Michael is okay with you being a smart person and is pleased to just be himself. Derek has to be the smartest in the room and he will do everything he can to make sure you know he's brilliant.
@@kayakMike1000 not reading the description or even just looking at the linked full video, and jumping straight to the negative conclusions. You seem nice.
For those of you who don't know how this works: The second time he lets only one side go before the other one, this causes the ring to flip end-over-end, that makes the side that is released first to fall in between the two sides of the chain. This turns the chain over one time and causes it to latch on like you're seeing at the end. The first time he releases both sides together at the same time.
Not really a magic trick--it's a physics trick. it's attached with a girth hitch. The angle at which it's dropped allows the ring to pass through the chain loop and secure itself with a hitch
@@nelinno04 You could say that about ALL magic tricks. What makes it a magic trick is not the particular method/mechanis, but that it's deception for entertainment purposes.
jup, thats it. when viewing the vid with 0.25x speed you can see that derek moves his thumb on the last drop differently while on the first two drops both his index finger and his thumb spread simultaneously.
You can tell he made his fingers wider so both sides were touching the ring and the chain. I believe it's got more to do with that than dropping it at an angle.
The physics of it is still very interesting. He didn't flick the ring to get it to rotate, only dropping one side first. That shouldn't be enough rotational force to completely flick the chain back on to itself and make a knot. Something about the chain's physics amplify that small rotation.
I used to love doing this magic trick when I was a kid. *If I remember correctly, you tilt it when dropping so that the weight of the ring causes it to fall forward and loop within the chain.* I don’t know, I’m 35 and I did this trick when I was 10 so I could be totally wrong haha 😅
He cut a clip from a years old video. The real explanation is this: you let one side go early and that catapults into the chain sliding over itself and catching
The ring rotates, creating a twist in the chain that tightens into a loop. It helped to pause right after the ring release to see the ring is rotating perpendicular to the plane made by the two straight pieces of chain.
What I'm noticing is that on the normal drops you just drop the ring flat but on the "trick drop" you let the ring drop in a way that, if it was gonna hit the table, it would have rotated 90 degrees and hit it sideways. I'm guessing this motion creates some sort of whipping action that causes the chain to entangle like that
This can be done if one side of the ring gains velocity before the other side does, it flips the ring a axis, which wraps the chain around the metal ring, which inturn makes it stick. He basically let go one side before the other and just made it rotate on a axis which made the chain wrap around the chain and lock itsf with the ring, which makes it stick.
He made a video explaining this years ago. He drops the ring with the chain rubbing the ring asymetrically which drags it and causes it to whip around and knot itself around the ring when it reaches the bottom
Opens the upper hand so there is friction on the edges of the ring making the edges of the loop come together, this then has a whip effect through the chain to the end and it knots.
Ooh, I used to love doing that! I one time recorded it in slow motion. Also, for anyone wondering, you let it fall from your pointer finger first so that it flips upside down since your thumb is supporting it from the back
*One Ring to rule them all. One Ring to find them,* *One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them* *In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.* The looped chain and ring looks awfully familiar to Frodo's Ringchain
In the first time, he didn’t flip the ring (at least not hard enough that cause the ring to turn over twice). In the second time, he turns the ring using his thumb and forefinger with certain amount of torque, so that the ring turns over twice or more in the loophole of the chain, creating a knot between the chain and the loop. (You can experiment and verify it at home :))
It's damn easy to understand. In the first case you hold the chain in the center of the ring such that it doesn't touch each other, so the ring comes down straight In the last case you have held the ring such that it is slightly pressing against the chain. This develops normal reaction and friction since surfaces are in contact. So the ring gets tilted and becomes vertical as it falls thus it gets tangled in the chain.
Based on the height off the table the chain is upon the dropping of the ring, if it is hanging less than half the height of the rings height viola it will deflect upon hitting table at any angle and snare the chain at its center with one flip
The neat thing about getting old is watching something like this and realizing you've seen it before, and had it explained before.... and you forget how it's done.....
What happens so fast is that the ring flips due to the drag the chain has on the ring. The chain ⛓️ bends upward from the drag, the drag flips the ring, and the ring flips over the part of the chain that bent upwards causes in to lock. The only thing I can think of.
The last time, you put the loop down half the chain, making it look like you were simply touching it to your finger on top to stabilize it or to get a better grip of it.
The ring falls through the loop made by the chain. This trick only works if the plane of the ring is close to parallel with the direction of the chain.
He spun it with his fingers as he dropped it. That's why he had to reposition it in his fingers before he did it the last time, to make sure he was holding it correctly, in order to give it a flick as he dropped it and make it flip on the way down.
