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  • @UNCOVR
    @UNCOVR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I've got some bad news about 2020, and it's not about running out of Helium.

    • @marianna5632
      @marianna5632 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not in 2023 either 😅

    • @UNCOVR
      @UNCOVR ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marianna5632 Haha, I'm counting the day, Matey.

  • @entity1566
    @entity1566 8 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    A bit of helium walks into a bar. The bartender says "sorry, we do not serve noble gases here" ... the helium does not react. 😂

    • @YaSunny0409
      @YaSunny0409 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Hummel LMAO

    • @ravensrealm1170
      @ravensrealm1170 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ive been dying from thie joke for 10 minutes, i dont know why, its so bad but so good😂😂

  • @ShammyKalii
    @ShammyKalii 13 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    How could you do a helium episode without explaining why it changes your voice! That's one of the best parts!

  • @KariKidd
    @KariKidd 9 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Oh I am so glad clean shaven Hank reigns today :)

    • @GHosTxShadoux
      @GHosTxShadoux 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +Kari Kidd Really? I kinda liked the goatee. :P

    • @Bruh-su6ph
      @Bruh-su6ph 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wrong

    • @edwinismail9401
      @edwinismail9401 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No he does not have beards at all🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ColaKitty9595
      @ColaKitty9595 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Welcome to the age of CURLY HANK- iykyk

  • @RumerPriestly
    @RumerPriestly 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wow, much like a fine wine, Hank has certainly improved with age.

  • @SciShow
    @SciShow  12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    sorry if we've offended with this categorization. we will put it in both playlists. best wishes.

  • @alcredeur
    @alcredeur 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Was Hank stoned in all these old videos?

  • @Slattery777
    @Slattery777 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Scishow commercial before a scishow video = win

  • @carlamae7700
    @carlamae7700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:59 "run out of helium by 2020"
    Watching this currently on 2021, and we still got Helium buuuut theres a shortage of it

  • @tobias6401
    @tobias6401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    When you are watching in 2020, ffffffffffff*

    • @lag00n54
      @lag00n54 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      well it's still fine for now
      check it your self

  • @CBusschaert
    @CBusschaert 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Damn mustache, Hank!
    So how's the situation of Helium now that we're closing on 2020? (still have a couple of years though)

    • @eagleontheweb
      @eagleontheweb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      + Yeah would like an update!

    • @aarOuOn
      @aarOuOn 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @Lolly-ms3pz
      @Lolly-ms3pz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hi from 2020! we still have helium :)

    • @ali_baroudi
      @ali_baroudi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Lolly-ms3pz yes we still have it in 2021 also 🙌🏻😂😂

  • @miweshshehan
    @miweshshehan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    when hank said will run out in 2020
    me in 2021 : IT'S A MIRACLE

  • @lincolnpepper816
    @lincolnpepper816 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    at 1:11 a message shows up for about one frame.
    i turned the speed to .25 and found out its just warning us about a glitch in the video, that it shows him reading the script for 1 frame while its supposed to be in the cartoon.

    • @scvpest
      @scvpest 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +lincoln pepper hahaha "V.O. full screen gfx"

  • @kxxishaddd2652
    @kxxishaddd2652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    yoyoyo we still have our helium and it’s almost 2021

  • @tinycrab2702
    @tinycrab2702 10 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    We should stop using helium in balloons

    • @bellafergusson7017
      @bellafergusson7017 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤔🤔🤔🤔🤣🤣

    • @KOKO-uu7yd
      @KOKO-uu7yd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I actually did not know about all of this, until I went to get helium balloons for my kid's bday, about a year ago! They didn't have helium, and the sales clerk educated me (THANK YOU!)
      I'm proud of my kiddos. 😍 After explaining to THEM why I didn't have the balloons that day, they no longer want them!👍😍

    • @ThePeterDislikeShow
      @ThePeterDislikeShow 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KOKO-uu7yd Can't we use hydrogen instead? It's actually not that dangerous for the amount in a party balloon.

