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Piezoelectricity - why hitting crystals makes electricity

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Steve Mould

Steve Mould

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Certain crystals, like quartz will produce a voltage when hit. It's all to do with the arrangement of atoms and charge in the lattice. It's used in lots of things like piezo lighters, sensors, speakers and oscillators for timekeeping.
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@KelsomaticPDX
@KelsomaticPDX 5 жыл бұрын
I always cordoned off Piezoelectricity as one of those things I just wouldn't ever really understand. It's sort of delightfully simple thanks to your breakdown! Really appreciate this video, it opens up a better understanding of so many electronics.
@Infinion
@Infinion 5 жыл бұрын
now the question remains, is a voltage being produced by the impulse or impact from compressing/deforming and relaxing the crystal, or do you think a constant pressure would yield a constant voltage?
@DANTHETUBEMAN
@DANTHETUBEMAN 3 жыл бұрын
Where does the Cristal recharge it's charges from?
@Mr.BobsDog
@Mr.BobsDog 3 жыл бұрын
@@DANTHETUBEMAN from unicorn blood
@freemind..
@freemind.. 2 жыл бұрын
@@GabrielCazorlaPersson1 - Are you familiar with the Earthtide theory as the mechanism for Earth's magnetic field? Imo it makes more sense than the core dynamo hypothesis. The gist is that 95% of the Earth's crust is quartz-based, and that tidal forces from the Moon produce a diurnal flexing on the Earth's heavily faulted crust, which generates a piezoelectric field - "magnetic field" is a misnomer. Anyway, it solves many of the mysteries associated with the field and provides predictive ability whereas the dynamo theory does not.
@IamMarjoree
@IamMarjoree Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve
@rpbp4468
@rpbp4468 3 жыл бұрын
Probably the only person who ACTUALLY DESCRIBES WHY and does not just repeat what they "researched" without understanding.
@cogen7996
@cogen7996 3 жыл бұрын
You mean 'scientists' ..
@soultrick7474
@soultrick7474 2 жыл бұрын
exactly! Like 95% of all science youtubers are just wikipedia readers :D
@jeffv2074
@jeffv2074 2 жыл бұрын
He had me until he said chakras don't exists 🤣a bit ignorant for an intelligent man. But that's okay a little research will enlighten you.
@diggysoze2897
@diggysoze2897 2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffv2074 that’s because he’s talking about things that exist in real life and not how you feel. Nobody cares how you feel, it holds no bearing on reality. Your gods are fake, your chakras are fake, your demons are fake. It is a waste of all of everyone’s time to speak on the subject
@IronicHavoc
@IronicHavoc 2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffv2074 I won't say Chakras definitively don't exist, but you should at least respect it's not the same realm of hard science that this video covers - i.e. directly quantifiable materials physics. At best it's a "softer" or more holistic science closer to the realms of medicine or neurology/psychology. And even within that realm the notion of Chakras is not super well supported in any sort of large scale, peer reviewed, replicable study (that I know of). Which again, doesn't mean it's wrong necessarily, but it's entirely understandable why some people would have doubts about it. At the very least wouldn't be as condescending towards skeptics as you're being. You might be surprised to learn there's a lot of very intelligent people who don't believe in Chakras. Granted I also know plenty of intelligent people who *do* believe in chakras and various other spiritual/semi-spiritual concepts. But even among the latter group I've met, I don't think any ever claimed that there's convincing concrete research behind it at the moment.
@uvbe
@uvbe 5 жыл бұрын
This is amazing, I had no idea that's how those lighters worked.
@TheR971
@TheR971 5 жыл бұрын
I always assumed they worked like normal lighters! It's amazing that they actually use this (kind of, but not really) high tech!
@manuelleon3776
@manuelleon3776 5 жыл бұрын
I always thought they had a battery and the click was from a terminal that initiated contact and sprung off as the gas ignited.
@manuelleon3776
@manuelleon3776 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheR971 just goes to show how many different ways one can make a single idea.
@zerotoeverything4348
@zerotoeverything4348 5 жыл бұрын
i thought it just metal + another metal or rock. didnt know its a crystal actually
@FirstLast-cc6cv
@FirstLast-cc6cv 5 жыл бұрын
I thought it worked like an electron(?) scraper or van de graff generator,
@ghguyrur7
@ghguyrur7 11 ай бұрын
If you rub two quarts together it produces a really cool lighting effect, that jumps through the insides of the stones. Very very cool, I use it when camping to make my friends think I’m a wizard
@SongOfSongsOneTwelve
@SongOfSongsOneTwelve 5 ай бұрын
😂
@the_peefster
@the_peefster 4 ай бұрын
Two quarts of what
@mikaylastrube
@mikaylastrube 3 ай бұрын
You're a wizard harry
@issacmilleson476
@issacmilleson476 2 ай бұрын
​@@the_peefsterany quarts its called cold light it is light but no heat
@the_peefster
@the_peefster Ай бұрын
@@issacmilleson476 i once again ask quarts of what? Quarts are a form of measurement, quartz is a crystal ;)
@ZanderHulme
@ZanderHulme 3 жыл бұрын
Audio nerds: "be careful when wiring your piezo pickup, they're quite delicate" Steve Mould, literally banging it with a hammer: "IT'S NOT A VERY GOOD MICROPHONE"
@exgi76gmailcom
@exgi76gmailcom 3 жыл бұрын
Wow just like all the guys we’ve had over to da White House ……
@opinionguy7615
@opinionguy7615 2 жыл бұрын
I have the literal 2nd reply to a 600 likes comment ,how? What a coincidence
@magnopere
@magnopere 2 жыл бұрын
@@yokohamamike1041 barbaque
@newfreenayshaun6651
@newfreenayshaun6651 2 жыл бұрын
@@yokohamamike1041 dh
@notavoicechanger1808
@notavoicechanger1808 Жыл бұрын
@@opinionguy7615 Because this comment was posted 2 years after the initial video lol.
@heraclitus6100
@heraclitus6100 5 жыл бұрын
Mom - "what did you learn today?" Me - "Steve Mould likes peanut butter."
@schadenfreudebuddha
@schadenfreudebuddha 5 жыл бұрын
and has three hands
@MohamedAhmed-zi1ru
@MohamedAhmed-zi1ru 5 жыл бұрын
@@schadenfreudebuddha here 2:58
@SteveMould
@SteveMould 5 жыл бұрын
I had to eat so much peanut butter for this video. No regrets.
@heraclitus6100
@heraclitus6100 5 жыл бұрын
@@SteveMould Peanut butter is the best. I like the natural kind. Except for when you first buy it and have to wear out your arm stirring it. That part sucks.
@RFC3514
@RFC3514 5 жыл бұрын
> and has three hands That one is not a finger.
@andyfrey6644
@andyfrey6644 4 жыл бұрын
"Orally, or..." Priceless reaction. Your videos are fantastic.
@ba-it3xz
@ba-it3xz 4 жыл бұрын
If you didn’t make a comment like this, I would have.
