How Long Does It Take to Charge Goku’s Spirit Bomb? (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)
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Dragon Ball Z is full of extreme attacks, but the craziest of them from a time and power standpoint is the spirit bomb! Just how long does it take to charge? Kyle is powering up on this week's Because Science!
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Nerdist in animes lots of times when they two strong characters punch each other's fists the kinetic energy minister s so forceful on each side that the energy goes down and makes a large indent in the ground is this possible? and if so how strong do the two punches have to be to do this
Nerdist kyle quick cuestion, can a living animal generate an emp like we see in pacific rim and godzilla??, and it could be dangerous to the animal itself??
Nerdist umm the spirit bomb isn't the strongest attack, it only killed one being
how much resource do we need to build an orbital elevator like the one in Gundam 00? and how much land size needed to support it?
Nerdist that guy is a Smart version of long hair Thor!.
A spirit bomb would charge over the amount of time conveinient for the writer and plot.
The Doctor. simply The Doctor. Yep, pretty much...
Gonna go out on a limb here & guess that most comic/manga writers probably flunked physics class in school. 🤔
I like you.
@Pete
Nah, it's just manga and anime creator working conditions are **crap** and their editors are without mercy.
I've read that on occasion they sometimes were still working on anime episodes AS the episode was being aired because they're always so far behind. (Back when DBZ was airing)
Fun fact- Super Saiyan's blond hair? Akira made that up solely so his art staff could save time coloring Goku's hair when the manga was being made. One of the most iconic features in all of fiction was a glorified corner-cutting technique.
With this in mind, it's hardly surprising they had to create time whenever they could to fill in the gaps, Akira in an interview expressed that he was kinda shocked how long the characters stood around doing nothing in the anime.
@@PeteTheGrouch
Or just want to tell a good story, and thus disregard physics to make it more intresting.
Namely also has 3 suns.
Thanks for getting me through 150 episodes! I couldn't still be doing this if you all didn't support this little series this much. We've done upwards of 70 million views without even having a dedicated channel. Thank you so, so much. Here's to another 150. -- KH
4:30 "What do you do for a living?"
"Oh I lift a Nerd's hippy hair for a living"
Hippies wish they had this hair -- KH
Nerdist I wish I had your hair
Nerdist I wish I had your hair x2
Uhhhh...
We don't have to wish. We have it.
I wish I WAS your hair.
When Kyle Hill talked about king kai's explanation about where energy for spirit bomb comes from, he showed Goku's Hair as the Grass.
TheCoalMistre I noticed that and the borderlands reference
Kyle, when Goku exchanges punches with Beerus the god of destruction, the whole Universe felt the waves and it almost destabilized Universe 7's existence. How much energy was in those punches?
Pretty sure the answer is "a lot"... because science.
@@adamcole9480 He wanted the long answer Mr. Literal.
@@Bleepbleepblorbus that's the answer
*The "Kyle is wrong!" FAQ*
1. Because adding up all the energy on Earth in the way I did is so small in comparison to what you could get from a Dyson sphere-like harnessing of the sun, this is more or less a calculation of sun energy/time.
2. I have no idea how energy is supposed to transfer, or what kind of energy, so I went with a basic assumption: chemical energy bound up in the living matter and chemical/nuclear energy that could be harnessed from fossil fuels/nuclear material. If King Kai meant something else, like pure, E=mc^2 energy, then the time and resources would drop dramatically.
(UPDATING) -- KH
You post your wrongs before you get bitched out about them? Nice. #OwningIt
I'm not doubting your math, actually i think it's pretty detailed going by the model you assumed. however, if Goku were to gather energy the way you describe, by simply absorbing the whole energy of all biomatter, fossil fuel and so on, wouldn't he basically comsume earth in order to save earth?
The way i understood it from the anime was that he takes minimal ammounts of energy from everything (presumably in order to, well, not kill everything and everyone in the process) to form the Genki Dama.
