The fascinating science of bubbles, from soap to champagne | Li Wei Tan

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  • @rea8585
    @rea8585 5 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    You know you're a really curious person when you've watched a woman talking about bubbles for 14 minutes.

  • @MetallicReg
    @MetallicReg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I don't understand how the audience could ignore the fact that this method could save 15% of the marine fuel consumption. If any point of the speech deserved applause then this one!

    • @veditakapoor9698
      @veditakapoor9698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree

    • @dangtrieupham55
      @dangtrieupham55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe the 15% is not impressive enough.

    • @mmmk1616
      @mmmk1616 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, I was wondering the same, that is a huge amount.

    • @Jacob-sb3su
      @Jacob-sb3su 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dangtrieupham55 it is when youre talking about millions of gallons of fuel.

    • @dangtrieupham55
      @dangtrieupham55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Jacob-sb3su Yes, man. But "15%" is not as clearly huge as "millions of gallons of fuel".

  • @DaylightDigital
    @DaylightDigital 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the hardest classes I ever took was inviscid flow theory, half of which was about bubble vibrations.

    • @MinkytheMinkY
      @MinkytheMinkY 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmmm good to know, sounds fascinating, what sort of background would get u up to speed that subject matter? I love bubbles

    • @DaylightDigital
      @DaylightDigital 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MinkytheMinkY I study aerospace engineering, but any subject which covers advanced fluid mechanics will likely cover this material

    • @MinkytheMinkY
      @MinkytheMinkY 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DaylightDigital challenge accepted ! Thank u, will look into this

  • @嵐影湖光-r9z
    @嵐影湖光-r9z 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reminds me of Nemo.

  • @OnLevel37
    @OnLevel37 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I bet her personality is bubbly 😋

    • @lukas11xxf2
      @lukas11xxf2 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @Rickbearcat
      @Rickbearcat 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the best pun award goes too...

  • @ルトヴィク
    @ルトヴィク 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    every simple thing that occurs in our daily life, can be studied to extremes to find results that can create solutions to much bigger problems.

    • @Jacob-sb3su
      @Jacob-sb3su 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Welcome to quantum physics

  • @PresidentialWinner
    @PresidentialWinner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    14:15 i can see a lot of smiling faces in the audience. I can see why. She is really funny and her accent is great. Also..who doesn't love bubbles!

  • @katekp4648
    @katekp4648 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    why is she literally the sweetest AND the most informative person. this is how i want to be spoken to at all times by all my professors tbh

    • @katekp4648
      @katekp4648 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      an actual QUEEN sippin on that champagne in the end. An icon

  • @psycharol
    @psycharol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Great talk, funny intelligent lady!

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    *The bubble scientist is funny.* Who would have known that bubbles are that useful and funny :-)
    Passionate teachers can make every subject more fun and interesting.
    The bubbles under the ship hull can save a lot of fuel and energy. We must incorporate bubble technology into the shipping industry. Great idea !
    We can be glad to have such people on our planet !

  • @Elvis-jx8zt
    @Elvis-jx8zt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    just the standard 1 AM viewing

    • @ルトヴィク
      @ルトヴィク 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea same for me.

    • @mmmk1616
      @mmmk1616 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep, 3:45am here :)

    • @melanieh.3091
      @melanieh.3091 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      11:40 pm over here

    • @Phyto.
      @Phyto. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      4 bongs deep.

  • @hanifasabilla3666
    @hanifasabilla3666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    First, I have satisfied with the one that shows when the 6 bubbles added together, so a magical cube appears.. And furthermore she gives more and more satisfying things about bubbles and that's what I like it relates with science moreover in our daily life.. And the way she explains is so easy to hear, it's like I'm hearing a storyteller about amazing bubbles can be. So good 👏 lots of thumb up for her.

  • @methatguy
    @methatguy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I saw Bubbles : Ted Talks and instantly clicked................why? I had to know how this Amazing Woman could possibly be on Ted Talks............... talking about (LOL) Bubbles?! I was Not Disappointed.

  • @zhubajie6940
    @zhubajie6940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a heat transfer engineer, bubbles formation is crucial in reducing the size of things for cooling in heating. Perhaps someday their study may enhance chip performance, air conditioners, heat pumps, and thermal solar systems to make a greener planet.