@julianebug8409
@julianebug8409 4 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what he said to make me wanna go to the comments lmao
@blue_pomeranian
@blue_pomeranian 4 жыл бұрын
Well the first Chakra is the root/earth chakra located at... *cough*... the "base of the spine". It would make sense to apply a healing crystal there
@julianebug8409
@julianebug8409 4 жыл бұрын
jessica lmfao
@sk33m-qe3ym
@sk33m-qe3ym 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2rGhX2bm5masKc
@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879
@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879 11 ай бұрын
1:57 fun fact: when you take a rock with lots quartz in it (say, a large chunk of quartz) and rub it against another rock (it's best with another large chuck of quartz), the quartz will make a dust (that is *hazardous to breathe in* ). Those tiny flakes break in such a way that rubbing them will create light. 👍
@DeactivatedAlmonds
@DeactivatedAlmonds 8 ай бұрын
how much should i huff to make the voices stop
@darshan5044
@darshan5044 7 ай бұрын
@@DeactivatedAlmonds asking the real questions here
@Systomd
@Systomd 6 ай бұрын
Is it the same effect when you beak a piece of sugar in the dark it make sparks? (blue sparks that let me think it's electricity)
@MrAcapela
@MrAcapela 4 ай бұрын
@@DeactivatedAlmonds stops drinkin druggzz , real science talked here
@ivoryas1696
@ivoryas1696 3 ай бұрын
@evilpandakillabzomattkpcci4879 Username... _doesn't_ check out?
@Confuseddave
@Confuseddave 5 жыл бұрын
Silicon dioxide clears my chakras? That must be why sandy beaches are so relaxing.
@777anarchist
@777anarchist 5 жыл бұрын
Bottled beer > canned
@dvorak2676
@dvorak2676 5 жыл бұрын
@@777anarchist I get the joke, but canned is cheap as sand compared to bottled
@777anarchist
@777anarchist 5 жыл бұрын
@@dvorak2676 Do not disregard the chakras ;)
@patricioansaldi8021
@patricioansaldi8021 5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@magnuspeacock5857
@magnuspeacock5857 5 жыл бұрын
@@koseq7 that isn't a truth in the lie, it's a coincidence.
@Roosauec
@Roosauec 5 жыл бұрын
>strike crystals >Get electricity >Redstone IRL
@PsychedRenegadeGaming
@PsychedRenegadeGaming 5 жыл бұрын
One of the many reasons I loved minecraft. Lil details.
@chineseboxingstylekanye7147
@chineseboxingstylekanye7147 5 жыл бұрын
when you flip a lightswitch its just a series of crystals being bopped by spinning gears, self powering itself and the lightbulb
@wchurchill419
@wchurchill419 5 жыл бұрын
@@chineseboxingstylekanye7147 lol no....thats not whats happening
@mmthegreat087
@mmthegreat087 5 жыл бұрын
@@wchurchill419 no duh,that's how it works
@wchurchill419
@wchurchill419 5 жыл бұрын
@@mmthegreat087 please go on, enlighten us.
@facelessgreen8997
@facelessgreen8997 5 жыл бұрын
That sensor microphone is what my random teammates in Overwatch usually use
@DirtyPoul
@DirtyPoul 5 жыл бұрын
I need a new microphone. Where do I buy this?
@carry2go596
@carry2go596 4 жыл бұрын
Wait u get mic users on Overwatch ??
@HonkyMonky
@HonkyMonky Ай бұрын
@@DirtyPoul just buy an electric lighter and plug it to your microphone entry ;) the lighter becomes a mic, TA DA!!!
@Golfbob
@Golfbob Жыл бұрын
So basically crystals are magic
@ErikGarcia07
@ErikGarcia07 5 ай бұрын
basically
@G-u-z-i-o
@G-u-z-i-o 5 ай бұрын
No way, The Karens were right?!
@maeglin8725
@maeglin8725 4 ай бұрын
Magic is just unknown science
@louwyay
@louwyay 4 ай бұрын
Protos and Zerg colony😊😊😊
@JonnyAppleWeed
@JonnyAppleWeed 4 ай бұрын
​@@G-u-z-i-oonly Gwyneth Paltrow.
@gigglysamentz2021
@gigglysamentz2021 5 жыл бұрын
1:56 "I don't know if you take it orally or..." That's the hardest I've laughed in a long time X'D
@lgab
@lgab 5 жыл бұрын
"I don't know if you take it auraly", rather :)
@Pumbear
@Pumbear 5 жыл бұрын
All i know is that that crystal was shaped for purpose
@majarimennamazerinth5753
@majarimennamazerinth5753 5 жыл бұрын
or... well, it's the best thing to do with alternative medicine
@bhogarsishyan5769
@bhogarsishyan5769 5 жыл бұрын
You laugh as you think he was correct!
@gergodenes6360
@gergodenes6360 5 жыл бұрын
​@@bhogarsishyan5769 Fooling manipulable people is not funny, we are not laughing. The fact that people buy these is seriously concerning, as it is not "alternative medicine", it's just a placebo, and for a high price. Accepting the existance of things like chakras without any sort of evidence for them is very childish, same with other dogma. Scepticism is the thing that makes the scientific method the best way to obtain truth about our surroundings: constantly checking if you are wrong, not if you are right. Once you realize that "alternative medicine" (like crystal-healing and homeopathy, etc.) is not medicine, simply a psychology trick to take your money, you might actually start learning that the world is not so simple. It's also good to eradicate your biases, for that I'd recommend yourbias.is , for not commiting logical fallacies, I'd recommend yourlogicalfallacyis.com Self-education is only possible with a good knowledge of debate.
@mitchkovacs1396
@mitchkovacs1396 5 жыл бұрын
Steve how many hands do you have
@Matiasss200
@Matiasss200 5 жыл бұрын
Thats not his hand ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@SniperSpy10
@SniperSpy10 5 жыл бұрын
@@Matiasss200 this could be read in a few ways
@Chriva
@Chriva 5 жыл бұрын
@@SniperSpy10 He meant the wiener. Deal with it lol
@SniperSpy10
@SniperSpy10 5 жыл бұрын
@@Chriva *Slow Clap*
@Nilguiri
@Nilguiri 5 жыл бұрын
haha
@MAN-bm6um
@MAN-bm6um 5 жыл бұрын
U reminded me of my high school teacher who would go extents, to make students understand the beauty of science in everyday things. Loved it man. Excellent work.😊
@Gasinduced
@Gasinduced 5 жыл бұрын
Captivating and inspiring an audience is a rare ability
@sc0tte1-416
@sc0tte1-416 5 жыл бұрын
These types of teachers are the only ones I really learned anything from, because I could relate to every day life, this stayed interested.
@JohnSmith-yy8hn
@JohnSmith-yy8hn 5 жыл бұрын
It's good to see that you don't try and impress your audience by speak too quickly like most KZbinrs. Your teaching is very good because of this. You take the time to explain things in detail. It's about time a KZbinr had the sense to know that an audience learns better when a teacher explains things at a slower rate than other KZbinrs priding themselves at how quickly they can speak.
@rohithr5730
@rohithr5730 5 жыл бұрын
ur very lucky to have teacher like that
@chrisengland5523
@chrisengland5523 2 жыл бұрын
Steve covers an amazing range of topics - chemistry, electronics, physics, crystallography and more. Probably one of the best channels on KZbin.
@fancypants_magoo
@fancypants_magoo 4 жыл бұрын
"It's not a great speaker, but IT IS a speaker". I don't know exactly why but this line is funny af
@exyoff
@exyoff 4 жыл бұрын
"it's not a great microphone, but IT IS a microphone" is also funny lol
@fancypants_magoo
@fancypants_magoo 4 жыл бұрын
@@exyoff hells yeah it is!
@BlabbyGabby13
@BlabbyGabby13 3 жыл бұрын
Comedy 🤣❤️
@uninspired3583
@uninspired3583 3 жыл бұрын
Bobcat Goldthwait also isn't a great speaker, but he is a speaker
@gavincurtis
@gavincurtis 2 жыл бұрын
Tell that to all the crappy boomboxes and garbage stereos of the 90's.
