Dan of The Action Lab (previously) shared how to make a perfect square of water by laying a water-repelling coating on a stainless steel surface. He also demonstrated that this ultrahydrophobic coating can be used to create other shapes and how a simple drop of soap can undo the whole…
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Gömböc, A Remarkable Shape That Automatically Rights Itself With Only Two Equilibrium Points
詹姆斯的实验室(以前)解释和行动demonstrated the Gömböc, a particular homogenous shape that relies on only two equilibrium points to automatically right itself. The design is so ingenious that three varieties of turtles have evolved their shells to a Gömböc shape. … some turtles have evolved the…
Polyethylene Glycol, An Amazing Liquid That Can Pour Itself Out of a Container
The Action Lab demonstrates the power of polyethylene glycol, an amazing liquid that can pour itself out of a container due to its very long chains of linked molecules.
What Happens When Flying a Drone Inside an Elevator
The Action Lab decided to fly a drone inside an elevator that was going up eight floors just to see what would happen. Unlike his previous flight challenge inside a moving vehicle, this was a rather safe but interesting experiment showing how a drone in flight positions itself to remain…
Successfully Stacking Pringles Chips in a Complete Circle Without Using Glue
The host of The Action Lab sat down to demonstrate and explain how he was able to successfully stack Pringles potato chips in a complete circle without the use of glue. In this video I make a Pringle Ringle! I talk about the physics of stacking and talk about how…
How to Remove Color From Food
In an achromatic episode of The Action Lab. the resident scientist demonstrated the process by which to remove color from food, specifically a strawberry and a raspberry, by soaking them bleach for 24 hours. While the raspberry was completely destroyed, the strawberry survived and was bleached almost all the way…
Inflating and Deflating Stretch Armstrong’s Nemesis Vac-Man In a Vacuum Chamber
The Action Lab took on a new challenge where they documented what happened when they inflated and deflated Vac-Man, an action figure created as the nemesis of Stretch Armstrong, in a vacuum chamber. Who is Vac-man? It is Stretch Armstrong’s Nemesis that you can lock in place by sucking the…
Trying to Fly a Drone Inside of a Moving Vehicle
The Action Lab took on a dangerous in-car flight challenge where they tested out what happens when a drone if flown inside of a moving vehicle. The question they attempt to answer is “Will the drone stay with the car as it moves or will it stay in the same…