The Glass Age, Part 1: Flexible, Bendable Glass

Be amazed as Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman introduce us to a whole new way of thinking about glass. Learn the history of glass innovation and watch incredible demonstrations of bendable optical fiber and thin, ultra-flexible glass. This is the Glass Age, where materials science is constantly pushing boundaries and creating new possibilities for glass-enabled technology and design.

[@markmendel9883]

Bravo, Corning. You randomly made me watch a 10 minute ad.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

EYE Glasses have helped millions of people all over the Earth.

[@WirtyDord]

Only took them 5 years to get us to do it

[@thomasdickson35]

@@SeaJay_Oceans Glass eyes anyone?

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

@@thomasdickson35 oh, ya that too. I was just talking with a guy with one glass eye. Amazing craftsmanship, I couldn't tell. Until he looked left and right, then I noticed it did not move. But when he was looking straight ahead, his glass eye looked perfect.

[@R6_Arel]

Did anyone else realize this video is from 2014? almost 5 years old

[@jasonsantos6430]

This may just be an ad in the end, but materials science or science company ads in general always make the informative and interesting ones.

[@forksandpopsticles9183]

This is an ad?

[@franklinclinton4191]

Yes

[@JaxMerrick]

That, and ads that tell a good story will always resonate with me. For example, "The Man Who Walked Around The World" from Jonny Walker. A six minute long-take describing the history of blended scotch and the Walker family's influence in it, narrated by Robert Carlyle.

[@SimuLord]

That's because in order to sell product, they need to answer the question of "what's so great about this that I'd spend money on it?" and nothing engages the mind quite like whiz-bang "whoa, that was cool!" demonstrations.

[@svendinsvinderlin4569]

"can you imagine a world without glass" *hotdog*

[@timlumberry5432]

Always gonna have at least one random thought in a persons head, especially with those two.

[@nowonmetube]

I thought your were referring to the hotdog style foldable phone compared to the hamburger style...

[@hallburger5961]

I mean, everything could be plastic

[@disposabledisposable3061]

He cant imagine a world without glass because its too blurry

[@jared338]

probably some glass or something in thoes hotdogs

[@diegoG21]

only mythbusters makes me watch a 2014 ad on November 2019

[@eeloon]

A 9 minutes ad

[@empirebarbershop1222]

#MeToo

[@wisconsingoldrush8270]

@@empirebarbershop1222 you also??

[@ZathrasParadox]

Yet it was entertaining for the nearly 9 minutes.

[@booonnoob7950]

2020

[@RobertHeadley]

More than any other company, Corning is better at selling their own worth than any one else. Their promotional videos are always well produced and sell their benefits without having to resort to incredulity.

[@thiccityd9773]

They are almost as good at selling stuff as old spice. They have great commercials.

[@03canadianf5]

+Robert Headley Actually that's a really good point.

[@funkeypigeon]

+Robert Headley their adverts don't just say "buy our glass because it makes you sexy" like most other ads do. They show you why their glass is amazing through facts. That's why I love this. Good job Corning.

[@brandonharrington1422]

I work at Corning inc. One of the worst companies as far as treatment of their employees I have ever seen.

[@54sleak]

+Brandon Harrington not any more you dont lol, only jokin

[@PoisonTheOgres]

I could never have guessed this was sponsored by Corning

[@jedrzejku]

i was just going to add a comment about how i had no idea this was a corning ad until the end. i knew something was fishy the whole time.

[@geking9701]

+jedrzejku it was a joke

[@jedrzejku]

GeKin G no, it wasn't. it was a real ad.

[@mattburkett9419]

A real horrible one, the acting made my head hurt.

[@ScottHz]

yeah, I'm used to the terrific acting I see in all the other ads I watch. ;)

[@JasonAguirre]

Despite Adam and Jamie not playing well together, this will always define how amazingly well they present together on screen.

[@theusher2893]

They generally work well together. They just aren't close buddies.

[@identifiesas65.wheresmyche95]

I had that in mind as well but I think like The Usher just said, I don't think there were any issues between so much as just a lack of friendship, but just like enemies may lack friendship, not all who lack friendship are enemies.

[@shilashirsat8587]

@@identifiesas65.wheresmyche95 tyyn

[@verbosed]

the do not dislike each other, they just aren’t best friends.

[@ghanus2009]

@@verbosed A-type creative intelligent personalities rarely best friends. But as a common goal they can put their minds together. The sum of is greater than their individual contributions. Consider the projects, and people that put invented the first nuclear bomb. Although many of these scientists were very good co-workers, they were not a fraternity that hung out much after the war.

[@jimmyflores9235]

We are living in the Advertisement age. Can you imagine our world without ads?

[@Sinsanatis]

like this one?