@tonyhawk6913
@tonyhawk6913 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting fact: "Piezo" is a greek word ( Πιέζω ) meaning "I compress"
@RFC3514
@RFC3514 5 жыл бұрын
Which, in narrative terms, is approximately the opposite of "I digress".
@heyandy889
@heyandy889 5 жыл бұрын
Quartz protec quartz attac but most importantly quartz piezoelectric
@evanc.1591
@evanc.1591 5 жыл бұрын
Which is funny, because “electric” is also from Greek - electros, meaning amber, since static electricity was first observed by rubbing silk and amber. So, it means “I compress amber”
@BGroothedde
@BGroothedde 5 жыл бұрын
@@evanc.1591 awesome
@mitaskeledzija6269
@mitaskeledzija6269 5 жыл бұрын
@Dr. M. H. dam
@StarOnCheek
@StarOnCheek 4 жыл бұрын
This video: Audiophile companies: this is not a great speaker, but it is a very expensive crystal speaker
@PLAYERSLAYER_22
@PLAYERSLAYER_22 4 жыл бұрын
Herman Grove yeah because quartz is expensive
@mk_rexx
@mk_rexx 3 жыл бұрын
Piezoelectric pickups are usually used as contact mics just like in acoustic guitars.
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 жыл бұрын
For when you want that perfectly staticky sound.
@TartarusHimself
@TartarusHimself 3 жыл бұрын
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 he was hitting it with a hammer, what do you expect
@freestyleskyline
@freestyleskyline 2 жыл бұрын
So you're saying it wasn't "crystal clear? LMAO
@OfficialBurrow
@OfficialBurrow Жыл бұрын
My electric drum pads have a piezoelectric disc inside of them. That's cool I've always wondered how that worked.
@soulslip
@soulslip 4 ай бұрын
Interesting
@Blalack77
@Blalack77 4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most fascinating concepts in all of science to me. It seems like there could be a lot more hidden potential here.
@AndrewAce.
@AndrewAce. 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed...
@codpug
@codpug 2 жыл бұрын
Like the old tech all around the world with the churches and temples 🛕 that they hide truth from us
@thought_farm
@thought_farm 2 жыл бұрын
Inb4 the great pyramids were giant piezoelectric crystals
@haywoodjablomi9393
@haywoodjablomi9393 2 жыл бұрын
@@codpug You're lying to yourself and you're lying to the world when you say these things. Nobody is trying to hide history, what would anyone have to gain from that?
@codpug
@codpug 2 жыл бұрын
@@haywoodjablomi9393 trust your govt l,take your shot slave .
@ymcoolface1360
@ymcoolface1360 5 жыл бұрын
"Its not a great microphone but it is a microphone" Sounds like " good morning ladies and gentleman, this is your captain speaking " lol
@Tyranitar66501
@Tyranitar66501 4 жыл бұрын
lol so true
@brandonanthony9488
@brandonanthony9488 4 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with the audio. Nothing
@nazfx2648
@nazfx2648 4 жыл бұрын
Brandon Anthony its just very static
@patrlim
@patrlim 3 жыл бұрын
Electroboom: *interesting*
@ThePandaSenpai
@ThePandaSenpai 5 жыл бұрын
The 68 dislikes in this video are possibly from crystals exhausted of being hammered over and over again.
@Cliff86
@Cliff86 5 жыл бұрын
Nah they're from people who thought the quartz crystal was a suppository
@zhg4485
@zhg4485 5 жыл бұрын
I disliked. The quartz was obviously a paid actor. FAKE
@leocurious9919
@leocurious9919 5 жыл бұрын
Or... maybe... because he uses a fake thumbnail and doesnt shows anything happening with that large crystal...?
@General12th
@General12th 5 жыл бұрын
@@leocurious9919 Is that why you disliked the video?
@Dash45677
@Dash45677 5 жыл бұрын
Guessing crystal is a hooker.
@EvanAndHell
@EvanAndHell 9 ай бұрын
The Great Pyramid of Giza brought me here.
@DistinctMale
@DistinctMale 5 ай бұрын
Mee tooo.
@isaireyes2273
@isaireyes2273 5 ай бұрын
But… how?
@christophermichaelson9050
@christophermichaelson9050 4 ай бұрын
Me too
@WeiLeenNg
@WeiLeenNg 3 ай бұрын
Did you strike the top of the pyramid with a spring-loaded hammer?
@ruanjansevanrensburg3330
@ruanjansevanrensburg3330 3 ай бұрын
Joe rogan or billy carson
@damiensadventure
@damiensadventure 5 жыл бұрын
My friend... I'm 34 and I've tried to mentally visualize how this stuff works, and I've watched many videos in my time on KZbin, but you nailed it. This is amazing! I am gonna watch more of your vids and subscribe!
@muskyoxes
@muskyoxes 4 жыл бұрын
"you can squeeze a diamond as much as you like". Turns out no, I can't.
@jonathanoxlade4252
@jonathanoxlade4252 3 жыл бұрын
The only way to squeeze a diamond is get a black hole 🕳 lol
@dat2ra
@dat2ra 3 жыл бұрын
He means as much as you like.... but it won't emit a current.
@OphiuchiChannel
@OphiuchiChannel 3 жыл бұрын
Send me a diamond, I'll do it 😉
@LouieAblett
@LouieAblett 3 жыл бұрын
@@dat2ra yes we all understand that, they're attempting to make a joke *facepalm*
@brugesscrivener1455
@brugesscrivener1455 3 жыл бұрын
Your supposed to use an iron pick axe
@Reth_Hard
@Reth_Hard 5 жыл бұрын
HEY! QUARTZ CRYSTALS DO ALIGN THE CHAKRAS! Of our watches...
@cedricdegala184
@cedricdegala184 5 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there!
@a3xccy379
@a3xccy379 5 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA good memes mate xD
@yashthatte6137
@yashthatte6137 5 жыл бұрын
chakras => gears? lmao
@RedStefan
@RedStefan 5 жыл бұрын
Literally chacras translates to circles
@VivekYadav-ds8oz
@VivekYadav-ds8oz 5 жыл бұрын
In Sanskrit/Hindi, the origin of the word, _chakra_ literally translates to rings/circles.
@dylanharris1601
@dylanharris1601 Жыл бұрын
In the absence of referencing a textbook for confirmation, I thought this was a very succinct explanation that would be a great starting point for anyone interested in this effect. Thanks for the great work, Steve! Keep it up 👍🏻
@edfire5777
@edfire5777 5 жыл бұрын
Combine red and yellow to make green. *THAT'S ILLEGAL*
@ItsMe-fd4pe
@ItsMe-fd4pe 5 жыл бұрын
That is science
@ihatealgebra2431
@ihatealgebra2431 5 жыл бұрын
Tell that to the cop
@PrinceJes
@PrinceJes 5 жыл бұрын
@@ItsMe-fd4pe Science does not exist
@shayanmoosavi9139
@shayanmoosavi9139 5 жыл бұрын
@@PrinceJes you do not exist.
@ItsMe-fd4pe
@ItsMe-fd4pe 5 жыл бұрын
@@shayanmoosavi9139 F
@pixxelwizzard
@pixxelwizzard 3 жыл бұрын
Loved this video. It's hard to put my finger on it, but there seems to be a sense of excitement and wonder about scientific discovery that Steve just exudes, and its totally contagious.
