The history of the barometer (and how it works) - Asaf Bar-Yosef

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  • @Tombee2
    @Tombee2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +857

    2:41 instead of a light bulb there is a candle which is historically accurate.

  • @GuillotinedChemistry
    @GuillotinedChemistry 6 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    This is definitely one the best video I've found on barometers. Really nice job on explaining misconceptions about vacuums.

  • @Sevalithi
    @Sevalithi 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1315

    Oh these little scientist dudes are so cute!

    • @satire9298
      @satire9298 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      No homo?

    • @Sevalithi
      @Sevalithi 10 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      He feels like he needs a disclaimer whenever he compliments guys. Probably because he's not secure in his own sexuality.

    • @marafradella2712
      @marafradella2712 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you!

    • @intelX1000
      @intelX1000 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Kyle Sanchez
      This is what's called 'projecting'.
      You always check if your projection is correct before stating it, or you'll look like Kyle, the liberal.

    • @timlang3852
      @timlang3852 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kyle Sanchez o

  • @raniahussein7002
    @raniahussein7002 8 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    I am from iraq,,,,I like this way to understand information in study,,,,,,great video

    • @atiqueahmad3058
      @atiqueahmad3058 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rania Hussein o

    • @moej3386
      @moej3386 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PhartingFeeting exactly-

    • @xOxAdnanxOx
      @xOxAdnanxOx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Moe J what made you’ll go uncomfortable with it? lol

    • @KaramYagan
      @KaramYagan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xOxAdnanxOx Chill. They are just pointing out that it is incorrect to use them this way. She should have put dots instead of commas, but.... Mehhh

    • @twitwilight6087
      @twitwilight6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Rania I'm pretty sure that you were in your first year in high school and having a trouble with studying physics and barometer when you wrote this comment, the same thing is happening 😂😂💔

  • @MalaysianTropikfusion
    @MalaysianTropikfusion 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I have to say, the characters in this animation are the cutest I've seen so far. Love it!

  • @ssathe8273
    @ssathe8273 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    "Until necessity raised the issue " : such a deep and wonderful quote ❤️❤️

  • @amyannaroy8357
    @amyannaroy8357 8 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    good job with the graphics and explanation....

  • @smitasuhas7981
    @smitasuhas7981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I have experimented this with mug in bath tub (Some Indians can relate)

    • @a.kzestos2085
      @a.kzestos2085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True

    • @yashrathi6862
      @yashrathi6862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      the height of the water level at ground level is close to 9 meters, you can't do it with a mug unless you do it on high terrain.

    • @shaunakn5881
      @shaunakn5881 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      True lol

    • @askhfbfns67589
      @askhfbfns67589 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not Indian but i can relaten lol

    • @RandomDudes710
      @RandomDudes710 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that's what we call a faulty barometer or just not a barometer at all

  • @kirstenkoch5920
    @kirstenkoch5920 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    By far the best and simplest explanation I've seen. Good job with the graphics too!

  • @meghanakankara2883
    @meghanakankara2883 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thanks for this video. I have been suffering to understand this concept but none was working but now this video with the explanation of the barometer and its history with splendid animation have helped not only me but many other students to understand the complexity and art of learning science. Thank you!

  • @MelihCANBOLAT
    @MelihCANBOLAT 7 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    3:23 The height should be measured from the surface of the liquid

    • @Simon-mr6zy
      @Simon-mr6zy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yes!

    • @harsh2032
      @harsh2032 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      good eyes sire!

    • @terenceting26
      @terenceting26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had that question, thanks for confirming. Ted-ed should at least pin this comment. The graphical designers might not understand this.

    • @eljison
      @eljison 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not necessarily. You just need to measure the change in height from any known reference point. If you start with liquid (water or mercury) in the tube, you can make that the zero and calibrate it whatever pressure you want (1 atm, for example), then measure the height relative to that reference point.

    • @hassaan1670
      @hassaan1670 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks, i was wondering

  • @ChanchalKotal
    @ChanchalKotal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This is my favorite channel so far because of the explanation and animation of each video. They are too good! Thank you Ted-Ed!

  • @jp4431
    @jp4431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    So much knowledge we take for granted today were such brilliant discoveries back then

  • @AbidHasan-tg7jo
    @AbidHasan-tg7jo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    3:23 the 76 cm height should be measured from the surface of the water.

  • @davidbooth3285
    @davidbooth3285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Loved the way Torricelli had his lightbulb moment with a candle!!

