I love how he's just in front of a green screen for no reason.
@pillbug16577 жыл бұрын
DUDE!!!! That is the Belarussix NAZI FASCIST FLAG... not a green screen
@ACSReactions9 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant. I demand more candy-fueled scientific explanations. MOAR.
@suebdonim4 жыл бұрын
I've watched this each year at Eastertime since it was released. It's been 5 years.
@thebrainscoop9 жыл бұрын
Adam Cole for president.
@DavidBeaumont9 жыл бұрын
inches ?! inches !!!??? What is this, the dark ages? Also, +1 for the terrible puns :)
@ScienceAsylum9 жыл бұрын
***** I totally posted a video like this with s'mores over a week ago.
@DavidBeaumont9 жыл бұрын
Doing the microwave trick to get its wavelength and determine 'C' is an old trick. I did it ~20 years ago with icing, there's nothing new here and nothing to "call foul" about. If you want to claim you were "first", get a time machine.
@ScienceAsylum9 жыл бұрын
David Beaumont Yes, I know it's an old trick. I was never claiming that I came up with the idea... just that I posted my vid first. It doesn't matter though. I've already apologized to Adam. We're good.
@ScienceAsylum9 жыл бұрын
David Beaumont *Internet Behavior Rule: Stay off the internet when you're cranky. If you don't, you'll end up running your angry mouth about completely unrelated things* ...like who posted a video first. I just hope I don't repeat my mistake in the future.
@Diotialate9 жыл бұрын
♫♪Finding the Speed of Li-ight with Peeps♫♪
@MK.51989 жыл бұрын
Walloficecream ♫♪And a Microwave♫♪
@bridgetteandrews1069 жыл бұрын
Hen Barrison ♫♪And Physics* ♫♪
@skunkbear9 жыл бұрын
Walloficecream ♫♪*just a little bit♫♪
@calliewillcox60829 жыл бұрын
Walloficecream ♫♪And a microwave!♫♪
@cnj969 жыл бұрын
Callie Willcox YOU RUINED IT !!!
@orcodrilo8 жыл бұрын
inches, miles,.... Science gets sad at you when doing calculations in imperial system. MKS for the win!
@CeciliaYu9 жыл бұрын
That was a sweet use of discount sugar. Next time, can we stick with metric, please? Most of us are more familiar with 3.0x10^8 m/s.
@jameslmathieson9 жыл бұрын
Pretty nifty stuff. Also explains why microwaves can't cook for squat.
@CeciliaYu9 жыл бұрын
James Mathieson note how he used a non-rotating microwave plate. Probably an important distinction for the experiment.
@skunkbear9 жыл бұрын
Cecilia Yu There've been a lot comments about our use of imperial units. Well, I refuse to use metric BECAUSE I HATE LOGIC. Just kidding - the real reason is that NPR (following the guidelines of the Associated Press) never uses SI units. And that's for an arguably good reason - you can read the full explanation on Skunk Bear's tumblr (skunkbear.tumblr.com)
@johnhasier66289 жыл бұрын
Units schmunits c=1 if you are doing it right.
@silas13kiddmyers8 жыл бұрын
+Cecilia Yu Even in the U.S. inches per second is a really weird unit.
@Kylzee8 жыл бұрын
This is why I love Skunk Bear!
@juliabilch6 жыл бұрын
Same
@CostSteam029 жыл бұрын
its always a good day when skunk bear posts a video.
@juliabilch6 жыл бұрын
True it’s me first one
@silas13kiddmyers8 жыл бұрын
Why did they use Imperial units?
@nedyahhay69968 жыл бұрын
+sills adm cause it's the best
@med86158 жыл бұрын
+sills adm cause it's the worst.
@TheZZcube8 жыл бұрын
+Nedyah hay how is it the best in any way?
@electricdreamer7 жыл бұрын
because they're stuck too deep in their tradition.
@adrianhiggins48977 жыл бұрын
Cuz ‘merica
@chrismusix56699 жыл бұрын
Cute video. BUT HOW DARE YOU USE IMPERIAL STANDARD IN A SCIENTIFIC FORMAT!!! :( Or any format, really.
@skunkbear9 жыл бұрын
Chris Musix I hear you Chris - unfortunately, that's NPR's editorial standard. Wish it weren't so.
@chrismusix56699 жыл бұрын
NPR's Skunk Bear Thank you. The sooner we move to where we should have decades ago, the better. It's not that difficult. We already use Metric in so many applications.
@grndmstrjoe9 жыл бұрын
Chris Collins I have a hard time understanding the logic behind this post and how it supports the idea that imperial units are the preferred units of measurement that the United States should be using.
@cwcollins069 жыл бұрын
I'm mostly kidding.
@chrismusix56699 жыл бұрын
Chris Collins "They mostly use inches at night... mostly..."