[@Haunting_Hyena]

It would be beautiful

[@jimmyflores9235]

@@Sinsanatis yes... That's the irony

[@VaultWeasel]

Cable would have been better than Hulu Plus

[@burnie1938]

Wait... Times Square wouldn’t exist

[@KaiMastaK]

Wow, this is next level marketing. Good job Corning.

[@tensorhead6116]

Corning’s not glass

[@isunktheship]

Glass Company: THIS IS THE GLASS AGE nice commercial

[@fe3613]

Nice pic

[@vgfxworks]

The Silicon Age would be too obvious..

[@shallanbyrd2288]

We assume you will be able to make it you got some Good nite and Sweet tomatoes for

[@matteloht]

Yeah. And it's not like that in most applications glass couldn't be substituted by a certain kind of plastic aka carbon based polymer, which is also not as aged in it's 1st discovery as glass. Otherwise you also could name our time concrete or steelage still...

[@joelmulder]

This ad is so good, I’ve watched it multiple times since it’s come out. Fantastic job Corning, more companies should think like you do!

[@kev3d]

"This glass is almost as strong as our passive hatred for each other."

[@canofworms6730]

I wheezed so hard at this sentence

[@gabrielking1247]

Do they hate each other wth?

[@sabero5668]

@@gabrielking1247 They don't, they aren't friends, and they got on each other's nerves, but they did enjoy working together

[@adventureguy4119]

@@sabero5668 they are just business partners

[@ChrispyNut]

Really great commercial guys. Exactly the kind of ad I like, showing off the product itself instead of just saying it's amazing and flashing famous people in front of the camera. I was already aware that Corning did cool stuff, now I know they have a pretty cool marketing dept/contractor too. GJ. Hopefully part 2 covers the sustainability and environmental impact of these technologies as that's rather important these days.

[@ChrispyNut]

Nevermind, I see you're against net neutrality. I'll do my best to avoid your products and let others know your position on the matter!

[@xxMattyIcexx]

No one likes dick heads, information is something that America was founded on. We fight to not be trapped inside a place like Russia. Go home you Commie!

[@Bob5mith]

Net Neutrality sounds good, if you don't know how the internet works and why Netflix, Amazon, Google, KZbin, ... all want it so badly. Billionaires don't want it for your benefit. Together, Netflix and KZbin are more than half of all download traffic in the US; They should have to pay for that. Net Neutrality will allow them to force out competition with sheer volume and force you to pay for their traffic even if you don't use their service. They're trying to make the Internet Service Providers out to be the greedy bad guys, because they don't want to pay their fair share. I'd rather my Netflix bill go up because Netflix has to pay more, than my internet bill go up because Netflix doesn't have to pay more.

[@Bob5mith]

Orlando Pockets Yeah, it's definitely not what it's being sold as. I wish I would've noticed this guy doesn't know what a "terrorist" is (or thinks Jefferson bombed civilians) before I tried to explain that.

[@ChrispyNut]

Absolutely, Netflix, Google etc.. are for net neutrality because it's good for their business, just like an ISP controlled internet is good for the ISPs who also have TV/phone packages, I have no idea WTF that's got to do with Net Neutrality being best for the progression of society Al Brautigam Google (and their subsidiaries), Netflix, Amazon, Wiki etc... already pay for Internet access and they pay A HUGE amount of money for it due to their bandwidth requirements, we as consumers pay for internet access so we can ACCESS the internet. Both parties are already paying, if only the big, established businesses can pay the levy for unhobbled internet, they're the only ones that people will use. Video providing ISPs do not want Netflix etc to succeed, they're taking huge chunks of the viewerships (and with it ad revenue) from those video providing ISPs, hence Verizon hobbling their customer's access to Netflix, ComCast hobbling HBO Go on Playstation etc.. The scary parts come when they decide that business X is saying too many negative things about them, so they block/restrict access to their website/content and with these companies being so politically active (bribes and misinformation) how long until political activist groups start having their content blocked. People are already being arrested for protesting (the most basic of human rights). I don't know where you get your information but IMO, it's not from sources that are looking to help you but rather to use you to help themselves. If what already exists is the best system for the internet, why is the internet so ridiculously crap in America, where they've been so anti-neutrality? Why is there no choice for 'high speed (which isn't very high speed btw) internet for the majority of people in a socio-economic system based on competition? "I'd rather my Netflix bill go up because Netflix has to pay more, than my internet bill go up because Netflix doesn't have to pay more. " Why should netflix have to pay extra so that you can use the bandwidth you're paying for to consume their content. You're paying for internet access, it doesn't matter wtf you do with that bandwidth, you're paying for it, and netflix is paying for their service. You're advocating for a system where you pay your ISP for internet access then indirectly pay them again to use that internet access for a few specific services. You're paying twice (three times if you include the internet Netflix is already paying for and passing the cost on). I really don't think you understand how the internet works. Personally, I've been a tech geek for over 20 years and have studied and worked as a network engineer.