Nerdist
The energy The spirit Bomb uses is the same energy as the all the other blasts in the show and the same energy as the transformations. They use ki, it's basically the life force of the whole universe in the show, much like The force in star wars, except they turn it into physical beams that can disintegrate you if pushed hard enough.
Timo Kampwerth
Well the spirit bomb takes as much energy as you can let it take, The longer it is held the more energy can be taken and form into the bomb, I mean if a regular human gives most of his energy he would at least be extremely tired as it was shown in the Anime. But so far we've seen a universal spirit bomb and no one was killed by giving energy. If you consider the video games then the strongest we've seen was a time warped Spirit bomb is what I like to call it. And if you consider DBS, the last remaining humans including Goku and Vegeta, along with the remains of a almost earth gave enough energy to destroy an immortal being. It's honestly hard to say.
I mean, he meant none of these things. He meant a mystical energy called Chi/Ki/Qi, which is most likely not real, and you *definitely* can't do scientific calculations with it xD
If I'm not wrong during the Majin Buu fight, Goku receives energy from Earth, New Namek and even from _heaven/hell_ .
I appreciate how much actual silliness was in this episode, you guys are great, congratz on 150 episodes!
This show is literally the only reason I'm still subscribed
I'm fine with it -- KH
chris hensley so true
chris hensley same
Same here. I subscribed due to Because Science, and I haven't found any interest in the channel's other offerings. Kinda sucks that I get all these other random notifications. But I suppose that's the price if it means Kyle gets the resources he needs to make these interesting / entertaining videos.
Same
1:50 idk y but the grass being Goku’s hair fucking killed me 😂
"I wanna touch his tummy!"
Me too Kyle. Me too.
HAPPY 150TH EPISODE!!!!!!
-The grass looks like Goku's hair.
-Since the power for the spirit bomb is derived from living stuff, is part of its destructive capability just sucking the life out of the planet, so technically it wouldn't have to be charged as much?
-I may be a bit jealous of those hands that got to caress the Golden Locks.
-Were you flexing while charging the spirit bomb????
-Every time I say Spirit Bomb I keep thinking of Bring it On, lol
JENNIFER!!!!!
-As always, great job Charles!
Me: *paying attention to the science*
Kevin: "I'm on a nimbus cloud!"
Me: *loses it*
That grass though hahaha thanks for your info..... 😂
It looks like goku's hair
Congrats on 150 Kyle! Love this show!!!
Thanks Pong! -- KH
The other thing that would have to be taken into account is similar to the lightsaber wielding episode in regards to be able to hold that power so close would probably be to violent that you would vaporize instantly. Love you Kyle, you make science that much more cool!!
7:59 How long does it take Kyle to charge up an F bomb.
I love how you used the word "Namek" as a synonym for blowing up. I'm definitely gonna steal that.
Namek is now an adjective. I chuckled
1:53
: the grass
Shows goku's hair 😂😂
Happy 150, Kyle!!!
Thanks Scaramouche! -- KH
Congratulations for the 150th episode! I love the show and want it to keep going on as crazy as ever! Thanks for the entertainment Nerdist & all of you people!
"The grass"
*gokus hair*
Instant like for using "Namek" as a verb. Nice!
You also mentioned all the other variables I was going to bring up before I could! Awesome episode. :)
Love you're videos man, keep up that amazing work 👍👌
Very kind of you to say Willy, thank you -- KH
Goku: "Everyone! Lift up your hands and lend me your energy! I must make a spirit bomb!"
Everyone: "Um....but won't that destroy the planet?"
Goku: "I don't care, i'm Goku! I'm mentaly the age of an eight your old, yet people still love me"
4:54 OVER 9000!!!! Priceless 😂
No it's not. It's old as fuck
Zero/One True
Over 9000 is a translation error. Its really "over 8000"
Can I call this guy a normie?
