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[@SBS8219K]

The key to the Popsicle Chain Reaction comes from potential and kinetic energy. As you weave the popsicle sticks together, you are continually building potential energy. Each popsicle stick is bent over the stick before it and pinned under the stick before that, creating tension in the wood. When you finally have the chain length that you want, you let go and all of the tension and potential energy is released in a chain reaction of kinetic energy!

[@UltraSpyAgent12345]

This works because the energy contained inside the stick bomb is potential energy and when it is let go, the potential energy turns into kinetic energy.

[@sylvielmna]

0:50 when he's just standing there as though nothings happening. I laughed so hard!

[@TheOpinionLover]

Nice. That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Science is full of wonder.

[@Captain1diot]

I'd love to see a longer chain! That looked awesome!

[@brendamage08]

Science is the most incredible and amazing thing that exist in this world

[@teodorwestholm7004]

science is this world. sort of

[@mkwpros124]

i have known this for a long time and i always love watching it! once again another great video steve!!!!

[@freepeace1]

It also can be used as a whip! *Rematerializing it in a popsicle universe*

[@MrPSH97]

The reaction is caused by the amount of force holding those popsicles together from the one end to your hand and letting go leaving the force nowhere to hang on to thus launching the popsicles in the air... Science!

[@NoMoreLles]

Just from looking at it, as far as i can tell, since every stick is trying to lift every other stick on a sort of seesaw fashion, if both sides are being held down on the seesaw, all the energy from the recoil when they pop back up to a normal position is what causes them all to pop

[@steveruiz5488]

kinetic energy is released

[@txoohwaxiong2269]

This guy really had four hands to hold it still and make it

[@nicholasdunn999]

"the key is potential energy . . . ' - the KEY is using large craft sticks. This doesn't work with normal, more common regular size craft sticks. They are too small.

[@gamer100z]

theyre pushed in together really hard with that weave and letting go of that hardness makes it go boom

[@themaskedcrusader]

Bending the Popsicle sticks stores energy as potential energy. The force of the finger on the leading edge maintains the potential energy, until that force is removed. This converts the potential energy into kinetic energy, and removing the pressure holding the next stick's potential energy, and so on down the line.... Booyah!

[@strokesfan1107]

I'm putting the dominoes back in the box and heading to the frozen foods section

[@AlayGuagBaq]

aww.. dang! im gonna be eating LOTS of popsicles.... this summer.

[@christaylor6112]

you made a spring of sorts ..the purple is under tension..when its released it forces the blue stick up and the rest follow

[@hunteranddajman2]

The kinetic king does that, but wit a thousand sticks!

[@CharlieilrahC]

There is pressure holding each stick down. Each stick holds the next stick down and so on... When the pressure held on the last one is released, it jumps off. There is therefore no pressure holding the next sticks down, so they jump away, and this repeats over and over until you get to the end of the chain of sticks.

[@ToChangeABlightBulb]

the Popsicle sticks bend when you place them over each other that way. when you release the Popsicle sticks want to snap back to being straight, but they cant because of the other popsicle sticks. this causes the end stick to pop up first, and that allows the next two to pop up, allowing the next to pop up, and so on and so forth... was i correct..? thats just my guess. :P once again, great video spangler!

[@lavender_honey03]

Why does it need adult supervision??????

[@joseluisjasa6875]

Yeah like we kids don't have amazing eyes

[@Scalooosh]

I'VE WAITED FOR THIS! and yes, the slow mo guys definitely need to do this.

[@SocialNomad]

Stick Bombs are always fun to play with :D

[@jenniferkhuu8433]

It has kinetic energy when you do that.

[@felixcroc]

I think what causes the reaction is at the end of the line, the sticks are bent and they have nothing to keep them bent. They then flip to straight, and that moves them out of the way. Then the next pair of sticks is at the end, and repeat.

[@NawtieBoy96]

Energy is stored which in releasing our finger is changed into. Work and heat

[@TAABird]

Spring like force.

[@crystalyoung7907]

Whats happening is that sence they are tucked under each other when you let go it flicks up cuz it cant stay down and the rest follow

[@Beastmode1234567able]

What happens is kinetic energy it has all this energy built up and when you release pressure all the energy is real eased

[@MultiPaulinator]

*"Tongue depressors" And that specific technique is known as the "cobra weave" eponymous to the snake it resembles after being "detonated" from the opposite side.

[@varunspidey99]

Wow! That is fascinating! And it is so easy to do at home!

[@wstampede5]

the potontial energy is released and it pops

[@emiletetrt]

It has something to do with potential stored energy? or something like that, can't remember.

[@alinstoi]

I like this experiment because it requires very simple materials!

[@arzola0999]

This is awesome i am definitely using this at school

[@KelseyTheOfficial]

This reminds me of a contestant on America's got Talent a couple of seasons back!

[@olivenicholl1710]

this is so cool but it is also hard

[@firekirby123]

Ah, I always wanted to know how the kids in the gif were able to pull that little trick off. Now I know. Brilliant!

