September 3, 2011 in Science & Technology

You Can’t Touch Anything

VERY nerdy episode today 🙂 To learn more: xkcd radiation dose infographic: http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/03/19/radiation-chart/ Like us on Facebook to join the community! http://www.facebook.com/VsauceGaming Radiation from your own BODY: http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/life-is-rad More on how we don’t TOUCH anything: http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/touch/touch.html Also a good read: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ask/index.html?quid=1118 Physics forum on this topic: http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=326634 Pauli Exclusion Principle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_exclusion_principle Electrons repel each other: http://clearscience.tumblr.com/post/619361757/atoms-cant-fall-through-each-other-because-their How things “stick” without making contact: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesion VIDEO about sharing electrons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2uUl7fyPBM VIDEO showing alpha-decay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Gjxj01ojM VIDEO showing zygote development (cell division): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymD5Ps3HF-4 Most music in this episode by JAKE CHUDNOW: http://soundcloud.com/jakechudnow