How to Understand What Black Holes Look Like

[@SingaporeSkaterSam]

Walter Lewin, legendary physics lecturer, just cited this video of yours as the best explanation of the image, in case you didn't know.

[@armiakhairy2402]

Just came from his playlist

[@naresu]

Just came from his video

[@TheShamansQuestion]

Wow!

[@connorbranscombe6819]

@Joe Chang Lol yeah bro im sure an armchair scientist on KZbin knows more about the way physics work then, you know, ACTUAL physicists.

[@connorbranscombe6819]

@Joe Chang We get it man, you just did the physics unit in grade 9 science.

[@tobblesmash6193]

The fact that the prediction was so close just goes to show how accurate theoritical physics is, we might not have seen the universe, but the physics we know helps us predict everything with a crazy amount of certainty.

[@MauriceMuhumuza]

Quantum Mechanics left the group

[@ossiehalvorson7702]

@@MauriceMuhumuza Not exactly. We've learned to predict the effects of quantum physics with a high level of accuracy, but the problem is, unlike relativity where something either "is or isn't", quantum physics is based on probability. There is no certainty of a single possibility like relativity, but we can calculate the probabilities, and have certainty that it'll be *one* of those probabilities.

[@rayan-xg5kw]

@@ossiehalvorson7702 yeah, it's the nature itself of quantum physics. What matters is that we're certain about what kind of possibilities there are. Maybe when we'll achieve a theory of everything we'll be able to predict quantum physics as well.

[@ossiehalvorson7702]

@@rayan-xg5kw The biggest obstacle at the moment is that, while we're getting very good at using and abiding by the "rules" of quantum physics, we're still pretty massively stumped on the fundamental source of those "rules", such as how and why those probabilities are set one way rather than another. If we can figure out those fundamentals, I bet we'll be pretty close to a unified theory!

[@hisholiness4537]

But never certain enough.

[@ElectroBOOM]

It's funny, the black hole image they got is exactly the same as you drew on your black board. Why did they spend so much when they could just ask you to draw it?! Good job!

[@ronyronouk]

Based on theory, drawing a thing is called prediction. And when the actual image matches the prediction, that means that the theory is right. And till date, General Relativity Theory is nailing every prediction it made over a hundred years ago.

[@saji.2874]

Rony Ronouk he knows, itsa joke.

[@saulmejia627]

r/woooosh

[@ronyronouk]

@@saji.2874: I know that buddy. Just trying to clear the things up so that nobody start "why it's so important?" kinds of bullsh**.

[@senshi01]

@@ronyronouk Einstein still nailing it.

[@thitiwat.r]

0:26 “If you are disappointed by this image, I think that misses the gravity of the situation.” Very well played, Derek.

[@robertvasquez3340]

Brother..........This was S tier education!

[@치리튜브]

천문학을 연구하던 무리뉴 젊은시절...😂

[@JChill-ot9lc]

Watching this 9 months later to realize how incredible CLOSE his chalkboard drawing was. About 99% accurate to the real picture!

[@faiscaarthur4257]

it just wasnt even more accurate because its impossible to recreate a 100% accurate image in a chalkboard lmao

[@60bpmmusic_]

Mojo Jojo lol

[@PrSunflower]

Same for me! 7:13 OMG he predicted the picture in the right way!

[@autumnleaf2976]

@Mojo Jojo I hope you are trolling

[@youtubespectator669]

more like 100%

[@DjVortex-w]

Fun fact: When they were making that movie, Interstellar, they tried to simulate mathematically accurately what the black hole would look like from far away more or less just as an experiment, expecting it to look so boring that they would have to embellish it in order to make it more interesting for the movie, but when they saw the end result it was so spectacular-looking that they decided to go with the mathematically accurate visuals.

[@spaceepandaa]

Gargantua was absolutely stunning

[@imjustgdcg96]

Gargantua Black Hole is revolutionary.

[@picassoboy52]

Wish people would stop saying "fun fact" just get on with it

[@sonicx254shere3]

Yeah and then they actually contributed to the field of science by publishing 2 accurate papres!!! For those of u who wanna know a bit more abt this story heres the link to the vid from where i knew abt it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emimp2qua8-dj7M Great channel btw for all of those movie fans out there!! (ps: love interstellar my 3rd favourite movie! :) )

[@herrsan]

well, not entirely correct. they left out the part depitcted in 08:28 as it was considered to be too complicated/confusing for the audience. hence, gargantua's accretion disk was portrayed as equally bright which would actually not be the case.

[@GigantorsDAD]

The best explanation of Black Hole imagery I've ever heard.

[@that_one_guy934]

Yup

[@heatguillen]

FINALLY! This is seriously the first video that thoroughly explains the physics that I'm seeing. It's astonishing how simple this is to explain but yet NO ONE has done this yet, but you! Thank you! 😊

[@TunaIRL]

3 years ago. Who's to say someone didn't do this yet you just didn't happen to find it?

[@MoahGentle]

I thought the exact same thing!

[@jj53368]

@@TunaIRL Think about it…is your comment really necessary?

[@TunaIRL]

@@jj53368 Probably depends on what makes a comment "necessary". And then you'd have make a premise from it. Is it good or bad if a comment even is necessary? I invite you to think about what you just said by asking, is your comment necessary?

[@hotshot6674]

But it's still a guess, since we don't fully understand what a black hole is.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Physical props instead of a lot of CGI, well done!

[@pnutdraws]

i like it but a cgi would help better understand it

[@raulssorban]

zapfanzapfan CGI isn't all that bad.

[@shahabazkhan1]

Just like The Curiosity Show

[@claudiu_ivan]

I guess you have no ideea how hard it is to make CGI.