I would love to have random cuts in future episodes of Kyle still charging up the Spirit Bomb
how fast would superman have to fly across the earth in the opposite direction to alter the earths rotation..............if thats physically possible
Doing it is as physically possible as an invulnerable man flying, but that's a good question.
Hopefully by November he covers that along with my inquiry about how much force does it take to super jump, like when he was trying to fly and could just leap 200ft up like nothing.
Assuming that all energy used to fly comes from the angular momentum of the earth, he would have to at least match the angular momentum of the earth (L = 2/5 * m_earth*r^2 * w; r is the radius of the earth, w is the angular velocity 1/day, m is the mass of the earth). Using wikipedia numbers and assuming uniform density for easy math, the angular momentum of the earth is about 4*10^30 kg*m^2/hr. Now, assuming that superman weighs as much as the average human, is flying relatively close to the surface, and can be treated as a point mass, he as angular momentum 4*10^30 = L = m_man*r*V where V is the supermans velocity. Final number crunch gives 9*10^24 km/hr or 2.5*20^24 m/s. The speed of light is 3.0^10^8 m/s so that answer is nonsense in reality, so we'd have to take relativistic effects into account, and it is so close to the speed of light that i got an underflow error on my calculator and it just says hes going 3*10^8 m/s.
edit - units
I'm not sure about this but i don't think his speed would change anything...
let's say he's in space at like 500 km altitude, he would slow down the earth at a veeeeeerrrrryy low rate wether he's immobile or flying in the opposite direction of earth rotation. If there's no friction, it doesn't matter.
Now, if he is in the atmosphere i guess his speed would matter because of air friction, but the dissipation of energy would be ridiculously low. (and that's considering the newtonian law of physics doesn't apply to him, since he can accelerate in space without anything propelling him. if they do apply, his motion is pointless)
VERITAS technically the flash has already ran so fast he was able to go back into the past so yeah. You could say he reversed the earth. So superman would have to fly as fast as the flash could run.
Bill McCune "Assuming that all energy used to fly comes from the angular momentum of the earth"
If that's the case then he should fly around the earth in the direction of earth's rotation to slow down the earth. (like he has a rigid lever connected to earth and he's pushing on it to accelerate himself), otherwise he would accelerate earth rotation.
1:22 When your a planet and you die so hard you become a verb
according to Team Four Star (abridged series) it takes 5 minutes
Pretty reliable source
NJCWolf indeed. Considering how bad freezer was kicking Goku’s butt... nah im sure he can handle it.
Roooll credits
Doodoododoo, doodooododoo, charging my attack
HOLY COW THAT WAS A MR. TORGUE COMMENT!!! I'LL NEVER FORGET WHEN MY FRIENDS WERE WATCHING DBZ AND SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT WAS MR. TORGUE. I AM ALSO SPEAKING IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE THE ONLY THING BETTER THAN ALL CAPS IS EXPLOSIONS AND I'M ALL OUT OF EXPLOSIONS!!!!
You should try to do the science behind a tron light disk and if it could compete with a lightsaber
"He's just a little kitty. I wanna touch his tummy" 😂😂😂
*It takes an entire season*
"Alright, Vegeta! I know you're a lot less powerful than I was in my SSJ3 form, but hold Majin Buu off for eight days while I charge the Spirit Bomb!"
"...Are you f***ing kidding me right now?"
"How long does it take to [...anything...] in DBZ" = 5 episodes.
love the visual and sound affect in the video! they are so well done and make the clip very enjoyable. A special compliment to the editing team! keep it up! :)
Hi , i Think you are missing out something, those are the values that would take a HUMAN to chage an spirit bomb, but this is Goku, so you need to consider the insane amount of energy that Goku adds to the equation, besides of the other Z warriors. actually in Majin boo saga, before Mr Satan speaks to the whole word, the amount of energy that the z warrios give to Goku creates a pretty decent Genki Dama.
00:00
Show accuracy. Used Goku's instant transmission with his fingers on his forehead. Subscribing now.
