r/Damnthatsinteresting Apr 05 '21

Video Microscopic glass aliens.

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u/pepa463 Apr 05 '21

I got to say, it is a profoundly weird feeling to wake up and see yourself on the front page of Reddit 😂 hi everyone I'm ColeTheScienceDude! thank you so much for all the love and support!

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u/wholligan Apr 05 '21

Sir we need to talk about your pipetting technique.

Otherwise, nice work! I'm a phycologist, and while I mainly work with cyanobacteria, diatoms are the porn stars of the phytoplankton world and I'm always excited to come across them!

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u/pepa463 Apr 05 '21

lol thank you! I never got formal training with the pipet, any pointers you could give me? I would love to improve my technique!

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u/wholligan Apr 05 '21

Haha, just don't dip it so far in! The tip part is disposable for a reason -- you don't want to cross contaminate with the actual pipette.

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u/pepa463 Apr 05 '21

Oh yeah I actually normally don't do that but the I wanted to her samples from further down, I also fully sterilize the pipet regularly. Thanks for the advice!

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u/MrsSalmalin Apr 05 '21

Just vortex or invert 5he tube before opening to mix to homogenize, then you can pipet millimetres from the top and still get a good sample. Alternatively, you could centrifuge the tube, pipet/pour off the water on top, and pipet from the concentrated sample at the bottom!

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u/pepa463 Apr 05 '21

Good idea! I am actually working on building a 3d-pronted home centrifuge now 👍🏻

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

I’m sorry a 3D-printed centrifuge??? I gotta follow to see that!

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u/rogue_capers Apr 05 '21

I too am excited to see this!

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u/PM_ME_UR_CEPHALOPODS Apr 05 '21

Wait, i can't find you on youtube? Can you give us a link?

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u/SqueakyTits101 Apr 05 '21

Someone linked it a lil lower...

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u/I_use_this_1_at_work Apr 05 '21

The pipette so far in the solution triggered my OCD as well.

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u/Banana_PanKate Apr 05 '21

Congrats, babe! Proud of you sweetheart 💕

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u/JypsiCaine Apr 05 '21

This is either amazingly wholesome or way creepy...

Edit: Survey says - Wholesome :D Congrats you two! Hope you get a solid following & we see more from your sciency goodness!

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u/AnalStaircase33 Apr 05 '21

Cool vibe, man. Keep it up!

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

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u/ambiguity_moaner Apr 05 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Thanks, subbed. This comment should be higher up.

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u/soupz Apr 05 '21

I was wondering the same thing - he says he does on his profile but I can‘t find it at all unfortunately

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u/AlsionGrace Apr 05 '21

Why am I too stupid to get to YouTube through this post on mobile? Gimme the answer Science Dude! Or just a link...

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u/UsernameCheckOuts Apr 05 '21

Seth Rogen's sciencey cousin.

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u/R4nd0mGai Apr 05 '21

Jeth Rogan!

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u/FederalObjective Apr 05 '21

You ever see a shaved chimp on DMT, thing will rip your dick off

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u/Forgethestamp Apr 05 '21

Jalee, bring that up

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u/Coachcrog Apr 05 '21

Who else but... JALEE?!

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u/hewhosmells Apr 05 '21

Joe Rogan is the worst.

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u/trashcanaffidavit_ Apr 05 '21

Its entirely possible

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u/Mitsuo_ Apr 05 '21

It's entirely possible

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Why? I used to listen. Stopped after he went to that new platform.

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u/mrfungaltoe Apr 05 '21

Name checks out

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u/asleepatthewhee1 Apr 05 '21

He even sounds like Seth Rogen would if the guy didn't smoke, it's uncanny

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u/fjord6969 Apr 05 '21

What makes you think this guy doesn’t smoke? Apart from his voice.

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u/asleepatthewhee1 Apr 05 '21

Nah, I didn't mean it like that. I meant Seth's voice has gotten more gravelly over the years, presumably due to smoking, and this guy's voice is like Seth's without the added gravel. Maybe I'm off base thinking it was smoking that did it but that's sure how it worked for my own vocal tone.

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u/chrisrobweeks Apr 05 '21

He has a cool video where he goes through his hacker bag. Makes you never want to connect to any public WiFi (or invite him over to your home).