@hackerrekcah9740
@hackerrekcah9740 2 жыл бұрын
an arm
@terencefredrick9726
@terencefredrick9726 2 жыл бұрын
I never studied the physical/earth sciences in school..did more in biological but wish I had studied both This is fascinating
@imhocanguro2993
@imhocanguro2993 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, as always. Another interesting use of piezoelectric crystals is when you need extreme accuracy in the measurement of distancies (for example in interferometers), by applying a small voltage to the crystal you can shift it's length with a resolution of a fraction of a nanometer (10^-9 meters)!
@SirNobleIZH
@SirNobleIZH Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the granite in the great pyramids has a high quartz concentration, and the chambers that used to hold the check and clack valves could create large vibrations in the pyramid, like Steve did with the hammer on the disk. You send a large amount of water through those passages, and you have a power plant
@jadabaudelaire118
@jadabaudelaire118 Жыл бұрын
I'd LOVE to see them demonstrate this nowadays!
@sharonjohnson8516
@sharonjohnson8516 Жыл бұрын
Yes th vibration during the djed ceremony at the pyramids caused light.
@SirNobleIZH
@SirNobleIZH Жыл бұрын
@@jadabaudelaire118 it would be so cool if egypt turned them back on today
@MattH-wg7ou
@MattH-wg7ou Жыл бұрын
How does water running through it create power? Sounds really interesting.
@jadabaudelaire118
@jadabaudelaire118 Жыл бұрын
@@MattH-wg7ou through the creation of vibration in the chambers, via water flow, causing a piezo electric current of the quartz of the granite... seems to be the reference. Might be a fun weekend research project.. to see how viable this would be
@danielhawkins3392
@danielhawkins3392 5 жыл бұрын
The presentation of this was amazing. Each idea flowed to the next, very well thought out.
@vascodegama5829
@vascodegama5829 5 жыл бұрын
6:40 you just explained piezoelectric pickups for guitars! Thank you good sir
@smirky-shrugs
@smirky-shrugs 5 жыл бұрын
Great, another creator I gotta sub to because they make good content *sigh* my crowded dashboard, woe is me. 😉
@goodun6081
@goodun6081 5 жыл бұрын
I remember an old interview with guitarist and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, talking about having used earthquake sensors, little piezoelectric discs, as guitar pickups.
@Enrique-peralta
@Enrique-peralta 5 жыл бұрын
What is this? Something to record the guitar from inside?
@goodun6081
@goodun6081 5 жыл бұрын
@@Enrique-peralta , since piezoelectric crystal's produce voltage when vibrated, you can stick them inside the body of an acoustic guitar and they will pick up the vibrations of the wood, which is somewhat analogous to the vibrations of the strings. The trick to getting a good sound, of course, would be placement of the piezo pickup, or pickups (plural), and whether you blend it with some kind of internal or external microphone or even a magnetic pickup that senses the string vibration directly. At least one company makes piezo type pickups that go underneath the bridge saddle and have six individual piezo crystals for the contact points of the six strings. I don't know what the favorite pick up systems are now, but back in the 80s and 90s Sunrise and Fishman, and to a lesser extent Barcus-Barry, were the ones that people were mostly using. I believe at least one of these systems had an internal microphone as well as the piezo pickup.
@kornbread5359
@kornbread5359 5 жыл бұрын
I thought they worked by em induction, oh i guess multiple types.
@MultiWirth
@MultiWirth 5 жыл бұрын
No fancy dubstep intro, just starting to tell something. I love you.
@uarbor70
@uarbor70 2 жыл бұрын
Up until recently I thought the spring-loaded mechanism was forcing a magnet through an inductor. I'm amazed at the amount of voltage
@thedutchonequestioneveryth4128
@thedutchonequestioneveryth4128 2 жыл бұрын
How the ancient lifted heavy stuf
@muraleedharahaspare5782
@muraleedharahaspare5782 2 жыл бұрын
IAC i9@@thedutchonequestioneveryth41287iu7u uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuoiiuu8
@electricpaisy6045
@electricpaisy6045 Жыл бұрын
that might work aswell though and it has a similarity in usecases as it aswell is used in audio equipment.
@jasonreed7522
@jasonreed7522 Жыл бұрын
I always assumed lighters just used a flint striker to make the spark that ignites them. I never considered that peizo electricity would be easier/cheaper/better than a basic friction striker.
@electricpaisy6045
@electricpaisy6045 Жыл бұрын
@@jasonreed7522 the problem is, sparks from a flint aren't electric and can't go through metal
@VinceTibo
@VinceTibo 5 жыл бұрын
Dude your videos are SO GOOD I knew of the piezoelectric effect and had been explained it, but you do it in such a clear and concise way, it's great to listen to and finally be able to internalize it. Thanks a lot!
@MsCpcheats
@MsCpcheats 5 жыл бұрын
Another common use is in ultrasound machines where the crystal is used as both a speaker and microphone/reciever.
@Blueknight1960
@Blueknight1960 5 жыл бұрын
Same with drive-through speakers.
@natadane9610
@natadane9610 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you just connected a lot of dots in the knowledge I have
@picknngrinn
@picknngrinn 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing explanation! Thank you. Many years ago my 8 year old son asked why two quartz rocks make sparks when you bang then together. I had him forward his question to a CBC radio science program. Their "expert" gave a totally unsatisfying answer. You sir, have satisfied my curiosity! I'll forward the link to this page to him....I'm sure he'll appreciate your explanation.
@Incubansoul
@Incubansoul 3 жыл бұрын
I swear I learn more stuff from a few hours of KZbin than I did during my entire 4 years in higher education lol
@vincentcrowely6772
@vincentcrowely6772 3 жыл бұрын
Just finished a 4 year electrician apprenticeship. I was today years old when I learned how the piezoelectric components I've been working with actually function.
@revelclef3957
@revelclef3957 3 жыл бұрын
@@vincentcrowely6772 im starting my apprenticeship next month any advice or experiences you can share much appreciated.
@Meskalin_
@Meskalin_ 3 жыл бұрын
no
@IndianaDipper194
@IndianaDipper194 3 жыл бұрын
I've been saying this for years
@loganstrong5426
@loganstrong5426 5 жыл бұрын
Me at the beginning: "Piezoelectric," sounds like a Piezo pickup. Me at the end when you used it as a microphone: OH THAT'S WHY!
@natheniel
@natheniel 5 жыл бұрын
Logan Strong Hi I’m an elementary audio guy here, what does a Piezo pick do?
@loganstrong5426
@loganstrong5426 5 жыл бұрын
@@natheniel it's a pickup for acoustic instruments, like cello or acoustic guitar. Idk exactly how it works, but by the name I'm guessing it's the piezoelectric effect.
@Megalomaniakaal
@Megalomaniakaal 5 жыл бұрын
As the vibrations travel through the crystalline structure theres compression and expansion happening, producing an electric voltage. Well, something along those lines anyways.
@Wander4P
@Wander4P 5 жыл бұрын
@@natheniel Also known as contact microphones, they are used to pick up only the sound from the instrument/object they placed in contact with, not picking up surrounding air vibrations like an ordinary microphone, isolating the sound.
@FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog
@FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog 5 жыл бұрын
The sound waves (aka compression waves) in the instrument's body make its way to the piezo pick-up and consequently compress it, in turn generating an electric signal which is then sent to an amplifier. Piezo pick-ups work better when they have direct contact with a hard surfaces as you might've guessed from this video.
