Do Salt Lamps Work?

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  • @CSGhostAnimation
    @CSGhostAnimation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32523

    If the lamp turns on, then the salt lamp technically works. Checkmate Veritasium.

    • @yuunaki
      @yuunaki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +373

      whoa, didn't expect to see you here man.

    • @Gabriel-ServantOfGod
      @Gabriel-ServantOfGod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +316

      Veritasium lost some science logic points there xdddd

    • @karlbjorn1831
      @karlbjorn1831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      the epic flipnote man of my childhood

    • @Idiomatick
      @Idiomatick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +477

      Yeah, I was confused by the title since I thought salt lamps were just decorative lamps, how could they possibly not work.

    • @conejo_oligarca_reloaded
      @conejo_oligarca_reloaded 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Veritasium lost. Period. (.)

  • @jsd05
    @jsd05 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5814

    I love how humble that man was, didn’t want to say he’s an expert after a mere 55 years of study. Contrary to the guy selling the salt lamp, he had all the answers with zero knowledge.

    • @MrStanaland
      @MrStanaland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +656

      Good point on the comparison. I started college after 10th grade a "know it all", but now I often say that the most important thing that I learned at MIT was to say "I don't know". I learned it by seeing other experts speak like the one in this video. Once I can admit that what I know is a drop in an ocean of knowledge, it allows me to see that this ocean exists and gives me freedom to begin to explore it.

    • @versailles3891
      @versailles3891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      @@MrStanaland that’s an excellent point. I definitely won’t start at MIT after Sophomore year, but that is definitely something I need to remember. Thank you

    • @joker_g7337
      @joker_g7337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      The more you study, the more you learn that there's more to learn.

    • @iminumst7827
      @iminumst7827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +359

      It was also refreshing how Veritasium interacted with the salt lamp seller, Derek wasn't confrontational or arrogant. He wasn't trying to prove the seller wrong or make the seller feel guilty, because he knows that the seller guy just has the wrong info, and that's why he made this video, to give the right info to the people who need it. This is the type of education I like to see, one that doesn't talk down to the uneducated.

    • @eitanweiss7026
      @eitanweiss7026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Dunning kruger spotted

  • @alfepalfe
    @alfepalfe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26715

    Never knew those lamps were supposed to produce ions I thought they were just a cool decoration item.

    • @robertoribani1442
      @robertoribani1442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1632

      And they are

    • @purplelord8531
      @purplelord8531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      yeah lmao

    • @robertoribani1442
      @robertoribani1442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +696

      @@vapervop did you read the comment?

    • @alfepalfe
      @alfepalfe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@vapervop yes

    • @alfepalfe
      @alfepalfe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +731

      @@vapervop yes but I never knew that they were even claimed to do that.

  • @20cnVision
    @20cnVision 2 ปีที่แล้ว +590

    The thing with the thunderstorms, oceans and beaches is that they are already quite exciting on their own - so it's normal to feel different/better when experiencing them.

    • @grutarg2938
      @grutarg2938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was wondering how the effect would compare if you put a small fountain of water in your home or office, or even a recording of waterfalls or ocean waves. Also if the ionized air is creating a breeze, has that been tested against a gentle fan for creating the impression of fresh air?

    • @jadedesormeaux6820
      @jadedesormeaux6820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@grutarg2938 just watching a small fountain would calm me

    • @grutarg2938
      @grutarg2938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jadedesormeaux6820 Me too! But now I want to know the science of why that works.

    • @WowUsernameAvailable
      @WowUsernameAvailable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also, most of us experience them only on holiday XD

    • @kuroshite
      @kuroshite ปีที่แล้ว

      It's actually because of that that we humans developed that association with serotonin through evolution.

  • @itsBlueshift
    @itsBlueshift 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1864

    Veritasium: the only channel that poses a question, answers it in the thumbnail, yet I still feel compelled to watch the 16 minute video

    • @zedhelion
      @zedhelion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Adam Neely (A music channel) also does this, asks a question in the title, and promptly answers it in the thumbnail and honestly, Its refreshing to see that from educational channels

    • @dioraranel2000
      @dioraranel2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yes, and sometimes there is as much (or more) knowledge in the process than the result. Your impulse is all good.

    • @jerecakes1
      @jerecakes1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      yeahhhhh lmao
      it's kinda like an impulse of "why though?"
      especially since i'm a person who doesn't just spontaneously agree with someone's statements

    • @not2tees
      @not2tees 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The light from my salt lamp is now the only thing I have left . . . but I feel mellow staring at it in a darkened room.

    • @m_d_l_a3208
      @m_d_l_a3208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ditto

  • @huckthatdish
    @huckthatdish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1786

    when i saw the title, i had no idea salt lamps were supposed to be anything other than aesthetic lamps, so I was like of course they work. They produce light and look nice.

    • @BirdsAndWhales
      @BirdsAndWhales 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Same hahah

    • @curlzOdoom
      @curlzOdoom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      For some reason I thought they were meant to remove moisture in the air? I don't know why I assumed that. I never knew anything about the ions until this video.

    • @mmitchellhouston
      @mmitchellhouston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Ditto. I thought they were just supposed to be pretty.

    • @neoan
      @neoan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Jep. I have one of those. Never knew it was supposed to do anything other than producing warm light.

    • @TooFunkToDrunction
      @TooFunkToDrunction 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@curlzOdoom at least that makes sense

  • @kabangukabangu2529
    @kabangukabangu2529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1914

    I like how the professors were not jumping to conclusions, they just spoke within the boundaries of the results they are seeing

    • @Segagens
      @Segagens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      Exactly the way it should be.

    • @SnailHatan
      @SnailHatan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      It’s almost like that’s what scientists do.

    • @kudegrace6824
      @kudegrace6824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Being strict with conclusions is what makes good profs so boring when you're young but you gotta appreciate how responsible they with their language when you grow up

    • @andreipendle1778
      @andreipendle1778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Segagens This is the way

    • @andreipendle1778
      @andreipendle1778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      I get a mental stiffy when researchers say "that we can measure" and not "that there are".

  • @LochNessHamster
    @LochNessHamster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1444

    8:51
    "So, your conclusion is that it's not producing any negative ions?"
    "We certainly aren't able to detect any ions."
    I love his response. It's such a humble, carefully worded, and scientific response. He doesn't say definitively that the salt lamp is not producing ions, just that they simply are not detecting any ions from the salt lamp. It is a subtle but important distinction, and a great example of how easy it is to develop hubris from literally anything if you're not paying attention to yourself. The scientific community ⁠- no, the _world_ needs more of this.

    • @8.3.4.N
      @8.3.4.N 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      i noticed that too, pretty smart of him to word it like that

    • @xj-vn4eo
      @xj-vn4eo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Alternative perspective is rigor. Rigor and humility may be associated but in this case I tend to focus on the rigor more. I personally practice rigor a lot, on a daily basis, and in casual conversations, rigor may not always be desired. In communication, it seems we oftentimes face a tradeoff between the accuracy of the statements and the cognitive load on the humans.

    • @LochNessHamster
      @LochNessHamster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@xj-vn4eo I don't think I've heard (or read) the word 'rigor' in the context that you're using it. What do you mean when you say you practice rigor a lot?

    • @xj-vn4eo
      @xj-vn4eo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@LochNessHamster Hmm. I mean something like the response you liked, saying stuff in a more rigorous and precise manner.

    • @TSP-HIKER
      @TSP-HIKER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Exactly. That is the humble scientific way. Don't make claims. Just observe and report on what you see.

  • @jamesabbott6425
    @jamesabbott6425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1868

    I adore how when Derek asks "are you an ion expert" the answer isn't yes or no. It's "here is my level of experience in the field." which gives you a way better idea of why you should listen than just "yes i am"

    • @nob2243
      @nob2243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      True, but I think we can safely say that after working for _55 YEARS_ in the field, this man is indeed an expert.

    • @weliveinasociety1154
      @weliveinasociety1154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nob2243 It’s widely accepted that 10.000 hours is the average time it takes to be considered an “Expert” in something.

    • @Demmrir
      @Demmrir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@weliveinasociety1154 That 10,000 = expert rule itself is, itself, bunk, of course.

    • @weliveinasociety1154
      @weliveinasociety1154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Demmrir The idea is that someone who studies something for 3 hours a day for 10 years, will have an expert-level of knowledge in that subject. The word “expert” is quite subjective. I feel like an expert is someone who devotes their entire life to that thing. There’s not some magic number you have to achieve and all of a sudden you’re an “Expert”. It’s just an estimate.

    • @hijodelaisla275
      @hijodelaisla275 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I liked his response, too.

  • @colehanna4040
    @colehanna4040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2065

    The fact that you made this whole video without saying the word 'placebo' is impressive

    • @ToonedMinecraft
      @ToonedMinecraft 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      He did imply placebo. The moment he brought up people feeling happier, I was very curious whether the test was blind. Glad that was the point he was working towards.

    • @O-Kyklop
      @O-Kyklop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ToonedMinecraft
      I didn't hear the participants were told to pay attention if they got happier during the experiment. So, they didn't know this could be one of the reactions.
      In short, academics will only accept ions have a positive effect on humans only if they get an affidavit, signed by the ions themselves, that they influence in a positive way health and mood of humans.

    • @CyberSway
      @CyberSway 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@O-Kyklop lol. Yeah, that's totally how science is done.

    • @O-Kyklop
      @O-Kyklop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@CyberSway
      Yeah. And worse. Much investigations have been done, during the XIX and beginnings of the XX century, where one discovery was that humans cells can emit and receive EM waves.
      And we got this guy here asking himself if ions have an influence on the human body and mind. And because he knows, the answer must be "No", he overlooks even positive results confirming that ions have that influence.

    • @CyberSway
      @CyberSway 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@O-Kyklop you have a very conspiratorial mindset.

  • @Nenacu
    @Nenacu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5141

    Never thought salt lamps did anything besides give off a present soft pink/yellow light that's perfect for a bedside stand. I like them for aesthetics and practicality.

