Shining Light Through Solid Balls Using Quantum Mechanics-Poisson's Spot Experiment

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  • In this video I show you how it is possible to shine light through a sphere using the wave-like nature of light. This spot in the center of the shadow of a sphere is called Poisson's spot or Arago's spot. It is a result of the diffraction of light around the edges of the sphere that constructively interfere right at the center. Then I show you what it actually looks like to look at the center of poisson's spot. Does it look like the light is actually going through the ball?
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  • @TheActionLab
    @TheActionLab  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7437

    Just noticed something. Look at the shadow of the wire and notice how there is a bright line right in the center of the wire! That is the same effect happening in a linear fashion. I wish I would have noticed in the video!

    • @libratyanjhon3959
      @libratyanjhon3959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +386

      5:57

    • @sourvad
      @sourvad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      Wow yes, I've seen this experiment with round objects before but not with linear objects. It surely is much more easier to spot the wire's shadow. Good find mate.

    • @libratyanjhon3959
      @libratyanjhon3959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      @@sourvad wire = elongated 'sphere'?

    • @sourvad
      @sourvad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@libratyanjhon3959 yes correct, but it is more linear than spherical. So I took the liberty of ignoring it's spherical nature.

    • @slots7775
      @slots7775 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The Action Lab Can you create water out of nothing?

  • @9sore
    @9sore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9670

    this doesn’t work anymore this glitch was patched by the government in Earth v.5.17.2020

    • @ZawayixFalconer
      @ZawayixFalconer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +256

      Error, v5.17.2020 isn't set to release for 3 more weeks

    • @-cookiezila-461
      @-cookiezila-461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +319

      Official patch notes for v.5.17.2020:
      Fixed a glitch where the atom at coordinates 1235324745453432324344454675 455377644456 169865688542244421245678986423578632478 dissapeared

    • @-cookiezila-461
      @-cookiezila-461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      Thats it, I think their keeping the glitch as a feature

    • @randompersonoftheinternet8012
      @randompersonoftheinternet8012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      jsdothatshit the official patch notes just got leaked:
      -Coronavirus experiment will be concluded
      -Light wrapping around spherical objects will no longer occur
      -End of the world trials: stage two (INFERNO) will begin
      -Time relativity will be reset
      Set release date: 23T.894.3N1 (2-26-2020 on Earth)

    • @josephybarra9404
      @josephybarra9404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Matrix patch 1.12.480

  • @logancapes
    @logancapes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4270

    Poisson set himself up in a win win. Either he was right about the particle theory, or his math skills were on point.

    • @nemonomen3340
      @nemonomen3340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +398

      True, but also imagine boasting that there's no way something could exist and then getting it named after you. I know I'd be at least a little embarrassed.

    • @michaelmiller2210
      @michaelmiller2210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Nice profile pic L

    • @logancapes
      @logancapes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      ​@@michaelmiller2210 It acts as a silent handshake to identify those with good taste. Thank you, Casserole, my brother.

    • @nemonomen3340
      @nemonomen3340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@michaelmiller2210 ikr. Fun fact: I learned yesterday that there's a _musical._ It was never fully developed into an English version, but there are songs on TH-cam. It's been out for years and I had to learn about it from a _"Good Omens" animatic!_

    • @UJustGotGamed
      @UJustGotGamed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      quantum win

  • @paulierymenko4411
    @paulierymenko4411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +720

    Warning: It looks like you could "try this at home." Please: Do not get behind the screen with the little hole in it to see Poisson's spot with your eye! And in general, do not look directly at any laser, not if you value your vision. He really should include this warning.

    • @sophierobinson2738
      @sophierobinson2738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Hi! Late to the show as usual. He actually thinks his viewers are smart enough to know this.

    • @iztaex2488
      @iztaex2488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yea… we’re not all as dumb as you.

    • @NicktheBlkBlt
      @NicktheBlkBlt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      safety is never an invalid concern, it is a good warning to provide.

    • @Rabbotic
      @Rabbotic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@iztaex2488 speak for yourself...

    • @brm7469
      @brm7469 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thanks mom

  • @TrailBlazer5280
    @TrailBlazer5280 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    One of the coolest demonstrations. And just as cool to see the interference surrounding the ball too.

    • @zacharysherry2910
      @zacharysherry2910 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah and it wouldn't have been so effective if the lightsource wasn't the laser since it has striations

    • @simon6071
      @simon6071 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Actually, in this experiment the laser light does NOT shine through the solid ball. Doing the experiment by soldering the ball inside a hole on a steel plate instead of hanging it on a wire can prove that to be the case. Light wave around the ball being able form a bright spot behind the ball due to constructive interference of the light wave around the ball does not mean light actually pass through the steel ball.

    • @pedro_mab
      @pedro_mab 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@simon6071 that is not what the experiment demonstrates. did you even watch the video?

    • @simon6071
      @simon6071 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@pedro_mab I'm not talking about the experimental result being wrong. I'm talking about the misleading title of "Shining Light Through Solid Balls Using Quantum Mechanics."
      The light waves travel around the steel ball to form a bright spot at the back of the ball with constructive interference. The light waves did not go through the ball.

    • @user-ki3wf7bt5f
      @user-ki3wf7bt5f 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@simon6071 I think its mentioned at the near end of the video that the wave forms a light point around the ball which interferes with each other to form a bright spot
      Yeah but he could’ve been more clearer and said light goes around, sure

  • @itspennywise1179
    @itspennywise1179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4341

    I shined the light on my balls for a class project, and all I got was detention.

    • @garyvigue
      @garyvigue 4 ปีที่แล้ว +410

      Use a more powerful laser next time if you want to make an impression.