[@locjacko129]

Correct, sometimes (or many times) CGI caused too much impression that distracted viewers.

[@pixelrayted]

I finally understand that image of the Interstellar black hole. Thank you.

[@HelpMeFindTheseSongs]

What image? It hasn't been released yet.

[@noahmarchais804]

@@HelpMeFindTheseSongs the movie intersteller

[@nuclearping]

@@HelpMeFindTheseSongs He means the black hole in the MOVIE "Interstellar". PS: You posted a silly comment "1 minute ago" and it already has a like? Did you upvote your own comment? D:

[@secularmonk5176]

@G123 Assuming you aren't a deliberate troll: In the movie "Interstellar," the only "explanation" for the way something looks in space was referring to why a wormhole would look spherical rather than like a flat disk (this is an entirely different phenomenon than the black hole Gargantua, encountered at the other end of the wormhole in that movie)

[@shamsow]

@G123 Haha, you call someone a bozo but you completely misunderstood the entire point of this video

[@quahntasy]

MIND= BLOWN Glad I watched this video before the release of the image. Hype increased by 90 per cent.

[@cheesywiz9443]

yes!

[@TheTURKISHDELIGHT98]

Same

[@BillAnt]

Looks like this comment section itself is becoming a black hole, the words are getting sucked into KZbin's even horizon, then spat out into the vacuum of space in the form of radiation. tsk-tsk

[@thefinallevel8648]

r/boneappletea

[@FlyntofRWBY]

Percent* not "per cent," lol.

[@antonsyakkingandfishing]

Thanks, this is the FIRST TIME that I have actually understood the 3D images I have seen of black holes. Previously I couldn’t get my head around what I was seeing, but not any more. Again, thank you for you simple, but detailed explanation. 👍👍👍

[@resress3489]

вернее сказать теория!!! а не факт!

[@syedmazharhasan6803]

At 7:16, my mouth just dropped to the floor. I can see and understand Gargantua from Intersteller. Thank you so so much. You are a hero.

[@arafat9828]

Exact same thought 😂

[@adil_ahnaf.08]

My jaw dropped and broke through my floor and went to australia

[@anthonysantos1142]

fun fact while making the black hole the systems they were using struggled to show the black hole

[@YZFMANIAC08]

Lmao check Ton618

[@varman7082]

@@adil_ahnaf.08 😂

[@shamsiddinnabiev3151]

Great job, but the video lacks dramatic music by Hanz Zimmer))

[@Shenron557]

Yeah, that would have taken this video to the next level. "No Time for Caution" - Hans Zimmer

[@AnishNapper]

lol

[@roke77]

lol

[@GTXDash]

Copyright issues obviously

[@sesame88]

I'm hearing the theme song from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[@juanmoralesvideo]

Mind blowing. Both, the black hole stuff, and your capacity to explain very complex things in a way everybody (even me, ha ha) can truly understand.

[@andrebartels1690]

Me, too.

[@MapleJokerRofl]

Wow much brain. Intelligent very. /r/imverysmart

[@Pomaufour]

Exactly. Impressive explanation for the masses ! Can t wait for tomorrow now

[@ZFanz]

Wow, you're very smart, goodluck man wowww so smaartt

[@maurav-l8m]

0:24 "If you are disappointed by this image, I think that misses the gravity of the situation..." I see what you did there.

[@christian_swjy]

Just saw the image, and it is similar to the image shown by Derek. Awesome work!

[@pcislocked]

agreed

[@_Killkor]

I can even see the Dopper beaming on its picture (lower side is visibly brighter). Amazing indeed :D

[@grunchidetrap476]

@dankest-TV He was very accurate with saying it would look like a coffee stain coffee stain

[@navdeepsengh]

We all new it'd be something like that. In fact, Derek's prediction is hi-res which is not possible yet in reality as M-87's centre is 55 Mn LY away!

[@jlbrothers192]

pcislocked boxes of my phone Hey I’m going home I 👁😩😩😏😉😀bonza mornin Hey hey 👋 😆😎✌️😔😊❤️Box’s is

[@malignor9035]

This video is a testament to your talents & experience as a science communicator. Brilliantly explained, Derek

[@bonjonz]

I am a 72 year old woman and my son shared your video with me. Even for me, you made this amazing milestone clear and awesome. Thank you so much and I will keep watching your videos to see what else I can learn from you.

[@fig4159]

bonjonz I found your comment extremely disheartening. By including your age, you give credence to the myth that we get less intelligent as we age. All one must do to maintain brain health and one's intellect is USE IT.

[@deepakvasudevan1]

@@fig4159 let the lady speak, she's just telling what she's feeling. Nobody has the right to judge, right?

[@kiyoponnn]

@@deepakvasudevan1 She was also giving her own opinion lol

[@kiyoponnn]

@@fig4159 Lol it's a fact- not a myth you idiot

[@GAMEOVER-yy6zj]

Much respect mam

[@ajitjoseph9522]

Super explanation. Just blew my mind. Now that it's almost 3 years after the first image of the black hole was shared to the world, I can imagine how much effort you must have taken to explain it in this way, before the photo was share in media. Thanks, and great explanation man. All the best.

[@lowkeysoundsystem6174]

You absolutely nailed the "fuzzy coffee mug stain" description.

[@Kelnx]

Well if he had drawn anything else it would not have made sense with respect to what a black hole is supposed to be and how it interacts with light and matter (And spacetime). He did explain why it would look that way. If it had looked much different then that would have been exciting for a whole other set of reasons. That's what I love about an observation like this...no matter what we saw, it would have been a huge confirmation(s) or a huge discovery. It's a win-win.

