Animal Armor That Inspired Human Innovations

[@JasonB808]

When reality is like an RPG and you have to hunt animals to add Defense and Fire resistance points to your armor.

[@Joy4everM0RE]

Well said!

[@AeronKabutoBlade]

Turns out Monster Hunter is a documentary

[@TheRogueWolf]

"Polydopamine" sounds like a banned substance in parrot competitions.

[@blackcitadel37]

You'd be famous on Reddit

[@gedeonnunes5626]

At first I thought you said it sounded like a band XD

[@SomebodysNephew]

Poly want a dopamine

[@beejwalden2009]

So, does 'parrot competition' mean parrot fighting?

[@sirpug]

They only put it on crackers

[@Russo-Delenda-Est]

That could be scishow's first feature film "Hank VS Spider" he would defeat it with science, and muscles...

[@crackpotpolitics5986]

That sounds sexy

[@greenkoopa]

He would beat it with a fulcrum

[@thatguy2377]

And his endoskeleton

[@Iceman-kr6df]

The return of Muscle Hank

[@barneymattox]

And mussels.

[@LojikPrie5t]

In Hank's video on tiktok, he mentioned that the armored skin of a Gar is essentially made of Tooth Enamel. The title of this video is "Animals Inspiring the Armor of the Future". .... I immediately pictured a horrifying suit of armor made out of human teeth🦷. Thanks Hank!

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Yah, when the armor also does the fighting.

[@CharlesBosse]

Me: "At least it's not eye armor...." Hank talks about chitons... 😭

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

Grrrrrr 😂

[@blackmoonfox8914]

somehow, this feels like hank fell down a research hole for bizarre beasts and resurfaced with this

[@Xaiff]

Just Hank, doing Hank things

[@ananyaravikumar5069]

It was last week’s SciShow Tangents episode XD

[@bobthegoat7090]

Like someone already said it was from SciShow tangents last week. It seems like they have started reusing some of the facts in the show, but they are more polished and you get pictures so it is still great videos even if you listened to the podcast and also vice versa

[@Toastmaster_5000]

Distressed person: "Help! My house is on fire!" Muscle Hank: "Don't worry, my biceps will help!" *They didn't*

[@TheCheese1988]

*The gang visits the burn ward*

[@RicardoMoralesMassin]

But what about... Mussle Hank!?

[@CharlesBosse]

Muscle Hank: the sticky glue I produce will help!

[@Nathan_Coley]

As someone who is in a wheelchair these gloves would be amazing for me! I'm always looking for good gloves to protect my hands.

[@qwertyferix]

But then what will protect your wheels from your hands?

[@armadillito]

Surely a combination of comfortable padding and a woven kevlar outer would suit your needs? I'm assuming abrasion is your main concern, or do you need crush and impact protection for reasons I haven't figured out?

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

Kevlar is also used in anti-cutting protective equipment, like chainsaw chaps. It is also used in the sheathing of fiber optic cable to take the strain of the cable being pulled or just hanging on a pole in the wind. Another cool way to produce the silk that is being researched is genetically engineering yeast to produce the spider silk proteins and then spin the silk fibers from that since it would make producing the the silk far cheaper and faster than using silk worms.

[@graemerigg4029]

Every cat owner needs a pair of those gloves for administering pills.

[@apocalypse487]

Maybe a full body glove

[@0011-b9j]

@@apocalypse487 A body armored condom?

[@Sara3346]

A towel can be a good enough restraint in the right hands.

[@ancientswordrage]

Speed is your friend

[@peonni8094]

And bathing them when needed! 🛁 🧼 🙀 👿 💥 🤬 🩸 🤕

[@samroberts6335]

hank never fails to make me smile. "im comin for ya, bugs!"

[@kelleren4840]

"Mollusks don't experience a ton of fire" Volcanos: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@pepesylvia848]

Probably get boiled and blanched before they ever see fire. They don't have to be on fire to die from it.

[@KSINregirat]

Happy Easter sci guys and gals

[@dea9273]

Happy Easter to you!!!

[@KSINregirat]

@@dea9273 Bless you and your families

[@PaleGhost69]

I need to take notes on this video so no one can ever get me out of my shell again!

[@nickv1212]

That mussel glue's gonna really help in my rap battle career.

[@chloepeifly]

i was like “didnt they just do an episode on this?” but no, that was tangents

[@blitsriderfield4099]

Blacksmithing Paladin: I want to take notes on what the druid's saying DM: Why? Blacksmithing Paladin: ...reasons

[@PotionsMaster666]

Is this some game reference ?