  • @abdulmalikalghazali8241
    @abdulmalikalghazali8241 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I like the way how you make it easy to understand by making it enjoyable

  • @garydunken7934
    @garydunken7934 8 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    As usual, nice one TED! My 3 observations in this video:
    1. At 1:34 Gasparo Berti pulled his idea from his arse, literally! Thanks for the funny animation.
    2. Both Aristotle and Galileo behaved like jerks with regards to their knowledge of vacuum, albeit being good in other areas.
    3. How brilliant both Gasparo Berti and Evangelista Torricelli were, for thinking outside the box (or tube like you mentioned in the video!)

    • @PhysicsVlogs
      @PhysicsVlogs 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahah u're right..

    • @crashsitetube
      @crashsitetube 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      People also had a lot shorter legs back then. Between the Rubenesque women and short-legged men, it''s a wonder the human race has survived. But, enough inane silliness. Really good video. Thanks.

    • @anugopan5
      @anugopan5 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      CORRECT

    • @dhanyak.j9618
      @dhanyak.j9618 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome 😊😁😊😁😁😁😁😊😁😊😊😊👍

    • @dhanyak.j9618
      @dhanyak.j9618 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good morning. Good night. Good for the video 👍

  • @kokioto420
    @kokioto420 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm so thankful Ted Ed had a video on this, I needed this for my homework and this makes my homework more fun!

  • @alligrim
    @alligrim 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ted Ed saves my butt in my chem honors class every unit.

  • @urvijain2823
    @urvijain2823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    2:59 - I have a question here : If you change the amount of water in the tube will the water still drop to 10.3 m?
    Amazing video btw, my teacher brought me here and I understood the concept of barometers so much better after watching this :D

    • @SydneyMadueke
      @SydneyMadueke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup it should. For example, if you repeated the experiment but with a 100meter tube, the water pressure in the tube is far greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure so it would force the water out until the water pressure and atmospheric pressure are equal which would be when there is only 10.3 meters of water left in the tube. Correct me if I'm wrong TH-cam

    • @tiaxanderson9725
      @tiaxanderson9725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, it's the weight of the atmosphere that's 'pushing down' on the water and thus 'forcing it up the tube'.
      So even if you made a tube 1000 meters tall, all the water would spill out until it reaches 10.3m as 10.3m of water equals 1 standard atmospheric pressure.
      It's also why the mercury barometer is only 0.76 m tall as mercury is much heavier than water. (so 0.76 m mercury = 10.3 m water = 1 atm)

  • @manallarrehemi5838
    @manallarrehemi5838 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I totally agree that the thinking outside the box " the tube " is always the right way to find solutions , even if the others do not agree with you
    THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO 🥰

  • @michaela9914
    @michaela9914 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Lovely explanation

  • @Blarmy_Korea
    @Blarmy_Korea ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Totally helpful! I was confused abt the barometer but saw this video and understood everything.. Thank you

  • @billchoi2000lsc
    @billchoi2000lsc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love stories about challenging pre-existing theory and making major scientific breakthrough!!

  • @zaoshmakujina2215
    @zaoshmakujina2215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This cleared my doubts which arised in the chapter Mechanical properties of fluids thank u

  • @jeremiahyolok6663
    @jeremiahyolok6663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    very good and clearly explained

  • @boofang10
    @boofang10 ปีที่แล้ว

    EXCELLENT video on the background of the barometer, especially the mercury barometer

  • @russel4942
    @russel4942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This really helps a lot and well-explained compared in schools

  • @tejasnimbkar694
    @tejasnimbkar694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    TED-ED team can you also make a you-tube video on Calculus
    Just beginning of it. It would be great

  • @yashchaudhary9596
    @yashchaudhary9596 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I understood the concept of barometer bec of your video. THANKS

  • @priyalks1614
    @priyalks1614 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    its so so so lively and understandable
    pls try your luck in many more topics

  • @tueanhvu1627
    @tueanhvu1627 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't understand the experiment until this. Thanks =)))

  • @malv4935
    @malv4935 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is awesome and so adorable, thank you :D

  • @hemanjalihemanjali2896
    @hemanjalihemanjali2896 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    nice to understand easily

  • @Soneoak
    @Soneoak 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A vacuum exerts no force. It is the surrounding pressures that pushes the fluid into the tube to collapse the vacuum, and the weight of the fluid that establishes an equilibrium.
    The classic barometer is therefore a device that uses the weight(and hence pressure exerted by it) of a fluid to measure the opposing surrounding air pressure against it.
    As proper scientists, we always evaluate how our models would simulate the real world, and not the other way round. The world exists as it is. We merely describe it, not prescribe it.
    We propose models, then test them. Untested models are merely that, hypothesis, nothing more, but nevertheless, intrinsically valuable.