You carefully did sleight of hand to put one end of the chain around the loop pretending that you're sliding the ring up the chain and that's how that worked.
Simple cow hitch in action, we can see the twitch of fingers in the last moment. The held part falls off and the down part rises and supported by the fingers
A cop in an airport showed me how this works when i was working in tulsa for the tsa. If i remember corectly it depends on which side of the ring you release. I dont remember which one does what. But theres a 50/50 chance of figuring it out now. He was really cool. Also showed me the sponge ball tricks.
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vsauce would never leave us on a cliff
True brother
And smarter everyday
Or would he?
Haha
This comment had me dying. Like literally dying. 911
One more of those cliffhangers and I will jump off a literal cliff
Too slow I'm already doing it
He made a video about this years ago
@@janhetjochlink?
@@LeSkinner The title of the video is “Three perplexing physics problems” and the thumbnail shows the ring and chain.
@@janhetjoch he literally took this short from that video too
vsauce doesn't do me dirty like this
Michael is okay with you being a smart person and is pleased to just be himself. Derek has to be the smartest in the room and he will do everything he can to make sure you know he's brilliant.
He literally put the link to the answer. You're just lazy enough not to watch the full explanation
@@kayakMike1000 not reading the description or even just looking at the linked full video, and jumping straight to the negative conclusions.
You seem nice.
Its true, I feel very unclean after being subjected to this
@@whyamiwastingmytimeonthis you're right. I am a very nice person.
Vsauce would never do this to us
copieeeed
He lets go of one side b4 the other
For those of you who don't know how this works:
The second time he lets only one side go before the other one, this causes the ring to flip end-over-end, that makes the side that is released first to fall in between the two sides of the chain. This turns the chain over one time and causes it to latch on like you're seeing at the end.
The first time he releases both sides together at the same time.
And the knot formed at the end is known as a "Ring Hitch" or "Tag Knot" is Ashley Book of Knots (ABOK) number 1859.
you are the captian
😊 thanks
yes, this.. Notice how he repositions the ring to the top of his thumb just before the third drop
I actually saw what he did and had figured it out.
I love how detailed that explanation was.
Yes, kinda magic 🤌🤣🤣
Yeah and every time I rewatch, it's as if he added even more details!
this is just shorts. pretty sure he has a full video for it.
It’s his job after all
Yes in discription 😂
I need Vsauce to explain this
I'm ending the cliffhanger. The ring rotates!
Vsauce wouldn't leave us hanging like this
"So you know I am not doing any tricks"
*_proceeds to show magic trick_*
Not really a magic trick--it's a physics trick. it's attached with a girth hitch. The angle at which it's dropped allows the ring to pass through the chain loop and secure itself with a hitch
@@nelinno04 Yup. He puts a twist on the ring so it rotates as it falls. Play it on slow motion and you can see it happen.
It's physics you fool.
To be fair, that's what magicians do
@@nelinno04 You could say that about ALL magic tricks. What makes it a magic trick is not the particular method/mechanis, but that it's deception for entertainment purposes.
Simply by letting one side go before the other. It will rotate on the fall down and flip the chain over.
jup, thats it. when viewing the vid with 0.25x speed you can see that derek moves his thumb on the last drop differently while on the first two drops both his index finger and his thumb spread simultaneously.
You can tell he made his fingers wider so both sides were touching the ring and the chain. I believe it's got more to do with that than dropping it at an angle.
The physics of it is still very interesting. He didn't flick the ring to get it to rotate, only dropping one side first. That shouldn't be enough rotational force to completely flick the chain back on to itself and make a knot. Something about the chain's physics amplify that small rotation.
Thank you for making me not have to click the other link to find out. Doing the lord's work
@@Alba_Longa just speculating but could it be like a mini Mould effect that imparts enough energy for it to flick around?
Plot twist: He also doesn't know how it works and is genuinely asking for answers.
He made a video long ago on this
So why hide behind the verse? And who put them on rank 40? Toilet incoming
That man is Ph.D in Physics, watch the whole video on his channel
@@mooblu8837these generation only watches shorts so they want a full fking phenomenon explained in one min
Derek, we need to talk about how to end your shorts 💀
I used to love doing this magic trick when I was a kid. *If I remember correctly, you tilt it when dropping so that the weight of the ring causes it to fall forward and loop within the chain.* I don’t know, I’m 35 and I did this trick when I was 10 so I could be totally wrong haha 😅
Yea you described it perfectly, the ring goes through the chain and loops
That was my guess. I hope you are right. lol
You're right, Derek explained this in a video he made some time ago. The video is titled "3 Perplexing Physics Problems"
These cliffhangers are giving me an existential crisis
Same 😭
Fr, I want to go watch the whole video now but I bet it’s a little long
🤣 you are so fun!