[@PotionsMaster666]

@@ContentConfessional aahh... Thnx

[@Divineshadowpuppet]

We should totally combine all of these into the ultimate armor.

[@Quartan284]

And call it Unobtanium ? ™

[@Yokai-Samurai]

That was really cool and enlightening, thank you, your content is always interesting and well written.

[@Berkana]

4:01 Chitins are the "Biblically accurate angels" of the mollusk world.

[@David-Dash-IBA]

SciShow has blessed us with more biology! Hallelujah!

[@alexissalazar8567]

I love learning new things and this channel takes care of that ❤️🙏🏼

[@mikebar42]

Ironic , conk is the sound of a hammer hitting a helmet... Free the radicals but don't play with fire

[@critterjon4061]

Gar are by far my favorite fish so happy you are taking about them

[@tommylee2894]

Again another "One of the Best" videos from SciShow. Everything from the information to the "Production Values" are the standard of excellence in the medium. And one of the best KZbin channels...EVER! Carry on...as you were...

[@quasitonality3887]

Why don't we farm spiders, you ask? Because the spiders have to be individually milked. And they do not. Like it.

[@jk5706]

THIS MAY BE THE BEST MOST OBSCURE REFERENCE I HAVE EVER SEEN! IM SO HAPPY IM SO HAPPPYYYYY!!! THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIIIIIIIIIIIIFE!!!!

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

what is it a reference to?

[@quasitonality3887]

@@jk5706 oh good at least one person got it 🤣

[@quasitonality3887]

@@gabrielandradeferraz386 haha Get Smart (2008)

[@Alpha13Wolf]

This was really cool and reassuring. My brother is fire chief and the stories he would comeback from fires with made very aware of materials in my own space. I try to avoid anything prone to fire and keep those that I do have have separated by large areas to prevent spread if one was to break out.

[@akshatpanda6857]

Don't get me wrong The moment Hank said material of conch can be used to make better resilient helmets I could remember Christian Bale's Batman thinking about a suit upgrade.

[@lucasmendoza7576]

I am surprised the mantis shrimp was not mentioned. Those guy's fist are tough enough to endure repetitive exposure to the heat of the sun.

[@WanderTheNomad]

Probably cause that heat doesn't last very long and we would probably need material that can withstand high temperatures for a long period of time. Not to mention it should be somewhat moldable/flexible in order to get it in the shape that we want.

[@shirinchatterjee303]

God I swear scishow is getting cooler and cooler.

[@gooberato]

I may or may not be using this video to help design futuristic sci-fi armor for a boom. And by may, I mean I totally am.

[@TheCopelandr]

do you mean book? If so, good luck!! :D

[@akumaking1]

Sounds fun

[@qwertyferix]

What is mounted on this boom, and why does it need to be armored? 🤔

[@midgetman4206]

the main problem is money, I'm pretty sure engineers already know how to make great armor but the problem is nobody can or will pay for it (and other problems appear, like weight, cooling, ease of use/maintenance)

[@gooberato]

Hahaha oh thanks for the typo phone.

[@alexanderthehalfdragon3826]

As a gar lover I am so happy people are seeing them

[@tiarareihmequiota6618]

Imagine trying to chop a gar fish and it just deflects whatever youre using

[@pepesylvia848]

How many times am I allowed to fail before the humiliation is too much and I am forced to surrender my fishing boat to the gar?

[@impeachy1518]

"Hey, little buoy, whatcha got there?" "I tell you, kind sir, it's a CHITON I found!" "Did you find it there all Armoured Down, Ready to resist that solid beatdown?" "Yes I did find it all armoured down, ready to resist that solid beat down!" 🎶 Pipes🎶

[@Heightren]

- How many did you find again? - A CHITON of them

[@RaphEscoe]

I had one of those as a pet. Isn’t it an Alligator Gar?

[@alexissalazar8567]

Yeah, I have one too ❤️🤭

[@mimisezlol]

Wow living Conches are pretty cute AND have natural composite armor

[@daniel_rossy_explica]

2:43 "Think shapeware, but for a slug, and made of muscle" had me dying with laughter.