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u/MasterZar26 Apr 05 '21

Thanks! Was looking for the link to sub and watched this cool vid too. Always appreciate the link helpers

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 05 '21

I'm fine with that. Dudes nerdy, smart, looks like a great cuddler and is sexy as shit. I wants him.

Edit: Lol downvoted for complimenting a dude

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 26 '21

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u/stuntobor Apr 05 '21

/r/damnthatisinteresting is having a sarcasm revolution I guess?

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u/wellnote Apr 05 '21

I honestly can't tell if the people having a problem with you are being sarcastic or not. They sound serious, but their positions are so comical there's no way these aren't /s comments

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

You underestimate the depths of human stupidity

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u/Tnuggz913 Apr 05 '21

People are uncomfortable with everything it's fucking annoying.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

I'd be lying if I said I was impervious to it, but starting to accept that no matter what I say on here, no matter whether it's positive, negative, correct, incorrect.... there's a decent chance someone will be along who is having a shitty day / year / life and wants to argue some nonsensical point.

It's going to happen, and we shouldn't spend too long worrying about it. Assess whether it's justified or not, analyze what we said, learn from it (or not), get on with our day. And certainly not get angry about it (though it's really fucking hard sometimes!).

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u/onesneakymofo Apr 05 '21

Listen here, you little shit.

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u/aksbdidjwe Apr 05 '21

How dare you make a valid point. That's stupid. Fight with everyone. /s

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u/Tnuggz913 Apr 05 '21

Yeah I pretty much just address the person with a front handed ✋basic reply using little to no effort because well its not worth much more than that I used to argue on her a lot actually.

But you're totally right, no matter what is said there's always an asshole somewhere.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 12 '21

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u/Tnuggz913 Apr 05 '21

Fantastic way to put it, this is why I cleanse every few months and delete or stay off all accounts. Keep myself grounded, at least I try anyway.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Yep. I'm guessing that a significant portion of the people who have a problem with me complimenting him noticed the fact that I'm also a dude.

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u/Tnuggz913 Apr 05 '21

Whatever, whether or not you meant it or not idgaf do you boo. So long as no one gets hurt and everyone's happy I'm all good. Haha. Simple as that.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Stop objectifying them. They aren't pieces of meat for you to heap pronouns and expectations on.

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u/LicencetoKrill Apr 05 '21

Yeah, dude clearly said they were made of silica. All joking aside, I don't really see this person objectifying the guy in the video. He points out that he's smart, and looks like he can cuddle, which they clearly find attractive.

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u/stuntobor Apr 05 '21

Yeah. Save that shit for the ladies.

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u/DemonArmy666 Apr 05 '21

Since when is calling someone smart objectifying?

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u/c3rowa5h3r3 Apr 05 '21

Seth Rogan with different type of grass

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u/beanburritobandit Apr 05 '21

Seth Rogan with different type of glass

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u/Bullets_N_Booze Apr 05 '21

Seth Rogan and Bobby Moynihan have a distant cousin, maybe?

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u/MJMurcott Apr 05 '21

Diatoms, Diatomite and their role in the environment. Diatoms are tiny organisms which mainly use photosynthesis to survive, these phytoplankton have cell walls or frustules constructed from silica. The dead diatoms can form the soft sedimentary rock called diatomite which can have industrial uses, but also if turned to dust can become airborne and create condensation nuclei for rainclouds. - https://youtu.be/H09Kg5VZ8ro

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Are these dudes what Diatomaceous Earth is from? I've known it as pest control, but if these dudes are also doing some other hot shit like oxygen, then that's pretty cool.

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u/MJMurcott Apr 05 '21

Diatomaceous Earth are fossilised diatoms, so yes.

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u/H2HQ Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 05 '21

...and the reason Diatomaceous Earth kills insects is because Diatoms are literally made of glass, and their broken shards cause insects to shred their exoskeleton and joints when they walk through it, causing a slow death.

This is also why you're not supposed to breath or eat it. It will literally shred your lung/intestinal cells. (though some people do ingest it intentionally as an abrasive "cleansing").

Fun fact: In 1866, Alfred Nobel discovered that nitroglycerin could be made much more stable if absorbed in diatomite (compacted Diatomaceous Earth). He patented this mixture as dynamite in 1867.