  • @briangardiner7574
    @briangardiner7574 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Use this video every year. Thank you

  • @twitwilight6087
    @twitwilight6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm from iraq , this way of learning is amazing 💗

    • @DivineAgility
      @DivineAgility 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      رابع علمي؟

    • @twitwilight6087
      @twitwilight6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DivineAgility اي

    • @DivineAgility
      @DivineAgility 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@twitwilight6087 عاش اني هم

    • @twitwilight6087
      @twitwilight6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DivineAgility الفيزيا ضيم مو ؟

  • @chow143
    @chow143 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Extremely helpful

  • @ceff01
    @ceff01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These are on planes for decision height altitude for anp/rnp landings in low visibility around mountainous areas

  • @abderrahimelboutaybi9018
    @abderrahimelboutaybi9018 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you. Very clear and great explanation.

  • @josephcalabrese6337
    @josephcalabrese6337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm watching this video because my new digital watch has a Barometer App.
    Knowledge is power.

  • @VyvienneEaux
    @VyvienneEaux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoy Toricelli and his result.

  • @maulikshah28
    @maulikshah28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, helped me understand the topic really well

  • @VVVV11995
    @VVVV11995 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    HOW INTERESTING! THANK YOU

  • @Peppermint1
    @Peppermint1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Worth mentioning that most times bad weather does not cause barometer drop. Small systems bring rain/snow without a drop in atmospheric pressure, actually sometimes the pressure may even increase. Mostly the large systems will cause a pressure drop. In other words., most of the time these barometers are worthless.

  • @Shinywhite
    @Shinywhite 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very good explanation, tyvm.

  • @MuhammadIqbal-dy5ks
    @MuhammadIqbal-dy5ks ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice way of teaching 😊😊

  • @kaushikpawar7508
    @kaushikpawar7508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing work team💯

  • @PeteGravell
    @PeteGravell 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Nice video. But there is a small amount of mercury vapor in the space above the mercury, so it's not a perfect vacuum, and it does not prove Aristotle wrong. According to Wikipedia the vapor pressure of mercury at room temperature is about 1Pa.

    • @Abdullahss1
      @Abdullahss1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pete Gravell i don't think that there is a mercury vapor in all cases

    • @boeman6702
      @boeman6702 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pete Gravell
      Aristotle was wrong in atomic scale as well...

  • @ketfoen
    @ketfoen 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thinking outside the box, I'm glad we have had people like that in the past. We have them today as well, but with so many public trolls around they don't get the chance to even speak.

  • @siddhantshivam8973
    @siddhantshivam8973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Legends are watching in 2021 !

  • @salmamuhamed5728
    @salmamuhamed5728 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great in a cute way. Love it. 👍

  • @memo6032
    @memo6032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:33 I don't know if sb wondered about this or not but the reason why increasing the volume of water didn't affect the pressure of the it and it didn't need to go lower in the tube to be in equilibrium with the pressure outside the tube is because pressure of liquids only depends on their *density, height and gravitational field strength*.
    So since the two tubes are the same height, and the gravitational field strength didn't change and we are using water in both tubes (density of fluid didn't change) it doesn't matter. This may seem like it doesn't make sense but you can google to see the proof of it.
    And if you still don't understand, it's okay, if I wasn't taking phyiscs this year I wouldn't have understood either 😂😂😂

  • @patriciayokelin9382
    @patriciayokelin9382 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the graphics of this video, the scientists are so cute!

  • @miltonkumar1862
    @miltonkumar1862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It seems to me that,
    I also was the part of experiment.
    Nice way to explain 🙏🙏👏👏

  • @pranshgupta4826
    @pranshgupta4826 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you I don't know much about vacuum but it did help me with atmospheric pressure so thanks..a lot!!..

  • @awasthiatul51
    @awasthiatul51 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    thank you.. very nice exlanation

  • @popogast
    @popogast 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice and descriptive explanation.Well done.

  • @ahmetumutergen9927
    @ahmetumutergen9927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    [QUESTİON]How did Torricelli know that a vacuum had been created when he made this experiment? Maybe some air came through the mercury and filled the empty space.

  • @FailCant
    @FailCant 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Truly fascinating

  • @93mrravi
    @93mrravi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful explanation!

  • @mahmoudashraf117
    @mahmoudashraf117 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    not avacuum there is vapour pressure there but in minimum value so can be neglected without much error

    • @josyulasanshray2936
      @josyulasanshray2936 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Rocket Man on Suicidal Mission Yep there are only partial vacuums with very few particles per unit volume

  • @piggyparadiseplayz395
    @piggyparadiseplayz395 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a great video! thanks for the information!

  • @pcg259
    @pcg259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This vacuum is the void of matter but it is filled with a liquid more mysterious than anything mankind has ever tried to understand.