    • @EnvisionerWill
      @EnvisionerWill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We should use hydrogen instead, so that more children's birthday parties explode. This would help solve the global population crisis AND give more of the upcoming generation's members the resiliency to cope with trauma. It's win-win!

    • @KOKO-uu7yd
      @KOKO-uu7yd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThePeterDislikeShow it may not actually be THAT dangerous in small amounts, but the amounts get larger as you move back from purchase, to origin. So, the store selling it will have a large tank of it. The large tank will be refilled by rather large tanker trucks. The trucks get filled at the refinement/processing centers. And there's the collection process, etc etc.
      So, I'm not sure it would be worth all of that? BUT, it MIGHT be worth investing $ into safety and problem solving all those points! It might someday be a viable option, IF there's enough motivation to invest into it.
      Btw, read *EnvisionerWill* comment. A real sweetheart, ain't he? Not sure what, if any, point he's trying to make, like maybe he's just voicing how dangerous he thinks it is. But. Yeah.😖

  • @Ari-uv9hi
    @Ari-uv9hi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:56
    Me watching in 2020: **sweats profusely**

  • @jamestravers538
    @jamestravers538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    its 2020 now

  • @Keated
    @Keated 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Helium 3's also REALLY useful for ultra low temperature research (unlike He4, it's a fermion rather than a boson, and can be cooled to way, way lower temperatures :D ), but damn is that stuff expensive XD

  • @ThatWinterRider
    @ThatWinterRider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So... now in 2021 and I'm curious as to what became of our helium stash.

  • @andre50945
    @andre50945 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your 'Lando/Star Wars" comment is just one of the many reasons I like to educate myself with your show

  • @xoxo8321
    @xoxo8321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    WHEN YOU REALIZE
    its almost 2020 😳

  • @woodfur00
    @woodfur00 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hank + helium = awesomeness².

  • @Hi_Brien
    @Hi_Brien 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    dang it I thought it was 0.000529%

    • @strengthman600
      @strengthman600 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, I got 0.000531. So close

    • @hotdog2841
      @hotdog2841 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it was 5%

    • @strengthman600
      @strengthman600 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Hot Dog Okay that's crazy talk

    • @tf3confirmedbuthv54
      @tf3confirmedbuthv54 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      6%

    • @TheReaverOfDarkness
      @TheReaverOfDarkness 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I actually guessed anywhere from 0.001% to 0.003%. I was in the ballpark but still pretty far off.

  • @ThatSoddingGamer
    @ThatSoddingGamer 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Helium is less dense than regular atmosphere (so all/mostly helium 'air' versus regular atmosphere), so when sound moves through it, it moves faster and is less compressed as a result. Same way speeding up a sound, like the Chipmunks, makes it higher pitch.

  • @koa12
    @koa12 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    *CHECK*
    Check 1:12, for an instant something different is on the video; it says "V.O full screen gfx" and also an image of him reading a paper booklet. It's like a millisecond.

    • @koa12
      @koa12 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's between 1:11 to 1:12

    • @allluckyseven
      @allluckyseven 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Editing problems. The editor didn't match the following animation with Hank's voice over to that timeframe, so it starts a tiny little bit later, but enough for the placeholder text to show up.

  • @YaSunny0409
    @YaSunny0409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When it’s 2020 but we still have helium

  • @jewleahiawelch4786
    @jewleahiawelch4786 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is a great informational video on helium

  • @ballooniecat
    @ballooniecat 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Question: how come we can't replenish our helium supply from alpha particles? We produce those all the time in particle accelerators and radioactive decay, and they are basically just helium nuclei; why can't we aim an alpha source at a collector, wait for the particles to snag electrons to make themselves neutral, then vacuum them up and store them in tanks?

    • @chinglamyung
      @chinglamyung 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is an excellent question

    • @luvbotany
      @luvbotany 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      because your MRI and floaty balloon would cost about 1billion$. We need to make nuke and eventually fusion electric which might be able to add a supply of He and He3. I know lots of people joke about this but in about 3-4 years, its gonna become a serious issue.