[@captainobvious3174]

Low Key Sound System jajaja

[@JebemTiZivot]

Captain Obvious you think youre cool cuz you can laugh in spanish? Stfu

[@hioeo]

No surprise, really. Scientists have been looking forward to something like this for DECADES, that description must have been circulating since the concept of taking a picture of a black hole existed.

[@expiredflunky5603]

Jesus Christ Jesus

[@pfinton]

"Gravity of the situation" not just a rapid nose exhale, a full chuckle. Well done sir.

[@vpfree06]

Happy to see someone else picking up on the puns. And yes, I got a good chuckle myself.

[@DadAKABrian]

@@vpfree06 it wasn't subtle or clever

[@ProFow]

Nerd

[@nickx831]

Ya, not very clever or funny for that MATTER.

[@reshpeck]

I almost clicked away when he said that

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

Black holes: "Neat." The prop work in this video: "OH MY GOD, THAT'S AMAZING!"

[@mukundbhanot7144]

I know right?! It is something that is easily overlooked.

[@mukundbhanot7144]

@Dave Micolichek that doesn't make sense.

[@mikebarnes7441]

Shitty comment

[@wolfyonlyeatsbanana2498]

@@mikebarnes7441 don't be rude

[@BHNative]

Stop already with those kinds of comments. Jesus Christ. The thumbs up don't amount to anything.

[@bladactania]

This is the first time I've seen an explanation for not only the telescope images you referred to in this video, but why the Interstellar black hole was shown the way it was. I'm glad to know that the images from the movie were informed by science and now I've seen this explanation, I understand! Thank you!

[@mrbomplastik]

Fun Fact: The Schwarzschild radius is named after a guy called Schwarzschild, whose name translates to black shield, which makes a lot of sense.

[@petersparker7864]

Oh that makes a lot of sense

[@peterparker9286]

Hey pete hello my doppelganger cyber cool. Gravitate on my man.

[@Birdylockso]

I noticed that name also and was wondering if there is any irony there.

[@TrixieWolf]

"Use... The Force?" "No. The Schwarz, child."

[@disarisumbrus4492]

THE BLACK SHIELD RADIUS

[@Riteshkrpanda]

This is why I am too excited to study Physics and not excited at all at the same time.. it's too complicated yet too fascinating

[@sanketshah1579]

Schrodingers excitement

[@Riteshkrpanda]

@@sanketshah1579 yep 😂

[@arafat9828]

@@sanketshah1579 Physics joke 😂

[@akashissharma]

U need a good teacher

[@DaveJ188]

As someone with an Engineering Physics degree, can confirm.

[@saicharangarrepalli9590]

"If you are disappointed by this image I think that misses the GRAVITY of the situation"

[@karinkishiryu7459]

I read this at the same time it was played on the video

[@pedroam7218]

i missed the joke until this comment

[@ujagaradhikari6397]

Yes

[@noahgreenstein-sheppard66]

I knew someone would say this

[@th3s3rv37]

Snap. Took the words. Darn it 😂

[@RetroSnakey]

By far the best and simplest explanation on why we see black holes the way we see them.

[@Khether0001]

This is by far the best explanation I have ever seen about a black hole! Unbelievable, any sort of congratulations definitely fall short of a proper compliment! Thank you so much for your effort, it is far above and beyond!

[@iankclark]

I wholeheartedly agree, sir. Blew me away. You deserve more recommends.

[@johnhuey]

This is so much better than even really goog explanations. Kudos.

[@trunkbangking]

Or he just sold you a basic pen and made you believe it was more than just that.

[@seanld444]

Completely agree. Best video.

[@whitealliance9540]

This also correlates with the dark youtuber named "share his vision". He has recorded himself using his powers on people in nee york city and he says he wants to prove something to both the scientific and spiritual world. Go see his channel and new vid. He uses and proves you can use spirits to win lotto money its really interesting.

[@pikiwiki]

This is a black hole. This is something never seen before by human eyes. This is a day for the record books. This is insane.

[@canalsocialismocristao4605]

is this a radio telescope or a image made of phtons like regular telescopes? because if it radio telescope what we saw were radio signals in one spot and absence of radio signals in other, not a real "photo" of a black hole

[@grodt88]

This is.... SPARTA!!!

[@Legoman123417]

@@canalsocialismocristao4605 You seem to misunderstand the concept of electromagnetic waves. We are only able to see Photons / light waves from 400 to 800 nm wavelenght. Anything below or above is still light but we can not see it with our eyes. So even if the image is from a radio telescope it is still light and it's photons that are captured in the image. The only difference between light we can see and light we can not see (such as Infra-Red or UV light) is the frequency and therefore the wavelenght of the emitted photons.

[@spicytaco5975]

Hotel? Trivago

[@thehonkening1]

The only insane thing is how gullible people are to believe the picture is what they say it is

[@kzanbusiness]

Hats off to the astrophysicists who study this stuff. As an engineer, this is mind-boggling!

[@DeadlyNerotoxins]

@pyropulse Both physicists and engineers were required to accomplish this

[@chillinoutmaxin4630]

Hats off to all beings as we make everything possible with our conciousness. Have a good day.

[@TheChadPad]

@@BenExcell Hats off to hats...

[@Ryan08EA]

Hats off for people with hats on

[@wolfyonlyeatsbanana2498]

True🐺

[@billyskittles1036]

Dude was spot-on with how the real black hole would look. Very clear, informative video.

[@schefar]

You are good at what you're doing. Something this complex couldn't have been explained any better. You have my respect.

[@swastikpathak4669]

Yeah man, it's an amazing channel

[@HighScarlettFever]

"If you're disappointed by this image..." Nope. It's every bit as terrifying as I thought it'd be.

