The Science Of Foam

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Explore the fascinating world of foam in this in-depth exploration of its history and properties. From its natural occurrences in sea foam and whipped egg whites to its critical role in modern manufacturing, foam has evolved over centuries. Learn about its structure, stability, and the essential role of surfactants in foam formation. Discover the historical journey of foam, from natural cellular solids like cork to the development of manufactured foams in the late 1800s. Dive into the creation of foam latex and the rise of polymeric foams, including the iconic Styrofoam and versatile polyurethane foams. Understand the environmental concerns surrounding foam products and the ongoing efforts to make them more sustainable. Explore exotic foam compositions like syntactic foams and metal foams, showcasing foam's diverse applications in extreme environments. Join us on this educational journey into the complex and intriguing world of foam.
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[@737Garrus]

Make me.

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

Are you saying that Engineering Technology has been used to improve this material? Or in other words, E.T. hones foam.

[@joshuacheung6518]

Booooo. Have an upvote

[@drewlop]

Quality joke 👏🏻👏🏻

[@dillan6134]

Good shit, buddy. Good shit lol

[@jasoncooper1593]

That was awful. Well done.

[@wylafpv641]

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[@mphRagnarok]

This one of the few channels that actually give more than factoid-level info. Almost all other KZbin channels basically just read you the first few paragraphs from Wikipedia, but this excellent channel actually goes into some deeper info.

[@axeman2638]

Beat me to it, he makes quality content.

[@vak5461]

Veritasium, smarter everyday, Stephen mold, alpha Phoenix, there are tons of KZbin channels that make a great content. I didn't even list half

[@vak5461]

Technology connections and their secondary channel to name more...

[@AndersonTheAgent]

A 23 minute deep dive into the history and development of synthetic foam wasn't really on the agenda. Glad I made the time. Outstanding video, per usual.

[@C-M-E]

Being in the composite industry, I can tell you more than you'd ever want to know about various foams mechanical information, but I absolutely appreciated the depth of this vid and even learned a few things about the finer details. 👍

[@papapatriarchy5372]

Do furniture fillers really degrade over time?

[@dakotareid1566]

@@papapatriarchy5372yes

[@joostin123]

Same here working in the composites industry as an engineer, foam is under-appreciated as a material

[@markrix]

I dont usually get excited about video releases but these always contain information i havent heard, and learning stuff is my drug. This is my hit from one of the best dealers i know. TY

[@swell07_]

thanks for this analogy, if you hadnt used drugs as a comparison i would totally be lost as to what you were saying 🙏

[@anchorbait6662]

Did someone say something about drugs?

[@russellg1473]

I have definitely overdosed on new mind videos a couple times. I keep coming back though

[@normanschilling8300]

Having worked with foams on a civil engineering level for years, this video helps a lot. Happy I learned something good today 😁

[@swell07_]

having worked with foam on the level of a beachgoer who comea across seafoam, i am glad this helped you a lot.

[@rab3ar]

Having found that my urine contains a powerful foaming agent, would you like to join my foam party in the pub urinals?

[@russellg1473]

Having been a foam, thank you for your service.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I can't tell you enough how much i appreciate and enjoy this channel. It literally feels like a visual audio representation of what it would feel like for Neo when he plugs in a new subject in the Matrix neural machine. Lol idk, it was just a random analogy that seemed suitable for the level of your high quality content. Keep up the amazing work 🤘🏻

[@w4439]

TIL "Sparkling microplastic" can only be called "Styrofoam" if the extruded closed-celled polystyrene foam was made by the Dow Chemical Company in the Midland Michigan reigon of the United States.

[@dwang085]

Lol underrated comment. ;)

[@nickmagazine1650]

I like to think of it as the Parmesan Cheese of the microplastics world.

[@drkastenbrot]

not really true anymore because its been used so universally that the trademark no longer holds

[@lbgstzockt8493]

I love your videos on why some seemingly mundane products are much more interesting than they might seem.

[@spoookley]

foam is so genuinely complex & all encompassing. i’m seeing foam everywhere now, what is a beanbag chair other than a bean foam filled bag membrane that’s in the shape of chair. once you start thinking of fibers & papers it all just really helps fill in the gaps

[@aden3113]

You go into impressive depth when explaining these topics, like you've worked in the industry or have hands-on experience. How do you research this stuff?