    • @johngarcia222
      @johngarcia222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Lmaoooo

    • @khairinarif369
      @khairinarif369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Great

    • @khairinarif369
      @khairinarif369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Maybe because you are the pennywise from IT

    • @ytlongbeach
      @ytlongbeach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      were there two spots on the other side?

  • @RGMS_
    @RGMS_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9518

    this guy always seems happy and sad at the same time, im confused

  • @PsyloSatan
    @PsyloSatan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    7:44 made me feel like I was in school again. My mind instantly fell in the gutter right in the middle of class.

    • @matthewtalbot-paine7977
      @matthewtalbot-paine7977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's a butt!

    • @TheCerealArsonist
      @TheCerealArsonist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matthewtalbot-paine7977 saggy balls

    • @Milesco
      @Milesco 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@matthewtalbot-paine7977 LOL... exactly what *_I_* was thinking! 😄

  • @pomelo9518
    @pomelo9518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I was always confused about how photons could not pass straight through the gigantic separations between electrons, protons et cetera. I thought about the large particles pulling the light in, but I recalled that you need a black hole to do that. This was informative.

    • @krebgurfson5732
      @krebgurfson5732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that's not an accurate description of an atom

    • @forsakenquery
      @forsakenquery ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The electric fields around the atoms components is the dominant force in the atom. Light is a wave in that field

    • @MichelleHell
      @MichelleHell ปีที่แล้ว

      The light is oscillating it's intensity according to its wavelength, so it has a high probability of hitting the atoms electron cloud, if the material is thick enough or has the correct properties

    • @neutronenstern.
      @neutronenstern. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A good model to see how this blocking works, is by looking at the fact, that atoms can absorb a photon. So if wavelength matches ths properties of the atom, the electrons of a arom take away the energy of a photon, if it comes near enough. So the photon will excite the atoms,and in return, it will be gone. Then the atom might release a new photon later, but in a random direction, or this energy just goes to heat. Also a photon can get reflected.

  • @wtakerisks
    @wtakerisks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3429

    Legends say he’s still smiling after the video

  • @maruftim
    @maruftim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3015

    Poisson: there's no way it's a wave lmao
    *does an experiment
    *surprised pikachu face*

    • @camtisxr1430
      @camtisxr1430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      That lmao Just makes it Perfect

    • @tanasirobert9157
      @tanasirobert9157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Camtis why Do you capitalise Random words?

    • @maruftim
      @maruftim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@tanasirobert9157 lmao Yeah why is That

    • @camtisxr1430
      @camtisxr1430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Its my autocorrect somehow. Dunno why it is doing that

    • @HilmyA.S.
      @HilmyA.S. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      More like :
      "...... Nahhh i must be high as fuck"

  • @basdejong1598
    @basdejong1598 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There isn't much more interesting/captivating than witnessing a quantum physical phenomenon take place right in front of you.

  • @LorcanG
    @LorcanG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This channel is one of a kind, you never see channels both being equally entertaining and interesting and original

  • @cprograms4280
    @cprograms4280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1439

    "you can't see my face because the basketball is in-front of it"
    Well would you look at that?

    • @noah.9039
      @noah.9039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I thought it was because he has a tiny ass head

    • @KJ-rq2ft
      @KJ-rq2ft 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      no.

    • @drippy.mcflip
      @drippy.mcflip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Matti is that you?!

    • @yesd2024
      @yesd2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Theoretically you can because the center of the basketball is the brightest spot meaning theres light passing through but its so small that we cant see it

    • @germanboy1124
      @germanboy1124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@yesd2024 that was a good one

  • @metsys7928
    @metsys7928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    2:00 - 3:22 Me trying to extend my essay to meet the word count.

    • @Fck_the_atf
      @Fck_the_atf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Hes doing the same. But just for the 10 min mark lol.

    • @stephen_boss
      @stephen_boss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hes just tryna teach us in depth , appreciate it.

    • @moneyboyok
      @moneyboyok 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣

  • @MatheusSousaALenda
    @MatheusSousaALenda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is one of the best channels ever. You really know how to explain things. Thanks for all your content.

    • @Caracazz2
      @Caracazz2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check Steve Mould's channel

  • @zombathinlostleghackercat5233
    @zombathinlostleghackercat5233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2326

    He talks like he's lying, but you know he's spitting facts.

    • @RichardMoffitt0
      @RichardMoffitt0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      oooooooh! take my thumb up!

    • @zombathinlostleghackercat5233
      @zombathinlostleghackercat5233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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      And 27 others.🙂__
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    • @zombathinlostleghackercat5233
      @zombathinlostleghackercat5233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@RichardMoffitt0 🙂🤜👍 Got it.
      And 27 others.🙂__
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    • @michaellv426
      @michaellv426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      In this video he talked like he lied,
      but in fact he talked about light

    • @zombathinlostleghackercat5233
      @zombathinlostleghackercat5233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@michaellv426 ?
      Yes, but I dno't understand the point or context or your comment/reply.

  • @NoobSaibotVII
    @NoobSaibotVII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1185

    I'm confused on why Todd Howard is talking about light and not making Elder Scrolls 6.

    • @maxx9137
      @maxx9137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      lol

    • @jeffthedick3793
      @jeffthedick3793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lol

    • @gf920
      @gf920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      How does this comment not have more likes. Underrated comment tbh.

    • @ghostdrew4887
      @ghostdrew4887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Get ready for the ray tracing.

    • @xidemonslayerxi4510
      @xidemonslayerxi4510 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heh, wow.

  • @kirstentownley8916
    @kirstentownley8916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Yes! I’m enjoying your videos and learning so much! You’re definitely helping pique my curiosity about quantum physics and mechanics! Thank you.