[@BountyHunterLetsPlaysOnGoogle]

Hyneman seems like he would rather be anywhere but here. If you look closely, you can see rocket car flashbacks in his glasses.

[@azi_os1474]

We will never forget rocket car

[@kurisutofa1]

I agree

[@johnenglish8126]

Exactly my thought. He doesn't even make an effort to make it seem like he is not just saying scripted things, he even makes it obvious that he finds it either annoying or very boring...

[@pikudopikao8425]

Smart English my friend, even in that crap show he had to memorize his lines and repeat. Wake up.

[@koihoshi]

Corning made a 10 minute ad that I watched, and I learned things, and was also impressed. Well done.

[@aidentroa]

Nah bruh, didn't you see how clean and spotless their clothes were? It's a Tide ad.

[@Rachara]

This video came out in 2014. Its 2019, and the glass back of my phone still cracks if it comes in contact with earth air.

[@notaprogrammer7970]

Earth air, fucking epic!

[@levelstothis4919]

Lol. Well, whether we like it or not every major phone company runs a monopoly on us. If they invented phones with indestructible screens and bodies, yet with a timeless all-great look, with an interface that is very fast and virtually never prone to age..they wouldn't make money. Why? You buy that phone once, you won't need another. It's all marketing my friend. They make money from our ignorance and by us simply being slaves to their hierarchy. They can do those things I mentioned but they NEVER will. This theme pretty much goes with everything money can buy in terms of every day to day technology (phones, computers, tablets, tv's, etc....), cars, clothing, the list goes on.... Even Corning is running a monopoly. They're not going to ever share with anyone as to how their glass is made. They will depend on people who just want their product, with no intention to learn the trick of the trade. I personally hate that idea. Nikola Tesla himself was killed because he wanted to create a form of technology that would provide the world with free wireless-energy. They killed him for that, plus many other things he knew and discovered. I'd hate to be the one to say it but we live in a nasty world.

[@florkiler6242]

that's apple fore you

[@ODexiko]

Dude Nikola Tesla wasn't killed...he died alone of natural causes at age 80 in a hotel in New York.

[@jessajessa5747]

Not all phone companies, use Corning's Gorilla Glass...

[@undead890]

You know you're talented when you can make a video on the history of glass and make it more entertaining than 90% of the videos on KZbin.

[@blackops84321]

commercial or not, these guys are always great to watch. they are never boring and always informative.

[@theturtlegamer9560]

yes they sure are

[@L0K0R4C1NG]

amen bro, I grew up with them, and they are an integral part of who I am and stand for, I miss MythBusters so much

[@SB-zo1dr]

good turtle.

[@Vermiliontea]

"It's as flexible as paper." Okay, fold it four times then.

[@Danny-no7jp]

How about... eleven times

[@tinnitusthenight5545]

@@Danny-no7jp thats good

[@williamreilly3172]

Witch is worse,,,a paper cut...ouch~ Or being cut by glass...lol~ Enjoy

[@googlehater6949]

I get it.

[@VaultWeasel]

Seven Fold! He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the Window Pane By Throwing a man!

[@piegodmi]

8:18 How the Cybertruck window demonstration was supposed to go

[@zilfondel]

Ok fine Owens Corning, I will buy your glass as long as you let Adam and Jamie go free!

[@dianamartin959]

HeeHee too funny!

[@blaws6684]

Owens Corning isn’t associated with either Corning Glass or Owens Illinois since the thirty’s. For its first few years it was a partnership between the two.

[@shilohwalker5051]

Wate what

[@acactusinthevoid6322]

I don't know which is funnier, the bit with Jamie wearing all the lit up glass on his clothes, or the thought of them making that suit just to have him stand in front of a camera and say, "I have no idea."

[@jordanchamberlain4377]

Hello5777 I thought about that too, haha. Like how long did it take them to make that, for a three second shot lol

[@r1pperduck]

They had to gain the trust of the viewers by making us laugh, or at least exhale loudly.

[@daleniksch2124]

Actually, what they used starting at about 6:00 is called EL (electroluminescent) wire, which contains NO glass whatsoever. It is thin copper wire coated with phosphor, wrapped with another fine wire. Pretty cool stuff, but NOT glass at all. Fairly inexpensive stuff that you can buy all over the Internet. These guys should know better.

[@emilioovalle3070]

I never thought I would be watching an advertisement for glass, let alone enjoying it as much as I am now

[@jakedienel2186]

Adam: it’s the glass age! Jamie: oh never thought of that. Also Jamie: look at all this shit glass does. Adam: wow this is crazy!