    • @calcv617
      @calcv617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Same

    • @Silburific
      @Silburific 3 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      It's a big glowing rock that's perfect for people with light sensitivity (like me). I'd love to get one, but I'm sure my cats would knock it over immediately- mostly out of spite.

    • @krikeydial3430
      @krikeydial3430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      What should we investigate next, garlic's ability to ward off vampires?

    • @Musical_Pigeon
      @Musical_Pigeon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I have one at my parents' house (wire needs to be fixed) and I liked the glow it had not the ions.

    • @nightsky408
      @nightsky408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They give off a blue/pink serene aura, if you tune into your feelings you will be able to feel the serene aura

  • @legrindem-her
    @legrindem-her 2 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    I just love how the scientist are so open-ended with their responses. None of them said absolutely not to any experiment. They all said stuff like " i believe or, or it appears to be that way".

    • @erich930
      @erich930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      hat's the point of science! If you ever hear anyone say something along the lines of "I absolutely know," they're either lying or trying to sell you something.

    • @commscan314
      @commscan314 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@erich930Typically I would use something more along the lines of "The evidence resulting from this experiment supports the claim/argument that...," rather than a statement of personal belief in the claim.

    • @iyziejane
      @iyziejane ปีที่แล้ว

      Many scientists do this as a faux humility though. Then under the pressure of the pandemic most of them went crazy for masks and vaccine mandates at Caltech, which was the opposite of being humble or scientific.

    • @crusaderACR
      @crusaderACR ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@commscan314 It's unfortunate that doesn't work in day-to-day conversations with, say, your parents, friends or family. People that aren't scientific minded get bored, or don't internalize it if you say it that way.
      See Veritasium's video about anecdotes vs data (idk the current title, but if you look for "anecdotes veritasium" you'll find it)
      A compromise I like to use is to reply with "yes, most likely" or "it does seem that way" then add an anecdote. Normal people take that more seriously this way.

    • @sneksteppy
      @sneksteppy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's literally how science works, genius. I know your democrat friends taught you the concept of "The Science is Settled", but no scientific theory is ever "settled". This language is not only normal, it's how it's supposed to be.

  • @dancoulson6579
    @dancoulson6579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3616

    I have never believed that salt lamps have any benefit for the health, chemically speaking.
    However, I do believe that their warm, pinkish, orangish glow is good for mood. And they look very cool.

    • @Leenapanther
      @Leenapanther 2 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      The package of the salt lamp I bought wrote, it has a calming effect. I like the soft, warm light. I like to think that these lamps do help to calm down. I set the lamp near my bird cage. I have canaries and they often wake up during the night or are awake for too long. Every time I turn on the lamp they sleep better.

    • @lucrative6477
      @lucrative6477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Well if you believe it, it must be true.

    • @imallsoupedup
      @imallsoupedup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      @@lucrative6477 the placebo effect is very real and entirely based on belief

    • @bonnenaturel6688
      @bonnenaturel6688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      salt is the ingredient. People use salt inhalers to improve airways. People pay to travel to get therapy in salt caves. And if these are run for some time they do shed the salt around the lamp so I always put my salt lamp on a saucer or plate.

    • @maxentirunos
      @maxentirunos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@bonnenaturel6688 And salt create rocks in your organs that will be very painful if not deadly.

  • @Owen_loves_Butters
    @Owen_loves_Butters 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2048

    “Are you an ion expert?”
    “I’ve been studying ions for 55 years.”
    I love it. He’s not saying he’s an expert, he’s giving you information and letting you decide.

    • @fuwe
      @fuwe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      that is how information works bru

    • @uniqueurl
      @uniqueurl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      And that man is so refreshing too. Very elegant face.

    • @LaserPiuPiu
      @LaserPiuPiu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      the next line MUST have been "do you have any ion lamp at home?"

    • @justins8802
      @justins8802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Dunning-Kruger effect at work. Real experts are burdened with the knowledge of the vast expanse of questions that they don’t know the answers to.

    • @florianpasselaigue6115
      @florianpasselaigue6115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      "- So (...) it's producing no negative ions?
      - We're certainly not able to detect any negative ion."
      Also a real scientist's response =)

  • @presleypresleyj
    @presleypresleyj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6891

    This video was a roller coaster. I wasn't a believer, then I was a believer, and now I'm not again.

    • @Anankin12
      @Anankin12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@KeiRad1anc3 like top commenter did, the guy with scientists and beers in his comment

    • @nahblue
      @nahblue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I'm at 07:30 and I'm just like this is weird, and where is the real Derek?

    • @Odima16
      @Odima16 5 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      @@KeiRad1anc3 It's almost like he's guiding us through the scientific process. :P

    • @k1dicarus
      @k1dicarus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I was ready sending this to a friend who is a bit into those fancy fantasy toys. He knows their claims are bs but he also knows if he believe they work, he will have the desired affect.
      I don't know what to do now ,

    • @avocares
      @avocares 5 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      I think the way the video is presented does a fantastic job of showing how impressionable we are. If a viewer paused at various points and walked away they would leave with a totally different viewpoint because we don't tend to continue with our own research, instead trusting the presenter to be honest (or at least not motivated by funding or advertisers).

  • @owls6514
    @owls6514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I like when people make thumbnails like this. It answers the question and makes you go like: well why doesn’t it work? And then you have to watch the video to find out why. This is a much better strategy than click bait

    • @JoshuaTootell
      @JoshuaTootell ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He tested this thumbnail against clickbait. He made a video about it

  • @null_s3t
    @null_s3t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3240

    I like to think that when he's walking with the camera he's actually grabbing us by the throat a dragging us along while rambling about ions and salt lamps

    • @SuDaixi
      @SuDaixi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      I needed that laugh. Thanks.

    • @hannahbanana9842
      @hannahbanana9842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      LMAO holy I laughed way too hard at this

    • @MunkeyChips
      @MunkeyChips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Now I know how you like to spend your evenings at home.

    • @6900xx
      @6900xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lol

    • @Evan345gdf
      @Evan345gdf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Hot

  • @chadd990
    @chadd990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4810

    This was possibly the most polite way that I've ever seen someone debunk junk science

    • @SuprSi
      @SuprSi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +244

      tbh it takes a lot of effort to debunk without hurting feelings, but it's a good way of doing it as the gullible person is less likely to dig their heels in and double down on their pseudoscience nonsense. Wish I had the patience to explain stuff as well as Derek.

    • @thingonometry-1460
      @thingonometry-1460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I know I personally get rather upset when debating against snake lils, but I'm workin on it

    • @BattousaiHBr
      @BattousaiHBr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      honestly it wasn't debunked hard enough.
      i'd bet someone who already thought this effect to be real would come out of this video thinking "oh so the tests that weren't done didn't _yet_ show the real effects, they'll need to test it harder to prove i'm right"

    • @BattousaiHBr
      @BattousaiHBr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@SuprSi honestly i think dealing with failure and being wrong should be taught in schools, not at a psychologist when you're 35.

    • @wesleyrm76
      @wesleyrm76 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The Canadian way.

  • @ChristianConservativ
    @ChristianConservativ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +859

    Marie Curie was a very happy, alert, and highly charged individual.

    • @blameese
      @blameese 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      oof

    • @bread7551
      @bread7551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oof

    • @PirateDion
      @PirateDion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Too soon!... I guess? :P

    • @ano1z943
      @ano1z943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wait, I get it

    • @GM-xk1nw
      @GM-xk1nw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sadge

  • @Thepersianpopinjay
    @Thepersianpopinjay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    My salt lamp totally works! I had a severe lack of glowing rocks and now I have a pretty one to fill the void

  • @_baert
    @_baert 5 ปีที่แล้ว +687

    Notice how when Prof. Beauchamp was asked if he was an "expert," he only provided his credits and never said yes. That's the type of guy that I would trust over someone that upfront refers to themselves as an expert in anything.

    • @Magmafrost13
      @Magmafrost13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      The idea of being an "expert in ions" is ridiculous to begin with, its such a broad category, so yeah it'd definitely be concerning if someone claimed to be an "expert in ions"

    • @RowOfMushyTiT
      @RowOfMushyTiT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      I bet that guy in the store considers himself an expert on ions.

    • @shihyuinchew8494
      @shihyuinchew8494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Scientists answer questions really carefully. Notice when Derek asked the professor, “does that mean the salt lamp doesn’t produce negative ions?”, and he answered, “we didn’t get to detect any.” 😂 many statements that normal people think equivalent could appear not directly but only conditionally so.

    • @miriam7872
      @miriam7872 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oh, me? I'm a nutrition *expert*. I've read all the blog posts about it. /s

    • @chrish7927
      @chrish7927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@shihyuinchew8494 Exactly. You can tell he considered that question carefully before answering.

  • @InterficioPupillus
    @InterficioPupillus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    i really like how you portray the narrative around this subject. You start off by explaining all the reasons why negative ions are good for us, show us a giant stack of papers written about the subject, and give an example of a study showing positive results. Only to come in at the end and show how despite all that, the claim is not proven at all. This is a good representation of how we should never believe something just because it seems to be true.

    • @falconerd343
      @falconerd343 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Also, just because a paper (or many papers) is written supporting something, doesn't mean it's true. The quality of the evidence makes a big difference.

    • @starmoon1987
      @starmoon1987 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So placebo could be making the body better. How awesome and weard the body works.

    • @JohnSmith-lf5xm
      @JohnSmith-lf5xm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I like it too because it shows how to make a video out of nothing to sell a silly password website.

    • @blifx
      @blifx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, the video was really well organized. the a-ha! moments were well placed

    • @jordanmicahcook
      @jordanmicahcook 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, like how Amway is actually NOT a pyramid scheme... 😁

  • @KanuckStreams
    @KanuckStreams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1181

    I love how the answer to "are you an ion expert?" was "I've been studying ions for...55 years, and have written hundreds of papers on all aspects of ions." He is not claiming to be an expert, he is just stating his experience.

    • @rsmith02
      @rsmith02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Well, expert is relative, not a binary yes or no designation, so he lets the listener decide how expert he is.

