I Waterproofed Myself With Aerogel!
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Channel: Veritasium
Views: 11,925,879
Rating: 4.9033141 out of 5
Keywords: veritasium, science, physics, aerogel, waterproof, fireproof, blowtorch
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Length: 12min 21sec (741 seconds)
Published: Fri Jun 21 2019
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How does he get it off of his body afterwards?
I feel like this stuff may be not the best to be breathing in/otherwise getting into your body. Nanostructures can do some weird shit with your cells... I'd probably not rub it all over me.
βWhats the non flammable binder?β βproprietaryβ
I'm surprised there was no mention of potentially putting it inside firefighter suits.
So yes, those videos with guys rubbing aerogel on their skin and playing with it, will pop up on r/wtf in a few years time when we do find out that aerogel dust is highly cancerogenic, just as with those old school asbestos ads.
...And I sincerely hope that this will not be the case, looks like potential next gen of hydrofobic treatment solutions.
When will they have dildos made from this?
What does this do to his drag in the water? Is it near zero?
So like asbestos but less kill-y?
The pool was so bizarre