@seantomlinson33207 жыл бұрын
That was great, how fun! Yup, I've never known why I get hot spots/cold spots in my microwave. That's because I have a PhD in chemical engineering but I think electricity is magic.
@pkonneker9 жыл бұрын
I am genuinely impressed.
@daskawicz6 жыл бұрын
This is great -- including the Italian and featuring the Peeps!
@razorsaber22875 жыл бұрын
Such complex experiments to find out the speed of light when they could of just put marshmallows in a microwave...
@peterwXXX9 жыл бұрын
Damn....this is some bad ass thinking here! I love it! Interesting how NPR is trying to sell themselves to the younger crowd. Keep that info-tainment coming!
@bobbyryon9 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Love the puns and jokes at the end.
@parkerdavis54018 жыл бұрын
I watched this video in school this morning. It was amazing.
@DiegoSemede9 жыл бұрын
Super awesome video, just like the rest of your channel! But hey, you could also say the values using metric system! Here in Brazil (and the rest of the world) the imperial system is something really weird hahaha Anyway, congrats for everything! =D
@silas13kiddmyers8 жыл бұрын
+Diego Semede I'm in the U.S. and learned all science (Including Physics) in the metric system and so the units are weird to me also.
@xfedman9 жыл бұрын
LIGHTEN UP PEEPS. It's just a fun experiment. Anything you want to know about the details or frequency and distance or metric versus imperial you can simply research on your own. And I thought the use of puns was fine.
@ZekeBuf9 жыл бұрын
Omg this is so cute and amazing
@shaneckel9 жыл бұрын
legitimate chuckle at the "just a little bit"
@刘猫8 жыл бұрын
you are so clever, this method i never heard of and i can never imagine
@ThroatSore6 жыл бұрын
Possibly the best video, in the world, ever.
@Beggambilia8 жыл бұрын
Wowowow brilliant and funny video!! Congrats to all the team
@accidentallyskilled2 жыл бұрын
“Microwaves travel at the speed of light” Hey whats that in the dist- **blam**
@RegalPlatypus9 жыл бұрын
Make sure that, if you wanna try this at home, you don't have your Peeps (with physics [just a little bit]) on the spinny-thing(TM).
@vaibhavjain32346 жыл бұрын
Man such entertaining videos, love it
@taxwax78537 жыл бұрын
Cool experiment, but I have questions/concerns. You're assuming (I think) that the wave passes over the peeps without any interference. From my limited understanding of how a microwave oven works I thought that microwaves get deflected by a fan that randomizes the path of radiation. Also, won't microwaves deflect off the interior walls of the oven and "bounce around" randomly until they are absorbed by a polar molecule? The experiment is interesting in it's idea, I'm just a little skeptical and wonder if the results might be coincidental. Guess I'll need to try this with my microwave and see what I get.
@skunkbear7 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right - the microwaves bounce around - reflecting off the walls and interfering with each other. Thanks to the constant position of the microwave oven walls, that interference that produces what is called a "standing wave" - unlike the microwaves produced by the emitter, it's peaks and valleys are stationary. This standing wave's wavelength mimics the wavelength of the original microwave. You can read more here: www.emu.dk/sites/default/files/physics_of_microwave_oven.pdf We deemed wave addition and subtraction too in depth for this overview video.
@GuberShep7 жыл бұрын
Interesting presentation style. I like it
@axeowny80239 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved it!
@ИльяМаковоз-ж8л8 жыл бұрын
Wooow, the song is so cute)
@Amazing_Toast3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the puns.
@DYLAN1020014 жыл бұрын
Well now I know why sometimes in food I cook in the microwave some parts are cold and others are hot.
@Spurrr8 жыл бұрын
How did you determine the inches per second?
@silas13kiddmyers8 жыл бұрын
+Spurr If you include units in the equation, you'll find that you get 4.86 inches/(1/2450000000)seconds will get the unit inches/second
@KungfooBucket6 жыл бұрын
The speed of light in air is not the same as the speed in space / a vacuum. Does that make your figures closer?
@alexsmith55015 жыл бұрын
Now, here’s the injustice, if I’d tried those puns with my friends, I’d be in a shallow grave.
@prumchhangsreng9799 жыл бұрын
the beam of light at 1:35 for some reason it look tasty
@thalesnemo28414 жыл бұрын
@prum chhangsreng Microwaves are a standing wave . So if the. Turn table is flipped upside down then the nodes and antinodes (cold and hot points ) are fixed .
@CediBeMe7 жыл бұрын
Perfectly hilarious video. (Why wasn't my science teacher even half this funny?) Subscribing.
@selfdex9 жыл бұрын
How can you reflect candle light over 5 miles?
@shirazoldchannel8 жыл бұрын
excellent vid. subscribed.