[@tubularap]

Yep. The roles were reversed at the start. Then somehow Jamie is the know-it-all. Strangly bad writing for a well-shot commercial.

[@shilohwalker5051]

Don't say kus words

[@googlehater6949]

Shit fuck

[@joeblankenship377]

Meanwhile, they're reading the prompter through polycarbonate lenses.

[@bobsteave1236]

feels like these guys are being held by gun point to read a wiki for a free sandwich.

[@FlorinCrisan21]

Just Jamie, Adams tries to be funny but you can clearly see that he's not really in his environment, the suit doesn't help

[@godfreypoon5148]

Or maybe a *glass* of water.

[@moose9626]

@@FlorinCrisan21 Also they guys legit dont like each other at all, idk if anyone really knows their back story on their show. They have zero love for each other.

[@FlorinCrisan21]

@@moose9626 still, they worked together for over 10 years

[@charliegnu]

@@FlorinCrisan21 his shoes were the best part of the suit.

[@ComandanteJ]

I cant think of a world without pizza. Whe're clearly in the pizza age.

[@MaliciousGrim05]

ComandanteJ More like the fat age, unfortunately.

[@ComandanteJ]

Yeah, aint that true? And maybe 0,1% of the fat people have a medical condition that makes them grow fatter than normal people while eating normally, but the rest of the fat people are fat just because gluttonny. I know stress and shit can make someone eat more than he should, but not to the point of not seen your *thing* when going to take a pee.

[@green15838]

***** Try chromium picolinate gtf.Cheap and easy!God bless!!

[@green15838]

***** Try chromium picolinate gtf.Cheap and easy!God bless!!

[@farty2264]

We're* learn to English.

[@dekb4321]

Wow, a super long advert that's actually worth watching. I'd watch Jamie & Adam advertise just about anything, doing it in this format.

[@josephmazor725]

I’ve rewatched this video so many times. Hats off to Corning for the best ad I’ve ever seen.

[@TheMarioMen1]

I feel bamboozled that I watched a 10 minute ad for Corning glass

[@geraldgranato]

The ads... they're getting.. smarter..

[@chasebarnard1223]

Me too! At least it was entertaining...

[@jeffreykalb8810]

You should feel fortunate.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Just Disagree with them, say: *"Hell No - It's All About PLASTIC!"* ........... all media's advertising - the one that P me off is MS News and their obvious Poor Acting Prejudice Promoters. Fostering Ignorance ... Go get em!

[@jerrflea6846]

Guess you didn't notice that the channel name is "Corning Incorporated" did you?

[@mochigumaptf8714]

Can you imagine a world with out age? WE ARE IN THE AGE AGE

[@yourboio3636]

Lol

[@sandeepgaurav4900]

mindfucked

[@helloperson9445]

No it would not have we we would just be in the age

[@timeforgottenprince8271]

Naw, just look at how things went in FF 13-3 where no one could die of age.

[@RavenCorvinus]

@@helloperson9445 Age²

[@dre04mach]

If all ads were like this, I wouldn't mind them interrupting my radio/tv/websites/etc... Good job Corning :)

[@-8_8-]

I'm not sure I want my 4 minute song interrupted by a 10 minute ad.

[@bensonhedges479]

Lets all just call it the " Innovation Age " and knock off early for the day.

[@PhantomPh1re]

but then they wouldn't get to make this advertisement lol.

[@GrapeThePurpleCat]

What about Plastic Age?

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Corning isn't paying them to promote plastic.

[@BoredVLADz]

That's the advertising adge

[@raccofang3033]

Totally agree but most technologies in our lives has glass more than plastic and besides they're not trying to promote global warming

[@hypnotized6858]

Copier

[@nobel11]

They send the heart police to put you under Cardiac arrest and as they drag you the door They tell you that you've failed the test

[@matthewrouge]

For corporate PR, this is pretty spectacular. Nice work!

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

Weird; I love Adam Savage and Jamie, plus I collect antique glass and have about 40k worth of it invested and dug. What a perfect video.

[@r_gos]

A 2 part ad christening yourself the most innovative glassmaker in the world. Nice job corning

[@spost1986]

Glass Company: We're living The Glass Age! Also Glass Company: Glass has been made since ancient Mesopotamia

[@johnwatson918]

Humans 2019: killing for no reason? Since dawn of time everything ever : Killing for what ?

[@shilohwalker5051]

Hey that's what im learning

[@shilohwalker5051]

@@johnwatson918 what really

[@johnwatson918]

@@shilohwalker5051 😂 missing a word. Damn.