  • @charlesvandenburgh5295
    @charlesvandenburgh5295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I wish back in high school I had a science teacher this good and fascinating.

    • @sparkyzcc6178
      @sparkyzcc6178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Most he does is way to complex to be taught in high school. So its just not possible to have such fascinating classes in school.

    • @neutronenstern.
      @neutronenstern. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@sparkyzcc6178 stuff you learn in school is still vrty fascinating, if you are more interested in details, than in really new stuff. What he does is, he gives some basic information about a topic, that is very very new to most people, and which will then fascinate one. In school however, you learn in physics about stuff you see everyday in a more detailed way. E.g if you learn about centrifugal force, you have all already seen it, and might think its boring. But if you are interested about how one can really describe it, and how and why it works in detail, then school physics is very very interesting.
      You've got to want to know how things work in detail, even if you have seen it a lot in your life, to be fascinated by school physics. But sadly most people arent. They are only interested in completely new stuff, they havent already seen, cause they are easily bored.

    • @sparkyzcc6178
      @sparkyzcc6178 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@neutronenstern. wow nice point of view about that topic

  • @fatjesus1125
    @fatjesus1125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1937

    Nobody:
    John Cena explaining why we cant see him

    • @chasemcdonald7250
      @chasemcdonald7250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Lmfaooo how does this comment only have 30 likes

    • @p_pthenoob
      @p_pthenoob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@chasemcdonald7250 cuz they can't see this comment

    • @alx2900
      @alx2900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This comment and the replies are so perfect

    • @michaelrebello4918
      @michaelrebello4918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You have 420 like... should I like this comment or nah?

    • @itsFnD
      @itsFnD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clearly most people see the like button but reply button

  • @doriangoff2474
    @doriangoff2474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1419

    I was messing around with a basket ball and I spun it really fast and let it drop to the ground, but when it hit the ground it reversed its spinning direction.
    I found this weird and I am curious for an explanation

    • @TheActionLab
      @TheActionLab  4 ปีที่แล้ว +928

      well the ball is going down before it hits the ground, and then goes up. So it's reasonable to believe that if it was spinning one direction before it will spin the other after it hits. This is due to the elastic recoil pushing it in the opposite direction it hit the ground with. I should do a video on this:)

    • @jjk2one
      @jjk2one 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      An opposite reaction... but why

    • @vexari4683
      @vexari4683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      always wondered it too..

    • @jxrin
      @jxrin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @The Action Lab But the elastic recoil should not be strong enough to completely reverse the direction of spin of the ball - I think it may be because the ball flipped upside down during the fall which makes it appear as though it changed the direction of spin, when actually the y axis on the ball was flipped.
      Edit: Since the ball was dropped by a human we can assume the ball wasn’t dropped on it’s central point of spin.
      This means the ball won’t go straight up after the bounce, instead, the friction will make it go in another direction which could flip the ball on it’s axis of spin in almost 180 degrees.
      So in a nutshell, the direction of spin of the ball never changed, as this would require an equal and opposite reaction + some additional energy to account for the loss of energy via air resistance, gravity and other factors which cause loss of momentum.
      Picture it in your mind, imagine a ball spinning clockwise - when it is upside down, it never changes the direction of spin, it spins in the same direction but upside down, which makes it appear as though the direction of spin was flipped.

    • @JuniorBoi
      @JuniorBoi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@TheActionLab no it doesn't happen that way....that's considered to violate the newton's second law if so...
      This is easily observed with the a cricket ball , if you get ro spin the ball it would change its travel direction to a certain angle after it hits the ground or for a faster ball spin you would notice a magnus effect yet ball follows the direction but would never change its spin to opposite direction coz it not only requires exact amount of counter torque but also a bit of extra amount ..
      For a perfectly elastic collision(** if you theory is correct **) the ball should actually stop spinning but can never get the opposite spin

  • @NerdyCats3
    @NerdyCats3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for showing this so clearly, and making the science real.

    • @GabrielGonzalez2
      @GabrielGonzalez2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean you could think of the zone you want to keep your opponent in as "anywhere that isn't next to me"

  • @Fit_Philosopher
    @Fit_Philosopher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing loved it. Your video algorithmically found me after watching an MIT Superimposition lecture. Profound implications, and excellent explanation! I subscribed!

  • @alimroueh31
    @alimroueh31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +552

    The reason u can't see me when i move this basketball infront of my face is because there is a basketball infront of my face.

    • @Tailspin80
      @Tailspin80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I could see him quite easily.

    • @JoShPEt1993
      @JoShPEt1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂

    • @rabeebibrat1805
      @rabeebibrat1805 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      good point😂😂

    • @puss_n_booze
      @puss_n_booze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      mm, yes, the floor here is made out of floor

    • @kcvanderpool
      @kcvanderpool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Science 100

  • @mendelson6052
    @mendelson6052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +988

    Given the proper circumstances, would you be able to find Poisson’s spot in the shadow of the moon during a solar eclipse?

    • @hak4fak
      @hak4fak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +311

      he said the ball has to be close to a perfect sphere,i doubt the moon is close to a perfect sphere

    • @mendelson6052
      @mendelson6052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      I must have missed that! Still interested to know if it’s possible at that scale though!

    • @tomatenbomber8830
      @tomatenbomber8830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      Usually stuff like that only works with coherent light that has a consistent wavelength (like a laser) and if the process during which the light is "created" isnt irregular. The sun emits many wavelengths at very small irregular intervals because the main light source is fusion which is very spontaneous. Might still work tho maybe there is some weird effects canceling each other out...