[@kolmenoitaayeet]

and exciting!!

[@iReppoGames]

That's not the image of the black hole. The real one's getting revealed tomorrow, 10th of April.

[@edthoreum7625]

nuclear vaccum...

[@Joe.484]

@@iReppoGames Orly?

[@kolmenoitaayeet]

@@iReppoGames Do you mean Derek's crayon drawing isn't the real image?

[@nuanceblacksywin4868]

"miss the gravity of the situation." Kudos to you, Mr.Veritasium.

[@DboiTheSavage]

Nuance Blacksywin I thought I was the only one who caught that

[@gnuMan]

Not even a minute in and he makes a pun.

[@Pt_Sd]

"I can be relatively confident" that that wasn't even the first pun in the video!

[@tombargeloh3467]

I’ve been wondering about this for years, thank you for explaining it so well! Excellent video.

[@stefanomorandi7150]

MIND BLOWN! so happy that i watched this video BEFORE watching the actual image, now the hype is 10x!

[@adityaphatak8590]

Damn true

[@onemoreriff7644]

Yeah this guy explained it very well in simplicity.

[@nagualdesign]

Is 'hype' cool now, like when 'bad' started meaning 'good'? If so, what word do we use to describe disproportionate ramping of people's expectations? Whatever we see it will be fascinating. If there's no accretion disc we might still have some interesting starlight effects to tease apart. No hype necessary.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

@@nagualdesign Whatever it is, it's gonna be sick. (I hope it gets better soon.)

[@nagualdesign]

@Random Cat Tru dat, bro. _Reco'nize!_ 😎

[@randirafaeli]

"Misses the gravity of the situation" pun clearly intended

[@MBeckers]

yet I loved it anyway

[@41-Haiku]

You missed "I can be relatively confident."

[@randirafaeli]

@@41-Haiku lol thank you

[@mconnaghan]

This video is missing a rimshot and laugh track right there.

[@BariiAlyn]

Thanks, Dad.

[@Dinner_Stove]

This is the best explanation I've ever heard. I couldn't understand any of the black hole pictures I'd ever seen. Even when I searched through science textbooks during my school days, when science teachers explained this to me, and even when I watched KZbin as an adult, I couldn't find such explanations.

[@paulizzs4720]

There is no such a thing like a black hole. This film is outdated..

[@pesterenan]

This explanation really made me understand the visuals on interstellar, that was awesome!

[@joeyhomiller7945]

Kip Thorne, who basically founded LIGO and is an expert in this kind of physics actually collaborated very closely with Nolan and the team making Interstellar to make it as scientifically accurate as possible. If you wanna know more about the movie and the physics behind it, he wrote a really great book called "The Science of Interstellar" super captivating read and really gives a whole new dimension to the movie (no pun intended)

[@vikranttyagiRN]

@@joeyhomiller7945 Kip Thorne is an Absolute Legend.

[@elevown]

YUP- and you know if/when we get this image on the news, they are gonna do a piss poor job of explaining it.

[@atilondon]

@@joeyhomiller7945 l got that book of Kip Thorne for a while.It is awesome but still couldnt finish it yet.It is so dense on information that l need to re-read some pages,sometimes only couple of lines and then thinking and trying to comprehend what did l read.Before l start to read some chapters,l have to be sure that l can be on full focus,because it needs 100% of my brain.it is immensely interesting book.

[@CinesimMedia]

This guy was dead on with his prediction about the image....that is INCREDIBLE...you just earned a sub!

[@heyd5305]

Not as incredible as you

[@arthurg.machado6803]

It was his who predicted it like that, obviously

[@Lanse1984]

Watch his documentary on Uranium. Best documentary I have ever seen

[@popalock8641]

That's because the image they released and called a blackhole was released 30 years ago and it was called a supernova. (Supernova 1987a). This is complete bs dude. Anyone who buys into this you have not done your homework 😉

[@juliaseizz3330]

@@popalock8641 Which image are you talking about ?

[@DougieBarclay]

Derek I remember several years ago having to upgrade my internet account for the sole purpose of watching your awesome HD videos. To this day, you continue to output amazing content. Best KZbinr ever.

[@JM-us3fr]

That’s quite high praise. I’ll leave a comment to get yours higher in the ranking.

[@misterwalkway2189]

So wholesome.

[@peterobinson3678]

it's MUCH more accessible at 56.6k :/

[@madisoncornwall7799]

@@JM-us3fr so will i

[@jdrs4214]

Dude, that is some crazy jazz there!!!! I think there’s waaaay much more to Black Holes than just an object in space that can warp beams of light toward it, or distort it somehow. Oh, thank you for the paper, cardboard, and ball explanation of black holes. That’s how I learn things.

[@TripCouple]

Watched this video yesterday (Apr 9) .. came back again today (April 10) just to say.. "You nailed it" 🔥🔥🔥

[@Asher89leo]

Einstein nailed it.

[@DrFujitsu]

Einstein Nailed This Perfectly!!

[@Gregory-ud6zq]

What? You are 10 days late you moron, also it’s pretty much exactly what he drew so ya you are a complete idiot

[@nicejungle]

That's the most epic explanation about black hole picture I've ever seen : AWESOME !

[@wolfyonlyeatsbanana2498]

I agree

[@zigmeisterful]

Yep, I've watched a lot of videos and read more than most couch astronomers on black holes, and this is by far some of the best explanations of how to visualize them that I've ever seen.

[@wolfyonlyeatsbanana2498]

@@zigmeisterful it true🐺

[@justiceforsethrichwwg1wga160]

#DarkToLight #GodWins

[@wolfyonlyeatsbanana2498]

@@justiceforsethrichwwg1wga160 ?🐺

[@penacs]

0:26 "I think that misses the gravity of the situation" I see what you did there my fellow cOmEdIaN

[@SwitosVideo]

I had to stop the video and look at the comments after the fact. I was too stunned...