    • @gkawaik
      @gkawaik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Sterf Google list all the phonemes then

    • @pinklady7184
      @pinklady7184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Beware of those who call themselves to be "social scientists" or "social engineers," as they suffer from dyscalculia They are ultra-extreme leftists with multiple personality disorders. They can't reason or think logically.

    • @pinklady7184
      @pinklady7184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sterf Google I am half an expert on phonetics. For decades, I had severe speech impediments, because I had too great a difficulty in distinguishing sound-alike letters in my flawed hearing. Eventually, I bought books on phonetics like those on IPA letters, intonations, voice-training for actors & singers, elocution, etc. I meticulously studied all speech parts, their lip positions and tongue positions. I regularly keep a small notebook on pronunciations of obscure words and jot them down in IPA letters indicating certain sounds. Today, I speak fluently.

    • @Zuraneve
      @Zuraneve 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@pinklady7184 People who have dyscalculia have problems with numbers and math. It has nothing to do with personality disorders.

  • @robertsteffler5155
    @robertsteffler5155 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I think another important thing to point out about the ion "tests" is that doing these tests in things like office settings is a great way, experimentally-speaking, to get a positive result without knowing if you've identified the correct cause. Sure, people probably do notice an improvement in mood and general behavior when an ionizing air purifier is put into the room, but that doesn't just change the ion content of the room. I could very easily imagine introducing an air purifier to an office that previously didn't have one would improve air quality *in general* and improve air flow in a room that's probably rather stuffy otherwise.
    Sure, it could be the ions... but it could also be a lot of other things.

    • @nikkyk4839
      @nikkyk4839 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s most likely not ions.

    • @simoringenfreitag5603
      @simoringenfreitag5603 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But if they are periodically turned on and off and then see a difference in performance, it would prove it, like they did

    • @austinestep8461
      @austinestep8461 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@simoringenfreitag5603not necessarily because turning off the purifier would also change the airflow back to how it was.

    • @abhibeckert
      @abhibeckert 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@simoringenfreitag5603 Yeah but what if the air purifier produced a sweet smell like the one tested in this video? That would also obviously impact productivity. The point was a lot of the studies, including that one, were poor quality. That doesn't make them useless, but it does mean the only real conclusion you can draw from them is "it would be good to repeat this study but do some things differently".

  • @ms.fukawa-hanamura3754
    @ms.fukawa-hanamura3754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +554

    They do work. I’ve eaten about 15 of them by now and I feel great! A little dehydrated and I now have high blood pressure but that’s easily fixable, I’m sure.

    • @syzygy4365
      @syzygy4365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This comment deserves more comments. 😂❤

    • @syzygy4365
      @syzygy4365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Drink some water and go for a run... you'll be fine. 😂🏃‍♂️

    • @JonLake
      @JonLake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      pls remove the bulb before eating it 😰

    • @ms.fukawa-hanamura3754
      @ms.fukawa-hanamura3754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@JonLake the bulb gives it a nice, moist, tangy taste

    • @jcharmaine1
      @jcharmaine1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ms.fukawa-hanamura3754 mmmmm light bulb💡

  • @deyesed
    @deyesed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1384

    Kudos to the professor for not laughing the lamp out the door before testing it.

    • @kolelokaram8541
      @kolelokaram8541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +280

      You have to give things the benefit of the doubt. Be sceptical all you want, but you need to allow things the opportunity.
      We cannot have science, if we do not test things.

    • @Anankin12
      @Anankin12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Rather sure they scripted that and he was aware of what would happen.

    • @NochSoEinKaddiFan
      @NochSoEinKaddiFan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That is science. You have to test it.

    • @JustForComments666
      @JustForComments666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@kolelokaram8541 Without the "but". Being skeptical includes being skeptical of the things you know, and basing your assertions on that which has more evidence. Be skeptical that negative ions AREN'T good for you, gather some evidence and conclude. You might discover something along the way

    • @theboxingbiker
      @theboxingbiker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      I also love how the professor spoke like a true scientist:
      Veritasium: "It's producing no negative ions"
      Dr. Dalleska: "We're certainly not able to detect any negative ions"
      There is always that very very small chance that it is indeed producing, but we're not able to detect it. So as a scientist you can't say with absolute certainty that it is not producing.

  • @scottgates4979
    @scottgates4979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2535

    My salt lamp works perfectly...It lights a hall at night so I don't trip over something and break my leg.
    Works perfectly at keeping my legs healthy. :-)

    • @shelfdefence1112
      @shelfdefence1112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      I thought it was just a neat lamp. I had no idea it was supposed to actually do something beyond lighting up my room. Not that it actually does.

    • @Yawyna124
      @Yawyna124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@shelfdefence1112 It probably does help destress due to the soft, warm, light that they emit.

    • @youkyuu2402
      @youkyuu2402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@shelfdefence1112 well it's a great source of salt and minerals. Very tasty and lasts a couple years.

    • @superstar_
      @superstar_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@youkyuu2402 tasty...?- what-

    • @seniorsabali8759
      @seniorsabali8759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thesoupiestsoupster9019 lmao

  • @ErnstvanBiljon8
    @ErnstvanBiljon8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    My entire life I got bad grades in school. Geography was the exception because of the passion I had for Nature... So it was easy to learn something I intuitively understood. But... YOU have made learning any subject a want to do, not a have to do... I am so grateful for the scientific learning you provide on Veritasium! I wish people like you ran schools across the planet. We wouldn't be in this divided world if education was performed correctly... Thank You!

    • @JohnSmith-nz2yq
      @JohnSmith-nz2yq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who forced us to go to crappy schools in the first place?
      People like you, who make it law to go to school, thinking you know what's beat for people.

    • @ErnstvanBiljon8
      @ErnstvanBiljon8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JohnSmith-nz2yq Are you having a stroke? Or are you just dumb?

    • @immortalxsoul
      @immortalxsoul ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Education Institute nowadays is a business

  • @TheReallyRealSunTzu
    @TheReallyRealSunTzu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1961

    As someone actively doing research in neuroscience, it felt uneasy to hear the salesman confidently saying 'Serotonin is, like, the primary transmitter in your whole body'.

    • @marzi_kat
      @marzi_kat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +640

      Serotonin is the powerhouse of the cell

    • @willspratt8030
      @willspratt8030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +281

      I'm not even in college and that statement made me cringe

    • @fakiirification
      @fakiirification 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Serotonin is the transmitter house of the cell power.

    • @andreobarros
      @andreobarros 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      My research has absolutely nothing to do with it, and that alarmed my sham detectors. I would've instantaneously noped out of there.
      Also the dude just claimed that all living things work like that. That's a *very* bold claim.

    • @jonathanmatthews8928
      @jonathanmatthews8928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      Yeah? Well you folks in Big Serotonin WOULD say that, wouldn’t you? Always trying to crowd out artisanal, small-batch serotonin artistes from the marketplace :-(

  • @TheKoijotito
    @TheKoijotito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    I never had heard of the negative ion thing. I just love the way a soft glowing stone would look as a lamp.

    • @Supvia
      @Supvia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Haha, me too 😂 If my mom knew that her salt lamps are said to have a positive effect on her, she’d probably throw them out. 😂

    • @writershard5065
      @writershard5065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And that's fine! As a lamp, it's cute. People just shouldn't be going around claiming health benefits when there isn't any.

    • @nickwallette6201
      @nickwallette6201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ^^ A good reason to own a lamp.

    • @michael-9856
      @michael-9856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a wonderful night light.

    • @staceystrukel1917
      @staceystrukel1917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Supvia omg youre hilarious!

  • @Babjengi
    @Babjengi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +624

    This video is just one example of how much information and explanation it takes to disprove a statement someone makes in less than 2 seconds. This is why things like "alternative facts" persist: no one has the patience to actually learn things.

    • @youtubasoarus
      @youtubasoarus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Thinking is hard I guess. :/

    • @joebykaeby
      @joebykaeby 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is so true and I wish more people would realize it

    • @Pyrple
      @Pyrple 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I feel like most people don’t know what Alternative facts are. That was just someone saying that “my research contradicts yours” in a very poorly worded way.

    • @insidetrip101
      @insidetrip101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Its worse than that though.
      Its not just about disproving things that aren't true, but its also that its really difficult to go through "peer reviewed literature."
      Honestly, unless you are at least working on a graduate degree, its probably a waste of time to mess with the incredibly tiny details of peer reviewed research.
      I know there are problems with news journalists, but generally the best source of looking critically at a claim is simply asking "what is the mechanism by which this assertion works."
      Quickly you get the explanation about some production of serotonin and then you consider how few negative ions you breathe in relative to all the atoms you breathe in and you quickly see how ridiculous the claim is.
      You don't need to mess about with research and studies, just use common sense. That's going to get the lay person way further than mucking through details that ought to be left to people who have nothing else better to do.

    • @zankpetsu
      @zankpetsu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about 5G cell towers? check that out

  • @SarahSmith-hq2lv
    @SarahSmith-hq2lv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Love this!
    I have a whole Himilayan Mountain range of these lamps in my house, but have only ever purchased them for their aesthetic qualities, a.k.a their moody pink and orange glow. Everytime anyone comes over and comments on them, I feel I have to give them the disclaimer that I don't actually believe the new-age-woo associated with them, and that they're just for decorative purposes.

    • @facelessdrone
      @facelessdrone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same, I received one from my mother who genuinely does believe in the pseudoscience, but I have to continually remind her of its falsehood. She is not willing to accept it. In the meantime, I have acquired a wonderful mood-lighting lamp.

    • @xxx-ie9ic
      @xxx-ie9ic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@facelessdrone Send her this video? lol!

  • @jacktaylor148
    @jacktaylor148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5779

    He's been studying ions for 55 years? Wow he's really been keeping his ion them

    • @cameronpatterson6295
      @cameronpatterson6295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      Studying ions for aeons you might say.

    • @gilles466
      @gilles466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      damn thats a good one

    • @its_deer
      @its_deer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      man

    • @DrCorndog1
      @DrCorndog1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You are my favorite person now.