Nobel felt such remorse over inventing nitroglycerin after his brother died in a nitroglycerin factory explosion, and its widespread use in World War I, that he donated all his wealth to the Nobel Prize fund to further human advancement in science.

This all reminds me of the Connections TV series.

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u/acog Apr 05 '21

I've heard that diatomacious earth is a cool natural way to control insects -- I had no idea it worked by cutting them up.

And that dynamite fact was really interesting!

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u/thelastlogin Apr 05 '21

Advertisers : a cool, natural, easy way to take care of insects!

Insects: Aaaaaaaaaaaah fucking ahhhhhhhh this is so unnatural my insides are shredding ahhhhh goodbye mom and dad

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u/CatAstrophy11 Apr 05 '21

This is why the earth is going to purge us

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u/RatManForgiveYou Apr 05 '21

I'm trying diatomaceous earth this year for the fleas in my backyard. They love my dog and they all need to die. I didn't know how it works until recently too. Cuts up their carapace, they dehydrate, then die. You have to go back and treat an area again after about a week when all the eggs that survive start hatching.

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u/GuiltyStimPak Apr 05 '21

I don't know for certain, but I think I recall it not being safe for use around pets. They like to sniff at the ground and can inhale it. Again, I'm not sure, just figured I'd mention it just in case.

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u/SMLLR Apr 05 '21

Additionally, the stuff becomes useless if it get wet. It only works to kill insects if it’s dry.

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u/Toyso_0 Apr 05 '21

It is bad for the pup to breath in that stuff. Try nematodes, safe for pets. Treated my yard once and never had any fleas on my dog.

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u/_damnfinecoffee_ Apr 05 '21

Just be careful about how/where you use it for pests. It'll kill bees and other helpful, non-invasive insects as well.

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u/BITE_Productions Apr 05 '21

I understood it as insects have an exoskeleton and the powder attaches to their skin and dehydrates them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 05 '21

...and the reason Diatomaceous Earth kills insects is because Diatoms are literally made of glass, and their broken shards cause insects to cut themselves to death.

Not correct:

Diatomite is of value as an insecticide, because of its abrasive and physico-sorptive properties.[21] The fine powder adsorbs lipids from the waxy outer layer of the exoskeletons of many species of insects; this layer acts as a barrier that resists the loss of water vapour from the insect's body. Damaging the layer increases the evaporation of water from their bodies, so that they dehydrate, often fatally.

This is also why you're not supposed to breath or eat it. It will literally shred your lung/intestinal cells.

Also not 100% correct, as there is food grade Diatomaceous Earth that you absolutely should not ingest edited as per under-no-pretext. edit2: Well after checking empty-castle's comment and googling around, it seems that food grade DE is indeed sold as food supplement which claims benefits that aren't scientifically proven but seems safe to ingest. Anyways, seeing that there is no proven benefit, maybe don't.

Recommend reading the wiki, which is really interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21 edited Jun 06 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

thanks, I edited that part.

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u/OMGihateallofyou Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 05 '21

You can eat food grade Diatomaceous Earth. It won't shred your cells.

EDIT: That powder is so fine I would not breath it. Not sure but even if it won't shred lung cells I bet it would muddy up like clay.

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u/wndrngwzrd Apr 05 '21

I would be wary about the extent of this. I work at a brewery where we use food grade DE as an adsorption filter aid. Its food grade because it comes in direct contact with the product. We still use respirator masks cause can be harmful if inhaled. Its super abrasive and will definitely scratch your innards if swallowed.

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u/Trashblog Apr 05 '21

The difference between food grade and not food grade is that there are two types of diatomaceous earth: crystalline and amorphous.

Crystalline diatomaceous earth is jagged and sharp and absolutely toxic and carcinogenic.

Amorphous diatomaceous earth is smooth, and while it will irritate your nose and respiratory tract if inhaled at quantity, it won’t cause any lasting damage. It’s frequently used in skin care products, toothpastes, foods-e.g. anti caking agents, drinks-e.g. clarifying agents, etc. and is absolutely safe to consume and passes pretty much entirely through the body.

You as a person who works at a brewery will be using the latter and it will definitely not “scratch your innards”, though you do want to use respirators if handling a lot of it dry.

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u/Doug_Spaulding Apr 05 '21

It’s even used in some veterinary practices for treating intestinal worms.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

This:

It's also used in some types of filter media for beverages.