@davidgibbs62619 жыл бұрын
You are awesome!!
@doctorae7243 жыл бұрын
That was impressive!
@nataliemarie43257 жыл бұрын
If a microwave was operating at a frequency of 2000 MHz instead of 2450 MHz, how would the wavelength (the distance between melted peeps) change? Would the answer you get for the speed of light be different?? Thank you!
@skunkbear7 жыл бұрын
If the frequency is lower, the wavelength is slightly longer - yielding the same speed of light.
@cranberrycanvas6 жыл бұрын
i dont think its a coincidence that the last part of the video starts at 4:20
@wisemaninus9 жыл бұрын
Cool Peeps!
@BeOurBee9 жыл бұрын
Sweet experiment!
@danielleventuro86614 жыл бұрын
Love this!! :D
@Gotisk19 жыл бұрын
Love it ! i want more
@LucyRockprincess7 жыл бұрын
This is hilarious - thank you.
@burmesebeef9 жыл бұрын
What light projection method did the French scientist use?
@GFlCh8 жыл бұрын
+burmesebeef - He got into his time machine to visit the late 20th century and picked up a laser on eBay... Actually, previous light-speed experiments (such as Isaac Beeckman in 1629), used the flash from detonating gunpowder as the light source. For the Fizeau light speed experiment in 1849, references I have found only indicate he used a "high intensity light source" (not very helpful to your question). But in 1849, they did know about, and have more than a basic understanding of electricity. So (in 1849) Fizeau probably used an electric spark-gap to generate the light. The only thing that (sort of) points to this, is it's mentioned that the equipment which was designed and used for the experiment was adapted from similar equipment he used in previous experiments to determine the speed of electricity through wire.
@kylevernon75296 жыл бұрын
Umm, wave crest to wave crest is actually a wave length (not half). I think you meant to say Wave crest to corresponding wave trough?
@davidananikian46915 жыл бұрын
it is a standing wave, that is why hot spots are half wave length apart.
@Guitcad14 жыл бұрын
I gave it a "like" in spite of the outro that made me want to stab a pencil in my ears.
@darpanpatel80239 жыл бұрын
Awesome video...
@jimm33707 жыл бұрын
Totally awesome.
@sukikite87234 жыл бұрын
I need this kid to heat up my food.
@HeadsetGuy7 жыл бұрын
I love it.
@samanthazotti165 жыл бұрын
excuse me sir how did you possibly get this answer. i did the same project and i did not get anything close to what u got. how did you get billions in inches when all i got was 300. thank you for your time
@bigring64245 жыл бұрын
Hint: MHz. Find out what the capital M means and you have your answer.
@quincycostello67262 ай бұрын
basically 1 megahertz is equal to 1,000,000 hertz. You have to multiply by the number of hertz, not megahertz. good on you for trying the experiment
@quentinbrown93366 жыл бұрын
DAMMIT, I SWORE TO MY SELF I'D NEVER LAUGH AT ANOTHER PUN AGAIN!
@joshseal20009 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming you didn't let the peeps rotate in the microwave to get this effect?
@skunkbear9 жыл бұрын
Joshua Seal That's exactly right! As you can see in the video, the dish is stationary. We pointed that out specifically in an earlier draft, and it's clear we should have left it in.
@abazaba22769 жыл бұрын
NPR's Skunk Bear Had an idea for an vid, however i dont make vids :P here is the idea....... the earth is spinning about 1,000 mph, (at the equator) orbiting the sun at 67,000 mph... this would have us changing speeds from 66,000 mph to 68,000 mph every 12 hrs... Why dont we feel these changes in speed?
@AlexanderWright19 жыл бұрын
Do get with the 20th Century and use SI units!
@electricdreamer7 жыл бұрын
brilliant!
@jkaryskycoo Жыл бұрын
No way he measured the hotspots accurately enough. He took the expected value and pretended those were his measurements.
@quincycostello67262 ай бұрын
Nope, I just did the calculations and got 676534090.909 mph. His measurements were only rounded to the nearest tenth which is very easy to do with a ruler.
@Lamassu1129 жыл бұрын
Is there any self respectful scientist who still use imperial system?
@CaptainJack637 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention we need to remove the spinny glass tray. ;)
@SaintPepsiSanCoca9 жыл бұрын
The calculation is incorrect, your sum gives: 11907...
@rnedisc6 жыл бұрын
if only the french guy had someone write down the exact frequency of his light source! Would have been pretty convenient.
@silvaxbruno7 жыл бұрын
Metric system please.
@ck39084 жыл бұрын
that is super clever!
@constantineestanislau98657 жыл бұрын
Ibis those jokes were funny. Nandu did those yourself? I'm rail impressed. Have you ospreyed your room yet? Can you snipe some jokes from the internet?