[@badbiker666]

Regarding the use of silk for bullet-proof vests (Item 4), this is not new. One of the reasons that the Huns were able to conquer so much of Europe back in the 4th through 6th centuries AD was that they wore expensive silk blouses under their outer armor. Arrows that were able to penetrate the armor was usually slowed enough so that the silk stopped the head from penetrating the wearer's flesh. If the arrow did manage to penetrate the wearer, it usually failed to penetrate the silk. The result of that is that it was easy to pull the arrow out of the warrior because the entry wound was much smaller than a naked arrowhead. This means that the Hun warrior was able to recover from such an arrow wound relatively quickly, plus he was able to return to combat-ready condition whereas his European opponent often (probably usually) was not.

[@General12th]

"If it ain't broke, don't reinvent the wheel!" _~Hank Green 2k21_

[@izzyjones7108]

I think that stuff like this is absolutely amazing

[@adriannegentleman83]

If it ain't broke, don't reinvent the wheel. love the mixing of metaphors, a mood.

[@jammbbs1688]

So we mix most this together make ceramic overlapping plates embedded with soft and ridged Polymers so the plates flex but break in a less damaging way

[@LojikPrie5t]

Just saw Hank's tiktok about Gar, so I "ran" over here to find the video. Gar are incredible fish. I've Always loved the ancient "dinosaur" type fish. The Bowfin (dogfish) is another species I find very interesting. Such a prehistoric design.

[@Aereto]

I feel he's aware of Muscle Hank. But that's just me.

[@oliviaaaaaah1002]

Speaking of, Muscle Hank is surprisingly absent in this comment section given that Regular Hank just threatened all of nature with his fists.

[@grantingtherant1465]

New Sci Show episode: 5 Spleens that are revolutionizing the way we look at mononucleosis

[@theshuman100]

This is so specific i love it

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

to be very honest that sounds pretty plausible

[@pjhoody]

this is so unreal man. love nature and biology

[@sunconuresolar2658]

Chiton eyes They're watching you They see your every move Chiton eyes They're watching you Chiton eyes They're watching you watching You watching you watching you

[@matthewcox7985]

😁

[@avelkm]

SciShow Tangets with pictures! Win-win!

[@ThatFreeWilliam]

I can't imagine how "Bugpuncher" the movie wouldn't be awesome.

[@LEDewey_MD]

Really great and original mixed metaphor: "If it ain't broke, don't reinvent the wheel!" - Hank Green

[@Articulate99]

Always interesting, thank you.

[@iamcyber]

love u hank

[@maeveelizabeth9739]

Hank green is going to personally beat COVID-19 into extinction with his own two fists What a guy!

[@GusFuentes1985]

Love the content. Very very informative and educational. 👍👍👍💯

[@luutas]

Too much amazing and interesting information in a single video I'm dizzy, but I'm happy

[@whiqeddik7615]

This is fantastic, thanks A team🍻

[@KonamiCode73]

I learn more from Hank from KZbin than I have from any teacher I have ever had

[@eelkev.8547]

So many scishow videos inspired by the tangents podcast!!

[@curses6166]

Arthropods are Chad's when it comes to evolutionary armor.

[@AloofBaloo]

All I keep thinking of is that spider somewhere in South America that catches small BIRDS in its web. That’s pretty darn strong stuff.

[@selenajarv8763]

The fish is kinda dorky looking and yet soo cute

[@hunternotthewriter]

you can fish for gar here in midwest america, i’m sure u could find one pretty easy for food or pets :))

[@selenajarv8763]

@whesley hynes yoooo CHIIIILLLLL

[@mr.boomguy]

This is the wonders of science. Nature does just whatever works, while science helps explain how it works.

[@sanyaasaniap]

Material is called "Aramid", Kevlar is a popular producer of Aramid products.

[@ushasureshkumawat8535]

Imagining spider farm is my nightmare fuel!😫

[@jeaninepanu3309]

amazing animals who changed the world

[@zacvanadrichem1553]

Howdy Hank!

[@someguy5003]

Hank: "the molusc not your biceps." Me: "my what?"

[@marcopohl4875]

Me: *flexes so you can see it better* "this right... *hands you a microscope* here"

[@MerlinAmbroiss]

this is the most happiest ive seen him while threatening bodily harm to bugs XD

[@moltivercelbanishedglitch8943]

Nice!

[@bingbonghafu]

No creature could survive Hank’s fists of wrath

[@bingbonghafu]

@whesley hynes go spread your horrible opinions somewhere else please

[@jakemarchbank]

Quality content

[@beth-rg8bm]

6:40 Spider webs are very flammable when clean!

[@masterimbecile]

Mussels make a natural fire retardant so dope that it's poly-dope.

[@tjpprojects7192]

Hah! I see what you did there with the sorting GARbage bit.