[@yash5879]

@@SwitosVideo you and I have gotta be twins

[@jadexige]

Ba-doom chiii...

[@auscaliber1]

his cheeky lil smirk straight after. What a guy.

[@technowey]

penaCS - I'm surprised his pun lead to mass hysteria. ;)

[@nishchithhebbar]

I've always failed to grasp how the furthest part of the black hole gets sandwiched around it after hearing about it for years, but you sir just taught it to me. Like this video ppl!

[@12Ajay1251]

I can only imagine the joy and satisfaction these scientists get when all of their theories and calculations were confirmed. It's crazy just how much we can learn and understand about our universe with just a bit of observations and equations. Newton had to create an entirely new kind of math just to be able to explain his theories, at the age of freakin' 23!

[@A.Steptoe]

Said every scientist since the dawn of time

[@AmidaNyorai48]

😯😯

[@Owen_loves_Butters]

Scientists actually like being wrong. Because being wrong is the opportunity to learn new things, maybe even deep truths about the universe.

[@noxx82]

"i think that misses the gravity of the situation" well played

[@MOSMASTERING]

"I can be relatively confident"

[@OrangeC7]

This guy is full of lighthearted puns, isn't he?

[@pikiuia1251]

Bernhard Mäser 300th like

[@madhurmongia6381]

That joke is timeless😉

[@Alygoola]

Killer video, well researched, VERY well executed. One of your best. Keep them coming.

[@antoniolopez696]

Finally I was able to understand the picture. Very simple explanation. Excellent

[@resress3489]

вернее сказать теория!!! а не факт!

[@jeettrivedii]

This is hands down, the best explanation, I had about Black holes, event horizon.

[@linus1594]

'I think that misses the gravity of this situation' Damn..

[@idontwantahandlebruh]

Linus yea maybe because the hole thing is black

[@AhanafRusho]

I saw what he did there

[@musicbyMRPH]

Also the "I can be relatively confident because....(of Einstein)"

[@thelearner873]

"I can be *relatively* confident." Man, I like your puns.

[@Deatheragenator]

Don't for get 0:27 "misses the gravity of the situation."

[@thelearner873]

@@Deatheragenator Yeah, people already noticed that, this was one they didn't seem to notice.

[@pd1jdw630]

Yeah he said that and then totally nailed it.

[@lioneye0074]

Just when i read it he said it.

[@KroniklyStoned]

The GRAVITY of the situation 😂😂😂

[@lancimusprime9488]

Despite all the computer-generated imagery of blackholes, your physical model gave me a far greater understanding of how to visualize these anomalies than anything I have seen so far. Excellent Video

[@azimhamidun]

its amazing to see how science theory predicts on the yet discovered things in our universe and yet some people still think the world is flat

[@deept3215]

Flat earther: "I didn't understand a thing of what you said and anyway I don't care. Here is why Earth is flat instead..."

[@davel7037]

Those are Tesla Fanboys who hate theorists

[@griffisme4833]

@ Who the absolute hell is talking about Trump? Why are you so obsessed with him?

[@rayk9598]

@@cubiusblockus3973 wow, i didn't know it's officially classified as a syndrome

[@bijoythewimp2854]

And denying evolution and vaccines

[@duchi882]

*My recommendations* Are now bombarded with Black Hole videos

[@beornenmannr3218]

KZbin is not for porn, pervert algorithm!

[@MohammedFcB]

Beornen Mannr WTF SAME

[@izanreltih7218]

Black hole > black people

[@christopherbouchard9921]

Duchi so are mine!

[@abdelhak50]

Which means you use KZbin correctly 😉

[@nehal0001]

Man can't believe how accurate interstellar was in this respect!

[@ProfTydrim]

I heard the director worked closely together with a physicist in creating the script. And rendering the image of the black hole was the priciest part of the movie

[@nehal0001]

Yes this was given since they worked with Kip Thorne. Fascinating stuff!

[@jsmith5052]

@@ProfTydrim Kip Thorn, a physicist at Cal Tech and who co-wrote the highly respected text Gravitation was the consultant. Won the 2017 nobel prize in physics as well. Probably couldn't have picked a better guy for the job.

[@flybeep1661]

Nehal Chaturvedi kinda a given when they worked with Kip Thorne, the physicist who detailed the fact how it would look.

[@ProfTydrim]

@@jsmith5052 awesome. No wonder the movie was so scientifically accurate

[@eronavbj]

Easily the best (read: most lucid) description of a black hole I’ve ever seen.

[@jomicabrera8905]

I am sad that Stephen Hawking did not live to see our first image of a black hole. Superb video and RIP Mr.Hawking

[@Touseefraja123]

Jomi Cabrera well he is init let alone seeing it !!

[@augustsinyukov8497]

He is gonna see it in the afterlife :) that is of course if there is one. But we can't dismiss that idea.

[@Touseefraja123]

August sinyukov afterlife?? Let me refraise that for you it’s the next process of life !!!

[@CroissantAC01]

@@Touseefraja123 rephrase*

[@MrPDTaylor]

The inventor of black holes didn't get to see his creation in action. :( It really is a shame.

[@drane10]

"Misses the gravity of the situation" Pun 100

[@niwayanprimastuti579]

Damn, my guy reviews the black hole photo BEFORE the photo was out. Respecc

[@sonofblessed]

That's quantum physics for you.

[@AbhayChandraYouTube]

That's Dirk from Veristablium for you.