[@googlehater6949]

Luled

[@TGRnnj]

the glass age sounds like a fitting title for this time period as everyone's feelings are as fragile as glass now a days

[@alexanderoquendo5236]

lol

[@gusland1235]

true

[@robino1862]

Don't be so negative. The glass is starting to get bending features, no more fragile emotions.

[@SoundlessScream]

Perhaps it's allways been that way, and we're just now becoming adult enough to be honest about it. Instead of pain being secretly expressed through artistic expressions, now we as a race are learning to face our emotions and manage them instead of putting them to the side.

[@danpearson3692]

thats so offensive!

[@freddiealcala2986]

this maybe an ad, but man this is so good. All commercials should be this awesome and informative. This is one commercial I didn't mind watching.

[@capricorn_at_large]

I too say "Bravo, Corning", but mean it. I have always thought that glass is one of mankind's greatest inventions and found this minidocumentary extremely interesting. And who better to sponsor it than Corning.

[@Cnctrldotcom]

Considering this is basically just a long advert it's surprisingly interesting. I was lucky enough to study under a professor of glass chemistry twenty or so years ago and it's remarkable how much it's come on since then.

[@Cotonetefilmmaker]

This took me a while to realise it was advertisement. Either way, really high production. I liked it.

[@Ghoststalkers666]

+Cotonetefilmmaker Yup, I would have loved to see this outside of an advertisement so they could have gone into more depth on certain things such as the history and the evolution of the glass creation process or modern types of glass and how their made compared to these new ones and so on. But I feel with the time constraints it had it did a fairly decent job. I for one didn't know ancient Rome had glass in some buildings or that older railroad lights were susceptible to breaking in the rain. It makes logical sense thinking about it, but it's something I never considered or learned about till now.

[@realnameno194]

+Cotonetefilmmaker This is the kind of advertisement that I really like. Enjoyable and informative.

[@socitrusing7738]

+Realname No ikr

[@redwhiteandbluebonnets8180]

Wanted to see Adam and Jamie together again; good to see all it took was MONEY MONEY MONEY! MO-NEY!

[@AliceDiableaux]

MOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYY!!!!!

[@Guillermo_VB]

- Can you imagine living without glass? - * think in a hot dog * 1:11

[@holle.h.4570]

I know! Maybe it's the display?

[@EdgarFigaro1]

yes what was the deal with that hot dog?

[@yorkshiregrump5248]

Not if it's got a couple fingers of single malt in it.

[@linhhoang1363]

It's like Jamie's split second of thought 😂. Nothing to do with glass

[@AndrewJamesAJ]

Did i just watch an ad for glass but was so captivated the entire time i didn't notice??

[@dimash244]

you are not alone :)

[@Luminousplayer]

yes we did

[@joshhavekost1213]

Replace "captivated" with "high" and here we are...

[@JingleJoe]

I looked down and realised I was holding a glass jar ... of cereal ... which I'm eating dry. Glass age.

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

without milk?!

[@JingleJoe]

No this is Patrick without milk.

[@tc-zl5rs]

JingleJoe you are a beast

[@comfortouch]

He's only a beast if it's Grapenuts or bran. Cheerios, and chocolate-frosted sugar bombs, don't count.

[@RWBHere]

Broaden it out a little, and you'll see that we're living in the Ceramics Age. Glass is a ceramic, so are concrete, bricks, mortar, etc.

[@juanthestabber]

Corning isn't known for concrete though. do they dont give a fuck.

[@UncommonSensed]

@@juanthestabber you illiterate fuck.

[@imgrindin]

Hard to name a duo more iconic than these two from the 2000s

[@noosins]

I think the "Meme age" fits this era better.

[@BungusThe3th]

+Nullix YOU'RE A MEME AGE!!

[@lemmingscanfly5]

Meme age? You mean 12?

[@noosins]

lemmingscanfly5 You obviously don't understand the philosphical understanding of what a meme is.

[@BungusThe3th]

Lemmings is a failed meme and is salty. That's why he bags on it.

[@maximilianb7722]

dumb prank age

[@NoWokeSpeak]

I can't believe it took me 10 minutes to realize that I was watching a commercial, well done corning! I wish these two guys still worked together.

[@juliadagnall5816]

I’ve visited the Corning Museum . It really covered everything from modern art installations to ancient history to scientific developments. It was so much fun. 10/10 would go there again

[@akovac35]

Uau, congrats to the team who made this video, design and execution is just awesome, pure 10/10.

[@impossible7163]

Nice suits! Glassiest video in KZbin.

[@birtalanlorant5572]

should be on top

[@TwitchyTopHat1]

They can't stand eachother but yet respect eachother enough to put their bullshit behind them and get the job done for the sake of knowledge and entertainment. What great guys

[@thrax1831]

Well the never said they cant stand each other, just that they aren't friends.