  • @bliewafflesxdhehehteehe7114
    @bliewafflesxdhehehteehe7114 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    sometimes you gotta like your own comment to get the snow ball rolling

  • @jvasut3650
    @jvasut3650 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the way she says bubbles is so cheerful! I love it aaa
    I was feeling sad but like. this lady. I love her

  • @rafisw160
    @rafisw160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She came all the way from the future just to show us this.

  • @leveljoe
    @leveljoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    @ 2:30
    "Surface tension"
    Finally!

  • @vuldrae1638
    @vuldrae1638 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The best buddy, is Bubble Buddy

  • @evolve101
    @evolve101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like her. It's good to be curious. Bubbles are awesome. ;)

  • @Rickbearcat
    @Rickbearcat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the most fun TED talks I've seen to date. And I learned something to boot.

  • @4G12
    @4G12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's fitting to have such a bubbly character so passionately studying bubbles.

  • @ChessMasteryOfficial
    @ChessMasteryOfficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    *I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become! :)*

  • @gerardshorticultureculture7579
    @gerardshorticultureculture7579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Im glad she explained this . fascinating☺☺☺

  • @osoloco3651
    @osoloco3651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    if you play the video in reverse, its a champagne drunken asian lady eating bubbles with a straw

  • @kwattsoon
    @kwattsoon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    drink every time she says bubbles.

  • @androgenius_alisa
    @androgenius_alisa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Her ascent is charming

  • @ilyesgharbi7362
    @ilyesgharbi7362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    one of the best ted talks ive ever seen, so informative and well presented

  • @thENDweDIE
    @thENDweDIE 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did she just solve the Traveling Salesman Algorithm question???
    The answer to which is literally worth a million dollhairs!!!

  • @valeriahelena3699
    @valeriahelena3699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazingly interesting! 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @ExtraterrestrialIntelligence
    @ExtraterrestrialIntelligence 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    i like her accent

  • @tsunamininja
    @tsunamininja 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thought it would be about architecture and minimal surface area, surprised to hear about penguins and bio mimicry in ships that's pretty neat

  • @SunriseFireberry
    @SunriseFireberry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bubble bubble toil and trouble
    Fire burn and cauldron bubble

  • @staceyc8780
    @staceyc8780 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't ruin this guys hustle by telling people how to do this at home!

  • @calebstevenson6069
    @calebstevenson6069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was completely mesmerized the entire time I was watching.

  • @CyberSamurai4Life
    @CyberSamurai4Life 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    She's a fantastic presenter. Science and not feelings. Much better TED.

    • @HaseoOkami
      @HaseoOkami 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      lol this is a bloody moronic comment.

    • @wideface
      @wideface 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      TED is not exclusively about science. It’s great to be able to listen to talks about a wide variety of themes.

    • @CyberSamurai4Life
      @CyberSamurai4Life 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@HaseoOkami That's funny coming from a person with a playlist dedicated to Trolls, Elves and Orcs. Shouldn't you be on another quest to find your last brain cell?

    • @CyberSamurai4Life
      @CyberSamurai4Life 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wideface *smh TEDs science focused talks are much better than anything with the topic ending in "studies"

  • @TheAcc7080
    @TheAcc7080 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's amazing pops techology

  • @dreamoftheendless7159
    @dreamoftheendless7159 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    *SPONGEBOB WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*

  • @bobreesjr9501
    @bobreesjr9501 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can spell words out of bubble foam with my Bubble-Worm(r) invention. I even created some bubble foam characters for 3 of my comic book series I have published.

  • @stephaniesmith3544
    @stephaniesmith3544 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another fun application of bubbles - in very cold climates where frost damage is common, engineers will deliberately force bubbles into concrete mixtures used for construction (referred to as air-entrainment), so when water in the concrete freezes (and thus expands), it has “space” within the air bubbles to move into.
    Without the air bubbles, cracking and therefore concrete failure can occur and cause disastrous effects.

  • @megdoyle47
    @megdoyle47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Bubbles from the Trailer Park Boys should watch this

  • @MinkytheMinkY
    @MinkytheMinkY 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This further affirms my love for bubbles. I make sparkling wine bc I love bubbles. My favorite thing is to open a bottle of bubbly and watch bubbles rise to the top in intricate patterns. The longer the time bubbles rise, the happier I am.