[@debayandas1128]

Faster than the speed of light. Travelling back in time.

[@PaulThatcher-iu5in]

Retrospective, true, but I was not at all disappointed when I saw the first image of a black hole - I danced and cried. That image was one of the knowledge/thought highpoints of my life - In 1981, I did a presentation to my A-level Physics classmates on black holes, at a time when they were still considered a bit sci-fi, and then here was an image almost no-one thought we could or would see, Yet we actually saw it! What a triumph of theory and practice! Really, this is what we are here for - to look out, to wonder, to discover. Veritasium always manages the theory, practice, and wonder in just the right measure.

[@shivagiri7406]

man you were right!! it does look exactly like you said here.

[@lukewalker4813]

Unbelievably accurate. That's the power of mathematics and general relativity!

[@DeadLuckArchives]

No joke though, spot on.

[@stulora3172]

this is why theoretic physics is not "just theories". Note: "theory" in science is something different than "theory" in casual speech.

[@JohnMorris-ob9rz]

Just wrong about which black hole they 'took a picture' of, though! (But the explanation is fantastic).

[@carnsoaks1]

Back after three years. This video deserves some sort of award D. It's what I've recommended to everyone I've talked b.h.'s with since you made it. Super clear, ultra concise, uber understandable, and hyper relateable. Congrats to Team Veratasium.

[@yannlmp1728]

This is honestly the BEST explanation of a black hole ever, thank you so much!

[@viradeus4322]

HOW? He literally lost me. It wasn't a very good explanation, but I will agree that it's one of the few decent ones out there(which doesn't mean much because there aren't many articles or videos explaining this topic)

[@yannlmp1728]

@@viradeus4322 well if you have some basic understanding of physics, I don't really see what's wrong in his explanation. Maybe you don't know/understand some words he used? (I am really not a physicist myself)

[@gxmax2703]

@@viradeus4322 he's not bad, you're just too dumb to understand it

[@marie-eve8863]

Adib Haqqi thats an insult right there

[@A____G]

@@gxmax2703 While what the other guy said may have been arrogant, it is no reason for you to act like a child.

[@se7entimes7]

Excellent explanation. Your video has aged very well, as your hypothesis was pretty spot on to what was actually captured.

[@sunaxes]

“When did you become expert at explaining black holes?” Veritasium: “Last week.” :o

[@bbq1423]

*Vsauce joined the chat* Michael: But what is last week? **Vsauce theme**

[@milansajan1001]

What is Las† Week..!? ≈ i†s 2.5b lY ago 4M a bla¢k🕳️

[@aqimjulayhi8798]

@@bbq1423 *RealLifeLore joined the chat* This many Toyota Corollas have been sold last week alone

[@abdur1996]

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[@taharauf7775]

@@bbq1423 I wonder when will he ever join the KZbin chat again And don't mention dong ik about that

[@ram749403]

My mind was blown at 7:30 looking at the things you could arrive from pure mathematics and physics. Loved it.

[@abhinavsoni8513]

I have no words to thank you for this! I teach Physics, and get really overwhelmed when such a great explanation comes.

[@michaelhomes8049]

Very sweet to hear how excited you get for your students -history teacher who apparently got lost

[@bhavikyadav7495]

Are you indian

[@abhinavsoni8513]

@@bhavikyadav7495 Yup

[@rudy103069]

Watch Mary Hall's yt video on this called, " Proof that the black spot isn’t a camera anomaly ".

[@Local_NPC403]

English not being my fluent language, i can still understand everything that he says more than my own professor explaining other stuff. Really cool! +1 sub.

[@_34_Lies]

This is the clearest, the most easily understood explanation of a BH that I've come across so far. Thank you.

[@robertvasquez3340]

Brother..........This was S tier education!

[@sentcons]

​@Artyficial01yeah he did

[@macysondheim]

@Artyficial01that a threat?

[@ChadFarthouse-h8r]

Not for me

[@alphabetagamma4142]

100% spot on . Predicted image matches exactly with the real one....

[@viveksawant8401]

real one is also a bunch of images, they put it together with prediction

[@lovingcapacitors8382]

@@viveksawant8401 no

[@LuisDiaz-go3wl]

man 10 it’s actually true, they had to have multiple telescopes around the world in order to capture the photo

[@lovingcapacitors8382]

@@LuisDiaz-go3wl agree. but he used the word prediction and that is not a right word.

[@LuisDiaz-go3wl]

man 10 ahhhh I see I see, sorry for that fam

[@remus5263]

"If you're disappointed by this image.... I think that misses the GRAVITY of this situation" ....I see what you did there :)

[@neonblood4658]

Literally everyone saw what he did there, Sherlock

[@0clear]

@@neonblood4658 0.02027 respondents prefer internet backhands to cute science puns.

[@sammynochains3455]

@@neonblood4658 and you'r issue with that is ?

[@GoTeamScotch]

Technically you saw the accretion disk of what he did there

[@ElDrom_Belle]

I will never fully grasp the concept of black holes or the universe for that matter. But your explanation is probably the closest I get to really understanding it. Thank you for simplifying such incredible concepts to us mere mortals

[@crm0vies714]

Still cant rap my head around the fact that the image we saw is 55million years old. We photographed a black hole as it was 55million years ago... Damn

[@bzq122]

im just happy to be alive to see one !

[@hakaitan3109]

Grenherb are you a flat earther?

[@despapitoxaa6331]

@@hakaitan3109 probably

[@ihateindices]

CRM0VIES, I can’t wait to hear your rap!

[@j.christ4561]

@Grenherb what part of not seeing x-rays are you not understanding? the part where we can't see them or?