[@KangJangkrik]

Mind-reading a professor

[@mohamedchikhaoui2463]

Everything is on the internet nowadays from an enthusiast's blog post to entire universities programs, corporations patents, an endless sea of academic papers... You just need to search

[@Preinstallable]

Did you seriously get me to watch a video on foam? Congratulations! You're a great speaker.

[@thomasdickson35]

I had a fever, and the only prescription was to watch this at 5:00 am during the week day.

[@nolanmenne7597]

Great video. I built the largest urethane spray foam plant in the U.S. Awesome to see a video about the many uses of foam. You should do a video on elastomers too.

[@martonlerant5672]

Its good to see that this channel ALWAYS delivers its usual extreme high quality!

[@Tazaki]

21:18 of what?

[@MeOnStuff]

f-

[@andygozzo72]

i worked at a packaging company for 20 ish years in the foam conversion department, mostly cutting big blocks or sheets up, for others to glue or heat seal together into the 'end cap' or other fitting, design required ,

[@andygozzo72]

where i worked XPS was the term for the expanded type polystyrene not EPS ! maybe a UK/US difference? 😉 in the last few years, i cut up loads of the blue denser extruded type ,

[@kma3647]

This is a very specialized topic and one you wouldn't cover in your standard chemistry survey courses in college, but it's important nonetheless. As you observe, the concept is found ubiquitously. I really appreciate the deep dive here. You earned a sub with this one!

[@augustmichel]

It was covered in My Chemical Engineering courses in college

[@sebastianflynn1746]

Really looking forward to this episode, hope it touches on upcoming bio based foams

[@BladeScraper]

Foam is neat. It made the RC airplane hobby cheaper and therefore more easily accessible to more people :)

[@jacobrogers2214]

Recently worked with a company using a Nickel blend foam for batteries. Pretty cool. Phenomenal video.

[@LiborTinka]

I was recently looking up how defoamers and anti-foaming agents work (defoamers actively kill foam while anti-foaming agents prevent its formation - the terms are often used interchangeably). Unfortunately, I haven't found a good explanation apart from the defoamers spreads better than the surfactant and lowers (or increases? I dont' remember) surface tension. One such example is dimethylpolysiloxane - I've used one such product to remove foam residues from laboratory glassware. It is also useful for reactions that would otherwise foam or froth too much, escaping the container. It would be great to make explaining video on how that actually works - why little amount of defoamer has more effect than tons of soap? What are the differences between cationic, anionic and non-ionic (zwitterionic) surfactants? What are the differences between tensides and detergents? Why quaternary amine compounds are specifically used in fabric softeners? etc. etc.

[@stevengill1736]

It'd be interesting to see more on the environmental aspects of these materials, and their weathering modes - many foams break down into small particles that join the other plastic nanoparticle load. Are they toxic?

[@georgeau2523]

I didn't expect to learn so much about foam today

[@krzysztofsoja5301]

As always superior quality of content. Thank You!

[@TThomas-si7yn]

Hi. I'm so very happy that I found your channel!! You, sir, are a rock star. You present some of the most deeply complex and esoteric stuff and make it both fascinating and accessible, without dumbing it down...if that makes sense. Anyway, lots of new ideas to dig into. I have a newfound appreciation for sandpaper, thanks to you. I started another video (Pulling Energy Out of Thin Air) and the title had me thinking you would be exploring the theory (?) of Zero-Point Energy. Given your understanding of quantum physics, would you please consider explaining that for us superfans? 🤓🤓😁 I read about it in a Neal Asher novel, full disclosure... And, I forgot to respectfully also request an explainer on Smith Charts. Maybe?

[@jickhertz4124]

Loved the video! If you could add subtitles that would be helpful! Thank you, keep up the great work!

[@TurbineResearch]

Love your channel ❤ thanks for the content

[@kowalityjesus]

Thanks for the video, I didn't even realize I really wanted to know how to about this.