    • @SophiaGreens
      @SophiaGreens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      UNDERRATED COMMENT

  • @Ivytheherbert
    @Ivytheherbert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    That salesman basically claimed the lightbulb inside the lamp was hot enough to sublime salt, but still safe to have turned on in close proximity to people.

    • @Rig0r_M0rtis
      @Rig0r_M0rtis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Technically sumblimation is a matter of pressure not temperature. With high temperature the salt would melt not sublimate.

    • @wouterbaake7386
      @wouterbaake7386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@Rig0r_M0rtis sublimation is the phase transformation directly from solid to gas. It is a line on the pressure/temperature phase diagram of a material, so sublimation temperature will depend on the pressure. At some pressures there will be no sublimation because the liquid phase can exist. But as an example, CO2 has a sublimation point at ambient pressure, which is the reason why dry ice exists.
      But for NaCl at atmospheric pressure it will melt and then boil, so no sublimation.

    • @Rig0r_M0rtis
      @Rig0r_M0rtis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wouterbaake7386 yeah, so? That's just what I said.

    • @wouterbaake7386
      @wouterbaake7386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Rig0r_M0rtis Just clarifying that sublimation is not a matter of just pressure but a combination between temperature and pressure

    • @ssnoc
      @ssnoc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      As you said ... he’s a “salesman”.

  • @locus_of_magic217
    @locus_of_magic217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +665

    Salt lamps absolutely work! I received one for Christmas and it definitely emits light. Not only that, but the lampshade that surrounds it prevents any chance that the naked bulb will be visible to me.

    • @GTAandApplechannel
      @GTAandApplechannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Now that's some good lamp

    • @whitekaren7742
      @whitekaren7742 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      YOUR SPECIAL !!

    • @TheMainphrame
      @TheMainphrame 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marry Me!

    • @whitekaren7742
      @whitekaren7742 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMainphrame NO !! IM NOT GAY !!

    • @adriandabarber3996
      @adriandabarber3996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@whitekaren7742 Yeah hes not gay he only sleeps with men for fun not love! get it right!

  • @sithisrants4154
    @sithisrants4154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I bought the salt lamp because it looks cool. Didn't know people actually thought they made you happier or something lol

  • @m4rcellinos
    @m4rcellinos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2776

    As someone who has been electrocuted before, negative ions definitely did NOT improve my mood that day

    • @konigstigerhart455
      @konigstigerhart455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      For me it does.

    • @kk-iy4bw
      @kk-iy4bw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      You have never been electrocuted

    • @duncanweir8773
      @duncanweir8773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@kk-iy4bw how would you know? I've been shocked a few times from outlets its only 120 volts not a big deal...

    • @kk-iy4bw
      @kk-iy4bw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@duncanweir8773 google the definition of electrocution

    • @axrah8406
      @axrah8406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@kk-iy4bw "injure or kill by electric shock"

  • @ohfiddleheads
    @ohfiddleheads 5 ปีที่แล้ว +744

    Well, I have three salt lamps, and I've always been skeptical to the whole negative ion thing. I still enjoy them because they are nice to look at, and provide a nice level of low light conducive to my circadian rhythm in the evening. What I especially like about this debunking is that anyone who has these lamps can go forth and spend less money in the long run on both bulbs and electricity by using LED night light bulbs instead, because who cares if it produces less heat. Thanks for the info!

    • @Knezy-fb5vu
      @Knezy-fb5vu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      You don't lick your salt lamps? I thought they were just edible lamps.

    • @Mutation80
      @Mutation80 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@Knezy-fb5vu I licked mine, salty! Never cared about ions, but it has a really nice colour and ambience

    • @LoneWolf-wp9dn
      @LoneWolf-wp9dn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      cats love them... that plenty a reason to buy one :)

    • @easygoingdude9990
      @easygoingdude9990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Quick heads up though if you want to use a bulb that puts out less heat you gotta make sure the salt lamp isn't exposed to any kind of humidity. If it's not kept hot enough it tends absorbs moisture and can melt. Messy as all hell to clean up lol

    • @Yeahboii1
      @Yeahboii1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Knezy-fb5vu haha I've got tons of ppl to lick mine after they do then I tell em that its been liked by tons of ppl xD

  • @pauljoneseyboy9615
    @pauljoneseyboy9615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    Also I love science for its honesty. Notice he didn’t confirm there were no ions, he merely confirmed he could not detect any ions. Excellent

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But unless his equipment was broken or improperly used, he could have just said there weren’t any.

    • @teddobomb9037
      @teddobomb9037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@Sashazur that would not be scientifically honest.

    • @yonneye2427
      @yonneye2427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@Sashazur That implies every piece of technology is perfect and can detect everything.

    • @BillAnt
      @BillAnt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The guy in the salt lamp store "You didn't do it right, gotta wait 10 years for the effects to take place!" lol

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sashazur You know no machines nor humans are perfect right?

  • @theesynopsis7412
    @theesynopsis7412 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i suffer from depression and was naturally gravitating toward the beach and outdoor living. after watching your production, i now understand my love of beaches and constant desire to go to the beach. i also have an aversion to artificial air. thank-you for your work.

    • @firstlast-pt5pp
      @firstlast-pt5pp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Finer sand beach has more negative ions. You will get 20x more negative ions in your bathroom on average with warm shower running. Cold air conditioning will generate net/more positive ions.

  • @blokmotion
    @blokmotion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1053

    I like to imagine that he doesn't talk to anyone behind the scenes and just walks up to experts with a camera without introducing himself.

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      I thought the opposite, those are his old professors from his Master's program. The comfort level is quite high. The way the one man said, "Hi Derek" I could hear 'what now?' resigned to his constant curiosity.

    • @colinsheehan2063
      @colinsheehan2063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      You. Lamp. Now

    • @agrainofsun
      @agrainofsun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@BariumCobaltNitrog3n oh no, the question guy again

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@agrainofsun yeah, with his super obscure quests

    • @olmostgudinaf8100
      @olmostgudinaf8100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I would imagine some fees are exchanged "behind the scene". Using that ion detector for an hour would not come free.

  • @mg42sd
    @mg42sd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1852

    8:50
    Veritasium: So your conclusion is (..) that it produces no negative ions?
    Scientist: We are certainly not able to detect any negative ions.
    That's a true scientist's answer!

    • @anilhaksever
      @anilhaksever 5 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      I yelled same thing to the screen. On point answer. No strict conclusions can be drawn through single test with single method on a single sample.
      But detected evidence as the result of that test can be spoken for.

    • @mohammadal-hasan8344
      @mohammadal-hasan8344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@anilhaksever Well said my guy

    • @daquan99999
      @daquan99999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, I like this answer very much.

    • @subinsebastien
      @subinsebastien 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was about to type this comment, and then I saw your comment at the same timestamp. Thank you.

    • @ohevshalomel
      @ohevshalomel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It’s also a politician’s answer. :-D

  • @JR-ue2cx
    @JR-ue2cx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2203

    I cant stop thinking about how the only reason he made this video was to tell his friend he is wrong.

    • @konrad6157
      @konrad6157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That should tell you this video isn’t worth watching

    • @Este730
      @Este730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Haha, maybe, but cool that some want to give an answer, im kind of the same type of person lol

    • @2Skinny
      @2Skinny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      "Suck it Trent"

    • @Ryan13489
      @Ryan13489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      He's that friend you need to tell
      "dude drop it already!"
      *makes a 3 million views video*

    • @grayaj23
      @grayaj23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @Benjamin gammer The interesting part was that he got all the scientists to pretend like it was an actual thing to investigate, and not the patent nonsense it really is.

  • @draekon8995
    @draekon8995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Great video. I’d love to see one on the concept of “Earthing” (connecting yourself to the ground) and maybe one about EMF radiation.

  • @notjustforme
    @notjustforme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2628

    I love scientist.
    "so this means that there are no ions"
    "we certainly weren't able to detect any"

    • @antiawarenessawarenessclub
      @antiawarenessawarenessclub 3 ปีที่แล้ว +265

      That's authentic scientific method thinking right there XD

    • @OmnistrikeRZ
      @OmnistrikeRZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +173

      It's because they didn't cover it in essential oils

    • @notjustforme
      @notjustforme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      @@OmnistrikeRZ probably forgot the chant as well. Should've also protected the nozzle with a thin sheet of silk to keep interfering dark forces out, those eat ions.
      Amateurs.

    • @hechicero89
      @hechicero89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      So, there are no ions.... Woohoo woohooo I didn't say that...

    • @malicumalicious
      @malicumalicious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@notjustforme I think it was the 5G covering the air, oh and maybe those scientists were vaccinated meaning positive ions from demons..

  • @gompett
    @gompett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2616

    Salesman: "Serotonin is, like, the primary transmitter in your whole body"
    Acetylcholine: 👀👀

    • @skillen8or
      @skillen8or 3 ปีที่แล้ว +318

      Norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine: 👀👀👀

    • @dragoncurveenthusiast
      @dragoncurveenthusiast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      Glutamate, GABA,...

    • @physiosayantika
      @physiosayantika 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      yeahhh.. where my biochemists and fellow meds at!.... bring it onnnn

    • @Petaurista13
      @Petaurista13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      they are good salesmen. They aren't good when the talk to expert of field they are talking about. Or student.

    • @picklepirate
      @picklepirate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hahaha underrated comment.

  • @Heeby-Jeebies
    @Heeby-Jeebies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +808

    This was a pleasant journey in healthy skepticism. You made me challenge my perception, and then brought the proof. Good job!

    • @BattousaiHBr
      @BattousaiHBr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      since this is veritasium i at least tried to think to myself "why would that even make a difference? this makes absolutely no sense" and was patiently waiting for an actual explanation to change my mind and learn something new.
      not really surprised to see that it didn't come to pass, but it did have me on edge for a while.

    • @RandomInternetProfile
      @RandomInternetProfile 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      My exact experience. I expected the salt lamp to show results and ready to think, "Well I'll be damned."
      The O3 production was a surprise though.

    • @Heeby-Jeebies
      @Heeby-Jeebies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RandomInternetProfile Yes! Me too!