[@TwitchyTopHat1]

www.polygon.com/2015/10/22/9593334/mythbusters-final-season-relationship you are correct my bad

[@stoneystark5421]

TwitchyTopHat sure they did it for money

[@MrDmitriRavenoff]

TwitchyTopHat and a paycheck from Corning.

[@Yewro2000]

One thing I've learned in life is that your better when you work with someone you hate than one of your friends

[@truesignalmedia]

I think this was made for elementary school children... and yet my 28 year old self is thoroughly entertained at 6 am in the morning 😊

[@jsrocker248]

Its already past midway of 2019 WHY AM I JUST REALIZING THIS SENSATION OF A VIDEO?!?!

[@allamasadi7970]

Maybe because KZbin has realised that trash createors like Logan Paul will start to go out of fashion, so they are promoting educational but entertaining content!

[@jsrocker248]

@@allamasadi7970 Hey as long as they keep them coming with all these satisfying and astounding videos that I've missed in the past, I'm game

[@passiton3801]

I love these guys with their quirky experiments. This is on another level, seeing bendable glass is amazing...

[@MrWillypanda88]

rather than ONLY glass age, I think this is also the age of silicon (it is practically everywhere), and we are actually near the end of it, since we are so close to the age of graphene.

[@rubenzikarsky5195]

Willy Yappy Graphene most likely will not enter the common market for an excess of 40+ years due to cost, production time and cost, and need for the actual production of graphene. Graphene just isn't needed in this age. Yeah, it may conduct electricity 0.25% better, but that's not sufficient enough to replace every electrical powerline with it. It's​ just not needed.

[@jd16596]

Graphene can do anything in the world except leave a lab

[@rubenzikarsky5195]

@@jd16596 True True.

[@MitchellTheMitch]

Women and their silicon implants.

[@t_g_gamerftw5075]

​ Ruben Zikarsky I mean, 40+ years is not that far away for the tale end of an age. Your right though, conducting electricity .25% better is not worth it to replace powerlines. Thats just a dream scenario type stuff, and not necessary at present. However its capability to help store power in conjunction with other materials is much more of interest, and the resulting longevity of the batteries with their ability to maintain charge couple that with being able to charge and pull power at faster rates and it, makes it a very useful material, once you've got a cost effective manufacturing method. Power storage has always and is still currently a big problem. Excess power in power grids is wasted, and considering the reliability issues with solar and wind makes them a good coupling material. Power storage is sorely needed in this age, and if graphene can do it, then its fair to say that Graphene is sorely needed (although there's definitely other materials that could also do it) Imagine electric cars that can charge in a few minutes (or seconds) vs hours, can go much further on a charge, and has a longer life span, and you see why having a potential super capacitor is useful.

[@hunnieluv100]

Corning made a good choice of hiring Jamie and Adam for this. Everything these guys do is perceived as legitimate.

[@StrangeEyeProductions]

Never seen this before, so refreshing to see them together.

[@jawamsley1123]

when jamie was thinking about a world without glass why was there a hot dog??

[@magiv4205]

That's what I was wondering...

[@SaveHipHop100]

the skin of a hotdog is 96% glass.

[@driftwolf]

Maybe he was thinking of a neon hotdog sign? Made, of course, with glass tubes.

[@Tobacc0]

It's a joke...

[@idkidk7087]

He was hungry

[@TrigTrig]

I wonder if this totally unbiased and non-advertisement video is made by Corning... Nah... They wouldn't do that...

[@gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef]

Why do you think this is posted by Corning? You're acting like it's not obvious

[@MakerJake101]

Calamite he's being sarcastic.

[@penumbra7279]

Calemite whoooosh

[@Studio-df7ge]

last scene, the platform moves down to dampen the fall... biased af

[@joecropper3316]

Triggered much?

[@wesleypatterson2989]

Im not shore whats more impressive: Corning bamboozling me into watching a 10 minute ad, or the Mythbusters making a 10 minute ad about glass interesting.

[@LIES1988GNR]

I realized I was watching an ad, just at the end. I hope every ad was like this one.

[@nikolaiiscoolguyproduction4807]

It's an advertisement, but it's still fun. That reminds me, I've been meaning to buy some glass.

[@masso172]

I cant believe apple still uses the most fragile type of glass for its phones instead of this

[@hailgod1]

***** too bad they do. do research before spewing out bs.

[@MyBrothersMario]

masso172 the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus actually use Sapphire Glass, which is actually far superior to Gorilla Glass, since it uses synthetic sapphire.