@gigglysamentz2021
@gigglysamentz2021 5 жыл бұрын
I love the demonstration of "It is not a great one but it is one" XD
@ZechMadox
@ZechMadox 5 жыл бұрын
You're one to critique. What have you presented?
@gigglysamentz2021
@gigglysamentz2021 5 жыл бұрын
@@ZechMadox Not a critique, it's a compliment on his two demonstrations of speaker and microphone ^^
@YEdwardP
@YEdwardP Жыл бұрын
I'm a biologist, but our confocal microscopes also make use of the piezoelectric effect. To adjust the focus, there are of course mechanical gears that adjust the position of the objective relative to the sample with exquisite precision. But for some application where both speed and even higher precision are needed, microscopes can be outfitted with a piezoelectric focusing system. The range of motion is smaller, but the objective can be moved tiny amounts with a precision down to 10s of nanometres within microseconds. This is especially useful for certain modes the microscopes can use, such as resonance scanning mode, which allow us to capture images at very high speed in the xy plane. The piezoelectric focus adjuster gives us a matching fast way to adjust the z-plane. I don't know which specific materials they use, but the principle is the same. By applying a specific voltage, the crystals deform in length and can be used to position the objective.
@ReedHarston
@ReedHarston 5 жыл бұрын
“I don’t know if you take it aura-ly or...” I’ll see myself out... 😂
@elizabethsetlow862
@elizabethsetlow862 5 жыл бұрын
🤣
@RaeMachiavelli
@RaeMachiavelli 5 жыл бұрын
Take it aura-ly with a cup of chi...
@danieldimitri6133
@danieldimitri6133 4 жыл бұрын
As The wise professor Farnsworth once said "it's a suppository"
@chuckymcnubbin1518
@chuckymcnubbin1518 4 жыл бұрын
Okay, yeah, that's funny... 😂 😂 😂 😂.
@TitanTubs
@TitanTubs 4 жыл бұрын
Up de butt
@lahcenedaif7953
@lahcenedaif7953 5 жыл бұрын
A good content as i expected, sir thanks for this informative video
@willdarling1
@willdarling1 5 жыл бұрын
It's not a great content, but it is a content.
@ziedu6786
@ziedu6786 3 жыл бұрын
I actually use piezoelectric actuators a lot in my work, but I never pay attention to how it actually works in molecular level until I saw this video. Thank you for the effort!
@tompatierno5606
@tompatierno5606 Жыл бұрын
Do you do MRI-compatible neurorobotics? My buddy Greg Cole did his master's thesis designing a piezo actuated brain surgery robot that had less than 1% MRI signal interference. They're loud as anything
@SonnetGomes
@SonnetGomes 2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I am so fascinated with Quartz. It is mind boggling what this stone is capable of. This is not just a shiny stone! Thank you for making such wonderful and educational videos. I have been hooked to your channel. I will also subscribe to curiosity stream. We need more science channels like these on youtube! Thank you.
@easygrows2699
@easygrows2699 Жыл бұрын
Did you know that Gemstones radiate frequencies that match the frequencies of our body? Lookup Gemstones and Chakras.
@Digi404_but_stupid
@Digi404_but_stupid Жыл бұрын
@@easygrows2699 💀💀
@legoworks-cg5hk
@legoworks-cg5hk Жыл бұрын
​@@easygrows2699I don't think stones make heartbeat sounds
@HA05GER
@HA05GER 6 ай бұрын
I dont think it is true but it may be possible I guess we use the resonation of quartz to keep time so what's to say other stones done resonate in some way.​@@easygrows2699
@keeper0523
@keeper0523 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent clarification. I love shining a 580 lumens flashlight through the bottom of my tower white quartz crystal. It’s so bright. People love it.
@ToriKo_
@ToriKo_ 5 жыл бұрын
Yew Tube Yoda how big is it
@eitanoidos6304
@eitanoidos6304 5 жыл бұрын
try shining UV at a ruby
@keeper0523
@keeper0523 5 жыл бұрын
Tori Ko 6 inches tall and about 2.5 inches wide. Sorry I’m a dumb American and know nothing about the metric system that the entire world uses but us. Forgive me.
@maintoc
@maintoc 5 жыл бұрын
@@keeper0523 That equals approximately 15cm x 5cm.
@piteoswaldo
@piteoswaldo 5 жыл бұрын
@@keeper0523 So, it's a quartz dildo? Now I understand why people love it, a shiny dildo.
@aplavins
@aplavins 5 жыл бұрын
There's a severe lack of pouring things out of beakers in this video.
@jodinha4225
@jodinha4225 5 жыл бұрын
Adam Plavinskis Ik I’m really upset 😢😢😢😢
@LaGuerre19
@LaGuerre19 5 жыл бұрын
that's the comment i was looking for
@slolerner7349
@slolerner7349 5 жыл бұрын
But he poured his speaker into his microphone and his microphone into his speaker.
@error.418
@error.418 5 жыл бұрын
He's done a lot more than just a viral video...
@mixerD1-
@mixerD1- 5 жыл бұрын
🤔🤔👍😂😂😂
@monkeyrilla
@monkeyrilla Жыл бұрын
This video was very well put together and clear, preciate it!
@johnmcclain3887
@johnmcclain3887 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I've worked in electronics almost sixty years, never pursued this answer, but find it quite logical and reasonable. Thanks, I enjoy your videos.
@kikivoorburg
@kikivoorburg 5 жыл бұрын
Those jokes about the "healing crystal" were hilarious. Keep it up!
@So1othurn
@So1othurn 5 жыл бұрын
The human body has what is called the human bio-energy field that is electrical based which quartz crystals and their piezoelectricity can be used to beneficial affects if used correctly with it. There have been a lot of "new agers" who were sensitive to its affects, but never really understood why.
@sullum3958
@sullum3958 5 жыл бұрын
So1othurn facts
@observer6892
@observer6892 5 жыл бұрын
@@So1othurn you sound so drunk lol, spiritualism is a joke
@So1othurn
@So1othurn 5 жыл бұрын
@@observer6892 You sound drunk. Who said anything about "spiritualism?"
@observer6892
@observer6892 5 жыл бұрын
@@So1othurn lol it doesn't matter where what you said specifically belongs its still bullshit, it isn't science and you most likely couldn't demonstrate any real results in reality fool
@Nijonibi
@Nijonibi 3 жыл бұрын
for the quartz crystal to have a healing effect and align your chakras, it needs to be taken as a suppository.
@OneAffected
@OneAffected 2 жыл бұрын
I know! And Often...
@EvilPenguinSkateing
@EvilPenguinSkateing 2 жыл бұрын
bro...
@dynamicworlds1
@dynamicworlds1 2 жыл бұрын
If it's not working, you probably put it the wrong way in.
@Nijonibi
@Nijonibi 2 жыл бұрын
@@dynamicworlds1 Yeah like a USB sometimes you have to try it 2 or 3 times
@MuckySkunk
@MuckySkunk 5 жыл бұрын
Toy story.... Buzz light-year "I need to finish repairing my ship, do you guys use fossil fuels or have you discovered crystallic fusion yet?
@johndripper
@johndripper 5 жыл бұрын
I use garbage sir😋😙😎😏
@TKO593
@TKO593 5 жыл бұрын
alex redelman My ship runs on concentrated dark matter. Two parts Plutonic Quarks, one part Cesium, and a bottle of water. Wubba lubba dub dub!