    • @XSFx5
      @XSFx5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I really like the facts presented in this video, and how they were presented. It also may explain why I like being around waterfalls and beaches, and why I love going outside after a thunderstorm. I also like that professor who doesn't just answer "yes" to being an expert, but rather gives his credentials like any true scientist would and leave it at the listener's discretion to determine expertise (because a real expert would know there's always more to learn). Even more fascinating is that there really IS a crystal that will produce ions when heated, a shame it's too expensive for normal sales purposes.

    • @midnight_commander
      @midnight_commander 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Random Internet Profile turn the o2 into da o3.
      Amirite?

  • @alex_zetsu
    @alex_zetsu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like how he quickly cuts to the chase and answers the title question before explaining instead of dragging it out.

  • @bobithekid
    @bobithekid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +713

    Best scientific wording:
    - So, your conclusion after testing this device is that's producing no negative ion?
    - We're certainly not able to detect any negative ions.

    • @Linshark
      @Linshark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      So true, his statement is clearly correct. He can't know for sure if there are coming ions from the device.

    • @m3fpv253
      @m3fpv253 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      This was my favorite part of the video!

    • @jen9150
      @jen9150 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I love how it's such a scientific way of thinking. We don't see one test and say it's 100%. We test our hypothesis over and over again before we even call it a "theory"

    • @iwantitpaintedblack
      @iwantitpaintedblack 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thats not scientific, its PleaseDontSueMeology

    • @royschreiber1
      @royschreiber1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@iwantitpaintedblack Not true, there are multiple reasons why a mass spectrometer may not detect ions. I myself have injected ions into a mass spectrometer and not seen any meaningful signal.

  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada 5 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    Wow! Derek, this is currently my FAVOURITE video you've ever made! Just super enlightening! I had given away our salt lamp years ago. Loved the segment on natural generators of ions!

    • @TaguroSuper
      @TaguroSuper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ant love forever

    • @juzoli
      @juzoli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      AntsCanada They still looks nice and cozy, that’s why I have them. But I never believed it has any health benefits, which is now supported by science as well

    • @Jaffjv
      @Jaffjv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think they’re aesthetically pleasing at the very least

    • @deuce9livesfan3
      @deuce9livesfan3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AntsCanada Well hello there, Mikey

    • @TheOriginalDeckBoy
      @TheOriginalDeckBoy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hahahaaa Mickey... Your all over my favourite channels mate! I'm coming back to the Philli's soon, so hope to meet you..
      Derek... There are OZONE water machines where you drink water with high amounts of ozone and it's supposedly good for GUT HEALTH and was wondering if you could debunk that too, or not>?;)

  • @crinklecake53
    @crinklecake53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1906

    the slow nod of a man with a secret stash of tourmaline lamps in his house

    • @forasago
      @forasago 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      And resulting high amplitude alpha waves.

    • @anonanon3066
      @anonanon3066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      thats why hes so happy

    • @gerald4027
      @gerald4027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We could be related if your family lives in or came from Minnesota.

    • @digidragon1
      @digidragon1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wonder if it will work with my black tourmaline from a nearby mine.

    • @gerald4027
      @gerald4027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@digidragon1.be better to make a laser.

  • @SharDances
    @SharDances 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Well I don't know about you guys but I love my salt lamp. I have anxiety and depression and the cozy glow of the lamp brings warmth, comfort, and relaxation to me. 😌 And with that, I say it works for me.

  • @wickandde
    @wickandde 5 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    I love how humble these scientists are. Respect. 🙏

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im sientist.Negetive ion is real thing.I can sell you something that make it, if you are interes.

    • @vyl4650
      @vyl4650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@spadaacca how generous. But solving a bit of salt in water is enough to make ions. And I guess drinking or breathing this should have exactly the same effect

    • @Faery69
      @Faery69 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spadaacca im interested

    • @Rich-je9fy
      @Rich-je9fy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      spadaacca oh yes.plese sell me som vary intrested

    • @johnjordan3552
      @johnjordan3552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@spadaacca It sounds like you are trying to sell weed LoL

  • @dimitrispapado3125
    @dimitrispapado3125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +993

    Great video Derek! Pertinent in an age where people aren't willing to listen to each other and only attempt to persuade , ending up in even more biased and extreme positions. It was also a good example of how cognitive dissonance works both ways. I could feel myself getting frustrated at the first 3 minutes of the video when I believed you to be proposing an "unscientific" concept. Thanks for being a great example of how we can make science more well received by the general public by making it less patronizing. Science shouldn't be polarising.

    • @veritasium
      @veritasium  5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      The whole thing is an exploration and I learned a lot along the way.

    • @tacwolf4962
      @tacwolf4962 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      This comment is spot on!!

    • @ksm7025
      @ksm7025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Especially when both science and 'science' are being used as weapons in political spaces.

    • @BothHands1
      @BothHands1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely agree, 100%

    • @GRosa
      @GRosa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Polarizing 😂

  • @ericulric223
    @ericulric223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2570

    That's a proper scientist's answer: "we're certainly not able to detect any...."

    • @nihabkhan9184
      @nihabkhan9184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      "So this is kind of like an electronic nose or something for ions?"
      internally: "ugh..... if that HELPS you....🙄"

    • @imdawolfman2698
      @imdawolfman2698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "That would be illogical, Captain."

    • @imdawolfman2698
      @imdawolfman2698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "That would be illogical, Captain."

    • @ericulric223
      @ericulric223 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@imdawolfman2698 I don't know that one, is that a Spock attribution?

    • @imdawolfman2698
      @imdawolfman2698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ericulric223 yes, I grew up on Spock's logic and curiosity, his 'superpowers'.
      I often spill a drop of ale to Brother Roddenberry for the Utopian vision he created for us to aspire to.

  • @kaylaclay9292
    @kaylaclay9292 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    it s so true that learning is not about facts but about stories that seems to bring things to an understanding within my brian . i love I can read and hear and watch all at the same time.

  • @dr.spectre9697
    @dr.spectre9697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    For many years now Ive been subscribed to your channel & I can honestly say, I always get excited EVERY time I see a notification that you have uploaded a new video. I have learned so much from your channel! I want to thank you for your hard work & for encouraging all us young people to not only pursue physics, but also not to be dismissive of other people's points of view. Youre open minded yet unlike many academics, I have never heard you be dismissive of the fact someone might be religious or spiritual & that they want to be a man of science, (something that two of my professors do all the time). You are the reason I decided to choose to get my undergrad in physics with the hope that when I finish my undergrad here at Carnegie Mellon, I can get my PhD in astrophysics. I still have two more years..... if school isn't tough enough, the fact that I have to work makes it really tough but its so worth it! You were a big part of my decision to pursue physics & by doing so, I found out that the pursuit of knowledge through the world of physics is not simply want I want to do for the rest of my life, its what I would LOVE to do! From the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU!

    • @veritasium
      @veritasium  5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Whoa! This inspires me. I wish you all the best!

    • @rancidbeef582
      @rancidbeef582 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Indeed. I see so many people on social media who try to paint all people with any belief in God as (figuratively and occasionally literally) flat Earthers. But that ignores the huge number of religious men through the ages who have advanced science. Not the least of which is Georges Lemaître who proposed what eventually became known as the Big Bang theory.

    • @KeiranR
      @KeiranR 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      We miss you dude .... no homo...

    • @davidalm2148
      @davidalm2148 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The argument that "huge numbers of religious men advanced science" is pointless since the vast majority of the population through the ages were "religious" at least publicly, given every major religion would likely execute them en masse otherwise.
      As for whether religious men in the past advancing science somehow implies that religious members today somehow add to the scientific process is preposterous.
      The reason religion is generally mocked is because it's the definition of unscientific dogma. "Faith" - which is what every single religion is built on can be succinctly defined as "belief without sufficient evidence".

    • @tristanwhite3859
      @tristanwhite3859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@davidalm2148 totally agree. Anything should be subject to criticism, including religions. Teachers have a duty towards the promotion of critical thinking, trying to fight an intrinsic idea in religion which threatens it should be applauded. Dogmatism is clearly not what is advancing science, quite the contrary.

  • @adamdesouza4295
    @adamdesouza4295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1293

    The man had a golden opportunity to say “Ive been studying Ions for eons” next time i guess

    • @simonskala403
      @simonskala403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      thought exactly about the same line :-D

    • @paulanthonyg6851
      @paulanthonyg6851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      no one said un-ionically. :s

    • @strawmanlogic4089
      @strawmanlogic4089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hope his name was Ian, studying Ions for Eons.

    • @CarolinaSRuiz-bn7lf
      @CarolinaSRuiz-bn7lf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'll definitely keep an eye on him finally saying he's been studying ions for eons

    • @ercost60
      @ercost60 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So iconic

  • @MightyMattTM
    @MightyMattTM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    “Are you an ion expert”
    Doesn’t say yes but gives his list of qualifications that essentially says yes

    • @AJ_Deadshow
      @AJ_Deadshow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I think he just didn't want to be known as an "Ion Expert." Maybe his research goes beyond that, anyway

    • @MusangLaut2
      @MusangLaut2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      you wouldnt call an electrician a bulb expert lol

    • @hullion
      @hullion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there's no such thing as ion expert except for laymen and hippies maybe. so if i was asked about that i would be very, very embarrassed to say yes even if i was, in fact, an ion expert.

    • @drops2cents260
      @drops2cents260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Gernot Schrader
      "Are you an anion expert?"
      "No, but I'm a cook, so you could probably call me an _onion_ expert..." **ba-dum tsss**

    • @JeffSpurlock
      @JeffSpurlock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MusangLaut2 my father in law and brother in law are both electricians. You can bet your ass i'm going to refer to them as bulb experts from now on

  • @costeris35
    @costeris35 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I often wondered why the mystic shops always sell this type of lamp, I had no idea they were meant to generate negative ions. Very interesting video.

    • @georgeblank2648
      @georgeblank2648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They don't

    • @wolfetteplays8894
      @wolfetteplays8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@georgeblank2648 according to your materialist worldview

    • @costeris35
      @costeris35 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@georgeblank2648 no obviously not. I just did’t know that was what people said they did.