    • @gustav9885
      @gustav9885 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      The sun isn't quite a point source of light

    • @yogeshkumar9311
      @yogeshkumar9311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@hak4fak Also, It needs to be smooth as hell!

  • @protonmaster76
    @protonmaster76 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I think it's important to note that you must use laser light, as it is monochromatic. A standard light will have multiple frequencies and will not constructively interfere like that.

    • @TheMapman01
      @TheMapman01 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is that true? Would not each constituent wavelength constructively interfere with itsself?

    • @protonmaster76
      @protonmaster76 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheMapman01good point, but a laser is both coherent and monochromatic. Meaning that all the peaks and troughs of the laser light are in phase with each other.

    • @TycTycHehe
      @TycTycHehe ปีที่แล้ว +9

      No, neither monochromaticity, nor even (temporal) coherence are needed. Arago did it with a flame light. What you actually need is spatial coherence at the distances of the order of the diameter of the sphere, so that each wave packet arriving at the sphere is cylindrically symmetric with respect to the axis between the light source and the sphere. For this you can just make sure that your light source is small enough (e.g. emitted through a pinhole) and far enough away from the sphere (this doesn't have to be very far: a few dozens of sphere diameters should suffice if the pinhole is much smaller than the sphere).

    • @avcomth
      @avcomth 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well this guy gets his video on the chart by only yelling out only the WOW factors of an experiment and leave all the actual reasonings vague on purpose. Notice how in this video he kept mentioning the light going "through" the ball before reluctantly admitted it going around the sphere 's surface in the end.

    • @marianl8718
      @marianl8718 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TycTycHehe Everything you showed is absolutely correct. And this video has a lot of shortcomings !

  • @worldaviation4k
    @worldaviation4k 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it like how at the airport perimeter fence where i see gaps of the aircraft but if i zoom with a camera, the fence seems to blur and go away and then i see no mark of the fence on the complete aircraft.

  • @Windows11Guy798
    @Windows11Guy798 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3234

    Who clicked on this video to actually see him shine a flash light through a basketball
    Edit: thanks for 2,5k likes guys ☺

    • @foreign_physics8490
      @foreign_physics8490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      You can fool some of the people all the time but you can't fool all the people all the time.

    • @scottmcintosh4397
      @scottmcintosh4397 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Obviously, you did....
      I just clicked on this to laugh at you 😂

    • @lordot8665
      @lordot8665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      C Yashwant so they quote Abraham Lincoln without giving him credit. Loooooooseeeers.

    • @j.a.f.e.r7482
      @j.a.f.e.r7482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can fool some people sometimes but you can’t fool all the people all the time

    • @pradipsiwakoti9352
      @pradipsiwakoti9352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@scottmcintosh4397 MAD LADDDDDDD

  • @user-vv2iz7ly8q
    @user-vv2iz7ly8q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1009

    Poisson (mockingly): if it were actually made out of waves, then directly in the center would be the brightest spot.
    *Directly in the center is the brightest spot*
    Poisson: am i a joke to you

    • @DrDomich
      @DrDomich 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @tinylilmatt yeah. For a nerd - the best joke ever. 🙌🙄

    • @owah
      @owah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MALEK001 001 i wondered how many comments it took for me to see someone say that

    • @nuclearshorts1243
      @nuclearshorts1243 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, now he is

    • @fredspofford
      @fredspofford 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @tinylilmatt No it's still stupid and sadly unoriginal. No objectively funny person repeats memes in un-ironic situations.

    • @sangramjitchakraborty7845
      @sangramjitchakraborty7845 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@fredspofford maybe because there's nothing like "objectively funny"? Humor is subjective.

  • @StephenSLG
    @StephenSLG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is real science ladies and gentlemen! Something that you can observe, study, and demonstrate.

  • @boombox1120
    @boombox1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He: let me get a smaller ball ( 3:32 )
    Me: what the f*ck.

  • @plot4445
    @plot4445 4 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    Poisson: Light doesnt have the properties of a wave, I'll prove it with something ridiculous
    his calculations: congratulations, you played yourself

    • @SimonClarkstone
      @SimonClarkstone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      See also: people trying to use proof by contradiction to prove Euclid's fifth postulate.

    • @danielsavluk7556
      @danielsavluk7556 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't get over how close his eyes are it pisses me off. He should keep that ball in front of him.

  • @lrba5524
    @lrba5524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +609

    evidently whatever's impeding my vision of John Cena is non-spherical.

    • @coolguy9732
      @coolguy9732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well fucking played 😂

    • @wachyfanning
      @wachyfanning 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No, John Cena IS the sphere

    • @AvidiaNirvana
      @AvidiaNirvana 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I came to the comments looking for someone talking about Cena. Found it. Hahaha

  • @burnsama8541
    @burnsama8541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love your videos. so much information in such a nice concise manner, thanks for the knowledge!

  • @kaptist1900
    @kaptist1900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this guy is wha my mom meant when she said “if you keep smiling for so long your face is gonna stay like tha”

  • @nisharanidas6651
    @nisharanidas6651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +875

    Physics: nobody can break my rules
    Quantum mechanics and Russians: hold my beer

    • @mrsoftware7828
      @mrsoftware7828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Quantum mechanics is also physics... and even rusians are made of atoms

    • @chandrakerdinesh3480
      @chandrakerdinesh3480 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@mrsoftware7828 that was rad

    • @crusader2338
      @crusader2338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Thanks for the free r/IAmVerySmart karma!

    • @fgvcosmic6752
      @fgvcosmic6752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mr Software but it broke KNOWN physics when discovered

    • @FreshBeatles
      @FreshBeatles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      hardbass

  • @kingsmencrown5763
    @kingsmencrown5763 4 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    If I had a teacher like him in high school I would have never missed his class even if I had to drag myself in.