@shayanmoosavi9139
@shayanmoosavi9139 5 жыл бұрын
@@TKO593 LOL that wasn't concentrated dark matter. It was a fake recipe to blow those aliens up😂😂😂
@TKO593
@TKO593 5 жыл бұрын
shayan moosavi Yeah. Cesium should of been a dead giveaway, but tell that to Samsung and hover board manufactures.
@chineseboxingstylekanye7147
@chineseboxingstylekanye7147 5 жыл бұрын
our scientists make *really* nice phones
@sk.samiulreza6205
@sk.samiulreza6205 6 ай бұрын
What an outstanding video! This level of clarity and presentation is very rare. Congratulations and thank you.
@transkryption
@transkryption 5 жыл бұрын
This is also a part of why load bearing exercise is important for bone density Ie calcium resorption!
@purpleboye_
@purpleboye_ 5 жыл бұрын
Scientists found out how to turn stress into electricity. Me: =*0*=
@mfThump
@mfThump 5 жыл бұрын
_but, but.. but isnt every action, muscle or thought already just a result of electrical impulse(s)?_
@houssemehsn
@houssemehsn 5 жыл бұрын
*electricity intensifies*
@greenoftreeblackofblue6625
@greenoftreeblackofblue6625 5 жыл бұрын
@@mfThump that's with the side effect of gray hair
@pierrechevaliergeol
@pierrechevaliergeol 5 жыл бұрын
Your brain can be considered as an electrical powerhouse, given its amount of connections, wiring and power consumption. Well, in fact, no, not a powerhouse; but rather something electrical, big, and complex. And stress surely increases brain activity.
@alekswanson7309
@alekswanson7309 3 жыл бұрын
A crystal, is a microphone.. and a speaker.. my mind has been blown, how is this possible, it's a crystal xd this is so fascinating
@k-rodkev-dog7449
@k-rodkev-dog7449 3 жыл бұрын
It's also a clock
@aidenquinn3337
@aidenquinn3337 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool to see material science getting some love! Piezoelectricity and similar concepts that are driven by spontaneous polarization play an important role in a lot of things we use everyday!
@jackson-aka2gs749
@jackson-aka2gs749 3 жыл бұрын
Dear Steve Mould, this is an absolutely great video. Thank you for sharing that knowledge in such an efficient and easily conceivable way.
@BulLiT2401
@BulLiT2401 5 жыл бұрын
That was amazing. I demand more free content!
@mfThump
@mfThump 5 жыл бұрын
why not monetarily persuade him into increasing his net output?
@markfrellips5633
@markfrellips5633 5 жыл бұрын
This is an example of why I like British humor. Informative, witty, and just the right about of snark
@corlfranco9371
@corlfranco9371 5 жыл бұрын
to some its just offensivelly ignorant
@LZ2SM
@LZ2SM 5 жыл бұрын
And the right amount of proper English xD
@mooncharms123
@mooncharms123 2 жыл бұрын
Steve, thank you for helping me to understand,( what would have been) something waaay too scientific for me to grasp, by keeping it simple, to the point, and the visuals. (I loved the peanut butter lids) I am a crystal collector and I have recently become very intrigued by orgonite crystal pyramids (have you heard of them?) and how they work. I was skeptical as to if a man made construction as such could actually produce piezoelectric energy as they claim, and thanks to this video, it all makes sense. 👍🙂.
@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat
@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat Жыл бұрын
Some people believe the pyramids in Egypt were power plants. They say the outside was an insulator, and the inside was a conductor, and when the ground water would rise and fall, energy was generated. That may be a reason it was such a huge accomplishment. Idk about the crystal pyramids, but I'll check it out.
@klosnj11
@klosnj11 3 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing explanation. I have often thought about this myself, especially because a lot of acoustic guitar pickups use this effect.
@annoynymouse1146
@annoynymouse1146 2 жыл бұрын
@slayo 66 I believe those use a different approach, with magnetic fields, but I am not sure exactly how. And that's why if you use nylon strings on an electric guitar you won't get any sound.
@eekee6034
@eekee6034 2 жыл бұрын
@slayo 66 Electric guitar pickups have weak magnets surrounded by coils. (Or maybe just 1 coil.) When the steel strings vibrate, the magnetic field varies with them. The coils produce electricity in response to the variations in exactly the same way as the coils in a car alternator or power station generator, but obviously at a much weaker level.
@londonpunk
@londonpunk 5 жыл бұрын
Step 1: find a crystal that is into BDSM Step 2: hit crystal as many as you like Step 3:???? Step 4: unlimited electricity
@erikhendrych190
@erikhendrych190 5 жыл бұрын
Don't tell the European Commission or we will be using piezoelectric nails in 2022.
@jdf7149
@jdf7149 4 жыл бұрын
Step 3: Store the electricity Step 3.5: Use the stored electricity to an electric hammer that uses only a tiny bit of electricity to hammer the crystals (Impossible?) Step 4: Unlimited Electricity
@TitanTubs
@TitanTubs 4 жыл бұрын
@@jdf7149 use water wheel to raise hammer from river.
@BallisticDamage
@BallisticDamage 4 жыл бұрын
There is no such thing like free or infinite energy,especially with pezio electric because voltage is very low
@jdf7149
@jdf7149 4 жыл бұрын
@@BallisticDamage ah I see, thanks for clearing that up
@bongobongo3661
@bongobongo3661 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know why I came here, but I'm glad I learned something new. Thank you.
@lulin2546
@lulin2546 4 жыл бұрын
hell yea
@flymachine
@flymachine 2 жыл бұрын
You put so much work into each video, don’t let anyone tell you eating peanut butter isn’t work. I learned about lattice structures and piezoelectric crystals on Star Trek.
@donniemontoya9300
@donniemontoya9300 5 жыл бұрын
The way I was taught about piezoelectric was shown what happens when you chew a wintergreen lifesaver candy in the dark
@sethnnam190
@sethnnam190 4 жыл бұрын
@Something Mildly Homophobic chomp a hard wintergreen life saver.and it will spark in your mouth
@zp10220
@zp10220 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao same
@idafox2499
@idafox2499 4 жыл бұрын
Lmfao!!!
@Moletrouser
@Moletrouser 4 жыл бұрын
That's surely _triboluminescence._
@longerino
@longerino 4 жыл бұрын
@@Moletrouser internet ftw
@DANTHETUBEMAN
@DANTHETUBEMAN 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite example is the record player stylus, this shows just how amazingly accurate the pressure to electricity actually is. I can hear every note of the entire band of led zeppelin or every subtly of Benny Goodman king of swing.
@sed6
@sed6 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah except a phonograph doesn't require electricity!
@scottwiggins
@scottwiggins 2 жыл бұрын
@@sed6 Thank you for that new fact friend!
@DANTHETUBEMAN
@DANTHETUBEMAN 2 жыл бұрын
@@sed6 right a photograph is a non electric device that just has a metal stylus that vibrates a diaphragm that the shape of the horn amplifies acoustically like a horn.
@francisspacehead6587
@francisspacehead6587 5 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how you are really able to do it, but every video I watch of yours i can totally understand what you are explaining! :0
@longbowshooter5291
@longbowshooter5291 3 ай бұрын
When I was in the Navy we used sound powered headset, they used this principle to provide the power to talk back and forth throughout the ship.