    • @costeris35
      @costeris35 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@wolfetteplays8894lol, if you are happy with imaginary ions you also don’t need the ugly lamp.

    • @phaedrus3000
      @phaedrus3000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wouldnt it be better if they were designed to produce positive ions? i think we could all do with being a bit less negative. who wants to go into business with me?

  • @jj481012
    @jj481012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3906

    I thought salt lamps were supposed to help satisfy your hunger with a simple lick late at night.

    • @jade8568_VR
      @jade8568_VR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Think about how many other people have walked by that lamp, thinking the very same thing... then pulled an Ariana-Grande-not-so-secret-lick in that VERY same spot that YOU just licked👅🤢🤭😉

    • @parkerbear849
      @parkerbear849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      @@jade8568_VR If its in my room and I live alone whos going to be licking my lamp other than me?

    • @dreamdesk7258
      @dreamdesk7258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      @@parkerbear849 ... i don’t think you want to know

    • @bikinggal1
      @bikinggal1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      that's the bonus! ;)

    • @wolfegeist7808
      @wolfegeist7808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Nonono you use it with a cheese shredder if you want to season a late night snack in bed

  • @sachiel197
    @sachiel197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +712

    when I read that title I thought "of course they do, they produce light"
    wasn't even aware of the negative ion myths

    • @RyanTosh
      @RyanTosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      All of the scientific papers I've read claiming that they produce light weren't verifiable later on. Often the sample sizes were small, and there's very little research indicating these lamps are even _capable_ of lighting a room. The perceived effects could very well be due to the placebo effect, or some other source of light.
      :)

    • @alakani
      @alakani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I thought they were for attracting animals, they're fun to lick

    • @angwydud
      @angwydud 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alakani wtf

    • @angwydud
      @angwydud 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RyanTosh if this is humor its very bad humor

    • @RyanTosh
      @RyanTosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@angwydud Humor's subjective, 18 people would disagree :p

  • @devin4629
    @devin4629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2527

    How to solve depression: stand next to a waterfall during a lightning storm, while holding a salt lamp next to the ocean.

    • @GarryDumblowski
      @GarryDumblowski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      To be fair, this might actually work on account of access to nature. A lot of people get depressed simply because they don't go outside enough.

    • @LimAu144
      @LimAu144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      that would seem like a magical place.
      a waterfall next to the ocean.
      i imagine it would look beautiful

    • @Zeppe2
      @Zeppe2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @JR Well, probably because this video is 2 years old and the comment was a couple of days old on the time when you commented.

    • @celebratinglife6239
      @celebratinglife6239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣🤣

    • @nicjones4245
      @nicjones4245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      um no they just said the salt lamp doesn't work so no point holding it for anything. Instead hold yourself a nice margarita 😁

  • @firstlt2
    @firstlt2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a pilot, the part about ozone was the most interesting. Smelling ozone in an airplane usually means there is lightning nearby, along with static on the radios. We can also get St. Elmo's fire on the aircraft structure, so lots of ionization going on...but not very calming.

  • @12natsmith12
    @12natsmith12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1319

    I love how you don't demonize pseudoscience, while addressing it as politely and scientifically as possible.

    • @Dennzer1
      @Dennzer1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hmmm....

    • @jefsti
      @jefsti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      At the very beginning he said he *did* dismiss his friend outright until the friend convinced him to seek out published peer-reviewed articles.

    • @breadman32398
      @breadman32398 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Demonizing it just serves to push people that believe it further into denial. Just like telling a cult member they're in a cult. Approaching it from a neutral stance helps everyone form a new opinion based on the presented facts rather than previously held opinions.

    • @roboreply5387
      @roboreply5387 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I think you misunderstand what is "pseudoscience". The scientific studies said that more studies are necessary to come to a conclusion. That is exactly the definition of science: hypothesis, trial, measuring results, analyzing data, modify/repeat until conclusions become clear. Pseudoscience is demonizing the scientific method in favor of a preconceived assumption of truth without actual science backing it up. So you would be following pseudoscience. Check out Veritsium's video titled "Is Most Published Research Wrong" to see where you have been tripped up: th-cam.com/video/42QuXLucH3Q/w-d-xo.html

    • @geirtwo
      @geirtwo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, almost. He could have done without that giggle when he presented that salt lamp to the professor.

  • @ninjanerdstudent6937
    @ninjanerdstudent6937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2557

    Derek: Do salt lamps work?
    Me: I thought it’s just a decorative nightlight. So yea, they do work by fulfilling their purpose of decoration.

    • @jcsterling9049
      @jcsterling9049 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      Same, I don’t even know they were supposed to ‘do’ anything other than look cooler than a desk lamp.

    • @jockejarbinks3747
      @jockejarbinks3747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      it's a light you can season your food with

    • @TheM750
      @TheM750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      @@jockejarbinks3747 Wait...you're not supposed to periodically lick them?

    • @davebennett5069
      @davebennett5069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      it's a great diffuse light source.

    • @BlazingCows
      @BlazingCows 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Exactly the view I came in with and went out with 😂

  • @TheMaestroChannel
    @TheMaestroChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +631

    The first time in TH-cam history a thumbnail answered a question instead of adding another question that potentially would never be answered.

    • @annikarasmussen6616
      @annikarasmussen6616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He's changed the game lol

    • @HermeticWorlds
      @HermeticWorlds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Yep that's the only reason I'm watching this, the basic answer has been given now I'll find out the details.

    • @adventureike
      @adventureike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Adam Neely has used this approach for several years

    • @justthebeginning1448
      @justthebeginning1448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How dare you.🤭🤣

    • @argh01hass
      @argh01hass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And it worked! Like a clickbait question in reverse, I wanted to see how a video with a one-word answer in the thumbnail could possible be 16min long

  • @E4mj
    @E4mj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that I never know which direction this channel is going, but that it'll be interesting anyway

  • @TheMalerdaemon
    @TheMalerdaemon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +931

    4:25 "are you an ion expert?" "I've been studying ions for" was expecting him to say Eons.

  • @SpartanOfLuxon
    @SpartanOfLuxon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I've come to learn when someone is asked if they are an expert on something and they respond with anything other than "yes" or "no". That man is an expert.

  • @dhimasaryacahyanugraha7258
    @dhimasaryacahyanugraha7258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +676

    Title: Do salt lamps work?
    Thumbnail: NO.
    Me: Understandable, have a nice day.

    • @shawnphillips2556
      @shawnphillips2556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You: still clicked, watched, and commented

    • @realchoodle
      @realchoodle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@shawnphillips2556 he could have just left the comment and went away lol. watch-time is the most important thing on yt now.

    • @redwarf8118
      @redwarf8118 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@realchoodle finally, somebody ;)

    • @BerserkBrownie
      @BerserkBrownie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      When you need a click baity title but you are a man on standard and wont allow pseudoscience to influence people who didnt click or watch through the video..

    • @m-yday
      @m-yday 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      anti-clickbait. I love it. First time I saw it was by Adam Neely. It's great

  • @maypoole5854
    @maypoole5854 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I absolutely love scientists - like imagine working on one specific topic for 30 years and doings 100s of papers on it but you won’t claim to be an expert. They’re the best

  • @SavageGreywolf
    @SavageGreywolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2093

    don't mind me, I'm just rewarding the anti-clickbait thumbnail.

    • @NicholosRichter
      @NicholosRichter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      It is pretty funny how the thumbnail answers the question. A good example of Betteridge's law of headlines.

    • @Not_the_name_game
      @Not_the_name_game 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yeah i thought that was awesome also!

    • @FrameRater
      @FrameRater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      It's kind of reverse psychology. If it didn't say "no" in the title, it would probably get less views because the subject isn't that interesting to many of us, even though we've all heard of these lamps. However, when you bring to mind that no, they don't work... well that's more interesting because I'm asking myself "why doesn't it work"? Which the video is destined to answer. So in conclusion, it's almost more clickbait than it otherwise would be. But there's nothing wrong with clickbait.

    • @lifescansdarkly
      @lifescansdarkly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      r/savedyouaclick

    • @luisedgardomontijo3155
      @luisedgardomontijo3155 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'll help with that.

  • @TizonaAmanthia
    @TizonaAmanthia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1243

    I love when you visit a Scientist, and they don't just say "no it does nothing" they say "Interesting, well, let's go test this thing with a very specific machine I've been working on for the last 50 years."

    • @theman13532
      @theman13532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      maybe because it might not actually be true that something does something, or if it did in the past maybe it didnt in the future due to better technology
      edit: in other words, its cool

    • @oneverymadlad1124
      @oneverymadlad1124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      The kind of people who buy this stuff take more than just a no from a credible person to concede

    • @TizonaAmanthia
      @TizonaAmanthia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@oneverymadlad1124 a sad truth, indeed. the ones who would visit an authority on a subject, and then ask for a second opinion, and then get frustrated when that second opinion coincides exactly, because they didn't get the answer the WANTED.

    • @AMK544
      @AMK544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mass spectrometers aren’t a very specific lab. I’ve been working in science and every lab I work on has had one (my current lab actually has dozens of them). They’re pretty much the most useful tool in chemistry!

    • @TizonaAmanthia
      @TizonaAmanthia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AMK544 yes, fairly true. but, I more meant it's specific in what it does, it is not a heating mantle, or a beaker. like a microscope it has a fairly specific use. but...this is a comment from 2 months ago you're replying to. iunno what I was thinking at the time, nor care.

  • @Erizo_
    @Erizo_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +883

    "Bro are you doing meth?!?!?"
    "No no no no im just heating up salt to release serotonin"

    • @creatorss6539
      @creatorss6539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      underrated comment

    • @kgaboedward5678
      @kgaboedward5678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@creatorss6539 my point exactly 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @grimrott891
      @grimrott891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Heh gold

    • @matthewsmith3950
      @matthewsmith3950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      actually, if you put those salts in a bath, it would probably release more seratonin, since you can absorb it through osmosis in a liquid medium.