  • @novakrypton5841
    @novakrypton5841 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a question.....if we put the barometer in a non inertial frame with constant acceleration upawards....will the level of mercury change due to pseudo force??

  • @MukeshKumar-zv1wk
    @MukeshKumar-zv1wk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fantastic way to learn

  • @novachan69
    @novachan69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks dude u cleared my doubts

  • @nileshvishvambhar6780
    @nileshvishvambhar6780 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was Best explanation...
    Thankyou

  • @naitikarora1694
    @naitikarora1694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This helped me a lot... Thank you soo much

  • @vijaychandra8550
    @vijaychandra8550 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks TED...nice explanation ever

  • @pcg259
    @pcg259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well Aristotle wasn’t talking about matter ,he was referring to something more mysterious and unknown ,unseeable which human mind isn’t able to understand.

    • @drdickqueso
      @drdickqueso 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      exactly. the presenter kinda trashed him a little by making him seem incorrect when it was instead a observation of reality. nature always tries to remove a vacuum.

  • @muhittinselcukgoksu1327
    @muhittinselcukgoksu1327 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    the other TED videos are not so ..They are very well.

  • @alyssatiangco7110
    @alyssatiangco7110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for helping me with my homework lol i knew nothing before this video

  • @Evan_Adams
    @Evan_Adams 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    So.... what happened after 2007? How do we do it now?

    • @stephensnell5707
      @stephensnell5707 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you aren't aware Aneroid Barometers are now used and will be forever

  • @melashop669
    @melashop669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    el vídeo que necesitaba ver, muchas gracias

  • @sayemshahariaprethebe
    @sayemshahariaprethebe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much

  • @unskilled_i_guess
    @unskilled_i_guess 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this helped so much

  • @nataliaferrecio3185
    @nataliaferrecio3185 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I learned more from this video, than from my science highschool book

  • @princessminnis-moss491
    @princessminnis-moss491 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    verry helpful for my baby social studies

  • @faustogalarza9560
    @faustogalarza9560 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Speed and mobility will be our advantage...my right knee is aching...it only does that when rain is near -John Falstaff

  • @sweetnasa1
    @sweetnasa1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And that's also the reason "measuring units" of "pressure" is Torr or Pascal credited to the two celebrated scientists who helped us discover about Air Pressure. :)

  • @duckiie15
    @duckiie15 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful execution👏

  • @n8mail76
    @n8mail76 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thanks. must of us have only memorized these concepts taught to us. learning the mechanics behind how and why the concepts were developed bring a deeper understanding of the concepts.

  • @gurbakshkaur1213
    @gurbakshkaur1213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its very helpful.😊

  • @hannahhoag8571
    @hannahhoag8571 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is fascinating!

  • @vinitaugaonkar4683
    @vinitaugaonkar4683 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it was fun and learned easily

  • @jchae9820
    @jchae9820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks sir!! very useful actually

  • @shaziajehanzaib941
    @shaziajehanzaib941 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome animation and explanation

  • @ashenudayanga6359
    @ashenudayanga6359 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks bro...... before i see this video, i have no idea about this exeriment.

  • @congnhaduong9047
    @congnhaduong9047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Scientists: Think outside the box
    Me: Hmm... Where is the box??

    • @congnhaduong9047
      @congnhaduong9047 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @AR7UN FF people nowadays tend to try to find something creative, but most of them dont really understand things in the box in detail

  • @31896eneri
    @31896eneri 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great story!

  • @aifan6148
    @aifan6148 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The animation is so cute ♡
    Wish the real-life scientists were as cute.. ♡

  • @成如
    @成如 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got this question in my book, "what would happen if the barometer were taken up a high mountain?" So, the answers to this question would be, "because the atmospheric pressure dropped decreased with altitude"?

  • @analinagarcia
    @analinagarcia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a great video. Thank you.

  • @JoejoeReference
    @JoejoeReference 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Fortunately, he turned out to be wrong"
    A phrase commonly heard when Aristotle is brought up

  • @vanshikha7179
    @vanshikha7179 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazingly explained!

  • @priyankabhardwaj4590
    @priyankabhardwaj4590 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    ted ed is the best!

  • @janvigupta558
    @janvigupta558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanku so much this is really helpful🤗

  • @Jsmgojo
    @Jsmgojo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They explain easily

  • @yenlingleong
    @yenlingleong 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very nice!
    I've a question, at 3:22 , for the height of the mercury column (76 cm), is it measured from the base of the container or from the surface of the mercury in the container?

    • @henhaliusaz5984
      @henhaliusaz5984 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's measured from the surface of the mercury. By the way, if you put the tube deeper into the container, the volume of the vacuum would decrease, and vice versa.