    • @briannolan7818
      @briannolan7818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What, you like guys with stubbly beards?

    • @freehoya4276
      @freehoya4276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@briannolan7818 maybe because he actually explains the topics he is teaching and not just rambling from a text book

    • @briannolan7818
      @briannolan7818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@freehoya4276 - True.

    • @worldwolf9527
      @worldwolf9527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@freehoya4276 True

    • @cyberwolf575
      @cyberwolf575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think he is terrible at explaining this. Don't get me wrong, I understand everything he is saying , but to an average person this is awful teaching. There's much easier ways to explain the same thing he explained so that more people understand it and thus get excited by science.

  • @A.R.77
    @A.R.77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seems similar to the hunt for planets around other stars. But at no time is light going through anything. You did mention that at the end ;) Love the work you put into this site.

  • @b1ackwa1tz2
    @b1ackwa1tz2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I know I'm behind, but I wanted to remark that it is interesting to note how the point of magnetism also appears to affect and bend the light.
    Also, do you think it might be possible to see this effect during an eclipse?

    • @10pitate
      @10pitate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The moon is certainly not small nor smooth, so the probability is so small that it can be called impossible

    • @b1ackwa1tz2
      @b1ackwa1tz2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@10pitate
      I had hoped scale might play into affecting the hypothesis positively.
      Guess you'd need to point something like one of our intergalactic telescopes at the moon to see the tiny dot?
      Wonder if the Vatican is down.
      xD

    • @agdmp1188
      @agdmp1188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@b1ackwa1tz2 I think the more important part is that it isn’t smooth, so this effect would be nearly impossible for the moon

    • @b1ackwa1tz2
      @b1ackwa1tz2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@agdmp1188
      Technically we'd be using the earth as the ball- but I'd assume your argument remains valid.

    • @singularitygaming4893
      @singularitygaming4893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      probably not, because the sun is hardly a point source of light, and (all the other responses)

  • @JordanTheMann
    @JordanTheMann 4 ปีที่แล้ว +972

    I’m still waiting for him to show us that flashlight that can shine through basketballs... I must’ve blinked and missed it.

    • @sachak
      @sachak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      LMAO

    • @Cheddarizbetter
      @Cheddarizbetter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      clickbaiter

    • @bitorange5549
      @bitorange5549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      The waves go around the object not through anyways. This guy loves to spread his false clickbate titles it’s disgusting

    • @bitorange5549
      @bitorange5549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Arin B. Jesus man don’t be so pretentious. He is referring to light of wavelengths/frequency on the visible spectrum. I’m sure you are smart enough to realize that is what I am referring to as well.

    • @bitorange5549
      @bitorange5549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Arin B. In addition to my previous comment. “Light” is normally defined as “visible light”. Gamma radiation is typically not referred to as “light”. Simply as radiation.

  • @soupham8156
    @soupham8156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1089

    Now try this with the blackest material you can get

    • @huntermoeller4040
      @huntermoeller4040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yea......🤔

    • @syth-1
      @syth-1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      This, a metallic shiny object is nice but how well does this effect work on something that absorbs all light??

    • @ciencialogica7783
      @ciencialogica7783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      A 2.0 black ball, that is all. Wave or not wave

    • @xcnnugget1794
      @xcnnugget1794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @G W Did i ask?

    • @750kv8
      @750kv8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Makes no difference. Reflection of light (from the ball) got no role here.

  • @insurd
    @insurd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You may not have technically "bent the light" but that experiment and truth definitely bent my mind. Awesome video and great explanation.

  • @JeremyEllwood
    @JeremyEllwood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am a theatre lighting designer. I love light.
    I totally just made my room mate find me a sphere and a magnifying glass. No sphere so I made her find me a rod.
    Yep. It was worth it.

  • @Swrld
    @Swrld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    Would this happen in a solar eclipse?

    • @alankarjamle8559
      @alankarjamle8559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Well that's a good question.....

    • @Kei3th1424
      @Kei3th1424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      That's a good question. Leaving comment here just in case someone care to explain

    • @sejalsoniashivprasad5442
      @sejalsoniashivprasad5442 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I thot the same tho

    • @pizzaboydeluxeyt6702
      @pizzaboydeluxeyt6702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I would think that non metallic planetary substances would not create such effects, however with the intensity and direct travel of solar light, it could perhaps be possible. 🤷‍♂️

    • @g.ferreira6745
      @g.ferreira6745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't think so, but I'm commenting just in case anyone have a better explanation

  • @aryansubramanian4756
    @aryansubramanian4756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Nice video, action lab. I would like to see more videos on quantum mechanics. You made it really easy for me to understand it. :)

    • @onthedepth69
      @onthedepth69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya I also want video on quantum mechanics

    • @preciousshittu1768
      @preciousshittu1768 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I found this pretty helpful

    • @ThePrufessa
      @ThePrufessa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you see all the comments from people that watched the video and didn't learn a single thing?

    • @RexxSchneider
      @RexxSchneider 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This isn't a video on quantum mechanics. It's about Fresnel diffraction.

  • @elwhagen
    @elwhagen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm glad that the algorithm of TH-cam showed me this video. Really cool stuff!

  • @SupertechUSA
    @SupertechUSA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m unexpectedly hooked on your channel. It’s so interesting. If I’m still watching tomorrow I’m subscribing!

  • @sonixka257
    @sonixka257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +853

    We found Poisson’s spot but can we find G-spot?