[@masso172]

Nameless Hmm, Sapphire glass may be superior than gorilla glass in certain applications but I think it was not very wise to use it on a phone. Hence why many people celebrate whenever they drop their phone and the screen doesn't crack lol

[@MyBrothersMario]

masso172 The problem with your last statement is that there are only a handful of phones that use sapphire glass and not gorilla glass, I can only think of two off the top of my head, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus (counting those as one) and the concept Ubuntu phone that I don't believe ever saw an actual release. Edit: The problem with your argument is also a flaw in my argument, since so few phones have used sapphire glass, it hasn't had much real-world testing, I know Corning has made tests comparing the two (Sapphire glass and Gorilla Glass) but for me those test prove about as much as synthetic benchmarking for PC hardware. It's exceedingly simple to design a test to favor your own product versus a product from a competing company.

[@hailgod1]

Nameless no they dont, as i said, DO RESEARCH BEFORE SPEWING OUT BS. Sapphire glass is dropped because its EASIER to break than gorilla glass and more expensive.

[@Fraidoon]

-be me -pay for youtube premium cause i hate ads and dont want to see a second of it -install adblockers on top of it -casually watching a 10 min video -realizing its an ad -do nothing, cause its just so well made.

[@benbowland]

If only every industrial corporation produced videos as good as this

[@MrFreezeplug]

Right now I'm enjoying the Cookies & Milk age.

[@imstillw8ing]

can't imagine life without toilet paper. so... toilet paper age

[@Bigolddragon]

who still uses paper? what are we in medieval age?

[@pumpjackmcgee4267]

What about glass toilet paper?

[@aloesnazzy1897]

Wipe your ass with fiber glass xD

[@foxtro7]

Grumpy Old Man Underrated comment

[@ailurophile4341]

Joseph Taylor ew. We wash our asses not just wiping them you dirty ass

[@linhhoang1363]

This is an ad? I didn't notice until the end. Incredible

[@WhiteSandsMbuna]

This video is such a mastery of sound balance i use it to test headphones and speakers.

[@socitrusing7738]

This is really interesting! (Even though it is an advertisement)

[@Jasonwolf1495]

+ICEThat But lets face it it's advertisement for big companies. There isn't anything being sold just to us. Maybe some bakeware or to visit the museum. Which btw the corning museum of glass is pretty great.

[@jackgarrison6748]

it is!?!?!?

[@SoundlessScream]

Then I would say that it was a good advertizement. I've seen a small trickle of advertizements lately that make me feel better off for encountering them. We should encourage such positive messages to guide advertizers into giving the public what they want :)

[@Jbonecreeper]

I think it is interesting because everyone loves myth busters and it is the myth busters people

[@Landrew0]

One of the few infomercials worth watching.

[@DINO92AVFC]

Jamie looks like he is ashamed of himself for being a sell out, judging by the look on his face.

[@cybrchemz2940]

yea

[@moongem4489]

Well he always looks generally unenthusiastic, so it's a bit hard to tell for sure.

[@youtubecommenter-on9kd]

***** yes, but I swear there's a bit of "Oh god, what did I just say? Am I going to be able to sleep tonight?" every once in a while in his eyes - I see it a bit more in part 2

[@moongem4489]

***** Also, he's Jamie. So he just naturally looks either pissed off or indifferent.

[@Yaarvis1]

I've got some advice for you little buddy...before you point that finger you should know that I'm the man, he's the man, and she's the man as well so you can point that fucking finger up your ass.

[@muhammad-emdad-rony]

Awesome. Thanks. This is the age of glass. Worthy saying.

[@chrisgriffin7357]

I wish all commercials were this entertaining.

[@kingjames4886]

I love how data "benchmarks" have gone from being measured in numbers of photos, to numbers of songs, to numbers of HD movies. :P

[@jcoronet2000]

plastic age?

[@martinfuentes7732]

maybe silicium age. because is very useful for electronics

[@paul-mw6pc]

jcoronet2000 that was the 70s

[@calebcavanaugh6476]

It is silicone

[@OhSoTiredMan]

Maybe condom age?

[@Strange-Viking]

Ghostwalker CIA no those are around way before b.c. atleast thats what they thought me at basic school

[@nmxsanchez]

I know this is an ad but its also a genuinely interesting video. Bravo to the team that put this together. Wish more companies thought like this.

[@abrahamd2k]

Love when these gentlemen work together.

[@TrekscomQQ]

Jamie's energy is inspiring.

[@dldoubleg2915]

Could you imagine a world without my left big toe? we're in the Left Big Toe Age

[@TheKiruNias]

Pretty sure I can live perfectly in a world without left big toes. Thumbs, on the other HAND... *badum-ts*

[@fuckthedumbsh1t]

I could easily imagine the world without your left big toe

[@alexanderkundert5958]

RobertAYYY Literally, internet is full of assholes!