  • @CrissCrossClock
    @CrissCrossClock 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a conversation with Taylor Wilson when he came to a TedX conversation in my home city that I went to for free because I'm a student, and it was just phenomenal talking with him.

  • @animedorkify
    @animedorkify 10 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Quick! Everybody try that high pitch voice trick before we run out!

    • @supersarah5673
      @supersarah5673 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      then we'll run out even quicker yunno

    • @ThePeterDislikeShow
      @ThePeterDislikeShow 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can always do that with hydrogen. Bonus, you can burp flames.

  • @ValkyrieMaiden95
    @ValkyrieMaiden95 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks! I've always been curious about that.

  • @kdc43
    @kdc43 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Almost 50 years ago my dad was a manager for Kresge's before it morphed into Kmart, he showed us boys this, and it was really funny cuz we sounded like cartoon characters!!!

  • @DexterEvilGenius
    @DexterEvilGenius 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've just found your channel and directly subscribed, I guess I'll spend a few days trying to watch all your videos, wish me luck!

  • @conorreedR2C
    @conorreedR2C 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is it just me or does his high voice sound like steve buscemi's?

  • @ILoveSprite94
    @ILoveSprite94 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @drumline17 it's a unit we covered in grade 12 chem. Maybe I translated it wrong since I take chem in french but it was "chimie electrique" so I assumed it was electric chem. We covered stuff such as the function of electrolytic and voltaic batteries.

  • @colmorourke5635
    @colmorourke5635 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn! I'd thought 0.005%. Kinda close in a 'not mathematical' way.

  • @zelgriever
    @zelgriever 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Subscribing to you cos you fill my mind with knowledge and make me feel smart.

  • @araeside6979
    @araeside6979 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OML 2020?! FOUR YEARS?!!

  • @xbbjdf8
    @xbbjdf8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't speak highly enough about this video

  • @everardomolina5612
    @everardomolina5612 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am going to graduate from high school in 2020 I'm in 7th right know

    • @IanHulett
      @IanHulett 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Keep up the good work and don't cave into peer pressure.

    • @KatieKat223
      @KatieKat223 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Give literally zero shits about anything anyone says, but focus on what you want instead.

    • @Penelope77
      @Penelope77 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +everardo molina No more balloons for my highschool graduation party?!?!

    • @tristendaigneault112
      @tristendaigneault112 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey ur in grade 10 now lol 11 next yr

  • @ARSP33LS
    @ARSP33LS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, Hank really cleaned up since these videos.

  • @sleeplessauk
    @sleeplessauk 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    this has hands down the greatest thumbnail of any scishow episode.

  • @AdityaBhoite1403
    @AdityaBhoite1403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just an update, we are in 2022 and still have a lot of helium left 1:58 😁

    • @h7opolo
      @h7opolo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      whew

  • @garrettglenewinkel7366
    @garrettglenewinkel7366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OK so it’s 2021. Can we get a follow up video on how we have conserved helium?

  • @raziasultana5222
    @raziasultana5222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    damn havent heard of that helium shortage yet!

  • @ShmingsThings
    @ShmingsThings 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found the easter-egg! During the 1:11 second, the editors screwed up and it's this shot of Hank reading the script, with "For every atoms of atmosphere" around him and "V.O. full screen gfx" in a different font on his torso. I just rapidly paused and un paused with the space bar until I found whatever it was my brain told me was between that graphic and the next scene.

  • @captainhobo1234567
    @captainhobo1234567 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I read a story on Taylor in Popular Science. Pretty amazing young man. Absolutely brilliant.

  • @UltimateKieran
    @UltimateKieran 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    i came here because i thought it would be hilarious to hear hank with a squeaky voice...
    i was overwhelmingly satisfied

  • @KY_CPA
    @KY_CPA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We need an update on our reserve supply and outlook now that we're in to the dreaded aforementioned 2020! 😱

    • @KY_CPA
      @KY_CPA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I take it back. Now after the 2020 we're already having, I don't think I really want that update anymore.

  • @triskaideca13
    @triskaideca13 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm going to be honest here, if Hank had that voice all the time, I wouldn't stay subscribed.