[@sevfx]

Boy, how long did you think about the design of that model? It's Brilliant! Thanks for the video

[@wtfjyoung91]

just speculation, but I imagine universities have been using physical models for a while to help conceptualize their math.

[@sevfx]

@@wtfjyoung91 of course, i've seen a few at my university, but this one seems especially delicate ;)

[@OatPancake]

I can’t believe how similar your drawing is to the actual picture...your drawing even has the blur effect

[@ytrds7244]

Well it wouldn’t be clear it’s 54 million light years away lol

[@ytrds7244]

And every black whole we’ve imagined is what he drew we already knew

[@geometryjosh21]

Give computers like 20 years and we will have a more clear image of the black hole. It's the same way with Pluto.

[@Beastinvader]

@@geometryjosh21 Yes and no. We will improve our telescopes, but only got a clear image of Pluto because we visited it

[@wacpj1929]

I really appreciated how he confidently explained that there would be a bright area in the photograph, and he was exactly right

[@Albireo12]

미쳤다 3년 후에 보는데 웬만한 다른 블랙홀에 대한 영상보다 훨씬 더 이해가 됨 블랙홀이 왜 저렇게 보이는지 처음 알았네 감사합니다!! Veritasium!!

[@photogagog]

Oh my Ghod! Just saw the image released today. You totally nailed it. It's is exactly as you said it would be. Great Job!

[@Yellow.1844]

Not trying to be a dick but its not like he made from nothing all his "guess"

[@maxkho00]

Well, the shadow of the black hole in the actual image is egg-shaped, so at least he got that wrong.

[@huisbaasbob1923]

@@maxkho00 He also stated that he used this circular shape for simplicity and that most likely that the black hole would be spinning. Which means the shape would not be round but more oval

[@maxkho00]

@MI6 No, it's clearly oval-shaped along the 45-degree line. Look closely.

[@PerrenialMillennial]

Wow ! it's almost as if our theories and mathematics were correct.Imagine that! WOW!¬

[@Kingbird66]

Great explanation thanks for clearing that up I didn't understand anything but thanks

[@joey398]

😂

[@muhammadfajrulr.4761]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@sugarberries1972]

I was thinking pretty much the same. lol

[@alaeis]

same honestly but bless him :P

[@makeupfreak81]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡

[@dmdbrv]

"...if you have any questions..." - no sir, it all makes sense

[@peterobinson3678]

Are you sure you REALLY understood it?

[@vgtboy]

Pretty much everyone after watching Interstellar lol

[@feha92]

@@peterobinson3678 Yeah. I mean, it was pretty simple wasnt it? To paraphrase: Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing goes out. Except when it doesn't. Because not even speedy thing (light) can come out a black hole. Or in laymans terms: Space bends, parallel lines intersect.

[@lucianafernandes6308]

​@@feha92 I can hear Sam O'nella saying in this exact same way to explain this entire 10 min long vídeo! LOL

[@ry03pn]

Dude, what an absolute fantastic explanation with a practical and very understandable demo. bravo!

[@ckom0007]

Finally, someone who understands the concept well enough to communicate it through speech...well done!

[@benegan7421]

Wouldn’t it be fascinating if from all of this, what we end up seeing is something completely different that changes our understanding of black holes.

That would be the best!

[@aurorachavarria6788]

César Clavería.

[@lancetschirhart7676]

We are going to see something different. Not "completely different," but new.

[@benegan7421]

Lance Tschirhart sorry, I mean to say completely different from all of our theories as to what a black hole looks like.

[@justinj_00]

I doubt it. If something was fundamentally different they wouldn't be waiting until tomorrow to show us

[@mukundbhanot7144]

what if we look inside the black hole... *and Matthew McConaughey looks back at us* "Alright, alright, alright..."

[@johnterencejr]

Mukund Bhanot don’t you see, he’s been trying to tell us for years! “I get older, they stay the same age.” “Time is a flat circle.”

[@TheReaverOfDarkness]

@Joe Chang I'm unaware of these scientists and textbooks which say the speed of gravity is light speed. In fact I don't believe the majority of people think that it is.

[@haulin]

@Joe Chang How do you explain gravitational waves then? Gravity propagates at the maximum speed of causality, a.k.a. the speed of light.

[@mukundbhanot7144]

@Joe Chang not sure how your reply is relevant to my comment, but i shall humour you nonetheless. If gravity was an absolute figure, like temperature, or mass, the laws of physics(as we know it) would still apply no matter what. But gravity is a form of energy. I believe what you are referring to as 'instantaneous' would be acceleration and not velocity. Since the speed of light is taken as a constant, it is assumed that the photon packets possess energy that propagates through space-time just like any other form of matter or energy. It is generally considered that nothing is faster than the speed of light, thus gravitational energy is also travelling in space-time at that velocity. So when you say gravity is instantaneous, it pretty much means that gravity is travelling through time (more like not considering 'time' as a vector) - which, obviously, is incorrect.

[@GIBunz]

@Joe Chang Easier to say light has no mass then? Gravity is the laws of attraction, so you won't fall at the same rate just like how on the moon you won't land as quickly.

[@DeAlpineBro]

I'm in the middle of a Professor Dave explaining junior high physics to Pierre-Marie Robitaille "Sky Scholar" video and he recommended I should watch this. Definitely worth it!(:-)

[@alexndr229]

*Jesus I was not expecting the Interstellar Black hole to have been that accurate!*

[@jimm638]

kip thorn was involved in helping them get the most accurate image possible as well as helping em with the physics of the relativistic effects so they better be right..or as right as their understanding allows..

[@Luiscastillo-ky1hp]

Lmao, they made the black hole from Interstellar a real thing!

