to heighten joy. Science is an intensely emotional project, and scientists practice designs to appeal to the feelings of those they speak to with inferences from observation, as any artists would. Discovery is your medium. Stepwise refinement toward greater accuracy or truth are your instruments. Knowledge is your palette.

[@winsomehax]

"Well actually..." is such an abused word (well, actually "well actually" isn't a word)

[@michaelbudreau7454]

Thank you ghost of Goedel!

[@hippopotamus6765]

I just love the accent, listening attentively while going to sleep with soothing Sabine close by.

[@rfvtgbzhn]

To the black hole thing: also if you survive touching the surface of a star and continue falling, gravity won't increase further as the inverse square law is only valid outside the region in which the mass is concentrated.

[@PSG_Mobile]

Thank you for make my life better and my friends' lives worse 😁

[@backwards3454]

1)Well, actually, the earth orbits around the sun in his reference frame. 2)Well, actually, the apparent speed of light changes, not the speed of light itself. 3)Well actually, earth is not a perfect spheroid either because its surface is not smooth. 5)Well, actually, you can also lose weight if you lose mass. Furthermore, the other person might have ment that they entered a region of lower gravitational field. 10)Well, actually, its because of difference in size, not temperature. If you could enter safely into a star, the pull would tend to decrease as you approached its center, since spherical surfaces cancell their own gravitational effects into their interiors. Correct me if I am wrong and/or inaccurate. Nice video by the way

[@alanstarkie2001]

How to talk like a physicist. When asked a question, always start the answer with "So..."

[@wp5355]

Thanks for the further explanation of topics than can be difficult to fully understand.

[@1itim]

Love the closing comment!

[@Paul_Ch52]

With a head for math usually comes a head for humor. You do them both so well, Dr. H. I did notice more than one gleam in your eyes. You were having such fun making this video. You go, girl.

[@pengjuzhang6405]

Thanks a lot for your videos. In fact, your videos of superposition, and decoherence helped me a lot in terms of understanding of my experimental data. Well, more importantly, your techniques of being a real physisits are prompting me to acheive my final goal.

[@pengjuzhang6405]

@Fainer Fug my final goal is to be a 'real' physisit, Do you have one?

[@scottmclennan6114]

Definitely want to try one or two of these out!!

[@hp127]

Thanks for keeping science (and scientists) and yes: Always correct (although stupidity is infinite, there is something praiseworthy in trying)

[@kayapilat7829]

Lorentz transforms were the bane of my intro class. I finally got the hang of them in my upper level EM course.

[@STEVEBURTON99]

Ouch! It made complete sense. I knew and understood every single one. For the sake of irritating completeness, let me suggest the addition of the term from mathematics: "Counter-example". People love it when a counterexample is offered. Happy New Year everybody.

[@steffahn]

I didn’t know about the term “gravity waves” or the fact that water is blue. Fascinating stuff.

[@IanJudge]

Your videos have given me a much better understanding of the world, and are entertaining as well. Thank you!

[@luckybarrel7829]

On the contrary, I really love purposely saying these slightly incorrect facts around physicists to rile them up

[@ucigucimuci]

Funny one, good job. And I like the production and your looks

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

I knew that the earth is a an oblate spheroid and that it’s mass, not weight. Or if I knew more, I’ve forgotten which already.

[@himme8471]

Love your videos. You really got me with some of them!

[@huwphillips2696]

One of my favourite videos

[@wolfgangtscheu7132]

Although I know all the facts you mentioned I appreciate and enjoyed having been reminded. Thank you!

[@gregduncan3242]

Thanks for giving me a good chuckle to end my 2020

[@bgood8299]

Thank you for both teaching me some fascinating things and helping to calm my anxiety during this miserable year. Have a wonderful New Year!

[@samiaario8291]

#3 cracked me up. Me before: "What reason could she possibly have to complain about this one?" Me after: "Yes yes of course, she is absolutely correct."

[@ZeroOskul]

1:44 You did GravitY waves versus GravitATIONAL waves!!! I have corrected physicists about that, this is the first time I have seen a physicist correct about it.

[@jakobjorgensen7773]

I will definitely apply informative communication from 2021 on, as it annoys me when people are just so damn stubborn yet ignorant - Best wishes for 2021, Sabine, and keep the videos coming ;)