  • @ericpeterson2960
    @ericpeterson2960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2021 we still got heliim :D... For now..

  • @sangria-margarita
    @sangria-margarita 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the kind of guy that would tell you the world is ending in the same tone of voice as he would tell you he forgot to flush the toilet

  • @rent418
    @rent418 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    can you do a video on the big bang and inflation theorys :)

  • @sol_mental
    @sol_mental 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is an oldy, but is a goodie. I vote up for a remake!

  • @technofenton
    @technofenton 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I read an article in a magazine about that kid. I think it was about him making some crazy furnace ( for lack of the right word, maybe arc reactor? ) that could make plasma.

  • @TheArmd223
    @TheArmd223 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hank, your helium voice is freaking beautiful.
    Also, you SHOULD do a whole episode on that guy, cos he is awesome, and I want to know more than what I read in this one magazine .___.

  • @LieutenantSheep
    @LieutenantSheep 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've never inhaled helium, and then listened to how my voice sounds. Maybe I should have that experience before it's too late.

  • @dcfcdannyboy92
    @dcfcdannyboy92 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    when he inhales the helium at the end he sounds like Steve Buscemi lol

  • @housephone9090
    @housephone9090 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dang 2020 is right around the corner

  • @sol_mental
    @sol_mental 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ALSO DID WE RUN OUT OF IT YET?

  • @Theawesomersibling
    @Theawesomersibling 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMR! Hank's Helium voice! I am actually crying with laughter!

  • @yaxlat
    @yaxlat 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn you sound great with helium.

  • @xShooter7
    @xShooter7 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The beginning of this video reminded me of Fred for the first time in years and years.

  • @DarthSivius
    @DarthSivius 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome, thank you!

  • @user-kv4gj9jp4h
    @user-kv4gj9jp4h 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So it’s 2020 we still have helium?

  • @adamqazsedc
    @adamqazsedc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's now near the end of 2020

  • @vilondero
    @vilondero 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sound travels really fast in helium, something about 1000 m/s. So, if you look at the waves equation, you'll see that the higher the velocity, the higher the frequency must be.

  • @Chrnan6710
    @Chrnan6710 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The air in your vocal chords gets lighter in your vocal chords, making your voice go faster, which makes it sound higher. I think.

  • @BlueFalconLPs
    @BlueFalconLPs 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    On helium you sound like the guy in the middle of the galaxy in Spore. Don't remember his name, but he was amazing.

  • @TursipielAlthins
    @TursipielAlthins 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hank, can you do an episode explaining how LEDs work? And perhaps how LCDs work? And why they both make awesome TV screens?

  • @Juan-bw5dr
    @Juan-bw5dr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you make a video about neon? (Its my favorite noble gas)

  • @IAmTehEuge
    @IAmTehEuge 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:11 There is a short time where "V.O. full screen gfx" is displayed in the middle of the screen.

  • @ghanjahman
    @ghanjahman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Soooo....did we run out yet?

  • @fuliajulia
    @fuliajulia 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Um, could you do a video on Taylor Wilson...he's kind of been my hero since I was in third grade and read an article about how he achieved fusion...

  • @BackwardAssassin
    @BackwardAssassin 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The speed of sound is higher in helium than in normal mixtures of gas in air. Because of this, whenever you speak with a lung full of helium, your voice projects at a higher frequency than normal.

  • @DarthSivius
    @DarthSivius 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have to correct you there. In fact we already know how to do it, but the output is less than the input so it's not worth using it on massive scale since we'd only be losing energy. In about 20 to 30 years, physicists will have found a way to do 'cold fusion' which is fusion at a lower temperature so it will be profitable.

  • @isprekken
    @isprekken 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, one more thing: there is a real explanation for the sharp rise in He prices, and it can be heard if you search for NPR's "The Weird Story Of Why Helium Prices Are Going Through The Roof"
    It has to do with the FHR, as mentioned in this video, but it's not as simple as one might think.
    If you wanted my sources, data on Helium reserves and production can be found at minerals.usgs.gov
    Lastly, kudos to Hank and the SciShow team for doing a great job and (usually) getting their facts right!