    • @dallyh.2960
      @dallyh.2960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      scientists are still baffled I'm afraid

    • @hannesgranlund8838
      @hannesgranlund8838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Dont ask a nerd about that

    • @eathanneal9031
      @eathanneal9031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      @@hannesgranlund8838 Why? They'll give you the exact coordinates. Lmao

    • @hannesgranlund8838
      @hannesgranlund8838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yea, in hubble space...

    • @alejandrozuniga4426
      @alejandrozuniga4426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@hannesgranlund8838 gamers

  • @DamianReloaded
    @DamianReloaded 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    9:00 The light went through it without actually going through it. /face XD

  • @windninja9145
    @windninja9145 ปีที่แล้ว

    The light reflecting off the wall gathers and reflects onto the nearest point of the shere, it's perfect centre!

  • @HarryAGeorgiou
    @HarryAGeorgiou 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the simplest things you can repeat at home and really cool

  • @xiaoshen194
    @xiaoshen194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    2000s-
    John Cena : *YoU cAn'T sEe Me*
    2019-
    TAL : 1:51 *You don't see me.*

    • @hitowshitt
      @hitowshitt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao.

    • @grisannetr1146
      @grisannetr1146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oof when you said Tal I got shook I thought you meant someone else

    • @petrosarv1295
      @petrosarv1295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@grisannetr1146 michael tal the magician

    • @grisannetr1146
      @grisannetr1146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@petrosarv1295 ?

    • @setharookazoo
      @setharookazoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am seriously making a t shirt of this 😂😂😂. With his face and the basketball 😂

  • @PyroXeNeX
    @PyroXeNeX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    My mum was always getting annoyed when I'm on youtube for a long time but this stopped after I showed her ur channel
    (edit) OMG thank you for 133 likes guys!!!

    • @MammaOVlogs
      @MammaOVlogs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Moukis 2.0 that is awesome from one mom to another

    • @mamupelu565
      @mamupelu565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well maybe she misses talking/playing with you.

    • @PyroXeNeX
      @PyroXeNeX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mamupelu565 No she want me to study for school.... But we have summer break

    • @samirnawrozada1799
      @samirnawrozada1799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PyroXeNeX already?

    • @PyroXeNeX
      @PyroXeNeX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@samirnawrozada1799 ye😂 idk what she wants from me

  • @franceleeparis37
    @franceleeparis37 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reignited my love of science... absolutely brilliant... the pinhole camera is probably the coolest example of this principle.. and they discovered this hundreds of years ago...without any computers... the human brain is awesome..

  • @johnharper8237
    @johnharper8237 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These videos are awesome! Thank you so much for being smart and making it easier for me to understand complicated scientific ideas!

  • @Kj16V
    @Kj16V 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    0:24 Babies be like: "No, it's actually because you cease to exist."

    • @HamsterPants522
      @HamsterPants522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      According to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, the idea that matter ceases to exist when not directly perceived is actually plausible. What we see as matter when we look at it is described as wave function collapse.

    • @D_YellowMadness
      @D_YellowMadness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HamsterPants522 Then what are my arms attached to when no one's looking at me? And how does the planet stick together for that matter? Sounds like nonsense.

    • @themechanictangerine4337
      @themechanictangerine4337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@D_YellowMadness you know they are there, you are an observer-detector so they collapse into arms. So does the rest of your body.
      "And how does the planet stick together?
      That is why some scientists believe consciousness could be a fundamental property of reality.

    • @psyogisoma8819
      @psyogisoma8819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We got a developmental psychologist in the chat

    • @Snoboi
      @Snoboi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@themechanictangerine4337 that’s actually a really cool theory, despite how absurd it may sound

  • @danielbennett382
    @danielbennett382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    2:47, we now know the real identity of Mysterio!

  • @muhammadnurfarhan8453
    @muhammadnurfarhan8453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great explanation ... I'm a bit curious on whether you can apply this concept into certain application

  • @jwcarnal
    @jwcarnal 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He should have said at the beginning this experiment will demonstrate how it appears the particles of light from a point source go through the center of a solid sphere but in fact is explained using the wave theory of light.

  • @qingyangzhang887
    @qingyangzhang887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    Wait I thought Quantum mechanics doesn't really come into play here. I thought that this phenomenon can just be explained by considering light as a wave, and the lightest spot in the shadow just being an interference in the diffraction of light around the ball.

    • @Rahul-rp5hk
      @Rahul-rp5hk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I have the same doubt!

    • @ThePrufessa
      @ThePrufessa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah I think the quantum mechanics has throwing people off. I think people think the light is bending around the ball and that would involve quantum mechanics.

    • @gocommitbreathe21oxygen11
      @gocommitbreathe21oxygen11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@Rahul-rp5hk why is your name so long

    • @rfimor
      @rfimor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      QM sounds fancier than classical electrodynamics.

    • @alankarjamle8559
      @alankarjamle8559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If it was just the interference of diffracted light then it would have depended on the distance between the ball and the screen

  • @GraveUypo
    @GraveUypo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Well, yours is definitively by far and away the best "home-made pop-science" channel on youtube. no comparison.

    • @MrInventer80
      @MrInventer80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm soery but this guy is far behind vsauce. His explanations are nowhere near as clear.

    • @jxrin
      @jxrin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mark And Veritasium.

    • @ujjwalbhatt4410
      @ujjwalbhatt4410 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hope vsauce starts uploading again

    • @MrInventer80
      @MrInventer80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ujjwalbhatt4410 he's been uploading on D!NG idk why not his main channel. Maybe he's using his main channel for the youtube red episodes of mindfield he's still doing

    • @ujjwalbhatt4410
      @ujjwalbhatt4410 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrInventer80 i know the reason- he forgot his id's password by which he had made his you tube channel😑.
      Just wish he would be back

  • @cardinalhamneggs5253
    @cardinalhamneggs5253 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The fact that this was discovered by a fish blows my mind.