[@donashcroft93]

I thought something similar, though I thought things like plastic and electricity (the majority of witch we still produce using steam turbines)

[@0XIIIIII]

You're stupid 😂😂 lol

[@bladesofseven]

I'm a simple lad. I see Adam and Jamie, I like, regardless of whether it was a blatant commercial.

[@lsfearls]

Outstanding to see this again. I have been waiting for flex phones and the reality is Corning inc is on point than and now. The properties of glass are endless.

[@PeterParker-vq2cz]

7:10 "but it's as flexible as paper" soooooo can we see the mythbusters fold it 7x......only then can we know its as flexible as paper :)

[@timq6224]

yeah, as soon as Jamie said that I stopped watching -- talk about a hit piece written by a glass manufacturer.

[@6or7breadsticks]

@@timq6224 I can tell in their tone of voice its scripted

[@timq6224]

@@6or7breadsticks -- it's always scripted, it's just that this time Jamie really didn't like the script.

[@zredband]

I work in telecom on backbone networks and while I've seen dozens of technical videos on fiber optics it's cool to see them doing this stuff. And I don't think they are selling out at all; they are making money in their field doing what they do best, for an unquestionably cool high tech product.

[@dudeinoakland]

I've been telling people for over a decade that we live in the Glass Age. With IT and other computer fields and engineering you'll notice how the development and application of silicon has shaped our world more than any other element since the 1950s.

[@sarahdaestrela6098]

If you're ever in upstate NY, I highly recommend going to the Corning Museum. It's a wonderful mix of science, craft, and art. Plus, it makes you really appreciate all the glass you see around you day to day.

[@RolfHarrisOfficial]

Can you imagine a world without zinc? COME BACK ZINC!!

[@vapenation7061]

weirdo

[@destinharrison9263]

Screw pennies

[@lander77477]

Great simpsons reference, shame not everyone will get it!

[@alternativewalls4988]

Can you imagine world with out stone? So we are in stone age!

[@notwildcard377]

je5us [F2P] jeez.

[@Monochromicornicopia]

Stone isn't a necessary building material anymore. Its only used for decoration

[@phallium]

Can you imagine world with out getting stoned?

[@KyleLewsader]

hell yeah, i'm stoned right now

[@21area21]

Yes. Literally anywhere but the Middle East.

[@OscarGeronimo]

Let's be hones, people, at this point, we are not eve talking about ads: these are sponsored popular science docs. A company paid it, we all know a company did it to promote their area of expertise, yet the science and knowledge is there cause that's the basis for the engineering the company works with. In conclussion, I undertand the motivation of this, therefore I can somehow trust and definitely enjoy.

[@dreadedkitty980]

Love these 2 together.

[@siboun4058]

No this is the plastic age.

[@Dallisio]

No this is the Patrick age.

[@andersledell8643]

It definitely is. I like how they asked if we could imagine the world without glass, and they brought up glasses. My prescription lenses are made of a polycarbonate, not glass!

[@proberts34]

It'll be the plastic age only if the plastics industry sponsors the video. Since it's Corning. . . it's the glass age.

[@steveoo410]

Your comment proves it's the idiot age

[@firephoenix2145]

Or the steel age

[@finnbaraoidan9930]

I choose to believe that Jamie just has tools on him wherever he is.

[@najkraemer3117]

+Stephen Little they both wear steel tipped shoes XD

[@1325Studios]

+Stephen Little He keeps them in his mustache...

[@Maribro4]

Those animations and the color pallet was super satisfying

[@Anfimus]

Glass age indeed. Fragile, delicate and certainly won’t last long.

[@r.marenrethew1809]

is so bizarre to watch them together acting now that i know they are not friends

[@jolt560]

They aren't friends?

[@r.marenrethew1809]

kyle d no in tested they have acknowledged that they aren't friends though they don't hate each other and are good working partners it's purely professional and dont spend time together and in normal circumstances wouldn't do so.

[@r.marenrethew1809]

***** I'm sorry :C im so sorry i shouldn't have revealed you the secret :C

[@r.marenrethew1809]

***** They did say they enjoy working together

[@Wave-cp7qn]

What you mean there not friends?

[@sitr2516]

holy crap. those are sweet safety glasses Jamie has. anyone know where i can get a pair?

[@moemuggy4971]

+SI TR ebay

[@ShawnStrickland]

+SI TR Try hitting up Corning Inc.

[@Outland9000]

+SI TR No idea. I think they maybe custom. I had a good look around a year or so ago and could not find anything like them.

[@sitr2516]

Hmm. It is probably for the best then. I must say I am rather harsh on safety glasses. As classy as these are I would spend a fortune on them.

[@felixfeliciano7011]

Look up: Julbo Micropore Sunglasses

[@mgerics]

love it;suits and safety boots! fun, informative video.

[@Curious.Badger]

So happy to see them back together