[@crazyzippyfumblefish]

someone did this on America's got talent! now i know how! such a cool little trick

[@jadariusjones8777]

he was using potential and kinetic energy

[@lilrapunzel1338]

Steve PLZ be my science teacher you are soo good at science lol

[@ayyawar]

My Brother used to make then, I used to push him, before he was almost done!! ;)

[@TheMoonlightlove123]

Well it is very simple if you go by the " things in motion must stay in motion and thins not in motion can't stay in motion"( kinda forgot the saying a bit I am tiyord) if you were pushing down the sticks the kinetic energy is not in motion so the fact is that if you put a Popsicle stick in the far left and right then took it out it would create a bigger affect on it ( I am not normally this smart).

[@YouMightNeedToHearThis]

This is so much better than dominos.

[@sonrisamarie]

neat...I can't wait for my son to get home to show him

[@MadCodex]

Elastic force is strong with this one.

[@SamanthaPortUkulele]

I like how you capitalized "Transformed." It makes it look like Transformers have something to do with this.

[@montano0222]

Its the potental energy

[@NanaQ365]

o.o wow that is a good idea... gonna show the kids at camp! XD

[@MrItsthething]

I want to set someone's school binder on the end of this so they pick it up and it surprises them.

[@bilboswaggins9291]

They are all under pressure and when you let UI they spring up

[@zahidamin25]

Potential energy from the bend was then converted to kinetic creating a reaction

[@WeirdGuy207]

Awesome! I have always wanted to know how to do this!

[@rishabhdeep7990]

potential energy gets stored in sticks

[@alienware166]

Some sick science right there.

[@CaryDominic123]

potential energy is the cause of the reaction....the greater the potential energy as the chain is longer. and when letting go the potential energy stored becomes kinetic energy, which creates the stick bomb to explode...

[@varunspidey99]

Does this work with the skinnier popsicle sticks? The ones in popsicles?

[@omarha7578]

It's because of the kinetic energy being released. It's the same force as punching someone.

[@jenniferfredericks8737]

Can this be done with small popsicle sticks?

[@attill2508]

This makes my 6 years old Brother laugh so hard.

[@austinhernandez2716]

There was a guy on Americas got talent who did this it was a very long chain all curled up everybody liked him he was called the "kinetic king" (I think) he did more with blocks and balls falling everywhere and this flag he could have won he almost did

[@KholdStare54]

This is pretty cool.

[@bigshot4512]

awesome. i think it's kinetic energy

[@MrMica22]

yup, that was an awesome experiment!

[@pyromaniack8369]

Adult Supervision... No

[@GlowyKangaroo]

That's like a wooden Prince Rupert's Drop o.o I've got to try that!

[@00101110o]

What I want to know is what's stopping the beginning from flying everywhere instead.

[@FrostarmyN7]

Something like chain reaction. Every popsicle stick influence from it's neighbor. If you affect one of them all will make the same thing like the first. I think it is something like that.

[@saramonDGX2]

awesome

[@XempireX18]

this guy is an octopus that he has many hands.

[@M-Soares]

Potential energy released in the form of kinetic energy

[@MrLareneon]

Elastic potential energy being Transformed into kinetic energy.

[@saracoolnes12345]

the potential energy is released !?

[@ryleyshnew5664]

it should me and my friends made ones with just 5 that held together till you threw it at something

[@fashiongonewild9]

looks hard i dont think i could do it

[@GameLand101]

Ahem, this is very simple, THE FINGERS DID ALL OF IT

[@nyko.productions]

Tension does it

[@monishaprasad6519]

Force from the popsicle sticks!

[@MrJrCheeseBurger]

If it takes the balance away from 1 stick it will take it away from all of them.

[@derpxTurtL]

how would one go about doing this if they only have two arms?

[@zkilling]

I loved to make a version of this as a kid that would hold until one of the Popsicle sticked was removed then you could toss them for a colorful Explosion

[@elementrmc]

Potential energy is transferred into kinetic energy

[@richardcjunior]

I'm going to do this with 2x4's.

[@dantheman2k]

that was pretty sick!!!

[@ravenarjunan176]

Elastic potential energy

[@SanjayRam21]

The stored potential energy causes this.

[@alisabri2237]

Tension

[@rishabhdeep7990]

no dude it is potential energy

[@Greynwolf]

That's so cool.

[@KierLightraven]

solar wind is the cause for everything

[@Kai-Made]

I want to see this done with larger scale

[@Gogetalovers]

Kinetic energy

[@TheAbbie2468]

you can do it with playing cards!

[@georgekearney8595]

this is what that guy did on America's got talent

[@BigAndFatGamer]

Nice cool little trick :D

[@SlendyMane]

My friends and I just bought 5000 Popsicle sticks!!!!!!! :D

[@almahaalshehri2615]

that was soooo awesome !!!

[@spencerbruce]

Saw a video just like this on someone's channel a few days ago

[@toboroboproductions]

saw this on america's got talent