I'll tell you how long. 27 episodes.
Can someone make a clip or a gif of the "I'm on a numbus cloud" part? The internet requires it's eternal sacrifice of dignity
You should see the outtakes -- KH
Can we get the outtakes for the series as seperate uploads? I KNOW there is more than what is posted as stingers.
End of the year, marathon.
Because Science Blooper Reel!
:)
It has been done
Magnum Mack What is "dignity"? Can I eat it?
you can just see how much fun they have making these videos especially Kyle lmao
You don't count the power of junior, so the time is over 9000 more quickly
Kyle, you're great! Please, do an episode on the science behind James Cameron's The Abyss's liquid breathing and if that's even really possible.
Nerdist Hey Kyle! Do u have to write backwards to make these episodes and if yes is it extremely hard?
SilverHound 7 no, they flip the camera
o0 Aero 0o Oh thanks
I'LL NEVER TELL YOU CAN'T MAKE ME -- KH
Nerdist The mighty Thor may have his secrets. Us mortals have no right to ask
my bet would be that hes proficient at mirror writing with his right hand while also being decent at writing with his left hand
The faces Kyle makes while charging the spirit bomb is so funny xD
5:02 thank me later
Not sure if this is the place to pitch episode ideas, but I was thinking about one that might be right up your alley:
Could a living creature succumb to a sort of "mitochondrial manipulation" as seen in the video game and novel - "Parasite Eve"?
Also, keep doing what you do man. I find your series very fascinating and informative.
well technically you can burn dogs to see the raised water temperature but its not pretty
Kyle's nerding out levels are over 9000 in this episode and it's awesome 😂
Can you please make one about where krypton would have to be
Constantin Becker What do you mean?
Like taking into consideration the length of Kal-El's journey and speed, how long would it take for his crib to go from Krypton to Earth.
Woaahh, 150th episode.Good work on one of the best series on TH-cam.
Ok one BIG problem. You keep referring to the spirit bomb Goku used on Frieza and used the quote from King Kai that it can destroy the planet. Well the one Goku charged up against Vegeta in the Saiyan Saga would match that description, but the one he used against Frieza should be MUCH stronger. Goku was charging it up based on how powerful Frieza was. Frieza in his first form, with a power level of 530,000, destroyed planet Vegeta with ease (also bare in mind planet Vegeta has ten times the mass of earth). Frieza at 50% of his final form had a power level of 60,000,000, which is 113 times more powerful than his first form. In other words Frieza has the capability of destroying a dwarf star, and Goku needed to charge enough power in the Spirit bomb to destroy dwarf star level final Frieza. So you might need to recalculate some things bud.
mr5jr What about the Super Spirit Bomb? Obliterated the terror of the universe
Tyr the God of Justice are you referring to Dragon Ball GT? Which is non canon btw.
@mr5jr Buu Saga. It's canon.
kyrorayne I KNOW
I remember back in the day going online to nerd DBZ sites just to learn about everything on DBZ
The Spirit Bomb's original name is Genki Dama which roughly translates to Origin Ki Sphere. This is important because Genki, as a concept, is ancient and referenced once in an interview with Akira Toriyama as 1/3 of the components of Ki as a whole. Genki essentially refers to the basest bits of energy in the universe, present in all forms of matter, living and non-living.
Mister Satan is not Mister Torgue, though they do sound and look a little alike.
Well they both have the same voice actor, hence the joke.
Its Sho Nuff! Props if you know where i got that from
You have to distract him while I charge it...
For five minutes.
Is it possible for a person to generate enough energy to make a qi blast or plasma blast?
TitanOfGlass Myyhos I doubt it but maybe just enough to cause a physical effect
theres a video of a monk somewhere on youtube he kinda blast a piece of paper,however after they record the video the monk went missing and never heard of ever again. really interesting if ask me
put on some socks and drag feet across carpet to build a charge. then shock someone.