[@JesusIsAlphaOmega001]

I have always been curious about foams. Especially since i love crocs so much. Pretty cool stuff, foam is.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

With whipping real cream, freeze the bowl and mixer blade first. A dash of cream of tartar and less powdered sugar than you think you need or it calls for. Get it from a farm if you can. The ones I'd get you couldn't pour out till you broke the slug of milk fat on top. Don't add the milk fat though if it separated. Takes longer to whip peaks and it stays softer. There is my contribution to foam technology.

[@lifeisgood339]

I'm really impressed on how you put this video together really well done 👍

[@policedog4030]

I'm here because my neighbor has a millimeter wave or multispectral or hyperspectral imaging system trained on my home that among other things can (and has) turned my porcelain toilet into a type of camera obscura that can form perfect images. These images are from the point of view as if one were looking out from the two of the larger holes around under the rim of the toilet, as well as from the flushing hole at the bottom of the toilet. After accidentally seeing a few images of myself "using the toilet" (straight out the Mooning sequence in the movie American Graffiti, but with an emergent tootsie roll), I came up with the idea of filling the bowl with Dawn blue dishwashing soapsuds before use, I think that this acts to at least reduce the unfortunately excellent resolution that my neighbor previously enjoyed. Now I just need a quick way to make a beachball sized glop of suds quickly and with no mess.. so the search continues..(I'm encouraged by the comment below that mentions a "Foaminator" that sounds promising..

[@MaximilianonMars]

This is foamtastic, thank you for your work.

[@hexramdass2644]

I love your videos for both the insight into our industrial world and the detailed history and evolution that you pour into it❤. This is perfect for nerds like me, but if you want to reach a wider audience I feel that you'll need to bring in the human stories attached to the history or tangible wider impacts like whether polystyrene foam reduced the cost of delicate appliances as it reduced the number of damaged units from transportation. Compared to, for example, Veritasium you have higher quality information but less, to put it bluntly, 'drama'

[@bassmaster8988]

I never new there was so much that went into foam, very cool

[@chinook9785]

I haven't seen the video yet. I am quiet exited to see the Video, because Foams have similar Properties to periodic lattice Structures. I write currently on my bachelor's thesis about those structures. I am quiet interested in which properties they highlight of foam.

[@bogscave]

I need that 3D Redshift Shader for a bread animation, and there I am, looking for foam, thx!

[@paulomartins1008]

10/10 as per usual.

[@RockBand2Freak78]

Thank god the algorithm introduced me to this channel 🙏

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

21:18 You cut yourself off there, buddy. "The benefits of f-"

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[@AlexFoster2291]

Great as always. Your channel is legendary.

[@andreasbeier2431]

Finally Dude. A good Video about Foam. Fucking love Foam.

[@tristanwegner]

great factual style. I learned a lot about foam

[@urias134]

This video is at the same time dense and informative. Thank you for all this. 😊

[@thegoodsamaritan661]

Yep, that's my middle-of-the-night watch, thank you

[@peterparsons7141]

Excellent video, well presented!

[@spaminbox]

given the popularity of beer, 1:57 would seem to be a smart choice of frame for a thumbnail, or a picture with the golden bottom, foam layer, and black background on which to place the text on top.

[@circusitch]

Great video. Now I know how to make my famous lead foam.

[@hazza2247]

i’ve never clicked a video so fast. your videos r so good

[@peternzioki4555]

thank you for the great video

[@iteerrex8166]

Great video as always 👍. Though it has very cool physics chemistry and mathematics, with lots of great properties and uses. Synthetics in general have also been the bane of our modern world, especially with careless and money driven practices.

[@bruce-le-smith]

fascinating, thanks!

[@shantanusapru]

Very interesting & informative video!