@cj03harr
@cj03harr 4 жыл бұрын
From 1:48 - 2:01 I was crying, the awkward transition of that topic had me rolling lol
@agoogleuser3853
@agoogleuser3853 2 жыл бұрын
I died at his face in 2:01 😂
@Muonium1
@Muonium1 5 жыл бұрын
It will only open your third eye and align your chakra colors with the magical powers of its piezoelectricity if you *INSERT IT R E C T A L L Y* !!! One of the most exotic and nonintuitive uses of the effect is for making electron beam evaporated optical coatings on glass. Little wafers of PZ quartz are located in the vacuum chamber near the glass and the change in resonance frequency of the crystals corresponds exactly to the amount of reflective material that's been deposited thus far. It is exquisitely sensitive, nearly being able to sense the weight of individual atoms and is able to detect coating deposition rates of mere angstroms per minute.
@azyfloof
@azyfloof 5 жыл бұрын
Another Applied Science fan? :D
@milzamk.basith4399
@milzamk.basith4399 5 жыл бұрын
"Pizzaelectric effect" *that's how it's pronounced in Italy
@filipponegrini4528
@filipponegrini4528 4 жыл бұрын
Top!!!
@erikschiegg68
@erikschiegg68 4 жыл бұрын
Always at leat three different pies for the pie zoo electric effect!
@swagswap
@swagswap 4 жыл бұрын
I wish I could give that comment a thousand more likes
@martyrmessiah3903
@martyrmessiah3903 4 жыл бұрын
From "PISO"....who invented the susej pizza.
@egzookly3549
@egzookly3549 4 жыл бұрын
Underrated 😂
@L3X369
@L3X369 8 ай бұрын
The energy generation aspect of piezoelectricity is way underrated. Especially when thinking at large scale.
@GammaStyleGaming
@GammaStyleGaming 5 жыл бұрын
Found this randomly. Being a "science guy" im always interested in this type of stuff. Now i finally understand piezoelectricity. Good balance between information density and approachability. (for lack of a better word) Subbed!
@user-yl7qd1gl8k
@user-yl7qd1gl8k 3 жыл бұрын
A moment of silence when he said "it's also a healing crystal"
@colonelsanders9637
@colonelsanders9637 3 жыл бұрын
He’s got amazing comedic timing
@FortunaZKat
@FortunaZKat 3 жыл бұрын
It is, but only when used as a suppository pounded in with a hammer.
@KaityKat117
@KaityKat117 3 жыл бұрын
"I don't know if you take it orally or...." i fukken died
@davidvondoom2853
@davidvondoom2853 3 жыл бұрын
Strangely enough, I'm guessing people got a slight shock or tingle, when striking a crystal, and so thought there was some kind of ''magic'' energy inside them. That's probably how they first started being used as ''healing crystals''. Turns out that magical energy was just electricity. 😏
@humanointerdimensional8300
@humanointerdimensional8300 2 жыл бұрын
@@KaityKat117 that is what happens when you are IGNORANT on something, LOL. quartz are used in almost EVERYTHING. it has ENERGYm yes, so if science does NOT KNOWS how to study its effect in AURA, or chakra or human energy field or CHI, then it means THAT science is limited and archaic, since many countries MEDICINE and SCIENCE uses CHAKRAS and CHI to help the body heal faster...... but seems here we have 5 ignorant human lemmings, so sad..... science, sometimes its just science..... and science DOES NOT explains everything...... so sad...... some people seem they are like a religious science organization, very limited mind.
@DJMatGE
@DJMatGE 5 жыл бұрын
daaaamn notification is so on! I WANNA SEE THAT QUARTZ vibrating video :D your videos are just amazing! Love it!
@gr8m8watch
@gr8m8watch 2 жыл бұрын
This is an incredible video. Thank you for explaining this amazing phenomenon in such simple terms and such an approachable manner.
@MauricioBarragan
@MauricioBarragan 3 жыл бұрын
I used to shock my brother with those electricity generators inside lighters 😂
@darkshaman7087
@darkshaman7087 2 жыл бұрын
Use the starters out of the calor gas fires as much more powerful
@I_SEE_RED
@I_SEE_RED 2 жыл бұрын
@@darkshaman7087 I use jumper cables and a car battery
@darkshaman7087
@darkshaman7087 2 жыл бұрын
@@I_SEE_REDhaha that will do the trick, I remember my cousin when we was younger his brother took a cassette player apart and his bro came along plugged it in to the mains as he still had it in his hands taking it apart and he had the best shock of his life 🤣
@AllanLovezGaming
@AllanLovezGaming 2 жыл бұрын
I remember I used to use defibrillator my brother to shock each other. Great fun! 👍
@Yosh1kame
@Yosh1kame 5 жыл бұрын
No crystal was harmed in the making of this
@SHIVFOUNDATION
@SHIVFOUNDATION 4 жыл бұрын
:)
@gokuljagannath
@gokuljagannath 4 жыл бұрын
But they were hammered....lol
@lordsolrak1713
@lordsolrak1713 4 жыл бұрын
@@gokuljagannath shhh , they liked it . They are pro BDSM , and they didnt mention the safe word . So its okay
@garetclaborn
@garetclaborn Жыл бұрын
Love this, takes me back to my days with the old toy crystal radio
@Slay_No_More
@Slay_No_More Жыл бұрын
Crystal radio?
@garetclaborn
@garetclaborn Жыл бұрын
@@Slay_No_More Oh yea; you can find an article about them on wikipedia. Basically you take a coil of wire, a capacitor, a crystal detector, and earphones to make a simple radio. Moving the contact to different spots on the coil lets you receive different radio frequencies. Some companies sell little science project kits of them
@JohnS-er7jh
@JohnS-er7jh Жыл бұрын
this is a great video. Thank you for explaining why the butane long neck lighters are difficult to light (but you left out another main reason, they make them child proof now, lighters weren't that hard to light years ago, they didn't have the extra safety button you have to hold, so that factors into it). I bought a piezo electric long neck lighter about 5 years ago (primarily to light candles in glass candle holders where a smaller lighter won't reach), it works great, never have an issue lighting candles. Before having the piezo lighter, I used to go through many butane lighters, they would stop working quickly (even after refilling with butane).
@benayers8622
@benayers8622 Жыл бұрын
100% i often remove the extra safety spring or try use a rly old lighter it annoys me i have to consider safety! Theres no kids getting it how about teaching parenting rather than making laws about safety lighters that then inconvenience me for a kid who dont exists safety! I hate the after 2000s world so much lol!
@fireandcopper
@fireandcopper 5 жыл бұрын
Spent years taking apart lighters to find out what magic is inside of them click lighters, the voltage is enough to ya a fair shock
@diamondflaw
@diamondflaw 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, for good fun, get a "fancy" metal bodied butane lighter and re-wire it for one end of the piezoelectric to the button and the other to the case.
@SteveMould
@SteveMould 5 жыл бұрын
I learned that the hard way while making this video.
@miguelrivas4649
@miguelrivas4649 5 жыл бұрын
@@SteveMould we used to wire a lot of them together at highschool to give shocks to other kids. If I remember well we did like 20 together
@MelodeonTunes
@MelodeonTunes 5 жыл бұрын
@@SteveMould At least you did not operate the device with your mouth (AEOUD rules)
@allouttagum4919
@allouttagum4919 5 жыл бұрын
Do it on your wrist and yer fingers jump lol
@greghowman5328
@greghowman5328 5 жыл бұрын
liked. subbed. when you said the video was already getting too long, I was like, what? no, it's not! more! more!! 😉 I could listen to your explanations all day. in fact, I'm going to watch the rest of your channel & literally do just that. lol.
@trigger7ff6
@trigger7ff6 5 жыл бұрын
the timing on that "oral/???" joke was perfect.