@richbham48459 жыл бұрын
Excellent way to bring science to the masses (and repurpose those inedible Peeps). It's worth mentioning that this is the International Year of Light -- with a goal of making the public more aware of light in our lives through education and activities. www.light2015.org - spie.org/light
@gregoryhofer11924 жыл бұрын
Actually Ole Rømer, calculated the speed of light using Jupiter's moons in 1676 see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rømer%27s_determination_of_the_speed_of_light
@bchwb8 жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert: It's 186,000 Miles / Second.
@deniselliott16749 жыл бұрын
I don't believe it! Peeps actually have some use other than rodent repellant?
@aurorarodriguezmartinez27077 жыл бұрын
I love it!!!! I'm going to try at home 🏛️
@megabigblur4 жыл бұрын
You only had 3 significant digits in your measurement, you shouldn't have so many significant digits in your version of the speed of light. PSA to any high school or college students watching this.
@lurker7829 жыл бұрын
how to find the speed of light... knowing the speed of a microwave. lol
@Teagle9 жыл бұрын
Can some one please explain don't have understand how he had 2450 x 4.86 and ended up with 12 billion inches
@Teagle8 жыл бұрын
+Rammy Nasry thx
@pudgywudgy71119 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@chriss.93399 жыл бұрын
You treat microwave radiation as a standing wave. How did you account for the microwaves (supposedly) bouncing around the microwave before they hit the target? Or, perhaps the "bouncing" is only the marketing ploy...
@skunkbear9 жыл бұрын
Chris S. Good question - it's exactly because a they are bouncing around that a standing wave forms. When two waves of equal amplitude and frequency meet going opposite directions, they add (or subtract) to form a standing wave. If you go to wikimedia commons and search "harmonic standing wave" there's a great GIF that shows it better than I could explain. In a microwave oven this happens every time a microwave is reflected off a wall. The wave and it's reflection have the same amplitude and frequency but different directions, so they form a standing wave. Unfortunately this impedes uniform heating, which is why most microwaves have those rotating trays.
@aamuchii7 жыл бұрын
How did he get 12 billion? I only got 11,657.5 ??
@sugoijan9 жыл бұрын
I always get an itch when I see an imperial unit and no metric counterpart, even in the form of a small caption. Come on, it's like half the words were Chinese.
@altcut029 жыл бұрын
♫♪Finding the speed of ligght... with peeps
@WingWong9 жыл бұрын
~LOL~ Entertaining and educational!
@Mitchellcurriedotcom9 жыл бұрын
That's neat!
@sidjagtap79669 жыл бұрын
If only physics were this fun in class xD
@KatieCat7 жыл бұрын
the peeps won't make a peep
@fibbooo11238 жыл бұрын
Aannnnddddd I just subbed. Have fun
@BETHGIOVI6 жыл бұрын
"Have fun." just a little bit
@davesims79174 жыл бұрын
1:11 so you’re just gonna dismiss the fact that there was no such thing as even the lightbulb but he somehow shot over a “beam“ of light??? 🤔 Here is a cconversation of how the “speed“ of light is absurd kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4bcp4awoMyVrZY
@jacobdaniels32463 жыл бұрын
bruh u just linked ur own video. Are you from the 1700s and believe in a beam form or something? Poisson's dark spot?
@quincycostello67262 ай бұрын
have you ever heard of a fire
@fooginawa9 жыл бұрын
bill nye 2 confirmed
@JenniferOrvik8 жыл бұрын
Cuz he is smart
@89Valkyrie9 жыл бұрын
Everything was extremely interesting and amazingly informative...till you got to the actual peeps.
@AhsanMunir31236 жыл бұрын
Great
@marcelorofer9 жыл бұрын
Hahaha this is great
@SilliestMiku5 жыл бұрын
Yesssssssssssssssss
@splinterxoxo2 жыл бұрын
Saw this today in class :U
@lifeisgood123419 жыл бұрын
So punny.
@bailikema81147 жыл бұрын
wow
@tavor299 жыл бұрын
This is cool in all. Although there is a big misconception from this video. you coudn't find the speed of light in the micro wave because the engineers that measured the frequency to find out the Mhz were using calculations already based on the speed of light, there for you could find the speed of light with a micro wave only because they already discoverd it and used it to write down the Mhz. :)
@netnut259 жыл бұрын
Tavor Benshahar The video isn't titled, "Discovering the Speed of Light with Peeps", it's "Finding the Speed of Light with Peeps"--or rather, "Determining the Speed of Light Using Peeps (...and a microwave...and physics--just a little bit). So there. :)
@juliabilch6 жыл бұрын
R the peeps marshmallows
@larisael-netanany4886 жыл бұрын
“I hope you find this video enlightening” - if you really want to enlighten you should not use measure units from the dark ages...