[@Serpenfishil]

Sort the GARbage with your GARmored gloves

[@madao7865]

9:43 Except for those that get roasted.

[@madao7865]

@whesley hynes ...ok

[@Krantzstone420]

@whesley hynes Found the eco-fascist. It's one thing to advocate for the lives and rights of non-human living beings, and another thing entirely to dig up debunked Malthusian fantasies of having sick and disabled people die of curable/treatable diseases: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecofascism

[@amandafitzwater242]

“How tough the skin of these fish is” ??? Are..... not is. Still awesome info! Amazing to hear about all these crazy interesting critters!

[@SleepeyDragon]

genetically modify lotus plants to make spider silk proteins in their sap?

[@terrabelle9937]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWqpXqhqiZyfm7M Lotus silk isn't the best option when you want efficiency.

[@SleepeyDragon]

@@terrabelle9937 this video is precisely why I said lotus plants because it's not just about efficiency. You can't use genetically modified cotton because material would scatter with a breeze (ever walk in a spiderweb by accident?). Spider silk thermalsets in the air just like lotus silk so you could engineer a way to manufacture it in large scale. Lotus root is a food commodity unlike cotton and any other textile so you can eat it. It also grows in water where you can't grow other textiles, so countries with extensive water ways can produce it hopefully with ecological conservation methods without having to choose between growing food or a textile with their farm land.

[@PinkAgaricus]

Hmmm...the material based on the conch shell could also be used as a phone case too. I thought of it after hearing it's strengths.

[@MOOOtheEternity]

My family makes arrow tips capable of piercing gar scales, and in fact there is an alagator gar on our logo. These arrow tips can also peirce steel plates too.

[@bikramjitghosh6603]

Much love from India❤❤.

[@CharliMorganMusic]

Those chitons would be the holy grail of tank armor

[@Sandrosian]

Somewhere out there are some knights getting reeeeaaal jealous right about now

[@antonisteggeris9285]

5:42 Phew that was a close one.

[@GizmoGuzman0924]

Baby alligator gar might be the cutest fish I have ever seen

[@Sinnistering]

Being a SciShow Tangents podcast listener makes me wonder, which came first in development: The Tangents episode or the SciShow episode? (My theory is 100% on Tangents, and then they were like "this is freaking awesome, we have to make a video about this")

[@AllDayBikes]

0:20 MuscleHank is getting to his head

[@freshorangina]

Question, for fire resistant materials do you know if there is any research on the material tree seed pods are made of? 🧐

[@DruNature]

I grew up eating chitons in Jamaica, we called them Sea Beef and you pry them off the rocks with a knife and then roast them over a fire! We also ate a lot of conch!

[@edwardhaybell1938]

One step closer to ceramite and armors of the Grim Dark future...

[@jayburgos3384]

Do mussels have an anti aging effect since their proteins bind to free radicals?

[@Wee_Thought]

Nature has had over 500 million years to test what works and what doesnt, so of course it has all the best technology

[@BlakieTT]

Happy Easter, SciShowians.

[@ThisisallMax]

This video is just saddening when you think about how many species are going extinct. The things we could learn from them, the life saving technologies we could develope if we studied instead of destroyed.

[@jadabrown4183]

I am here in the name of science

[@jadabrown4183]

@whesley hynes ..ok....hm..

[@carloscrecelius9597]

What happened to the"spider-goats" I heard about a few years ago? The ones who produced the silk in their milk? That sounded like a great way to mass-produce spider silk.

[@toomanyopinions8353]

The negative environmental impact would be massive

[@c.carter3290]

Off topic, but I would LOVE to get a SciShow perspective on Florida’s current phosphate plant wastewater storage issue at Piney Point - which is on the verge of collapsing and flowing into Tampa Bay - as well as any perspective on any of the other 25+ such storage sites in the state. Some say it’s radioactive and very dangerous. Some deny that. What’s up? 🙏 Please. ❤️ Love you guys! Respect! ✌️

[@esmeevogels1990]

How about the goats that give spidersilk in place of milk? That could be something, right?

[@natejohnson1083]

Planned obselescence is an obstacle for these improved materials

[@christopherg2347]

8:21 I like to say: "Do not try to reinvent the wheel, if you got a perfectly working car, gassed up, keys in the ignition just standing there."

[@goatmeal5241]

Where's Mussel Hank when you need him?

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

Normal Hank: I mean the animal. Not your biceps. Muscle Hank: I disagree.

[@joeshmoe8345]

Thanks