@joeldickerson1104
@joeldickerson1104 2 жыл бұрын
What a quality maker. Patient and deliberate and thorough. Gentle in release of a critical power. Thank you Steve.
@cruz1ale
@cruz1ale 4 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that when you record the word "microphone", and you play it back, it sounds like "speaker". That's pretty meta
@JC-11111
@JC-11111 3 жыл бұрын
Acoustic guitar pickups use them also. By picking up the vibrations of the guitar and turning them into an electrical charge that's played through a speaker as music.
@tueresdios3453
@tueresdios3453 3 жыл бұрын
where
@JC-11111
@JC-11111 3 жыл бұрын
Wtf. Where's the comment I replied to?
@wesleyrm
@wesleyrm 3 жыл бұрын
@@JC-11111 lol
@OneAffected
@OneAffected 2 жыл бұрын
If you record a "fart" and play it back, it sounds like "current modern music" Now that's meta!
@pittasessions3152
@pittasessions3152 3 жыл бұрын
scientist: "chakras do not exist " awaken mind expanding people: believe what you like... just wait and feel. Blessings
@starcitizenmodding4436
@starcitizenmodding4436 3 жыл бұрын
He's so confident that they don't exist 🙄 . Strange how scientists use their minds to "Solve" everything but most are shit scared to do any experiment with phycdelics.
@jacobhargiss3839
@jacobhargiss3839 3 жыл бұрын
@@starcitizenmodding4436 gee, I wonder why someone would be at all apprehensive about taking an illegal hallucinogenic drug.
@starcitizenmodding4436
@starcitizenmodding4436 3 жыл бұрын
@@jacobhargiss3839 Because they aren't as interested in knowledge as they claim.
@jacobhargiss3839
@jacobhargiss3839 3 жыл бұрын
@@starcitizenmodding4436 tricking your brain into seeing things that arent there to convince yourself nonexistent things exist is not the same as seeking knowledge.
@starcitizenmodding4436
@starcitizenmodding4436 3 жыл бұрын
@@jacobhargiss3839 You can gain knowledge from all experiences. But I don't advise you do anything you think is dangerous. ✌
@Vicks_Anand
@Vicks_Anand 3 жыл бұрын
Finally understood piezoelectricity ! Thanks Steve. Can this be used to generate electricity in a large scale... like in conjunction with waves or waterfalls etc...?
@RomanHoltwick1
@RomanHoltwick1 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea, but I think turbines are just a lot more efficient there. although it would be really nice to use C R Y S T A L S 😅 No seriously, I'd love to see that.
@freemind..
@freemind.. 2 жыл бұрын
As heretical as this may sound, it is actually true.. *The Earths magnetic field is not produced by a dynamo at the core. It is actually a piezoelectric field that is generated in the crust. The mechanism is a process called Earthtide. The crust is primarily quartz-based. Earthtide is the tidal pull on the landmasses by other celestial bodies, mostly the Moon.. and the Sun to a lesser extent. The constant mechanical flexing of the crust creates a piezoelectric energy field. This explains why planets with no moons of significant size (Mars, Venus, etc) have no "magnetic field".*
@saadqadeer7807
@saadqadeer7807 2 жыл бұрын
@@freemind.. wow that's interesting, Can you pls tell me a source on this? I couldn't find this on wiki, I just want to read more about this. Thanks in Advance!
@crf80fdarkdays
@crf80fdarkdays 2 жыл бұрын
@@RomanHoltwick1 said every meth head ever
@sendinit6413
@sendinit6413 2 жыл бұрын
So an earthquake is just an earthtidalwave?
@PyroZach
@PyroZach 2 жыл бұрын
This reminded me of an old crystal radio kit I had as a kid. I remember the it has a special piezoelectric ear bud with it. About 25 years later I think I understand a bit about how that kit worked after watching this video.
@MudraptorGaming
@MudraptorGaming 2 жыл бұрын
*points to 3 things with 3 separate hands*
@davekrochenski
@davekrochenski 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic work Steve. Just awesome.
@vividus101
@vividus101 4 жыл бұрын
What a great video! I really liked your way of describing this effect. It suited my style of learning perfectly. Thanks Steve!
@ZER0--
@ZER0-- Жыл бұрын
Peiezoelectric pick ups for guitar is the first thing that sprung to mind. I remember faffing about with a speaker when I was a kid, and realising that it worked as a microphone. I love this guy's videos.
@mugensamurai
@mugensamurai 5 жыл бұрын
So this is how light sabers are powered.
@hintzofcolorconcepts
@hintzofcolorconcepts 5 жыл бұрын
Gotta squeeze tightly
@BierBart12
@BierBart12 5 жыл бұрын
Now I like to imagine that holding a lightsaber would feel like holding a vibrator
@yhoda145
@yhoda145 5 жыл бұрын
Basically yes that is how lightsabers work but its from a special crystal. Rouge One said what crystal (made up of course).
@333481372
@333481372 4 жыл бұрын
You could maybe find a way how to isolate the kinetic energy from the lightsaber so you dont feel the vibration but you would still have to find a way how to power the hammer that is hitting the crystal.
@joanaborges9450
@joanaborges9450 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I am actually in college, and part of the subject was the piezoelectric theory, and I was like 😐🙁"What the heck is that?". But this video cleared a lot of that for me! 🙂
@mpoisot
@mpoisot 5 жыл бұрын
Is there a second voltage spike (in the opposite direction) when the crystal goes back to its initial configuration?
@miguelrivas4649
@miguelrivas4649 5 жыл бұрын
I guess it must be, because it seems that electrons can't travel easily through the crystal. If they could they would just do it the first time. I think this is a really interesting question though
@MatthijsvanDuin
@MatthijsvanDuin 5 жыл бұрын
Any charge that flowed as a result of compressing the crystal will have to flow back when you release it. You can actually find spark lighters that use a different mechanism: instead of a springloaded hammer, you simply compress the piezo crystal via a lever. These will produce multiple sparks as you compress the lever, and just as many sparks as you release the lever. (Though I'm not sure whether a second _voltage_ spike will occur in the more common hammer-strike style devices. It seems conceivable that the air might still ionized, in which case the charge can flow back without much resistance hence no significant voltage is produced, just a current spike. It'll depend on how briefly the hammer-strike applies force and how long it takes for the ionized air to recombine after a spark, and I have no clue about either of those.)
@nonpopscience3291
@nonpopscience3291 5 жыл бұрын
there isn't. no charge leaves the crystal, the voltage is simply propotional to how hard you squeeze it
@MatthijsvanDuin
@MatthijsvanDuin 5 жыл бұрын
@@nonpopscience3291 Without charge movement, you would not have a spark
@elams1894
@elams1894 5 жыл бұрын
@@MatthijsvanDuin What is charge? If the answer is an electron, what is an electron?
@jm2340
@jm2340 Жыл бұрын
MR.MOULD, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW NUCH I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND HOW MUCH YOU'VE TAUGHT ME AND KEEP EXCITED ABOUT THESE PHYSICAL PHENOMENA. I'm a dentist and we studied about the piezoelectric theory in orthodontics (braces work). Yes piezoelectric happens in your body too, but i never quite understood what it really was. There are a lot of stuff we study and just get over it not actually quite going into the depth of each phenomena (for understandable reasons) and i wpuld stop and think about them. Somehow too often i end up finding a video of yours explaining the phenomena and satisfying my curiosity. So thank you Mr. Mould. I've a deep passion for learning. Alhamdulilah.
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