[@nicolaiveliki1409]

They had Matt Damon playing an asshole... That was accurate

[@linkinxp]

@@nicolaiveliki1409 What?

[@MM-hi]

@@nicolaiveliki1409 What?

[@nirmalv9403]

I am not bright or brave enough to say that I have understood all of what you said. But it has kindled me to know more about the subject. Thank you.

[@pietrotettamanti7239]

You need to watch it more than once. I didn't understand all of it at first glance, but after seeing it again a couple of times everything became obvious.

[@dongurudebro4579]

You know, it really makes me sad that Stephen Hawking and many other great scientist didn't get to see this.

[@clubsport9334]

I believe they could have visualised it clearly in their their very bright minds....

[@pratibhabansod6024]

Carl sagan too. RIP

[@dongurudebro4579]

@@clubsport9334 Sure, but its a completely differnet thing than seeing something with their own eyes! :)

[@m0dexHD]

I think Stephen Hawking is doing well and doesnt care as much as u do cause he is already in another universe

[@jennibaxter9588]

Awe! Reading that mad me feel sad about it, too. 🙍

[@ankitsony2736]

Beautifully explained.. thanks!!

[@TheScienceBiome]

Brilliant explanation *AND* timing of release. You deserve the best!

[@ElectroBOOM]

Very well explained as usual. One question: when around the end you explained about the Doppler effect, shouldn't it change the frequency of light (change color) rather than its brightness? Thanks!

[@The_NSeven]

The man himself! (Sorry I don't have an answer)

[@gyinagal]

Not the Doppler effect, Doppler beaming. I know literally nothing about it but I think they’re different.

[@nexusofjoseph]

You're right, but as more light redshifts into invisible frequencies (such as infra-red), the overall brightness lowers.

[@cmarley314]

After perusing Wikipedia a bit, the Doppler effect applies to both frequency and intensity of light. A light source **moving** away from you will appear redshifted, but a light source **pointed** away from you will appear dimmer. That's how I understood the article. The example they have online is a light house. As the light beam swings toward you, the light grows brighter bit by bit, then there's a really bright flash when it points toward you; that's when the photons are directly cast toward your eyes. If the lighthouse we're moving toward you, the light would be slightly blue, along with growing brighter and dimmer as it rotates. That's what's happening, pretty sure.

[@Nilguiri]

I was about to ask the same thing, Mehdi.

[@shobhasinha6433]

The best explaination of structure of black hole ever seen 👍👍👍

[@OceanTopInc]

only they do not exist.

[@ColinPaddock]

Ghools' Painting Tips Looks like we got an expert here. Okay, scientists, pack it up! No need to keep looking at the heavens, we got a random KZbinr who’s gonna tell us how it all works.

[@manlymantis101]

You make a good point, but when Einstein predicted black holes through math, and then all his predictions are proved through this observation, 100 years later it’s pretty hard to say they don’t exist.

[@manlymantis101]

Ghools' Painting Tips the so called “flat” universe you speak of is a representation of space time which we believe is 5 dimensional, but that’s yet to be proven. I did indeed watch your linked videos and they presented some interesting theories, but the experts you speak of are not numerous. There were a few gaps in logic and no real proof but same goes for basically all astronomy. Challenging assumptions is always beneficial, and our understanding of the universe changes rapidly. So you may be very well right, but that doesn’t mean we couldn’t also be. Also though can you explain to me why gravity “doesn’t make any sense.”

[@manlymantis101]

Here is a link from a very good source from my point of view: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m16zZnx8idZ1b5o

[@kyholt04]

This single video just answered so many questions for me. I appreciate you taking the time to break all this down sir 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@FuryWZM]

Quran 53:1 "And the star when it falls" 53:7 "while on the highest point above the horizon" 53:17 "The ˹Prophet’s˺ sight never wandered, nor did it overreach" Because u cant see it 53:14 "at the Lote Tree of the most extreme limit ˹in the seventh heaven Black hole being of funnel shape 53:18 "He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs"

[@veritasium]

OK, just over an hour to go! This is the link to the Washington DC National Science Foundation livestream: ve42.co/NSFstream Click here for links to other live streams (there are several available in different countries): ve42.co/EHTstream

[@YuvanSeth27]

McConaughey you lucky bastard

[@ThePototo]

Hypee!

[@ayushmanmadhukar4018]

I can barely wait.

[@augustasrimkev633]

Finally!

[@deadscULLZ]

So hyped

[@GameWorldRS]

10th of April 2019: First ever image of a black hole Israel soft lands a lunar lander. SpaceX's second launch of the falcon heavy....damn

[@tori3435]

And it’s my birthday! No present is ever going to top the first picture of a black hole

[@ansh6370]

@@tori3435 Happy birthday!

[@idk-jw2jn]

@@tori3435 hAAPPY BIRTHDAY IN ADVANCE

[@Syrius808]

Tori Oof happy birthday, my birthday is also on April 10th. We share birthdays!

[@nikovanegas2735]

Happy birthday.

[@lucbourhis3142]

Clearest explanation on this I have come by so far. Astonishingly good, as usual!

[@SuperParatech]

This video came up oddly in my algorithm. Not sure why. Very well explained for non scientists and delivered in an interesting and easy to follow way. It opens up the wonders of the universe and all that remains undiscovered. Thank you for posting.

[@d.aurora688]

Whatever the image of the black hole look like, It will be my new phone wallpaper.

[@thisflyingpotato4227]

I hope for you it don't look like a butthole !

[@candydopeman3339]

Same

[@MareTranquil]

"Whats up with the coffee stain on your phone?"

[@andrea.dibiagio]

Poster in my room!

[@kdsburneraccount8087]

@@thisflyingpotato4227 what do you mean that's like a win win for me