Flip the ring
Its not a cliffhanger, the answer is linked in the description
Science isn't paying well so my man is becoming a magician.
The best part was where he explained how it worked.
this is the second time you didn't tell us how it works, please just tell us derek
this is an old video like OLD. Probably on description ;p
He used to do this in his old videos
Lol adding his name at the end of that comment really made it sound urgent 🚨
He cut a clip from a years old video. The real explanation is this: you let one side go early and that catapults into the chain sliding over itself and catching
Play in slow mo, he lets go of the ring so that it stays in level & doesn’t stick but at the end he lets it go in a way that the ring tilts.
I love the part where you explain how it's done.
I already saw that 🤣
He already explained it in a video years ago.
Checkout description lol
This fine irony 🤌😁
these shorts are turning into those physics questions from exam that i skip 😭
I'm glad you are not making people argue over electricity anymore
Impart a bit of spin on the ring sufficient to get a half rotation before reaching the bottom of chain.
The ring rotates, creating a twist in the chain that tightens into a loop. It helped to pause right after the ring release to see the ring is rotating perpendicular to the plane made by the two straight pieces of chain.
You can also move frame by frame using ""!
He made the ring fall THROUGH the hole.
And that's how it wraps up in a legit fashion
No, you see, he's actually asking you, cause he's confused as all hell himself.
What I'm noticing is that on the normal drops you just drop the ring flat but on the "trick drop" you let the ring drop in a way that, if it was gonna hit the table, it would have rotated 90 degrees and hit it sideways. I'm guessing this motion creates some sort of whipping action that causes the chain to entangle like that
But he have already explained it in earlier videos
@@abhigyakumar3705 So this short is like an exam
@@abhigyakumar3705 cool. And you're assuming everyone has seen every video of this person?
@@abhigyakumar3705 But your school taught English grammar!
Pretty much. The leading edge of the ring actually falls through the chain (which has to be lighter than the ring, and flexible in all directions)
Derek, I expect to see a high-speed video recording on my desk by Monday!
The table's bounce provides enough upward momentum for the knock, which causes the chain to loop back around on itself.
This can be done if one side of the ring gains velocity before the other side does, it flips the ring a axis, which wraps the chain around the metal ring, which inturn makes it stick. He basically let go one side before the other and just made it rotate on a axis which made the chain wrap around the chain and lock itsf with the ring, which makes it stick.
Magic, of course.
He made a video explaining this years ago. He drops the ring with the chain rubbing the ring asymetrically which drags it and causes it to whip around and knot itself around the ring when it reaches the bottom
Clearly Derek has reached the singularity and now has full control over the forces of our universe.
How dare you leave us without an explanation? Michael could never
Derek just casually did a magic trick based on science
Drop the ring at an angle so the chain wraps around it.
This
The first time I saw this trick years ago it threw me off, but now I understood exactly how it worked instantly.
Same, I thought that they twisted the chain or something until I tried it myself.
Yep - Derek is working hard on keeping the algorithm favourable RN.
Yessir
Vsauce wouldn't leave us in the dark
Now replace "China" with "USA" and everything fits, mister MacGregor.
What about the falling ladder chains. Why was one faster?
I believe there was a leverage force also enacted by the uneven steps hitting the ground adding to the ladders velocity down (rotational motion)
It's an matter of energy. The one dropping the shorter height gains less energy than the one falling farther. Thus it cannot gain as much speed.
@@ShawnHCoreyut that's the one that fell faster. Also, that's just not how things work.
It's magic!... Duh!...🧙♂️🔮
One of the simplest, quickest and most reliable knot.
Looks like a knot, which is honestly equivalent to magic to me 😅
For the answer: th-cam.com/video/K-Fc08X56R0/w-d-xo.html
Next time don’t give away spoilers for a couple of weeks so people make reaction videos.
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Woah I feel like I've found the treasure
The link doesn't work on mobile... noooooooo😢
Declassified
Opens the upper hand so there is friction on the edges of the ring making the edges of the loop come together, this then has a whip effect through the chain to the end and it knots.
Congratulations. You've reinvented the girth hitch.
I like the part where he says how it works
You have my attention wizard.
I was a magician for 6 years, you spin the ring when you drop it
Ooh, I used to love doing that! I one time recorded it in slow motion. Also, for anyone wondering, you let it fall from your pointer finger first so that it flips upside down since your thumb is supporting it from the back
*One Ring to rule them all. One Ring to find them,*
*One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them*
*In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.*
The looped chain and ring looks awfully familiar to Frodo's Ringchain
I was thinking the same thing lmao
We use that knot in rock climbing !