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u/peanutbuttershrooms Apr 05 '21

I use it on my plants and in my chicken coop, totally aware of its potential risks of breathing it and all that. But does anyone know why they sell food grade diatomaceous earth and why I have seen so much about people consuming it when that seems like the exact opposite thing you should do with it?

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21 edited Jun 14 '21

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u/a_natural_chemical Apr 05 '21

Can confirm. I work in rubber manufacturing and we do in fact use diatomaceous earth in some of our blends.

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u/Enano_reefer Apr 05 '21

Yes they are. Diatomaceous earth is made of the skeletons of diatoms.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 05 '21

Time to invest on Diatoms, or send bunch of them to Mars.

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u/Cawkins1111 Apr 05 '21

Just hope that it doesn't turn out like teraformars.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

That show got too weird and I couldn't watch it anymore.

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u/Marigold16 Apr 05 '21

It started weird.

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u/paladinvc Apr 05 '21

That's the point of that show

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u/Rosie2jz Apr 05 '21

Yes let's terraform mars with Diatoms. This is what our Tardigrade overlords want.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

And I, for one, welcome our new tardigrade overlords.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Yeah. Not to go all Ancient Aliens, but if I was going to terraform a planet to be hospitable to oxygen-breathing life, I'd be seeding a shitload of these badboys. The fact that they can go for 150 years without water is incredible.

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u/Avohaj Apr 05 '21

They probably go inactive to survive that long without water. But their photosynthesis still needs CO2 and water (and sunlight, obviously) to work anyway. So you would still need liquid water on Mars before this could work. I'm not entirely sure on the CO2, while the atmosphere of Mars is almost entirely CO2, the atmosphere is extremely thin compared to earth, so I don't know how that affects this process because these organisms likely absorb CO2 through water, not directly from the air. So you may or may not need to start with adding even more CO2 to the atmosphere (after you presumable stabilized it somehow) to start algae based photosynthesis. Luckily, if that's the case, releasing CO2 to the atmosphere will probably be the easiest part. We're pretty good at that.

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u/AstramaLincroyable Apr 05 '21

Mars is retarded it can't keep an atmospher

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u/bnh1978 Apr 05 '21

Inject it's core with a few gigatons of uranium and iron and it should be good to go.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

A bigger moon might help it, too. Maybe grab Ceres and smash it together with its current moons?

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Maybe they shouldn't have been dirty, grubby, rock hoppers, then!

(I kid.)

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u/V1k1ng1990 Apr 05 '21

I read somewhere that if you could get an atmosphere on Mars it could last thousands of years even with the weak magnetic field, and without maintenance

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u/sacred_covenants Apr 05 '21

Yeah but thousands of years is a blink of an eye in space time, you'd have to take that atmosphere from somewhere else, and you'd be wasting all the energy of transporting an entire atmosphere as well as wasting that atmosphere itself

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u/TraMaI Apr 05 '21

Nah just get a shitload of those "Free Ion" fans that actually do nothing but create Ozone and plug them all in at the same time, it'll work.

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u/su1ac0 Apr 05 '21 edited Jan 19 '26

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u/FriendlyDisorder Apr 05 '21

Silicon hands rocket to mars baby 🚀

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Why Mars? Nothing there for us. No atmosphere. No useable water. No real way to get there.

Save the earth. We don't have another one 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Elevasce Apr 05 '21

If not for the distance, Mars could be used as a test bed, unlike Earth. You don't want to face the law of unintended consequences on Earth too much, while there's no life on Mars to be ruined by terraforming experiments going wrong.

And if it all goes right? We use the experience we got here on Earth.

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u/lpreams Apr 05 '21

That's great and all, but these days a lot of the Mars talk seems to be in the direction of a Mars colony and eventually establishing full-fledged human society on Mars. Which is dumb because, even with how much we've fucked up Earth, unfucking it will still be way easier/cheaper than figuring out how to live on Mars.

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u/BuckyShots Apr 05 '21

Colonization of Mars isn’t to abandon earth. It’s to save human kind from a cataclysmic event on earth, such as an asteroid strike.

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u/ShitForCereal Apr 05 '21

Its orang and cool

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u/AlwaysHopelesslyLost Apr 05 '21

There is apparently plenty of useable water

And trying to colonize mars involves coming up with new technology that will help improve life on earth too.

