Red hot nickel ball in water. Needs sound.
Preview says no, but given that it's had in excess of 1.1M views, and the general geekiness of it, I fully expect to be called on this one.
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 11:52, Share, Reply)
Preview says no, but given that it's had in excess of 1.1M views, and the general geekiness of it, I fully expect to be called on this one.
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 11:52, Share, Reply)
Well that was fucking awesome.
Also check out that blackbody radiation!
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 11:59, Share, Reply)
Also check out that blackbody radiation!
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 11:59, Share, Reply)
Yeah man! Blackbody Radiation!
*looks up blackbody radiation*
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 12:02, Share, Reply)
*looks up blackbody radiation*
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 12:02, Share, Reply)
impressive. although personally, I thought the blackbody radiation let it down.
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 12:12, Share, Reply)
Yeah. Bloomin' Blackbody Radiation
*still trying to find a definition that I can understand*
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 12:14, Share, Reply)
*still trying to find a definition that I can understand*
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 12:14, Share, Reply)
I just went on to Wikipedia to nick some stuff and then offer you a pseudo-simple comedy explanation.
I scanned through it, thought 'fuck,thats a lot of words' and ran away.
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 12:37, Share, Reply)
I even tried Simple Wikipedia entry on the subject (http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-body_radiation).
Errr.... is there a Simple Simple Wikipedia mode?
I think it's basically Hot Stuff Glows; and that Hotter Stuff Glows More.
Presumably: increasingly Hotter Stuff will first shine Infra-red light, then visible light, then UV light, and so on up the electromagnetic spectrum.
( , Wed 9 Jan 2013, 21:10, Share, Reply)
I am late to the party...
but found out a bit more about the reaction. Apparently the water was fairly hot when the ball was put in it causing a Leidenfrost reaction (see here for more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leidenfrost_effect).
( , Thu 10 Jan 2013, 13:43, Share, Reply)
but found out a bit more about the reaction. Apparently the water was fairly hot when the ball was put in it causing a Leidenfrost reaction (see here for more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leidenfrost_effect).
( , Thu 10 Jan 2013, 13:43, Share, Reply)
woo Leidenfrost effect!
I learned about this just before xmas at a warwick uni xmas physics lecture thingy. The Leidenfrost Effect means you can quickly dip you hand int a vat of liquid nitrogen without it freezing. basically the massive difference in temperature means there is an insulating layer of gas between the hot object and the cold object (which is easily visible in he video above), first time i'e actualy seen it visibly though.
( , Fri 11 Jan 2013, 12:26, Share, Reply)
I learned about this just before xmas at a warwick uni xmas physics lecture thingy. The Leidenfrost Effect means you can quickly dip you hand int a vat of liquid nitrogen without it freezing. basically the massive difference in temperature means there is an insulating layer of gas between the hot object and the cold object (which is easily visible in he video above), first time i'e actualy seen it visibly though.
( , Fri 11 Jan 2013, 12:26, Share, Reply)