    • @WhiteCranK
      @WhiteCranK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      x)) great one

  • @samuela-aegisdottir
    @samuela-aegisdottir ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Are you an expert?" "I have been studying ions for 55 years."
    We need this level of humbleness and accuracy from our politicians.

  • @rays7805
    @rays7805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1538

    These things totally work. I had serious problems with a lack of chalky white mineral deposits on my desk. I got one of these lamps, and I got chalky white mineral deposits in spades.

    • @TinCanTap
      @TinCanTap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      no way

    • @shanefowler3504
      @shanefowler3504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Too much humidity in the room

    • @gilles466
      @gilles466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      whoaa

    • @upsetmiltosplays3446
      @upsetmiltosplays3446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      have you considered plasibo

    • @rays7805
      @rays7805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@upsetmiltosplays3446 Wait, like the lamp expected that it was going to leave chalky white mineral deposits, and so it did?

  • @thewizard7780
    @thewizard7780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +768

    Even though they don't work in the slightest (my family never fell for that negative ion crap), the novelty of just having a rock that had a lightbulb in it was good enough for us :)

    • @WakenerOne
      @WakenerOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yes! It's a ROCK . . . and a LIGHT BULB!

    • @wtfbbq
      @wtfbbq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Jesus Marie, they're not rocks! They're minerals!

    • @kellydoyle
      @kellydoyle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WakenerOne 😂🤣😂

    • @rdtyphon6684
      @rdtyphon6684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@wtfbbq rocks are minerals

    • @wtfbbq
      @wtfbbq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rdtyphon6684 it is a quote from Breaking Bad

  • @Mittens_McG
    @Mittens_McG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1092

    "Are you an Ion experct"
    "I've been studing them for 55 years"
    That's a real expert. Doesn't want to say yes because there's always more to learn. Just tells you his credentials and lets you decide if you think he's an expert.

    • @Fanchen
      @Fanchen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      me and my brother who says anything about relearning? There’s always more questions upon more discoveries when it comes to science. Smh
      Autistic or not, you’re the one lacking wisdom.

    • @yinyang1217
      @yinyang1217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @me and my brother eh autism does have some positives

    • @raphaelslittletalks
      @raphaelslittletalks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Dunning Kruger at its finest

    • @Northstar628
      @Northstar628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @me and my brother It's really simple minded to assume someone has a mental issue based on their field of interest. It's dedicated people the like man in the video whose work has made our lives as comfortable as they are.

    • @ricardoalves9605
      @ricardoalves9605 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Todo McGillicutty He should have said he had been studying them for eons

  • @RyanChand-c5b
    @RyanChand-c5b 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    just learned what salt lamps are and came here to see if the hype is true. I must say I had my doubts but I remained hopeful. ty for clarifying everything.

  • @Jaroneko
    @Jaroneko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    I love the answer of a true scientist to a subjectively graded question. "Are you an expert?" "I've... been studying my field for decades and written several papers on the subject."

    • @Yamyatos
      @Yamyatos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Dunning Kruger Effect. People with little to no competence in a topic are very (overly) confident in their knowledge, while "true experts" (for which this guy most definitely qualifies) are more "humble" about their knowledge, always accepting the possibility that they dont know about something. For all intents and purposes, with decades of research and hundreds of papers published, he could have simply answered "yes", but decided to give the viewer his qualifications and let them decide for themselves. I really liked him in that moment^^

    • @lordgarion514
      @lordgarion514 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Yamyatos
      That's not what the dunning-kruger effect is.
      The dunning-kruger effect is when someone who's basically just stupid in general thinks they're much more intelligent than they are.
      It has nothing to do with being ignorant in a particular subject.

    • @Yamyatos
      @Yamyatos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@lordgarion514
      Actually not. The dunning kruger effect is not about intelligence at all, but about knowledge / competence.
      Summarizing it in one sentence would be "an incompetent person cant know how incompetent he is". Not that it really matter tho, since the dunning kruger effect is more of a fun relation to mention online, since it's not actually brought up in any scientific debates a lot.

    • @lordgarion514
      @lordgarion514 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Yamyatos
      "In the field of psychology, the Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people of low ability have illusory superiority and mistakenly assess their cognitive ability as greater than it is."
      "A cognitive bias is a mistake in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive process, often occurring as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information. Psychologists study cognitive biases as they relate to memory, reasoning, and decision-making."
      TBH, you're simply wrong.
      And as you can easily see from the definition, just because someone has low ability doesn't mean they have the dunning-kruger effect working on them. But that does not mean the dunning-kruger effect is not caused by low ability.
      Just like only the flu viruses cause the flu, but just because you get the flu virus doesn't mean you're going to get the flu, but if you do then it was caused by the flu viruses.

    • @Yamyatos
      @Yamyatos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@lordgarion514
      ​ Robert Pruitt
      As you can see by the definition, the dunning kruger effect is not concerned about intelligence, as you claim it is.
      In the original paper Dunning Kruger (1999) tested people in social and intellectual tasks (humor, grammar, logic, ..) and found out that people who scored very low still believed they placed over average. He concluded, that people with low abilities regarding a specific field lack the ability to score high, but also the ability to recognize their lack of ability. That's why i earlier said the dunning kruger effect can easily be summarized in the statement "an incompetent person cant know how incompetent he is".
      This is easily applicable to most mental tasks, but does not reflect or make any statement about the intelligence of a person.
      It's not about intelligence, but competence (regarding a specific field / topic). Hope that clears things up a bit. If it does not then i dont know what will.
      Also, Wikipedia is a nice tool to get a rough idea about a topic, but it's wrong way more often than you might think. Normally i'd suggest reading the actual paper, but i'm not sure if it's available for free unless you currently work or study at an university.

  • @SwankiestPants
    @SwankiestPants 3 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    I love how the "ionizing air PURIFIER" produces air that would be considered smog and as such isn't safe to breathe, seems like it should be renamed

    • @GoTeamScotch
      @GoTeamScotch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Ionic Wheeze

    • @joshuasukup2488
      @joshuasukup2488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The 55 years of ion study guy was hesitant to say it was the same thing that others called "smog". He knew he didn't do enough "smog" research.

    • @officialnickname
      @officialnickname 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah it's not really good for humans. Only use I know of is in green houses to compensate for a lack of fresh air supply.

    • @Lunarcreeper
      @Lunarcreeper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@joshuasukup2488 he wouldn't have lied then lmao. plus when i'm a closed room.... it will build up. it's the opposite of purification. get it right.

    • @kirathekillernote2173
      @kirathekillernote2173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ionic asphyxiator or Ironic air ourifier

  • @HarjRadio
    @HarjRadio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    The rest of the video aside, I really appreciate this form of advertising from Last Pass. It doesn't intrude the content I'm watching, and respects my time as a viewer. Wish more brands/companies would advertise THIS way.

    • @aboriani
      @aboriani 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      HarjRadio true, I watched the whole thing just to stimulate this kind of ad

    • @theespatier4456
      @theespatier4456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HarjRadio Don’t most of them? Audible, Squarespace etc.

    • @synapse0
      @synapse0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Plus it's a really good product.
      I don't use last pass specifically, but password managers change your online life forever

    • @malof7514
      @malof7514 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theespatier4456 not always alot of youtubers do the sponsor in the middle of the video or start making them into simply skippable ads that you have to seartch for the end instead of pressing a button

  • @MastermindWisdom
    @MastermindWisdom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Watching this video inspired me to buy indoor waterfalls.
    Would you mind making a follow up video with indoor waterfalls? Using those fancy machines to see indoor waterfalls create negative ions?

    • @anderivative
      @anderivative ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fukkin genius. My dad did that in the backyard. I'll get some indoor ones thanks!!

    • @RosesTeaAndASD
      @RosesTeaAndASD ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I want one that you can fragrance

  • @davidbaranski7718
    @davidbaranski7718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +942

    "So which one produces the most negative ions?"
    Shopkeeper - walks around looking for the most expensive one

    • @antigov5275
      @antigov5275 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      That's kinda how things work tho. Usually the dearer the item the better quality it is. Not always tho of course

    • @samuelthecamel
      @samuelthecamel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They could all be the same price

    • @dutchik5107
      @dutchik5107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@antigov5275 it's all salt with a lamp inside. Sure. The size varies. But they didn't get the biggest

    • @sobreaver
      @sobreaver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yea but did you see the glow in his eyes, that was THE ONE ! LMAO XDDD
      WAKE UP NEO ;)

    • @cinnabonbon
      @cinnabonbon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      sobreaver ????

  • @mrwassef
    @mrwassef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2216

    Professor Beauchamp missed a perfect opportunity to say that he’s been studying ions for eons.

    • @Rachel-fi4sc
      @Rachel-fi4sc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +292

      He missed the perfect opportunity to say he's been keeping an ion them for the last 55 years!

    • @mrwassef
      @mrwassef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@Rachel-fi4sc I like yours better

    • @Rachel-fi4sc
      @Rachel-fi4sc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@mrwassef I wish it was original XD I can't take credit; I lifted it from another comment.

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He would probably think that 55 years isn't long enough to be called an eon. ;-)

    • @enigma591
      @enigma591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Dang it! A two-year old video and I missed the opportunity of posting that comment by two weeks!

  • @theqwertykeyvoard100
    @theqwertykeyvoard100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    i love that man who just said "breathing in negative ions makes you make serotonin and serotonin is the primary neurotransmitter in the body" no it's not the primary neurotransmitter, it is the transmitter for contentment and it's not the only one you have

    • @DisgruntledPigumon
      @DisgruntledPigumon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don’t have the ability to infer, do you?

    • @el-shan
      @el-shan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kick back bro

    • @facelessdrone
      @facelessdrone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      According to Dr Robert Pastore the primary neurotransmitters are as follows: acetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, GABA, and glutamate.
      So, although serotonin is one of them, it is not the only one and is not the "primary" one, it is simply a major one.

    • @komodosp
      @komodosp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For those kind of smug people, the contentment transmitter is the primary transmitter...