In the first time, he didn’t flip the ring (at least not hard enough that cause the ring to turn over twice). In the second time, he turns the ring using his thumb and forefinger with certain amount of torque, so that the ring turns over twice or more in the loophole of the chain, creating a knot between the chain and the loop. (You can experiment and verify it at home :))
It's damn easy to understand.
In the first case you hold the chain in the center of the ring such that it doesn't touch each other, so the ring comes down straight
In the last case you have held the ring such that it is slightly pressing against the chain. This develops normal reaction and friction since surfaces are in contact. So the ring gets tilted and becomes vertical as it falls thus it gets tangled in the chain.
Thanks for explaining how it works in the last 0.1 second.
Based on the height off the table the chain is upon the dropping of the ring, if it is hanging less than half the height of the rings height viola it will deflect upon hitting table at any angle and snare the chain at its center with one flip
The neat thing about getting old is watching something like this and realizing you've seen it before, and had it explained before.... and you forget how it's done.....
My brain ain't braining rn
"... So you know that I'm not playing any tricks." Uh-huh.
he's so confused he couldn't even explain
The way you twisted the chain with your left hand. On the last drop, you let it go along with the ring.
With careful manipulation of both objects he formed a knot in the chain that tied it to the ring as the ring dropped. Pretty clever.
The best part was when you explained how it works .
What happens so fast is that the ring flips due to the drag the chain has on the ring. The chain ⛓️ bends upward from the drag, the drag flips the ring, and the ring flips over the part of the chain that bent upwards causes in to lock. The only thing I can think of.
Surface tension causes the chain to wrap around the chain. This only happens when the ring falls while the chain is touching it.
If only the link in the description is clickable on my phone, I’d find the answer easily. Thanks Biden
"So how does this work?"
By thinking _really_ hard. Duh.
where is vsauce when we need him
You told us how its done unconsciously at the start... 'I'm going to fold the ring over the chain'.
The last time, you put the loop down half the chain, making it look like you were simply touching it to your finger on top to stabilize it or to get a better grip of it.
The last video with the chopper was so bad, he’s decides to become a birthday party magician instead
This is really cool. It's used super often in the climbing community to make a 2 point anchor on a girth hitch
The ring falls through the loop made by the chain. This trick only works if the plane of the ring is close to parallel with the direction of the chain.
What's holding the ring at the end is called a "Girth Hitch", it's used in climbing a lot !
I read Earth Glitch haha!
I loved doing this trick when I was younger
He spun it with his fingers as he dropped it. That's why he had to reposition it in his fingers before he did it the last time, to make sure he was holding it correctly, in order to give it a flick as he dropped it and make it flip on the way down.
"So you know I'm not playing any tricks. "
*Procedes to perform a trick*
'Beals Science' shows well how it works.
Videos like this go back almost a decade.
That was WAY MORE thought out than your "rods of god" episode.
I came to this channel for answers, not questions
You're the science teacher, it's your job to explain the science behind it. I'm anxiously waiting... 🤔
Strike 1 Vsauce… done me dirty
I'm ending the cliffhanger. The ring rotates!
Metal rings are fun! They make all kinds of neat things happen!
Thats sorcery. Bring the torches.
Girth hitches itself when the ring goes between the vertical sections of chain and passes behind the loop at the bottom.
You carefully did sleight of hand to put one end of the chain around the loop pretending that you're sliding the ring up the chain and that's how that worked.
I especially enjoyed the part where he explains how it works
In my universe
They called this magic trick
I'm always connecting my hair bands together this way.
The chain is made up of magnets, not rings.
for a second i was very concerned about where this video was going
Thanks,Doc,I saw him move his fingers so it makes sense.
On the first drop, the ring falls straight down horizontally.
On the second drop, the ring falls vertically, trapping it in the chain
Confirmed: Derrick is pact of the chain
A prusik knot is a really common knot used with loops.
Simple cow hitch in action, we can see the twitch of fingers in the last moment. The held part falls off and the down part rises and supported by the fingers
Has been one of my fav vids since i found this channel
ActUAlly, I was expecting that to happen on the first try
The ring does giggle giggle but not floats.
Ooh, ooh, next time do the pick a card one. Maybe even levitate an assistant.
A cop in an airport showed me how this works when i was working in tulsa for the tsa.
If i remember corectly it depends on which side of the ring you release. I dont remember which one does what. But theres a 50/50 chance of figuring it out now.
He was really cool. Also showed me the sponge ball tricks.