Eye Floaters And Flashes
Big news! You can now support Deep Look on Patreon. More after the show. A verdant park, an idyllic day. But something has gone terribly wrong. A passerby discovers it first — and lets out a piercing call. Within seconds, everyone in earshot rushes to the scene. It’s mayhem… or so it seems. Crows are…
[ ♪ Intro ] Going to the doctor’s office is almost always a bummer. Even if you’re not deathly ill, there’s the whole ordeal of actually getting out of the house and then filling out forms and waiting around reading old magazines for what seems like eternity. So it’s not surprising that home remedies are…
Topic: Earthing. Why do buildings have lightning rods? I know. They are used to dry clothes. No. They are used for earthing. Earthing means digging the earth, right? No. Earthing is the process of transferring charge from a charged object to the earth. It is done with the help of this lightning rod. A lightning…
Topic: Latent heat of vaporization. Why do wet clothes feel cold? Because, because. I don’t know. It is because of latent heat of vaporization. Latent heat of vaporization. Is the amount of heat energy required to change a unit mass of liquid into vapor. Now, the value of latent heat of vaporization of water is…
Topic: Archimedes principle. Why do ships float? Good question. Give me minimum five years to unravel its mystery. Alright. Don’t bother. To answer this question, we need to understand Archimedes’ principle. Archimedes’ principle states that an object partly or fully immersed in a liquid. Experiences an upward force called buoyant force which is equal to…
My name is Nathali Aucapina and I’m an Explainer at the New York Hall of Science. Normally they always say, “Oh, you’re like a tour guide, right? At the Hall of Science?” and I’m like, “No, I’m so much more than that.” Because you are. You’re walking around and you’re making sure that everyone understands…
– Good afternoon everyone, welcome to the spring semester, and a special welcome to our colleagues at UW Washington County. The UW Washington shop will be streaming much like the rest of the UWM community. So last fall, I talked about UWM’s impact in the framework for key strategic actions, that underlie that impact. Today,…
Why does helium make you sound funny? Because helium converts you into a joker. No. Air mainly consists of gases such as nitrogen and oxygen. It is present in our surroundings, lungs, mouth, nose, etc. When we speak, air from our lungs passes through the vocal folds making them vibrate. These vibrations make the air…
Topic: Rain. Why does rain smell? Maybe it applies a special perfume. No. Rain is just water and water doesn’t have any smell. So, what’s that smell? The distinctive smell which frequently accompanies the first rain after a dry weather. Is scientifically called petrichor. It basically comes from plants and bacteria called actinomycetes which live…
Topic: Bad breath. Why do we get bad breath? It’s not bad breath. It’s perfume. Gross. Bad breath is generally caused by bacteria that live in our mouth. These bacteria feed on the food particles which get stuck in our teeth, gums and tongue. They breakdown the food particles into simpler forms. Releasing foul smelling…