TitanOfGlass Mythos you will be so weak that the plasma wouldn't be hot enough and you will just blast some smoke lol.
There is a lot of energy in each calorie, so assuming you had some way to actually efficiently transform that energy... maybe.
Dude great video I love the Accuracy. I would love to see another one.
5 Mins thats how long you have
This is my favorite episode due to graphics and Kyle's asides.
Great. Now do something Neon Genesis Evangelion related
For all that energy, I love how the Spirit Bomb has only killed its target ONCE!
Kyle seems a bit baked
Lewis X- Z and he's never been better
"We can't just burn dogs" stephen from danplan" well, clearly you aren't trying hard enough."
The grass is goku's hair or am I seeing things?
Burrim Do Shrek. it is his hair
Simple: Goku's hiding in the grass.
When Kyle said "What episode are we on? 150. Thanks, for watching." that's a 4th wall break.
maybe hes just using the theoretical natural energy everything has...
Zero-point energy that is
Night Raven if that's the case, then there'd be no need to gather it from life forms, since it's simply an exertion of quantum pressure. Channeled correctly, it's a functionally infinite source of power, since it can split nothing into a unit of positive and negative.
Kyle we watch because you're AWESOME! the whole reason i subscribed to nerdist tbh
2:03 IS THAT A BL2 JOKE?
Eko I laughed so hard at the grass shaped like Goku's hair.
TOURGE AND MR SATAN
"I need to charge it for five minutes...and considering how bad he was kicking my butt...."
You have to be pure of heart to stand on the nimbus cloud, Nerdist.
Congrats on 150 episodes, Kyle!
By far this is my favorite series on TH-cam
Thank you! I'll try to live up to that -- KH
1:50 I like how you used Goku's hair for _"grass"_
That maniacal laugh during that dog joke though...
If i remember correctly from an episode, he was able to gathering energy from people/animals/All the things on other planets as well.
congratulations on your 150th episode!! iv been following you on UT and Insta for a while now and love all your content. (epic climbing skills btw). I'm a huge dbz fan so particularly loved this episode. keep up the good work!!
The flying nimbus defies all logic haha you have to be pure of heart to be able to stand on it. Master Roshi failed when trying to explain it to Goku and Turtle was so upset with him cuz he knew he turned pervy lol
When he said joules over time, I pictured the guy from jaws saying "A Watt?"
Did Kyle laugh at burning dogs? lol You're a funny guy, Kyle.
So... is anyone else going to acknowledge that the grass that popped up at about 1:56 is really just Goku's hair?
You had a lot of fun with this episode.
I love these episodes! :) So informative and funny! Wish science was like that during my school years :)
the better question is, how strong winds rule in aangs wind bycycle or whatever he calls it (the small ball of wind that he skates around on)
"It will cease being in a gravitationally bound state and, you know, Namek..."
Kyle: we can't just burn dog's
Popo: Oh you get use to it, it's like burning cat's.
I like how the planet would just Namek
Namic's officially a verb
"It will cease being in a gravitationally bound state and, you know...Namek."
**pause video** I found a new word for explode~ **resumes**
MORE EPISODES!!! Thanks Kyle, love watching Because Science, it is a weekly highlight of mine that give me a peak at the science of my favorite nerd things.
Holy shit, this series is amazing. It mixes pop culture and science in such a great way.
Why does trunk have purple hair? Time to ask Bulma
You forget that there are Dinosaurs and other high powered characters who can give more energy than average.
What happens to all of the Hulks "mass" when he calms down and turns back into Bruce Banner? His growth into the Hulk can be simply comic book explained by very rapid increase of cellular mitosis throughout his entire body I suppose, but where does it all go when he turns back?
I really hope the next few episodes feature him still charging the spirit bomb
the engines on "Last Exile" or at least a theory of what the fuel might be
He adds his own energy also which is massive
150! Heck Yeah! Congrats!
Here's one for you Kyle, the properties of Baryonic decay and how it could possibly be used to generate electricity.