[@Doitright30X]

Nicely done, i have nothing to add, thanks

[@littlehills739]

video didnt go where i thought it might left me want more

[@ryancabell3775]

Thanks for posting. You are the foam god

[@benmcreynolds8581]

This is just a hypothetical thought: I've always thought that the science of Bubble's is such a unique aspect of our natural world. It has many aspects to it's overall structure & behavior through out our world and possibly throughout space as well in some ways. I like to ponder about the structure and properties of the fabric of our own universe. Maybe with every black hole a bubble in the overall universe is created? Thus creating a structure of unique bubble stability and instability throughout the overall lifespan of the universe...? (Just a hypothetical concept that's fun to ponder about.) In the past people talked about space as a ether. Maybe bubble science theory could end up being a new way to theorize about space and universe as a whole..? On all sorts of different levels.. because im sure bubble science plays roles in all sorts of different types & levels of our universe. From the very small to the very large.. We even see that our own sun has a bubble around it, that is just a single bubble created by our sun's impact and it's interaction create a boundary layer that seems to imply that this is a aspect of the nature of our universe and we are just now starting to learn about it, and measure it, visualize it, theorize about it... It's fascinating

[@Embassy_of_Jupiter]

"babe, wake up, a new video about foam theory was just uploaded"

[@dielaughing73]

I love it when you talk dirty

[@kwandakekana9890]

Its crazy to think we applied this technology to chocolate 🍫

[@helidrones]

As I saw the thumbnail, a quote came to my mind. „We are the Foam. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.“

[@FryingMike]

The foaminator! For when you need foam but lack it

[@Vulprex]

21:18 "It has become so integral to numerous everyday items that its difficult to envision our daily lives without the benefits of fu-" What was that xD

[@lance___]

That thumbnail gives me chills

[@viniciusnoyoutube]

Wow, so much about foam.

[@anaftube]

How can create foam on ethanol ?? pls practical video

[@uksonune]

Good Video. But you have not mentioned thermocol by BASF

[@mvadu]

As someone just spent two days building an insulation layer for 3d printer using matalic flim foam boards this video couldn't be timelier 😂

[@ShikamaruXT]

Child: Why do bubbles form? Me, profusely sweating: It's complicated Kid: Try. Me, panicing: I CANT

[@newsbender]

1:55 nothing like an ice cold, frothing bear when the day is done.

[@Felenari]

Good watch ty.

[@Talalansardeen33]

Thanks 👍

[@thederpZOMBIES]

I use foaming agents extensively in the plastics industry, many products depend on it.

[@mcspikesky]

Now im excited.. who does this sort of content..?

[@Tyler_Becker]

Sinter stitched dielectric fly ash foam fabric! 😊

[@TheGlebeLaird]

Another culinary foam: bread dough and when baked, bread.

[@DE-dz9db]

When I see the foam I’m the zone!

[@GeoffryGifari]

Does the type of gas inside the foam bubble affect foam properties?

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

Yes.

[@evobsm2328]

When you realise you are watching a video about the loteral lore of foam... bruh that hit me hard.

[@hehmda678]

How is the world not lagging with this much going on?

[@everettw]

Good video

[@pirateradioFPV]

Watching this drinking coffee with frothed milk 👀

[@KDHRproductions]

I love foam

[@smackout]

the universe is a foam

[@Rize420]

So what youre saying is that if you take the ultra partical matrix and COMBINE it with the unilateral motion flux dimension, youll be left with a hyperkenetic radial collapse?

[@nixielee]

First half maybe needlessly technical, but great from 9 min

[@nuberiffic]

While this video is amazingly well made and very informative, it was still hard to take seriously at times just hearing him say "bubble" over and over XD

[@numoru]

Hydrocarbon fluorides being considered the environmentally safe switch is crazy. Also, memory foam breathable😂😂😂😂

[@xraylukasPL]

16:00 Instant Brainiac vibes

[@petergoestohollywood382]

Bread is basically a nutritious type of foam. Do with that information what you want.

[@PaulCharming]

Oh yay I love bubbles

[@jonr6680]

Could take a look at the same materials that are NOT foamed. PU especially is a wildly adaptable material.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

"BUBBLES! Bubbles bubbles bubbles!"

[@jonr6680]

Very interesting. Like so much modern industrial science, unfortunately price beats eco credentials every time bc regulation is slow and hogtied by economic realities of global markets.

[@petevenuti7355]

How are zeolites and 3a molecular sieves made? Their like rock foam.

[@Dr_b_]

never gave foam much thought, until now...

[@Erik_Swiger]

@ 19:00 Star Trek Food!

[@Hlilii]

As an American I appreciate that you put it into pyramids I didn’t really visualize it before that

[@whatelseison8970]

Bubble party!