  • @beryl5739
    @beryl5739 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently have been so fascinated by bubbles no kidding, not bubble on the water but underwater bubbles, I'm really curious about tye science behind it

  • @vuldrae1638
    @vuldrae1638 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    All bubble-blowing babies will be beaten senseless by every able-bodied patron in the bar. Except for her, she's cool...

  • @panicraptor2837
    @panicraptor2837 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Bubble Bobble dragons knew this long before silly Penguins, they stole their #1 invention and payed no royalties whatsoever.

  • @spiralinguniverse8159
    @spiralinguniverse8159 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Theirs bubbles in outer space well pockets of space.
    Search terminal shock, heliosheath , heliopause.

  • @invox9490
    @invox9490 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    To remove bubbles from OLED's maybe use centrifugion?

  • @RandyJames22
    @RandyJames22 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sadistically, Moe _loved_ Shemp pain -- mostly because of those bobbles.

  • @Daggeira
    @Daggeira 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    * cracks open another Rolling Rock * Great time for a Ted ralk about bubbles :3

  • @thENDweDIE
    @thENDweDIE 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    But what happens to the bubbles in the glass when you drop it???

  • @hoggybhoy1967
    @hoggybhoy1967 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    All this blowing is why Michael Jackson called his boyfriend Bubbles

  • @QubilahHarden
    @QubilahHarden 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoyed this talk. I learned something new about bubbles.

  • @suting1364
    @suting1364 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    fighting

  • @mdmayen3952
    @mdmayen3952 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great lady, fascinating talk, I wish her very well.

  • @celestialcircledance
    @celestialcircledance 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder if I could utilise air bubbles swim faster ?

  • @216trixie
    @216trixie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I almost lost it when she said bubbles "were froting".

  • @hisham_as
    @hisham_as 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    nothing beats the bubble presentation that Finn made in adventure time!!!

  • @jamesc9882
    @jamesc9882 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    lmao biggest clap was for staking a chapagne bottle

  • @Kelly-td5uf
    @Kelly-td5uf 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would have loved to have this woman as a science teacher. She made me smile the whole time.

  • @gluskinlee1085
    @gluskinlee1085 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hate ZOE's sleeping bubble.

  • @christinecornish3178
    @christinecornish3178 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope the bubbles used by ships ARE only air

  • @fleXcope
    @fleXcope 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incomparable eyebrow movement

  • @HemangJoshi
    @HemangJoshi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    She is over acting...

  • @IgorMikeshin
    @IgorMikeshin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    well, that's what I call science

  • @Jacob-sb3su
    @Jacob-sb3su 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This lady is so cool

  • @picklevoncrunchnmunch7946
    @picklevoncrunchnmunch7946 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    bubbo! me ruv-a da bubbo!

  • @BassDavis94
    @BassDavis94 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    RIP Caesar Zeppeli

  • @b33lze6u6
    @b33lze6u6 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    orange man bad >:(

  • @winterspectre
    @winterspectre 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bubbles.

  • @mmmk1616
    @mmmk1616 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great talk!

  • @tranquilbean51
    @tranquilbean51 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is this a JoJo reference?

  • @bliewafflesxdhehehteehe7114
    @bliewafflesxdhehehteehe7114 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *HAHAHA* steps on them bubbles.

  • @monsieurlemon
    @monsieurlemon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Soft and Wet

  • @HemangJoshi
    @HemangJoshi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seriously TED?? Come on...

  • @aberrantartist
    @aberrantartist 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why hello there (6th comment)

  • @mynaimrie
    @mynaimrie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    BUBBLES.
    MY BUBBLES!

  • @dougg1075
    @dougg1075 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    She’s cute. Smart

  • @nogbert5906
    @nogbert5906 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    『Soft & Wet』

  • @salemsaberhagan
    @salemsaberhagan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    As entertaining & endearing as this lady is, it's not a good idea to insert bubbles into your bloodstream for delivering drugs. That air has nowhere to go when it pops & that messes with your blood pressure & your heart. If a bubble ends up in an IV tube for example, the patient can have have a heart attack. If you want a safe way to deliver drugs precisely inside the body using the blood stream, you want to make a tiny water-baloon of sorts that you can pop from outside, NOT a bubble.