I thought this was fake

From Atomic Frontier. Why do some beaches squeak and what’s the deal with singing sand dunes? I went to Australia to find out. Along the way I lose my marbles, get sunburned, and fill my camera with sand. ———- II ———- Thanks to Vlogbrothers for their sponsorship of this video. (seriously, how cool is that!?!?!)…

How to make moon dust

From Atomic Frontier. NASA’s Artemis missions have generated a new interest in lunar simulant for testing our future spacecraft and equiptment on the harsh surface of the moon. I visited the University of Central Florida’s Exolith Lab to find out how we’re making LHS. Check out Exolith at: https://spaceresourcetech.com/ ———- II ———- 0:00 That’s no…

You’re wrong about QWERTY

From Atomic Frontier. I used machine learning to create the world’s worst (and best) keyboard layouts. Along the way I learned how QWERTY came to be, how simulated annealing works, and got a little better at typing. Full code at: https://github.com/AtomicFrontierCode/keyboards Music by Julian, camera by Julia, story by James. ———- II ———- This video…

How to launch a nuclear weapon

From Atomic Frontier. Inside the world’s last Titan II nuclear silo. During the Cold War this structure held the most powerful weapon ever deployed by the United States. Today the warhead is gone but eveything else remains; giving me the perfect oportunity to explore the engineering and logistics behind how to launch a nuclear ICBM.…

The Satellite Orbit Tier List

From Atomic Frontier. Space is filled with satellites in interesting orbits, but which one is best? A crash course in astrodynamics in the format of "the BBC if they decided make a tier list video". 0:00 Introduction 1:05 Very Low Earth 1:55 International Space Station 2:36 Walker Constellation 3:12 Sun Synchronous 4:00 GPS 4:46 Flower…

Dividing by zero on a water computer from 1940

From Atomic Frontier. 🌎 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➡️ https://nordvpn.com/atomicfrontier It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!☝️ I went to Cambridge to revive a water computer that once modelled the British Economy. ———- II ———- This video was brought to you by an unhealthy amount of coffee and our awesome Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/atomicfrontier. 0:00…

How scientists rebuilt Notre Dame

From Atomic Frontier. How are we rebuilding Notre Dame to sound the same as it did before the fire? Check out the full-VR ghost choir at: https://youtu.be/qcOPuIVpXxk Huge thanks to Prof. Brian Katz and Dr. David Poirier-Quinot for helping to make this video possible. ———- II ———- This video was brought to you by an…

American Cheese Isn’t Cheese

From Atomic Frontier. What’s the deal with American Cheese? Sponsored by Squarespace. Head to https://squarespace.com/atomicfrontier to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code ATOMICFRONTIER. Huge thanks to the Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company for helping us with the episode! Check out their cheeses and visit the farm at…

Asteroid Shields are OP

From Atomic Frontier. I fire the world’s fastest gun to test the next generation of spacecraft shields. Sponsored by Squarespace. Head to https://squarespace.com/atomicfrontier to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code ATOMICFRONTIER. Huge thanks to the team at the Texas A&M University Hypervelocity Impact Laboratory for helping make…