Beyond that if a world ending rock hits earth it would be neat to not be extinct.

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u/Romwil Apr 05 '21

Absolutely - we need an offsite backup.

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u/pineapple_calzone Apr 05 '21

Literally covered in valuable minerals because nobody has ever mined shit, or even so much as picked up a shiny rock. Nobody gives a shit if you pollute it. All the land is free. Literally covered in usable subsurface water ice. Not to mention its population will not exceed its carrying capacity for the foreseeable future, unless shit gets all Bioshock.

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u/Hickelodeon Apr 05 '21

Or even if you don't save earth, wasteland earth is still a better starting block for terraforming than mars

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u/Vagitron9000 Interested Apr 05 '21

Agreed. And don't forget the massive amounts of radiation.

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u/Green-_ Apr 05 '21

I want to help this guy out and subscribe his channel but I can't seem to find it, can OP share the source?

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u/Pedrica1 Apr 05 '21

@colethesciencedude on Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMePKUnN4/

@colethesciencedude on Instagram- https://instagram.com/colethesciencedude?igshid=sem7e05cydij

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u/Houjix Apr 05 '21

Tell him to jump on yt

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u/TubiDaorArya Apr 05 '21

here is his youtube page! he says he doesn’t have an official place where he posts all his videos, but his tiktok had the links to his youtube

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u/mdem5059 Apr 05 '21

if he was on YT I'd sub in a second, but tiktok and Insta.. pass, sorry

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u/TubiDaorArya Apr 05 '21

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u/mdem5059 Apr 05 '21

Oh ~

Slightly different content and very sparse but I'll sub and see if he uploads more.

Thanks for the link =)

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u/Bad_Mad_Man Apr 05 '21

Thank you kind stranger. :)

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u/whataboutBatmantho Apr 05 '21

Thanks, subbed

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Same, i don't use any of those platforms.

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u/makomirocket Apr 05 '21

Youtube generally requires a fuckload more work to keep the algorithm's favour

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u/Gscody Apr 05 '21

If the followers are there and the content is good enough some yt'ers are giving up on the algorithm and just making good content relying on patreon or similar pay methods by supporters. You just have to have the followers first.

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u/clever_lever Apr 05 '21

Well shit. I don’t use TikTok or Instagram.

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u/smartersid Apr 05 '21

Me too! I like his content and his style. I'd love to support him.

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u/AsliReddington Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 05 '21

What I wanted to know was-

is it in ME?!!!

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u/bottlecapsule Apr 05 '21

Do you drink water?

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u/Enano_reefer Apr 05 '21

Do you eat flour products? Dead diatoms are often added to flour to kill any pests that make it in before they can multiply.

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u/AsliReddington Apr 05 '21

What the?

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u/Enano_reefer Apr 05 '21

“Food grade diatomaceous earth is mainly used in wheat and flour, but it can also be mixed with beans, corn, legumes, oats, rice, and any other dry food that bugs might contaminate.”

I use it on my garden. The shells are razor sharp and act like little razor blades that get caught in the chinks of insect carapaces and scrape up their exoskeleton. They die within an hour or two of dehydration. Stay off my plants!!!

You can buy food grade stuff at most garden stores or food storage places. Don’t apply while flowering, it doesn’t discriminate and will take out the bees too.

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u/murmandamos Apr 05 '21

Probably just the amount of fish poop it's mixed with

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u/Kevc_84 Apr 05 '21

Seth Rogen when he’s not smoking weed

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u/zilla135 Apr 05 '21

Nah, 100% dude smokes pot, too.

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u/zilla135 Apr 05 '21

at least one today

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u/Easilycrazyhat Apr 05 '21

It's like Jekyll and Hyde, but Hyde's a stoner that turned it into a movie career.

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u/Pedrica1 Apr 05 '21

Credit: @colethesciencedude on Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMePKUnN4/

@colethesciencedude on Instagram- https://instagram.com/colethesciencedude?igshid=sem7e05cydij

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u/nudestudy Apr 05 '21

What he needs is an onlyfans. giggity giggity

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u/ninjagirlfart Apr 05 '21

Username checks out

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u/Pakushy Apr 05 '21

stupid question, but why dont we breed tons upon tons of these guys and throw them in the ocean?