  • @Graphomite
    @Graphomite ปีที่แล้ว

    Action Lab always pulls out the wildest experiments.

  • @davidroddick91
    @davidroddick91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    It would be more accurate to say that the light went AROUND the ball, and the interference pattern it created resulted in a bright spot in the middle.

    • @hermannbrosinger3835
      @hermannbrosinger3835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I mean .. he kind of said exactly that, a little late in the video I admit, but still ..

    • @limp_dickens
      @limp_dickens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Yeah, you could explain it in a really simple, clear, objectively true way but then you won't get a bunch of people thinking "wow, science really do be like that" and that would negatively impact likes and subscribes.

    • @brodylockwood14
      @brodylockwood14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@limp_dickens He had to drag it on to make it 10 minutes or he wouldn't get paid. All his videos are about 8 minutes more than they need to be.

    • @anodosarcade7355
      @anodosarcade7355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@brodylockwood14 if you dont want to watch videos, why dont you just read wikipedia or twitter?

    • @irokosalei5133
      @irokosalei5133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's not how quantum mechanics works. The light is just a wave of probability and they constructively interfere at the center of the ball.

  • @nayankulkarni5131
    @nayankulkarni5131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This channel really has a very very genuinely informative content. Thanks for such stuff!

  • @billaguirre
    @billaguirre 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you and let me tell you that the high-tech positioning and micro-adjustment equipment you use is impressive.

  • @johnlannikk2701
    @johnlannikk2701 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Theses experiments are the best I've seen anywhere.

  • @chrisanderson687
    @chrisanderson687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is utterly amazing! My lazy ass physics profs in college never bothered to show me this. Incredible!!!

  • @edbrown6467
    @edbrown6467 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    First time I've ever seen this guy. I like his approach. 👍👍

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ed Brown check out his vidyas he gives best explanations ever

  • @johnbradstreetwilliamsthei2420
    @johnbradstreetwilliamsthei2420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for getting me thinking. There are a lot of well hidden facts of knowledge that just by understanding them we think in such a different ways.

  • @21yashthakur
    @21yashthakur 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such kind of things really gives me a goosebumps. Feels like In future we might have invisible cloth as we see in movies.

  • @mymusic1360
    @mymusic1360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    He looked like mysterio when he put the metal ball up to his face 😂

    • @arifhossain9751
      @arifhossain9751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well... at least the "The Amazing Spiderman cartoon series from the early 2000s" Mysterio.

    • @sejalsoniashivprasad5442
      @sejalsoniashivprasad5442 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmfao xD

  • @copperjaguar
    @copperjaguar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    5:00 when the wire shook it separated from the ball a couple times but the magnetic field was strong enough to keep the ball on it

  • @aaronmurgatroyd5810
    @aaronmurgatroyd5810 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would more describe this as bending the light around the orb rather than going through it as a simpler way of describing it. Of course its more just that the sum of waveforms of the light result in the waveform being focused on the middle at the opposite side of the ball, but i like just saying that it bends around the ball, its easier to understand :) Great video!

  • @eddiel798
    @eddiel798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This man explains why we can’t see his face thru a basketball... Wow! Isn’t that amazing?

  • @helal2488
    @helal2488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +388

    How to see neighbor girl through the wall
    *Edit: This comment has been my most liked comment in youtube. Bless you guys.

    • @helal2488
      @helal2488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @rgtm aa no bro you see through the wall👀

    • @LupeSunglass
      @LupeSunglass 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@helal2488 👀

    • @wic09
      @wic09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@LupeSunglass 👀

    • @LupeSunglass
      @LupeSunglass 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@wic09 👀

    • @KogasaTatara514
      @KogasaTatara514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@LupeSunglass 👀

  • @MammaOVlogs
    @MammaOVlogs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Very interesting and very good explanation I see the light :-)

    • @imeverywhere1156
      @imeverywhere1156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes my friend,if you see the light you are in the right path

    • @skrt3821
      @skrt3821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Momma O isn’t this your son

  • @arcaneraccoonart
    @arcaneraccoonart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The Action Lab: *makes a super informative video about the behaviour of light and smooth surfaces*
    Me: * 7:40 haha, the graph looks like a butt *

  • @271chrissy
    @271chrissy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like to see this done with a clear glass ball. Great vid.

  • @cainofthejungle
    @cainofthejungle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is amazing stuff. Very entertaining. Thanks Mr. Action. Makes my brain gears turn in new ways.

  • @grendel6005
    @grendel6005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    so there is a very easy way to experience this yourself without any prep work. go outside and look at a relatively uniform part of the sky(not many clouds) and try to spot "floaters". these are the small things that move around in your vision(microscopic pieces of your eye floating in the fluid in your eye). if you catch one that is round you will see Poisson's spot in the middle of the floater. hopefully I explained it well enough.

    • @Tailspin80
      @Tailspin80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is that actually true? I always assumed the cells you see are semi transparent.

    • @altersami9660
      @altersami9660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tailspin80 They are not cells. They're strands and specks of protein and other matters.

    • @grendel6005
      @grendel6005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JM-tj5qm it is true. I have experienced many times and encourage you to try it out for yourself. it is a very interesting phenomenon.

    • @roytee3127
      @roytee3127 ปีที่แล้ว

      !!!
      I have a tiny round floater that shows up every once in awhile. It has a spot in the middle of it.

  • @arnobasson
    @arnobasson ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember my 1st grade teacher explaining the concept in conjunction to the planets of our solar system. This was 2004 and one of the planets was directly between the earth and the sun, Venus I think. Because of the distance and how big the sun was we actually didn't have a shadow cast on the earth, but with some welding lenses we could look right at the sun and inside it we saw the other planet.