  • @venkatramanadubbaka2241
    @venkatramanadubbaka2241 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks covering that point @10:00Min Regarding the Tourmaline which is one of the stone mixed in Nuga Best Stone Tourmanium. With this Therapy we can feel the power of Negative Ions in High level..

  • @SilverScaleMA
    @SilverScaleMA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +511

    I honestly have only heard about the ion thing with salt lamps very recently and never believed that. I had heard more that they help with slightly lowering humidity and helping dispel static electricity around electronics. I have one just because I have a really hard time falling asleep in total darkness but a salt lamp isn't bright enough to keep me up. And they are very pretty to look at which is nice.

    • @syzygy4365
      @syzygy4365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes!! I love the lighting they give off, and the extra humidity protection is an even better plus especially when we've had water issues in the past. 😁

    • @jinpachibobochan3532
      @jinpachibobochan3532 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some for me

    • @emoney1uz
      @emoney1uz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      it absolutely does work as a bit of a dehumidifier. i watched this video as a result of my lamp sitting in a puddle after a rainy day!

    • @deadpanfish
      @deadpanfish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      More people who were tricked into buying one in denial. There are a million other products that provide low light that aren't trying to trick you through outrageous claims. Stop it

    • @SilverScaleMA
      @SilverScaleMA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@deadpanfish I definitely wasn't tricked into buying one, I tried at least a dozen nightlights and adjustable lamps and all of them were still too bright. I actually didn't think a salt lamp would work either but my mom let me test one of her old ones out and with the light on the lowest setting it was about as prefect a match to the amount of light I wanted. It is a very nice warm glow, very similar to a candle or oil lamp that is very hard to get without using an open flame and is much safer. Even if they didn't have any benefits besides their appearance it still isn't fair to say that those who get them are idiots who are wasting their money. I personally think most modern minimalistic plastic/resin decor and appliances are bland and boring but I wouldn't tell others that they are wasing their money and are stupid to buy them just because that is their preference in decor. Everyone in this thread didn't get them because we think they are amazing cure all devices, we just freaking like the way they look and are appreciative of the few beneficial side effects they provide.

  • @sixstringedthing
    @sixstringedthing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +733

    "So are you an ion expert?"
    "Guilty as charged".

  • @D1R7Y54N32
    @D1R7Y54N32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    ‘It’s just like it’s not even sitting there.” This is one of the many reasons why I love science. No bs. Just observations.

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is a credit rating the same as a credit score?
      Yes. In Australia, these two terms are used interchangeably and mean the same numerical score used by lenders.
      What credit score should you aim for?
      The higher the better, because your credit score affects your access to better loan and credit card deals. The credit score bands are as follows:
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      What affects my credit rating?
      The list of things that can affect your credit report, for better or worse, is pretty lengthy, but here’s a rundown of some of the ways you can help or hurt your credit rating:
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    • @minepose98
      @minepose98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@stevethea5250 Ok...

    • @rainyday6430
      @rainyday6430 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevethea5250 are you lost?

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@minepose98 did it help

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rainyday6430 perhaps

  • @NaveedHassan1
    @NaveedHassan1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really respect your channel man. You could have been a sneak and shove the answer in the last 1.5 seconds of your video. But no.
    You shove it in the title thumbnail.
    That’s the only reason I continue to watch your videos despite getting the answer.

  • @MattH-wg7ou
    @MattH-wg7ou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Regarding those salt lamps...I just like the soft glow. The lighting makes me feel relaxed.

    • @otaku-chan4888
      @otaku-chan4888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      There are lamps which are much cheaper which also produce similar lighting

    • @MattH-wg7ou
      @MattH-wg7ou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@otaku-chan4888 much cheaper? Mine was like $9. :-)

    • @otaku-chan4888
      @otaku-chan4888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MattH-wg7ou in my currency 9 dollars is a luxury lol
      Idk what the exact conversion is but I'd say the lamp was no more than 4 dollars

    • @TenTenorioArt
      @TenTenorioArt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Can we still use the lamp to salt our steaks? Just run it through a coarse grinder 😆

    • @lalasmitty4twenty538
      @lalasmitty4twenty538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's going to have to do it for me too...Damn I'm gullible!!

  • @buteverybodycallsmegiorgio
    @buteverybodycallsmegiorgio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2261

    I absolutely love how scientists maintain plausible deniability at all time.
    - "are you an expert in ions?"
    - "I've been studying ions for 55 years"
    - "so it's not emitting ions?"
    - "we certainly cannot detect any ions"

    • @dawson3776
      @dawson3776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +359

      @@lukenajeeb8255 Basically the scientist is saying there might or might not be ions, the method proven to detect ions has not detected ions. With the expert comment he didn't say he's an expert, he's only studied them for 55 years, written papers about the aspects of ions. He doesn't throw bold claims, merely expel the data he has.

    • @denmanfite3156
      @denmanfite3156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      That's not plausible deniability. That is the fact he has shown.

    • @coalyboi7939
      @coalyboi7939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i was thinking the same thing

    • @Palpetinus
      @Palpetinus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +179

      That's what science is, baby. You never say "we know", you say "by our methods, we think that.."

    • @KucheKlizma
      @KucheKlizma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      How can you possibly mistake stating the facts for plausible deniability?
      Did you discover the concept one month ago and decided to throw it at anything even remotely similar?

  • @ちるの9
    @ちるの9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +491

    I didn’t even know that’s what they were meant to do, I just thought they were supposed to look cool

    • @edwilko8819
      @edwilko8819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      you were right the first time sadly a myth has got caught up and become a fact to some less educated.
      defo just to look good

    • @bakedpotato9743
      @bakedpotato9743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I have a salt lamp in my room, It's really pretty! but I never thought it would "purify" the air or something

    • @MuandingsHyper
      @MuandingsHyper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i literally thought it was too look cool and it was just a lamp with a plastic cover

    • @ohno7447
      @ohno7447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought it sucked some of the moisture out of the air. Not nearly as much as a dehumidifier would of course but maybe the equivalent of putting a few silica packets in a shoe box or something. Salt being drying and such. Guess others didn't have that thought

    • @greerbriggs8421
      @greerbriggs8421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they do something else if you turn them off and on over and over in a hot and cool cycle (like how you'd use a lamp as a lamp)
      it's not exactly a good thing btw
      when the lamp turns off:
      the cool salt absorbs water from in the air (because it's a desiccant)
      that water from in the air typically also has really tiny dust particles in it
      as the water hits and soaks into the salt, that dust is depposited onto the salt
      when the lamp turns on:
      the heat dries out the water, forcing it out of the salt
      that deposited dust remains on the lamp
      IT LITERALLY MAKES ITSELF DIRTY JUST BY BEING USED AS A LAMP

  • @jffrysith4365
    @jffrysith4365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the look the scientist gives when Derek mentions that the salt lamp is meant to give lots of negative ions... 4:42

  • @kevindave277
    @kevindave277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    I love how the scientist said “We aren’t able to detect any (-ve ions)” it epitomises the skepticism that should always be present in science.

    • @unknown_10453
      @unknown_10453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      unfortunately that skepticism allows for nutjobs to claim stupid stuff. But it is important it is still done.

    • @moteroargentino7944
      @moteroargentino7944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Unknown And fortunately because of that it's very easy to spot them. Anyone who firmly claims something without any doubt, is deserving of skepticism.

    • @kozmosis3486
      @kozmosis3486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@unknown_10453 Yeah the whole "missing link" thing is what best represents that to me. The "links" or intermediate fossil forms connecting man to other primates were discovered a century ago for some and several decades back for others. Yet the thumpers still haven't caught up to it and therefore deny evolution using "the missing link" as supposed proof of their claims. Has to be one of the most pathetic forms of cherry-picking failures I know of.

    • @RedRocket4000
      @RedRocket4000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kozmosis3486 And they start off cherry picking evolution because it so easy to crush them in Geology it not funny. Astronomy also crushes them. Of course by know they buried in evolution as well.
      Oh Intelligent Design would be rejected by the Protestant Reformation with Predestination centuries before science. Christian theologians realized a all powerful, all knowing and ever present god could do everything at creation and thus not need to intervene further as your prayer could be answered at that moment. Only miracles to prove gods existence would be needed and those done before man could properly document them.
      Unfortunately popular US Christianity in particular not strong at even having preachers do University for a degree and thus be exposed to Theology and now have their own "Universities" were they can avoid the history of Protestant thought.
      Predestination fell out of favor because people dislike idea of being born dammed.

  • @cboneperlstone9661
    @cboneperlstone9661 5 ปีที่แล้ว +695

    "It smells really sweet. Perhaps we should turn it off before we asphyxiate ourselves..."

  • @ChipEstrada
    @ChipEstrada 3 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    Salt lamps do work! If they are plugged in.
    It was dark in my son's room, so as an experiment I only turned on the salt lamp. Conclusion, it works, I could now safely move around the room as all obstacles were now visible due to the light being cast in the room.
    To validate the experiment I turned off the salt light then attempted to cross the room.
    Outcome, I tripped on a pair of discarded sneakers, and I got a bruise from ramming my leg into the corner of the bed frame.
    YES, the light does work.

    • @xxyy1318
      @xxyy1318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Dad story.

    • @Equalsundew
      @Equalsundew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just get a lamp no need for this.

    • @TRENTINATERx2000
      @TRENTINATERx2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      There is one problem did you perform the experiment with a control group. Are you able to cross the room during the day time? I’d be interested to hear the results.

    • @TRENTINATERx2000
      @TRENTINATERx2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @ This could be something big

    • @starbase218
      @starbase218 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's magic!

  • @Jake-rp7wp
    @Jake-rp7wp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the best possible video to show to the astrology and zodiac people that love these things. Not only do you disprove that it does anything at all with a literal giant stack of evidence and experiments that YOU did on your own, you tell them to go outside for once and take a walk if they want their magic happy air. Absolutely brilliant.

    • @xxx-ie9ic
      @xxx-ie9ic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Eh. Those people aren't hurting you, me, or themselves. Sounds like you're harping on 'em just because they have something that makes them happy and you don't.