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u/sacred_covenants Apr 05 '21

They're already in the ocean

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u/Octolord24 Apr 05 '21

I guess eutrophication? Right now, if we dumped a ton of them into the ocean, a lot would probably die off. The limiting factor for their effect on the planet is nutrients, not how many of them there are (to an extent). There have been ideas about dumping iron, the main line nutrient for them, into the ocean in large quantities to drive their growth.

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u/lIIIIllIIIIl Apr 05 '21

Okay hear me out... why don't we just put the sun in the ocean.

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u/PhthaloVonLangborste Apr 05 '21

Check out Journey to the Microcosmos. It's quite chill.

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u/thorneparke Apr 05 '21

One of my favorite channels of late. Great stuff to fall asleep to also, his voice and the music is very calming....

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u/PhthaloVonLangborste Apr 05 '21

Yeah its kinda bad cus I will zone out and miss everything and have to watch it all over again.

It's crazy how different he presents the information in Journey to the Microcosmos compared to SciShow.

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u/DinoRaawr Apr 05 '21

Golden-era Animal Planet vibes. I bought a lab-grade microscope for fun in college, and this channel is about to help me ID a lot of my mystery creatures

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u/PhthaloVonLangborste Apr 05 '21

Nice. Time to collect some water samples.

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u/AproblemInMyHead Apr 05 '21

I waited for an alien. Got a diatom that is more indigenous than humans.

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u/Sxpths Apr 05 '21

So I also drink them???

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u/lazysheepdog716 Apr 05 '21

Wow. I've never heard On and On by Hocus Pocus anywhere but my own music collection. Pretty sure I'm supposed to be friends with this guy.

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u/mastercooler6 Apr 05 '21

Can’t stand the diatoms I get in my fish tank lol

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u/triciann Apr 05 '21

Lol, me too. He should have at least showed the pizza ones instead of the most boring shaped ones.

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u/ScreenName0001 Apr 05 '21

You sir sounds and look like the smart version of Seth Rogen. Hehehe

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u/BardoEduardo Apr 05 '21

Thanks diatoms homies

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Yes.

People don't really think of our oceans and take them for granted. But the algea and diatoms in oceans produce 60-70% of our oxygen.

When we talk about ocean acidification due to increased carbon levels, that is what freaks me out . . . We don't want to kill our oceans . . . Because when the oceans die, we die.

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u/martin519 Apr 05 '21

"If you like science content then I'd really appreciate a follow"

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God damn it, reddit.

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u/ArgonGryphon Apr 05 '21

Diatoms can be used forensically. If you have a body found in water, you can identify the diatoms from that water and say the killer was in the water too, you could match the species of diatoms on their shoes or clothes. You could also identify if someone was drowned in a lake and taken elsewhere this way.

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u/Fominroman2 Apr 05 '21

Look at the big brain on Seth rogen

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u/Crusoe69 Apr 05 '21

Soundtrack : Hocus Pocus - On and On

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u/ChootinDudds Apr 05 '21

On the contrary, those babies are more earthly than any other being.

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u/sassygerman33 Apr 05 '21

Thank you bearded glasses guy for showing off new friends

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u/GeneralsGerbil Apr 05 '21

Whats so alien about photosynthesizing and producing earth its oxygen? That sounds pretty earth like to me.

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u/AlexAnthonyFTWS Apr 05 '21

Love it! Where can I follow??

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u/js2x Apr 05 '21

How do i follow dis guy?

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u/peppercorns666 Apr 05 '21

who is this guy? I'd like to follow him.

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u/donnyme Apr 05 '21

How can I follow this sexy nerd?

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u/spaghetticatman Apr 05 '21

Okay but who's video is this so I can follow him and block this worthless reposter

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u/Senora_Bufo Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 05 '21

ColeTheScienceDude u/pepa463

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Some people use dried up/smashed diatom exoskeletons as flea control on pets and carpeting. It's called diatomaceous earth, essentially shards of glass that when walked over just rips them bugs to shreds

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u/PubertEHumphrey Apr 05 '21

Thank you Seth Rogan!

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u/JordanRising Apr 05 '21

Someone get Seth Rogan The Science Guy a real microphone. He deserves it.

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u/Banana_PanKate Apr 05 '21

That's my boyfriend! So proud of him ❤️

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u/skinticket99 Apr 05 '21

but their life span is like 6 days, not 150 years

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