  • @Snuzzled
    @Snuzzled 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was gonna suggest you to do a show on helium, then I saw you actually did one :D

  • @mersa316
    @mersa316 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    At least he said "I shouldn't be wasting this, but.."

  • @allensu9363
    @allensu9363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:58 wait hank said we’ll run out of helium by 2020. It’s 2020 now and I can still get helium.

  • @EvgenyPenchev
    @EvgenyPenchev 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    hank you should explain about the property called superfluid of hellium it is one of the most baffling physical mysteries. and not mention amazingly cool.

  • @DarthSivius
    @DarthSivius 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    May I ask why this is in the chemistry section and not the physics section of your playlists?

  • @columbus8myhw
    @columbus8myhw 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quick question. Unrelated. It there was an outer hull of a ship, separated a few inches from the normal outside of the ship by nothing (a vacuum (WHY ARE THERE TWO U'S?!!?)), will it float better? Because I'm pretty sure that assuming you put it in something strong enough not to implode, a vacuum floats pretty well.

  • @deranger17
    @deranger17 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The helium's broken up when it's used in whatever process we use it for or it's released into the atmosphere where it leaves? Why can't we reuse it?

  • @NuckMyFuts352
    @NuckMyFuts352 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:30
    How you make green balloon cooperate with green screen?!?

  • @larissagriffith745
    @larissagriffith745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi 2020 here, helium is the least of our worries.

  • @TheKazue00
    @TheKazue00 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Scishow is one of the few things you can start watching on youtube and end up learning something, instead of ending up watching monkeys make crack or somewhere worse like a miley cyrus video. I never fine myself saying 'ok enough internet' while watching scishow ! .

  • @KaritKtana
    @KaritKtana 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    can you explain how MRI machines work? i mean, i know about the big rotating magnets, but where does the helium come in?
    maybe an episode on different medical imaging machines and techniques would be cool!

  • @Supercav100
    @Supercav100 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Kisa Sohma that my friend is a compound not an element every element wants a full valence shell which is 8-whatever its maximum is, so sulfurhexaflouride is something wiith 13 valence electrons but it can have upwards of 16-32 I believe I'm not sure though

  • @IrateNub
    @IrateNub 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    at 1:11 I recorded it in fraps and slowed the video down to find the small text say "V.O. full screen gfx"

  • @michaeldjarmotsky1820
    @michaeldjarmotsky1820 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Swallowing helium makes me sound like Alvin from Alvin and the chipmunks

  • @RandomScienceGirl
    @RandomScienceGirl 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @roxx0n Hello Steven from Germany! I agree that covering the string theory is a great idea...but you first need to identify which one as there are many and it's really complex and we don't actually know if it (them) could work.

  • @nostalgiaprincess
    @nostalgiaprincess 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    please revisit this!!!!

  • @andreschavesdiaz
    @andreschavesdiaz 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol. Hank looks so funny with the globes while spinning.

  • @Supercav100
    @Supercav100 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Kisa Sohma also hexaflouride is 6 fluorine atoms

  • @Quilli
    @Quilli 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You could say they have a special "gas" on the show today.
    Ahah.

  • @petzemz
    @petzemz 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should do one on sulfur hexafluoride because not many ppl now what it is and it just as fun as helium!

  • @WorldWaterWars14
    @WorldWaterWars14 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    can you do an episode on sulfur-hexaflouride?

  • @puffmanor
    @puffmanor 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was so confused at the start of the vid xD

  • @ashvio
    @ashvio 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @ChannelCassie Yes, she did. I did not refute that fact. Im saying that helium in an unpressurized state (ie, balloons), do not pose a health threat unless you somehow manage to suck enough of it in so it replaces all the oxygen in your lungs, and even then it wouldnt cause death. The chemical properties of helium itself didnt do anything (like carbon monoxide or something would), but rather an obstruction in a blood vessel caused by inhaling helium from a pressurized tank.