  • @matsupitsu
    @matsupitsu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does this work with sound waves too?
    Could you use this phenomenon to make a diy effect on a room where the rest of the room is pretty silent but one point has sound?

  • @fusionrage4210
    @fusionrage4210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Poisson in French means Fish..
    So.. Fish's Spot 😂

    • @seko0629
      @seko0629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wosh

    • @yinyang1217
      @yinyang1217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@seko0629 what no

    • @sidgar1
      @sidgar1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So what's a poison fish in French, then? 🤔

    • @ev-0163
      @ev-0163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow very cool, alexa play despacito

    • @KenpachiZarakiX
      @KenpachiZarakiX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Illuminati Confirmed

  • @satyamverma101
    @satyamverma101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Okay, Action Lab .. This is the content I wanted from you... I mean Quantum mechanics is my favourite subject... But I have a question for you...Can you explain how light has no mass but still has momentum?..And at what speed does the equation of the special theory of relativity come into effect. Thanks!

    • @ren6140
      @ren6140 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It has mass. Inmsome laboratories, scientist with extremely potent lazers, vacuum zero with almost no friction, move an object. Another proof are black holes, as gravity has only effect on objects with mass, so the only thing they dont attract is nothingness

    • @ThePrufessa
      @ThePrufessa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@satyamverma101light does have mass. It just doesn't have resting mass. You should go watch the science asylum video explaining this so you don't look stupid spreading wrong information in the future.

  • @demoaccount2392
    @demoaccount2392 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You perform experiements and later explain them
    Keep it up

  • @NightRunner417
    @NightRunner417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol poor Poisson. That awkward moment where you prove the opposition right by being snarky. 🤣

  • @jerry3790
    @jerry3790 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    A great experiment. I’ve seen it on veritasium but this was good too!

  • @migs192
    @migs192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Notice that the wires also have the brightest parts in their center while the sides are "highlighted" by shadows

  • @gregorysember2164
    @gregorysember2164 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You earned my subscription with this video. Well done.

  • @clintwestwood1895
    @clintwestwood1895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very cool. I wonder how many Poisson's spots you could daisy chain or "piggy back" together, would be a interesting video if possible please.

    • @RexxSchneider
      @RexxSchneider 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      As many as you like; It's called a Fresnel lens.

  • @sittingbush
    @sittingbush 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Up next: *How to make table legs that don't stub toes*

    • @MarkusDarkess
      @MarkusDarkess 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hang all your furniture from support ropes/ strings. Never stub a toe again. And less damage to the shins since they will move. But if it swings back before you move twice the damage.

    • @thestarforger832
      @thestarforger832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Put a bunch of strong magnets in the ground in a circle, all facing a central spot with the same pole. Then put another strong magnet on the leg of the table with the same pole turned to that spot. Now repeat for each leg. You now have a floating table.

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      put table on quantum locked track - bump it but no worries no friction

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ultimate tm was gonna say that

    • @flowerpt
      @flowerpt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Quantum shoes! Or regular shoes.

  • @tboy420
    @tboy420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    James Charles has not kissed you
    You're welcome!

    • @nightfury8848
      @nightfury8848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you!

    • @jemileedabear9630
      @jemileedabear9630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Reanu Keeves will kiss you before you sleep.
      You're welcome!

    • @tboy420
      @tboy420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@J_Rees please stop

    • @jakubr2769
      @jakubr2769 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uff

    • @jemileedabear9630
      @jemileedabear9630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@J_Rees please stop

  • @LeopoldoGhielmetti
    @LeopoldoGhielmetti 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Each kind of object can cast this type of shadow and make light interfere, it's just that for an ordinary object it's way more difficult to do the math to predict how the Poisson's spot will be.
    So the ball has the spot, the wire has a Poisson's line and at the ball/wire contact point you have some more complex type of interference.

    • @sufyaanali
      @sufyaanali 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know where I can the math to predict where the poison spot will be through a spherical object?

  • @mrt1957
    @mrt1957 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that was probably the coolest TH-cam video I have ever seen!

  • @alpeshpatel3213
    @alpeshpatel3213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Saw this on Mark Rober but he said it was because the waves were going around the circular objects and meeting back at one point

    • @denumelon841
      @denumelon841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Alpesh patel yes that is true. That’s what happens. This guy, for half the video said light goes through it. But at the end he cleared it up. He said “technically, the light doesn’t go through it. Each point on circumference of the sphere behaves like point source. Since light is a wave, these point sources constructively interfere the maximum at the Center (diffraction) and hence its brightest at Center. So it’s like light goes around it”

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      DENU MELON he did say that. yes he did.

    • @TheLastOutlaw289
      @TheLastOutlaw289 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So he’s lying . Thanks🙂

    • @Aigentcy
      @Aigentcy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't fall for it
      It's all a bunch of non flat earth bullshit

    • @RexxSchneider
      @RexxSchneider 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sodium_Slug This isn't quantum physics. It's just Fresnel diffraction and is explained by classical wave theory. Every point at the edge of a circular object casting a shadow is the same distance from the centre of the shadow, so by Huygens-Fresnel principle the wavelets reaching there are in phase and therefore reinforce each other. No QM, just simple geometry.

  • @bashbeyondultra4388
    @bashbeyondultra4388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Im always amazed by the stuff this guy does

  • @niravdarmesh5278
    @niravdarmesh5278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I knew what the result would be. But, I tear-up every time I see it.

  • @XRP747E
    @XRP747E 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant explanation. Thank you.